The Book of the Parables
1 Enoch 44
Also another phenomenon I saw in regard to the lightnings: how some of the stars arise and become lightnings and cannot part with their new form.
Another thing also I saw respecting splendour; that it rises out of the stars, and becomes splendour; being incapable of forsaking them.
The writer, who shows himself as mnch more systematic in everything than the author of the first book, states that what now follows is the first parable ; and this con118 THE BOOK OF ENOCH. tinues to chap.
Charles 1917
Also another phenomenon I saw in regard to the lightnings: how some of the stars arise and become lightnings and cannot part with their new form.
Laurence 1821
Another thing also I saw respecting splendour; that it rises out of the stars, and becomes splendour; being incapable of forsaking them.
Schodde 1882
The writer, who shows himself as mnch more systematic in everything than the author of the first book, states that what now follows is the first parable ; and this con118 THE BOOK OF ENOCH. tinues to chap.
(not present in Charles 1917)
(not present in Laurence 1821)
Just and chosen, one of the many names for the inhabitants of the Messianic kingdom ; others are simply just^ or chosen, or chosen just, holy and chosen, just and holy, just and good^ children of God, children of heaven. It has been claimed that the expression it tvere better had they not been born was based on Matt. xxvi. 24, and that the Parables consequently were written after that Gospel, but this is without any foundation whatever, as the Old Testament presents sufficient premises for this statement in Job iii. 3 ; Jer. xx. 14 ; Psalt. Salom. iii. 1 1 ; cf. the "S ibn in Pirke Abofh, Perek n, and in Kiddushim, Perek X, and the classical writers have any amount of similar expressions ; cf. Spiess, I.e. pp. 38, 39, and Delitzsch in Zeitschrift fiir Luth. TheoL, 1876, p. 405, Hermae Pastor iv. 2, 6. — 3. The secrets of the just, i.e. the Messiah and his kingdom, for even in the days of the sinners he had been revealed to the just, 48 : 7 ; 62:7. — 4. The important role that the mighty of the earth play in the Parables will soon appear. Light^ in a moral and physical sense, cf. Num. vi. 25; Ps. civ. 2; cxxxix. 11, 12; Isa. ix. 1, 2; Ix. ; Zech. xiv. 6 sqq. ; Dan. xii. 3, and often in Enoch. — 5. Mighty THE BOOK OF ENOCH. 119 kings are the object of the writer's threats, instead of the sinners in general, as is the case in the first part, cf. 46 : 4-8 ; 48 : 8-10; 53 : 5 ; 62 : 1-12, 63, while they are only casually mentioned as one kind of sinners 96 : 8 ; 104 : 3. — 6. The judgment is irrevocable.
Charles 1917
(not present)
Laurence 1821
(not present)
Schodde 1882
Just and chosen, one of the many names for the inhabitants of the Messianic kingdom ; others are simply just^ or chosen, or chosen just, holy and chosen, just and holy, just and good^ children of God, children of heaven. It has been claimed that the expression it tvere better had they not been born was based on Matt. xxvi. 24, and that the Parables consequently were written after that Gospel, but this is without any foundation whatever, as the Old Testament presents sufficient premises for this statement in Job iii. 3 ; Jer. xx. 14 ; Psalt. Salom. iii. 1 1 ; cf. the "S ibn in Pirke Abofh, Perek n, and in Kiddushim, Perek X, and the classical writers have any amount of similar expressions ; cf. Spiess, I.e. pp. 38, 39, and Delitzsch in Zeitschrift fiir Luth. TheoL, 1876, p. 405, Hermae Pastor iv. 2, 6. — 3. The secrets of the just, i.e. the Messiah and his kingdom, for even in the days of the sinners he had been revealed to the just, 48 : 7 ; 62:7. — 4. The important role that the mighty of the earth play in the Parables will soon appear. Light^ in a moral and physical sense, cf. Num. vi. 25; Ps. civ. 2; cxxxix. 11, 12; Isa. ix. 1, 2; Ix. ; Zech. xiv. 6 sqq. ; Dan. xii. 3, and often in Enoch. — 5. Mighty THE BOOK OF ENOCH. 119 kings are the object of the writer's threats, instead of the sinners in general, as is the case in the first part, cf. 46 : 4-8 ; 48 : 8-10; 53 : 5 ; 62 : 1-12, 63, while they are only casually mentioned as one kind of sinners 96 : 8 ; 104 : 3. — 6. The judgment is irrevocable.
(not present in Charles 1917)
(not present in Laurence 1821)
He immediately enters in medias res, showing both how important he considers his revelation and making it certain that at the author's time the hope for the Messianic times must have been especially prominent, else he would certainly have needed some explanatory words as introduction. Congregation of the just is explained in verse 3, 39 : 6 ; 53 : 6; 62 : 8, and is an expression entirely peculiar to the Parables ; shall appear^ i.e. when the Messianic rule shall be inaugurated. Expelled-: the Parables teach that the sinners shall be destroyed, 53 : 5, in some unknown valley, 56 : 3, 4, for it is neither in heaven nor on earth, 45 : 2, 5, 6 ; 53 : 2, but the first book teaches emphatically that the place of eternal punishment is in the valley of Ilinnom near Jerusalem, cf. notes on chap. 27. — 2. Contemporaneous with this is the appearrance of the Messiah, the Just One, a name applied to him beciiuse he is a just judge, and is found also 53 :
Charles 1917
(not present)
Laurence 1821
(not present)
Schodde 1882
He immediately enters in medias res, showing both how important he considers his revelation and making it certain that at the author's time the hope for the Messianic times must have been especially prominent, else he would certainly have needed some explanatory words as introduction. Congregation of the just is explained in verse 3, 39 : 6 ; 53 : 6; 62 : 8, and is an expression entirely peculiar to the Parables ; shall appear^ i.e. when the Messianic rule shall be inaugurated. Expelled-: the Parables teach that the sinners shall be destroyed, 53 : 5, in some unknown valley, 56 : 3, 4, for it is neither in heaven nor on earth, 45 : 2, 5, 6 ; 53 : 2, but the first book teaches emphatically that the place of eternal punishment is in the valley of Ilinnom near Jerusalem, cf. notes on chap. 27. — 2. Contemporaneous with this is the appearrance of the Messiah, the Just One, a name applied to him beciiuse he is a just judge, and is found also 53 :