The Jewish Book of 1 Enoch-Text-6x9-10-27-20
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1 ENOCHWITH ILLUSTRATIONS
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The Jewish Book of 1Enoch with Illustrations, Copyright © 2019 by Eliyahu Lizorkin-
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Table of Contents
FOREWORD ..................................................... 5
THE WATCHERS ............................................ 11
THE PARABLES ..............................................32
THE HEAVENLY LUMINARIES ..................65
THE DREAMS .................................................80
THE EPISTLE OF ENOCH ...........................96
SUGGESTED READING .............................. 115
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Foreword
We invite you to embark on an exciting journey of discovery by reading
this reprint of the First Book of Enoch. The text of this edition is an
English translation by the late George H. Schodde updated and edited
by us.1 It is accompanied by the imaginative illustrations of a talented
Colombian artist, Lyda Estrada. We’ve titled this edition, “The Jewish
Book of 1 Enoch” to stress the obvious (but often overlooked) fact.
Though Christians preserved the manuscripts from which this
translation originates, Enoch is an excellent example of Jewish spiritual
literature from the Second Temple era.2 It preserves a worldview held
by some Jews at the dawn of the new millennium. Many people are not
familiar with extra-biblical books such as Enoch, but they shed light on
so many important Jewish beliefs and traditions prevalent before the
emergence of Christianity. Exposure to such ancient worldviews allows
modern readers of the Bible to develop a better, more well-rounded
understanding of ancient writings.
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Enoch was viewed as spiritual and deemed useful by notable figures of
early Christian history such as Irenaeus and Tertullian. Even so,
Enoch’s writings were never included in any major Christian canon and
were never identified as Scripture by the majority of Christian believers.
The entire book can be easily read in a single evening. If you are a
serious student of ancient texts, we suggest that you start by reading
the entire work from beginning to end, in one sitting. It will help you
appreciate the grand picture. Then get your pen, highlighter, or e-
reader annotation device ready and make notes as you re-read it. We
guarantee that many new ideas and perspectives will jump out at you
from this text.
Once you have read the work a couple of times, take time to also read
what other scholars have written about the Book of Enoch. We’ve
provided a suggested reading list for further study (see the table of
contents). This will help you understand the strong argument that the
New Testament authors accepted some (or perhaps many) of the ideas
presented in the Jewish Book of Enoch and allowed them to inform
their theological perspectives.
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some sections in Greek, and 3rd Enoch surviving in Hebrew. The “1st
Enoch” is a collection of various apocalyptic visions experienced by a
seer named Enoch. The “2nd Enoch” reworks, in a completely different
style, the fifth chapter of Genesis and expands on the biblical stories of
Enoch and Noah. The “3rd Enoch” (sometimes called “the Book of
Palaces”) is also quite different. It is a first-person account of Rabbi
Ishmael as he allegedly ascends the heavenly realm and visits six
heavenly palaces. There Rabbi Ishmael encounters an angel-like figure
of Metatron. It is important to know that when early Christian authors
quote (or mention) the Book of Enoch, they generally refer only to 1st
Enoch. The other books from the Enoch collections came into
existence later. This is why the text we provide for your study in this
brief volume is 1st Enoch. The subsequent books from the Enoch
collection are also relevant, but you should begin with this material
first.
A Real Enoch?
Although these texts may claim to be written by Enoch, they are clearly
not the work of a single author and certainly were not composed by the
“Enoch” whom we know from the book of Genesis. The Enochian
corpus is the product of multiple authors and later editors. Multiple
people contributed to what is now known as The Book of Enoch.4 The
scholarly community assigns the first two books of Enoch to an era
between the third century BCE and the first century CE with some
portions dating slightly later.5 The Hebrew book of Enoch (3rd Enoch)
is considered to be even later composition.6
The material in the Books of Enoch does not reflect the deep antiquity
to which the biblical Enoch belonged. No doubt you recall that in the
Bible, Enoch is the son of Jared and father of Methuselah (Gen 5).
This places him far earlier than the time period to which the Book of
4 F. L. Cross and Elizabeth A. Livingstone, eds., The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian
Church (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), 551.
5 George W. E. Nickelsburg, “Enoch, First Book of,” ed. David Noel Freedman, The
Pseudepigrapha, vol. 1 (New York; London: Yale University Press, 1983), 223.
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Enoch can reasonably be dated. The Book of Enoch clearly reflects
interests, issues, concerns, languages, scripts, etc. of a much later era.
The ancients were no fools. They did not expect that their attributions
would be taken literally. We, of course, must never judge the ancient
world by our modern standards (even when those modern standards
may be better). There is a wonderful Russian proverb “Со своим
уставом в чужой монастырь не ходят” which can be roughly
translated “No one goes to another monastery with his own set of
rules”. In the same way, we must first discover the practices and
standards of the ancients (good or bad from our modern standpoint)
and only then seek to understand those writings in their own original
context. The Jewish book of Enoch affords such an opportunity.
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God” (as in Gen 6). They are “the watchers” (literally “the awake
ones”), rebellious angels who corrupted humans through fornication
and magic. Enoch intercedes for these watchers, also called the
Nephilim (literally “the fallen ones”), but to no avail.
“The Parables” (Chapters 37–71)
This section discusses the sun, moon, stars, and solar calendar. Enoch
warns Methuselah that mankind will eventually corrupt the calendar. In
the last days, the entire order of times will be disrupted and the
“heavenly luminaries” themselves will be affected by this corruption.
“The Dreams” (Chapters 83–90)
In this section, Enoch relates several dreams, including a vision of the
flood that would destroy the world. He retells the history of the world
from the days of Adam to the final judgment in allegorical fashion.
This section is sometimes called the “Animal Apocalypse” because (just
as in Daniel and Revelation) various animals represent key people:
Israelites, their oppressors, leaders of Israel, and even the Messiah
himself.
“The Letter” (Chapters 92–105)
Similar to a concept of a “last will and testament,” this section
highlights the blessings of the righteous and the woes of sinners. The
righteous are encouraged to persevere before the judgment comes.
Enoch predicts ten weeks in which wickedness and evil will thrive on
the earth, but in the end, the righteousness with prevail.7
7For the structure and content of this short summary we are greatly indebted to an
article by Jonathan Alan Hiehle and Kelly A. Whitcomb, “Enoch, First Book of,” ed.
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Now that you know the basic facts about the 1st Book of Enoch, we
invite you to enjoy this ancient Jewish book, to start exploring what
many ancient Jews believed about the powers, people, and events
relevant to the holy books that we love and revere.
Pinchas Shir
Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg
John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press,
2016).
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The Jewish Book of
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The Watchers
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chosen, and mercy will abide trees, whose leaves are not
with them, and they will all be shaken off, but which abide
God’s and will be prosperous with the old from two to three
and blessed, and the light of years, till the new come.
God will shine for them.
9. And behold, he comes with CHAPTER 4.
myriads of the holy to pass 1. And again I observed the
judgment upon them, and will days of summer, how the sun is
destroy the impious, and will then above it [i.e. the earth],
call to account all flesh for opposite to it, but you seek cool
everything the sinners and the and shady places on account of
impious have done and the heat of the sun, and the
committed against him. earth also burns with fervent
heat, but you cannot step on the
CHAPTER 2 earth or on a rock because of
1. I observed everything that their heat.
took place in the heavens, how
the luminaries, which are in the CHAPTER 5
heavens, do not depart from 1. I observed how the trees
their paths, that each one rises cover themselves with the green
and sets in order, each in its of the leaves and bear fruit, but
time, and they do not depart observe you all this and learn
from their laws. how he who lives forever has
2. See the earth and observe the made all these for you;
things that are done on it, from 2. how his works are before him
the first to the last, how no in every year that comes, and all
work of God is irregular in his works serve him and are not
appearing. changed, but as God has
3. See the summer and the ordained, so everything takes
winter, how then the whole place.
earth is full of water, and clouds 3. And see how the seas and the
and dew and rain rest over it. rivers together accomplish their
work.
CHAPTER 3. 4. But you have not persevered
1. I observed and saw how then and have not done the
all the trees appeared as if commandment of the Lord, but
withered, and all their leaves are have transgressed, and have
shaken off, except fourteen slandered his greatness with
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high and hard words from your
unclean mouths. You hard-
hearted, you will have no peace. CHAPTER 6
5. And therefore you will curse 1. And it came to pass after the
your days, and the years of your children of men had increased
lives perish; the everlasting in those days, beautiful and
curse will increase and you will comely daughters were born to
receive no mercy. them.
6. On that day you will give 2. And the angels, the sons of
away your peace for an the heavens, saw and lusted
everlasting curse to all the just, after them, and said one to
and they will ever curse you as another: “Behold, we will
sinners, you together with the choose for ourselves wives from
sinners. among the children of men, and
7. but for the chosen, there will will beget for ourselves
be light and joy and peace, and children.”
they will inherit the earth, but 3. And Semjâzâ, who was their
for you, the impious, there will leader, said to them: “I fear that
be a curse. perhaps you will not be willing
8. And then also wisdom will be to do this deed, and I alone will
given to the chosen, and they suffer for this great sin.”
will all live and not continue to 4. Then all answered him and
sin; neither through wickedness said: “We all will swear an oath,
nor through pride; but they in and bind ourselves mutually by
whom there is wisdom will be a curse, that we will not give up
humble without continuing to this plan, but will make this plan
sin. a deed.”
9. And they will not be 5. Then they all swore together
punished all the days of their and bound themselves mutually
lives, and will not die through by a curse, and together they
plagues or judgments of wrath, were two hundred.
but the number of the days of 6. And they descended on
their lives will be completed, Ardîs, which is the summit of
and their lives will become old Mount Hermon; and they called
in peace, and the years of their it Mount Hermon because they
joy will be many in everlasting had sworn on it and bound
happiness and peace, for all the themselves mutually by a curse.
days of their lives.
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7. And these are the names of 6. Then the earth complained of
their leaders: Semjâzâ, who was the unjust ones.
their leader, Urâkibarâmêêl,
Akibêêl, Tâmiêl, Râmuêl, Dânêl, CHAPTER 8
Ezêqêêl, Sarâqujâl, Asâêl, 1. And Azâzêl taught mankind
Armers, Batraal, Anânî, Zaqêbê, to make swords and knives and
Samsâvêêl, Sartaêl, Turêl, shields and coats of mail, and
Jomjâêl, Arâzjâl. 8. These are taught them to see what was
the leaders of the two hundred behind them, and their works of
angels, and the others all were art: bracelets and ornaments,
with them. and the use of rouge, and the
beautifying of the eye-brows,
CHAPTER 7 and the dearest and choicest
1. And they took unto stones and all coloring
themselves wives, and each substances and the metals of the
chose for himself one, and they earth.
began to visit them, and mixed 2. And there was great
with them, and taught them wickedness and much
charms and conjurations, and fornication, and they sinned,
made them acquainted with the and all their ways were corrupt.
cutting of roots and of woods. 3. Amêzârâk taught all the
2. And they became pregnant conjurers and root-cutters,
and brought forth great giants Armârôs the loosening of
whose stature was three you and conjurations, Baraq’âl the
ells. astrologers, Kôkâbêl the signs,
3. These devoured all the and Temêl taught astrology, and
acquisitions of mankind until Asrâdêl taught the course of the
men were unable to sustain moon.
themselves. 4. And in the destruction of
4. And the giants turned mankind, they cried aloud, and
themselves against mankind in their voices reached heaven.
order to devour them.
5. And they began to sin against CHAPTER 9
the birds and the beasts, and 1. Then Michael and Gabriel
against the creeping things, and and Surjân and Urjân looked
the fish, and devoured their down from heaven and saw the
flesh among themselves, and great amount of blood which
drank the blood thereof. had been spilled on the earth,
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and all the wickedness which 8. And they have gone together
had been committed over the to the daughters of men and
earth. have slept with them, with those
2. And they said to one another: women, and have defiled
“The emptied earth re-echoes themselves, and have revealed
the sound of their [i.e. to them these sins.
mankind’s] cries up to the gates 9. And the women have
of heaven. brought forth giants, and
3. And now to you, O you holy thereby the whole earth has
ones of heaven, cry the souls of been filled with blood and
men, saying: ‘Secure us wickedness.
judgment before the Most 10. And now, behold, the souls
High.’ which have died cry and lament
4. And they spoke to their Lord, to the gates of heaven, and their
to the King: ‘O Lord of lords, groans ascend, and they are not
God of gods, King of kings, the able to escape from the
throne of your majesty is among wickedness which is committed
all the generations of the world, on the earth.
and your name, holy and 11. And you know everything
glorious, among all the before it comes to pass, and you
generations of the world. You know this and their
art blessed and praised! circumstances, and yet you do
5. You have made all things and not speak to us. What will we
all power is with you, all things do in regard to this?”
are open before you and
uncovered, and you see all CHAPTER 10
things and nothing can hide 1. Then the Most High, the
from you. Great and Holy One, spoke and
6. See then what Azâzêl has sent Arsjalâljûr to the son of
done, how he has taught all Lamech, and said to him:
wickedness on earth and has 2. “Tell him in my name: ‘Hide
revealed the secrets of the world yourself!’ and reveal to him the
which were prepared in the end which is to come. For the
heavens. whole earth will be destroyed,
7. And Semjâzâ to whom you and the water of the deluge is
have given the power to be about to come over the whole
chief of his associates has made earth, and what is upon it will
known conjurations. be destroyed.
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3. And now instruct him that he lead them out, and let them
may escape and his seed remain loose that they may destroy each
on the whole earth.” other by murder; for their days
4. And again the Lord spoke to will not be long.
Rufael: “Bind Azâzêl hand and 10. And they will all supplicate
foot, and put him in the you, but their fathers will secure
darkness; make an opening in nothing for them, although they
the desert, which is in Dudâêl, expect an everlasting life, and
and put him there. that each one of them will live
5. And lay upon him rough and five hundred years.”
pointed rocks, and cover him 11. And God said to Michael:
with the darkness that he may “Announce to Semjâzâ and to
remain there forever, and cover the others who are with him,
his face that he may not see the who have bound themselves to
light! women, to be destroyed with
6. And on the great day of them in all their contamination.
judgment, he will be cast into 12. When all their sons will have
the fire. slain one another, and they will
7. And heal the earth which the have seen the destruction of
angels have defiled, and their beloved ones, bind them
announce the healing of the under the hills of the earth for
earth that I will heal it, and that seventy generations, till the day
not all the sons of men will be of their judgment and of their
destroyed through the mystery end, till the last judgment has
of all the things which the been passed for all eternity.
watchers have spoken and have 13. And in those days they will
taught their sons. be led to the abyss of fire, in
8. And the whole earth was torture and in prison they will
defiled through the example of be locked for all eternity,
the deeds of Azâzêl; to him 14. And then he will burn, and
ascribe all the sins.” be destroyed; they will be
9. And God said to Gabriel: burned together from now on
“Go against the bastards and to the end of all generations.
those cast off and against the 15. And destroy all souls of lust
children of fornication, and and the children of the
destroy the children of watchers, because they have
fornication and the children of oppressed mankind.
the watchers from among men;
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16. Destroy all oppression from and bless and all will worship
the face of the earth, and all me.
wicked deeds will cease, and the 22. And the earth will be
plant of justice and cleansed of all corruption and
righteousness will appear, and all sin and all punishment and
deeds will become a blessing: all torment, and I will never
justice and righteousness will be again send a flood upon it, from
planted in joy forever. generation to generation, to
17. Then all the just will bend eternity.”
the knee, and they will remain
alive till they bring forth a CHAPTER 11
thousand children, and they will 1. “And in those days I will
complete all the days of their open the store-rooms of
youth and their sabbath in blessings which are in heaven,
peace. in order to bring them down
18. And in those days the whole upon the earth, upon the deeds
earth will be worked in justice, and labor of the children of
and will all be planted with men.
trees, and will be full of 2. Peace and rectitude will
blessings. become associates in all the days
19. And all the trees of desire of the world, and in all the
will be planted on it, and vines generations of the world.”
will be planted on it; the vine
planted on it will bear fruit in CHAPTER 12
abundance. And of all the seed 1. And previous to all these
sown on it one measure will things Enoch was hidden, and
bear ten thousand, and one not one of the children of men
measure of olives will make ten knew where he was hidden, and
presses of oil. where he was, and what had
20. And cleanse you the earth of become of him.
all oppression and all injustice 2. And all his deeds were with
and all sin and all wickedness the holy ones and with the
and all uncleanness which are watchers in his days.
produced on the earth: eradicate 3. And I, Enoch, was praising
them from the earth. the great Lord and the King of
21. And all the children of men the world, and, behold, the
will become just, and all the watchers called to me, Enoch,
nations will worship me as God, the scribe, and said to me:
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4. “Enoch, you scribe of justice, all afraid, fear and trembling
go, announce to the watchers of seized them.
heaven, who have left the high 4. And they asked me to write a
heaven and the holy, eternal memorial petition for them that
place, and have contaminated they thereby might attain
themselves with women, and forgiveness, and to carry their
have done as the children of memorial petition before God
men do, and have taken to into heaven.
themselves wives, and are 5. For they could not, from now
contaminated in great on, speak with him, nor could
contamination upon the earth. they raise their eyes towards
5. But upon earth they will have heaven from shame on account
no peace, nor forgiveness of sin; of their sins for which they were
for they will not enjoy their being punished.
children. 6. Then I wrote this memorial
6. They will see the murder of petition and prayed with
their beloved ones, and they will reference to their souls and for
lament over the destruction of each of their deeds, and for that
their children and will petition which they had asked of me,
to eternity, but mercy and peace that they thereby might obtain
will not be unto them.” forgiveness and patience.
7. And going I sat down near
CHAPTER 13 the waters of Dan in Dan,
1. And Enoch, departing, said which is to the right [i.e. south]
to Azâzêl: “You will have no of the evening side [i.e. west] of
peace; a great condemnation has Hermon, and read their
come upon you, and he [i.e. memorial petition till I fell
Rufael, cf. 10:4] will bind you; asleep.
2. Аnd alleviation and 8. And, behold, a dream came
intercession and mercy will not to me, and visions fell upon me,
be unto you, because you have and I saw the vision of
taught oppression, and because chastisement to show to the
of all the deeds of abuse, sons of heaven, and to upbraid
oppression, and sin which you them.
showed to the children of men.” 9. And having become awake I
3. And then going, I spoke to went to them, and they were all
them all together; and they were sitting assembled lamenting at
Ublesjâêl, which is between the
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Lebanon and Sênêsêr, with their 5. And from now on you will
faces covered. not ascend into heaven to all
10. And I related before them eternity, and upon the earth, it
all the visions that I had seen in has been decreed, they will bind
my sleep and commenced to you for all the days of the
speak those words of justice and world.
to upbraid the watchmen of 6. But before this, you will have
heaven. seen the destruction of your
beloved children, and you will
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1. This writing is the word of they will fall before you by the
justice and the admonition of sword.
the watchers, who are from 7. Your petition for them will
eternity, as the Holy and Great not be granted unto you, nor
One commanded it in this the one for yourselves; and
vision. while you are weeping and
2. I saw in my sleep what I now praying you cannot speak a
will relate with a tongue of flesh single word from the writing
and with my breath, which the which I have written.”
Great One has given to the 8. And the vision appeared to
mouth of men that they might me thus: behold, clouds in the
converse with it and understand vision invited me and a fog
it in their hearts. invited me; and the course of
3. As he has created and given the stars and lightning drove
to men the power to understand and pressed me, and the winds
the word of knowledge, thus in the vision gave me wings and
also he has created me and drove me.
given to me the power to 9. And they lifted me up into
upbraid the watchers, the sons heaven, and I went till I
of heaven. approached near a wall which
4. “I have written your petition, was built of crystals and a
and in my vision it appeared to tongue of fire surrounded it;
me thus, that your petition will and it began to cause me to fear.
not be granted in all the days of 10. And I went into the tongue
the world, and that judgment of fire and approached near to a
has been passed over you, and large house, which was built of
nothing will be granted unto crystals, and the walls of this
you. house were like a floor inlaid
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with crystals, and the shining sun and voices of the
groundwork was of crystals. Cherubim.
11. The ceiling was like the 19. And from under the great
course of the stars and of the throne came streams of flaming
lightning, and Cherubim of fire fire, and it was impossible to
were between them, and their look at it.
heaven was water. 20. And he who is great in
12. A flaming fire surrounded majesty sat thereon; his garment
the walls, and its doors burned shone more brilliantly than the
with fire. sun and was whiter than any
13. And I went into this house, hail.
and it was hot like fire and cold 21. None of the angels were
like ice, and there was nothing able to enter, nor any flesh to
pleasant and no life in it: fear look upon the form of the face
covered me, and trembling of the Majestic and Honored
seized me. One.
14. And as I was shaking and 22. The fire of flaming fire was
trembling, I fell down on my round him, and a great fire
face and saw in a vision. stood before him, and none of
15. And behold, there was a those who were around him
second house, larger than the could approach him; ten
other, all whose doors stood thousand times ten thousand
open before me, and it was built were before him, but he
with a tongue of fire. required not any holy counsel.
16. And in all things, it excelled 23. And the holy ones who were
in grandeur and magnificence near him did not leave day or
and size, so that I cannot night, nor did they depart from
describe to you its magnificence him.
and its size. 24. And I had had so long a veil
17. Its floor was fire, and above upon my face, and I trembled;
it was lightning and the course and the Lord called me with his
of the stars, and its ceiling was own voice and said to me:
also a flaming fire. “Come here, Enoch, and to my
18. And I looked and saw holy word!”
therein a high throne; its 25. And he made me get up and
appearance was like the hoar- I went to the door, but I bent
frost, and its circuit like a my face downwards.
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1. And he answered and spoke for you any wives, for spiritual
to me with his word: “Hear, and beings have their home in
fear not, Enoch, you just man heaven.
and scribe of justice, approach 8. And now the giants, who
here, and hear my words. have been begotten from body
2. And go, say to the watchers and flesh, will be called evil
of heaven, who have sent you, spirits on earth, and their
that you should petition for dwelling-places will be upon the
them: ‘You should petition for earth.
men, and not men for you. 9. Evil spirits proceed from
3. Why have you left the high, their bodies; because they are
holy, and everlasting heaven, created from above, their
and lain with women, and beginning and first basis being
defiled yourselves with the from the holy watchers, they
daughters of men, and taken will be evil spirits upon the
wives unto yourselves, and earth and will be called evil
acted as the children of earth, spirits.
and begotten giants as sons? 10. But the spirits of heaven
4. While you were spiritual, have their dwelling-places in
holy, having eternal life, you heaven, and the spirits of the
defiled yourselves with women, earth, who were born on the
and with the blood of flesh have earth, have their dwelling-places
begotten children, and have on earth.
lusted after the blood of men, 1. And the spirits of the giants,
and have produced flesh and who cast themselves upon the
blood as they produce who die clouds, will be destroyed and
and are destroyed. fall, and will battle and cause
5. Therefore I have given them destruction on the earth, and do
wives that they might evil; they will take no kind of
impregnate them and children food, nor will they become
be born by them, as it is done thirsty, and they will be
on earth. invisible.
6. You were formerly spiritual, 12. And these spirits will not (?)
living an eternal life without rise up against the children of
death to all the generations of men and against the women
the world. because they have proceeded
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from them. In the days of point of whose summit reached
murder and destruction. to heaven.
3. And I saw shining places, and
CHAPTER 16 the thunder at the ends thereof;
1. Аnd of the death of the in the depths thereof a bow of
giants, when the spirits have fire, and arrows and their
proceeded from the bodies, quiver, and a sword of fire, and
their flesh will decay without all lightning.
judgment; thus they will be 4. And they took me to the so-
destroyed till that day when the called water of life, and to the
great judgment over all the great fire of the west, which receives
world will be completed over every setting of the sun.
the watchers and the impious. 5. And I came to a river of fire,
2. And now to the watchers whose fire flows like water, and
who have sent you that you is emptied into a great sea which
should petition for them who is towards the west.
were formerly in heaven say: 6. And I saw all the great rivers,
3. ‘You have been in heaven, and came to the great darkness,
and though the secrets were not and went there where all flesh
yet revealed to you, still you wanders.
knew illegitimate mysteries, and 7. And I saw the mountains of
these you have, in the hardness the black clouds of winter and
of your hearts, related to the the place where all the waters of
women, and through these the deep flow.
mysteries, women, and men 8. And I saw the mouths of all
increase wickedness over the the rivers of the earth and the
earth.’ mouth of the deep.
4. Tell them, therefore: ‘You
have no peace!’” CHAPTER 18
1. And I saw the repositories of
CHAPTER 17 all the winds, and I saw how he
1. And they took me to a place had ornamented all the creation
where there were images like a and the foundations of the earth
flaming fire, and when they with them.
wished they appeared like men. 2. And I saw the corner-stone
2. And he led me to the place of of the earth, and I saw the four
the whirlwind, and on a hill, the winds which support the earth
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and the firmament of the 11. And I saw a great abyss in
heavens. the earth, with columns of
3. And I saw how the winds heavenly fire; and I saw among
expand the heights of the them columns of heavenly fire,
heavens, and they remained which fall. and are without
between heaven and earth, and number, either towards the
they are pillars of heaven. height or towards the depth.
4. And I saw the winds which 12. And over that abyss, I saw a
turn the heavens, which lead place which had no firmament
down the course of the sun and of heaven above it, and no
all the stars. foundation of earth beneath it,
5. And I saw the winds upon and no water above it, and no
the earth which carry the birds upon it; it was a void
clouds, and I saw the paths of place.
the angels; I saw at the end of 13. And there I saw a terrible
the earth the firmament of the thing: seven stars, like great
heavens above. burning mountains and like
6. And I proceeded towards the spirits, that petitioned me.
south; and it burns day and 14. The angel said: “This is the
night there where seven hills of place of the consummation of
precious stones are, three heaven and earth; it is a prison
towards the east, three towards for the stars of heaven, and for
the south. the host of heaven.
7. But of those towards the east, 15. And the stars that roll over
one of colored stone, one of the fire are they who have
pearls, and one of antimony; transgressed the command of
and those towards the south of God before their rising, because
red stone. they did not come forth in their
8. But the middle one reached time.
up to heaven, like the throne of 16. And he was enraged at
God, of alabaster, and the them, and bound them till the
summit of the throne of time of the consummation of
sapphire. their sins in the year of the
9. And I saw a burning fire mystery.”
which was in all the hills.
10. And there I saw a place, CHAPTER 19
beyond the great earth; there the 1. And Uriel said to me: “Here
waters collected. will stand the souls of those
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angels who have united the children of men who induce
themselves with women, and the spirits to sin;
having assumed many different 7. Gabriel, one of the holy
forms, have contaminated angels, who is over the serpents
mankind, and have led them and over the Paradise and the
astray so that they brought Cherubim.
offerings to the demons as to
gods, namely on the day when CHAPTER 21
the great judgment, on which 1. And I went around to a place
they will be judged, will be where not one thing took place.
consummated. 2. And I saw there something
2. And their women having led terrible, no high heavens, no
astray the angels of heaven, will founded earth, but a void place,
be like their friends.” awful and terrible.
3. And I, Enoch, alone saw this 3. And there I saw seven stars
vision, the ends of all; and no of heaven, tied together to it,
man has seen them as I have like great mountains, and
seen them. flaming as if by fire.
4. At that time I said: “On
CHAPTER 20 account of what sin are these
1. And these are the names of bound, and why have they been
the holy angels who watch: cast here?”
2. Uriel, one of the holy angels, 5. And then answered Uriel, one
the angel of thunder and of of the holy angels, who was
trembling; with me, conducting me, and
3. Rufael, one of the holy said to me: “Enoch, concerning
angels, the angel of the spirits of what do you ask, and
men; concerning what do you inquire,
4. Raguel, one of the holy and ask and art anxious?
angels, who takes vengeance on 6. These are of the stars who
the earth and the luminaries; have transgressed the command
5. Michael, one of the holy of God, the Highest, and are
angels, namely set over the best bound here till ten thousand
portion of men, over the worlds, the number of the days
people; of their sins, will have been
6. Saraqâel, one of the holy consummated.”
angels, who is over the spirits of 7. And from there I went to
another place which was still
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more terrible than the former. “These beautiful places are
And I saw a terrible thing: a intended for this, that upon
great fire was there, which them may be assembled the
burned and flickered and spirits, the souls of the dead; for
appeared in sections; it was they have been created, that
bounded by a complete abyss, here all the souls of the sons of
great columns of fire were men might be assembled.
allowed to fall into it; its extent 4. These places have been made
and size I could not see, and I their dwellings till the day of
was unable to see its origin. their judgment, and to their
8. At that time I said: “How fixed period; and this period is
terrible this place is, and painful long, till the great judgment will
to look at!” come over them.”
9. At that time answered Uriel, 5. And I saw the spirits of the
one of the holy angels, who was children of men who had died,
with me; he answered and said and their voices reached up to
to me: “Enoch, why such fear heaven and lamented.
and terror in you concerning 6. At that time I asked the angel
this terrible place and in the Rufael, who was with me, and
presence of this pain?” 10. And said to him: “Whose soul is that
he said to me: “This is the one whose voice thus reaches to
prison of the angels, and here heaven and laments?”
they are held to eternity.” 7. And he answered and said to
me, saying: “That is the spirit
CHAPTER 22 that proceeded from Abel,
1. And from here I went to whom his brother Cain slew;
another place, and he showed and it laments on his account till
me in the west a great and high his seed be destroyed from the
mountain-chain and hard rocks face of the earth and his seed
and four beautiful places. disappear from among the seed
2. And beneath them, there of men.”
were places deep and broad and 8. And at that time I, therefore,
entirely smooth, as smooth as if asked concerning him, and
a thing were rolled, and deep concerning the judgment of all,
and dark to look at. and said: “Why is one separated
3. And this time, Rufael, one of from the other?”
the holy angels, who was with 9. And he answered and said to
me, answered and said to me: me: “These three apartments
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are made in order to separate of glory and of justice, who
the souls of the dead. And thus rules all things to eternity!”
are the souls of the just
separated: there is a spring of CHAPTER 23
water, above it, light. 1. And from there I went to
10. And thus also is one such another place towards the west,
apartment made for the sinners to the ends of the earth.
when they die, and are buried in 2. And I saw a flaming fire
the earth, without a judgment which ran without resting, and
having been passed upon them did not cease from its course
during their lives. day or night, but continued
11. Here their souls are regularly.
separated in this great affliction 3. And I asked saying: “What is
until the great day of judgment that which has no rest?”
and punishment and affliction 4. At that time answered Raguel,
upon the revilers to eternity, one of the holy angels, who was
and the vengeance for their with me, and said to me: “That
souls, and here he binds them burning fire which you sees
to eternity. running towards the west is the
12. And if it was before eternity, fire of all the luminaries of
then this apartment has been heaven.”
made for the souls of those who
lament and those who reveal CHAPTER 24
their destruction when they 1. And from there I went to
were killed in the days of the another place of the earth, and
sinners. he showed me a mountain-chain
13. And thus it has been created of fire which flamed day and
for the souls of men who were night.
not just, but sinners, who were 2. And I went towards it and
complete in their crimes; and saw seven magnificent
they will be with criminals like mountains, each one different
themselves; but their souls will from the other, and magnificent
not be killed on the day of and beautiful rocks, everything
judgment and will not be taken magnificent and fine in
from here.” appearance and of beautiful
14. At that time I blessed the surface; three towards the east,
Lord of glory, and said: one founded upon the other,
“Blessed is my Lord, the Lord and three towards the south,
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one founded upon the other, 3. And he answered me, saying:
and ravines, deep and winding, “This high mountain which you
not one joining with the other. have seen, whose summit is like
3. And the seventh hill was the throne of God, is the throne
between these; and in their where the holy and great God
heights they were all like the of glory, the Eternal King, will
seats of a throne and sit when he will descend to visit
surrounded with fragrant trees. the earth with goodness,
4. And among them was a tree 4. And this tree of beautiful
such as I had never smelt fragrance cannot be touched by
before, neither among these nor any flesh until the time of the
among others; nor was there a great judgment; when all things
fragrance like its; its leaves and will be atoned for and
buds and wood do not wither in consummated for eternity, this
eternity; its fruit is beautiful, like will be given to the just and
the fruit of the vine and the humble.
palm-tree. 5. From its fruits life will be
5. And at that time I said: given to the chosen; it will be
“Behold, this is a beautiful tree planted towards the north, in a
and beautiful to look at, and its holy place, towards the house of
leaves are fair, and its fruit very the Lord, the Eternal King.
pleasant to the eye.” 6. Then they will rejoice greatly,
6. At that time answered and be glad in the Holy One;
Michael, one of the holy and they will let its fragrance enter
honored angels, who was with their members, and live a long
me, who was over them [i.e. the life upon the earth, as your
trees]. fathers lived; and in their days
no sorrow or sickness or trouble
CHAPTER 25 or affliction will touch them.”
1. And he said to me: “Enoch, 7. Then I blessed the Lord of
what do you ask me concerning, glory, the Eternal King, because
the fragrance of this tree and do he had prepared such for the
seek to know?” just men, and had created such,
2. Then I, Enoch, answered and said he would give it to
him, saying: “Concerning all them.
things I desire to know, but
especially concerning this tree.” CHAPTER 26
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1. And from here I went to the trees, and this cursed valley
middle of the earth, and saw a between them?”
place, blessed and fruitful, 2. Then answered Uriel, one of
where there were branches the holy angels, who was with
which rooted in and sprouted me, and said to me: “This
out of a tree that was cut. cursed valley is for those who
2. And here I saw a holy will be cursed to eternity, and
mountain, and beneath the here will be assembled all those
mountain, towards the east, who have spoken with their
water which flowed towards the mouths unseemly words against
south. God, and speak insolently of his
3. And I saw towards the east glory, here they will be
another mountain of the same assembled, and here will be
height, and between them a their judgment.
deep valley, but not broad: 3. And in the latter days there
therein also water flowed along will be the spectacle of a just
the mountain. judgment upon them in the
4. And towards the west of this presence of the just, in eternity
was another mountain, lower forever; for this reason they
than the former, not high, and who have found mercy will
below, between them, a valley; bless the Lord of glory, the
and other deep and sterile Eternal King.
valleys were at the end of the 4. And in the days of their
three. judgment they will bless him for
5. And all the valleys were deep his mercy, according to which
and not broad, of hard rock. he has assigned to them their
And trees were planted upon lot.”
them. 6. And I was astonished 5. Then I blessed the Lord of
on account of the rocks, and glory, and spoke to him, and
was astonished on account of remembered his greatness, as it
the valley, and was very much is fitting.
astonished.
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CHAPTER 27 1. And from here I went
1. Then I said: “For what towards the east, into the midst
purpose is this blessed land, of the mountains of the desert,
which is entirely filled with and saw only a plain.
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2. But it was filled with trees of water flowed, and it flowed like
this seed, and water dropped nectar, which is called Sarira and
down over it from above. Galbanum.
3. It was seen that the water 2. And over this mountain, I
which it sucked up was strong, saw another mountain, on
as towards the north, so which were aloe trees; and these
towards the west, and as in all trees were full of hard substance
places, so water and dew also like almonds.
ascended from here. 3. And in taking that fruit it was
better than all the odors.
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1. And I went to another place, CHAPTER 32
away from the desert, 1. And after these odors, as I
approaching the east of the looked towards the north, over
mountains. the mountains, I saw seven
2. And there I saw trees of mountains full of pleasant nard
judgment, especially those that and fragrant trees and cinnamon
emitted the fragrance of and pepper.
frankincense and myrrh, and 2. And from here I went over
they were not like ordinary the summits of those
trees. mountains, far towards the east,
and passed far above the
CHAPTER 30 Erythraean sea, and went far
1. And above, over these, over from it and passed over the
the eastern mountain, not far angel Zutêl.
off, I saw another place, valleys 3. And I came into the garden
with water that does not dry up. of justice, and I saw the mingled
2. And I saw a beautiful tree, diversity of those trees; many
and its fragrance was like that of and large trees are planted there,
a mastic. of attractive beauty and large
3. And along the edges of these and beautiful and magnificent,
valleys, I saw fragrant also the tree of wisdom; eating
cinnamon. And I advanced over of it one learns great wisdom.
these towards the east. 4. It is like the carob tree, and
its fruit is like the grape, very
CHAPTER 31 good; the fragrance of this tree
1. And I saw another mountain goes out and is spread far.
in which were trees from which
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5. And I said: “This tree is angel Uriel, who was with me,
beautiful; how beautiful and showed them to me.
pleasant to look at!” 4. He showed all things to me
6. Then the holy angel Rufael, and wrote them down for me;
who was with me, answered and also their names he wrote for
said to me: “This is the tree of me, and their laws and their
wisdom from which your old deeds.
father and your aged mother,
who were before you, ate, and CHAPTER 34
they learned wisdom, and their 1. And from here I went
eyes were opened, and they towards the north, to the ends
learned that they were naked, of the earth, and there I saw a
and were driven out of the great and magnificent wonder,
garden.” at the ends of the whole earth.
2. There I saw three portals of
CHAPTER 33 heaven open in the heavens;
1. And from here I went to the from each of them proceed
ends of the earth, and saw great north winds; when one of them
animals there, and one differed blows, there is cold, hail, frost,
from the other, and the birds snow, dew, and rain.
differed as to their appearance, 3. And out of one of the portals
their beauty and voices, one it blows for good; but when it
differed from the other. blows from the two other
2. And to the east of these portals, it blows with power,
animals, I saw the ends of the and there is misfortune upon
earth, where the heavens rest the earth, and they blow with
and the portals of the heavens great power.
open.
3. And I saw where the stars CHAPTER 35
come out from heaven, and I 1. And from here I went
counted the portals out of towards the west, to the ends of
which they come, and I wrote the earth, and saw there three
down all their outlets, each one, open portals, as I had seen in
according to their number and the east, similar portals and
their names, their connections similar outlets.
and their positions and their
times and their months, as the
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CHAPTER 36 evening on the path which is
1. And from here I went shown to them.
towards the south, to the ends 4. And as I looked, I blessed,
of the earth, and there I saw and thus each time I blessed the
three open portals of heaven; Lord of glory, who had made
out of them come the south the great and glorious wonders,
wind and dew and rain and to show the greatness of his
wind. work to the angels and to the
2. And from here I went souls of men, that they might
towards the east to the ends of praise his work, and that all his
the heavens, and there I saw the creatures might see the works of
three portals of heaven open his might, and praise the great
towards the east, and over them work of his hand, and bless him
small portals. to eternity.
3. Through each one of these
small portals the stars of the
heavens come and go every
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The Parables
CHAPTER 37 Lord of the spirits, by whom
1. The second vision of wisdom the portion of life everlasting
which Enoch, the son of Jared, was given to me.
the son of Mahalaleel, the son 5. Three Parables were given to
of Cainan, the son of Enos, the me; and I commenced to relate
son of Seth, the son of Adam, them to those who dwell on the
saw. earth.
2. And this is the beginning of
the words of wisdom, which I CHAPTER 38
commenced to speak and to 1. First Parable. When the
relate to those who dwell on the congregation of the just will
earth: hear, ancestors, and see, appear, and the sinners are
descendants, the holy words condemned because of their
which I will speak before the sins, and expelled from the face
Lord of the spirits! of the earth,
3. It is proper to name the 2. and when the Just One will
former first, but from the appear in the presence of the
descendants too we will not just who are chosen, whose
keep back the beginning of deeds hang on the Lord of the
wisdom. spirits, and the light will appear
4. And up to the present time to the just and to the chosen,
there was not given from before who dwell on the earth,—where
the Lord of the spirits the will be the habitation of the
wisdom which I have received sinners, and where the resting-
according to my knowledge, places of those who have denied
according to the pleasure of the
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the Lord of the spirits? It were 3. And at that time, a cloud and
better had they not been born. a whirlwind seized me from the
3. And when the secrets of the face of the earth and carried me
just will be revealed, then the to the end of the heavens.
sinners will be judged, and the 4. And here I saw another
impious will be expelled from vision, the dwellings of the just
the presence of the just and and the resting-places of the
chosen. holy.
4. And from that time those 5. Here my eyes saw their
who hold the earth will not be dwellings with the angels and
powerful and exalted, nor will their resting-places with the
they be able to behold the face holy, and they asked and
of the just, for the light of the petitioned and prayed in behalf
Lord of the spirits is seen on the of the children of men, and
face of the holy and just and justice like water flowed before
chosen. them, and mercy like dew on
5. And the mighty kings will the earth; thus it is among them
perish at that time and will be to all eternity.
given over into the hands of the 6. And in those days my eyes
just and holy. 6. And from that saw the place of the chosen of
time on no one can ask for justice and of faith [fidelity], and
mercy from the Lord of the how justice will be in their days,
spirits, for their lives have and the just and chosen without
ended. number before him to all
eternity.
CHAPTER 39. 7. And I saw their dwelling
1. And it will come to pass in under the wings of the Lord of
these days that the chosen and the spirits, and all the just and
holy children will descend from chosen before him are
the high heavens, and their seed ornamented as with the light of
will become one with the fire, and their mouths are full of
children of men. blessings, and their lips praise
2. In those days Enoch received the name of the Lord of the
books of zeal and of anger, and spirits, and justice before him
books of disturbance and of will not cease.
expulsion, and “mercy will not 8. Here I desired to dwell, and
be upon them,” said the Lord of my soul longed for this place;
the spirits. here my portion has been
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before, for such is established CHAPTER 40
concerning me before the Lord 1. Аnd after that, I saw a
of the spirits. thousand times thousand, and
9. And in those days I blessed ten thousand times ten
and exalted the name of the thousand beings, an
Lord of the spirits with innumerable and immense
blessings and praise, for he has multitude, who stood before the
strengthened me in blessing and glory of the Lord of the spirits.
praise according to the will of 2. I looked, and on the four
the Lord of the spirits. sides of the Lord of the spirits I
10. For a long time, my eyes saw four faces, different from
looked at this place, and I those standing, and I learned
blessed him, saying: “Bless him, their names, which the angel
and let him be blessed from the who came with me announced
beginning and to eternity! as their names to me, and
11. Before him there is no showed me all the secrets.
ceasing; he knows, before the 3. And I heard the voices of
world was created, what the those four faces as they blessed
world is, and will be from before the Lord of glory.
generation to generation. 4. The first voice blessed the
12. It is you whom they praise. Lord of the spirits to all eternity.
those who do not sleep; they 5. And I heard the second voice
stand before your glory, and praising the Chosen One and
bless and glorify and exalt you, the chosen ones, who hang on
saying: ‘Holy! Holy! Holy! the the Lord of the spirits.
Lord of the spirits fills the earth 6. And I heard the third voice
with spirits.’” asking and praying for those
13. And here my eyes saw all who dwell on the earth and
those who do not sleep, petitioning in the name of the
standing before him and Lord of the spirits.
blessing him, and they say: 7. And I heard the fourth voice
“Blessed art you, and blessed keeping off the adversaries, and
the name of the Lord to all not allowing them to come
eternity.” before the Lord of the spirits to
14. And my face was changed accuse those who dwell on the
until I could see no more. earth.
8. After that, I asked the angel
of peace who went with me,
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who showed me all things that punishments which proceed
were hidden, and said to him: from the Lord of the spirits.
“Who are these four faces that I 3. And there my eyes saw the
see, and whose voices I hear secrets of the lightning and of
and have written them down?” the thunder, and the secrets of
9. And he said to me: “The first the winds, how they are divided
is the holy Michael, merciful, to blow over the earth, and the
slow to anger; and the second, secrets of the clouds and of the
who is over all sicknesses and dew, and there I saw also from
over all the wounds of the what place they proceed, and
children of men, is Rufael; and from from where they satisfy
the third, who is over all the the dust of the earth.
powers, is the holy Gabriel; and 4. And there I saw the closed
the fourth, who is over repositories, and from them, the
penitence and the hope of those winds are divided out, and the
who inherit everlasting life, if repository of hail and the
Fanuel.” repository of fog and of the
10. And these are the four clouds; and his cloud hovers
angels of God, the Most High, over the earth from the
and the four voices I heard in beginning of the world.
those days. 5. And I saw the repositories of
the sun and of the moon, from
CHAPTER 41 where they come and to which
1. And after this, I saw all the they return, and their glorious
secrets of heaven, and the return, and how one is more
kingdom as it is divided, and glorious than the other, and
how the deeds of men are their fixed course, and how they
weighed upon scales. do not leave their course, and
2. There I saw the dwellings of how they add nothing to their
the chosen, and the dwellings of course and take nothing from it,
the holy, and my eyes saw there and preserve their fidelity one
how all the sinners were cast with the other, remaining
from there, they who had steadfast in their oath.
denied the name of the Lord of 6. And first the sun goes out,
the spirits, and they are dragged and makes his way according to
away, and there is no rest for the command of the Lord of
them because of the the spirits, and strong is his
name to all eternity;
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7. and after this the hidden and and took her seat among the
the revealed course of the angels.
moon, completing the course of 3. And injustice came forth
her way in that place by day and from its repository; whom it did
by night, one looking at the not seek, them it found, and
other [i.e. opposite each other] dwelt with them, like the rain in
before the Lord of the spirits; the desert, and like dew in the
and they give thanks and praise thirsty land.
and do not rest, for their
thanksgiving is rest for them. CHAPTER 43
8. For the shining sun makes 1. Аnd again I saw lightning,
many changes for a blessing and and the stars of heaven, and I
for a curse, and the course of saw how he called them all by
the path of the moon is light to their names, and they heard
the just, and darkness to the him.
sinners in the name of the Lord 2. And I saw that they were
who created a separation weighed on the scales of justice,
between light and darkness, and according to their light,
divided the spirits of men, and according to the width of their
strengthened the spirits of the places, and the day of their
just, in the name of his own appearance, and their course;
justice. one flash of lightning produces
9 For neither does an angel another, and their course
hinder, nor is any power able to according to the number of
hinder, for the Judge sees them angels, and their fidelity they
all, and judges them all before preserved among themselves.
him. 3. And I asked the angel, who
went with me, who showed me
CHAPTER 42. what was secret: “What are
1. Wisdom did not find a place these?”
where she might live, and a 4. And he said to me: “The
dwelling-place was given to her Lord of the spirits showed you a
in the heavens. picture of them: these are the
2. Wisdom came to dwell names of the just, who dwell on
among the children of men, and the earth and believe on the
found no dwelling-place; name of the Lord of the spirits
wisdom returned to her place to all eternity.”
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CHAPTER 44. will cause my chosen ones to
1. Also other things I saw in dwell thereon; and those who
reference to the flashes of have committed sins and crimes
lightning; how they arise from will not step on it.
the stars, and become lightning, 6. For I have seen and satisfied
and can leave nothing behind with peace my just ones, and
with them. have placed them before me;
but for the sinners there awaits
CHAPTER 45 before me a judgment, that I
1. And this is the second may destroy them from the face
Parable concerning those who of the earth.
deny the name of the dwelling-
place of the holy and of the CHAPTER 46
Lord of the spirits. 1. And there I saw one who had
2. They will not ascend to a head of days [i.e. was old], and
heaven, and will not come on his head was white like wool;
the earth; such will be the and with him was a second
portion of the sinners who deny whose countenance was like the
the name of the Lord of the appearance of a man, and his
spirits, who are thus preserved countenance was full of
to the day of suffering and agreeableness, like one of the
sorrow. holy angels.
3. On that day the chosen One 2. And I asked one of the
will sit upon the throne of glory angels, who went with me, and
and will choose among their [i.e. who showed me all the secrets,
men’s] deeds and places without concerning this son of man,
number, and their spirit will who he was and from where he
become strong in them when was, and why he goes with the
they see my Chosen One and Head of Days?
those who have called upon my 3. And he answered and said to
holy and glorious name. me: “This is the son of man,
4. And on that day I will cause who has justice, and justice
my Chosen One to dwell among dwells with him, and all the
them and will transform heaven hidden treasures he reveals,
and make it a blessing and a because the Lord of the spirits
light eternally. has chosen him, and his portion
5. And I will transform the overcomes all things before the
earth and make it a blessing, and
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Lord of the spirits in goodness 8. And they will be cast out of
to eternity. the houses of his congregations,
4. And this son of man, whom and of the faithful who hang on
you have seen, will arouse the the name of the Lord of the
kings and mighty from their spirits.”
couches, and the strong from
their thrones, and will loosen CHAPTER 47
the bonds of the strong, and 1. And in those days the prayer
will break the teeth of sinners. of the just, and the blood of the
5. And he will expel the kings just one ascend from the earth
from their thrones and from before the Lord of the spirits.
their kingdoms, because they do 2. In these days the holy ones,
not exalt him and praise him, who dwell in high heaven, will
and do not acknowledge unite in one voice, and will
humbly why the kingdom was petition and pray and praise and
given to them. thank and bless the name of the
6. And he will expel the Lord of the spirits, on account
countenance of the strong; and of the blood of the just which
shame will fill them: darkness has been spilled, and the prayer
will be their dwelling-place and of the just, that it may not be in
worms will become their vain before the Lord of the
couches, and they will have no spirits, that judgment may be
hope of rising from their held over them, and they not
couches because they do not suffer to eternity.
exalt the name of the Lord of 3. And in those days I saw the
spirits. Head of days, as he sat upon the
7. And these are they who throne of his glory, and the
master the stars of heaven, and books of the living were opened
raise their hands against the before him, and his whole host,
Most High, and tread the earth which is in high heaven and
and live thereon, and all their around him, stood before him.
doing is injustice and their 4. And the hearts of the holy
doing manifests injustice, and ones were filled with joy,
their power is in their riches, because the number of justice
and their faith is in gods which was fulfilled and the prayers of
they have made with their the just had been heard and the
hands, and they have denied the blood of the just one had been
name of the Lord of the spirits.
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demanded before the Lord of and he will be before him to
the spirits. eternity.
7. And the wisdom of the Lord
CHAPTER 48 of the spirits has revealed him
1. And at that place, I saw an to the holy and the just, for he
inexhaustible fountain of justice, preserves the portion of the
and around it many fountains of just, because they have hated
wisdom and all the thirsty drank and despised this world of
out of them and were filled with injustice, and have hated all its
wisdom, and their dwelling- deeds and ways in the name of
places were with the just and the Lord of the spirits; for in his
holy and chosen. name they will be saved, and he
2. And at that hour that Son of will be the revenger of their
man was called near the Lord of lives.
the spirits, and his name before 8. And in those days the
the Head of days. countenances of the kings of
3. And before the sun and the the earth, and of the mighty
signs were created, before the who possess the earth, will be
stars of heaven were made, his bent down on account of the
name was called before the deeds of their hands, for on the
Lord of the spirits. day of their terror and trouble
4. He will be a staff to the just their souls will not be saved.
and the holy, upon which they 9. And I will put them into the
will support themselves and not hands of my chosen, like straw
fall, and he will be the light of in fire and like lead in water;
the nations, and he will be the thus they will burn before the
hope of those who are sick in face of the just, and sink before
their hearts. the face of the holy, and no
5. All who live upon the earth trace of them will be found.
will fall down before him and 10. And on the day of their
bend the knee to him and will trouble, there will be rest on the
bless and praise him and will earth; before him, they will fall
sing psalms to the name of the and not rise again, and there will
Lord of the spirits. be no one to take them with his
6. For this purpose, he was hands and lift them up because
chosen and hidden before him they have denied the Lord of
before the world was created, the spirits and his Anointed.
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The name of the Lord of the through the name of the Lord
spirits be blessed! of the spirits; and he will show
it to the others, that they may
CHAPTER 49 repent, and cease the work of
1. For wisdom is poured out their hands.
like water, and glory does not 3. And they will have no honor
cease before him to all eternity. before the Lord of the spirits,
2. For he is powerful in all the but in his name, they will be
secrets of justice; and injustice, saved, and the Lord of the
like a shadow, will end, having spirits will have mercy on them,
no stability, because the Chosen for his mercy is great.
One has arisen before the Lord 4. And he is just in his
of the spirits and his glory is to judgment, and before his glory,
all eternity, and his power to all and injustice will not stand in
generations. his judgment: whosoever will
3. In him dwells the spirit of not repent will be destroyed.
wisdom, and the spirit of him 5. From now on I will not have
who imparts understanding, and mercy on them, says the Lord
the spirit of doctrine and of of the spirits.
power, and the spirit of those
asleep in justice. CHAPTER 51
4. And he will judge the secrets, 1. And in those days the earth
and no one will be able to speak will return that entrusted to it,
a vain word before him, because and Sheol will return that
he is the Chosen One before entrusted to it, which it has
the Lord of the spirits, received, and hell will return
according to his will. what it owes.
2. And he will choose the just
CHAPTER 50 and holy from among them, for
1. Аnd in those days there will the day has come that they be
be a change for the holy and saved.
chosen, and the light of the days 3. And the Chosen One in those
will dwell over them, and glory days will sit upon his throne,
and honor will be turned over and all the secrets of wisdom
to the holy. will proceed from the thoughts
2. And on the day of trouble, of his mouth, for the Lord of
evil will gather over the sinners, the spirits has given it to him
but the just will overcome and has honored him.
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4. And in those days the 5. Then this angel of peace
mountains will skip like rams, answered and said to me: “Wait
and the hills spring like lambs for a little, and you will see, and
satisfied with milk, and they will there will be revealed to you
all be angels in heaven. every secret that the Lord of the
5. Their faces will shine in spirits has planted.
gladness, because the Chosen 6. These mountains which you
One has arisen in those days, have seen, the mountain of iron,
and the earth will rejoice, and and the mountain of copper,
the just will live thereon, and and the mountain of silver, and
the chosen will walk and move the mountain of gold, and the
thereon. mountain of soft metal, and the
mountain of lead, all these will
CHAPTER 52 be before the Chosen One like
1. And after those days, at that wax in the presence of fire, and
place, where I had seen all the like the water which falls down
visions of that which is from above on these mountains,
hidden—for I was taken up by and will be weak before his feet.
the whirling of the wind and 7. And it will come to pass in
carried toward the west— those days that no one will save
2. there my eyes saw the secrets himself, not with gold and not
of heaven, all things that will be with silver: no one will be able
on the earth, a mountain of to save himself or to flee.
iron, and a mountain of copper, 8. And there will be no iron for
and a mountain of silver, and a war and no clothing for a
mountain of gold, and a breast-plate; metal will not aid
mountain of soft metal, and a and zinc will not aid, and will
mountain of lead. not be beaten out, and lead will
3. And I asked the angel who not be desired.
went with me, saying: “What are 9. And all these things will
those things which I have seen disappear and be destroyed
in secret?” from the face of the earth when
4. And he said to me: “All these the Chosen One will appear
things which you have seen are before the face of the Lord of
for the power if his Anointed, the spirits.”
that he may command and be
powerful on the earth.”
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CHAPTER 53. and the hills will be like a
1. And there my eyes saw a deep fountain of water, and the just
valley, whose mouth was open, will rest from the oppression of
and all those who dwell upon the sinners.”
the earth and sea and islands
will bring him gifts and presents CHAPTER 54
and tokens of submission, but 1. And I looked and turned
that deep valley will not be toward another side of the
filled. earth, and I saw there a deep
2. And they commit crimes with valley with a burning fire.
their hands, and everything they 2. And they brought the kings
make they devour criminally, and the powerful, and put them
they, the sinners; but they will into the deep valley.
be destroyed in the presence of 3. And there my eyes saw how
the Lord of the spirits, they, the they make instruments for
sinners, and will be chased from them, iron chains of immense
off the face of his earth weight.
continually to all eternity. 4. And I asked the angel of
3. For I have seen the angels of peace, who went with me,
punishment, going and saying: “These chain
preparing all the instruments for instruments, for whom have
Satan. they been prepared?”
4. And I asked the angel of 5. And he said to me: “These
peace who went with me: have been prepared for the
“These instruments, for whom hosts of Azâzêl, to imprison
have they been prepared?” them and put them into the
5. And he said to me: “These lowest hell: and their jaws will
are prepared for the kings and be covered with rough stones,
the mighty of this earth that as the Lord of the spirits has
they be destroyed with them. commanded.
6. And after this the Just and 6. Michael and Gabriel, Rufael
Chosen One will cause the and Fanuel, they will overpower
house of his congregation to them on that great day, will
appear; From now on it will not throw them on that day into the
be hindered in the name of the oven of burning fire, that the
Lord of the spirits. Lord of the spirits may avenge
7. And these mountains will be himself on them on account of
in his presence like the earth, their injustice, because they
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became subject to Satan, and and it will be a token of fidelity
have led astray those who dwell between me and them to
on the earth.” eternity, as long as heaven is
7. And in those days the above the earth.
punishment from the Lord of 3. And then it will be according
the spirits will come, and all the to my command; when I desire
repositories of water, which are to overpower them by the hand
above in the heavens, and also of the angel on the day of
the fountains of water, which trouble and suffering, before
are under the heavens, and this my anger and my
which are under the earth, will punishment, my anger and my
be opened. punishment will remain over
8. And all the waters will be them,” says the Lord of the
joined with the waters which are spirits.
above in the heavens, but the 4. “You mighty kings, who will
water which is in high heaven is dwell on the earth, you will be
the masculine, and the water about to see my Chosen One, as
which is beneath on the earth is he sits on the throne of my
the feminine. glory, and judges Azâzêl and all
9. And then will be destroyed all his associates, and all his hosts
those who dwell on the earth in the name of the Lord of the
and those who dwell under the spirits.”
ends of heaven.
10. And through this, they know CHAPTER 56
their injustice, which they have 1. And I saw there the hosts of
done on the earth, and therefore the angels of punishment
they are destroyed. walking and holding chains of
iron and of metal.
CHAPTER 55 2. And I asked the angel of
1. And after that the Head of peace, who went with me,
Days repented and said: “In saying: “To whom are these
vain have I destroyed all who going, holding them [i.e. the
dwell on the earth.” chains]?”
2. And he swore by his great 3. And he said to me: “Each
name: “From now on I will not one to his chosen and his
act this way towards all those beloved, that they be thrown
who dwell on the earth, and I into the deep abyss of the
will place a sign in the heavens; valley.
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4. And then that valley will be destruction, Sheol, will devour
filled with their chosen and the sinners from the presence of
beloved, and the day of their the chosen.
lives will be ended, and the day
of their error will, from that CHAPTER 57
time on, not be counted.” 1. And it came to pass after this
5. And in those days the angels that I saw again a host of
will assemble, and turn their wagons, upon which men were
heads toward the east, towards riding, and they came upon the
the people of Parthia and wind from the east and from
Media, in order to excite the the west to the south.
kings, and that a spirit of 2. And the noise of their
disturbance come over them, wagons was heard, and as this
and disturb them from off their commotion took place, the holy
thrones, that they come forth ones from heaven noticed it;
from their resting places like and the pillars of the earth were
lions, and like hungry wolves moved from their place, and it
amidst their flocks. was heard from the ends of the
6. And they will ascend and step earth to the ends of the heavens
upon the land of their chosen, in ONE day.
and the land of his chosen will 3. And they will all fall down
be before them a threshing- and bend the knee before the
floor and a path. Lord of the spirits. And this is
7. But the city of my just will be the end of the second Parable.
a hindrance to their horses, and
they will take up a battle CHAPTER 58
amongst themselves, and their 1. And I began to speak the
right will become strong against third Parable concerning the
themselves, and a man will not just and concerning the chosen.
know his neighbor or his 2. Blessed are you, the just and
brother, nor the son his father chosen, for your portion is
or his mother, until there will be glorious!
sufficient bodies by their death 3. And the just will be in the
and their punishment over light of the sun, and the chosen
them,—it will not be in vain. in the light of everlasting life;
8. And in those days the mouth and there will be no end to the
of Sheol will be opened, and days of their life, and the days
they will sink into it; and their
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of the holy will be without of the earth, and the thunder,
number. either for peace or a blessing or
4. And they will seek the light for a curse, according to the
and will find justice with the word of the Lord of the spirits.
Lord of the spirits; there will be 3. And after that, all the secrets
peace to the just with the Lord of the luminaries and of the
of the world. lightning were shown to me, as
5. And after that, it will be said they flash for a blessing and for
to the holy, that they should satisfaction.
seek in heaven the secrets of
justice, the portion of faith CHAPTER 60
[fidelity], for it has risen like the 1. In the year five-hundred, and
sun on the earth, and darkness in the seventh month, on the
has disappeared. fourteenth day of the month, of
6. And there will be an the life of Enoch. In that
unceasing light, and in the Parable, I saw that the heaven
number of days, they will not of heavens shook tremendously,
enter, because darkness will be and the host of the Most High,
destroyed first, and the light will and the angels, a thousand times
be mighty before the Lord of thousand, and ten thousand
the spirits, and the light of times ten thousand, were
rectitude will be strong in disturbed exceedingly.
eternity before the Lord of the 2. And then I saw the Head of
spirits. days sitting upon the throne of
his glory, and the angels and the
CHAPTER 59 just ones stood around him.
1. And in those days my eyes 3. And a great trembling took
saw the secrets of the lightning, hold of me, and fear seized me;
and the masses of light, and my loins were bent and were
their judgments; and they loosened, and my whole being
flashed for a blessing and for a melted together, and I fell down
curse, as the Lord of the spirits on my face.
desired. 4. And the holy Michael sent
2. And there I saw the secrets of another holy angel, one of the
the thunder, and how when it holy angels, and he raised me
resounds above in the heavens up. And as he raised me my
its sound is heard; and they spirit returned, for I had not
showed me the dwelling-places been able to endure the sight of
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this host and of that trembling 9. And I asked that other angel
and shaking of heaven. that he should show me the
5. And the holy Michael said to power of those monsters, how
me: “On account of what vision they were separated on ONE
is such trembling? Up to to-day day, and that one descended
was the day of his mercy, and he into the depths of the sea and
was merciful and slow to anger the other to the desert land.
over those who dwell on the 10. And he said to me: “You
earth. son of man, you desire to know
6. But when the day and the here that which is a secret.”
power and the punishments and 11. Then the other angel, who
judgments come, which the went with me, spoke to me, and
Lord of the spirits has prepared showed me that which was
for those who bow to the secret, the first and the last,
judgment of justice, and for what is in the heavens on high,
those who deny the judgment of and in the earth in the deep, and
justice, and for those who take on the ends of the heavens, and
his name in vain—that day has on the foundations of heaven,
been prepared a covenant for and in the repositories of the
the chosen, and a test for the winds;
sinners. 12. And how the spirits are
7. And on that day two divided, and how weighing is
monsters will be distributed, a done, and how the fountains
female monster, named and the winds are counted
Leviathan, to dwell in the depth according to the power of the
of the sea, over the fountains of spirit, and the power of the
the waters. lights of the moon, and that is it
8. But the masculine is named a power of justice, and the
Behemoth, who occupies, with divisions of the stars according
his breast, a void desert called to their names, and how each
Dêndâin, in the east of the division is divided;
garden where the chosen and 13. and peals of thunder
holy will dwell, where my according to the places where
grandfather was taken up, the they fall, and all the divisions
seventh from Adam, the first of that are made among the flashes
men whom the Lord of the of lightning that lightning may
spirits made. take place, and their hosts obey.
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14. For the thunder has places 19. And the spirit of the fog is
of rest for the awaiting of its not joined with them in their
peal, and thunder and lightning repositories, but it has a special
are inseparable, and although repository, for its course is in
not one, both go together clearness and in light and in
through the spirit and are not darkness and in winter and in
separated. summer, and its repository is
15. For when the lightning the light, and it [i.e. the spirit] is
flashes, the thunder utters its its angel.
voice, and the spirit causes a 20. And the spirit of the dew
rest during the flash, and divides has its dwelling-place at the
equally between them, for the ends of the heaven and is
treasury of their flashes is like connected with the repositories
the sand; and each one of them, of the rain, and its course is in
in its flash, is held with a bridle, winter and in summer; and its
and turned back by the power clouds and the clouds of the fog
of the spirit, and is pushed are connected, and one gives to
forward, according to the the other.
number of the directions on the 21. And when the spirit of rain
earth. moves out of its repository the
16. And the spirit of the sea is angels come and open the
masculine and strong, and repository, and lead it out, and
according to the strength of his when it is scattered over all the
power, he draws it [i.e. the sea] earth, and also as often as it is
back with a bridle, and in like joined to the waters of the
manner it is pushed forward, earth.
and scattered in all the 22. For the waters are for those
mountains of the earth. who live on the earth; for they
17. And the spirit of the hoar- are the nourishment for the
frost is his own angel, and the earth from the Most High, who
spirit of hail is a good angel. is in heaven; therefore rain has
18. And he has left go the spirit its measure, and angels receive
of the snow on account of its it.
strength, and it has a special 23. All these things I saw
spirit, and that which ascends towards the garden of the just.
from it is like smoke, and its 24. And the angel of peace, who
name is frost. was with me, said to me: “These
two monsters are prepared to be
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fed, according to the greatness 5. And these measures will
of God, that the punishments reveal all the secrets of the
from God be not in vain, and depths of the earth, and those
sons will be killed with their who have been destroyed by the
mothers, and children with their desert, and those who have
fathers. been devoured by the fish of
25. When the punishments the sea, and by the beasts, that
from the Lord of the spirits will they return and support
rest over them it will rest, so themselves on the day of the
that the punishments from the Chosen One, for none will be
Lord of the spirits may not destroyed before the Lord of
come in vain over those; after the spirits, and none can be
that there will be a judgment in destroyed.
his mercy and his patience.” 6. And then received a
command all who dwell in the
CHAPTER 61 heights of heaven, and ONE
1. And I saw in those days that power, and ONE voice, and
long cords were given to those ONE light, like the fire, was
angels, and they took to given to them.
themselves wings, and flew, and 7. And that one first they
went towards the north. blessed and exalted and glorified
2. And I asked the angel, saying: with wisdom, and showed
“Why have these taken the long themselves wise in speech and
cords, and have gone away?” in the spirit of life.
And he said to me: “They went 8. And the Lord of the spirits
out to measure.” placed his Chosen One on the
3. And the angel, who went with throne of his glory, and he will
me, said to me: “These bring judge all the deeds of the holy
the measures of the just and the ones in heaven, and will weigh
ropes of the just, that they may their deeds on scales.
support themselves on the 9. And when he will raise his
name of the Lord of the spirits countenance to judge their
to all eternity. paths that are secret by the
4. And the chosen will begin word of the name of the Lord
and dwell with the chosen, and of the spirits, and their path in
these measures will be given to the way of the just judgment of
faith [fidelity], and will the highest God, then they will
strengthen the word of justice. all speak with ONE voice, and
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bless, and praise, and exalt, and 13. For great is the mercy of the
glorify the name of the Lord of Lord of the spirits, and he is
the spirits. slow to anger, and all his doing,
10. And then will cry out all the and all his power, as much as he
host of the heavens, and all the has made, he has revealed to the
holy ones above, and the host just and to the chosen, in the
of God, Cherubim and name of the Lord of the spirits.
Seraphim and Ophanim, and all
the angels of power, and all the CHAPTER 62
angels of supremacies, and the 1. And thus the Lord
Chosen One, and the other commanded the kings and the
powers on the earth, above the powerful and the exalted and
water, on that day; those who dwell on the earth,
11. Аnd will raise ONE voice, and said; “Open your eyes, and
and will bless, and glorify, and lift up your horns, if you are
praise, and exalt, in the spirit of able to recognize the Chosen
faith [fidelity], and in the spirit One.”
of wisdom and of patience, and 2. And the Lord of the spirits
in the spirit of mercy, and in the sat on the throne of his glory,
spirit of judgment and of peace, and the spirit of justice was
and in the spirit of goodness, poured out over him, and the
and will all say with ONE voice; word of his mouth slew all the
‘Blessed is he, and blessed be sinners and all the impious, and
the name of the Lord of the they were destroyed before his
spirits, in eternity, and to face.
eternity.’ 3. Then will stand up on that
12. And all who do not sleep in day all the kings and the
high heavens will bless him; all powerful and the exalted and
his holy ones, who are in those who hold the earth, and
heaven, will bless him, and all will see him and will know that
the chosen, who dwell in the he sits on the throne of his
garden of life, and every spirit glory, and that the just are
of light, who is able to bless, judged in justice before him,
and glorify, and exalt, and say: and that there is no word
‘Holy,’ to your sacred name, and spoken in vain before him.
all flesh, which will exceedingly 4. And pain will come over
praise and bless your name to all them, like a woman who is in
eternity. travail, and to whom the birth is
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hard, when the son enters the 11. And the angels of
mouth of the mother, and she punishment will receive them to
has pain in giving birth. take vengeance on them
5. And one portion of them will because they have abused his
look upon the other and will children and his chosen.
tremble and cast down their 12. And they will be a spectacle
countenances, and pain will for the just and for his chosen;
seize them when they see this they will rejoice over them,
Son of the woman sitting on the because the wrath of the Lord
throne of his glory. of the spirits rests upon them,
6. And the powerful kings and and the sword of the Lord of
all who hold the earth will the spirits is drunk with them.
honor, and bless, and exalt him 13. And the just and chosen will
who rules over all, who was be saved on that day, and from
hidden. that moment will not see the
7. For formerly the son of man face of the sinners and of the
was hidden, and the Most High unjust.
preserved him before his power 14. And the Lord of the spirits
and has revealed him to the will dwell over them, and they
chosen. will dwell with this son of man,
8. And the congregation of the and will eat and lie down and
holy and the chosen will be rise again with him to all
sown, and all the chosen will eternity.
stand before him on that day. 15. And the just and the chosen
9. And all the powerful kings will have risen from the earth,
and the exalted and they who and will have ceased to cast
rule the earth will fall before down their faces, and will be
him upon their faces, and will clothed with the garments of
worship and will hope in this life.
Son of man, and will petition 16. And these will be the
him and ask him for mercy. garments of life before the Lord
10. And that Lord of the spirits of the spirits, and your garments
will only press them, that they will not become old, and your
hasten to leave his presence and glory will not decrease before
their countenances will be filled the Lord of the spirits.
with shame, and darkness will
be heaped upon their
countenances.
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CHAPTER 63 and darkness is our dwelling-
1. Аnd in those days the place to all eternity.
powerful kings, who hold the 7. For before him we have not
earth, will petition the angels of believed, and have not honored
punishment, to whom they are the name of the Lord of the
delivered, that they should give kings, and we have not praised
them a little rest, so that they the Lord in all his doing, and
could fall down and worship our hope was in the scepter of
before the Lord of the spirits, our kingdom and in our glory.
and could acknowledge their 8. And in the day of our trial
sins before him. and our trouble he did not save
2. And they will bless and us, and we do not find rest to
glorify the Lord of the spirits, believe that our Lord is faithful
and will say: “Blessed is the in all his deeds and in all his
Lord of the spirits, and the Lord judgments and his justice, and
of kings, the Lord of the that his judgment does not
powerful, and the Lord of the respect persons.
rulers, and the Lord of glory, 9. And we will disappear before
and the Lord of wisdom, and his face on account of our
every secret is clear. deeds, and all our sins are
3. And your power is to all counted in justice.”
generations, and your glory to 10. Now they will say to them:
all eternity: deep are your secrets “Our souls are satisfied with
all and without number, and unjust goods, but it does not
your justice without reckoning. prevent our going to the flames
4. Now we know that we should of the pain of hell.”
praise and bless the Lord of 11. And after that their
kings, and him who rules over countenances will be filled with
all the kings.” darkness and shame before that
5. And they will say: “Who will Son of man, and they will be
give us rest, that we might expelled from his presence, and
praise and thank and bless him, a sword will dwell in their midst
and be believers before his before his countenance.
glory? 12. And thus said the Lord of
6. And now we long for a little the spirits: “This is the
rest, and do not find it; we are ordinance and judgment of the
driven away, and do not receive mighty and the kings and the
it; the light has ceased before us, exalted and those who hold the
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earth before the Lord of the to me: “Why do you so bitterly
spirits.” and lamentingly cry to me?
6. A command has come from
CHAPTER 64 before the presence of the Lord
1. And I saw other faces in that over all those who dwell on the
place in secret. earth, that their end is at hand,
2. I heard the voice of the angel because they know all the
saying: “These are the angels secrets of the angels, and all the
who descended from heaven violence of the adversaries, and
upon the earth, and have all the powers of secrecy, and all
revealed to the children of men the powers of those who
that which was secret, and have practice sorcery and the powers
led astray the sons of men that of fascination, and the powers
they committed sin.” of those who make metal
images of the whole earth;
CHAPTER 65 7. and also how silver is
1. And in those days Noah saw produced from the dust of the
the earth that it was curved and earth, and how soft metal
that its destruction was near. originates on the earth.
2. And he lifted up his feet from 8. For lead and zinc are not
there, and went to the ends of produced like the former; a
the earth, and called to his fountain it is which produces
grandfather Enoch; and Noah them, and an angel who stands
said with a bitter voice: “Hear in it; and that angel is excellent.”
me! hear me! hear me!” three 9. And after that my grandfather
times. Enoch took hold of me with his
3. And he said to him: “Tell me hand, and raised me up, and
what is it that has been done on said to me: “Go, for I have
the earth, that the earth is so asked the Lord of the spirits
tired out and shaken? May I not concerning this shaking of the
be destroyed with it!” earth.
4. And after this time there was 10. And he said to me: ‘On
a great trembling on the earth, account of their injustice their
and a voice was heard from judgment is completed; and will
heaven, and I fell on my face. not be counted before me
5. And Enoch, my grandfather, concerning the months which
came and stood by me and said they have searched out, and
through which they have
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learned that the earth will be 3. And I went away from the
destroyed and those who live presence of Enoch.
thereon.
11. And for them there will be CHAPTER 67
no place of refuge to eternity, 1. And in those days the voice
because they have showed them of God was with me, and he
that which was secret, and they said to me: “Noah, behold your
will be judged; but not you, my portion has ascended to me, a
son; the Lord of the spirits portion without blame, a
knows that you are clean and portion of love and of
free of this blame concerning goodness.
the secrets. 2. And now the angels are
12. And he has strengthened making a wooden building, and
your name among the holy, and when they are gone to that
will preserve you from those work, I will lift up my hands
who dwell on the earth, and will upon it and will preserve it; and
strengthen your seed in justice out of it will be [i.e. come] the
for kings and great honors; and seed of life, and a change will
from your seed will proceed the come so that the earth does not
fountain of the just and the remain empty.
holy, without number, to 3. And I will strengthen your
eternity.” seed before me to all eternity
and will scatter those who dwell
CHAPTER 66 with you over the face of the
1. And after that, he showed me earth, and it [i.e. the seed] will
the angels of punishment, who be blessed and increased over
are prepared to come in order the earth in the name of the
to open all the powers of the Lord.”
water which is under the earth, 4. And they will enclose those
that it may be a judgment and angels who showed injustice in
destruction over all those who that flaming valley which my
live and dwell on the earth. grandfather Enoch showed to
2. And the Lord of spirits me before, in the west, in the
commanded the angels who mountains of gold and of silver
went forth, that they should not and of iron and of soft metal
lift up their hands, but should and of zinc.
wait; for these angels are over
the power of the waters.
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5. And I saw that valley, in in the lust of their flesh, and
which there was a great shaking deny the spirit of the Lord.
and a shaking of the waters. 11. And those waters
6. And as this took place there themselves, in those days, suffer
was produced from that a change, for when those angels
flaming, flowing metal, and out will be condemned on those
of the shaking that shook them, days, the heat of those fountains
at that place, an odor of of the waters changes, and when
sulphur, and it united with those the angels ascend, this water of
waters; and that valley of the the fountains changes and
angels who had led astray becomes cold.
burned under that earth. 12. And I heard the holy
7. And through the valley of Michael answering and saying:
that earth come rivers of fire, “This judgment wherewith the
where those angels who had led angels are condemned is a
astray those who dwell on the testimony for the kings and the
earth are condemned. powerful and for those who
8. And those waters will be in hold the earth.
those days for the kings and the 13. For these waters of
powerful and exalted and those judgment are a healing of the
who dwell on the earth, a angels and a death to their
medicine of the soul and of the bodies, but they will not see and
body, but for a judgement of will not believe that those
the spirit, because their spirits waters change, and will become
are full of lust, that they be a fire, which burns to eternity.”
punished in their bodies,
because they have denied the CHAPTER 68
Lord of the spirits, and see their 1. And after that my grandfather
judgments daily, and still believe Enoch gave me the signs of all
not in his name. the secrets in a book, and the
9. And as the burning of their Parables which had been give to
bodies increases there will be a him, and he compiled them for
change in their spirit to all me in the words of the book of
eternity; for no one will speak a the Parables.
vain word before the Lord of 2. And on that day the holy
the spirits. Michael answered, saying to
10. For the judgment comes Rufael: “The power of the spirit
over them, because they believe forces me and angers me, and
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on account of the severity of names: the first of them is
the judgment of the secrets, the Semjâzâ, the second Arestîqîfâ,
judgment over the angels; who the third Armên, the fourth
can endure the severity of the Kakabâêl, the fifth Turêl, the
judgment which is passed and sixth, Rûmjâl, the seventh
remains, and before which they Dânêl, the eighth Nûqaêl, the
melt away?” ninth Barâqêl, the tenth Azâzêl,
3. And the holy Michael the eleventh Armers, the twelfth
answered again and said to Batarjâl, the thirteenth Basasâêl,
Rufael: “Who is he whose heart the fourteenth Anânêl, the
is not softened concerning it, fifteenth Turjâl, the sixteenth
and whose reins are not shaken Simâpîsîêl, the seventeenth
by this word? A judgment has Jetarêl, the eighteenth Tûmâêl,
come over them from [i.e. on the nineteenth Tarêl, the
account of] those whom they twentieth Rûmâêl, the twenty-
have led out.” first Izêzêêl.
4. And it came to pass as he 3. And these are the heads of
stood before the Lord of the the angels, and the names of
spirits, the holy Michael spoke their chiefs over a hundred and
to Rufael: “And I will not be for the chiefs over fifty and the
them under the eye of the Lord, chiefs over ten.
for the Lord of the spirits is 4. The name of the first Jeqûn;
angered at them, because they he is the one who has led astray
act as if they were like gods. all the children of the holy
5. Therefore judgment which is angels, and has led them down
hidden comes over them, to all on the earth, and has led them
eternity; therefore, neither angel astray through the daughters of
nor man will receive his portion, men.
but they alone will receive their 5. And the second is called
judgment to all eternity.” Asbeêl; he is the one who has
taught the children of the holy
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1. And after this judgment, they has led them astray to destroy
will terrify and anger them, their bodies with the daughters
because they showed this to of men.
those who dwell on the earth. 6. And the third is called
2. And behold the names of Gâdreêl; he is the one who has
those angels! and these are their taught the children of men all
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the blows of death, and led the beatings of the birth in the
astray Eve, and showed to the womb, that it [i.e. the birth] fall,
children of men the instruments and the beatings of the soul, the
of death, the coat-of-mail and bites of the serpent, and the
the shield and the sword for beatings which take place at
battle, and all the instruments of noon, the son of the serpent
death to the sons of men. whose name is Tabâ’t.
7. And from his hand, they have 13. And this is the number of
come over those who dwell on Kesbeêl, who showed the head
the earth, from that time to of the oath to the holy ones,
eternity, when he dwelt high in glory;
8. And the fourth is called and his name is Bêqâ.
Pênêmû; he has taught the sons 14. And this one said to the
of men the bitter and the sweet holy Michael that he should
and taught them all the secrets show them the secret name, that
of their wisdom. they might see that secret name,
9. He taught men writing with and that they might mention
ink and writing surfaces, and this name in the oath, and they
thereby many sinned from may tremble before that name
eternity and to eternity and up and the oath, those that showed
to this day. to the children of men all that is
10. For men were not born to secret.
the purpose that they should 15. And this is the power of that
thus strengthen their fidelity oath, for it is powerful and
with a quill and with ink. strong, and he placed this oath
11. For man was not created Akâe’ into the hands of the holy
otherwise than the angels, that Michael.
they should remain just and 16. And these are the secrets of
pure, and death, which destroys this oath, and they were
all things, would not have strengthened by his oath, and
touched them, but through this heaven was suspended before
their knowledge they are the earth was made, and to
destroyed, and through this eternity.
power it devours me. 17. And by it the earth was
12. And the fifth is named founded on the water, and from
Kasdejâ; he has taught the sons the secret places of the
of men all the wicked beatings mountains come beautiful
of the spirits and the demons,
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waters for the living, from the 24. And all these believe in and
creation of the world to eternity. render thanks before the Lord
18. And by that oath, the sea of the spirits, and praise him
was created, and as its with all their power, and their
foundation he placed for it sand food is all thanksgiving, and
for the time of rage, and it dare they thank and praise and exalt
not pass over from the creation in the name of the Lord of the
of the world and to eternity. spirits to all eternity.
19. And by that oath, the depths 25. And over them this oath is
were strengthened and stand strong, and they are preserved
and do not move from their by it, and their paths are
places, from eternity and to preserved, and the courses are
eternity. not destroyed.
20. And by that oath, the sun 26. And there was great joy
and the moon complete their among them, and they blessed
course and depart not from and honored and exalted
their commands from eternity because the name of the Son of
and to eternity. man had been revealed unto
21. And by that oath, the stars them.
complete their courses, and he 27. And he sat upon the throne
calls their names and they of his glory, and the sum of the
answer him from eternity and to judgment was given to him, the
eternity. Son of man, and he causes to
22. And also the spirits of the disappear and to be destroyed
water and of the winds, and of the sinners from the face of the
all the zephyrs and their paths, earth, and also those who have
according to all the unions of led astray the earth.
the spirits. 28. They will be bound with
23. And in it are preserved the chains and will be imprisoned in
repositories of the voice of the assembling-place of
thunder and of the light of the destruction, and all their work
lightning, and there are will disappear from the face of
preserved the repositories of the earth.
hail and of the hoar-frost, and 29. And from that time on there
the repositories of the fog, and will be nothing that will be
the repositories of the rain and destroyed, for he, the Son of
of the dew. man, has appeared, and sits on
the throne of his glory, and all
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wickedness will disappear 2. And I saw two rivers of fire,
before his face and depart; but and the light of that fire flamed
the word of that Son of man like hyacinth, and I fell on my
will be strong before the Lord face before the Lord of the
of the spirits. This is the third spirits.
Parable of Enoch. 3. And Michael, an angel from
among the chiefs of the angels,
CHAPTER 70 took me by the right hand and
1. And it came to pass after this lifted me up, and led me out to
that his name was elevated all the secrets of mercy and to
during his lifetime to that Son the secrets of justice.
of man, to the Lord of the 4. And he showed me all the
spirits, away from those who secrets of the ends of heaven,
dwell on the earth. and all the repositories of the
2. And it was elevated on the stars and of the luminaries, and
wagons of the spirit, and the why they proceed into the
name departed in their midst. presence of the holy ones.
3. And from that day I was not 5. And the spirit moved Enoch
drawn in their midst, and he set into the heaven of heavens. And
me between two winds, I saw there in the midst of the
between the north and the west, light how there was something
there where the angels took the which was built of crystal stone,
cords to measure for me the and between these stones
place for the chosen and for the tongues of living fire.
just. 6. And my spirit saw how a fire
4. And there I saw the first surrounded this house, on the
fathers and the just, who dwell four sides rivers full of living
in this place from the beginning. fire, and how they surrounded
this house.
CHAPTER 71 7. And around about were
1. And it came to pass after this Seraphim and Cherubim and
that my spirit was hidden, and it Ophanim; these are they who
ascended into the heavens; there do not sleep, but guard the
I saw the sons of the angels throne of his glory.
stepping on a flame of fire; their 8. And I saw angels who could
clothes were white and also not be numbered, a thousand
their garments, and the light of times thousand, and ten
their faces was like crystal. thousand times ten thousand
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surrounded that house, and 14. And that angel came to me
Michael and Rufael, Gabriel and and greeted me with his voice
Fanuel, and the holy angels who and said to me: “You art a son
are in the high heavens enter of man who was born to justice,
and leave that house. and justice dwells over you, and
9. And Michael and Gabriel, the justice of the Head of days
Rufael and Fanuel, and many will not depart from you.”
holy angels without number 15. And he said to me: “He calls
came out of that house; ‘Peace’ unto you in the name of
10. And with them the Head of the world which is to come, for
days, his head white and clean thence peace proceeds since the
as wool, and his garments creation of the world, and thus
beyond description. it will be to you to eternity and
11. And I fell on my face, and from eternity to eternity.
all my flesh melted, and my 16. And all who will continue to
spirit was changed; and I cried walk in your path (you, whom
with a loud voice, with the spirit justice does not leave in
of power, and I blessed and eternity), their dwelling-places
honored and exalted. will be with you, and they will
12. And these blessings, which not be separated from you in
proceeded from my mouth, eternity and from eternity to
were pleasing before that Head eternity.
of days. 17. And so long life will be with
13. And that Head of Days that Son of man, and peace will
came with Michael and Gabriel, be to the just, and his right path
Rufael and Fanuel, and with to the just, in the name of the
thousands and with ten Lord of the spirits to all eternity.
thousand times thousand angels
without number.
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The Heavenly Luminaries
CHAPTER 72 portals into which the sun
1. The book of the courses of descends; the moon also rises
the luminaries of heaven, how and sets in these portals, and
it is with each one of them, as the leaders of the stars and
to their classes, their those led by them; six in the
governments, and their times, east and six in the west, and
as to their names and origin, all, each after the other, aright;
and as to their months, which also many windows to the
their leader Uriêl, a holy angel right and to the left of these
who was with me, showed to portals.
me, and their whole 4. And first comes forth the
description as it is he showed great luminary called the sun;
to me, and how it is with and his circuit is like the circuit
respect to all the years of the of the heavens, and he is
world and to eternity, till a entirely filled with flaming and
new creation is made which heating fire.
will continue to eternity. 5. The wagons on which he
2. And this is the first law of ascends are driven by the
the luminaries: the luminary wind, and the sun descending
sun has its ascent in the disappears from the heavens
portals of the heavens which and returns through the north
are towards the east, and his in order to reach the east, and
descent in the western portals is led that he comes to that
of heaven. portal and shines on the
3. And I saw six portals, out of surface of heaven.
which the sun ascends, and six
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6. And thus he comes forth, in night is shortened and is seven
the first month, in the great parts.
portal, and he comes forth 13. And the sun returns to the
from the fourth of these six east and goes into the sixth
portals towards the east. portal, and comes forth and
7. And in that fourth portal, descends into the sixth portal,
from which the sun comes thirty-one mornings on
forth in the first month, there account of its sign.
are twelve window openings, 14. And on that day the day is
from which a flame proceeds longer than the night, and the
when they are opened in their day will be double the night,
time. and the day is twelve parts,
8. When the sun rises from the and the night is shorter and is
heavens he comes out of that six parts.
fourth portal thirty mornings, 15. And the sun is raised so
and descends directly into the that the day is shortened and
fourth western portal of the night is lengthened, and
heaven. the sun returns to the east and
9. And in those days the day is enters the sixth portal and
daily lengthened, and the rises from it and sets thirty
nights nightly shortened to the mornings.
thirtieth morning. 16. And when the thirty
10. And in that day the day is mornings are completed the
two parts longer than the day diminishes by exactly
night, and the day is exactly ONE part, and the day is
ten parts and the night eight eleven parts and the night
parts. seven parts.
11. And the sun comes forth 17. And the sun comes forth
from this fourth portal and from this sixth portal in the
sets in the fourth and returns west and goes to the east and
to the fifth portal of the east rises in the fifth portal thirty
thirty mornings, and comes mornings and sets in the west
forth from it and descends again in the fifth portal.
into the fifth portal. 18. On that day the day
12. From then on the day is diminishes two parts, and the
lengthened two parts, and the day will be ten parts and the
day is eleven parts, and the night eight parts.
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19. And the sun comes forth 25. And the sun comes forth
from that fifth portal and on that day from the second
descends into the fifth portal portal and descends in the
of the west and rises in the west into the second portal
fourth portal, on account of its and returns to the east in the
sign, thirty-one mornings and first portal thirty-one
descends in the west. mornings and descends into
20. On that day the day is the west into the first portal.
equal to the night and 26. And on that day the night
becomes equal, and the night will be so long that it will be
is nine parts and the day nine the double of the day, and the
parts. night is exactly twelve parts
21. And the sun comes forth and the day six parts.
from that portal and sets in 27. And with that the sun has
the west and returns to the completed his stations, and he
east and comes forth from the again returns to his station and
third portal thirty mornings enters in this portal thirty
and sets in the west in the mornings; he rises and sets
third portal. opposite it in the west.
22. And on that day the night 28. And on that day the night
is longer than the day to the diminishes in length by ONE
thirtieth morning, and the day part, and is eleven parts and
becomes shorter daily to the the day seven parts.
thirtieth morning, and the 29. And the sun returns and
night is exactly ten parts and goes into the second portal of
the day eight parts. the east and returns to his
23. And the sun comes forth course thirty mornings, rising
from that third portal and sets and setting.
in the third portal in the west 30. And on that day the night
and returns to the east, and diminishes in length, and the
the sun goes into the second night is ten parts and the day
portal of the east thirty eight parts.
mornings, and in like manner 31. And on that day the sun
into the second portal in the comes forth from the second
west of the heavens. portal and descends in the
24. And on that day the night west and returns to the east
is eleven parts and the day and rises in the third portal
seven parts.
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thirty-one mornings and sets
in the west of the heavens. CHAPTER 73
32. And on that day the night 1. And after this law, I saw
is shortened and is nine parts, another law with reference to
and the day is nine parts, and the smaller luminary whose
the night is equal with the day, name is moon.
and the year has exactly three 2. And her circuit is like the
hundred and sixty-four days. circuit of the heavens, and her
33. And the length of the day chariot in which she rides is
and of the night, and the driven by the wind, and in a
shortness of the day and of measure, light is given to her.
the night—by the course of 3. Every month her ascent and
the sun they are made her descent is changed; her
separated. days are like the days of the
34. On that account, the day- sun, and when her light is
course becomes longer daily equal [full] her light is the
and the night-course shorter seventh part of the light of the
nightly. sun.
35. And this is the law and the 4. And thus she rises. And her
course of the sun and his beginning in the east comes
return when he returns; sixty forth on the thirtieth morning,
times he returns and comes and on that day she becomes
out, that is the great, eternal visible and is for you the
luminary which is called the beginning of the moon, on the
sun to all eternity. thirtieth morning, together
36. And that which thus with the sun in the portal
ascends is the great luminary, where the sun proceeds.
as it is called on account of its 5. And the one half is
appearance, according to the prominent by the seventh part,
command of the Lord. and her whole circuit is empty,
37. And thus he ascends and and there is no light with the
descends, and is not exception of the one seventh
diminished, and does not rest, part of the fourteen parts of
but runs day and night in his light.
chariot, and his light shines 6. And on that day when she
seven times stronger than that takes up the seventh part and
of the moon; but as regards the half of her light, her light
size they are both equal. contains one seventh and one
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seventh part and the half of it. parts she completes all her
She sets with the sun. darkness in the west.
7. And when the sun rises the 4. And in certain months she
moon also rises with him and changes her settings, and in
takes a half portion of light, certain months she goes her
and in that night in the peculiar course.
beginning of her morning on 5. And in two the moon sets
her first day the moon sets with the sun, in those two
with the sun, and is darkened portals which are in the
in that night, with the seventh middle, in the third and in the
and the seventh portions and fourth portal.
the half of one. 6. She comes forth seven days,
8. And she will rise on that day and turns and returns again by
with exactly the seventh part, that portal through which the
and will come out and become sun comes; and in that she
smaller from the rising of the completes all her light and
sun and shine the rest of her recedes from the sun; and
days, with the seventh and the enters in eight days into the
seventh part. sixth portal, through which the
sun comes forth.
CHAPTER 74 7. And when the sun comes
1. And I saw another course out of the fourth portal she
and law for her, making her comes out seven days, so that
monthly course according to she comes out of the fifth, and
that law. returns again in seven days
2. And Uriel, the holy angel, into the fourth portal and
who is the leader of them all, completes all her light, and
showed me all things, and I recedes and enters the first
wrote down all their positions portal in eight days.
as he showed them to me, and 8. And she returns again in
I wrote down their months as seven days to the fourth
they were and the appearance portal, through which the sun
of their lights till fifteen days comes forth.
are completed. 9. Thus I saw their places, the
3. And in seven single parts sun rising and setting
she completes all her light in according to the order of their
the east, and in seven single months.
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10. And in those days, if five eight years will be two
years are taken together, the thousand eight hundred and
sun has thirty superabundant thirty-two days.
days; and all the days which 16. For her receding in eight
belong to him for one of these years is eighty days, and all the
five years, when they are full, days she remains behind in
are three hundred and sixty- eight years are eighty days.
four days. 17. And the year is justly
11. And the superabundance finished, in accordance with
of the sun and of the stars is their stations and the stations
six days; of five years, each at of the sun, rising through their
six, are thirty days, and the portals, through which they
moon recedes from the sun rise and set thirty days.
and the stars thirty days.
12. And the moon brings in all CHAPTER 75
the years exact so that their 1. And the leaders of the
place neither precedes nor heads of the thousands, who
recedes ONE day, but she are over all creation and over
changes the years with exact all the stars, are also with the
justice in three hundred and four intercalary days, which
sixty-four days. cannot be separated from their
13. Three years have one places, according to the whole
thousand and ninety-two days; reckoning of the years, and
and five years, eighteen these serve the four days
hundred and twenty days; so which are not counted in the
that there will be in eight years reckoning of the years.
two thousand nine hundred 2. And on their account men
and twelve days. make a mistake in them, for
14. To the moon alone these luminaries serve in
belongs for three years one reality on the stations of the
thousand and sixty-two days, world, one in the first portal
and for five years she recedes and one in the third portal and
fifty days, viz. to the sum of one in the fourth portal and
these are added sixty-two days. one in the sixth portal; and the
15. And thus in five years, harmony of the course of the
there will be seventeen world is brought about by its
hundred and seventy days, so separate three hundred and
that the days of the moon for sixty-four stations.
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3. For the signs and the times 7. And many window-
and the years and the days, openings are to the left and to
these the angel Uriel showed the right thereof, and ONE
to me, he whom the eternal window in its time produces
Lord of glory had placed over warmth, like those portals
all the luminaries of heaven in from which the stars come
the heavens and in the world, forth as he has commanded
that they should rule on the them, and in which they set
surface of the heavens, and be according to their number.
seen on the earth, and be 8. And I saw chariots in
leaders for the day and for the heaven, running in the world,
night, viz. the sun and the above and below these portals,
moon and the stars and all the in which the stars that never
serving creatures who keep set turn.
their course in all the chariots 9. And one is greater than all,
of heaven. and this one moves through
4. The angel Uriel showed me the whole world.
also twelve openings in the
circuit of the chariot of the CHAPTER 76
sun from which the feet [i.e. 1. And on the ends of the
the rays] of the sun come earth I saw for all the winds
forth; and from them comes twelve portals opened, from
the warmth over the earth, which the winds come and
when they are opened at times blow over the earth.
destined for them. 2. Three of them are open on
5. There are also some for the the face [i.e. the east] of the
winds and for the spirit of the heavens, and three in the west,
dew, when they are opened at and three on the right [i.e.
times, standing open in the south] of heaven, and three on
heavens at the ends. the left [i.e. north].
6. Twelve doors I saw in the 3. And the first three are those
heavens, in the ends of the towards the east, and three
earth, out of which come forth towards the north, and three
the sun and the moon and the behind those which are on the
stars and all the deeds of left, towards the south, and
heaven, from the east and three in the west.
from the west. 4. Through four of these come
winds of blessing and of
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peace, and through those eight west, there come forth dew
come winds of injury: when and rain and grasshoppers and
they are sent they bring destruction.
destruction to all the earth and 10. And after these northerly
to the water on it and to all winds from the seventh portal,
those who dwell on it and to which is towards the east,
everything that is in the water inclining to the south, there
and on the land. come forth dew and rain,
5. And the first wind from grasshoppers and destruction.
these portals, which is called 11. And out of the middle
the eastern, comes forth from portal direct there come forth
the first portal which is rain and dew and life and
towards the east, inclining peace, and through the third
towards the south; out of it portal, which is towards the
comes destruction, dryness west, which inclines towards
and heat and death. the north, there come forth
6. And through the second fog and hoar-frost and snow
middle portal comes forth the and rain and dew and
right mixture; there come grasshoppers.
forth rain and fruitfulness and 12. And after these, the winds
peace and dew. And through which are towards the west:
the third portal, which is through the first portal, which
towards the north, come forth inclines towards the north,
coldness and dryness. there come forth dew and rain
7. And after these the winds and grasshoppers and coldness
towards the south come forth and snow and frost.
through three portals; firstly 13. And from the middle
through the first portal of portal there come forth dew
them, which inclines towards and rain, peace and blessing,
the east, there comes forth the and through the last portal,
wind of heat. which is towards the south,
8. And from the middle portal, there come forth dryness and
which is beside that one, there destruction, burning and
come forth a sweet incense death.
and dew and rain and peace 14. Thereby the twelve portals
and life. of the four portals [directions]
9. And through the third of heaven are completed, and
portal, which is towards the all their laws and all their
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destructions and their virtues I west empties its water into the
showed to you, my son great sea.
Methuselah. 6. And two of them come
from the north to the sea, and
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1. They call the first wind the Erythræan sea in the east.
eastern, because it is the first, 7. But the other four come
and they call the second the from the side of then north
southern because the Most over to the sea, two of them to
High descends there, and the Erythræan sea, and two
especially does the Blessed empty in the great sea;
One in eternity descend there. according to others, in the
2. And the name of the west desert.
wind is the diminishing 8. I saw seven great islands in
because there the luminaries the sea and on the land: two
of the heavens diminish and on the land and five in the
go down. great sea.
3. And the fourth wind, called
the north, is divided into three CHAPTER 78
parts, one of them is for the 1. The names of the sun are
dwelling of men, the second these: the first Orjârês, the
for the seas of water and for second Tômâs.
the valleys and for the woods 2. And the moon has four
and for the streams and for names: first Asônjâ, the
the darkness and for the fog; second Eblâ, the third Benâsê,
and the third part with the the fourth Êrâe.
garden of justice. 3. These are the two large
4. I saw seven high mountains, luminaries; their circuit is like
which were higher than all the the circuit of heaven, and in
mountains which are on the size both are equal.
earth, and from them there 4. And in the circuit of the sun
comes hoar-frost; and days there is a seventh portion of
and times and years cease and light from which some is given
depart. to the moon, and according to
5. I saw seven rivers on the a measure it is added till the
earth, larger than all the rivers; seventh portion of the sun is
one of them coming from the ended.
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5. And they set and enter the on the eleventh she decreases
portals of the west, and go to four parts, and on the
around by the north, and twelfth she decreases to three
come out of the portals of the parts, and on the thirteenth
east on to the surface of the she decreases to two parts, and
heavens. on the fourteenth she
6. And when the moon is decreases to the half of the
raised she is seen in the seventh part, and her light
heavens, having in herself the which was left on the whole
half of the seventh part of the disappears altogether on the
light, and in fourteen days her fifteenth day.
light is completed. 9. And in certain months the
7. Also, three times five moon has each time twenty-
portions of light are put into nine days, and once twenty-
her, so that on the fifteenth eight.
day her light is completed, 10. And Uriel showed me
according to the sign of the another law, when the light is
year, and it becomes three added to the moon, and from
times five portions, and the which side of the sun it is
moon becomes so by the half added.
of the seventh part. 11. All the time in which the
8. And in her decrease on the moon continues in her light
first day she decreases to she increases opposite the sun,
fourteen parts of her light, and till on the fourteenth day her
on the second she decreases to light is completed in heaven;
thirteen parts, and on the third and when she shines in full her
she decreases to twelve parts, light is completed in the
and on the fourth she heavens.
decreases to eleven parts, and 12. And on the first day she is
on the fifth she decreases to called the new moon, for on
ten parts, and on the sixth she that day the light is raised
decreases to nine parts, and on upon her.
the seventh she decreases to 13. And she is completed
eight parts, and on the eighth exactly on the day the sun
she decreases to seven parts, descends in the west and when
and on the ninth she decreases at night she ascends from the
to six parts, and on the tenth east and shines all night till the
she decreases to five parts, and
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sun rises opposite her and the according to her order in each
moon is seen opposite the sun. month and in every week;
14. Where the light of the 3. and the decrease of the
moon comes, there again she moon, which takes place in the
decreases till all her light sixth portal, for in that sixth
disappears, and the days of the portal her light is completed,
moon cease, and her circuit and from then there is the
remains empty without light. beginning of the month;
15. And three months she 4. also the decrease which
makes thirty days in her time takes place in the first portal,
and three months she makes in its time, till one hundred
each time twenty-nine days, in and seventy-seven days are
which she makes her decrease, completed; in the law of
in the first time and in the first weeks, twenty-five weeks and
portal for one hundred and two days;
seventy-seven days. 5. and how she tarries behind
16. And in the time of her the sun and according to the
departure she is seen each time law of the stars five days in
thirty days during three one time exactly; and when
months, and each time twenty- this place which you do see is
nine days during three completed.
months. 6. This is the picture and the
17. At night she appears each portrait of each luminary
time as a man twenty times, which the great angel Uriel,
and during the day like the who is their leader, showed to
heavens, for there is nothing me.
in her except her light.
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CHAPTER 79 1. And in those days Uriel
1. And now, my son answered and said to me:
Methuselah, I showed you all “Behold, I have showed you
things, and the whole law of all things, O Enoch, and have
the stars is completed. revealed to you that you
2. And he showed me all their should see this sun and this
laws for every day and for moon, and those who lead the
every time and for every stars of heaven and all those
government and for every that revolve, their deeds and
year, and her departure,
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their times and their their ways and will err and
departures. consider them gods.
2. And in the days of the 8. And evil will increase over
sinners the years will be them, and punishment will
shortened, and their seed will come upon them to destroy
be tardy on their lands and on them all.”
their meadows, and everything
on the earth will change and CHAPTER 81
will not appear in its time; the 1. And he said to me: “O
rain will be prevented, and the Enoch, contemplate the
heavens will retain it. writing of the tablets of
3. And in those times the fruit heaven, and read what is
of the earth will be tardy and written thereon, and learn
will not grow in its time, and each one.”
the fruit of the trees will be 2. And I contemplated
prevented in its time. everything on these tablets of
4. And the moon will change heaven, and read everything
her order and will not appear that was written, and learned
in her time. everything and read the book
5. And in those days it will be and everything that was
seen on the heavens that a written in it, all the deeds of
great unfruitfulness will come men and all the children of the
on the outermost chariot in flesh who will be on the earth
the west, and she will shine to the generation of eternity.
more brightly that according 3. And then I immediately
to the order of light. blessed the Lord and the
6. And many of the leaders of everlasting King of glory, that
the stars of command will err, he had made all the things of
and they will change their the earth, and I blessed the
paths and deeds, and those Lord on account of his
subject to them will not patience, and blessed him on
appear in their time. account of the children of the
7. And the whole order of the world.
stars will be kept from the 4. And at that time I said:
sinners, and the thoughts of “Happy the man who dies as a
those who dwell on the earth just and good one, concerning
will err concerning them, and whom there is no book of
they will be turned from all
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iniquity written, and against blessing the Lord of the
whom no blame is found.” worlds.
5. And those three holy ones
brought me and placed me on CHAPTER 82
the earth before the door of 1. And now my son,
my house and said to me: Methuselah, all these things I
“Announce everything to your relate to you and write for you,
son Methulselah, and show to and I have revealed to you
all your children that no flesh everything, and have given you
is just before the Lord, for he books concerning them all:
has created them. preserve, my son, Methuselah,
6. One year we will leave you the books from the hand of
with your children, till you art your father, and give them to
again strengthened, that you the generations of the world.
may teach your children and 2. Wisdom I have given you
write for them, and may testify and your children and those
before them all, your children; who will be your children, that
and in the second year they they give it to their children,
will lift you up out of their the generations to eternity,
midst. namely this wisdom above
7. Let your heart be strong, for their thoughts.
the good will announce justice 3. And those who understand
to the good, the just will it will not sleep, but will hear
rejoice with the just and will with their ears, that they may
congratulate themselves learn this wisdom, and it will
among themselves. please those who eat of it
8. But the sinner will die with more than good food.
the sinner, and the renegade 4. Happy are all the just, happy
sink down with the renegade. all those who walk in the paths
9. And those who do justice of justice and have no sin like
will die on account of the the sinners, in the counting of
deeds of men, and will be all their days, in which the sun
gathered in on account of the goes through the heavens,
deeds of the impious.” entering and departing from
10. And in those days they the gates, each time thirty
completed conversing with times, together with the heads
me, and I went to my people of the thousands of this order
of the stars, together with the
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four that are added and and in their times and in their
separate between the four festivals and in their months.
portions of the year, which 10. And these are the names
they lead and enter with them of those who lead them, who
four days. watch that they enter in their
5. And on their account, men times and in their order and in
will be at fault, and will not their occasions and in their
count them in the reckoning months and in their powers
of the whole world; but men and in their positions.
will be mistaken and will not 11. Their four leaders who
know them exactly. divide the four portions of the
6. For they belong to the year enter first; after them the
reckoning of the year and are twelve leaders of the orders,
exactly marked forever, one in who separate the months and
the first portal and one in the the year into three hundred
third and one in the fourth and sixty-four days, together
and one in the sixth, and the with the heads of the
year is completed in three thousands who divide the
hundred and sixty-four days. days; for the four intercalary
7. And the account of it is days these are the leaders who
true, and the marked separate the four parts of the
reckoning exact; for the years.
luminaries and the months and 12. And of those heads of the
the festivals and the years have thousands, one is placed
been shown and given to me between the leader and the led,
by Uriel, to whom the Lord of back of the position, but their
all creation had given a leader divides.
command, in reference to me, 13. And these are the names
of the host of the heavens. of the leaders who separate
8. And he has power over the four parts of the year
night and day in the heavens, which are ordained: Melkeêl
that he may show light over and Helemmêlêch, and Mêlêjal
men; the sun and the moon and Nârêl.
and the stars and all the 14. And the names of those
powers of heaven which turn they lead: Adnârêl and
in their circuit. Ijasusâêl and Ijelumîêl, these
9. And this is the order of the three follow after the leaders
stars that set in their places of the orders, and one follows
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after the three leaders of the Hêlojâsêph; and ended are the
orders, who follow after those days of the power of this one.
leaders of positions who 18. The other leader, who is
separate the four portions of after them, is Helemmêlêk,
the year. whom they call the shining
15. In the commencement of sun, and all the days of his
the year Melkejâl rises first and light are ninety-one days.
rules, he who is called 19. And these are the signs of
Tamaânî and sun, and all the the days of the earth: burning
days of his government that he heat, dryness, and the trees
rules are ninety-one days. bringing their fruit to ripeness
16. And these are the signs of and completion, and the sheep
the days which are seen on the mate and become pregnant;
earth in the days of his and all the fruit of the earth is
government: sweat and heat gathered in, and everything
and anxiety, and all the trees that is in the fields; and the
producing fruit, and the leaves making of wine; this takes
appearing on all the trees, and place in the days of his power.
the harvest of wheat, and the 20. These are the names and
blooming of roses, and all the the orders and the subordinate
flowers blooming in the fields, leaders of those heads of the
but the trees of winter become thousands: Gêdâêl and Kêêl
withered. and Hêêl, and the name of the
17. And these are the names head of a thousand, which is
of the leaders who are under added to them, Asfâêl; and
them: Berkeêl, Zalbesâêl, and completed are the days of his
one other who is added, a power.
head of a thousand, called
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The Dreams
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remain to me a posterity on over the earth, and then I
earth, and that you would not could no longer see that red
annihilate all the flesh of men, one.
and not make empty the whole 5. And that black one grew,
earth, and there be everlasting and a cow came with it, and I
destruction. saw that many cattle, like it
6. And now, my Lord, and following it, came from it.
annihilate from the earth the 6. And that cow, the first one,
flesh which has angered you, came from the presence of
but the flesh of justice and of that first bullock, seeking that
rectitude establish as a plant of red one, and did not find it,
the seed to eternity, and do and then raised a great cry, and
not hide your face from the hunted it.
prayer of your servant, O 7. And I looked until that first
Lord!” bullock came to her and
quieted her, and from that
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1. And after this, I saw 8. And after that, she brought
another dream, and I will forth another white bullock,
show you all, my son. and after that she brought
2. And Enoch began and said forth many bullocks and black
to his son Methuselah: “To cows.
you, my son, I will speak; hear 9. And I saw in my sleep that
my words, and lend your ear white bullock grew and
to the vision of the dream of become a large white bullock,
your father. and from him came many
3. Before I took your mother white bullocks, and they were
Ednâ, I saw in a vision on my similar to him.
couch, and behold, a bullock 10. And they commenced to
came out of the earth, and this beget many white bullocks,
bullock was white; and after and these were similar to
him there came a female of them, and one followed the
the same species, and together other.
with this one came other
cattle, one of them was black CHAPTER 86
and one red. 1. And again I saw with my
4. And that black one-horned eyes, while I was sleeping, and
the red one, and followed it I saw the heavens above, and
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behold one star fell from
heaven, and arose and ate and CHAPTER 87
pastured among those 1. And again I saw them as
bullocks. they began to horn each other,
2. And after that, I saw the and to devour each other, and
large and the black bullocks, the earth began to cry aloud.
and behold all changed their 2. And I again raised my eyes
stalls and their pastures and to heaven, and saw in the
their cattle, and began to vision, and behold there came
lament one with the other. from heaven those who were
3. And again I saw in the like white men: one came out
vision, and looked at the from that place, and three with
heavens, and behold I saw him.
many stars; and they fell from 3. And those three who came
heaven, and were thrown from out last took me by the hand,
heaven near that first star, and and bore me away from the
among those cattle and generations of the earth, and
bullocks; there they were with elevated me to a large place,
them, pasturing among them. and showed me a tower higher
4. And I looked at them, and than the earth, and all the hills
behold they all let out their were lower.
sexual members, like horses, 4. And they said to me:
and began to mount the cows “Remain here until you see
of the bullocks; and these all everything that comes over
became pregnant, and brought those elephants and camels
forth elephants and camels and asses, and over the stars,
and asses. and over all the bullocks.”
5. And all the bullocks feared
them, and were affrighted at CHAPTER 88
them, and they commenced to 1. And I saw one of those four
bite with their teeth, and to who had come out before, and
devour, and to push with their he took that star which had
horns. first fallen from heaven, and
6. And they then began to bound it hand and foot, and
devour those bullocks, and put it in an abyss; and this
behold all the children of the abyss was narrow and deep
earth began to tremble, and to and terrible and dark.
shake before them, and fled.
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2. And one of them drew his and caused that yard to
sword, and gave it to those disappear, until all the land
elephants and camels and was covered with water.
asses; and they began to beat 4. And the water and the
one another, and the whole darkness and the fog increased
earth shook on their account. over it; and as I looked at the
3. And as I saw in the vision, height of this water, this water
behold then one of those four was elevated over that yard,
who had descended threw and emptied over the yard,
from heaven, and gathered and stood on the earth.
and took all the great stars, 5. And all the bullocks which
whose sexual members were were in the yard were
like the sexual members of collected, so that I
horses, and bound them all immediately saw how they
hand and foot, and put them sank down and came to
in an abyss of the earth. naught, and were destroyed in
that water.
CHAPTER 89 6. But that vessel swam on the
1. And one of those four went water, and all the bullocks and
to that white bullock, and elephants and camels and
taught him a mystery while he asses on the earth sank down,
was trembling; he was born a and all the animals; and I was
bullock and became a man, not able to see them, and they
and he made for himself a were unable to come out, but
large vessel and lived in it; and were destroyed, and sank
three bullocks lived with him down into the abyss.
in that vessel, and it was 7. And again I saw in the
covered over above them. vision till those sluices were
2. And I again raised my eyes put away from that high roof,
towards heaven, and saw a and the fountains of the earth
high roof and seven sluices to dried up, and other abysses
it, and those sluices emptied were opened.
much water into a yard. 8. Then the water began to run
3. And I saw again, and behold into these till the earth became
fountains were opened on the uncovered; but that vessel
earth, in that great yard; and reached the earth, and the
that water began to swell, and darkness retreated, and it
to be lifted above the land, became light.
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9. But that white bullock, sheep to the wolves, and that
which had become a man, sheep grew up among the
came out of that vessel, and wolves.
the three bullocks with him; 14. And the Lord brought the
and one of the three bullocks eleven sheep to live with it,
was white, similar to that [first] and to pasture with it among
bullock, and one of them was the wolves, and they increased,
red like blood, and one black; and became many herds of
and that one, the white sheep.
bullock, went away from them. 15. And the wolves began to
10. And they began to bring fear, and oppressed them till
forth animals of the desert and they [the wolves] finally
birds, so that there arose out destroyed their [i.e. the
of them a varied diversity of sheep’s] young, and threw
kinds: lions and panthers and their young into a stream of
dogs and wolves and hyenas much water; but these sheep
and wild boars and foxes and began to cry aloud, on account
squirrels and hogs and falcons of their young, before the
and vultures and buzzards and Lord.
eagles and crows; and among 16. And a sheep which had
them was born a white been saved from the wolves
bullock. fled, and escaped to the wild
11. And they began to bite one asses; and I saw the sheep as
another, but that white bullock they lamented and cried and
which was born among them asked their Lord with all their
begat a wild ass and a white power, till that Lord of the
bullock with it, and the wild sheep descended at the voice
ass increased. of the sheep from his high
12. But that bull which was abode, and came and looked
born from him begat a black after them.
wild boar and a white sheep, 17. And he called to that sheep
and this wild boar begat many which had escaped from the
boars, but that sheep wolves, and spoke with it
produced twelve sheep. concerning the wolves, that it
13. And when these twelve should counsel them not to
sheep had grown, they gave touch the sheep.
one of them to the asses, and 18. And that sheep went to the
these asses then gave that wolves by the voice of the
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Lord; and another sheep met from this side and from that
that sheep, and went with it, before their faces; and their
and these two came together Lord leading them stood also
to the abode of those wolves, between them and the wolves.
and spoke with them, and 25. And as those wolves did
admonished them that from not yet see the sheep, they
this moment they should not went into the middle of the
touch the sheep. sea of water; and the wolves
19. And then I saw the wolves, followed the sheep, and ran
and how they exceedingly after them into the sea of
oppressed the sheep with all water.
their power; and the sheep 26. And when they saw the
cried aloud. Lord of the sheep they turned
20. And their Lord came to that they might flee from
the sheep, and began to beat before his face; but this sea of
those wolves, and the wolves water gathered itself together,
began to lament; but the sheep suddenly took again its own
became quiet, and from then character, and the water
on did not cry. swelled and rose till it covered
21. And I saw the sheep till those wolves.
they had gone away from the 27. And I saw till all the
wolves, and the wolves were wolves which had followed
blinded as to their eyes, and those sheep were destroyed,
those wolves went out that and sank down.
they might follow the sheep 28. But the sheep escaped
with all their power. from that water, and went into
22. And the Lord of the sheep the desert, where there was no
went with them, leading them, water and no grass; and they
and all the sheep followed began to open their eyes and
him; and his face was shining, to see; and I saw the Lord of
and this appearance terrible the sheep pasturing them and
and sublime. giving them water and grass,
23. But the wolves and that [former] sheep going
commenced to follow those and leading them.
sheep till they reached them in 29. And this sheep ascended
a sea of water. to the height of a high rock,
24. And this sea of water was and the Lord of the sheep sent
divided, and the water stood it to them.
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30. And after that I saw the those erring sheep; and then it
Lord of the sheep as he stood began to kill them, and the
before them; and his sheep feared its countenance;
appearance was terrible and and thus that sheep brought
powerful, and all those sheep back those erring sheep, and
saw him, and were afraid they returned to their folds.
before his face. 36. And I saw there in the
31. And they were all afraid, vision till that sheep became a
and trembled before him, and man, and built the Lord of the
cried after that sheep which sheep a house, and placed all
was with him to the other the sheep in that house.
sheep which was among them: 37. And I saw till that sheep
“We are not able to exist that had met the sheep which
before our Lord, or to look at led the sheep reposed [in
him.” death], and I saw till all the
32. And that sheep which led large sheep were destroyed,
them returned, and ascended and small ones arose in their
to the height of that rock; but places, and they came to a
the sheep began to be blinded pasture and approached a
as to their eyes and erred from stream of water.
the path which it showed to 38. And this sheep which led
them, but this sheep did not them, and which became a
know it. man, was separated from
33. And the Lord of the sheep them, and reposed [in death];
was enraged over them greatly, and all the sheep sought it, and
and that sheep discovered it, cried over it exceedingly.
and descended from the 39. And I saw till they became
height of the rock, and came quiet from their crying over
to the sheep, and found the this sheep, and they crossed
greater part of them blinded as that stream of water, and there
to their eyes, and erring from always arose other sheep that
his path. led them in the place of those
34. And as they saw it they which had departed and led
feared and trembled before its them.
face, and desired to return to 40. And I saw the sheep until
their folds. they came into a good place,
35. And that sheep took other and into a pleasant and
sheep with it, and came to glorious land; and I saw these
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sheep till they were satisfied, those dogs oppressed the
but the house stood among sheep.
them in the beautiful land. 47. And the first buck pursued
41. And sometimes their eyes the second buck, and the
were opened, and sometimes second buck rose up and fled
they were blinded, till another before its face, and I saw till
sheep arose, and led them, and those dogs cast down the first
conducted them all back, and buck.
their eyes were opened. 48. And that second buck
42. And the dogs and the arose, and led the smaller
foxes and the wild boars began sheep, and this buck begat
to devour those sheep till many sheep, and reposed [in
another sheep arose, a buck, in death], and a small sheep
their midst, which led them. became the buck in its place
43. And this buck began to and was the prince and leader
butt those dogs and those of those sheep.
foxes and those wild boars 49. And those sheep grew and
from both sides, till he had increased, and the dogs and
destroyed them all. the foxes and the wild boars
44. And that sheep had its eyes were afraid and fled before it,
opened, and saw this buck and that buck butted and
which was among the sheep killed all the wild beasts, and
departing from his honor, and those wild beasts had no more
beginning to butt those sheep, power among the sheep, and
and to tramp on them, and to never robbed them of
walk unseemly. anything.
45. And the Lord of the sheep 50. And that house became
sent that sheep to another great and broad, and a large
sheep and exalted it to become tower was built on that house
a buck, and to lead the sheep of the Lord of the sheep for
in the place of that sheep those sheep, and the house
which had deserted his honor. was low, but the tower was
46. And it went to it, and high and broad, and the Lord
spoke to it alone, and elevated of the sheep stood on that
it to become a buck, and made tower, and they placed a full
it the prince and leader of the table before him.
sheep; but during all that time 51. And I again saw those
sheep that they again erred,
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and went many ways, and left 56. And I saw that he left that
their house, and the Lord of house of theirs and their tower
the sheep called some from and gave them all into the
among them, and sent them to hand of lions that they should
the sheep, but the sheep began tear and devour them, into the
to kill them. hand of all the wild beasts.
52. And one of them was 57. And I began to cry aloud
saved, and was not killed, but with all my power, and called
escaped, and cried over the upon the Lord of the sheep
sheep, and they wanted to kill and showed him this in
it, but the Lord of the sheep reference to the sheep, that
saved it out of the hands of they were being devoured by
the sheep, and brought it up to all the wild beasts.
me, and caused it to dwell 58. But he remained silent,
there. seeing it, and rejoiced that they
53. And he sent many other were devoured and swallowed
sheep to those sheep to and robbed, and left them in
admonish them, and to lament the hand of all the wild beasts
over them. as food.
54. And after that I saw, as 59. And he called seventy
they left the house of the Lord shepherds and put away those
of the sheep and his tower, sheep, in order that they
they departed entirely, and should pasture them, and he
their eyes were blinded; and I spoke to the shepherds and to
saw the Lord of the sheep that their companions: “Each
he caused much death among single one of you will now
them in each one of their pasture the sheep, and
herds, till these sheep even everything I command you,
called for this death, and they do!
betrayed his place. 60. And I deliver them over to
55. And he left them in the you according to number, and
hand of the lions and tigers will tell you which of them will
and wolves and jackals, and in be destroyed; those kill!”
the hand of foxes and all the 61. And he gave those sheep
wild beasts, and these wild over to them. And to another,
beasts began to tear those he called and said to him:
sheep to pieces. “Watch and see everything
that the shepherds do
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concerning these sheep; for those sheep in the hands of
they will destroy more of them the lions.
than I have commanded. 66. And the lions and the
62. And each superabundance tigers devoured and swallowed
and the destruction which the the greater part of those
shepherds do to these write sheep, and the wild boars
down, how many they destroy devoured with them, and they
by my command, and how burned that tower and
many they destroy by their demolished that house.
own will, and write down 67. And I mourned a great
separately each destruction by deal over that tower because
each shepherd. that house of the sheep was
63. And according to the demolished; and after that I
number recite before me how could no longer see those
many they have destroyed of sheep whether they entered
their own account and how that house.
many were given them for 68. And the shepherds and
destruction, that this may be a their companions delivered
testimony for me against over those sheep to all the
them, that I may know every wild beasts to devour them,
deed of the shepherds to give and each one of them received
them over, and may see what in his time a certain number,
they do, whether they do my and of each one the other
commands which I have wrote down in a book how
commanded them or not. many he destroyed.
64. And they will not know, 69. And each one killed and
and you shalt not let them destroyed more than was
know nor admonish them, but ordered him, and I began to
write down all the destruction cry and to lament exceedingly
of the shepherds, each one in concerning those sheep.
its time, and lay everything 70. And in the vision I saw
before me.” that scribe as he wrote each
65. And I saw till those one that was destroyed by
shepherds pastured in their those shepherds on each day
times and began to kill and to and brought up and opened
destroy more than was and showed this whole book
commanded them, and left to the Lord of the sheep,
everything that they had done
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and every one that each single field and mixed themselves
one had removed and every with them and did not save
one that they had handed over them from the hands of the
for destruction, wild beasts.
71. And the book was read 76. And he who wrote the
before the Lord of the sheep, book brought it to the houses
and he took the book in his of the Lord of the sheep, and
hand, and read it and sealed it showed it and read it and
and laid it down. petitioned him on their
72. And after that I saw that account and asked him, while
shepherds pastured twelve showing him all the deeds of
hours, and behold, three of their shepherds and testifying
those sheep turned around before him against all the
and came and entered and shepherds.
began to build everything that 77. And he took the book and
was demolished of the house, laid it beside him, and
but the wild boars attempted departed.
to hinder them, and they could
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73. And they again began to 1. And I saw to the time when
build, as before, and put up thirty-six shepherds thus
that tower, and it was called pastured, and each one
“the high tower”; and they completed his time like the
again began to place a table first; and others received them
before that tower, and all the in their hands to pasture them
bread on it was unclean and in their time, each shepherd in
not pure. his own time.
74. And concerning all this the 2. And after that I saw in the
sheep were blinded as to their vision all the birds of heaven
eyes, and did not see, and their coming: the eagles and the
shepherds likewise; and a great vultures and the buzzards and
many were delivered to their the crows; but the eagles led
shepherds for destruction, and all the birds; and they began to
they trod on the sheep with devour those sheep and to
their feet and devoured them. pick out their eyes and to
75. And the Lord of the sheep devour their flesh.
remained quiet till all the 3. And the sheep cried out
sheep were scattered in the because their flesh was being
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devoured by the birds. And I forth, ONE of those sheep,
cried and lamented in my sleep and their eyes were opened.
over that shepherd who was 10. And it looked at them, and
pasturing the sheep. their eyes were opened, and it
4. And I saw until those sheep cried to the sheep, and the
were devoured by the dogs bucks saw it, and all ran to it.
and the eagles and the 11. And with all that those
buzzards, and they did not eagles and vultures and crows
leave on them meat or skin or and buzzards to that time were
muscles till the skeletons stood tearing those sheep to pieces,
there alone, and the skeletons and flew down on them and
fell to the ground also, and the devoured them; but the sheep
sheep became less. remained quiet, and the bucks
5. And I saw to the time when lamented and cried out.
twenty-three shepherds 12. And those crows fought
pastured, and they completed, and battled with it and sought
each in his time, fifty-eight to remove that horn, but had
times. no power over it.
6. But small lambs were born 13. And I saw them till the
from those white sheep, and shepherds and the eagles and
they began to open their eyes those vultures and buzzards
and to see and to cry to the came, and they cried to those
sheep. crows that they should break
7. But the sheep did not cry to that horn of the buck; and
them and did not hear what they fought and battled with it,
they said to them, but were and it fought with them and
exceedingly deaf, and their cried that its help might come
eyes exceedingly and to it.
powerfully blinded. 14. And I saw till that man
8. And I saw in the vision that who had written down the
the crows flew on to those names of the shepherds and
lambs and took one of those brought them up to the Lord
lambs, but broke the sheep of the sheep came, and he
and devoured them. helped that buck and showed
9. And I saw till horns came to it everything, that its help had
those lambs and the crows come down.
threw down those horns; and I 15. And I saw till that Lord of
saw till ONE great horn came the sheep came to them in
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anger, and all who saw him 20. And I saw till a throne was
fled, and all fell into his built on the earth in the
shadow before his face. pleasant land, and the Lord of
16. All the eagles and vultures the sheep sat upon it, and he
and crows and buzzards took all the sealed books and
assembled and brought with opened those books before
them all the sheep of the the Lord of the sheep.
desert, and they all came 21. And the Lord called to
together and assisted one those first six white ones, and
another in order to break that commanded that they should
horn of the buck. bring to him, from the first
17. And I saw that man who star on, which had come forth,
had written the book by the all the stars whose sexual
voice of God till he opened members had been similar to
that book of destruction the sexual members of horses,
which those last twelve and also the first star that had
shepherds had practiced, and first fallen; and they brought
showed that they had all before him.
destroyed more that those 22. And he said to that man
before them, before the Lord who wrote before him, who
of the sheep. was one of the six white ones,
18. And I saw till the Lord of and said to him: “Take those
the sheep came to them and seventy shepherds to whom I
took the rod of anger in his have delivered the sheep, and
hand, and struck the earth so taking them, they of their own
that the earth was rent apart, account killed more than I had
and all the beasts and the birds commanded them.”
of heaven fell away from those 23. And behold I saw them all
sheep, and sank down into the bound, and all stood before
earth, and it was covered over him.
them. 24. And the judgment was first
19. And I saw till a great over the stars, and they were
sword was given to the sheep, judged and were found to be
and the sheep came to those sinners, and went to the place
wild beasts to kill them, and all of judgment and were thrown
the beasts and the birds of into an abyss filled with fire
heaven fled from their face. and burning and filled with
pillars of fire.
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25. And those seventy 30. And I saw all the sheep
shepherds were judged and that had been left and all the
were found to be sinners, and animals on the earth and all
THEY were thrown into this the birds of the heavens,
abyss of fire. falling down and worshiping
26. And I saw at that time that those sheep and petitioning
an abyss like it was opened in and obeying them in every
the middle of the earth, which word.
was full of fire, and they 31. And after that those three
brought those blinded sheep, who were dressed in white,
and they all were judged and who had led me up before,
were found to be sinners, and took me by the hand, and the
were thrown into the abyss of hand of that buck taking hold
fire and burned; and this abyss of me, they raised me, and put
was to the right of that house. me down in the midst of those
27. And I saw those sheep sheep before the judgment
burning, and their bones took place.
burned. 32. But those sheep were all
28. And I stood looking till he white, and their wool large and
enveloped that old house, and clean.
they took out all the pillars, 33. And all that were
and all the planks and the destroyed and scattered, and
ornaments of that house were all the wild beasts and all the
wrapped in with it, and they birds of heaven were collected
brought it out and put it in in that house, and the Lord of
one place, on the right [i.e. the sheep rejoiced greatly, for
south] of the earth. they were all good and had
29. And I saw the Lord of the returned to his house.
sheep till he produced a new 34. And I saw till they laid
house, larger and higher than down that sword which had
that first, and put it in the been given to the sheep, and
place of the first, which had returned it to his house; and it
been enveloped, and all its was sealed before the face of
pillars were new, and the the Lord, and all the sheep
ornaments new and larger were closed up in that house,
than of the first old one, but it could not contain them.
which he had removed, and all 35. And the eyes of all of them
the sheep were in its middle. were opened, and they saw the
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good, and there was not ONE 39. And I reposed in their
among them that did not see. midst, and I awoke and saw
36. And I saw that that house everything.
was large and broad and 40. And this is the vision that I
exceedingly full. saw as I was asleep; and I
37. And I saw that a white awoke and blessed the Lord of
bullock was born, and his justice and gave him glory.
horns were large, and all the 41. And then I cried greatly,
wild beasts and all the birds of and my tears did not stand still
heaven feared him and till I was not able to endure it;
petitioned him at all times. when I looked they flowed on
38. And I saw till all their account of that which I saw,
generations were changed, and because everything will come
they all became white bullocks, and be fulfilled, and all the
and the first one of them [was deeds of men in their order
the word, and that word] was a appeared to me.
great animal, and had on its 42. And in that night I
head large and black horns; remembered my first dream,
and the Lord of the sheep and on its account, I cried and
rejoiced over them and over trembled, because I had seen
all the bullocks. that vision.
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The Epistle of Enoch
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from that time on to give power, and will be in
eternity.— goodness and justice, and he
18. And now I tell you, my will walk in the everlasting
children, and show you the light.
paths of justice and the paths 5. But sin will be destroyed in
of oppression, and I will show darkness to eternity, and will
them to you again that ye may not be seen from that day on
know what will come. to eternity.
19. And now hear, my
children, and walk in the paths CHAPTER 93
of justice, and do not walk in 1. Аnd after that Enoch
the paths of oppression, for commenced to relate out of
they will be destroyed in the books.
eternity who walk in the paths 2. And Enoch said:
of injustice. “Concerning the children of
justice and concerning the
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1. Written by Enoch, the concerning the plant of justice
scribe, all this doctrine of and of rectitude, of these I will
wisdom, praiseworthy to all speak to you and announce to
men, and a judge of all the you, my children, I, Enoch, as
earth, to all my children who it has appeared to me in a
will dwell on the earth, and to vision from heaven, and what
the future generations who I learned through the voice of
will practice rectitude and the holy angels and
peace. understood from the tablets of
2. Let not your spirits be heaven.”
sorrowful on account of the 3. And Enoch commenced to
times, for the Great Holy One relate from the books and said:
has given days for everything. “I was born the seventh in the
3. And the just one will arise first week, while judgment and
from sleep, will arise and walk justice were yet retarded.
in the paths of justice, and all 4. And there will arise after me
his ways will be in everlasting in the second week great evil,
goodness and grace. and destruction will spring up,
4. He will be gracious to the and in it there will be the first
just one, and will give him end, and in it a man will be
everlasting rectitude and will saved; and after it is finished
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injustice will grow, and he will learning are given to them
make a law for the sinners. concerning all his creatures.
5. And after that, in the third 11. And who is there of all the
week, in the end thereof, a children of men that is able to
man will be chosen as a plant hear the voice of the Holy
of the judgment of justice, and One, and does not tremble,
after him, the plant of justice and who is able to think his
will come forever. thoughts, and who that is able
6. And after that, in the fourth to see all the works of heaven?
week, in the end thereof, 12. And how could one know
visions of the holy and the just the deeds of heaven and be
will be seen, and a law for all able to see his breath and his
generations and a court will be spirit, and be able to relate it,
made for them. or ascend and see all their
7. And after that, in the fifth ends, and think them or act
week, in the end thereof, a like them?
house of glory and of 13. And who is the man that is
supremacy will be built to able to know what the breadth
eternity. and the length of the earth is,
8. And after that, in the sixth and to whom has the measure
week, those who will exist in it of them all been shown?
will all be blinded, and their 14. Or is there any man who is
hearts will all forget wisdom, able to know the length of
and in it a man will ascend; heaven, and what is its height,
and in the end thereof the and upon what it is
house of supremacy will burn established, and what is the
with fire, and the whole race measure as regards the
of the chosen root will be cut number of the stars, and
off. where all the luminaries rest?
9. And after that, in the
seventh week, a rebellious CHAPTER 94
generation will arise, and many 1. And now I say to you, my
will be their deeds, and all children, love justice and walk
their deeds will be rebellious. in it, for the paths of justice
10. And in the end thereof the are worthy that they be
chosen just of the everlasting accepted; and the paths of
plant of justice will be injustice are destroyed
rewarded; seven portions of suddenly and cease.
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2. And to certain men of a destroyed by sudden
future generation, the paths of judgment.
violence and of death will be 8. Woe to you rich, for you
revealed, and they will retreat have trusted in your riches,
from them, and will not follow but you will come away from
them. your riches because you have
3. And now I say to you, the not remembered the Most
just: Do not walk in the High in the days of your
wicked path and in violence, riches.
and not in the paths of death, 9. You have done reviling and
and do not approach them, injustice, and were prepared
that ye be not destroyed. for the day of bloodshed, and
4. But love and choose for for the day of darkness, and
yourselves justice and a for the day of the great
pleasing life, and walk in the judgment.
paths of peace, that you may 10. Thus I speak to you, and
live and have joy. announce to you that he who
5. And hold in the thoughts of has created you will destroy
your hearts, and let not my you from the foundation, and
words be eradicated from your over your fall there will be no
hearts, for I know that the pity, and your Creator will
sinners will deceive men to rejoice in your destruction.
make wisdom wicked, and it 11. And your just in those days
[i.e. wisdom] will not find a will be a disgrace to sinners
place, and all kinds of and the impious.
temptations will not cease.
6. Woe to those who build CHAPTER 95
injustice and violence, and 1. Oh that my eyes were
found deception, for they will clouds of water, and I could
be rooted out suddenly, and weep over you, and pour out
will have no peace. my tears like a cloud of water,
7. Woe to those who build and I could rest from the
their houses in sin, for they sorrow of my heart.
will be rooted out from their 2. Who has empowered you to
foundation, and will fall by the practice hate and wickedness?
sword; and they who acquire May the judgment reach you,
gold and silver will be the sinners!
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3. Fear not the sinners, you the rock to eternity, before the
just, for God will give them unjust; but they will lament
into your hands again, that you over you, and cry like satyrs.
may pass judgment over them, 3. But fear not, you who
as you desire. suffer, for a healing will be to
4. Woe to you who pronounce you, and a brilliant light will
curses that they be not shine for you, and you will
loosened, and healing will be hear the voice of rest from
far from you on account of heaven.
your sins! 4. Woe to you, sinners, for
5. Woe to you who repay evil your riches make you appear
to your neighbor, for you will like the just, but your hearts
be repaid according to your prove to you that you are
deeds! sinners; and this word will be a
6. Woe to you, the witnesses testimony against you, as a
of untruth, and to those who remembrance of wicked deeds.
weigh injustice, for you will be 5. Woe to you who devour the
destroyed suddenly. marrow of the wheat, and
7. Woe to you sinners, for you drink the power of the root of
pursue the just; for you will be the fountain, and trod down
given over and pursued, you the lowly by your power.
men of injustice, and heavy 6. Woe to you who drink
will be their yokes upon you. water at all times, for you will
be repaid suddenly and will
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1. Hope, you just, for the have left the fountain of life.
sinners will be destroyed 7. Woe to you who practice
suddenly before you, and the injustice and destruction and
power over them will be to reviling; there will be a
you as you desire. remembrance against you for
2. And in the day of the evil.
trouble of the sinners your 8. Woe to you powerful, who
children will mount and rise throw down with power the
like eagles, and your nest will just ones, for the day of your
be higher than the hawk, and destruction will come. In those
you will ascend and go like the days many and good days will
squirrels into the recesses of come to the just, on the day of
the earth, and into the clefts of your judgment.
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and say: “We have become
CHAPTER 97 rich, and have treasures, and
1. Believe, you just, for the possess everything we desire;
sinners will come to shame, 9. And now we will do what
and will be destroyed on the we contemplate, for we have
day of injustice. gathered together silver, and
2. It will be known to you that our treasuries are filled, and as
the Most High is mindful of water so many are the
your destruction, and the workmen of our houses.”
angels rejoice over your 10. And like water your lies
destruction. will float away, for wealth will
3. What will you do, you not remain for you, but will
sinners, and where will you ascend suddenly from you, for
flee, on that day of judgment, you have acquired it all in
when you will hear the voice injustice, and you will be given
of the prayer of the just? over to a great condemnation.
4. You will not be like those,
you against whom this word CHAPTER 98
will be a testimony: “You have 1. Аnd now I swear to you,
been companions of the the wise and the foolish; for
sinners.” you will see much on this
5. And in those days, the earth.
prayer of the just will reach the 2. For men will put on more
Lord, and the days of your ornaments than the women,
judgment will come to you. and colored garments more
6. And all the words of your than the virgin; in royalty, and
injustice will be recited before in greatness, and in power, and
the Great and Holy One; and in silver, and in gold, and
your faces will be filled with purple and honor, and in food,
shame, and each work that is they will float away like water.
founded on injustice will be 3. And therefore they will have
cast off. no knowledge and no wisdom,
7. Woe to you sinners, in the and thereby they are destroyed
midst of the ocean and over together with their treasures,
the land whose remembrance and with all their glory and
of you is evil! their honor, and in shame and
8. Woe to you who acquire in murder and in great poverty
silver and gold without justice,
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their spirits will be cast into an 10. And now know that you
oven of fire. are prepared for the day of
4. I swear to you sinners: as a destruction, and do not hope
mountain has not and will not that you will live, you sinners,
become a slave, nor a hill the but you will depart and die, for
maid of a woman, for sin was you do not know a ransom;
not sent to the earth, but for you are prepared for the
mankind themselves have day of the great judgment, and
created it, and it will be for a for the day of trouble and of
great curse to those who do it. great disgrace to your souls.
5. And barrenness has not 11. Woe to you hardened of
been given to a woman, but heart, who do evil and devour
on account of the deeds of her blood; from where is your
hands she dies without good eating and drinking and
children. satisfaction? from all the good
6. I swear to you sinners, by which our Lord the Most High
the Holy and the Just One, has spread in abundance over
that all your wicked deeds are the earth; and you will have no
revealed in the heavens, and peace.
none of your deeds of 12. Woe to you who love the
violence are covered or deeds of injustice; why do you
hidden. hope for goodness to
7. And do not think in your yourselves? Know that you
souls, and do not say in your will be given into the hands of
hearts, that you do not know the just; they will cut off your
and do not see that every sin is necks and slay you, and will
daily being written down in not pity you.
heaven before the Most High. 13. Woe to you who rejoice in
8. And from now you know the trouble of the just, for a
that all your violence which grave will not be dug for you.
you commit is written down 14. Woe to you who make the
on each day to the day of your words of the just in vain, for
judgment. the hope of life will not be to
9. Woe to you fools for you you.
will be destroyed by your 15. Woe to you who write
foolishness, and you do not down words of untruth and
listen to the wise, and will not words of the impious; for they
attain anything good! write down their lies that they
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be heard, and do not forget to them, and will not pity their
their foolishness, and there beloved.
will be no peace to them, but 6. Again I swear to you
they will die a sudden death! sinners, that sin has been
prepared for a day of blood
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1. Woe to those who act 7. And they will worship
impiously, and glory in the stones; and others will make
words of untruth, and honor images of gold and of silver
them; you will be destroyed, and of wood and of clay, and
and will have no good life. others will worship unclean
2. Woe to you who change the spirits and demons and all
words of rectitude, and who kinds of idols, even in the idol
transgress the law of eternity, temples; but no help will be
and make themselves that found in them.
which they are not, namely, 8. And they will become
sinners; they will be tramped impious in the foolishness of
down on the earth. their hearts, and their eyes will
3. And in those days prepare be blinded through fear in
yourselves, you just, to raise their hearts and through a
your prayers of remembrance, vision of their dreams.
and you will place them as a 9. Through them they will be
testimony before the angels, impious and will fear, because
that they may lay the sins of they do all their deeds in
the sinners before the Most untruth, and worship stones;
High as a remembrance. but they will be destroyed in
4. In those days the nations an instant.
will be disturbed, and the 10. But in those days blessed
generations of the nations will are all they who receive the
arise on the day of destruction. words of wisdom and know
5. And in those days the fruit them, and do the paths of the
of the womb will miscarry, Most High, and walk in the
and they will mangle their own path of justice, and do not act
children, and they will cast impiously with those who act
their children from them, and impiously; for they will be
miscarriages will pass from saved.
them; they will cast infants
from them, and will not return
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11. Woe to you who spread fall in death, till it flows like a
evil among your neighbors, for stream from their blood.
you will be killed in hell. 2. For a man will not in mercy
12. Woe to you who make a draw his hand from his sons,
foundation for sin and and from his sons’ sons, to kill
deception, and who cause them, and the sinner will not
bitterness on the earth, for draw his hand from his
thereby they will reach an end. honored brother; from the
13. Woe to you who build dawn to the setting sun they
your houses by the labor of will kill each other.
another, and whose building 3. And a horse will walk up to
material is nothing but the his breast in the blood of the
bricks and stones of sin. I tell sinners, and a wagon will sink
you that you will have no in to its height.
peace. 4. And it those days the angels
14. Woe to those who cast will come into the secret
away the measure and the places, and will collect in one
inheritance of their fathers, place all those who aided sin;
which is forever, and cause and the Most High will arise
their souls to follow after on that day to pass a great
idols; no rest will be to them. judgment over all the sinners.
15. Woe to those who practice 5. But over all the just and
injustice and aid oppression, holy he will place holy angels
and kill their neighbors, to the as watchmen to watch them
day of the great judgment! like the apple of an eye, till an
16. For he will cast down your end has been made to evil and
glory, and put the wickedness to all sin; and even if the holy
to your hearts, and will raise sleep a long sleep there is
the spirit of his anger, and will nothing to fear.
destroy you all with the sword, 6. And the wise among men
and all the just and holy will will see the truth, and the
remember your sins. children of the earth will
understand all the words of
CHAPTER 100 this book, and know that their
1. And in those days the riches will not be able to save
fathers will be slain in one them in the overthrow of their
place with their sons, and sins.
brothers with the others will
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7. Woe to you sinners, if you 13. When frost and snow and
trouble the just, on the day of their coldness descend upon
great pain, and burn them with you, and all the winds of the
fire; you will be repaid snow and all their plagues, in
according to your work. those days you will not be able
8. Woe to the hardened of to stand before them.
heart, who watch to contrive
wickedness: fear will be about CHAPTER 101
to come over you, and there 1. Notice the heavens, all you
will be none to save you. children of heaven, and all the
9. Woe to you sinners, for on doings of the Most High, and
account of the words of your have fear of him, and do no
mouth, and on account of the evil before him.
deeds of your hands, which 2. When he locks the windows
you have done, you who act of heaven, and prevents the
impiously will burn in a pool rain and the dew from
of flaming fire. descending upon the earth on
10. And now know that the your account, what will you do
angels will seek out your deeds then?
in heaven from the sun and 3. And when he sends his
the moon and the stars in anger over you and over all
reference to your sins, because your deeds, you cannot
you pass judgment on the petition him, because you have
earth on the just. spoken concerning his justice
11. And he will call to testify proudly and boldly, and you
over you each cloud and fog will have no peace.
and dew and rain, for they all 4. And do you not see the
will be kept back from you kings of the ships, how their
that they do not descend upon ships are chased about by
you; and will they not think of waves, and tremble before the
your sins? winds, and are troubled?
12. And now give presents to 5. And therefore they fear,
the rain that it may not be kept because all their good
back from descending upon treasures go into the sea with
you, or the dew when it has them, and they are troubled in
received gold or silver from their hearts that the sea might
you. swallow them and they perish
in it.
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6. Is not all the sea and all its tremble and shake; and you,
waters and all its movements a sinners, are cursed to eternity,
work of the Most High, and and will have no peace.
has he not limited its actions, 4. Fear not, you souls of the
and bound it all in the sand? just, and hope for the day of
7. It dries up at his threats and your death in justice.
is afraid, and all its fish die, 5. And be not sorrowful that
and all that is in it; and you your souls descend into Sheol,
sinners who are on the earth in great trouble and
do not fear him. lamentation and sorrow, and
8. Has he not made heaven in grief, and that your bodies
and earth, and all that is in have not found it in your life
them? And who has given as your goodness deserved,
understanding and wisdom to but rather on a day on which
all who move on the earth, you were like the sinners, and
and to those on the sea? on the day of the curse and
9. Do not the kings of the the punishment.
ships fear the sea? but the 6. And when you die the
sinners do not fear the Most sinners speak over you: “As
High. we die the just die, and what
benefit have they in their
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1. And in those days when he 7. Behold, as we, they have
brings a painful fire upon you, died in anxiety and in
were will you flee, and where darkness, and what advantage
will ye save yourselves? and have they over us? from now
when he brings his word upon on we are equal.
you, will you then not be 8. And what will they receive,
aghast and fear? and what will they see to
2. And all the luminaries will eternity? For behold, they too
tremble in great fear, and all have died, and from now on
the earth will be horrified and to eternity they do not see the
will tremble and quake. light.”
3. And all the angels will fulfill 9. I tell you sinners: it is
their commands and will sufficient for you to eat and
desire to hide themselves from drink and to make a man
before him, great in glory, and naked, and to rob and to sin,
the children of the earth will
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and to acquire wealth, and to Great One to all the
see good days. generations of eternity. And
10. Have you seen the just, now do not fear their shame.
how their end was peace 5. Woe to you, sinners, if you
because no oppression was die in your sins, and those
found in them to the day of who are like you say
their death? concerning you: “Blessed are
11. “And they were destroyed they, the sinners, they have
and became as if they had not seen all their days;
been, and the souls descended 6. and now they have died in
in Sheol in trouble.” good fortune and in wealth,
and have not seen trouble or
CHAPTER 103 murder in their life; in glory,
1. And now I swear to you the they have died, and judgment
just, by his great glory and his has not been passed over them
honor, and by his glorious in their life.”
kingdom and by his greatness 7. Do you know that their
I swear to you: souls will be caused to
2. I know this mystery, and descend into Sheol, and it will
have read it in the tablets of be ill with them, and their
heaven, and have seen the trouble great?
book of the holy ones, and 8. And in darkness and in toils
have found written in it and and in a burning flame their
inscribed on their account, spirits will burn at the great
3. that all goodness and joy judgment; and a great
and honor are prepared for judgment will be for all
them, and are written down generations to eternity. Woe to
for the spirits of those who you, for you will have no
have died in justice, and that peace!
much good is given to you as a 9. Say not to the just and good
reward for your labor, and that who are in life: “In the days of
your portion is better than the our need we have endured
portion of the living. labor, and have seen all need,
4. And your souls will live, you and have met much evil, and
who have died in justice, and have been injured and
your spirits will rejoice and be diminished, and our spirit has
glad, and their remembrance become small.
will be before the face of the
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10. We have been destroyed, and they kept secret our
and there was none to help us; murder, and did not think of it
with word and deed we were that they had lifted up their
incapable, and attained to hands against us.”
nothing whatever; we were
tortured and destroyed, and CHAPTER 104
did not hope to see life, day by 1. I swear to you, just ones,
day. that in heaven the angels will
11. We hoped to be the head, have a remembrance
and were the tail; we labored concerning you for good
exceedingly, and did not gain before the glory of the Great
by our labor; we became food One. Your names will be
for sinners, and the unjust laid written before the glory of the
their yoke heavily upon us. Great One.
12. Those who hated and 2. Hope, for at first you were
those who beat us became our disgraced in evil and need, but
rulers, and we bent our neck now you will shine like the
to our haters, and they did not luminaries of heaven, and will
pity us. be seen, and the portals of
13. And we desired to go from heaven will be opened to you.
them in order to flee and to 3. And continue your cry for a
rest, but we did not find where judgment; it will appear to
to flee and to save ourselves you, for all your trouble will be
from them. avenged on the rulers, and on
14. We complained to the all those who help those who
rulers in our trouble and in oppressed you.
our pain over those who 4. Hope, and do not cease
devoured us; but they did not your hope, for you will have
attend to our cry, and did not great joy, like the angels in
wish to hear our voice. heaven.
15. And they helped those 5. Since such will be yours,
who robbed and devoured us, you will not hide on the day of
and those who diminished us, the great judgment, and you
and they made secret their will not be found as sinners,
oppression, so that they did and the everlasting judgment
not remove their yoke from will be far from you for all the
us, but devoured us and generations of the world.
scattered us and murdered us;
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6. And now, fear not, you just, languages, and do not change
when you see the sinners or abridge anything of my
strengthening and rejoicing in words, but write all in
their desires, and be not rectitude, all that I have first
associates with them, but keep testified on their account,
far from their oppression, for 12. then I know another
you will be companions of the mystery, that books will be
hosts of heaven. given to just and to the wise
7. You sinners, although you for joy and for rectitude and
say: “You cannot search it out, for much wisdom.
and all our sins are not written 13. And the books will be
down; still they will continually given to them, and they will
write down your sins every believe in them and will rejoice
day. in them; and then all the just,
8. And now I show it to you, who have learned all the paths
that light and darkness, day of rectitude out of them, will
and night, see all your sins. be rewarded.
9. Be not impious in your
hearts, and do not lie, and do CHAPTER 105
not change the words of 1. “And in those days,” says
rectitude, and do not call a lie the Lord, “they will call and
the words of the Holy and testify over the sons of the
Great One, and do not glorify earth concerning their
your idols; for all your wisdom: show it to them, for
untruths and all your impiety you are their leaders, and the
will not be to you for a rewards over all the earth.
justification, but for a great 2. For I and my son will join
sin. with them to eternity in the
10. And now, I know this paths of rectitude in their lives.
mystery that the words of And peace will be to you;
rectitude will be changed, and rejoice, you children of
many sinners will rebel, and rectitude, in truth!”
will speak wicked words, and
will lie and make great works, CHAPTER 106
and write books concerning 1. And after some days, my
their words. son Methuselah took a wife
11. But when they write all my for his son Lamech, and she
words in righteousness in their
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became pregnant by him, and him the truth, for he has his
gave birth to a son. dwelling-place with the
2. His body was white as snow angels.”
and red as the bloom of a 8. And when Methuselah had
rose, and the hair of his head heard the words of his son, he
was white as wool, and his came to me, at the ends of the
eyes beautiful; and when he earth, for he had heard that I
opened his eyes, they was there, and cried aloud, and
illuminated the whole house I heard his voice and came to
like the sun, and the whole him. And I said to him:
house became exceedingly “Behold, here I am, my son,
light. because you have come to
3. And as he was taken from me.”
the hand of the midwife, he 9. And he answered and said
opened his mouth and to me: “I have come to you
conversed with the Lord of concerning a great thing, and
justice. concerning a disturbing vision
4. And his father Lamech was it is that I have approached.
afraid of him, and fled, and 10. And now, my father, hear
came to his father Methuselah. me, for there has been born to
5. And he said to him: “I have my son Lamech a son, whose
begotten a singular son, unlike similarity and kind is not like
a man, but similar to the the kind of men; his color is
children of the angels of whiter than snow and redder
heaven, and his creation is than the bloom of a rose, and
different, and not like ours, the hair of his head is whiter
and his eyes are like the feet than white wool, and his eyes
[i.e. rays] of the sun, his face like the feet [i.e. rays] of the
glorious. sun; and he opened his eyes,
6. And it seems to me he is and they illuminated the whole
not from me, but from the house.
angels; and I fear that 11. And when he was taken
wonderful thing will happen in from the hands of the
his days over the earth. midwife, he opened his mouth
7. And now, my father, I am and blessed the Lord of
here petitioning and asking of heaven.
you that you should go to 12. And his father Lamech
Enoch, our father, and hear of was afraid, and fled to me, and
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did not believe that he was the spirit, but according to the
from him, but that his flesh, and there will be great
similarity was from the angels punishment on the earth, and
of heaven, and behold I have the earth will be washed of all
come to you that you should of its uncleanness.]
teach me justice [i.e. the 18. And now announce to
truth].” your son Lamech that he who
13. And I, Enoch, answered, was born to him is in truth his
and said to him: “The Lord son, and call his name Noah,
will make new things on the for he will be a remnant of
earth, and this I know and you; and he and his children
have seen in a vision, and I will be saved from the
announce it to you that in the destruction which will come
generations of my father Jared over the earth on account of
some from the heights of all the sins and all the injustice
heaven departed from the which will be completed in his
word of the Lord. days over the earth.
14. And behold, they 19. And after that, injustice
committed sin, and departed will exceed that which was
from the law, and united first committed on the earth;
themselves with women, and for I know the mysteries of
committed sin with them, and the holy ones, for he, the
married some of them, and Lord, showed me, and has
begat children from them. instructed me, and I have read
15. And great destruction will in the tablets of heaven.
be over all the earth, and there
will be the water of a deluge, CHAPTER 107
and a great destruction will be 1. And I saw written upon
for one year. them that generation upon
16. This son who is born to generation will transgress till a
you will be left on the earth, generation of justice arises,
and his three children will be and transgression will be
saved with him; when all men destroyed, and sin will
who are on the earth will die, disappear from the earth, and
he and his children will be all good will come over it.
saved. 2. And now, my son, go and
17. [They brought forth on announce to your son
earth giants, not according to Lamech, that this son who is
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born is really his, and that this brightly, and there circled
is not a falsehood.” things like shining mountains,
3. And when Methuselah had and they shook all over.
heard the words of his father 5. And I asked one of the holy
Enoch—for he showed him angels who were with me, and
everything that was secret—he said to him; “What is this
returned, after his having seen shining thing? for it is not a
him, and called the name of heaven, but only the flame of
that son Noah, for he will a burning fire, and the voice of
make glad the earth for all shouting and crying and
destruction. lamenting and of great pain.”
6. And he said to me: “This
CHAPTER 108 place which you see—here are
1. Another book that Enoch brought the souls of the
wrote for his son Methuselah, sinners and of the revilers and
and for those who come after of those who do evil and
him, and keep the law in the change everything that God
last days. speaks through the mouth of
2. You who kept it, and now the prophets concerning
wait in those days till those things to take place.
who did evil are completed, 7. For some of these have
and the power of the been written down, and noted
transgressors has been above in heaven, that the
completed, angels may read and know
3. wait till sin disappears, for what will happen to the
their names will be erased sinners and to the spirits of
from the books of the holy the humble who have
ones, and their seed will be chastised their bodies, and for
destroyed to eternity, and their that receive their reward from
spirits will be killed, and they God, and of those who are
will cry and lament in a void, reviled by wicked men;
empty place, and burn in a fire 8. Who loved God, and did
where there is no end. not love gold or silver or all
4. And there I saw something the riches of the world, but
like a cloud which could not gave over their bodies to
be seen, for from its depths I torture;
could not look over it; and I 9. And who, since they existed,
saw a flame of fire burning did not long for terrestrial
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food, but considered honor, as was meet for their
themselves a breath that fidelity.
passes away, and lived 12. And I will lead out in a
accordingly, and were often shining light those who love
tried by God, and their spirits my holy name, and will set
were found in cleanness to each one on the throne of
praise his name. honor, of his honor.
10. All the blessings they 13. And they will glitter in
received I have marked down times without number, for
in the books; and he has justice is the judgment of God,
destined for them their wages, for he will give fidelity to the
because they have been shown faithful in the dwellings of the
as those who loved the paths of rectitude.
everlasting heaven more than 14. And they will see how
their life, and while they were those who were born in
trodden down by wicked men, darkness will be cast into
and heard abuse and reviling darkness, while the just will
from them, praised me.” glitter.
11. And now I will call to the 15. And the sinners will cry,
spirits of the good, from the and see them as they shine;
generation of light, and change and they will go there where
those who were born in days and times are written for
darkness, who have not been them.
rewarded in their bodies with
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Suggested Reading
Archie T. Wright, The Origin of Evil Spirits: The Reception of Genesis
6:1-4 in Early Jewish Literature, Revised Edition (Wissenschaftliche
Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 198, second series; Tübingen:
Mohr Siebeck, 2013
Annette Yoshiko Reed, Fallen Angels and the History of Judaism and
Christianity: The Reception of Enochic Literature, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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