Jeremiah 45

1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at 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 says the LORD, the God of Israel, unto you, O Baruch:

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

3 You did say, Woe is me now! for the LORD has 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 shall you say unto him, The LORD says thus; Behold, that which I have built will I 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 seek you great things for yourself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, says the LORD: but your life will I give unto you for a prey in all places where 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.'”