Jeremías 45

1 La Palabra que habló el profeta Jeremías a Baruc, hijo de Nerías, cuando éste escribió en el rollo aquellas Palabras de la boca de Jeremías, el año cuarto de Joacim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá:

The words which Jeremiah the prophet said to Baruch, the son of Neriah, when he put these words down in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah; he said,

2 Yavé, el ʼElohim de Israel, te dice, oh Baruc:

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said of you, O Baruch:

3 Tú dijiste: ¡Ay de mí, porque Yavé añadió tristeza a mi dolor! ¡Estoy cansado de gemir y no hallo descanso!

You said, Sorrow is mine! for the Lord has given me sorrow in addition to my pain; I am tired with the sound of my sorrow, and I get no rest.

4 Le dirás: Yavé dice: Mira, Yo estoy a punto de destruir lo que edifiqué y de arrancar lo que planté, es decir, toda la tierra.

This is what you are to say to him: The Lord has said, Truly, the building which I put up will be broken down, and that which was planted by me will be uprooted, and this through all the land;

5 ¿Y tú buscas grandes cosas para ti? ¡No las busques! Porque mira, Yo traigo mal sobre todo ser vivo, dice Yavé. Pero tu vida te será dada como un botín en todos los lugares adonde tú vayas.

And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.