Jeremiah, 45

1. The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch, the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book, from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, saying:

1. Rijeè koju uputi Jeremija proroku Baruhu, sinu Nerijinu, dok je on te rijeèi iz usta Jeremijinih pisao u knjigu, èetvrte godine Jojakima, sina Jošijina, kralja judejskoga:

2. “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, Baruch:

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

3. You have said: ‘Woe to me, a wretched man! For the Lord has added sorrow to my sorrow. I have labored in my groaning, and I have not found rest.’

3. "Jer si rekao: 'Jao meni jer mi Jahve dodaje nevolju na nevolju. Sustadoh uzdišuæi i ne mogu naæi mira!'

4. Thus says the Lord: So shall you say to him: Behold, those whom I have built up, I destroy, and those whom I have planted, I uproot, even this entire land.

4. Ovako govori Jahve: 'Evo, što sam sagradio, porušit æu, što sam zasadio, išèupat æu - po svoj zemlji!

5. And are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not choose to seek them. For behold, I will lead evil over all that is flesh, says the Lord. But I will give your life to you unto salvation, in every place, wherever you may travel.”

5. A ti tražiš za se èudesa! Ne traži toga! Jer, gle, svalit æu zlo na sve živo - rijeè je Jahvina. A tebi æu kao plijen pokloniti život tvoj na svim mjestima kamo doðeš.'"