2 Mga Cronica 27
1 Si Jotam ay dalawampu't limang taong gulang nang magsimula siyang maghari at naghari siya sa Jerusalem ng labing-anim na taon. Ang pangalan ng kaniyang ina ay Jerusa; siya ang anak na babae ni Zadok.
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 Ginawa niya ang tama sa mga mata ni Yahweh, sinusunod ang lahat ng halimbawa ng kaniyang amang si Uzias. Pinigilan din niyang pumunta sa loob ng templo ni Yahweh. Ngunit patuloy pa rin ang mga tao sa kanilang mga masasamang gawain.
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 Itinayo niya ang mataas na tarangkahan sa tahanan ni Yahweh, at sa burol ng Ofel ay nagtayo pa siya ng marami.
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 Bukod pa roon, nagtayo siya ng mga lungsod sa maburol na bahagi ng Juda, at nagtayo siya ng mga kastilyo at mga tore sa kagubatan.
They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
5 Lumaban din siya sa hari ng Ammon at tinalo sila. Sa taon ding iyon, nagbigay sa kaniya ng isandaang talento ng pilak ang mga Ammonita, sampung libong sukat ng trigo, sampung libong sukat ng sebada. Patuloy na nagbigay sa kaniya ang mga Ammonita sa ikalawa at ikatlong taon.
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 Kaya naging makapangyarihan si Jotam dahil lumakad siya ng may katatagan kay Yahweh na kaniyang Diyos.
Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
7 At sa iba pang mga bagay tungkol kay Jotam, lahat ng kaniyang pakikipagdigma at pamumuhay, tingnan ninyo, nakasulat ang mga ito sa Aklat ng mga Hari ng Israel at Juda.
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 Siya ay dalawampu't limang taong gulang nang magsimulang maghari at naghari siya sa Jerusalem sa loob ng labing-anim na taon.
After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
9 Si Jotam ay namatay at siya ay kanilang inilibing sa lungsod ni David. Si Ahaz, na kaniyang anak ang pumalit sa kaniya bilang hari.
He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
