Jeremias 45

1 Dette er det ord profeten Jeremias talte til Baruk, Nerijas sønn, da han efter Jeremias' munn skrev disse ord i en bok, i Judas konge Jojakims, Josias' sønns fjerde år:

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,

2 Så sier Herren, Israels Gud, om dig, Baruk:

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

3 Du sa: Ve mig! For Herren har lagt sorg til min smerte; jeg er trett av mine sukk og finner ikke ro.

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!’

4 Dette skal du si til ham: Så sier Herren: Se, det jeg har bygget, det bryter jeg ned, og det jeg har plantet, det rykker jeg op, og så går det med hele jorden.

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.

5 Og du, du attrår store ting? Attrå dem ikke! For se, jeg lar ulykke komme over alt kjød, sier Herren. Men jeg vil gi dig ditt liv til krigsbytte på alle de steder hvor du går hen.

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.’”