| 1 Joatão tinha vinte e cinco anos, quando começou a reinar, e reinou dezasseis anos em Jerusalém. Sua mãe chamava-se Jerusa, filha de Sadoc. | 1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. |
| 2 Ele fez o que era recto diante do Senhor, seguindo tudo o que tinha feito Ozias, seu pai, excepto que não entrou no templo do Senhor. Todavia o povo continuou a delinquir. | 2 And he did what was right before the Lord, in accord with all that his father, Uzziah, had done, except that he did not enter into the temple of the Lord, and still the people were transgressing. |
| 3 Edificou a porta superior da casa do Senhor e mandou fazer muitas obras sobre o muro de Ofel. | 3 He improved the high gate of the house of the Lord. And he built many things upon the wall of Ophel. |
| 4 Mandou também fundar cidades nos montes de Judá, e castelos e torres nos bosques. | 4 Also, he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and fortresses and towers in the forests. |
| 5 Fez guerra ao rei dos Amonitas e venceu-os; por esse tempo deram-lhe os filhos de Amon cem talentos de prata, dez mil coros de trigo e outros tantos de cevada; isto mesmo lhe deram os filhos de Amon no segundo e terceiro ano. | 5 He fought against the king of the sons of Ammon, and he defeated them. And at that time, the sons of Ammon gave to him one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cor of wheat, and the same number of cor of barley. These things the sons of Ammon offered to him in the second and third year. |
| 6 Joatão tornou-se poderoso, porque se conduzia firmemente nos caminhos do Senhor seu Deus. | 6 And Jotham was strengthened, because he had directed his way before the Lord his God. |
| 7 O resto das ações de Joatão, todas as suas guerras e empresas, tudo está escrito no livro dos reis de Israel e de Judá. | 7 Now the rest of the words of Jotham, and all his battles and works, have been written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. |
| 8 Tinha vinte e cinco anos, quando começou a reinar, e reinou dezasseis anos em Jerusalém. | 8 He was twenty-five years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. |
| 9 Joatão adormeceu com seus pais, e sepultaram-no na cidade de David. Seu filho Acaz reinou em lugar dele. | 9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Ahaz, reigned in his place. |
