The Book of 4 Baruch

4 Baruch (also: Paraleipomena Jeremiou) is canonical scripture for the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. One of the only complete copies of 4 Baruch is available in Ge’ez (Classical Ethiopic) that is used by the Tewahedo Church, here used with permission by the Bible Society of Ethiopia.

The translation into English used here: English Translation of the Longer and Shorter Versions of the Paraleipomena Jeremiou. Public Domain CATSS edition by Robert A. Kraft, 15 Dec 1987, with editorial alterations by Abraham Haile and additional translations by Haileyesus Woldemariam.

Baruch

The Hebrew, Ge’ez, and Greek that is transliterated as “Baruch” in English is translated in Spanish Sign Language with a sign depicting “Assistant to Jeremiah,” referring to Jeremiah 36:4 et al. For Jeremiah as the “crying prophet” in sign language translation, see here. (Source: Steve Parkhurst)


“Baruch” in Spanish Sign Language, source: Sociedad Bíblica de España

For more information on translations of proper names with sign language see Sign Language Bible Translations Have Something to Say to Hearing Christians .