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Books excluded in the Bible

1. THEBOOKOFENOCH
THEPEOPHET
TRANSLATEDFROM
ANETHIOPICMS.INTHEBODLEIANLIBEAEY
BYTHELATE
RICHARDLAURENCE,LL.D.
ARCHBISHOPOPCASHEL
THETEXTNOWCORRECTEDFROMHISLATESTNOTES
WITHAlfINTRODUCTIONBY
LONDON
KEGANPAUL,TRENCH&CO.,1,FATERNOSTERSQUARE
1883

3. INTRODUCTION.
IntheAuthorizedVersionoftheEpistleofJude,
wereadthefollowingwords
:
—
"Enochalso,theseventhfromAdam,prophesied
ofthese,saying,Behold,theLordcomethwithten
thousandsofhissaints,toexecutejudgmentupon
all,andtoconvince allthatareungodlyamong
themofalltheirungodlydeedswhichtheyhave
ungodlycommitted,andofalltheirhardspeeches
whichungodlysinnershavespokenagainstHim."
^
ModernresearchseesintheEpistleofJudea
workofthesecondcentury:butasorthodox
theologians accept itscontents astheinspired
utteranceofanApostle,letusdiligentlysearchthe
HebrewScripturesforthisimportantforecastofthe
secondAdventoftheMessiah. Invainweturn
overthepagesofthesacredCanon ;noteveninthe
Apocryphacanwetraceonelinefromthepenof
themarvellousbeingtowhomuninterruptedimmor-
'CompareBookofEnoch ii.
1

5. IT INTItODVCTION.
talityisassignedbyapostolic^ interpretation of
Genesis v.24."Weretheprophecies ofEnoch,
therefore,acceptedasaDivinerevelationonthat
momentousdaywhenJesusexplainedtheScrip-
tures,afterhisresurrection,toJudeandhisapostolic
brethren
;andhavewemodernsbetrayedourtrust
byexcludinganinspiredrecordfromtheBible?
EevertingtothesecondcenturyofChristianity,
wefindIrenaeusandClementofAlexandriaciting
theBookofEnochwithoutquestioning itssacred
character. Thus,Irenaeus,assigningtotheBookof
EnochanauthenticityanalogoustothatofMosaic
literature, affirmsthatEnoch,althoughaman,
filledtheofficeofGod'smessengertotheangels.^
Tertullian,whoflourishedatthecloseofthefirst
andatthebeginningofthesecondcentury,whilst
admittingthatthe"ScriptureofEnoch"isnot
receivedbysomebecauseitisnotincludedinthe
HebrewCanon,speaksoftheauthoras"themost
ancientprophet,Enoch,"andofthebookasthe
divinelyinspiredautographofthatimmortalpatri-
arch,preservedbyNoahintheark,ormiraculously
reproducedbyhimthroughtheinspirationofthe
HolySpirit. Tertullianadds,"ButasEnochhas
spokeninthesamescriptureoftheLord,and
*everyscripturesuitableforedification isdivinely
>Heb.xi.5.
'"AgainstHeresies," iv.16.CompareBookofEnoclixv.
INTRODUCTION.
inspired,'letusrejectnothingwhichbelongstous.
Itmaynowseemtohavebeendisavowedbythe
JewslikeallotherscripturewhichspeaksofChrist
—afactwhichshouldcauseusnosurprise,asthey
werenottoreceivehim,evenwhenpersonally
addressedbyhimself."TheseviewsTertulliancon-
firmsbyappealingtothetestimonyoftheApostle
Jude.^TheBookofEnochwasthereforeassacred
asthePsalmsorIsaiahintheeyesofthefamous
theologian,onwhommodernorthodoxy reliesas
thechiefcanonistofNewTestamentscripture.
Origen(a.d.254),inquotingHebrewliterature,
assignstotheBookofEnochthesameauthority
astothePsalms. Inpolemicaldiscussionwith
Celsus,heaffirmsthattheworkoftheantediluvian
patriarchwasnotaccepted intheChurches as
Divine ;andmoderntheologianshaveaccordingly
assumedthatherejected itsinspiration:butthe
extenttowhichheadoptsitslanguageandideas
disclosespersonalconvictionthatEnochwasoneof
thegreatestoftheprophets. Thus,inhistreatise
ontheangels,weread :
"Wearenottosuppose
thataspecialofficehasbeenassignedbymere
accidenttoaparticularangel :astoRaphael,the
workofcuringandhealing ;toGabriel,thedirection
ofwars
;toMichael,thedutyofhearingtheprayers
andsupplications ofmen."
^Fromwhatsource
'"OnFemaleDress,"ii. ««DePrincipiis," viii.

7. VI INTRODUCTION.
butassumedrevelationcouldOrigenobtainand
publishthesecircumstantial detailsofministerial
administration inheaven?
TurningtotheBookofEnochweread :"
After
thisIbesoughttheangelofpeace,whoproceeded
withme,toexplainallthatwasconcealed. Isaid
tohim,WhoarethosewhomIhaveseenonthe
foursides,andwhosewordsIhaveheardand
writtendown.Hereplied.Thefirstisthemerciful,
thepatient,theholyMichael.Thesecondishewho
presidesovereverysufferingandeveryafflictionof
thesonsofmen,theholyEaphael.Thethird,who
presidesoverallthatispowerful,isGabriel.And
thefourth,whopresidesoverrepentanceandthehope
ofthosewhowillinheriteternallife,isPhanuel."
^
WethusdiscoverthesourceofOrigen'sapparently
superhumanknowledge,anddetecthisimplicit
trustintheBookofEnochasaDivinerevelation.
WhenprimitiveChristianityhadfreelyappro-
priatedthevisionsofEnochasthematerialsof
constructivedogmas,thisremarkablebookgradually
sankintooblivion,disappeared outofWestern
Christendom,andwaseventuallyforgottenbya
Church,whichunconsciouslyperpetuated itsteach-
ingasthemiraculousrevelationsofChristianity.
TheBookofEnoch,unknown toEuropefor
nearlyathousandyears,exceptthroughthefrag-
'BookofEnochxl.8,9.
INTRODUCTION. vu
mentspreservedbyGreorgiusSyncellus(circa792,
A.D,),wasatlengthdiscoveredbyBruceinAbyssinia,
whobroughthomethreecopiesoftheEthiopic
versionin1773,respectingwhichhewrites
:
—
"AmongstthearticlesIconsignedtothelibraryat
Pariswasaverybeautifulandmagnificentcopyof
thePropheciesofEnoch,inlargequarto ;another
isamongsttheBooksofScripturewhichIbrought
home,standingimmediately beforetheBookof
Job,whichisitsproperplaceintheAbyssinian
Canon;andathirdcopyIhavepresentedtothe
BodleianLibraryatOxford,bythehandsofDr.
Douglas,theBishopofCarlisle."
Thispricelessmanuscript,destined,someday,to
revealtheforgottensourceofmanyChristiandogmas
andmysteries,restedinBodleianobscurity,until
presentedtotheworldthroughanEnglishtrans-
lationbyDr.Laurence,Archbishop ofCashel,
formerlyProfessorofHebrewatOxford,whoissued
hisfirsteditionin1821,inapparentunconsciousness
thathewasgivingtomankindthetheological
fossilsthroughwhichwe,intheclearerlight
ofourgeneration,maystudythe"Evolution of
Christianity."
ThescarcityofArchbishopLaurence'stranslation,
beforethepublicationofthesecondeditionin1833,
producedanimpression inGermanythatthework
hadbeensuppressedbyitsauthor ;butthisreport

9. INTRODUCTION.
iscontradicted intheprefacetothethirdedition,
issuedin1838,inresponsetoalargeorderfrom
America.
TheBookofEnochexcitedmoreinterestonthe
ContinentthaninEngland. Itwastranslatedinto
GermanbyDr.Hoffmanin1838,intoLatinby
Gfrorerin1840,againintoGermanbyDillmannin
1853,andhasbeendiscussedbyWeisse,Lucke,
Hilgenfeld,andKalisch,thelatterofwhomuttered
theprediction,thatthebookofEnoch"willone
daybeemployedasamostimportantwitnessin
thehistoryofreligiousdogmas."Thedayandthe
hourhavecome,theclockhasstruck,andinthus
publishinganeditionofArchbishop Laurence's
translationoftheBookofEnoch,weplacewithin
thereachofallreadersoftheEnglishlanguage,
themeansofstudyingthepre-Christian originof
Christianmysteries.
Turningtowardsthe"PreliminaryDissertation
"
ofArchbishopLaurence,inwhichhediscusses,with
impartialcriticismandaccomplished scholarship,
theoriginoftheBookofEnoch,wefindhim
attainingtheimportant conclusions, thatitwas
writtenbyaJewoftheDispersion inhisown
language,whetherHebreworthelaterAramaean
acquiredinexile;thattheversioninthehandsof
theauthoroftheEpistleofJudeandtheAnte-
NiceneFatherswasaGreektranslation ;andthat
INTRODVCTION.
theEthiopia edition,whether translated from
AramaeanorGreek,isthesameworkasthatcited
bytheApostle.
Inattestation ofthetheoryofanAramaicor
Syro-Chaldaean origin.ArchbishopLaurencerefers
tothe"mostancientremainsoftheCabbala
(Hebrewtraditions)contained inthe
*Zohar,'a
speciesofphilosophicalcommentaryupontheLaw,
combiningtheologicalopinionswiththeallegorical
subtletiesofthemysticalschool. Inthiscele-
bratedcompilation ofwhatwaslongsupposedto
constitutethehiddenwisdomoftheJewishnation,
occasional references aremadetotheBookof
Enoch,asabookcarefullypreservedfromgeneration
togeneration." ArchbishopLaurencethengives
extractsfromthe"Zohar,"referringtoimportant
passagesintheBookofEnoch,andinfersthat
"theauthorsoftheCabbalistical remainswrote
theirreconditedoctrinesinChaldee,"andpossessed
acopyoftheBookofEnoch,writteninthat
languageorinHebrew,"whichtheyregardedas
thegenuineworkofhimwhosenameitbore,and
notasthespuriousproductionofalaterage."
ArchbishopLaurencethenconsiderstheprobable
dateofthework,andinfers,fromthequotationof
Jude,thatitmusthavebeenwrittenantecedentto
theChristianera,butnotbeforetheCaptivityof
Babylon,because itcontainsthelanguageand

11. INTRODUCTION.
imageryofDaniel,"intherepresentation ofthe
AncientofDayscomingtojudgmentwiththeSon
ofman."ButsinceArchbishopLaurencewrote,
moderncriticismhasdisclosedhownebulous isthe
dateofDaniel,sothatitbecomesasreasonable to
assumethattheauthororcompilerborrowedfrom
theBookofEnoch,astoattributeplagiarism to
thepseudo-patriarch. Thelearnedtranslator,how-
ever,discoveredmoresatisfactory proof,through
internalevidence,thatthebook"waswrittenlong
subsequenttothecommencement,andeveutothe
conclusion,oftheBabylonianCaptivity."
ThatsectionoftheBookofEnoch,extending
fromchapterIxxxii.toxc,containsanallegorical
narrativeoftheroyaldynastiesofIsraelandJudah,
fromwhichArchbishop Laurence constructs a
historyextendingfromSaultothebeginningof
thereignofHerodtheGreat,andinfersthatthe
BookofEnochwaswritten"beforetheriseof
Christianity ;mostprobablyatanearlyperiodof
thereignofHerod." TheArchbishop adds:
"Thatitcouldnothavebeentheproductionofa
writerwholivedaftertheinspiredauthorsofthe
NewTestament,orwhowasevencoevalwiththem,
mustbemanifestfromthequotationofSt.Jude
—
aquotationwhichprovesittohavebeeninhis
timeaworkascribedtoEnochhimself."
ArchbishopLaurence,furthermore, attainspro-
INTRODUCTION.
xi
babilityofdatethroughanotherlineofargument.
Inchapter liv.9,oftheBookofEnochweread,
"ThechiefsoftheEast,amongtheParthiansand
Medes,shallremovekings,inwhomaspiritof
perturbation shallenter.Theyshallhurlthem
fromtheirthrones,springingaslionsfromtheir
dens,andlikefamishedwolvesintothemidstof
theflock."Commentingonthispassage.Arch-
bishopLaurence says,
"NowtheParthianswere
altogetherunknowninhistory,untilthe250thyear
beforeChrist,when,undertheguidanceofArsaces
(thefamilynameofalltheirsubsequentkings)
theyrevoltedfromAntiochusTheus,thethenking
ofSyria. Itwasnot,however,untiltheyear23U
B.o.thattheirempirebecamefirmlyestablished,
whenArsacesdefeatedandtookprisonerSeleucus
Callicinus,theSyrianmonarch,andfirstassumed
thetitleofKingofParthia.Bydegreesthey
expelledtheSyriandominionfromeveryprovince
overwhichitextendedeastoftheEuphrates ;so
thatfromabouttheyear140B.C.theirvastempire
reachedfromtheGangestotheEuphrates,and
fromtheEuphratestotheCaucasus." Thesefacts
wouldthereforeleadtotheconclusionthatthe
BookofEnochwaswrittenaboutthemiddleofthe
secondcenturyB.C.;butastheauthoraddsto
thepassagealreadycited,
"Theyshallgoup,and
treaduponthelandoftheirelect,thelandoftheir

13. Zll INTRODUCTION.
electshallbebeforethem.Thethreshing-floor,
thepath,andthecityofmyrighteouspeopleshall
impedetheprogressoftheirhorses,"Archbishop
Laurenceconnectsthislanguagewiththeinvasion
ofSyriabytheParthiansintheyear54B.C.,and
theirdefeatofAnthonyeighteenyearslater,
"when
thecreditoftheParthianarmswasatthehighest
;
anditisprobablethataboutthesameperiod,or
atleastnotlongafter,theBookofEnochwas
written."
Thequestionnownaturallyarises,Howwasthis
workoffictionacceptedwithinsoshortaperiod,as
thegenuineproductionofthepatriarchEnoch?
TheArchbishop answersbyshowing,through
internalevidence,thatthebookwaswrittenbya
JewresidingatadistancefromPalestine,and
havingbeenbroughtintoJudaeainthenameofthe
prophetEnoch,theobscurityofitsorigincaused
sometoacceptitasthegenuineproductionofthe
patriarchhimself. InchapterIxxi.Pseudo-Enoch
dividesthedayandnightintoeighteenparts,and
representsthelongestdayintheyearasconsisting
oftwelveoutoftheseeighteenparts. "Nowthe
proportionoftwelvetoeighteen ispreciselythe
sameassixteentofourandtwenty,thepresent
divisioninhoursoftheperiodconstitutingdayand
night. Ifthereforeweconsiderinwhatlatitudea
countrymustbesituatedtohaveadayofsixteen
INTRODUCTION.
hourslong,weshallimmediately perceivethat
Palestinecouldnotbesuchacountry.Wemay
thensafelyconcludethattheregioninwhichthe
authorlivedmusthavebeensituatednotlower
thanforty-fivedegreesnorthlatitude,wherethe
longestdayisfifteenhoursandahalf,norhigher
perhapsthanforty-ninedegrees,wherethelongest
dayispreciselysixteenhours.Thiswillbringthe
countrywherehewrote,ashighupatleastasthe
northerndistrictsoftheCaspianandEuxineseas
;
probably itwassituatedsomewherebetweenthe
upperpartsofboththeseseas;andifthelatter
conjecturebewellfounded,theauthoroftheBook
ofEnochwasperhapsamemberofoneofthetribes
whichShalmaneser carriedaway,andplaced'in
HalahandinHaborbytheriverGoshen,andinthe
citiesoftheMedes,'andwhoneverreturnedfrom
captivity."
SinceArchbishop Laurencewrotehis"Pre-
liminaryDissertation,"freshlighthasbeenthrown
ontheoriginoftheBookofEnochthroughthe
publicationofMr,Layard's"NinevehandBabylon,"
recordingthediscovery,inBabylonianruins,ofcups
orbowlsofterracotta,coveredontheinnersurface
withinscriptionsinink,whichhavebeendeciphered
byMr.ThomasEllisoftheManuscriptDepartment
intheBritishMuseum,asamuletsorcharmsagainst
evilspirits,disease,calamity,andsuddendeath,

15. XIV
INTRODUCTION.
composedintheChaldeanlanguagemingledwith
Hebrewwords,^andwrittenincharacterswhich
combineSyriacandPalmyrenewiththeancient
Phoenician. Theseinscriptionsareundated;but
Mr.Ellisattainedtheconclusionthroughinternal
evidence,thatthesecupsbelongedtothedescen-
dantsoftheJewswhowerecarriedcaptiveto
Babylonandthesurrounding cities.
Butthemostimportant revelation attained
throughthesediscoveriesofMr.Layardliesinthe
interesting fact,mentionedinhiswork,thatthe
namesoftheangelsinscribedonthesecups,and
thoserecordedintheBookofEnoch,are,inmany
instancesidentical,sothatnodoubtremainsasto
theHebrew-Chaldee originofthatgreatSemitic
work,whetherassignabletohumangeniusorDivine
revelation;andtheexhumedamuletsofJewsof
theDispersion attesttheaccuracyofArchbishop
Laurence'sconclusionsrespectingthenationalityof
Pseudo-Enoch.
IgnoranceofthecontentsoftheApocrypha, as
canonizedbytheChurchofHome,issogeneral
inEnglandthatmanyotherwise well-informed
peopleimaginethattheBookofEnochmaybe
foundinitspages,whereasithasbeenlosttoall
'"Halleluiah"appearsuponthecupa;andthusaword,witli
whichancientSyro-Chaldseans conjured,hasbecome,throughthe
vicissitudesoflanguage,theShibbolethofmodern"
lievivalists.
'
INTRODUCTION.
^^
Englishreaders,exceptthosewhomaypossessor
haveaccesstocopiesoftheEnglishtranslationlast
issuedin1838.Onthisaspectofthequestion
ArchbishopLaurencewrites
:
—
"
ThefateoftheApocryphalwritingsingeneral
hasbeensingular.Ononeside,fromtheinfluence
oftheologicalopinionortheological caprice,they
havebeensometimesinjudiciouslyadmittedinto
theCanonofScripture;whileontheotherside,
fromanover-anxiety topreservethatCanonin-
violate,theyhavebeennotsimplyrejected,but
loadedwitheveryepithetofcontemptandobloquy.
Thefeelingsperhapsofbothpartieshaveonsuch
occasionsrunawaywiththeirjudgment. For
writingsofthisdescription,whatevermayormay
notbetheirclaimtoinspiration, areatleastof
considerable utility,wheretheyindicatethetheo-
logicalopinionsoftheperiodsatwhichtheywere
composed. ThisIapprehendtobepeculiarlythe
thecaseoftheBookofEnoch ;which,ashaving
beenmanifestly writtenbeforethedoctrinesof
Christianitywerepromulgated totheworld,must
affordus,whenitreferstothenatureandcharacter
oftheMessiah,asitrepeatedlydoessorefer,
credibleproofofwhatweretheJewishopinions
uponthosepointsbeforethebirthofChrist
;and
consequently beforethepossiblepredominance of
theChristiancreed."

17. INTBODUCTION.
ArchbishopLaurence thusclearlyrecognized
thatthevisionsofEnochprecededtheteachingof
Jesus ;butitwasnotgiventohim,ortohis
generation,toseehowdeeplyhisconclusionsaffected
thesupernaturalclaimsofChristianity.
TurningtothecontentsoftheBookofEnoch,
thefirstsixchaptersannouncethecondemnation
oftransgressorsandtheblessingsoftherighteous,
throughthetriumphaladventoftheMessiah,fore-
castinthefamouspredictionquotedbytheauthor
oftheEpistleattributedtoJude.
Chapters vii.toxvi.recordthedescentoftwo
hundredangelsontheearth,theirselectionof
wives,thebirthoftheirgiganticoffspring,and
theinstruction ofmankind inthemanufacture
ofoffensiveanddefensiveweapons,thefabrication
ofmirrors,theworkmanship ofjewellery,andthe
useofcosmeticsanddyes,combinedwithlessons
insorcery,astrology,divination,andastronomy
—
allwhichTertullianacceptsasDivinerevelation,
whenhedenounceswomanasthe"
devil'sgate-
way,"
^andassuresher,ontheauthority ofthe
inspiredEnoch,thatTyriandyes,Phrygianem-
broidery,Babyloniancloth,goldenbracelets,gleam-
ingpearls,flashing onyx-stones, and brilliant
emeralds,withalltheotheradjunctsofanelegant
toilette,arethespecialgiftsoffallenangelsto
>"OnFemaleDress,"bk.i.chap.i.
INTRODUCTION. xvii
femalefrailty.Theadventoftheangelsmultiplies
transgressions onearth,theyarecondemned to
"thelowestdepthsofthefireintorments,"and
Enoch,asthemessengerofGod,announcestothem
theeternityoftheirpunishment.
Chaptersxvii.toxxxvi.giveagraphicdescrip-
tionofthemiraculousjourneysofEnochinthe
company ofanangel,fromwhomhelearnsthe
secretsofcreationandthemysteriesofInfinity.
Fromthetopofaloftymountain"whichreached
toheaven,"hebeheldthereceptacles oflight,
thunder,andlightning,"thegreatdarkness or
mountainsofgloomwhichconstitutewinter,the
mouthsofriversandofthedeep,thestonewhich
supportsthecornersoftheearth,andthefourwinds
whichbearuptheearth,andconstitutethepillars
ofheaven."
^Isnotthisobviouslytheinspiredcos-
mology,throughwhichtheauthoroftheBookof
Enochunconsciouslycondemnedmediaevalphysicists
tothestakeforimpiouslyproclaimingthemobility
oftheearth?Ifaninspiredprophetsawthestone
whichsupportsthecornersoftheearth,howinex-
piabletheguiltofmen,whofosteredscepticism
throughtheheliocentrictheoryofaworldcoursing
swiftlyroundthesun
!
ButhadnottheBookofEnochdisappeared for
centuriesoutofEurope,beforethepersecutionof
'Chap,xviii.

19. xviii INTRODUCTION.
GalileoandthemartyrdomofBruno?Weanswer
thatitsteachinghadsurvived,asnumerousother
superstitionshavepassedfromgenerationtogenera-
tionlongafterallknowledgeoftheiroriginhas
beenlosttothetheologianswhoacceptthemas
Divine.
Inthe
"EvolutionofChristianity
"wecitethe
followingpassagefromIrenseus :
"Itisimpossible
thattheGospelscanbemoreorlessthantheyare.
Forastherearefourzonesintheworldwhichwe
inhabit,andfourprincipalwinds,whiletheChurch
isspreadabroadthroughout theearth,andthe
pillarandbasisoftheChurch isthegospeland
thespiritoflife,itisrightthatsheshouldhave
fourpillarsexhalingimmortalityoneveryside,and
bestowingrenewedvitalityonmen.Fromwhich
factitfollowsthattheWordhasgivenusfour
versionsoftheGospel,unitedbyonespirit."We
nowrecognizethatthisfancifultheoryofalimited
numberofEvangelists isbasedonthecosmology
ofEnoch
;andifinthesecondcentury,Irena9us
acceptedthevisionsofanantediluvian patriarch
asfacts,thetraditional survivaloftheearth's
"
cornerstone
"
doubtlesscontrolledtheorthodox
astronomyofmediaevaltheologians.
ProceedingonhisjourneywiththeangelUriel,
Enochfurthermorebeheldtheprisonofthefallen
angels,inwhichstrugglingcolumnsoffireascended
INTRODUCTION.
fromanappallingabyss.Hesawtheregionsin
whichthespiritsofthedeadawaitthedayofjudg-
ment;helookeduponthetreesofknowledgeand
oflife,exhalingfragrantodoursfromleaveswhich
neverwithered,andfromfruitwhicheverbloomed
;
andhebeheldthe
"greatandgloriouswonder
"
of
thecelestialstars,comingforththroughthe"gates
ofheaven."
Chaptersxxxvii.toIxxi.recordthesecondvision
ofwisdom,dividedintothreeparables. Tliefirst
depictsthefuturehappinessandgloryoftheelect,
whomEnochbeheldrecliningoncouchesinthe
habitationsofangels,orstandinginthousandsof
thousandsandmyriadsofmyriadsbeforethethrone
ofGod,blessingandglorifyingHimwithcelestial
song,astheHoly,HolyLordofspirits,beforewhom
righteousnesseternallydwells.
AsEnochutteredhispropheciesrespectingthe
elect,beforetheexistence ofChristianity, itis
importanttolearninwhatsenseheunderstoodthe
doctrineofelection.Thelanguage ofthefirst
parablehappilyleavesnoroomfordoubt—
"The
righteous willbeelected fortheirgoodworks
dulyweighedbytheLordofSpirits."
^
Election,
therefore,tracedtoitsoriginalsource,meansnothing
morethanDivine
"selectionofthefittest"—
a
theorymoreconsistentwiththejusticeofGod,than
'Chap,xxxviii.2.

21. xz. INTRODUCTION.
thecapriciouschoiceofthemetamorphical potter,
whosearbitraryfashioning ofplasticclaysymbo-
lized,inPaulinetheology,thedoctrineofpredesti-
nation.
Thesecondparable(xlv.-lv.)demandstheab-
sorbedattentionofmodernJewsandGentiles
;
foritiseithertheinspired forecastofagreat
Hebrewprophet,predictingwithmiraculousaccuracy
thefutureteachingofJesusofNazareth,orthe
Semiticromancefromwhichthelatterborrowed
HisconceptionsofthetriumphantreturnoftheSon
ofman,tooccupyajudicialthroneinthemidst
ofrejoicingsaintsandtrembling sinners,expect-
antofeverlastinghappinessoreternalfire :and
whetherthesecelestialvisionsbeacceptedashuman
orDivine,theyhaveexercisedsovastaninfluence
onthedestiniesofmankindfornearlytwothousand
years,thatcandidandimpartialseekersafterre-
ligioustruthcannolongerdelayinquiryintothe
relationshipoftheBookofEnochwiththerevela-
tion,ortheevolution,ofChristianity.
Thethirdparable(Ivi.-lxx.)recurs,withglowing
eloquence,totheinexhaustiblethemeofMessianic
glory,andagaindepictsthehappyfutureofthe
righteousincontrastwiththeappallingmiseryof
thewicked. Italsorecordsthesupernaturalcontrol
oftheelements,throughtheactionofindividual
angelspresidingoverthewinds,thesea,hail,frost,
INTRODUCTION. xsf
dew,thelightning'sflash,andreverberatingthunder.
Thenamesoftheprincipalfallenangelsarealso
given,amongwhomwerecognizesomeofthein-
visiblepowersnamedintheincantations inscribed
ontheterracottacupsofHebrew-Chaldee conju-
ration.
ChaptersIxxi.toIxxxi.containthe"bookofthe
revolutionsoftheluminariesofheaven,"thesun,the
moon,andthestars,controlledintheirmovements
bytheadministration ofangels.Incommenting
onthissectionoftheBookofEnoch,Archbishop
Laurence says,"Thissystemofastronomy ispre-
ciselythatofanuntutored,butaccurateobserverof
theheavens.Hedescribestheeasternandwestern
partsofheaven,wherethesunandmoonriseand
set,asdividedeachintosixdifferentgates,through
whichthoseorbsoflightpassattheirrespective
periods. Inthedenomination ofthesegateshe
beginswiththatthroughwhichthesunpassesat
thewintersolstice ;andthishetermsthefirstgate.
ItofcourseanswerstothesignofCapricornus
;and
isthesouthernmostpointtowhichthesunreaches,
bothatrisingandsetting.Thenextgate,atwhich
thesunarrivesinitsprogresstowardstheeastat
rising,andtowardsthewestatsetting,andwhich
answerstothesignofAquarius,hetermsthesecond
gate.Thenext,incontinuationofthesamecourse
ofthesun,whichanswerstothesignofPisces,he

23. INTRODUCTION.
termsthethirdgate.Thefourthgateinhisde-
scriptionisthatwhichissituateddueeastatsun-
rising,andduewestatsun-setting, andwhich,
answeringtothesignofAries,thesunentersatthe
vernalequinox.Withthisfourthgatehecom-
menceshisaccountofthesun'sannualcircuit,and
oftheconsequentchangeinthelengthofdayand
nightatthevariousseasonsoftheyear.His
fifth
gateisnowtobefoundinthesun'sprogressnorth-
Avards,andanswerstothesignofTaurus.Andhis
sixthgateissituated stillfurthernorth;which,
answeringtothesignofGemini,concludesatthe
mostnorthernpointofheaventowhichthesun
arrives,andfromwhichitturnsatthesummer
solstice,againtomeasurebackitscoursesouth-
wards.
"Henceithappens,thatthesamegateswhich
answerstothesixsignsalludedtointhesun's
passagefromthewintertothesummersolstice,
necessarily alsoanswertotheremaining sixof
thetwelvesignsoftheZodiacinitspassageback
again.
"Theturningofthesunbothatthewinterand
summersolstices,thefirstatthemostsouthern,the
lastatthemostnorthernpointofitsprogress,must
havealwaysstrucktheeyeofthosewhocontem-
platedthevarietyaswellasthesplendourofits
dailyappearance.Theastronomyoftheapocryphal
INTRODUCTION.
Enochwasperhapsformedinthisrespectuponthe
sameprinciplesastheastronomyofHomer,who
placesthesituationoftheislandSujo/»?underthe
turningofthesun,66irpoTrairttXioio(Odyss. lib.
XV.404)."
ChaptersIxxxiii.toIxxxix.containavisionof
Enochgivinganallegoricalforecastofthehistory
oftheworlduptothekingdomoftheMessiah.
Chapter xcii.recordsaseriesofprophecies
extendingfromEnoch'sowntimetoaboutone
thousandyearsbeyondthepresentgeneration. In
thesystemofchronologyadopted,adaystandsfor
hundred,andaweekforsevenhundredyears.
Reference ismadetothedeluge,thecallofAbra-
ham,theMosaicdispensation,thebuildingandthe
destruction oftheTemple ofSolomon—events
whichprecededthedateatwhichtheBookof
Enochwasprobablywritten :butwhentheauthor,
inhischaracterofadivinelyinspiredseer,extends
hisvisionbeyondthehorizonofhisownage,he
disclosesthevanityofhispredictivepretensions,
throughprophecieswhichremainunfulfilled. If,
however,theBookofEnochhadreachedusthrough
theWestern,aswellastheEthiopicCanon,apolo-
getictheologianswoiilddoubtlessaffirmthatcen-
turiesarebuttriflesinprophetictime;andthat
thepredictionsofthegreatantediluvianprophet
shall,soonerorlater,attainmiraculousfulfilment.

25. xxiv INTRODUCTION.
Chapters xciii.to'civ.containtheeloquentex-
hortationsofEnoch,addressedtohischildren,in
whichhefollowsBuddha incommending the
"PathsofEighteousness," andanticipatesJesus
inpronouncingthedoomofsinnersandthejoysof
saints,andgivesutterancetothemostemphatic
assuranceofimmortalitywhichhaseverflowed
fromhumanlips :"Fearnot,yesoulsofthe
righteous,butwaitwithpatienthopefortheday
ofyourdeathinrighteousness. Grievenotbecause
yoursoulsdescendintroubleandsorrowtothe
receptacleofthedead
;forgreatjoyshallbeyours,
likethatoftheangelsinheaven.Andwhenyou
die,sinnerssayconcerningyou,'Aswediethe
righteous die.Whatprofithavetheyintheir
works?Behold,likeus,theyexpireinsorrowand
indarkness.Whatadvantagehavetheyoverus?
Henceforward areweequal;forbeholdtheyare
dead,andneverwilltheyagainperceivethelight.'
ButnowIsweartoyou,yerighteous . . .thatI
comprehend thismystery;thatIhavereadthe
tabletofheaven,haveseenthewritingoftheholy
ones,andhavediscoveredwhat iswrittenand
impressedonitconcerningyou. Ihaveseenthat
allgoodness,joy,andgloryhavebeenpreparedfor
you. . ..Thespiritsofyouwhodieinrighteous-
nessshallexistandrejoice
;andtheirremembrance
shallbebeforethefaceoftheMightyOnefrom
INTRODUCTION. x^v
generationtogeneration.^Howprofoundtheim-
pressionnecessarilyproducedontheSemiticimagi-
nationbythisimpassionedlanguage,utteredinan
ageoffaithininspireddreamsandcelestialvisions
byasupposedvisitantoftheunseenworld,whohad
conversedwithangelsinthepresenceoftheLord
ofspirits
!
ThefinalchapteroftheBookofEnochrecords
thebirthofNoah,andthefurtherpropheciesof
Enoch,addressedtoMethuselahonthesubjectof
thebirthofNoahandthefuturedeluge.
Inattestation oftherelationshipbetweenthe
BookofEnochandChristianity,wenowcollateits
languageandideaswithparallelpassagesinNew
Testamentscripture.
En.Ixiv.4.
"Andavoice
washeardfromheaven."
En.vi.9."Theelect
shallpossesslight,joy,and
peace,andtheyshallin-
herittheearth."
En.1.2,4,5."Heshall
selecttherighteousand
holyfromamongthem;for
thedayoftheirsalvationhas
approached . . .andthey
shallbecomeangelsinhea-
ven.Theircountenancesshall
Matt.iii.17.
"Andlo,a
voicefromheaven,saying."
Matt.V.5."Blessedare
themeek,fortheyshallin-
herittheearth."
Liikexxi.28.
"Yourre-
demptiondrawethnigh."
Matt.xxii.30."Inthe
resurrection . . .theyareas
theangelsofGodinheaven."
Matt. xiii. 43."Then
shalltherighteous shine
Chap.ciL,ciii.

27. INTRODUCTION.
bebrightwithjoy. ...The
earthshallrejoice;andthe
electpossessit."
En.xciii.7.
"Those,too,
whoacquiregoldandsilver,
shalljustlyandsuddenly
perish.Woetoyouwhoare
rich,forinyourricheshave
youtrusted
;butfromyour
richesyoushallberemoved."
En.xcvi.6,7,25."Woe
untoyou,sinners,whosay,
'Wearerich,possesswealth,
andhaveacquiredeverything
whichwecandesire.-Now
thenwillwedowhatsoever
wearedisposedtodo;for
wehaveamassedsilver ;our
barnsarefull.' ...Theyshall
surelydiesuddenly."
En.cv.26."AndIwill
placeeachofthemona
throneofglory,ofglory
peculiarlyhisown."
En.Ixii.11."Inhisjudg-
mentshepaysnorespectto
persons."
En.xxxviii. 2.
"Where
willthehabitationofsinners
be .. .whohaverejectedthe
Lordofspirits. Itwould
havebeenbetterforthem,
hadtheyneverbeenborn."
forthasthesunintheking-
domoftheirFather."
Jamesv.1.
"Gotonow,
yerichmen,weepandhowl
foryourmiseriesthatshall
comeuponyou."
Lukevi.24."Woeunto
youthatarerich!forye
havereceivedyourconsola-
tion."
Luke xii.Compare the
parableoftherichman
whosebarnswerefull,and
whosaidtohimself,"
Soul,
thouhastmuchgoodslaid
upformanyyears,takethine
ease, eat,drink,andbe
merry.ButGodsaidunto
him.Thoufool,thisnightthy
soulshallberequired of
thee."
Matt.xix.28. "Yealso
shallsitupontwelvethrones,
judgingthetwelvetribesof
Israel."
Eom.ii.11.
"Forthereis
norespectofpersonswith
God."
Matt.xxvi.24."Woeunto
thatmanthroughwhomthe
Sonofmanisbetrayed !It
wouldbegoodforthatman
ifhehadnotbeenborn."
INTRODUCTION.
En.xix.2."Sothatthey
sacrificetodevilsastoGods."
En.xxii.10,12.(Theangel
EaphaeladdressingEnochin
theregion ofthedead
:)
"Heretheirsoulsaresepa-
rated...byachasm."
En.xxxix.3,4,7."A
cloudthensnatchedmeup
. . .placingmeattheex-
tremityoftheheavens.There
Isawanothervision. Isaw
thehabitationsandcouches
ofthesaints . . .withthe
angels . . .underthewings
oftheLordofspirits. All
theholyandtheelectsung
beforehim,inappearance
likeablazeoffire,their
mouthsbeingfullofbless-
ings,andtheirlipsglori-
fyingthenameoftheLord
ofspirits."
En.xlvi.2."Thisisthe
Sonofman ...whowillre-
vealallthetreasuresofthat
whichisconcealed."
En.ix.3,4."Thenthey
saidtotheirLord,theKing
:
ThouartLordoflords,God
ofgods.Kingofkings.The
1Cor.X.20."Thethings
whichtheGentilessacrifice,
theysacrificetodevils,and
nottoGod."
Lukexvi.26(Abraham
addressingDivesfromthe
regionoftheblessed:)
"Be-
tweenusandyouthereisa
greatgulffixed."
2Cor.xii."Iwillcome
tovisionsandrevelationsof
theLord. Iknewamanin
Christ ...caughtuptothe
thirdheaven, ...whetherin
thebodyoroutofthebodyI
cannottell :Godknoweth.
Howthathewascaughtup
intoparadise,andheardun-
speakablewords,whichitis
notlawfulforamanto
utter."
Eev.xix.1."
Ihearda
greatvoiceofmuchpeople
inheaven,saying,Alleluia,
salvation,andglory,and
honour,andpower,untothe
LordourGod."
Col.ii.3.
"Inwhomare
hidallthetreasuresofwis-
domandknowledge."
Eev.xvii.14; xix.16.
"Kingofkings,andLordof
lords."
Eev. iv.11."Thouart

29. XZVUl INTRODUCTION.
throneofthygloryisfor
everandever,andforever
andeveristhynamesancti-
fiedandglorified.Thouart
blessedandglorified.Thou
hastmadeallthings;thou
possessestpoweroverall
things:andallthingsare
openandmanifest before
thee.Thoubeholdest all
things,andnothingcanbe
concealedfromthee."
En.xxiv.11,10."Iblessed
theLordofglory,theever-
lastingKing,becauseHehas
prepared thistreeforthe .
saints,formed it,andde-
claredthathewouldgiveit
tothem. . . .Thesweet
odourshallenterintotheir
bones
;andtheyshalllivea
longlifeontheearth,as
thyforefathershavelived;
neitherintheirdaysshall
sorrow,distress,andpunish-
mentaflflictthem."
En.Ixxxv.2.
"Andbehold
asinglestarfellfromhea-
ven."
En.Ix.13."
Alltheangels
ofpower."
En.X.15,16."ToMichael
worthy Lord,toreceive
glory,andhonour, and
power
;forthouhastcreated
allthings,andforthyplea-
suretheyare,andwere
created."
Heb.iv.13."Neither is
thereanycreaturethatis
notmanifestinhissight;
butallthingsarenakedand
openeduntotheeyesofhim
withwhomwehavetodo."
Rev.xxii.2."Oneither
sideoftheriverwasatree
oflife,whichbaretwelve
manneroffruits,andyielded
itsfruiteverymonth;and
theleavesofthetreewere
forthehealingofthena-
tions."
Eev. ii.7."Tohimthat
overcomethwillIgivetoeat
ofthetreeoflife,whichisin
themidstoftheparadiseof
God."
Eev.xxii.14."
Blessedare
theythatdohiscommand-
ments,thattheymayhave
therighttothetreeoflife."
Eev.ix.1."
1sawastar
fallfromheavenuntothe
earth."
2Thess. i."Theangels
ofHispower."
Jude6."Theangelswhich
INTRODUCTION. XXIZ
also,theLordsaid,Goand
announcebiscrimetoSam-
yazaandtotheotherswho
arewithhimwhohavebeen
associatedwithwomen. . . .
Bindthemforseventygene-
rationsunderneaththeearth,
eventothedayofjudgment,
andofconsummation, until
thejudgment,whichshall
lastforever,becompleted.
Thenshalltheybetaken
awayintothelowestdepths
ofthefireintorments,and
inconfinement shalltheybe
shutupforever."
En.xxi.56."Ibeheld
columnsoffirestruggling
togethertotheendofthe
abyss,anddeepwastheir
descent. Butneither its
measurementnormagnitude
wasIabletodiscover. . . .
Uriel,oneoftheholyangels
. . .said.Thisistheprison
oftheangels,andhereare
theykeptforever."
En.Ixxix."Inthedays
ofsinnerstheyearsshallbe
shortened, . . .andevery
thingdoneonearthshallbe
subvertedanddisappearinits
season....Inthosedays
keptnottheirfirstestate,
butlefttheirownhabitation,
hehathreservedineverlast-
ingchainsunderdarkness,
untothejudgmentofthe
greatday."
2Pet.ii.4."Godspared
nottheangeljwhenthey
sinned,butcastthemdown
tohell,andcommittedthem
topitsofdarkness,tobe
reserveduntojudgment."
Eev.XX.10."Thedevil
thatdeceivedthemwascast
intothelakeoffireand
brimstone, . . .andshallbe
tormenteddayandnightfor
ever."
Eev.XX.1-3."AndIsaw
anangelcomedownfrom
heaven,havingthekeyof
thebottomless pit(abyss)
andagreatchaininhis
hand.Andhelaidholdon
thedeviland . . .casthim
intothebottomless pit,and
shutit,andsealeditover
him."
Matt.xxiv.7,21,22,29,30.
"Thereshallbefaminesand
earthquakes indiversplaces
. . .greattribulation,such
aswasnotsincethebeginning
oftheworldtothistime,no.

31. XXX INTRODUCTION.
thefruitsoftheearthshall
notflourishintheirseason,
...heavenshallstandstill.
Themoonshallchangeits
laws,andnotbeseenatits
properperiod; . . .andall
theclassesofthestarsshall
beshutupagainstsinners."
En.Ixi.9.
"Andtrouble
shallseizethemwhenthey
shallbeholdthisSonofwo-
mansittinguponthethrone
ofhisglory.'.'
En.xlvii.3.
"Hesatupon
thethroneofhisglory,while
thebookofthelivingwas
openedinhispresence,and
whileallthepowerswhich
wereabovetheheavensstood
aroundandbeforehim."
Eu.I.
"Inthosedaysshall
theearthdeliverupfromher
womb,andhelldeliverup
fromhers,thatwhichithas
received, anddestruction
sliallrestorethatwhich it
owes.Heshallselectthe
righteous andholyfrom
amongthem."
En.liv."Inthosedays
shallthemouthofhellbe
openedintowhichtheyshall
beimmerged; hellshallde-
norevershallbe.Andex-
ceptthosedaysshouldbe
shortened,thereshouldno
fleshbesaved. . . .Imme-
diatelyafterthetribulation
ofthosedays,thesunshall
bedarkened,and.themoon
shallnotgiveherlight,and
thestarsshall fallfrom
heaven. . . .Thenshallthe
tribesoftheearthmourn
;
andtheyshallseetheSonof
mancominginthecloudsof
heaven,withpowerandgreat
glory."
llev.XX.11-13,15."Isaw
agreatwhitethrone,and
himthatsatonit, . . .and
Isawthedead,smalland
great,standing beforethe
throne ;andthebookswere
opened,andanotherbook
wasopened,which isthe
bookoflife,andthedead
werejudgedoutofthose
thingswhatwerewrittenin
thebooks,accordingtotheir
works.Andtheseagaveup
thedeadwhichwereinit,
anddeathandhelldelivered
upthedeadwhichwerein
them. . . .Andwhosoever
wasnotfoundwritteninthe
bookoflifewascastintothe
lakeoffire.
INTRODUCTION.
stroyandswallowupsinners
fromthefaceoftheelect."
En.xl.1."AfterthisI
beheldthousandsofthou-
sands,andtenthousand
timestenthousand,andan
infinitenumberofpeople,
standingbeforetheLordof
spirits."
En.xlv.8."Inthatday
shalltheElectOnesitupon
athroneofglory,andshall
choosetheirconditionsand
countlesshabitations."
En.xlv.4.
"InthatdayI
willcausemyElectOneto
dwellinthemidstofthem.
Iwillchangethefaceofthe
heaven :Iwillblessitand
illuminate itforever.Iwill
alsochangethefaceofthe
earth :Iwillbless it,and
causethosewhomIhave
chosentodwelluponit."
En.xcii.17.
"Theformer
heavenshalldepartandpass
away,anewheavenshall
appear."
En.Ixi.4-9."Theword
ofhismouth-shalldestroy
allsinners,andalltheun-
Eev.v.11.
"
Ibeheld,and
Iheardthevoiceofmany
angelsround about the
throne, . . .andthenumber
ofthemwastenthousand
timestenthousand, and
thousandsofthousands."
llatt.XXV.31,32.
"Then
shallhesituponthethrone
ofhisglory ;andbeforehim
shallbegatheredallnations
;
andheshallseparatethem
onefromanother."
John xiv. 2.
"Inmy
father's housearemany
habitations."
Eev. vii.15."Hethat
sittethonthethroneshall
dwellamongthem."
2Peteriii.13.
"Neverthe-
less,we,according tohis
promise,lookfornewheavens
andanewearth,wherein
dwellethrighteousness."
Eev.xxii.1."Isawanew
heavenandanewearth,for
thefirstheavenandthefirst
earthwerepassedaway."
2Thess. i.9.
"Whoshall
bepunishedwitheverlasting
destructionfromthepresence

33. XSXII INTRODUCTION.
godlywhoshallperishathis
presence. . . .Troubleshall
comeuponthera,asupona
womanintravail.Onepor-
tionofthemshalllookupon
another ;theyshallbeas-
tonished,andshallabase
their countenances ;and
trouble shall seizethem,
whentheyshallbeholdthis
Sonofwomansittingupon
thethroneofHisglory."
En.Ixvi.5-8."Ibeheld
thatvalleyinwhich . . .
aroseastrongsmellofsul-
phurwhichbecamemixed
withthewaters;andthe
valleyoftheangels,whohad
beenguiltyofseduction,
burnediinderneath itssoil.
Through that va"lleyalso
riversoffirewereflowing,
towhichtheangelsshallbe
condemned,whoseducedthe
inhabitantsoftheearth."
En.civ.
"NowwillIpoint
outamystery.Manysinners
shallturnandtransgress
againstthewordofupright-
ness.Theyshallspeakevil
things ;theyshallutterfalse-
hood."
oftheLord,andfromthe
gloryofhispower."
1Thess. v. 3."Then
suddendestructioncometh
uponthemastravailupon
awomanwithchild,andthey
shallnotescape."
2Thess.ii.8.
"Thatwicked
whomtheLordshallcon-
sumewiththeSpiritofhis
mouth."
Matt.XXV.3L"Whenthe
Sonofmanshallcomeinhis
glory,thenshallhesitupon
thethroneofhisglory."
Matt.xiii.42.
"Andshall
castthemintoafurnaceof
fire."
Matt.XXV.41."Depart
fromme,yecursed,into
everlasting fire,preparedfor
thedevilandhisangels."
Eev.XX.10."Andthe
devilthatdeceivedthem
wascastintothelakeoffire
andbrimstone."
1Tim.iv.12."TheSpirit
saithexpressly,thatinlater
timessomeshallfallaway
fromthefaith, . . .through
thehypocrisyofmenthat
speaklies."
INTRODUCTION.
zxxni
En.xlviii.1-7."Inthat
placeIbeheldafountainof
righteousness whichnever
failed,encircledbymany
springsofwisdom.Ofthese
allthethirstydrank,and
were filledwithwisdom,
havingtheirhabitationwith
therighteous,theelect,and
theholy."
En.xlviii.
"Hehaspre-
servedthelotoftheright-
eous,becausetheyhavehated
andrejected thisworldof
iniquity,andhavedetested
allitsworksandwaysinthe
nameoftheLordofspirits."
En.ii.xxvi,2."Behold,
hecomeswithtenthousands
ofhissaints,toexecutejudg-
mentuponthem,anddestroy
thewicked,andreproveall
thecarnalforeverything
whichthesinfulandungodly
havedoneandcommitted
againsthim. . . .[whoutter
withtheirmouthsunbecom-
inglanguageagainstGod,
andspeakharshthingsof
^hisglory]."
Johniv.14.
"Butwhoso-
everdrinkethofthewater
thatIshallgivehimshall
neverthirst :butthewater
thatIshallgivehimshall
beinhimawellofwater
springingupintoeverlasting
life."
Eev.xxi.6.
"
Iwillgive
untohimthatisathirstof
thefountainofthewaterof
lifefreely."
Gal.i.4.""Whogavehim-
selfforoursins,thathe
mightdeliverusfromthis
presentevilworld,according
tothewillofGodandonr
Father."
1Johnii.15.
"Lovenot
theworld,neitlierthethings
thatareintheworld."
Jude14,15."Enochalso,
theseventhfromAdam,pro-
phesiedofthese,saying, 'Be-
hold,theLordcomethwith
tenthousandsofhissaints,
toexecutejudgmentupon
all,andtoconvict allthe
ungodlyofalltheirungodly
deedswhichtheyhaveun-
godlycommitted,andofall
thehardthingswhichun-
godlysinnershavespoken
againsthim.'
"

35. 2XX1V INTRODUCTION.
Thebracketedwords,inthelastquotationfrom
theBookofEnoch,establishitscompleteidentity
withtheparallelpassageintheEpistleofJude
—anidentityofmarvellous clearnesswhenwe
consider thattheoriginal versionreachesus
throughtranslationsandretranslationsfromAra-
maean,Greek,andEthiopic,andnowassumesthe
modernformofAnglo-Saxon. ArchbishopLaurence,
althoughconvinced thattheapostlecitedthe
GreekversionoftheextantEthiopicmanuscripts,
wasnotawarethatthelastsentenceofhisquo-
tation ispresent inthetext.Wehavedis-
covered itinchapter xxvi.2oftheBookof
Enoch ;andinthusperfecting theparallelism
betweenprophetandapostle,haveplacedbeyond
controversy that,intheeyesoftheauthorofan
EpistleacceptedasDivinerevelation,theBook
ofEnochwastheinspired production ofan
antediluvianpatriarch.
Theattentionoftheologianshasbeenconcentrated
onthepassageintheEpistleofJudebecausethe
authorspecificallynamestheprophet;butthe
cumulativecoincidence oflanguageandideasin
EnochandtheauthorsofNewTestamentScripture,
asdisclosedintheparallelpassageswhichwehave
collated,clearlyindicatesthattheworkofthe
SemiticMiltonwastheinexhaustible sourcefrom
wliichEvangelistsandApostles,orthemenwho
INTRODUCTION. XXXV
wroteintheirnames,borrowedtheirconceptionsof
theresurrection,judgment,immortality, perdition,
andoftheuniversalreignofrighteousnessunder
theeternaldominionoftheSonofman.This
evangelicalplagiarismculminates intheKevela-
tionofJohn,whichadaptsthevisionsofEnoch
toChristianitywithmodifications inwhichwemiss
thesublimesimplicityofthegreatmasterofapoca-
lypticprediction,whoprophesiedinthenameofthe
antediluvianpatriarch.
Itisimportanttoobservethatitwasnotthe
practiceofearlyChristian writerstonamethe
authorswhoselanguageandideastheyborrowed.
Whenwethereforedetecttheteachinganddiction
ofEnochinGospelsandEpistles,ourconclusionsare
analogoustothoseoftheorthodoxtheologianswho
identifypassagesofScriptureinthepagesofthe
ante-NiceneFathers,althoughfrequentlycitedfrom
unnamedsources,withanobscurityofexpression
moredubiousinattestationoftheirorigin,thanthe
remarkableclearnesswithwhichthelanguao-eof
EnochmayberecognizedintheNewTestament.
Biblicalanalystsmayquestionobscuretracesof
evangelicaldictioninapostolicFathers ;butwhat
candidandimpartial inquirercandoubtthe
Enochianoriginofthe"Sonofmansittingupon
thethroneofhisglory"—the"newheaven"
andthe"newearth
;
"the"manyhabitations
"
of

37. INTRODUCTION.
tlieelect,and"theeverlasting firepreparedfor
thedevilandhisangels
"
?
Wehavemerelycollatedsomeofthemoststriking
instancesofparallelpassagesintheBookofEnoch
andintheNewTestament. Ourreaderscansup-
plementourlaboursthroughtheirownresearch,in
further attestation ofthecontrolling influence
exercisedbytheuncanonicalauthoronthelanguage
andideasofcanonicalworks.
Someorthodoxtheologians,unwillingtoadmit
thatanapostlequotedanapocryphalbook,contend
thatJudereferredtoatraditionalutteranceofthe
ancientpatriarch ;butthisobviouslyfancifultheory
inevitablyvanishesinthepresenceofthenumerous
passagesfromtheBookofEnoch,whichenterinto
thecompositionofNewTestamentScripture.Other
piousapologistsaffirmthepost-Christianauthorship
ofthebook,atheorywhichinvolvesthemost
improbableassumption thatanauthor,familiar
AviththestoryofasufferingandcrucifiedMessiah,
uttered fictitiouspredictions inthenameofan
ancientprophet,whichdepictedthecareerofthe
Sonofmanonearthasthetriumphalmarchof
avictoriousking.Again,theologianswhoshrink
fromtheadmissionthatthelanguageandideasof
evangelistsandapostleswereanticipated inan
apocryphalbook,suggestthattheMessianicpassages
containChristian interpolations. Butifmodern
INTRODUCTION.
defendersofthefaiththusaccuseprimitivesaints
andmartyrsofliteraryforgery,howcantheyaccept
aninfallibleNewTestamentatthehandsofmen
thusguiltyofconspiring forthedeception of
posterity?Convinced ofthehonestyofearly
Christians,weconcurwiththeopinionofArch-
bishopLaurence,confirmedbyHoffman,thatthe
passagesinquestionaresointimatelyinterwoven
withthegeneralcontextthattheycannotbe
removedwithoutevidentlydestroyingthetexture
ofthewhole.
Theastronomical calculationsonwhichArch-
bishopLaurencebasedhistheoryoftheresidenceof
theauthoroftheBookofEnochhavebeenques-
tioned;but,oncehisHebrewnationalityhasbeen
admitted,itmattersnotwhetherhewroteinorout
ofPalestine,withthisexception,thatifthework
wasnotbroughtfromadistantcountryintoJudaea,
thefacilitywithwhichapseudonymousbookwas
acceptedinthelocalityofitsrecentcomposition
asthegenuineproduction ofanantediluvian
prophet,necessarilyencourages scepticism asto
thedatesandauthorship ofallancientHebrew
literature. Itcannotbesaidthatinternalevidence
atteststhesuperiorityoftheOldTestamenttothe
BookofEnoch;fornoHebrewprophet ismore
eloquentthanitsauthorindenouncing iniquity,
commending righteousness, andinvitingallmen

39. INTRODUCTION.
toplaceimplicittrustinthefinalvindication of
Divinejustice.
Internalevidenceindicatesthepresenceofinde-
pendentTractsintheBookofEnoch,possibly-
composedbydifferentauthors.ThuschaptersIxiv.
toIxvii.1recordavisionoftheDeluge,narrated
asifbyNoahinsteadofEnoch,andinsertedinthe
middleofanothervisionwithwhichithasnocon-
nection. But ifPseudo-Enoch borrowedfrom
earlierwriters,thepresenceofthelanguageand
ideasofeverysectionofhisworkinthepagesof
NewTestamentScriptureinevitablyindicatesthat
theBookorBooksofEnochexistedintheirpresent
formbeforetheChristianera.
Christianity obviouslyborrowstheterrorsof
eternalfirefromtheBookofEnoch. Evangelists
andApostlesdefinethedurationofDivineretribution
by8Bonsofseons
^{alalijvtgtCjvalwvwv),ormillions
ofmillionsofyears,expressiveofeternity. Itis
truethatthewordaeoncanbeusedinthesenseof
finitetime,butwhentheauthorsofNewTestament
Scripturespeakofseonianfire(tonvptoalwviov)they
obviouslymeaneternalflames.Modernhumanity,
shrinkingfromsomercilessaviewofDivineretri-
bution,suggests thatwhensinnershavebeen
•In"ThoEvolutionofChristianity,"page355,wemention
that
"theGreekwordaliiv(aeon),signifyinganage,agenera-
tion,ortimeeverlasting,"wasthetideadoptedbyYalentinusfor
Divineemauatiuns.
INTRODUCTION. XXXII
torturedforaeonsofaeonstheymaylookforward
hopefullytothefuture. Itisquestionablewhether
finaldespairwouldnotbepreferabletothisformof
"hopedeferred
;
"butifmodernbelieversadoptthe
terminabletheoryofaeonianfire,thiscommutation
ofsentencebecomesequallyapplicabletothedevil
andhisangels,whosepunishmenthasbeendecreed
ofsamedurationasthatofhumansinners;^and
thusthetraditionalenemiesofGodandmanmay
hopeforjoyful restoi-ation tofellowship with
Gabriel,Michael,andKaphael,andcommunion
withthesaints,whomtheyoncesoughttobetray
byartsinfernal.Andastherighteousarealso
onlypromisedtheirrewardsinheavenforaeonsof
aeons,**ifthesewordsmeannoteternity,saintsmay
fear,whilstsinnershopefor,thevicissitudes of
aeonianfuturity. Again,asthedominionofthe
Messiah,^andeventhepowerofGod,*aredepicted
ofaeonianduration,anylimitationoftheinfinitein
thesacredterminology—aeonsofaeons—imperilsthe
eternalinDivinity.
TheologianswhoseektovindicateDivineclemency
throughthedubiousexpedientofsubstitutingaeonian
foreternalretribution,overlookthefactthattheir
theoryimputestoDivinewisdomtheadoptionof
tortureasthemosteffectualmeansoftransforming
'Matt.XXV.41;Kev.xx.10.
'Kev.xi.15.
*Rev.xxii.5.
Rev.vii.12.

41. xl INTRODUCTION.
sinners intosaints,—atheorywhichpractically
invitesustofollowtheDivineexamplebytorturing
ourcriminalsintoreformation.Howmuchmore
consistent forthosewhocannotreconcileeternal
firewithinfinitemercy,totakeonestepfurtherin
thepathsofscepticism,byrejectingeverlastingtor-
tureasthenightmareofEnochianvisions ;instead
ofassumingthatrevelationspeaksinlanguageso
ambiguousthatprimitivesaintscondemnedunbap-
tizedbabestoeternal fire,whilstmodernpiety
wouldevenrescuehardenedsinnersfromtheflames
!
Ifinspiredterminologyencouragedspiritualferocity
intheageofSt.Augustine,andfosterstheological
humanityinthenineteenthcentury,whatmaynot
bethefutureinterpretationofwords,nowsupposed
toconveyaninfalliblemeaning tostudentsof
Scripture?
TheBookofEnochteachesthepre-existence of
theSonofMan,theElectOne,theMessiah,who
"fromthebeginningexistedinsecret,"
^andwhose
"namewasinvokedinthepresenceoftheLordof
spirits,beforethesunandthesignswerecreated."
^
Theauthoralsoreferstothe
"otherPowerwhowas
uponearthoverthewateronthatday,"^—an
apparentreferencetothelanguageofGen. i,2.
WehavethustheLordofspirits,theElectOne,
andathirdPower,seeminglyforeshadowing the
'Cliap.Ixi.10.
=Chap,xlviii. 3Chap.k.
INTRODUCTION. xl
Trinityoffuturity;butalthoughEnoch'sideal
Messiahdoubtlessexercisedanimportantinfluence
onprimitiveconceptionsoftheDivinityoftheSon
ofman,wefailtoidentifyhisobscurereferenceto
another"Power"withtheTrinitarianism ofthe
Alexandrineschool ;moreespeciallyas"angelsof
power
"
aboundinthevisionsofEnoch.
ThatremarkablepassageintheBookofEnoch,
whichdeclaresthattheheathen
"
sacrificedtodevils
astogods,"
^
istheobvioussourceofthatsuper-
stitionthroughwhichprimitiveChristianitysawin
Olympiandeities,notthemerephantomsofman's
imagination,butthefallenangelswho,drivenforth
fromheaven,soughtcompensation inspiritual
dominiononearth,—asuperstition stillfurthercon-
firmedbyuniversalbeliefinmiracles,wrought,not
merelybytheSupreme,butbysubordinatepowers,
whethergoodorevil.
ThusfarwelearnthattheBookofEnochwas
publishedbeforetheChristianerabysomegreat
UnknownofSemiticrace,who,believinghimselfto
beinspiredinapost-prophetic age,borrowedthe
nameofanantediluvian patriarchtoauthenticate
hisownenthusiastic forecastoftheMessianic
kingdom.Andasthecontentsofhismarvellous
BookenterfreelyintothecompositionoftheNew
Testament, itfollowsthatiftheauthorwasnotan
'Chap.xix.2.

43. xlii inthoduction.
inspiredprophet,whopredictedtheteachingof
Christianity,hewasavisionaryenthusiastwhose
illusionswereacceptedbyEvangelistsandApostles
asrevelation—alternativeconclusionswhichinvolve
theDivineorhumanoriginofChristianity.
ItmaybesaidthatiftheauthoroftheBookof
Enochwasnotthepatriarch inwhosenamehe
wrote,washenotobviouslyanimpostor? In
treatingofHebrewdivinationin"TheEvolutionof
Christianity,"werefertotheoraclesofUrimand
thepredictionsofProphets. Therewas,however,a
thirdformofdivination,knownasBathKol,orthe
DaughteroftheVoice,throughwhichtheIsraelites
consultedtheDeitybyacceptingsomepreconceived
signinattestationoftheDivineapprovalofcon-
templatedaction.Thismethodofartificial(re^vticT})
divination issaidtohavesucceededtherevelation
ofprophets,butwaspractisedbytheIsraelitesat
amuchearlierperiodoftheirhistory.Thusthe
servantofAbrahampredeterminedthesignthrough
whichhewouldrecognizethefuturewifeofIsaac
asdivinelychosen ;andJonathan,thesonofSaul,
preconcertedtheverbalomenthroughwhichthe
IsraelitesmightknowthatJehovahhaddelivered
thePhilistinesintotheirhands.
ThepracticeofBathKolwasdoubtlessfamiliar
totheSemiticauthoroftheBookofEnoch ;letus
notthereforecondemnhimasanimpostor,knowing
INTRODUCTION. xlii'i
thatthroughtheaccidentalsynchronism ofsome
pre-arranged sign,hemayhavepersonatedEnoclx
intheconscientious convictionthathewaspiously
fulfillingthewilloftheDeity.
TherecentdeathofDr.Puseyrecallsthefact,
thatthelearnedtranslatoroftheBookofEnoch
washispredecessorasProfessorofHebrewinthe
UniversityofOxford.Thefriendsandadmirers
oftheeminenttheologian,whowasoneofthe
authorsoftheTractarianmovement,proposeto
foundamemorialLibraryinhisname,with"two
ormoreclergymen,whoshallactaslibrarians,and
shallpromoteinwhateverwaytheinterestsof
theologicalstudyandreligious lifewithinthe
University"—aprogrammewhichseemstoin-
auguratethereignoforiginalresearchwithinthe
domainsofecclesiastical theology.Butif,aswe
areinformedbythepromoters oftlieproposed
endowment. Dr.Puseywasaboveallthings"a
Christianapologist,theadvocateandchampionof
theChurchofeighteencenturies,"howcanthe
disciples,whosawinhimthe
"greatpillarwhich
oncesustained thefortunes oftheChurch of
England,"encourageafreedomofinquiry,inhis
name,whichmayresultinconclusionsadverseto
theecclesiasticalfaithinwhichtheirmasterlived
anddied?
Eminenttheologians tellusthatthefuture

45. xliv INTRODUCTION.
librarians"shouldbestudents oftheology—the
queenofsciences,—amongwhomDr.Puseyheld
apositioninthefirstrank ;
"
andyetthathewas
azealoussupporterof
"amovementwhichembodied
trutlisincludedagesagointheformulariesofthe
Church,"Buthowcantheologybeenrolledamong
thesciences ifitsprofessorsreasoninecclesiastical
fetters?Aswellmightamodernastronomer
demandtheassentofhispupilstothemediaeval
theoryoftheearth'simmobility,beforeproceeding
toinvestigatethelawsofthesolarsystem :and
thus,doubtless,mosttheologiansseekDivinetruth,
weightedwithaheritageofforegoneconclusions,
adversetotheadmissionofunorthodox facts.
AVeallcansympathizewiththedesireofhis
disciples todohonour tothememoryofthe
Tractarianapostle,ofmanyvirtues,inwhomthey
seea
"
greatman,raisedupbyGodAlmightyto
liveandlabourforHisChurch
;
"
butmenwhotake
thistranscendentalviewofamovement,inwhich
otherssimplyseeprogressontheroadtoKome,
canscarcelyconsidertheprescriptive rightsof
primitiveormediievaldogmas,inthatimpartial
moodtowhichtheologiansmustattainbefore
theologybecomesthe
"QueenofSciences."
ArchbishopLaurencewasanindustriousworker
iuthescientificlaboratoryoftheology,whenhe
translated theBodleianmanuscript oftheBook
INTRODUCTION. xlv
ofEnoch,andthusunconsciously placedinour
handstheEthiopiakeyto"theevolution of
Christianity." Itremainsforfuturegenerations to
determinewhether hislabours,orthoseofhis
successorintheSemiticchairofOxford,shallprove
moreconducivetothereligiousenlightenment of
posterity.
Palaeontologistswhocomparetheorganicfossils
ofdistinctiveepochsingeologictime,anddiscover
inthemorerecentformations,organismspartially
divergent instructurefrompre-existent forms,
attributevariation,nottocreativemiracles,butto
thecontinuousactionofnaturalcausesfashioning
species,throughouttheages,inharmonywiththe
naturallawof
"SurvivaloftheFittest."Wealso,
havingidentifiedthekindredfossilsofEnochian
andEvangelical epochs,inevitably inferthat
modifiedversionsofpre-existentideasaretraceable,
nottomiraculous,buttonaturalsources,-^-conclu-
sionswhichinaugurate thescienceoftheologic
palaeontology,andinvitealllearnedtravellers to
followtheexampleofBruce,bysearchingthe
worldforancientmanuscriptswhichmaydisclose
themerelyhumanoriginofdogmasandmysteries,
nowacceptedasDivine.
ArchbishopLaurence,whenProfessorofHebrew
intheUniversityofOxford,translatedtheBook
ofEnochwithinthewallsoftheBodleianLibrary,

47. xlvi INTRODUCTION.
andwhenappealedtobytheKev.I.M.Butt,in
1827,topublishtheEthiopicoriginal,answered,
"
Icannot,themanuscriptnotbeingmyown,but
belonging totheUniversity ofOxford." Inhis
prefacetothethirdeditionofhistranslation,the
Archbishop adds,"IftheUniversity ofOxford
wouldobligetheliteraryworldbypublishingthe
originalEthiopicfromthemanuscript initspos-
session,IampersuadedthatEthiopicscholarswould
notbewantingtoaccomplishmorethanhasbeen
hithertodoneforthislongregrettedbook,afterits
sleepofages," Sincethesewordswerewritten,
greatprogresshasbeenmadeinthestudyof
comparativephilology ;andtherearenowdoubtless
manyeminentlinguistsinEngland,ontheConti-
nent,andintheUnitedStates,whocouldstill
furtherilluminethepagesoftheBookofEnoch,
throughco-operativecriticismoftheEthiopictext.
IsnotthetimethereforecomefortheUniversity
ofOxfordtopublishtheoriginalmanuscript in
theirpossession,thatlearnedJewsandGentiles
maystudytheinspired predictions ofagreat
Hebrewprophet,oradmirethesublimeimageryof
theSemiticMiltonwhoascendedtotheheavens
todramatizeDivinity?
AttheeraoftheRenaissance,whenenfranchised
thoughtturnedfromAristotletoPlato,itissaid
thatCardinalBeilarmineadvisedPopeClement
INTRODUCTION. xlvii
VIlI.todiscountenance aphilosophywhichap-
proachedsocloselytothetruthsofthegospel
—
obviouslymeaningthatitwouldbeinexpedientfor
theChurchtofavouramerelyhumansystemwhich
anticipated theTrinitariantheosophy ofalleged
revelation :isitnotpossiblethatfurtherdelayin
presentingtheworldwiththeEthiopictextof
Enoch,maysuggesttoadversecritics,thatOxford
neglectstheHebrewpatriarchforthesamereason
thatRomeslightedtheAthenianphilosopher?
ArchbishopLaurence'stranslation,nowhowever,
placestheBookofEnochwithinthereachofall
Englishreaders. Catholicsmaydisregard itscon-
tents,asitisnotfoundinthesacredCanonof
theirinfallibleChurch ;butProtestants,whoadhere
totheprinciplesoftheReformation,andwhose
tenureofChristianity isthereforecontingenton
theappealtoreason,mustinevitablyenrollEnoch
amongtheprophets,orreconsiderthesupernatural
inChristianity.
ItisimportantforreadersoftheBookofEnoch
torecollectthatweowetheReformation toinde-
pendentstudyofsacredliterature,previouslywith-
drawnfromthepeoplethroughtheoblivionofdead
anduntranslated languages. Thelongneglected
BookofEnochnowstandsinanalogousrelationship
withmodernseekersafterreligioustruth ;andit
remainsforitsreaderstoexercisethatrightof

49. xlviii INTRODUCTION.
privatejudgment,towhichProtestantismowesits
existence,byimpartiallyconsideringtheinevitable
modificationsoffaithinvolvedinthediscovery,that
thelanguageandideasofallegedrevelationare
foundinapre-existentwork,acceptedbyEvange-
listsandApostlesasinspired,butclassedbymodern
theologiansamongapocryphalproductions.
[Inrevisingtheproof-sheets oftheBookof
Enoch,wehavebeenstillfurtherimpressedbyits
relationshipwithNewTestamentScripture. Thus,
theparableofthesheep,rescuedbythegoodShep-
herdfromhirelingguardiansandferociouswolves,
isobviouslyborrowedbythefourthEvangelist
fromEnochIxxxix.,inwhichtheauthordepicts
theshepherdsaskillinganddestroyingthesheep
beforetheadventoftheirLord,andthusdiscloses
thetruemeaningofthathithertomysteriouspassage
intheJohannineparable—
"Allthatevercame
beforemearethievesandrobbers"—languagein
whichwenowdetectanobviousreferencetothe
allegoricalshepherdsofEnoch.]
THEBOOKOFENOCH.
CHAP. I.
1.ThewordoftheblessingofEnoch,howhe
blessedtheelectandtherighteous,whowereto
existinthetimeoftrouble ;rejecting
^allthe
wickedandungodly. Enoch,arighteousman,who
waswithGod,answeredandspoke,whilehiseyes
wereopen,andwhilehesawaholyvisioninthe
heavens.^ Thistheangelsshowedme.
2.FromthemIheardallthings,andunderstood
whatIsaw;thatwhichwillnottakeplaceinthis
generation,butinagenerationwhichistosucceed
atadistantperiod,onaccountoftheelect.
3.UpontheiraccountIspokeandconversed
withhim,whowillgoforthfromhishabitation,the
HolyandMightyOne,theGodoftheworld
:
'totherejectionof.N.B,TheItalicwordsinthetextsupplyan
ellipsis. Inthenotestheyareusedtomarktheliteralsense.
"whichwasintheheavens.

51. 2 ENOCH.
4."WhowillhereaftertreaduponMountSinai
;
appearwithhishosts ;andbemanifestedinthe
strengthofhispowerfromheaven.
5.Allshallbeafraid,andtheWatchersbe
terrified.
6.Greatfearandtrembling shallseizethem,
eventotheendsoftheearth.Theloftymoun-
tainsshallbetroubled,andtheexaltedhillsde-
pressed,meltinglikeahoneycomb intheflame.
Theearthshallbeimmerged,andallthingswhich
areinitperish ;whilejudgmentshallcomeupon
all,evenuponalltherighteous :
7.Buttothemshallhegivepeace:heshall
preservetheelect,andtowardsthemexercisecle-
mency.
8.ThenshallallbelongtoGod;behappyand
blessed;andthesplendouroftheGodheadshall
illuminatethem.
CHAP.11.
Behold,hecomeswithtenthousands ofhis
saints,toexecutejudgmentuponthem,anddestroy
thewicked,andreproveallthecarnal^forevery-
thingwhichthesinfulandungodlyhavedone,and
committedagainsthim.^
'
offlesh.
*QuotedbySt.Judever.14,15.
CHAP.III.IV.r.
CHAP.III.
1.Allwhoareintheheavensknowwhatis
transacted
^there.
2.Theyknowthattheheavenlyluminarieschange
nottheirpaths
;thateachrisesandsetsregularly,
everyoneatitsproperperiod,withouttransgressing
thecommandswhichtheyhavereceived.Theybehold
theearth,andunderstandwhatistheretransacted,
fromthebeginningtotheendofit.
3.TheyseethateveryworkofGodisinvariable
intheperiodofitsappearance. Theybeholdsum-
merandwinter
:perceivingthatthewholeearthis
fullofwater
;andthatthecloud,thedew,andthe
rainrefreshit.
CHAP.IV.
Theyconsiderandbeholdeverytree,howitap-
pearstowither,andeveryleaftofalloff,exceptof
fourteentrees,whicharenotdeciduous ;whichwait
fromtheold,totheappearanceofthenewleaf,for
twoorthreewinters.
CHAP.V.
Againtheyconsiderthedaysofsummer,that
thesunisuponitatitsverybeginning
;whileyou
'thework.

53. ENOCH.
seekforacoveredandshadyspotonaccountofthe
burningsun;whiletheearthisscorchedupwith
fervidheat,andyoubecomeincapableofwalking
eitheruponthegroundorupontherocksinconse-
quenceofthatheat.
CHAP.VI.
1.Theyconsiderhowthetrees,whentheyput
forththeirgreenleaves,becomecovered,andpro-
ducefruit;understandingeverything,andknowing
thatHewholivesforeverdoesallthesethingsfor
you:
2.Thattheworksatthebeginning ofevery
existingyear,thatallhisworks,aresubservientto
him,andinvariable
;yetasGodhasappointed,so
areallthingsbroughttopass.
3.Theysee,too,howtheseasandtheriversto-
gethercompletetheirrespectiveoperations :
4.Butyouendurenotpatiently,norfulfilthe
commandments oftheLord ;butyoutransgress
andcalumniate hisgreatness;andmalignantare
thewordsinyourpollutedmouthsagainsthis
Majesty.
5.Yewitheredinheart,nopeaceshallbeto
you !
6.Thereforeyourdaysshallyoucurse,andthe
yearsofyourlivesshallperish
;
perpetualexecra-
CHAP.VII. 5
tionshallbemultiplied,andyoushallnotobtain
mercy.
7.Inthosedaysshallyouresignyourpeace
withtheeternalmaledictions ofalltherighteous,
andsinnersshallperpetuallyexecrateyou
;
8.Shallexecrateyouwiththeungodly.
9.Theelectshallpossesslight,joy,andpeace
;
andtheyshallinherittheearth.
10.Butyou,yeunholy,shallbeaccursed.
11.Thenshallwisdombegiventotheelect,all
ofwhomshalllive,andnotagaintransgressby
impietyorpride ;butshallhumblethemselves,
possessingprudence,andshallnotrepeattrans-
gression.
-
12.Theyshallnotbecondemned thewhole
periodoftheirlives,nordieintormentandindig-
nation
;butthesumoftheirdays
^
shallbecom-
pleted,andtheyshallgrowoldinpeace
;whilethe
yearsoftheirhappinessshallbemultipliedwith
joy,andwithpeace,forever,thewholedurationof
theirexistence.
CHAP.VII.[SECT.II.2]
1.*Ithappenedafterthesonsofmenhadmulti-
'thedaysoftheirlife.
'SectionII.ParisMS.transcribedbyWoide.
'ThefirsttwoextractsmadebySyncellusfromtheGreekcom-
mencehere,andendwiththe15thverseofchap.x.

55. ENOCH.
pliedinthosedays,thatdaughterswereboruto
them,elegantandbeautiful.
2.Andwhentheangels,thesonsofheaven,
beheldthem,theybecameenamouredofthem,say-
ingtoeachother,Come,letusselectforourselves
wivesfromtheprogenyofmen,andletusbeget
children.
3.ThentheirleaderSamyazasaidtothem;I
fearthatyoumayperhapsbeindisposed tothe
performanceofthisenterprise
;
4.AndthatIaloneshallsufferforsogrievousa
crime.
5.Buttheyansweredhimandsaid;Weall
swear
;
6.Andbindourselvesbymutualexecrations,
thatwewillnotchangeourintention,butexecute
ourprojectedundertaking.
7.Thentheysworealltogether,andallbound
themselvesbymutualexecrations. Theirwhole
numberwastwohundred,whodescendedupon
Ardis,whichisthetopofmountArmon.
8.Thatmountainthereforewascalled^Armon,
becausetheyhadswornuponit,andboundthem-
selvesbymutualexecrations.
9.Thesearethenamesoftheirchiefs :Samyaza,
whowastheirleader,Urakabarameel, Akibeel,
Tamiel,Kamuel,Danel,Azkeel,Saraknyal,Asael,
'theycalled.
CHAP.rilL 7
Armers,Batraal,Anane,Zavebe,Samsaveel,Ertael,
Turel,Yomyael,Arazyal. Theseweretheprefects
ofthetwohundredangels,andtheremainderwere
allwiththem.
10.Thentheytookwives,eachchoosing for
himself;whomtheybegantoapproach,andwith
whomtheycohabited ;teachingthemsorcery,incan-
tations,andthedividingofrootsandtrees.
11.^Andthewomen'*conceivingbroughtforth
giants,
12.Whosestaturewaseachthreehundredcubits.
Thesedevoured allwhichthelabourofmenpvo-
duced;untilitbecameimpossibletofeedthem
;
13.Whentheyturnedthemselvesagainstmen,in
ordertodevourthem
;
14.Andbegantoinjurebirds,beasts,reptiles,
andfishes,toeattheirfleshoneafteranother,and
todrinktheirblood.
15.Thentheearthreprovedtheunrighteous.
CHAP.VIII.
1.MoreoverAzazyeltaughtmentomakeswords,
knives,shields,breastplates,thefabricationofmir-
•Thisandthefollowingversesofthischapter,viz.11,12,13,
14,15,seemtobelongtothenextchapter,andshouldperhapsbe
insertedbetweenthe8thand9thversesofthatchapter.Such
appearstobetheirsituationintheGreekfragment,quotedby
Syncellus. •They.

57. '^
ENOCH.
roiVandtheworkmanship ofbraceletsandorna-
ments,theuseofpaint,thebeautifyingoftheeye-
brows,theuseofstonesofeveryvaluableandselect
kind,andofallsortsofdyes,sothattheworld
becamealtered.
2.Impietyincreased
;fornicationmultiplied
;and
theytransgressedandcorruptedalltheirways.
3.Amazaraktaughtallthesorcerers,anddividers
ofroots
:
4.Armerstaughtthesolutionofsorcery
;
5.Barkayaltaughttheobserversofthestars
;
6.Akibeeltaughtsigns
;
7.Tamieltaughtastronomy
;
8.AndAsaradeltaughtthemotionofthemoon.
9.Andmen,beingdestroyed,criedout;andtheir
voicereachedtoheaven.
CHAP.IX.
1.ThenMichaelandGabriel,Eaphael,Suryal,
andUriel,lookeddownfromheaven,andsawthe
quantityofbloodwhichwasshedonearth,andall
theiniquitywhichwasdoneuponit,andsaidone
toanother.Itisthevoiceoftheircries
;
2.Theearthdeprivedofherchildrenhascried
eventothegateofheaven.
*madethemseethatwhichvcasbehindthem.
CHAP.IX.
3.Andnowtoyou, yeholyonesofheaven,
thesoulsofmencomplain,saying.ObtainJustice
foruswith^theMostHigh.Thentheysaidto
theirLord,theKing,ThouartLordoflords,God
ofgods.Kingofkings.Thethroneofthyglory
isforeverandever,andforeverandeveristhy
namesanctifiedandglorified.Thouartblessedand
glorified.
4.Thouhastmadeallthings;thoupossessest
poweroverallthings ;andallthingsareopenand
manifestbeforethee.Thoubeholdest allthings,
andnothingcanbeconcealedfromthee.
5.ThouhastseenwhatAzazyelhasdone,how
heastaughteveryspeciesofiniquityuponearth,
andhasdisclosedtotheworldallthesecretthings
whicharedoneintheheavens.
6.Samyazaalsohastaughtsorcery,towhom
thouhastgivenauthorityoverthosewhoare
associatedwithhim.Theyhavegonetogetherto
thedaughtersofmen;havelainwiththem ;have
becomepolluted
;
7.Andhavediscoveredcrimestothem.
8.Thewomenlikewisehavebroughtforthgiants.
9.Thushasthewholeearthbeenfilledwith
bloodandwithiniquity.
10.Andnowbeholdthesoulsofthosewhoare
dead,cryout.
'Bringjudgmenttousfrom.

59. 10 ENOCH.
11.Andcomplaineventothegateofheaven.
12.Theirgroaningascends ;norcantheyescape
fromtheunrighteousness which iscommittedon
earth.Thouknowestallthings,beforetheyexist.
13.Thouknowestthesethings,andwhathas
beendonebythem;yetthoudostnotspeaktous.
14.Whatonaccountofthesethingsoughtweto
dotothem?
CHAP.X.
1.ThentheMostHigh,theGreatandHolyOne
spoke,
2.AndsentArsayalalyurtothesonofLamech,
3.Saying,Saytohiminmyname,Conceal
thyself.
4.Thenexplaintohimtheconsummationwhich
isabouttotakeplace ;foralltheearthshallperish
;
thewatersofadelugeshallcomeoverthewhole
earth,andallthingswhichareinitshallbede-
stroyed.
5.Andnowteachhimhowhemayescape,and
howhisseedmayremaininalltheearth.
6.AgaintheLordsaidtoEaphael,BindAzaz-
yelhandandfoot ;casthimintodarkness ;and
openingthedesertwhichisinDudael,casthimin
there.
7.Throwuponhimhurledandpointedstones,
coveringhimwithdarkness
;
CHAP.X. 11
8.Thereshallheremainforever;coverhisface,
thathemaynotseethelight.
9.Andinthegreatdayofjudgmentlethimbe
castintothefire.
10.Eestoretheearth,whichtheangelshave
corrupted ;andannounce lifetoit,thatImay
reviveit.
11.Allthesonsofmenshallnotperishincon-
sequenceofeverysecret,bywhichtheWatchers
havedestroyed,andwhichtheyhavetaught,their
offspring.
12.Alltheearthhasbeencorruptedbytheeffects
oftheteaching^ofAzazyel.Tohimtherefore
ascribethewholecrime.
13.ToGabrielalsotheLordsaid.Gotothe
biters,tothereprobates,tothechildrenoffornica-
tion
;anddestroythechildrenoffornication,the
offspringoftheWatchers,fromamongmen;bring
themforth,andexcite^themoneagainstanother.
Letthemperishbymutualslaughter ;forlengthof
daysshallnotbetheirs.
14.Theyshallallentreatthee,buttheirfathers
shallnotobtaintheirwishesrespectingthem ;for
theyshallhopeforeternallife,andthattheymay
live,eachofthem,fivehundredyears.
15.ToMichaellikewisetheLordsaid.Goand
announcehiscrimetoSamyaza,andtotheothers
'hytheteachingo/theworkofAzazyel.
'send.

61. 12 ENOCH.
whoarewithhim,whohavebeenassociatedwith
women,thattheymightbepollutedwithalltheir
impurity.Andwhenalltheirsonsshallbeslain,
whentheyshallseetheperditionoftheirbeloved,
bindthemforseventygenerationsunderneaththe
earth,eventothedayofjudgment,andofconsum-
mation,untilthejudgment,theeffectofwhichwill
lastforever,becompleted.^
16.Thenshalltheybetakenawayintothelowest
depthsofthefireintorments;andinconfinement
shalltheybeshutupforever.
17.Immediatelyafterthisshallhe,togetherwith
them,burnandperish;theyshallbebounduntil
theconsummation ofmanygenerations.
18.Destroyallthesoulsaddictedtodalliance,
andtheoffspringoftheWatchers,fortheyhave
tyrannizedovermankind.
19.Leteveryoppressorperishfromthefaceof
theearth
;
20.Leteveryevilworkbedestroyed
;
21.Theplantofrighteousnessandofrectitude
appear,anditsproduce
^becomeablessing.
22.Eighteousnessandrectitudeshallbeforever
plantedwithdelight.
23.Andthenshallallthesaintsgivethanks,and
liveuntiltheyhavebegottenathousandchildren,
'HereendthefirsttwoextractsmadebySynoellua,
'andtheworkofrighteousnessandrectitude.
CHAP.X. 13
whilethewholeperiodoftheiryouth,andtheirsab-
bathsshallbecompletedinpeace.Inthosedaysall
theearthshallbecultivatedinrighteousness; itshall
bewhollyplantedwithtrees,andfilledwithbene-
diction
;everytreeofdelightshallbeplantedinit.
24.Initshallvinesbeplanted ;andthevine
whichshallbeplantedinitshallyieldfruittosa-
tiety
;everyseed,whichshallbesowninit,shall
produceforonemeasureathousand ;andonemea-
sureofolivesshallproducetenpressesofoil.
25.Purifytheearthfromalloppression,fromall
injustice,fromallcrime,fromallimpiety,andfrom
allthepollutionwhichiscommitteduponit.Ex-
terminatethemfromtheearth.
26.Thenshallallthechildrenofmenberight-
eous,andallnationsshallpaymedivinehonours,
andblessme;andallshalladoreme.
27.Theearthshallbecleansedfromallcorrup-
tion,fromeverycrime,fromallpunishment,and
fromallsuffering
;neitherwillIagainsendadeluge
uponitfromgenerationtogenerationforever.
28.InthosedaysIwillopenthetreasuresof
blessingwhichareinheaven,thatImaycause
themtodescenduponearth,anduponalltheworks
andlabourofman.
29.Peaceandequityshallassociatewiththesons
ofmenallthedaysoftheworld,ineverygeneration
ofit.

63. 14 ENOCH.
(NoCHAP.XI.i)
CHAP.XII.[SECT.III.2]
1.BeforeallthesethingsEnochwasconcealed
;
nordidanyoneofthesonsofmenknowwherehe
wasconcealed,wherehehadbeen,andwhathad
happened.
2.Hewaswhollyengagedwiththeholyones,
andwiththeWatchersinhisdays.
3.I,Enoch,wasblessingthegreatLordand
Kingofpeace.
4.AndbeholdtheWatcherscalledmeEnoch
thescribe.
5.ThentheLordsaidtome :Enoch,scribeof
righteousness,gotelltheWatchersofheaven,who
havedesertedtheloftysky,andtheirholyeverlast-
ingstation,whohavebeenpollutedwithwomen.
6.Aridhavedoneasthesonsofmendo,by
takingtothemselves wives,andwhohavebeen
greatlycorruptedontheearth
;
7.Thatontheearththeyshallneverobtainpeace
andremissionofsin.Fortheyshallnotrejoicein
theiroffspring ;theyshallbeholdtheslaughterof
theirbeloved ;shalllamentforthedestructionof
theirsons;andshallpetitionforever ;butshall
notobtainmercyandpeace.
'TheParisMS.makesthelasttwoversesofthepreceding
chapter,thexi.chapter.
"ParisMS.
CHAP.xni. 15
CHAP.XIII.
1.ThenEnoch,passingon,saidtoAzazyel :Thou
shaltnotobtainpeace.Agreatsentenceisgone
forthagainstthee.Heshallbindthee
;
2.Neithershallrelief,mercy,andsupplication
bethine,onaccountoftheoppressionwhichthou
hasttaught
;
3.Andonaccountofeveryactofblasphemy,
tyranny,andsin,whichthouhastdiscoveredtothe
childrenofmen.
4.ThendepartingfromhimIspoketothemall
together
;
5.Andtheyallbecameterrified,andtrembled
;
6.Beseechingmetowriteforthemamemorial
ofsupplication,thattheymightobtainforgiveness
;
andthatImightmakethememorialoftheirprayer
ascendupbeforetheGodofheaven ;becausethey
couldnotthemselvesthenceforwards addresshim,
norraiseuptheireyestoheavenonaccountofthe
disgracefuloffenceforwhichtheywerejudged.
7.ThenIwroteamemorialoftheirprayerand
supplication,fortheirspirits,foreverythingwhich
theyhaddone,andforthesubjectoftheirentreaty,
thattheymightobtainremissionandrest.
8.Proceedingon,Icontinuedoverthewatersof
Danbadan,whichisontherighttothewestof

65. 16 ENOCH.
Armon,readingthememorialoftheirprayer,until
Ifellasleep.
9.Andbeholdadreamcametome,andvisions
appearedaboveme,Ifelldownandsawavision
ofpunishment,thatImightrelateittothesonsof
heaven,andreprovethem.WhenIawokeIwent
tothem.Allbeingcollectedtogetherstoodweep-
inginOubelseyael,whichissituatedbetweenLiba-
nosandSeneser,withtheirfacesveiled.
10.Irelatedintheirpresence allthevisions
whichIhadseen,andmydream
;
11.Andbegantoutterthesewordsofrighteous-
ness,reprovingtheWatchersofheaven.
CHAP.XIV.
1.Thisisthebookofthewordsofrighteousness,
andofthereproofoftheWatchers,whobelongto
theworld,accordingtothatwhichHe,whoisholy
andgreat,commanded inthevision. Iperceived
inmydream,thatIwasnowspeakingwithatongue
offlesh,andwithmybreath,whichtheMightyOne
hasputintothemouthofmen,thattheymight
conversewithit.
2.Andunderstandwiththeheart.Ashehas
createdandgiventomenthepowerofcomprehend-
ingthewordofunderstanding, sohashecreated
andgiventomethepowerofreprovingtheWatchers,
CHAP.XIV. 17
theoffspringofheaven.Ihavewrittenyourpetition
;
andinmyvisionithasbeenshownme,thatwhat
yourequestwillnotbegrantedyouaslongasthe
worldendures.^
3.Judgmenthasbeenpasseduponyou :your
requestwillnotbegrantedyou.
4.Fromthistimeforward,nevershallyouascend
intoheaven ;Hehassaid,thatontheearthHewill
bindyou,aslongastheworldendures.
5.Butbeforethesethingsyoushallbeholdthe
destruction ofyourbelovedsons
;youshallnot
possessthem,buttheyshallfallbeforeyoubythe
thesword.
6.Neither shallyouentreatforthem,norfor
yourselves
;
7.Butyoushallweepandsupplicateinsilence.
ThewordsofthebookwhichIwrote.
8.Avisionthusappearedtome,
9.Behold,inthatvisioncloudsandamistinvited
me
;
^agitated stars
^and flashesoflightning
impelledandpressedmeforwards,whilewinds
inthevisionassistedmyflight,acceleratingmy
progress.*
10.Theyelevatedmealofttoheaven. Ipro-
ceeded,untilIarrivedatawallbuiltwithstonesof
'inallthedaysoftheworld.
"cloudsinvitedme,andamistinvitedme.
'therunning
ofthestars.
*hasteningme.

67. 18 ENOCH.
cr5'stal.^Avibratingflame
^surrounded it,wliicli
begantostrikemewithterror.
11.IntothisvibratingflameIentered
;
12.Anddrewnightoaspacioushabitationbuilt
alsowithstonesofcrystal. Itswallstoo,aswell
aspavement,wereformedwithstonesofcrystal,
andcrystallikewisewastheground. Itsroofbad
theappearance ofagitated^starsandflashesof
lightning ;andamongthemwerecherubimoffire
inastormysky.*Aflameburnedarounditswalls
;
anditsportalblazedwithfire.WhenIentered
intothisdwelling,itwashotasfireandcoldasice.
Notraceofdelightoroflifewasthere. Terror
overwhelmed me,andafearfulshakingseized
me.
13.Violentlyagitatedandtrembling,Ifellupon
myface.InthevisionIlooked,
14.Andbeholdtherewasanotherhabitation
morespaciousthantheformer,everyentranceto
whichwasopenbeforeme,erectedinthemidstofa
vibratingflame.
15.Sogreatlydiditexcelinallpoints,inglory,
inmagnificence,andinmagnitude,thatitisimpos-
sibletodescribetoyoueitherthesplendourorthe
extentofit.
16.Itsfloorwasonfire;abovewerelightnings
'
hail,crystal.
^atongueoffire.
*thecourseofthe.
andtheirheaven(i.e.whoseheaven)waswater.
CHAP.xir. 19
andagitatedstars,whileitsroofexhibitedablazing
fire.
17.Attentively Isurveyed it,andsawthatit
containedanexaltedthrone
;
18.Theappearance ofwhichwaslikethatof
frost;whileitscircumferenceresembledtheorbof
thebrilliantsun;andtherewasthevoiceofthe
cherubim.
19.Fromunderneath thismightythronerivers
offlamingfireissued.
20.Tolookuponitwasimpossible.
21.Onegreatinglorysatuponit
:
22.Whoserobewasbrighterthanthesun,and
whiterthansnow.
23.Noangelwascapableofpenetratingtoview
thefaceofHim,theGloriousandtheEfi'ulgent
;
norcouldanymortalbeholdHim.Afirewas
flaming^aroundHim.
24.Afirealsoofgreatextentcontinued-torise
upbeforeHim ;sothatnotoneofthosewhosur-
roundedHimwascapableofapproachingHim,
amongthemyriadsof"myriadswhowerebefore
Him.ToHimholyconsultation wasneedless.^
Yetdidnotthesanctified,whowerenearHim,
departfarfromHimeitherbynightorbyday
;
norweretheyremovedfromHim. Ialsowasso
faradvanced,withaveilonmyface,andtrembling.
'
Afireofflamingfire.
'Andherequirednotholycounsel.

69. 20 ENOCH.
ThentheLordwithhisownmouthcalledme,say-
ing,Approachhither,Enoch,atmyholyword.
25.AndHeraisedmeup,makingmedrawnear
eventotheentrance.Myeyewasdirectedtothe
ground.
CHAP.XV.
1.Thenaddressingme.Hespokeandsaid,^
Hear,neitherbeafraid, righteousEnoch,thou
scribeofrighteousness ;
^approachhither,andhear
myvoice.Go,saytotheWatchersofheaven,who
havesenttheetoprayforthem,Yououghtto
prayformen,andnotmenforyou.
2.Whereforehaveyouforsakentheloftyand
holyheaven,whichenduresforever,andhavelain
withwomen ;havedefiledyourselveswiththe
daughtersofmen
;havetakentoyourselveswives
;
haveactedlikethesonsoftheearth,andhave
begottenanimpiousoffspring?^
3.Youbeingspiritual,holy,andpossessinga
life*which iseternal,havepollutedyourselves
withwomen;havebegottenincarnalblood;have
lustedinthebloodofmen;andhavedoneasthose
whoarefleshandblooddo.
4.Thesehoweverdieandperish.
'hesaidwithhisvoice.
' Enoch, righteousman,andscribeofrighteousness.
'
giants.
*livingalife.
CHAP.XV. 21
5.ThereforehaveIgiventothemwives,that
theymightcohabitwiththem ;thatsonsmightbe
bornofthem;andthatthismightbetransacted
uponearth.
6.Butyoufromthebeginningweremade
spiritual,possessingalifewhichiseternal,and
notsubjecttodeathforever.^
7.ThereforeImadenotwivesforyou,because,
beingspiritual,yourdwellingisinheaven.
8.^Nowthegiants,whohavebeenbornofspirit
andofflesh,shallbecalleduponearthevilspirits,
andonearthshallbetheirhabitation. Evilspirits
shallproceedfromtheirflesh,becausetheywere
createdfromabove;fromtheholyWatcherswas
theirbeginningandprimaryfoundation. Evil
spiritsshalltheybeuponearth,andthespiritsof
thewickedshalltheybecalled.Thehabitationof
thespiritsofheavenshallbeinheaven;butupon
earthshallbethehabitationofterrestrial spirits,
whoarebornonearth.
9.Thespiritsofthegiantsshallhelikeclouds,
whichshalloppress,corrupt,fall,contend,andbruise
uponearth.
10.Theyshallcauselamentation.Nofoodshall
theyeat
;andtheyshallbethirsty ;theyshallbe
'inallthegenerationsoftheworld,
*ThethirdextractmadebySyncellusbeginshere,andends
withthefirstverseofthenextchapter.

71. 22 ENOCH.
concealed,andshallnot^riseupagainstthesons
ofmen,andagainstwomen ;fortheycomeforth
duringthedaysofslaughteranddestruction.
CHAP.XVI.
1.Andastothedeathofthegiants,Avheresoever
theirspiritsdepartfromtheirbodies,lettheirflesh,
thatwhich isperishable,bewithoutjudgment.
Thusshalltheyperish,untilthedayofthegreat
consummation ofthegreatworld.Adestruction
shalltakeplaceof
^theWatchersandtheimpious.
2.AndnowtotheWatchers,whohavesentthee
toprayforthem,whointhebeginningwerein
heaven,
3.Say,Inheavenhaveyoubeen
;secretthings,
however,havenotbeenmanifested toyou
;yet
haveyouknownareprobatedmystery.
4.Andthisyouhaverelatedtowomeninthe
hardnessofyourheart,andbythatmysteryhave
Avomenandmankindmultiplied evilsuponthe
earth.
5.Saytothem.Neverthereforeshallyouobtain
peace.
'andthosespiritsshallnot. M.DeSacyhereremnrks,that
thesenseseemstorequireauaffirmative, insteadofanegative,
cliiuse.
*Itshallheconsummatedrespecting.
CHAP.XVII. 23
CHAP.XVII.[SECT.TV.']
1.Theyraisedmeupintoacertainplace,^where
therewastheappearanceofaburning fire;and
whentheypleasedtheyassumedthelikenessof
men.
2.Theycarriedmetoaloftyspot,toamountain,
thetopofwhichreachedtoheaven.
3.AndIbeheldthereceptaclesoflightandof
thunderattheextremitiesoftheplace,whereit
wasdeepest. Therewasabowoffire,andarrows
intheirquiver,aswordoffire,andeveryspeciesof
lightning.
4.Thentheyelevatedmetoababblingstream,^
andtoafireinthewest,whichreceivedallthe
settingofthesun. Icametoariveroffire,which
flowedlikewater,andemptieditselfintothegreat
seawestwards.
5.Isaweverylargeriver,untilIarrivedatthe
greatdarkness. Iwenttowherealloffleshmi-
grate
;andIbeheldthemountainsofthegloom
whichconstituteswinter,andtheplacefromwhich
issuesthewaterineveryabyss.
6.Isawalsothemouthsofalltheriversinthe
world,andthemouthsofthedeep.
'ParisMS.,inwhichhoweverthetitleofchap.xvii.isomitted,
(iltlioughthesectionisnoticed.
*0716place. '
tou-ateroflife,whichspoke.

73. 24 ENOCH.
CHAP.XVIII.
1.Ithensurveyedthereceptacles ofallthe
winds,perceivingthattheycontributedtoadorn
^
thewholecreation,andtopreservethefoundation
oftheearth.
2.IsurveyedthestoneivMchsupportsthecorners
oftheearth.
3.Ialsobeheldthefourwinds,whichbearup
theearth,andthefirmamentofheaven.
4.AndIbeheldthewindsoccupyingtheexalted
sky.2
5.Arisinginthemidstofheavenandofearth,
andconstitutingthepillarsofheaven.
6.Isawthewindswhichturnthesky,which
causetheorbofthesunandofallthestarstoset
;
andovertheearthIsawthewindswhichsupport
theclouds.
7.Isawthepathoftheangels.
8.Iperceivedattheextremityoftheearththe
firmamentofheavenabove it.ThenIpassedon
towardsthesouth
;
9.Whereburnt,bothbydayandnight,six
mountainsformedofgloriousstones ;threetowards
theeast,andthreetowardsthesouth.
10.Thosewhichweretowardstheeastwereofa
variegatedstone;oneofwhichwasofmargarite.
thatinthemweretheornamentsof. theheightofheaven.
CHAP.XVIII. 25
andanotherofantimony. Thosetowardsthesouth
were.ofaredstone.Themiddleonereachedto
heavenlikethethroneofGod;athronecomposed
ofalabaster,thetopofwhichwasofsapphire.Isaw,
too,ablazingfirehangingover
^
allthemountains.
11.AndthereIsawaplaceontheothersideof
anextendedterritory,wherewaterswerecollected.
12.Ilikewisebeheldterrestrialfountains,deep
inthefierycolumnsofheaven.
13.AndinthecolumnsofheavenIbeheldfires,
whichdescendedwithoutnumber,butneitheron
high,norintothedeep.Overthesefountainsalso
Iperceivedaplacewhichhadneitherthefirma-
mentofheavenabove it,northesolidground
underneath it;neitherwastherewateraboveit,nor
anythingonwing;butthespotwasdesolate.
14.AndthereIbeheldsevenstars,likegreat
blazingmountains,andlikespiritsentreatingme.
15.Thentheangelsaid.Thisplace,untilthe
consummation ofheavenandearth,willbethe
prisonofthestars,andthehostofheaven.
16.Thestarswhichrolloverfirearethosewhich
transgressedthecommandment ofGodbeforetheir
timearrived; fortheycamenotintheirproper
season. ThereforewasHeoffendedwiththem,and
boundthem,untiltheperiodoftheconsummation
oftheircrimesinthesecretyear.
'whichicasover.

75. 26 ENOCH.
CHAP.XIX.
1.ThenUrielsaid,Heretheangels,whoco-
habitedwithwomen,appointedtheirleaders
;
2.Andbeingnumerousinappearancemademen
profane,andcausedthemtoerr;sothattheysacri-
ficedtodevilsastogods.Forinthegreatday
thereshallbeajudgment,withwhichtheyshallbe
judged,untiltheyareconsumed ;andtheirwives
alsoshallbejudged,wholedastraytheangelsof
heaventhattheymightsalutethem.
3.AndI,Enoch,Ialonesawthelikenessofthe
endofallthings.Nordidanyhumanbeingseeit,
asIsawit.
CHAP.XX.
1.Thesearethenamesoftheangelswhowatch.
2.Uriel,oneoftheholyangels,whopresides
over
^clamourandterror.
3.Eaphael,oneoftheholyangels,whopresides
overthespiritsofmen.
4.Kaguel,oneoftheholyangels,whoinflicts
punishmentontheworldandtheluminaries.
5.Michael,oneoftheholyangels,who,presiding
overhumanvirtue,commandsthenations.
6.Sarakiel,oneoftheholyangels,whopresides
overthespiritsofthechildrenofmenthattrans-
gress.
'
forheitiswhoisover.
CHAP.XXI. 27
7.Gabriel,oneoftheholyangels,whopresides
overIkisat,^overparadise,andoverthecherubim.
CHAP.XXI.
1.ThenImadeacircuittoaplaceinwhich
nothingwascompleted.
2.AndthereIbeheldneitherthetremendous
workmanship ofanexaltedheaven,norofan
establishedearth,butadesolatespot,prepared,and
terrific.
3.There,too,Ibeheldsevenstarsofheaven
boundinittogether,likegreatmountains,andlike
ablazing fire, Iexclaimed.Forwhatspeciesof
crimehavetheybeenbound,andwhyhavethey
beenremovedtothisplace?ThenUriel,oneof
theholyangelswhowaswithme,andwhocon-
ductedme,answered:Enoch,whereforedostthou
ask;whereforereasonwiththyself,andanxiously
inquire?Thesearethoseofthestarswhichhave
transgressedthecommandment ofthemosthigh
God
;andareherebound,untiltheinfinitenumber
ofthedaysoftheircrimesbecompleted.
4.FromthenceIafterwardspassedontoanother
terrificplace
;
5.WhereIbeheldtheoperationofagreatfire
blazingandglittering,inthemidstofwhichthere
'Ikisat.Thisappearstobeapropername.

77. 28 ENOCH.
wasadivision.Columnsoffirestruggledtogether
totheendoftheabyss,anddeepwastheirdescent.
ButneitheritsmeasurementnormagnitudewasI
abletodiscover ;neithercouldIperceiveitsorigin.
ThenIexclaimed,Howterrible isthisplace,and
howdifficulttoexplore
!
6.Uriel,oneoftheholyangelswhowaswithme,
answeredandsaid:Enoch,whyartthoualarmed
andamazedatthisterrificplace,atthesightofthis
placeofsuffering?This,hesaid,istheprisonof
theangels
;andheretheyarekeptforever.
CHAP.XXII.[SECT.
V.i]
1.FromthenceIproceeded toanother spot,
whereIsawonthewestagreatandloftymountain,
astrongrock,andfourdelightfulplaces.
2.Internally itwasdeep,capacious,andvery
smooth ;assmoothasifithadbeenrolledover :it
wasbothdeepanddarktobehold.
3.ThenEaphael,oneoftheholyangelswhowere
withme,answeredandsaid,Thesearethedelight-
fulplaceswherethespirits,thesoulsofthedead,
Avillbecollected ;forthemweretheyformed ;and
herewillbecollectedallthesoulsofthesonsof
men.
4.Theseplaces,inwhichtheydwell,shallthey
'ParisMS.
CHAP.XXII. 29
occupyuntilthedayofjudgment,anduntiltheir
appointedperiod.
5.Theirappointedperiodwillbelong,evenuntil
thegreatjudgment.AndIsawthespiritsofthe
sonsofmenwhoweredead;andtheirvoices
reachedtoheaven,whiletheywereaccusing.^
6.ThenIinquiredofEaphael,anangelwhowas
withme,andsaid.Whosespiritisthat,thevoice
ofwhichreachestoheaven,andaccuses?
7.Heanswered, saying,Thisisthespiritof
Abel,whowasslainbyCainhisbrother ;andwho
willaccusethatbrother,^untilhisseedbedestroyed
fromthefaceoftheearth
;
8.Until .hisseedperishfromtheseedofthe
humanrace.
9.AtthattimethereforeIinquiredrespecting
him,andrespectingthegeneraljudgment,saying,
Whyisoneseparatedfromanother?Heanswered,
Threeseparationshavebeenmadebetweenthe
spiritsofthedead,andthushavethespiritsofthe
righteousbeenseparated.
10.Namely,byachasm,bywater,andbylight
aboveit.
11.Andinthesamewaylikewisearesinners
separatedwhentheydie,andareburiedinthe
earth
;judgmentnotovertakingthemintheirlife-
time.
'blamingorreproving.
'andheicillaccusehim.

79. 30 ENOCH.
12.Heretheirsoulsareseparated. Moreover,
abundant istheirsuflferiuguntilthetimeofthe
greatjudgment,thecastigation,andthetorment
ofthosewhoeternallyexecrate,whosesoulsare
punishedandboundthereforever.
13.Andthushasitbeenfromthebeginningof
theworld.Thushasthereexistedaseparation
betweenthesoulsofthosewhouttercomplaints,
audofthosew'howatchfortheirdestruction, to
slaughtertheminthedayofsinners.
14.Areceptacleofthissorthasbeenformed
^
forthesoulsofunrighteousmen,andofsinners ;of
thosewhohavecompletedcrime,andassociated
withtheimpious,whomtheyresemble. Theirsouls
shallnotbeannihilated inthedayofjudgment,
neithershalltheyarisefromthisplace.ThenI
blessedGod,
15.Andsaid.BlessedbemyLord,theLordof
gloryandofrighteousness,whoreignsoverallfor
everandforever.
CHAP.XXIIL
1.FromthenceIwenttoanotherplace,towards
thewest,untotheextremitiesoftheearth.
2.WhereIbeheldafireblazingandrunning
alongwithoutcessation,whichintermitted itscourse
Tintshasitbeenmade.
CHAP.xxir. ?.l
neitherbydaynorbynight ;butcontinuedalways
thesame.
3.Iinquired,saying.Whatisthis,whichnever
ceases?
4.ThenRaguel,oneoftheholyangelswhowere
withme,answered,
5.Andsaid.Thisblazing fire,whichthoube-
holdestrunningtowardsthewest,isthatofallthe
luminariesofheaven.
CHAP.XXIV.
1.Iwentfromthencetoanotherplace,audsaw
amountainoffireflashingbothbydayandnight.
Iproceededtowards it;andperceivedsevensplen-
didmountains,whichwerealldifferentfromeach
other.
2.Theirstoneswerebrilliantandbeautiful ;all
werebrilliantandsplendidtobehold ;andbeautiful
wastheirsurface.Threemountainsweretowards
theeast,andstrengthenedbybeingplacedone
uponanother;andthreeweretowardsthesouth,
strengthenedinasimilarmanner.Therewerelike-
wisedeepvalleys,whichdidnotapproacheach
other.Andtheseventhmountainwasinthemidst
ofthem.Inlengththeyallresembledtheseatof
athrone,andodoriferoustreessurroundedthem.
3.Amongthesetherewasatreeofanunceasing

81. 32 ENOCH.
smell ;norofthosewhichwereinEdenwasthere
oneofallthefragranttreeswhichsmeltlikethis.
Itsleaf,itsflower,anditsbarkneverwithered,and
itsfruitwasbeautiful.
4.Itsfruitresembledtheclusterofthepalm.I
exclaimed,Behold! thistreeisgoodlyinaspect,
pleasinginitsleaf,andthesightofitsfruitisde-
lightfultotheeye.ThenMichael,oneoftheholy
andgloriousangelswhowerewithme,andonewho
presidedoverthem,answered,
5.Andsaid :Enoch,whydostthouinquirere-
spectingtheodourofthistree?
6.Whyartthouinquisitivetoknowit?
7.ThenI,Enoch,repliedtohim,andsaid.Con-
cerningeverything Iamdesirousofinstruction,
butparticularlyconcerningthistree.
8.Heansweredme,saying,Thatmountainwhich
thoubeholdest,theextentofwhoseheadresembles
theseatoftheLord,willbetheseatonwhichshall
sittheholyandgreatLordofglory,theeverlasting
Kino-,whenheshallcomeanddescendtovisitthe
earthwithgoodness.
9.Andthattreeofanagreeablesmell,notoneof
carnalodour,^thereshallbenopowertotouch,until
theperiodofthegreatjudgment.Whenallshall
bepunishedandconsumed forever,thisshallbe
bestowedontherighteousandhumble.Thefruit
'
offlesh.
CHAP.XXV.
0'\
ofthistreeshallbegiventotheelect.Fortowards
thenorthlifeshallbeplantedintheholyplace,
towardsthehabitationoftheeverlastingKing,
10.Thenshalltheygreatlyrejoiceandexultin
theHolyOne.Thesweetodourshallenterinto
theirbones ;andtheyshalllivealonglifeonthe
earth,asthyforefathershavelived ;neitherintheir
daysshallsorrow,distress,trouble,andpunishment
afflictthem.
11.AndIblessedtheLordofglory,theever-
lastingKing,becauseHehaspreparedthistreefor
thesaints,formed it,anddeclaredthatHewould
giveittothem.
CHAP.XXV.
1.FromthenceIproceededtothemiddleofthe
earth,andbeheldahappyandfertilespot,which
containedbranchescontinuallysproutingfromthe
treeswhichwereplantedinit.ThereIsawaholy
mountain,andunderneath itwaterontheeastern
side,whichflowedtowardsthesouth. Isawalso
ontheeastanothermountainashighasthat;and
betweenthemthereweredeep,butnotwidevalleys.
2.Waterrantowardsthemountaintothewest
ofthis;andunderneaththerewaslikewiseanother
mountain.
3.Therewasavalley,butnotawideone,below
it;andinthemidstofthemwereotherdeepand

83. aI ENOCn.
dryvalleystowardstheextremityofthethree.
Allthesevalleys,whichweredeep,butnotwide,
consistedofastrongrock,withatreewhichwas
plantedinthem.AndIwonderedattherockand
atthevalleys,beingextremelysurprised.
CHAP.XXVI.
1,TlienIsaid.Whatmeansthisblessedland,
alltheseloftytrees,andtheaccursedvalleybetween
them?
2,ThenUriel,.oneoftheholyangelswhowere
withme,replied,Thisvalleyistheaccursedofthe
accursedforever.Hereshallbecollectedallwho
utterwiththeirmouthsunbecoming language
againstGod,andspeakharshthingsofHisglory.
Hereshalltheybecollected. Hereshallbetheir
territory.
o.Inthelatterdaysanexampleofjudgment
shallbemadeoftheminrighteousness beforethe
saints :whilethosewhohavereceivedmercyshall
forever,alltheirdays,blessGod,theeverlasting
King.
4.Andattheperiodofjudgmentshallthey
blessHimforhismercy,asHehasdistributed it
tothem.ThenIblessedGod,addressingmyself
toHim,andmakingmention,aswasmeet,ofHis
greatness.
CUAF.XXVII.XXriII.XXIX.
."5
.CHAP.XXVII.
1.FromthenceIproceededtowardstheeast,to
themiddleofthemountaininthedesert,thelevel
surfaceonlyofwhichIperceived.
2.Itwasfulloftreesoftheseedalludedto;and
waterleapeddownuponit.
3.Thereappearedacataractcomposed asof
manycataractsbothtowardsthewestandtowards
theeast.Upononesideweretrees ;upontheother
wateranddew.
CHAP.XXVIII.
1.ThenIwenttoanotherplacefromthedesert,
towardstheeastofthatmountainwhichIhad
approached.
2.ThereIbeheldchoicetrees,particularly those
whichproducethesweet-smelling drugs,frankin-
censeandmyrrh ;
^andtreesunliketoeachother.
3.Andoverit,abovethem,wastheelevationof
theeasternmountainatnogreatdistance.
CHAP.XXIX.
1.Ilikewisesawanotherplacewithvalleysof
waterwhichneverwasted,
'treesofjudgment,particularlyfurnitureofthesweetsmellof
frankincenseandmyrrh.

85. 3G ENOCH.
2.WhereIperceivedagoodlytree,whichin
smellresembledZasakinon.
3.AndtowardsthesidesofthesevalleysIper-
ceivedcinnamonofasweetodour.OverthemI
advancedtowardstheeast.
CHAP.XXX.
1.ThenIbeheldanothermountaincontaining
trees,fromwhichwaterflowedlikeNeketro. Its
namewasSarira,andKalboneba.Anduponthis
mountainIbeheldanothermountain,uponwhich
weretreesofAlva.
2.Thesetreeswerefull,likealmondtrees,and
strong;andwhentheyproduced fruit, itwas
superiortoallperfume.
CHAP.XXXI.
1.Afterthesethings,surveyingtheentrancesof
thenorth,abovethemountains,Iperceivedseven
mountainsrepletewithpurenard,odoriferoustrees,
cinnamonandpapyrus.
2.FromthenceIpassedonabovethesummits
ofthosemountainstosomedistanceeastwards,and
wentovertheErythraean sea.AndwhenIwas
advancedfarbeyond it,Ipassedalongabovethe
angelZateel,andarrivedatthegardenofrighteous-
CHAP.XXXII. ?^l
ness.InthisgardenIbeheld,amongothertrees,
s(jmewhichwerenumerousandlarge,andwhich
flourishedthere.
3.Theirfragrancewasagreeableandpowerful,^
andtheirappearancebothvariedandelegant.The
treeofknowledgealsowasthere,ofwhichifany
oneeats,hebecomesendowedwithgreatwisdom.
4.Itwaslikeaspeciesofthetamarind tree,
bearingfruitwhichresembledgrapesextremely
line;anditsfragranceextendedtoaconsiderable
distance. Iexclaimed,Howbeautiful isthistree,
andhowdelightful isitsappearance !
5.ThenholyEaphael,anangelwhowaswith
me,answeredandsaid,Thisisthetreeofknow-
ledge,ofwhichthyancientfatherandthyaged
motherate,whowerebeforethee
;andwho,obtain-
ingknowledge,theireyesbeingopened,andknowing
themselves tobenaked,wereexpelledfromthe
garden.
CHAP.XXXII.
1.FromthenceIwentontowardstheextremities
oftheearth;whereIsawlargebeastsdifferent
fromeachother,andbirdsvariousintheircounte-
nancesandforms,aswellaswithnotesofdifferent
sounds.
2.TotheeastofthesebeastsIperceivedthe
'goodandgreat.

87. ss ENOCH.
extremities oftheearth,whereheavenceased.
Thegatesofheavenstoodopen,andIbeheldthe
celestialstarscomeforth. Inumberedthemas
theyproceededoutofthegate,andwrotethemall
down,astheycameoutonebyoneaccordingto
theirnumber.Iwrotedowntheirnamesaltogether,
theirtimesandtheirseasons,astheangelUriel,
whowaswithme,pointedthemouttome.
3.Heshowedthemalltome,andwrotedownan
accountofthem.
4.Healsowrotedownformetheirnames,their
regulations,andtheiroperations.
CHAP.XXXIII.
1.FromthenceIadvancedontowardsthenorth,
totheextremitiesoftheearth,
2.AndthereIsawagreatandgloriouswonder
attheextremitiesofthewholeearth.
3.Isawthereheavenly gatesopening into
heaven ;threeofthemdistinctlyseparated.The
northernwindsproceededfromthem,blowingcold,
hail,frost,snow,dew,andrain.
4.Fromoneofthegatestheyblewmildly ;but
whentheyblewfromthetwoothergates,itwas
withviolenceandforce.Theyblewovertheearth
strongly.
CBAP.XXXIV.XXXV. 39
CHAP.XXXIV.
1.FromthenceIwenttotheextremitiesofthe
worldwestwards
;
2.WhereIperceivedthreegatesopen,asIhad
seeninthenorth
;thegatesandpassagesthrough
thembeingofequalmagnitude.
CHAP.XXXV.
1.ThenIproceededtotheextremitiesofthe
earthsouthwards
;whereIsawthreegatesopento
thesouth,fromwhichissueddew,rain,andwind.
2.FromthenceIwenttotheextremities of
heaveneastwards; whereIsawthreeheavenly
gatesopentotheeast,whichhadsmallergates
withinthem.Througheachofthesesmallgates
thestarsofheavenpassedon,andproceeded to-
wardsthewestbyapathwhichwasseenbythem,
andthatateveryperiodoftheirappearance.
3.WhenIbeheldthem,Iblessed ;everytimein
tvhichtheyappeared,IblessedtheLordofglory,
whohadmadethosegreatandsplendidsigns,that
theymightdisplaythemagnificence ofhisworks
toangelsandtothesoulsofmen;andthatthese
mightglorifyallhisworksandoperations;mi-ht
seetheeffectofhispower;mightglorifythegreat
labourofhishands
;andblesshimforever.

89. •10 ENOCH.
CHAP.XXXVII.i[SECT.VI.^]
1.Thevisionwhichhesaw,thesecondvisionof
wisdom,whichEnochsaw,thesonofJared,theson
ofMalaleel,thesonofCanan,thesonofEnos,the
souofSeth,thesonofAdam.Thisisthecom-
mencementofthewordofwisdom,whichIreceived
todeclareandtelltothosewhodwelluponearth.
Hearfromthebeginning,andunderstand tothe
end,theholythingswhichIutterinthepresence
oftheLordofspirits.Thosewhowerebeforeus
thoughtitgoodtospeak
;
2.Andletnotus,whocomeafter,obstructthe
beginning ofwisdom. Untilthepresentperiod
neverhastherebeengivenbeforetheLordofspirits
thatwhichIhavereceived,wisdomaccordingto
thecapacityofmyintellect,^andaccordingtothe
pleasureoftheLordofspirits ;thatwhichIhave
receivedfromhim,*aportionoflifeeternal.
3.AndIobtainedthreeparables,whichIdeclared
totheinhabitantsoftheworld.
>Chap,xxxvi.doesnotoccurinthe5IS.
2ParisMS.andBodleianMS.
'aceordingasIhavethought.
*idnchhasbeengiceutomebyhim.
CHAP.XXXVIIl. 41
CHAP.XXXVIIL
1.Parablethefirst.Whenthecongregation of
therighteousshallbemanifested;andsinnersbe
judgedfortheircrimes,andbetroubledinthesight
oftheworld
;
2.Whenrighteousness shallbemanifestedinthe
presenceoftherighteousthemselves,whowillbe
electedfortheirgoodworksdiihjweighedbythe
Lordofspirits ;andwhenthelightoftherighteous
andtheelect,whodwellonearth,shallbemani-
fested
;wherewillthehabitationofsinnersbe?and
wheretheplaceofrestforthosewhohaverejected
theLordofspirits?Itwouldhavebeenbetterfor
them,hadtheyneverbeenborn.
3.When,too,thesecretsoftherighteousshall
berevealed,thenshallsinnersbejudged ;andim-
piousmenshallbeafflictedinthepresenceofthe
righteousandtheelect.
4.Fromthatperiodthosewhopossesstheearth
shallceasetobe^powerfulandexalted. Neither
shalltheybecapableofbeholdingthecountenances
oftheholy
;forthelightofthecountenancesofthe
holy,therighteous,andtheelect,hasbeenseenby
theLordofspirits.
5.Yetshallnotthemightykingsofthatperiod
'shallnotbe.

91. 42 ENOCH.
bedestroyed;butbedeliveredintothehandsof
therighteousandtheholy.
6.Northenceforwards shallanyobtaincom-
miserationfromtheLordofspirits,becausetheir
livesinthisworldwillhavebeencompleted.
CHAP.XXXIX.
1.Inthosedaysshalltheelectandholyrace
descendfromtheupperheavens,andtheirseed
shallthenbewiththesonsofmen.Enochreceived
booksofindignationandwrath,andbooksofhurry
andagitation.
2.Nevershalltheyobtainmercy,saiththeLord
ofspirits.
3.Acloudthensnatchedmeup,andthewind
raisedmeabovethesurfaceoftheearth,placing
meattheextremityoftheheavens.
4.ThereIsawanothervision ;Isawthehabita-
tionsandcouchesofthesaints.Theremyeyes
beheldtheirhabitationswiththeangels,andtheir
coucheswiththeholyones.Theywereentreating,
supplicating,andprayingforthesonsofmen;
whilerighteousness likewaterflowedbeforethem,
andmercylikedewwasscatteredovertheearth.
Andthusshallitbewiththemforeverandforever.
5.Atthattimemyeyesbeheldthedwelling^of
theelect,oftruth,faith,andrighteousness.
'
flace..
CHAP.XXXIX.
43
6.Countlessshallbethenumberoftheholy
andtheelect,inthepresenceofGod^foreverand
forever.
7.TheirresidenceIbeheldunderthewingsof
theLordofspirits. Alltheholyandtheelect
sungbeforehim,inappearancelikeablazeoffire
;
theirmouthsbeingfullofblessings,andtheirlips
glorifyingthenameoftheLordofspirits.And
righteousnessincessantlydweltbeforehim,
8.TherewasIdesirousofremaining,andmy
soullongedforthathabitation. Therewasmy
antecedentinheritance; forthushadIprevailed^
beforetheLordofspirits.
9.AtthattimeIglorifiedandextolledthename
oftheLordofspiritswithblessingandwithpraise
;
forhehasestablished itwithblessingandwith
praise,accordingtohisowngoodpleasure.^
10.Thatplacelongdidmyeyescontemplate. I
blessedandsaid.Blessedbehe,blessedfromthe
beginning forever.Inthebeginning,beforethe
worldwascreated,andwithoutendishisknow-
ledge.*
11.Whatisthisworld?Ofeveryexistinggene-
rationthoseshallblesstheewhodonotsleepinthe
'inhispresence.
*Therewasmyportionbejore
;forthushaditbeenprevailed
respectingme.
'accordingtothewilloftheLordofspirits.
*withoutendheknows.

93. 44 ENOCH.
dust,butstandbeforethyglory,blessing,glorifying,
exaltingthee,andsaying,Theholy,holy,Lordof
spirits,fillsthewholeworldofspirits.
12.Theremyeyesbeheld allwho,without
sleeping,standbeforehimandblesshim,saying,
Blessedbethou,andblessedbethenameofGod
foreverandforever.Thenmycountenance be-
camechanged,untilIwasincapableofseeing.
CHAP.XL.
1.AfterthisIbeheldthousandsofthousands,
andmyriadsofmyriads,andaninfinitenumberof
people,standingbeforetheLordofspirits.
2.OnthefourwingslikewiseoftheLordof
spirits,onthefoursides,Iperceivedothers,besides
thosewhowerestandingleforehim.Theirnames,
too,Iknow ;becausetheangel,whoproceededwith
me,declaredthemtome,discovering tomeevery
secretthing.
3.ThenIheardthevoicesofthoseuponthefour
sidesmagnifyingtheLordofglory.
4.ThefirstvoiceblessedtheLordofspiritsfor
everandforever.
5.ThesecondvoiceIheardblessingtheelect
One,andtheelectwhosuffer^onaccountofthe
Lordsofspirits.
'
arecrucifiedortormented.
CHAP.XLI. 45
6.ThethirdvoiceIheardpetitioningandpray-
ingforthosewhodwelluponearth,andsupplicate
thenameoftheLordofspirits.
7.ThefourthvoiceIheardexpellingtheimpious
angels,^andprohibitingthemfromenteringinto
presenceoftheLordofspirits,topreferaccusations
againsttheinhabitantsoftheearth.
8.AfterthisIbesoughttheangelofpeace,who
proceededwithme,toexplainallthatwascon-
cealed. Isaidtohim,WhoarethoseivhomI
haveseenonthefoursides,andwhosewordsIhave
heardandwrittendown?Hereplied.Thefirstis
themerciful,thepatient,theholyMichael.
9.Thesecond ishewhopresidesoverevery
sufferingandeveryaffliction^ofthesonsofmen,
theholyRaphael.Thethird,whopresidesoverall
thatispowerful, isGabriel.Andthefourth,who
presidesoverrepentance,andthehopeofthosewho
willinheriteternallife,isPhanuel. Thesearethe
fourangelsofthemosthighGod,andtheirfour
voices,whichatthattimeIheard.
CHAP.XLI.
1.AfterthisIbeheldthesecretsoftheheavens
andofparadise,^accordingtoitsdivisions ;andof
humanaction,*astheyweighitthereinbalances.
'theSatans. *wound.
'thekingdomorparadise. *theworkorlabourofman.

95. 4G
ENOCH.
Isawthehabitations oftheelect,andthehabita-
tionsoftheholy.Andtheremyeyesbeheldall
thesinners,whodeniedtheLordofglory,and
whomtheywereexpellingfromthence,anddrag-
gingaway,astheystoodthere;nopunishment
proceedingagainstthemfromtheLordofspirits.
2.There,too,myeyesbeheldthesecretsofthe
lio-htningandthethunder ;andthesecretsofthe
winds,howtheyaredistributedastheyblowover
theearth :thesecretsofthewinds,ofthedew,and
oftheclouds.ThereIperceivedtheplacefrom
whichtheyissuedforth,andbecamesaturatedwith
thedustoftheearth.
3.ThereIsawthewooden^receptacles outof
whichthewindsbecameseparated,thereceptacle
ofhail,thereceptacleofsnow,thereceptacleofthe
clouds,andtheclouditself,whichcontinuedover
theearthbeforethecreationoftheworld.
4.Ibeheldalsothereceptacles ofthemoon,
whencethemoons
^came,whithertheyproceeded,
theirgloriousreturn,andhowonebecamemore
splendidthananother. Imarhedtheirrichpro-
gress,theirunchangeable progress,theirdisunited
andundiminished progress ;theirobservanceofa
mutualfidelitybyastableoath3;theirproceeding
forthbeforethesun,andtheiradherencetothe
oficoods.
'<''«!/•
'
byanoathtoloUchtheyadhered.
CHAP.XLII. 47
pathallottedthem,^inobediencetothecommand
oftheLordofspirits.Potentishisnameforever
andforever.
5.AfterthisIperceived,thatthepathbothcon-
cealedandmanifestofthemoon,aswellasthe
progressofitspath,wastherecompletedbydayand
bynight;whileeach,onewithanother,looked
towardstheLordofspirits,magnifyingandpraising
withoutcessation,sincepraisetothemisrest;for
inthesplendidsunthereisafrequentconversion
toblessingandtomalediction.
6.Thecourseofthemoon'spathtotherighteous
islight,buttosinnersitisdarkness ;inthename
oftheLordofspirits,whocreatedadivisionbe-
tweenlightanddarkness,and,separatingthespirits
ofmen,strengthenedthespiritsoftherighteousin
thenameofhisownrighteousness.
7.Nordoestheangelpreventthis,neitherishe
endowedwiththepowerofpreventing it;forthe
Judgebeholdsthemall,andjudgesthemallin
hisownpresence.
CHAP.XLIL
1.Wisdomfoundnotaplaceonearthwhereshe
couldinhabit ;herdwellingtherefore isinheaven.
2.Wisdomwentforthtodwellamongthesonsof
•totheirpath.

97. 48 ENOCH.
men,butsheobtainednotanhabitation.Wisdom
returnedtoherplace,andseatedherselfinthe
midstoftheangels.Butiniquitywentforthafter
herreturn,whounwillinglyfoundanhahitation,and
residedamongthem,asraininthedesert,andasa
dewinathirstyland.
CHAP.XLIII.
1.Ibeheldanothersplendour,andthestarsof
heaven. Iobservedthathecalledthemallby
theirrespectivenames,andthattheyheard.Ina
rio-hteousbalanceIsawthatheweighedoutwith
theirlighttheamplitudeoftheirplaces,andthe
dayoftheirappearance,^andtheirconversion.
Splendourproducedsplendour;andtheirconver-
sionwasintothenumberoftheangels,andofthe
faithful.
2.ThenIinquiredoftheangel,whoproceeded
withme,andexplainedtomesecretthings.What
theirnameswere.Heanswered,Asimilitudeof
thosehastheLordofspiritsshownthee.Theyare
namesoftherighteouswhodwelluponearth,and
whobelieveinthenameoftheLordofspiritsfor
everandforever.
'
of
theirexuting.
CHAP.XLJV.XLV. 4D
CHAP.XLIV.
AnotherthingalsoIsawrespectingsplendour;
thatitrisesoutofthestars,andbecomessplendour
;
beingincapableofforsakingthem.
CHAP.XLV.[SECT.YILi]
1.Parablethesecond,respecting thesewho
deny^thenameofthehabitationoftheholyones,
andoftheLordofspirits.
2.Heaventheyshallnotascend,norshallthey
comeontheearth.Thisshallbetheportionof
sinners,whodenythenameoftheLordofspirits,
andwhoarethusreservedforthedayofpunish-
mentandofaffliction.
3.InthatdayshalltheElectOnesitupona
throneofglory
;andshallchoosetheirconditions
andcountlesshabitations(whiletheirspiritswithin
themshallbostrengthened,whentheybeholdmy
ElectOne),shallchoosethemforthosewhohavefled
forprotectiontomyholyandgloriousname.
4.InthatdayIwillcausemyElectOnetodwell
inthemidstofthem ;willchangethefaceof
heaven
;willblessit,andilluminate itforever.
'IntheParisMS.itissectionviii.IntheBodleianMS.sec-
tionvii.
'IntheBodleianMS.thereseomshereanevidentomission.
ThisomissionissuppliedintheParisMS. Ihavefollowedthe
latter.

99. 50 ENOCH.
5.Iwillalsochangethefaceoftheearth
;
will
blessit;andcausethosewhomIhaveelectedto
dwelluponit.Butthosewhohavecommittedsin
audiniquityshallnotinhabitit,^forIhavemarked
theirproceedings.^MyrighteousoneswillIsatisfy
withpeace,placingthembeforeme;butthecon-
demnationofsinnersshalldrawnear,thatImay
destroythemfromthefaceoftheearth.
CHAP.XLVI.
1.ThereIbeheldtheAncientofdays,^whose
headwaslikewhitewool,andwithhimanother,
whosecountenance resembled thatofman.His
countenancewasfullofgrace,likethatofoneof
theholyangels.ThenIinquiredofoneofthe
angels,*whowentwithme,andwhoshowedme
everysecretthing,concerningthisSonofman
;who
hewas ;whencehewas;andwhyheaccompanied
theAncientofdays.
2.Heansweredandsaidtome.ThisistheSon
ofman,towhomrighteousnessbelongs ;withwhom
righteousnesshasdwelt ;andwhowillrevealallthe
treasuresofthatwhichisconcealed
:fortheLord
ofspiritshaschosenhim ;andhisportionhas
>
treaduponit.
"MIhaveseenthem.
'
TheChieforHeadof
days,Dan.vii.9.
"Thewords,ThenIinquiredofoneoftheangels,areomitted
illtliuBodleianMS.Tlieyoccurintliei'arisMS.
CHAP.XLVI. 51
surpassed^ allbeforetheLordofspiritsinever-
lastinguprightness.
3.ThisSonofman,whomthoubeholdest,shall
raiseupkingsandthemightyfromtheircouches,
andthepowerfulfromtheirthrones ;shallloosen
thebridlesofthepowerful,andbreakinpiecesthe
teethofsinners.
4.Heshallhurlkingsfromtheirthronesand
theirdominions;becausetheywillnotexaltand
praisehim,norhumblethemselvesbeforehim,by
whom^theirkingdomsweregrantedtothem.The
countenancelikewiseofthemightyshallHecast
down,fillingthemwithconfusion. Darknessshall
betheirhabitation,andwormsshallbetheirbed
;
norfromthattheirbedshalltheyhopetobeagain
raised,becausetheyexaltednotthenameofthe
Lordofspirits.
5.Theyshallcondemnthestarsofheaven,shall
liftuptheirhandsagainsttheMostHigh,shall
treaduponandinhabittheearth,exhibiting all
theirworksofiniquity,eventheirworksofiniquity.
Theirstrengthshallbeintheirriches,andtheir
faithinthegodswhomtheyhaveformedwith
theirownhands.Theyshalldenythenameof
theLordofspirits,andshallexpelhimfromthe
temples,inwhichtheyassemble
;
6.Andivithhimthefaithful,whosufferinthe
nameoftheLordofspirits.

101. ENOCH.
CHAP.XLVII.
1.Inthatdaytheprayeroftheholyandthe
righteous,andthebloodoftherighteous,shall
ascendfromtheearthintothepresenceoftheLord
ofspirits.
2.Inthatdayshalltheholyonesassemble,who
dwellabovetheheavens,andwithunitedvoice
petition,supplicate,praise,laud,andblessthename
oftheLordofspirits,onaccountofthebloodof
therighteouswhichhasbeenshed ;thatthe
prayeroftherighteousmaynotbeintermitted
beforetheLordofspirits ;thatforthemhewould
executejudgment ;andthathispatiencemaynot
endureforever.
3.AtthattimeIbeheldtheAncientofdays,
whilehesatuponthethroneofhisglory,whilethe
bookofthelivingwasopenedinhispresence,and
whileallthepowerswhichwereabovetheheavens
stoodaroundandbeforehim.
4.Thenweretheheartsofthesaintsfullofjoy^
becausetheconsummation^ ofrighteousnesswas
arrived,thesupplicationofthesaintsheard,andthe
bloodoftherighteousappreciatedbytheLordof
spirits.
'thenumber.
CHAP.XLVIII. .53
CHAP.XLVIIL
1.InthatplaceIbeheldafountainofrighteous-
ness,whichneverfailed,encircledbymanysprings
ofwisdom.Oftheseallthethirstydrank,andwere
tilledwithwisdom,havingtheirhabitationwiththe
righteous,theelect,andtheholy.
2.InthathourwasthisSonofmaninvoked
beforetheLordofspirits,andhisnameinthe
presenceoftheAncientofdays.
3.Beforethesunandthesignswerecreated,
beforethestarsofheavenwereformed,hisname
wasinvokedinthepresenceoftheLordofspirits.
Asupportshallhebefortherighteousandthe
holytoleanupon,withoutfalling
;andheshallbe
thelightofnations.
4.HeshallbethehopeofthoseAvhosehearts
aretroubled. All,whodwellonearth,shallfall
downandworshipbeforehim;shallblessand
glorifyhim,andsingpraisestothenameofthe
Lordofspirits.
5.ThereforetheElectandtheConcealedOne
existed iuhispresence, beforetheworldwas
created,andforever.
6.Inhispresenceheexisted,andhasrevealedto
thesaintsandtotherighteousthewisdomofthe
Lordofspirits
;forhehaspreservedthelotofthe
righteous,becausetheyhavehatedandrejected

103. 51 ENOCH.
thisworldofiniquity,andhavedetested allits
worksandways,inthenameoftheLordofspirits.
7.Forinhisnameshalltheybepreserved ;and
hiswillshallbetheirlife. In.thosedaysshallthe
kingsoftheearthandthemightymen,whohave
gainedtheworldbytheirachievements,^become
humbleincountenance.
8.Forinthedayoftheiranxietyandtrouble
theirsoulsshallnotbesaved ;andtheyshallbeiu
subjectionto
^thosewhomIhavechosen.
9.Iwillcastthemlikehayintothefire,antl
likeleadintothewater.Thusshalltlieyburn
inthepresenceoftherighteous,andsinkinthe
presenceoftheholy ;norshallatenthpartofthem
befound.
10.Butinthedayoftheirtrouble,theworld
shallobtaintranquillity.^
11.Inhispresenceshalltheyfall,andnotbe
raisedupagain ;norshalltherebeanyonetotake
themoutofhishands,andtoliftthemup:for
theyhavedeniedtheLordofspirits,andhis
Messiah.ThenameoftheLordofspiritsshallbe
blessed.
'hytheivorkoftheiroivnhands.
'
restshallbeonearth.
inthehandof.
CHAP.XLVIII.XLIX. 55
CHAP.XLVIIL^
1.Wisdomispouredforthlikewater,andglory
failsnotbeforehimforeverandever ;forpotent
isheinallthesecretsofrighteousness.
2.Butiniquitypassesawaylikeashadov/,and
possessesnotafixedstation: fortheElectOne
standsbeforetheLordofspirits ;andhisgloryis
foreverandever;andhispowerfromgeneration
togeneration.
3.Withhimdwellsthespiritofintellectual
wisdom,thespiritofinstructionandofpower,and
thespiritofthosewhosleepinrighteousness ;he
shalljudgesecretthings.
4.Norshallanybeabletoutterasingleword
beforehim
;fortheElectOneisinthepresence
oftheLordofspirits,according tohisown
pleasure.
CHAP.XLIX.
1.Inthosedaysthesaintsandthechosenshall
undergoachange.Thelightofdayshallrest
uponthem;andthesplendourandgloryofthe
saintsshallbechanged.
2.Inthedayoftroubleevilshallbeheapedup
"Chap,xlviii.occurstwice.

105. 5C ENOCH.
uponsinners
;buttherighteousshalltriumphinthe
nameoftheLordofspirits.
3.Othersshallbemadetosee,thattheymust
repent,andforsaketheworksoftheirhands ;and
thatgloryawaitsthemnotinthepresenceofthe
Lordofspirits
;
yetthatbyhisnametheymaybe
saved.TheLordofspiritswillhavecompassion
onthem :forgreatishismercy
;andrighteousness
isinhisjudgment,andinthepresenceofhisglory
;
norinhisjudgmentshalliniquitystand.Hewho
repentsnotbeforehimshallperish.
4.Henceforward Iwillnothavemercyonthem,
saiththeLordofspirits.
CHAP.L.
1.Inthosedaysshalltheearthdeliverupfrom
herwomb,andhelldeliverupfromhers,thatwhich
ithasreceived;anddestruction shallrestorethat
whichitowes.
2.Heshallselecttherighteousandholyfrom
amongthem ;forthedayoftheirsalvationhas
approached.
3.AndinthosedaysshalltheElectOnesitupon
histlirone,whileeverysecretofintellectualwisdom
shallproceedfromhismouth ;fortheLordof
spiritshasgiftedandglorifiedhim.
CHAP.LI. 57
4.Inthosedaysthemountainsshallskiplike
rams,andthehillsshallleaplikeyoungsheep
^
satiatedwithmilk;andalltherighteousshallbecome
angelsinheaven.
5.Theircountenance shallbebrightwithjoy
;
forinthosedaysshalltheElectOnebeexalted.
Theearthshallrejoice ;therighteousshallinhabit
it,andtheelectpossessit.^
CHAP.LI.
1.Afterthatperiod,intheplacewhereIhad
seeneverysecretsight,Iwassnatchedupina
whirlwind,andcarriedoffwestwards.
2.Theremyeyesbeheldthesecretsofheaven,
andallwhichexistedonearth;amountainofiron,
amountainofcopper,^amountainofsilver,a
mountainofgold,amountainoffluidmetal,anda
mountainoflead.
3.AndIinquiredoftheangelwhowentwith
me,saying.Whatarethesethings,whichinsecret
Ibehold?
4.Hesaid,Allthesethingswhichthoube-
holdestshallbeforthedominionoftheMessiah,
thathemaycommand,andbepowerfuluponearth.
5.Andthatangelofpeaceansweredme,saying,
'Psalmcxiv.4. »goandwalkuponit.
'nummustninutitsimus. Obolua.

107. 58 ENOCH.
Waitbutashorttime,andthoushaltunderstand,
andeverysecretthingshallberevealedtothee,
whichtheLordofspiritshasdecreed.Thosemoun-
tainswhichthouhastseen,themountainofiron,
themountainofcopper,themountainofsilver,the
mountainofgold,themountainoffluidmetal,and
themountainoflead,alltheseinthepresenceof
theElectOneshallbelikeahoneycombbeforethe
fire,andlikewaterdescendingfromaboveupon
thesemountains ;andshallbecomedebilitatedbefore
hisfeet.
6.Inthosedaysmen^shallnotbesavedby
goldandbysilver.
7.Norshalltheyhaveitintheirpowertosecure
themselves,andtofly.
8.Thereshallbeneitherironforwar,noracoat
ofmailforthebreast.
9.Coppershallbeuseless; uselessalsothat
whichneitherrustsnorconsumesaway ;andlead
shallnotbecoveted.
10.Allthesethingsshallberejected,andperish
fromofftheearth,whentheElectOneshallappear
inthepresenceoftheLordofspirits.
CHAP.LII.
1.Theremyeyesbeheldadeepvalley
;andwide
wasitsentrance.
'
they.
CHAP.LII.
59
2.Allwhodwellonland,onthesea,andin
islands,shallbringtoitgifts,presents,andofferings
;
yetthatdeepvalleyshallnotbefull.Theirhands
shallcommitiniquity. Whatsoevertheyproduce
bylabour,thesinnersshalldevourwitlicrime.But
theyshallperishfromthefaceoftheLordofspirits,
andfromthefaceofhisearth.Theyshallstand
up,andshallnotfailforeverandever.
3.Ibeheldtheangelsofpunishment,whowere
dwelling there,andpreparingeveryinstrumentof
Satan.
4.ThenIinquiredoftheangelofpeace,who
proceededwithme,forwhomthoseinstruments
werepreparing.
5.Hesaid.Thesetheyarepreparingforthe
kingsandpowerfulonesoftheearth,thatthus^
theymayperish.
6.Afterwhichtherighteousandchosenhouseof
hiscongregation shallappear,thenceforward un-
changeable,inthenameoftheLordofspirits.
7.Norshallthosemountainsexistinhispresence,
astheearthandthehills,asthefountainsofwater
exist.Andtherighteousshallberelievedfromthe
vexationofsinners.
'bythis.

109. CO ENOCH.
CHAP.LIII.
1.ThenIlookedandturnedmyselftoanother
partoftheearth,whereIbeheldadeepvalley
burningwithfire.
2.Tothisvalleytheybroughtmonarchsandthe
mighty.
3.Andtheremyeyesbeheldtheinstruments
whichtheyweremaking,fettersofironwithout
weight.^
4.ThenIinquiredoftheangelofpeace,who
proceededwithme,saying,Forwhomarethese
fettersandinstrumentsprepared?
5.Hereplied.Thesearepreparedforthehost
ofAzazeel,thattheymaybedeliveredoverandad-
judgedtothelowestcondemnation ;andthattheir
angelsmaybeoverwhelmedwithhurledstones,as
theLordofspiritshascommanded.
6.MichaelaudGabriel,RaphaelandPhanuel
shallbestrengthened inthatday,andshallthen
castthemintoafurnaceofblazing fire,thatthe
Lordofspiritsmaybeavengedofthemfortheir
crimes ;becausetheybecameministersofSatan,
andseducedthosewhodwelluponearth.
7.Inthosedaysshallpunishmentgoforthfrom
theLordofspirits;andthereceptaclesofwater
whichareabovetheheavensshallbeopened,and
'
inuhkhtherewasnoticeujUt.
CHAP.LIV. CI
thefountainslikewise,whichareundertheheavens
andundertheearth.
8.Allthewaters,whichareintheheavensand
abovethem,shallbemixedtogether.
9.Thewaterwhichisaboveheavenshallbethe
agent
;
^
10.Andthewaterwhichisundertheearthshall
betherecipient '^iandallshallbedestroyedwho
dwelluponearth,andwhodwellundertheextremi-
tiesofheaven.
11.Bythesemeansshalltheyunderstandthe
iniquitywhichtheyhavecommittedonearth :and
bythesemeansshalltheyperish.
CHAP.LIV.
1.AfterwardstheAncientofdaysrepented,and
said.InvainhaveIdestroyedalltheinhabitantsof
theearth.
2.Andheswarebyhisgreatname,saying,
Henceforwards Iwillnotactthustowardsallthose
whodwelluponearth.
3.ButIwillplaceasignintheheavens ;^
and
itshallbeafaithfulwitness
*betweenmeandthem
'"'a'e. »
female.
'Gen.ix.13."Idosetmybowinthecloud,anditshallbefor
atokenofacovenantbetweenmeandtheearth.
*
faith,orfidelity.

111. 62 ENOCH.
forever,aslongasthedaysofheavenandearth
lastupontheearth.
4.Afterwards,accordingtothismydecree,when
Ishallbedisposedtoseizethembeforehand,by
theinstrumentality ofangels,inthedayofaffliction
andtrouble,mywrathandmypunishment shall
remainuponthem,mypunishmentandmywrath,
saithGodtheLordofspirits,
5. yekings, yemighty,whoinhabitthe
world,youshallbeholdmyElectOne,sittingupon
thethroneofmyglory.AndheshalljudgeAza-
zeel,allhisassociates,andallhishosts,inthename
oftheLordofspirits.
6.TherelikewiseIbeheldhostsofangelswho
weremovinginpunishment,confinedinanet-work
ofironandbrass.ThenIinquiredoftheangelof
peace,whoproceededwithme,Towhomthose
underconfinementweregoing.
7.Hesaid,Toeachoftheirelectandtheir
beloved,thattheymaybecastintothefountains
anddeeprecessesofthevalley.
8.Andthatvalleyshallbefilledwiththeir
electandbeloved ;thedaysofwhoselifeshallbe
consumed,butthedaysoftheirerrorshallbe
innumerable.
9.Thenshallprincescombine together,and
conspire.Thechiefsoftheeast,amongthePar-
thiansandMedes,shallremovekings,inwhoma
CHAP.LV. 63
spiritofperturbationshallenter.Theyshallhurl
themfromtheirthrones,springingaslionsfrom
theirdens,andlikefamishedwolvesintothemidst
oftheflock.
10.Theyshallgoup,andtreaduponthelandof
theirelect.Thelandoftheirelectshallbebefore
them.Thethreshing-floor, thepath,andthecity
ofmyrighteouspeopleshallimpedetheprogressof
theirhorses.Theyshallriseuptodestroyeach
other
;theirrighthandshallbestrengthened
;
norshallamanacknowledge hisfriendorhis
brother
;
11.Northesonhisfatherandhismother;until
thenumberofthedeadbodiesshallbecompleted,
bytheirdeathandpunishment. Neithershallthis
takeplacewithoutcause.
12.Inthosedaysshallthemouthofhellbe
opened,intowhichtheyshallbeimmerged; hell
shalldestroyandswallowupsinnersfromtheface
oftheelect.
CHAP.LV.
1.AfterthisIbeheldanotherarmyofchariots,
withmenridinginthem.
2.Andtheycameuponthewindfromtheeast,
fromthewest,andfromthesouth.^
'fromthemidstoftheday.Thearmyalludedtowasprobably
Koiuau.

113. 64 ENOCH.
3.Thesoundofthenoiseoftheirchariotswas
heard.
4.Andwhenthatagitationtookplace,thesaints
outofheavenperceived it;thepillaroftheearth
shookfromitsfoundation ;andthesoundwas
heardfromtheextremitiesoftheearthuntothe
extremitiesofheavenatthesametime.
5.Thentheyallfelldown,andworshippedthe
Lordofspirits.
6.Thisistheendofthesecondparable.
CHAP.LVI.[SECT.IX.^]
1.Inowbegantoutterthethirdparable,con-
cerningthesaintsandtheelect.
2.Blessedareye, saintsandelect,forglorious
isyourlot.
3.Thesaintsshallexistinthelightofthesun,
andtheelectinthelightofeverlasting life,the
daysofwhoselifeshallneverterminate
;norshall
thedaysofthesaintsbenumbered,whoseekfor
light,andobtainrighteousness withtheLordof
spirits.
4.PeacebetothesaintswiththeLordofthe
world.
5.Henceforward shallthesaintsbetoldtoseek
inheaventhesecretsofrighteousness,theportion
'ParisMS.
CHAP.LVII. G5
offaith;forlikethesunhasitarisenuponthe
earth,whiledarknesshaspassedaway.Thereshall
belightinterminable
:
^norshalltheyenterupon
theenumerationoftime
;fordarknessshallbepre-
viouslydestroyed,andlightshallincreasebefore
theLordofspirits
;beforetheLordofspiritsshall
thelightofuprightnessincreaseforever.
CHAP.LVIL
1.Inthosedaysmyeyesbeheldthesecretsof
thelightningsandthesplendours,andthejudgment
belongingtothem.
2.Theylightenforablessingandforacurse,
accordingtothewilloftheLordofspirits.
3.AndthereIsawthesecretsofthethunder,
whenitrattles^aboveinheaven,anditssoundis
heard.
4.Thehabitationsalsooftheearthwereshown
tome.Thesoundofthethunderisforpeaceand
forblessing,aswellasforacurse,accordingtothe
wordoftheLordofspirits.
5.Afterwardseverysecretofthesplendoursand
ofthelightningswasseenbyme.Forblessingand
forfertilitytheylighten.
'whichcannothenumbered. -itisgrinding,asinamortar.

115. 6G ENOCH.
CHAP.LVIII.i[SECT.X.^]
1.Inthefivehundredthyear,andintheseventh
month,onthefourteenthdayofthemonth,ofthe
lifetimeofEnoch,inthatparable,Isawthatthe
heavenofheavensshook ;thatitshookviolently
;
andthatthepowersoftheMostHigh,andthe
angels,thousands ofthousands,andmyriadsof
myriads,wereagitatedwithgreatagitation.And
whenIlooked,theAncientofdayswassittingon
thethroneofhisglory,whiletheangelsandsaints
werestandingaroundhim.Agreattremblingcame
uponme,andterrorseizedme.Myloinswere
boweddownandloosened ;myreinsweredissolved;
andIfelluponmyface.TheholyMichael,another
holyangel,oneoftheholyones,wassent,who
raisedmeup.
2.Andwhenheraisedme,myspiritreturned
;
forIwasincapableofenduringthisvisionofviolence,
itsagitation,andtheconcussionofheaven.
3.ThenholyMichaelsaidtome.Whereforeart
thoudisturbedatthisvision?
4.Hithertohasexistedthedayofmercy
;and
hehasbeenmercifulandlongsufferingtowardsall
whodwellupontheearth.
5.Butwhenthetimeshallcome,thenshallthe
'
Thereisnochop.Iviii.intheMS. Ihavethereforedivided
chap.lix.intotwoparts,denominating thisfirstpartchap.Iviii.
s
ParisMS.
CHAP.LVIII.
power,thepunishment,andthejudgmenttaheplace,
whichtheLordofspiritshaspreparedforthose
whoprostratethemselvestothejudgmentofright-
eousness,forthosewhoabjurethatjudgment,and
forthosewhotakeMsnameinvain.
6.Thatdayhasbeenprepared fortheelect
asadayofcovenant ;andforsinnersasadayof
inquisition.
7.Inthatdayshallbedistributedforfoodtwo
monsters;afemalemonster,whosenameisLevia-
than,dwellinginthedepthsofthesea,abovethe
springsofwaters
;
8.Andamalemonster,whosenameisBehemoth
;
whichpossesses,movingonhisbreast,theinvisible
wilderness.
9.HisnamewasDendayenintheeastofthe
garden,wheretheelectandtherighteous will
dwell
;wherehereceived itfrommyancestor,who
wasman,fromAdamthefirstofmen,whomthe
Lordofspiritsmade.
10.ThenIaskedofanotherangeltoshowme
thepowerofthosemonsters,howtheybecame
separatedonthesameday,oneheinginthedepths
ofthesea,andoneinthedrydesert.
11.Andhesaid,Thou,sonofman,arthere
desirousofunderstanding secretthings.
12}Andtheangelofpeace,whowaswithme,
'Theselastthreeverses,viz.12,13,14,areplacedinbothMSS.

117. C8 ENOCH.
said,ThesetwomonstersarebythepnwerofGorl
preparedtobecomefood,thatthepunishment of
Godmaynotbeinvain.
13.Thenshallchildrenbeslainwiththeir
mothers,andsonswiththeirfathers.
14.Andwhenthepunishment oftheLordof
spiritsshallcontinue,uponthemshallitcontinue,
thatthepunishmentoftheLordofspiritsmaynot
takeplaceinvain.Afterthat,judgmentshallexist
withmercyandlongsuffering.
CHAP.LIX.
1.Thenanotherangel,'whoproceededwithme,
spoketome
;
2.Andshowedmethefirstandlastsecretsin
heavenabove,andinthedepthsoftheearth
:
3.Intheextremitiesofheaven,andinthefoun-
dationsofit,andinthereceptacleofthewinds.
4.Heshon-edmehowtheirspiritsweredivided
;
howtheywerebalanced ;andhowboththesprings
andthewindswerenumberedaccordingtotheforce
oftheirspirit.
5.Heshowedmethepowerofthemoon'slight,
thatitspowerisajustone;aswellasthedivisions
ofthestars,accordingtotheirrespectivenames
;
attheendofchap.lix. ;buttheyboevidentlybelongtothis
accountoftheLeviathanandBehemoth,thatIhaveventured
toinsertthemhere.
CHAP.LIX. 69
6.Thateverydivisionisdivided
;thatthelight-
ningflashes
;
7.Thatitstroops
^immediatelyobey;andthat
acessationtakesplaceduringthunderincontinu-
anceofitssound.Norarethethunderandthe
lightningseparated ;neitherdobothofthemmove
withonespirit
;yetaretheynotseparated,
8.Forwhenthelightninglightens,thethunder
sounds,andthespiritataproperperiodpauses,
makinganequaldivisionbetweentliem
;forthe
receptacle,uponwhichtheirperiodsdepend,isloose
assand.^Eachofthemataproperseasonisre-
strainedwithabridle
;andturnedbythepowerof
thespirit,whichthuspropelsthemaccordingtothe
spaciousextentoftheearth.
9.Thespiritlikewiseoftheseaispotentand
strong
;andasastrongpowercausesittoebb,^sois
itdrivenforwards,andscatteredagainstthemoun-
tainsoftheearth.Thespiritofthefrosthasits
angel
;inthespiritofhailthereisagoodangel
;
thespiritofsnowceasesinitsstrength,andasoli-
taryspiritisinit,whichascendsfromitlikevapour,
andiscalledrefrigeration.
10.Thespiritalsoofmistdwellswiththemin
theirreceptacle ;butithasareceptacletoitself
;
foritsprogressisinsplendour,
'Theirhost.
'thereceptacle,oftheirtimesiswhatsandis.
*turnsitbachwithabridle.

119. 70 ENOCH.
11.Inlight,andindarkness,inwinterandin
summer. Itreceptacle isbright,andanangelis
init.
12.Thespiritofdewhasitsabodeintheextre-
mitiesofheaven,inconnectionwiththereceptacle
ofrain
;anditsprogressisinwinterandinsummer.
Thecloudproducedbyit,andthecloudofthemist,
becomeunited
;onegivestotheother;andwhen
thespiritofrainisinmotionfromitsreceptacle,
ungelscome,andopening itsreceptacle,bring it
forth.
13.Whenlikewise itissprinkledoverallthe
earth,itformsanunionwitheverykindofwater
ontheground;forthewatersremainontheground,
becausetheyaffordnourishment totheearthfrom
theMostHigh,whoisinheaven.
14.Uponthisaccountthereforethereisaregu-
lationinthequantityofrain,^whichtheangels
receive.
15.ThesethingsIsaw;allofthem,evenpara-
dise.^
CHAP.LX.
1.InthosedaysIbeheldlongropesgivento
thoseangels ;whotooktotheirwings,andfled,
advancingtowardsthenorth.
2.AndIinquiredoftheangel,saying,Where-
'ameuBureintheram,
'eventothegardenoftherighteous.
CHAP.LX. 71
forehavetheytakenthoselongropes,andgone
forth?Hesaid,Theyaregoneforthtomeasure.
3.Theangel,whoproceededwithme,said.These
arethemeasuresoftherighteous;andcordsshall
therighteousbring,thattheymaytrustin
'the
nameoftheLordofspiritsforeverandever.
4.Theelectshallbegintodwellwiththeelect.
5.Andthesearethemeasureswhichshallbe
giventofaith,andtohichshallstrengthenthewords
ofrighteousness.
6.Thesemeasuresshallrevealallthesecretsin
thedepthoftheearth.
7.Anditshallhe,thatthosewhohavebeende-
stroyedinthedesert,andwhohavebeendevoured
bythefishofthesea,andbywildbeasts,shall
return,andtrustin
'thedayoftheElectOne;for
noneshallperishinthepresenceoftheLordof
spirits,norshallanybecapableofperishing.
8.ThentheyreceivedtheCommandment, allwho
wereintheheavensabove
;towhomacombined
power,voice,andsplendour,likefire,weregiven.
9.Andfirst,withtheirvoice,theyblessedhim,
theyexaltedhim,theyglorifiedhimwithwisdom^
andascribed tohimwisdomwiththeword,and
withthebreathoflife.
10.ThentheLordofspiritsseateduponthe
throneofhisglorytheElectOne
;
'leaniqion.

121. 72 ENOCH.
11.Whoshalljudgealltheworksoftheholy,in
heavenabove,andinabalanceshallheweightheir
actions.Andwhenheshallliftuphiscountenance
tojudgetheirsecretwaysinthewordofthename
oftheLordofspirits,andtheirprogressinthepath
oftherighteousjudgmentofGodmosthigh
;
12.Theyshallallspeakwithunitedvoice ;and
bless,glorify,exalt,andpraise,inthenameofthe
Lordofspirits.
13.Heshallcalltoeverypoweroftheheavens,
toalltheholyabove,andtothepowerofGod.The
Cherubim,theSeraphim,andtheOphanin,allthe
angelsofpower,andalltheangelsoftheLords,
namely,oftheElectOne,andoftheotherPower,
whowasuponearthoverthewateronthatday,
14.Shallraisetheirunitedvoice;shallbless,
glorify,praise,andexaltwiththespiritoffaith,
withthespiritofwisdomandpatience,withthe
spiritofmercy,withthespiritofjudgmentand
peace,andwiththespiritofbenevolence
;allshall
saywithunitedvoice :Blessed isHe;andthe
nameoftheLordofspiritsshallbeblessedforever
andforever ;all,whosleepnot,shallblessitin
heavenabove.
15.Alltheholyinheavenshallblessit;allthe
electwhodwellinthegardenoflife;andevery
spiritoflight,whoiscapableofblessing,glorifying,
exalting,andpraisingthyholyname;andevery
CHAP.LXI. 73
mortalman,^morethanthepowersofheaven,shall
glorifyandblessthynameforeverandever.
16.ForgreatisthemercyoftheLordofspirits
;
long-suffering ishe;andallhisworks,allhis
power,greatasarethethingswhichhehasdone,
hasherevealedtothesaintsandtotheelect,in
thenameoftheLordofspirits.
CHAP.LXL
1.ThustheLordcommanded thekings,the
princes,theexalted,andthosewhodwellonearth,
saying.Openyoureyes,andliftupyourhorns,if
youarecapableofcomprehending theElectOne.
2.TheLordofspiritssatuponthethroneofhis
glory.
3.Andthespiritofrighteousnesswaspouredout
overhim.
4.Thewordofhismouthshalldestroyallthe
sinnersandalltheungodly,whoshallperishathis
presence.
5.Inthatdayshallallthekings,theprinces,
theexalted,andthosewhopossesstheearth,stand
up,behold,andperceive,thatheissittingonthe
throneofhisglory;thatbeforehimthesaints
shallbejudgedinrighteousness
;
6.Andthatnothing,whichshallbespoken
beforehim,shallbespokeninvain.
'allofflesh.

123. ENOCH.
7.Troubleshallcomeuponthem,asupona
womanintravail,whoselabourissevere,whenher
childcomestothemouthofthewomb,andshe
findsitdifficulttobringforth.
8.Oneportionofthemshalllookuponanother.
Theyshallbeastonished,andshallhumbletheir
countenance
;
9.Andtroubleshallseizethem,whentheyshall
beholdthisSonofwomansittinguponthethrone
ofhisglory.
10.Thenshallthekings,theprinces,andallwho
possesstheearth,glorifyhimwhohasdominion
overallthings,himwhowasconcealed ;forfrom
thebeginningtheSonofmanexistedinsecret,^
whomtheMostHighpreservedinthepresenceof
hispower,andrevealedtotheelect.
11.Heshallsowthecongregation ofthesaints,
andoftheelect ;andalltheelectshallstand
beforehiminthatday.
12.Allthekings,theprinces,theexalted,and
thosewhoruleovertheearth,shallfalldownon
theirfacesbeforehim,andshallworshiphim.
13.TheyshallfixtheirhopesonthisSonofman,
shallpraytohim,andpetitionhimformercy.
14.ThenshalltheLordofspiritshastentoexpel
themfromhispresence. Theirfacesshallbefull
ofconfusion,andtheirfacesshalldarknesscover.^
icasconcealed. headdedtotheirfaces.
CHAP.LXIL 75
Theangelsshalltakethemtopunishment, that
vengeancemaybeinflictedonthosewhohave
oppressedhischildrenandhiselect.Andtheyshall
becomeanexampletothesaintsandtohiselect.
Throughthemshallthesebemadejoyful ;forthe
angeroftheLordofspiritsshallrestuponthem.
15.ThentheswordoftheLordofspiritsshall
bedrunkwiththeirblood
;i
butthesaintsand
electshallbesafeinthatday;northefaceofthe
sinnersandtheungodlyshalltheythenceforwards
behold.
16.TheLordofspiritsshallremainoverthem :
17.AndwiththisSonofmanshalltheydwell,
eat,liedown,andriseup,foreverandever.
18.Thesaintsandtheelecthavearisenfromthe
earth,haveleftofftodepresstheircountenances,
andhavebeenclothedwiththegarmentoflife.
ThatgarmentoflifeiswiththeLordofspirits, iii
whosepresenceyourgarmentshallnotwaxold,Lor
shallyourglorydiminish.
CHAP.LXIL
1.Inthosedaysthekingswhopossesstheearth
shallbepunishedbytheangelsofhiswrath,^
wheresoevertheyshallbedeliveredup,thathe
maygiverestforashortperiod;andthatthey
'bedrunJtfromthem.
'
punishment.

125. 76 ENOCH.
mayfalldownandworshipbeforetheLordof
spirits,confessingtheirsinsbeforehim.
2.TheyshallblessandglorifytheLordof
spirits,saying,BlessedistheLordofspirits,the
Lordofkings,theLordofprinces,theLordof
therich,theLordofglory,andtheLordofwisdom.
3.Heshallenlighteneverysecretthing.
4.Thypowerisfromgenerationtogeneration
;
andthygloryforeverandever.
5.Deepareallthysecrets,andnumberless ;and
thyrighteousnesscannotbecomputed.
6.Nowweknow,thatweshouldglorifyand
blesstheLordofkings,himwhoisKingoverall
things.
7.Theyshallalsosay.Whohasgrantedusrest
toglorify,laud,bless,andconfessinthepresenceof
hisglory?
8.Andnowsmallistherestwedesire;butwe
donotfindit;wereject,anddonotpossess it.
Lighthaspassedawayfrombeforeus;anddark-
nesshascoveredourthronesforever.
9.Forwehavenotconfessedbeforehim
;we
havenotglorifiedthenameoftheLordofkings
;
wehavenotglorifiedtheLordinallhisworks;but
wehavetrustedinthesceptreofourdominionand
ofourglory.
10.Inthedayofoursufferingandofourtrouble
hewillnotsaveus,neithershallwefindrest.We
CHAP.LXIII. 77
confessthatourLordisfaithfulinallhisworks,in
allhisjudgments,andinhisrighteousness.
11.Inhisjudgments hepaysnorespectto
persons
;andwemustdepartfromhispresence,on
accountofourevildeeds.
12.Alloursinsaretrulywithoutnumber.
13.Thenshalltheysaytothemselves.Oursouls
aresatiatedwiththeinstrumentsofcrime
;
14.Butthatpreventsusnotfromdescendingto
theflamingwombofhell.
15.Afterwards,theircountenances shallbefilled
withdarknessandconfusionbeforetheSonofman
;
fromwhosepresencetheyshallbeexpelled,and
beforewhomtheswordshallremaintoexpelthem.
16.ThussaiththeLordofspirits,Thisisthe
decreeandthejudgmentagainsttheprinces,the
kings,theexalted,andthosewhopossesstheearth,
inthepresenceoftheLordofspirits.
CHAP.LXIIL
1.Isawalsoothercountenances inthatsecret
place.Iheardthevoiceofanangel,saying.These
aretheangelswhohavedescendedfromheavento
earth,andhaverevealedsecretstothesonsofmen,
andhaveseducedthesonsofmentothecommission
ofsin.

127. 78 ENOCH.
CHARLXIV.[SECT.XI.^]
1.InthosedaysNoahsawthattheearthbecame
inclined,andthatdestructionapproached.
2.Thenhelifteduphisfeet,andwenttothe
endsoftheearth,tothedwellingofhisgreat-
grandfatherEnoch.
3.AndNoahcriedwithabittervoice.Hearme
;
hearme;hearme :threetimes.Andhesaid,Tell
mewhatistransactinguponearth;fortheearth
labours,andisviolentlyshaken. SurelyIshall
perishwithit.
4.Afterthistherewasagreatperturbationon
earth,andavoicewasheardfromheaven. Ifell
downonmyface,whenmygreat-grandfatherEnoch
cameandstoodbyme.
5.Hesaidtome,Whyhastthoucriedoutto
mewithabittercryandlamentation?
6.Acommandment hasgoneforthfromthe
Lordagainstthosewhodwellontheearth,that
theymaybedestroyed ;
^fortheyknowevery
secretoftheangels,everyoppressiveandsecret
powerofthedevils,^andeverypowerofthosewho
commitsorcery,aswellasofthosewhomake
moltenimagesinthewholeearth.
'ChaptersIxiv.Ixv.Ixvi.andthefirstverseofIxvii.evidently
containavisionofNoah,andnotofEnoch.
2theirendmaybe.
'theSatans,
CHAP.LXIV. 7!)
7.Theyknowhowsilverisproducedfromthe
dustoftheearth,andhowontheearththemetallic
dropexists
;forleadandtinarenotproducedfrom
earth,astheprimaryfountainoftheirproduction.
8.Thereisanangelstandinguponit,andthat
angelstrugglestoprevail.
9.Afterwardsmygreat-grandfatherEnochseized
mewithhishand,raisingmeup,andsayingtome.
Go,forIhaveaskedtheLordofspiritsrespecting
thisperturbation oftheearth;whoreplied.On
accountoftheirimpietyhavetheirinnumerable
judgmentsbeenconsummated beforeme.Respect-
ingthemoonshavetheyinquired,andtheyhave
knownthattheearthvcillperishwiththosewho
dwelluponit,andthattothesetherewillbeno
placeofrefugeforever.
10.Theyhavediscovered secrets,andtheyare
thosewhohavebeenjudged;butnotthou,my
son.TheLordofspiritsknowsthatthouartpure
andgood,freefromthereproachofdiscovering
secrets.
11.He,theholyOne,willestablishthynamein
themidstofthesaints,andwillpreservetheefrom
thosewhodwellupontheearth.Hewillestablish
thyseedinrighteousness,withdominionandgreat
glory
;i
andfromthyseedshallspringforth
^
righteousandholymenwithoutnumberforever.
»forkings,andforgreatglory. "shallgoforthaspring
of.

129. so ENOCH.
CEAP.LXV.
1.Afterthisheshowedmetheangelsofpunish-
ment,whowerepreparedtocome,andtoopenall
themightywaters
^undertheearth
:
2.Thattheymaybeforjudgment,andforthe
destructionofallthosewhoremainanddwellupon
theearth.
3.AndtheLordofspiritscommanded the
angelswhowentforth,nottotakeupthemenand
preservetliem.
4.Forthoseangelspresidedoverallthemighty
waters.ThenIwentoutfromthepresenceof
Enoch.
CHAP.LXVI.
\.InthosedaysthewordofGodcametome,^
andsaid,Noah,behold,thylot
^hasascendedup
tome,alotvoidofcrinie,*alotbeloved^and
\ipright.
2.Nowthenshalltheangelslabouratthetrees
;
butwhentheyproceedtothis,Iwillputmyhand
uponit,andpreserve it.
3.Theseedoflifeshallarise
^fromit,anda
changeshalltakeplace,'thatthedrylandmaynot
beleftempty. Iwillestablishthyseedbeforeme
>
the'powerofwater.
^waswithme.
'portion.
•
fault.
' '
ofhve.
'
he.
'shallenter.
CRAP.LXVI. 81
foreverandever,andtheseedofthosewhodwell
withtheeonthesurfaceoftheearth. Itshallbe
blessedandmultipliedinthepresenceoftheearth,
inthenameoftheLord.
4.Andtheyshallconfinethoseangelswhodis-
closedimpiety. Inthatburningvalleyitis,that
theyshallbeconfined,whichatfirstmygreat-grand-
fatherEnochshowedmeinthewest,wherethere
weremountainsofgoldandsilver,ofiron,offluid
metal,andoftin.
5.Ibeheldthatvalleyinwhichtherewasgreat
perturbation,andwherethewatersweretroubled.
6.Andwhenallthiswaseffected,fromthefluid
massoffire,andtheperturbationwhichprevailed
^
inthatplace,therearoseastrongsmellofsulphur,
whichbecamemixedwiththewaters ;andtheval-
leyoftheangels,whohadbeenguiltyofseduction,
burnedunderneath itssoil.
7.Throughthatvalleyalsoriversoffirewere
flowing,^towhichthoseangelsshallbecondemned,
whoseducedtheinhabitantsoftheearth.
8.Andinthosedaysshallthesewatersbetokings,
toprinces,totheexalted,andtotheinhabitantsof
theearth,forthehealingofthesoulandbody,and
forthejudgmentofthespirit.
9.Theirspiritsshallbefullofrevelry,sthat
theymaybejudgedintheirbodies ;becausethey
'troubledthem. '
loerit. '
sport.

131. 82 ENOCH.
liavedeniedtheLordofspirits,andalthoughthey
perceivetheircondemnationdaybyday,theybelieve
notinhisname.
10.Andastheinflammationoftheirbodiesshall
begreat,soshalltheirspiritsundergoachangefor
ever.
11.FornowordwhichisutteredbeforetheLord
ofspiritsshallbeinvain.
12.Judgmenthascomeuponthem,becausethey
trustedintheircarnalrevelry,^anddeniedtheLord
ofspirits.
13.Inthosedaysshallthewatersofthatvalley
^
bechanged
;forwhentheangelsshallbejudged,
thenshalltheheatofthosespringsofwaterex-
perienceanalteration.
14.Andwhentheangelsshallascend,thewater
ofthespringsshallagainundergoachange,andbe
frozen.ThenIheardholyMichaelanswering
andsaying,Thisjudgment,withwhichtheangels
shallbejudged,shallbeartestimonyagainstthe
kings,theprinces,andthosewhopossessthe
earth.
15.Forthesewatersofjudgmentshallbefor
theirhealing,andforthedeathoftheirbodies.
Buttheyshallnotperceiveandbelievethatthe
waterswillbechanged,andbecomeafire,which
shallblazeforever.
s'porloftheirbodies.
'
itswaters.
CHAPLxrii. 83
CHAP.LXVIL
1.Afterthishegavemethecharacteristical
marks
^ofallthesecretthingsinthebookofmy
great-grandfatherEnoch,andintheparableswhich
hadbeengiventohim;insertingthemforme
amongthewordsofthebookofparables.
2.AtthattimeholyMichaelansweredandsaid
toRaphael,Thepowerofthespirithurriesme
away,andimpelsmeon.^Theseverityofthe
judgment,ofthesecretjudgmentoftheangels,who
iscapableofbeholding—theenduranceofthatsevere
judgmentwhichhastakenplaceandbeenmade
permanent—withoutbeingmeltedatthesightof
it?
^AgainholyMichaelansweredandsaidtoholy
Raphael,Whoistherewhoseheartisnotsoftened
byit,andwhosereinsarenottroubledatthis
thing?
3.Judgmenthasgoneforthagainstthemby
thosewhohavethusdraggedthemaway ;andthat
was,whentheystoodinthepresenceoftheLordof
spirits.
4.InlikemanneralsoholyRakaelsaidto
Raphael,Theyshallnotbebeforetheeyeofthe
liord
;sincetheLordofspiritshasbeenoffended
'thesigns. 'irritatesorexcitesme,
'andnotbemeltedinthepresenceofit.

133. P4 ENOCH.
withthem ;forlikeLords
^havetheyconducted
themselves. Thereforewillhebringuponthema
secretjudgmentforeverandever.
5.Forneithershallangelnormanreceivea
portionofit;buttheyaloneshallreceivetheirown
judgmentforeverandever.
CHAP.LXVIII.
1.Afterthisjudgmenttheyshallbeastonished
andirritated ;foritshallbeexhibitedtotheinhabi-
tantsoftheearth.
2.Beholdthenamesofthoseangels.Theseare
theirnames.ThefirstofthemisSamyaza ;the
second,Arstikapha :thethird,Armen ;thefourth,
Kakabael ;thefifth,Turel ;thesixth,Rumyel
;
theseventh,Danyal ;theeighth,Kael ;theninth,
Barakel ;thetenth,Azazel ;theeleventh,Armers
;
thetwelfth,Bataryal ;thethirteenth,Basasael ;the
fourteenth,Ananel ;thefifteenth,Turyal ;thesix-
teenth,Simapiseel ;theseventeenth,Yetarel ;the
eighteenth,Tumael ;thenineteenth, Tarel ;the
twentieth,Rumel ;thetwenty-first,Azazyel.
3.Thesearethechiefsoftheirangels,andthe
namesoftheleadersoftheirhundreds,andthe
leadersoftheirfifties,andtheleadersoftheirtens.
4.ThenameofthefirstisYekun :heitwaswho
seducedallthesonsoftheholyangels ;andcausing
'inthesimilitudeof,or,astheLord.
CHAP.LXVIII. S5
themtodescendonearth,ledastraytheoffspring
ofmen.
5.Thenameofthesecond isKesabel,who
pointedoutevilcounseltothesonsoftheholy
angels,andinducedthemtocorrupttheirbodiesby
generatingmankind.
6.ThenameofthethirdisGadrel:hedis-
coveredeverystrokeofdeathtothechildrenof
men.
7.HeseducedEve;anddiscoveredtothechil-
drenofmentheinstrumentsofdeath,thecoatof
mail,theshield,andtheswordforslaughter ;every
instrumentofdeathtothechildrenofmen.
8.Fromhishandwerethesethingsderivedto
themwhodwelluponearth,fromthatperiodfor
ever.
9.ThenameofthefourthisPenemue :hedis-
coveredtothechildrenofmenbitternessandsweet-
ness;
10.Andpointedouttothemeverysecretoftheir
wisdom.
11.Hetaughtmentounderstandwriting,and
theuseofinkandpaper.
12.Thereforenumeroushavebeenthosewho
havegoneastrayfromeveryperiodoftheworld,
eventothisday.
13.Formenwerenotbornforthis,thuswithpen
andwithinktoconfirmtheirfaith;

135. 8fi ENOCH.
14.Sincetheywerenotcreated,exceptthat,like
theangels,theymightremainrighteousandpure.
15.Norwoulddeath,whichdestroyseverything,
haveaffectedthem
;
16.Butbythistheirknowledgetheyperish,and
bythisalsoitspowerconsumes
^them.
17.ThenameofthefifthisKasyade :hedis-
coveredtothechildrenofmeneverywickedstroke
ofspiritsandofdemons
:
18.Thestrokeoftheembryointhewomb,to
diminishit;thestrokeofthespirithythebiteof
theserpent,andthestrokewhichisgiveninthe
mid-dayhytheoffspringoftheserpent,thenameof
whichisTabaet.^
19.ThisisthenumberoftheKesbel ;theprinci-
palpartoftheoathwhichtheMostHigh,dwelling
inglory,revealedtotheholyones.
20.ItsnameisBeka.HespoketoholyMichael
todiscovertothemthesacredname,thatthey
mightunderstandthatsecretname,andthusre-
membertheoath
;andthatthosewhopointedout
everysecretthingtothechildrenofmenmight
trembleatthatnameandoath.
21.Thisisthepowerofthatoath;forpowerful
itis,andstrong.
22.AndheestablishedthisoathofAkaebythe
instrumentality
^oftheholyMichael.
'
eats,feedsxij^on,devours.
'male. bythehands.
CHAP.LXVIII. 87
23.Thesearethesecretsofthisoath,andbyit
weretheyconfirmed.
24.Heavenwassuspendedbyitbeforetheworld
wasmade,forever.
25.Byithastheearthbeenfoundeduponthe
flood;whilefromtheconcealedpartsofthehills
theagitatedwatersproceedforthfromthecreation
totheendoftheworld.
26.Bythisoaththeseahasbeenformed,and
thefoundationofit.
27.Duringtheperiodofitsfuryhehasestab-
lishedthesandagainst it,whichcontinuesun-
changedforever;andbythisoaththeabysshas
beenmadestrong;norisitremovablefromits
stationforeverandever.
28.Bythisoaththesunandmooncomplete
theirprogress,neverswervingfromthecommand
giventothemforeverandever.
29.Bythisoaththestarscompletetheirpro-
gress
;
30.Andwhentheirnamesarecalled,theyreturn
ananswer,foreverandever.
31.Thusintheheavenstakeplacetheblowings
ofthewinds:allofthemhavebreathings,^and
effectacompletecombinationofbreathings.
32.Therethetreasuresofthunderarekept,and
thesplendourofthelightning.
'orspirits.

137. 88 ENOCH.
33.Therearekeptthetreasuresofhailandof
frost,thetreasuresofsnow,thetreasuresofrainand
ofdew.
34.AlltheseconfessandlaudbeforetheLordof
spirits.
35.Theyglorifywithalltheirpowerofpraise
;
andhesustainstheminallthatactofthanksgiving
;
whiletheylaud,glorify,andexaltthenameofthe
Lordofspiritsforeverandever.
36.Andwiththemheestablishesthisoath,by
whichtheyandtheirpathsarepreserved ;nordoes
theirprogressperish.
37.Greatwastheirjoy.
38.Theyblessed,glorified,andexalted,because
thenameoftheSonofmanwasrevealedtothem.
39.Hesatuponthethroneofhisglory ;andthe
principalpartofthejudgmentwasassignedtohim,
theSonofman.Sinnersshalldisappearandperisli
fromthefaceoftheearth,whilethosewhoseduced
themshallbeboundwithchainsforever.
40.Accordingtotheirranksofcorruptionshall
theybeimprisoned,andalltheirworksshalldis-
appearfromthefaceoftheearth;northencefor-
wardshalltherebeanytocorrupt; fortheSon
ofmanhasbeenseen,sittingonthethroneofhis
glory.
41.Everythingwickedshalldisappear,andde-
partfrombeforehisface;andthewordoftheSon
CBAP.LXIX.LXX. 89
ofmanshallbecomepowerfulinthepresenceofthe
Lordofspirits.
42.ThisisthethirdparableofEnoch.
CHAP.LXIX.[SECT.XIL^]
1.AfterthisthenameoftheSonofman,living
withtheLordofspirits,^wasexaltedbytheinhabi-
tantsoftheearth.
2.ItwasexaltedinthechariotsoftheSpirit
;
andthenamewentforthinthemidstofthem.
3.FromthattimeIwasnotdrawninthemidst
ofthem;butheseatedmebetweentwospirits,
betweenthenorthandthewest,wheretheangels
receivedtheirropes,tomeasureoutaplace
^
forthe
electandtherighteous.
4.ThereIbeheldthefathersofthefirstmen,and
thesaints,whodwellinthatplaceforever.
CHAP.LXX.
1.Afterwardsmyspiritwasconcealed,ascending
intotheheavens. Ibeheldthesonsoftheholy
angelstreadingonflamingfire,whosegarmentsand
robeswerewhite,andwhosecountenances were
transparentascrystal.
•ParisMS.
'thenameofhimlivingwithhim,ofthisSonofman,living
withtheLordofspirita.
'
tomeasuremeaplace.

139. 90 ENOCH.
2.Isawtworiversoffireglittering likethe
hyacinth.
3.ThenIfellonmyfacebeforetheLordofspirits.
4.AndMichael,oneofthearchangels,tookme
bymyrighthand,raisedmeup,andbroughtme
outtowherewaseverysecretofmercyandsecretof
righteousness.
5.Heshowedmeallthehiddenthingsofthe
extremitiesofheaven,allthereceptacles ofthe
stars,andthesplendoursofall,fromwhencethey
wentforthbeforethefaceoftheholy.
6.AndheconcealedthespiritofEnochinthe
heavenofheavens.
7.ThereIbeheld,inthemidstofthatlight,a
buildingraisedwithstonesofice;
^
8.Andinthemidstofthesestonesvibrations
^of
livingfire.Myspiritsawaroundthecircleof
^
this
flaminghabitation,ononeofitsextremities, that
therewereriversfullofliving fire,whichencom-
passedit.
9.ThentheSeraphim,theCherubim,andOphanin
surrounded it:thesearethosewhoneversleep,but
watchthethroneofhisglory.
10.AndIbeheldangelsinnumerable,thousands
ofthousands,andmyriadsofmyriads,whosur-
roundedthathabitation.
thatinittherewasthatwhichwasbuiltwithstonesofice.
'tongues.
'aroundthativhichencompassed.
CHAP.LXX. 91
11.Michael,Eaphael,Gabriel,Phanuel,andthe
holyangelswhowereintheheavensabove,wentin
andoutofit.Michael,Eaphael,andGabrielwent
outofthathabitation,andholyangelsinnumerable.
12.WiththemwastheAncientofdays,whose
headwaswhiteaswool,andpure,andhisrobewas
indescribable.
13.ThenIfelluponmyface,whileallmyflesh
wasdissolved,andmyspiritbecamechanged.
14.Icriedoutwithaloudvoice,withapowerful
spirit,blessing,glorifying,andexalting.
15.Andthoseblessings,whichproceededfrom
mymouth,becameacceptableinthepresenceof
theAncientofdays.
16.TheAncientofdayscamewithMichaeland
Gabriel,EaphaelandPhanuel,withthousandsof
thousands,andmyriadsofmyriads,whichcouldnot
benumbered.
17.Thenthatangelcametome,andwithhis
voicesalutedme,saying.Thouarttheoffspringof
man,whoartbornforrighteousness,andrighteous-
nesshasrestedonthee.
18.TherighteousnessoftheAncientofdaysshall
notforsakethee.
19.Hesaid,Ontheeshallheconferpeace
^
in
thenameoftheexistingworld
;forfromthencehas
peacegoneforthsincetheworldwascreated.
'heshallcalltotheepeace.

141. 92 ENOCH.
20.Andthusshallithappentotheeforeverand
ever.
21.Allwhoshallexist,andwhoshallwalkin
thypathofrighteousness, shallnotforsaketheefor
ever.
22.Withtheeshallbetheirhabitations,with
theetheirlot;norfromtheeshalltheybeseparated
foreverandever.
23.Andthusshalllengthofdaysbewiththe
offspringofman.
24.Peaceshallbetotherighteous
;andthepath
ofintegrityshalltherighteouspursue,^inthename
oftheLordofspirits,foreverandever.
CHAP.LXXI.[SECT.XIII.^]
1.Thebookoftherevolutionsoftheluminaries
ofheaven,accordingtotheirrespectiveclasses,their
respectivepowers,theirrespective periods,their
respectivenames,theplaceswheretheycommence
theirprogress,^andtheirrespectivemonths,which
Uriel,theholyangelwhowaswithme,explained
tome
;hewhoconductsthem.Thewholeaccount
ofthem,accordingtoeveryyearoftheworldfor
ever,untilanewworkshallbeeffected,whichwill
beeternal.
'
hisuprightpathshallbetotherighteous.
'
ParisMS.
'thei)lacesoftheirnativity.
CHAP.LXXI. 93
2.Thisisthefirstlawoftheluminaries. The
sunandthelightarriveatthegatesofheaven,
whichareontheeast,andonthewestofitatthe
westerngatesofheaven.
3.Ibeheldthegateswhencethesungoesforth
;
andthegateswherethesunsets
;
4.Inwhichgatesalsothemoonrisesandsets
;
andIbeheldtheconductors ofthestars,among
thosewhoprecedethem
;sixgateswereattherising,
andsixatthesettingofthesun.
5.Alltheserespectively,oneafteranother,areon
alevel
;andnumerouswindowsareontherightand
ontheleftsidesofthosegates.
6;Firstproceedsforththatgreatluminary,which
iscalledthesun;theorbofwhichisastheorbof
heaven,thewholeofitbeingrepletewithsplendid
andflamingfire.
7.Itschariot,whereitascends,thewindblows.
8.Thesunsetsinheaven,and,returningbythe
north,toproceedtowardstheeast,isconductedso
astoenterbythatgate,andilluminatethefaceof
heaven.
9.Inthesamemanneritgoesforthinthefirst
monthbyagreatgate.
10.Itgoesforththroughthefourthofthosesix
gates,whichareattherisingofthesun.
11.Andinthefourthgate,throughwhichthe
sunwiththemoonproceeds,inthefirstpartofit.

143. !)4 ENOCH.
therearetwelveopenwindows ;fromwhichissues
outaflame,whentheyareopenedattheirproper
periods.
12.Whenthesunrisesinheaven,itgoesforth
throughthisfourthgatethirtydays,andbythe
fourthgateinthewestofheavenonalevelwithit
descends.
13.Duringthatperiodthedayislengthened
fromtheday,andthenightcurtailedfromthe
nightforthirtydays.Andthenthedayislonger
bytwopartsthanthenight.
14.Thedayispreciselytenparts,andthenight
iseight.
15.Thesun^goesforththroughthisfourthgate,
andsetsinit,andturnstothefifthgateduring
thirtydays ;afterwhichitproceedsfrom,andsets
in,thefifthgate.
16.Thenthedaybecomeslengthenedbya
secondportion,sothatitiselevenparts :whilethe
nightbecomesshortened,andisonlysevenparts.
17.Thesunnowreturnstotheeast,entering
intothesixthgate,andrisingandsettinginthe
sixthgatethirty-onedays,onaccountofitssigns.
18.Atthatperiodthedayislongerthanthe
night,beingtwiceaslo7igasthenight ;andbecomes
twelveparts
;
19.Butthenightisshortened,andbecomessix
'Andhe.
CHAP.LXXI. 95
parts.Thenthesunrisesup,thatthedaymaybe
shortened,andthenightlengthened.
20.Andthesunreturnstowardstheeast,enter-
ingintothesixthgate,whereitrisesandsetsfor
thirtydays.
21.Whenthatperiodiscompleted,thedaybe-
comesshortenedpreciselyonepart,sothatitis
elevenparts,whilethenightissevenparts.
22.Thenthesungoesfromthewest,fromthat
sixthgate,andproceedseastwards,risinginthe
fifthgateforthirtydays,andsettingagainwest-
wardsinthefifthgateofthewest.
23.Atthatperiodthedaybecomesshortened
twoparts
;andistenparts,whilethenightiseight
parts.
24.Thenthesungoesfromthefifthgate,asit
setsinthefifthgateofthewest ;andrisesinthe
fourthgateforthirty-onedays,onaccountofits
signs,settinginthewest.
25.Atthatperiodthedayismadeequalwith
thenight;and,beingequalwith it,thenight
becomesnineparts,andthedaynineparts.
26.Thenthesungoesfromthatgate,asitsets
mthewest
;andreturningtotheeastproceedsby
thethirdgateforthirtydays,settinginthewestat
thethirdgate.
27.Atthatperiodthenightislengthenedfrom
thedayduringthirtymornings,andthedayiscur-

145. 96 ENOCH.
tailedfromthedayduringthirtydays ;thenight
beingtenpartsprecisely,andthedayeightparts.
28.Thesunnowgoesfromthethirdgate,asit
setsinthethirdgateinthewest ;butreturningto
theeast,itproceedsbythesecondgateoftheeast
forthirtydays.
29.Inlikemanneralsoitsetsinthesecondgate
inthewestofheaven.
30.Atthatperiodthenightiselevenparts,and
thedaysevenparts.
31.Thenthesungoesatthattimefromthe
secondgate,asitsetsinthesecondgateinthe
west;butreturnstotheeast,proceedingbythefirst
gate,forthirty-onedays.
32.Andsetsinthewestinthefirst
^gate.
33.Atthatperiodthenightis.lengthened as
muchagainastheday.
34.Itistwelve
^partsprecisely,whilethedayis
sixparts.
35.Thesunhasthuscompleted itsbeginnings,
andasecondtimegoesroundfromthesebegin-
nings.
36.Intothatgateitentersforthirtydays,and
setsinthewest,intheoppositepartofheaven.
37.Atthatperiodthenightiscontractedinits
»
second.Amanifesterror.TheParisMS.iscorrect.
'
eleven.Amistakeofthetranscriber. IntheParisMS.itis
tivelve.
CHAP.LXXI. 97
lengthafourthpart,thatis,oneportion,andbe-
comeselevenparts.
38.Thedayissevenparts.
39.Thenthesunreturns,andentersintothe
secondgateoftheeast.
40.Itreturnsbythesebeginningsthirtydays,
risingandsetting.
41.Atthatperiodthenightiscontractedinits
length. Itbecomesten
^
parts,andthedayeight
parts.Thenthesungoesfromthatsecondgate,
andsetsinthewest;butreturnstotheeast,and
risesintheeast,inthethirdgate,thirty-onedays,
settinginthewestofheaven.
42.Atthatperiodthenightbecomesshortened.
Itisnineparts.Andthenightisequalwiththe
day.Theyearispreciselythreehundredand
sixty-fourdays.
43.Thelengthening ofthedayandnight,and
thecontractionofthedayandnight,aremadeto
differfromeachotherbytheprogressofthesun.
44.Bymeansofthisprogressthedayisdaily
lengthened,andthenightgreatlyshortened.^
45.Thisisthelawandprogressofthesun,and
itsturningwhenitturnsback,turningduringsixty
day8,3andgoingforth.Thisisthegreateverlast-
»seven.Anothererror. »
apinoaches.
'Thatis,itissixtydaysinthesamegates,viz.thirtydaystwice
everyyear.

147. 98 ENOCH.
ingluminary,thatwhichhenamesthesunforever
andever.
46.Thisalsoisthatwhichgoesforthagreat
luminary,andwhich isnamedafteritspeculiar
kind,asGodcommanded.
47.Andthusitgoesinandout,neitherslackening
norresting ;butrunningoninitschariotbydayand
bynight. Itshineswithaseventhportionoflight
fromthemoon;butthedimensionsofbothareequal.
CHAP.LXXII.[SECT.XIV.']
1
.
AfterthislawIbeheldanotherlawofanin-
feriorluminary,thenameofwhich isthemoon,
andtheorbofwhichisastheorbofheaven.
2.Itschariot,wUchitsecretlyascends,thewind
blows ;andlightisgiventoitbymeasure.
3.Everymonthatitsexitandentrance itbe-
comeschanged ;anditsperiodsareastheperiods
ofthesun.Andwheninlikemanneritslightisto
exist,itslightisaseventhportionfromthelightof
thesun.
4.Thusitrises,andatitscommencementtowards
theeastgoesforthforthirtydays.
5.Atthattimeitappears,andbecomestoyou
thebeginningofthemonth. Thirtydaysitiswith
thesuninthegatefromwhichthesungoesforth.
•ParisMS.
CHAP.LXXIIL 99
6.Halfofitisinextentsevenportions,one
half;andthewholeofitsorbisvoidoflight,ex-
ceptaseventhportionoutofthefourteenportionsof
itslight.Andinadayitreceivesaseventhportion,
orhalfthatportion,ofitslight. Itslightisby
sevens,byoneportion,andbythehalfofaportion.
Itsetswiththesun.
7.Andwhenthesunrises,themoonriseswith
it
;receivinghalfaportionoflight.
8.Onthatnight,whenitcommences itsperiod,'
previouslytothedayofthemonth,themoonsets
withthesun.
9.Andonthatnightitisdarkinitsfourteen
portions,thatis,ineachhalf;butitrisesonthat
daywithoneseventhportionprecisely,andinits
progressdeclinesfromtherisingofthesun.
10.Duringtheremainderofitsperiod
^
itslight
increasestofourteenportions.
CHAP.LXXIII.
1.ThenIsawanotherprogressandregulation
whichHeeffectedinthelawofthemoon.^The
progressofthemoons,andeverythingrelating to
them,Urielshowedme,theholyangelwhocon-
ductedthemall.
•atthebeginningofitsmorning,orday.
*
ofitsday. '
inthatlaw.

149. 100 ENOCH.
2.TheirstationsIwrotedownasheshowedthem
tome.
3.Iwrotedowntheirmouths,astheyoccur,and
theappearanceoftheirlight,untilitiscompleted
infifteendays.
4.Ineachofitstwosevenportionsitcompletes
allitslightatrisingandatsetting.
.5.Onstatedmonthsitchangesitssettings
;
'and
onstatedmonthsitmakesitsprogressthrougheach
gate. Intwogatesthemoonsetswiththesun,
viz.inthosetwogateswhichareinthemidst,in
thethirdandfourthgate.Fromthethirdgateit
goesforthforsevendays,andmakesitscircuit.
6.Againitreturnstothegatewhencethesun
goesforth,andinthatcompletesthewholeofits
litrht.Thenitdeclinesfromthesun,andentersin
eif^htdaysintothesixthgate,andreturnsinseven
daystothethirdgate,fromwhichthesungoes
forth.
7.Whenthesunproceeds tothefourthgate,
themoongoesforthforsevendays,untilitpasses
fromthefifthgate.
8.Againitreturnsinsevendaystothefourtli
gate,andcompleting allitslight,declines,and
l)assesonbythefirstgateineightdays
;
9.Andreturnsinsevendaystothefourthgate,
fromwhichthesungoesforth.
10.ThusIbeheldtheirstations,asaccording
CHAP.LXXIII. 101
tothefixedorderofthemonthsthesunrisesand
sets.
11.Atthosetimesthereisanexcessofthirty
daysbelongingtothesuninfiveyears ;allthedays
belongingtoeachyearofthefiveyears,whencom-
pleted,amounttothreehundredandsixty-four
days
;andtothesunandstarsbelongsixdays ;six
daysineachofthefiveyears ;thusthirtydays
belongtothem
;
12.Sothatthemoonhasthirtydayslessthan
thesunandstars.
13.Themoonbringsonalltheyearsexactly,
thattheirstationsmaycomeneithertooforwards
nortoobackwardsasingleday;butthattheyears
maybechangedwithcorrectprecision inthree
hundredandsixty-fourdays.Inthreeyearsthe
daysareonethousandandninety-two ;infiveyears
theyareonethousandeighthundredandtwenty
;
andineightyearstwothousandninehundredand
twelvedays.
14.Tothemoonalonebelonginthreeyearsone
thousandandsixty-twodays;infiveyearsithas
fiftydayslessthanthesun,foranadditionbeing
madetotheonethousandandsixty-twodays,in
fiveyearsthereareonethousandsevenhundredand
seventydays ;andthedaysofthemoonineight
yearsaretwothousandeighthundredandthirty-
twodays.

151. 102 ENOCH.
15.Foritsdaysineightyearsarelessthanthose
ofthesunbyeightydays,whicheightydaysareits
diminutionineightyears.
16.Theyearthenbecomestrulycompleteaccord-
ingtothestationofthemoons,andthestationof
thesun;whichriseinthedifferentgates ;which
riseandsetinthemforthirtydays.
CHAP.LXXIV.
1.Thesearetheleadersofthechiefsofthe
thousands, thosewhichpresideoverallcreation,
andoverallthestars ;withthefourdayswhich
areaddedandneverseparatedfromtheplace
allottedthem,accordingtothecompletecomputa-
tionoftheyear.
2.Andtheseservefourdays,whicharenotcom-
putedinthecomputationoftheyear.
3.Eespectingthem,mengreatlyerr,forthese
luminariestrulyserve,inthemansionoftheworld,
onedayinthefirstgate,oneinthethirdgate,one
inthefourth,andoneinthesixthgate.
4.Andtheharmonyoftheworldbecomescom-
pleteeverythreehundredandsixty-fourthstateof
it.Forthesigns,
5.Theseasons,
6.Theyears,
7.Andthedays,Urielshowedme ;theangel
CHAP.LXXIV. 103
whomtheLordofgloryappointedoveralltlie
luminaries.
8.Ofheaveninheaven,andintheworld ;that
theymightruleinthefaceofthesky,andappear-
ingovertheearth,become
9.Conductorsofthedaysandnights :thesun,
themoon,thestars,andalltheministersofheaven,
whichmaketheircircuitwithallthechariotsof
heaven.
10.ThusUrielshowedmetwelvegatesopenfor
thecircuitofthechariotsofthesuninheaven,
fromwhichtheraysofthesunshootforth.
11.Fromtheseproceedheatovertheearth,when
theyareopenedintheirstatedseasons.Theyare
forthewinds,andthespiritofthedew,whenin
theirseasonstheyareopened
;openedinheavenat
itsextremities.
12.TwelvegatesIbeheldinheaven,attheex-
tremitiesoftheearth,throughwhichthesun,moon,
andstars,andalltheworksofheaven,proceedat
theirrisingandsetting.
13.Manywindowsalsoareopenontheright
andontheleft.
14.Onewindowatacertainseasongrowsex-
tremelyhot.Soalsoaretheregatesfromwhich
thestarsgoforthastheyarecommanded,andm
whichtheysetaccordingtotheirnumber.
15.Isawlikewisethechariotsofheaven,runniuir

153. lOi ENOCH.
iutheworldabovetothosegatesinwliiclithestars
turn,whichneverset.Oneoftheseisgreaterthan
all,whichgoesroundthewholeworld.
CHAP.LXXV.[SECT.XV.^]
1.AndattheextremitiesoftheearthIbeheld
twelvegatesopenforallthewinds,fromwhich
theyproceedandblowovertheearth.
2.Threeofthemareopeninthefrontofheaven,
threeinthewest,threeontherightsideofheaven,
andthreeontheleft.Thefirstthreearethose
whicharetowardstheeast,threearetowardsthe
north,threebehindthosewhichareupontheleft,
towardsthesouth,andthreeonthewest.
3.Fromfourofthemproceedwindsofblessing,
andofhealth;audfromeightproceedwindsof
punishment;whentheyaresenttodestroythe
earth,andtheheavenaboveit,allitsinhabitants,
andallwhichareinthewaters,orondryland.
4.Thefirstofthesewindsproceedsfromthegate
termedtheeastern,throughthefirstgateonthe
east,whichinclinessouthwards.Fromthisgoes
forthdestruction,drought,heat,andperdition.
5.Fromthesecondgate,themiddleone,proceeds
equity.Thereissuefromitrain,fruitfulness,health,
'ParisMS.
CHAP.LXXV. 105
anddew ;andfromthethirdgatenorthwards,pro-
ceedcoldanddrought.
6.Aftertheseproceedthesouthwindsthrough
threeprincipalgates ;throughtheirfirstgate,which
inclineseastwards,proceedsahotwind.
7.Butfromthemiddlegateproceedgrateful
odour,dew,rain,health,andlife.
8.Fromthethirdgate,whichiswestwards,pro-
ceeddew,rain,blight,anddestruction.
9.Afterthesearethewindstothenorth,which
iscalledthesea.Theyproceedfromthreegates.
Thefirst
^gateisthatwhichisontheeast,in-
cliningsouthwards;fromthisproceeddew,rain,
blight,anddestruction.Fromthemiddledirect
gateproceedrain,dew,life,andhealth.Andfrom
thethirdgate,which iswestwards,inclining to-
wardsthesouth,'^proceedmist,frust,snow,rain,
dew,andblight.
10.Aftertheseinthefourthquarterarethe
windstothewest.Fromthefirstgate,inclining
northwards,proceeddew,rain,frost,cold,snow,and
chill;fromthemiddlegateproceedrain,health,
andblessing
;
11.Andfromthelastgate,whichissouthwards,
proceeddrought,destruction,scorching,andperdi-
tion.
'seventh.Perhapstheseventhwhichhadbeenenumerated.
'thenorth.AnerroriubothMSS.

155. 106 ENOCH.
12.Theaccountofthetwelvegatesofthefour
quartersofheavenisended.
13.Alltheirlaws,alltheirinflictionofpunish-
ment,andthehealthprodwedbythem,haveI
explainedtothee,mysonMathusala.
CHAP.LXXVI.
1.Thefirstwindiscalledtheeastern,becauseit
isthefirst.
2.Thesecondiscalledthesouth,becausethe
MostHightheredescends,andfrequentlythere
descendshewhoisblessedforever.
3.Thewesternwindhasthenameofdiminution,
becausetherealltheluminaries ofheavenare
diminished,anddescend.
4.Thefourthwind,whichisnamedthenorth,
isdividedintothreeparts ;oneofwhichisforthe
habitationofman;anotherforseasofwater,with
valleys,woods,rivers,shadyplaces,andsnow
;and
thethirdpartcontainsparadise.
5.SevenhighmountainsIbeheld,higherthan
allthemountainsoftheearth,fromwhichfrost
proceeds ;whiledays,seasons,andyearsdepartand
passaway.
6.SevenriversIbehelduponearth,greaterthan
allrivers,oneofwhichtakesitscoursefromthe
west;intoagreatseaitswaterflows.
CHAP.Lxxrii. 107
7.Twocomefromthenorthtothesea,their
watersflowingintotheErythraean sea,ontheeast.
Andwithrespecttotheremainingfour,theytake
theircourseinthecavityofthenorth,twototheir
sea,theErythraean sea,andtwoarepouredintoa
greatsea,wherealsoitissaidthereisadesert.
8.SevengreatislandsIsawintheseaandon
theearth.Seveninthegreatsea.
CHAP.LXXVII.
1.Thenamesofthesunarethese :oneAryares,
theotherTomas.
2.Themoonhasfournames.ThefirstisAsonya
;
thesecond,Ebla;thethird,Benase ;andthefourth,
Erae.
3.Thesearethetwogreatluminaries,whoseorbs
areastheorbsofheaven;andthedimensionsof
bothareequal.
4.Intheorbofthesunthereisaseventhportion
oflight,whichisaddedtoitfromthemoon.By
measureitisputin,untilaseventhportionofthe
lightofthesunisdeparted.Theyset,enterinto
thewesterngate,circuitbythenorth,andthrough
theeasterngategoforthoverthefaceofheaven.
5.Whenthemoonrises,itappearsinheaven
;
andthehalfofaseventhportionoflightisall
whichisinit.

157. 108 ENOCH.
6.Infourteendaysthewholeofitslightiscom-
pleted.
7.Bythreequintupleslightisputintoit,until
infifteendaysitslightiscompleted,accordingto
thesignsoftheyear;ithasthreequintuples.
8.Themoonhasthehalfofaseventhportion.
9.Duringitsdiminutiononthefirstdayitslight
decreasesafourteenthpart;ontheseconddayit
decreasesathirteenthpart ;onthethirddaya
twelfthpart;onthefourthdayaneleventhpart
;
onthefifthdayatenthpart ;onthesixthdaya
ninthpart;ontheseventhdayitdecreasesan
eighthpart ;ontheeighthdayitdecreasesaseventh
part;ontheninthdayitdecreasesasixthpart
;
onthetenthdayitdecreasesafifthpart;onthe
eleventhdayitdecreasesafourthpart ;onthe
twelfthdayitdecreasesathirdpart;onthethir-
teenthdayitdecreasesasecondpart;onthefour-
teenthdayitdecreasesahalfofitsseventhpart
;
andonthefifteenthdaythewholeremainderofits
lightisconsumed.
10.Onstatedmonthsthemoonhastwenty-nine
days.
11.Italsohasaperiodoftwenty-eightdays.
12.Uriellikewiseshowedmeanotherregulation,
whenlightispouredintothemoon,howitispoured
intoitfromthesun.
13.Allthetimethatthemoon isinprogress
CHAP.LXXVII. 109
withitslight,itispouredintoitinthepresence
ofthesun,untilitslightisinfourteendayscom-
pletedinheaven.
14.Andwhenitiswhollyextinguished, itslight
isconsumedinheaven ;andonthefirstdayitis
calledthenewmoon,foronthatdaylightis
receivedintoit.
15.Itbecomespreciselycompletedontheday
thatthesundescendsintothewest,whilethemoon
ascendsatnightfromtheeast.
16.Themoonthenshinesallthenight,untilthe
sunrisesbeforeit;whenthemoondisappearsin
turnbeforethesun.
17.Wherelightcomestothemoon,thereagain
itdecreases,untilallitslightisextinguished,and
thedaysofthemoonpassaway.
18.Thenitsorbremainssolitarywithoutlight.
19.Duringthreemonthsiteffectsinthirtydays
eachmonth itsperiod ;andduringthreemore
months iteffects itintwenty-ninedayseach.
Thesearethetimesinwhichiteffectsitsdecrease
initsfirstperiod,andinthefirstgate,namely,in
onehundredandseventy-sevendays.
20.Andatthetimeofitsgoingforthduring
threemonths itappearsthirtydayseach,and
duringthreemoremonths itappearstwenty-nine
dayseach.
21.Inthenightitappearsforeachtwentydays

159. no ENOCH.
asthefaceof
a,man,andinthedayasheaven;for
itisnothingelseexceptitslight.
CHAP.LXXVIII.
1.Andnow,mysonMathusala, Ihaveshown
theeeverything
;andtheaccountofeveryordinance
ofthestarsofheavenisfinished.
2.Heshowedmeeveryordinance respecting
these,whichtahesplaceatalltimesandinall
seasonsundereveryinfluence,inallyears,atthe
arrivalandundertheruleofeach,duringevery
monthandeveryweek.Heshowedmealsothe
decreaseofthemoon,whichiseffectedinthesixth
gate ;forinthatsixthgateisitslightconsumed.
3.Fromthisisthebeginningofthemonth ;and
itsdecrease iseffectedinthesixthgateinits
period,untilahundredandseventy-sevendaysare
completed ;accordingtothemodeofcomputation
byweeks,^twenty-fiveweeksandtwodays.
4.Itsperiodislessthanthatofthesun,accord-
ingtotheordinanceofthestars,byfivedaysin
onehalfyear
^precisely.
5.Whenthattheirvisiblesituationiscompleted.
Suchistheappearanceandlikenessofeverylumi-
nary,whichUriel,thegreatangelwhoconducts
them,showedtome.
'accordingtotheordinanceoftheweek.
'inonetime.
CHAP.LXXIX. Ill
CHAP.LXXIX.
1.InthosedaysUrielansweredandsaidtome,
Behold,Ihaveshowedtheeallthings, Enoch
;
2.AndallthingshaveIrevealedtothee.Thou
seestthesun,themoon,andthosewhichconduct
thestarsofheaven,whichcausealltheiroperations,
seasons,andarrivalstoreturn.
3.Inthedaysofsinnerstheyearsshallbe
shortened,
4.Theirseedshallbebackwardintheirprolific
soil;andeverythingdoneonearthshallbesub-
verted,anddisappearinitsseason.Therainshall
berestrained,andheavenshallstandstill.
5.Inthosedaysthefruitsoftheearthshallbe
late,andnotflourishintheirseason ;andintheir
seasonthefruitsofthetreesshallbewithholden.
6.Themoonshallchangeitslaws,andnotbe
seenatitsproperperiod.Butinthosedaysshall
heavenbeseen;andbarrenness shalltakeplace
inthebordersofthegreatchariotsinthewest.
Heavenshallshinemorethanwhenilluminatedhy
theordersoflight ;whilemanychiefsamongthe
starsofauthorityshallerr,pervertingtheirways
andworks.
7.Thoseshallnotappearintheirseason,who
commandthem,andalltheclassesofthestar's
shallbeshutupagainstsinners.

161. 112 ENOCH.
8.Thethoughtsofthosewhodwellonearth
shalltransgresswithinthem
;andtheyshallbe
pervertedinalltheirways.
9.Theyshalltransgress,andthinkthemselves
gods
;whileevilshallbemultipliedamongthem.
10.Andpunishment shallcomeuponthem,so
thatallofthemshallbedestroyed.
CHAP.LXXX.
1.Hesaid, Enoch,lookonthebookwhich
heavenhasgraduallydroppeddown;^and,reading
thatwhichiswritteninit,understandeverypart
ofit.
2.ThenIlookedonallwhichwaswritten,and
understood all,readingthebookandeverything
writteninit,alltheworksofman
;
3.Andofallthechildrenoffleshuponearth,
duringthegenerationsoftheworld.
4.Immediately afterIblessedtheLord,the
Kingofglory,whohasthusforeverformedthe
wholeworkmanshipoftheworld.
5.AndIglorifiedtheLord,onaccountofhis
long-sufferingandblessingtowardsthechildrenof
tlieworld.
6.AtthattimeIsaid,Blessedistheman,who
shalldierighteousandgood,againstwhomnocata-
'hasdistilled.
CHAP.LXXX. 113
lojgueofcrimehasbeenwritten,andwithwhom
iniquityisnotfound.
7.Thenthosethreeholyonescausedmeto
approach,andplacedmeontheearth,beforethe
doorofmyhouse.
8.Andtheysaiduntome.Explaineverything
toMathusalathyson;andinformallthychildren,
thatnofleshshallbejustifiedbeforetheLord;for
heistheirCreator.
9.Duringoneyearwewillleavetheewith
thychildren,untilthoushaltagainrecoverthy
strength,thatthoumayestinstructthyfamily,
writethesethings,andexplainthemtoallthy
children.
.Butinanotheryeartheyshalltake
theefromthemidstofthem,andthyheartshall
bestrengthened ;fortheelectshallpointout
righteousness totheelect ;therighteouswith
therighteous shallrejoice,congratulating each
other;butsinnerswithsinnersshalldie,
10.Andthepervertedwiththepervertedshall
bedrowned.
11.Thoselikewisewhoactrighteouslyshalldie
onaccountoftheworksofman,andshallbe
gatheredtogetheronaccountoftheworksofthe
wicked.
12.Inthosedaystheyfinishedconversingwithme.
13.AndIreturnedtomyfellowmen,blessing
theLordofworlds.

163. 114 ENOCH.
CHAP.LXXXI.
1.Now,mysonMathusala, allthesethingsI
apeakuntothee,andwriteforthee.TotheeI
haverevealed all,andhavegiventheebooksof
everything.
2.Preserve,mysonMathusala,thebookswritten
bythyfather
;
^thatthoumayesttransmitthemto
futuregenerations.
3.WisdomhaveIgiventothee,tothychildren,
andthyposterity,thattheymaytransmittotheir
children,forgenerations forever,thiswisdomin
theirthoughts ;andthatthosewhocomprehend it
maynotslumber,buthearwiththeirears;that
theymaylearnthiswisdom,andbedeemedworthy
ofeatingthiswholesomefood.
4.Blessedarealltherighteous ;blessedallwho
walkinthepathsofrighteousness; inwhomno
crimeisfound,asinsinners,whenalltheirdays
arenumbered.
5.Withrespecttotheprogressofthesunin
heaven,itentersandgoesoutofeachgateforthirty
days,withtheleadersofthethousandclassesofthe
stars;withfourwhichareadded,andappertain
tothefourquartersoftheyear,whichconduct
them,andaccompanythematfourperiods.
6.Kespectingthese,mengreatlyerr,anddonot
»
thehooksofthehandofthyfather.
CHAP.LXXXI. 115
computetheminthecomputationofeveryage;for
theygreatlyerrrespectingthem;nordomenknow
accuratelythattheyareinthecomputationofthe
year.Butindeedthesearemarkeddown
^forever
;
oneinthefirstgate,oneinthethird,oneinthe
fourth,andoneinthesixth :
7.Sothattheyeariscompletedinthreehundred
andsixty-fourdays.
8.Trulyhasbeenstated,''andaccuratelyhas
beencomputedthatwhichismarkeddown
;forthe
luminaries,themonths,thefixedperiods,theyears,
andthedays,Urielhasexplainedtome,andcom-
municatedtome;
^whomtheLordofallcreation,
onmyaccount,commanded(accordingtothemight
ofheaven,andthepowerwhichitpossessesbothby
nightandbyday)toexplainthelawsoflightto
man,ofthesun,moon,andstars,andofallthe
powersofheaven,whichareturnedwiththeir
respectiveorbs.
9.Thisistheordinanceofthestars,whichsetin
theirplaces,intheirseasons,intheirperiods,in
theirdays,andintheirmonths.
10.Thesearethenamesofthosewhoconduct
them,whowatchandenterintheirseasons,according
totheirordinanceintheirperiods,intheirmonths,
inthetimesoftheirinfluence,andintheirstations.
'
toimpress,express,ortoseal *havetheyrelated.
•*hasbreathedintome.

165. 116 ENOCH.
11.Fourconductors ofthem firstenter,who
separatethefourquartersoftheyear.Afterthese,
twelveconductorsoftheirclasses,whoseparatethe
monthsandtheyearintothreehundredandsixty-
fourdays,withtheleadersofathousand,whodis-
tinguishbetweenthedays,aswellasbetweenthe
fouradditionalones ;which,asconductors,divide
thefourquartersoftheyear.
12.Theseleadersofathousandareinthemidst
oftheconductors,andtheconductorsareadded
eachbehindhisstation,andtheirconductorsmake
theseparation. Thesearethenamesofthecon-
ductors,whoseparatethefourquartersoftheyear,
whoareappointedoverthem :Melkel,Helammelak,
13.Meliyal,andNarel.
14.Andthenamesofthosewhoconductthem
areAdnarel,Jyasusal,andJyelumeal.
15.Thesearethethreewhofollowafterthecon-
ductorsoftheclassesofstars;eachfollowingafter
thethreeconductorsoftheclasses,whichthem-
selvesfollowafterthoseconductorsofthestations,
whodividethefourquartersoftheyear.
16.Inthefirstpartoftheyearrisesandrules
Melkyas,whoisnamedTamani,andZahay.^
17.Allthedaysofhisinfluence,duringwhich
herules,areninety-onedays.
18.Andthesearethesignsofthedayswhich
'
thesun.
CHAP.LXXXI. 117
areseenuponearth.Inthedaysofhisinfluence
thereisperspiration, heat,andtrouble. Allthe
treesbecomefruitful ;theleafofeverytreecomes
forth ;thecornisreaped ;theroseandevery
speciesofflowersblossomsinthefield;andthe
treesofwinteraredriedup.
19.Thesearethenamesoftheconductorswho
areunderthem :Barkel,Zelsabel ;andanother
additionalconductorofathousand isnamedHelo-
yalef,thedaysofwhoseinfluencehavebeencom-
pleted.Theotherconductornextafterthemis
Helemmelek,whosenametheycallthesplendid
Zahay.
20.Allthedaysofhislightareninety-onedays.
21.Thesearethesignsofthedaysuponearth,
heatanddrought ;whilethetreesbringforththeir
fruits,warmedandconcocted,andgivetheirfruits
todry.
22.Theflocksfollowandyean.Allthefruits
oftheeartharecollected,witheverythinginthe
fields,andthevinesaretrodden. Thistakesplace
duringthetimeofhisinfluence.
23.Thesearetheirnamesandorders,andthe
namesoftheconductorswhoareunderthem,of
thosewhoarechiefsofathousand :Gedaeyal,Keel,
Heel.
24.Andthenameoftheadditionalleaderofa
thousandisAsphael.

167. 118 ENOCE.
25.Thedaysofhisinfluencehavebeencom-
pleted.
CHAP.LXXXII.[SECT.XVI.^]
1.AndnowIhaveshownthee,mysonMathu-
sala,everysightwhichIsawpriortothybirth.^
Iwillrelateanothervision,whichIsawbeforeI
wasmarried
;theyresembleeachother.
2.ThefirstwaswhenIwaslearningabook;
andtheotherbefore1wasmarriedtothymother.
Isawapotentvision
;
8.Andonaccountofthesethingsbesoughtthe
Lord.
4.Iwaslyingdowninthehouseofmygrand-
fatherMalalel,whenIsawinavisionheavenpuri-
fying,andsnatchedaway.
5.Andfallingtotheearth,Isawlikewisethe
earthabsorbedbyagreatabyss;andmountains
suspendedovermountains.
t).Hillsweresinkinguponhills,loftytreeswere
gliding8offfromtheirtrunks,andwereintheact
ofbeingprojected,andofsinkingintotheabyss.
7.Beingalarmed atthesethings,myvoice
faltered.'* Icriedoutandsaid.Theearthisde-
stroyed.ThenmygrandfatherMalalelraisedme
'ParisMS. '
heforethee. '
cutting.
*thewordfelldowninmymouth.
CEAP.LXXXII. 119
up,andsaidtome:Whydostthouthuscryout,
myson?andwhereforedostthouthuslament?
8.IrelatedtohimthewholevisionwhichIhad
seen.Hesaidtome,Confirmed isthatwhich
thouhastseen,myson
;
9.Andpotentthevisionofthydreamrespecting
everysecretsinoftheearth. Itssubstanceshall
sinkintotheabyss,andagreatdestructiontake
place.
10.Now,myson,riseup;andbeseechtheLord
ofglory(forthouartfaithful),thataremnantmay
beleftuponearth,andthathewouldnotwholly
destroy it.Myson,allthiscalamityuponearth
comesdownfromheaven ;
^uponearthshallthere
beagreatdestruction.
11.ThenIarose,prayed,andentreated;and
wrotedownmyprayerforthegenerationsofthe
world,explainingeverythingtomysonMathusala.
12.WhenIwentoutbelow,andlookingupto
heaven,beheldthesunproceedingfromtheeast,the
moondescendingtothewest,afewscatteredstars,
andeverythingwhichGod
^hasknownfromthe
beginning, IblessedtheLordofjudgment,and
magnifiedhim
:becausehehathsentforththesun
fromthechambers^oftheeast;that,ascendingand
risinginthefaceofheaven,itmightspringup,and
pursuethepathwhichhasbeenpointedouttoit.
allthisuponearthisfromheaven. '
he.
'
windows.

169. 120 ENOCH.
CHAP.LXXXIII.
1.Iliftedupmyhandsinrighteousness,and
blessedtheholy,andtheGreatOne,Ispokewith
thebreathofmymouth,andwithatongueofflesh,
whichGodhasformedforallthesonsofmortal
men,thatwithittheymayspeak
;
givingthem
breath,amouth,andatonguetoconversewith.
2.Blessedartthou, Lord,theKing,greatand
powerfulinthygreatness,Lordofallthecreatures
ofheaven.Kingofkings,Godofthewholeworld,
whosereign,whosekingdom,andwhosemajesty
endureforeverandever.
3.Fromgenerationtogeneration shallthydo-
minionexist.Alltheheavensarethythronefor
ever,andalltheearththyfootstoolforeverandfor
ever.
4.Forthouhastmadethem,andoverallthou
reignest.Noactwhatsoeverexceedsthypower.
Withtheewisdomisunchangeable ;norfromthy
throneandfromthypresence isiteveraverted.
Thouknowestallthings,seestandhearestthem
;
norisanythingconcealedfromthee ;forthou
perceivestallthings.
5.Theangelsofthyheavenshavetransgressed
;
andonmortalfleshshallthywrathremain,'until
thedayofthegreatjudgment.
•
be.
CHAP.LXXXIV. 121
6.Nowthen, God,LordandmightyKing,I
entreatthee,andbeseechtheetograntmyprayer,
thataposteritymaybelefttomeonearth,and
thatthewholehumanracemaynotperish
;
7.Thattheearthmaynotbeleftdestitute,and
destructiontakeplaceforever.
8.myLord,lettheraceperishfromoffthe
earthwhichhasofi^endedthee,butarighteous
anduprightraceestablishforaposterity
^forever.
Hidenotthyface, Lord,fromtheprayerofthy
servant.
CHAP.LXXXIV.[SECT.XVIL^]
1.AfterthisIsawanotherdream,andexplained
italltothee,myson.Enocharoseandsaidtohis
sonMathusala,Tothee,myson,willIspeak.Hear
myword ;andinclinethineeartothevisionary
dreamofthyfather. BeforeImarriedthymother
Edna,Isawavisiononmybed
;
2.Andbehold,acowsprungforthfromthe
earth
;
3.Andthiscowwaswhite.
4.Afterwardsafemaleheifersprungforth ;and
withitanotherheifer :
*oneofthemwasblack,and
onewasred.*
'theplantofaseed. »ParisMS.
'Thesenseseemstorequirethatthepassageshouldbe,"
two
otherheifers."
*CainandAbel.

171. 122 ENOCH.
5.Theblackheiferthenstrucktheredone,and
pursueditovertheearth.
6.FromthatperiodIcouldseenothingmoreof
theredheifer ;buttheblackoneincreasedinbulk,
andafemaleheifercamewithhim.
7.AfterthisIsawthatmanycowsproceeded
forth,resemblinghim,andfollowingafterhim.
8.Thefirstfemaleyoungonealsowentoutinthe
presenceofthefirstcow
;andsoughttheredheifer
;
butfoundhimnot.
9.Andshelamentedwithagreatlamentation,
whileshewasseekinghim.
10.ThenIlookeduntilthatfirstcowcameto
her,fromwhichtimeshebecamesilent,andceased
tolament.
11.Afterwardsshecalvedanotherwhitecow.
12.Andagaincalvedmanycowsandblack
heifers.
13.InmysleepalsoIperceivedawhitebull,
whichinlikemannergrew,andbecamealarge
whitebull.
14.Afterhimmanywhitecowscameforth,re-
semblinghim.
15.Andtheybegantocalvemanyotherwhite
cows,whichresembledthemandfollowedeach
other.
CHAP.LXXXV. 123
CHAP.LXXXV.
1.AgainIlookedattentively,^ whilesleeping,
andsurveyedheavenabove.
2.Andbeholdasinglestarfellfromheaven.
3.Whichbeingraisedup,ateandfedamong
thosecows.
4.AfterthatIperceivedotherlargeandblack
cows ;andbeholdallofthemchangedtheirstalls
andpastures,whiletheiryoungbegantolament
onewithanother.AgainIlookedinmyvision,
andsurveyedheaven ;whenbeholdIsawmany
starswhichdescended,andprojectedthemselves
fromheaventowherethefirststarwas,
5.Intothemidstofthoseyoungones ;while
theeowswerewiththem,feedinginthemidstof
them.
6.Ilookedatandobservedthem ;whenbehold,
theyallactedafterthemannerofhorses,and
begantoapproachtheyoungcows,allofwhom
becamepregnant,andbroughtforthelephants,
camels,andasses.
7.Attheseallthecowswerealarmedandterri-
fied
;whentheybeganbitingwiththeirteeth,
swallowing,andstrikingwiththeirhorns.
8.Theybeganalsotodevourthecows;and
'withmyeyes.

173. 124 ENOCH.
beholdallthechildrenoftheearthtrembled,shook
withterroratthem,andsuddenlyfledaway.
CHAP.LXXXVI.
1.AgainIperceivedthem,whentheybeganto
strikeandtoswalloweachother;andtheearth
criedout.ThenIraisedmyeyesasecondtime
towardsheaven,andsawinavision,that,behold,
therecameforthfromheavenasitwerethelikeness
ofwhitemen.Onecameforthfromthence,and
threewithhim.
2.Thosethree,whocameforthlast,seizedme
bymyhand ;andraisingmeupfromthegenera-
tionsoftheearth,elevatedmetoahighstation.
3.Thentheyshowedmealoftytoweronthe
earth,whileeveryhillbecamediminished. And
theysaid,Remainhere,untilthouperceivestwhat
shallcomeuponthoseelephants,camels,andasses,
uponthestars,anduponallthecows.
CHAP.LXXXVII.
1.ThenIlookedatthatoneofthefourwhite
men,whocameforthfirst.
2.Heseizedthefirststarwhichfelldownfrom
heaven.
3.And,bindingithandandfoot,hecastitinto
CHAP.Lxxxriil. 125
avalley;avalleynarrow,deep,stupendous,and
gloomy.
4.Thenoneofthemdrewhissword,andgaveit
totheelephants,camels,andasses,whobeganto
strikeeachother.Andthewholeearthshookon
accountofthem.
5.AndwhenIlookedinthevision,behold,one
ofthosefourangels,whocameforth,hurledfrom
heaven,collectedtogether,andtookallthegreat
stars,whoseformpartlyresembledthatofhorses
;
andbindingthemallhandandfoot,casttheminto
thecavitiesoftheearth.
CHAP.LXXXVIII.
1.Thenoneofthosefourwenttothewhite
cows,andtaughtthemamystery.Whilethecow
wastrembling, itwasborn,andbecameaman,^
andfabricatedforhimselfalargeship.Inthishe
dwelt,andthreecows
^dweltwithhiminthat
ship,whichcoveredthem.
2.AgainIliftedupmyeyestowardsheaven,and
sawaloftyroof.Aboveitweresevencataracts,
whichpouredforthonacertainvillagemuchwater.
3.AgainIlooked,andbeholdtherewerefoun-
tainsopenontheearthinthatlargevillage.
4.Thewaterbegantoboilup,androseoverthe
'Noah. 'Shem,Ham,andJapheth,

175. 126 ENOCH.
earth;sothatthevillagewasnotseen,whileits
wholesoilwascoveredwithwater.
5.Muchwaterwasoverit,darkness,andclouds.
ThenIsurveyedtheheightofthiswater;andit
waselevatedabovethevillage.
6.Itflowedoverthevillage,andstoodhigher
thantheearth.
7.Thenallthecowswhichwerecollectedthere,
whileIlookedonthem,weredrowned,swallowed
up,anddestroyedinthewater.
8.Buttheshipfloatedaboveit.Allthecows,
theelephants,thecamels,andtheasses,were
drownedontheearth,andallcattle.NorcouldI
perceivethem.Neitherweretheyabletogetout,
butperished,andsunkintothedeep.
9.AgainIlooked inthevisionuntilthose
cataractsfromthatloftyroofwereremoved,and
thefountainsoftheearthbecameequalized,while
otherdepthswereopened
;
10.Intowhichthewaterbegantodescend,until
thedrygroundappeared.
11.Theshipremainedontheearth ;thedark-
nessreceded ;anditbecamelight.
12.Thenthewhitecow,whichbecameaman,
wentoutoftheship,andthethreecowswithhim.
13.Oneofthethreecowswaswhite,resembling
thatcow ;oneofthemwasredasblood ;andoneof
themwasblack.Andthewhitecowleftthem.
CHAP.Lxxxriii. 127
14.Thenbeganwildbeastsandbirdstobring
forth.
15.Ofallthesethedifierentkindsassembled
together,lions,tigers,wolves,dogs,wildboars,foxes,
rabbits,andthehanzar,
16.Thesiset,theavest,kites,thephonkas,and
ravens.
17.Thenawhitecow^wasborninthemidstof
them.
18.Andtheybegantobiteeachother ;whenthe
whitecow,whichwasborninthemidstofthem,
broughtforthawildassandawhitecowatthe
sametime,andafterthatmanywildasses.Then
thewhitecow,^whichwasborn,broughtfortha
blackwildsowandawhitesheep.^
19.Thatwildsowalsobroughtforthmanyswine;
20.Andthatsheepbroughtforthtwelvesheep.*
21.Whenthosetwelvesheepgrewup,they
deliveredoneofthem
^
totheasses.^
22.Againthoseassesdeliveredthatsheeptothe
wolves
;
''
23.Andhegrewupinthemidstofthem.
24.ThentheLordbroughttheelevenother
sheep,thattheymightdwellandfeedwithhiniin
themidstofthewolves.
1Abraham. 'Isaac.
•EsauandJacob.
*ThetwelvePatriarchs. »Joseph. 'TheMidianites.
7TheEgyptians.

177. 128 ENOCH.
25.Theymultiplied,andtherewasabundanceof
pastureforthem.
26.Butthewolvesbegantofrightenandoppress
them,whiletheydestroyedtheiryoungones.
27.Andtheylefttheiryoungintorrentsofdeep
water.
28.Nowthesheepbegantocryoutonaccount
oftheiryoung,andfledforrefugetotheirLord.
One
^
however,whichwassaved,escaped,andwent
awaytothewildasses.
29.Ibeheldthesheepmoaning,crying,and
petitioningtheirLord,
30.Withalltheirmight,untiltheLordofthe
sheepdescended attheirvoicefromUslofty
habitation
;wenttothem;andinspectedthem.
31.Hecalledtothatsheepwhichhadsecretly
stolenawayfromthewolves,andtoldhimtomake
thewolvesunderstandthattheywerenottotouch
thesheep.
32.Thenthatsheepwenttothewolveswiththe
wordoftheLord,whenanothermethim,^and
proceededwithhim.
33.Bothofthemtogetherenteredthedwelling
ofthewolves;andconversingwiththemmade
themunderstand, thatfromthenceforwards they
werenottotouchthesheep.
34.Afterwards Iperceivedthewolvesgreatly
>Moses.
'Aaron.
CHAP.LXXXVIJI. 129
prevailingoverthesheepwiththeirwholeforce.
Thesheepcriedout;andtheirLordcameto
them.
35.Hebegantostrikethewolves,whocom-
mencedagrievouslamentation ;butthesheepwere
silent,norfromthattimedidtheycryout.
36.Ithenlookedatthem,untiltheydeparted
fromthewolves. Theeyesofthewolveswere
blind,whowentoutandfollowedthemwithall
theirmight.ButtheLordofthesheepproceeded
withthem,andconductedthem.
37.Allhissheepfollowedhim.
38.Hiscountenancewasterrificandsplendid,
andgloriouswashisaspect.Yetthewolvesbegan
tofollowthesheep,untiltheyovertookthemina
certainlakeofwater.^
39.Thenthatlakebecamedivided;thewater
standinguponbothsidesbeforetheirface.
40.AndwhiletheirLordwasconductingthem,
heplacedhimselfbetweenthemandthewolves.
,
41.Thewolveshoweverperceivednotthesheep,
butwentintothemidstofthelake,followingthem,
andrunningafterthemintothelakeofwater.
42.ButwhentheysawtheLordofthesheep,
theyturnedtoflyfrombeforehisface.
43.Thenthewaterofthelakereturned,andthat
suddenly,accordingtoitsnature. Itbecamefull,
'TheRedSea.

179. lUO ENOCH.
andwasraisedup,untilitcoveredthewolves.And
Isawthatallofthemwhichhadfollowedthesheep
perished,andweredrowned.
44.Butthesheeppassedoverthiswater,pro-
ceedingtoawilderness,whichwaswithoutboth
waterandgrass.Andtheybegantoopentheir
eyesandtosee.
'
45.ThenIbeheldtheLordofthesheepinspect-
ingthem,andgivingthemwaterandgrass.
46.'Thesheepalreadymentionedwasproceeding
withthem,andconductingthem.
47.Andwhenhehadascendedthetopofalofty
rock,theLordofthesheepsenthimtothem.
48.Afterwards IperceivedtheirLordstanding
beforethem,withanaspectterrificandsevere.
49.Andwhentheyallbeheldhim,theywere
frightenedathiscountenance.
50.Allofthemwerealarmed,andtrembled.
Theycriedoutafterthatsheep
;andtotheother
sheepwhohadbeenwithhim,andwhowasinthe
midstofthem,saying,Wearenotabletostand
beforeourLord,ortolookuponhim.
51.Thenthatsheepwhoconductedthemwent
away,andascendedthetopoftherock
;
52.Whentherestof
thesheepbegantogrow
blind,andtowanderfromthepathwhichhehad
shownthem ;butheknewitnot.
53.TheirLordhoweverwasmovedwithgreat
CHAP.LXXXVIII. 131
indignationagainstthem
;andwhenthatsheephad
learnedwhathadhappened,
54.Hedescendedfromthetopoftherock,and
comingtothem,foundthatthereweremany,
55.Whichhadbecomeblind
;
56.Andhadwanderedfromhispath.Assoon
astheybeheldhim,theyfeared,andtrembledathis
presence
;
57.Andbecamedesirousofreturningtotheirfold.
58.Thenthatsheep,takingwithhimother
sheep,wenttothosewhichhadwandered.
59.Andafterwardsbegantokillthem.They
wereterrifiedathiscountenance. Thenhecaused
thosewhichhadwanderedtoreturn
;whowentback
totheirfold.
60.Ilikewisesawthereinthevision,thatthis
sheepbecameaman,builtanhousefortheLordof
thesheep,andmadethemallstandinthathouse.
61.Iperceivedalsothatthesheepwhichpro-
ceededtomeetthissheep,theirconductor,died. I
saw,too,thatallthegreatsheepperished,while
smalleronesroseupintheirplace,enteredintoa
pasture,andapproachedariverofwater.^
62.Thenthatsheep,theirconductor,whobecame
aman,wasseparatedfromthem,anddied.
63.Allthesheepsoughtafterhim,andcriedfor
himwithbitterlamentation.
'TheriverJordan.

181. 132 ENOCH.
64.Isawlikewisethattheyceasedtocryafter
thatsheep,andpassedovertheriverofwater.
65.Andthattherearoseothersheep,allofwhom
conductedthem,^insteadofthosewhoweredead,
andwhohadpreviouslyconductedthem.
66.ThenIsawthatthesheepenteredintoa
goodlyplace,andaterritorydelectableandglorious.
67.Isawalsothattheybecamesatiated ;that
theirhousewasinthemidstofadelectable terri-
tory:andthatsometimestheireyeswereopened,
andthatsometimesthevwereblind
;untilanother
sheep
^aroseandconductedthem.Hebrought
tbemallback ;andtheireyeswereopened.
68.Thendogs,foxes,andwildboarsbeganto
devourthem,untilagainanothersheep
*arose,the
masteroftheflock,oneofthemselves,aram,to
conductthem.Thisrambegantobuttonevery
sidethosedogs,foxes,andwildboars,untiltheyall
perished.
69.Buttheformersheepopenedhiseyes,and
sawtheraminthemidstofthem,whohadlaid
asidehisglory.
70.Andhebegantostrikethesheep,treading
uponthem,andbehavinghimselfwithoutdignity.
71.ThentheirLordsenttheformersheepagain
toastilldifferent*sheep,^andraisedhimuptobe
TheJudgesofIsrael.
Saul.
*another.
'Samuel.
'David.
CHAP.LXXXVIir. 133
aram,andtoconducttheminsteadofthatsheep
whohadlaidasidehisglory.
72.Goingthereforetohim,andconversingwith
himalone,heraisedupthatram,andmadehima
princeandleaderoftheflock.Allthetimethat
thedogs
^troubledthesheep,
73.Thefirstrampaidrespecttothislatterram.
74.Thenthelatterramarose,andfledawayfrom
beforehisface.AndIsawthatthosedogscaused
thefirstramtofall.
75.Butthelatterramarose,andconductedthe
smallersheep.
76.Thatramlikewisebegatmanysheep,anddied,
77.Thentherewasasmallersheep,^aram,
insteadofhim,whichbecameaprinceandleader,
conductingtheflock.
78.Andthesheepincreasedinsize,andmulti-
plied.
79.Andallthedogs,foxes,andwildboarsfeared,
andfledawayfromhim.
80.Thatramalsostruckandkilledallthewild
beasts,sothattheycouldnotagainprevailinthe
midstofthesheep,noratanytimeeversnatch
tnemaway.
81.Andthathousewasmadelargeandwide ;a
loftytowerbeingbuiltuponitbythesheep,forthe
Lordofthesheep.
ThePhilistines.
Solomon.

183. 134 ENOCH.
82.Thehousewaslow,butthetowerwaselevated
andveryhigh.
83.ThentheLordofthesheepstooduponthat
tower,andcausedafulltabletoapproachbeforehim.
84.AgainIsawthatthosesheepwandered,and
wentvariousways,forsakingthattheirhouse
;
85.AndthattheirLordcalledtosomeamong
them,whomhesent
^tothem.
86.Butthesethesheepbegantokill.Andwhen
oneofthemwassavedfromslaughter,*^heleaped,
andcriedoutagainstthosewhoweredesirousof
killinghim.
87.ButtheLordofthesheepdeliveredhimfrom
theirhands,andmadehimascendtohim,and
remainwithhim.
88.Hesentalsomanyotherstothem,totestify,
andwithlamentationstoexclaimagainstthem.
89.AgainIsaw,whensomeofthemforsookthe
houseoftheirLord,andhistower ;wanderingonall
sides,andgrowingblind,
90.IsawthattheLordofthesheepmadea
greatslaughteramongthemintheirpasture,until
theycriedouttohiminconsequence ofthat
slaughter.Thenhedepartedfromtheplaceofhis
habitation,andlefttheminthepoweroflions,
tigers,wolves,andthezeebt,andinthepowerof
foxes,andofeverybeast.
•Theprophets.
»Elijah.
CHAP.LXXXVIII. 135
91.Andthewildbeastsbegantotearthem.
92.Isaw,too,thatheforsookthehouseoftheir
fathers,andtheirtower
;
givingthemallintothe
poweroflionstotearanddevourthem ;intothe
powerofeverybeast.
93.Then1begantocryoutwithallmymight,
imploringtheLordofthesheep,andshowinghim
howthesheepweredevouredbyallthebeastsof
prey.
94.Buthelookedoninsilence,rejoicingthat
theyweredevoured,swallowedup,andcarriedoff
;
andleavingtheminthepowerofeverybeastfor
food.Hecalledalsoseventyshepherds,andre-
signedtothemthecareofthesheep,thatthey
mightoverlookthem
;
95.Sayingtothemandtotheirassociates,Every
oneofyouhenceforwards overlookthesheep,and
whatsoeverIcommandyou,do;andIwilldeliver
themtoyounumbered.^
96.Iwilltellyouwhichofthemshallbeslain
;
thesedestroy.Andhedeliveredthesheeptotliem.
97.Thenhecalledtoanother,andsaid,Under-
stand,andwatcheverythingwhichtheshepherds
shalldotothesesheep ;formanymoreofthem
shallperishthanIhavecommanded.
98.Ofeveryexcessandslaughter,whichthe
shepherdsshallcommit,the7-eshallbeanaccount
;
'wilhnumher.

185. 136 ENOCH.
as,howmanymayhaveperishedbymycommand,
andhowmanytheymayhavedestroyedoftheir
ownheads.
99.Ofallthedestructionhroughtabouthyeach
oftheshepherdsthereshallbeanaccount;and
accordingtothenumberIwillcausearecitaltobe
madebeforeme,howmanytheyhavedestroyedof
theirownheads,andhowmanytheyhavedelivered
uptodestruction,thatImayhavethistestimony
againstthem ;thatImayknowalltheirproceed-
ings ;andthat,delivering thesheeptothem,Imay
seewhattheywilldo;whethertheywillactasI
havecommandedthem,ornot.
100.Of
this,however,theyshallbeignorant
;
neithershaltthoumakeanyexplanation tothem,
neithershaltthoureprovethem ;butthereshall
beanaccountofallthedestructiondonebythem
intheirrespective seasons.Thentheybeganto
kill,anddestroymorethanitwascommanded
them.
101.Andtheyleftthesheepinthepowerof
lions,sothatverymanyofthemweredevouredand
swallowedupbylionsandtigers
;andwildboars
preyeduponthem. Thattowertheyburnt,and
overthrewthathouse.
102.ThenIgrievedextremelyonaccountofthe
tower,andbecausethehouseofthesheepwasover-
thrown.
CHAP.LXXXVIIJ. 137
103.NeitherwasIafterwardsabletoperceive
whethertheyagainenteredthathouse.
104.Theshepherdslikewise,andtheirassociates,
deliveredthemtoallthewildbeasts,thatthey
mightdevourthem.Eachoftheminhisseason,
accordingtohisnumber,wasdeliveredup
;eachof
them,onewithanother,wasdescribedinabook,
howmanyofthem,onewithanother,werede-
stroyed,inabook.
105.More,however,thanwasordered,every
shepherdkilledanddestroyed.
106.ThenIbegantoweep,andwasgreatlyin-
dignant,onaccountofthesheep.
107.InlikemanneralsoIsawinthevision
himwhowrote,howhewrotedownone,de-
stroyedbytheshepherds,everyday.Heascended,
remained,andexhibitedeachofhisbookstothe
Lordofthesheep,containing allwhichtheyhad
done,andallwhicheachofthemhadmadeaway
with
;
108.Andallwhichtheyhaddeliveredupto
destruction.
109.Hetookthebookupinhishands,readit,
sealedit,anddeposited it.
110.Afterthis,Isawshepherdsoverlooking for
twelvehours.
111.Andbeholdthreeofthesheep
^departed,
'Zerubbabel,Joshua,audNehemiah.

187. 138 ENOCH.
arrived,wentin;andbeganbuildingallwhichwas
fallendownofthathouse.
112.Butthewildboars^hinderedthem,although
theyprevailednot.
113.Againtheybegantobuildasbefore,and
raisedupthattower,whichwascalledalofty
tower.
114.Andagaintheybegantoplacebeforethe
toweratable,witheveryimpureanduncleankind
ofbreaduponit.
115.Moreoveralsoallthesheepwereblind,and
couldnotsee;asweretheshepherdslikewise.
116.Thusweretheydelivereduptotheshep-
herdsforagreatdestruction,whotrodthemunder
foot,anddevouredthem.
117.YetwastheirLordsilent,untilallthesheep
inthefieldweredestroyed.Theshepherdsandthe
sheepwereallmixedtogether;buttheydidnot
savethemfromthepowerofthebeasts.
118.Thenhewhowrotethebookascended,ex-
hibited it,andreaditattheresidenceoftheLord
ofthesheep.Hepetitionedhimforthem,and
prayed,pointingouteveryactoftheshepherds,
andtestifyingbeforehimagainstthemall.Then
takingthebook,hedeposited itwithhim,and
departed.
TheSamaritans.
CHAP.LXXXIX. 139
CHAP.LXXXIX.
1.AndIobservedduringthetime,thatthus
thirty-seven
^shepherdswereoverlooking, allof
whomfinishedintheirrespectiveperiodsasthe
first.Othersthenreceivedthemintotheirhands,
thattheymightoverlookthemintheirrespective
periods,everyshepherdinhisownperiod.
2.AfterwardsIsawinthevision,thatallthe
birdsofheavenarrived ;eagles,theavest,kitesand
ravens.Theeagleinstructedthemall.
3.Theybegantodevourthesheep,topeckout
theireyes,andtoeatuptheirbodies.
4.Thesheepthencriedout;fortheirbodieswere
devouredbythebirds.
5.Ialsocriedout,andgroanedinmysleep
againstthatshepherdwhichoverlookedtheflock.
6.AndIlooked,whilethesheepwereeatenup
bythedogs,bytheeagles,andbythekites.They
neitherleftthemtheirbody,northeirskin,nor
theirmuscles,untiltheirbonesaloneremained;
untiltheirbonesfellupontheground.Andthe
sheepbecamediminished.
7.Iobserved likewiseduringthetime,that
twenty-three shepherds
^wereoverlooking
;who
'Anapparenterrorforthirty-five. Seeverse7.Thekingsof
JudahandIsrael.
'ThekingsofBabylon, etc.,duringandafterthecaptivity.
Thenumbersthirty-^ieandtwenty-threemakefifty-eight;and
notthirty-set'CM,aserroneouslyputinthefirstverse.

189. 140 ENOCH.
completed intheirrespectiveperiods fifty-eight
periods.
8.Thenweresmalllambsbornofthosewhite
sheep ;whobegantoopentheireyesandtosee,
cryingouttothesheep.
9.Thesheep,however,criednotouttothem,
neitherdidtheyhearwhattheyutteredtothem
;
butweredeaf,blind,andobdurateinthegreatest
degrees.
10.Isawinthevisionthatravensflewdown
uponthoselambs
;
11.Thattheyseizedoneofthem
;andthattear-
ingthesheepinpieces,theydevouredthem.
12.Isawalso,thathornsgrewuponthoselambs
;
andthattheravenslighteddownupontheir
horns.
13.Isaw,too,thatalargehornsproutedouton
ananimal
^amongthesheep,andthattheireyes
wereopened.
14.Helookedatthem. Theireyeswerewide
open
;andhecriedouttothem.
15.Thenthedabela^sawhim;allofwhomran
tohim.
16.Andbesides this,alltheeagles,theavest,
theravensandthekites,werestillcarryingoffthe
sheep,flyingdownuponthem,anddevouringthem.
'onone.
'Theibex,probablysymbolizingAlexandertheGreat.
CHAP.LXXXIX. Ill
Thesheepweresilent,butthedabelalamentedand
criedout.
17.Thentheravenscontended,andstruggled
withthem.
18.Theywishedamongthemtobreakhishorn
;
buttheyprevailednotoverhim.
19.Ilookedonthem,untiltheshepherds,the
eagles,theavest,andthekitescame.
20.Whocriedouttotheravenstobreakthe
hornofthedabela ;tocontendwithhim;andto
killhim.Buthestruggledwiththem,andcried
out,thathelpmightcometohim.
21.ThenIperceivedthatthemancamewhohad
writtendownthenamesoftheshepherds,andwho
ascendedupbeforetheLordofthesheep.
22.Hebroughtassistance,andcausedeveryone
toseehimdescendingtothehelpofthedabela.
23.IperceivedlikewisethattheLordofthe
sheepcametotheminwrath,whileallthosewho
sawhimfledaway ;allfelldowninhistabernacle
beforehisface;whilealltheeagles,theavest,
ravens,andkitesassembled,andbroughtwiththem
allthesheepofthefield.
24.Allcametogether,andstrovetobreakthe
hornofthedabela.
25.ThenIsaw,thattheman,whowrotethe
bookatthewordoftheLord,openedthebookof
destruction, ofthatdestructionwhichthelast

191. 142 ENOCH.
twelvesliepherda
^wrought ;andpointedoutbefore
theLordofthesheep,thattheydestroyedmore
thanthosewhoprecededthem.
26.IsawalsothattheLordofthesheepcame
tothem,andtakinginhishandthesceptreofhis
wrathseizedtheearth,whichbecamerentasunder
;
whileallthebeastsandbirdsofheavenfellfrom
thesheep,andsunkintotheearth,whichclosed
overthem.
27.Isaw,too,thatalargeswordwasgivento
thesheep,whowentforthagainstallthebeastsof
thefieldtoslaythem.
28.Butallthebeastsandbirdsofheavenfled
awayfrombeforetheirface.
29.AndIsawathroneerectedinadelectable
land;
30.UponthissattheLordofthesheep,who
receivedallthesealedbooks
;
31.Whichwereopenbeforehim.
32.ThentheLordcalledthefirstsevenwhite
ones,andcommandedthemtobringbeforehim
thefirstofthefirststars,whichprecededthestars
whoseformpartlyresembledthatofhorses ;the
firststar,whichfelldownfirst ;andtheybrought
themallbeforehim.
33.Andhespoketothemanwhowroteinhis
'ThenativeprincesofJudahafteritsdeliveryfromtheSyrian
yoke.
CHAP.LXXXIX. 143
presence,whowasoneofthesevenwhiteones,say-
ing.Takethoseseventyshepherds,towhomIde-
liveredupthesheep,andwhoreceivingthemkilled
moreofthemthanIcommanded. Behold,Isaw
themallbound,andallstandingbeforehim.First
cameonthetrialofthestars,which,beingjudged,
andfoundguilty,wenttotheplaceofpunishment.
Theythrustthemintoajohce,deep,andfullof
flaming fire,andfullofpillarsoffire.Thenthe
seventyshepherdswerejudged,andbeingfound
guilty,werethrustintotheflamingabyss.
34.AtthattimelikewiseIperceived,thatone
abysswasthusopenedinthemidstoftheearth,
whichwasfulloffire.
35.Andtothiswerebroughttheblindsheep
;
whichbeingjudged,andfoundguilty,wereall
thrustintothatabyssoffireontheearth,and
burnt.
36.Theabysswasontherightofthathouse.
37.AndIsawthesheepburning,andtheirbones
consuming.
38.Istoodbeholdinghimimmergethatancient
house,whiletheybroughtoutitspillars,every
plantinit,andtheivoryinfolding it.Theybrought
itout,anddepositeditinaplaceontherightside
oftheearth.
39.Ialsosaw,thattheLordofthesheeppro-
ducedanewhouse,great,andloftierthanthe

193. 144
ENOCH.
former,whichheboundedbytheformercircular
spot.Allitspillarswerenew,anditsivorynew,
aswellasmoreabundantthantheformerancient
ivory,whichbehadbroughtout.
40.Andwhileallthesheepwhichwereleftwere
inthemidstofit,allthebeastsoftheearth,and
allthebirdsofheaven,felldownandworshipped
them,petitioning them,andobeyingthemin
everything.
41.Thenthosethree,whowereclothedinwhite,
andwho,holdingmebymyhand,hadbeforecaused
metoascend,whilethehandofhimwhospokeheld
me;raisedmeup,andplacedmeinthemidstof
thesheep,beforethejudgmenttookplace.
42.Thesheepwereallwhite,withwoollongand
pure.Thenallwhohadperished,andhadbeen
destroyed,everybeastofthefield,andeverybirdof
heaven,assembledinthathouse :whiletheLordof
thesheeprejoicedwithgreatjoy,becauseallwere
good,andhadcomebackagaintohisdwelling.
43.AndIsawthattheylaiddownthesword
whichhadbeengiventothesheep,andreturnedit
tohishouse,sealingitupinthepresenceofthe
Lord.
. , J
•
44.Allthesheepwouldhavebeeninclosedin
thathouse,haditbeencapableofcontainingthem
;
^
andtheeyesofallwereopen,gazingonthegood
'
wereinclosedinthathouse,anditdidnotcontainthem.
CHAP.LXXXIX. 145
One;norwasthereoneamongthemwhodidnot
beholdhim.
45.Ilikewiseperceivedthatthehousewaslarge,
wide,andextremelyfull. Isaw,too,thatawhite
cowwasborn,whosehornsweregreat ;andthatall
thebeastsofthefield,andallthebirdsofheaven,
werealarmedathim,andentreatedhimatall
times.
46.ThenIsawthatthenatureofallofthemwas
changed,andthattheybecamewhitecows
;
47.Andthatthefirst,whowasinthemidstof
them,spoke,^whenthatwordbecamealargebeast,
upontheheadofwhichweregreatandblack
horns
;
48.WhiletheLordofthesheeprejoicedover
them,andoverallthecows.
49.Ilaydowninthemidstofthem :Iawoke
;
andsawthewhole.ThisisthevisionwhichIsaw,
lyingdownandwaking.ThenIblessedtheLord
ofrighteousness,andgaveglorytoHim.
50.AfterwardsIweptabundantly,nordidmy
tearscease,sothatIbecameincapableofenduring
it.WhileIwaslookingon,theyflowed
'^
onaccount
ofwhatIsaw
;forallwascomeandgoneby
;every
individualcircumstance respectingtheconductof
mankindwasseenbyme.
51.InthatnightIrememberedmyformer
•becameaword.
'descended.

195. 146 ENOCH.
dream ;andthereforeweptandwastroubled,be-
causeIhadseenthatvision.
CHAP.XC.[SECT.XVIII.1]
1.Andnow,mysonMathusala,calltomeallthy
brethren,andassembleformeallthechildrenof
thymother ;foravoicecallsme,andthespiritis
pouredoutuponme,thatImayshowyouevery-
thingwhichshallhappentoyouforever.
2.ThenMathusalawent,calledtohimallhis
brethren,andassembledhiskindred.
3.Andconversingwithallhischildrenintruth,
4.Enochsaid.Hear,mychildren,everywordof
yourfather,andlisteninuprightnesstothevoice
ofmymouth; forIwouldgainyourattention,
whileIaddressyou.Mybeloved,beattachedto
integrity,andwalkinit.
5.Approachnotintegritywithadoubleheart;
norbeassociatedwithdouble-mindedmen
:but
walk,mychildren,inrighteousness, whichwill
conductyouingoodpaths;andbetruthyour
companion.
6.ForIknow,thatoppression willexistand
prevailonearth
;thatonearthgreatpunishment
shallintheendtakeplace ;andthatthereshall
beaconsummation ofalliniquity,whichshallbe
>ParisMS.
CHAP.XC. 147
cutofffromitsroot,andeveryfabricraisedbyit
shallpassaway.
'
Iniquity,however,shallagainbe
renewed,andconsummatedonearth.Everyactof
crime,andeveryactofoppressionandimpiety,
shallbeasecondtimeembraced.
7.Whentherefore iniquity, sin,blasphemy,
tyranny,andeveryevilwork,shallincrease,and
whentransgression, impiety,anduncleanness also
shallincrease,thenuponthemallshallgreat
punishmentbeinflictedfromheaven.
8.TheholyLordshallgoforthinwrath,and
uponthemallshallgreatpunishmentfromheaven
beinflicted.^
9.TheholyLordshallgoforthinwrath,and
withpunishment,thathemayexecutejudgment
uponearth.
10.Inthosedaysoppressionshallbecutofffrom
itsroots,andiniquitywithfraudshallbeeradicated,
perishingfromunderheaven.
11.Everyplaceofstrength
^shallbesurrendered
withitsinhabitants;withfireshallitbeburnt.
Theyshallbebroughtfromeverypartoftheearth,
andbecastintoajudgmentoffire.Theyshall
perishinwrath,andbyajudgmentoverpowering
them
^forever.
ThisverseiswantingintheParisMS.astranscribedby
Woide. ItseemsintheBodleianMS.tobeamerelapseoftlie
transcriber,whowrotethesamewordstwiceover.
^tower,palace,01temple. >
powerfuljudgment.

197. 148 ENOCH.
12.Eighteousness shallberaisedupfrom
slumber ;andwisdomsballberaisedup,andcon-
ferreduponthem.
13.Thenshalltherootsofiniquitybecutoff
;
sinnersperishbythesword ;andblasphemersbe
annihilatedeverywhere.^
14.Thosewhomeditateoppression,andthose
whoblaspheme,bytheswordshallperish.^
15.Andnow,mychildren,Iwilldescribeand
pointouttoyouthepathofrighteousnessandthe
pathofoppression.
16.Iwillagainpointthemouttoyou,thatyou
mayknowwhatistocome.
17.Herenow,mychildren,andwalkinthepath
ofrighteousness,butshunthatofoppression; for
allwhowalkinthepathofiniquityshallperish
forever.
'cut
off.
*Betweenthe14thand15tliversesofthischaptersisothers
areinsertedbothintheBodleianandParisMSS.,whichIhave
transposedsoastoconstitutethe13th,14th,15th,I6th,17th,and
18thversesoftheninety-second chapter. Thistransposition
seemedabsolutelynecessarytomakesenseofthatchapter;in
which,aftertheenumeration ofsevenweeks,orperiods,the
accountoftheeighth,ninth,andtenthweeks,containedinthe
versestransposed,seemednecessarytocompletethenarrative.
Heretheyareclearlyunconnectedandmisplaced.
CHAP.XCI.XCII. 149
CHAP.XCI.[SECT.XIX.i]
1.ThatwhichwaswrittenbyEnoch.Hewrote
allthisinstructionofwisdomforeverymanof
dignity,andeveryjudgeoftheearth;forallmy
childrenwhoshalldwelluponearth,andforsubse-
quentgenerations,conductingthemselvesuprightly
andpeaceably.
2.Letnotyourspiritbegrievedonaccountof
thetimes ;fortheholy,theGreatOne,haspre-
scribedaperiod
^
toall.
3.Lettherighteousmanarisefromslumber ;let
himarise,andproceedinthepathofrighteousness,
inallitspaths ;andlethimadvance
*ingoodness
andineternalclemency. Mercyshallbeshowed
totherighteousman ;uponhimshallbeconferred
integrityandpowerforever.Ingoodnessandin
righteousness shallheexist,andshallwalkin
everlasting light;butsinshallperishineternal
darkness,norbeseenfromthistimeforwardfor
evermore.
CHAP.XCIL
1.Afterthis,Enochbegantospeakfromabook.
2.AndEnochsaid.Concerningthechildrenof
riglifeousness, concerningtheelectoftheworld,
'ParisMS. 'hasgivendays.
*hisgoingsbe.

199. 150 ENOCH.
andconcerning theplantofrighteousness and
integrity.
3.ConcerningthesethingswillIspeak,andthese
thingswillIexplaintoyou,mychildren:Iwho
amEnoch,Inconsequenceofthatwhichhasbeen
showntome,frommyheavenlyvisionandfromthe
voiceoftheholyangelshaveIacquiredknowledge;
andfromthetabletofheavenhaveIacquired
understanding.
4.Enochthenbegantospeakfromabook,and
said,Ihavebeenborntheseventhinthefirst
week,whilejudgmentandrighteousnesswaitwith
patience.
5.Butafterme,inthesecondweek,greatwicked-
nessshallarise,andfraudshallspringforth.
6.Inthatweek
^theendofthefirstshalltake
place,inwhichmankindshallbesafe.
7.Butwhen thefirstiscompleted,^ iniquity
shallgrowup
;andheshallexecutethedecreeupon
sinners.^
8.Afterwards, inthethirdweek,during its
completion,aman*oftheplantofrighteousjudg-
mentshallbeselected ;andafterhimtheplantof
ri2;hteousness shallcomeforever.
9.Subsequently, inthefourthweek,duringits
completion,thevisionsoftheholyandtherighteous
'init.
'Thedeluge.
'
afterithasbeencompleted.
*Abraham.
CHAP.XCII. 151
shallbeseen,theorderofgenerationaftergenera-
tionshalltakeplace,andanhabitationshallbe
madeforthem.^Theninthefifthweek,during
itscompletion,thehouseofgloryandofdominion
^
shallbeerectedforever.
10.Afterthat,inthesixthweek,allthosewho
areinitshallbedarkened,theheartsofallofthem
shallbeforgetfulofwisdom,andinitshallaman
^
ascend.
11.Andduringitscompletionheshallburnthe
houseofdominionwithfire,andalltheraceofthe
electrootshallbedispersed.*
12.Afterwards,intheseventhweek,aperverse
generationshallarise
;abundantshallbeitsdeeds
andallitsdeedsperverse.Duringitscompletion,
therighteousshallbeselectedfromtheeverlasting
plantofrighteousness
;andtothemshallbegiven
thesevenfolddoctrineofhiswholecreation.
13.Afterwardsthereshallbeanotherweek,the
eighthofrighteousness, towhichshallbegiven'a
swordtoexecutejudgmentandjusticeuponall
oppressors.
14.Sinnersshallbedeliveredupintothehands
oftherighteous,whoduringitscompletion shall
acquirehalj^'tionsbytheirrighteousness
;andthe
houseofthegreatKingshallbeestablishedfor
>TheLaw.
'Nebuchadnezzar.
*TempleofSolomon.
*Babyloniancaptivity.

201. 152 ENOCH.
celebrationsforever. After,this,intheninthweek,
shallthejudgmentofrighteousnessberevealedto
thewholeworld.
15.Everyworkoftheungodlyshalldisappear
fromthewholeearth ;theworldshallbemarked
fordestruction ;andallmenshallbeonthelookout
forthepathofintegrity.
16.Andafterthis,ohtheseventhdayofthe
tenthweek,thereshallbeaneverlastingjudgment,
whichshallbeexecutedupontheWatchers ;anda
spaciouseternalheavenshallspringforthinthe
midstoftheangels.
17.Theformerheavenshalldepartandpass
away ;anewheavenshallappear ;andalltheceles-
tialpowersshinewithsevenfoldsplendourforever.
Afterwards likewiseshalltherebemanyweeks,
whichshallexternally existingoodnessandin
righteousness.
18.Neithershallsinbenamedthereforeverand
forever.^
19.Whoisthereofallthechildrenofmen,
capableofhearingthevoiceoftheHolyOnewithout
emotion?
20.Whoistherecapableofthinkinghisthoughts?
Theprecedingsixverses,viz.13th,14th,15th,16th,17th,
and18th,aretakenfrombetweenthe14thand15thversesofthe
nineteenthchapter,wheretheyaretobefoundintheMSS.But
thesenseinthisplaceseemedsomanifestlytorequirethemhere,
thatIhaveventuredtotiansposethem.
CHAP.XCIII. 153
Whocapableofcontemplating alltheworkmanship
ofheaven?Whoofcomprehending thedeedsof
heaven?
21.Hemaybehold itsanimation,butnotits
spirit.Hemaybecapableofconversingrespecting
it,butnotofascending toit.Hemayseeallthe
boundaries ofthesethings,andmeditateupon
them;buthecanmakenothinglikethem.
22.Whoofall.menisabletounderstandthe
breadthandlengthoftheearth?
23.Bywhomhavebeenseenthedimensionsof
allthesethings?Isiteverymanwhoiscapable
ofcomprehending theextentofheaven;whatits
elevation is,andbywhatitissupported?
24.Howmanyarethenumbersofthestars;and
wherealltheluminariesremainatrest?
CHAP.XCIII.
1.Andnowletmeexhortyou,mychildren,to
loverighteousness,andtowalkinit;forthepaths
ofrighteousness areworthyofacceptation; but
thepathsofiniquityshallsuddenly fail,andbe
diminished.
2.Tomenofnoteintheirgenerationthepaths
ofoppr.aonanddeatharerevealed
;buttheykeep
farfromthem,anddonotfollowthem.
3.Now,too,letmeexhortyouwhoarerighteous,
nottowalkinthepathsofevilandoppression,nor

203. 154 ENOCH.
inthepathsofdeath.Approachthemuot,thatyou
maynotperish ;butcovet,
4.Andchooseforyourselvesrighteousness,and
agoodlife.
5.Walkinthepathsofpeace,thatyoumaylive,
andbefoundworthy. Ketainmywordsinyour
inmostthoughts,andobliteratethemnotfromyour
hearts :forIknowthatsinnerscounselmento
commitcrimecraftily.Theyarenotfoundinevery
place,nordoeseverycounselpossessalittleofthem.
6.Woetothosewhobuildupiniquityand
oppression,andwholaythefoundationoffraud
;
forsuddenlyshalltheybesubverted,andnever
obtainpeace.
7.Woetothosewhobuilduptheirhouseswith
crime ;forfromtheirveryfoundations shalltheir
houses
^bedemolished,andbytheswordshallthey
themselves fall.Those,too,whoacquiregoldand
silver,shalljustlyandsuddenlyperish.Woetoyou
whoarerich,forinyourricheshaveyoutrusted
;
butfromyourrichesyoushallberemoved
;because
youhavenotrememberedtheMostHighinthe
daysofyourprosperity: [youshallberemoved,
becauseyouhavenotrememberedtheMostHighin
thedaysofyourprosperity.^]
they.
"Theselinesareevidentlyarepetition ofthepreceding,
fromanerrorinthetranscription. Theydouotoccurinthe
ParisMS.
CHAP.xcir. 155
8.Youhavecommittedblasphemyandiniquity
;
and.aredestinedtothedayoftheefifusionofblood,
tothedayofdarkness,andtothedayofthegreat
judgment.
9.ThisIdeclareandpointouttoyou,thathe
whocreatedyouwilldestroyyou.
10.Whenyoufall,hewillnotshowyoumercy
;
butyourCreatorwillrejoiceinyourdestruction.
11.Letthose,then,whoshallberighteousamong
youinthosedays,detestsinners,andtheungodly.
CHAP.XCIV.
1. thatmyeyeswerecloudsofwater,thatI
mightweepoveryou,andpourforthmytearslike
rain,^andrestfromthesorrowofmyheart
!
2.Whohaspermittedyoutohateandtotrans-
gress?Judgmentshallovertakeyou,yesinners.
3.Therighteous shallnotfearthewicked
;
becauseGodwillagainbringthemintoyourpower,
thatyoumayavengeyourselvesofthemaccording
toyourpleasure.
4.Woetoyouwhoshallbesoboundbyexe-
crations,thatyoucannotbereleasedfromthem
;
theremedybeingfarremovedfromyouonaccount
ofyoursins.Woetoyouwhorecompenseyour
'acloudofwater.

205. 156 ENOCH.
neighbourwithevil;foryoushallberecompensed
accordingtoyourworks.
5.Woetoyou,yefalsewitnesses,youwhoaggra-
vateiniquity
;foryoushallsuddenlyperish.
6,Woetoyou,yesinners; foryourejectthe
righteous; foryoureceiveorrejectatpleasure
thosewhocommitiniquity ;andtheiryokeshall
prevailoveryou.
CHAP.XCV.
1.Waitinhope,yerighteous ;forsuddenlyshall
sinnersperishfrombeforeyou,andyoushallexer-
cisedominionoverthem,accordingtoyourwill.
2.Inthedayofthesufferingsofsinnersyour
offspringshallbeelevated,andlifteduplikeeagles.
Yournestshallbemoreexaltedthanthatofthe
avest
;youshallascend,andenterintothecavities
oftheearth,andintothecleftsoftherocksfor
ever,likeconies,fromthesightoftheungodly
;
3.Whoshallgroanoveryou,andweeplike
sirens.
4.Youshallnotfearthosewhotroubleyou
;for
restoration shallbeyours;asplendidlightshall
shinearoundyou,andthevoiceoftranquillityshall
beheardfromheaven.Woetoyou,sinners ;for
yourwealthmakesyouresemblesaints,butyour
heartsreproachyou,hnoivingthatyouaresinners.
CHAP.XCVI. 157
Thiswordshalltestifyagainstyou,fortheremem-
branceofcrime.
5.Woetoyouwhofeeduponthegloryofthe
corn,anddrinkthestrengthofthedeepestspring,^
andintheprideofyourpowertreaddownthe
humble.
6.Woetoyouwhodrinkwateratpleasure ;
^
for
suddenlyshallyouberecompensed,consumed,and
withered,becauseyouhaveforsakenthefountainof
life.
7.Woetoyouwhoactiniquitously,fraudulently,
andblasphemously
;thereshallbearemembrance
againstyouforevil.
8.Woetoyou,yepowerful,whowithpower
strikedownrighteousness ;forthedayofyour
destruction shallcome ;whileatthatverytime
manyandgooddaysshallbetheportionofthe
righteous,^evenattheperiodofyourjudgment.
CHAP.XCVI.
1.Therighteousareconfidentthatsinnerswill
bedisgraced,andperishinthedayofiniquity.
2.Youshallyourselvesbeconsciousofit;for
theMostHighwillrememberyourdestruction,and
theangelsshallrejoiceoverit.Whatwillyoudo
yesinners,andwherewillyouflyinthedayof
'oftherootofthespring.
s
atalltimss.
'nhallcometotherighteous.

207. 158 ENOCH.
judgment,whenyoushallhearthewordsofthe
prayeroftherighteous?
3.Youarenotlikethemwhointhisrespect
witnessagainstyou
;
youareassociatesofsinners.
4.Inthosedaysshalltheprayersoftherighteous
comeupbeforetheLord.Whenthedayofyour
judgmentshallarrive;andeverycircumstance of
youriniquityberelatedbeforethegreatandthe
holyOne
;
5.Yourfacesshallbecoveredwithshame;while
everydeed,strengthenedbycrime,shallberejected.
6.Woeuntoyou,sinners,whointhemidstof
thesea,andondryland,arethoseagainstwhoman
evilrecordexists.Woetoyouwhosquandersilver
andgold,notobtainedinrighteousness,andsay.
Wearerich,possesswealth,andhaveacquired
everythingwhichwecandesire.
7.Nowthenwillwedowhatsoeverwearedis-
posedtodo;forwehaveamassedsilver
;ourbarns
arefull,andthehusbandmen ofourfamiliesare
likeoverflowingwater.^
8.Likewatershallyourfalsehoodpassaway
;
foryourwealthwillnotbepermanent,butshall
suddenly ascendfromyou,becauseyouhave
obtaineditalliniquitously ;toextrememaledic-
tionshallyoubedeliveredup.
9.AndnowIsweartoyou,yecrafty,aswellas
'
likemuchwater.
CHAP.XCVI. 159
simpleones ;thatyou,oftencontemplating the
earth,youwhoaremen,clotheyourselvesmore
elegantly
^thanmarriedwomen,andbothtogether
moresothanunmarriedones,everywherearraying
yourselvesinmajesty,inmagnificence,inauthority,
andinsilver :butgold,purple,honour,andwealth,
likewater,flowaway.
10.Eruditionthereforeandwisdomarenottheirs.
Thus
^
shalltheyperish,togetherwiththeirriches,
withalltheirglory,andwiththeirhonours
;
11.Whilewithdisgrace,withslaughter,andin
extremepenury,shalltheirspiritsbethrustintoa
furnaceoffire.
12.Ihavesworntoyou,yesinners,thatneither
moiintainnorhillhasbeenorshallbesubservient
^
towoman.
13.Neitherinthiswayhascrimebeensentdown
tous
*uponearth,butmenoftheirownheadshave
inventedit;andgreatlyshallthosewhogiveit
efficiencybeexecrated.
14.Barrennessshallnotbepreviouslyinflictedon
woman ;butonaccountoftheworkofherhands
shallshediechildless.
15.Ihavesworntoyou,yesinners,bytheholy
andtheGreatOne,thatallyourevildeedsare
'puteleganceuponyoumore.
'Andinit.
*anervant. Perhapsinfurnishingthemwithtreasures for
ornaments.
*hasourcrimebeengentdown.

209. IGO ENOCH.
disclosedintheheavens ;andthatnoneofyour
oppressiveactsareconcealedandsecret.
16.Thinknotinyourminds,neithersayinyour
hearts,thateverycrimeisnotmanifestedandseen.
InheavenitisdailywrittendownbeforetheMost
High.Henceforwards shallitbemanifested ;for
everyactofoppressionwhichyoucommitshallbe
dailyrecorded,untiltheperiodofyourcondemnation.
17.Woetoyou,yesimpleones,foryoushall
perishinyoursimplicity.Tothewiseyouwill
notlisten,andthatwhichisgoodyoushallnot
obtain.^
18.Nowthereforeknowthatyouaredestinedto
thedayofdestruction ;norhopethatsinnersshall
live
;butinprocessoftimeyoushalldie
;
^foryou
arenotmarked
^forredemption
;
19.Butaredestinedtothedayofthegreat
judgment,tothedayofdistress,andtheextreme
ignominyofyoursouls.
20.Woetoyou,yeobdurateinheart,whocommit
crime,andfeedonblood.Whence isitthatyou
feedongoodthings,drink,andaresatiated?Isit
notbecauseourLord,theMostHigh,hasabundantly
suppliedeverygoodthinguponearth?Toyou
thereshallnotbepeace.
21.Woetoyouwholovethedeedsofiniquity.
shallnotfindyou.
'youshallgoon,anddie.
'pointedout.
CHAP,cxrii. 161
Whydoyouhopeforthatwhichisgood?Know
thatyoushallbegivenupintothehandsofthe
righteous ;whoshallcutoffyournecks,slayyou,
andshowyounocompassion.
22.Woetoyouwhorejoiceinthetroubleofthe
righteous
;foragraveshallnotbedugforyou.
23.Woetoyouwhofrustratethewordofthe
righteous; fortoyouthereshallbenohopeof
life.
24.Woetoyouwhowritedownthewordof
falsehood,andthewordofthewicked; fortheir
falsehoodtheyrecord,thattheymayhearandnot
forgetfolly.
25.Tothemthereshallbenopeace ;butthey
shallsurelydiesuddenly.
CHAP.XCVII.
1.Woetothemwhoactimpiously,wholaudand
honourthewordoffalsehood.Youhavebeenlost
inperdition
;andhaveneverledavirtuouslife.
2.Woetoyouwhochangethewordsofintegrity.
Theytransgressagainsttheeverlastingdecree
;
3.Andcausetheheadsofthosewhoarenot
sinnerstobetroddendownupontheearth.
4.Inthosedaysyou, yerighteous,shallhave
beendeemedworthyofhavingyourprayersrise
upinremembrance
;andshallhavedepositedthem

211. 162 ENOCH.
intestimonybeforetheangels,thattheymight
recordthesinsofsinnersiuthepresenceofthe
MostHigh.
5.Inthosedaysthenationsshallheoverthrown
;
butthefamiliesofthenationsshallriseagaininthe
dayofperdition.
6.Inthosedaystheywhobecomepregnantshall
goforth,carryofftheirchildren,andforsakethem.
Theiroffspring shallslipfromthem,andwhile
sucklingthemshalltheyforsakethem ;theyshall
neverreturntothem,andneverinstruct their
beloved.
7.AgainIsweartoyou,yesinners,thatcrime
hasbeenpreparedforthedayofblood,whichnever
ceases.
8.Theyshallworshipstones,andengravegolden,
silver,andwoodenimages.Theyshallworship
impurespirits,demons,andeveryidol,intemples
;
butnohelpshallbeobtained forthem.^Their
heartsshallbecomeimpiousthroughtheirfolly,
andtheireyesbeblindedwithmentalsuperstition.^
Intheirvisionarydreamsshalltheybeimpiousand
superstitious,^ lyinginalltheiractions,andwor-
shippingastone.Altogethershalltheyperish.
9.Butinthosedaysblessedshalltheybe,to
whomthewordofwisdom isdelivered ;whopoint
'shallhefoundforthem.
"withthefearoftheirheart.
'andfear.
CHAP.XCVII.
1C3
outandpursuethepathoftheMostHigh ;who
walkinthewayofrighteousness,andwhoactnot
impiouslywiththeimpious.
10.Theyshallbesaved.
11.Woetoyouwhoexpandthecrimeofyour
neighbour; forinhellshallyoubeslain.
12.Woetoyouwholaythefoundationofsinand
deceit,andwhoarebitteronearth ;foronitshall
youbeconsumed.
13.Woetoyouwhobuildyourhousesbythe
labourofothers,everypartofwhichisconstructed
withbrick,!andwiththestoneofcrime ;Itellyou,
thatyoushallnotobtainpeace.
14.Woetoyouwhodespisetheextentofthe
everlastinginheritanceofyourfathers,whileyour
soulsfollowafteridols;fortoyouthereshallbeno
tranquillity.
15.Woetothemwhocommitiniquity,andgive
aidtoblasphemy,whoslaytheirneighbouruntil
thedayofthegreatjudgment ;foryourgloryshall
fall
;malevolenceshallHeputintoyourhearts,and
thespiritofhiswrathshallstiryouup,thatevery
oneofyoumayperishbythesword.
16.Thenshallalltherighteousandtheholy
rememberyourcrimes.
'everystructureofivliichishrich.

213. l&i ENOCH.
CHAP.XCVIll.
1.Inthosedaysshallfathersbestruckdown
withtheirchildreninthepresenceofeachother
;
^
andbrethrenwiththeirbrethrenshallfalldead:
untilarivershallflowfromtheirblood.
2.Foramanshallnotrestrainhishandfromhis
children,norfromhischildren'schildren ;hismercy
willbetokillthem.
^
3.Norshallthesinnerrestrainhishandfromhis
honouredbrother.Eromthedawnofdaytothe
settingsunshalltheslaughtercontinue.^Thehorse
shallwadeuptohisbreast,andthechariotshall
sinktoitsaxle,*inthebloodofsinners.
CHAP.XCIX.
1.Inthosedaystheangelsshalldescendinto
placesofconcealment,andgathertogetherinone
spotallwhohaveassistedincrime.
2.InthatdayshalltheMostHighriseupto
executethegreatjudgmentuponallsinners,and
tocommittheguardianshipofalltherighteousand
holytotheholyangels,thattheymayprotectthem
astheappleofaneye,untileveryevilandevery
crimebeannihilated.
'
inoneplace.
'
hehasbeenmerciful,thathemaykill.
'
theyshallbeslain.
*itsupperpart.
CHAP.XCIX. 165
3.Whetherornottherighteoussleepsecurely,^
wisemenshallthentrulyperceive.
4.Andthesonsoftheearthshallunderstand
everywordofthatbook,knowingthattheirriches
cannotsavethemintheruinoftheircrimes.
5.Woetoyou,yesinners,whenyoushallbe
affiictedonaccountoftherighteousinthedayof
thegreattrouble
;shallbeburntinthefire;and
berecompensedaccordingtoyourdeeds.
6.Woetoyou,yepervertedinheart,whoare
watchfultoobtainanaccurateknowledgeofevil,
andtodiscoverterrors.Nooneshallassistyou.
7.Woetoyou,yesinners ;forwiththewordsof
yourmouths,andwiththeworkofyourhands,
haveyouactedimpiously
;intheflameofablazing
fireshallyoubeburnt.
8.Andnowknowye,thattheangelsshallin-
quireintoyourconductinheaven ;ofthesun,the
moon,andthestars,shalltheyinquirerespecting
yoursins;foruponearthyouexercisejurisdiction
overtherighteous.
9.Everycloudshallbearwitnessagainstyou,
thesnow,thedew,andtherain :forallofthem
shallbewithholdenfromyou,thattheymaynot
descenduponyou,norbecomesubservient toyour
crimes.
10.Nowth'ubringgiftsofsalutationtotherain
;
'adeepsleep.

215. 166 ENOCH.
that,notbeingwithholden, itmaydescendupon
you;andtothedew,ifithasreceivedfromyou
goldandsilver.Butwhenthefrost,snow,cold,
everysnowywind,andeverysufferingbelongingto
them,falluponyou,inthosedaysyouwillbe
utterlyincapableofstandingbeforethem.
CHAP.C.
1.Attentivelyconsiderheaven,allyeprogeny
ofheaven,andallyeworksoftheMostHigh
;
fearhim,norconductyourselvescriminallybefore
him.
2.IfHeshutupthewindowsofheaven,restrain-
ingtherainanddew,thatitmaynotdescendupon
earthonyouraccount,whatwillyoudo?
3.AndifHesendhiswrathuponyou,andupon
allyourdeeds,youarenottheywhocansupplicate
him;youwhoutter^againsthisrighteousness,
languageproudandpowerful.^Toyouthereshall
benopeace.
4.Doyounotseethecommanders' ofships,
howtheirvesselsaretossedaboutbythewaves,
torntopiecesbythewinds,andexposedtothe
greatestperil?
5.Thattheythereforefear,becausetheirwhole
propertyisembarkedwiththemontheocean
;and
'
furyouutter. greatandpowerfulthings. kings
CHAP.CII. 167
thattheyforbodeevil
^intheirhearts,becauseit
mayswallowthemup,andtheymayperishinit?
6.Isnotthewholesea,allitswaters,andallits
commotion,theworkofhim,theMostHigh;of
himvehohassealedupallitsexertions,andgirded
itoneverysidewithsand?
7.Isitnotathisrebukedriedup,andalarmed
;
whileallitsfishwitheverythingcontainedinit
die?Andwillnotyou,yesinners,whoareon
earth,fearhim?IsnotHethemakerofheaven
andearth,andofallthingswhichareinthem?
8.Andwhohasgiveneruditionandwisdomto
allthatmoveprogressiveupontheearth,andover
thesea?
9.Arenotthecommanders ofshipsterrifiedat
theocean?Andshallnotsinnersbeterrifiedat
theMostHigh?
CHAP.CII.2
1.Inthosedays,whenHeshallcastthecalamity
offireuponyou,whitherwillyoufly,andwhere
willyoubesafe?
2.Ar 1whenHesendsforthhiswordagainst
you,aiu
)notspared,andterrified?
3.Allr luminaries areagitatedwithgreat
•thinknotgid.
"Thereisnochap.ci.intheMSS.

217. 168 ENOCH.
fear;andalltheearthisspared,whileittrembles,
andsuffersanxiety.
4.Alltheangelsfulfilthecommandsreceivedby
them,andaredesirousofbeingconcealedfromthe
presenceofthegreatGlory
;whilethechildrenof
theeartharealarmedandtroubled.
5.Butyou,yesinners,areforeveraccursed ;to
youthereshallbenopeace.
6.Fearnot,yesoulsoftherighteous ;butwait
withpatienthopeforthedayofyourdeathin
righteousness. Grievenot,becauseyoursoulsde-
scendingreattrouble,withgroaning,lamentation,
andsorrow,tothereceptacleofthedead.Inyour
lifetimeyourbodieshavenotreceivedarecompense
inproportiontoyourgoodness,^butintheperiod
ofyourexistencehavesinnersexisted ;inthe
periodofexecrationandofpunishment.
7.Andwhenyoudie,sinnerssayconcerning
you,"Aswedie,therighteousdie.Whatprofit
havetheyintheirworks? Behold,likeus,they
expireinsorrowandindarkness.Whatadvantage
havetheyoverus?Henceforward areweequal.
Whatwillbewithintheirgrasp,andwhatbefore
theireyes
^forever?Forbeholdtheyaredead
;
andneverwilltheyagain
^perceivethelight." I
sayuntoyou,yesinners.Youhavebeensatiated
*yourfieshhasnotfoundaccordingtoyourgoodness.
*Whatwilltheyobtain,andwhatbehold.
'henceforwardforever.
CHAP.cm. 169
withmeatanddrink,withhumanplunderand
rapine,withsin,withtheacquisitionofwealthand
withthesightofgooddays.Haveyounotmarked
therighteous,howtheirendisinpeace?forno
oppression isfoundinthemeventothedayoftheir
death.Theyperish,andareasiftheywerenot,
whiletheirsoulsdescendintroubletothere-
ceptacleofthedead.
CHAP.cm.
1.ButnowIsweartoyou,yerighteous,bythe
greatnessofhissplendourandhisglory;byhis
illustriouskingdomandbyhismajesty,toyouI
swear,thatIcomprehendthismystery ;thatIhave
readthetabletofheaven,haveseenthewritingof
theholyOnes,andhavediscoveredwhatiswritten
andimpressedonitconcerningyou.
2,Ihavesee»thatallgoodness,joy,andglory
hasbeenpreparedforyou,andbeenwrittendown
forthespiritsofthemwhodieeminentlyrighteous
andgood.^Toyouitshallbegiveninreturnfor
yourtroubles
;andyourportionofhapjyinessshall
Jarexceedtheportionoftheliving.
P'''lespiritsofyouwhodieinrighteousness
shall
jandrejoice. Theirspiritsshallexult;
inrighteousnessandinmuchgoodness.

219. 170 ENOCH.
andtheirremembrance shallbebeforethefaceof
themightyOnefromgeneration togeneration.
Norshalltheynowfeardisgrace.
4.Woetoyou,sinners,whenyoudieinyour
sins;andthey,whoarelikeyou,sayrespecting
you.Blessedarethesesinners.Theyhavelived
outtheirwholeperiod
;
^andnowtheydieinhappi-
ness
^andinwealth. Distressandslaughterthey
knewnot^whilealive;inhonourtheydie;nor
everintheirlifetimedidjudgmentovertakethem.
5.Buthasitnotbeenshowntothem,that,when
tothereceptacleofthedeadtheirsoulsshallbe
madetodescend,theirevildeedsshallbecometheir
greatesttorment? Intodarkness,intothesnare,
andintotheflame,whichshallburntothegreat
judgment,shalltheirspiritsenter;andthegreat
judgmentshalltakeefiectforeverandforever.*
6.Woetoyou ;fortoyouthereshallbenopeace.
Neithercanyousaytotherighteous,andtothe
goodwhoarealive,
"Inthedaysofourtrouble
havewebeenafflicted ;everyspeciesoftroublehave
weseen,andmanyevilthingshavesuffered.^
7.Ourspiritshavebeenconsumed,lessened,and
diminished.
8.Wehaveperished ;norhastherebeenapossi-
'
Theyhaveseenalltheirdays.
'ingoodness.
'
theysawnot.
*shallbeforeverygeneration,evenforever.
*found.
CHAP.cm. 171
bilityofhelpforusinwordorindeed :wehave
foundnone,buthavebeentormentedandde-
stroyed.
9.Wehavenotexpectedtolive
^dayafterday.
10.Wehopedindeedtohavebeenthehead;
11.Butwehavebecomethetail.Wehavebeen
afflicted,whenwehaveexertedourselves ;butwe
havebeendevouredbysinners
^andtheungodly
;
theiryokehasbeenheavyuponus.
12.Thosehaveexerciseddominionoveruswho
detestandwhogoadus;andtothosewhohateus
havewehumbledourneck ;buttheyhaveshown
nocompassiontowardsus.
13.Wehavebeendesirousofescapingfrom
them,thatwemightflyawayandbeatrest;but
wehavefoundnoplacetowhichwecouldfly,and
besecurefromthem.Wehavesoughtanasylum
withprincesinourdistress,andhavecriedoutto
thosewhoweredevouringus;butourcryhasnot
beenregarded,norhavetheybeendisposedtohear
ourvoice
;
14.Butrathertoassistthosewhoplunderand
devourus
;thosewhodiminish us,andhidetheir
oppression;whoremovenottheiryokefromus,
butdevour,enervate,andslayus;whoconcealour
slaughter,norrememberthattheyhaveliftedup
theirhandsagainstus."
'toseelife.
'
foodforsinners.

221. 172 ENOCH.
CHAP.CIV.
1.Isweartoyou,yerighteous,thatinheaven
theangelsrecordyourgoodnessbeforethegloryof
themightyOne.
2.Waitwithpatienthope ;forformerlyyouhave
beendisgracedwithevilandwithaffliction
;but
nowshallyoushineliketheluminariesofheaven.
Youshallbeseen,andthegatesofheavenshallbe
openedtoyou.Yourcrieshavecriedforjudg-
ment ;andithasappearedtoyou:foranaccount
ofallyoursufferingsshallberequiredfromthe
princes,andfromeveryonewhohasassistedyour
plunderers.
3.Waitwithpatienthope;norrelinquishyour
confidence ;forgreatjoyshallbeyours,likethatof
theangelsinheaven.Conductyourselvesasyou
may,stillyoushallnotbeconcealedinthedayof
thegreatjudgment.Youshallnotbefoundlike
sinners ;andeternalcondemnation shallbefarfrom
you,solongastheworldexists.^
4.Andnowfearnot,yerighteous,whenyousee
sinnersflourishingandprosperous "iatheirways.
5.Benotassociateswiththem ;butkeepyour-
selvesatadistancefromtheiroppression
;
beyou
associatedwiththehostofheaven.You,yesinners,
say.Allourtransgressions shallnotbetaken
»
duringeverygmerationofthetcorld.
'drongandivortUy.
CHAP.CIV. 173
accountof,andberecorded.Butallyourtrans-
gressionsshallberecordeddaily.
6.Andbeassuredbyme,^thatlightanddark-
ness,dayandnight,beholdallyourtransgressions.
Benotimpiousinyourthoughts ;lienot;surrender
notthewordofuprightness; lienotagainstthe
wordoftheholyandthemightyOne
;
glorifynot
youridols;forallyourlyingandallyourimpiety
isnotforrighteousness,butforgreatcrime.
7.NowwillIpointoutamystery :Manysinners
shallturnandtransgressagainstthewordofup-
rightness.
8.Theyshallspeakevilthings ;theyshallutter
falsehood ;executegreatundertakings ;
^andcom-
posebooksintheirownwords.Butwhenthey
shallwriteallmywordscorrectlyintheirown
languages,
9.Theyshallneitherchangeordiminishthem
;
butshallwritethemallcorrectly
;allwhichfrom
thefirstIhaveutteredconcerningthem.
10.AnothermysteryalsoIpointout.Tothe
righteousandthewiseshallbegivenbooksofjoy,
ofintegrity,andofgreatwisdom.Tothemshall
booksbegiven,inwhichtheyshallbelieve
;
11.Andinwhichtheyshallrejoice.Andallthe
righteousshallberewarded,whofromtheseshall
;[uiretheknowledgeofeveryuprightpath.
'Iivillshowyou. createagreatcreation.

223. 174 ENOCH.
CHAP.CIV.i
1.Inthosedays,saiththeLord,theyshallcall
tothechildrenoftheearth,andmakethemlisten
totheirwisdom. Showthemthatyouaretheir
leaders
;
2.Andthatrenumeration shalltakeplaceover
thewholeearth ;forIandmySonwillforever
holdcommunionwiththeminthepathsofupright-
ness,whiletheyarestillalive.^ Peaceshallbe
yours. Kejoice,childrenofintegrity,inthetruth.
CHAP.CV.
1.Afteratime,^mysonMathusalatookawife
forhissonLamech.
2.Shebecamepregnantbyhim,andbrought
forthachild,thefleshofwhichwasaswhiteassnow,
andredasarose;thehairofwhoseheadwas
whitelikewool,andlong ;andwhoseeyeswere
beautiful.Whenheopenedthem,heilluminated
allthehouse,likethesun;thewholehouse
aboundedwithlight.
3.Andwhenhewastakenfromthehandofthe
midwife,openingalsohismouth,hespoketothe
'Thischapteroccurstwice.
'wewillforevermixwiththeminthepathsofuprightnessin
theirlives.
'afterdays.
CHAP.CV. 175
Lordofrighteousness. ThenLamechhisfather
wasafraidofhirri;andflyingawaycametohis
ownfatherMathusala,andsaid,Ihavebegottena
son,unliketootherchildren.^Heisnothuman
;
but,resemblingtheoffspringoftheangelsofheaven,
isofadifferentnaturefromours,beingaltogether
unliketous.
4.Hiseyesarebrightastheraysofthesun;his
countenanceglorious,andhelooksnotasifhebe-
longedtome,buttotheangels.
5.Iamafraid,lestsomethingmiraculousshould
takeplaceonearthinhisdays.
6.Andnow,myfather,letmeentreatandrequest
youtogotoourprogenitorEnoch,andtolearn
fromhimthetruth ;forhisresidenceiswiththe
angels.
7.WhenMathusalaheardthewordsofhisson,
hecametomeattheextremitiesoftheearth ;for
hehadbeeninformedthatIwasthere:andhe
criedout.
8.Iheardhisvoice,andwenttohimsaying.
Behold,Iamhere,myson;sincethouartcometo
me.
9.Heansweredandsaid.Onaccountofagreat
eventhaveIcometothee;andonaccountofa
sightdiflBculttobecomprehendedhaveIapproached
thee.
'achangedson.

225. 176 ENOCH.
10.A-ndDOW,myfather,liearme
;
fortomyson
Lamechachildhasbeenborn,whoresemblesnot
him;andwhosenatureisnotlikethenatureof
man.Hiscolouriswhiterthansnow
;heisredder
thantherose ;thehairofhisheadiswhiterthan
whitewool ;hiseyesareliketheraysofthesun
;
andwhenheopenedthemheilluminatedthewhole
house.
11.Whenalsohewastakenfromthehandof
themidwife,heopenedhismouth,andblessedthe
Lordofheaven.
12.HisfatherLamechfeared,andfledtome,
believingnotthatthechildbelongedtohim,but
thatheresembledtheangelsofheaven.And
beholdIamcometothee,thatthoumightestpoint
outtomethetruth.
TheuI,Enoch,answeredandsaid,TheLord
willeffecta-newthingupontheearth.Thishave
Iexplained,andseeninavision. Ihaveshown
theethatinthegenerations ofJaredmyfather,
thosewhowerefromheavendisregardedtheword
oftheLord.Beholdtheycommittedcrimes
;laid
asidetheirclass,andintermingled withwomen.
Withthemalsotheytransgressed;marriedwith
them,andbegotchildren.
14.Agreatdestructionthereforeshallcomeupon
alltheearth ;adeluge,agreatdestruction,shall
takeplaceinoneyear.
CITAP.cv. 177
15.Thischildwhichisborntoyoushallsurvive
ontheearth,andhisthreesonsshallbesavedwith
him.Whenallmankindwhoareonearthshall
die,heshallbesafe.
16.Andhisposterityshallbegetontheearth
giants,notspiritual,butcarnal.Upontheearth
shallagreatpunishmentbeinflicted,anditshallbe
washedfromallcorruption.Nowthereforeinform
thysonLamech,thathewhoisbornishischild
intruth ;andheshallcallhisnameNoah,forhe
shallbetoyouasurvivor.Heandhischildren
shallbesavedfromthecorruptionwhichshalltake
placeintheworld
;fromallthesinandfromallthe
iniquitywhichshallbeconsummatedonearthinhis
days.Afterwardsshallgreaterimpietytakeplace
thanthatwhichhadbeenbeforeconsummatedon
theearth
;forIamacquaintedwithholymysteries,
whichtheLordhimselfhasdiscoveredandex-
plainedtome;andwhichIhavereadinthetablets
ofheaven.
17.InthemIsawitwritten,thatgenerationafter
generationshalltransgress,untilarighteousrace
shallarise;untiltransgressionandcrimeperish
fromofftheearth;untilallgoodnesscomeuponit.
18.Andj.ow,myson,gotellthysonLamech,
19.Thatthechildwhichisbornishischildin
truth ;andthatthereisnodeception.
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227. 178 ENOCH.
Enoch,whohadshownhimeverysecretthing,he
returnedwithunderstanding,^andcalledthename
ofthatchildNoah ;becausehewastoconsolethe
earthonaccountofallitsdestruction.
21.Anotherbook,whichEnochwroteforhisson
Mathusala,andforthosewhoshouldcomeafterhim,
andpreservetheirpurityofconduct
^inthelatter
days.You,whohavelaboured,shallwaitinthose
days,untiltheevildoersbeconsumed,andthe
poweroftheguiltybeannihilated. Wait,untilsin
passaway ;fortheirnamesshallbeblottedoutof
theholybooks ;theirseedshallbedestroyed,and
theirspiritsslain.Theyshallcryoutandlament
intheinvisiblewaste,andinthebottomless fire
shalltheyburn.^ThereIperceived,asitwere,a
cloudwhichcouldnotbeseenthrough ;forfrom
thedepthofitIwasunabletolookupwards. I
beheldalsoaflameoffireblazingbrightly,and,as
itwere,glitteringmountainswhirledaround,and
agitatedfromsidetoside.
22.ThenIinquiredofoneoftheholyangels
whowaswithme,andsaid.Whatisthissplendid
object"?Foritisnotheaven,butaflameoffire
alonewhichblazes
;andinitthereistheclamourof
exclamation,ofwoe,andofgreatsuffering.
23.Hesaid,There,intothatplacewhichthou
itrrilirj. Ihcirstairoflife.
illIhrjiir'hHllIhcyImii',nhciellimi<notaiih.
CHAP.cr. ITJ
beholdest,shallbethrustthespiritsofsinnersand
blasphemers ;ofthosewhoshalldoevil,andwho
shallpervertallwhichGodhasspokenbythe
mouthoftheprophets
;allwhichtheyoughttodo.
Forrespectingthesethingsthereshallbewritings
andimpressionsaboveinheaven,thattheangels
mayreadthemandknowwhatshallhappenboth
tosinnersandtothespiritsofthehumble ;tothose
whohavesufferedintheirbodies,buthavebeen
rewardedbyGod;whohavebeeninjuriouslytreated
bywickedmen;whohavelovedGod;whohave
beenattachedneithertogoldnorsilver,nortoany
goodthingintheworld,buthavegiventheirbodies
totorment
;
24.Tothosewhofromtheperiodoftheirbirth
^
havenotbeencovetousofearthlyriches;buthave
regardedthemselvesasabreathpassingaway.
25.Suchhasbeentheirconduct ;
^andmuchhas
theLordtriedthem;andtheirspiritshavebeen
foundpure,thattheymightblesshisname.
'
All
theirblessingshaveIrelatedinabook;andHehas
rewardedthem
;fortheyhavebeenfoundtolove
heavenwithaneverlasting aspiration. Godhas
said,Whiletheyhavebeentroddendownby
wickedmen,theyhaveheardfromthemrevilings
andblasphemies
;andhavebeenignominiously
treated,whiletheywereblossingmo.Andnowwill
'fromIketimeIhi.ijn-cir. AndIhi!-haveIhcijhcpl.

229. 180 ENOCH.
Icallthespiritsofthegoodfromthegenerationof
light,andwillchangethosewhohavebeenborn
indarkness;whohavenotintheirbodiesbeen
recompensed withglory,astheirfaithmayhave
merited.
26.Iwillbringthemintothesplendidlightof
thosewholovemyholyname :andIwillplace
eachofthemonathroneofglory,ofglorypeculiarly
hisown,andtheyshallbeatrestduringunnum-
beredperiods.RighteousisthejudgmentofGod
;
27.Fortothefaithfulshallhegivefaithinthe
habitationsofuprightness.^ Theyshallseethose,
whohavingbeenbornindarknessuntodarkness
shallbecast;whiletherighteousshallbeatrest.
Sinnersshallcryout,beholdingthem,whilethey
existinsplendourandproceedforwardstothedays
andperiodsprescribedtothem.^
HereendsthevisionofEnochtheprophet.May
thebenedictionofhisprayer,andthegiftof
hisappointed period,bewithhisbeloved
!
Amen,
'
ofuprigMtcays.
'writtendnurnforthem.
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