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1
(not present in Charles 1917)
In those days the saints and the chosen shall undergo a change. The light of day shall rest upon them; and the splendour and glory of the saints shall be changed.
For wisdom is poured out like water, and glory does not cease before him to all eternity.
Charles 1917
(not present)
Laurence 1821
In those days the saints and the chosen shall undergo a change. The light of day shall rest upon them; and the splendour and glory of the saints shall be changed.
Schodde 1882
For wisdom is poured out like water, and glory does not cease before him to all eternity.
2
For he is mighty in all the secrets of righteousness, And unrighteousness shall disappear as a shadow, And have no continuance; Because the Elect One standeth before the Lord of Spirits, And his glory is for ever and ever, And his might unto all generations.
In the day of trouble evil shall be heaped up upon sinners; but the righteous shall triumph in the name of the Lord of spirits.
For he is powerful in all the secrets of justice ; and injustice, like a shadow, will end, having no stability, because the Chosen One has arisen before the Lord of the spirits and his glory is to all eternity, and his power to all generations.
Charles 1917
For he is mighty in all the secrets of righteousness, And unrighteousness shall disappear as a shadow, And have no continuance; Because the Elect One standeth before the Lord of Spirits, And his glory is for ever and ever, And his might unto all generations.
Laurence 1821
In the day of trouble evil shall be heaped up upon sinners; but the righteous shall triumph in the name of the Lord of spirits.
Schodde 1882
For he is powerful in all the secrets of justice ; and injustice, like a shadow, will end, having no stability, because the Chosen One has arisen before the Lord of the spirits and his glory is to all eternity, and his power to all generations.
3
And in him dwells the spirit of wisdom, And the spirit which gives insighta, And the spirit of understanding and of might, And the spirit of those who have fallen asleep in righteousness.
Others shall be made to see, that they must repent, and forsake the works of their hands; and that glory awaits them not in the presence of the Lord of spirits; yet that by his name they may be saved. The Lord of spirits will have compassion on them: for great is his mercy; and righteousness is in his judgment, and in the presence of his glory; nor in his judgment shall iniquity stand. He who repents not before him shall perish.
In him dwells the spirit of wisdom, and the spirit of him who imparts understanding, and the spirit of doctrine and of power, and the spirit L 128 THE BOOK OF ENOCH. of t 'ose asleep in justice.
Charles 1917
And in him dwells the spirit of wisdom, And the spirit which gives insighta, And the spirit of understanding and of might, And the spirit of those who have fallen asleep in righteousness.
Laurence 1821
Others shall be made to see, that they must repent, and forsake the works of their hands; and that glory awaits them not in the presence of the Lord of spirits; yet that by his name they may be saved. The Lord of spirits will have compassion on them: for great is his mercy; and righteousness is in his judgment, and in the presence of his glory; nor in his judgment shall iniquity stand. He who repents not before him shall perish.
Schodde 1882
In him dwells the spirit of wisdom, and the spirit of him who imparts understanding, and the spirit of doctrine and of power, and the spirit L 128 THE BOOK OF ENOCH. of t 'ose asleep in justice.
4
And he shall judge the secret things, And none shall be able to utter a lying word before him; For he is the Elect One before the Lord of Spirits according to His good pleasure.
Henceforward I will not have mercy on them, saith the Lord of spirits.
And he will judge the secrt'is, and no one will be able to speak a vain word before him, because he is the Chosen One before the Lord of the spirits, according to his will.
Charles 1917
And he shall judge the secret things, And none shall be able to utter a lying word before him; For he is the Elect One before the Lord of Spirits according to His good pleasure.
Laurence 1821
Henceforward I will not have mercy on them, saith the Lord of spirits.
Schodde 1882
And he will judge the secrt'is, and no one will be able to speak a vain word before him, because he is the Chosen One before the Lord of the spirits, according to his will.