Jeremiah 45

1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

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 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, to thee, O Baruch;

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

3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.

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

4 Thus shalt thou say to him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.

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

5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give to thee for a prize in all places where thou goest.

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.'”