1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers. 3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem. 4 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. 5 He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God; and as long as he sought Yahweh, God made him prosper.

6 He went out and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 7 God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim. 8 The Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah. His name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt, for he grew exceedingly strong. 9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. 10 He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plains. He had farmers and vineyard keepers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields, for he loved farming. 11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains. 12 The whole number of the heads of fathers’ households, even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand six hundred. 13 Under their hand was an army, three hundred seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging. 15 In Jerusalem, he made devices, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and on the battlements, with which to shoot arrows and great stones. His name spread far abroad, because he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly and he trespassed against Yahweh his God, for he went into Yahweh’s temple to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of Yahweh, who were valiant men. 18 They resisted Uzziah the king, and said to him, "It isn’t for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but for the priests the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed. It will not be for your honor from Yahweh God."

19 Then Uzziah was angry. He had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and while he was angry with the priests, the leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in Yahweh’s house, beside the altar of incense. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead; and they thrust him out quickly from there. Indeed, he himself also hurried to go out, because Yahweh had struck him. 21 Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from Yahweh’s house. 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, Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, wrote. 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings, for they said, "He is a leper." Jotham his son reigned in his place.

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。