1 No quarto ano de Jeoaquim, filho de Josias, rei de Judá, veio esta palavra do Senhor a Jeremias, dizendo: 2 Toma um rolo, um livro, e escreve nele todas as palavras que te falei contra Israel, contra Judá e contra todas as nações, desde o dia em que te falei, desde os dias de Josias até hoje. 3 Talvez ouçam os da casa de Judá todo o mal que eu intento fazer-lhes e venham a converter-se cada um do seu mau caminho, e eu lhes perdoe a iniquidade e o pecado. 4 Então, Jeremias chamou a Baruque, filho de Nerias; escreveu Baruque no rolo, segundo o que ditou Jeremias, todas as palavras que a este o Senhor havia revelado.

5 Jeremias ordenou a Baruque, dizendo: Estou encarcerado; não posso entrar na Casa do Senhor. 6 Entra, pois, tu e, do rolo que escreveste, segundo o que eu ditei, lê todas as palavras do Senhor, diante do povo, na Casa do Senhor, no dia de jejum; e também as lerás diante de todos os de Judá que vêm das suas cidades. 7 Pode ser que as suas humildes súplicas sejam bem-acolhidas pelo Senhor, e cada um se converta do seu mau caminho; porque grande é a ira e o furor que o Senhor tem manifestado contra este povo. 8 Fez Baruque, filho de Nerias, segundo tudo quanto lhe havia ordenado Jeremias, o profeta, e leu naquele livro as palavras do Senhor, na Casa do Senhor.

9 No quinto ano de Jeoaquim, filho de Josias, rei de Judá, no mês nono, apregoaram jejum diante do Senhor a todo o povo em Jerusalém, como também a todo o povo que vinha das cidades de Judá a Jerusalém. 10 Leu, pois, Baruque naquele livro as palavras de Jeremias na Casa do Senhor, na câmara de Gemarias, filho de Safã, o escriba, no átrio superior, à entrada da Porta Nova da Casa do Senhor, diante de todo o povo.

11 Ouvindo Micaías, filho de Gemarias, filho de Safã, todas as palavras do Senhor, naquele livro, 12 desceu à casa do rei, à câmara do escrivão. Eis que todos os príncipes estavam ali assentados: Elisama, o escrivão, Delaías, filho de Semaías, Elnatã, filho de Acbor, Gemarias, filho de Safã, Zedequias, filho de Hananias, e todos os outros príncipes. 13 Micaías anunciou-lhes todas as palavras que ouvira, quando Baruque leu o livro diante do povo. 14 Então, todos os príncipes mandaram Jeudi, filho de Netanias, filho de Selemias, filho de Cusi, dizer a Baruque: O rolo que leste diante do povo, toma-o contigo e vem. Baruque, filho de Nerias, tomou o rolo consigo e veio ter com eles. 15 Disseram-lhe: Assenta-te, agora, e lê-o para nós. E Baruque o leu diante deles. 16 Tendo eles ouvido todas aquelas palavras, entreolharam-se atemorizados e disseram a Baruque: Sem dúvida nenhuma, anunciaremos ao rei todas estas palavras. 17 E perguntaram a Baruque, dizendo: Declara-nos, como escreveste isto? Acaso, te ditou o profeta todas estas palavras? 18 Respondeu-lhes Baruque: Ditava-me pessoalmente todas estas palavras, e eu as escrevia no livro com tinta. 19 Então, disseram os príncipes a Baruque: Vai, esconde-te, tu e Jeremias; ninguém saiba onde estais.

20 Foram os príncipes ter com o rei ao átrio, depois de terem depositado o rolo na câmara de Elisama, o escrivão, e anunciaram diante do rei todas aquelas palavras. 21 Então, enviou o rei a Jeudi, para que trouxesse o rolo; Jeudi tomou-o da câmara de Elisama, o escrivão, e o leu diante do rei e de todos os príncipes que estavam com ele. 22 O rei estava assentado na casa de inverno, pelo nono mês, e diante dele estava um braseiro aceso. 23 Tendo Jeudi lido três ou quatro folhas do livro, cortou-o o rei com um canivete de escrivão e o lançou no fogo que havia no braseiro, e, assim, todo o rolo se consumiu no fogo que estava no braseiro. 24 Não se atemorizaram, não rasgaram as vestes, nem o rei nem nenhum dos seus servos que ouviram todas aquelas palavras. 25 Posto que Elnatã, Delaías e Gemarias tinham insistido com o rei que não queimasse o rolo, ele não lhes deu ouvidos. 26 Antes, deu ordem o rei a Jerameel, filho de Hameleque, a Seraías, filho de Azriel, e a Selemias, filho de Abdeel, que prendessem a Baruque, o escrivão, e a Jeremias, o profeta; mas o Senhor os havia escondido.

27 Então, veio a Jeremias a palavra do Senhor, depois que o rei queimara o rolo com as palavras que Baruque escrevera ditadas por Jeremias, dizendo: 28 Toma outro rolo e escreve nele todas as palavras que estavam no original, que Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, queimou. 29 E a Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, dirás: Assim diz o Senhor: Tu queimaste aquele rolo, dizendo: Por que escreveste nele que certamente viria o rei da Babilônia, e destruiria esta terra, e acabaria com homens e animais dela? 30 Portanto, assim diz o Senhor, acerca de Jeoaquim, rei de Judá: Ele não terá quem se assente no trono de Davi, e o seu cadáver será largado ao calor do dia e à geada da noite. 31 Castigá-lo-ei, e à sua descendência, e aos seus servos por causa da iniquidade deles; sobre ele, sobre os moradores de Jerusalém e sobre os homens de Judá farei cair todo o mal que tenho falado contra eles, e não ouviram. 32 Tomou, pois, Jeremias outro rolo e o deu a Baruque, filho de Nerias, o escrivão, o qual escreveu nele, ditado por Jeremias, todas as palavras do livro que Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, queimara; e ainda se lhes acrescentaram muitas palavras semelhantes.

1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

2 Take you a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.

3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do to them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken to him, on a roll of a book.

5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:

6 Therefore go you, and read in the roll, which you have written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD' house on the fasting day: and also you shall read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.

7 It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.

8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD' house.

9 And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem.

10 Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD' house, in the ears of all the people.

11 When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,

12 Then he went down into the king' house, into the scribe' chamber: and, see, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

13 Then Michaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

14 Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, Take in your hand the roll wherein you have read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came to them.

15 And they said to him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.

16 Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said to Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

17 And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How did you write all these words at his mouth?

18 Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

19 Then said the princes to Baruch, Go, hide you, you and Jeremiah; and let no man know where you be.

20 And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.

21 So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe' chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.

22 Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.

23 And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

25 Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

26 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.

27 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,

28 Take you again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned.

29 And you shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus said the LORD; You have burned this roll, saying, Why have you written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from there man and beast?

30 Therefore thus said the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit on the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.

31 And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring on them, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they listened not.

32 Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides to them many like words.