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BOOK OF ENOCHI-XXXVI

I-V. Parable of Enoch on the Future Lot of the Wicke an the !i"hteou#

CH$P%E! I.1. The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect andrighteous, who willbe living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godlessare to be removed. 2. Andhe took up his parable and said--Enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were opened by od, sawthe vision of the !oly "ne in the heavens, whichthe angels showed me, and from them # heardeverything, and from them # understood as # saw, but not for this generation, but for a remote onewhich is for to come. $. %oncerning the elect # said, and took up my parable concerning them&

The !oly reat "ne will come forth from !is dwelling,'. And the eternal od will tread upon the earth, (even) on *ount +inai,And appear from !is campAnd appear in the strength of !is might from the heaven of heavens.

. And all shall be smitten with fearAnd the atchers shall uake,And great fear and trembling shall sei/e them unto the ends of the earth.0. And the high mountains shall be shaken,And the high hills shall be made low,And shall melt like wa before the flame p. $2. And the earth shall be whollyrent in sunder,And all that is upon the earth shall perish,And there shall be a 3udgement upon all (men).4. 5ut with the righteous !e will make peace.And will protect the elect,And mercy shall be upon them.And they shall all belong to od,And they shall be prospered,And they shall allbe blessed.And !e will help them all,And light shall appear unto them,And !e will make peace with them.6. And behold7 !e cometh with ten thousands of !isholy onesTo eecute 3udgement upon all,And to destroy allthe ungodly&

And to convict all flesh"f all the works of their ungodlinesswhich they have ungodly committed,And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spokenagainst !im.

CH$P%E! II.

1. "bserve ye everything that takes place in the heaven, how they do not change their orbits,andthe luminaries which are in the heaven, how they all rise and set in order each in its season,and transgress not against their appointed order. 2. 5ehold ye the earth, and give heed to the


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things which take place upon it from first to last, how #teafa#tthey are, how none of thethings upon earthchange, butall the works of od appear to you. $. 5ehold the summer andthe winter, how the whole earth is filled with water, and clouds and dew and rain lie upon it.

CH$P%E! III.

"bserve and see how (in the winter) all the trees seem as though they had withered and shed all

their leaves, ecept fourteen trees, which do not lose their foliage but retain the old foliage fromtwo to three years till the new comes.

CH$P%E! IV.

And again, observe ye the days of summer how the sun is above the earth over against it. Andyou seek shade and shelter by reason of the heat of the sun, and the earth also burns withgrowing heat, and so you cannot tread on the earth, or on a rock by reason of its heat.

CH$P%E! V.

1. "bserve yehow the trees cover themselves with green leaves and bear fruit& wherefore giveye heed and knowwith regard to all !is works, and recogni/e how !e that liveth for ever hathmade them so.

2. And all!is works go on thusfrom year to year for ever, and all the tasks whichtheyaccomplish for !im, and their taskschange not, but according as odhath ordained so is itdone.$. And behold how the sea and the rivers in like manner accomplish and change nottheir tasksfrom !is commandments.

'. 5ut ye--ye have not been steadfast, nor done the commandments of the 8ord,5ut ye have turned away and spoken proud and hard wordsith your impure mouths against !is greatness."h, ye hard-hearted, ye shall find no peace.. Therefore shall ye eecrate your days,And the years of your life shall perish,

And the years of your destructionshall be multiplied in eternal eecration,And ye shall find no mercy.0a. #n those days ye shall make your names an eternal eecration unto all therighteous,b. And by you shall allwho curse, curse,And all the sinners and godlessshall imprecate by you,c. And for you the godless there shall be a curse.0d. And all the . . . shall re3oice,e. And there shall be forgiveness of sins,f. And every mercy and peace and forbearance& p. $'g. There shall be salvation unto them, a goodly light.

i. And for all of you sinners there shall be no salvation,j5ut on you all shall abide a curse.a. 5ut for the elect there shall be light and 3oy and peace,b. And they shall inherit the earth.4 And then there shall be bestowed upon the elect wisdom,And they shall all live and never again sin,Either through ungodliness or through pride&5ut they who are wise shall be humble.


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6 And they shall not again transgress,9or shall they sin all the days of their life,9or shall they die of (the divine) anger or wrath,5ut they shall complete the number of the days of their life.And their lives shall be increased in peace,

And the years of their 3oy shall be multiplied,#n eternal gladness and peace,All the days of their life.

CH$P%E! VI.

1. And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born untothem beautiful and comely daughters. 2. And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw andlusted after them, and said to one another& :%ome, let us choose us wives from among thechildren of men and beget us children.: $. And +em3;/;, who was their leader, said unto them& :#fear ye will not indeed agree to do this deed, and # alone shall have to pay the penalty of a greatsin.: '. And they all answered

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him and said& :8et us all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations not toabandon this plan but to do this thing.: . Then sware they all together and bound themselves bymutual imprecations upon it. 0. And they were in all two hundred< who descended in the daysof &areon the summit of *ount !ermon, and they called it *ount !ermon, because they hadsworn and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. . And these are the names of theirleaders& +=m>a/;/, their leader, Ar;k>ba, ?;m==l, @kab>=l, T;m>=l, ?;m>=l, B;n=l, C/===l,5ar;>3;l, As;=l, Arm;rs, 5at;r=l, An;n=l, Da>=l, +ams;p==l, +atar=l, Tr=l, Fm3;=l, +ari=l. 4.These are their chiefs of tens.G#-H#. The Fall of the Angels: the Demoralisation of Mankind: the Intercession of the Angels onbehalf of Mankind. The Dooms pronounced by God on the Angels: the Messianic ingdom (a

9oah fragment).CH$P%E! VII.

1. And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himselfone, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught themcharms and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acuainted with plants. 2.And they became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells& $.ho consumed all the acuisitions of men. And when men could no longer sustain them, '. thegiants turned against them and devoured mankind. . And they began to sin against birds, andbeasts, and reptiles, and fish, and to devour one another:s flesh, and drink the blood. 0. Then theearth laid accusation against the lawless ones.

CH$P%E! VIII.

1. And A/;/=l taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made

known to them the 'etal#of the earthand the art of working them, and bracelets, andornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of costlystones, and all colouring tinctures. 2. And there arose much godlessness, and they committedfornication, and they were led astray, and became corrupt in all their ways. +em3;/; taughtenchantments, and root-cuttings, Arm;rs the resolving of enchantments, 5ar;>3;l,

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()ara"ra)h continue#*+tau"ht, a#trolo" K/kab0l the con#tellation# E/===l the knowledge

of the clouds $ra1i0l the #i"n# of the earth 2ha'#i0l the #i"n# of the

#un an 2ari0l the cour#e of the 'oon. $nCH$P%E! IX.1. And then *ichael, Iriel, ?aphael, and abriel looked down from heaven and saw much blood

being shed upon the earth, and all lawlessness being wrought upon the earth. 2. And they saidone to another& :The earth made Jwithout inhabitant cries the voice of their cryingJ up to thegates of heaven. $ And now to you, the holy ones of heaven, the souls of men make their suit,saying, K5ring our cause before the *ost !igh.K.: '. And they said to the 8ord of the a"e#& :8ord

of lords, od of gods, @ing of kings,and od of the ages, the throne of Thy glory(standeth) unto all the generations of the ages, and Thy name holy and glorious and blessed untoall the ages7 . Thou hast made all things, and power over all things hast Thou& and all things arenaked and open in Thy sight, and Thou seest all things, and nothing can hide itself from Thee. 0.Thou seest what A/;/=l hath done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed theeternal secrets which were (preserved) in heaven, which men were striving to learn& . And+em3;/;, to whom Thou hast given authority to bear rule over his associates. 4. And they have

gone to the daughters of men upon the earth, and have slept with the women, and have defiledthemselves, and revealed to them all kinds of sins. 6. And the women have borne giants, and thewhole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness. 1L. And now, behold, thesouls of those who have died are crying and making their suit to the gates of heaven, and theirlamentations have ascended& and cannot cea#ebecause of the lawless deeds which are wroughton the earth. 11. And Thou knowest all things before they come to pass, and

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Mparagraph continuesNThou seest these things and Thou dost suffer them, and Thou dost not say to uswhat we are to do to them in regard to these.:d as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to heaven . . .

CH$P%E! X.

1. Then said the *ost !igh, the !oly and reat "ne spake, and sent 3rielto the son of 8amech,and said to him& 2. :o to 9oahand tell him in my name K!ide thyself7K and reveal to himthe end that is approaching& that the whole earth will be destroyed, and a deluge is about to comeupon the whole earth, and will destroy all that is on it. $. And now instruct him that he mayescape and his seed may be preserved for all the generations of the world.: '. And again the 8ordsaid to ?aphael& :5ind A/;/=l hand and foot, and cast him into the darkness& and make anopening in the desert, which is in Bd;=l, and cast him therein. . And place upon him rough and3agged rocks, and cover him with darkness, and let him abide there for ever, and cover his facethat he may not see light. 0. And on the day of the great 3udgement he shall be cast into the fire.And heal the earth which the angels have corrupted, and proclaim the healing of the earth, thatthey may heal the plague, and that all the children of men may not perish through all the secret

things that the atchers have i#clo#eand have taught their sons. 4. And the whole earth hasbeen corrupted through the works that were taught by A/;/=l& to him ascribe all sin.: 6. And toabriel said the 8ord& :Oroceed against the bastards and the reprobates, and against the childrenof fornication& and destroy Mthe children of fornication andNthe children of the atchers fromamongst men Mand cause them to go forthN& send them one against the other that they may destroyeach other in battle& for length of days shall they not have. 1L. And no reuest that they !i.e.theirfathers) make of thee shall be granted unto their fathers on their behalf< for they hope to live an


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eternal life, and that each one of them will live five hundred years.: 11. And the 8ord said unto*ichael& :o, bin+em3;/; and

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his associates who have united themselves with women so as to have defiled themselves withthem in all their uncleanness. 12. And when their sons have slain one another, and they have seenthe destruction of their beloved ones, bind them fast for seventy generations in the 4alle#of theearth, till the day of their 3udgement and of their consummation, till the 3udgement that is forever and ever is consummated. 1$. #n those days they shall be led off to the abyss of fire&

andto the torment and the prison in which they shall be confined for ever. And whosoevershall be cone'neand destroyed will from thenceforth be bound together with them to the endof all generations. 1. And destroy all the spirits of the reprobate and the children of theatchers, because they have wronged mankind. Bestroy all wrong from the face of the earth andlet every evil work come to an end& and let the plant of righteousness and truth appear& and itshall prove a blessing< the works of righteousness and truthshall be planted in truth and 3oy forevermore.

1 And then shall all the righteous escape,

And shall live till they beget thousands of children,And all the days of their youth and their ol a"e+hall they complete in peace.

14 And then shall the whole earth be tilled in righteousness, and shall all be planted with treesand be full of blessing. 16. And all desirable trees shall be planted on it, and they shall plantvines on it& and the vine which they plant thereon shall yield wine in abundance, and as for allthe seed which is sown thereon each measure (of it) shall bear a thousand, and each measure ofolives shall yield ten presses of oil. 2L. And cleanse thou the earth from all oppression, and fromall unrighteousness, and from all sin, and from all godlessness& and all the uncleanness that iswrought upon the earth destroy from off the earth. 21. And all the children of men shall becomerighteous, and all nations shall

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offer adoration and shall praise *e, and all shall worship *e. And the earth shall be cleansedfrom all defilement, and from all sin, and from all punishment, and from all torment, and # willnever again send (them) upon it from generation to generation and for ever.

CH$P%E! XI.

1. And in those days # will open the store chambers of blessing which are in the heaven, so as tosend them down upon the earthover the work and labour of the children of men. 2. And truthand peace shall be associated together throughout all the days of the world and throughout all thegenerations of 'en.:H##-HG#.Dream "ision of #noch: his intercession for A$%$&l and the fallen Angels: and hisannouncement to them of their first and final doom .

CH$P%E! XII.1. 5efore these things Enoch was hidden, and no one of the children of men knew where he washidden, and where he abode, and what had become of him. 2. And his activities had to do withthe atchers, and his days were with the holy ones.$. And #, Enoch was blessing the 8ord of 'a5e#tand the @ing of the ages, and lo7 the atcherscalled me--Enoch the scribe--and said to me& '. :Enoch, thou scribe of righteousness, go,JdeclareJ to the atchers of the heaven who have left the high heaven, the holy eternal place,


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and have defiled themselves with women, and have done as the children of earth do, and havetaken unto themselves wives& KPe have wrought great destruction on the earth& . And ye shallhave no peace nor forgiveness of sin& and inasmuch as JtheyJ delight themselves in JtheirJchildren, 0. The murder of JtheirJ beloved ones shall JtheyJ see, and over the destruction ofJtheirJ children shall JtheyJ lament, and shall make supplication unto eternity, but mercy and

peace shall ye not attain.K: CH$P%E! XIII.1. And Enoch went and said& :A/;/=l,

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thou shalt have no peace& a severe sentence has gone forth against thee to put thee in bonds& 2.And thou shalt not have toleration nor JreuestJ granted to thee, because of the unrighteousnesswhich thou hast taught, and because of all the works of godlessness and unrighteousness and sinwhich thou hast shown to men.: $. Then # went and spoke to them all together, and they were allafraid, and fear and trembling sei/ed them. '. And they besought me to draw up a petition forthem that they might find forgiveness, and to read their petition in the presence of the 8ord ofheaven. . Qor from thenceforward they could not speak (with !im) nor lift up their eyes to

heaven for shame of their sins for which they had been condemned. 0. Then # wrote out theirpetition, and the prayer in regard to their spirits and their deeds individually and in regard to their

reuests that they should have forgiveness and length of daysJ. . And # went off and satdown at the waters of Ban, in the land of Ban, to the south of the west of !ermon& # read theirpetition till # fell asleep. 4. And behold a dream came to me, and visions fell down upon me, and# saw visions of chastisement, and a voice came bidding (me)# to tell it to the sons of heaven,and reprimand them. 6. And when # awaked, # came unto them, and they were all sitting gatheredtogether, weeping in RAbels3;>l, which is between 8ebanon and +=n=s=r, with their faces covered.1L. And # recounted before them all the visions which # had seen in sleep, and # began to speakthe words of righteousness, and to reprimand the heavenly atchers.

CH$P%E! XIV.

1. The book of the words of righteousness, and of the reprimand of the eternal atchers inaccordance with the command of the !oly reat "ne in that vision. 2. # saw in my sleep what #will now say with a tongue of flesh and with the breath of my mouth& which the reat "ne hasgiven to men to converse therewith and understand with the heart. $. As !e has created andgiven to man

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the power of understanding the word of wisdom, so hath !e created me also and givenme thepower of reprimanding the atchers, the children of heaven. '. # wrote out your petition, and inmy vision it appeared thus, that your petition will not be granted unto you throughout all thedays of eternity, and that 3udgement has been finally passed upon you& yea (your petition) willnot be granted unto you. . And from henceforth you shall not ascend into heaven unto all

eternity, and in bondsof the earth the decree has gone forth to bind you for all the days of theworld. 0. And (that) previously you shall have seen the destruction of your beloved sons and yeshall have no pleasure in them, but they shall fall before you by the sword. . And your petitionon their behalf shall not be granted, nor yet on your own& even though you weep and pray and#)eak all the 6or#contained in the writing which # have written. 4. And the vision was shownto me thus& 5ehold, in the vision clouds invited me and a mist summoned me, and the course ofthe stars and the lightnings sped and ha#teneme, and the winds in the vision caused me to flyand lifted me upward, and bore me into heaven. 6. And # went in till # drew nigh to a wall which


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is built of crystals and surrounded by tongues of fire& and it began to affright me. And # went intothe tongues of fire and drew nigh to a large house which was built of crystals& and the walls ofthe house were like a tesselated floor (made) of crystals, and its groundwork was of crystal. 11.#ts ceiling was like the path of the stars and the lightnings, and between them were fierycherubim, and their heaven was (clear as) water. 12. A flaming fire surrounded the walls, and its

portals bla/ed with fire. 1$. And # entered into that house, and it was hot as fire and cold as ice&there were no delights of life therein& fear covered me, and trembling got hold upon me. 1'. Andas # uaked and trembled, # fell upon my face. 1. And # beheld a vision, And lo7 there was asecond house, greater than the former,

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and the entire portal stood open before me, and it was built of flames of fire. 10. And in everyrespect it so ecelled in splendour and magnificence and etent that # cannot describe to you itssplendour and its etent. 1. And its floor was of fire, and above it were lightnings and the pathof the stars, and its ceiling also was flaming fire. 14. And # looked and saw thereina loftythrone& its appearance was as crystal, and the wheels thereof as the shining sun, and there was the4i#ionof cherubim. 16. And from underneath the throne came streams of flaming fire so that #could not look thereon. 2L. And the reat lory sat thereon, and !is raiment shone morebrightly than the sun and was whiter than any snow. 21. 9one of the angels could enter and couldbehold !is face by reason of the magnificence and glory and no flesh could behold !im. 22. Theflaming fire was round about !im, and a great fire stood before !im, and none around coulddraw nigh !im& ten thousand times ten thousand (stood) before !im, yet !e needed nocounselor. 2$. And the most holy ones who were nigh to !im did not leave by night nor departfrom !im. 2'. And until then # had been prostrate on my face, trembling& and the 8ord called mewith !is own mouth, and said to me& :%ome hither, Enoch, and hear my word.: 2. And one ofthe holy ones came to me and waked me, and !e made me rise up and approach the door& and #bowed my face downwards.

CH$P%E! XV.

1. And !e answered and said to me, and # heard !is voice& :Qear not, Enoch, thou righteous manand scribe of righteousness& approach hither and hear my voice. 2. And go, say to the atchersof heaven, who have sent thee to intercede for them& KPou should intercedeKfor men, andnot men for you& $. herefore have ye left the high, holy, and eternal heaven, and lain withwomen, and defiled yourselves with the daughters of men and taken to yourselves wives, anddone like the children of earth, and begotten giants (as your) sonsS '. And

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though ye were holy, spiritual, living the eternal life, you have defiled yourselves with the bloodof women, and have begotten (children) with the blood of flesh, and, a# the chilrenof men,have lusted after flesh and blood as those alsodo who die and perish. . Therefore have # giventhem wives also that they might impregnate them, and beget children by them, that thus nothingmight be wanting to them on earth. 0. 5ut you were formerlyspiritual, living the eternal life,and immortal for all generations of the world. . And therefore # have not appointed wives foryou< for as for the spiritual ones of the heaven, in heaven is their dwelling. 4. And now, thegiants, who are produced from the spirits and flesh, shall be called evil spirits upon the earth, andon the earth shall be their dwelling. 6. Evil spirits have proceeded from their bodies< becausethey are born from 'en, andfrom the holy atchers is their beginning and primal origin=l.

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E$. And # came to the arden of ?ighteousness,and saw beyond those trees many large trees

7"$. And # came to the arden of ?ighteousness,and from afar off trees more numerous than these


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growing there and of goodly fragrance, large,very beautiful and glorious, and the tree ofwisdom whereof they eat and know greatwisdom.

trees and great--JtwoJ trees there, very great,beautiful, and glorious, and magnificent, and thetree of knowledge, whose holy fruit they eat andknow great wisdom.

'. That tree is in height like the fir, and its leaves arelike (those of) the %arob tree& and its fruitis like the clusters of the vine, very beautiful& and the fragrance of the tree penetrates afar. .Then # said& :!owbeautiful is the tree, and how attractive is its look7: 0. Then ?aphael the holyangel, who was with me, answered me and said& :This is the tree of wisdom, of which thyfather old (in years) and thy aged mother, who were before thee, have eaten, and they learntwisdom and their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked and they were drivenout of the garden.:

CH$P%E! XXXIII.

1. And from thence # went to the ends of the earth and saw there great beasts, and each differedfrom the other< and (# saw) birds also differing in appearance and beauty and voice, the one

differing from the other. 2. And to the east of those beasts # saw the ends of the earth whereon theheaven rests, and the portals of the heaven open. $. And # saw how the stars of heaven comeforth, and # counted the portals out of which they proceed, and wrote down all their outlets, ofeach individual star by itself, according to their number and their names, their courses and theirpositions, and their times and their months, as Iriel the holy angel who was with me showed me.'. !e showed all things to me

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and wrote them down for me& also their names he wrote for me, and their laws and theircompanies.

HHH#G. HHHG.#noch's (ourney to the 2orth.

CH$P%E! XXXIV.

1. And from thence # went towards the north to the ends of the earth, and there # saw a great andglorious device at the ends of the whole earth. 2. And here # saw three portals of heaven open inthe heaven& through each of them proceed north winds& when they blow there is cold, hail, frost,snow, dew, and rain. $. And out of one portal they blow for good& but when they blow throughthe other two portals, it is with violence and affliction on the earth, and they blow with violence.

CH$P%E! XXXV.

1. And from thence # went towards the west to the ends of the earth, and saw there three portalsof the heaven open such as # had seen in the JeastJ, the same number of portals, and the samenumber of outlets.

HHHG#. The (ourney to the )outh.

CH$P%E! XXXVI.1. And from thence # went to the south to the ends of the earth, and saw there three open portalsof the heaven& and thence there come dew, rain, Jand windJ. 2. And from thence # went to theeast to the ends of the heaven, and saw here the three eastern portals of heaven open and smallportals above them. $. Through each of these small portals pass the stars of heaven and run theircourse to the west on the path which is shown to them. '. And as often as # saw # blessed alwaysthe 8ord of lory, and # continued to bless the 8ord of lory who has wrought great and gloriouswonders, to show the greatness of !is work to the angels and to #)irit#and to men, that they


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might praise !is work and all !is creation& that they might see the work of !is might and praisethe great work of !is hands and bless !im for ever.

%he Parable#HHHG##-8HH#

CH$P%E! XXXVII.1. The second vision which he saw, the vision of wisdom--which Enoch the son of Fared, the sonof *ahalalel, the son of %ainan, the son of Enos, the son of +eth, the son of Adam, saw. 2. Andthis is the beginning of the words of wisdom which # lifted up my voice to speak and say to thosewhich dwell on earth& !ear, ye men of old time, and see, ye that come after, the words of the!oly "ne which # will speak before the 8ord of +pirits. $. #t were better to declare (them only) tothe men of old time, but even from those that come after we will not withhold the beginning ofwisdom. '. Till the present day such wisdom has never been given bthe 8ord of +pirits as #have received according to my insight, according to the good pleasure of the 8ord of +pirits bywhom the lot of eternal life has been given to me. . 9ow three parables were imparted to me,and # lifted up my voice and recounted them to those that dwell on the earth.

HHHG##-H8#G. %he Fir#t Parable.HHHG###. The 6oming (udgement of the 4icked.

CH$P%E! XXXVIII

1. The Qirst Oarable.hen the congregation of the righteous shall appear,And sinners shall be 3udged for their sins,And shall be driven from the face of the earth&2. And when the ?ighteous "ne shall appear before the eyes of the righteous,hose elect works hang upon the 8ord of +pirits,And light shall appear to the righteous and the elect who dwell on the earth, p.

here then will be the dwelling of the sinners,And where the resting-place of those who have denied the 8ord of +piritsS#t had been good for them if they had not been born.$. hen the secrets of the righteous shall be revealed and the sinners 3udged,And the godless driven from the presence of the righteous and elect,'. Qrom that time those that possess the earth shall no longer be powerful andealted&And they shall not be able to behold the face of the holy,Qor the 8ord of +pirits has cau#e Hi# li"ht to a))ear"n the face of the holy, righteous, and elect.. Then shall the kings and the mighty perish

And be given into the hands of the righteous and holy.0. And thenceforward none shall seek for themselves mercy from the 8ord of+piritsQor their life is at an end.

HHH#H. The Abode of the 5ighteous and of the #lect 7ne: the *raises of the 8lessed.

CH$P%E! XXXIX.


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1. MAnd it Jshall come to pass in those days that elect and holy children Jwill descend from thehigh heaven, and their seed Jwill become one with the children of men. 2. And in those daysEnoch received books of /eal and wrath, and books of disuiet and epulsion.N

And mercy shall not be accorded to them, saith the 8ord of +pirits.$. And in those days a whirlwind carried me off from the earth,

And set me down at the end of the heavens. p. 4'. And there # saw another vision, the dwelling-places of the holy,And the resting-places of the righteous.. !ere mine eyes saw their dwellings with !is righteous angels,And their resting-places with the holy.And they petitioned and interceded and prayed for the children of men,And righteousness flowed before them as water,And mercy like dew upon the earth&Thus it is amongst them for ever and ever.0a. And in that place mine eyes saw the Elect "ne of righteousness and of faith,a. And # saw his dwelling-place under the wings of the 8ord of +pirits.

0b. And righteousness shall prevail in his days,And the righteous and elect shall be without number before !im for ever andever.b. And all the righteous and elect before !im shall be JstrongJ as fiery lights,And their mouth shall be full of blessing,And their lips etol the name of the 8ord of +pirits,And righteousness before !im shall never fail,MAnd uprightness shall never fail before !im.N4. There # wished to dwell,And my spirit longed for that dwelling-place&And there heretofore hath been my portion,Qor so has it been established concerning me before the 8ord of +pirits.

6. #n those days # praised and etolled the name of the 8ord of +pirits with blessings and praises,because !e hath destined me for blessing and glory according to the good pleasure of the 8ord of+pirits. 1L. Qor a long time my eyes regarded that place, and # blessed !im and praised !im,saying& :5lessed is !e, and may !e be blessed from the beginning and

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for evermore. 11. And before !im there is no ceasing. !e knows before the world was createdwhat is for ever and what will be from generation unto generation. 12. Those who sleep not blessThee& they stand before Thy glory and bless, praise, and etol, saying& K!oly, holy, holy, is the8ord of +pirits& !e filleth the earth with spirits.K: 1$. And here my eyes saw all those who sleepnot& they stand before !im and bless and say& :5lessed be Thou, and blessed be the name of the

8ord for ever and ever.: 1'. And my face was changed< for # could no longer behold.H8. H8#. 2. The Four Archangels.

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1. And after that # saw thousands of thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, # saw amultitude beyond number and reckoning, who stood before the 8ord of +pirits. 2. And on thefour sides of the 8ord of +pirits # saw four presences, different from those that sleep not, and #


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learnt their names& for the angel that went with me made known to me their names, and showedme all the hidden things.$. And # heard the voices of those four presences as they uttered praises before the 8ord of glory.'. The first voice blesses the 8ord of +pirits for ever and ever. . And the second voice # heardblessing the Elect "ne and the elect ones who hang upon the 8ord of +pirits. 0. And the third

voice # heard )ra an interceefor those who dwell on the earth and #u))licatein the name ofthe 8ord of +pirits. . And # heard the fourth voice fending off the +atans and forbidding them tocome before the 8ord of +pirits to accuse them who dwell on the earth. 4. After that # asked theangel of peace who went with me, who showed me everything that is hidden& :ho are these fourpresences which # have seen and whose words # have heard and written downS: 6. And he said tome& :This first is *ichael, the merciful and long-suffering& and the second, who

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is set over all the diseases and all the wounds of the children of men, is ?aphael& and the third,who is set over all the powers, is abriel& and the fourth, who is set over the repentance untohope of those who inherit eternal life, is named Ohanuel.: And these are the four angels of the8ord of +pirits and the four voices # heard in those days.

CH$P%E! XLI.1. And after that # saw all the secrets of the heavens, and how the kingdom is divided, and howthe actions of men are weighed in the balance. 2. And there # saw the mansions of the elect andthe mansions of the holy, and mine eyes saw there all the sinners being driven from thence whichdeny the name of the 8ord of +pirits, and being dragged off& and they could not abide because ofthe punishment which proceeds from the 8ord of +pirits.

H8#. $-6.Astronomical )ecrets.$. And there mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightning and of the thunder, and the secrets of thewinds, how they are divided to blow over the earth, and the secrets of the clouds and dew, andthere # saw from whence they proceed in that place and from whence they saturate the dustyearth. '. And there # saw closed chambers out of which the winds are divided, the chamber of the

hail and winds, the chamber of the mist, and of the clouds, and the cloud thereof hovers over theearth from the beginning of the world. . And # saw the chambers of the sun and moon, whencethey proceed and whither they come again, and their glorious return, and how one is superior tothe other, and their stately orbit, and how they do not leave their orbit, and they add nothing totheir orbit and they take nothing from it, and they keep faith with each other, in accordance withthe oath by which they are bound together. 0. And first the sun goes forth and traverses his pathaccording to the commandment of the 8ord of +pirits, and mighty is !is name for ever and ever.

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Mparagraph continuesN. And after that # saw the hidden and the visible path of the moon, and sheaccomplishes the course of her path in that place by day and by night--the one holding a positionopposite to the other before the 8ord of +pirits.

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And strengthened the spirits of the righteous,#n the name of !is righteousness.

6. Qor no angel hinders and no power is able to hinder< for !e appoints a 3udge for them all and!e 3udges them all before !im.

H8##. The Delling3places of 4isdom and of -nrighteousness.

CH$P%E! XLII.1. isdom found no place where she might dwell;. 1'. This (angel) reuested *ichael to show him thehidden name, that he might enunciate it in the oath, so that those might uake before that nameand oath who revealed all that was in secret to the children of men. 1. And this is the power ofthis oath, for it is powerful and strong, and he placed this oath Ak;e in the hand of *ichael. 10And 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.1. And through it the earth was founded upon the water, p. 61And from the secret recesses of the mountains come beautiful waters,

Qrom the creation of the world and unto eternity.14. And through that oath the sea was created,And Jas its foundationJ !e 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.16. And through that oath are the depths made fast,And abide and stir not from their place from eternity to eternity.2L. 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 !e calls them by their names,And they answer !im from eternity to eternity.

22. And in like manner the spirits of the water, and of the winds, and of all /ephyrs, and (their)paths from all the uarters of the winds. 2$. And there are preserved the voices of the thunderand the light of the lightnings& and there are preserved the chambers of the hail and the chambersof the hoarfrost, and the chambers of the mist, and the chambers of the rain and the dew. 2'. Andall these believe and give thanks before the 8ord of +pirits, and glorify (!im) with all theirpower, and their food is in every act of thanksgiving& they thank and glorify and etol the nameof the 8ord of +pirits for ever and ever.

2. And this oath is mighty over themAnd through it they are preserved andtheir paths are preserved,And their course is not destroyed.

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6lose of the Third *arable.20. And there was great 3oy amongst them,And they blessed and glorified and etolled5ecause the name of that +on of *an had been revealed unto them.2. And he sat on the throne of his glory,And the sum of 3udgement was given unto the +on of *an,And he caused the sinners to pass away and be destroyed from off the face of theearth,


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And those who have led the world astray.24. ith 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.26. And from henceforth there shall be nothing corruptible

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