歴代誌Ⅱ 27

1 ヨタムは王となった時二十五歳で、十六年の間エルサレムで世を治めた。その母はザドクの娘で名をエルシャといった。

Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.

2 ヨタムはその父ウジヤがしたように主の良しと見られることをした。しかし主の宮には、はいらなかった。民はなお悪を行った。

He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he did not enter into the LORD’s temple. The people still acted corruptly.

3 彼は主の宮の上の門を建て、オペルの石がきを多く築き増し、

He built the upper gate of the LORD’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.

4 またユダの山地に数個の町を建て、林の間に城とやぐらを築いた。

Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.

5 彼はアンモンびとの王と戦ってこれに勝った。その年アンモンの人々は銀百タラント、小麦一万コル、大麦一万コルを彼に贈った。アンモンの人々は第二年にも第三年にも同じように彼に納めた。

He also fought with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. The children of Ammon also gave that much to him in the second year, and in the third.

6 ヨタムはその神、主の前にその行いを堅くしたので力ある者となった。

So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.

7 ヨタムのその他の行為、そのすべての戦いおよびその行いなどは、イスラエルとユダの列王の書にしるされている。

Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

8 彼は王となった時、二十五歳で、十六年の間エルサレムで世を治めた。

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

9 ヨタムはその先祖と共に眠ったので、ダビデの町に葬られ、その子アハズが彼に代って王となった。

Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.