1 T his is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written down these words in a book at Jeremiah’s dictation, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying:

A palavra que Jeremias, o profeta, falou a Banique, filho de Nerias, quando este escrevia num livro as palavras ditadas por Jeremias, no quarto ano de Jeoiaquim, filho de Josias, rei de Judá:

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

Assim diz o Senhor, Deus de Israel, acerca de ti ó Baruque.

3 ‘ You said, “Ah, woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning and have found no rest.”’

Disseste: Ai de mim agora! porque me acrescentou o Senhor tristeza ã minha dor; estou cansado do meu gemer, e não acho descanso.

4 T hus you are to say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, what I have built I am about to tear down, and what I have planted I am about to uproot, that is, the whole land.”

Isto lhe dirás: Assim diz o Senhor: Eis que estou a demolir o que edifiquei, e a arrancar o que plantei, e isso em toda esta terra.

5 B ut you, are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I am going to bring disaster on all flesh,’ declares the Lord, ‘but I will give your life to you as booty in all the places where you may go.’”

E procuras tu grandezas para ti mesmo? Não as busques; pois eis que estou trazendo o mal sobre toda a raça, diz o Senhor; porém te darei a tua vida por despojo, em todos os lugares para onde fores.