¹Riječi Jeremije, sina Hilkijina, svećenika iz Anatota, u zemlji Benjaminovoj.

¹The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkijah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

²Njemu dođe riječ Jahvina, u dane Jošije, sina Amonova, kralja Judina, trinaeste godine vladanja njegova:

²to whom the word of Jehovah came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign;

³zatim u dane Jojakima, sina Jošijina, kralja Judina, do svršetka jedanaeste godine Sidkije, sina Jošijina, kralja Judeje sve do Jeruzalema, u petom mjesecu izgnanstva.

³it came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month.

⁴Dođe mi riječ Jahvina:

⁴And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

⁵"Prije nego što te oblikovah u majčinoj utrobi, ja te znadoh; prije nego što iz krila majčina izađe, ja te posvetih, za proroka svim narodima postavih te."

⁵Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I hallowed thee, I appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

⁶A ja rekoh: "Ah, Gospode Jahve, gle, ja ne umijem govoriti: dijete sam."

⁶And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.

⁷A Jahve mi odvrati: "Ne govori: 'Dijete sam!' Već idi k onima kojima te šaljem i reci sve ono što ću ti narediti.

⁷But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for thou shalt go to whomsoever I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

⁸Ne boj ih se: jer ja sam s tobom da te izbavim," riječ je Jahvina.

⁸Be not afraid of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.

⁹I tada Jahve pruži ruku, dotače se usta mojih i reče: "Evo, u usta tvoja stavljam riječi svoje.

⁹And Jehovah put forth his hand and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

¹⁰Gle: postavljam te danas nad narode i kraljevstva, da istrebljuješ i rušiš, da zatireš i ništiš, da gradiš i sadiš."

¹⁰See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy, and to overthrow, to build and to plant.

¹¹I dođe mi riječ Jahvina: "Što vidiš, Jeremija?" A ja ću: "Vidim granu bademovu."

¹¹And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.

¹²Tada mi Jahve reče: "Dobro vidiš, jer ja bdim nad riječima svojim da ih ispunim!"

¹²And Jehovah said unto me, Thou hast well seen; for I am watchful over my word to perform it.

¹³I dođe mi riječ Jahvina: "Što vidiš?" A ja ću: "Vidim uzavrio lonac, a otvor mu gleda na sjever."

¹³And the word of Jehovah came to me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething-pot, and its face is from the north.

¹⁴I Jahve mi reče: "Sa sjevera buknut će zlo protiv svih stanovnika ove zemlje.

¹⁴And Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north shall evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

¹⁵Jer evo, ja ću sazvati sva sjeverna kraljevstva" - riječ je Jahvina. "I ona će doći: svako će od njih staviti svoje prijestolje pred ulaz vrata Jeruzalema, protiv svih zidina njegovih, i protiv svih gradova judejskih.

¹⁵For behold, I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith Jehovah, and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah:

¹⁶I sudit ću im za sve opačine njihove; zato što me ostaviše, zato što kadiše drugim bogovima i klanjahu se djelima ruku svojih.

¹⁶and I will pronounce my judgments against them for all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

¹⁷Ti bedra svoja sad opaši, ustaj, pa ćeš im govoriti sve što ću tebi zapovjediti. Ne dršći pred njima, da ne bih morao učiniti da uzdršćeš pred njima.

¹⁷Thou, therefore, gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I shall command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I cause thee to be dismayed before them.

¹⁸Danas te, evo, postavljam kao grad utvrđeni, kao stup željezni, k'o zidinu brončanu protiv sve zemlje: protiv kraljeva i knezova judejskih, svećenika i naroda ove zemlje.

¹⁸And I, behold, I appoint thee this day as a strong city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land; against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.

¹⁹I borit će se s tobom, al' te neće nadvladati, jer ja sam s tobom da te izbavim," riječ je Jahvina.

¹⁹And they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.