Jeremiah 45

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

Det Ord, som Profeten Jeremias talte til Baruk, Nerijas Søn, da han optegnede alle disse Ord i en Bog efter Jeremias's Mund i Josias's Søns, Kong Jojakim af Judas, fjerde Regeringsaar:

2 Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, to thee, O Baruch:

Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud, om dig, Baruk:

3 Thou said, Woe is me now! For Jehovah has added sorrow to my pain. I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.

Fordi Baruk siger: Ve mig, thi Kummer har HERREN føjet til min Smerte, jeg er træt af at sukke og finder ej Hvile!

4 Thus thou shall say to him, Thus says Jehovah: Behold, that which I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, and this in the whole land.

skal du sige til ham: Saa siger HERREN: Se, hvad jeg har bygget, nedbryder jeg; hvad jeg har plantet, rykker jeg op; det gælder al Jorden —

5 And do thou seek great things for thyself? Seek them not, for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, says Jehovah, but thy life I will give to thee for a prey in all places where thou go.

og du søger store Ting for dig selv! Gør det ikke! Thi se, jeg sender Ulykke over alt Kød, lyder det fra HERREN. Men dig giver jeg dit Liv som Bytte, alle Vegne hvor du kommer.