Jeremiah 45

1 This is what Jeremiah the prophet told Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote out on a scroll these messages that Jeremiah dictated. (This happened in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah.)

Det ord som profeten Jeremias talte til Baruk, Nerijas søn, da han optegnede alle disse ord i en Bog efter Jeremiass Mund i Josiass Søns, Kong Jojakim af Judas, fjerde Regeringsår:

2 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:

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

3 You've been complaining, saying, “I'm in so much trouble because the Lord has given me sorrow to make my pain worse! I've worn myself out with my groans. I can't get any relief.”

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

4 This is what Jeremiah was told to say to Baruch: This is what the Lord says: Across the whole country I'm going to tear down what I have built and uproot what I have planted.

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

5 So in your case, do you think you'll get special treatment? Stop looking for something like that! I'm going to bring disaster down on every living thing, declares the Lord. However, I promise you that your reward will be that you will continue living, wherever you 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.