ENOCH
The Scriptures of
Book 1: The parable of Enoch
Chapter 1
TO INDEX
The
course of man.
1. The
blessing of Enoch with which he blessed the Elect and the righteous, who shall
be present on the day of tribulation at the removal of all the ungodly ones
2. And Enoch
the blessed and righteous man of the Lord took up his parable while his eyes
were open, and he saw and said, “A holy vision from the heavens which the
angels showed me, and I heard and understood from them everything.
3. I do not
look for this generation, but for the distant one, which is coming.
I speak of the elect ones of what concerns them, and I took up with a
proverb saying;
4. The God
of the universe, the Holy Great One will come forth from his dwelling and will
march upon mount Sinai, and appear in his camp emerging from heaven with a
mighty power, and everyone shall be afraid.
5. To the
ends of the earth watchers shall quiver, and great fear and trembling shall
seize them, mountains and high places will fall and be frightened.
6. The high
hills shall be made low, they shall melt like a honeycomb before the flame, and
the earth shall be rent asunder.
7. And all
that dwell thereon shall perish, and a judgment shall be upon all, and to all
the righteous He will grant peace.
8. He will
preserve the elect, to them shall be kindness, they shall all belong to God, and
shall prosper and be blessed, and the light of God shall shine on them.
9. Behold;
He will arrive with tens of millions of his holy ones in order to execute
judgment on all, He will destroy the wicked ones, and censure all flesh on
account of the wickedness, which they have done against Him.
To consider God's works
10.
Examine
the stars in the sky how they do not alter their ways, the luminaries of heaven
how each of them rises and sets, each according to its respective seasons, they
do not divert from their appointed orders.
11.
And look
at the earth and consider in your mind the action that is taken in her from
beginning to end, how all the works of God that are shown do not change.
12. And look
at summer and winter, and how the whole earth is filled with water and clouds
and dew, and how He causes rain to rest upon her.
13. Observe
and consider everything, also the trees how their leaves wither and fall, except
fourteen trees whose leaves do not fall but remain from the old to the new.
14. And again
consider the days of the summer how the sun dominates her, how you will crave
shade and shelter on account of the heat of the sun.
And the earth burning with such scorching heat that you are not able to
walk on the rocks of the earth on account of the heat.
15. Observe
how the verdant trees are covered with leaves, and bear fruit.
Pay attention concerning all things, and realize in what manner He
fashioned them. All of these belong
to Him who lives forever.
16. His work
proceeds and progresses from year to year, all his work prospers and obeys Him,
they do not change, but all things function in the way God has ordered it.
And look also at the sea's, how they do not part but fulfill all their
duties.
17. But as
for you, you have not been long-suffering, you have not done the commandments of
God, but have transgressed and spoken slanderously.
With your impure mouth you spoke vile words against His greatness.
18. O you
hard-hearted may you not find peace, you therefore shall curse your days, and
the years of your life shall perish and multiply in eternal damnation, there
will not be mercy to you.
19. In those
days you shall make your names a continual disgrace to all the righteous, and
sinners shall curse you continually - you together with the sinners.
20. But to
the elect there shall be light and joy and peace, and they shall inherit the
earth, while to you O wicked ones it will be quite the contrary, for there will
be a curse.
21. Then
shall wisdom be given to the elect, and they all shall live and not again return
unto sin, neither by being wicked or through pride, but those having wisdom
shall be humble and not again turn to sin.
22. And they
shall not be judged all the days of their lives, nor die through plague or
wrath, but they shall complete the number of the days of their life.
23. The days
of peace shall increase their lives, and the years of happiness shall be
multiplied in them in gladness forever, with peace all the days of their life.
Chapter 2
The fall of angels
1. In the
days - when the children of man had multiplied, it happen that there were born
to them handsome and beautiful daughters. And
the angels, the children of heaven, saw them and desired them.
2. And they
said to one another: “Come let us chose wives for ourselves from among the
daughters of men and beget us children.”
And Semyaz being their leader, said to them:
3. “I fear
that perhaps you will not consent that we ought to perform this deed, and I
alone will be held for this great sin.”
4. But they
all responded to him: “Let us all swear by an oath, and bind everyone among us
by a curse not to abandon this suggestion, but to perform the deed.”
5. Then they
all swore together and bound one another by a curse.
And they were about 200, and they descended into Ardos, which is the
summit of Hermon and called the mount Armon, since there they swore and bound
one another by a curse.
6. And their names are: Semyaz, the leader of Arakeb, Rame'el, Tam'el, Ram'el, Dan'el, Ezeqel, Baraqyal, As'el, Armaros, Batartel, Anantel, Zaqe'el, Sasomasp, We'el, Kestartel, Tur'el, Yamayol, and Arazyal, these and their chiefs of tens and all the others with them.
The birth of giants
7. And they
took wives unto themselves each one choosing a woman unto him, and they began to
go into them and taught them magical medicine, incantations, and taught them of
plants and of the cutting of roots.
8. And the
women became pregnant and gave birth to great giants whose height was up to ten
cubits, (15+ ft) and they consumed the produce of the people until the people detested
feeding them.
9. The giants then turned against them in
order to eat them, and they began to sin against birds, wild beasts, reptiles,
and fish, and their flesh was devoured one by the other, and they drank blood.
10. Then the
earth brought an accusation against the oppressors.
The evil of the angels
11. And
Azazel taught the people how to make swords and knifes and shields and
breastplates, and he showed their chosen ones bracelets, decorations,
ornamentals, the beautifying of eyelids, and all kinds of precious stones, and
all coloring, tinctures, and alchemy.
12. There
were many wicked ones who committed adultery and erred, and all their conduct
became corrupt. Amasras taught
incantations and the cutting of roots, and Armaros the revolving of
incantations.
13. And
Baraqiyal taught astrology, and Kokarer'el the signs, and Tamel taught the
seeing of the stars, and Asder'el taught the course of the moon, as well as the
murder of men.
The
cry unto God
14. And the
people cried, and their voice reached unto heaven.
15. Then
Michael, Surafel, and Gabriel observed carefully from the sky, and they saw much
blood being shed upon the earth, and the oppression being wrought upon it, and
they said to one another:
16. “From
its very foundation the earth has brought the cry of their voices unto the gates
of heaven, and now O holy ones of heaven, the souls of the people are placing
their case before you pleading: Bring our judgment before the Most High.”
17. And they
said to the Lord of all rulers, for He is the Lord of lords, and the God of
gods, and King of kings, and the seat of His glory stands throughout all
generations of the world:
18. “Thy
name is holy and blessed and glorious throughout the whole world, Thou has made
everything and the authority for everything is with Thee, all things are unclad
and open before Thy sight, and Thou does see everything, nor is there anything
which can hide itself from Thee.
19. Thou has
seen what Azazel has done, how he taught oppression upon the earth, how they
revealed eternal secrets from heaven, and taught them unto man.
And Semyaz, to whom Thou gave power to rule over his companions,
cooperated.
20. They went
into the daughters of the people of the earth, lying together with these women,
and so defiled themselves, and they revealed to them every sin. And the women gave birth to giants to the degree that the
whole earth was filled with blood and oppression.
21. And now
behold, the Holy One will speak and those who have died will bring their suit up
to the gate of heaven, their groaning have ascended, for of themselves they
cannot get out from under the oppression that is being wrought upon the earth.
22. Thou does know everything before even it comes to existence, and Thou has seen but has not told us what is proper for us to do regarding it.”
Chapter 3
God judges the angels
1. Then
spoke the Most High, the great and holy One, and He sent Asuryal to the son of
Lamech (Noah) saying; tell him in My name, "Hide yourself."
And reveal to him the end of what is coming for the earth and everything
will be destroyed.
2. The
deluge is about to come upon all the earth, and all that is in it will be
destroyed. Instruct him therefore
in order that he may flee, and his seed will be preserved for all
generations.”
3. And to
Raphael the Lord said; “Bind Azazel hand and foot and cast him into the
darkness.”
4. And he
made a hole for him in the desert, which was in Dudatel and-cast him there, and
threw rugged and sharp rocks on top of him covering his face in order that he
might not see light.
5. So that
he may be sent into the fire on the great day of judgment and give life to the
earth, which the angels have corrupted, and he will proclaim life for the earth,
that he is giving life to her.
6. And the
children of the people will not perish on account of the secrets of the angels,
which they taught to their sons, for the whole earth has been corrupted by the
actions of the teachings of Azazel, and write all sin upon him.
7. And to
Gabriel the Lord said; “Proceed against the bastards and reprobates, against
the children of adultery and destroy the children of adultery.
Expel the children of the watchers from among the people; send them
against one another so that they might be destroyed in fights.
For length of days they do not have.
8. They will
beg you everything for their fathers on behalf of themselves, because they hope
to live an eternal life, that each one will live a period of five hundred
years.”
9. And to
Michael God said; “Make known to Semyaz and the others who are with him who
fornicated with the women, that they will die together with them in all their
defilement.
10. And when
they and all their children have battled with each other and have seen the
destruction of their beloved ones, bind them for seventy generations under the
rocks of the ground until the day of their judgment and consummation, until the
eternal judgment is concluded.”
11. In those
days they will lead them into the bottom of the fire in torments, in prison
where they will be locked up forever. At
that time when they burn and die, then those who collaborated with them will be
bound together with them henceforth to the end of all generations.
12. And
destroy all the souls of pleasure, the children of the watchers, for they have
done injustice to man.
13. Destroy
injustice from the face of the earth, and every iniquitous deed will end,
and the plant of righteousness and truth will appear forever, and He will plant
joy.
14. Then all
the righteous ones will escape and become the living ones until they multiply
becoming tens of hundreds, and they will complete all the days of their youth,
and the years of their Sabbath in peace.
15. In that
day the whole earth will be worked in righteousness, wholly planted with trees
and they will find blessings, and plant pleasant trees and joyful vines.
16. Then he
who plants a vine in her will produce wine in plenty, and of every seed that is
sown in her one measure will yield a thousand-fold, and one measure of olives
will yield ten measures of pressed oil.
17. You
therefore, cleanse the earth from all injustice, and from all defilement, from
all oppression, from sin and from iniquity, which is being done on earth.
18. Remove
them from the earth and all the children of the people will become righteous
and all nations shall worship and bless Me and prostrate themselves to Me.
19. So the
earth shall be cleansed from all pollution, and from all sin, from plague and
from suffering, and it shall not happen again that I shall send these upon the
earth from generation to generation and forever.
20. In those
days I shall open the storehouses of blessings, which are in the heavens, and I
shall send them upon the earth over the work and the toil of man.
21. And peace
and truth shall become partners together in all the days of the world, and in
all generations of the world.
Chapter 4
Enoch sent to speak to the watchers
1. Enoch now
before all this was hidden, and not one of the children of the people knew by
what he was hidden or where he was, for his dwelling as well as his activities
was with the watchers and the holy ones.
2. And I
Enoch began to bless the Lord of the mighty ones the King of the universe, and
behold the Lord called to me saying;
3. "Enoch,
scribe of righteousness go and make known to the watchers of heaven, those who
have abandoned the high heaven, the holy eternal place, who defiled themselves
with women bringing forth children into the world in taking wives to themselves.
4. They have
defiled themselves with a great defilement upon the earth; neither will there be
peace to them nor forgiveness of sin, for their children delight in seeing the
murder of their beloved ones.
5. But they
shall groan and beg forever over the destruction of their children, and there
shall not be peace unto them even forever."
6. And Enoch
went and said to Azazel. “There
will not be peace to you, a grave judgment has come on you, you will be put in
bonds, and you will not have rest nor supplication because you taught injustice,
and because you have shown to the people deeds of shame and of injustice and
sin.”
7. Then I
went and spoke to them together and they were all frightened, fear and trembling
seizing them. And they begged me to
write for them a memorial prayer in order that there might be a prayer for them
of forgiveness, and that I might raise their prayer to the Lord of heaven.
8. For as
for themselves from henceforth they will not be able to speak, nor will they
raise their eyes to heaven as a result of their sins, which have been condemned.
9. Then I
wrote down their memorial prayers and the petition on behalf of their spirits,
the deeds of each of them, in order that for their prayer they might find
forgiveness and length of days.
10. And I
went and sat down upon the waters of Dan, which is on the southwest of Hermon,
and I read their memorial prayer until I fell asleep.
11. And
behold, a dream came to me, and in this vision a voice came to me that I might
speak to the children of heaven to reprimand them.
12. And upon
awakening I came unto them while they were all conferring together in Lesya'el,
which is between Lebanon, and Sanser, and they were weeping and had their faces
covered.
13. And I
recounted before them the vision, which I had seen in my sleep, and I began to
speak those words of righteousness to reprimand the watchers of heaven.
14. And this
is the book of the words of righteousness, the chastisement of the eternal
watchers as the Holy and Great One had commanded in this vision.
15. I beheld
in my sleep what I now pronounce with my tongue and with the breath which the
Great One has given me so I may speak therewith, and that I might have
understanding in my heart, so I might reprimand the watchers, the children of
heaven.
16.
I now
wrote down your prayers, but it appeared thus in the vision; your prayers will
not be heard throughout all days of eternity, and judgment is passed on you.
17. From
now on you will not be able to ascend into heaven into all eternity, but you
shall remain inside the earth, imprisoned all the days of eternity.
18. Yet
before this you will see the destruction of your beloved sons, and you will not
have their treasure, they will fall before your eyes by the sword.
19. And your
petition on their behalf will not be heard, nor will those on your behalf, those
that you offer in weeping and praying, nor will you speak even a word contained
in the book, which I wrote.
Chapter 5
Enoch’s vision
1. In a
vision I beheld the clouds calling me as also the fogs calling me and the course
of the stars, and the lightning were rushing me to go up.
2. And in
this vision the winds also were rushing me to fly, and they rushed me high up
into heaven, and I kept coming until I approached a wall build of white marble
surrounded by tongues of fire.
3. And it
began to frighten me, and coming to the tongues of fire I drew near to a great
house, which also was build of white marble.
4. The inner
walls were like mosaics of white marble, with the floor of crystal, and the
ceiling like the path of the stars, and with lightning between which were fiery
Cherubims and their heaven of water.
5. And
flaming fire surrounded the walls, and its gates were burning as with fire, and
I entered the house, which was hot like fire and cold like ice, and there was
nothing inside of it.
6. Then fear
and trembling seized me, and as I shook and trembled I fell upon my face and
beheld in a vision an opening before me, and a second house greater than the
former, and everything was built with tongues of fire.
7. And in
all respects this house excelled the other in glory and great honor, so much so
that it is impossible for me to recount to you its glory and greatness.
8. As for
its floor it was of fire, and above it was lightning and the path of the stars,
and the ceiling was flaming fire. And
as I observed I saw inside of it a lofty throne its appearance like crystal and
its wheels like the shining Sun.
9. And I
heard the voice of the Cherubim, and from beneath the throne issued streams of
flaming fire. It was difficult to
look upon, and the Great Glory was seated on the throne.
10. As for
His gown - which was shining more brightly than the sun - it was whiter than any
snow, and none of the angels was able to come in to behold the face of the
Excellent and Glorious One, and no one of flesh can see Him.
11. The
flaming fire was round-about Him, and a great fire stood before Him, and of the
tens of millions of angels who stood before Him and that surrounded Him not one
could come near to Him.
12. He
requires no counsel, but the most holy ones who are near to Him neither depart
far away. And up until then I was
prostrate on my face and trembling.
The Lord speaks with Enoch
13. And the
Lord called me with His own mouth and said to me: Come near to Me Enoch and to
My holy Word. And He lifted me up
and brought me near to the gate, but I continued to look down with my face.
14. But He
raised me up and said to me; “Do not fear Enoch, righteous man, scribe of
righteousness, come near to Me and hear My voice.
Tell the watchers of heaven on whose behalf you have been sent to
intercede;
15. It is proper that you should intercede on behalf of man, but not man on behalf of you?
16. For what
reason have you abandoned the high holy and eternal heaven, and slept with
women, defiling yourselves with the daughters of the people in taking wives,
acting like the children of the earth and begetting giant sons?
17. Surely,
you used to be holy and spiritual, the living ones, having eternal life, but now
you have defiled yourselves with women, and with the blood of the flesh begotten
children.
18. You have
lusted with the blood of the people, like those producing blood and flesh that
dies and perishes.
19.
On that
account I gave seed to be sown in them, and children to be born, so that the
deeds, which you did upon the earth, will not be withheld from you.
20. You were
indeed formerly spiritual, eternal and immortal in all the generations of the
world, this is why I did not make wives for you, for the dwelling of the
spiritual being of heaven, is heaven.
21. But these
giants that were born from the spirits and of the flesh, shall be called evil
spirits upon the earth, because their dwelling shall be upon the earth, and
inside thereof.
22. It are
evil spirits that have come forth of their bodies, for their birth was from the
watchers whose first beginning was the spiritual foundation.
23. Therefore
now they will become evil upon the earth, and shall be called evil spirits, for
while the dwelling of the spiritual beings of heaven is heaven, the dwelling of those
spirits born upon the earth is the earth.
24. And these
spirits of the giants oppress one another; they will corrupt, be exited and fall
upon the earth, and cause sorrow.
25. They do
not eat food, nor do they become thirsty, nor do they encounter obstacles, and
they will rise up against the children of the people, and against the women
because they proceeded from them.
26. And from
the day of their slaughter, the death of these giants, these beings of spirit
and flesh will corrupt without incurring judgment.
27. And they
will continue to do so until the day of the great conclusion, until the age is
consummated, until everything is concluded upon the watchers and upon the wicked
ones.
28. And so
Enoch, to the watchers on whose behalf you were sent to intercede, say to them
"You were formerly in heaven, but not all mysteries were open to you.
29. You knew
the rejected mysteries, and these you broadcasted to the women in the hardness
of your hearts, and by these mysteries the women and men multiplied evil deeds
upon the earth.
30. Tell them
therefore, "You will have no peace".
Chapter 6
Governance beheld
1. And they
lifted me up into a place where there were ones like flaming fire, and when they
so desire they appear like men. And
they took me into a place of whirlwind in the mountain, and the top of its
summit reached into heaven.
2. There in
the ultimate end of the depth I beheld chambers of light and of thunder, there
also I saw the bow, the arrow, and their quiver, and the fiery sword, and all
the lightning.
3. And they
lifted me up to the living waters to the occidental fire, which receives every
setting from the Sun.
4. And I
came to the river of fire which flows like water and which empties itself into
the great sea into the direction of the west.
5. And I saw
the great river that reaches to the great darkness going into the place where
all flesh must walk cautiously.
6. And I saw
the mountains of the dark storms of the rainy season, from where also the waters
of the sea flow, and I saw the mouths of all the rivers of the earth, and the
mouth of the sea.
7. And I
beheld the storerooms of the winds, and saw how with them He has embroidered all
creation, as well as all the foundation of the earth.
8.
I saw the
Cornerstone of the earth, and the four winds, which bear the earth, as well as
the firmament of heaven.
9. I saw how
the winds ride the heights of the heaven, and how they stand between heaven and
earth; these are the very pillars of heaven.
And I saw the winds, which rotate the heaven and cause the stars as well
as the sun to set.
10. I saw the
souls carried by the clouds, and the path of the angels in the ultimate ends of
the earth, and in the firmament of the heaven above.
11. And I
kept moving into the direction of the west, and it was flaming day and night
towards the seven mountains of precious stones, of which three are towards the
south.
12. As for
those towards the east, they were of colored stones, one of pearl, and one of
healing stone, and those towards the south were of red stone.
13. While the
one in the middle was pressing into heaven, which was like the throne of God, as
of Alabaster, and whose summit is of Sapphire.
14. And I saw
a flaming fire and that which was inside of these mountains, and a place beyond
the great earth where the heavens come together.
15. And I saw
a deep pit and pillars with heavenly fire on its pillars, and inside thereof
were descending pillars of fire, which were immeasurable both in altitude and
depth.
16. And on
top of that pit I saw a place without the heavenly firmament above it nor any
earthly foundation under it or even water, there was nothing on it, not even
birds, it was a terrible place.
17. There I saw the seven stars, which were like great burning mountains.
18. Then the
angel said to me; this place is the end of heaven and earth; it is the prison
house of the stars, and for the powers of heaven, and the stars, which roll over
upon the fire.
19. They are
the ones which have transgressed the commandments of God from the beginning of
their rising, for they did not come. And God was wroth with them and bound them
until the time of the completion of their sin in the year of mystery.
20. And Uriel
said to me. “Here in many
different appearances stand the spirits of the angels, which joined themselves
with women, which defiled the people, and which will lead them into error to
offer sacrifices to the demons as to gods.
21. This will
be so until the great day of judgment in which they shall be judged, and the
women, whom the angels led astray will find peace.”
22. I Enoch
saw the vision of the end of everything, and no one among human beings will see
as I have seen.
The names of the archangels
23. And these
are the names of the holy angels who watch.
Uriel, who is of eternity and of trembling.
Raphael, who is of the spirits of man.
Raguel, who takes vengeance on the world for the luminaries.
24. Michael,
one of the holy angels who is obedient in his benevolence over the people and
the nations. Saraqa'el who is set
over the spirits of man who sin in spirit.
And Gabriel, who oversees the Garden of Eden, and the serpents, and the
Cherubim.
The place of fallen stars
25. And I
came to an empty place where I saw neither a heaven above nor an earth beneath,
but it was a chaotic and terrible place. And
in it I saw these seven stars of heaven bound together like great mountains, and
burning with fire.
26. Then I
said; “For which sin are they bound, and for what reason are they cast
here?” And one of the angels,
Uriel, that was with me guiding me, spoke and said
27. “For
what are you asking this Enoch, why do you question and show eagerness? These are those from among the stars of heaven that have
transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and are bound here until the
completion of ten million years according to the number of their sins.”
28. Then I
proceeded from there to another place even more terrible, and I beheld a
terrible thing, a great fire that was burning and flaming, and the place had a
cleavage extending to the last sea, and great pillars of fire descended.
29. But I was unable to beholds either the extend or the magnitude thereof, nor was I able to estimate it, and I said; “What a terrible place is this, what pain to look upon it."
30. Then
Uriel responded and said, “Why are you afraid like this Enoch?" And I replied; “I am frightened because this place is so
terrible, a painful spectacle.”
31. And he
said; “This place is the prison house of the angels, here they are detained
forever".
The chambers of the souls
32.
Then I
went to another place, and he showed me on the west side, a great and high
mountain of hard rock the interior of which was hollow to the four corners, and
it was deep and wide, and slippery, smooth, and dark to look at.
33. Then the
angel Raphael said to me; “These hollow corners are there that in them the
souls of the dead should assemble.
34. They were
created so that the souls of the children of the people should gather there and
remain there until the day of their judgment, till the appointed time of the
great judgment.”
35. And I saw
the spirits of the people that were dead, their voices reaching unto heaven.
Then I asked Raphael; “This spirit, the voice of which is reaching like
this and making suit, whose is it?”
36. And he
answered; “This is the spirit that left Abel whom was killed by his brother
Cain, it sues him until all of Cain's seed is exterminated from the face of the
earth, and disintegrated from among the seed of the people."
37. Then I raised a question regarding him, and regarding the judgment of all saying: “For what reason is one separated from the other?"
38. And he replied; “These three have been made in order that the spirits of the dead might be separated.
39. In the manner in which the spirits of the righteous are divided by this bright spring of water, in like manner the sinners are set apart when they die and are buried in the earth, when judgment has not been executed upon them in their lifetime.
40. These
will have great pain until the great day of judgment, and to those accursed
there will be plague and pain forever with the retribution of their spirits. He will bind them there forever, even if from the beginning
of the world.
41. In this
manner separation is made for the souls of those who make the suit and for those
who disclose concerning destruction's, as they were killed in the days of the
sinners.
42. Such has
been made for the souls of the people that are not righteous but were sinners,
for perfect criminals shall be together with other criminals who are like
them.”
43. I then
blessed the Lord of glory, saying, Blessed be my Lord, the Lord of
righteousness, who rules forever.
CHAPTER 7
Sun of the earth
1.
From
there I went to another place in the direction of the west unto the extreme ends
of the earth where I saw a burning fire being without rest, it did not diminish
its speed day or night.
2. And I
asked; “What is this which has no rest?" And Raguel the angel answered: “That which you saw is the
course of the sun, and the fire with which it burns in the direction moving west
is the luminary of heaven.”
The
seven mountains
3. From
there I went to another place of the earth where he showed me a mountain of fire
which was flaming day and night, and going into its direction I saw seven
dignified mountains, each one different from the other of precious and beautiful
stones.
4. They all
were dignified and glorious to behold, beautiful in their appearance, three of
which were in the direction of the east one touching upon the other, and three
in the direction of the north one touching the other.
5. And there
was a separation by deep and crooked ravines, the seven mountains being in the
midst of these, and they were exceedingly high, all resembling the seat of a
throne surrounded by fragrant trees.
6. And among
them was one tree such I have never at all smelled, there was none among the
other trees like it, and among all the fragrances none could be as fragrant.
7. And its
leaves, its flowers, and its wood never withers forever, its fruit also is
beautiful and resembles the clustered fruits of a palm tree.
So I said; “This is a beautiful tree, beautiful to behold, with leaves
so handsome and blossom so magnificent in appearance.”
8. Then
Michael, the chief angel said to me “Enoch what is it that you are asking me
concerning the fragrance of this tree about which you are so inquisitive?”
9. And I
said; “I am desirous of knowing everything and especially about this."
And he answered; “This tall mountain which you saw whose summit
resembles the throne of God is His throne on which the holy and great Lord of
glory, the eternal King will sit when He descents to visit the earth with
goodness.
10. And as
for this fragrant tree, not a single human being has authority to touch it until
the great judgment, when He shall take vengeance and conclude all things
forever.
11. This is
for the righteous and the pious, and the elect will be presented with its fruit
for life. He will plant it in the
direction of the northeast upon the holy place, in the direction of the house of
the Lord the eternal King.
12. Then they
shall be glad and rejoice in gladness, and they shall enter into the holy
places, its fragrance shall penetrate their bones, and they will live long on
the earth like as your fathers lived in their lifetimes.”
13. Then I
blessed the Lord of glory, the eternal King that He had prepared such things for
his righteous ones, even as He created and gave it them so.
The mountains and valleys
14. From
there I went to the center of the earth where I saw a blessed place shaded with
branches, which live and bloom from a tree that was cut.
There I saw a holy mountain, and beneath it in the direction of the east,
was a stream flowing in the direction of the north.
15. And in
another direction I saw a mountain higher than the former and between them was a
deep but narrow valley, and in the direction of this mountain ran a stream.
16. And from
this in the direction of the west was yet another mountain smaller - not so high
with a valley under it, and between them was a deep valley which was dry and
narrow, and of hard rocks, and no trees growing on them.
17. And I
marveled at the mountains and at the valleys, yes I marveled very greatly.
18. Then I
said; “For what purpose does this blessed land entirely filled with trees,
have in its midst this accursed valley?"
Then Uriel answered; “This accursed valley is for those that are
accursed forever.”
19.
Here will gather together all the accursed ones, those who speak with
their mouth unbecoming words against the Lord, and utter harsh words concerning
his glory.
20. Here they
shall be gathered together, here shall be their judgment in the last days, and
there will be upon them the spectacle of righteous judgment in the present of
the forever righteous.
21. The
merciful ones will bless the Lord of glory, the Eternal King of all the days, in
the day of the judgment they shall bless Him for the mercy which He bestows upon
them.”
22. Then I
blessed the Lord of glory, and gave Him praise that befits his glory.
Journey to the east
23. From
there I went into the direction of the east, into the center of the mountain of
the desert where I saw a solitary wilderness full of trees and plants, and there
was a stream on top of it gushing forth from above it.
24.
It appeared like a waterfall cascading greatly as
if towards the direction of the west-northwest, and water and dew ascended from
it all
over.
25. Then I
went into another place in the desert, and I approached the easterly direction
of this mountain where I saw the tree of judgment having the smell of rubbish
while its appearance was that of frankincense and myrrh.
26. And
beyond it, beyond those above the easterly mountains, which is not far, I saw a
place that is a valley of water which is endless, and I saw a tree resembling
one whose fragrance is like that of mastic.
27. And in
the direction of the sides of the valley I saw a fragrant cinnamon tree, and
over these I proceeded in an easterly direction.
28. And
I saw other mountains with trees, and there flowed something like nectar, called
Sarara, and Galbanum.
29. And over
these mountains I saw another mountain on which were Aloe trees, and the whole
forest was full like sturdy Almond trees, which when one picks the fruit, it
gives a most pleasant odor.
30. And
smelling this fragrant odor while looking towards the northeast over the
mountains, I saw seven mountains full of excellent nerd, fragrant trees,
cinnamon, and pepper trees.
31. From
there I went over the summits of the mountains far towards the east of the earth
passing over the Erythraean Sea, and went far from it passing over the head of
the angel Zututel.
32. And so
came to the garden of righteousness where I saw many large trees growing, their
fragrance sweet, and with much elegance and glorious.
33. There also was the Tree of wisdom of which when one eats thereof he gains
great wisdom, it appears like the carob tree, its fruit like very beautiful grape
clusters, and the fragrance of it travels far.
34. And I
said; “This tree is beautiful and pleasant."
Then Raphael, the holy angel responded
35. “This
is the tree of wisdom from which your old father and aged mother, your
precursors are and came to know wisdom, and their eyes were opened, and they
realized they were naked, and were expelled from the garden.”
36. From
there I went to the extreme ends of the earth where I saw huge beasts each
different from the other, and birds also each different from one another in
appearance and beauty and in voice.
37. And to the east of those beasts I saw the ultimate end of the earth which borders on the heaven, and the gates were open and I beheld the stars of heaven how they came out.
38. And I
counted the gates out of which they exit, and wrote all their exits, each one
according to their number, their names, ranks, seats, periods, and their months,
as Uriel the holy angel showed me.
39. He showed
me all things, and wrote them down for me, and in addition he wrote down their
names, laws, and their companies.
Journey to the north, west, and south
40. From
there I went in the direction of the north, to the extreme ends of the earth,
there at the end of the whole world I saw a great and glorious seat.
41. And I saw
three open gates of heaven, out of which come the cold wind, hail, frost, snow,
dew, and rain, the wind proceeding in the northwesterly direction.
42. Through
one gate they blow good things, but when they blow with force through the other
two gates they blow violence and sorrow upon the earth.
43. From
there I went in the direction of the west, to the extreme ends of the earth
where I saw again three open gates of heaven like as I had seen in the east,
three gates.
44. From
there I went in the direction of the south, to the extreme ends of the earth
there, and saw again three open gates of heaven from where the south-wind, and
dew and rain comes forth.
45. From
there I went in the direction of the east, in the extreme ends of heaven and saw
open gates of heaven with small gates above them.
46. Through
one of these small gates pass the stars of heaven traveling westwards on the
path, which is shown, to them.
47. And
seeing this I blessed and I shall always bless the Lord of glory who performed
great and blessed miracles in order that He may manifest his great deeds to His
angels, the winds.
48. And to
the people so that they might praise the effects of all his creation, and that
they might see His power and praise Him in respect to the great works of His
hands, and bless Him forever.
BOOK
TWO
Of The Similitude’s
The vision, which Enoch saw, the second time, the vision of wisdom which Enoch, the son of Jared, son of Mahalalel, son of Kenan, son of Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, saw. This is the beginning of the words of wisdom, which I took up to propound saying to those who dwell in the earth.
Chapter 8
The coming judgment and glory
1.
Listen
you first ones, and look you last ones, the words of the Holy One, which I teach
before the Lord of the spirits.
2. It is
good to declare these words to those of former times, but one should not
withhold the beginning of wisdom from those of latter days.
3.
Until now
such wisdom as I have received, as I recite in accordance with the will of the
Lord, had not been given to me earlier from the Lord, but the lot of eternal
life has been given me.
4. Three
things were imparted to me, and I took up to recount them to those who dwell
upon the earth.
5.
First of
all when the congregation of the righteous shall appear, sinners shall be judged
for their sins, they shall be driven from the face of the earth.
6.
And when
the Righteous One shall appear before the face of the righteous, those elect
ones, their deeds hung upon the Lord of host; He shall reveal light to the
righteous and the elect who dwell upon the earth.
7.
And where
will be the dwelling of the sinners? Where
the resting-place of those who denied the name of the Lord of host?
It would have been better for them not to have been born when the secrets
of the righteous ones are revealed.
8.
He shall
judge the sinners, the wicked ones will be driven from the presence of the
righteous and the elect, and from that time on those who possessed the earth
will neither be rulers nor princes.
9. Nor shall they be able to behold the faces of the holy ones, for the light of the Lord of the spirits has shined upon the faces of the holy, the righteous and the elect.
10.
At that
time kings and rulers shall perish, they shall be delivered in the hands of the
righteous and elect ones, and henceforth no-one will be able to induce the Lord
of host to show them mercy, for their life is annihilated.
11.
And it
shall come to pass in those days that the children of the elect and the holy
ones will descend from the high heaven, and their seed will become one with the
children of the people.
12.
In those
days Enoch received the books of zeal and of wrath, as well as those of haste
and whirlwind, the Lord of host says; that mercy shall not be upon them.
13.
And
whirlwinds carried me off from the earth and sat me down in the ultimate end of
the heavens. There I saw other
dwelling places of the holy ones and their resting-places, there my eye beheld
their dwelling places with the holy angels.
14.
And they
interceded and petitioned, praying on behalf of the children of the people, and
righteousness flowed before them like water, and mercy like dew upon the earth,
and so it is in their midst forever and ever.
15. And my
eye saw the Elect One of righteousness and of faith.
In His days righteousness shall prevail, and the righteous and elect ones
shall be without number before Him forever and ever.
16. And I saw
a dwelling-place underneath the wings of the Lord, and all the righteous and
elect before Him shall be as intense as the light of fire.
17. Their
mouth shall be full of blessing, and their lips praise the name of the Lord of
host, and before Him righteousness will have no end, nor will uprightness cease
from before Him.
18. There I wanted to dwell, and my soul desired that dwelling place, already my portion is there, for thus has it been reserved for me before the Lord of the spirits.
19. And I
praised and extolled the name of the Lord with blessings and praises, for He had
strengthened me by blessings and praises in accordance with the will of the
Lord.
20. And I
gazed at that place and blessed and praised saying; Blessed is He and may He be
blessed from the beginning and forevermore, there is no such thing as
no-existence before Him, even from before the world was created.
21. He knows
what is forever, and what will be from generation to generation, those who do
not slumber and stand before Thy glory bless Thee, they shall bless, praise, and
extol saying; Holy, holy, holy Lord of the spirits, the spirits fill the earth.
22. And at
that place my eyes saw others who stood before Him sleepless, and blessing Him
saying. Blessed art Thou and
blessed is the name of the Lord of host forever and ever.
23. And my
face was changed on account of the fact that I could not withstand the sight.
Chapter 9
The four angels
1. After
that I saw a hundred thousand times a hundred thousand, ten million times ten
millions, an innumerable multitude who stood before the glory of the Lord of the
spirits.
2. These
were all standing on the four wings of the Lord of the spirits, and I saw four
other faces among them which do not slumber, and I came to know their names
which the angel who was with me revealed to me.
3. Moreover,
he showed me all the hidden things, and I heard the voices of those four faces
as they sang praise before the Lord of glory.
4. The first
voice was blessing the name of the Lord, the second I heard blessing the Elect
One, and the elect ones who are clinging to the Lord of the spirits.
5. And I
heard the third voice interceding on behalf of those that dwell upon the earth,
supplicating in the name of the Lord of the spirits.
6. And I
heard the fourth voice expelling the demons, forbidding them to come to the Lord
to accuse those that dwell upon the earth.
7. Then I
asked the angel of peace who had showed all that was hidden.
Who are these four faces which I have seen, and whose voice I heard?
8. And he
said to me; “The first one is the merciful and forbearing Michael, the second
who is set over all disease and over every wound of the children of the people,
is Raphael.
9. The
third, who is set over all exercise of strength, is Gabriel. And
the fourth, who is set over all actions of repentance unto the hope of those to
inherit eternal life, is Phanuel.”
10. These
thus are His four angels, and the four voices, which I heard in those days.
Secrets of heaven
11. After
that I saw the secrets of heaven how a kingdom breaks up, and how the actions of
the people are weighed in the balance.
12. There I
beheld the company of the holy ones, and also the sinners who denied the name of
the Lord, and I beheld the sinners being expelled and dragged off, and they had
no rest because of the plague, which went forth from the Lord of host.
13. And I
beheld the secrets of lightning and of thunder, and the mysteries of the winds
how they are distributed in order to blow upon the earth.
14. And I saw
the secrets of the clouds, and the dew, how they proceed in that place to
satiate the dust of the earth, and the store-rooms from which the winds of hail
and of mist are distributed, these then hovered over the world from the
beginning thereof.
15. And I saw
the storerooms of the sun and moon, from where they come out and to where they
return, their glorious return, and how in their travel one festival is
celebrated more than the other.
16. They do
not depart from their orbit, nor increase nor decrease from it, but they keep
faith with one another, rising and setting in compliance with an oath.
17. The Sun
being first, executes its course after the commandment of the Lord, after which
comes the visible and hidden paths of the moon, and its orbit, which it
completes by day and by night.
18. And these
two gaze directly into the glory of the Lord; they give thanks and praise, and
do not economize since their very essence generates continually new power.
19. Surely the many changes of the Sun have a blessing and a curse, and the course of the moon's path is light to the righteous, but darkness to the sinners in the name of the Lord who created this distinction between light and darkness.
20. He
separated the spirits of the people, and strengthened the spirits of the
righteous in the name of His righteousness.
21. And
neither an angel nor Satan has the power to hinder this, for there is a Judge to
all of them, He glances, and all are before Him, He is judge.
The abode of wisdom and iniquity
22. Wisdom
could not find a place in which she could dwell, but a place was found for her
in the heavens. Then wisdom went
out to dwell with the children of the people, but she found no dwelling place,
thus wisdom returned to her place, and she became firm among the angels.
23. Then
iniquity went out of her rooms and found whom she did not expect, and she dwelt
with them like rain in a desert, like dew on a thirsty land.
The believers
24. And I saw
other lightning's, and the stars of heaven.
And I beheld how He called each of them by their names, and they obeyed
Him. And I saw the impartial scales
for the purpose of balancing their light at their widest areas.
25. And their
natures are as follows. Their
rotations produce lightning, and in number they are like the angels, they keep
faith each one according to their name.
26. And I
asked the angel that was with me; “What are these things?"
And he said to me; “The Lord of the spirits has shown you the prototype
of each of them.
27. These are
the names of the holy ones that dwell upon the earth, and that believe in the
name of the Lord.”
28. And I saw
another thing regarding lightning, how some stars arise and become lightning,
yet cannot dwell with the rest.
Chapter 10
The Lord's day
1. This is
the second parable concerning those who deny the name of the Lord, and
concerning the congregation of the holy ones.
2. They that
deny the name of the Lord will neither ascend into heaven nor will they have
ground, such will be their lot, in this manner they will be preserved for the
day of burden and tribulation.
3. On that
day My Elect One shall sit on the seat of glory, and make a selection according
to their deeds. Their resting
places will be without number, and their souls shall be firm within them when
they see My Elect One together with those who have appealed to My glorious name.
4. On that
day I shall cause my Elect One to dwell among them, I shall transform heaven
making it a blessing of light forever, and I shall transform the earth to make
it a blessing and cause my elect ones to dwell in her.
5. Then
those who have committed sin and crime shall not set foot in her, for in peace
have I looked upon my righteous ones, and given them mercy, that they should
dwell before Me.
6. But
sinners have come before Me so that by judgment I shall destroy them from before
the face of the earth.
The Antecedent of time
7. And there
I saw the One who is from before time, His head was white as wool, and with Him
was another whose face was like that of a human person, his countenance was full
of grace, as one of the holy angels.
8. And I
asked one of the angels that was with me; "Who is this, and from where is
He, who is going as the prototype of the before time?"
9. And he
answered, "This is the Son of man to whom belongs righteousness, and with
whom righteousness dwells, He is He that will open all the hidden storerooms.
10. For the
Lord of the spirits has chosen Him, and He is destined to be victorious before
the Lord of host in eternal uprightness.
11. This Son
of man, whom you have seen, is the One who will remove the kings and the mighty
ones from their comfortable seats, and the strong ones from their thrones.
12. He shall
loosen the reins of the strong, and crush the teeth of the sinners, He shall
depose the kings from their thrones and kingdoms, for they do not extol nor
glorify Him, and neither do they obey Him - the source of their kingship.
13. The
faces of the strong will be slapped, and be filled with shame and gloom, their
dwelling places and their bodies will be worms, nor shall they have hope to rise
from their beds.'
14. For they
do not extol the name of the Lord of host, instead they have become the judges
of the stars of heaven, they raise their hands to reach the Most High while they
walk upon earth, and dwelling in her.
15. They
manifest all their deeds in oppression, their power is their wealth, and their
devotions are the gods, which they have made with their own hands.
16. But they
deny the name of the Lord, yet they like to congregate in His churches' and with
the faithful ones, which cling to the Lord of the spirits.
Prayer of the righteous
17. In those
days the prayers of the righteous ascended into heaven, and the blood of the
righteous from the earth came to before the Lord of host.
18. There
shall be days when all the holy ones shall dwell together with those who dwell
in heaven, and with one voice they shall plea, pray, glorify, praise, and bless
the name of the Lord on behalf of the blood of the righteous ones which has been
shed.
19. Their
prayers shall not stop from exhaustion, nor will they relax forever until
judgment is executed for them before the Lord of host.
The Lord glorious
20. In those
days I saw the Antecedent of time sitting upon his throne of glory, and the
books of the living ones were open before Him, and all his power in heaven and
his escort stood before Him.
21. The hearts of the holy ones are filled with joy, because the number
of the righteous has been offered, and their prayers have been heard, and their
blood has been admitted before the Lord of the spirits.
22. And in
that place I also saw the fountain of righteousness, which does not deplete and
is fully, surrounded by numerous fountains of wisdom.
23. And all
the thirsty ones that drink of them become filled with wisdom; their dwelling
places shall be with the holy, the righteous, and the elect ones.
24. At that
time the Son of man who was given a Name in the presence of the Lord of Host,
who is the all beginning, even from before the creation of the sun and moon or
of the stars, when already He was given a name in the presence of the Lord of
host.
25. He will become a staff for the righteous ones in order that they might lean on Him, and not fall; He is the light of the Gentiles, and the hope of them that are sick in their heart.
26. All those
that dwell upon the earth shall fall and worship Him; they shall glorify and
bless, and sing to the name of the Lord.
27. For this
purpose did He become the Chosen One, He was concealed in the presence of the
Lord prior to the creation of the world, and for eternity, and He revealed the
wisdom of the Lord to the righteous and the holy ones.
28. For He
has preserved the portion of the righteous, for they have hated and despised
this world of oppression together with its way of life and its habits.
29. They
therefore will be saved in His name, and it is his good pleasure that they have
life.
30. In those
days the kings of the earth, and the mighty landowners, shall be humiliated on
account of the deeds of their hands.
31. They will
not therefore on the day of their misery and weariness be able to save
themselves, I shall deliver them into the hands of My
elect ones like grass in the fire and like lead in water.
32. So they
shall burn before the face of the holy ones, and sink before their sight, and no
place shall be found for them.
33. On the
day of their weariness there shall be an obstacle on the earth, and they shall
fall on their faces and not rise again.
34. Nor will
there be anyone to put their hands to them to raise them, for they have denied
the Lord and His Messiah.
Chapter 11
Wisdom
1. Blessed
be the name of the Lord, for His wisdom flows like water, and His glory is
measureless before Him forever and ever. His
might is in all the mysteries of righteousness, and oppression will vanish like
a shadow without foundation.
2. The Elect
One stands before the Lord, His glory is forever, and His power unto all
generations.
3. In Him
dwells the Spirit of wisdom, the Spirit that gives thoughtfulness, the Spirit of
knowledge and strength, and of those who have fallen asleep in righteousness.
4. He shall
judge the secret things, and no one will be able to speak vain words in his
presence, for He is the Elect One before the Lord according to His good
pleasure.
Judgment
5. In those
days there will be a change for the holy and righteous ones, the light of day
shall rest upon them, and glory and honor shall be given them on the day of
weariness.
6. He heaped
evil upon the sinners, but the righteous ones shall be victorious in the name of
the Lord of host.
7. He will
cause the others to see this so that they may repent and forsake the deeds of
their hands; they shall not have honor in the name of the Lord.
8. But only
in His name shall they be saved, and the Lord of host shall have mercy on
them, for His mercy is immeasurable, He is righteous in his judgments, and in
the glory that is before Him.
9. Oppression
cannot survive his judgment, and the unrepentant shall perish in his presence,
the Lord has said; that from henceforth He will not have mercy on them.
10. In those
days Sheol will return all the deposits, which she has received, and Hell will
give back all that it owes, and He shall choose the righteous and holy ones from
among them.
11. For the
day that they shall be saved has arrived, in those days the Elect One shall sit
on My throne, and from the conscience of His mouth shall come forth the secrets
of wisdom, for the Lord of host has given them to Him, and glorified Him.
12. In those
days the mountains shall dance like rams, and hills leap like kids satiated with
milk, and the faces of the angels in heaven shall glow with joy, because on that
day, the Elect One has arisen.
13. And the
earth shall rejoice, and the righteous ones shall dwell upon her, and the elect
ones shall walk upon her.
Chapter 12
The metal mountains
1. After
those days, in the same place where I had seen all the secret visions, having
been carried off in a wind and taken to the west, there I saw the secrets of
heaven of the future things.
2. There was
a mountain of iron, of copper, of silver, of gold, of colored metal, and a
mountain of lead. And I asked the
angel that was with me; what are these things that I have seen in secret?
3. And he
said to me; All these things, which you have seen, are under the authority of
the Messiah, that He may give orders concerning them, and be praised on earth.
4. But wait
a little and all secret things, which encircle the Lord, will be revealed to
you. As for these mountains, which
your eyes have seen, those of the various metals, these will become as a
honeycomb before fire in the presence of the Elect One, or like water gushing
down a mountain to become helpless at his feet.
5. In those
days, no one shall save himself by gold or silver, nor shall anyone be able to
escape, there shall be no iron for war, nor breastplates to wear, nor shall
bronze or tin be to any avail.
6. There
will not be any need for lead, all these substances will be removed and
destroyed from the surface of the earth when the Elect One shall appear.
7. There
also I saw a deep valley with a wide mouth, in which them that dwell upon the
earth and the islands of the sea bring gifts, presents and tributes, and yet
this deep valley shall not become filled.
8. And for
the criminal deeds of their hands, they will eat the produce thereof, for which
sinners toil, they shall be destroyed from before the Lord, and perish.
9. And I
beheld the angels of plagues preparing the chains of Satan, and I asked the
angel of peace. “For whom are
they preparing these chains?”
10. And he
answered; “They are preparing these for the kings and the potentates of the
earth, that they may be destroyed thereby.”
11. After
this, the Righteous and Elect One will reveal the house of his congregation;
from that time onwards they shall not be hindered in the name of the Lord.
12. And these
mountains shall become like earth in the presence of his righteousness, and the
hills shall become like a fountain of water, and the righteous ones shall have
rest from the oppression of sinners.
The valley
13. Then I
turned and looked to another part of the earth and beheld a deep valley burning
with fire, and they were bringing the kings and potentates throwing them into
this deep valley.
14. And I
beheld how chains were made into iron fetters of immense weight, and I asked the
angel of peace; “For whom are these imprisonment chains being prepared?”
15. And he
said; “They are being prepared for the armies of Azazel in order that they may
be put on them and be cast in the abyss of complete condemnation, and just as
the Lord commanded it, they shall cover their jaws with rocky stones.
16. Then
Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, and Phanuel themselves shall seize them on that great
day of judgment. And they shall
cast them into the burning furnace, so that the Lord of Host may take vengeance
on them for their oppressive deeds which they commenced as messengers of Satan,
leading those that dwell upon the earth astray.”
Chapter 13
Judgment by water
1. In those
days the punishment of the Lord shall be carried out; they shall open all the
storerooms of water in the heavens above, and also the fountains of water, which
are on the earth.
2. And all
the waters shall be united, that which is from above is masculine water, while
that which is underneath the earth is feminine.
3. And they
shall obliterate all those that dwell upon the earth, as well as those that
dwell under the ends of the heaven, because they did not recognize their
oppressive deeds, which they carried out on earth.
4. Thus-way
they shall be destroyed, but after this the Antecedent of time repented, and
said; “In vain have I destroyed all those that dwelled in the earth.”
And He swore by his own great Name that from henceforth He would not do
the likes to all that live upon the earth.
5. And God
said; “I shall put a sign in the heavens, and it shall become a symbol of
faith between Me and them forever, so long as heaven is above the earth
according to My command.”
Something for potentates to think on
6. “If I
had given my consent, then my wrath would already have abided upon them to their
day of tribulation and pain, for the angels would have seized them, and caused
my wrath and punishment to rest upon them, says the Lord of host.
7. Listen you kings and potentates who dwell upon the earth, you will have to see how my Elect One sits upon the throne of glory, and how He judges Azazel, and all his company, his army in the name of the Lord.
8. Then I saw an army of angels marching and holding nets of iron and bronze, and I asked the angel of peace; “To whom are they going that hold these nets?”
9. And he
said; “They are going to the elect and beloved ones of the evil angels that
they may cast them in the crevices of the abyss of the valley.
10. Then the valley shall be filled with these elect and beloved ones, and the epoch of their lives, the era of their glory, and the age of their leading astray shall come to an end, and shall not henceforth be reckoned.
The day of vengeance
11. In those days the angels will assemble and march to the east of the Part lands and the Medes, and they will shake up the kings so that a spirit of unrest shall come upon them, to stir them up from their thrones.
12.
And they
will break forth from their beds like lions, and like hungry hyenas among their
own flocks, and they will go up and trample upon the land of My elect ones.
13. And the
land of my elect ones will be before them as a threshing floor, or a highway,
but the city of my righteous ones will become an obstacle to their horses.
14. And they
shall begin to fight among themselves, and by their own right hand they shall
prevail against their own selves, for a man shall not recognize his brother, nor
a son his mother until there shall be many corpses among them.
15. Their
punishment shall not be in vain, and hell in that day shall open her mouth wide
and swallow them up to perish, it shall swallow up the sinners in the sight of
the elect ones.”
16. Afterwards
I Enoch had another vision of a whole array of chariots loaded with people, and
they advanced upon the air from the east and from the west until midday.
17. And the
sound of their chariots was great, and when this took place the holy ones in
heaven took notice of it, and the pillars of the earth were shaken upon their
foundations.
18. And the
sound could be heard from the extreme ends of the sky to the extreme end of the
earth for one hour, and then all shall fall down and worship the Lord of host.
19. Here ends
the second parable.
Chapter 14
Blessing of the righteous
1. And I began to speak another parable concerning the righteous and the elect. Blessed are you righteous and elect ones, for glorious is your portion, the righteous ones shall be in the light of the sun, and the elect ones in the light of eternal life which has no end.
2. The days of the life of the holy ones cannot be numbered; they shall
seek light and find righteousness with the Lord. Peace
be to the righteous ones in the peace of the eternal Lord.
3. After
this it shall be told to the holy ones in heaven that they should scrutinize the
mysteries of righteousness, the gift of faith, for the Sun has shined upon the
earth, and darkness is over.
4.
There
shall be a light that has no end, nor shall they have to count days anymore for
darkness has already been destroyed.
5.
Light
shall be permanent before the Lord, and the light of uprightness shall stand
firm forever and ever before the Lord of the spirits.
Secrets of lightning
6. In those
days I beheld the mysteries of lightning and of lights, and their judgments,
they flash light for a blessing or for a curse, according to the will of the
Lord.
7. And I saw
the secrets of the thunder, and the secrets of its resounding in the heights of
the heaven, its voice being heard in earthly dwellings.
8. And the
angel showed me in what way the sound of thunder is for peace and blessing, or
for a curse according to the word of the Lord.
9. After
that all the mysteries of light and lightning's were shown to me, how they glow
with light for blessing and contentment.
The heavens agitated.
(Written by Lamech or Noah.)
10. In the
year 987 (Enoch taken up)
in the 7th
month on the 14th day of the month in the life of Enoch, in the same parable I
saw the heaven of heaven quaking and trembling with a mighty agitation.
11. And the
forces of the Most High, the angels, ten thousands times a million and ten
million times ten millions were agitated with a great agitation.
12. And the
Antecedent of time was sitting on the throne of his glory surrounded by the
angels and his righteous ones.
13. Then
great trembling and fear seized me, and my loins and kidneys lost control, so I
fell upon my face. Then Michael
sent another angel from among the holy ones and he raised me up.
14. And
having been raised up my spirit returned, for I had fainted for the sight of
these forces, and because heaven was stirred up and had agitated itself.
15. Then
Michael said to me; what have you seen that so disturbed you?
This day of mercy has lasted till today, and He has been merciful and
long suffering towards those that dwell upon the earth.
16. And when this day arrives, and the power, the punishment, and the judgment which the Lord has prepared for those who do not worship the righteous judgment.
17. And also
for those who deny the righteous judgment, and for them who take his name in
vain, it will become a day of covenant for the elect, but inquisition for the
sinners.
18. On that
day two monsters will be parted, one female called Leviathan to dwell in the
abyss of the ocean over the fountains of water, and the other a male called
Behemoth, which holds his chest in an invisible desert.
19. His name
is Dundayin, east of the garden of Eden wherein the elect and the righteous
dwell, where also my grandfather (Enoch) was taken, the seventh from Adam, the
first man whom the Lord of host created
20. Then I
asked the second angel to show me how strong these monsters are, and how they
are separated on that day, one cast in the abyss of the ocean, the other into
the dry desert.
21. And he
said to me; you will know the hidden things, but to the degree to which it is
permitted.
Mysteries of the Word
22. And the
angel who was with me showed me the hidden things, what is above and beneath the
earth, in the depth, and in the extreme ends of heaven.
23. And he
showed me the extend of heaven, the storerooms of the winds, how the winds are
divided, how they are weighed, and dissipate, and the openings of the winds each
according to its strength.
24. And he
showed me the power of the light of the moon, how it is the right amount, and
the division of the stars each according to its nomenclature, and all the
sub-divisions.
25. Also the
thunders according to their places where they fall, and the sub-divisions of the
lightning’s according to the light as they flash, and the swiftness of the
obedience of the whole array of them.
26. So the
thunders have their moments of rest with patience, and each is marked by its
sound, neither the thunder nor the lightning becomes disjoined one from the
other; both go together in a single breeze and do not part.
27. For when
the lightning flashes light the thunder also utters its sound, then the wind
causes the thunder to rest and divides equally between each of them.
28. For the
reservoir of their moments is like the sand, each one is restrained with a
bridle and turned back by the power of the wind, and in this manner it is driven
over the numerous corners of the earth.
29. The sea
breeze then is masculine and strong, and accordingly is held back, and in this
manner it is driven and dispersed among the mountains of the world.
30. The frost
wind is its own guardian, and the hail wind a kind messenger, the snow wind is
empty for its reservoir, since its strength is only a breeze that ascends from
it like smoke, and its name is frost.
31. The wind
and the mist do not dwell together in a reservoir, but the mist has its own
reservoir, and its course is glorious, it has both light and darkness, both in
rainy seasons as well as in dry seasons, and its reservoir is itself an angel.
32. The
dwelling place of the dew breeze is in the extreme ends of heaven and is linked
together with the reservoirs of the rain in both its courses of wet and dry
seasons; also the clouds of the dew and of mist feed each other mutually.
33. When the
rain-wind becomes active in its reservoir, the angels come and open the
reservoir to let it out, and when it is sprayed upon the whole earth, it becomes
united with the water, which is upon the earth.
34. And
whenever it unites with the waters upon the earth, it is for the use of those
who dwell upon the earth, for it is nourishment for the earth sent from the Most
High in heaven. In this manner
there is a measuring system for the rain given to the angels.
35. All these
things I saw as far as the garden of righteous ones and the angel of peace said
to me. These two monsters are
prepared for the great day of the Lord when they shall turn into food.
36. This is
so that the punishment of the Lord shall come down on them in order that it
should not be issued in vain, but slay the children with their mothers and the
children with their fathers, when the punishment of the Lord comes down on
everyone.
37. After
that there shall be judgment according to His mercy and patience.
Chapter 15
Measures of faith
1. In those
days I saw that long ropes were given to angels, and hoisting up their portions
they soared going into the direction of the northeast.
2. And I
asked the angel: “Why have these angels hoisted these ropes and gone off?”
And he said; “They have gone in order to make measurements.
3. They are
the ones who bring the measured ropes of the righteous ones as well as the
binding cords that accordingly they may lean upon the name of the Lord of host
forever and ever.
4. The elect
ones shall begin to walk with the Elect One, and these are the measurements
which shall be given to faith, and which shall strengthen righteousness.
5. These
measurements shall reveal all the secrets of the depths of the earth, of those
who have been destroyed in the desert, or by wild beast, or whom the fish of the
sea has eaten.
6. So that
all may return and find hope in the day of the Elect One, for there is no one
who perishes before the Lord, nor can anyone perish.
7. And those
who are in heaven above and all the powers shall receive a command, and with a
single voice and light like fire they shall bless Him the First Word, extolling
and glorifying Him with wisdom.
8. They
shall be wise in speech in the Spirit of life, and in the Lord of the spirits.
9. He placed
the Elect One on the throne of glory, and He shall judge all the works of the
holy ones in heaven above, weighing their deeds in the balance.
10. And when
He shall lift up his countenance to judge their secret ways by the word of the
Lord, and by their conduct, by the method of the righteous judgment of the Lord
of host.
11. Then they
shall all speak with one voice blessing, glorifying, extolling, and sanctifying
the name of the Lord.
12. And He
will summon all the forces of the heavens, and all the holy ones above, and the
forces of the Lord, the Cherubim, Seraphim, Ophanim, all the angels of
governance, the Elect One, and the other forces on earth over the water.
13. On that
day they shall lift up in one voice blessing and glorifying, and extolling Him
in the spirit of faith and of wisdom, and patience, and in the Spirit of mercy,
of justice, of peace, and of generosity.
14. All in
one voice they shall say; Blessed is He, and may the name of the Lord of the
spirits be blessed forever and ever more.
15. All the
diligent ones in heaven above shall bless Him, all the holy ones that are in
heaven shall bless Him, and all the elect ones that dwell in the garden of life,
shall bless Him.
16. Every
spirit of light that is capable of blessing and extolling His name shall bless
Him, and all flesh shall glorify and bless Thy name O Lord with an exceedingly
limitless power forever and ever.
17. For the
mercy of the Lord is great in quantity, and He is long suffering, all His works
and all the dimensions of His creation He has revealed to the righteous and
elect ones in the name of the Lord
Judgment on the rulers
18. And thus
the Lord commanded the kings, the governors, the high officials, and the
landlords, and He said;
19. “Open
your eyes, and lift up your eyelids if you are able to recognize the Elect
One.”
20. The Lord
has sat down on the throne of his glory, and the Spirit of righteousness has
been poured out upon Him.
21. The words
of his mouth will do the sinners in, and oppressors shall be eliminated from
before His face.
22. On the
day of judgment all the kings, governors, high officials, and the landlords
shall see Him and recognize Him, and behold how He sits upon His throne of
glory, and how righteousness is judged before Him, and no none-sensual talk
shall be spoken in His presence.
23. Then pain shall come upon them as a woman in travail, like when she gives birth and suffers, one half portion shall glance at the other half, and they shall be terrified and feel dejected.
24. And pain
shall seize them when they see that Son of man sitting on the throne of His
glory, the kings and governors shall bless and glorify and extol Him who rules
over everything, Him who was concealed.
25. For the
Son of man was concealed from the beginning, the Most High One preserved Him in
the presence of his power, but He revealed Him to the holy and elect ones.
26. Thus the
congregation of the holy ones shall be planted, and the elect ones shall be
before Him.
27. On that
day all the kings and governors, and the high officials, all those who ruled the
earth shall fall down before Him on their faces, and worship and raise their
hopes in that Son of man.
28. They
shall beg and plead for mercy at his feet, but the Lord Himself will cause them
to be frantic, so that they shall rush and depart from before His presence.
29. Their
faces shall be filled with shame, and their countenance be crowned with
darkness.
30. So will
He deliver them to the angels for punishment in order that vengeance be executed
on the oppressors of his children and elect ones.
31. It shall become quite a scene for My righteous and elect ones, they
shall rejoice over them, because the wrath of the Lord shall rest upon them, and
his sword shall obtain from them a sacrifice.
32. The
righteous and elect ones shall be saved on that day, and from henceforth they
shall never see the faces of the sinners and oppressors.
33. The Lord
of the spirits will abide with them, they shall eat and rest and rise with that
Son of man forever and ever.
34. The
righteous and elect ones shall rise from the earth, and shall cease being of
downcast face, they shall wear the garment of glory.
35. These
your garments, shall become the garments of life from the Lord, and neither
shall their garment wear out, nor their glory come to an end before the Lord of
host.
Hopeless end of the rulers
36.
In that
day the governors and kings that possess the land shall beg that He might give
them a little breathing spell from the angels of punishment to whom they have
been delivered, so they may fall down and worship before the Lord of lords, and
confess their sins to Him.
37. They
shall glorify Him saying; Blessed is the Lord of Host, the Lord of wisdom, Thy
power exposes all secret things from generation to generation, and Thy glory is
forever and ever.
38. Deep and
numberless are Thy mysteries, and Thy righteousness is beyond accounting, now we
have come to know that we should glorify and bless the Lord the Lord of kings,
Him who rules all kings.
39. And they
shall say: Would that someone had given us a chance that we had praised Him and
had faith before his glory, right now however we beg for a little rest, but find
it not, we pursue it, but procure it not.
40. Light has
vanished from before us, and darkness has become our habitation forever and
ever, because we did not have faith, nor did we glorify the name of the Lord of
lords, nor did we glorify Him in any of his creation.
41.
But we
placed our hopes upon the scepters of our empires, but now on the day of our
hardship and tribulation He is not saving us, nor have we a chance of becoming
believers.
42. For the
Lord is faithful in all His works, His judgments and in His righteousness and
there is no respect of person in His judgments.
43.
We shall
vanish away from before his face on account of our deeds; our sins consumed us
through righteousness. And they
will say our souls are filled with exploitation, money that could not save us
from being cast into hell.
44. After that their faces shall be filled with shame before that Son of man, and they shall be driven out from before Him, and the sword shall abide in their midst.
45. Thus
spoke the Lord. This is the
ordinance and the judgment before the Lord of host for the governors, kings,
high officials, and landlords.
46. And also in that place I saw other mysterious faces, and I heard the voice of an angel saying; These are the angels who descended upon the earth, which revealed what was hidden to the children of the people, and led them astray to commit sin.
Chapter 16
Noah sees the earth deformed
1. In those
days Noah saw the earth that it was deformed, and that her destruction was at
hand, and he went to the extreme end of the earth and cried to his grandfather
Enoch speaking with a loud voice three times; “Hear me, hear me, hear me.”
2. And I
Noah said to him. “Tell me what this thing is that is being done on the earth,
for she is struggling and is being shaken, perhaps I will perish with her in the
impact.”
3. And I
heard a voice from heaven, and I fell upon my face, then Enoch my grandfather
came and stood by me saying; “Why did you cry out so sorrowfully and with
bitter tears?
4. An order
has been issued from the court of the Lord against those that dwell upon the
earth, that their doom has arrived, for they have acquired the knowledge of the
secrets of the angels, all the oppressive deeds of the Satan as well as all his
occult powers.
5. All the
powers of those who practice sorcery, and the power of those that mix many
colors, and the power of those that make molten images.
How silver is pained from the dust of the earth, and how bronze is made,
and how to produce lead and tin, their source is an angel on the run.
6. After
this my grandfather Enoch took hold of my hand and raising me up he said;
"Go for I have asked the Lord concerning this turbulence on earth, and it
is because of their oppression, which they perform on the earth.
7. Their judgment will be limitless before Him, on account of the
abstract things, which they investigated and experienced.
8. The earth
shall perish with those who dwell in her, and those who taught them these things
will have no rest forever, for they have revealed the condemned the things which
were secret.
9. But as
for you my son, the Lord of the spirits knows that you are pure and kindhearted,
you detest the secret things, He has preserved your name for the holy ones, and
He will protect you from those who dwell upon the earth.
10. He has
preserved your righteous seed for kingship and great glory, and from your seed
will emerge a fountain of the righteous and holy ones without number
forever."
11. After
this he showed me the angels of punishment, who are prepared to come and release
all the powers of the waters, which are underground to become judgment and
destruction to all who live and dwell on the earth.
12. But the
Lord gave an order to the angels on duty that they should not yet raise the
enclosures, but to guard them, for these were the angels in charge of the
waters. Then I left from the
presence of Enoch.
The word of the Lord to Noah
13. Then the
word of the Lord came to me and said; Noah, your lot has come up before Me, a
lot without blame, a lot of true love. At
this moment the angels are working with wood, and when it is completed, I shall
place my hands upon it and protect it, and the seed of life shall arise from it.
14. And
another generation will come so that the earth will not remain empty; I shall
strengthen your seed before Me forever and ever, as well as the seed of those
who dwell with you.
15. I shall
not put it to trial on the face of the earth, but it shall be blessed and
multiply on the earth.
16. And they
shall imprison those angels who revealed oppression in that burning valley which
your grandfather Enoch had formerly shown you in the west, among the mountains
of gold, silver, and of iron, bronze and tin.
17.
I Noah
now beheld this valley in which the great turbulence took place, and the
stirring of the waters, and when it took place, there was produced a smell of
sulfur from the burning of that bronze, and it was blended with those waters.
18. This
valley of the perverse angels shall burn punitively underneath that ground in
respect to its troughs; they shall be filled with rivers of water by which those
pervasive angels shall be punished.
19. The
waters shall become a poisonous drug in the body, and a judgment to the spirit
of the kings, the rulers, and exalted ones, and lust shall fill their souls so
that their bodies shall be punished.
20. For they have denied the Lord of host, therefore they shall behold
their punishment each day, while they cannot believe in His name.
21. In
proportion to the degree of its burning then, their bodies will be the
transmutation of their spirits forever and ever, for there is no one who can
speak a none-sensual word before the Lord of host.
22. In that
way judgment shall come on them because they believed in the debauchery of their
bodies, and denied the Spirit of the Lord.
23.
And these waters will undergo changes in these days, for the temperature
of these fountains of water will be altered, becoming hot as punishment to these angels,
but when they get out, they will change to become cold.
Michael responds to the judgment of the
angels
24. Then I
heard Michael responding and saying; This verdict by which the angels are being
punished is itself a testimony to the kings and the rulers who control the
world.
25. For these
waters of judgment are poison to the bodies of the angels as well as sensational
to their flesh, and they will neither see nor believe that these waters become
transformed, and become a fire that burns forever.
26. After
this he gave me instructions in all the secret things found in the book of my
grandfather Enoch, and in the parables which were given to him, and he put them
together for me in the words of the book which is here with me.
27. And on
that day Michael addressed himself to Raphael saying; The power of the Spirit
lays hold of me, and causes me to ascend on account of the severity of the
judgment concerning the secrets.
28. Who is
able to endure the severity of the judgment which has been executed and before
which one melts away? Who is he
whose heart does not become sordid in respect to this matter, and whose reins do
not become stirred up from the word of the judgment, which has been pronounced
against them?
29. Then when they stood before the Lord, Michael said to Raphael;
30.
“They shall not prosper before the eye of the Lord, for they have
quarreled with the Lord of Host, because they acted like they were the Lord.
31. Therefore
all that which has been concealed, shall come upon them forever and ever, for
neither an angel nor a man should be assigned His role.
32. These therefore have received their judgment forever and ever.
Chapter 17
Names of the fallen angels
1.
After
this judgment they shall be frightened and scream, because they did show this
secret knowledge to those who dwell upon the earth, and now I am naming the
names of those angels.
2. The first
of them is Semyaz, the second Aristaqis, the third Armen, the fourth Kobatel,
the fifth Turtel, the sixth Rumyal, the seventh Danyul, the eight Neqa'el, the
ninth Baraqel, the tenth Azazel, the eleventh Armaros, and the twelfth Batryal.
3. Thirteen
Basastel, fourteen, Hanan'el, fifteen Tu'rel, sixteen Sipwese'el, seventeen
Yetertel, eighteen Tuma'el, nineteen Tur'el, twenty Rum'el, and Azazetel the
twenty first. These are the chiefs
of the angels.
4. The names
of their centurions, their chiefs over fifty and over tens are; The first is
Yeqon, he is the one who misled all the children of the angels bringing them
down upon the earth, perverting them by the daughter of the people.
5. The
second was named Asb'el, he is the one who gave the children of the holy angels
an evil counsel misleading them so that they would defile their bodies with the
daughters of the people.
6. The third
was Gader'el, this is the one who showed the children of the people the blows of
death, who misled Eve, and showed the people how to make instruments of death.
7. Such as
the shield and breastplate, and the sword for warfare, and all other instruments
of death, whereby they proceeded against the people on the earth from that day
on.
8. The forth
is Pinemte, this one demonstrated to the children of the people the bitter and
the sweet, and revealed to them all the secrets of their knowledge.
9. And he
caused the people to penetrate the secrets of writing, and of ink and paper, on
account of which many have erred from eternity to eternity until this very day.
10. For human
beings are not created for such purposes to take up their beliefs with pen and
ink, for indeed human beings were not created but to be like angels permanently
to maintain pure and righteous lives.
11. Death
that destroys everything would not have touched them had it not been through
their knowledge, by which now they shall perish; death is now consuming us by
means of this power.
12. The fifth
is named Kasadya; it is he who revealed to the children of the people the
flagellation of all evil, that of the soul and the demons, the smashing of the
embryo in the womb, so that it might be killed.
13. And
snakebites, and sunstroke’s, he is the son of the serpent, whose name is
Taba'ta.
14. And this
is the recount of Kasbtel, the chief executor of the oath, which he revealed to
the holy ones when he was still dwelling in the highest, in glory.
15. His name
then was Beqa, and he spoke to Michael to disclose to him his secret name, so
that he might memorize it, that he might call it up in an oath so they might
tremble before it.
16. He then
revealed these to the children of the people, and also the hidden things of this
power of this oath, for it itself is power and strength.
17. The evil one placed this oath in Michael's hand, and these are the secrets of this oath, and they are sustained by it.
The oath
18. The
heaven was suspended before the creation of the world and forever, by it the
earth is founded upon the water, for from the hidden places of the mountains
come beautiful waters from the beginning of creation and forever.
19. By this
oath the sea was created, and He placed for it a foundation of sand, which
cannot be transgressed at a time of its anger, from the beginning of creation
and forever.
20. And by
that oath the depths are made firm, they stand and do not move from their
places, from the beginning of creation and forever.
21. By the
same oath, the sun and moon complete their courses of travel, and do not deviate
from the laws made for them from the beginning of creation and forever.
22. And by
the same oath the stars complete their courses of travel, if He call their names
He causes them to respond, from the beginning of creation and forever.
23. Likewise
the waters and their souls, all the winds and their path of travel from all the
directions of the winds. The voice
of the thunder and the light of the lightning are kept there, the reservoirs of
hail, of frost, and of mist, and the reservoirs of rain and dew are kept there.
24. All these
believe and give thanks in the presence of the Lord, they glorify Him with all
their might, and please Him in all thanksgiving, and they shall thank and
glorify and exalt the Lord of the spirits forever and ever.
25. This oath
has become dominant over them, and they are preserved by it, and their paths are
preserved by it so that their courses of travel do not perish.
26. Then
there came to them great joy, and they blessed and glorified the Lord on account
of the Name of that Son of man who was revealed to them.
27. He shall
never pass away nor perish from before the face of the earth, but those who have
led the world astray shall be bound with chains, and their ruinous congregation
shall be imprisoned.
28. All their
deeds shall vanish from the face of the earth; from henceforth nothing that is
corruptible shall be found.
29. For that
Son of man has appeared and seated himself upon the throne of His glory, and all
evil shall disappear from before Him.
30. Here ends
the third parable of Enoch.
Chapter 18
Enoch taken up
1. And it
happen that my living name (spirit) was raised up to that Son of man, and to the
Lord from among those that dwell upon the earth, it was lifted up in a chariot
of the wind, and I disappeared from among them.
2. From that
day on I was not counted among them, but He placed me between two winds, between
the northeast and the west where the angels took a cord to measure for me the
place of the elect and righteous ones.
3. There I
saw the first fathers, and the righteous ones of old dwelling in that place.
4. Thus it
happened that my spirit passed out of their sight and ascended into the heavens,
and I saw the sons of the holy angels walking upon the flame of fire
5. Their
garments and overcoats were white, and the light of their faces like snow, and I
saw two rivers of fire, the light of which was shining like Hyacinth.
6. Then I
fell upon my face before the Lord, and the angel Michael, one of the archangels,
took me by the right hand and lifted me up, and led me to the secrets of mercy,
and showed me the secrets of righteousness.
7. And he
showed me all the secrets of the extreme ends of heaven, all the reservoirs of
the stars, and the luminaries from where they come out before the face of the
holy ones.
8. He
carried off my spirit and I Enoch was in the heaven of heavens, where I saw in
the midst of the light a structure builds of crystal and between these crystals
tongues of living fire.
9. And my
spirit saw a ring, which encircled this house of fire; on its four sides were
rivers full of living fire encircling it.
10. Moreover,
Seraphim's, Cherubim's, and Ophanim's, the sleepless ones, who guard the throne
of His glory encircled it.
11. And I saw
countless angels, a hundred thousand times a hundred thousand, ten million times
ten millions encircling that house.
12. Michael,
Raphael, Gabriel, Phanuel, and numerous other holy angels that are in heaven
above, go in and out of that house.
13. With them
is the Antecedent of time, His head is pure and white like wool, and His garment
is indescribable.
14. And one
angel came and greeted me and said; “You son of man who is born in
righteousness, and upon whom righteousness has dwelt, the righteousness of the
Antecedent of time will not forsake you.
15. He shall
proclaim peace to you in His name which exists forever, for from here proceeds
peace since the creation of the world. And
so it shall be unto you forever and ever, and for everyone that will come and
who shall follow your path, since righteousness shall not forsake them.
16. Together
with you shall be their dwelling places and together with you shall be their
portion, they shall not be separated from you forever and ever.
17. So shall there be length of days with that Son of man, and peace to the righteous ones, His path is upright for the righteous, in the name of the Lord of the spirits.”