THE BOOK OF ENOCH ch.64-71

CHAP 64
1. In those days Noah saw that the earth became inclined, and that destruction approached. 2. The he lifted up his feet, and went to the ends of the earth, to the dwelling of his greatgrandfather ENOCH. 3. And NOAH cried with a bitter voice, hear me; hear me; hear me; three times. And he said, Tell me what is transacting upon earth; for the earth labours, and is violently shaken. Surely I shall perish with it. 4. After this there was a great perturbation on earth, and a voice was heard from heaven. I fell down on my face, when my great-grandfather ENOCH came and stood by me. 5. He said to me,Why hast thou cried out to me with a bitter cry and lamentation? 6. A commandment has gone forth from the Lord against those who dwell on the earth, that they may be destroyed; for they know every secret of the angels, every oppressive and secret power of the devils(satans), and every power of those who commit sorcery, as well as of those who make molten images in the whole earth. 7. They know how silver is produced from the dust of the earth, and how on the earth the metallic drop exists; for lead and tin are not produced from earth, as the primary fountain of their production. 8. There is an angel standing upon it, and that angel struggles to prevail. 9. Afterwards my great-grandfather ENOCH seized me with his hand, raising me up, and saying to me,Go, for I have asked the Lord of spirits, respecting this perturbation of the earth; who replied, On account of their impiety have their innumerable judgments been consummated before me. Respecting the moons have they inquired, and they have known that the earth will perish with those who dwell upon it, and that to these there will be no place of refuge for ever. 10. They have discovered secrets, and they are those who have been judged; but not thou, my son. The Lord of spirits knows that thou art pure and good, free from the reproach of discovering secrets. 11. He, the holy one, will estabblish thy name in the midst of the saints, and will preserve thee from those who dwell upon the earth. He will establish thy seed in righteousness, with dominion and great glory; and from thy seed shall spring forth righteous and holy men without number for ever.

CHAP 65
1. After this he showed me the angels of punishment, who were prepared to come, and to open all the mighty (the power of) waters under the earth: 2. That they may be for judgment, and for the destruction of all those who remain and dwell upon the earth. 3. And the Lord of spirits commanded the angels who went forth, not to take up the men and preserve them. 4. For those angels presided over all the mighty waters. Then I went out from the presence of ENOCH.

CHAP 66
1. In those days the word of God came to me, and said, NOAH, behold, thy lot has ascended up to me, a lot void of crime, a lot beloved and upright. 2. Now then shall the angels labour at the trees; but when they proceed to this, I well put my hand upon it, and preserve it. 3. The seed of life shall arise from it, and a change shall take place, that the dry land may not be left empty. I well establish thy seed before me for ever and ever, and the seed of those who dwell with thee on the surface of the earth. It shall be blessed and multiplied in the presence of the earth, in the name of the Lord. 4. And they shall confine those angels who disclosed impiety . In that burning valley it is, that they shall be confined, which at first my great grandfather ENOCH showed me in the west , where there were mountains of gold and silver, of iron, of fluid metal, and of tin. 5. I beheld that valley in which there was great perturbation, and where the waters were troubled. 6. And when all this was affected, from which the fluid mass of fire, and all the perturbation which prevailed in that place, there arose a strong smell of sulphur, which became mixed with the waters; and the valley of the angels, who had been guilty of seduction, burned underneath its soil. 7. Through that valley also rivers of fire were flowing, to which those angels shall be condemned, who seduced the inhabitants of the earth. 8. And in those days shall these waters be to kings, to princes, for the healing of the soul and body,and for the judgment of the spirit. 9. Their spirits shall be full of revelry, that they may be judged in their bodies; because they have denied the Lord of spirits, and although they percieve their condemnation day by day, they believe not in his name. 10 . And as the inflammation of their bodies shall be great, so shall their spirits undergo a change for ever. 11. For no word which is uttered before the Lord of spirits shall be in vain. 12. Judgment has come upon them, because they trusted in their carnal revelry, and denied the Lord of spirits. 13. In those days shall the waters of that valley be changed; for when the angels shall be judged, then shall the heat of those springs of water experience an alteration. 14. And when the angels shall ascend, the water of the springs shall again undergo a change, and be frozen. Then I heard holy MICHAEL answering and saying , This judgment, with which the angels shall be judged, shall bear testamony against the kings, the princes, and those who possess the earth. 15. For these waters of judgment shall be for their healing and for the death of their bodies. But they shall not perceive and believe that the waters will be changed, and become a fire, which shall blaze for ever.

CHAP 67
1. After this he gave me the signs (marks) of all the secret things in the book of my great -grandfather ENOCH, and in the pararables which had been given to him; inserting them for me among the words of the book of parables. 2. At that time holy MICHAEL answered and said to RAPHAEL, The power of the spirit hurries me away, and impels me on. The severity of the judgment, of the secret judgment of the angels, who is capable of beholding - the endurance of that severe judment which has taken place and been made permanent - without being melted at the sight of it? Again holy MICHAEL answered and said to holy RAPHAEL, Who is there whose heart is not softened by it, and whose reins are not troubled at this thing? 3. Judgment has gone forth against them by those who have thus dragged them away; and that was, when they stood in the presence of the Lord of spirits. 4. In like manner also holy RAKAEL said to RAPHAEL, They shall not be before the eye of the Lord; since the Lord of spirits has been offended with them; for like Lords have they conducted themselves. Therefore will he bring upon them a secret judgment for ever and ever.

CHAP 68
1. After this judgment they shall be astonished and irritated; for it shall be exhibited to the inhabitants of the earth. 2. Behold the names of those angels. These are their names. The first of them is SAMYAZA; the second, ARSTIKAPHA; the third, ARMEN; the fourth, KAKABAEL; the fifth, TUREL; the sixth, RUMYEL; the seventh, DANYAL; the eighth, KAEL; the ninth, BARAKEL; the tenth, AZAZEL; the eleventh, ARMERS; the twelvth, BATARYAL; the thirteenth, BASASAEL; the fourteenth, ANANEL; the fifteenth, TURYAL;the sixteenth, SIMAPISEEL; the seventeenth, YETAREL; the eighteenth, TUMAEL; the nineteenth, TAREL; the twentyeth, RUMEL; the twentyfirst, AZAZYEL. 3. These are the chiefs of their angels, and the names of their leaders of their hundreds, and the leaders of their fifties, and the leaders of their tens. 4. The name of the first is YEKUN; he it is who seduced all the sons of the holy angels; and causing them to descend on earh, led astray the offspring of men. 5. The name of the second is KESABEL, who pointed out evil counsel to the sons of the holy angels, and induced them to corrupt their bodies by generating mankind. 6. The name of the third is GADREL: he discovered every stroke of death to the children of men. 7. He seduced EVE ; and discovered to the children of men the instruments of death, the coat of mail, the sheild, and the sword for slaughter; every enstrument of death to the children of men. 8. From his hand were these things derived to them who dwell upon earth , from that period for ever. 9. The name of the fourth is PENEMUE: he discovered to the children of men bitterness and sweetness; 10. And pointed out to them every secret of their wisdom. 11. He taught men to understand writing, and the use of ink and paper. 12. Therefore numerous have been those who have gone astray from every period of the world, even to this day. ( take note of this last statement. ! NINA. F. ) 13. For men were not born for this, thus with pen and with ink to confirm their faith; 14. Since they were not created, except that, like the angels, they might remain righteous and pure. 15. Nor would death, which destroys everything have affected them; 16. But by this their knowledge they perish, and by this also its power consumes them. 17. The name of the 5th is KASYADE : he discovered to the children of men every wicked stroke of spirits and of demons: 18. The stroke of the embryo in the womb, to diminish it; the stroke of the spirit by the bite of the serpent, and the stroke which is given in the mid-day by the offspring of the serpent, the name of which is TASBAET. 19. This is the number of the KESBEL; the principal part of the oath, which the Most High, dwelling in glory, revealed to the holy ones. 20. Its name is B eka. He spoke to holy Mickael to discover to them the sacred name, that they might understand that secret name, and thus remember the oath; and that those who pointed out every secret thing to the children of men might tremble at that name and oath. 21. This is the power of that oath; for powerful it is, and strong. 22. And he established this oath of AKAE by the instrumentality of the holy MICHAEL. 23. These are the secrets of this oath, and by it were they confirmed. 24. Heaven was suspended by it before the world was made, for ever. 25. By it has the earth been founded upon the flood; while from the concealed parts of the hills the agitated waters proceeded forth from the creation to the end of the world. 26. By this oath the sea has been formed, and the foundation of it. 27. During the period of its fury he has established the sand against it, which continues unchanged for ever; and by this oath the abyss has been made strong; nor is it removable from its station for ever and ever. 28. By this oath the sun and moon complete their progress, never swerving from the command given to them for ever and ever. 29. By this oath the stars complete their progress; 30. And when their names are called, they return an answer, for ever and ever. 31. Thus in the heavens take place the blowings of the winds: all of them have breathings, and effect a complete combination of breathings. 32. There the treasures of thunder are kept, and the splendour of the lightning. 33. There are kept the treasures of hail and of frost. the treasures of snow, the treasures of rain and dew. 34. All these confess and laud before the Lord of spirits. 35. They glorify with all their power of praise; and he sustains them in all that act of thanksgiving; while they laud, glorify, and exalt the name of the Lord of spirits for ever and ever. 36. And with them he established this oath, by which they and their paths are preserved; nor does their progress perish. 37. Great was their joy. 38. They blessed, glorified, and exalted, because the name of the Son of man was revealed to them. 39. He sat upon the throne of his glory; and the principal part of the judgment was assigned to him,the son of man. Sinner shall disappear and perish from the face of the earth, while those who seduced them shall be bound with chains for ever. 40. According to their ranks of corruption shall they be imprisoned, and all their works shall disappear from the face of the earth; nor thenceforward shall there be any to corrupt; for the Son of man has been seen, sitting on the throne of his glory. 41. Everything wicked shall disappear, and depart from before his face; and the word of the son of man shall become powerful in the presence of the Lord of spirits. 42. This is the third parable of Enoch.

CHAP 69
1. After this the name of the Son of man, living with the Lord of spirits, was exalted by the inhabitants of the earth.. 2. It was exalted in the chariots of the spirit; and the name went forth in the midst of them. 3. From that time I was not drawn in the midst of them; but he seated me between two spirits, between the north and west, where the angels received their ropes, to measure out a place for the elect and the righteous. 4. There I beheld the fathers of the first men, and the saints, who dwell in that place for ever.

CHAP 70
1. Afterwards my spirit was concealed, ascending into the heavins. I beheld the sons of the holy angels treading on flaming fire, whose garments and robes were white, and whose countenances were transparent as crystal. 2. I saw two rivers of fire glittering like the hyacinth. 3. Then I fell on my face before the Lord of spirits. 4. And Michael, one of the archangels, took me by my right hand, raised me up, and brought me out to where was every secret of mercy and secret of righteousness. 5. He showed me all the hidden things of the extremities of heaven, all the recetacles of the stars, and the splendours of all, from whence they went forth before the face of the holy. 6. And he concealed the spirit of Enoch in the heaven of heavens. 7.There I beheld, in the midst of that light, a building raised with stones of ice; 8. And in the midst of these stones vibrations of living fire. My spirit saw around the circle of this flaming habitation, on one of its extremities, that there were rivers full of living fire, which encompassed it. 9. Then the Seraphim, the Cherubim, and opahanin surrounded it; these are those who never sleep, but watch the throne of his glory. 10. And I beheld angels innumerable, thousands of thousands, and myriads of myriads, who surrounded that habitation. 11. Michael, Raphael, Phanuel, and the holy angels who were in the heavens above, went in and out of it. MICHAEL, RAPHAEL , and GABRAEL, went out of the habitation, and holy angels innumerable. 12. With them was the Ancient of days, whose head was white as wool, and pure, and his robe was indescribable. 13. Then I fell upon my face, while all my flesh was dissolved, and my spirit became changed. 14. I cried out with a loud voice, with a powerful spirit, blessing, glorifying, and exalting. 15. And those blessings, which proceeded from my mouth, became acceptable in the presence of the Ancient of days. 16. The Ancient of days came with MICHAEL and GABRAEL, RAPHAEL, and PHANUEL, with thousands of thousands, and myriads of myriads, which could not be numbered. 17. Then that angel came to me, and with his voice saluted me, saying, Thou art the offspring of man, who art born for righteousness, and righteousness has rested on thee. 18. The righteousness of the Ancient of days shall not forsake thee. 19. He said, On thee shall he confer peace in the name of the existing world; for from thence has peace gone forth since the world was created. 20. And thus shall it happen to thee for ever and ever. 21. All who shall exist, and who shall walk in the path of righteousness, shall not forsake thee for ever. 22. With thee shall be their habitations, with thee their lot; nor from thee shall they be separated for ever and ever. 23. And this shall length of days be with the offspring of man. 24. Peace shall be to the righteous; and the path of integrity shall the righteous pursue, in the name of the Lord of spirits, forever.

CHAP 71
1. The book of revolutions of the luminaries of heaven, according to their respective classes, their respective powers, their periods, their names, the places where they commence their progress, and their respective months, which URIEL, explained to me, he who conducts them. The whole account of them , according to every year of the world for ever, until a new world (word?) shall be effected, which will be eternal. 2. This is the first law of the luminaries. The sun and the light arrive at the gates of heaven, which are on the east, and on the west of it at the western gates of heaven. 3. I beheld the gates whence the sun goes forth; and the gates where the sun sets; 4. in which gates also the moon rises and sets; and I beheld the conductors of the stars, and among those who preceeds them; six gates were at the rising, and six at the setting of the sun. 5. All these repectively, one after another , are on a level; and numerous windows are on the right and on the left sides of those gates. 6. First proceeds forth that great luminary, which is called the sun; the orb of which is as the orb of heaven, the whole of it being replete with splendid and flaming fire. 7. Its chariot, where it ascends, the wind blows. 8. The sun sets in heaven, and returning by the north, to proceed towards the east, is conducted so as to enter by that gate, and illluminate the face of heaven. 9. In the same manner it goes forth in the first month by a great gate. 10. It goes forth through the fourth of those six gates, which are at the raising of the sun. 11. And in the fourth gate, through which the sun with the moon proceeds, in the first part of it, there are twelve open windows; from which issues out a flame, when they are opened at their proper periods, 12. When the sun rises in heaven, it goes forth through this fourth gate thirty days, and by the fourth gate in the west of heaven on a level with it descends, 13. During that period the day is lengthened from the day, and the night curtailed from the night for thirty days; and then the day is longer by two parts than the night. 14. The day is precisely ten parts, and the night is eight. 15. The sun goes forth through this fourth gate, and sets in it, and turns to the fifth gate during thirty days; after which it proceeds from , and sets in, the fifth gate. 16. Then the day becomes lengthened by the second portion, so that it is eleven parts; while the night becomes shortened , and is only seven parts. 17. The sun now returns to the east, entering into the sixth gate, and rising and setting in the sixth gate thirty-one days, on account of it signs. 18. At that period the day is longer than the night -etc. The rising and setting of the sun for the year. //??????// 47. And thus it goes in and out, neither slackening nor resting; but running on in its chariot by day and by night. It shines with a seventh portion of light from the moon; but the dimensions of both are equal. (size of earth and moon).