1 Enoch 62

And thus the Lord commanded the kings and the mighty and the exalted, and those who dwell on the earth, and said: 'Open your eyes and lift up your horns if ye are able to recognize the Elect One.'

In those days the kings who possess the earth shall be punished by the angels of his wrath, [^l2] wheresoever they shall be delivered up, that he may give rest for a short period; and that they may fall down and worship before the Lord of spirits, confessing their sins before him.

And thus the Lord commanded the kuigs and the powerful and the exalted and those who dwell on the earth, and said : '' Open your eyes, and lift up your horns, if ye are ahle to recognize the Chosen One."

And the Lord of Spirits seated him on the throne of His glory, And the spirit of righteousness was poured out upon him, And the word of his mouth slays all the sinners, And all the unrighteous are destroyed from before his face.

They shall bless and glorify the Lord of spirits, saying, Blessed is the Lord of spirits, the Lord of kings, the Lord of princes, the Lord of the rich, the Lord of glory, and the Lord of wisdom.

And the Lord of the spirits sat on the throne of his_ glory, and the spirit of justice was poured out over him, and the word of his mouth slew all the sinners and all ^the impious, and they were destroyed before his face.

And there shall stand up in that day all the kings and the mighty^a, And the exalted and those who hold the earth, And they shall see and recognize How he sits on the throne of his glory, And righteousness is judged before him, And no lying word is spoken before him.

He shall enlighten every secret thing.

Then will stand up on that day all the kings and tlie powerful and the exalted and those who hold the earth, and will see him and will know that he sits on the throne of his glory, and that the just are jndged in justice before him, and that there is no word spoken in vain before him.

Then shall pain come upon them as on a woman in travail^a, [And she has pain in bringing forth] When her child enters the mouth of the womb, And she has pain in bringing forth.

Thy power is from generation to generation; and thy glory for ever and ever.

And pain will come over them, like a woman who is in travail, and to whom the birth is hard, when the son enters the mouth of the mother, and she has pain in giving birth.

And one portion of them shall look on the other, And they shall be terrified, And they shall be downcast of countenance, And pain shall seize them, When they see that Son of Man Sitting on the throne of his glory.

Deep are all thy secrets, and numberless; and thy righteousness cannot be computed.

And one portion of them will look upon the other, and will tremble and cast down their countenances, and pain will seize them, when they see this Son of the woman sitting on the throne of his glory.

And the kings and the mighty and all who possess the earth shall bless and glorify and extol him who rules over all, who was hidden.

Now we know, that we should glorify and bless the Lord of kings, him who is King over all things.

And the pow^erful kings, and all who hold the earth, will honor, and bless, and exalt him who rules over all, who was hidden.

For from the beginning the Son of Man was hidden^a, And the Most High preserved him^b in the presence of His might, And revealed him to the elect.

They shall also say, Who has granted us rest to glorify, laud, bless, and confess in the presence of his glory?

For formerly the Son of man was hidden, and the Most High preserved him before his power, and has revealed him to the chosen.

And the congregation of the elect and holy shall be sown, And all the elect shall stand before him on that day.

And now small is the rest we desire; but we do not find *it;* we reject, and do not possess it. Light has passed away from before us; and darkness *has covered* our thrones for ever.

And the congregation of the holy and the chosen will be sown, and all the chosen will stand before him on that day.

And all the kings and the mighty and the exalted and those who rule the earth Shall fall down before him on their faces, And worship and set their hope upon that Son of Man, And petition him and supplicate for mercy at his hands.

For we have not confessed before him; we have not glorified the name of the Lord of kings; we have not glorified the Lord in all his works; but we have trusted in the sceptre of our dominion and of our glory.

And all the powerful kings and the exalted and they who rule the earth will fall before him upon their faces, and will worship and will hope in this Son of man, and will petition him and ask him for mercy.

Nevertheless that Lord of Spirits will so press them That they shall hastily go forth from His presence, And their faces shall be filled with shame, And the darkness grow deeper on their faces.

In the day of our suffering and of our trouble he will not save us, neither shall we find rest. We confess that our Lord is faithful in all his works, in all his judgments, and in his righteousness.

And that Lord of the spirits will only press them, that they hasten to leave his presence and their THE BOOK OP ENOCH. 153 countenances will be filled with shame, and darkness will be heaped upon their countenances.

And He will deliver them to the angels for punishment, To execute vengeance on them because they have oppressed His children and His elect

In his judgments he pays no respect to persons; and we must depart from his presence, on account of our *evil* deeds.

And the angels of punishment will receive them to take vengeance on them, because they have abused his children and his chosen.

And they shall be a spectacle for the righteous and for His elect: They shall rejoice over them, Because the wrath of the Lord of Spirits resteth upon them, And His sword is drunk with their blood.

All our sins are truly without number.

And they will be a spectacle for the just and for his chosen ; they will rejoice over them, because the wrath of the Lord of the spirits rests upon them, and the sword of the Lord of the spirits is drunk with them.

And the righteous and elect shall be saved on that day, And they shall never thenceforward see the face of the sinners and unrighteous.

Then shall they say to themselves, Our souls are satiated with the instruments of crime;

And the just and chosen will be saved on that day, and will henceforth not see the face of the sinners and of the unjust.

And the Lord of Spirits will abide over them, And with that Son of Man shall they eat And lie down and rise up for ever and ever.

But that prevents us not from descending to the flaming womb of hell.

And the Lord of the spirits will dwell over them, and they will dwell with this Son of man, and w\\\ eat and lie down and rise again with him to all eternity.

And the righteous and elect shall have risen from the earth, And ceased to be of downcast countenance. And they shall have been clothed with garments of glory^a,

Afterwards, their countenances shall be filled with darkness and confusion before the Son of man; from whose presence they shall be expelled, and before whom the sword shall remain to expel them.

And the just and the chosen will have risen from the earth, and will have ceased to cast down their faces, and will be clothed with the garments of life.

And these shall be the garments of life from the Lord of Spirits: And your garments shall not grow old, Nor your glory pass away before the Lord of Spirits.

Thus saith the Lord of spirits, This is the decree and the judgment against the princes, the kings, the exalted, and those who possess the earth, in the presence of the Lord of spirits.

And these will be the garments of life before the Lord of the spirits ; and your garments will not become old, and your glory will not decrease before the Lord of the spirits.