1 Enoch 106

And after some days my son Methuselah took a wife for his son Lamech, and she became pregnant by him and bore a son.

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And after some days, my son Methuselah took a wife for his son Lamech, and she became pregnant by him, and gave birth to a son.

And his body was white as snow^a and red as the blooming of a rose, and the hair of his head^b †and his long locks were white as wool, and his eyes beautiful†. And when he opened his eyes, he lighted up the whole house like the sun, and the whole house was very bright.

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His body was white as snow and red as the bloom of a rose, and the hair of his head was white as wool, and his eyes beautiful ; and when he opened his eyes, they illuminated the whole house like the sun, and the whole house became exceedingly light.

And thereupon he arose in the hands of the midwife, opened his mouth, and †conversed with† the Lord of righteousness.

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And his father Lamech was afraid of him and fled, and came to his father Methuselah.

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And his father Lamech was afraid of him, and fled, and came to his father Methuselah.

And he said unto him: 'I have begotten a strange son, diverse from and unlike man, and resembling the sons of the God of heaven; and his nature is different and he is not like us, and his eyes are as the rays of the sun, and his countenance is glorious.

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And he said to him : " I have begotten a singular son, unlike a man, but similar to the children of the angels of heaven, and his creation is different, and not like ours, and liis eyes are like the feet [i.e. rays] of 274 THE BOOK OF ENOCH. the sun, his face glorious.

And it seems to me that he is not sprung from me but from the angels, and I fear that in his days a wonder may be wrought on the earth.

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And it seems tome he is not from me, but from the angels ; and I fear that wonderful things will happen in his days over the earth.

And now, my father, I am here to petition thee and implore thee that thou mayest go to Enoch, our father, and learn from him the truth, for his dwelling-place is amongst the angels.'

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And now, my father, I am here petitioning and asking of thee that thou shouldst go to Enoch, our father, and hear of liim the truth, for he has his dwelling-place with the angels."

And when Methuselah heard the words of his son, he came to me to the ends of the earth; for he had heard that I was there, and he cried aloud, and I heard his voice and I came to him. And 1 said unto him: 'Behold, here am I, my son, wherefore hast thou come to me?'

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And when Methuselah had heard the words of his son, he came to me, at the ends of the earth, for he had heard that I was there, and cried aloud, and I heard his voice and came to him. And I said to him : " Behold, here I am, my son, because thou hast come to me."

And he answered and said: 'Because of a great cause of anxiety have I come to thee, and because of a disturbing vision have I approached.

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And he answered and said to me : " I have come to thee concerning a great thing, and concerning a disturbing vision it is that I have approached.

And now, my father, hear me: unto Lamech my son there hath been born a son, the like of whom there is none, and his nature is not like man's nature, and the colour of his body is whiter than snow and redder than the bloom of a rose, and the hair of his head is whiter than white wool, and his eyes are like the rays of the sun, and he opened his eyes and thereupon lighted up the whole house.

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And now, my father, hear me, for there has been born to my son Lamech a son, whose similarity and kind is not like the kind of men ; his color is whiter than snow, and redder than the l)loom of a rose, and the hair of his head is whiter than white wool, and his eyes like the feet [i.e. rays] of the sun ; and he opened his eyes, and they illuminated the whole house.

And he arose in the hands of the midwife, and opened his mouth and blessed the Lord of heaven.

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And when he was taken from the hands of the midwife, he opened his mouth, and blessed the Lord of heaven.

And his father Lamech became afraid and fled to me, and did not believe that he was sprung from him, but that he was in the likeness of the angels of heaven; and behold I have come to thee that thou mayest make known to me the truth.'

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And his father Lamech was afraid, and fled to me, and did not believe that he was from him, but that his similarity was from the angels of heaven ; and behold I have come to thee that thou shouldst teach me justice [i.e. the truth]."

And I, Enoch, answered and said unto him: 'The Lord will do a new thing on the earth, and this I have already seen in a vision, and make known to thee that in the generation of my father Jared some of the angels of heaven transgressed the word of the Lord.

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And I, Enoch, answered, and said to him : '' The Lord will make new things on the earth, and this I know, and have seen in a vision, and I announce it to thee that in the generations of my father Jared some from the heights of heaven departed from the word of the Lord.

And behold they commit sin and transgress the law, and have united themselves with women and commit sin with them, and have married some of them, and have begot children by them.

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And behold, they committed sin, and departed from the law, THE BOOK OF ENOCH. 275 and united themselves with women, and committed sin with them, and married some of them, and begat children from them.

Yea, there shall come a great destruction over the whole earth, and there shall be a deluge and a great destruction for one year.

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And great destruction will be over all the earth, and there will be the water of a deluge, and a great destruction will be for one year.

And this son who has been born unto you shall be left on the earth, and his three children shall be saved with him: when all mankind that are on the earth shall die [he and his sons shall be saved].

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This son who is born to thee will be left on the earth, and his three children will be saved with him ; when all men who are on the earth shall die, he and his children will be saved. 17. [They beget on earth giants, not according to the spirit, but according to the flesh, and there will be great punishment on the earth, and the earth will be washed of all of its uncleanness.] 18. And now aimounce to thy son Lamech that he who was born to him is in truth his son, and call his name Noah, for he will be a remnant of you ; and he and his children will be saved from the destruction which will come over the earth on account of all the sins and all the injustice which will be completed in his days over the earth.

And they shall produce on the earth giants not according to the spirit, but according to the flesh, and there shall be a great punishment on the earth, and the earth shall be cleansed from all impurity.

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And now make known to thy son Lamech that he who has been born is in truth his son, and call his name Noah; for he shall be left to you, and he and his sons shall be saved from the destruction, which shall come upon the earth on account of all the sin and all the unrighteousness, which shall be consummated on the earth in his days.

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And after that there shall be still more unrighteousness than that which was first consummated on the earth; for I know the mysteries of the holy ones; for He, the Lord, has showed me and informed me, and I have read (them) in the heavenly tablets.

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And after that, injustice will exceed that which was first committed on the earth ; for I know the mysteries of the holy ones, for he, the Lord, has showed me, and has instructed me, and I have read in the tablets of heaven.