1 Enoch 1

The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect ⌈⌈and⌉⌉ righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked ⌈⌈and godless⌉⌉ are to be removed.

THE word of the blessing of Enoch, how he blessed the elect and the righteous, who were to exist in the time of trouble; rejecting [^l1] all the wicked and ungodly. Enoch, a righteous man, who was with God, answered and spoke, *while* his eyes were open, and while he saw a holy vision in the heavens. [^l2] This the angels showed me.

The words of the blessing of Enoch wherewith he blessed the chosen and just, who will exist on the day of tribulation when all the wicked and impious shall be removed.

And he took up his parable and said--Enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were opened by God, saw the vision of the Holy One in the heavens, ⌈which⌉ the angels showed me, and from them I heard everything, and from them I understood as I saw, but not for this generation, but for a remote one which is for to come.

From them I heard all things, and understood what I saw; that which will not take place in this generation, but in a generation which is to succeed at a distant period, on account of the elect.

And then answered and spoke Enoch, a just man, whose eyes were opened by God so that he saw a holy vision in the heavens, which the angels showed to me, and from them I heard everything, and I knew what I saw, but not for this generation, but for the far-off generations which are to come.

Concerning the elect I said, and took up my parable concerning them: The Holy Great One will come forth from His dwelling,

Upon their account I spoke and conversed with him, who will go forth from his habitation, the Holy and Mighty One, the God of the world:

Concerning the chosen I spoke and conversed concerning them with the Holy and Great One, who will come from his abode, the God of the world.

And the eternal God will tread upon the earth, (even) on Mount Sinai, ⌈And appear from His camp⌉ And appear in the strength of His might from the heaven of heavens.

Who will hereafter tread upon Mount Sinai; appear with his hosts; and be manifested in the strength of his power from heaven.

And from there he will step on to Mount Sinai, and appear with his hosts, and appear in the strength of his power from heaven.

And all shall be smitten with fear And the Watchers shall quake, And great fear and trembling shall seize them unto the ends of the earth.

All shall be afraid, and the Watchers be terrified.

And all will fear, and the watchers will tremble, and great fear and terror will seize them to the ends of the earth.

And the high mountains shall be shaken, And the high hills shall be made low, And shall melt like wax before the flame

Great fear and trembling shall seize them, even to the ends of the earth. The lofty mountains shall be troubled, and the exalted hills depressed, melting like a honeycomb in the flame. The earth shall be immerged, and all things which are in it perish; while judgment shall come upon all, even upon all the righteous:

And the exalted mountains will be shaken, and the high hills will be lowered, and will melt like wax before the flame.

And the earth shall be ⌈wholly⌉ rent in sunder, And all that is upon the earth shall perish, And there shall be a judgement upon all (men).

But to them shall he give peace: he shall preserve the elect, and towards them exercise clemency.

And the earth will be submerged, and everything that is on the earth will be destroyed, and there will be a judgment upon every 6 61 62 THE BOOK OF ENOCH. thing, and upon all the just.

But with the righteous He will make peace. And will protect the elect, And mercy shall be upon them. And they shall all belong to God, And they shall be prospered, And they shall ⌈all⌉ be blessed. ⌈And He will help them all⌉, And light shall appear unto them, ⌈And He will make peace with them⌉.

Then shall all belong to God; be happy and blessed; and the splendour of the Godhead shall illuminate them.

But to the just he will give peace, and will protect the chosen, and mercy will abide over them, and they will all be God's, and w^ill be prosperous and blessed, and the light of God will shine for them.

And behold! He cometh^a with ten thousands of^b ⌈His⌉ holy ones To execute judgement^c upon all, And to destroy ⌈all⌉ the ungodly^d: And to convict all flesh Of all the works ⌈of their ungodliness⌉ which they have ungodly committed, And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners ⌈have spoken⌉ against Him.

(not present in Laurence 1821)

And behold, he comes with myriads of the holy to pass judgment upon them, and will destroy the impious, and will call to account all flesh for everything the sinners and the impious have done and committed against him.