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.

Chaldean

The name that is transliterated as “Chaldean” in English means “astrologer,” “wanderers.” (Source: Cornwall / Smith 1997 )

In Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) it is translated with the sign that combines “Mesopotamia” (see here) and “spreading out,” since the Chaldeans originated in southern Mesopotamia and spread out from there. (Source: Missão Kophós )


“Chaldean” in Libras (source )

More information about Chaldea .

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