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1 Εικοσιπέντε ετών ηλικίας ήτο ο Ιωθάμ ότε εβασίλευσε· και εβασίλευσε δεκαέξ έτη εν Ιερουσαλήμ· το δε όνομα της μητρός αυτού ήτο Ιερουσά, θυγάτηρ του Σαδώκ.
Jotham was 25 years old when he became the king of Judah. He ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerushah, the daughter of [the priest] Zadok.
2 Και έπραξε το ευθές ενώπιον Κυρίου, κατά πάντα όσα έπραξεν Οζίας ο πατήρ αυτού· δεν εισήλθεν όμως εις τον ναόν του Κυρίου. Και ο λαός ήτο έτι διεφθαρμένος.
Jotham did many things that pleased Yahweh like his father Uzziah did. He obeyed Yahweh and did things that are right. He did many things that his father Uzziah had done, but he did not burn incense in the temple, like his father had done. However, the people of Judah continued to sin against Yahweh.
3 Ούτος ωκοδόμησε την υψηλήν πύλην του οίκου του Κυρίου· και επί του τείχους του Οφήλ ωκοδόμησε πολλά.
Jotham’s [workers] rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple, and they did a lot of work to repair the wall near Ophel [Hill].
4 Ωικοδόμησεν έτι πόλεις εν τη ορεινή του Ιούδα, και εν τοις δρυμοίς ωκοδόμησε φρούρια και πύργους.
They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
5 Και πολεμήσας με τον βασιλέα των υιών Αμμών, υπερίσχυσεν εναντίον αυτών. Και κατ' εκείνον τον ενιαυτόν οι υιοί Αμμών έδωκαν εις αυτόν εκατόν τάλαντα αργυρίου και δέκα χιλιάδας κόρων σίτου και δέκα χιλιάδας κριθής. Τόσα επλήρωσαν εις αυτόν οι υιοί Αμμών και το δεύτερον έτος και το τρίτον.
During the time that Jotham was the king of Judah, his army attacked and defeated the army of the Ammon people-group. Then, every year during the next three years, he required the Anmon people-group to pay to him four tons of silver, 60,000 bushels of wheat, and 60,000 bushels of barley.
6 Και εκραταιώθη ο Ιωθάμ, επειδή κατεύθυνε τας οδούς αυτού ενώπιον Κυρίου του Θεού αυτού.
Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
7 Αι δε λοιπαί πράξεις του Ιωθάμ και πάντες οι πόλεμοι αυτού, και αι οδοί αυτού, ιδού, είναι γεγραμμένοι εν τω βιβλίω των βασιλέων του Ισραήλ και Ιούδα.
A record of everything else that Jotham did during the time that he was the king, including the wars that his army fought, is written in the scroll called ‘[the History of] the Kings of Israel and Judah’.
8 Εικοσιπέντε ετών ηλικίας ήτο ότε εβασίλευσε, και εβασίλευσε δεκαέξ έτη εν Ιερουσαλήμ.
After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
9 Και εκοιμήθη ο Ιωθάμ μετά των πατέρων αυτού, και έθαψαν αυτόν εν πόλει Δαβίδ· εβασίλευσε δε αντ' αυτού Άχαζ ο υιός αυτού.
He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
