Book of Enoch

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�� Book I (The Book of Watchers)

�� Part 1 ‑‑ Chapters 1,2,3,4,5

�� Part 2 ‑‑ Chapters 6,7,8,9,10,11

�� Part 3 ‑‑ Chapters 12,13,14,15,16

�� Part 4 ‑‑ Chapters 17,18,19,20,21

�� Part 5 ‑‑ Chapters 22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36

�� Book II (The Book of Parables)

�� Part 6 ‑‑ Chapter 37

�� Part 7 ‑‑ Chapters 38,39,40,41,42,43,44

�� Part 8 ‑‑ Chapters 45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57

�� Part 9 ‑‑ Chapters 58,59

�� Part 10 ‑‑ Chapters 60,61,62,63,64

�� Part 11 ‑‑ Chapters 65,66,67,68,69

�� Part 12‑‑ Chapters 70,71

�� Book III (The Astronomical Book)

�� Part 13 ‑‑ Chapter 72

�� Part 14 ‑‑ Chapters 73,74,75

�� Part 15 ‑‑ Chapters 76,77,78,79,80,81,82

�� Book IV (The Book of Dreams)

�� Part 16 ‑‑ Chapter 83

�� Part 17 ‑‑ Chapters 84,85,86,87,88,89,90

�� Book V (The Epistle of Enoch)

�� Part 18 ‑‑ Chapter 91

�� Part 19 ‑‑ Chapters 92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105

�� Part 20 ‑‑ Chapters 106,107,108

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�� BOOK 1 (Book of Watchers)

Chapter 1

1 The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be 2 living in the day of tribulation, when all the

wicked and godless are to be removed. And he took up his parable and said ‑Enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were opened by God, saw the

vision of the Holy One in the heavens, which the angels showed me, and from them I heard everything, and from them I understood as I saw,

but not for this generation, but for a remote one which is for to come. 3 Concerning the elect I said, and took up my parable concerning them:

The Holy Great One will come forth from His dwelling,

4 And the eternal God will tread upon the earth, (even) on Mount Sinai,

[And appear from His camp]

And appear in the strength of His might from the heaven of heavens.

5 And all shall be smitten with fear

And the Watchers shall quake,

And great fear and trembling shall seize them unto the ends of the earth.

6 And the high mountains shall be shaken,

And the high hills shall be made low,

And shall melt like wax before the flame

7 And the earth shall be wholly rent in sunder,

And all that is upon the earth shall perish,

And there shall be a judgement upon all (men).

8 But with the righteous He will make peace.

And will protect the elect,

And mercy shall be upon them.

And they shall all belong to God,

And they shall be prospered,

And they shall all be blessed.

And He will help them all,

And light shall appear unto them,

And He will make peace with them'.

9 And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of His holy ones

To execute judgement upon all,

And to destroy all the ungodly:

And to convict all flesh

Of all the works of their ungodliness which they have ungodly committed,

And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.

Chapter 2

1 Observe ye everything that takes place in the heaven, how they do not change their orbits, and the luminaries which are in the heaven, how

they all rise and set in order each in its season, and 2 transgress not against their appointed order. Behold ye the earth, and give heed to the

things which take place upon it from first to last, how steadfast they are, how none of the things upon earth 3 change, but all the works of God

appear to you. Behold the summer and the winter, how the whole earth is filled with water, and clouds and dew and rain lie upon it.

Chapter 3

1 Observe and see how (in the winter) all the trees seem as though they had withered and shed all their leaves, except fourteen trees, which do

not lose their foliage but retain the old foliage from two to three years till the new comes.

Chapter 4

1 And again, observe ye the days of summer how the sun is above the earth over against it. And you seek shade and shelter by reason of the

heat of the sun, and the earth also burns with growing heat, and so you cannot tread on the earth, or on a rock by reason of its heat.

Chapter 5

1 Observe ye how the trees cover themselves with green leaves and bear fruit: wherefore give ye heed and know with regard to all His works,

and recognize how He that liveth for ever hath made them so. 2 and all His works go on thus from year to year for ever, and all the tasks which

they accomplish for Him, and their tasks change not, but according as God hath ordained so is it done. 3 And behold how the sea and the rivers

in like manner accomplish and change not their tasks from His commandments'.

4 But ye ‑ye have not been steadfast, nor done the commandments of the Lord,

But ye have turned away and spoken proud and hard words

With your impure mouths against His greatness.

Oh, ye hard‑hearted, ye shall find no peace.

5 Therefore shall ye execrate your days,

And the years of your life shall perish,

And the years of your destruction shall be multiplied in eternal execration,

And ye shall find no mercy.

6a In those days ye shall make your names an eternal execration unto all the righteous,

b And by you shall all who curse, curse,

And all the sinners and godless shall imprecate by you,

7c And for you the godless there shall be a curse.

6d And all the . . . shall rejoice,

e And there shall be forgiveness of sins,

f And every mercy and peace and forbearance:

g There shall be salvation unto them, a goodly light.

I And for all of you sinners there shall be no salvation,

j But on you all shall abide a curse.

7a But for the elect there shall be light and joy and peace,

b And they shall inherit the earth.

8 And then there shall be bestowed upon the elect wisdom,

And they shall all live and never again sin,

Either through ungodliness or through pride:

But they who are wise shall be humble.

9 And they shall not again transgress,

Nor shall they sin all the days of their life,

Nor shall they die of (the divine) anger or wrath,

But they shall complete the number of the days of their life.

And their lives shall be increased in peace,

And the years of their joy shall be multiplied,

In eternal gladness and peace,

All the days of their life.

Chapter 6

1 And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. 2 And

the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us wives from among the

children of men 3 and beget us children.' And Semjaza, who was their leader, said unto them: 'I fear ye will not 4 indeed agree to do this deed,

and I alone shall have to pay the penalty of a great sin.' And they all answered him and said: 'Let us all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by

mutual imprecations 5 not to abandon this plan but to do this thing.' Then sware they all together and bound themselves 6 by mutual

imprecations upon it. And they were in all two hundred; who descended in the days of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon, and they called

it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn 7 and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. And these are the names of their leaders:

Samlazaz, their leader, Araklba, Rameel, Kokablel, Tamlel, Ramlel, Danel, Ezeqeel, Baraqijal, 8 Asael, Armaros, Batarel, Ananel, Zaq1el,

Samsapeel, Satarel, Turel, Jomjael, Sariel. These are their chiefs of tens.

Chapter 7

1 And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to

defile themselves with them, and they taught them charms 2 and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted with plants.

And they 3 became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells: Who consumed 4 all the acquisitions of men.

And when men could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against 5 them and devoured mankind. And they began to sin against birds,

and beasts, and reptiles, and 6 fish, and to devour one another's flesh, and drink the blood. Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless

ones.

Chapter 8

1 And Azazel taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals of the earth and the

art of working them, and bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of costly stones,

and all 2 colouring tinctures. And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they 3 were led astray, and became

corrupt in all their ways. Semjaza taught enchantments, and root‑cuttings, 'Armaros the resolving of enchantments, Baraqijal (taught) astrology,

Kokabel the constellations, Ezeqeel the knowledge of the clouds, Araqiel the signs of the earth, Shamsiel the signs of the sun, and Sariel the

course of the moon. And as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to heaven . . .

Chapter 9

1 And then Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel looked down from heaven and saw much blood being 2 shed upon the earth, and all

lawlessness being wrought upon the earth. And they said one to another: 'The earth made without inhabitant cries the voice of their cryingst

up to the gates of heaven. 3 And now to you, the holy ones of heaven, the souls of men make their suit, saying, "Bring our cause 4 before the

Most High."' And they said to the Lord of the ages: 'Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings, and God of the ages, the throne of Thy glory

(standeth) unto all the generations of the 5 ages, and Thy name holy and glorious and blessed unto all the ages! Thou hast made all things, and

power over all things hast Thou: and all things are naked and open in Thy sight, and Thou seest all 6 things, and nothing can hide itself from

Thee. Thou seest what Azazel hath done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed the eternal secrets which were (preserved)

in heaven, which 7 men were striving to learn: And Semjaza, to whom Thou hast given authority to bear rule over his associates. And they have

gone to the daughters of men upon the earth, and have slept with the 9 women, and have defiled themselves, and revealed to them all kinds of

sins. And the women have 10 borne giants, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness. And now, behold, the

souls of those who have died are crying and making their suit to the gates of heaven, and their lamentations have ascended: and cannot cease

because of the lawless deeds which are 11 wrought on the earth. And Thou knowest all things before they come to pass, and Thou seest these

things and Thou dost suffer them, and Thou dost not say to us what we are to do to them in regard to these.'

Chapter 10

1 Then said the Most High, the Holy and Great One spake, and sent Uriel to the son of Lamech, 2 and said to him: Go to Noah and tell him in my

name "Hide thyself!" and reveal to him the end that is approaching: that the whole earth will be destroyed, and a deluge is about to come 3

upon the whole earth, and will destroy all that is on it. And now instruct him that he may escape 4 and his seed may be preserved for all the

generations of the world. And again the Lord said to Raphael: Bind Azazel hand and foot, and cast him into the darkness: and make an opening

5 in the desert, which is in Dudael, and cast him therein. And place upon him rough and jagged rocks, and cover him with darkness, and let him

abide there for ever, and cover his face that he may 6,7 not see light. And on the day of the great judgement he shall be cast into the fire. And

heal the earth which the angels have corrupted, and proclaim the healing of the earth, that they may heal the plague, and that all the children of

men may not perish through all the secret things that the 8 Watchers have disclosed and have taught their sons. And the whole earth has been

corrupted 9 through the works that were taught by Azazel: to him ascribe all sin. And to Gabriel said the Lord: Proceed against the bastards and

the reprobates, and against the children of fornication: and destroy [the children of fornication and] the children of the Watchers from amongst

men [and cause them to go forth]: send them one against the other that they may destroy each other in 10 battle: for length of days shall they

not have. And no request that they (i.e. their fathers) make of thee shall be granted unto their fathers on their behalf; for they hope to live an

eternal life, and 11 that each one of them will live five hundred years. And the Lord said unto Michael: Go, bind Semjaza and his associates who

have united themselves with women so as to have defiled themselves 12 with them in all their uncleanness. And when their sons have slain one

another, and they have seen the destruction of their beloved ones, bind them fast for seventy generations in the valleys of the earth, till the day

of their judgement and of their consummation, till the judgement that is 13 for ever and ever is consummated. In those days they shall be led off

to the abyss of fire: and 14 to the torment and the prison in which they shall be confined for ever. And whosoever shall be condemned and

destroyed will from thenceforth be bound together with them to the end of all 15 generations. And destroy all the spirits of the reprobate and

the children of the Watchers, because 16 they have wronged mankind. Destroy all wrong from the face of the earth and let every evil work come

to an end: and let the plant of righteousness and truth appear: and it shall prove a blessing; the works of righteousness and truth shall be

planted in truth and joy for evermore.

17 And then shall all the righteous escape,

And shall live till they beget thousands of children,

And all the days of their youth and their old age

Shall they complete in peace.

18 And then shall the whole earth be tilled in righteousness, and shall all be planted with trees and 19 be full of blessing. And all desirable trees

shall be planted on it, and they shall plant vines on it: and the vine which they plant thereon shall yield wine in abundance, and as for all the

seed which is sown thereon each measure (of it) shall bear a thousand, and each measure of olives shall yield 20 ten presses of oil. And cleanse

thou the earth from all oppression, and from all unrighteousness, and from all sin, and from all godlessness: and all the uncleanness that is

wrought upon the earth 21 destroy from off the earth. And all the children of men shall become righteous, and all nations 22 shall offer

adoration and shall praise Me, and all shall worship Me. And the earth shall be cleansed from all defilement, and from all sin, and from all

punishment, and from all torment, and I will never again send (them) upon it from generation to generation and for ever.

Chapter 11

1 And in those days I will open the store chambers of blessing which are in the heaven, so as to send 2 them down upon the earth over the

work and labour of the children of men. And truth and peace shall be associated together throughout all the days of the world and throughout

all the generations of men.

Chapter 12

1 Before these things Enoch was hidden, and no one of the children of men knew where he was 2 hidden, and where he abode, and what had

become of him. And his activities had to do with the Watchers, and his days were with the holy ones. 3 And I Enoch was blessing the Lord of

majesty and the King of the ages, and lo! the Watchers 4 called me ‑Enoch the scribe‑ and said to me: 'Enoch, thou scribe of righteousness, go,

declare to the Watchers of the heaven who have left the high heaven, the holy eternal place, and have defiled themselves with women, and

have done as the children of earth do, and have taken unto themselves 5 wives: "Ye have wrought great destruction on the earth: And ye shall

have no peace nor forgiveness 6 of sin: and inasmuch as they delight themselves in their children, The murder of their beloved ones shall they

see, and over the destruction of their children shall they lament, and shall make supplication unto eternity, but mercy and peace shall ye not

attain."

Chapter 13

1 And Enoch went and said: Azazel, thou shalt have no peace: a severe sentence has gone forth 2 against thee to put thee in bonds: And thou

shalt not have toleration nor request granted to thee, because of the unrighteousness which thou hast taught, and because of all the works of

godlessness 3 and unrighteousness and sin which thou hast shown to men. Then I went and spoke to them all 4 together, and they were all

afraid, and fear and trembling seized them. And they besought me to draw up a petition for them that they might find forgiveness, and to read

their petition in the presence 5 of the Lord of heaven. For from thenceforward they could not speak (with Him) nor lift up their 6 eyes to heaven

for shame of their sins for which they had been condemned. Then I wrote out their petition, and the prayer in regard to their spirits and their

deeds individually and in regard to their 7 requests that they should have forgiveness and length. And I went off and sat down at the waters of

Dan, in the land of Dan, to the south of the west of Hermon: I read their petition till I fell 8 asleep. And behold a dream came to me, and visions

fell down upon me, and I saw visions of chastisement, and a voice came bidding (me) I to tell it to the sons of heaven, and reprimand them. 9

And when I awaked, I came unto them, and they were all sitting gathered together, weeping in 10 Abelsjail, which is between Lebanon and

Seneser, with their faces covered. And I recounted before them all the visions which I had seen in sleep, and I began to speak the words of

righteousness, and to reprimand the heavenly Watchers.

Chapter 14

1 The book of the words of righteousness, and of the reprimand of the eternal Watchers in accordance 2 with the command of the Holy Great

One in that vision. I saw in my sleep what I will now say with a tongue of flesh and with the breath of my mouth: which the Great One has given

to men to 3 converse therewith and understand with the heart. As He has created and given to man the power of understanding the word of

wisdom, so hath He created me also and given me the power of reprimanding 4 the Watchers, the children of heaven. I wrote out your petition,

and in my vision it appeared thus, that your petition will not be granted unto you throughout all the days of eternity, and that judgement 5 has

been finally passed upon you: yea (your petition) will not be granted unto you. And from henceforth you shall not ascend into heaven unto all

eternity, and in bonds of the earth the decree 6 has gone forth to bind you for all the days of the world. And (that) previously you shall have

seen the destruction of your beloved sons and ye shall have no pleasure in them, but they shall fall before 7 you by the sword. And your

petition on their behalf shall not be granted, nor yet on your own: even though you weep and pray and speak all the words contained in the

writing which I have 8 written. And the vision was shown to me thus: Behold, in the vision clouds invited me and a mist summoned me, and the

course of the stars and the lightnings sped and hastened me, and the winds in 9 the vision caused me to fly and lifted me upward, and bore me

into heaven. And I went in till I drew nigh to a wall which is built of crystals and surrounded by tongues of fire: and it began to affright 10 me.

And I went into the tongues of fire and drew nigh to a large house which was built of crystals: and the walls of the house were like a tesselated

floor (made) of crystals, and its groundwork was 11 of crystal. Its ceiling was like the path of the stars and the lightnings, and between them

were 12 fiery cherubim, and their heaven was (clear as) water. A flaming fire surrounded the walls, and its 13 portals blazed with fire. And I

entered into that house, and it was hot as fire and cold as ice: there 14 were no delights of life therein: fear covered me, and trembling got hold

upon me. And as I quaked 15 and trembled, I fell upon my face. And I beheld a vision, And lo! there was a second house, greater 16 than the

former, and the entire portal stood open before me, and it was built of flames of fire. And in every respect it so excelled in splendour and

magnificence and extent that I cannot describe to 17 you its splendour and its extent. And its floor was of fire, and above it were lightnings and

the path 18 of the stars, and its ceiling also was flaming fire. And I looked and saw therein a lofty throne: its appearance was as crystal, and the

wheels thereof as the shining sun, and there was the vision of 19 cherubim. And from underneath the throne came streams of flaming fire so

that I could not look 20 thereon. And the Great Glory sat thereon, and His raiment shone more brightly than the sun and 21 was whiter than any

snow. None of the angels could enter and could behold His face by reason 22 of the magnificence and glory and no flesh could behold Him.

The flaming fire was round about Him, and a great fire stood before Him, and none around could draw nigh Him: ten thousand times 23 ten

thousand (stood) before Him, yet He needed no counselor. And the most holy ones who were 24 nigh to Him did not leave by night nor depart

from Him. And until then I had been prostrate on my face, trembling: and the Lord called me with His own mouth, and said to me: ' Come hither,

25 Enoch, and hear my word.' And one of the holy ones came to me and waked me, and He made me rise up and approach the door: and I bowed

my face downwards.

Chapter 15

1 And He answered and said to me, and I heard His voice: 'Fear not, Enoch, thou righteous 2 man and scribe of righteousness: approach hither

and hear my voice. And go, say to the Watchers of heaven, who have sent thee to intercede for them: "You should intercede" for men, and not

men 3 for you: Wherefore have ye left the high, holy, and eternal heaven, and lain with women, and defiled yourselves with the daughters of

men and taken to yourselves wives, and done like the children 4 of earth, and begotten giants (as your) sons? And though ye were holy,

spiritual, living the eternal life, you have defiled yourselves with the blood of women, and have begotten (children) with the blood of flesh, and,

as the children of men, have lusted after flesh and blood as those also do who die 5 and perish. Therefore have I given them wives also that

they might impregnate them, and beget 6 children by them, that thus nothing might be wanting to them on earth. But you were formerly 7

spiritual, living the eternal life, and immortal for all generations of the world. And therefore I have not appointed wives for you; for as for the

spiritual ones of the heaven, in heaven is their dwelling. 8 And now, the giants, who are produced from the spirits and flesh, shall be called evil

spirits upon 9 the earth, and on the earth shall be their dwelling. Evil spirits have proceeded from their bodies; because they are born from men

and from the holy Watchers is their beginning and primal origin; 10 they shall be evil spirits on earth, and evil spirits shall they be called. [As

for the spirits of heaven, in heaven shall be their dwelling, but as for the spirits of the earth which were born upon the earth, on the earth shall

be their dwelling.] And the spirits of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction on the earth, and cause trouble:

they take no food, but nevertheless 12 hunger and thirst, and cause offences. And these spirits shall rise up against the children of men and

against the women, because they have proceeded from them.

Chapter 16

1 From the days of the slaughter and destruction and death of the giants, from the souls of whose flesh the spirits, having gone forth, shall

destroy without incurring judgement ‑thus shall they destroy until the day of the consummation, the great judgement in which the age shall be

2 consummated, over the Watchers and the godless, yea, shall be wholly consummated." And now as to the watchers who have sent thee to

intercede for them, who had been aforetime in heaven, (say 3 to them): "You have been in heaven, but all the mysteries had not yet been

revealed to you, and you knew worthless ones, and these in the hardness of your hearts you have made known to the women, and through

these mysteries women and men work much evil on earth." 4 Say to them therefore: " You have no peace."'

Chapter 17

1 And they took and brought me to a place in which those who were there were like flaming fire, 2 and, when they wished, they appeared as

men. And they brought me to the place of darkness, and to a mountain the point of whose summit reached to heaven. And I saw the places of

the luminaries and the treasuries of the stars and of the thunder and in the uttermost depths, where were 4 a fiery bow and arrows and their

quiver, and a fiery sword and all the lightnings. And they took 5 me to the living waters, and to the fire of the west, which receives every setting

of the sun. And I came to a river of fire in which the fire flows like water and discharges itself into the great sea towards 6 the west. I saw the

great rivers and came to the great river and to the great darkness, and went 7 to the place where no flesh walks. I saw the mountains of the

darkness of winter and the place 8 whence all the waters of the deep flow. I saw the mouths of all the rivers of the earth and the mouth of the

deep.

Chapter 18

1 I saw the treasuries of all the winds: I saw how He had furnished with them the whole creation 2 and the firm foundations of the earth. And I

saw the corner‑stone of the earth: I saw the four 3 winds which bear [the earth and] the firmament of the heaven. And I saw how the winds

stretch out the vaults of heaven, and have their station between heaven and earth: these are the pillars 4 of the heaven. I saw the winds of

heaven which turn and bring the circumference of the sun and 5 all the stars to their setting. I saw the winds on the earth carrying the clouds: I

saw the paths 6 of the angels. I saw at the end of the earth the firmament of the heaven above. And I proceeded and saw a place which burns

day and night, where there are seven mountains of magnificent stones, 7 three towards the east, and three towards the south. And as for those

towards the east, was of coloured stone, and one of pearl, and one of jacinth, and those towards the south of red stone. 8 But the middle one

reached to heaven like the throne of God, of alabaster, and the summit of the 9,10 throne was of sapphire. And I saw a flaming fire. And beyond

these mountains Is a region the end of the great earth: there the heavens were completed. And I saw a deep abyss, with columns of heavenly

fire, and among them I saw columns of fire fall, which were beyond measure alike towards 12 the height and towards the depth. And beyond

that abyss I saw a place which had no firmament of the heaven above, and no firmly founded earth beneath it: there was no water upon it, and

no 13 birds, but it was a waste and horrible place. I saw there seven stars like great burning mountains, 14 and to me, when I inquired regarding

them, The angel said: 'This place is the end of heaven and earth: this has become a prison for the stars and the host of heaven. And the stars

which roll over the fire are they which have transgressed the commandment of the Lord in the beginning of 16 their rising, because they did not

come forth at their appointed times. And He was wroth with them, and bound them till the time when their guilt should be consummated (even)

for ten thousand years.'

Chapter 19

1 And Uriel said to me: 'Here shall stand the angels who have connected themselves with women, and their spirits assuming many different

forms are defiling mankind and shall lead them astray into sacrificing to demons as gods, (here shall they stand,) till the day of the great

judgement in 2 which they shall be judged till they are made an end of. And the women also of the angels who 3 went astray shall become

sirens.' And I, Enoch, alone saw the vision, the ends of all things: and no man shall see as I have seen.

Chapter 20

1,2 And these are the names of the holy angels who watch. Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is 3 over the world and over Tartarus. Raphael,

one of the holy angels, who is over the spirits of men. 4,5 Raguel, one of the holy angels who takes vengeance on the world of the luminaries.

Michael, one 6 of the holy angels, to wit, he that is set over the best part of mankind and over chaos. Saraqael, 7 one of the holy angels, who is

set over the spirits, who sin in the spirit. Gabriel, one of the holy 8 angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim. Remiel, one

of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise.

Chapter 21

1,2 And I proceeded to where things were chaotic. And I saw there something horrible: I saw neither 3 a heaven above nor a firmly founded

earth, but a place chaotic and horrible. And there I saw 4 seven stars of the heaven bound together in it, like great mountains and burning with

fire. Then 5 I said: 'For what sin are they bound, and on what account have they been cast in hither?' Then said Uriel, one of the holy angels,

who was with me, and was chief over them, and said: 'Enoch, why 6 dost thou ask, and why art thou eager for the truth? These are of the

number of the stars of heaven, which have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and are bound here till ten thousand years, 7 the time

entailed by their sins, are consummated.' And from thence I went to another place, which was still more horrible than the former, and I saw a

horrible thing: a great fire there which burnt and blazed, and the place was cleft as far as the abyss, being full of great descending columns of 8

fire: neither its extent or magnitude could I see, nor could I conjecture. Then I said: 'How 9 fearful is the place and how terrible to look upon!'

Then Uriel answered me, one of the holy angels who was with me, and said unto me: 'Enoch, why hast thou such fear and affright?' And 10 I

answered: 'Because of this fearful place, and because of the spectacle of the pain.' And he said unto me: 'This place is the prison of the angels,

and here they will be imprisoned for ever.'

Chapter 22

1 And thence I went to another place, and he mountain [and] of hard rock. 2 And there was in it four hollow places, deep and wide and very

smooth. How smooth are the hollow places and deep and dark to look at. 3 Then Raphael answered, one of the holy angels who was with me,

and said unto me: 'These hollow places have been created for this very purpose, that the spirits of the souls of the dead should 4 assemble

therein, yea that all the souls of the children of men should assemble here. And these places have been made to receive them till the day of their

judgement and till their appointed period [till the period appointed], till the great judgement (comes) upon them.' I saw (the spirit of) a dead man

making suit, 5 and his voice went forth to heaven and made suit. And I asked Raphael the angel who was 6 with me, and I said unto him: 'This

spirit which maketh suit, whose is it, whose voice goeth forth and maketh suit to heaven ?' 7 And he answered me saying: 'This is the spirit

which went forth from Abel, whom his brother Cain slew, and he makes his suit against him till his seed is destroyed from the face of the earth,

and his seed is annihilated from amongst the seed of men.' 8 The I asked regarding it, and regarding all the hollow places: 'Why is one separated

from the other?' 9 And he answered me and said unto me: 'These three have been made that the spirits of the dead might be separated. And

such a division has been make (for) the spirits of the righteous, in which there is the bright spring of 10 water. And such has been made for

sinners when they die and are buried in the earth and judgement has not been executed on them in their 11 lifetime. Here their spirits shall be set

apart in this great pain till the great day of judgement and punishment and torment of those who curse for ever and retribution for their spirits.

There 12 He shall bind them for ever. And such a division has been made for the spirits of those who make their suit, who make disclosures

concerning their destruction, when they were slain in the days 13 of the sinners. Such has been made for the spirits of men who were not

righteous but sinners, who were complete in transgression, and of the transgressors they shall be companions: but their spirits shall not be

slain in the day of judgement nor shall they be raised from thence.' 14 The I blessed the Lord of glory and said: 'Blessed be my Lord, the Lord of

righteousness, who ruleth for ever.'

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1,2 From thence I went to another place to the west of the ends of the earth. And I saw a burning 3 fire which ran without resting, and paused

not from its course day or night but (ran) regularly. And 4 I asked saying: 'What is this which rests not?' Then Raguel, one of the holy angels

who was with me, answered me and said unto me: 'This course of fire which thou hast seen is the fire in the west which persecutes all the

luminaries of heaven.'

Chapter 24

1 And from thence I went to another place of the earth, and he showed me a mountain range of 2 fire which burnt day and night. And I went

beyond it and saw seven magnificent mountains all differing each from the other, and the stones (thereof) were magnificent and beautiful,

magnificent as a whole, of glorious appearance and fair exterior: three towards the east, one founded on the other, and three towards the south,

one upon the other, and deep rough ravines, no one of which 3 joined with any other. And the seventh mountain was in the midst of these, and

it excelled them 4 in height, resembling the seat of a throne: and fragrant trees encircled the throne. And amongst them was a tree such as I had

never yet smelt, neither was any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and

wood wither not for ever: 5 and its fruit is beautiful, and its fruit n resembles the dates of a palm. Then I said: 'How beautiful is this tree, and

fragrant, and its leaves are fair, and its blooms very delightful in appearance.' 6 Then answered Michael, one of the holy and honoured angels

who was with me, and was their leader.

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1 And he said unto me: 'Enoch, why dost thou ask me regarding the fragrance of the tree, 2 and why dost thou wish to learn the truth?' Then I

answered him saying: 'I wish to 3 know about everything, but especially about this tree.' And he answered saying: 'This high mountain which

thou hast seen, whose summit is like the throne of God, is His throne, where the Holy Great One, the Lord of Glory, the Eternal King, will sit,

when He shall come down to visit 4 the earth with goodness. And as for this fragrant tree no mortal is permitted to touch it till the great

judgement, when He shall take vengeance on all and bring (everything) to its consummation 5 for ever. It shall then be given to the righteous

and holy. Its fruit shall be for food to the elect: it shall be transplanted to the holy place, to the temple of the Lord, the Eternal King.

6 Then shall they rejoice with joy and be glad,

And into the holy place shall they enter;

And its fragrance shall be in their bones,

And they shall live a long life on earth,

Such as thy fathers lived:

And in their days shall no sorrow or plague

Or torment or calamity touch them.'

7 Then blessed I the God of Glory, the Eternal King, who hath prepared such things for the righteous, and hath created them and promised to

give to them.

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1 And I went from thence to the middle of the earth, and I saw a blessed place in which there were 2 trees with branches abiding and blooming

[of a dismembered tree]. And there I saw a holy mountain, 3 and underneath the mountain to the east there was a stream and it flowed towards

the south. And I saw towards the east another mountain higher than this, and between them a deep and narrow 4 ravine: in it also ran a stream

underneath the mountain. And to the west thereof there was another mountain, lower than the former and of small elevation, and a ravine deep

and dry between them: and another deep and dry ravine was at the extremities of the three mountains. And all the ravines were deep rand

narrow, (being formed) of hard rock, and trees were not planted upon 6 them. And I marveled at the rocks, and I marveled at the ravine, yea, I

marveled very much.

Chapter 27

1 Then said I: 'For what object is this blessed land, which is entirely filled with trees, and this 2 accursed valley between?' Then Uriel, one of the

holy angels who was with me, answered and said: 'This accursed valley is for those who are accursed for ever: Here shall all the accursed be

gathered together who utter with their lips against the Lord unseemly words and of His glory speak hard things. Here shall they be gathered

together, and here 3 shall be their place of judgement. In the last days there shall be upon them the spectacle of righteous judgement in the

presence of the righteous for ever: here shall the merciful bless the Lord of glory, the Eternal King. 4 In the days of judgement over the former,

they shall bless Him for the mercy in accordance with 5 which He has assigned them (their lot).' Then I blessed the Lord of Glory and set forth

His glory and lauded Him gloriously.

Chapter 28

1 And thence I went towards the east, into the midst of the mountain range of the desert, and 2 I saw a wilderness and it was solitary, full of

trees and plants. And water gushed forth from 3 above. Rushing like a copious watercourse [which flowed] towards the north‑west it caused

clouds and dew to ascend on every side.

Chapter 29

1 And thence I went to another place in the desert, and approached to the east of this mountain 2 range. And there I saw aromatic trees exhaling

the fragrance of frankincense and myrrh, and the trees also were similar to the almond tree.

Chapter 30

1,2 And beyond these, I went afar to the east, and I saw another place, a valley (full) of water. And 3 therein there was a tree, the colour (?) of

fragrant trees such as the mastic. And on the sides of those valleys I saw fragrant cinnamon. And beyond these I proceeded to the east.

Chapter 31

1 And I saw other mountains, and amongst them were groves of trees, and there flowed forth from 2 them nectar, which is named sarara and

galbanum. And beyond these mountains I saw another mountain to the east of the ends of the earth, whereon were aloe‑trees, and all the trees

were full 3 of stacte, being like almond‑trees. And when one burnt it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour.

Chapter 32

1 And after these fragrant odours, as I looked towards the north over the mountains I saw seven mountains full of choice nard and fragrant

trees and cinnamon and pepper. 2 And thence I went over the summits of all these mountains, far towards the east of the earth, and passed

above the Erythraean sea and went far from it, and passed over the angel Zotiel. And I came to the Garden of Righteousness, 3 I and from afar

off trees more numerous than I these trees and great‑two trees there, very great, beautiful, and glorious, and magnificent, and the tree of

knowledge, whose holy fruit they eat and know great wisdom. 4 That tree is in height like the fir, and its leaves are like (those of) the Carob tree:

and its fruit 5 is like the clusters of the vine, very beautiful: and the fragrance of the tree penetrates afar. Then 6 I said: 'How beautiful is the tree,

and how attractive is its look!' Then Raphael the holy angel, who was with me, answered me and said: 'This is the tree of wisdom, of which thy

father old (in years) and thy aged mother, who were before thee, have eaten, and they learnt wisdom and their eyes were opened, and they knew

that they were naked and they were driven out of the garden.'

Chapter 33

1 And from thence I went to the ends of the earth and saw there great beasts, and each differed from the other; and (I saw) birds also differing

in appearance and beauty and voice, the one differing from the other. And to the east of those beasts I saw the ends of the earth whereon the

heaven 2 rests, and the portals of the heaven open. And I saw how the stars of heaven come forth, and 3 I counted the portals out of which

they proceed, and wrote down all their outlets, of each individual star by itself, according to their number and their names, their courses and

their positions, and their 4 times and their months, as Uriel the holy angel who was with me showed me. He showed all things to me and wrote

them down for me: also their names he wrote for me, and their laws and their companies.

Chapter 34

1 And from thence I went towards the north to the ends of the earth, and there I saw a great and 2 glorious device at the ends of the whole

earth. And here I saw three portals of heaven open in the heaven: through each of them proceed north winds: when they blow there is cold,

hail, frost, 3 snow, dew, and rain. And out of one portal they blow for good: but when they blow through the other two portals, it is with

violence and affliction on the earth, and they blow with violence.

Chapter 35

1 And from thence I went towards the west to the ends of the earth, and saw there three portals of the heaven open such as I had seen in the

east, the same number of portals, and the same number of outlets.

Chapter 36

1 And from thence I went to the south to the ends of the earth, and saw there three open portals 2 of the heaven: and thence there come dew,

rain, and wind. And from thence I went to the east to the ends of the heaven, and saw here the three eastern portals of heaven open and small

portals 3 above them. Through each of these small portals pass the stars of heaven and run their course to the west on the path which is shown

to them. And as often as I saw I blessed always the Lord of Glory, and I continued to bless the Lord of Glory who has wrought great and

glorious wonders, to show the greatness of His work to the angels and to spirits and to men, that they might praise His work and all His

creation: that they might see the work of His might and praise the great work of His hands and bless Him for ever.

�� BOOK 2 (parables)

Chapter 37

1 The second vision which he saw, the vision of wisdom ‑which Enoch the son of Jared, the son 2 of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, the son of

Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, saw. And this is the beginning of the words of wisdom which I lifted up my voice to speak and say to

those which dwell on earth: Hear, ye men of old time, and see, ye that come after, the words of the Holy 3 One which I will speak before the Lord

of Spirits. It were better to declare (them only) to the men of old time, but even from those that come after we will not withhold the beginning of

wisdom. 4 Till the present day such wisdom has never been given by the Lord of Spirits as I have received according to my insight, according

to the good pleasure of the Lord of Spirits by whom the lot of 5 eternal life has been given to me. Now three Parables were imparted to me, and I

lifted up my voice and recounted them to those that dwell on the earth.

Chapter 38

1 The first Parable.

When the congregation of the righteous shall appear,

And sinners shall be judged for their sins,

And shall be driven from the face of the earth:

2 And when the Righteous One shall appear before the eyes of the righteous,

Whose elect works hang upon the Lord of Spirits,

And light shall appear to the righteous and the elect who dwell on the earth,

Where then will be the dwelling of the sinners,

And where the resting‑place of those who have denied the Lord of Spirits?

It had been good for them if they had not been born.

3 When the secrets of the righteous shall be revealed and the sinners judged,

And the godless driven from the presence of the righteous and elect,

4 From that time those that possess the earth shall no longer be powerful and exalted:

And they shall not be able to behold the face of the holy,

For the Lord of Spirits has caused His light to appear

On the face of the holy, righteous, and elect.

5 Then shall the kings and the mighty perish

And be given into the hands of the righteous and holy.

6 And thenceforward none shall seek for themselves mercy from the Lord of Spirits

For their life is at an end.

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1 And it shall come to pass in those days that elect and holy children will descend from the 2 high heaven, and their seed will become one with

the children of men. And in those days Enoch received books of zeal and wrath, and books of disquiet and expulsion.

And mercy shall not be accorded to them, saith the Lord of Spirits.

3 And in those days a whirlwind carried me off from the earth,

And set me down at the end of the heavens.

4 And there I saw another vision, the dwelling‑places of the holy,

And the resting‑places of the righteous.

5 Here mine eyes saw their dwellings with His righteous angels,

And their resting‑places with the holy.

And they petitioned and interceded and prayed for the children of men,

And righteousness flowed before them as water,

And mercy like dew upon the earth:

Thus it is amongst them for ever and ever.

6a And in that place mine eyes saw the Elect One of righteousness and of faith,

7a And I saw his dwelling‑place under the wings of the Lord of Spirits.

6b And righteousness shall prevail in his days,

And the righteous and elect shall be without number before Him for ever and ever.

7b And all the righteous and elect before Him shall be strong as fiery lights,

And their mouth shall be full of blessing,

And their lips extol the name of the Lord of Spirits,

And righteousness before Him shall never fail,

[And uprightness shall never fail before Him.]

8 There I wished to dwell,

And my spirit longed for that dwelling‑place:

And there heretofore hath been my portion,

For so has it been established concerning me before the Lord of Spirits.

9 In those days I praised and extolled the name of the Lord of Spirits with blessings and praises, because He hath destined me for blessing and

glory according to the good pleasure of the Lord of 10 Spirits. For a long time my eyes regarded that place, and I blessed Him and praised Him,

saying: Blessed is He, and may He be blessed from the beginning and for evermore. And before Him there is no ceasing. He knows before the

world was created what is for ever and what will be from 12 generation unto generation. Those who sleep not bless Thee: they stand before

Thy glory and bless, praise, and extol, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Spirits: He filleth the earth with 3 spirits." And here my eyes saw

all those who sleep not: they stand before Him and bless and say: Blessed be Thou, and blessed be the name of the Lord for ever and ever. And

my face was changed; for I could no longer behold.

Chapter 40

1 And after that I saw thousands of thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, I saw a multitude 2 beyond number and reckoning, who

stood before the Lord of Spirits. And on the four sides of the Lord of Spirits I saw four presences, different from those that sleep not, and I

learnt their names: for the angel that went with me made known to me their names, and showed me all the hidden things. 3 And I heard the

voices of those four presences as they uttered praises before the Lord of glory. 4,5 The first voice blesses the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.

And the second voice I heard blessing 6 the Elect One and the elect ones who hang upon the Lord of Spirits. And the third voice I heard pray

and intercede for those who dwell on the earth and supplicate in the name of the Lord of Spirits. 7 And I heard the fourth voice fending off the

Satans and forbidding them to come before the Lord 8 of Spirits to accuse them who dwell on the earth. After that I asked the angel of peace

who went with me, who showed me everything that is hidden: Who are these four presences which I have 9 seen and whose words I have

heard and written down? And he said to me: This first is Michael, the merciful and long‑suffering: and the second, who is set over all the

diseases and all the wounds of the children of men, is Raphael: and the third, who is set over all the powers, is Gabriel: and the fourth, who is

set over the repentance unto hope of those who inherit eternal life, is named Phanuel. 10 And these are the four angels of the Lord of Spirits

and the four voices I heard in those days.

Chapter 41

1 And after that I saw all the secrets of the heavens, and how the kingdom is divided, and how the 2 actions of men are weighed in the balance.

And there I saw the mansions of the elect and the mansions of the holy, and mine eyes saw there all the sinners being driven from thence which

deny the name of the Lord of Spirits, and being dragged off: and they could not abide because of the punishment which proceeds from the Lord

of Spirits. 3 And there mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightning and of the thunder, and the secrets of the winds, how they are divided to blow

over the earth, and the secrets of the clouds and dew, and there 4 I saw from whence they proceed in that place and from whence they saturate

the dusty earth. And there I saw closed chambers out of which the winds are divided, the chamber of the hail and winds, the chamber of the

mist, and of the clouds, and the cloud thereof hovers over the earth from the 5 beginning of the world. And I saw the chambers of the sun and

moon, whence they proceed and whither they come again, and their glorious return, and how one is superior to the other, and their stately orbit,

and how they do not leave their orbit, and they add nothing to their orbit and they take nothing from it, and they keep faith with each other, in

accordance with the oath by which they 6 are bound together. And first the sun goes forth and traverses his path according to the

commandment 7 of the Lord of Spirits, and mighty is His name for ever and ever. And after that I saw the hidden and the visible path of the

moon, and she accomplishes the course of her path in that place by day and by night‑the one holding a position opposite to the other before

the Lord of Spirits.

And they give thanks and praise and rest not;

For unto them is their thanksgiving rest.

8 For the sun changes oft for a blessing or a curse,

And the course of the path of the moon is light to the righteous

And darkness to the sinners in the name of the Lord,

Who made a separation between the light and the darkness,

And divided the spirits of men,

And strengthened the spirits of the righteous,

In the name of His righteousness.

9 For no angel hinders and no power is able to hinder; for He appoints a judge for them all and He judges them all before Him.

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1 Wisdom found no place where she might dwell;

Then a dwelling‑place was assigned her in the heavens.

2 Wisdom went forth to make her dwelling among the children of men,

And found no dwelling‑place:

Wisdom returned to her place,

And took her seat among the angels.

3 And unrighteousness went forth from her chambers:

Whom she sought not she found,

And dwelt with them,

As rain in a desert

And dew on a thirsty land.

Chapter 43

1 And I saw other lightnings and the stars of heaven, and I saw how He called them all by their 2 names and they hearkened unto Him. And I

saw how they are weighed in a righteous balance according to their proportions of light: (I saw) the width of their spaces and the day of their

appearing, and how their revolution produces lightning: and (I saw) their revolution according to the 3 number of the angels, and (how) they

keep faith with each other. And I asked the angel who went 4 with me who showed me what was hidden: What are these? And he said to me:

The Lord of Spirits hath showed thee their parabolic meaning (lit. their parable): these are the names of the holy who dwell on the earth and

believe in the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.

Chapter 44

Also another phenomenon I saw in regard to the lightnings: how some of the stars arise and become lightnings and cannot part with their new

form.

Chapter 45

1 And this is the second Parable concerning those who deny the name of the dwelling of the holy ones and the Lord of Spirits.

2 And into the heaven they shall not ascend,

And on the earth they shall not come:

Such shall be the lot of the sinners

Who have denied the name of the Lord of Spirits,

Who are thus preserved for the day of suffering and tribulation.

3 On that day Mine Elect One shall sit on the throne of glory

And shall try their works,

And their places of rest shall be innumerable.

And their souls shall grow strong within them when they see Mine Elect Ones,

And those who have called upon My glorious name:

4 Then will I cause Mine Elect One to dwell among them.

And I will transform the heaven and make it an eternal blessing and light

5 And I will transform the earth and make it a blessing:

And I will cause Mine elect ones to dwell upon it:

But the sinners and evil‑doers shall not set foot thereon.

6 For I have provided and satisfied with peace My righteous ones

And have caused them to dwell before Me:

But for the sinners there is judgement impending with Me,

So that I shall destroy them from the face of the earth.

Chapter 46

1 And there I saw One who had a head of days,

And His head was white like wool,

And with Him was another being whose countenance had the appearance of a man,

And his face was full of graciousness, like one of the holy angels.

2 And I asked the angel who went with me and showed me all the hidden things, concerning that 3 Son of Man, who he was, and whence he

was, (and) why he went with the Head of Days? And he answered and said unto me:

This is the son of Man who hath righteousness,

With whom dwelleth righteousness,

And who revealeth all the treasures of that which is hidden,

Because the Lord of Spirits hath chosen him,

And whose lot hath the pre‑eminence before the Lord of Spirits in uprightness for ever.

4 And this Son of Man whom thou hast seen

Shall raise up the kings and the mighty from their seats,

[And the strong from their thrones]

And shall loosen the reins of the strong,

And break the teeth of the sinners.

5[And he shall put down the kings from their thrones and kingdoms]

Because they do not extol and praise Him,

Nor humbly acknowledge whence the kingdom was bestowed upon them.

6 And he shall put down the countenance of the strong,

And shall fill them with shame.

And darkness shall be their dwelling,

And worms shall be their bed,

And they shall have no hope of rising from their beds,

Because they do not extol the name of the Lord of Spirits.

7 And these are they who judge the stars of heaven,

[And raise their hands against the Most High],

And tread upon the earth and dwell upon it.

And all their deeds manifest unrighteousness,

And their power rests upon their riches,

And their faith is in the gods which they have made with their hands,

And they deny the name of the Lord of Spirits,

8 And they persecute the houses of His congregations,

And the faithful who hang upon the name of the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 47

1 And in those days shall have ascended the prayer of the righteous,

And the blood of the righteous from the earth before the Lord of Spirits.

2 In those days the holy ones who dwell above in the heavens

Shall unite with one voice

And supplicate and pray and praise,

And give thanks and bless the name of the Lord of Spirits

On behalf of the blood of the righteous which has been shed,

And that the prayer of the righteous may not be in vain before the Lord of Spirits,

That judgement may be done unto them,

And that they may not have to suffer for ever.

3 In those days I saw the Head of Days when He seated himself upon the throne of His glory,

And the books of the living were opened before Him:

And all His host which is in heaven above and His counselors stood before Him,

4 And the hearts of the holy were filled with joy;

Because the number of the righteous had been offered,

And the prayer of the righteous had been heard,

And the blood of the righteous been required before the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 48

1 And in that place I saw the fountain of righteousness

Which was inexhaustible:

And around it were many fountains of wisdom:

And all the thirsty drank of them,

And were filled with wisdom,

And their dwellings were with the righteous and holy and elect.

2 And at that hour that Son of Man was named In the presence of the Lord of Spirits,

And his name before the Head of Days.

3 Yea, before the sun and the signs were created,

Before the stars of the heaven were made,

His name was named before the Lord of Spirits.

4 He shall be a staff to the righteous whereon to stay themselves and not fall,

And he shall be the light of the Gentiles,

And the hope of those who are troubled of heart.

5 All who dwell on earth shall fall down and worship before him,

And will praise and bless and celebrate with song the Lord of Spirits.

6 And for this reason hath he been chosen and hidden before Him,

Before the creation of the world and for evermore.

7 And the wisdom of the Lord of Spirits hath revealed him to the holy and righteous;

For he hath preserved the lot of the righteous,

Because they have hated and despised this world of unrighteousness,

And have hated all its works and ways in the name of the Lord of Spirits:

For in his name they are saved,

And according to his good pleasure hath it been in regard to their life.

8 In these days downcast in countenance shall the kings of the earth have become,

And the strong who possess the land because of the works of their hands,

For on the day of their anguish and affliction they shall not (be able to) save themselves.

And I will give them over into the hands of Mine elect:

As straw in the fire so shall they burn before the face of the holy:

As lead in the water shall they sink before the face of the righteous,

And no trace of them shall any more be found.

10 And on the day of their affliction there shall be rest on the earth,

And before them they shall fall and not rise again:

And there shall be no one to take them with his hands and raise them:

For they have denied the Lord of Spirits and His Anointed.

The name of the Lord of Spirits be blessed.

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l For wisdom is poured out like water,

And glory faileth not before him for evermore.

2 For he is mighty in all the secrets of righteousness,

And unrighteousness shall disappear as a shadow,

And have no continuance;

Because the Elect One standeth before the Lord of Spirits,

And his glory is for ever and ever,

And his might unto all generations.

3 And in him dwells the spirit of wisdom,

And the spirit which gives insight,

And the spirit of understanding and of might,

And the spirit of those who have fallen asleep in righteousness.

4 And he shall judge the secret things,

And none shall be able to utter a lying word before him;

For he is the Elect One before the Lord of Spirits according to His good pleasure.

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1 And in those days a change shall take place for the holy and elect,

And the light of days shall abide upon them,

And glory and honour shall turn to the holy,

2 On the day of affliction on which evil shall have been treasured up against the sinners.

And the righteous shall be victorious in the name of the Lord of Spirits:

And He will cause the others to witness (this)

That they may repent

And forgo the works of their hands.

3 They shall have no honour through the name of the Lord of Spirits,

Yet through His name shall they be saved,

And the Lord of Spirits will have compassion on them,

For His compassion is great.

4 And He is righteous also in His judgement,

And in the presence of His glory unrighteousness also shall not maintain itself:

At His judgement the unrepentant shall perish before Him.

5 And from henceforth I will have no mercy on them, saith the Lord of Spirits.

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1 And in those days shall the earth also give back that which has been entrusted to it,

And Sheol also shall give back that which it has received,

And hell shall give back that which it owes.

5a For in those days the Elect One shall arise,

2 And he shall choose the righteous and holy from among them:

For the day has drawn nigh that they should be saved.

3 And the Elect One shall in those days sit on My throne,

And his mouth shall pour forth all the secrets of wisdom and counsel:

For the Lord of Spirits hath given (them) to him and hath glorified him.

4 And in those days shall the mountains leap like rams,

And the hills also shall skip like lambs satisfied with milk,

And the faces of [all] the angels in heaven shall be lighted up with joy.

5b And the earth shall rejoice,

c And the righteous shall dwell upon it,

d And the elect shall walk thereon.

Chapter 52

1 And after those days in that place where I had seen all the visions of that which is hidden ‑for 2 I had been carried off in a whirlwind and they

had borne me towards the west‑There mine eyes saw all the secret things of heaven that shall be, a mountain of iron, and a mountain of copper,

and a mountain of silver, and a mountain of gold, and a mountain of soft metal, and a mountain of lead. 3 And I asked the angel who went with

me, saying, What things are these which I have seen in 4 secret? And he said unto me: All these things which thou hast seen shall serve the

dominion of His Anointed that he may be potent and mighty on the earth. 5 And that angel of peace answered, saying unto me: Wait a little,

and there shall be revealed unto thee all the secret things which surround the Lord of Spirits.

6 And these mountains which thine eyes have seen,

The mountain of iron, and the mountain of copper, and the mountain of silver,

And the mountain of gold, and the mountain of soft metal, and the mountain of lead,

All these shall be in the presence of the Elect One

As wax: before the fire,

And like the water which streams down from above [upon those mountains],

And they shall become powerless before his feet.

7 And it shall come to pass in those days that none shall be saved,

Either by gold or by silver,

And none be able to escape.

8 And there shall be no iron for war,

Nor shall one clothe oneself with a breastplate.

Bronze shall be of no service,

And tin [shall be of no service and] shall not be esteemed,

And lead shall not be desired.

9 And all these things shall be [denied and] destroyed from the surface of the earth,

When the Elect One shall appear before the face of the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 53

1 There mine eyes saw a deep valley with open mouths, and all who dwell on the earth and sea and islands shall bring to him gifts and presents

and tokens of homage, but that deep valley shall not become full.

2 And their hands commit lawless deeds,

And the sinners devour all whom they lawlessly oppress:

Yet the sinners shall be destroyed before the face of the Lord of Spirits,

And they shall be banished from off the face of His earth,

And they shall perish for ever and ever.

3 For I saw all the angels of punishment abiding (there) and preparing all the instruments of Satan. 4 And I asked the angel of peace who went

with me: For whom are they preparing these Instruments? 5 And he said unto me: They prepare these for the kings and the mighty of this earth,

that they may thereby be destroyed. 6 And after this the Righteous and Elect One shall cause the house of his congregation to appear:

henceforth they shall be no more hindered in the name of the Lord of Spirits.

7 And these mountains shall not stand as the earth before his righteousness,

But the hills shall be as a fountain of water,

And the righteous shall have rest from the oppression of sinners.

Chapter 54

1 And I looked and turned to another part of the earth, and saw there a deep valley with burning 2 fire. And they brought the kings and the

mighty, and began to cast them into this deep valley. 3 And there mine eyes saw how they made these their instruments, iron chains of

immeasurable weight. 4 And I asked the angel of peace who went with me, saying: For whom are these chains being prepared ? And he said

unto me: These are being prepared for the hosts of Azazel, so that they may take them and cast them into the abyss of complete condemnation,

and they shall cover their jaws with rough stones as the Lord of Spirits commanded. 6 And Michael, and Gabriel, and Raphael, and Phanuel

shall take hold of them on that great day, and cast them on that day into the burning furnace, that the Lord of Spirits may take vengeance on

them for their unrighteousness in becoming subject to Satan and leading astray those who dwell on the earth. 7 And in those days shall

punishment come from the Lord of Spirits, and he will open all the chambers of waters which are above the heavens, and of the fountains which

are beneath the earth. 8 And all the waters shall be joined with the waters: that which is above the heavens is the masculine, 9 and the water

which is beneath the earth is the feminine. And they shall destroy all who dwell 10 on the earth and those who dwell under the ends of the

heaven. And when they have recognized their unrighteousness which they have wrought on the earth, then by these shall they perish.

Chapter 55

1 And after that the Head of Days repented and said: In vain have I destroyed all who dwell 2 on the earth. And He sware by His great name:

Henceforth I will not do so to all who dwell on the earth, and I will set a sign in the heaven: and this shall be a pledge of good faith between Me

and them for ever, so long as heaven is above the earth. And this is in accordance with My command. 3 When I have desired to take hold of

them by the hand of the angels on the day of tribulation and pain because of this, I will cause My chastisement and My wrath to abide upon

them, saith 4 God, the Lord of Spirits. Ye mighty kings who dwell on the earth, ye shall have to behold Mine Elect One, how he sits on the

throne of glory and judges Azazel, and all his associates, and all his hosts in the name of the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 56

1 And I saw there the hosts of the angels of punishment going, and they held scourges and chains 2 of iron and bronze. And I asked the angel

of peace who went with me, saying: To whom are 3 these who hold the scourges going ? And he said unto me: To their elect and beloved ones,

that they may be cast into the chasm of the abyss of the valley.

4 And then that valley shall be filled with their elect and beloved,

And the days of their lives shall be at an end,

And the days of their leading astray shall not thenceforward be reckoned.

5 And in those days the angels shall return

And hurl themselves to the east upon the Parthians and Medes:

They shall stir up the kings, so that a spirit of unrest shall come upon them,

And they shall rouse them from their thrones,

That they may break forth as lions from their lairs,

And as hungry wolves among their flocks.

6 And they shall go up and tread under foot the land of His elect ones

[And the land of His elect ones shall be before them a threshing‑floor and a highway :]

7 But the city of my righteous shall be a hindrance to their horses.

And they shall begin to fight among themselves,

And their right hand shall be strong against themselves,

And a man shall not know his brother,

Nor a son his father or his mother,

Till there be no number of the corpses through their slaughter,

And their punishment be not in vain.

8 In those days Sheol shall open its jaws,

And they shall be swallowed up therein

And their destruction shall be at an end;

Sheol shall devour the sinners in the presence of the elect.

Chapter 57

1 And it came to pass after this that I saw another host of wagons, and men riding thereon, and 2 coming on the winds from the east, and from

the west to the south. And the noise of their wagons was heard, and when this turmoil took place the holy ones from heaven remarked it, and

the pillars of the earth were moved from their place, and the sound thereof was heard from the one end of heaven 3 to the other, in one day.

And they shall all fall down and worship the Lord of Spirits. And this is the end of the second Parable.

Chapter 58

1 And I began to speak the third Parable concerning the righteous and elect.

2 Blessed are ye, ye righteous and elect,

For glorious shall be your lot.

3 And the righteous shall be in the light of the sun.

And the elect in the light of eternal life:

The days of their life shall be unending,

And the days of the holy without number.

4 And they shall seek the light and find righteousness with the Lord of Spirits:

There shall be peace to the righteous in the name of the Eternal Lord.

5 And after this it shall be said to the holy in heaven

That they should seek out the secrets of righteousness, the heritage of faith:

For it has become bright as the sun upon earth,

And the darkness is past.

6 And there shall be a light that never endeth,

And to a limit (lit. number ) of days they shall not come,

For the darkness shall first have been destroyed,

[And the light established before the Lord of Spirits]

And the light of uprightness established for ever before the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 59

1 In those days mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightnings, and of the lights, and the judgements they execute (lit. their judgement ): and they

lighten for a blessing or a curse as the Lord of 2 Spirits willeth. And there I saw the secrets of the thunder, and how when it resounds above in

the heaven, the sound thereof is heard, and he caused me to see the judgements executed on the earth, whether they be for well‑being and

blessing, or for a curse according to the word of the Lord of Spirits. 3 And after that all the secrets of the lights and lightnings were shown to

me, and they lighten for blessing and for satisfying.

Chapter 60

A Fragment of the Book of Noah

1 In the year 500, in the seventh month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the life of Enoch. In that Parable I saw how a mighty quaking

made the heaven of heavens to quake, and the host of the Most High, and the angels, a thousand thousands and ten thousand times ten

thousand, were 2 disquieted with a great disquiet. And the Head of Days sat on the throne of His glory, and the angels and the righteous stood

around Him.

3 And a great trembling seized me,

And fear took hold of me,

And my loins gave way,

And dissolved were my reins,

And I fell upon my face.

4 And Michael sent another angel from among the holy ones and he raised me up, and when he had raised me up my spirit returned; for I had

not been able to endure the look of this host, and the 5 commotion and the quaking of the heaven. And Michael said unto me: Why art thou

disquieted with such a vision ? Until this day lasted the day of His mercy; and He hath been merciful and 6 long‑suffering towards those who

dwell on the earth. And when the day, and the power, and the punishment, and the judgement come, which the Lord of Spirits hath prepared for

those who worship not the righteous law, and for those who deny the righteous judgement, and for those who take His name in vain‑that day is

prepared, for the elect a covenant, but for sinners an inquisition. 25 When the punishment of the Lord of Spirits shall rest upon them, it shall

rest in order that the punishment of the Lord of Spirits may not come, in vain, and it shall slay the children with their mothers and the children

with their fathers. Afterwards the judgement shall take place according to His mercy and His patience. 7 And on that day were two monsters

parted, a female monster named Leviathan, to dwell in the 8 abysses of the ocean over the fountains of the waters. But the male is named

Behemoth, who occupied with his breast a waste wilderness named Duidain, on the east of the garden where the elect and righteous dwell,

where my grandfather was taken up, the seventh from Adam, the first 9 man whom the Lord of Spirits created. And I besought the other angel

that he should show me the might of those monsters, how they were parted on one day and cast, the one into the abysses 10 of the sea, and

the other unto the dry land of the wilderness. And he said to me: Thou son of man, herein thou dost seek to know what is hidden. 11 And the

other angel who went with me and showed me what was hidden told me what is first and last in the heaven in the height, and beneath the earth

in the depth, and at the ends of the 12 heaven, and on the foundation of the heaven. And the chambers of the winds, and how the winds are

divided, and how they are weighed, and (how) the portals of the winds are reckoned, each according to the power of the wind, and the power of

the lights of the moon, and according to the power that is fitting: and the divisions of the stars according to their names, and how all the

divisions 13 are divided. And the thunders according to the places where they fall, and all the divisions that are made among the lightnings that

it may lighten, and their host that they may at once obey. 14 For the thunder has places of rest (which) are assigned (to it) while it is waiting for

its peal; and the thunder and lightning are inseparable, and although not one and undivided, they both go together 15 through the spirit and

separate not. For when the lightning lightens, the thunder utters its voice, and the spirit enforces a pause during the peal, and divides equally

between them; for the treasury of their peals is like the sand, and each one of them as it peals is held in with a bridle, and turned back by the

power of the spirit, and pushed forward according to the many quarters of the earth. 16 And the spirit of the sea is masculine and strong, and

according to the might of his strength he draws it back with a rein, and in like manner it is driven forward and disperses amid all the mountains

17 of the earth. And the spirit of the hoar‑frost is his own angel, and the spirit of the hail is a good 18 angel. And the spirit of the snow has

forsaken his chambers on account of his strength ‑There is a special spirit therein, and that which ascends from it is like smoke, and its name is

frost. And the spirit of the mist is not united with them in their chambers, but it has a special chamber; for its course is glorious both in light and

in darkness, and in winter and in summer, and in its chamber is an angel. 20 And the spirit of the dew has its dwelling at the ends of the heaven,

and is connected with the chambers of the rain, and its course is in winter and summer: and its clouds and the clouds of the 21 mist are

connected, and the one gives to the other. And when the spirit of the rain goes forth from its chamber, the angels come and open the chamber

and lead it out, and when it is diffused over the whole earth it unites with the water on the earth. And whensoever it unites with the water on 22

the earth . . . For the waters are for those who dwell on the earth; for they are nourishment for the earth from the Most High who is in heaven:

therefore there is a measure for the rain, 22, and the angels take it in charge. And these things I saw towards the Garden of the Righteous. 23

And the angel of peace who was with me said to me: These two monsters, prepared conformably to the greatness of God, shall feed . . .

Chapter 61

1 And I saw in those days how long cords were given to those angels, and they took to themselves wings and flew, and they went towards the

north. 2 And I asked the angel, saying unto him: Why have those (angels) taken these cords and gone off ? And he said unto me: They have

gone to measure.

3 And the angel who went with me said unto me:

These shall bring the measures of the righteous,

And the ropes of the righteous to the righteous,

That they may stay themselves on the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.

4 The elect shall begin to dwell with the elect,

And those are the measures which shall be given to faith

And which shall strengthen righteousness.

5 And these measures shall reveal all the secrets of the depths of the earth,

And those who have been destroyed by the desert,

And those who have been devoured by the beasts,

And those who have been devoured by the fish of the sea,

That they may return and stay themselves

On the day of the Elect One;

For none shall be destroyed before the Lord of Spirits,

And none can be destroyed.

6 And all who dwell above in the heaven received a command and power and one voice and one light like unto fire.

7 And that One (with) their first words they blessed,

And extolled and lauded with wisdom,

And they were wise in utterance and in the spirit of life.

8 And the Lord of Spirits placed the Elect one on the throne of glory.

And he shall judge all the works of the holy above in the heaven,

And in the balance shall their deeds be weighed

9 And when he shall lift up his countenance

To judge their secret ways according to the word of the name of the Lord of Spirits,

And their path according to the way of the righteous judgement of the Lord of Spirits,

Then shall they all with one voice speak and bless,

And glorify and extol and sanctify the name of the Lord of Spirits.

10 And He will summon all the host of the heavens, and all the holy ones above, and the host of God, the Cherubic, Seraphin and Ophannin,

and all the angels of power, and all the angels of principalities, and the Elect One, and the other powers on the earth (and) over the water On

that day shall raise one voice, and bless and glorify and exalt in the spirit of faith, and in the spirit of wisdom, and in the spirit of patience, and in

the spirit of mercy, and in the spirit of judgement and of peace, and in the spirit of goodness, and shall all say with one voice: " Blessed is He,

and may the name of the Lord of Spirits be blessed for ever and ever."

12 All who sleep not above in heaven shall bless Him:

All the holy ones who are in heaven shall bless Him,

And all the elect who dwell in the garden of life:

And every spirit of light who is able to bless, and glorify, and extol, and hallow Thy blessed name,

And all flesh shall beyond measure glorify and bless Thy name for ever and ever.

13 For great is the mercy of the Lord of Spirits, and He is long‑suffering,

And all His works and all that He has created He has revealed to the righteous and elect

In the name of the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 62

1 And thus the Lord commanded the kings and the mighty and the exalted, and those who dwell on the earth, and said:

Open your eyes and lift up your horns if ye are able to recognize the Elect One.

2 And the Lord of Spirits seated him on the throne of His glory,

And the spirit of righteousness was poured out upon him,

And the word of his mouth slays all the sinners,

And all the unrighteous are destroyed from before his face.

3 And there shall stand up in that day all the kings and the mighty,

And the exalted and those who hold the earth,

And they shall see and recognize How he sits on the throne of his glory,

And righteousness is judged before him,

And no lying word is spoken before him.

4 Then shall pain come upon them as on a woman in travail,

[And she has pain in bringing forth]

When her child enters the mouth of the womb,

And she has pain in bringing forth.

And one portion of them shall look on the other,

And they shall be terrified,

And they shall be downcast of countenance,

And pain shall seize them,

When they see that Son of Man Sitting on the throne of his glory.

6 And the kings and the mighty and all who possess the earth shall bless and glorify and extol him who rules over all, who was hidden.

7 For from the beginning the Son of Man was hidden,

And the Most High preserved him in the presence of His might,

And revealed him to the elect.

8 And the congregation of the elect and holy shall be sown,

And all the elect shall stand before him on that day.

9 And all the kings and the mighty and the exalted and those who rule the earth

Shall fall down before him on their faces,

And worship and set their hope upon that Son of Man,

And petition him and supplicate for mercy at his hands.

10 Nevertheless that Lord of Spirits will so press them

That they shall hastily go forth from His presence,

And their faces shall be filled with shame,

And the darkness grow deeper on their faces.

11 And He will deliver them to the angels for punishment,

To execute vengeance on them because they have oppressed His children and His elect

12 And they shall be a spectacle for the righteous and for His elect:

They shall rejoice over them,

Because the wrath of the Lord of Spirits resteth upon them,

And His sword is drunk with their blood.

13 And the righteous and elect shall be saved on that day,

And they shall never thenceforward see the face of the sinners and unrighteous.

14 And the Lord of Spirits will abide over them,

And with that Son of Man shall they eat

And lie down and rise up for ever and ever.

15 And the righteous and elect shall have risen from the earth,

And ceased to be of downcast countenance.

And they shall have been clothed with garments of glory,

16 And these shall be the garments of life from the Lord of Spirits:

And your garments shall not grow old,

Nor your glory pass away before the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 63

1 In those days shall the mighty and the kings who possess the earth implore (Him) to grant them a little respite from His angels of punishment

to whom they were delivered, that they might fall 2 down and worship before the Lord of Spirits, and confess their sins before Him. And they

shall bless and glorify the Lord of Spirits, and say:

Blessed is the Lord of Spirits and the Lord of kings,

And the Lord of the mighty and the Lord of the rich,

And the Lord of glory and the Lord of wisdom,

3 And splendid in every secret thing is Thy power from generation to generation,

And Thy glory for ever and ever:

Deep are all Thy secrets and innumerable,

And Thy righteousness is beyond reckoning.

4 We have now learnt that we should glorify

And bless the Lord of kings and Him who is king over all kings.

5 And they shall say:

Would that we had rest to glorify and give thanks

And confess our faith before His glory !

6 And now we long for a little rest but find it not:

We follow hard upon and obtain (it) not:

And light has vanished from before us,

And darkness is our dwelling‑place for ever and ever:

7 For we have not believed before Him

Nor glorified the name of the Lord of Spirits, [nor glorified our Lord]

But our hope was in the sceptre of our kingdom,

And in our glory.

8 And in the day of our suffering and tribulation He saves us not,

And we find no respite for confession

That our Lord is true in all His works, and in His judgements and His justice,

And His judgements have no respect of persons.

And we pass away from before His face on account of our works,

And all our sins are reckoned up in righteousness.

10 Now they shall say unto themselves: Our souls are full of unrighteous gain, but it does not prevent us from descending from the midst

thereof into the burden of Sheol.

11 And after that their faces shall be filled with darkness

And shame before that Son of Man,

And they shall be driven from his presence,

And the sword shall abide before his face in their midst.

12 Thus spake the Lord of Spirits: This is the ordinance and judgement with respect to the mighty and the kings and the exalted and those who

possess the earth before the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 64

1,2 And other forms I saw hidden in that place. I heard the voice of the angel saying: These are the angels who descended to the earth, and

revealed what was hidden to the children of men and seduced the children of men into committing sin.

Chapter 65

1, 2 And in those days Noah saw the earth that it had sunk down and its destruction was nigh. And he arose from thence and went to the ends

of the earth, and cried aloud to his grandfather Enoch: 3 and Noah said three times with an embittered voice: Hear me, hear me, hear me. And I

said unto him: Tell me what it is that is falling out on the earth that the earth is in such evil plight 4 and shaken, lest perchance I shall perish

with it ? And thereupon there was a great commotion , on the earth, and a voice was heard from heaven, and I fell on my face. And Enoch my

grandfather came and stood by me, and said unto me: Why hast thou cried unto me with a bitter cry and weeping 6 And a command has gone

forth from the presence of the Lord concerning those who dwell on the earth that their ruin is accomplished because they have learnt all the

secrets of the angels, and all the violence of the Satans, and all their powers ‑the most secret ones‑ and all the power of those who practice

sorcery, and the power of witchcraft, and the power of those who make molten images 7 for the whole earth: And how silver is produced from

the dust of the earth, and how soft metal 8 originates in the earth. For lead and tin are not produced from the earth like the first: it is a fountain 9

that produces them, and an angel stands therein, and that angel is pre‑eminent. And after that my grandfather Enoch took hold of me by my

hand and raised me up, and said unto me: Go, for I have 10 asked the Lord of Spirits as touching this commotion on the earth. And He said unto

me: " Because of their unrighteousness their judgement has been determined upon and shall not be withheld by Me for ever. Because of the

sorceries which they have searched out and learnt, the earth and those 11 who dwell upon it shall be destroyed." And these‑they have no

place of repentance for ever, because they have shown them what was hidden, and they are the damned: but as for thee, my son, the Lord of

Spirits knows that thou art pure, and guiltless of this reproach concerning the secrets.

12 And He has destined thy name to be among the holy,

And will preserve thee amongst those who dwell on the earth,

And has destined thy righteous seed both for kingship and for great honours,

And from thy seed shall proceed a fountain of the righteous and holy without number for ever.

Chapter 66

1 And after that he showed me the angels of punishment who are prepared to come and let loose all the powers of the waters which are beneath

in the earth in order to bring judgement and destruction 2 on all who [abide and] dwell on the earth. And the Lord of Spirits gave commandment

to the angels who were going forth, that they should not cause the waters to rise but should hold them 3 in check; for those angels were over

the powers of the waters. And I went away from the presence of Enoch.

Chapter 67

1 And in those days the word of God came unto me, and He said unto me: Noah, thy lot has come 2 Up before Me, a lot without blame, a lot of

love and uprightness. And now the angels are making a wooden (building), and when they have completed that task I will place My hand upon

it and preserve it, and there shall come forth from it the seed of life, and a change shall set in so that the 3 earth will not remain without

inhabitant. And I will make fast thy sed before me for ever and ever, and I will spread abroad those who dwell with thee: it shall not be unfruitful

on the face of the earth, but it shall be blessed and multiply on the earth in the name of the Lord. 4 And He will imprison those angels, who have

shown unrighteousness, in that burning valley which my grandfather Enoch had formerly shown to me in the west among the mountains of

gold 5 and silver and iron and soft metal and tin. And I saw that valley in which there was a great 6 convulsion and a convulsion of the waters.

And when all this took place, from that fiery molten metal and from the convulsion thereof in that place, there was produced a smell of sulphur,

and it was connected with those waters, and that valley of the angels who had led astray (mankind) burned 7 beneath that land. And through

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