THE BOOK OF ENOCH : CHAPTERS 39 - 56
[Chapter 39]
1 [And it shall come to pass in those days that elect and
holy children will descend from the
2 high heaven, and their seed will become one with the
children of men. And in those days Enoch received books of
zeal and wrath, and books of disquiet and expulsion.] And
mercy shall not be accorded to them, saith the Lord of
Spirits.
3 And in those days a whirlwind carried me off from the
earth, And set me down at the end of the heavens.
4 And there I saw another vision, the dwelling-places of the
holy, And the resting-places of the righteous.
5 Here mine eyes saw their dwellings with His righteous
angels, And their resting-places with the holy. And they
petitioned and interceded and prayed for the children of
men, And righteousness flowed before them as water, And
mercy like dew upon the earth: Thus it is amongst them for
ever and ever.
6a And in that place mine eyes saw the Elect One of
righteousness and of faith,
7a And I saw his dwelling-place under the wings of the Lord
of Spirits.
6b And righteousness shall prevail in his days, And the
righteous and elect shall be without number before Him for
ever and ever.
7b And all the righteous and elect before Him shall be
strong as fiery lights, And their mouth shall be full of
blessing, And their lips extol the name of the Lord of
Spirits, And righteousness before Him shall never fail, [And
uprightness shall never fail before Him.]
8 There I wished to dwell, And my spirit longed for that
dwelling-place: And there heretofore hath been my portion,
For so has it been established concerning me before the Lord
of Spirits.
9 In those days I praised and extolled the name of the Lord
of Spirits with blessings and praises, because He hath
destined me for blessing and glory according to the good
pleasure of the Lord of
10 Spirits. For a long time my eyes regarded that place, and
I blessed Him and praised Him, saying: 'Blessed is He, and
may He be blessed from the beginning and for evermore. And
before Him there is no ceasing. He knows before the world
was created what is for ever and what will be from
12 generation unto generation. Those who sleep not bless
Thee: they stand before Thy glory and bless, praise, and
extol, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Spirits: He
filleth the earth with
3 spirits."' And here my eyes saw all
those who sleep not: they stand before Him and bless and
say: 'Blessed be Thou, and blessed be the name of the Lord
for ever and ever.' And my face was changed; for I could no
longer behold.
[Chapter 40]
1 And after that I saw thousands of thousands and ten
thousand times ten thousand, I saw a multitude
2 beyond number and reckoning, who stood before the Lord of
Spirits. And on the four sides of the Lord of Spirits I saw
four presences, different from those that sleep not, and I
learnt their names: for the angel that went with me made
known to me their names, and showed me all the hidden
things.
3 And I heard the voices of those four presences as they
uttered praises before the Lord of glory.
4,5 The first voice blesses the Lord of Spirits for ever and
ever. And the second voice I heard blessing
6 the Elect One and the elect ones who hang upon the Lord of
Spirits. And the third voice I heard pray and intercede for
those who dwell on the earth and supplicate in the name of
the Lord of Spirits.
7 And I heard the fourth voice fending off the Satans and
forbidding them to come before the Lord
8 of Spirits to accuse them who dwell on the earth. After
that I asked the angel of peace who went with me, who showed
me everything that is hidden: 'Who are these four presences
which I have
9 seen and whose words I have heard and written down?' And
he said to me: 'This first is Michael, the merciful and
long-suffering: and the second, who is set over all the
diseases and all the wounds of the children of men, is
Raphael: and the third, who is set over all the powers, is
Gabriel: and the fourth, who is set over the repentance unto
hope of those who inherit eternal life, is named Phanuel.'
10 And these are the four angels of the Lord of Spirits and
the four voices I heard in those days.
[Chapter 41]
1 And after that I saw all the secrets of the heavens, and
how the kingdom is divided, and how the
2 actions of men are weighed in the balance. And there I saw
the mansions of the elect and the mansions of the holy, and
mine eyes saw there all the sinners being driven from thence
which deny the name of the Lord of Spirits, and being
dragged off: and they could not abide because of the
punishment which proceeds from the Lord of Spirits.
3 And there mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightning and
of the thunder, and the secrets of the winds, how they are
divided to blow over the earth, and the secrets of the
clouds and dew, and there
4 I saw from whence they proceed in that place and from
whence they saturate the dusty earth. And there I saw closed
chambers out of which the winds are divided, the chamber of
the hail and winds, the chamber of the mist, and of the
clouds, and the cloud thereof hovers over the earth from the
5 beginning of the world. And I saw the chambers of the sun
and moon, whence they proceed and whither they come again,
and their glorious return, and how one is superior to the
other, and their stately orbit, and how they do not leave
their orbit, and they add nothing to their orbit and they
take nothing from it, and they keep faith with each other,
in accordance with the oath by which they
6 are bound together. And first the sun goes forth and
traverses his path according to the commandment
7 of the Lord of Spirits, and mighty is His name for ever
and ever. And after that I saw the hidden and the visible
path of the moon, and she accomplishes the course of her
path in that place by day and by night-the one holding a
position opposite to the other before the Lord of Spirits.
And they give thanks and praise and rest not; For unto them
is their thanksgiving rest.
8 For the sun changes oft for a blessing or a curse, And the
course of the path of the moon is light to the righteous And
darkness to the sinners in the name of the Lord, Who made a
separation between the light and the darkness, And divided
the spirits of men, And strengthened the spirits of the
righteous, In the name of His righteousness.
9 For no angel hinders and no power is able to hinder; for
He appoints a judge for them all and He judges them all
before Him.
[Chapter 42]
1 Wisdom found no place where she might dwell; Then a
dwelling-place was assigned her in the heavens.
2 Wisdom went forth to make her dwelling among the children
of men, And found no dwelling-place: Wisdom returned to her
place, And took her seat among the angels.
3 And unrighteousness went forth from her chambers: Whom she
sought not she found, And dwelt with them, As rain in a
desert And dew on a thirsty land.
[Chapter 43]
1 And I saw other lightnings and the stars of heaven, and I
saw how He called them all by their
2 names and they hearkened unto Him. And I saw how they are
weighed in a righteous balance according to their
proportions of light: (I saw) the width of their spaces and
the day of their appearing, and how their revolution
produces lightning: and (I saw) their revolution according
to the
3 number of the angels, and (how) they keep faith with each
other. And I asked the angel who went
4 with me who showed me what was hidden: 'What are these?'
And he said to me: 'The Lord of Spirits hath showed thee
their parabolic meaning (lit. 'their parable'): these are
the names of the holy who dwell on the earth and believe in
the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.'
[Chapter 44]
Also another phenomenon I saw in regard to the lightnings:
how some of the stars arise and become lightnings and cannot
part with their new form.
[Chapter 45]
1 And this is the second Parable concerning those who deny
the name of the dwelling of the holy ones and the Lord of
Spirits.
2 And into the heaven they shall not ascend, And on the
earth they shall not come: Such shall be the lot of the
sinners Who have denied the name of the Lord of Spirits, Who
are thus preserved for the day of suffering and tribulation.
3 On that day Mine Elect One shall sit on the throne of
glory And shall try their works, And their places of rest
shall be innumerable. And their souls shall grow strong
within them when they see Mine Elect Ones, And those who
have called upon My glorious name:
4 Then will I cause Mine Elect One to dwell among them. And
I will transform the heaven and make it an eternal blessing
and light
5 And I will transform the earth and make it a blessing: And
I will cause Mine elect ones to dwell upon it: But the
sinners and evil-doers shall not set foot thereon.
6 For I have provided and satisfied with peace My righteous
ones And have caused them to dwell before Me: But for the
sinners there is judgement impending with Me, So that I
shall destroy them from the face of the earth.
[Chapter 46]
1 And there I saw One who had a head of days, And His head
was white like wool, And with Him was another being whose
countenance had the appearance of a man, And his face was
full of graciousness, like one of the holy angels.
2 And I asked the angel who went with me and showed me all
the hidden things, concerning that
3 Son of Man, who he was, and whence he was, (and) why he
went with the Head of Days? And he answered and said unto
me: This is the son of Man who hath righteousness, With whom
dwelleth righteousness, And who revealeth all the treasures
of that which is hidden, Because the Lord of Spirits hath
chosen him, And whose lot hath the pre-eminence before the
Lord of Spirits in uprightness for ever.
4 And this Son of Man whom thou hast seen Shall raise up the
kings and the mighty from their seats, [And the strong from
their thrones] And shall loosen the reins of the strong, And
break the teeth of the sinners.
5 [And he shall put down the kings from their thrones and
kingdoms] Because they do not extol and praise Him, Nor
humbly acknowledge whence the kingdom was bestowed upon
them.
6 And he shall put down the countenance of the strong, And
shall fill them with shame. And darkness shall be their
dwelling, And worms shall be their bed, And they shall have
no hope of rising from their beds, Because they do not extol
the name of the Lord of Spirits.
7 And these are they who judge the stars of heaven, [And
raise their hands against the Most High], And tread upon the
earth and dwell upon it. And all their deeds manifest
unrighteousness, And their power rests upon their riches,
And their faith is in the gods which they have made with
their hands, And they deny the name of the Lord of Spirits,
8 And they persecute the houses of His congregations, And
the faithful who hang upon the name of the Lord of Spirits.
[Chapter 47]
1 And in those days shall have ascended the prayer of the
righteous, And the blood of the righteous from the earth
before the Lord of Spirits.
2 In those days the holy ones who dwell above in the heavens
Shall unite with one voice And supplicate and pray [and
praise, And give thanks and bless the name of the Lord of
Spirits On behalf of the blood of the righteous which has
been shed, And that the prayer of the righteous may not be
in vain before the Lord of Spirits, That judgement may be
done unto them, And that they may not have to suffer for
ever.
3 In those days I saw the Head of Days when He seated
himself upon the throne of His glory, And the books of the
living were opened before Him: And all His host which is in
heaven above and His counselors stood before Him,
4 And the hearts of the holy were filled with joy; Because
the number of the righteous had been offered, And the prayer
of the righteous had been heard, And the blood of the
righteous been required before the Lord of Spirits.
[Chapter 48]
1 And in that place I saw the fountain of righteousness
Which was inexhaustible: And around it were many fountains
of wisdom: And all the thirsty drank of them, And were
filled with wisdom, And their dwellings were with the
righteous and holy and elect.
2 And at that hour that Son of Man was named In the presence
of the Lord of Spirits, And his name before the Head of
Days.
3 Yea, before the sun and the signs were created, Before the
stars of the heaven were made, His name was named before the
Lord of Spirits.
4 He shall be a staff to the righteous whereon to stay
themselves and not fall, And he shall be the light of the
Gentiles, And the hope of those who are troubled of heart.
5 All who dwell on earth shall fall down and worship before
him, And will praise and bless and celebrate with song the
Lord of Spirits.
6 And for this reason hath he been chosen and hidden before
Him, Before the creation of the world and for evermore.
7 And the wisdom of the Lord of Spirits hath revealed him to
the holy and righteous; For he hath preserved the lot of the
righteous, Because they have hated and despised this world
of unrighteousness, And have hated all its works and ways in
the name of the Lord of Spirits: For in his name they are
saved, And according to his good pleasure hath it been in
regard to their life.
8 In these days downcast in countenance shall the kings of
the earth have become, And the strong who possess the land
because of the works of their hands, For on the day of their
anguish and affliction they shall not (be able to) save
themselves. And I will give them over into the hands of Mine
elect: As straw in the fire so shall they burn before the
face of the holy: As lead in the water shall they sink
before the face of the righteous, And no trace of them shall
any more be found.
10 And on the day of their affliction there shall be rest on
the earth, And before them they shall fall and not rise
again: And there shall be no one to take them with his hands
and raise them: For they have denied the Lord of Spirits and
His Anointed. The name of the Lord of Spirits be blessed.
[Chapter 49]
l For wisdom is poured out like water, And glory faileth not
before him for evermore.
2 For he is mighty in all the secrets of righteousness, And
unrighteousness shall disappear as a shadow, And have no
continuance; Because the Elect One standeth before the Lord
of Spirits, And his glory is for ever and ever, And his
might unto all generations.
3 And in him dwells the spirit of wisdom, And the spirit
which gives insight, And the spirit of understanding and of
might, And the spirit of those who have fallen asleep in
righteousness.
4 And he shall judge the secret things, And none shall be
able to utter a lying word before him; For he is the Elect
One before the Lord of Spirits according to His good
pleasure.
[Chapter 50]
1 And in those days a change shall take place for the holy
and elect, And the light of days shall abide upon them, And
glory and honour shall turn to the holy,
2 On the day of affliction on which evil shall have been
treasured up against the sinners. And the righteous shall be
victorious in the name of the Lord of Spirits: And He will
cause the others to witness (this) That they may repent And
forgo the works of their hands.
3 They shall have no honour through the name of the Lord of
Spirits, Yet through His name shall they be saved, And the
Lord of Spirits will have compassion on them, For His
compassion is great.
4 And He is righteous also in His judgement, And in the
presence of His glory unrighteousness also shall not
maintain itself: At His judgement the unrepentant shall
perish before Him.
5 And from henceforth I will have no mercy on them, saith
the Lord of Spirits.
[Chapter 51]
1 And in those days shall the earth also give back that
which has been entrusted to it, And Sheol also shall give
back that which it has received, And hell shall give back
that which it owes.
5a For in those days the Elect One shall arise,
2 And he shall choose the righteous and holy from among
them: For the day has drawn nigh that they should be saved.
3 And the Elect One shall in those days sit on My throne,
And his mouth shall pour forth all the secrets of wisdom and
counsel: For the Lord of Spirits hath given (them) to him
and hath glorified him.
4 And in those days shall the mountains leap like rams, And
the hills also shall skip like lambs satisfied with milk,
And the faces of [all] the angels in heaven shall be lighted
up with joy.
5b And the earth shall rejoice, c And the righteous shall
dwell upon it, d And the elect shall walk thereon.
[Chapter 52]
l And after those days in that place where I had seen all
the visions of that which is hidden - for
2 I had been carried off in a whirlwind and they had borne
me towards the west-There mine eyes saw all the secret
things of heaven that shall be, a mountain of iron, and a
mountain of copper, and a mountain of silver, and a mountain
of gold, and a mountain of soft metal, and a mountain of
lead.
3 And I asked the angel who went with me, saying, 'What
things are these which I have seen in
4 secret?' And he said unto me: 'All these things which thou
hast seen shall serve the dominion of His Anointed that he
may be potent and mighty on the earth.'
5 And that angel of peace answered, saying unto me: 'Wait a
little, and there shall be revealed unto thee all the secret
things which surround the Lord of Spirits.
6 And these mountains which thine eyes have seen, The
mountain of iron, and the mountain of copper, and the
mountain of silver, And the mountain of gold, and the
mountain of soft metal, and the mountain of lead, All these
shall be in the presence of the Elect One As wax: before the
fire, And like the water which streams down from above [upon
those mountains], And they shall become powerless before his
feet.
7 And it shall come to pass in those days that none shall be
saved, Either by gold or by silver, And none be able to
escape.
8 And there shall be no iron for war, Nor shall one clothe
oneself with a breastplate. Bronze shall be of no service,
And tin [shall be of no service and] shall not be esteemed,
And lead shall not be desired.
9 And all these things shall be [denied and] destroyed from
the surface of the earth, When the Elect One shall appear
before the face of the Lord of Spirits.'
[Chapter 53]
1 There mine eyes saw a deep valley with open mouths, and
all who dwell on the earth and sea and islands shall bring
to him gifts and presents and tokens of homage, but that
deep valley shall not become full.
2 And their hands commit lawless deeds, And the sinners
devour all whom they lawlessly oppress: Yet the sinners
shall be destroyed before the face of the Lord of Spirits,
And they shall be banished from off the face of His earth,
And they shall perish for ever and ever.
3 For I saw all the angels of punishment abiding (there) and
preparing all the instruments of Satan.
4 And I asked the angel of peace who went with me: ' For
whom are they preparing these Instruments?'
5 And he said unto me: ' They prepare these for the kings
and the mighty of this earth, that they may thereby be
destroyed.
6 And after this the Righteous and Elect One shall cause the
house of his congregation to appear: henceforth they shall
be no more hindered in the name of the Lord of Spirits.
7 And these mountains shall not stand as the earth before
his righteousness, But the hills shall be as a fountain of
water, And the righteous shall have rest from the oppression
of sinners.'
[Chapter 54]
1 And I looked and turned to another part of the earth, and
saw there a deep valley with burning
2 fire. And they brought the kings and the mighty, and began
to cast them into this deep valley.
3 And there mine eyes saw how they made these their
instruments, iron chains of immeasurable weight.
4 And I asked the angel of peace who went with me, saying: '
For whom are these chains being prepared ? ' And he said
unto me: ' These are being prepared for the hosts of Azazel,
so that they may take them and cast them into the abyss of
complete condemnation, and they shall cover their jaws with
rough stones as the Lord of Spirits commanded.
6 And Michael, and Gabriel, and Raphael, and Phanuel shall
take hold of them on that great day, and cast them on that
day into the burning furnace, that the Lord of Spirits may
take vengeance on them for their unrighteousness in becoming
subject to Satan and leading astray those who dwell on the
earth.'
7 And in those days shall punishment come from the Lord of
Spirits, and he will open all the chambers of waters which
are above the heavens, and of the fountains which are
beneath the earth.
8 And all the waters shall be joined with the waters: that
which is above the heavens is the masculine,
9 and the water which is beneath the earth is the feminine.
And they shall destroy all who dwell
10 on the earth and those who dwell under the ends of the
heaven. And when they have recognized their unrighteousness
which they have wrought on the earth, then by these shall
they perish.
[Chapter 55]
1 And after that the Head of Days repented and said: ' In
vain have I destroyed all who dwell
2 on the earth.' And He sware by His great name: '
Henceforth I will not do so to all who dwell on the earth,
and I will set a sign in the heaven: and this shall be a
pledge of good faith between Me and them for ever, so long
as heaven is above the earth. And this is in accordance with
My command.
3 When I have desired to take hold of them by the hand of
the angels on the day of tribulation and pain because of
this, I will cause My chastisement and My wrath to abide
upon them, saith
4 God, the Lord of Spirits. Ye mighty kings who dwell on the
earth, ye shall have to behold Mine Elect One, how he sits
on the throne of glory and judges Azazel, and all his
associates, and all his hosts in the name of the Lord of
Spirits.'
[Chapter 56]
1 And I saw there the hosts of the angels of punishment
going, and they held scourges and chains
2 of iron and bronze. And I asked the angel of peace who
went with me, saying: ' To whom are
3 these who hold the scourges going ? ' And he said unto me:
' To their elect and beloved ones, that they may be cast
into the chasm of the abyss of the valley.
4 And then that valley shall be filled with their elect and
beloved, And the days of their lives shall be at an end, And
the days of their leading astray shall not thenceforward be
reckoned.
5 And in those days the angels shall return And hurl
themselves to the east upon the Parthians and Medes: They
shall stir up the kings, so that a spirit of unrest shall
come upon them, And they shall rouse them from their
thrones, That they may break forth as lions from their
lairs, And as hungry wolves among their flocks.
6 And they shall go up and tread under foot the land of His
elect ones [And the land of His elect ones shall be before
them a threshing-floor and a highway :]
7 But the city of my righteous shall be a hindrance to their
horses. And they shall begin to fight among themselves, And
their right hand shall be strong against themselves, And a
man shall not know his brother, Nor a son his father or his
mother, Till there be no number of the corpses through their
slaughter, And their punishment be not in vain.
8 In those days Sheol shall open its jaws, And they shall be
swallowed up therein And their destruction shall be at an
end; Sheol shall devour the sinners in the presence of the
elect.'
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