1. Before all these things ENOCH was concealed; nor did anyone of the
sons of men know where he was concealed, where he had been and what
had happened.
2. He was wholly engaged with the holy ones, and with the Watchers in
his days.
3. I ENOCH , was blessing the great Lord and King of peace.
4. And behold the Watchers called me ENOCH the scribe.
5. Then the Lord said to me: ENOCH, scribe of righteousness, go tell
the watchers of heaven, who have deserted the lofty sky , and their
holy everlasting station, who have been polluted with women.
6. And have done as the sons of men do, by taking to themselves wives,
and who have been greatly corrupted on the earth;
7.That on the earth they shall never obtain peace and remission of sin.
For they shall not rejoice in their offspring; They shall behold the
slaughter of their beloved; shall lament for the destruction of their
sons ; and shall petition for ever; but shall not obtain mercy and peace.
CHAP 13
1. Then ENOCH, passing on, said to AZAZYEL: Thou shalt not obtain
peace. A great sentence is gone forth against thee. He shall bind thee;
2. Neither shall relief, mercy, and supplication be thine, on account
of the oppression which thou hast taught;
3. And on account of every act of blasphemy, tyranny, and sin, which
thou hast discovered to the children of men.
4. Then departing from him I spoke to them all together;
5. And they all became terrified, and trembled;
6. Beseeching me to write for them a memorial of supplication, that
they might obtain forgiveness; and that I might make the memorial
of their prayer ascend up before the God of heaven; because they
could not themselves thenceforwards address him, nor raise up their
eyes to heaven on account of the disgraceful offence for which they
were judged.
7. Then I wrote a memorial of their prayer and supplication, for
their spirits, for everything which they had done, and for the
subject of their entreaty, that they might obtain remission and rest.
8. Proceeding on, I continued over the waters of DANBADAN, which is
on the right to the west of ARMON, reading the memorial of their
prayer, until I fell asleep.
9. And behold a dream came to me, and visions appeared above me. I
fell down and saw a vision of punishment, that I might relate it to
the sons of heaven , and reprove them. When I awoke I went to them.
All being collected together stood weeping in OUBELSEYAEL, which
is situated between LIBANOS and SENESER, with their faces veiled.
10. I related in their presence all the visions which I had seen,
and my dream;
11. And began to utter these words of righteousness, reproving the
Watchers of heaven.
CHAP 14
1. This is the book of the words of righteousness, and of the reproof
of the Watchers, who belong to the world, according to that which HE,
who is holy and great, commanded in the vision. I perceived in my
dream, that I was now speaking with a tongue of flesh, and with my
breath, which the Mighty One has put into the mouth of men, that
they might converse with it.
2. And understand with the heart. As he has created and given to
men the power of comprehending the word of understanding,, so he
has created and given to me the power of reproving the Watchers,
the offspring of heaven; I have written you petition; and in my
vision it has been shown me, that what you request will not be
granted you as long as the world endures.
3. Judgement has been passed upon you: your request will not be
granted you.
4. From this time foreward, never shall you ascend into heaven;
He has said, that on the earth he will bind you, as long as the
world endures.
5. But before these things you shall behold the destruction of your
beloved sons; you shall not possess them, but they shall fall before
you by the sword.
6. Neither shall you entreat for them , nor for yourselves;
7. But you shall weep and supplicate in silence the words of the book
which I wrote.
8. A vision thus appeared to me.
9. Behold, in that vision clouds and a mist invited me; agitated stars
and flashes of lightning impelled and pressed me forwards, while winds
in the vision assisted my flight, accelerating my progress.
10. They elevated me aloft to heaven. I proceeded, until I arrived at
a wall built with stones of crystal. A vibrating flame surrounded it,
which began to strike me with terror.
11.Into this vibrating flame I entered;
12. And drew nigh to a spacious habitation built also with stones
of crystal. Its walls too, as well as pavement , were formed with
stones of crystal, and crystal likewise was the ground. Its roof
had the appearance of agitated stars and flashes of lightening; and
among them were cherubim of fire in a stormy sky. A flame burned
around its walls; and its portal blazed with fire. When I entered
into this dwelling, it was hot as fire and cold as ice. No trace of
delight or of life was there. Terror overwhelmed me, and a fearful
shaking seized me.
13. Violently agitated and trembling, I fell upon my face. In the
vision I looked,
14. And behold there was another habitation more spacious than the
former, every entrance to which was open before me, erected in the
midst of a vibrating flame.
15. So greatly did it excel in all points, in glory, in magnificence,
and in magnitude, that it is impossible to describe to you either the
splendour or the extent of it.
16. Its floor was on fire; above were lightnings and agitated stars,
while its roof exhibited a blazing fire.
17. Attentively I surveyed it, and saw that it contained an exalted
throne;
18. The appearance of which was like that of frost; while its
circumference resembled the orb of the brilliant sun; and there was
the voice of the cherubim.
19. From underneath this mighty throne rivers of flaming fire issued.
20. To look upon it was impossible.
21. One great in glory sat upon it:
22. Whose robe was brighter than the sun, and whiter than snow.
23. No angel was capable of penetrating to view the face of Him, the
Glorious and the Effulgent; nor could any mortal behold him. A fire
was flaming around Him.
24. A fire also of great extent continued to rise up before Him;so
that not one of those who surrounded Him was capaable of approaching
Him, among the myriods of myriods who were before Him. To Him holy
consultation was needless. Yet did not the sanctified, who were near
Him , depart far from Him either by night or by day; nor were
they removed from Him. I also was so far advanced, with a veil on
my face, and trembling. Then the Lord with his own mouth called me,
saying, Approach hither, ENOCH, at my holy word.
25. And He raised me up, making me draw near even to the entrance.
My eye was directed to the ground.