1 T his is the word which Jeremiah the man of God said to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written down in a book what Jeremiah told him. This was in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah.

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

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

3 ‘ You said, “O, it is bad for me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my pain. I am tired from crying inside myself, 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 “ So you are to tell him, ‘The Lord says, “I am breaking down what I have built. And I am pulling up by the roots what I have planted, 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 A re you looking for great things for yourself? Do not look for them. For I am bringing trouble to all flesh,’ says the Lord. ‘But I will give you life in all the places you 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.