1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did. 5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. 6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Mehunims. 8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly. 9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. 10 Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. 11 Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains. 12 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred. 13 And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. 15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men: 18 And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God. 19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar. 20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him. 21 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
1 全犹大的人民立乌西雅接续他的父亲亚玛谢作王， 那时他才十六岁。
2 亚玛谢王和列祖同睡以后， 乌西雅重建以禄， 并且收归犹大所有。
3 乌西雅登基的时候， 是十六岁； 他在耶路撒冷作王共五十二年。他的母亲名叫耶可利雅， 是耶路撒冷人。
4 乌西雅行耶和华看为正的事， 像他的父亲亚玛谢一切所行的。
5 撒迦利亚在世的日子， 教导乌西雅敬畏 神， 所以乌西雅常常寻求 神； 乌西雅寻求 神的时候， 神就使他亨通。
6 他出去攻打非利士人， 拆毁了迦特的城墙、雅比尼的城墙和亚实突的城墙； 又在亚实突境内非利士人中， 建造了几座城。
7 神帮助他攻打非利士人和住在姑珥．巴力的阿拉伯人， 以及米乌尼人。
8 亚扪人给乌西雅进贡， 他的名声传到埃及的边境， 因为他极其强盛。
9 乌西雅在耶路撒冷的角门、谷门和城墙转角的地方， 建筑了城楼， 这些城楼非常坚固。
10 他又在旷野建造了一些瞭望楼， 挖了许多贮水池， 因为他在高原和平原上有很多牲畜； 又因为他喜爱种植， 所以在山地上和果园里， 雇有农夫和修剪葡萄树的工人。
11 乌西雅又有善于作战的军队， 照着书记耶利和官长玛西雅数点的数目， 由王的一个将军哈拿尼雅指挥， 编队上阵。
12 这些英勇战士中的各家族首领， 总数共二千六百人。
13 在他们指挥下的军队， 共有三十七万七千五百人， 都是大有能力， 善于作战的， 能帮助王攻打仇敌。
14 乌西雅给全队军兵配备了盾牌、矛枪、头盔、铠甲、弓箭和甩石的机弦。
15 他又在耶路撒冷制造巧匠发明的器械， 安放在城楼和城角上， 用来发射利箭和大石。乌西雅的名声传到远方， 因为他得了非常的帮助， 使他十分强盛。
16 乌西雅强盛起来， 就心高气傲， 以致自寻毁灭， 竟冒犯耶和华他的 神； 他进了耶和华的殿， 要在香坛上烧香。
17 跟随乌西雅进去的， 有亚撒利雅祭司， 还有耶和华的祭司八十个， 都是英勇的人。
18 他们阻止乌西雅王， 对他说： "乌西雅啊， 给耶和华烧香不是你应作的事， 而是亚伦的子孙作祭司的事， 他们是分别为圣作烧香的事； 请离开圣所吧， 因为你作了不应该作的事了， 你必不能从耶和华 神那里得着尊荣。"
19 于是乌西雅十分忿怒， 手里拿着香炉正要烧香， 他向众祭司发怒的时候， 就在耶和华的殿里香坛旁边众祭司的面前， 他的额上忽然长出了大痲风。
20 大祭司亚撒利雅和众祭司看着他， 忽然见他的额上长了大痲风， 就急忙催他出殿； 他自己也急忙出去， 因为耶和华击打了他。
21 乌西雅王长大痲风直到死的时候； 他既然长了大痲风， 就住在一间隔离的房子里， 不能进耶和华的殿。他的儿子约坦执掌朝政， 治理国民。
22 乌西雅其余的事迹， 一生的始末， 亚摩斯的儿子以赛亚先知都记下来了。
23 乌西雅和他的列祖同睡； 由于有人说： "他是个长大痲风的人"， 所以把他埋葬在王陵的田间， 和他的列祖一起。他的儿子约坦接续他作王。