2 Crónicas 27
1 Jotam tenía veinticinco años cuando llegó a ser rey, y reinó por Jerusalén dieciséis años. Su madre se llamaba Jerusá, hija de Sadoc.
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 Hizo lo que era correcto a los ojos de Jehová, como lo había hecho su padre Uzías, y no entró en el Templo de Jehová como lo había hecho su padre. Pero el pueblo seguía actuando de forma corrupta.
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 Jotam reconstruyó la Puerta Superior del Templo del Señor e hizo grandes obras en la muralla de Ofel.
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 Construyó ciudades en la región montañosa de Judá, y fortalezas y torres en las montañas y los bosques.
They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
5 Jotam luchó con el rey de los amonitas y los derrotó. Los amonitas le dieron cada año durante tres años cien talentos de plata, y diez mil coros de trigo y diez mil de cebada.
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 Jotam se hizo poderoso porque se aseguró de que lo que hacía seguía los caminos del Señor, su Dios.
Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
7 El resto de lo que hizo Jotam, sus guerras y otros sucesos, fueron escritos en el Libro de los Reyes de Israel y Judá.
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 Tenía veinticinco años cuando llegó a ser rey, y reinó en Jerusalén durante dieciséis años.
After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
9 Jotam murió y fue enterrado en la Ciudad de David. Su hijo Acaz tomó el relevo como rey.
He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
