Jeremiah 45

1 The words which Jeremiah the prophet said to Baruch, the son of Neriah, when he put these words down in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah; he said,

Riječ koju uputi Jeremija proroku Baruhu, sinu Nerijinu, dok je on te riječi iz usta Jeremijinih pisao u knjigu, četvrte godine Jojakima, sina Jošijina, kralja judejskoga:

2 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said of you, O Baruch:

Ovako govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov, za tebe, Baruše:

3 You said, Sorrow is mine! for the Lord has given me sorrow in addition to my pain; I am tired with the sound of my sorrow, and I get no rest.

“Jer si rekao: 'Jao meni jer mi Jahve dodaje nevolju na nevolju. Sustadoh uzdišući i ne mogu naći mira!'

4 This is what you are to say to him: The Lord has said, Truly, the building which I put up will be broken down, and that which was planted by me will be uprooted, and this through all the land;

Ovako govori Jahve: 'Evo, što sam sagradio, porušit ću, što sam zasadio, iščupat ću - po svoj zemlji!

5 And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.

A ti tražiš za se čudesa! Ne traži toga! Jer, gle, svalit ću zlo na sve živo - riječ je Jahvina. A tebi ću kao plijen pokloniti život tvoj na svim mjestima kamo dođeš.'”