Jeremiah 45

1 After Jehoiakim the son of King Josiah had been ruling Judah for almost four years, [I, ] Baruch, wrote down [all] the messages that the prophet Jeremiah had dictated to me. Then Jeremiah gave me a message. He said,

Detta är det ord, som Propheten Jeremia talade till Baruch, Neria son, då han dessa orden skref i ene bok, utaf Jeremia mun, uti fjerde årena Jojakims, Josia sons, Juda Konungs, och sade:

2 “Baruch, Yahweh, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], has a message for you.

Detta säger Herren, Israels Gud, om dig, Baruch:

3 You have said, ‘Terrible things [are happening] to me! I have endured much pain already. And now Yahweh is causing me to be very sad, in addition to my having pain. I am exhausted from my (groaning/being sad), and I am unable to rest!’

Du sade: Ve mig, huru hafver Herren fogat mig jämmer till uppå min värk; jag suckar mig tröttan, och finner ingen ro.

4 But [Baruch], this is what Yahweh says: ‘I will destroy this nation that I established. [This nation is like a tree] [MET] that I planted and that I will now pull up with its roots.

Säg honom alltså: Så säger Herren: Si, det jag uppbyggt hafver, det bryter jag neder, och det jag planterat hafver, det upprycker jag, samt med allt detta mitt eget land.

5 So, should you [RHQ] desire that people do things to honor you in a special way? Do not desire that. [It is true that] I will cause all these people to experience a great disaster, but wherever you go, I will protect you, and you will not be killed.’”

Och du begärar dig stor ting? Begära det intet; ty Si, jag vill låta olycko komma öfver allt kött, säger Herren; men dina själ vill jag gifva dig till ett byte, ehvart du drager.