THE BOOK OF ENOCH : CHAPTERS 69 - 76
1 And after this judgement they shall terrify and make them
to tremble because they have shown this to those who dwell
on the earth.
2 And behold the names of those angels [and these are their
names: the first of them is Samjaza, the second Artaqifa,
and the third Armen, the fourth Kokabel, the fifth Turael,
the sixth Rumjal, the seventh Danjal, the eighth Neqael, the
ninth Baraqel, the tenth Azazel, the eleventh Armaros, the
twelfth Batarjal, the thirteenth Busasejal, the fourteenth
Hananel, the fifteenth Turel, and the sixteenth Simapesiel,
the seventeenth Jetrel, the eighteenth Tumael, the
nineteenth Turel,
3 the twentieth Rumael, the twenty-first Azazel. And these
are the chiefs of their angels and their names, and their
chief ones over hundreds and over fifties and over tens].
4 The name of the first Jeqon: that is, the one who led
astray [all] the sons of God, and brought them
5 down to the earth, and led them astray through the
daughters of men. And the second was named Asbeel: he
imparted to the holy sons of God evil counsel, and led them
astray so that they defiled
6 their bodies with the daughters of men. And the third was
named Gadreel: he it is who showed the children of men all
the blows of death, and he led astray Eve, and showed [the
weapons of death to the sons of men] the shield and the coat
of mail, and the sword for battle, and all the weapons
7 of death to the children of men. And from his hand they
have proceeded against those who dwell
8 on the earth from that day and for evermore. And the
fourth was named Penemue: he taught the
9 children of men the bitter and the sweet, and he taught
them all the secrets of their wisdom. And he instructed
mankind in writing with ink and paper, and thereby many
sinned from eternity to
10 eternity and until this day. For men were not created for
such a purpose, to give confirmation
11 to their good faith with pen and ink. For men were
created exactly like the angels, to the intent that they
should continue pure and righteous, and death, which
destroys everything, could not have taken hold of them, but
through this their knowledge they are perishing, and through
this power
12 it is consuming me. And the fifth was named Kasdeja: this
is he who showed the children of men all the wicked smitings
of spirits and demons, and the smitings of the embryo in the
womb, that it may pass away, and [the smitings of the soul]
the bites of the serpent, and the smitings
13 which befall through the noontide heat, the son of the
serpent named Taba'et. And this is the task of Kasbeel, the
chief of the oath which he showed to the holy ones when he
dwelt high
4 above in glory, and its name is Biqa. This (angel)
requested Michael to show him the hidden name, that he might
enunciate it in the oath, so that those might quake before
that name and oath who revealed all that was in secret to
the children of men. And this is the power of this oath, for
it is powerful and strong, and he placed this oath Akae in
the hand of Michael.
16 And these are the secrets of this oath . . . And they are
strong through his oath: And the heaven was suspended before
the world was created, And for ever.
17 And through it the earth was founded upon the water, And
from the secret recesses of the mountains come beautiful
waters, From the creation of the world and unto eternity.
18 And through that oath the sea was created, And as its
foundation He set for it the sand against the time of (its)
anger, And it dare not pass beyond it from the creation of
the world unto eternity.
9 And through that oath are the depths made fast, And abide
and stir not from their place from eternity to eternity.
20 And through that oath the sun and moon complete their
course, And deviate not from their ordinance from eternity
to eternity.
21 And through that oath the stars complete their course,
And He calls them by their names, And they answer Him from
eternity to eternity.
22 [And in like manner the spirits of the water, and of the
winds, and of all zephyrs, and (their) paths
23 from all the quarters of the winds. And there are
preserved the voices of the thunder and the light of the
lightnings: and there are preserved the chambers of the hail
and the chambers of the
24 hoarfrost, and the chambers of the mist, and the chambers
of the rain and the dew. And all these believe and give
thanks before the Lord of Spirits, and glorify (Him) with
all their power, and their food is in every act of
thanksgiving: they thank and glorify and extol the name of
the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.]
25 And this oath is mighty over them And through it [they
are preserved and] their paths are preserved, And their
course is not destroyed.
26 And there was great joy amongst them, And they blessed
and glorified and extolled Because the name of that Son of
Man had been revealed unto them.
27 And he sat on the throne of his glory, And the sum of
judgement was given unto the Son of Man, And he caused the
sinners to pass away and be destroyed from off the face of
the earth, And those who have led the world astray.
28 With chains shall they be bound, And in their
assemblage-place of destruction shall they be imprisoned,
And all their works vanish from the face of the earth.
29 And from henceforth there shall be nothing corruptible;
For that Son of Man has appeared, And has seated himself on
the throne of his glory, And all evil shall pass away before
his face, And the word of that Son of Man shall go forth And
be strong before the Lord of Spirits.
[Chapter 70]
1 And it came to pass after this that his name during his
lifetime was raised aloft to that Son of
2 Man and to the Lord of Spirits from amongst those who
dwell on the earth. And he was raised aloft
3 on the chariots of the spirit and his name vanished among
them. And from that day I was no longer numbered amongst
them: and he set me between the two winds, between the North
and the
4 West, where the angels took the cords to measure for me
the place for the elect and righteous. And there I saw the
first fathers and the righteous who from the beginning dwell
in that place.
[Chapter 71]
1 And it came to pass after this that my spirit was
translated And it ascended into the heavens: And I saw the
holy sons of God. They were stepping on flames of fire:
Their garments were white [and their raiment], And their
faces shone like snow.
2 And I saw two streams of fire, And the light of that fire
shone like hyacinth, And I fell on my face before the Lord
of Spirits.
3 And the angel Michael [one of the archangels] seized me by
my right hand, And lifted me up and led me forth into all
the secrets, And he showed me all the secrets of
righteousness.
4 And he showed me all the secrets of the ends of the
heaven, And all the chambers of all the stars, and all the
luminaries, Whence they proceed before the face of the holy
ones.
5 And he translated my spirit into the heaven of heavens,
And I saw there as it were a structure built of crystals,
And between those crystals tongues of living fire.
6 And my spirit saw the girdle which girt that house of
fire, And on its four sides were streams full of living
fire, And they girt that house.
7 And round about were Seraphin, Cherubic, and Ophannin: And
these are they who sleep not And guard the throne of His
glory.
8 And I saw angels who could not be counted, A thousand
thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand, Encircling
that house. And Michael, and Raphael, and Gabriel, and
Phanuel, And the holy angels who are above the heavens, Go
in and out of that house.
9 And they came forth from that house, And Michael and
Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel, And many holy angels without
number.
10 And with them the Head of Days, His head white and pure
as wool, And His raiment indescribable.
11 And I fell on my face, And my whole body became relaxed,
And my spirit was transfigured; And I cried with a loud
voice, . . . with the spirit of power, And blessed and
glorified and extolled.
12 And these blessings which went forth out of my mouth were
well pleasing before that Head of Days. And that Head of
Days came with Michael and Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel,
thousands and ten thousands of angels without number.
[Lost passage wherein the Son of Man was described as
accompanying the Head of Days, and Enoch asked one of the
angels (as in xlvi. 3) concerning the Son of Man as to who
he was.]
14 And he (i.e. the angel) came to me and greeted me with
His voice, and said unto me ' This is the Son of Man who is
born unto righteousness, And righteousness abides over him,
And the righteousness of the Head of Days forsakes him not.'
15 And he said unto me: ' He proclaims unto thee peace in
the name of the world to come; For from hence has proceeded
peace since the creation of the world, And so shall it be
unto thee for ever and for ever and ever.
16 And all shall walk in his ways since righteousness never
forsaketh him: With him will be their dwelling-places, and
with him their heritage, And they shall not be separated
from him for ever and ever and ever. And so there shall be
length of days with that Son of Man, And the righteous shall
have peace and an upright way In the name of the Lord of
Spirits for ever and ever.'
Section III. Chapters LXXII - LXXXII The Book of the Heavenly
Luminaries.
[Chapter 72]
1 The book of the courses of the luminaries of the heaven,
the relations of each, according to their classes, their
dominion and their seasons, according to their names and
places of origin, and according to their months, which
Uriel, the holy angel, who was with me, who is their guide,
showed me; and he showed me all their laws exactly as they
are, and how it is with regard to all the years of the world
2 and unto eternity, till the new creation is accomplished
which dureth till eternity. And this is the first law of the
luminaries: the luminary the Sun has its rising in the
eastern portals of the heaven,
3 and its setting in the western portals of the heaven. And
I saw six portals in which the sun rises, and six portals in
which the sun sets and the moon rises and sets in these
portals, and the leaders of the stars and those whom they
lead: six in the east and six in the west, and all following
each other
4 in accurately corresponding order: also many windows to
the right and left of these portals. And first there goes
forth the great luminary, named the Sun, and his
circumference is like the
5 circumference of the heaven, and he is quite filled with
illuminating and heating fire. The chariot on which he
ascends, the wind drives, and the sun goes down from the
heaven and returns through the north in order to reach the
east, and is so guided that he comes to the appropriate
(lit. ' that ') portal and
6 shines in the face of the heaven. In this way he rises in
the first month in the great portal, which
7 is the fourth [those six portals in the cast]. And in that
fourth portal from which the sun rises in the first month
are twelve window-openings, from which proceed a flame when
they are opened in
8 their season. When the sun rises in the heaven, he comes
forth through that fourth portal thirty,
9 mornings in succession, and sets accurately in the fourth
portal in the west of the heaven. And during this period the
day becomes daily longer and the night nightly shorter to
the thirtieth
10 morning. On that day the day is longer than the night by
a ninth part, and the day amounts exactly to ten parts and
the night to eight parts. And the sun rises from that fourth
portal, and sets in the fourth and returns to the fifth
portal of the east thirty mornings, and rises from it and
sets in the fifth
12 portal. And then the day becomes longer by two parts and
amounts to eleven parts, and the night
13 becomes shorter and amounts to seven parts. And it
returns to the east and enters into the sixth
14 portal, and rises and sets in the sixth portal
one-and-thirty mornings on account of its sign. On that day
the day becomes longer than the night, and the day becomes
double the night, and the day
15 becomes twelve parts, and the night is shortened and
becomes six parts. And the sun mounts up to make the day
shorter and the night longer, and the sun returns to the
east and enters into the
16 sixth portal, and rises from it and sets thirty mornings.
And when thirty mornings are accomplished,
17 the day decreases by exactly one part, and becomes eleven
parts, and the night seven. And the sun goes forth from that
sixth portal in the west, and goes to the east and rises in
the fifth portal for
18 thirty mornings, and sets in the west again in the fifth
western portal. On that day the day decreases by two parts,
and amounts to ten parts and the night to eight parts. And
the sun goes forth from that fifth portal and sets in the
fifth portal of the west, and rises in the fourth portal for
one-
20 and-thirty mornings on account of its sign, and sets in
the west. On that day the day is equalized with the night,
[and becomes of equal length], and the night amounts to nine
parts and the day to
21 nine parts. And the sun rises from that portal and sets
in the west, and returns to the east and rises
22 thirty mornings in the third portal and sets in the west
in the third portal. And on that day the night becomes
longer than the day, and night becomes longer than night,
and day shorter than day till the thirtieth morning, and the
night amounts exactly to ten parts and the day to eight
23 parts. And the sun rises from that third portal and sets
in the third portal in the west and returns to the east, and
for thirty mornings rises
24 in the second portal in the east, and in like manner sets
in the second portal in the west of the heaven. And on that
day the night amounts to eleven
25 parts and the day to seven parts. And the sun rises on
that day from that second portal and sets in the west in the
second portal, and returns to the east into the first portal
for one-and-thirty
26 mornings, and sets in the first portal in the west of the
heaven. And on that day the night becomes longer and amounts
to the double of the day: and the night amounts exactly to
twelve parts and
27 the day to six. And the sun has (therewith) traversed the
divisions of his orbit and turns again on those divisions of
his orbit, and enters that portal thirty mornings and sets
also in the west
28 opposite to it. And on that night has the night decreased
in length by a ninth part, and the night
29 has become eleven parts and the day seven parts. And the
sun has returned and entered into the second portal in the
east, and returns on those his divisions of his orbit for
thirty mornings, rising
30 and setting. And on that day the night decreases in
length, and the night amounts to ten parts
31 and the day to eight. And on that day the sun rises from
that portal, and sets in the west, and returns to the east,
and rises in the third portal for one-and-thirty mornings,
and sets in the west of the heaven.
32 On that day the night decreases and amounts to nine
parts, and the day to nine parts, and the night
33 is equal to the day and the year is exactly as to its
days three hundred and sixty-four. And the length of the day
and of the night, and the shortness of the day and of the
night arise-through the course
34 of the sun these distinctions are made (lit. ' they are
separated '). So it comes that its course becomes
35 daily longer, and its course nightly shorter. And this is
the law and the course of the sun, and his return as often
as he returns sixty times and rises, i.e. the great luminary
which is named the sun, for ever and ever. And that which
(thus) rises is the great luminary, and is so named
according to
37 its appearance, according as the Lord commanded. As he
rises, so he sets and decreases not, and rests not, but runs
day and night, and his light is sevenfold brighter than that
of the moon; but as regards size they are both equal.
[Chapter 73]
1 And after this law I saw another law dealing with the
smaller luminary, which is named the Moon. And her
circumference is like the circumference of the heaven, and
her chariot in which she rides is driven by the wind, and
light is given to her in (definite) measure. And her rising
and setting change every month: and her days are like the
days of the sun, and when her light is uniform (i.e. full)
it amounts to the seventh part of the light of the sun. And
thus she rises. And her first phase in the east comes forth
on the thirtieth morning: and on that day she becomes
visible, and constitutes for you the first phase of the moon
on the thirtieth day together with the sun in the portal
where the sun rises. And the one half of her goes forth by a
seventh part, and her whole circumference is empty, without
light, with the exception of one-seventh part of it, (and)
the
6 fourteenth part of her light. And when she receives
one-seventh part of the half of her light, her light
7 amounts to one-seventh part and the half thereof. And she
sets with the sun, and when the sun rises the moon rises
with him and receives the half of one part of light, and in
that night in the beginning of her morning [in the
commencement of the lunar day] the moon sets with the sun,
and
8 is invisible that night with the fourteen parts and the
half of one of them. And she rises on that day with exactly
a seventh part, and comes forth and recedes from the rising
of the sun, and in her remaining days she becomes bright in
the (remaining) thirteen parts.
[Chapter 74]
1 And I saw another course, a law for her, (and) how
according to that law she performs her monthly
2 revolution. And all these Uriel, the holy angel who is the
leader of them all, showed to me, and their positions, and I
wrote down their positions as he showed them to me, and I
wrote down their months
3 as they were, and the appearance of their lights till
fifteen days were accomplished. In single seventh parts she
accomplishes all her light in the east, and in single
seventh parts accomplishes all her
4 darkness in the west. And in certain months she alters her
settings, and in certain months she pursues
5 her own peculiar course. In two months the moon sets with
the sun: in those two middle portals the
6 third and the fourth. She goes forth for seven days, and
turns about and returns again through the portal where the
sun rises, and accomplishes all her light: and she recedes
from the sun, and in eight
7 days enters the sixth portal from which the sun goes
forth. And when the sun goes forth from the fourth portal
she goes forth seven days, until she goes forth from the
fifth and turns back again in seven days into the fourth
portal and accomplishes all her light: and she recedes and
enters into the
8 first portal in eight days. And she returns again in seven
days into the fourth portal from which the
9, 10 sun goes forth. Thus I saw their position -how the
moons rose and the sun set in those days. And if five years
are added together the sun has an overplus of thirty days,
and all the days which accrue
11 to it for one of those five years, when they are full,
amount to 364 days. And the overplus of the sun and of the
stars amounts to six days: in 5 years 6 days every year come
to 30 days: and the
12 moon falls behind the sun and stars to the number of 30
days. And the sun and the stars bring in all the years
exactly, so that they do not advance or delay their position
by a single day unto eternity; but complete the years with
perfect justice in 364 days. In 3 years there are 1,092
days, and in 5 years 1,820 days, so that in 8 years there
are 2,912 days. For the moon alone the days amount in 3
years to 1,062 days, and in 5 years she falls 50 days
behind: [i.e. to the sum (of 1,770) there is 5 to be added
(1,000 and) 62 days.] And in 5 years there are 1,770 days,
so that for the moon the days
6 in 8 years amount to 2,832 days. [For in 8 years she falls
behind to the amount of 80 days], all the
17 days she falls behind in 8 years are 80. And the year is
accurately completed in conformity with their world-stations
and the stations of the sun, which rise from the portals
through which it (the sun) rises and sets 30 days.
[Chapter 75]
1 And the leaders of the heads of the thousands, who are
placed over the whole creation and over all the stars, have
also to do with the four intercalary days, being inseparable
from their office, according to the reckoning of the year,
and these render service on the four days which are not
2 reckoned in the reckoning of the year. And owing to them
men go wrong therein, for those luminaries truly render
service on the world-stations, one in the first portal, one
in the third portal of the heaven, one in the fourth portal,
and one in the sixth portal, and the exactness of the year
is
3 accomplished through its separate three hundred and
sixty-four stations. For the signs and the times and the
years and the days the angel Uriel showed to me, whom the
Lord of glory hath set for ever over all the luminaries of
the heaven, in the heaven and in the world, that they should
rule on the face of the heaven and be seen on the earth, and
be leaders for the day and the night, i.e. the sun, moon,
and stars, and all the ministering creatures which make
their revolution in all the chariots
4 of the heaven. In like manner twelve doors Uriel showed
me, open in the circumference of the sun's chariot in the
heaven, through which the rays of the sun break forth: and
from them is warmth
5 diffused over the earth, when they are opened at their
appointed seasons. [And for the winds and
6 the spirit of the dew when they are opened, standing open
in the heavens at the ends.] As for the twelve portals in
the heaven, at the ends of the earth, out of which go forth
the sun, moon, and stars,
7 and all the works of heaven in the east and in the west,
There are many windows open to the left and right of them,
and one window at its (appointed) season produces warmth,
corresponding (as these do) to those doors from which the
stars come forth according as He has commanded them,
8 and wherein they set corresponding to their number. And I
saw chariots in the heaven, running
9 in the world, above those portals in which revolve the
stars that never set. And one is larger than all the rest,
and it is that that makes its course through the entire
world.
[Chapter 76]
1 And at the ends of the earth I saw twelve portals open to
all the quarters (of the heaven), from
2 which the winds go forth and blow over the earth. Three of
them are open on the face (i.e. the east) of the heavens,
and three in the west, and three on the right (i.e. the
south) of the heaven, and
3 three on the left (i.e. the north). And the three first
are those of the east, and three are of the
4 north, and three [after those on the left] of the south,
and three of the west. Through four of these come winds of
blessing and prosperity, and from those eight come hurtful
winds: when they are sent, they bring destruction on all the
earth and on the water upon it, and on all who dwell
thereon, and on everything which is in the water and on the
land.
5 And the first wind from those portals, called the east
wind, comes forth through the first portal which is in the
east, inclining towards the south: from it come forth
desolation, drought, heat,
6 and destruction. And through the second portal in the
middle comes what is fitting, and from it there come rain
and fruitfulness and prosperity and dew; and through the
third portal which lies toward the north come cold and
drought.
7 And after these come forth the south winds through three
portals: through the first portal of
8 them inclining to the east comes forth a hot wind. And
through the middle portal next to it there
9 come forth fragrant smells, and dew and rain, and
prosperity and health. And through the third portal lying to
the west come forth dew and rain, locusts and desolation.
10 And after these the north winds: from the seventh portal
in the east come dew and rain, locusts and desolation. And
from the middle portal come in a direct direction health and
rain and dew and prosperity; and through the third portal in
the west come cloud and hoar-frost, and snow and rain, and
dew and locusts.
12 And after these [four] are the west winds: through the
first portal adjoining the north come forth dew and
hoar-frost, and cold and snow and frost. And from the middle
portal come forth dew and rain, and prosperity and blessing;
and through the last portal which adjoins the south come
forth drought and desolation, and burning and destruction.
And the twelve portals of the four quarters of the heaven
are therewith completed, and all their laws and all their
plagues and all their benefactions have I shown to thee, my
son Methuselah.
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