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The Book of Enoch, by R.H. Charles, [1917], at sacred-texts.co

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THE ob:ect of ths seres of translatons s 6rarly to f2rnsh st2dents 0thshort, chea6, and handy text-books, 0hch, t s ho6ed, 0ll facltate thest2dy of the 6artc2lar texts n class 2nder co6etent teachers. B2t t s alsoho6ed that the 8ol2es 0ll be acce6table to the /eneral reader 0ho ay be

nterested n the s2b:ects 0th 0hch they deal. *t has been tho2/ht ad8sable,as a /eneral r2le, to restrct the notes and coents to a sall co6ass; orees6ecally as, n ost cases, excellent 0orks of a ore elaborate character area8alable. *ndeed, t s 2ch to be desred that these translatons ay ha8e the


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effect of nd2cn/ readers to st2dy the lar/er 0orks.

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tho2/ht 0hch 2nderles the o6enn/ 0ords of the Book of Enoch@ =The 0ords ofthe blessn/ of Enoch, 0here0th he blessed the elect and r/hteo2s, 0ho 0ll bel8n/ n the day of trb2laton, 0hen all the 0cked and /odless are to bereo8ed.= $o0here n ths book s the essence of ths ho6e ore bea2tf2llyex6ressed than n a short etrcal 6ece n the frst cha6ter@

=B2t 0th the r/hteo2s He 0ll ake 6eace,%nd 0ll 6rotect the elect,%nd ercy shall be 26on the.

=%nd they shall all belon/ to ed that the %6ocaly6tc 'terat2re s alost0holly concerned 0th the f2t2re; t s tr2e that a/an and a/an the%6ocaly6tst /lances at the conte6orary hstory of the 0orld aro2nd h, to0hch any a cry6tc reference s ade--a fact 0hch necesstates soe kno0led/eof the hstory of ths 6erod Acrca 344 B.C.-%.(. 144 for a f2ll 2nderstandn/of the books n D2eston--b2t these references are only ade 0th a 8e0 tocofortn/ the o66ressed and afflcted 0th the tho2/ht that e8en the ost/hty of earthly 6o0ers are shortly to be o8erthro0n by. the ad8ent of the ne0

and /loro2s era 0hen e8ery n:2stce and all the ncon/r2tes of lfe 0ll bedone a0ay 0th. &o that e8ery reference to the 6resent s erely a 6ostontaken 26 fro 0hch to 6ont to the f2t2re. $o0, snce, as 0e ha8e seen, the%6ocaly6tsts des6ar of any bettern/ of the 6resent 0orld, and thereforeconte6late ts destr2cton as the 6relnary of the ne0 order of thn/s, theylook a0ay fro ths 0orld n ther 8sons of the f2t2re; they conce8e ofother-0orldly forces con/ nto 6lay n the reconstt2ton of thn/s, and ofsocety /enerally; and snce these are other-0orldly forces the s26ernat2ral6lays a /reat 6art n the %6ocaly6tc 'terat2re. Ths s26ernat2ral colo2rn/0ll often strke the reader of ths lterat2re as fantastc, and at tesb>arre; b2t ths sho2ld not be 6ertted to obsc2re the realty 0hch oftenles behnd these 0erd shado0s. ental 8sons are not al0ays easly ex6ressedn 0ords; the seer 0ho n a 8son has rece8ed a essa/e n soe fantastc/2se necessarly has the 6ress 26on hs nd of 0hat he has seen 0hen /8n/hs essa/e; and 0hen he descrbes hs 8son the 6ct2re he 6resents s, n thenat2re of the case, ore fantastc to the ear of the hearer than to the eye ofh 0ho sa0 t. %llo0ance sho2ld be ade for ths; es6ecally by 2s +esterns 0hoare so lackn/ n the rch a/nat8eness

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of the !rental. !2r lo8e of lteralness hnders the 6lay of the a/natonbeca2se 0e are so a6t to =ateral>e= a ental 6ct2re 6resented by another.The %6ocaly6ses 0ere 0rtten by and for !rentals, and 0e cannot do :2stce tothe 2nless 0e reeber ths; b2t t 0o2ld be best f 0e co2ld /et nto the

!rental nd and look at thn/s fro that 6ont of 8e0.

%nother thn/ 0hch the reader of the %6ocaly6tc 'terat2re 2st be 6re6aredfor s the freD2ent nconsstency of tho2/ht to be fo2nd there, to/ether 0th


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8arableness of teachn/ often n8ol8n/ contradcton. The reason of ths snot to be so2/ht s6ly n the fact that n the %6ocaly6ses the hand of orethan one a2thor s freD2ently to be dscerned, a fact 0hch 0o2ld easly acco2ntfor d8er/ence of 8e0s n one and the sae book-no, the chef reason s that,on the one hand. the nds of the %6ocaly6tsts 0ere sat2rated 0th thetradtonal tho2/hts and deas of the !ld Testaent, and, on the, other, they0ere ea/erly absorbn/ the ne0er conce6tons 0hch the s6rt of the a/e had

bro2/ht nto ben/. Ths occasoned a contn2al conflct of tho2/ht n thernds; the endea8o2r to haron>e the old and the ne0 0o2ld not al0ays s2cceed,and n conseD2ence there often res2lted a co6rose 0hch 0as llo/cal and0hch 6resented contradctons. *nconsstency of teachn/ on certan 6onts s,therefore, not s2r6rsn/ 2nder the crc2stances.

%/an, to real>e the s/nfcance of 2ch that s fo2nd n these %6ocaly6sesone has to reckon 0th a r/d 6redestnarans 0hch 0as characterstc of the%6ocaly6tsts as a 0hole. They started 0th the absol2te con8cton that the0hole co2rse of the 0orld, fro be/nnn/ to end, both as re/ards ts 6hyscalchan/es and also n all that concerns the hstory of natons, ther /ro0th anddeclne, and of e8ery sn/le nd8d2al, 0as n e8ery res6ect 6redeterned by


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%6ocaly6tsts lad all stress on the s6rt of ts obser8ance rather than 26onthe letter. Characterstc of ther attt2de here are the 0ords n 1 Enoch 8. 5@

=B2t ye--ye ha8e not been steadfast, nor done the coandents of

the 'ord,B2t ye ha8e t2rned a0ay, and ha8e s6oken 6ro2d and hard 0ords

+th yo2r 62re o2ths a/anst Hs /reatness,! ye hard-hearted, ye shall fnd no 6eace.=

%nd a/an, n xcx. 3@

=+oe to the that 6er8ert the 0ords of 26r/htness, %nd trans/ress the eternal 'a0.=

+e do not fnd n ths 'terat2re that nsstence on the lteralcarryn/-o2t of the n2test 6rece6ts of the 'a0 0hch 0as characterstc ofharsas. Generaton for the 'a0 s 0hole-hearted; t s the real /2de oflfe; 62nshent a0ats those 0ho /nore ts /2dance; b2t the harsac

nter6retaton of the 'a0 and ts reD2reents s alen to the s6rt of the%6ocaly6tsts.

%s a 0hole, the %6ocaly6tc 'terat2re 6resents an 2n8ersalstc attt2de 8erydfferent fro the natonalstc narro0ness of the harsees. *t s tr2e, the%6ocaly6tsts are not al0ays consstent n ths, b2t norally they ebrace the


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correct, 0tho2t cottn/ hself to the certanty of ths n each case@

CH%TER&x.-xxx8.

xcl.xc. 13-17 =The %6ocaly6se of +eeks.= The oldest 6re-accabaean 6ortons.

8.-x.l8. 7-l8. 3lx.lx8.-lxx. 3c8., c8. #ra/ents of =The Book of $oah.= re-accabaean at the latest.lxxx.-xc. =The (rea-Gsons,= 1F-1F1 B.C.lxx.-lxxx. =The Book of the Hea8enly '2nares.= Before 114 B.C.xxx8.-lxx.

xc. 1-11, 1, 19-c8. =The arables,= or =&lt2des.= crca 14-F5 B.C..-8. The latest 6orton, b2t 6re-Chrstan.

[6ara/ra6h contn2es] Cha6ter c8, 0hch conssts of only t0o 8erses, cannot bedated; 0hle c8. s n the nat2re of an a66endx, 6robably addeds2bseD2ently, to the 0hole 0ork.

+hle these dates ay be re/arded as a66roxately correct, t sho2ld be 6ontedo2t that dfferences of o6non exst aon/ scholars on the s2b:ect. &ch2rerholds, for exa6le, that, 0th the exce6ton of cha6ters xxx8.-lxx. Athe=arables,= or =&lt2des=, the entre book belon/s to the 6erod 14-144B.C.; the =arables= he ass/ns to a te not earler than Herod the es ts e0sh character. B2rktt re/ards the 0rter as =alostconte6orary= 0th the 6hloso6her osdon2s A1-1 B.C.. There s th2s soed8ersty of o6non as to the date of the book aon/ leadn/ a2thortes. Thatt s, as a 0hole, 6re-Chrstan, ay be re/arded as defntely establshed.ore dffc2lt s the D2eston 0hether any 6ortons of t are 6re-accabaean;Charles /8es 8aro2s reasons for hs belef that consderable 6arts are6re-accabaean; 0e are nclned to a/ree 0th h, tho2/h t ay be D2estoned0hether the last 0ord on the s2b:ect has been s6oken.

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%s the 8aro2s 6arts of the book [?1] clearly belon/ to dfferent dates,d8ersty of a2thorsh6 s 0hat one s nat2rally led to ex6ect; and of thsthere can, ndeed, be no shado0 of do2bt. The a2thor of the earlest 6ortons0as a e0 0ho l8ed, as B2rktt has sho0n, n northern alestne, n the land of(an, so2th-0est of the Heron ran/e, near the head0aters of the ordan. Ths s6ortant, as t tends to sho0 that the book, or books, s really alestnan,

and one 0hch, therefore, crc2lated aon/ e0s n alestne. =*f, oreo8er, thea2thor cae fro the north, that hel6s to ex6lan the nfl2ence the book had26on the Rel/on that 0as cradled n . =The (rea-Gsons,= =The Book of


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the Hea8enly '2nares,= and =The &lt2des= 0e kno0 nothn/ sa8e 0hat canbe /athered fro ther 0rtn/s as to ther rel/o2s stand6ont.

Charles holds that tho2/h there s not 2nty of a2thorsh6 there s, none theless, 2nforty; for,

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accordn/ to h, all the books 0ere 0rtten by Chassd, [?1] or by thers2ccessors, the harsees. Ths contenton has been stron/ly assaled and 2ch0eakened by 'es>ynsky n a recent 0ork on the &add2cees. [?3] +hle franklyreco/n>n/ the co6oste character of the book, 'es>ynsky holds that theor/nal 6ortons of t [?] eanate fro &add2caean crcles; and that thes6ecal ob:ect of the book or/nally 0as the brn/n/ abo2t of a refor of thecalendar. He 6onts to the ascr6ton of the book to Enoch as s266ortn/ hscontenton, for Enoch l8ed F years, [?5] .e. s years corres6ond to then2ber of days n the solar year; the bass of reckonn/ te 0as one of thef2ndaental 6onts of dfference bet0een the harsees and &add2cees, for0hereas the forer reckoned te by the l2nar year AF4 days, the latter dd soby the solar year. Here a s/nfcant reark of B2rktts s 0orth recalln/; n

0rtn/ abo2t the false ttles /8en to all the %6ocaly6tc books, he says@=There s another as6ect of 6se2donyo2s a2thorsh6 to 0hch * 8ent2re to thnks2ffcent attenton has not been /8en. *t s ths, that the naes 0ere notchosen o2t of ere ca6rce; they ndcated to a certan extent 0hat s2b:ects0o2ld be treated and the 6ont of 8e0 of the 0rter.= [?] #2rther, the factthat =Enoch 0alked 0th


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b2t t s not on that acco2nt necessary to ascrbe all the later 6ortons to theharsees. Three 6onts es6ecally ltate a/anst ths@ soe of the teachn/concernn/ the essah; the, /enerally s6eakn/, 2n8ersalstc s6rt, 0hch sD2te 2n-harsac, and the attt2de to0ards the 'a0, 0hch s not that of theharsees. *t s not to be dened that soe 6ortons Ae./. c. F ff. are frothe hands of harsees; nor can t be do2bted that the 0hole collecton n ts

6resent for has been 0orked o8er by a harsee, or harsees; b2t that all the6ost-accabaean 6ortons n ther or/nal for eanated fro harsac crclesdoes not a66ear to ha8e been 6ro8ed. *t sees ore lkely that, 0th theexce6tons already referred to, the 8aro2s co6onent 6arts of the book 0ere0rtten by %6ocaly6tsts 0ho belon/ed nether to harsac nor yet to &add2caeancrcles.

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.e. the an/els, 0ho had left ther hea8enly hoe to cot nD2ty 0th theda2/hters of en. He 0rtes o2t the 6etton Ac6. the ttle =Enoch the &crbe=the fallen an/els ake, and then retres to a0at the ans0er, 0hch coes to hn a seres of 8sons. These 8sons are not D2te easy to follo0; they aree8dently nco6lete and soe0hat conf2sed; n all 6robablty the text hass2ffered n transsson. %t any rate, the 6etton s ref2sed; Enoch declaresto the fallen an/els the doo 0hch, as he has been ta2/ht n the 8sons, s to

be ther lot; the fnal 0ords of the essa/e 0hch he s bdden to /8e theare@ =)o2 ha8e no 6eace= Ax.-x8.. There follo0 then acco2nts of thedfferent :o2rneys 0hch Enoch akes, ben/ cond2cted by an/els of l/ht,thro2/h certan 6arts of the earth, and thro2/h &heol. %fter the acco2nt of thefrst :o2rney Ax8.-xx. a short en2eraton s ade of the archan/els, se8enn n2ber, and ther f2nctons Axx.. *n the second :o2rney s descrbed the6lace of fnal 62nshent of the fallen an/els@ =Ths 6lace s the 6rson of thean/els and here they 0ll 6rsoned for e8er.= #ro thence Enoch s taken to&heol; then to the 0est, 0here he sees the l2nares of hea8en. %fter that thean/els sho0 h =se8en a/nfcent o2ntans,= 26on one of 0hch s the throneof


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other hand, the %6ocaly6tst sees n hs 8son the abode and restn/-6laces ofthe r/hteo2s 0ho are contn2ally 6rasn/ the ='ord of &6rts =; ths s the2s2al ttle /8en -to . that te s to bereckoned by the s2n, not by the oon Asee f2rther on ths the secton on%2thorsh6, abo8e. ntl 0e coe to cha6ter lxxx. ths book s 2nnterestn/ n

the extree; t 62r6orts to tell n detal of the la0s by 0hch the s2n, oon,stars and the 0nds are /o8erned; they are descrbed by rel, =the holy an/el,=to the %6ocaly6tst. The fo2r D2arters of the 0orld, the se8en o2ntans and these8en r8ers are also dealt 0th. =The a2thor has no other nterest sa8e a


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scentfc one colo2red by e0sh conce6tons and belefs.= [?3] *t s, ho0e8er,dfferent 0hen 0e coe to cha6ter lxxx. 3-; the 0hole tone alters n these8erses, n 0hch t s sad that o0n/ to the sn of en the oon and the s2n0ll slead the. %n ethcal tho2/ht s th2s bro2/ht n

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0hch s 0holly lackn/ n the 6re8o2s cha6ters of ths book; ths s also tr2eof cha6ter lxxx.; t s 6robable that nether of these cha6ters stood hereor/nally.

Re/ardn/ the 6ont of the F5 days to the year 0hch the 0rter of ths bookakes, Charles says that =he dd ths only thro2/h sheer nca6acty fora66recatn/ an thn/ better; for he 2st ha8e been acD2anted 0th the solaryear of F% 1K5 days. Hs acD2antance 0th the


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0hole--the %6ocaly6se of +eeks--0hch has been ncor6orated n xc.-c8. . . .The reann/ dslocatons need only to be 6onted o2t n order to beackno0led/ed. !n other /ro2nds 0e fnd that xc.-c8. s a book of dfferenta2thorsh6 fro that of the rest of the sectons. $o0, ths ben/ so, thssecton ob8o2sly be/ns 0th xc.@ +rtten by Enoch the &crbe. etc. !nxc. follo0s xc. 1-14, 1, 19 as a nat2ral seD2el, 0here

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[6ara/ra6h contn2es] Enoch s2ons hs chldren to rece8e hs 6artn/ 0ords.Then coes the %6ocaly6se of 0eeks, xc. 1-14, xc. 13-17. The or/nal orderof the text, therefore, 0as@ xc. xc. 1-14, 1, 19, xc. 1-14, xc. 13-17.xc8. These dslocatons 0ere the 0ork of the edtor, 0ho 62t the dfferentbooks of Enoch to/ether, and added lxxx. and lxxx.= [?1]

Ths book s concerned 0th the D2eston of the fnal re0ard of the r/hteo2sand the fnal 62nshent of the 0cked. . B2t a ne0 teachn/ of /reat 6ortances 62t forth here. Htherto t had been ta2/ht that altho2/h 2ch ncon/r2tyand a66arent n:2stce 0ere to be fo2nd on ths earth o0n/ to the s2ffern/ ofthe r/hteo2s and the 6ros6erty of the 0cked,. ne8ertheless all thn/s 0o2ld

be r/hted n the 0orld to coe, 0here the 0cked 0o2ld rece8e ther deserts,and the r/hteo2s 0o2ld coe to ther o0n. *n ths book t s ta2/ht thatretrb2ton 0ll o8ertake the 0cked, and the r/hteo2s 0ll ha8e 6eace and6ros6erty, e8en on ths earth, 0th the settn/-26 of the essanc "n/do;and that at the last there 0ll coe, 0th the fnal :2d/eent, the destr2ctonof the forer hea8en and earth, and the creaton of a ne0 hea8en. Then 0llfollo0 the res2rrecton of the s6rts of the r/hteo2s dead 0ho 0ll l8e fore8er n 6eace and :oy, 0hle the 0cked 0ll 6ersh e8erlastn/ly. The 6ortant6ont, 0hch s a de8elo6ent, s the dea of the 62nshent of the 0ckedtakn/ 6lace on ths earth, the 8ery scene of ther 2nr/hteo2s tr26hs.

8. The $oah #ra/ents A8.-x, l8. 7-l8. 3, x. lx8.-lxx. 3, c8., c8..These fra/ents are not of 2ch 6ortance; the an to6cs to2ched 26on are the

fall of the an/els and sn aon/ en n conseD2ence; :2d/eent on anknd, .e.the (el2/e, and the 6reser8aton of $oah.

The frst f8e cha6ters are /enerally feld to be as late as any 6art of the0hole collecton; they deal 0th the 62nshent hereafter of the 0cked and

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the blessedness of the r/hteo2s. Cha6ter c8., 0hch reads lke a fnal 0ordto the 0hole collecton, to2ches 26on the sae thee.

THE *!RT%$CE !# THE B!!" #!R THE &T() !# CHR*&T*%$ !R*


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0ork already referred to se8eral tes, 66. xc8.-c.; and 0th these sho2ld beread the secton on the Theolo/y of the Book of Enoch, 66. c.-cx. %notherbook of /reat 8al2e and nterest--also already D2oted--s B2rktts e0sh andChrstan %6ocaly6ses. *n dealn/ 0th the s2b:ect of 1 Enoch and the


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Lx8@ 'es>ynsky, o6 ct., 66. 3 ff.

Lx8@1 Cha6s. .-xxx. F. and xx. -xx. 9 n a d26lcate for 0eredsco8ered at %kh n 1F-17; 8.-x. 15. x8. -x8. x, and 8. 5-x. 5 na d26lcate for, ha8e been 6reser8ed n &yncell2s; lxxxx. 53-59 occ2rs n a


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The 2se of thck ty6e denotes that the 0ords so 6rnted are eended.

O O corr26ton n the text.

. . . P soe 0ords 0hch ha8e been lost.


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B!!" !# E$!CH

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*-G. arable of Enoch on the #2t2re 'ot of the +cked and the R/hteo2s

CH%TER *.

1. The 0ords of the blessn/ of Enoch, 0here0th he blessed the elect[[[[and]]]] r/hteo2s, 0ho 0ll be l8n/ n the day of trb2laton, 0hen allthe 0cked [[[[and /odless]]]] are to be reo8ed. 3. %nd he took 26 hs 6arableand sad--Enoch a r/hteo2s an, 0hose eyes 0ere o6ened by


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%nd they shall [[all]] be blessed.

[[%nd He 0ll hel6 the all]],%nd l/ht shall a66ear 2nto the,[[%nd He 0ll ake 6eace 0th the]].

9. %nd behold He coeth 0th ten tho2sands of [[Hs]] holy ones

To exec2te :2d/eent 26on all,%nd to destroy [[all]] the 2n/odly@

%nd to con8ct all flesh!f all the 0orks [[of ther 2n/odlness]] 0hch they ha8e 2n/odly

cotted,%nd of all the hard thn/s 0hch 2n/odly snners [[ha8e s6oken]]

a/anst H.


CH%TER **.

1. !bser8e ye e8erythn/ that takes 6lace n the hea8en, ho0 they do not chan/ether orbts, [[and]] the l2nares 0hch are n the hea8en, ho0 they all rseand set n order each n ts season, and trans/ress not a/anst ther a66ontedorder. 3. Behold ye the earth, and /8e heed to the thn/s 0hch take 6lace 26ont fro frst to last, [[ho0 steadfast they are]], ho0 [[none of the thn/s 26onearth]] chan/e, [[b2t]] all the 0orks of


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1. !bser8e [[[[ye]]]] ho0 the trees co8er thesel8es 0th /reen lea8es and bearfr2t@ 0herefore /8e ye heed [[and kno0]] 0th re/ard to all [[Hs 0orks]], andreco/n>e ho0 He that l8eth for e8er hath ade the so.

3. %nd [[all]] Hs 0orks /o on [[th2s]] fro year to year for e8er, and all thetasks [[0hch]] they acco6lsh for H, and [[ther tasks]] chan/e not, b2t

accordn/ as [[[[


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the essanc "n/do Aa $oah fra/ent.

CH%TER G*.

1. %nd t cae to 6ass 0hen the chldren of en had 2lt6led that n those

days 0ere born 2nto the bea2tf2l and coely da2/hters. 3. %nd the an/els, thechldren of the hea8en, sa0 and l2sted after the, and sad to one another@Coe, let 2s choose 2s 08es fro aon/ the chldren of en and be/et 2schldren. . %nd &e:a>a, 0ho 0as ther leader, sad 2nto the@ * fear ye 0llnot ndeed a/ree to do ths deed, and * alone shall ha8e to 6ay the 6enalty of a/reat sn. 5. %nd they all ans0ered

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h and sad@ 'et 2s all s0ear an oath, and all bnd o2rsel8es by 2t2al6recatons not to abandon ths 6lan b2t to do ths thn/. . Then s0are theyall to/ether and bo2nd thesel8es by 2t2al 6recatons 26on t. F. %nd they0ere n all t0o h2ndred; 0ho descended [[n the days]] of ared on the s2t of

o2nt Heron, and they called t o2nt Heron, beca2se they had s0orn and bo2ndthesel8es by 2t2al 6recatons 26on t. 7. %nd these are the naes of therleaders@ &ea>a>, ther leader, %rakba, Raeel, "okabel, Tael, Rael,(anel, E>eDeel, BaraD:al, %sael, %raros, Batarel, %nanel, IaDel, &asa6eel,&atarel, T2rel, o:ael, &arel. . These are ther chefs of tens.


CH%TER G**.

1. %nd all the others to/ether 0th the took 2nto thesel8es 08es, and each

chose for hself one, and they be/an to /o n 2nto the and to deflethesel8es 0th the, and they ta2/ht the chars and enchantents, and thec2ttn/ of roots, and ade the acD2anted 0th 6lants. 3. %nd they becae6re/nant, and they bare /reat /ants, 0hose he/ht 0as three tho2sand ells@ .+ho cons2ed all the acD2stons of en. %nd 0hen en co2ld no lon/er s2stanthe, 5. the /ants t2rned a/anst the and de8o2red anknd. . %nd they be/anto sn a/anst brds, and beasts, and re6tles, and fsh, and to de8o2r oneanothers flesh, and drnk the blood. F. Then the earth lad acc2saton a/anstthe la0less ones.


CH%TER G***.

1. %nd %>a>el ta2/ht en to ake s0ords, and kn8es, and shelds, andbreast6lates, and ade kno0n to the the etals Mof the earthN and the art of0orkn/ the, and bracelets, and ornaents, and the 2se of antony, and thebea2tfyn/ of the eyelds, and all knds of costly stones, and all colo2rn/tnct2res. 3. %nd there arose 2ch /odlessness, and they cotted forncaton,and they 0ere led astray, and becae corr26t n all ther 0ays. &e:a>a ta2/htenchantents, and root-c2ttn/s, %raros the resol8n/ of enchantents,BaraD:al,

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[6ara/ra6h contn2es] Ata2/ht astrolo/y, "okabel the constellatons, E>eDeelthe kno0led/e of the clo2ds, M%raDel the s/ns of the earth, &hasel the s/ns


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of the s2nN, and &arel the co2rse of the oon. %nd as en 6ershed, they cred,and ther cry 0ent 26 to hea8en . . .


CH%TER *Q.

1. %nd then chael, rel, Ra6hael, and


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send the one a/anst the other that they ay destroy each other n battle@ forlen/th of days shall they not ha8e. 14. %nd no reD2est that they A.e. therfathers ake of thee shall be /ranted 2nto ther fathers on ther behalf; forthey ho6e to l8e an eternal lfe, and that each one of the 0ll l8e f8eh2ndred years. 11. %nd the 'ord sad 2nto chael@ a and

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hs assocates 0ho ha8e 2nted thesel8es 0th 0oen so as to ha8e defledthesel8es 0th the n all ther 2ncleanness. 13. %nd 0hen ther sons ha8eslan one another, and they ha8e seen the destr2cton of ther belo8ed ones,bnd the fast for se8enty /eneratons n the 8alleys of the earth, tll the dayof ther :2d/eent and of ther cons2aton, tll the :2d/eent that s fore8er and e8er s cons2ated. 1. *n those days they shall be led off to theabyss of fre@ MandN to the torent and the 6rson n 0hch they shall beconfned for e8er. %nd 0hosoe8er shall be condened and destroyed 0ll frothenceforth be bo2nd to/ether 0th the to the end of all /eneratons. 1. %nddestroy all the s6rts of the re6robate and the chldren of the +atchers,beca2se they ha8e 0ron/ed anknd. (estroy all 0ron/ fro the face of the earthand let e8ery e8l 0ork coe to an end@ and let the 6lant of r/hteo2sness and

tr2th a66ear@ [[and t shall 6ro8e a blessn/; the 0orks of r/hteo2sness andtr2th]] shall be 6lanted n tr2th and :oy for e8erore.

17 %nd then shall all the r/hteo2s esca6e,%nd shall l8e tll they be/et tho2sands of chldren,%nd all the days of ther yo2th and ther old a/e&hall they co6lete n 6eace.

1 %nd then shall the 0hole earth be tlled n r/hteo2sness, andshall all be 6lanted 0th trees and be f2ll of blessn/. 19. %nd all desrabletrees shall be 6lanted on t, and they shall 6lant 8nes on t@ and the 8ne0hch they 6lant thereon shall yeld 0ne n ab2ndance, and as for all the seed

0hch s so0n thereon each eas2re Aof t shall bear a tho2sand, and eacheas2re of ol8es shall yeld ten 6resses of ol. 34. %nd cleanse tho2 the earthfro all o66resson, and fro all 2nr/hteo2sness, and fro all sn, and froall /odlessness@ and all the 2ncleanness that s 0ro2/ht 26on the earth destroyfro off the earth. 31. [[%nd all the chldren of en shall becoe r/hteo2s]],and all natons shall

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offer adoraton and shall 6rase e, and all shall 0orsh6 e. %nd the earthshall be cleansed fro all defleent, and fro all sn, and fro all62nshent, and fro all torent, and * 0ll ne8er a/an send Athe 26on tfro /eneraton to /eneraton and for e8er.


CH%TER Q*.

1. %nd n those days * 0ll o6en the store chabers of blessn/ 0hch are n thehea8en, so as to send the do0n [[26on the earth]] o8er the 0ork and labo2r ofthe chldren of en. 3. %nd tr2th and 6eace shall be assocated to/etherthro2/ho2t all the days of the 0orld and thro2/ho2t all the /eneratons of en.


Q**-QG*. (rea Gson of Enoch@ hs ntercesson for %>a>el and the fallen%n/els@ and hs anno2nceent to the of ther frst and fnal doo.


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CH%TER Q**.

1. Before these thn/s Enoch 0as hdden, and no one of the chldren of en kne00here he 0as hdden, and 0here he abode, and 0hat had becoe of h. 3. %nd hs

act8tes had to do 0th the +atchers, and hs days 0ere 0th the holy ones.

. %nd *, Enoch 0as blessn/ the 'ord of a:esty and the "n/ of the a/es, andlo the +atchers called e--Enoch the scrbe--and sad to e@ 5. Enoch, tho2scrbe of r/hteo2sness, /o, OdeclareO to the +atchers of the hea8en 0ho ha8eleft the h/h hea8en, the holy eternal 6lace, and ha8e defled thesel8es 0th0oen, and ha8e done as the chldren of earth do, and ha8e taken 2nto thesel8es08es@ =)e ha8e 0ro2/ht /reat destr2cton on the earth@ . %nd ye shall ha8e no6eace nor for/8eness of sn@ and nas2ch as OtheyO del/ht thesel8es nOtherO chldren, F. The 2rder of OtherO belo8ed ones shall OtheyO see, ando8er the destr2cton of OtherO chldren shall OtheyO laent, and shall akes266lcaton 2nto eternty, b2t ercy and 6eace shall ye not attan.=


CH%TER Q***.

1. %nd Enoch 0ent and sad@ %>a>el,

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tho2 shalt ha8e no 6eace@ a se8ere sentence has /one forth a/anst thee to 62tthee n bonds@ 3. %nd tho2 shalt not ha8e toleraton nor OreD2estO /ranted tothee, beca2se of the 2nr/hteo2sness 0hch tho2 hast ta2/ht, and beca2se of all

the 0orks of /odlessness and 2nr/hteo2sness and sn 0hch tho2 hast sho0n toen. . Then * 0ent and s6oke to the all to/ether, and they 0ere all afrad,and fear and trebln/ se>ed the. 5. %nd they beso2/ht e to dra0 26 a6etton for the that they /ht fnd for/8eness, and to read ther 6ettonn the 6resence of the 'ord of hea8en. . #or fro thencefor0ard they co2ld nots6eak A0th H nor lft 26 ther eyes to hea8en for shae of ther sns for0hch they had been condened. F. Then * 0rote o2t ther 6etton, and the6rayer n re/ard to ther s6rts and ther deeds nd8d2ally and n re/ard tother reD2ests that they sho2ld ha8e for/8eness and len/th Mof daysNO. 7. %nd *0ent off and sat do0n at the 0aters of (an, n the land of (an, to the so2th ofthe 0est of Heron@ * read ther 6etton tll * fell aslee6. . %nd behold adrea cae to e, and 8sons fell do0n 26on e, and * sa0 8sons ofchastseent, [[and a 8oce cae bddn/ Ae]] * to tell t to the sons ofhea8en, and re6rand the. 9. %nd 0hen * a0aked, * cae 2nto the, and they0ere all sttn/ /athered to/ether, 0ee6n/ n %bels:al, 0hch s bet0een'ebanon and &eneser, 0th ther faces co8ered. 14. %nd * reco2nted before theall the 8sons 0hch * had seen n slee6, and * be/an to s6eak the 0ords ofr/hteo2sness, and to re6rand the hea8enly +atchers.


CH%TER Q*G.

1. The book of the 0ords of r/hteo2sness, and of the re6rand of the eternal+atchers n accordance 0th the coand of the Holy


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2nderstand 0th the heart. . %s He has created and /8en [[[[to an

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the 6o0er of 2nderstandn/ the 0ord of 0sdo, so hath He created e also and/8en]]]] e the 6o0er of re6randn/ the +atchers, the chldren of hea8en. 5.* 0rote o2t yo2r 6etton, and n y 8son t a66eared th2s, that yo2r 6etton

0ll not be /ranted 2nto yo2 [[[[thro2/ho2t all the days of eternty, and that:2d/eent has been fnally 6assed 26on yo2@ yea Ayo2r 6etton 0ll not be/ranted 2nto yo2]]]]. . %nd fro henceforth yo2 shall not ascend nto hea8en2nto all eternty, and [[n bonds]] of the earth the decree has /one forth tobnd yo2 for all the days of the 0orld. F. %nd Athat 6re8o2sly yo2 shall ha8eseen the destr2cton of yo2r belo8ed sons and ye shall ha8e no 6leas2re n the,b2t they shall fall before yo2 by the s0ord. 7. %nd yo2r 6etton on therbehalf shall not be /ranted, nor yet on yo2r o0n@ e8en tho2/h yo2 0ee6 and 6rayand s6eak all the 0ords contaned n the 0rtn/ 0hch * ha8e 0rtten. . %ndthe 8son 0as sho0n to e th2s@ Behold, n the 8son clo2ds n8ted e and ast s2oned e, and the co2rse of the stars and the l/htnn/s s6ed andhastened e, and the 0nds n the 8son ca2sed e to fly and lfted e 260ard,and bore e nto hea8en. 9. %nd * 0ent n tll * dre0 n/h to a 0all 0hch s

b2lt of crystals and s2rro2nded by ton/2es of fre@ and t be/an to affr/hte. %nd * 0ent nto the ton/2es of fre and dre0 n/h to a lar/e ho2se 0hch 0asb2lt of crystals@ and the 0alls of the ho2se 0ere lke a tesselated floorAade of crystals, and ts /ro2nd0ork 0as of crystal. 11. *ts celn/ 0as lkethe 6ath of the stars and the l/htnn/s, and bet0een the 0ere fery cher2b,and ther hea8en 0as Aclear as 0ater. 13. % flan/ fre s2rro2nded the 0alls,and ts 6ortals bla>ed 0th fre. 1. %nd * entered nto that ho2se, and t 0ashot as fre and cold as ce@ there 0ere no del/hts of lfe theren@ fearco8ered e, and trebln/ /ot hold 26on e. 15. %nd as * D2aked and trebled, *fell 26on y face. 1. %nd * beheld a 8son, %nd lo there 0as a second ho2se,/reater than the forer,

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and the entre 6ortal stood o6en before e, and t 0as b2lt of flaes of fre.1F. %nd n e8ery res6ect t so excelled n s6lendo2r and a/nfcence and extentthat * cannot descrbe to yo2 ts s6lendo2r and ts extent. 17. %nd ts floor0as of fre, and abo8e t 0ere l/htnn/s and the 6ath of the stars, and tsceln/ also 0as flan/ fre. 1. %nd * looked and sa0 [[[[theren]]]] a loftythrone@ ts a66earance 0as as crystal, and the 0heels thereof as the shnn/s2n, and there 0as the 8son of cher2b. 19. %nd fro 2nderneath the thronecae streas of flan/ fre so that * co2ld not look thereon. 34. %nd the


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%nd /o, say to [[[[the +atchers of hea8en]]]], 0ho ha8e sent thee to ntercede[[[[for the@ =)o2 sho2ld ntercede=]]]] for en, and not en for yo2@ .+herefore ha8e ye left the h/h, holy, and eternal hea8en, and lan 0th 0oen,and defled yo2rsel8es 0th the da2/hters of en and taken to yo2rsel8es 08es,and done lke the chldren of earth, and be/otten /ants Aas yo2r sonsS 5. %nd

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tho2/h ye 0ere holy, s6rt2al, l8n/ the eternal lfe, yo2 ha8e defledyo2rsel8es 0th the blood of 0oen, and ha8e be/otten Achldren 0th the bloodof flesh, and, as the chldren of en, ha8e l2sted after flesh and blood asthose [[also]] do 0ho de and 6ersh. . Therefore ha8e * /8en the 08es alsothat they /ht 6re/nate the, and be/et chldren by the, that th2s nothn//ht be 0antn/ to the on earth. F. B2t yo2 0ere [[forerly]] s6rt2al,l8n/ the eternal lfe, and ortal for all /eneratons of the 0orld. 7. %ndtherefore * ha8e not a66onted 08es for yo2; for as for the s6rt2al ones ofthe hea8en, n hea8en s ther d0elln/. . %nd no0, the /ants, 0ho are6rod2ced fro the s6rts and flesh, shall be called e8l s6rts 26on theearth, and on the earth shall be ther d0elln/. 9. E8l s6rts ha8e 6roceededfro ther bodes; beca2se they are born fro en, [[[[and]]]] fro the holy

+atchers s ther be/nnn/ and 6ral or/n; [[they shall be e8l s6rts onearth, and]] e8l s6rts shall they be called. [14. %s for the s6rts ofhea8en, n hea8en shall be ther d0elln/, b2t as for the s6rts of the earth0hch 0ere born 26on the earth, on the earth shall be ther d0elln/.] 11. %ndthe s6rts of the /ants afflct, o66ress, destroy, attack, do battle, and 0orkdestr2cton on the earth, and ca2se tro2ble@ they take no food, [[b2tne8ertheless h2n/er]] and thrst, and ca2se offences. %nd these s6rts shallrse 26 a/anst the chldren of en and a/anst the 0oen, beca2se they ha8e6roceeded [[fro the]].


CH%TER QG*.

1. #ro the days of the sla2/hter and destr2cton and death [[of the /ants]],fro the so2ls of 0hose flesh the s6rts, ha8n/ /one forth, shall destroy0tho2t nc2rrn/ :2d/eent--th2s shall they destroy 2ntl the day of thecons2aton, the /reat [[:2d/eent]] n 0hch the a/e shall be cons2ated,o8er the +atchers and the /odless, yea, shall be 0holly cons2ated.= 3. %nd no0as to the +atchers 0ho ha8e sent thee to ntercede for the, 0ho had been[[[[aforete]]]] n hea8en, Asay to

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the@ =)o2 ha8e been n hea8en, b2t [[all]] the ysteres had not yet beenre8ealed to yo2, and yo2 kne0 0orthless ones, and these n the hardness of yo2rhearts yo2 ha8e ade kno0n to the 0oen, and thro2/h these ysteres 0oen anden 0ork 2ch e8l on earth.= 5. &ay to the therefore@ =)o2 ha8e no 6eace.=


QG**-QQQG**. Enochs o2rneys thro2/h the Earth and &heol.

QG**-Q*Q. The #rst o2rney.

CH%TER QG**.

1. %nd they took [[and]] bro2/ht e to a 6lace n 0hch those 0ho 0ere there


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0ere lke flan/ fre, and, 0hen they 0shed, they a66eared as en. 3. %nd theybro2/ht e to the 6lace of darkness, and to a o2ntan the 6ont of 0hose s2treached to hea8en. . %nd * sa0 the 6laces of the l2nares [[and thetreas2res of the stars]] and of the th2nder [[and]] n the 2tterost de6ths,0here 0ere a fery bo0 and arro0s and ther D28er, and [[[[a fery s0ord]]]]and all the l/htnn/s. 5. %nd they took e to the l8n/ 0aters, and to thefre of the 0est, 0hch rece8es e8ery settn/ of the s2n. . %nd * cae to a

r8er of fre n 0hch the fre flo0s lke 0ater and dschar/es tself nto the/reat sea to0ards the 0est. F. * sa0 the /reat r8ers and cae to the /reat[[r8er and to the /reat]] darkness, and 0ent to the 6lace 0here no flesh 0alks.7. * sa0 the o2ntans of the darkness of 0nter and the 6lace 0hence all the0aters of the dee6 flo0. . * sa0 the o2ths of all the r8ers of the earth andthe o2th of the dee6.


CH%TER QG***

1. * sa0 the treas2res of all the 0nds@ * sa0 ho0 He had f2rnshed 0th thethe 0hole creaton and the fr fo2ndatons of the earth. 3. %nd * sa0 thecorner-stone of the earth@ * sa0 the fo2r 0nds 0hch bear [the earth and] thefraent of the hea8en. . [[[[%nd * sa0 ho0 the 0nds stretch o2t the 8a2ltsof hea8en]]]], and ha8e ther staton bet0een hea8en and earth@ [[[[these arethe

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6llars of the hea8en]]]]. 5. * sa0 the 0nds of hea8en 0hch t2rn and brn/ thecrc2ference of the s2n and all the stars to ther settn/. . * sa0 the 0ndson the earth carryn/ the clo2ds@ * sa0 [[[[the 6aths of the an/els. * sa0]]]]at the end of the earth the fraent of the hea8en abo8e. %nd * 6roceeded and

sa0 a 6lace 0hch b2rns day and n/ht, 0here there are se8en o2ntans ofa/nfcent stones, three to0ards the east, and three to0ards the so2th. 7. %ndas for those to0ards the east, MoneN 0as of colo2red stone, and one of 6earl,and one of :acnth, and those to0ards the so2th of red stone. . B2t the ddleone reached to hea8en lke the throne of


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defln/ anknd and shall lead the astray

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nto sacrfcn/ to deons [[[[as /ods]]]], Ahere shall they stand, tll[[[[the day of]]]] the /reat :2d/eent n 0hch they shall be :2d/ed tll theyare ade an end of. 3. %nd the 0oen also of the an/els 0ho 0ent astray shall

becoe srens. . %nd *, Enoch, alone sa0 the 8son, the ends of all thn/s@and no an shall see as * ha8e seen.


QQ. $ae and #2nctons of the &e8en %rchan/els.

CH%TER QQ.

1. %nd these are the naes of the holy an/els 0ho 0atch. 3. rel, one of theholy an/els, 0ho s o8er the 0orld and o8er Tartar2s. . Ra6hael, one of the

holy an/els, 0ho s o8er the s6rts of en. 5. Ra/2el, one of the holy an/els0ho Otakes 8en/eance onO the 0orld of the l2nares. . chael, one of theholy an/els, to 0t, he that s set o8er the best 6art of anknd [[[[and]]]]o8er chaos. F. &araDael, one of the holy an/els, 0ho s set o8er the s6rts,0ho sn n the s6rt. 7.


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QQ**. &heol, or the nder0orld.

CH%TER QQ**.

1. %nd thence * 0ent to another 6lace, and he sho0ed e n the 0est [[another]]

/reat and h/h o2ntan [and] of hard rock.

E

3 %nd there 0as n t Ofo2rO hollo0 6laces, dee6 and 0de and 8ery sooth. OHo0Osooth are the hollo0 6laces and dee6 and dark to look at.


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the dead /ht be se6arated. %nd ths d8son has been ade for the s6rts ofthe r/hteo2s, n 0hch there s the br/ht s6rn/ of 0ater. 14. %nd ths hasbeen ade for snners[6. 59]E

been ade for snners 0hen they de and are b2red n the earth and :2d/eent

has not been exec2ted on the n ther lfete. 11. Here ther s6rts shall beset a6art n ths /reat 6an tll the /reat day of :2d/eent and 62nshent andtorent of those 0ho Oc2rseO for e8er, and retrb2ton for ther s6rts. ThereHe shall bnd the for e8er. 13. %nd s2ch a d8son has been ade for thes6rts of those 0ho ake ther s2t, 0ho ake dsclos2res concernn/ therdestr2cton, 0hen they 0ere slan n the days of the snners. 1. &2ch has beenade for the s6rts of en 0ho 0ere not r/hteo2s b2t snners, 0ho 0ereco6lete n trans/resson, and of the trans/ressors. they shall be co6anons@b2t ther s6rts shall not be slan n the day of :2d/eent nor shall they berased fro thence. 15. Then * blessed the 'ord of /lory and sad@ Blessed bey 'ord, the 'ord of r/hteo2sness, 0ho r2leth for e8er.


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e a o2ntan ran/e of fre 0hch b2rnt [[[[day and n/ht]]]]. 3. %nd * 0entbeyond t and sa0 se8en a/nfcent o2ntans all dffern/ each fro the other,and the stones Athereof 0ere a/nfcent and bea2tf2l, a/nfcent as a 0hole,of /loro2s a66earance and far exteror@ [[[[three to0ards]]]] the east,[[[[one]]]] fo2nded on the other, and three to0ards the so2th, one 26on theother, and dee6 ro2/h ra8nes, no one of 0hch :oned 0th any other. . %nd these8enth o2ntan 0as n the dst of these, and t excelled the n he/ht,

resebln/ the seat of a throne@ and fra/rant trees encrcled the throne. 5. %ndaon/st the 0as a tree s2ch as * had ne8er yet selt, nether 0as any aon/stthe nor 0ere others lke t@ t had a fra/rance beyond all fra/rance, and tslea8es and bloos and 0ood 0ther not for e8er@ and ts fr2t [[[[s bea2tf2l,and ts fr2t]]]] resebles the dates of a 6al. . Then * sad@ [[Ho0]]bea2tf2l s ths tree, and fra/rant, and ts lea8es are far, and ts bloos[[[[8ery]]]] del/htf2l n a66earance. F. Then ans0ered chael, one of theholy [[[[and hono2red]]]] an/els 0ho 0as 0th e, and 0as ther leader.


CH%TER QQG.

1. %nd he sad 2nto e@ Enoch, 0hy dost

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tho2 ask e re/ardn/ the fra/rance of the tree, and [[0hy]] dost tho2 0sh tolearn the tr2thS Then * ans0ered h [[[[sayn/]]]]@ * 0sh to kno0 abo2te8erythn/, b2t es6ecally abo2t ths tree. %nd he ans0ered sayn/@ Ths h/ho2ntan [[[[0hch tho2 hast seen]]]], 0hose s2t s lke the throne of


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the o2ntan to the east there 0as a strea and t flo0ed to0ards the so2th. .%nd * sa0 to0ards the east another o2ntan h/her than ths, and bet0een the adee6 and narro0 ra8ne@ n t also ran a strea [[2nderneath]] the o2ntan. 5.%nd to the 0est thereof there 0as another o2ntan, lo0er than the forer and ofsall ele8aton, and a ra8ne [[dee6 and dry]]

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bet0een the@ and another dee6 and dry ra8ne 0as at the extretes of thethree [[o2ntans]]. . %nd all the ra8nes 0ere dee6 [[[[and narro0]]]], Aben/fored of hard rock, and trees 0ere not 6lanted 26on the. F. %nd * ar8eled[[[[at the rocks, and * ar8eled]]]] at the ra8ne, yea, * ar8eled 8ery 2ch.


QQG**. The 2r6ose of the %cc2rsed Galley.

CH%TER QQG**.

1. Then sad *@ #or 0hat ob:ect s ths blessed land, 0hch s entrely flled0th trees, and ths acc2rsed 8alley [[[[bet0een]]]]S 3. [[[[Then rel, one ofthe holy an/els 0ho 0as 0th e, ans0ered and sad@ Ths]]]] acc2rsed 8alley sfor those 0ho are acc2rsed for e8er@ Here shall all [[the acc2rsed]] be /atheredto/ether 0ho 2tter 0th ther l6s a/anst the 'ord 2nseely 0ords and of Hs/lory s6eak hard thn/s.

E

Here shall they be /athered to/ether, and here shall be ther 6lace of:2d/eent. . *n the last days there shall be 26on the the s6ectacle ofr/hteo2s :2d/eent n the 6resence of the r/hteo2s for e8er@ here shall the

ercf2l bless the 'ord of /lory, the Eternal "n/.


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[0hch flo0ed] to0ards the north-0est t ca2sed clo2ds and de0 to ascend one8ery sde.


CH%TER QQ*Q.

1. %nd thence * 0ent to another 6lace n the desert, and a66roached to the eastof ths o2ntan ran/e. 3. %nd [[[[there]]]] * sa0 aroatc trees exhaln/ thefra/rance of frankncense and yrrh, and the trees also 0ere slar to thealond tree.


CH%TER QQQ.

1 .%nd beyond these, * 0ent afar to the east, and * sa0 another 6lace, a 8alleyAf2ll of 0ater. 3. %nd [[theren there 0as]] a tree, the colo2r AS of fra/ranttrees s2ch as the astc. . %nd on the sdes of those 8alleys * sa0 fra/rantcnnaon. %nd beyond these * 6roceeded to the east.


CH%TER QQQ*.

1. %nd * sa0 other o2ntans, and aon/st the 0ere [[/ro8es of]] trees, andthere flo0ed forth fro the nectar, 0hch s naed sarara and /alban2. 3. %nd

beyond these o2ntans * sa0 another o2ntan [[to the east of the ends of theearth]], [[[[0hereon 0ere aloe trees]]]], and all the trees 0ere f2ll of stacte,ben/ lke alond-trees. . %nd 0hen one b2rnt t, t selt s0eeter than anyfra/rant odo2r.


CH%TER QQQ**.

E

1. %nd after these fra/rant odo2rs, as * looked to0ards the north o8er theo2ntans * sa0 se8en o2ntans f2ll of choce nard and fra/rant trees andcnnaon and 6e66er.


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. %nd * cae to the


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1. %nd fro thence * 0ent to0ards the 0est to the ends of the earth, and sa0there three 6ortals of the hea8en o6en s2ch as * had seen n the OeastO, thesae n2ber of 6ortals, and the sae n2ber of o2tlets.


QQQG*. The o2rney to the &o2th.

CH%TER QQQG*.

1. %nd fro thence * 0ent to the so2th to the ends of the earth, and sa0 therethree o6en 6ortals of the hea8en@ and thence there coe de0, ran, Oand 0ndO.3. %nd fro thence * 0ent to the east to the ends of the hea8en, and sa0 herethe three eastern 6ortals of hea8en o6en and sall 6ortals abo8e the. .Thro2/h each of these sall 6ortals 6ass the stars of hea8en and r2n therco2rse to the 0est on the 6ath 0hch s sho0n to the. 5. %nd as often as * sa0* blessed al0ays the 'ord of


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1. The #rst arable.+hen the con/re/aton of the r/hteo2s shall a66ear,%nd snners shall be :2d/ed for ther sns,%nd shall be dr8en fro the face of the earth@

3. %nd 0hen the R/hteo2s !ne shall a66ear before the eyes of ther/hteo2s,

+hose elect 0orks han/ 26on the 'ord of &6rts,%nd l/ht shall a66ear to the r/hteo2s and the elect 0ho d0ell onthe earth, [6. 7]

+here then 0ll be the d0elln/ of the snners,%nd 0here the restn/-6lace of those 0ho ha8e dened the 'ord of

&6rtsS*t had been /ood for the f they had not been born.

. +hen the secrets of the r/hteo2s shall be re8ealed and thesnners :2d/ed,

%nd the /odless dr8en fro the 6resence of the r/hteo2s andelect,

5. #ro that te those that 6ossess the earth shall no lon/er be

6o0erf2l and exalted@

%nd they shall not be able to behold the face of the holy,#or the 'ord of &6rts has ca2sed Hs l/ht to a66ear!n the face of the holy, r/hteo2s, and elect.

. Then shall the kn/s and the /hty 6ersh%nd be /8en nto the hands of the r/hteo2s and holy.F. %nd thencefor0ard none shall seek for thesel8es ercy fro the

'ord of &6rts#or ther lfe s at an end.


QQQ*Q. The %bode of the R/hteo2s and of the Elect !ne@ the rases of theBlessed.

CH%TER QQQ*Q.

1. [%nd t Oshall coe to 6ass n those days that elect and holy chldren O0lldescend fro the h/h hea8en, and ther seed O0ll becoe one 0th the chldrenof en. 3. %nd n those days Enoch rece8ed books of >eal and 0rath, and booksof dsD2et and ex62lson.]

%nd ercy shall not be accorded to the, sath the 'ord of &6rts.. %nd n those days a 0hrl0nd carred e off fro the earth,%nd set e do0n at the end of the hea8ens. [6. ]

5. %nd there * sa0 another 8son, the d0elln/-6laces of the holy,%nd the restn/-6laces of the r/hteo2s.

. Here ne eyes sa0 ther d0elln/s 0th Hs r/hteo2s an/els,%nd ther restn/-6laces 0th the holy.

%nd they 6ettoned and nterceded and 6rayed for the chldren of


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en,%nd r/hteo2sness flo0ed before the as 0ater,

%nd ercy lke de0 26on the earth@Th2s t s aon/st the for e8er and e8er.

Fa. %nd n that 6lace ne eyes sa0 the Elect !ne of r/hteo2sness

and of fath,7a. %nd * sa0 hs d0elln/-6lace 2nder the 0n/s of the 'ord of&6rts.

Fb. %nd r/hteo2sness shall 6re8al n hs days,%nd the r/hteo2s and elect shall be 0tho2t n2ber before H for

e8er and e8er.7b. %nd all the r/hteo2s and elect before H shall be Ostron/O as

fery l/hts,%nd ther o2th shall be f2ll of blessn/,

%nd ther l6s extol the nae of the 'ord of &6rts,%nd r/hteo2sness before H shall ne8er fal,[%nd 26r/htness shall ne8er fal before H.]

. There * 0shed to d0ell,%nd y s6rt lon/ed for that d0elln/-6lace@

%nd there heretofore hath been y 6orton,#or so has t been establshed concernn/ e before the 'ord of

&6rts.

9. *n those days * 6rased and extolled the nae of the 'ord of&6rts 0th blessn/s and 6rases, beca2se He hath destned e for blessn/ and/lory accordn/ to the /ood 6leas2re of the 'ord of &6rts. 14. #or a lon/ tey eyes re/arded that 6lace, and * blessed H and 6rased H, sayn/@ Blesseds He, and ay He be blessed fro the be/nnn/ and

[6. 9]

for e8erore. 11. %nd before H there s no ceasn/. He kno0s before the 0orld0as created 0hat s for e8er and 0hat 0ll be fro /eneraton 2nto /eneraton.13. Those 0ho slee6 not bless Thee@ they stand before Thy /lory and bless,6rase, and extol, sayn/@ =Holy, holy, holy, s the 'ord of &6rts@ He flleththe earth 0th s6rts.= 1. %nd here y eyes sa0 all those 0ho slee6 not@ theystand before H and bless and say@ Blessed be Tho2, and blessed be the nae ofthe 'ord for e8er and e8er. 15. %nd y face 0as chan/ed; for * co2ld no lon/erbehold.


Q'. Q'*. 3. The #o2r %rchan/els.

CH%TER Q'.

1. %nd after that * sa0 tho2sands of tho2sands and ten tho2sand tes tentho2sand, * sa0 a 2ltt2de beyond n2ber and reckonn/, 0ho stood before the'ord of &6rts. 3. %nd on the fo2r sdes of the 'ord of &6rts * sa0 fo2r6resences, dfferent fro those that slee6 not, and * learnt ther naes@ forthe an/el that 0ent 0th e ade kno0n to e ther naes, and sho0ed e all thehdden thn/s.

. %nd * heard the 8oces of those fo2r 6resences as they 2ttered 6rases beforethe 'ord of /lory. 5. The frst 8oce blesses the 'ord of &6rts for e8er ande8er. . %nd the second 8oce * heard blessn/ the Elect !ne and the elect ones


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0ho han/ 26on the 'ord of &6rts. F. %nd the thrd 8oce * heard 6ray andntercede for those 0ho d0ell on the earth and s266lcate n the nae of the'ord of &6rts. 7. %nd * heard the fo2rth 8oce fendn/ off the &atans andforbddn/ the to coe before the 'ord of &6rts to acc2se the 0ho d0ell onthe earth. . %fter that * asked the an/el of 6eace 0ho 0ent 0th e, 0ho sho0ede e8erythn/ that s hdden@ +ho are these fo2r 6resences 0hch * ha8e seenand 0hose 0ords * ha8e heard and 0rtten do0nS 9. %nd he sad to e@ Ths

frst s chael, the ercf2l and lon/-s2ffern/@ and the second, 0ho

[6. F4]

s set o8er all the dseases and all the 0o2nds of the chldren of en, sRa6hael@ and the thrd, 0ho s set o8er all the 6o0ers, s


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%nd d8ded the s6rts of en,

%nd stren/thened the s6rts of the r/hteo2s,*n the nae of Hs r/hteo2sness.

9. #or no an/el hnders and no 6o0er s able to hnder; for Hea66onts a :2d/e for the all and He :2d/es the all before H.


Q'**. The (0elln/-6laces of +sdo and of nr/hteo2sness.

CH%TER Q'**.

1. +sdo fo2nd no 6lace 0here she /ht d0ell;Then a d0elln/-6lace 0as ass/ned her n the hea8ens.

3 +sdo 0ent forth to ake her d0elln/ aon/ the chldren of en,%nd fo2nd no d0elln/-6lace@

+sdo ret2rned to her 6lace,%nd took her seat aon/ the an/els.

%nd 2nr/hteo2sness 0ent forth fro her chabers@+ho she so2/ht not she fo2nd,%nd d0elt 0th the, [6. F3]

%s ran n a desert%nd de0 on a thrsty land.


Q'***. Q'*G. %stronocal &ecrets.

CH%TER Q'***.

1. %nd * sa0 other l/htnn/s and the stars of hea8en, and * sa0 ho0 He calledthe all by ther naes and they hearkened 2nto H. 3. %nd * sa0 ho0 they are0e/hed n a r/hteo2s balance accordn/ to ther 6ro6ortons of l/ht@ A* sa0the 0dth of ther s6aces and the day of ther a66earn/, and ho0 therre8ol2ton 6rod2ces l/htnn/@ and A* sa0 ther re8ol2ton accordn/ to then2ber of the an/els, and Aho0 they kee6 fath 0th each other. . %nd * askedthe an/el 0ho 0ent 0th e 0ho sho0ed e 0hat 0as hdden@ +hat are theseS 5.%nd he sad to e@ The 'ord of &6rts hath sho0ed thee ther 6arabolc eann/Alt. ther 6arable@ these are the naes of the holy 0ho d0ell on the earthand bele8e n the nae of the 'ord of &6rts for e8er and e8er.


CH%TER Q'*G.


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%lso another 6henoenon * sa0 n re/ard to the l/htnn/s@ ho0 soe of the starsarse and becoe l/htnn/s and cannot 6art 0th ther ne0 for.


Q'G-'G**. The &econd arable.

The 'ot of the %6ostates@ the $e0 Hea8en and the $e0 Earth.

CH%TER Q'G.

1. %nd ths s the &econd arable concernn/ those 0ho deny the nae of thed0elln/ of the holy ones and the 'ord of &6rts.

3. %nd nto the hea8en they shall not ascend,%nd on the earth they shall not coe@&2ch shall be the lot of the snners

+ho ha8e dened the nae of the 'ord of &6rts,+ho are th2s 6reser8ed for the day of s2ffern/ and trb2laton.[6.

F]

. !n that day ne Elect !ne shall st on the throne of /lory%nd shall try ther 0orks,%nd ther 6laces of rest shall be nn2erable.

%nd ther so2ls shall /ro0 stron/ 0thn the 0hen they see neElect !nes,

%nd those 0ho ha8e called 26on y /loro2s nae@5. Then 0ll * ca2se ne Elect !ne to d0ell aon/ the.

%nd * 0ll transfor the hea8en and ake t an eternal blessn/ andl/ht

. %nd * 0ll transfor the earth and ake t a blessn/@

%nd * 0ll ca2se ne elect ones to d0ell 26on t@B2t the snners and e8l-doers shall not set foot thereon.

F. #or * ha8e 6ro8ded and satsfed 0th 6eace y r/hteo2s ones%nd ha8e ca2sed the to d0ell before e@

B2t for the snners there s :2d/eent 6endn/ 0th e,&o that * shall destroy the fro the face of the earth.


Q'G*. The Head of (ays and the &on of an.

CH%TER Q'G*.

1. %nd there * sa0 !ne 0ho had a head of days,%nd Hs head 0as 0hte lke 0ool,%nd 0th H 0as another ben/ 0hose co2ntenance had the a66earance


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of a an,%nd hs face 0as f2ll of /raco2sness, lke one of the holy an/els.

3. %nd * asked the an/el 0ho 0ent 0th e and sho0ed e all thehdden thn/s, concernn/ that &on of an, 0ho he 0as, and 0hence he 0as, Aand

[6. F5]

0hy he 0ent 0th the Head of (aysS %nd he ans0ered and sad 2nto e@

Ths s the son of an 0ho hath r/hteo2sness,+th 0ho d0elleth r/hteo2sness,%nd 0ho re8ealeth all the treas2res of that 0hch s hdden,

Beca2se the 'ord of &6rts hath chosen h,%nd 0hose lot hath the 6re-enence before the 'ord of &6rts n

26r/htness for e8er.

5, %nd ths &on of an 0ho tho2 hast seen

&hall Orase 26O the kn/s and the /hty fro ther seats,[%nd the stron/ fro ther thrones]

%nd shall loosen the rens of the stron/,%nd break the teeth of the snners.

. [%nd he shall 62t do0n the kn/s fro ther thrones and kn/dos]Beca2se they do not extol and 6rase H,$or h2bly ackno0led/e 0hence the kn/do 0as besto0ed 26on the.F. %nd he shall 62t do0n the co2ntenance of the stron/,%nd shall fll the 0th shae.

%nd darkness shall be ther d0elln/,

%nd 0ors shall be ther bed,%nd they shall ha8e no ho6e of rsn/ fro ther beds,Beca2se they do not extol the nae of the 'ord of &6rts.

7. %nd these are they 0ho O:2d/eO the stars of hea8en,[%nd rase ther hands a/anst the ost H/h],O%nd tread 26on the earth and d0ell 26on tO.

%nd all ther deeds anfest 2nr/hteo2sness,%nd ther 6o0er rests 26on ther rches, [6. F]%nd ther fath s n the O/odsO 0hch they ha8e ade 0th ther

hands,%nd they deny the nae of the 'ord of &6rts,

. %nd they 6ersec2te the ho2ses of Hs con/re/atons,%nd the fathf2l 0ho han/ 26on the nae of the 'ord of &6rts.


Q'G**. The rayer of the R/hteo2s for Gen/eance and ther oy at ts con/.

CH%TER Q'G**.

1. %nd n those days shall ha8e ascended the 6rayer of the


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r/hteo2s,%nd the blood of the r/hteo2s fro the earth before the 'ord of

&6rts.3. *n those days the holy ones 0ho d0ell abo8e n the hea8ens&hall 2nte 0th one 8oce%nd s266lcate and 6ray [and 6rase,%nd /8e thanks and bless the nae of the 'ord of &6rts]

!n behalf of the blood of the r/hteo2s 0hch has been shed,%nd that the 6rayer of the r/hteo2s ay not be n 8an before the'ord of &6rts,

That :2d/eent ay be done 2nto the,%nd that they ay not ha8e to s2ffer for e8er.. *n those days * sa0 the Head of (ays 0hen He seated hself 26on

the throne of Hs /lory,%nd the books of the l8n/ 0ere o6ened before H@%nd all Hs host 0hch s n hea8en abo8e and Hs co2nselors stood

before H,5 %nd the hearts of the holy 0ere flled 0th :oy;Beca2se the n2ber of the r/hteo2s had been offered,%nd the 6rayer of the r/hteo2s had been heard,

%nd the blood of the r/hteo2s been reD2red before the 'ord of&6rts.


[6. FF]

Q'G***. The #o2nt of R/hteo2sness; the &on of an--the &tay of the R/hteo2s@2d/eent of the "n/s and the /hty.

CH%TER Q'G***.

1. %nd n that 6lace * sa0 the fo2ntan of r/hteo2sness+hch 0as nexha2stble@%nd aro2nd t 0ere any fo2ntans of 0sdo;

%nd all the thrsty drank of the,%nd 0ere flled 0th 0sdo,%nd ther d0elln/s 0ere 0th the r/hteo2s and holy and elect.3. %nd at that ho2r that &on of an 0as naed *n the 6resence of

the 'ord of &6rts,%nd hs nae before the Head of (ays.

. )ea, before the s2n and the s/ns 0ere created,Before the stars of the hea8en 0ere ade,Hs nae 0as naed before the 'ord of &6rts.

5. He shall be a staff to the r/hteo2s 0hereon to stay thesel8esand not fall,

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F. %nd for ths reason hath he been chosen and hdden before H,Before the creaton of the 0orld and for e8erore.

7. %nd the 0sdo of the 'ord of &6rts hath re8ealed h to theholy and r/hteo2s;

#or he hath 6reser8ed the lot of the r/hteo2s,

Beca2se they ha8e hated and des6sed ths 0orld of 2nr/hteo2sness,%nd ha8e hated all ts 0orks and 0ays n the nae of the 'ord of&6rts@ [6. F7]

#or n hs nae they are sa8ed,%nd accordn/ to hs /ood 6leas2re hath t been n re/ard to ther

lfe.

. *n these days do0ncast n co2ntenance shall the kn/s of theearth ha8e becoe,

%nd the stron/ 0ho 6ossess the land beca2se of the 0orks of therhands;

#or on the day of ther an/2sh and afflcton they shall not Abe

able to sa8e thesel8es.9. %nd * 0ll /8e the o8er nto the hands of ne elect@

%s stra0 n the fre so shall they b2rn before the face of the holy@%s lead n the 0ater shall they snk before the face of the

r/hteo2s,%nd no trace of the shall any ore be fo2nd.

14. %nd on the day of ther afflcton there shall be rest on theearth,

%nd before the they shall fall and not rse a/an@

%nd there shall be no one to take the 0th hs hands and rase

the@#or they ha8e dened the 'ord of &6rts and Hs %nonted.The nae of the 'ord of &6rts be blessed.


Q'*Q. The o0er and +sdo of the Elect !ne.

CH%TER Q'*Q.

l. #or 0sdo s 6o2red o2t lke 0ater,%nd /lory faleth not before h for e8erore.

3. #or he s /hty n all the secrets of r/hteo2sness,%nd 2nr/hteo2sness shall dsa66ear as a shado0,%nd ha8e no contn2ance;Beca2se the Elect !ne standeth before the 'ord of &6rts,%nd hs /lory s for e8er and e8er,

%nd hs /ht 2nto all /eneratons. [6. F]

. %nd n h d0ells the s6rt of 0sdo,%nd the s6rt 0hch /8es ns/ht,


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%nd the s6rt of 2nderstandn/ and of /ht,%nd the s6rt of those 0ho ha8e fallen aslee6 n r/hteo2sness.

5. %nd he shall :2d/e the secret thn/s,%nd none shall be able to 2tter a lyn/ 0ord before h;#or he s the Elect !ne before the 'ord of &6rts accordn/ to Hs

/ood 6leas2re.


'. The


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been entr2sted to t,%nd &heol also shall /8e back that 0hch t has rece8ed,%nd hell shall /8e back that 0hch t o0es.

a. #or n those days the Elect !ne shall arse,3. %nd he shall choose the r/hteo2s and holy fro aon/ the@#or the day has dra0n n/h that they sho2ld be sa8ed.

. %nd the Elect !ne shall n those days st on y throne,%nd hs o2th shall 6o2r forth all the secrets of 0sdo and

co2nsel@#or the 'ord of &6rts hath /8en Athe to h and hath /lorfed

h.

5. %nd n those days shall the o2ntans lea6 lke ras,%nd the hlls also shall sk6 lke labs satsfed 0th lk,%nd the faces of [[all]] the an/els n hea8en shall be l/hted 26

0th :oy.

b. %nd the earth shall re:oce,

c. %nd the r/hteo2s shall d0ell 26on t,d. %nd the elect shall 0alk thereon.


'**. The &e8en [?1] etal o2ntans and the Elect !ne.

CH%TER '**.

l. %nd after those days n that 6lace 0here * had seen all the 8sons of that0hch s hdden--for * had been carred off n a 0hrl0nd and they had borne eto0ards the 0est-- 3. There ne eyes sa0 all the secret thn/s of hea8en thatshall be, a o2ntan of ron, and a o2ntan of co66er, and a

[6. 74]

o2ntan of sl8er, and a o2ntan of /old, and a o2ntan of soft etal, and ao2ntan of lead.

. %nd * asked the an/el 0ho 0ent 0th e, sayn/, +hat thn/s are these 0hch* ha8e seen n secretS 5. %nd he sad 2nto e@ %ll these thn/s 0hch tho2hast seen shall ser8e the donon of Hs %nonted that he ay be 6otent and/hty on the earth.

. %nd that an/el of 6eace ans0ered, sayn/ 2nto e@ +at a lttle, and thereshall be re8ealed 2nto thee all the secret thn/s 0hch s2rro2nd the 'ord of&6rts.

F. %nd these o2ntans 0hch thne eyes ha8e seen,The o2ntan of ron, and the o2ntan of co66er, and the o2ntan

of sl8er,%nd the o2ntan of /old, and the o2ntan of soft etal, and the

o2ntan of lead,

%ll these shall be n the 6resence of the Elect !ne%s 0ax@ before the fre,%nd lke the 0ater 0hch streas do0n fro abo8e [26on those

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%nd they shall becoe 6o0erless before hs feet.7. %nd t shall coe to 6ass n those days that none shall be

sa8ed,Ether by /old or by sl8er,%nd none be able to esca6e. %nd there shall be no ron for 0ar,$or shall one clothe oneself 0th a breast6late.

Bron>e shall be of no ser8ce,%nd tn [shall be of no ser8ce and] shall not be esteeed,%nd lead shall not be desred.9 %nd all these thn/s shall be [dened and] destroyed fro the

s2rface of the earth,+hen the Elect !ne shall a66ear before the face of the 'ord of

&6rts.

#ootnotes

LF9@1 [!nly sx are entoned; see Charles note n hs lar/e edton--E((.]


[6. 71]

'***. 'G*. F. The Galley of 2d/eent@ the %n/els of 2nshent@ the Co2ntesof the Elect !ne.

CH%TER '***.

1. There ne eyes sa0 a dee6 8alley 0th o6en o2ths, and all 0ho d0ell on theearth and sea and slands shall brn/ to h /fts and 6resents and tokens ofhoa/e, b2t that dee6 8alley shall not becoe f2ll.

3. %nd ther hands cot la0less deeds,%nd the snners de8o2r all 0ho they la0lessly o66ress@)et the snners shall be destroyed before the face of the 'ord of

&6rts,%nd they shall be banshed fro off the face of Hs earth,%nd they shall 6ersh for e8er and e8er.

. #or * sa0 all the an/els of 62nshent abdn/ Athere and6re6arn/ all the nstr2ents of &atan. 5. %nd * asked the an/el of 6eace 0ho0ent 0th e@ #or 0ho are they 6re6arn/ these nstr2entsS . %nd he sad2nto e@ They 6re6are these for the kn/s and the /hty of ths earth, thatthey ay thereby be destroyed.

F. %nd after ths the R/hteo2s and Elect !ne shall ca2se the ho2se of hscon/re/aton to a66ear@ henceforth they shall be no ore hndered n the nae ofthe 'ord of &6rts.

7. %nd these o2ntans shall not stand as the earth before hs

r/hteo2sness,B2t the hlls shall be as a fo2ntan of 0ater,%nd the r/hteo2s shall ha8e rest fro the o66resson of snners.


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CH%TER '*G.

1 %nd * looked and t2rned to another 6art of the earth, and sa0 there a dee68alley 0th b2rnn/ fre. 3. %nd they bro2/ht the kn/s and the /hty, andbe/an to cast the nto ths dee6 8alley. . %nd there ne eyes sa0 ho0 theyade these ther nstr2ents, ron chans of eas2rable 0e/ht. 5. %nd * askedthe an/el of 6eace 0ho 0ent 0th e, sayn/@ #or 0ho are these chans ben/6re6aredS

[6. 73]

[6ara/ra6h contn2es] . %nd he sad 2nto e@ These are ben/ 6re6ared for thehosts of %>a>el, so that they ay take the and cast the nto the abyss ofco6lete condenaton, and they shall co8er ther :a0s 0th ro2/h stones as the

'ord of &6rts coanded.

F. %nd chael, and ed ther 2nr/hteo2sness 0hch they ha8e 0ro2/ht on theearth, then by these shall they 6ersh.


CH%TER 'G.

1. %nd after that the Head of (ays re6ented and sad@ *n 8an ha8e * destroyedall 0ho d0ell on the earth. 3. %nd He s0are by Hs /reat nae@ Henceforth *0ll not do so to all 0ho d0ell on the earth, and * 0ll set a s/n n thehea8en@ and ths shall be a 6led/e of /ood fath bet0een e and the for e8er,so lon/ as hea8en s abo8e the earth. %nd ths s n accordance 0th ycoand.

[6. 7]

'G. -'G*. 5. #nal 2d/eent of %>a>el, the +atchers and ther chldren.

. +hen * ha8e desred to take hold of the by the hand of the an/els on the dayof trb2laton and 6an beca2se of ths, * 0ll ca2se y chastseent and y0rath to abde 26on the, sath


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CH%TER 'G*.

1. %nd * sa0 there the hosts of the an/els of 62nshent /on/, and they held

sco2r/es and chans of ron and bron>e. 3. %nd * asked the an/el of 6eace 0ho0ent 0th e, sayn/@ To 0ho are these 0ho hold the sco2r/es /on/S . %nd hesad 2nto e@ To ther elect and belo8ed ones, that they ay be cast nto thechas of the abyss of the 8alley.

5. %nd then that 8alley shall be flled 0th ther elect and

belo8ed,%nd the days of ther l8es shall be at an end,%nd the days of ther leadn/ astray shall not thencefor0ard be

reckoned.

'G*. -. 'ast str2//le of heathen o0ers a/anst *srael.

. %nd n those days the an/els shall ret2rn%nd h2rl thesel8es to the east 26on the arthans and edes@They shall str 26 the kn/s, so that a s6rt of 2nrest shall coe

26on the,%nd they shall ro2se the fro ther thrones,That they ay break forth as lons fro ther lars,%nd as h2n/ry 0ol8es aon/ ther flocks.F. %nd they shall /o 26 and tread 2nder foot the land of Hs elect

ones, [6. 75][%nd the land of Hs elect ones shall be before the a

threshn/-floor and a h/h0ay@]

7 B2t the cty of y r/hteo2s shall be a hndrance to therhorses.

%nd they shall be/n to f/ht aon/ thesel8es,%nd ther r/ht hand shall be stron/ a/anst thesel8es,

%nd a an shall not kno0 hs brother,$or a son hs father or hs other,

Tll there be no n2ber of the cor6ses thro2/h ther sla2/hter,%nd ther 62nshent be not n 8an.

*n those days &heol shall o6en ts :a0s,%nd they shall be s0allo0ed 26 theren

%nd ther destr2cton shall be at an end;&heol shall de8o2r the snners n the 6resence of the elect.


'G**. The Ret2rn fro the (s6erson.

CH%TER 'G**.


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1. %nd t cae to 6ass after ths that * sa0 another host of 0a/ons, and enrdn/ thereon, and con/ on the 0nds fro the east, and fro the 0est to theso2th. 3. %nd the nose of ther 0a/ons 0as heard, and 0hen ths t2rol took6lace the holy ones fro hea8en rearked t, and the 6llars of the earth 0ereo8ed fro ther 6lace, and the so2nd thereof 0as heard fro the one end ofhea8en to the other, n one day. . %nd they shall all fall do0n and 0orsh6 the

'ord of &6rts. %nd ths s the end of the second arable.


'G***-'QQ*. The Thrd arable.

'G***. The Blessedness of the &ants.

CH%TER 'G***.

1. %nd * be/an to s6eak the thrd arable concernn/ the r/hteo2sand elect. [6. 7]

3. Blessed are ye, ye r/hteo2s and elect,#or /loro2s shall be yo2r lot.

. %nd the r/hteo2s shall be n the l/ht of the s2n.%nd the elect n the l/ht of eternal lfe@The days of ther lfe shall be 2nendn/,%nd the days of the holy 0tho2t n2ber.

5. %nd they shall seek the l/ht and fnd r/hteo2sness 0th the'ord of &6rts@

There shall be 6eace to the r/hteo2s n the nae of the Eternal'ord.

. %nd after ths t shall be sad to the holy n hea8enThat they sho2ld seek o2t the secrets of r/hteo2sness, the

herta/e of fath@#or t has becoe br/ht as the s2n 26on earth,%nd the darkness s 6ast.

F. %nd there shall be a l/ht that ne8er endeth,%nd to a lt Alt. n2ber of days they shall not coe,#or the darkness shall frst ha8e been destroyed,[%nd the l/ht establshed before the 'ord of &6rts]%nd the l/ht of 26r/htness establshed for e8er before the 'ord

of &6rts.


'*Q. The '/hts and the Th2nder.

CH%TER '*Q.

[1. *n those days ne eyes sa0 the secrets of the l/htnn/s, and of the


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l/hts, and the :2d/eents they exec2te Alt. ther :2d/eent@ and theyl/hten for a blessn/ or a c2rse as the 'ord of &6rts 0lleth. 3. %nd there *sa0 the secrets of the th2nder, and ho0 0hen t reso2nds abo8e n the hea8en,the so2nd thereof s heard, and he ca2sed e to see the :2d/eents exec2ted onthe earth, 0hether they be for 0ell-ben/ and blessn/, or for a c2rse accordn/to the 0ord of the 'ord of &6rts. . %nd after that all the secrets of thel/hts and l/htnn/s 0ere sho0n to e, and they l/hten for blessn/ and for

satsfyn/.]


'Q. Book of $oah--a #ra/ent.

[6. 7F]

J2akn/ of Hea8en@ Beheoth and 'e8athan@ the Eleents.

CH%TER 'Q.

1. *n the year f8e h2ndred, n the se8enth onth, on the fo2rteenth day of theonth n the lfe of OEnochO. *n that arable * sa0 ho0 a /hty D2akn/ adethe hea8en of hea8ens to D2ake, and the host of the ost H/h, and the an/els, atho2sand tho2sands and ten tho2sand tes ten tho2sand, 0ere dsD2eted 0th a/reat dsD2et. 3. %nd the Head of (ays sat on the throne of Hs /lory, and thean/els and the r/hteo2s stood aro2nd H.

. %nd a /reat trebln/ se>ed e,%nd fear took hold of e,%nd y lons /a8e 0ay,%nd dssol8ed 0ere y rens,

%nd * fell 26on y face.

5 %nd chael sent another an/el fro aon/ the holy ones and herased e 26, and 0hen he had rased e 26 y s6rt ret2rned; for * had notbeen able to end2re the look of ths host, and the cooton and the D2akn/ ofthe hea8en. %nd chael sad 2nto e@ +hy art tho2 dsD2eted 0th s2ch a8sonS ntl ths day lasted the day of Hs ercy; and He hath been ercf2land lon/-s2ffern/ to0ards those 0ho d0ell on the earth. F. %nd 0hen the day,and the 6o0er, and the 62nshent, and the :2d/eent coe, 0hch the 'ord of&6rts hath 6re6ared for those 0ho 0orsh6 not the r/hteo2s la0, and for those0ho deny the r/hteo2s :2d/eent, and for those 0ho take Hs nae n 8an--thatday s 6re6ared, for the elect a co8enant, b2t for snners an nD2ston.

3. +hen the 62nshent of the 'ord of &6rts shall rest 26on the, t shallrest n order that the 62nshent of the 'ord of &6rts ay not coe, n 8an,and t shall slay the chldren 0th ther others and the chldren 0th therfathers. %fter0ards the

[6. 77]

:2d/eent shall take 6lace accordn/ to Hs ercy and Hs 6atence.

7. %nd on that day 0ere t0o onsters 6arted, a feale onster naed 'e8athan,to d0ell n the abysses of the ocean o8er the fo2ntans of the 0aters. . B2tthe ale s naed Beheoth, 0ho occ26ed 0th hs breast a 0aste 0lderness

naed O(2danO, on the east of the /arden 0here the elect and r/hteo2s d0ell,0here y /randfather 0as taken 26, the se8enth fro %da, the frst an 0ho the'ord of &6rts created. 9. %nd * beso2/ht the other an/el that he sho2ld sho0e the /ht of those onsters, ho0 they 0ere 6arted on one day and cast, the


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one nto the abysses of the sea, and the other 2nto the dry land of the0lderness. 14. %nd he sad to e@ Tho2 son of an, heren tho2 dost seek tokno0 0hat s hdden.

11. %nd the other an/el 0ho 0ent 0th e and sho0ed e 0hat 0as hdden told e0hat s frst and last n the hea8en n the he/ht, and beneath the earth n thede6th, and at the ends of the hea8en, and on the fo2ndaton of the hea8en. 13.

%nd the chabers of the 0nds, and ho0 the 0nds are d8ded, and ho0 they are0e/hed, and Aho0 the 6ortals of the 0nds are reckoned, each accordn/ to the6o0er of the 0nd, and the 6o0er of the l/hts of the oon, and accordn/ to the6o0er that s fttn/@ and the d8sons of the stars accordn/ to ther naes,and ho0 all the d8sons are d8ded. 1. %nd the th2nders accordn/ to the6laces 0here they fall, and all the d8sons that are ade aon/ the l/htnn/sthat t ay l/hten, and ther host that they ay at once obey. 15. #or theth2nder has O6laces of restO A0hch are ass/ned Ato t 0hle t s 0atn/for ts 6eal; and the th2nder and l/htnn/ are nse6arable, and altho2/h notone and 2nd8ded, they both /o to/ether thro2/h the s6rt and se6arate not.1. #or 0hen the l/htnn/ l/htens, the th2nder 2tters ts 8oce, and thes6rt enforces a 6a2se d2rn/ the 6eal, and d8des eD2ally bet0een the; forthe

[6. 7]

treas2ry of ther 6eals s lke the sand, and each one of the as t 6eals sheld n 0th a brdle, and t2rned back by the 6o0er of the s6rt, and 62shedfor0ard accordn/ to the any D2arters of the earth. %nd the s6rt of the seas asc2lne and stron/, and accordn/ to the /ht of hs stren/th he dra0s tback 0th a ren, and n lke anner t s dr8en for0ard and ds6erses ad allthe o2ntans of the earth. 17. %nd the s6rt of the hoar-frost s hs o0nan/el, and the s6rt of the hal s a /ood an/el. 1. %nd the s6rt of thesno0 has forsaken hs chabers on acco2nt of hs stren/th--There s a s6ecals6rt theren, and that 0hch ascends fro t s lke soke, and ts nae sfrost. 19. %nd the s6rt of the st s not 2nted 0th the n ther chabers,

b2t t has a s6ecal chaber; for ts co2rse s O/loro2sO both n l/ht and ndarkness, and n 0nter and n s2er, and n ts chaber s an an/el. 34. %ndthe s6rt of the de0 has ts d0elln/ at the ends of the hea8en, and sconnected 0th the chabers of the ran, and ts co2rse s n 0nter and s2er@and ts clo2ds and the clo2ds of the st are connected, and the one /8es tothe other. 31. %nd 0hen the s6rt of the ran /oes forth fro ts chaber, thean/els coe and o6en the chaber and lead t o2t, and 0hen t s dff2sed o8erthe 0hole earth t 2ntes 0th the 0ater on the earth. %nd 0hensoe8er t 2ntes0th the 0ater on the earth . . . 33. #or the 0aters are for those 0ho d0ell onthe earth; for they are no2rshent for the earth fro the ost H/h 0ho s nhea8en@ therefore there s a eas2re for the ran, and the an/els take t nchar/e. 3. %nd these thn/s * sa0 to0ards the


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3. %nd * asked the an/el, sayn/ 2nto h@ +hy ha8e those Aan/els taken thesecords and /one offS %nd he sad 2nto e@ They ha8e /one to eas2re.

. %nd the an/el 0ho 0ent 0th e sad 2nto e@These shall brn/ the eas2res of the r/hteo2s,%nd the ro6es of the r/hteo2s to the r/hteo2s,

That they ay stay thesel8es on the nae of the 'ord of &6rtsfor e8er and e8er.

5. The elect shall be/n to d0ell 0th the elect,%nd those are the eas2res 0hch shall be /8en to fath%nd 0hch shall stren/then r/hteo2sness.

. %nd these eas2res shall re8eal all the secrets of the de6ths ofthe earth,

%nd those 0ho ha8e been destroyed by the desert,%nd those 0ho ha8e been de8o2red by the beasts,%nd those 0ho ha8e been de8o2red by the fsh of the sea,

That they ay ret2rn and stay thesel8es!n the day of the Elect !ne;#or none shall be destroyed before the 'ord of &6rts,%nd none can be destroyed.

F. %nd all 0ho d0ell abo8e n the hea8en rece8ed a coand and6o0er and one 8oce and one l/ht lke 2nto fre.

7. %nd that !ne A0th ther frst 0ords they blessed,%nd extolled and la2ded 0th 0sdo,%nd they 0ere 0se n 2tterance and n the s6rt of lfe. [6. 4]

. %nd the 'ord of &6rts 6laced the Elect one on the throne of/lory.

%nd he shall :2d/e all the 0orks of the holy abo8e n the hea8en,%nd n the balance shall ther deeds be 0e/hed

9. %nd 0hen he shall lft 26 hs co2ntenanceTo :2d/e ther secret 0ays accordn/ to the 0ord of the nae of the

'ord of &6rts,%nd ther 6ath accordn/ to the 0ay of the r/hteo2s :2d/eent of

the 'ord of &6rts,Then shall they all 0th one 8oce s6eak and bless,%nd /lorfy and extol and sanctfy the nae of the 'ord of &6rts.

14. %nd He 0ll s2on all the host of the hea8ens, and all theholy ones abo8e, and the host of


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extol, and hallo0 Thy blessed nae,%nd all flesh shall beyond eas2re /lorfy and bless Thy nae for

e8er and e8er.

1. #or /reat s the ercy of the 'ord of &6rts, and He slon/-s2ffern/, [6. 1]

%nd all Hs 0orks and all that He has created He has re8ealed to

the r/hteo2s and elect*n the nae of the 'ord of &6rts.


'Q**. 2d/eent of the "n/s and the /hty@ Blessedness of the R/hteo2s.

CH%TER 'Q**.

1. %nd th2s the 'ord coanded the kn/s and the /hty and the exalted, andthose 0ho d0ell on the earth, and sad@ !6en yo2r eyes and lft 26 yo2r hornsf ye are able to reco/n>e the Elect !ne.

3. %nd the 'ord of &6rts seated h on the throne of Hs /lory,%nd the s6rt of r/hteo2sness 0as 6o2red o2t 26on h,%nd the 0ord of hs o2th slays all the snners,%nd all the 2nr/hteo2s are destroyed fro before hs face.. %nd there shall stand 26 n that day all the kn/s and the

/hty,

%nd the exalted and those 0ho hold the earth,%nd they shall see and reco/n>e Ho0 he sts on the throne of hs

/lory,%nd r/hteo2sness s :2d/ed before h,%nd no lyn/ 0ord s s6oken before h.

5. Then shall 6an coe 26on the as on a 0oan n tra8al,[%nd she has 6an n brn/n/ forth]+hen her chld enters the o2th of the 0ob,%nd she has 6an n brn/n/ forth.

. %nd one 6orton of the shall look on the other,%nd they shall be terrfed,%nd they shall be do0ncast of co2ntenance,%nd 6an shall se>e the,+hen they see that &on of an &ttn/ on the throne of hs /lory.

[6. 3]

F. %nd the kn/s and the /hty and all 0ho 6ossess the earth shall bless and/lorfy and extol h 0ho r2les o8er all, 0ho 0as hdden.

7. #or fro the be/nnn/ the &on of an 0as hdden,%nd the ost H/h 6reser8ed h n the 6resence of Hs /ht,

%nd re8ealed h to the elect.

. %nd the con/re/aton of the elect and holy shall be so0n,%nd all the elect shall stand before h on that day.


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9. %nd all the kn/s and the /hty and the exalted and those 0hor2le the earth

&hall fall do0n before h on ther faces,%nd 0orsh6 and set ther ho6e 26on that &on of an,%nd 6etton h and s266lcate for ercy at hs hands.

14. $e8ertheless that 'ord of &6rts 0ll so 6ress theThat they shall hastly /o forth fro Hs 6resence,%nd ther faces shall be flled 0th shae,%nd the darkness /ro0 dee6er on ther faces.11. %nd He 0ll del8er the to the an/els for 62nshent,To exec2te 8en/eance on the beca2se they ha8e o66ressed Hs

chldren and Hs elect13. %nd they shall be a s6ectacle for the r/hteo2s and for Hs

elect@They shall re:oce o8er the,Beca2se the 0rath of the 'ord of &6rts resteth 26on the,%nd Hs s0ord s dr2nk 0th ther blood.1. %nd the r/hteo2s and elect shall be sa8ed on that day,

%nd they shall ne8er thencefor0ard see the face of the snners and2nr/hteo2s. [6. ]

15. %nd the 'ord of &6rts 0ll abde o8er the,%nd 0th that &on of an shall they eat%nd le do0n and rse 26 for e8er and e8er.

1. %nd the r/hteo2s and elect shall ha8e rsen fro the earth,%nd ceased to be of do0ncast co2ntenance.

%nd they shall ha8e been clothed 0th /arents of /lory,1F. %nd these shall be the /arents of lfe fro the 'ord of

&6rts@

%nd yo2r /arents shall not /ro0 old,$or yo2r /lory 6ass a0ay before the 'ord of &6rts.


'Q***. The 2na8aln/ Re6entance of the "n/s and the /hty.

CH%TER 'Q***.

1. *n those days shall the /hty and the kn/s 0ho 6ossess the earth 6loreAH to /rant the a lttle res6te fro Hs an/els of 62nshent to 0ho they0ere del8ered, that they /ht fall do0n and 0orsh6 before the 'ord of&6rts, and confess ther sns before H. 3. %nd they shall bless and /lorfythe 'ord of &6rts, and say@

Blessed s the 'ord of &6rts and the 'ord of kn/s,%nd the 'ord of the /hty and the 'ord of the rch,%nd the 'ord of /lory and the 'ord of 0sdo,

. %nd s6lendd n e8ery secret thn/ s Thy 6o0er fro /eneratonto /eneraton,%nd Thy /lory for e8er and e8er@


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(ee6 are all Thy secrets and nn2erable,%nd Thy r/hteo2sness s beyond reckonn/.

5. +e ha8e no0 learnt that 0e sho2ld /lorfy%nd bless the 'ord of kn/s and H 0ho s kn/ o8er all kn/s.

[6. 5]. %nd they shall say@

+o2ld that 0e had rest to /lorfy and /8e thanks%nd confess o2r fath before Hs /lory

F. %nd no0 0e lon/ for a lttle rest b2t fnd t not@+e follo0 hard 26on and obtan At not@

%nd l/ht has 8anshed fro before 2s,%nd darkness s o2r d0elln/-6lace for e8er and e8er@

7. #or 0e ha8e not bele8ed before H$or /lorfed the nae of the 'ord of &6rts, [nor /lorfed o2r

'ord]

B2t o2r ho6e 0as n the sce6tre of o2r kn/do,%nd n o2r /lory.

. %nd n the day of o2r s2ffern/ and trb2laton He sa8es 2s not,%nd 0e fnd no res6te for confesson

That o2r 'ord s tr2e n all Hs 0orks, and n Hs :2d/eents andHs :2stce,

%nd Hs :2d/eents ha8e no res6ect of 6ersons.

9. %nd 0e 6ass a0ay fro before Hs face on acco2nt of o2r 0orks,%nd all o2r sns are reckoned 26 n r/hteo2sness.

14. $o0 they shall say 2nto thesel8es@ !2r so2ls are f2ll of2nr/hteo2s /an, b2t t does not 6re8ent 2s fro descendn/ fro the dstthereof nto the Ob2rdenO of &heol.

11. %nd after that ther faces shall be flled 0th darkness%nd shae before that &on of an,%nd they shall be dr8en fro hs 6resence,%nd the s0ord shall abde before hs face n ther dst.

13. Th2s s6ake the 'ord of &6rts@ Ths s the ordnance and:2d/eent 0th res6ect to the /hty and the kn/s and the exalted and those 0ho6ossess the earth before the 'ord of &6rts.


[6. ]

'Q*G. Gson of the fallen %n/els n the lace of 2nshent.

CH%TER 'Q*G.

1. %nd other fors * sa0 hdden n that 6lace. 3. * heard the 8oce of the an/el

sayn/@ These are the an/els 0ho descended to the earth, and re8ealed 0hat 0ashdden to the chldren of en and sed2ced the chldren of en nto cottn/sn.


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'QG. Enoch foretells to $oah the (el2/e and hs o0n reser8aton.

CH%TER 'QG.

1. %nd n those days $oah sa0 the earth that t had s2nk do0n and tsdestr2cton 0as n/h. 3. %nd he arose fro thence and 0ent to the ends of theearth, and cred alo2d to hs /randfather Enoch@ and $oah sad three tes 0than ebttered 8oce@ Hear e, hear e, hear e. . %nd * sad 2nto h@ Telle 0hat t s that s falln/ o2t on the earth that the earth s n s2ch e8l6l/ht and shaken, lest 6erchance * shall 6ersh 0th tS 5. %nd there26onthere 0as a /reat cooton, on the earth, and a 8oce 0as heard fro hea8en,and * fell on y face. . %nd Enoch y /randfather cae and stood by e, andsad 2nto e@ +hy hast tho2 cred 2nto e 0th a btter cry and 0ee6n/S

F. %nd a coand has /one forth fro the 6resence of the 'ord concernn/ those0ho d0ell on the earth that ther r2n s acco6lshed beca2se they ha8e learnt

all the secrets of the an/els, and all the 8olence of the &atans, and all ther6o0ers--the ost secret ones--and all the 6o0er of those 0ho 6ractce sorcery,and the 6o0er of 0tchcraft, and the 6o0er of those 0ho ake olten a/es forthe 0hole earth@ 7. %nd ho0 sl8er s 6rod2ced fro the d2st of the earth, andho0 soft etal or/nates n the earth. . #or lead and tn are not 6rod2cedfro the earth lke the frst@ t s a fo2ntan that 6rod2ces the, and an an/elstands theren, and that

[6. F]

an/el s 6re-enent. 9. %nd after that y /randfather Enoch took hold of e byy hand and rased e 26, and sad 2nto e@


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and let loose all the 6o0ers of the 0aters 0hch are beneath n the earth norder to brn/ :2d/eent and destr2cton on all 0ho [abde and] d0ell on theearth. 3. %nd the 'ord of &6rts /a8e coandent to the an/els 0ho 0ere /on/forth, that they sho2ld not ca2se the 0aters to rse b2t sho2ld hold the ncheck; for those an/els 0ere o8er the 6o0ers of the 0aters. . %nd * 0ent a0ayfro the 6resence of Enoch.


[6. 7]

'QG**.


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'QG***. chael and Ra6hael at the &e8erty of the 2d/eent.

CH%TER 'QG***.

1. %nd after that y /randfather Enoch /a8e e the teachn/ of all the secretsn the book n the arables 0hch had been /8en to h, and he 62t theto/ether for e n the 0ords of the book of the arables. 3. %nd on that daychael ans0ered Ra6hael and sad@ The 6o0er of the s6rt trans6orts and akese to treble beca2se of the se8erty of the :2d/eent of the secrets, the:2d/eent of the an/els@ 0ho can end2re the se8ere :2d/eent 0hch has beenexec2ted, and before 0hch they elt a0ayS . %nd chael ans0ered a/an, andsad to Ra6hael@ +ho s he 0hose heart s not softened concernn/ t, and 0hoserens are not tro2bled by ths 0ord of :2d/eent Athat has /one forth 26on thebeca2se of those 0ho ha8e th2s led the o2tS 5. %nd t cae to 6ass 0hen hestood before the 'ord of &6rts, chael sad th2s to Ra6hael@ * 0ll not

[6. 9]

take ther 6art 2nder the eye of the 'ord; for the 'ord of &6rts has beenan/ry 0th the beca2se they do as f they 0ere the 'ord. Therefore all that shdden shall coe 26on the for e8er and e8er; for nether an/el nor an shallha8e hs 6orton An t, b2t alone they ha8e rece8ed ther :2d/eent for e8erand e8er.


'Q*Q. The $aes and #2nctons of the Afallen %n/els and &atans@ the secret!ath.

CH%TER 'Q*Q.

1 %nd after ths :2d/eent they shall terrfy and ake the to treble beca2sethey ha8e sho0n ths to those 0ho d0ell on the earth.

3 %nd behold the naes of those an/els [and these are ther naes@ the frst ofthe s &a:a>a, the second %rtaDfa, and the thrd %ren, the fo2rth "okabel,the ffth OT2raelO, the sxth R2:al, the se8enth (an:al, the e/hth O$eDaelO,the nnth BaraDel, the tenth %>a>el, the ele8enth %raros, the t0elfth Batar:al,the thrteenth OB2sase:alO, the fo2rteenth Hananel, the ffteenth OT2relO, andthe sxteenth &a6esel, the se8enteenth etrel, the e/hteenth T2ael, thenneteenth T2rel, the t0enteth OR2aelO, the t0enty-frst O%>a>elO. . %ndthese are the chefs of ther an/els and ther naes, and ther chef ones o8erh2ndreds and o8er fftes and o8er tens].

5. The nae of the frst eDon@ that s, the one 0ho led astray [[all]] the sonsof


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ene2e@ he ta2/ht the chldren of en the btter and the s0eet, and he ta2/htthe all the secrets of ther 0sdo. 9. %nd he nstr2cted anknd n 0rtn/0th nk and 6a6er, and thereby any snned fro eternty to eternty and 2ntlths day. 14. #or en 0ere not created for s2ch a 62r6ose, to /8e confratonto ther /ood fath 0th 6en and nk. 11. #or en 0ere created exactly lke thean/els, to the ntent that they sho2ld contn2e 62re and r/hteo2s, and death,0hch destroys e8erythn/, co2ld not ha8e taken hold of the, b2t thro2/h ths

ther kno0led/e they are 6ershn/, and thro2/h ths 6o0er t s cons2n/ eO.13. %nd the ffth 0as naed "asde:a@ ths s he 0ho sho0ed the chldren of enall the 0cked stn/s of s6rts and deons, and the stn/s of the ebryo nthe 0ob, that t ay 6ass a0ay, and [the stn/s of the so2l] the btes of theser6ent, and the stn/s 0hch befall thro2/h the noontde heat, the son of theser6ent naed Tabaaet. 1. %nd ths s the task of "asbeel, the chef of theoath 0hch he sho0ed to the holy ones 0hen he d0elt h/h abo8e n /lory, and tsnae s BDa. 15. Ths Aan/el reD2ested chael to sho0 h the hdden nae,

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