Jeremia 45

1 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:

This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:

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

“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:

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

You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”

4 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.

Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.

5 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.

But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”