2 Tantara 27
1 Niroapolo taoñe lim’ amby t’Iotame te niorotse nifehe, le nifehe folo-taoñe eneñ’ amby e Ierosalaime ao; Ierosà, ana’ i Tsadoke, ty tahinan-drene’e;
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 le nanao ty fahiti’e am-pihaino’ Iehovà, an-tsatan-drae’e Ozià iaby; f’ie tsy nimoak’ an-kiboho’ Iehovà ao. Fe mbe nitolon-kaloloañe avao ondatio.
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 Namboare’e ty lalambey ambone’ i anjomba’ Iehovày, le natratrañahe’e ty kijoli’ i Ofele.
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 Mbore namboare’e rova am-bohibohi’ Iehoda añe naho toetse fatratse reke-pitalakesañ’abo añ’àla ao.
They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
5 Nialia’e i mpanjaka’ o ana’ i Amoneoy vaho nahareketse. Nandroroñe talenta volafoty zato ama’e amy taoñey o ana’ i Amoneo naho fañaranam-bare-bolè rai-ale naho vare-hordea rai-ale. Mira amy zay ty nandroroña’ o ana’ i Amoneo aze amy taom-paharoe naho taom-pahateloy.
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 Aa le nihafatratse t’Iotame, amy te nalaha’e añatrefa’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’e o lia’eo.
Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
7 Aa naho o fitoloña’ Iotame ila’eo, o ali’e iabio naho o sata’eo, oniño te sinokitse amy bokem-panjaka’ Israele naho Iehodày.
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 Roapolo taoñe lim’ amby re te niorotse nifehe le nifehe folo taoñe eneñ’amby e Ierosalaime ao.
After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
9 Le nitrao-piròtse aman-droae’e naho nalenteke an-drova’ i Davide ao vaho nandimbe aze nifehe t’i Ahkaze ana’e.
He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
