The Epistle of Enoch
1 Enoch 105
In those days the Lord bade (them) to summon and testify to the children of earth concerning their wisdom: Show (it) unto them; for ye are their guides, and a recompense over the whole earth.
After a time, [^l3] my son Mathusala took a wife for his son Lamech.
" And in those days," says the Lord, " they will call and testify over the sons of the earth concerning their wisdom : show it to them, for ye are their leaders, and the rewards over all the earth.
Charles 1917
In those days the Lord bade (them) to summon and testify to the children of earth concerning their wisdom: Show (it) unto them; for ye are their guides, and a recompense over the whole earth.
Laurence 1821
After a time, [^l3] my son Mathusala took a wife for his son Lamech.
Schodde 1882
" And in those days," says the Lord, " they will call and testify over the sons of the earth concerning their wisdom : show it to them, for ye are their leaders, and the rewards over all the earth.
For I and My son will be united with them for ever in the paths of uprightness in their lives; and ye shall have peace: rejoice, ye children of uprightness. Amen.
She became pregnant by him, and brought forth a child, the flesh of which was as white as snow, and red as a rose; the hair of whose head was white like wool, and long; and whose eyes were beautiful. When he opened them, he illuminated all the house, like the sun; the whole house abounded with light.
For I 260 THE BOOK OF ENOCH. and my son will join with them to eternity in the paths of rectitude in their lives. And peace will be to you; rejoice, ye children of rectitude, in truth ! "
Charles 1917
For I and My son will be united with them for ever in the paths of uprightness in their lives; and ye shall have peace: rejoice, ye children of uprightness. Amen.
Laurence 1821
She became pregnant by him, and brought forth a child, the flesh of which was as white as snow, and red as a rose; the hair of whose head was white like wool, and long; and whose eyes were beautiful. When he opened them, he illuminated all the house, like the sun; the whole house abounded with light.
Schodde 1882
For I 260 THE BOOK OF ENOCH. and my son will join with them to eternity in the paths of rectitude in their lives. And peace will be to you; rejoice, ye children of rectitude, in truth ! "
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And when he was taken from the hand of the midwife, opening also his mouth, he spoke to the Lord of righteousness. Then Lamech his father was afraid of him; and flying away came to his own father Mathusala, and said, I have begotten a son, unlike *to other children*. [^l1] He is not human; but, resembling the offspring of the angels of heaven, is of a different nature *from ours*, being altogether unlike to us.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
And when he was taken from the hand of the midwife, opening also his mouth, he spoke to the Lord of righteousness. Then Lamech his father was afraid of him; and flying away came to his own father Mathusala, and said, I have begotten a son, unlike *to other children*. [^l1] He is not human; but, resembling the offspring of the angels of heaven, is of a different nature *from ours*, being altogether unlike to us.
Schodde 1882
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His eyes are *bright* as the rays of the sun; his countenance glorious, and he looks not as if he belonged to me, but to the angels.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
His eyes are *bright* as the rays of the sun; his countenance glorious, and he looks not as if he belonged to me, but to the angels.
Schodde 1882
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I am afraid, lest something miraculous should take place on earth in his days.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
I am afraid, lest something miraculous should take place on earth in his days.
Schodde 1882
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And now, my father, let me entreat and request you to go to our progenitor Enoch, and to learn from him the truth; for his residence is with the angels.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
And now, my father, let me entreat and request you to go to our progenitor Enoch, and to learn from him the truth; for his residence is with the angels.
Schodde 1882
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When Mathusala heard the words of his son, he came to me at the extremities of the earth; for he had been informed that I was there: and he cried out.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
When Mathusala heard the words of his son, he came to me at the extremities of the earth; for he had been informed that I was there: and he cried out.
Schodde 1882
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I heard his voice, and went to him saying, Behold, I am *here*, my son; since thou art come to me.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
I heard his voice, and went to him saying, Behold, I am *here*, my son; since thou art come to me.
Schodde 1882
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He answered and said, On account of a great event have I come to thee; and on account of a sight difficult *to be comprehended* have I approached thee.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
He answered and said, On account of a great event have I come to thee; and on account of a sight difficult *to be comprehended* have I approached thee.
Schodde 1882
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And now, my father, hear me; for to my son Lamech a child has been born, who resembles not him; and whose nature is not like the nature of man. His colour is whiter than snow; he is redder than the rose; the hair of his head is whiter than white wool; his eyes are like the rays of the sun; and when he opened them he illuminated the whole house.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
And now, my father, hear me; for to my son Lamech a child has been born, who resembles not him; and whose nature is not like the nature of man. His colour is whiter than snow; he is redder than the rose; the hair of his head is whiter than white wool; his eyes are like the rays of the sun; and when he opened them he illuminated the whole house.
Schodde 1882
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When also he was taken from the hand of the midwife, he opened his mouth, and blessed the Lord of heaven.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
When also he was taken from the hand of the midwife, he opened his mouth, and blessed the Lord of heaven.
Schodde 1882
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His father Lamech feared, and fled to me, believing not that *the child* belonged to him, but that he resembled the angels of heaven. And behold I am come to thee, that thou mightest point out to me the truth. Then I, Enoch, answered and said, The Lord will effect a new thing upon the earth. This have I explained, and seen in a vision. I have shown thee that in the generations of Jared my father, those who were from heaven disregarded the word of the Lord. Behold they committed crimes; laid aside their class, and intermingled with women. With them also they transgressed; married with them, and begot children.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
His father Lamech feared, and fled to me, believing not that *the child* belonged to him, but that he resembled the angels of heaven. And behold I am come to thee, that thou mightest point out to me the truth. Then I, Enoch, answered and said, The Lord will effect a new thing upon the earth. This have I explained, and seen in a vision. I have shown thee that in the generations of Jared my father, those who were from heaven disregarded the word of the Lord. Behold they committed crimes; laid aside their class, and intermingled with women. With them also they transgressed; married with them, and begot children.
Schodde 1882
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A great destruction therefore shall come upon all the earth; a deluge, a great destruction, shall take place in one year.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
A great destruction therefore shall come upon all the earth; a deluge, a great destruction, shall take place in one year.
Schodde 1882
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This child which is born to you shall survive on the earth, and his three sons shall be saved with him. When all mankind who are on earth shall die, he shall be safe.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
This child which is born to you shall survive on the earth, and his three sons shall be saved with him. When all mankind who are on earth shall die, he shall be safe.
Schodde 1882
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And his posterity shall beget on the earth giants, not spiritual, but carnal. Upon the earth shall a great punishment be inflicted, and it shall be washed from all corruption. Now therefore inform thy son Lamech, that he who is born is his child in truth; and he shall call his name *Noah*, for he shall be to you a survivor. He and his children shall be saved from the corruption which shall take place in the world; from all the sin and from all the iniquity which shall be consummated on earth in his days. Afterwards shall greater impiety take place than that which had been before consummated on the earth; for I am acquainted with holy mysteries, which the Lord himself has discovered and explained to me; and which I have read in the tablets of heaven.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
And his posterity shall beget on the earth giants, not spiritual, but carnal. Upon the earth shall a great punishment be inflicted, and it shall be washed from all corruption. Now therefore inform thy son Lamech, that he who is born is his child in truth; and he shall call his name *Noah*, for he shall be to you a survivor. He and his children shall be saved from the corruption which shall take place in the world; from all the sin and from all the iniquity which shall be consummated on earth in his days. Afterwards shall greater impiety take place than that which had been before consummated on the earth; for I am acquainted with holy mysteries, which the Lord himself has discovered and explained to me; and which I have read in the tablets of heaven.
Schodde 1882
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In them I saw it written, that generation after generation shall transgress, until a righteous race shall arise; until transgression and crime perish from off the earth; until all goodness come upon it.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
In them I saw it written, that generation after generation shall transgress, until a righteous race shall arise; until transgression and crime perish from off the earth; until all goodness come upon it.
Schodde 1882
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And now, my son, go tell thy son Lamech,
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
And now, my son, go tell thy son Lamech,
Schodde 1882
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That the child which is born is his child in truth; and that there is no deception.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
That the child which is born is his child in truth; and that there is no deception.
Schodde 1882
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When Mathusala heard the word of his father Enoch, who had shown hint every secret thing, he returned with understanding, [^l1] and called the name of that child Noah; because he was to console the earth on account of all its destruction.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
When Mathusala heard the word of his father Enoch, who had shown hint every secret thing, he returned with understanding, [^l1] and called the name of that child Noah; because he was to console the earth on account of all its destruction.
Schodde 1882
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Another book, which Enoch wrote for his son Mathusala, and for those who should come after him, and preserve their purity of conduct [^l2] in the latter days. You, who have laboured, shall wait in those days, until the evil doers be consumed, and the power of the guilty be annihilated. Wait, until sin pass away; for their names shall be blotted out of the holy books; their seed shall be destroyed, and their spirits slain. They shall cry out and lament in the invisible waste, and in the bottomless fire shall they burn. [^l3] There I perceived, as it were, a cloud which could not be seen through; for from the depth of it I was unable to look upwards. I beheld also a flame of fire blazing brightly, and, as it were, glittering mountains whirled around, and agitated from side to side.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
Another book, which Enoch wrote for his son Mathusala, and for those who should come after him, and preserve their purity of conduct [^l2] in the latter days. You, who have laboured, shall wait in those days, until the evil doers be consumed, and the power of the guilty be annihilated. Wait, until sin pass away; for their names shall be blotted out of the holy books; their seed shall be destroyed, and their spirits slain. They shall cry out and lament in the invisible waste, and in the bottomless fire shall they burn. [^l3] There I perceived, as it were, a cloud which could not be seen through; for from the depth of it I was unable to look upwards. I beheld also a flame of fire blazing brightly, and, as it were, glittering mountains whirled around, and agitated from side to side.
Schodde 1882
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Then I inquired of one of the holy angels who was with me, and said, What is this splendid *object?* For it is not heaven, but a flame of fire alone which blazes; and *in it there is* the clamour of exclamation, of woe, and of great suffering.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
Then I inquired of one of the holy angels who was with me, and said, What is this splendid *object?* For it is not heaven, but a flame of fire alone which blazes; and *in it there is* the clamour of exclamation, of woe, and of great suffering.
Schodde 1882
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He said, There, into that place which thou beholdest, shall be thrust the spirits of sinners and blasphemers; of those who shall do evil, and who shall pervert all which God has spoken by the mouth of the prophets; all which they ought to do. For respecting these things there shall be writings and impressions above in heaven, that the angels may read them and know what shall happen both to sinners and to the spirits of the humble; to those who have suffered in their bodies, but have been rewarded by God; who have been injuriously treated by wicked men; who have loved God; who have been attached neither to gold nor silver, nor to any good thing in the world, but have given their bodies to torment;
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
He said, There, into that place which thou beholdest, shall be thrust the spirits of sinners and blasphemers; of those who shall do evil, and who shall pervert all which God has spoken by the mouth of the prophets; all which they ought to do. For respecting these things there shall be writings and impressions above in heaven, that the angels may read them and know what shall happen both to sinners and to the spirits of the humble; to those who have suffered in their bodies, but have been rewarded by God; who have been injuriously treated by wicked men; who have loved God; who have been attached neither to gold nor silver, nor to any good thing in the world, but have given their bodies to torment;
Schodde 1882
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To those who from the period of their birth [^l1] have not been covetous of earthly riches; but have regarded themselves as a breath passing away.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
To those who from the period of their birth [^l1] have not been covetous of earthly riches; but have regarded themselves as a breath passing away.
Schodde 1882
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Such has been their conduct; [^l2] and much has the Lord tried them; and their spirits have been found pure, that they might bless his name. All their blessings have I related in a book; and He has rewarded them; for they have been found to love heaven with an everlasting aspiration. *God has said*, While they have been trodden down by wicked men, they have heard from them revilings and blasphemies; and have been ignominiously treated, while they were blessing me. And now will I call the spirits of the good from the generation of light, and will change those who have been born in darkness; who have not in their bodies been recompensed with glory, as their faith may have merited.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
Such has been their conduct; [^l2] and much has the Lord tried them; and their spirits have been found pure, that they might bless his name. All their blessings have I related in a book; and He has rewarded them; for they have been found to love heaven with an everlasting aspiration. *God has said*, While they have been trodden down by wicked men, they have heard from them revilings and blasphemies; and have been ignominiously treated, while they were blessing me. And now will I call the spirits of the good from the generation of light, and will change those who have been born in darkness; who have not in their bodies been recompensed with glory, as their faith may have merited.
Schodde 1882
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I will bring them into the splendid light of those who love my holy name: and I will place each of them on a throne of glory, of glory *peculiarly* his own, and they shall be at rest during unnumbered periods. Righteous is the judgment of God;
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
I will bring them into the splendid light of those who love my holy name: and I will place each of them on a throne of glory, of glory *peculiarly* his own, and they shall be at rest during unnumbered periods. Righteous is the judgment of God;
Schodde 1882
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For to the faithful shall he give faith in the habitations of uprightness. [^l1] They shall see those, who having been born in darkness unto darkness shall be cast; while the righteous shall be at rest. Sinners shall cry out, beholding them, while they exist in splendour and proceed forwards to the days and periods prescribed to them. [^l2] Here ends the vision of Enoch the prophet. May the benediction of his prayer, and the gift of his appointed period, be with his beloved! Amen. 166:1 *for you utter*. 166:2 *great and powerful things*. 166:3 *kings*. 167:1 *think not good*. 167:2 There is no chap. ci. in the MSS. 168:1 *your flesh has not found according to your goodness*. 168:2 *What will they obtain, and what behold*. 168:3 *henceforward for ever*. 169:1 *in righteousness and in much goodness*. 170:1 *They have seen all their days*. 170:2 *in goodness*. 170:3 *they saw not*. 170:4 *shall be for every generation, even for ever*. 170:5 *found*. 171:1 *to see life*. 171:2 *food for sinners*. 172:1 *during every generation of the world*. 172:2 *strong and worthy*. 173:1 *I will show you*. 173:2 *create a great creation*. 174:1 This chapter occurs twice. 174:2 *we will for ever mix with them in the paths of uprightness in their lives*. 174:3 *after days*. 175:1 *a changed son*. 178:1 *seeing*. 178:2 *their state of life*. 178:3 *in the fire shall they burn, where there is no earth*. 179:1 *from the time they were*. 179:2 *And this have they kept*. 180:1 *of upright ways*. 180:2 *written down for them*.
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Charles 1917
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Laurence 1821
For to the faithful shall he give faith in the habitations of uprightness. [^l1] They shall see those, who having been born in darkness unto darkness shall be cast; while the righteous shall be at rest. Sinners shall cry out, beholding them, while they exist in splendour and proceed forwards to the days and periods prescribed to them. [^l2] Here ends the vision of Enoch the prophet. May the benediction of his prayer, and the gift of his appointed period, be with his beloved! Amen. 166:1 *for you utter*. 166:2 *great and powerful things*. 166:3 *kings*. 167:1 *think not good*. 167:2 There is no chap. ci. in the MSS. 168:1 *your flesh has not found according to your goodness*. 168:2 *What will they obtain, and what behold*. 168:3 *henceforward for ever*. 169:1 *in righteousness and in much goodness*. 170:1 *They have seen all their days*. 170:2 *in goodness*. 170:3 *they saw not*. 170:4 *shall be for every generation, even for ever*. 170:5 *found*. 171:1 *to see life*. 171:2 *food for sinners*. 172:1 *during every generation of the world*. 172:2 *strong and worthy*. 173:1 *I will show you*. 173:2 *create a great creation*. 174:1 This chapter occurs twice. 174:2 *we will for ever mix with them in the paths of uprightness in their lives*. 174:3 *after days*. 175:1 *a changed son*. 178:1 *seeing*. 178:2 *their state of life*. 178:3 *in the fire shall they burn, where there is no earth*. 179:1 *from the time they were*. 179:2 *And this have they kept*. 180:1 *of upright ways*. 180:2 *written down for them*.
Schodde 1882
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