2 Tarihler 27
1 Yotam yirmi beş yaşında kral oldu ve Yeruşalim'de on altı yıl krallık yaptı. Annesi Sadok'un kızı Yeruşa'ydı.
Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah; she was the daughter of Zadok.
2 Babası Uzziya gibi, Yotam da RAB'bin gözünde doğru olanı yaptı. Ancak RAB'bin Tapınağı'na girmedi. Ne var ki, halk kötülük yapmayı sürdürmekteydi.
He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, following the example of his father, Uzziah, in everything. He also refrained from going into the temple of Yahweh. But the people were still behaving in evil ways.
3 Yotam RAB'bin Tapınağı'nın Yukarı Kapısı'nı onardı. Ofel Tepesi'ndeki surun üzerinde de birçok iş yaptı.
He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the hill of Ophel he built much.
4 Yahuda'nın dağlık bölgesinde kentler, ormanlık tepelerinde kaleler ve kuleler kurdu.
Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
5 Ammon Kralı'yla savaşarak Ammonlular'ı yendi. Ammonlular o yıl için kendisine yüz talant gümüş, on bin kor buğday, on bin kor arpa verdiler. İkinci ve üçüncü yıllar için de aynı miktarı ödediler.
He fought also with the king of the people of Ammon and defeated them. In that same year, the people of Ammon gave him one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand measures of wheat, ten thousand measures of barley. The people of Ammon gave him the same in the second and third years.
6 Tanrısı RAB'bin önünde kararlı bir şekilde yürüyen Yotam giderek güçlendi.
So Jotham became powerful because he walked firmly before Yahweh his God.
7 Yotam'ın yaptığı öbür işler, bütün savaşları ve uygulamaları, İsrail ve Yahuda krallarının tarihinde yazılıdır.
As for the other matters concerning Jotham, all his wars, and his ways, see, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
8 Yotam yirmi beş yaşında kral oldu ve Yeruşalim'de on altı yıl krallık yaptı.
He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.
9 Yotam ölüp atalarına kavuşunca, onu Davut Kenti'nde gömdüler. Yerine oğlu Ahaz kral oldu.
Jotham slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. Ahaz, his son, became king in his place.
