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The
Book of Enoch
Book 2: Parables-
Part 1
Chapters 37 - 55
Chapter 37
1
The second vision which he saw, the vision of wisdom -which Enoch the son of
Jared, the son
2
of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the
son of Adam, saw. And this is the beginning of the words of wisdom which I
lifted up my voice to speak and say to those which dwell on earth: Hear, ye men
of old time, and see, ye that come after, the words of the Holy
3
One which I will speak before the Lord of Spirits. It were better to
declare (them only) to the men of old time, but even from those that come after
we will not withhold the beginning of wisdom.
4
Till the present day such wisdom has never been given by the Lord of
Spirits as I have received according to my insight, according to the good
pleasure of the Lord of Spirits by whom the lot of
5
eternal life has been given to me. Now three Parables were imparted to
me, and I lifted up my voice and recounted them to those that dwell on the
earth.
Chapter 38
1
The first Parable.
When the congregation of the righteous shall appear, And sinners shall be judged
for their sins,
And shall be driven from the face of the earth:
2
And when the
Righteous One shall appear before the eyes of the righteous, Whose elect works
hang upon the Lord of Spirits, And light shall appear to the righteous and the
elect who dwell on the earth, Where then will be the dwelling of the sinners,
And where the resting-place of those who have denied the Lord of Spirits? It had
been good for them if they had not been born.
3
When the secrets of
the righteous shall be revealed and the sinners judged, And the godless driven
from the presence of the righteous and elect,
4
From that time those that possess the earth shall no longer be powerful
and exalted: And they shall not be able to behold the face of the holy, For the
Lord of Spirits has caused His light to appear On the face of the holy,
righteous, and elect.
5
Then shall the kings and the mighty perish And be given into the hands of the
righteous and holy.
6
And thenceforward none shall seek for themselves mercy from the Lord of
Spirits For their life is at an end.
Chapter 39
1
And it shall come to pass in those days that elect and holy children will
descend from the
2
high heaven, and their seed will become one with the children of men.
And in those days Enoch received books of zeal and wrath, and books of disquiet
and expulsion. And mercy shall not be accorded to them, saith the Lord of
Spirits.
3
And in those days a whirlwind carried me off from the earth, And set me
down at the end of the heavens.
4
And there I saw another vision, the dwelling-places of the holy, And the
resting-places of the righteous.
5
Here mine eyes saw their dwellings with His righteous angels, And their
resting-places with the holy. And they petitioned and
interceded and prayed for the children of men, And righteousness flowed before
them as water, And mercy like dew upon the earth: Thus it is amongst them for
ever and ever.
6a
And in that place mine eyes saw the Elect One of righteousness and of faith, And
I saw his dwelling-place under the wings of the Lord of Spirits.
6b
And righteousness shall prevail in his days, And the righteous and
elect shall be without number before Him for ever and ever.
7
And all the righteous and elect before Him shall be strong as fiery
lights, And their mouth shall be full of blessing, And their lips extol the name
of the Lord of Spirits, And righteousness before Him shall never fail, [And
uprightness shall never fail before Him.]
8
There I wished to dwell, And my spirit longed for that dwelling-place: And
there heretofore hath been my portion, For so has it been established concerning
me before the Lord of Spirits.
9
In those days I praised and extolled the name of the Lord of Spirits
with blessings and praises, because He hath destined me for blessing and glory
according to the good pleasure of the Lord of
10
Spirits. For a long time my eyes regarded that place, and I blessed
Him and praised Him, saying: Blessed is He, and may He be blessed from the
beginning and for evermore. And before Him there is no ceasing. He knows before
the world was created what is for ever and what will be from
11
generation unto generation. Those who sleep not bless Thee: they stand
before Thy glory and bless, praise, and extol, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, is the
Lord of Spirits: He filleth the earth with
12
spirits." And here my eyes saw all those who sleep not: they stand
before Him and bless and say:
Blessed be Thou, and blessed be the name of the Lord for ever and ever. And my
face was changed; for I could no longer behold.
Chapter 40
1
And after that I saw thousands of thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand,
I saw a multitude
2
beyond number and reckoning, who stood before the Lord of Spirits. And
on the four sides of the Lord of Spirits I saw four presences, different from
those that sleep not, and I learnt their names: for the angel that went with me
made known to me their names, and showed me all the hidden things.
3
And I heard the voices of those four presences as they uttered praises
before the Lord of glory.
4,5
The first voice blesses the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever. And
the second voice I heard blessing
6
the Elect One and the elect ones who hang upon the Lord of Spirits. And
the third voice I heard pray and intercede for those who dwell on the earth and
supplicate in the name of the Lord of Spirits.
7
And I heard the fourth voice fending off the Satans and forbidding them
to come before the Lord
8
of Spirits to accuse them who dwell on the earth. After that I asked
the angel of peace who went with me, who showed me everything that is hidden:
Who are these four presences which I have
9
seen and whose words I have heard and written down? And he said to me:
This first is Michael, the merciful and long-suffering: and the second, who is
set over all the diseases and all the wounds of the children of men, is Raphael:
and the third, who is set over all the powers, is Gabriel: and the fourth, who
is set over the repentance unto hope of those who inherit eternal life, is named
Phanuel.
10
And these are the four angels of the Lord of Spirits and the four
voices I heard in those days.
Chapter 41
1
And after that I saw all the secrets of the heavens, and how the kingdom is
divided, and how the
2
actions of men are weighed in the balance. And there I saw the mansions
of the elect and the mansions of the holy, and mine eyes saw there all the
sinners being driven from thence which deny the name of the Lord of Spirits, and
being dragged off: and they could not abide because of the punishment which
proceeds from the Lord of Spirits.
3
And there mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightning and of the
thunder, and the secrets of the winds, how they are divided to blow over the
earth, and the secrets of the clouds and dew, and these
4
I saw from whence they proceed in that place and from whence they
saturate the dusty earth. And there I saw closed chambers out of which the winds
are divided, the chamber of the hail and winds, the chamber of the mist, and of
the clouds, and the cloud thereof hovers over the earth from the
5
beginning of the world. And I saw the chambers of the sun and moon,
whence they proceed and whither they come again, and their glorious return, and
how one is superior to the other, and their stately orbit, and how they do not
leave their orbit, and they add nothing to their orbit and they take nothing
from it, and they keep faith with each other, in accordance with the oath by
which they
6
are bound together. And first the sun goes forth and traverses his path
according to the commandment
7
of the Lord of Spirits, and mighty is His name for ever and ever. And
after that I saw the hidden and the visible path of the moon, and she
accomplishes the course of her path in that place by day and by night-the one
holding a position opposite to the other before the Lord of Spirits.
And they give thanks and praise and rest not; For unto them is their
thanksgiving rest.
8
For the sun changes oft for a blessing or a curse, And the course of
the path of the moon is light to the righteous And darkness to the sinners
in the name of the Lord, Who made a separation between the light and the
darkness, And divided the spirits of men, And strengthened the spirits of the
righteous,
In the name of His righteousness.
9
For no angel hinders and no power is able to hinder; for He appoints a judge for
them all and He judges them all before Him.
Chapter 42
1
Wisdom found no place where she might dwell; Then a dwelling-place was assigned
her in the heavens.
2
Wisdom went forth to make her dwelling among the children of men, And found no
dwelling-place: Wisdom returned to her place, And
took her seat among the angels.
3
And unrighteousness went forth from her chambers: Whom she sought not she
found, And dwelt with them,
As rain in a desert And dew on a thirsty land.
Chapter 43
1
And I saw other lightnings and the stars of heaven, and I saw how He called them
all by their
2
names and they hearkened unto Him. And I saw how they are weighed in a
righteous balance according to their proportions of light: (I saw) the width of
their spaces and the day of their appearing, and how their revolution produces
lightning: and (I saw) their revolution according to the
3
number of the angels, and (how) they keep faith with each other. And I
asked the angel who went
4
with me who showed me what was hidden: What are these? And he said to
me: The Lord of Spirits hath showed thee their parabolic meaning (lit. their
parable): these are the names of the holy who dwell on the earth and believe in
the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.
Chapter 44
Also another phenomenon I saw in
regard to the lightnings: how some of the stars arise and become lightnings and
cannot part with their new form.
Chapter 45
1
And this is the second Parable concerning those who deny the name of the
dwelling of the holy ones and the Lord of Spirits.
2
And into the heaven they shall not ascend, And on the earth they shall not come:
Such shall be the lot of the sinners Who have denied the name of the Lord of
Spirits, Who are thus preserved for the day of suffering and tribulation.
3
On that day Mine Elect One shall sit on the throne of glory And shall try their
works, And their places of rest shall be innumerable.
And their souls shall grow strong within them when they see Mine Elect Ones,
And those who have called upon My glorious name:
4
Then will I cause Mine Elect One to dwell among them. And I will transform the
heaven and make it an eternal blessing and light
5
And I will transform the earth and make it a blessing: And I will cause
Mine elect ones to dwell upon it
But the sinners and evil-doers shall not set foot thereon.
6
For I have provided and satisfied with peace My righteous ones And have
caused them to dwell before Me:
But for the sinners there is judgement impending with Me, So that I shall
destroy them from the face of the earth.
Chapter 46
1
And there I saw One who had a head of days, And His head was white like wool,
And with Him was another being whose countenance had the appearance of a man,
And his face was full of graciousness, like one of the holy angels.
2
And I asked the angel who went with me and showed me all the hidden
things, concerning that
3
Son of Man, who he was, and whence he was,
(and) why he went with the Head of Days? And he answered and said unto me:
This is the son of Man who hath righteousness, With whom dwelleth righteousness,
And who revealeth all the treasures of that which is hidden,
Because the Lord of Spirits hath chosen him, And whose lot hath the pre-eminence
before the Lord of Spirits in uprightness for ever.
4
And this Son of Man whom thou hast seen Shall raise up the kings and the
mighty from their seats,
[And the strong from their thrones] And shall loosen the reins of the strong,
And break the teeth of the sinners.
5
[And
he shall put down the kings from their thrones and kingdoms] Because they do not
extol and praise Him, Nor humbly acknowledge whence the kingdom was bestowed
upon them.
6
And he shall put down the countenance of the strong, And shall fill
them with shame. And
darkness shall be their dwelling, And worms shall be their bed, And they shall
have no hope of rising from their beds, Because they do not extol the name
of the Lord of Spirits.
7
And these are they
who judge the stars of heaven, [And raise their hands against the Most
High],
And tread upon the earth and dwell upon it. And all their deeds manifest
unrighteousness, And their power rests upon their riches, And their faith is in
the gods which they have made with their hands,
And they deny the name of the Lord of Spirits,
8
And they persecute the houses of His congregations, And the faithful who hang
upon the name of the Lord of Spirits.
Chapter 47
1
And in those days shall have ascended the prayer of the righteous, And the blood
of the righteous from the earth before the Lord of Spirits.
2
In those days the holy ones who dwell above in the heavens Shall unite with one
voice And supplicate and pray and praise, And give thanks and bless the name of
the Lord of Spirits On behalf of the blood of the righteous which has been shed,
And that the prayer of the righteous may not be in vain before the Lord of
Spirits, That judgement may be done unto them, And that they may not have to
suffer for ever.
3
In those days I saw the Head of Days when He seated himself upon the throne of
His glory, And the books of the living were opened before Him: And all His host
which is in heaven above and His counselors stood before Him,
4
And the hearts of the holy were filled with joy; Because the number of the
righteous had been offered,
And the prayer of the righteous had been heard, And the blood of the righteous
been required before the Lord of Spirits.
Chapter 48
1
And in that place I saw the fountain of righteousness Which was inexhaustible:
And around it were many fountains of wisdom: And all the thirsty drank of them,
And were filled with wisdom, And their dwellings were with the righteous and
holy and elect.
2
And at that hour that Son of Man was named In the presence of the Lord
of Spirits, And his name before the Head of Days.
3
Yea, before the sun and the signs were created, Before the stars of the heaven
were made,
His name was named before the Lord of Spirits.
4
He shall be a staff to the righteous whereon to stay themselves and not fall,
And he shall be the light of the Gentiles, And the hope of those who are
troubled of heart.
5
All who dwell on earth shall fall down and worship before him, And will praise
and bless and celebrate with song the Lord of Spirits.
6
And for this reason hath he been chosen and hidden before Him, Before the
creation of the world and for evermore.
7
And the wisdom of the Lord of Spirits hath revealed him to the holy and
righteous; For he hath preserved the lot of the righteous, Because they have
hated and despised this world of unrighteousness, And have hated all its works
and ways in the name of the Lord of Spirits: For in his name they are saved, And
according to his good pleasure hath it been in regard to their life.
8
In these days downcast in countenance shall the kings of the earth have become,
And the strong who possess the land because of the works of their hands, For on
the day of their anguish and affliction they shall not (be able to) save
themselves. And I will give them over into the hands of Mine elect:
9
As straw in the fire so shall they burn before the face of the holy: As
lead in the water shall they sink before the face of the righteous, And no trace
of them shall any more be found.
10
And on the day of their affliction there shall be rest on the earth,
And before them they shall fall and not rise again: And there shall be no one to
take them with his hands and raise them: For they have denied the Lord of
Spirits and His Anointed. The name of the Lord of Spirits be blessed.
Chapter 49
l
For wisdom is poured out like water, And glory faileth not before him for
evermore.
2
For he is mighty in all the secrets of righteousness, And unrighteousness shall
disappear as a shadow, And have no continuance; Because the Elect One standeth
before the Lord of Spirits,
And his glory is for ever and ever, And his might unto all generations.
3
And in him dwells the spirit of wisdom, And the spirit which gives insight, And
the spirit of understanding and of might, And the spirit of those who have
fallen asleep in righteousness.
4
And he shall judge the secret things, And none shall be able to utter a lying
word before him; For he is the Elect One before the Lord of Spirits according to
His good pleasure.
Chapter 50
1
And in those days a change shall take place for the holy and elect, And the
light of days shall abide upon them, And glory and honour shall turn to the
holy,
2
On the day of affliction
on which evil shall have been treasured up against the sinners. And
the righteous shall be victorious in the name of the Lord of Spirits: And He
will cause the others to witness (this) That they may repent And forgo the works
of their hands.
3
They shall have no honour through the name of the Lord of Spirits, Yet through
His name shall they be saved, And the Lord of Spirits will have compassion on
them, For His compassion is great.
4
And He is righteous also in His judgement, And in the presence of His glory
unrighteousness also shall not maintain itself: At His judgement the unrepentant
shall perish before Him.
5
And from henceforth I will have no mercy on them, saith the Lord of
Spirits.
Chapter 51
1
And in those days shall the earth also give back that which has been entrusted
to it, And Sheol also shall give back that which it has received, And hell shall
give back that which it owes.For
in those days the Elect One shall arise,
2
And he shall choose the righteous and holy from among them: For the day
has drawn nigh that they should be saved.
3
And the Elect One shall in those days sit on My throne, And his mouth shall pour
forth all the secrets of wisdom and counsel: For the Lord of Spirits hath given (them) to him and hath glorified him.
4
And in those days shall the mountains leap like rams, And the hills also shall
skip like lambs satisfied with milk, And the faces of [all]
5a
the angels in heaven shall be lighted up with joy.
5b
And the earth shall rejoice,
5c
And the righteous shall dwell upon it,
5d
And the elect shall walk thereon.
Chapter 52
1
And after those days in
that place where I had seen all the visions of that which is hidden, for
2
I had been carried off in a whirlwind and they had borne me towards the
west-There mine eyes saw all the secret things of heaven that shall be, a
mountain of iron, and a mountain of copper, and a mountain of silver, and a
mountain of gold, and a mountain of soft metal, and a mountain of lead.
3
And I asked the angel who went with me, saying, What things are these
which I have seen in
4
secret? And he said unto me: All these things which thou hast seen
shall serve the dominion of His Anointed that he may be potent and mighty on the
earth.
5
And that angel of peace answered, saying unto me: Wait a little, and
there shall be revealed unto thee all the secret things which surround the Lord
of Spirits.
6
And these mountains which thine eyes have seen, The mountain of iron,
and the mountain of copper, and the mountain of silver, And the mountain of
gold, and the mountain of soft metal, and the mountain of lead, All these shall
be in the presence of the Elect One As wax: before the fire, And like the water
which streams down from above [upon those mountains], And they shall become
powerless before his feet.
7
And it shall come to pass in those days that none shall be saved,
Either by gold or by silver, And none be able to escape.
8
And there shall be no iron for war, Nor shall one clothe oneself with a
breastplate. Bronze shall be of no service, And tin [shall be of no service and]
shall not be esteemed, And lead shall not be desired.
9
And all these things shall be [denied and] destroyed from the surface
of the earth, When the Elect One shall appear before the face of the Lord of
Spirits.
Chapter 53
1
There mine eyes saw a deep valley with open mouths, and all who dwell on the
earth and sea and islands shall bring to him gifts and presents and tokens of
homage, but that deep valley shall not become full.
2
And their hands commit lawless deeds, And the sinners devour all whom
they lawlessly oppress:
Yet the sinners shall be destroyed before the face of the Lord of Spirits, And
they shall be banished from off the face of His earth, And they shall perish for
ever and ever.
3
For I saw all the angels of punishment abiding (there) and preparing
all the instruments of Satan.
4
And I asked the angel of peace who went with me: For whom are they
preparing these Instruments?
5
And he said unto me: They prepare these for the kings and the mighty of
this earth, that they may thereby be destroyed.
6
And after this the Righteous and Elect One shall cause the house of his
congregation to appear: henceforth they shall be no more hindered in the name of
the Lord of Spirits.
7
And these mountains shall not stand as the earth before his
righteousness, But the hills shall be as a fountain of water, And the righteous
shall have rest from the oppression of sinners.
Chapter 54
1
And I looked and turned to another part of the earth, and saw there a deep
valley with burning
2
fire. And they brought the kings and the mighty, and began to cast them
into this deep valley.
3
And there mine eyes saw how they made these their instruments, iron
chains of immeasurable weight.
4
And I asked the angel of peace who went with me, saying: For whom are
these chains being prepared ? And he said unto me: These are being prepared for
the hosts of Azazel, so that they may take them and cast them into the abyss of
complete condemnation, and they shall cover their jaws with rough stones as the
Lord of Spirits commanded.
6
And Michael, and Gabriel, and Raphael, and Phanuel shall take hold of
them on that great day, and cast them on that day into the burning furnace, that
the Lord of Spirits may take vengeance on them for their unrighteousness in
becoming subject to Satan and leading astray those who dwell on the earth.
7
And in those days shall punishment come from the Lord of Spirits, and
he will open all the chambers of waters which are above the heavens, and of the
fountains which are beneath the earth.
8
And all the waters shall be joined with the waters: that which is above
the heavens is the masculine,
9
and the water which is beneath the earth is the feminine. And they
shall destroy all who dwell
10
on the earth and those who dwell under the ends of the heaven. And
when they have recognized their unrighteousness which they have wrought on the
earth, then by these shall they perish.
Chapter 55
1
And after that the Head of Days repented and said: In vain have I destroyed all
who dwell
2
on the earth. And He sware by His great name: Henceforth I will not do
so to all who dwell on the earth, and I will set a sign in the heaven: and this
shall be a pledge of good faith between Me and them for ever, so long as heaven
is above the earth. And this is in accordance with My command.
3
When I have desired to take hold of them by the hand of the angels on
the day of tribulation and pain because of this, I will cause My chastisement
and My wrath to abide upon them, saith
4
God, the Lord of Spirits. Ye mighty kings who dwell on the earth, ye
shall have to behold Mine Elect One, how he sits on the throne of glory and
judges Azazel, and all his associates, and all his hosts in the name of the Lord
of Spirits.
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