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.

go in peace

The Hebrew, Ge’ez, and Greek that is translated as “go in peace” into English is an idiomatic expression of farewell which is translatable in other languages as an idiomatic expression as well:

  • “go with sweet insides” (Shilluk)
  • “rejoice as you go” (Central Mazahua)
  • “go in quietness of heart” (Chol)
  • “go happy” (Highland Puebla Nahuatl)
  • “being happy, go” (Central Tarahumara)
  • “go and sit down in your heart” (Tzeltal) (source for this and five above: Bratcher / Nida)
  • “have a smooth interior and go” (Bariai) (source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • “Go with-your-liver-good” (Mairasi) (source Enggavoter 2004)

  • “Go home with goodness of your life” (Uma (source: Uma Back Translation)
  • “Go home now, and may your situation be good.” (Western Bukidnon Manobo) (source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • “Go with your mind at-peace” (tip_language language=”3135″]Kankanaey[/tip_language]) (source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

peace (inner peace)

The Hebrew, Ge’ez, and Greek that is usually translated into English as “peace,” when referring to one’s inner peace, is (back-) translated with a variety of idioms and phrases:

In American Sign Language it is signed with a compound sign consisting of “become” and “silent.” (Source: Yates 2011, p. 52)


“Peace” in American Sign Language (source )

See also peace (absence of strife) and this devotion on YouVersion and this one on Bible Gateway .