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Mensaje dirigido a Baruc

45 El año cuarto de Joaquín, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, el profeta Jeremías dirigió estas palabras a Baruc, hijo de Nerías, cuando escribía en un rollo lo que le dictaba Jeremías:

— Esto dice el Señor de ti, Baruc: Tú dices: “¡Ay de mí!, que el Señor añade sufrimiento a mi dolor; estoy cansado de gemir y no encuentro reposo”. Pues esto es lo que dice el Señor: Mira, lo que he construido, lo destruyo; y lo que he plantado, lo arranco; y así con toda la tierra. ¿Y me vienes pidiendo intervenciones prodigiosas —oráculo del Señor—. No las pidas, pues pienso traer la desgracia sobre todo ser viviente. Tú confórmate con que el botín que consigas, vayas por donde vayas, sea tu propia vida.

A Message to Baruch

45 When Baruch(A) son of Neriah(B) wrote on a scroll(C) the words Jeremiah the prophet dictated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim(D) son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah said this to Baruch: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: You said, ‘Woe(E) to me! The Lord has added sorrow(F) to my pain;(G) I am worn out with groaning(H) and find no rest.’(I) But the Lord has told me to say to you, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot(J) what I have planted,(K) throughout the earth.(L) Should you then seek great(M) things for yourself? Do not seek them.(N) For I will bring disaster(O) on all people,(P) declares the Lord, but wherever you go I will let you escape(Q) with your life.’”(R)

The Lord Speaks to Baruch

45 Jeremiah talked to Baruch, the son of Neriah. It was in the fourth year that Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, was king of Judah. It was when Baruch had written down on a scroll the words Jeremiah the prophet told him to write. Jeremiah had said, “The Lord is the God of Israel. Baruch, he says to you, ‘You have said, “How terrible it is for me! The Lord has added sorrow to my pain. I’m worn out from all my groaning. I can’t find any rest.” ’ But here is what the Lord has told me to say to you, Baruch. ‘The Lord says, “I will destroy what I have built up. I will pull up by the roots what I have planted. I will do this throughout the earth. So should you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them. I will bring trouble on everyone,” announces the Lord. “But no matter where you go, I will let you escape with your life.” ’ ”