WatchersChapter I  he words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who
will be living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godless are to be
removed. And he took up his parable and said -Enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were
opened by God, saw the vision of the Holy One in the heavens, which the angels showed me,
and from them I heard everything, and from them I understood as I saw, but not for this
generation, but for a remote one which is for to come. Concerning the elect I said, and
took up my parable concerning them: The Holy Great One will come forth from His dwelling, Chapter II  bserve ye everything that takes place in the heaven, how they do not change their
orbits, and the luminaries which are in the heaven, how they all rise and set in order
each in its season, and transgress not against their appointed order. Behold ye the
earth, and give heed to the things which take place upon it from first to last, how
steadfast they are, how none of the things upon earth change, but all the works of God
appear to you. Behold the summer and the winter, how the whole earth is filled with water,
and clouds and dew and rain lie upon it.Chapter III bserve and see how (in the winter) all the trees seem as though they had withered and
shed all their leaves, except fourteen trees, which do not lose their foliage but retain
the old foliage from two to three years till the new comes.Chapter IV  nd again, observe ye the days of summer how the sun is above the earth over against
it. And you seek shade and shelter by reason of the heat of the sun, and the earth also
burns with growing heat, and so you cannot tread on the earth, or on a rock by reason of
its heat.Chapter V bserve ye how the trees cover themselves with green leaves and bear fruit: wherefore
give ye heed and know with regard to all His works, and recognize how He that liveth for
ever hath made them so. And all His works go on thus from year to year for ever, and all
the tasks which they accomplish for Him, and their tasks change not, but according as God
hath ordained so is it done. And behold how the sea and the rivers in like manner
accomplish and change not their tasks from His commandments'.But ye -ye have not been steadfast, nor done the commandments of the Lord, Chapter VI nd it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were
born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. And the angels, the children of the
heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us wives
from among the children of men and beget us children.' And Semjaza, who was their
leader, said unto them: 'I fear ye will not indeed agree to do this deed, and I alone
shall have to pay the penalty of a great sin.' And they all answered him and said: 'Let us
all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations not to abandon this
plan but to do this thing.' Then sware they all together and bound themselves by mutual
imprecations upon it. And they were in all two hundred; who descended in the days of Jared
on the summit of Mount Hermon, and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn
and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. And these are the names of their
leaders: Samlazaz, their leader, Araklba, Rameel, Kokablel, Tamlel, Ramlel, Danel,
Ezeqeel, Baraqijal, Asael, Armaros, Batarel, Ananel, Zaqel, Samsapeel, Satarel, Turel,
Jomjael, Sariel. These are their chiefs of tens.Chapter VII nd all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for
himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and
they taught them charms and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them
acquainted with plants. And they became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose
height was three thousand ells: Who consumed all the acquisitions of men. And when men
could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against them and devoured mankind. And
they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and fish, and to devour one
another's flesh, and drink the blood. Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless
ones.Chapter VIII nd Azazel taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and
made known to them the metals of the earth and the art of working them, and bracelets, and
ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of
costly stones, and all colouring tinctures. And there arose much godlessness, and they
committed fornication, and they were led astray, and became corrupt in all their ways.
Semjaza taught enchantments, and root-cuttings, 'Armaros the resolving of enchantments,
Baraqijal (taught) astrology, Kokabel the constellations, Ezeqeel the knowledge of the
clouds, Araqiel the signs of the earth, Shamsiel the signs of the sun, and Sariel the
course of the moon. And as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to heaven . . .Chapter IX nd then Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel looked down from heaven and saw much
blood being shed upon the earth, and all lawlessness being wrought upon the earth. And
they said one to another: 'The earth made without inhabitant cries the voice of their
cryingst up to the gates of heaven. And now to you, the holy ones of heaven, the souls
of men make their suit, saying, "Bring our cause before the Most High."' And
they said to the Lord of the ages: 'Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings, and God of
the ages, the throne of Thy glory (standeth) unto all the generations of the ages, and
Thy name holy and glorious and blessed unto all the ages! Thou hast made all things, and
power over all things hast Thou: and all things are naked and open in Thy sight, and Thou
seest all things, and nothing can hide itself from Thee. Thou seest what Azazel hath
done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed the eternal secrets which
were (preserved) in heaven, which men were striving to learn: And Semjaza, to whom Thou
hast given authority to bear rule over his associates. And they have gone to the daughters
of men upon the earth, and have slept with the women, and have defiled themselves, and
revealed to them all kinds of sins. And the women have borne giants, and the whole
earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness. And now, behold, the souls
of those who have died are crying and making their suit to the gates of heaven, and their
lamentations have ascended: and cannot cease because of the lawless deeds which are
wrought on the earth. And Thou knowest all things before they come to pass, and Thou seest
these things and Thou dost suffer them, and Thou dost not say to us what we are to do to
them in regard to these.'Chapter X hen said the Most High, the Holy and Great One spake, and sent Uriel to the son of
Lamech, and said to him: 'Go to Noah and tell him in my name "Hide thyself!"
and reveal to him the end that is approaching: that the whole earth will be destroyed, and
a deluge is about to come upon the whole earth, and will destroy all that is on it. And
now instruct him that he may escape and his seed may be preserved for all the
generations of the world.' And again the Lord said to Raphael: 'Bind Azazel hand and foot,
and cast him into the darkness: and make an opening in the desert, which is in Dudael,
and cast him therein. And place upon him rough and jagged rocks, and cover him with
darkness, and let him abide there for ever, and cover his face that he may , not see
light. And on the day of the great judgement he shall be cast into the fire. And heal the
earth which the angels have corrupted, and proclaim the healing of the earth, that they
may heal the plague, and that all the children of men may not perish through all the
secret things that the Watchers have disclosed and have taught their sons. And the whole
earth has been corrupted through the works that were taught by Azazel: to him ascribe
all sin.' And to Gabriel said the Lord: 'Proceed against the bastards and the reprobates,
and against the children of fornication: and destroy [the children of fornication and] the
children of the Watchers from amongst men [and cause them to go forth]: send them one
against the other that they may destroy each other in battle: for length of days shall
they not have. And no request that they (i.e. their fathers) make of thee shall be granted
unto their fathers on their behalf; for they hope to live an eternal life, and that
each one of them will live five hundred years.' And the Lord said unto Michael: 'Go, bind
Semjaza and his associates who have united themselves with women so as to have defiled
themselves with them in all their uncleanness. And when their sons have slain one
another, and they have seen the destruction of their beloved ones, bind them fast for
seventy generations in the valleys of the earth, till the day of their judgement and of
their consummation, till the judgement that is for ever and ever is consummated. In
those days they shall be led off to the abyss of fire: and to the torment and the
prison in which they shall be confined for ever. And whosoever shall be condemned and
destroyed will from thenceforth be bound together with them to the end of all
generations. And destroy all the spirits of the reprobate and the children of the
Watchers, because they have wronged mankind. Destroy all wrong from the face of the
earth and let every evil work come to an end: and let the plant of righteousness and truth
appear: and it shall prove a blessing; the works of righteousness and truth' shall be
planted in truth and joy for evermore.And then shall all the righteous escape,And then shall the whole earth be tilled in righteousness, and shall all be planted with trees and be full of blessing. And all desirable trees shall be planted on it, and they shall plant vines on it: and the vine which they plant thereon shall yield wine in abundance, and as for all the seed which is sown thereon each measure (of it) shall bear a thousand, and each measure of olives shall yield ten presses of oil. And cleanse thou the earth from all oppression, and from all unrighteousness, and from all sin, and from all godlessness: and all the uncleanness that is wrought upon the earth destroy from off the earth. And all the children of men shall become righteous, and all nations shall offer adoration and shall praise Me, and all shall worship Me. And the earth shall be cleansed from all defilement, and from all sin, and from all punishment, and from all torment, and I will never again send (them) upon it from generation to generation and for ever. Chapter XI nd in those days I will open the store chambers of blessing which are in the heaven,
so as to send them down upon the earth over the work and labour of the children of men.
And truth and peace shall be associated together throughout all the days of the world and
throughout all the generations of men.'Chapter XII  efore these things Enoch was hidden, and no one of the children of men knew where he
was hidden, and where he abode, and what had become of him. And his activities had to do
with the Watchers, and his days were with the holy ones. And I Enoch was blessing the
Lord of majesty and the King of the ages, and lo! the Watchers called me -Enoch the
scribe- and said to me: 'Enoch, thou scribe of righteousness, go, declare to the Watchers
of the heaven who have left the high heaven, the holy eternal place, and have defiled
themselves with women, and have done as the children of earth do, and have taken unto
themselves wives: "Ye have wrought great destruction on the earth: And ye shall
have no peace nor forgiveness of sin: and inasmuch as they delight themselves in their
children, The murder of their beloved ones shall they see, and over the destruction of
their children shall they lament, and shall make supplication unto eternity, but mercy and
peace shall ye not attain."'Chapter XIII nd Enoch went and said: 'Azazel, thou shalt have no peace: a severe sentence has
gone forth against thee to put thee in bonds: And thou shalt not have toleration nor
request granted to thee, because of the unrighteousness which thou hast taught, and
because of all the works of godlessness and unrighteousness and sin which thou hast
shown to men.' Then I went and spoke to them all together, and they were all afraid, and
fear and trembling seized them. And they besought me to draw up a petition for them that
they might find forgiveness, and to read their petition in the presence of the Lord of
heaven. For from thenceforward they could not speak (with Him) nor lift up their eyes to
heaven for shame of their sins for which they had been condemned. Then I wrote out their
petition, and the prayer in regard to their spirits and their deeds individually and in
regard to their requests that they should have forgiveness and length. And I went off
and sat down at the waters of Dan, in the land of Dan, to the south of the west of Hermon:
I read their petition till I fell asleep. And behold a dream came to me, and visions
fell down upon me, and I saw visions of chastisement, and a voice came bidding (me) I to
tell it to the sons of heaven, and reprimand them. And when I awaked, I came unto them,
and they were all sitting gathered together, weeping in 'Abelsjail, which is between
Lebanon and Seneser, with their faces covered. And I recounted before them all the visions
which I had seen in sleep, and I began to speak the words of righteousness, and to
reprimand the heavenly Watchers.Chapter XIV he book of the words of righteousness, and of the reprimand of the eternal Watchers
in accordance with the command of the Holy Great One in that vision. I saw in my sleep
what I will now say with a tongue of flesh and with the breath of my mouth: which the
Great One has given to men to converse therewith and understand with the heart. As He
has created and given to man the power of understanding the word of wisdom, so hath He
created me also and given me the power of reprimanding the Watchers, the children of
heaven. I wrote out your petition, and in my vision it appeared thus, that your petition
will not be granted unto you throughout all the days of eternity, and that judgement has
been finally passed upon you: yea (your petition) will not be granted unto you. And from
henceforth you shall not ascend into heaven unto all eternity, and in bonds of the earth
the decree has gone forth to bind you for all the days of the world. And (that)
previously you shall have seen the destruction of your beloved sons and ye shall have no
pleasure in them, but they shall fall before you by the sword. And your petition on
their behalf shall not be granted, nor yet on your own: even though you weep and pray and
speak all the words contained in the writing which I have written. And the vision was
shown to me thus: Behold, in the vision clouds invited me and a mist summoned me, and the
course of the stars and the lightnings sped and hastened me, and the winds in the vision
caused me to fly and lifted me upward, and bore me into heaven. And I went in till I drew
nigh to a wall which is built of crystals and surrounded by tongues of fire: and it began
to affright me. And I went into the tongues of fire and drew nigh to a large house
which was built of crystals: and the walls of the house were like a tesselated floor
(made) of crystals, and its groundwork was of crystal. Its ceiling was like the path of
the stars and the lightnings, and between them were fiery cherubim, and their heaven
was (clear as) water. A flaming fire surrounded the walls, and its portals blazed with
fire. And I entered into that house, and it was hot as fire and cold as ice: there were
no delights of life therein: fear covered me, and trembling got hold upon me. And as I
quaked and trembled, I fell upon my face. And I beheld a vision, And lo! there was a
second house, greater than the former, and the entire portal stood open before me, and
it was built of flames of fire. And in every respect it so excelled in splendour and
magnificence and extent that I cannot describe to you its splendour and its extent. And
its floor was of fire, and above it were lightnings and the path of the stars, and its
ceiling also was flaming fire. And I looked and saw therein a lofty throne: its appearance
was as crystal, and the wheels thereof as the shining sun, and there was the vision of
cherubim. And from underneath the throne came streams of flaming fire so that I could not
look thereon. And the Great Glory sat thereon, and His raiment shone more brightly than
the sun and was whiter than any snow. None of the angels could enter and could behold
His face by reason of the magnificence and glory and no flesh could behold Him. The
flaming fire was round about Him, and a great fire stood before Him, and none around could
draw nigh Him: ten thousand times ten thousand (stood) before Him, yet He needed no
counselor. And the most holy ones who were nigh to Him did not leave by night nor
depart from Him. And until then I had been prostrate on my face, trembling: and the Lord
called me with His own mouth, and said to me: ' Come hither, Enoch, and hear my word.'
And one of the holy ones came to me and waked me, and He made me rise up and approach the
door: and I bowed my face downwards.Chapter XV nd He answered and said to me, and I heard His voice: 'Fear not, Enoch, thou
righteous man and scribe of righteousness: approach hither and hear my voice. And go,
say to the Watchers of heaven, who have sent thee to intercede for them: "You should
intercede" for men, and not men for you: Wherefore have ye left the high, holy, and
eternal heaven, and lain with women, and defiled yourselves with the daughters of men and
taken to yourselves wives, and done like the children of earth, and begotten giants (as
your) sons? And though ye were holy, spiritual, living the eternal life, you have defiled
yourselves with the blood of women, and have begotten (children) with the blood of flesh,
and, as the children of men, have lusted after flesh and blood as those also do who die
and perish. Therefore have I given them wives also that they might impregnate them, and
beget children by them, that thus nothing might be wanting to them on earth. But you
were formerly spiritual, living the eternal life, and immortal for all generations of
the world. And therefore I have not appointed wives for you; for as for the spiritual ones
of the heaven, in heaven is their dwelling. And now, the giants, who are produced from
the spirits and flesh, shall be called evil spirits upon the earth, and on the earth
shall be their dwelling. Evil spirits have proceeded from their bodies; because they are
born from men and from the holy Watchers is their beginning and primal origin; they
shall be evil spirits on earth, and evil spirits shall they be called. [As for the spirits
of heaven, in heaven shall be their dwelling, but as for the spirits of the earth which
were born upon the earth, on the earth shall be their dwelling.] And the spirits of the
giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction on the earth,
and cause trouble: they take no food, but nevertheless hunger and thirst, and cause
offences. And these spirits shall rise up against the children of men and against the
women, because they have proceeded from them.Chapter XVI  rom the days of the slaughter and destruction and death of the giants, from the
souls of whose flesh the spirits, having gone forth, shall destroy without incurring
judgement -thus shall they destroy until the day of the consummation, the great judgement
in which the age shall be consummated, over the Watchers and the godless, yea, shall be
wholly consummated." And now as to the watchers who have sent thee to intercede for
them, who had been aforetime in heaven, (say to them): "You have been in heaven,
but all the mysteries had not yet been revealed to you, and you knew worthless ones, and
these in the hardness of your hearts you have made known to the women, and through these
mysteries women and men work much evil on earth." Say to them therefore: " You
have no peace."'Chapter XVII nd they took and brought me to a place in which those who were there were like
flaming fire, and, when they wished, they appeared as men. And they brought me to the
place of darkness, and to a mountain the point of whose summit reached to heaven. And I
saw the places of the luminaries and the treasuries of the stars and of the thunder and in
the uttermost depths, where were a fiery bow and arrows and their quiver, and a fiery
sword and all the lightnings. And they took me to the living waters, and to the fire of
the west, which receives every setting of the sun. And I came to a river of fire in which
the fire flows like water and discharges itself into the great sea towards the west. I
saw the great rivers and came to the great river and to the great darkness, and went to
the place where no flesh walks. I saw the mountains of the darkness of winter and the
place whence all the waters of the deep flow. I saw the mouths of all the rivers of the
earth and the mouth of the deep.Chapter XVIII  saw the treasuries of all the winds: I saw how He had furnished with them the whole
creation and the firm foundations of the earth. And I saw the corner-stone of the earth:
I saw the four winds which bear [the earth and] the firmament of the heaven. And I saw
how the winds stretch out the vaults of heaven, and have their station between heaven and
earth: these are the pillars of the heaven. I saw the winds of heaven which turn and
bring the circumference of the sun and all the stars to their setting. I saw the winds
on the earth carrying the clouds: I saw the paths of the angels. I saw at the end of the
earth the firmament of the heaven above. And I proceeded and saw a place which burns day
and night, where there are seven mountains of magnificent stones, three towards the
east, and three towards the south. And as for those towards the east, one was of coloured
stone, and one of pearl, and one of jacinth, and those towards the south of red stone.
But the middle one reached to heaven like the throne of God, of alabaster, and the summit
of the , throne was of sapphire. And I saw a flaming fire. And beyond these mountains
Is a region the end of the great earth: there the heavens were completed. And I saw a deep
abyss, with columns of heavenly fire, and among them I saw columns of fire fall, which
were beyond measure alike towards the height and towards the depth. And beyond that
abyss I saw a place which had no firmament of the heaven above, and no firmly founded
earth beneath it: there was no water upon it, and no birds, but it was a waste and
horrible place. I saw there seven stars like great burning mountains, and to me, when I
inquired regarding them, The angel said: 'This place is the end of heaven and earth: this
has become a prison for the stars and the host of heaven. And the stars which roll over
the fire are they which have transgressed the commandment of the Lord in the beginning of
their rising, because they did not come forth at their appointed times. And He was
wroth with them, and bound them till the time when their guilt should be consummated
(even) for ten thousand years.'Chapter XIX nd Uriel said to me: 'Here shall stand the angels who have connected themselves with
women, and their spirits assuming many different forms are defiling mankind and shall lead
them astray into sacrificing to demons as gods, (here shall they stand,) till the day of
the great judgement in which they shall be judged till they are made an end of. And the
women also of the angels who went astray shall become sirens.' And I, Enoch, alone saw
the vision, the ends of all things: and no man shall see as I have seen.Chapter XX nd these are the names of the holy angels who watch. Uriel, one of the holy
angels, who is over the world and over Tartarus. Raphael, one of the holy angels, who is
over the spirits of men. Raguel, one of the holy angels who takes vengeance on the
world of the luminaries. Michael, one of the holy angels, to wit, he that is set over
the best part of mankind and over chaos. Saraqael, one of the holy angels, who is set
over the spirits, who sin in the spirit. Gabriel, one of the holy angels, who is over
Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim. Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set
over those who rise.Chapter XXI nd I proceeded to where things were chaotic. And I saw there something horrible: I
saw neither a heaven above nor a firmly founded earth, but a place chaotic and horrible.
And there I saw seven stars of the heaven bound together in it, like great mountains and
burning with fire. Then I said: 'For what sin are they bound, and on what account have
they been cast in hither?' Then said Uriel, one of the holy angels, who was with me, and
was chief over them, and said: 'Enoch, why dost thou ask, and why art thou eager for the
truth? These are of the number of the stars of heaven, which have transgressed the
commandment of the Lord, and are bound here till ten thousand years, the time entailed
by their sins, are consummated.' And from thence I went to another place, which was still
more horrible than the former, and I saw a horrible thing: a great fire there which burnt
and blazed, and the place was cleft as far as the abyss, being full of great descending
columns of fire: neither its extent or magnitude could I see, nor could I conjecture.
Then I said: 'How fearful is the place and how terrible to look upon!' Then Uriel
answered me, one of the holy angels who was with me, and said unto me: 'Enoch, why hast
thou such fear and affright?' And I answered: 'Because of this fearful place, and
because of the spectacle of the pain.' And he said unto me: 'This place is the prison of
the angels, and here they will be imprisoned for ever.'Chapter XXII nd thence I went to another place, and he mountain [and] of hard rock. And there
was in it four hollow places, deep and wide and very smooth. How smooth are the hollow
places and deep and dark to look at. Then Raphael answered, one of the holy angels who
was with me, and said unto me: 'These hollow places have been created for this very
purpose, that the spirits of the souls of the dead should assemble therein, yea that all
the souls of the children of men should assemble here. And these places have been made to
receive them till the day of their judgement and till their appointed period [till the
period appointed], till the great judgement (comes) upon them.' I saw (the spirit of) a
dead man making suit, and his voice went forth to heaven and made suit. And I asked
Raphael the angel who was with me, and I said unto him: 'This spirit which maketh suit,
whose is it, whose voice goeth forth and maketh suit to heaven ?' And he answered me
saying: 'This is the spirit which went forth from Abel, whom his brother Cain slew, and he
makes his suit against him till his seed is destroyed from the face of the earth, and his
seed is annihilated from amongst the seed of men.' The I asked regarding it, and
regarding all the hollow places: 'Why is one separated from the other?' And he answered
me and said unto me: 'These three have been made that the spirits of the dead might be
separated. And such a division has been make (for) the spirits of the righteous, in which
there is the bright spring of water. And such has been made for sinners when they die
and are buried in the earth and judgement has not been executed on them in their
lifetime. Here their spirits shall be set apart in this great pain till the great day of
judgement and punishment and torment of those who curse for ever and retribution for their
spirits. There He shall bind them for ever. And such a division has been made for the
spirits of those who make their suit, who make disclosures concerning their destruction,
when they were slain in the days of the sinners. Such has been made for the spirits of
men who were not righteous but sinners, who were complete in transgression, and of the
transgressors they shall be companions: but their spirits shall not be slain in the day of
judgement nor shall they be raised from thence.' The I blessed the Lord of glory and
said: 'Blessed be my Lord, the Lord of righteousness, who ruleth for ever.'Chapter XXIII rom thence I went to another place to the west of the ends of the earth. And I saw
a burning fire which ran without resting, and paused not from its course day or night
but (ran) regularly. And I asked saying: 'What is this which rests not?' Then Raguel,
one of the holy angels who was with me, answered me and said unto me: 'This course of fire
which thou hast seen is the fire in the west which persecutes all the luminaries of
heaven.'Chapter XXIV nd from thence I went to another place of the earth, and he showed me a mountain
range of fire which burnt day and night. And I went beyond it and saw seven magnificent
mountains all differing each from the other, and the stones (thereof) were magnificent and
beautiful, magnificent as a whole, of glorious appearance and fair exterior: three towards
the east, one founded on the other, and three towards the south, one upon the other, and
deep rough ravines, no one of which joined with any other. And the seventh mountain was
in the midst of these, and it excelled them in height, resembling the seat of a throne:
and fragrant trees encircled the throne. And amongst them was a tree such as I had never
yet smelt, neither was any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond
all fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and wood wither not for ever: and its fruit is
beautiful, and its fruit n resembles the dates of a palm. Then I said: 'How beautiful is
this tree, and fragrant, and its leaves are fair, and its blooms very delightful in
appearance.' Then answered Michael, one of the holy and honoured angels who was with me,
and was their leader.Chapter XXV nd he said unto me: 'Enoch, why dost thou ask me regarding the fragrance of the
tree, and why dost thou wish to learn the truth?' Then I answered him saying: 'I wish to
know about everything, but especially about this tree.' And he answered saying: 'This
high mountain which thou hast seen, whose summit is like the throne of God, is His throne,
where the Holy Great One, the Lord of Glory, the Eternal King, will sit, when He shall
come down to visit the earth with goodness. And as for this fragrant tree no mortal is
permitted to touch it till the great judgement, when He shall take vengeance on all and
bring (everything) to its consummation for ever. It shall then be given to the righteous
and holy. Its fruit shall be for food to the elect: it shall be transplanted to the holy
place, to the temple of the Lord, the Eternal King.Then shall they rejoice with joy and be glad,Then blessed I the God of Glory, the Eternal King, who hath prepared such things for the righteous, and hath created them and promised to give to them. Chapter XXVI nd I went from thence to the middle of the earth, and I saw a blessed place in which
there were trees with branches abiding and blooming [of a dismembered tree]. And there I
saw a holy mountain, and underneath the mountain to the east there was a stream and it
flowed towards the south. And I saw towards the east another mountain higher than this,
and between them a deep and narrow ravine: in it also ran a stream underneath the
mountain. And to the west thereof there was another mountain, lower than the former and of
small elevation, and a ravine deep and dry between them: and another deep and dry ravine
was at the extremities of the three mountains. And all the ravines were deep rand narrow,
(being formed) of hard rock, and trees were not planted upon them. And I marveled at the
rocks, and I marveled at the ravine, yea, I marveled very much.Chapter XXVII hen said I: 'For what object is this blessed land, which is entirely filled with
trees, and this accursed valley between?' Then Uriel, one of the holy angels who was
with me, answered and said: 'This accursed valley is for those who are accursed for ever:
Here shall all the accursed be gathered together who utter with their lips against the
Lord unseemly words and of His glory speak hard things. Here shall they be gathered
together, and here shall be their place of judgement. In the last days there shall be
upon them the spectacle of righteous judgement in the presence of the righteous for ever:
here shall the merciful bless the Lord of glory, the Eternal King. In the days of
judgement over the former, they shall bless Him for the mercy in accordance with which
He has assigned them (their lot).' Then I blessed the Lord of Glory and set forth His
glory and lauded Him gloriously.Chapter XXVIII nd thence I went towards the east, into the midst of the mountain range of the
desert, and I saw a wilderness and it was solitary, full of trees and plants. And water
gushed forth from above. Rushing like a copious watercourse [which flowed] towards the
north-west it caused clouds and dew to ascend on every side.Chapter XXIX nd thence I went to another place in the desert, and approached to the east of this
mountain range. And there I saw aromatic trees exhaling the fragrance of frankincense
and myrrh, and the trees also were similar to the almond tree.Chapter XXX nd beyond these, I went afar to the east, and I saw another place, a valley (full)
of water. And therein there was a tree, the colour (?) of fragrant trees such as the
mastic. And on the sides of those valleys I saw fragrant cinnamon. And beyond these I
proceeded to the east.Chapter XXXI nd I saw other mountains, and amongst them were groves of trees, and there flowed
forth from them nectar, which is named sarara and galbanum. And beyond these mountains I
saw another mountain to the east of the ends of the earth, whereon were aloe-trees, and
all the trees were full of stacte, being like almond-trees. And when one burnt it, it
smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour.Chapter XXXII nd after these fragrant odours, as I looked towards the north over the mountains I
saw seven mountains full of choice nard and fragrant trees and cinnamon and pepper. And
thence I went over the summits of all these mountains, far towards the east of the earth,
and passed above the Erythraean sea and went far from it, and passed over the angel
Zotiel. And I came to the Garden of Righteousness, I and from afar off trees more
numerous than I these trees and great-two trees there, very great, beautiful, and
glorious, and magnificent, and the tree of knowledge, whose holy fruit they eat and know
great wisdom. That tree is in height like the fir, and its leaves are like (those of)
the Carob tree: and its fruit is like the clusters of the vine, very beautiful: and the
fragrance of the tree penetrates afar. Then I said: 'How beautiful is the tree, and how
attractive is its look!' Then Raphael the holy angel, who was with me, answered me and
said: 'This is the tree of wisdom, of which thy father old (in years) and thy aged mother,
who were before thee, have eaten, and they learnt wisdom and their eyes were opened, and
they knew that they were naked and they were driven out of the garden.'Chapter XXXIII nd from thence I went to the ends of the earth and saw there great beasts, and each
differed from the other; and (I saw) birds also differing in appearance and beauty and
voice, the one differing from the other. And to the east of those beasts I saw the ends of
the earth whereon the heaven rests, and the portals of the heaven open. And I saw how
the stars of heaven come forth, and I counted the portals out of which they proceed, and
wrote down all their outlets, of each individual star by itself, according to their number
and their names, their courses and their positions, and their times and their months, as
Uriel the holy angel who was with me showed me. He showed all things to me and wrote them
down for me: also their names he wrote for me, and their laws and their companies.Chapter XXXIV nd from thence I went towards the north to the ends of the earth, and there I saw a
great and glorious device at the ends of the whole earth. And here I saw three portals
of heaven open in the heaven: through each of them proceed north winds: when they blow
there is cold, hail, frost, snow, dew, and rain. And out of one portal they blow for
good: but when they blow through the other two portals, it is with violence and affliction
on the earth, and they blow with violence.Chapter XXXV nd from thence I went towards the west to the ends of the earth, and saw there three
portals of the heaven open such as I had seen in the east, the same number of portals, and
the same number of outlets.Chapter XXXVI nd from thence I went to the south to the ends of the earth, and saw there three
open portals of the heaven: and thence there come dew, rain, and wind. And from thence I
went to the east to the ends of the heaven, and saw here the three eastern portals of
heaven open and small portals above them. Through each of these small portals pass the
stars of heaven and run their course to the west on the path which is shown to them. And
as often as I saw I blessed always the Lord of Glory, and I continued to bless the Lord of
Glory who has wrought great and glorious wonders, to show the greatness of His work to the
angels and to spirits and to men, that they might praise His work and all His creation:
that they might see the work of His might and praise the great work of His hands and bless
Him for ever.ParablesChapter XXXVII he second vision which he saw, the vision of wisdom -which Enoch the son of Jared,
the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of
Adam, saw. And this is the beginning of the words of wisdom which I lifted up my voice to
speak and say to those which dwell on earth: Hear, ye men of old time, and see, ye that
come after, the words of the Holy One which I will speak before the Lord of Spirits. It
were better to declare (them only) to the men of old time, but even from those that come
after we will not withhold the beginning of wisdom. Till the present day such wisdom has
never been given by the Lord of Spirits as I have received according to my insight,
according to the good pleasure of the Lord of Spirits by whom the lot of eternal life
has been given to me. Now three Parables were imparted to me, and I lifted up my voice and
recounted them to those that dwell on the earth.Chapter XXXVIII The First Parable
Chapter IXL nd it shall come to pass in those days that elect and holy children will descend
from the high heaven, and their seed will become one with the children of men. And in
those days Enoch received books of zeal and wrath, and books of disquiet and expulsion.And mercy shall not be accorded to them, saith the Lord of Spirits.In those days I praised and extolled the name of the Lord of Spirits with blessings and praises, because He hath destined me for blessing and glory according to the good pleasure of the Lord of Spirits. For a long time my eyes regarded that place, and I blessed Him and praised Him, saying: 'Blessed is He, and may He be blessed from the beginning and for evermore. And before Him there is no ceasing. He knows before the world was created what is for ever and what will be from generation unto generation. Those who sleep not bless Thee: they stand before Thy glory and bless, praise, and extol, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Spirits: He filleth the earth with spirits."' And here my eyes saw all those who sleep not: they stand before Him and bless and say: 'Blessed be Thou, and blessed be the name of the Lord for ever and ever.' And my face was changed; for I could no longer behold. Chapter XL nd after that I saw thousands of thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, I
saw a multitude beyond number and reckoning, who stood before the Lord of Spirits. And
on the four sides of the Lord of Spirits I saw four presences, different from those that
sleep not, and I learnt their names: for the angel that went with me made known to me
their names, and showed me all the hidden things. And I heard the voices of those four
presences as they uttered praises before the Lord of glory. The first voice blesses
the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever. And the second voice I heard blessing the Elect
One and the elect ones who hang upon the Lord of Spirits. And the third voice I heard pray
and intercede for those who dwell on the earth and supplicate in the name of the Lord of
Spirits. And I heard the fourth voice fending off the Satans and forbidding them to come
before the Lord of Spirits to accuse them who dwell on the earth. After that I asked the
angel of peace who went with me, who showed me everything that is hidden: 'Who are these
four presences which I have seen and whose words I have heard and written down?' And he
said to me: 'This first is Michael, the merciful and long-suffering: and the second, who
is set over all the diseases and all the wounds of the children of men, is Raphael: and
the third, who is set over all the powers, is Gabriel: and the fourth, who is set over the
repentance unto hope of those who inherit eternal life, is named Phanuel.' And these
are the four angels of the Lord of Spirits and the four voices I heard in those days.Chapter XLI nd after that I saw all the secrets of the heavens, and how the kingdom is divided,
and how the actions of men are weighed in the balance. And there I saw the mansions of
the elect and the mansions of the holy, and mine eyes saw there all the sinners being
driven from thence which deny the name of the Lord of Spirits, and being dragged off: and
they could not abide because of the punishment which proceeds from the Lord of Spirits.
And there mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightning and of the thunder, and the secrets
of the winds, how they are divided to blow over the earth, and the secrets of the clouds
and dew, and there I saw from whence they proceed in that place and from whence they
saturate the dusty earth. And there I saw closed chambers out of which the winds are
divided, the chamber of the hail and winds, the chamber of the mist, and of the clouds,
and the cloud thereof hovers over the earth from the beginning of the world. And I saw
the chambers of the sun and moon, whence they proceed and whither they come again, and
their glorious return, and how one is superior to the other, and their stately orbit, and
how they do not leave their orbit, and they add nothing to their orbit and they take
nothing from it, and they keep faith with each other, in accordance with the oath by which
they are bound together. And first the sun goes forth and traverses his path according
to the commandment of the Lord of Spirits, and mighty is His name for ever and ever. And
after that I saw the hidden and the visible path of the moon, and she accomplishes the
course of her path in that place by day and by night-the one holding a position opposite
to the other before the Lord of Spirits.And they give thanks and praise and rest not;For no angel hinders and no power is able to hinder; for He appoints a judge for them all and He judges them all before Him. Chapter XLII
Chapter XLIII nd I saw other lightnings and the stars of heaven, and I saw how He called them all
by their names and they hearkened unto Him. And I saw how they are weighed in a
righteous balance according to their proportions of light: (I saw) the width of their
spaces and the day of their appearing, and how their revolution produces lightning: and (I
saw) their revolution according to the number of the angels, and (how) they keep faith
with each other. And I asked the angel who went with me who showed me what was hidden:
'What are these?' And he said to me: 'The Lord of Spirits hath showed thee their parabolic
meaning (lit. 'their parable'): these are the names of the holy who dwell on the earth and
believe in the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.'Chapter XLIV lso another phenomenon I saw in regard to the lightnings: how some of the stars arise
and become lightnings and cannot part with their new form.Chapter XLV nd this is the second Parable concerning those who deny the name of the dwelling of
the holy ones and the Lord of Spirits.And into the heaven they shall not ascend, Chapter XLVI
Chapter XLVII
Chapter XLVIII
Chapter IL
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Chapter LI
Chapter LII nd after those days in that place where I had seen all the visions of that which is
hidden -for I had been carried off in a whirlwind and they had borne me towards the
west-There mine eyes saw all the secret things of heaven that shall be, a mountain of
iron, and a mountain of copper, and a mountain of silver, and a mountain of gold, and a
mountain of soft metal, and a mountain of lead. And I asked the angel who went with me,
saying, 'What things are these which I have seen in secret?' And he said unto me: 'All
these things which thou hast seen shall serve the dominion of His Anointed that he may be
potent and mighty on the earth.' And that angel of peace answered, saying unto me: 'Wait
a little, and there shall be revealed unto thee all the secret things which surround the
Lord of Spirits. And these mountains which thine eyes have seen, Chapter LIII here mine eyes saw a deep valley with open mouths, and all who dwell on the earth
and sea and islands shall bring to him gifts and presents and tokens of homage, but that
deep valley shall not become full. And their hands commit lawless deeds,For I saw all the angels of punishment abiding (there) and preparing all the instruments of Satan. And I asked the angel of peace who went with me: ' For whom are they preparing these Instruments?' And he said unto me: ' They prepare these for the kings and the mighty of this earth, that they may thereby be destroyed. And after this the Righteous and Elect One shall cause the house of his congregation to appear: henceforth they shall be no more hindered in the name of the Lord of Spirits. And these mountains shall not stand as the earth before his righteousness, But the hills shall be as a fountain of water, And the righteous shall have rest from the oppression of sinners.' Chapter LIV nd I looked and turned to another part of the earth, and saw there a deep valley
with burning fire. And they brought the kings and the mighty, and began to cast them
into this deep valley. And there mine eyes saw how they made these their instruments,
iron chains of immeasurable weight. And I asked the angel of peace who went with me,
saying: ' For whom are these chains being prepared ? ' And he said unto me: ' These are
being prepared for the hosts of Azazel, so that they may take them and cast them into the
abyss of complete condemnation, and they shall cover their jaws with rough stones as the
Lord of Spirits commanded. And Michael, and Gabriel, and Raphael, and Phanuel shall take
hold of them on that great day, and cast them on that day into the burning furnace, that
the Lord of Spirits may take vengeance on them for their unrighteousness in becoming
subject to Satan and leading astray those who dwell on the earth.' And in those days
shall punishment come from the Lord of Spirits, and he will open all the chambers of
waters which are above the heavens, and of the fountains which are beneath the earth.
And all the waters shall be joined with the waters: that which is above the heavens is the
masculine, and the water which is beneath the earth is the feminine. And they shall
destroy all who dwell on the earth and those who dwell under the ends of the heaven.
And when they have recognized their unrighteousness which they have wrought on the earth,
then by these shall they perish. Chapter LV nd after that the Head of Days repented and said: ' In vain have I destroyed all who
dwell on the earth.' And He sware by His great name: ' Henceforth I will not do so to
all who dwell on the earth, and I will set a sign in the heaven: and this shall be a
pledge of good faith between Me and them for ever, so long as heaven is above the earth.
And this is in accordance with My command. When I have desired to take hold of them by
the hand of the angels on the day of tribulation and pain because of this, I will cause My
chastisement and My wrath to abide upon them, saith God, the Lord of Spirits. Ye mighty
kings who dwell on the earth, ye shall have to behold Mine Elect One, how he sits on the
throne of glory and judges Azazel, and all his associates, and all his hosts in the name
of the Lord of Spirits.' Chapter LVI nd I saw there the hosts of the angels of punishment going, and they held scourges
and chains of iron and bronze. And I asked the angel of peace who went with me, saying:
' To whom are these who hold the scourges going ? ' And he said unto me: ' To their
elect and beloved ones, that they may be cast into the chasm of the abyss of the valley.And then that valley shall be filled with their elect and beloved, Chapter LVII nd it came to pass after this that I saw another host of wagons, and men riding
thereon, and coming on the winds from the east, and from the west to the south. And the
noise of their wagons was heard, and when this turmoil took place the holy ones from
heaven remarked it, and the pillars of the earth were moved from their place, and the
sound thereof was heard from the one end of heaven to the other, in one day. And they
shall all fall down and worship the Lord of Spirits. And this is the end of the second
Parable. Chapter LVIII
Chapter LIX n those days mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightnings, and of the lights, and
the judgements they execute (lit. ' their judgement '): and they lighten for a blessing or
a curse as the Lord of Spirits willeth. And there I saw the secrets of the thunder, and
how when it resounds above in the heaven, the sound thereof is heard, and he caused me to
see the judgements executed on the earth, whether they be for well-being and blessing, or
for a curse according to the word of the Lord of Spirits. And after that all the secrets
of the lights and lightnings were shown to me, and they lighten for blessing and for
satisfying.Chapter LX A Fragment of the Book of Noah n the year , in the seventh month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the life
of Enoch. In that Parable I saw how a mighty quaking made the heaven of heavens to quake,
and the host of the Most High, and the angels, a thousand thousands and ten thousand times
ten thousand, were disquieted with a great disquiet. And the Head of Days sat on the
throne of His glory, and the angels and the righteous stood around Him.And a great trembling seized me,And Michael sent another angel from among the holy ones and he raised me up, and when he had raised me up my spirit returned; for I had not been able to endure the look of this host, and the commotion and the quaking of the heaven. And Michael said unto me: ' Why art thou disquieted with such a vision ? Until this day lasted the day of His mercy; and He hath been merciful and long-suffering towards those who dwell on the earth. And when the day, and the power, and the punishment, and the judgement come, which the Lord of Spirits hath prepared for those who worship not the righteous law, and for those who deny the righteous judgement, and for those who take His name in vain-that day is prepared, for the elect a covenant, but for sinners an inquisition. When the punishment of the Lord of Spirits shall rest upon them, it shall rest in order that the punishment of the Lord of Spirits may not come, in vain, and it shall slay the children with their mothers and the children with their fathers. Afterwards the judgement shall take place according to His mercy and His patience.' And on that day were two monsters parted, a female monster named Leviathan, to dwell in the abysses of the ocean over the fountains of the waters. But the male is named Behemoth, who occupied with his breast a waste wilderness named Duidain, on the east of the garden where the elect and righteous dwell, where my grandfather was taken up, the seventh from Adam, the first man whom the Lord of Spirits created. And I besought the other angel that he should show me the might of those monsters, how they were parted on one day and cast, the one into the abysses of the sea, and the other unto the dry land of the wilderness. And he said to me: ' Thou son of man, herein thou dost seek to know what is hidden.' And the other angel who went with me and showed me what was hidden told me what is first and last in the heaven in the height, and beneath the earth in the depth, and at the ends of the heaven, and on the foundation of the heaven. And the chambers of the winds, and how the winds are divided, and how they are weighed, and (how) the portals of the winds are reckoned, each according to the power of the wind, and the power of the lights of the moon, and according to the power that is fitting: and the divisions of the stars according to their names, and how all the divisions are divided. And the thunders according to the places where they fall, and all the divisions that are made among the lightnings that it may lighten, and their host that they may at once obey. For the thunder has places of rest (which) are assigned (to it) while it is waiting for its peal; and the thunder and lightning are inseparable, and although not one and undivided, they both go together through the spirit and separate not. For when the lightning lightens, the thunder utters its voice, and the spirit enforces a pause during the peal, and divides equally between them; for the treasury of their peals is like the sand, and each one of them as it peals is held in with a bridle, and turned back by the power of the spirit, and pushed forward according to the many quarters of the earth. And the spirit of the sea is masculine and strong, and according to the might of his strength he draws it back with a rein, and in like manner it is driven forward and disperses amid all the mountains of the earth. And the spirit of the hoar-frost is his own angel, and the spirit of the hail is a good angel. And the spirit of the snow has forsaken his chambers on account of his strength -There is a special spirit therein, and that which ascends from it is like smoke, and its name is frost. And the spirit of the mist is not united with them in their chambers, but it has a special chamber; for its course is glorious both in light and in darkness, and in winter and in summer, and in its chamber is an angel. And the spirit of the dew has its dwelling at the ends of the heaven, and is connected with the chambers of the rain, and its course is in winter and summer: and its clouds and the clouds of the mist are connected, and the one gives to the other. And when the spirit of the rain goes forth from its chamber, the angels come and open the chamber and lead it out, and when it is diffused over the whole earth it unites with the water on the earth. And whensoever it unites with the water on the earth . . . For the waters are for those who dwell on the earth; for they are nourishment for the earth from the Most High who is in heaven: therefore there is a measure for the rain, , and the angels take it in charge. And these things I saw towards the Garden of the Righteous. And the angel of peace who was with me said to me: ' These two monsters, prepared conformably to the greatness of God, shall feed . . . Chapter LXI nd I saw in those days how long cords were given to those angels, and they took to
themselves wings and flew, and they went towards the north. And I asked the angel,
saying unto him: ' Why have those (angels) taken these cords and gone off ? ' And he said
unto me: ' They have gone to measure.'And the angel who went with me said unto me:And all who dwell above in the heaven received a command and power and one voice and one light like unto fire. And that One (with) their first words they blessed,And He will summon all the host of the heavens, and all the holy ones above, and the host of God, the Cherubic, Seraphin and Ophannin, and all the angels of power, and all the angels of principalities, and the Elect One, and the other powers on the earth (and) over the water On that day shall raise one voice, and bless and glorify and exalt in the spirit of faith, and in the spirit of wisdom, and in the spirit of patience, and in the spirit of mercy, and in the spirit of judgement and of peace, and in the spirit of goodness, and shall all say with one voice: " Blessed is He, and may the name of the Lord of Spirits be blessed for ever and ever." All who sleep not above in heaven shall bless Him: Chapter LXII nd thus the Lord commanded the kings and the mighty and the exalted, and those who
dwell on the earth, and said:' Open your eyes and lift up your horns if ye are able to recognize the Elect One.'And the kings and the mighty and all who possess the earth shall bless and glorify and extol him who rules over all, who was hidden. For from the beginning the Son of Man was hidden, Chapter LXIII n those days shall the mighty and the kings who possess the earth implore (Him) to
grant them a little respite from His angels of punishment to whom they were delivered,
that they might fall down and worship before the Lord of Spirits, and confess their sins
before Him. And they shall bless and glorify the Lord of Spirits, and say:' Blessed is the Lord of Spirits and the Lord of kings,Thus spake the Lord of Spirits: ' This is the ordinance and judgement with respect to the mighty and the kings and the exalted and those who possess the earth before the Lord of Spirits.' Chapter LXIV nd other forms I saw hidden in that place. I heard the voice of the angel saying:
' These are the angels who descended to the earth, and revealed what was hidden to the
children of men and seduced the children of men into committing sin.' Chapter LXV nd in those days Noah saw the earth that it had sunk down and its destruction was
nigh. And he arose from thence and went to the ends of the earth, and cried aloud to his
grandfather Enoch: and Noah said three times with an embittered voice: Hear me, hear me,
hear me.' And I said unto him: ' Tell me what it is that is falling out on the earth that
the earth is in such evil plight and shaken, lest perchance I shall perish with it ? '
And thereupon there was a great commotion , on the earth, and a voice was heard from
heaven, and I fell on my face. And Enoch my grandfather came and stood by me, and said
unto me: ' Why hast thou cried unto me with a bitter cry and weeping And a command has
gone forth from the presence of the Lord concerning those who dwell on the earth that
their ruin is accomplished because they have learnt all the secrets of the angels, and all
the violence of the Satans, and all their powers -the most secret ones- and all the power
of those who practice sorcery, and the power of witchcraft, and the power of those who
make molten images for the whole earth: And how silver is produced from the dust of the
earth, and how soft metal originates in the earth. For lead and tin are not produced
from the earth like the first: it is a fountain that produces them, and an angel stands
therein, and that angel is pre-eminent.' And after that my grandfather Enoch took hold of
me by my hand and raised me up, and said unto me: ' Go, for I have asked the Lord of
Spirits as touching this commotion on the earth. And He said unto me: " Because of
their unrighteousness their judgement has been determined upon and shall not be withheld
by Me for ever. Because of the sorceries which they have searched out and learnt, the
earth and those who dwell upon it shall be destroyed." And these-they have no
place of repentance for ever, because they have shown them what was hidden, and they are
the damned: but as for thee, my son, the Lord of Spirits knows that thou art pure, and
guiltless of this reproach concerning the secrets. And He has destined thy name to be among the holy, Chapter LXVI nd after that he showed me the angels of punishment who are prepared to come and let
loose all the powers of the waters which are beneath in the earth in order to bring
judgement and destruction on all who [abide and] dwell on the earth. And the Lord of
Spirits gave commandment to the angels who were going forth, that they should not cause
the waters to rise but should hold them in check; for those angels were over the powers
of the waters. And I went away from the presence of Enoch.Chapter LXVII nd in those days the word of God came unto me, and He said unto me: ' Noah, thy lot
has come Up before Me, a lot without blame, a lot of love and uprightness. And now the
angels are making a wooden (building), and when they have completed that task I will place
My hand upon it and preserve it, and there shall come forth from it the seed of life, and
a change shall set in so that the earth will not remain without inhabitant. And I will
make fast thy sed before me for ever and ever, and I will spread abroad those who dwell
with thee: it shall not be unfruitful on the face of the earth, but it shall be blessed
and multiply on the earth in the name of the Lord.' And He will imprison those angels,
who have shown unrighteousness, in that burning valley which my grandfather Enoch had
formerly shown to me in the west among the mountains of gold and silver and iron and
soft metal and tin. And I saw that valley in which there was a great convulsion and a
convulsion of the waters. And when all this took place, from that fiery molten metal and
from the convulsion thereof in that place, there was produced a smell of sulphur, and it
was connected with those waters, and that valley of the angels who had led astray
(mankind) burned beneath that land. And through its valleys proceed streams of fire,
where these angels are punished who had led astray those who dwell upon the earth. But
those waters shall in those days serve for the kings and the mighty and the exalted, and
those who dwell on the earth, for the healing of the body, but for the punishment of the
spirit; now their spirit is full of lust, that they may be punished in their body, for
they have denied the Lord of Spirits and see their punishment daily, and yet believe not
in His name. And in proportion as the burning of their bodies becomes severe, a
corresponding change shall take place in their spirit for ever and ever; for before the
Lord of Spirits none shall utter an idle word. For the judgement shall come upon them,
because they believe in the lust of their body and deny the Spirit of the Lord. And those
same waters will undergo a change in those days; for when those angels are punished in
these waters, these water-springs shall change their temperature, and when the angels
ascend, this water of the springs shall change and become cold. And I heard Michael
answering and saying: ' This judgement wherewith the angels are judged is a testimony for
the kings and the mighty who possess the earth.' Because these waters of judgement
minister to the healing of the body of the kings and the lust of their body; therefore
they will not see and will not believe that those waters will change and become a fire
which burns for ever. Chapter LXVIII nd after that my grandfather Enoch gave me the teaching of all the secrets in the
book in the Parables which had been given to him, and he put them together for me in the
words of the book of the Parables. And on that day Michael answered Raphael and said: '
The power of the spirit transports and makes me to tremble because of the severity of the
judgement of the secrets, the judgement of the angels: who can endure the severe judgement
which has been executed, and before which they melt away ? ' And Michael answered again,
and said to Raphael: ' Who is he whose heart is not softened concerning it, and whose
reins are not troubled by this word of judgement (that) has gone forth upon them because
of those who have thus led them out ? ' And it came to pass when he stood before the Lord
of Spirits, Michael said thus to Raphael: ' I will not take their part under the eye of
the Lord; for the Lord of Spirits has been angry with them because they do as if they
were the Lord. Therefore all that is hidden shall come upon them for ever and ever; for
neither angel nor man shall have his portion (in it), but alone they have received their
judgement for ever and ever. Chapter LXIX nd after this judgement they shall terrify and make them to tremble because they
have shown this to those who dwell on the earth. And behold the names of those angels
[and these are their names: the first of them is Samjaza, the second Artaqifa, and the
third Armen, the fourth Kokabel, the fifth Turael, the sixth Rumjal, the seventh Danjal,
the eighth Neqael, the ninth Baraqel, the tenth Azazel, the eleventh Armaros, the twelfth
Batarjal, the thirteenth Busasejal, the fourteenth Hananel, the fifteenth Turel, and the
sixteenth Simapesiel, the seventeenth Jetrel, the eighteenth Tumael, the nineteenth Turel,
the twentieth Rumael, the twenty-first Azazel. And these are the chiefs of their angels
and their names, and their chief ones over hundreds and over fifties and over tens]. The
name of the first Jeqon: that is, the one who led astray [all] the sons of God, and
brought them down to the earth, and led them astray through the daughters of men. And
the second was named Asbeel: he imparted to the holy sons of God evil counsel, and led
them astray so that they defiled their bodies with the daughters of men. And the third
was named Gadreel: he it is who showed the children of men all the blows of death, and he
led astray Eve, and showed [the weapons of death to the sons of men] the shield and the
coat of mail, and the sword for battle, and all the weapons of death to the children of
men. And from his hand they have proceeded against those who dwell on the earth from
that day and for evermore. And the fourth was named Penemue: he taught the children of
men the bitter and the sweet, and he taught them all the secrets of their wisdom. And he
instructed mankind in writing with ink and paper, and thereby many sinned from eternity to
eternity and until this day. For men were not created for such a purpose, to give
confirmation to their good faith with pen and ink. For men were created exactly like
the angels, to the intent that they should continue pure and righteous, and death, which
destroys everything, could not have taken hold of them, but through this their knowledge
they are perishing, and through this power it is consuming me. And the fifth was named
Kasdeja: this is he who showed the children of men all the wicked smitings of spirits and
demons, and the smitings of the embryo in the womb, that it may pass away, and [the
smitings of the soul] the bites of the serpent, and the smitings which befall through
the noontide heat, the son of the serpent named Taba'et. And this is the task of Kasbeel,
the chief of the oath which he showed to the holy ones when he dwelt high above in
glory, and its name is Biqa. This (angel) requested Michael to show him the hidden name,
that he might enunciate it in the oath, so that those might quake before that name and
oath who revealed all that was in secret to the children of men. And this is the power of
this oath, for it is powerful and strong, and he placed this oath Akae in the hand of
Michael. And these are the secrets of this oath . . .[And in like manner the spirits of the water, and of the winds, and of all zephyrs, and (their) paths from all the quarters of the winds. And there are preserved the voices of the thunder and the light of the lightnings: and there are preserved the chambers of the hail and the chambers of the hoarfrost, and the chambers of the mist, and the chambers of the rain and the dew. And all these believe and give thanks before the Lord of Spirits, and glorify (Him) with all their power, and their food is in every act of thanksgiving: they thank and glorify and extol the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever. And this oath is mighty over them Chapter LXX nd it came to pass after this that his name during his lifetime was raised aloft to
that Son of Man and to the Lord of Spirits from amongst those who dwell on the earth.
And he was raised aloft on the chariots of the spirit and his name vanished among them.
And from that day I was no longer numbered amongst them: and he set me between the two
winds, between the North and the West, where the angels took the cords to measure for me
the place for the elect and righteous. And there I saw the first fathers and the righteous
who from the beginning dwell in that place.Chapter LXXI And these blessings which went forth out of my mouth were well pleasing before that Head of Days. And that Head of Days came with Michael and Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel, thousands and ten thousands of angels without number. [Lost passage wherein the Son of Man was described as accompanying the Head of Days, and Enoch asked one of the angels (as in xlvi. ) concerning the Son of Man as to who he was.] And he (i.e. the angel) came to me and greeted me with His voice, and said unto me ' The Book of the Heavenly LuminariesChapter LXXII he book of the courses of the luminaries of the heaven, the relations of each,
according to their classes, their dominion and their seasons, according to their names and
places of origin, and according to their months, which Uriel, the holy angel, who was with
me, who is their guide, showed me; and he showed me all their laws exactly as they are,
and how it is with regard to all the years of the world and unto eternity, till the new
creation is accomplished which dureth till eternity. And this is the first law of the
luminaries: the luminary the Sun has its rising in the eastern portals of the heaven,
and its setting in the western portals of the heaven. And I saw six portals in which the
sun rises, and six portals in which the sun sets and the moon rises and sets in these
portals, and the leaders of the stars and those whom they lead: six in the east and six in
the west, and all following each other in accurately corresponding order: also many
windows to the right and left of these portals. And first there goes forth the great
luminary, named the Sun, and his circumference is like the circumference of the heaven,
and he is quite filled with illuminating and heating fire. The chariot on which he
ascends, the wind drives, and the sun goes down from the heaven and returns through the
north in order to reach the east, and is so guided that he comes to the appropriate (lit.
' that ') portal and shines in the face of the heaven. In this way he rises in the first
month in the great portal, which is the fourth [those six portals in the cast]. And in
that fourth portal from which the sun rises in the first month are twelve window-openings,
from which proceed a flame when they are opened in their season. When the sun rises in
the heaven, he comes forth through that fourth portal thirty, mornings in succession,
and sets accurately in the fourth portal in the west of the heaven. And during this period
the day becomes daily longer and the night nightly shorter to the thirtieth morning. On
that day the day is longer than the night by a ninth part, and the day amounts exactly to
ten parts and the night to eight parts. And the sun rises from that fourth portal, and
sets in the fourth and returns to the fifth portal of the east thirty mornings, and rises
from it and sets in the fifth portal. And then the day becomes longer by two parts and
amounts to eleven parts, and the night becomes shorter and amounts to seven parts. And
it returns to the east and enters into the sixth portal, and rises and sets in the
sixth portal one-and-thirty mornings on account of its sign. On that day the day becomes
longer than the night, and the day becomes double the night, and the day becomes twelve
parts, and the night is shortened and becomes six parts. And the sun mounts up to make the
day shorter and the night longer, and the sun returns to the east and enters into the
sixth portal, and rises from it and sets thirty mornings. And when thirty mornings are
accomplished, the day decreases by exactly one part, and becomes eleven parts, and the
night seven. And the sun goes forth from that sixth portal in the west, and goes to the
east and rises in the fifth portal for thirty mornings, and sets in the west again in
the fifth western portal. On that day the day decreases by two parts, and amounts to ten
parts and the night to eight parts. And the sun goes forth from that fifth portal and sets
in the fifth portal of the west, and rises in the fourth portal for one- and-thirty
mornings on account of its sign, and sets in the west. On that day the day is equalized
with the night, [and becomes of equal length], and the night amounts to nine parts and the
day to nine parts. And the sun rises from that portal and sets in the west, and returns
to the east and rises thirty mornings in the third portal and sets in the west in the
third portal. And on that day the night becomes longer than the day, and night becomes
longer than night, and day shorter than day till the thirtieth morning, and the night
amounts exactly to ten parts and the day to eight parts. And the sun rises from that
third portal and sets in the third portal in the west and returns to the east, and for
thirty mornings rises in the second portal in the east, and in like manner sets in the
second portal in the west of the heaven. And on that day the night amounts to eleven
parts and the day to seven parts. And the sun rises on that day from that second portal
and sets in the west in the second portal, and returns to the east into the first portal
for one-and-thirty mornings, and sets in the first portal in the west of the heaven.
And on that day the night becomes longer and amounts to the double of the day: and the
night amounts exactly to twelve parts and the day to six. And the sun has (therewith)
traversed the divisions of his orbit and turns again on those divisions of his orbit, and
enters that portal thirty mornings and sets also in the west opposite to it. And on
that night has the night decreased in length by a ninth part, and the night has become
eleven parts and the day seven parts. And the sun has returned and entered into the second
portal in the east, and returns on those his divisions of his orbit for thirty mornings,
rising and setting. And on that day the night decreases in length, and the night
amounts to ten parts and the day to eight. And on that day the sun rises from that
portal, and sets in the west, and returns to the east, and rises in the third portal for
one-and-thirty mornings, and sets in the west of the heaven. On that day the night
decreases and amounts to nine parts, and the day to nine parts, and the night is equal
to the day and the year is exactly as to its days three hundred and sixty-four. And the
length of the day and of the night, and the shortness of the day and of the night
arise-through the course of the sun these distinctions are made (lit. ' they are
separated '). So it comes that its course becomes daily longer, and its course nightly
shorter. And this is the law and the course of the sun, and his return as often as he
returns sixty times and rises, i.e. the great luminary which is named the sun, for ever
and ever. And that which (thus) rises is the great luminary, and is so named according to
its appearance, according as the Lord commanded. As he rises, so he sets and decreases
not, and rests not, but runs day and night, and his light is sevenfold brighter than that
of the moon; but as regards size they are both equal.Chapter LXXIII nd after this law I saw another law dealing with the smaller luminary, which is
named the Moon. And her circumference is like the circumference of the heaven, and her
chariot in which she rides is driven by the wind, and light is given to her in (definite)
measure. And her rising and setting change every month: and her days are like the days of
the sun, and when her light is uniform (i.e. full) it amounts to the seventh part of the
light of the sun. And thus she rises. And her first phase in the east comes forth on the
thirtieth morning: and on that day she becomes visible, and constitutes for you the first
phase of the moon on the thirtieth day together with the sun in the portal where the sun
rises. And the one half of her goes forth by a seventh part, and her whole circumference
is empty, without light, with the exception of one-seventh part of it, (and) the
fourteenth part of her light. And when she receives one-seventh part of the half of her
light, her light amounts to one-seventh part and the half thereof. And she sets with the
sun, and when the sun rises the moon rises with him and receives the half of one part of
light, and in that night in the beginning of her morning [in the commencement of the lunar
day] the moon sets with the sun, and is invisible that night with the fourteen parts and
the half of one of them. And she rises on that day with exactly a seventh part, and comes
forth and recedes from the rising of the sun, and in her remaining days she becomes bright
in the (remaining) thirteen parts.Chapter LXXIV nd I saw another course, a law for her, (and) how according to that law she performs
her monthly revolution. And all these Uriel, the holy angel who is the leader of them
all, showed to me, and their positions, and I wrote down their positions as he showed them
to me, and I wrote down their months as they were, and the appearance of their lights
till fifteen days were accomplished. In single seventh parts she accomplishes all her
light in the east, and in single seventh parts accomplishes all her darkness in the
west. And in certain months she alters her settings, and in certain months she pursues
her own peculiar course. In two months the moon sets with the sun: in those two middle
portals the third and the fourth. She goes forth for seven days, and turns about and
returns again through the portal where the sun rises, and accomplishes all her light: and
she recedes from the sun, and in eight days enters the sixth portal from which the sun
goes forth. And when the sun goes forth from the fourth portal she goes forth seven days,
until she goes forth from the fifth and turns back again in seven days into the fourth
portal and accomplishes all her light: and she recedes and enters into the first portal
in eight days. And she returns again in seven days into the fourth portal from which the
, sun goes forth. Thus I saw their position -how the moons rose and the sun set in
those days. And if five years are added together the sun has an overplus of thirty days,
and all the days which accrue to it for one of those five years, when they are full,
amount to days. And the overplus of the sun and of the stars amounts to six days: in
years days every year come to days: and the moon falls behind the sun and stars to
the number of days. And the sun and the stars bring in all the years exactly, so that
they do not advance or delay their position by a single day unto eternity; but complete
the years with perfect justice in days. In years there are , days, and in
years , days, so that in years there are , days. For the moon alone the days
amount in years to , days, and in years she falls days behind: [i.e. to the sum
(of ,) there is to be added (, and) days.] And in years there are ,
days, so that for the moon the days in years amount to , days. [For in years
she falls behind to the amount of days], all the days she falls behind in years
are . And the year is accurately completed in conformity with their world-stations and
the stations of the sun, which rise from the portals through which it (the sun) rises and
sets days.Chapter LXXV nd the leaders of the heads of the thousands, who are placed over the whole creation
and over all the stars, have also to do with the four intercalary days, being inseparable
from their office, according to the reckoning of the year, and these render service on the
four days which are not reckoned in the reckoning of the year. And owing to them men go
wrong therein, for those luminaries truly render service on the world-stations, one in the
first portal, one in the third portal of the heaven, one in the fourth portal, and one in
the sixth portal, and the exactness of the year is accomplished through its separate
three hundred and sixty-four stations. For the signs and the times and the years and the
days the angel Uriel showed to me, whom the Lord of glory hath set for ever over all the
luminaries of the heaven, in the heaven and in the world, that they should rule on the
face of the heaven and be seen on the earth, and be leaders for the day and the night,
i.e. the sun, moon, and stars, and all the ministering creatures which make their
revolution in all the chariots of the heaven. In like manner twelve doors Uriel showed
me, open in the circumference of the sun's chariot in the heaven, through which the rays
of the sun break forth: and from them is warmth diffused over the earth, when they are
opened at their appointed seasons. [And for the winds and the spirit of the dew when
they are opened, standing open in the heavens at the ends.] As for the twelve portals in
the heaven, at the ends of the earth, out of which go forth the sun, moon, and stars,
and all the works of heaven in the east and in the west, There are many windows open to
the left and right of them, and one window at its (appointed) season produces warmth,
corresponding (as these do) to those doors from which the stars come forth according as He
has commanded them, and wherein they set corresponding to their number. And I saw
chariots in the heaven, running in the world, above those portals in which revolve the
stars that never set. And one is larger than all the rest, and it is that that makes its
course through the entire world.Chapter LXXVI nd at the ends of the earth I saw twelve portals open to all the quarters (of the
heaven), from which the winds go forth and blow over the earth. Three of them are open
on the face (i.e. the east) of the heavens, and three in the west, and three on the right
(i.e. the south) of the heaven, and three on the left (i.e. the north). And the three
first are those of the east, and three are of the north, and three [after those on the
left] of the south, and three of the west. Through four of these come winds of blessing
and prosperity, and from those eight come hurtful winds: when they are sent, they bring
destruction on all the earth and on the water upon it, and on all who dwell thereon, and
on everything which is in the water and on the land. And the first wind from those
portals, called the east wind, comes forth through the first portal which is in the east,
inclining towards the south: from it come forth desolation, drought, heat, and
destruction. And through the second portal in the middle comes what is fitting, and from
it there come rain and fruitfulness and prosperity and dew; and through the third portal
which lies toward the north come cold and drought. And after these come forth the south
winds through three portals: through the first portal of them inclining to the east
comes forth a hot wind. And through the middle portal next to it there come forth
fragrant smells, and dew and rain, and prosperity and health. And through the third portal
lying to the west come forth dew and rain, locusts and desolation. And after these the
north winds: from the seventh portal in the east come dew and rain, locusts and
desolation. And from the middle portal come in a direct direction health and rain and dew
and prosperity; and through the third portal in the west come cloud and hoar-frost, and
snow and rain, and dew and locusts. And after these [four] are the west winds: through
the first portal adjoining the north come forth dew and hoar-frost, and cold and snow and
frost. And from the middle portal come forth dew and rain, and prosperity and blessing;
and through the last portal which adjoins the south come forth drought and desolation, and
burning and destruction. And the twelve portals of the four quarters of the heaven are
therewith completed, and all their laws and all their plagues and all their benefactions
have I shown to thee, my son Methuselah.Chapter LXXVII nd the first quarter is called the east, because it is the first: and the second,
the south, because the Most High will descend there, yea, there in quite a special sense
will He who is blessed for ever descend. And the west quarter is named the diminished,
because there all the luminaries of the heaven wane and go down. And the fourth quarter,
named the north, is divided into three parts: the first of them is for the dwelling of
men: and the second contains seas of water, and the abysses and forests and rivers, and
darkness and clouds; and the third part contains the garden of righteousness. I saw
seven high mountains, higher than all the mountains which are on the earth: and thence
comes forth hoar-frost, and days, seasons, and years pass away. I saw seven rivers on the
earth larger than all the rivers: one of them coming from the west pours its waters into
the Great Sea. And these two come from the north to the sea and pour their waters into
the Erythraean Sea in the east. And the remaining, four come forth on the side of the
north to their own sea, two of them to the Erythraean Sea, and two into the Great Sea and
discharge themselves there [and some say: into the desert]. Seven great islands I saw in
the sea and in the mainland: two in the mainland and five in the Great Sea. Chapter LXXVIII nd the names of the sun are the following: the first Orjares, and the second
Tomas. And the moon has four names: the first name is Asonja, the second Ebla, the third
Benase, and the fourth Erae. These are the two great luminaries: their circumference is
like the circumference of the heaven, and the size of the circumference of both is
alike. In the circumference of the sun there are seven portions of light which are added
to it more than to the moon, and in definite measures it is s transferred till the seventh
portion of the sun is exhausted. And they set and enter the portals of the west, and make
their revolution by the north, and come forth through the eastern portals on the face of
the heaven. And when the moon rises one-fourteenth part appears in the heaven: [the
light becomes full in her]: on the fourteenth day she accomplishes her light. And fifteen
parts of light are transferred to her till the fifteenth day (when) her light is
accomplished, according to the sign of the year, and she becomes fifteen parts, and the
moon grows by (the addition of) fourteenth parts. And in her waning (the moon) decreases
on the first day to fourteen parts of her light, on the second to thirteen parts of light,
on the third to twelve, on the fourth to eleven, on the fifth to ten, on the sixth to
nine, on the seventh to eight, on the eighth to seven, on the ninth to six, on the tenth
to five, on the eleventh to four, on the twelfth to three, on the thirteenth to two, on
the fourteenth to the half of a seventh, and all her remaining light disappears wholly
on the fifteenth. And in certain months the month has twenty-nine days and once
twenty-eight. And Uriel showed me another law: when light is transferred to the moon, and
on which side it is transferred to her by the sun. During all the period during which the
moon is growing in her light, she is transferring it to herself when opposite to the sun
during fourteen days [her light is accomplished in the heaven, and when she is
illumined throughout, her light is accomplished full in the heaven. And on the first
day she is called the new moon, for on that day the light rises upon her. She becomes full
moon exactly on the day when the sun sets in the west, and from the east she rises at
night, and the moon shines the whole night through till the sun rises over against her and
the moon is seen over against the sun. On the side whence the light of the moon comes
forth, there again she wanes till all the light vanishes and all the days of the month are
at an end, and her circumference is empty, void of light. And three months she makes of
thirty days, and at her time she makes three months of twenty- nine days each, in which
she accomplishes her waning in the first period of time, and in the first portal for one
hundred and seventy-seven days. And in the time of her going out she appears for three
months (of) thirty days each, and for three months she appears (of) twenty-nine each. At
night she appears like a man for twenty days each time, and by day she appears like the
heaven, and there is nothing else in her save her light. Chapter LXXIX nd now, my son, I have shown thee everything, and the law of all the stars of the
heaven is completed. And he showed me all the laws of these for every day, and for every
season of bearing rule, and for every year, and for its going forth, and for the order
prescribed to it every month and every week: And the waning of the moon which takes
place in the sixth portal: for in this sixth portal her light is accomplished, and after
that there is the beginning of the waning: (And the waning) which takes place in the first
portal in its season, till one hundred and seventy-seven days are accomplished: reckoned
according to weeks, twenty-five (weeks) and two days. She falls behind the sun and the
order of the stars exactly five days in the course of one period, and when this place
which thou seest has been traversed. Such is the picture and sketch of every luminary
which Uriel the archangel, who is their leader, showed unto me.Chapter LXXX nd in those days the angel Uriel answered and said to me: ' Behold, I have shown
thee everything, Enoch, and I have revealed everything to thee that thou shouldst see this
sun and this moon, and the leaders of the stars of the heaven and all those who turn them,
their tasks and times and departures.And in the days of the sinners the years shall be shortened, Chapter LXXXI And I observed the heavenly tablets, and read everything which was written (thereon) and understood everything, and read the book of all the deeds of mankind, and of all the children of flesh that shall be upon the earth to the remotest generations. And forthwith I blessed the great Lord the King of glory for ever, in that He has made all the works of the world, And I extolled the Lord because of His patience,And those seven holy ones brought me and placed me on the earth before the door of my house, and said to me: ' Declare everything to thy son Methuselah, and show to all thy children that no flesh is righteous in the sight of the Lord, for He is their Creator. One year we will leave thee with thy son, till thou givest thy (last) commands, that thou mayest teach thy children and record (it) for them, and testify to all thy children; and in the second year they shall take thee from their midst. Let thy heart be strong, Chapter LXXXII nd now, my son Methuselah, all these things I am recounting to thee and writing down
for thee! and I have revealed to thee everything, and given thee books concerning all
these: so preserve, my son Methuselah, the books from thy father's hand, and (see) that
thou deliver them to the generations of the world.I have given Wisdom to thee and to thy children,Blessed are all the righteous, blessed are all those who walk In the way of righteousness and sin not as the sinners, in the reckoning of all their days in which the sun traverses the heaven, entering into and departing from the portals for thirty days with the heads of thousands of the order of the stars, together with the four which are intercalated which divide the four portions of the year, which lead them and enter with them four days. Owing to them men shall be at fault and not reckon them in the whole reckoning of the year: yea, men shall be at fault, and not recognize them accurately. For they belong to the reckoning of the year and are truly recorded (thereon) for ever, one in the first portal and one in the third, and one in the fourth and one in the sixth, and the year is completed in three hundred and sixty-four days. And the account thereof is accurate and the recorded reckoning thereof exact; for the luminaries, and months and festivals, and years and days, has Uriel shown and revealed to me, to whom the Lord of the whole creation of the world hath subjected the host of heaven. And he has power over night and day in the heaven to cause the light to give light to men -sun, moon, and stars, and all the powers of the heaven which revolve in their circular chariots. And these are the orders of the stars, which set in their places, and in their seasons and festivals and months. And these are the names of those who lead them, who watch that they enter at their times, in their orders, in their seasons, in their months, in their periods of dominion, and in their positions. Their four leaders who divide the four parts of the year enter first; and after them the twelve leaders of the orders who divide the months; and for the three hundred and sixty (days) there are heads over thousands who divide the days; and for the four intercalary days there are the leaders which sunder the four parts of the year. And these heads over thousands are intercalated between leader and leader, each behind a station, but their leaders make the division. And these are the names of the leaders who divide the four parts of the year which are ordained: Milki'el, Hel'emmelek, and Mel'ejal, and Narel. And the names of those who lead them: Adnar'el, and Ijasusa'el, and 'Elome'el- these three follow the leaders of the orders, and there is one that follows the three leaders of the orders which follow those leaders of stations that divide the four parts of the year. In the beginning of the year Melkejal rises first and rules, who is named Tam'aini and sun, and all the days of his dominion whilst he bears rule are ninety-one days. And these are the signs of the days which are to be seen on earth in the days of his dominion: sweat, and heat, and calms; and all the trees bear fruit, and leaves are produced on all the trees, and the harvest of wheat, and the rose-flowers, and all the flowers which come forth in the field, but the trees of the winter season become withered. And these are the names of the leaders which are under them: Berka'el, Zelebs'el, and another who is added a head of a thousand, called Hilujaseph: and the days of the dominion of this (leader) are at an end. The next leader after him is Hel'emmelek, whom one names the shining sun, and all the days of his light are ninety-one days. And these are the signs of (his) days on the earth: glowing heat and dryness, and the trees ripen their fruits and produce all their fruits ripe and ready, and the sheep pair and become pregnant, and all the fruits of the earth are gathered in, and everything that is in the fields, and the winepress: these things take place in the days of his dominion. These are the names, and the orders, and the leaders of those heads of thousands: Gida'ljal, Ke'el, and He'el, and the name of the head of a thousand which is added to them, Asfa'el: and the days of his dominion are at an end. The Dream-Visions.Chapter LXXXIII nd now, my son Methuselah, I will show thee all my visions which I have seen,
recounting them before thee. Two visions I saw before I took a wife, and the one was
quite unlike the other: the first when I was learning to write: the second before I took
thy mother, (when) I saw a terrible vision. And regarding them I prayed to the Lord. I
had laid me down in the house of my grandfather Mahalalel, (when) I saw in a vision how
the heaven collapsed and was borne off and fell to the earth. And when it fell to the
earth I saw how the earth was swallowed up in a great abyss, and mountains were suspended
on mountains, and hills sank down on hills, and high trees were rent from their stems,
and hurled down and sunk in the abyss. And thereupon a word fell into my mouth, and I
lifted up (my voice) to cry aloud, and said: ' The earth is destroyed.' And my grandfather
Mahalalel waked me as I lay near him, and said unto me: ' Why dost thou cry so, my son,
and why dost thou make such lamentation?' And I recounted to him the whole vision which
I had seen, and he said unto me: ' A terrible thing hast thou seen, my son, and of grave
moment is thy dream- vision as to the secrets of all the sin of the earth: it must sink
into the abyss and be destroyed with a great destruction. And now, my son, arise and
make petition to the Lord of glory, since thou art a believer, that a remnant may remain
on the earth, and that He may not destroy the whole earth. My son, from heaven all this
will come upon the earth, and upon the earth there will be great destruction. After
that I arose and prayed and implored and besought, and wrote down my prayer for the
generations of the world, and I will show everything to thee, my son Methuselah. And when
I had gone forth below and seen the heaven, and the sun rising in the east, and the moon
setting in the west, and a few stars, and the whole earth, and everything as He had known
it in the beginning, then I blessed the Lord of judgement and extolled Him because He had
made the sun to go forth from the windows of the east, and he ascended and rose on the
face of the heaven, and set out and kept traversing the path shown unto him.Chapter LXXXIV nd I lifted up my hands in righteousness and blessed the Holy and Great One, and
spake with the breath of my mouth, and with the tongue of flesh, which God has made for
the children of the flesh of men, that they should speak therewith, and He gave them
breath and a tongue and a mouth that they should speak therewith:Blessed be Thou, O Lord, King, Chapter lXXXV nd after this I saw another dream, and I will show the whole dream to thee, my
son. And Enoch lifted up (his voice) and spake to his son Methuselah: ' To thee, my son,
will I speak: hear my words-incline thine ear to the dream-vision of thy father. Before I
took thy mother Edna, I saw in a vision on my bed, and behold a bull came forth from the
earth, and that bull was white; and after it came forth a heifer, and along with this
(latter) came forth two bulls, one of them black and the other red. And that black bull
gored the red one and pursued him over the earth, and thereupon I could no longer see
that red bull. But that black bull grew and that heifer went with him, and I saw that
many oxen proceeded from him which resembled and followed him. And that cow, that first
one, went from the presence of that first bull in order to seek that red one, but found
him not, and lamented with a great lamentation over him and sought him. And I looked
till that first bull came to her and quieted her, and from that time onward she cried no
more. And after that she bore another white bull, and after him she bore many bulls and
black cows. And I saw in my sleep that white bull likewise grow and become a great white
bull, and from Him proceeded many white bulls, and they resembled him. And they began to
beget many white bulls, which resembled them, one following the other, (even) many.Chapter LXXXVI nd again I saw with mine eyes as I slept, and I saw the heaven above, and behold a
star fell from heaven, and it arose and eat and pastured amongst those oxen. And after
that I saw the large and the black oxen, and behold they all changed their stalls and
pastures and their cattle, and began to live with each other. And again I saw in the
vision, and looked towards the heaven, and behold I saw many stars descend and cast
themselves down from heaven to that first star, and they became bulls amongst those
cattle and pastured with them [amongst them]. And I looked at them and saw, and behold
they all let out their privy members, like horses, and began to cover the cows of the
oxen, and they all became pregnant and bare elephants, camels, and asses. And all the
oxen feared them and were affrighted at them, and began to bite with their teeth and to
devour, and to gore with their horns. And they began, moreover, to devour those oxen;
and behold all the children of the earth began to tremble and quake before them and to
flee from them. Chapter LXXXVII nd again I saw how they began to gore each other and to devour each other, and the
earth began to cry aloud. And I raised mine eyes again to heaven, and I saw in the
vision, and behold there came forth from heaven beings who were like white men: and four
went forth from that place and three with them. And those three that had last come forth
grasped me by my hand and took me up, away from the generations of the earth, and raised
me up to a lofty place, and showed me a tower raised high above the earth, and all the
hills were lower. And one said unto me: ' Remain here till thou seest everything that
befalls those elephants, camels, and asses, and the stars and the oxen, and all of them.' Chapter LXXXVIII nd I saw one of those four who had come forth first, and he seized that first star
which had fallen from the heaven, and bound it hand and foot and cast it into an abyss:
now that abyss was narrow and deep, and horrible and dark. And one of them drew a sword,
and gave it to those elephants and camels and asses: then they began to smite each other,
and the whole earth quaked because of them. And as I was beholding in the vision, lo,
one of those four who had come forth stoned (them) from heaven, and gathered and took all
the great stars whose privy members were like those of horses, and bound them all hand and
foot, and cast them in an abyss of the earth. Chapter LXXXIX nd one of those four went to that white bull and instructed him in a secret, without
his being terrified: he was born a bull and became a man, and built for himself a great
vessel and dwelt thereon; and three bulls dwelt with him in that vessel and they were
covered in. And again I raised mine eyes towards heaven and saw a lofty roof, with seven
water torrents thereon, and those torrents flowed with much water into an enclosure. And
I saw again, and behold fountains were opened on the surface of that great enclosure, and
that water began to swell and rise upon the surface, and I saw that enclosure till all
its surface was covered with water. And the water, the darkness, and mist increased upon
it; and as I looked at the height of that water, that water had risen above the height of
that enclosure, and was streaming over that enclosure, and it stood upon the earth. And
all the cattle of that enclosure were gathered together until I saw how they sank and were
swallowed up and perished in that water. But that vessel floated on the water, while all
the oxen and elephants and camels and asses sank to the bottom with all the animals, so
that I could no longer see them, and they were not able to escape, (but) perished and sank
into the depths. And again I saw in the vision till those water torrents were removed from
that high roof, and the chasms of the earth were leveled up and other abysses were
opened. Then the water began to run down into these, till the earth became visible; but
that vessel settled on the earth, and the darkness retired and light appeared. But that
white bull which had become a man came out of that vessel, and the three bulls with him,
and one of those three was white like that bull, and one of them was red as blood, and one
black: and that white bull departed from them. And they began to bring forth beasts of
the field and birds, so that there arose different genera: lions, tigers, wolves, dogs,
hyenas, wild boars, foxes, squirrels, swine, falcons, vultures, kites, eagles, and ravens;
and among them was born a white bull. And they began to bite one another; but that white
bull which was born amongst them begat a wild ass and a white bull with it, and the
wild asses multiplied. But that bull which was born from him begat a black wild boar and a
white sheep; and the former begat many boars, but that sheep begat twelve sheep. And
when those twelve sheep had grown, they gave up one of them to the asses, and those asses
again gave up that sheep to the wolves, and that sheep grew up among the wolves. And the
Lord brought the eleven sheep to live with it and to pasture with it among the wolves: and
they multiplied and became many flocks of sheep. And the wolves began to fear them, and
they oppressed them until they destroyed their little ones, and they cast their young into
a river of much water: but those sheep began to cry aloud on account of their little
ones, and to complain unto their Lord. And a sheep which had been saved from the wolves
fled and escaped to the wild asses; and I saw the sheep how they lamented and cried, and
besought their Lord with all their might, till that Lord of the sheep descended at the
voice of the sheep from a lofty abode, and came to them and pastured them. And He called
that sheep which had escaped the wolves, and spake with it concerning the wolves that it
should admonish them not to touch the sheep. And the sheep went to the wolves according
to the word of the Lord, and another sheep met it and went with it, and the two went and
entered together into the assembly of those wolves, and spake with them and admonished
them not to touch the sheep from henceforth. And thereupon I saw the wolves, and how
they oppressed the sheep exceedingly with all their power; and the sheep cried aloud.
And the Lord came to the sheep and they began to smite those wolves: and the wolves began
to make lamentation; but the sheep became quiet and forthwith ceased to cry out. And I
saw the sheep till they departed from amongst the wolves; but the eyes of the wolves were
blinded, and those wolves departed in pursuit of the sheep with all their power. And
the Lord of the sheep went with them, as their leader, and all His sheep followed Him:
and his face was dazzling and glorious and terrible to behold. But the wolves began to
pursue those sheep till they reached a sea of water. And that sea was divided, and the
water stood on this side and on that before their face, and their Lord led them and placed
Himself between them and the wolves. And as those wolves did not yet see the sheep,
they proceeded into the midst of that sea, and the wolves followed the sheep, and [those
wolves] ran after them into that sea. And when they saw the Lord of the sheep, they
turned to flee before His face, but that sea gathered itself together, and became as it
had been created, and the water swelled and rose till it covered those wolves. And I
saw till all the wolves who pursued those sheep perished and were drowned. But the
sheep escaped from that water and went forth into a wilderness, where there was no water
and no grass; and they began to open their eyes and to see; and I saw the Lord of the
sheep pasturing them and giving them water and grass, and that sheep going and leading
them. And that sheep ascended to the summit of that lofty rock, and the Lord of the
sheep sent it to them. And after that I saw the Lord of the sheep who stood before them,
and His appearance was great and terrible and majestic, and all those sheep saw Him and
were afraid before His face. And they all feared and trembled because of Him, and they
cried to that sheep with them [which was amongst them]: ' We are not able to stand
before our Lord or to behold Him.' And that sheep which led them again ascended to the
summit of that rock, but the sheep began to be blinded and to wander from the way which
he had showed them, but that sheep wot not thereof. And the Lord of the sheep was wrathful
exceedingly against them, and that sheep discovered it, and went down from the summit of
the rock, and came to the sheep, and found the greatest part of them blinded and fallen
away. And when they saw it they feared and trembled at its presence, and desired to return
to their folds. And that sheep took other sheep with it, and came to those sheep which
had fallen away, and began to slay them; and the sheep feared its presence, and thus that
sheep brought back those sheep that had fallen away, and they returned to their folds.
And I saw in this vision till that sheep became a man and built a house for the Lord of
the sheep, and placed all the sheep in that house. And I saw till this sheep which had
met that sheep which led them fell asleep: and I saw till all the great sheep perished and
little ones arose in their place, and they came to a pasture, and approached a stream
of water. Then that sheep, their leader which had become a man, withdrew from them and
fell asleep, and all the sheep sought it and cried over it with a great crying. And I saw
till they left off crying for that sheep and crossed that stream of water, and there arose
the two sheep as leaders in the place of those which had led them and fallen asleep (lit.
' had fallen asleep and led them '). And I saw till the sheep came to a goodly place,
and a pleasant and glorious land, and I saw till those sheep were satisfied; and that
house stood amongst them in the pleasant land. And sometimes their eyes were opened,
and sometimes blinded, till another sheep arose and led them and brought them all back,
and their eyes were opened. And the dogs and the foxes and the wild boars began to
devour those sheep till the Lord of the sheep raised up [another sheep] a ram from their
midst, which led them. And that ram began to butt on either side those dogs, foxes, and
wild boars till he had destroyed them all. And that sheep whose eyes were opened saw
that ram, which was amongst the sheep, till it forsook its glory and began to butt those
sheep, and trampled upon them, and behaved itself unseemly. And the Lord of the sheep
sent the lamb to another lamb and raised it to being a ram and leader of the sheep instead
of that ram which had forsaken its glory. And it went to it and spake to it alone, and
raised it to being a ram, and made it the prince and leader of the sheep; but during all
these things those dogs oppressed the sheep. And the first ram pursued that second ram,
and that second ram arose and fled before it; and I saw till those dogs pulled down the
first ram. And that second ram arose and led the [little] sheep. And those sheep grew
and multiplied; but all the dogs, and foxes, and wild boars feared and fled before it, and
that ram butted and killed the wild beasts, and those wild beasts had no longer any power
among the b sheep and robbed them no more of ought. And that ram begat many sheep and
fell asleep; and a little sheep became ram in its stead, and became prince and leader of
those sheep. And that house became great and broad, and it was built for those sheep:
(and) a tower lofty and great was built on the house for the Lord of the sheep, and that
house was low, but the tower was elevated and lofty, and the Lord of the sheep stood on
that tower and they offered a full table before Him. And again I saw those sheep that
they again erred and went many ways, and forsook that their house, and the Lord of the
sheep called some from amongst the sheep and sent them to the sheep, but the sheep
began to slay them. And one of them was saved and was not slain, and it sped away and
cried aloud over the sheep; and they sought to slay it, but the Lord of the sheep saved it
from the sheep, and brought it up to me, and caused it to dwell there. And many other
sheep He sent to those sheep to testify unto them and lament over them. And after that I
saw that when they forsook the house of the Lord and His tower they fell away entirely,
and their eyes were blinded; and I saw the Lord of the sheep how He wrought much slaughter
amongst them in their herds until those sheep invited that slaughter and betrayed His
place. And He gave them over into the hands of the lions and tigers, and wolves and
hyenas, and into the hand of the foxes, and to all the wild beasts, and those wild
beasts began to tear in pieces those sheep. And I saw that He forsook that their house and
their tower and gave them all into the hand of the lions, to tear and devour them, into
the hand of all the wild beasts. And I began to cry aloud with all my power, and to appeal
to the Lord of the sheep, and to represent to Him in regard to the sheep that they were
devoured by all the wild beasts. But He remained unmoved, though He saw it, and
rejoiced that they were devoured and swallowed and robbed, and left them to be devoured in
the hand of all the beasts. And He called seventy shepherds, and cast those sheep to
them that they might pasture them, and He spake to the shepherds and their companions: '
Let each individual of you pasture the sheep henceforward, and everything that I shall
command you that do ye. And I will deliver them over unto you duly numbered, and tell you
which of them are to be destroyed-and them destroy ye.' And He gave over unto them
those sheep. And He called another and spake unto him: ' Observe and mark everything that
the shepherds will do to those sheep; for they will destroy more of them than I have
commanded them. And every excess and the destruction which will be wrought through the
shepherds, record (namely) how many they destroy according to my command, and how many
according to their own caprice: record against every individual shepherd all the
destruction he effects. And read out before me by number how many they destroy, and how
many they deliver over for destruction, that I may have this as a testimony against them,
and know every deed of the shepherds, that I may comprehend and see what they do, whether
or not they abide by my command which I have commanded them. But they shall not know
it, and thou shalt not declare it to them, nor admonish them, but only record against each
individual all the destruction which the shepherds effect each in his time and lay it
all before me.' And I saw till those shepherds pastured in their season, and they began to
slay and to destroy more than they were bidden, and they delivered those sheep into the
hand of the lions. And the lions and tigers eat and devoured the greater part of those
sheep, and the wild boars eat along with them; and they burnt that tower and demolished
that house. And I became exceedingly sorrowful over that tower because that house of the
sheep was demolished, and afterwards I was unable to see if those sheep entered that
house. And the shepherds and their associates delivered over those sheep to all the
wild beasts, to devour them, and each one of them received in his time a definite number:
it was written by the other in a book how many each one of them destroyed of them. And
each one slew and destroyed many more than was prescribed; and I began to weep and
lament on account of those sheep. And thus in the vision I saw that one who wrote, how he
wrote down every one that was destroyed by those shepherds, day by day, and carried up and
laid down and showed actually the whole book to the Lord of the sheep-(even) everything
that they had done, and all that each one of them had made away with, and all that they
had given over to destruction. And the book was read before the Lord of the sheep, and He
took the book from his hand and read it and sealed it and laid it down. And forthwith I
saw how the shepherds pastured for twelve hours, and behold three of those sheep turned
back and came and entered and began to build up all that had fallen down of that house;
but the wild boars tried to hinder them, but they were not able. And they began again to
build as before, and they reared up that tower, and it was named the high tower; and they
began again to place a table before the tower, but all the bread on it was polluted and
not pure. And as touching all this the eyes of those sheep were blinded so that they
saw not, and (the eyes of) their shepherds likewise; and they delivered them in large
numbers to their shepherds for destruction, and they trampled the sheep with their feet
and devoured them. And the Lord of the sheep remained unmoved till all the sheep were
dispersed over the field and mingled with them (i.e. the beasts), and they (i.e. the
shepherds) did not save them out of the hand of the beasts. And this one who wrote the
book carried it up, and showed it and read it before the Lord of the sheep, and implored
Him on their account, and besought Him on their account as he showed Him all the doings
of the shepherds, and gave testimony before Him against all the shepherds. And he took the
actual book and laid it down beside Him and departed.Chapter XC nd I saw till that in this manner thirty-five shepherds undertook the pasturing (of
the sheep), and they severally completed their periods as did the first; and others
received them into their hands, to pasture them for their period, each shepherd in his
own period. And after that I saw in my vision all the birds of heaven coming, the eagles,
the vultures, the kites, the ravens; but the eagles led all the birds; and they began to
devour those sheep, and to pick out their eyes and to devour their flesh. And the sheep
cried out because their flesh was being devoured by the birds, and as for me I looked
and lamented in my sleep over that shepherd who pastured the sheep. And I saw until those
sheep were devoured by the dogs and eagles and kites, and they left neither flesh nor skin
nor sinew remaining on them till only their bones stood there: and their bones too fell
to the earth and the sheep became few. And I saw until that twenty-three had undertaken
the pasturing and completed in their several periods fifty-eight times. But behold lambs
were borne by those white sheep, and they began to open their eyes and to see, and to
cry to the sheep. Yea, they cried to them, but they did not hearken to what they said to
them, but were exceedingly deaf, and their eyes were very exceedingly blinded. And I saw
in the vision how the ravens flew upon those lambs and took one of those lambs, and dashed
the sheep in pieces and devoured them. And I saw till horns grew upon those lambs, and
the ravens cast down their horns; and I saw till there sprouted a great horn of one of
those sheep, and their eyes were opened. And it looked at them [and their eyes opened],
and it cried to the sheep, and the rams saw it and all ran to it. And notwithstanding
all this those eagles and vultures and ravens and kites still kept tearing the sheep and
swooping down upon them and devouring them: still the sheep remained silent, but the rams
lamented and cried out. And those ravens fought and battled with it and sought to lay low
its horn, but they had no power over it. All the eagles and vultures and ravens and kites
were gathered together, and there came with them all the sheep of the field, yea, they all
came together, and helped each other to break that horn of the ram. And I saw till a
great sword was given to the sheep, and the sheep proceeded against all the beasts of the
field to slay them, and all the beasts and the birds of the heaven fled before their face.
And I saw that man, who wrote the book according to the command of the Lord, till he
opened that book concerning the destruction which those twelve last shepherds had wrought,
and showed that they had destroyed much more than their predecessors, before the Lord of
the sheep. And I saw till the Lord of the sheep came unto them and took in His hand the
staff of His wrath, and smote the earth, and the earth clave asunder, and all the beasts
and all the birds of the heaven fell from among those sheep, and were swallowed up in the
earth and it covered them. And I saw till a throne was erected in the pleasant land,
and the Lord of the sheep sat Himself thereon, and the other took the sealed books and
opened those books before the Lord of the sheep. And the Lord called those men the
seven first white ones, and commanded that they should bring before Him, beginning with
the first star which led the way, all the stars whose privy members were like those of
horses, and they brought them all before Him. And He said to that man who wrote before
Him, being one of those seven white ones, and said unto him: ' Take those seventy
shepherds to whom I delivered the sheep, and who taking them on their own authority slew
more than I commanded them.' And behold they were all bound, I saw, and they all stood
before Him. And the judgement was held first over the stars, and they were judged and
found guilty, and went to the place of condemnation, and they were cast into an abyss,
full of fire and flaming, and full of pillars of fire. And those seventy shepherds were
judged and found guilty, and they were cast into that fiery abyss. And I saw at that
time how a like abyss was opened in the midst of the earth, full of fire, and they brought
those blinded sheep, and they were all judged and found guilty and cast into this fiery
abyss, and they burned; now this abyss was to the right of that house. And I saw those
sheep burning and their bones burning. And I stood up to see till they folded up that
old house; and carried off all the pillars, and all the beams and ornaments of the house
were at the same time folded up with it, and they carried it off and laid it in a place
in the south of the land. And I saw till the Lord of the sheep brought a new house greater
and loftier than that first, and set it up in the place of the first which had beer folded
up: all its pillars were new, and its ornaments were new and larger than those of the
first, the old one which He had taken away, and all the sheep were within it. And I saw
all the sheep which had been left, and all the beasts on the earth, and all the birds of
the heaven, falling down and doing homage to those sheep and making petition to and
obeying them in every thing. And thereafter those three who were clothed in white and
had seized me by my hand [who had taken me up before], and the hand of that ram also
seizing hold of me, they took me up and set me down in the midst of those sheep before
the judgement took place. And those sheep were all white, and their wool was abundant
and clean. And all that had been destroyed and dispersed, and all the beasts of the field,
and all the birds of the heaven, assembled in that house, and the Lord of the sheep
rejoiced with great joy because they were all good and had returned to His house. And I
saw till they laid down that sword, which had been given to the sheep, and they brought it
back into the house, and it was sealed before the presence of the Lord, and all the sheep
were invited into that house, but it held them not. And the eyes of them all were
opened, and they saw the good, and there was not one among them that did not see. And I
saw that that house was large and broad and very full. And I saw that a white bull was
born, with large horns and all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air
feared him and made petition to him all the time. And I saw till all their generations
were transformed, and they all became white bulls; and the first among them became a lamb,
and that lamb became a great animal and had great black horns on its head; and the Lord of
the sheep rejoiced over it and over all the oxen. And I slept in their midst: and I
awoke and saw everything. This is the vision which I saw while I slept, and I awoke and
blessed the Lord of righteousness and gave Him glory. Then I wept with a great weeping
and my tears stayed not till I could no longer endure it: when I saw, they flowed on
account of what I had seen; for everything shall come and be fulfilled, and all the
deeds of men in their order were shown to me. On that night I remembered the first dream,
and because of it I wept and was troubled-because I had seen that vision.A Book of Exhortation and Promised Blessing for the Righteous
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hen the congregation of the righteous shall appear,
ow, therefore, I swear to you, the righteous, by the glory of the Great and Honoured
and Mighty One in dominion, and by His greatness I swear to you.