1 Enoch 51

And in those days shall the earth also give back that which has been entrusted to it^a, And Sheol also shall give back that which it has received, And hell shall give back that which it owes. 5a. For in those days the Elect One shall arise,

After that period, in the place where I had seen every secret sight, I was snatched up in a whirlwind, and carried off westwards.

And in those days the eartli will return that entrusted to it, and Sheol will return that entrusted to it, which it has received, and hell will return what it owes.

And he shall choose the righteous and holy from among them: For the day has drawn nigh that they should be saved.

There my eyes beheld the secrets of heaven, and all which existed on earth; a mountain of iron, a mountain of copper, [^l3] a mountain of silver, a mountain of gold, a mountain of fluid metal, and a mountain of lead.

And he will choose the just and holy from among them, for the day has come that they be saved.

And the Elect One shall in those days sit on My throne, And his mouth shall pour forth all the secrets of wisdom and counsel: For the Lord of Spirits hath given (them) to him and hath glorified him.

And I inquired of the angel who went with me, saying, What are these things, which in secret I behold?

And the Chosen One in those days will sit upon his throne, and all the secrets of wisdom will proceed from the thoughts of his mouth, for the Lord of the spirits has given it to him and has honored him. 4^ And in those days the mountains will skip like rams, and the hills spring like lambs satisfied with ix^ilk, and they will all be angels in heaven.

And in those days shall the mountains leap like rams, And the hills also shall skip like lambs satisfied with milk, And the faces of ⌈all⌉ the angels in heaven shall be lighted up with joy. 5b. And the earth shall rejoice, c. And the righteous shall dwell upon it, d. And the elect shall walk thereon.

He said, All these things which thou beholdest shall be for the dominion of the Messiah, that he may command, and be powerful upon earth.

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(not present in Charles 1917)

And that angel of peace answered me, saying, Wait but a short time, and thou shalt understand, and every secret thing shall be revealed to thee, which the Lord of spirits has decreed. Those mountains which thou hast seen, the mountain of iron, the mountain of copper, the mountain of silver, the mountain of gold, the mountain of fluid metal, and the mountain of lead, all these in the presence of the Elect One shall be like a honeycomb before the fire, and like water descending from above upon these mountains; and shall become debilitated before his feet.

Their faces will shine in gladness, because the Chosen One has arisen in those days, and the earth will rejoice, and the just will live thereon, and the chosen will walk and move thereon. THE BOOK OF ENOCH. 129

(not present in Charles 1917)

In those days men [^l1] shall not be saved by gold and by silver.

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Nor shall they have it in their power to secure themselves, and to fly.

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There shall be neither iron for war, nor a coat of mail for the breast.

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Copper shall be useless; useless also that which neither rusts nor consumes away; and lead shall not be coveted.

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All these things shall be rejected, and perish from off the earth, when the Elect One shall appear in the presence of the Lord of spirits.

(not present in Schodde 1882)