1 Enoch 71

And it came to pass after this that my spirit was translated And it ascended into the heavens: And I saw the holy sons of God. They were stepping on flames of fire: Their garments were white [and their raiment], And their faces shone like snow.

The book of the revolutions of the luminaries of heaven, according to their respective classes, their respective powers, their respective periods, their respective names, the places where they commence their progress, [^l3] and their respective months, which Uriel, the holy angel who was with me, explained to me; he who conducts them. The whole account of them, according to every year of the world for ever, until a new work shall be effected, which will be eternal.

And it came to pass after this that my spirit was hidden, and it ascended into the heavens ; there I saw the sons of the angels stepping on a flame of fire ; their clothes were white and also their garments ; and the light of their faces was like crystal.

And I saw two streams of fire, And the light of that fire shone like hyacinth, And I fell on my face before the Lord of Spirits.

This is the first law of the luminaries. The sun *and* the light arrive at the gates of heaven, which are on the east, and on the west of it at the western gates of heaven.

And I saw two rivers of fire, and the light of that fire flamed like hyacinth, and I fell on my face before the Lord of the spirits.

And the angel Michael [one of the archangels] seized me by my right hand, And lifted me up and led me forth into all the secrets, And he showed me all the secrets of righteousness.

I beheld the gates whence the sun goes forth; and the gates where the sun sets;

And Michael, an angel from among the chiefs of the angels, took me by the right hand and THE BOOK OF ENOCH. 177 lifted me up, and led me out to all the secrets of mercy and to the secrets of justice.

And he showed me all the secrets of the ends of the heaven, And all the chambers of all the stars, and all the luminaries, Whence they proceed before the face of the holy ones.

In which gates also the moon rises and sets; and *I beheld* the conductors of the stars, among those who precede them; six *gates were* at the rising, and six at the setting of the sun.

And he showed me all the secrets of the ends of heaven, and all the repositories of the stars and of the luminaries, and whence they proceed into the presence of the holy ones.

And he translated my spirit into the heaven of heavens, And I saw there as it were a structure built of crystals, And between those crystals tongues of living fire.

All these respectively, one after another, are on a level; and numerous windows are on the right and on the left sides of those gates.

And the spirit moved Enoch into the heaven of heavens. And I saw there in the midst of the light how there was something which was huilt of crystal stone, and between these stones tongues of living fire.

And my spirit saw the girdle which girt that house of fire, And on its four sides were streams full of living fire, And they girt that house.

First proceeds forth that great luminary, which is called the sun; the orb of which is as the orb of heaven, the whole of it being replete with splendid and flaming fire.

And my spirit saw how a fire surrounded this house, on the four sides rivers full of living fire, and how they surrounded this house.

And round about were Seraphin, Cherubic, and Ophannin: And these are they who sleep not And guard the throne of His glory.

Its chariot, where it ascends, the wind blows.

And around about were Seraphim and Cherubim and Ophanim ; these are they who do not sleep, but guard the throne of his glory.

And I saw angels who could not be counted, A thousand thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand^a, Encircling that house. And Michael, and Raphael, and Gabriel, and Phanuel, And the holy angels who are above the heavens, Go in and out of that house.

The sun sets in heaven, and, returning by the north, to proceed towards the east, is conducted so as to enter by that gate, and illuminate the face of heaven.

And I saw angels who could not be numbered a thousand times thousand, and ten thousand times ten thousand, surrounded that house, and Michael and Rufael, Gabriel and Fanuel, and the holy angels who are in the high heavens enter and leave that house.

And they came forth from that house, And Michael and Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel^a, And many holy angels without number.

In the same manner it goes forth in the first month by a great gate.

And Michael and Gabriel, Rufael and Fanuel, and many holy angels without number came out of that house ; 10. and with them the Head of days, his head white and clean as wool, and his garments beyond description.

And with them the Head of Days, His head white and pure as wool, And His raiment indescribable.

It goes forth through the fourth of those six gates, which are at the rising of the sun.

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And I fell on my face, And my whole body became relaxed, And my spirit was transfigured; And I cried with a loud voice, . . .with the spirit of power, And blessed and glorified and extolled.

And in the fourth gate, through which the sun with the moon proceeds, in the first part of it, there are twelve open windows; from which issues out a flame, when they are opened at their proper periods.

And I fell on my face, and all my flesh melted, and my spirit was changed ; and I cried with a loud voice, with the spirit of power, and I blessed and honored and exalted.

And these blessings which went forth out of my mouth were well pleasing before that Head of Days.

When the sun rises in heaven, it goes forth through this fourth gate thirty days, and by the fourth gate in the west of heaven on a level with it descends.

And these blessings, which proceeded from my mouth, were pleasing before that Head of days.

And that Head of Days came with Michael and Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel, thousands and ten thousands of angels without number. [Lost passage wherein the Son of Man was described as accompanying the Head of Days, and Enoch asked one of the angels (as in 463) concerning the Son of Man as to who he was.]

During that period the day is lengthened from the day, and the night curtailed from the night for thirty days. And then the day is longer by two parts than the night.

And that Head of days came with Michael and Gabriel, Rufael and Fanuel, and with thousands and with ten thousand times thousand angels without number.

And he (i.e. the angel) came to me and greeted me with His voice, and said unto me: 'This is the Son of Man^a who is born unto righteousness; And righteousness abides over him, And the righteousness of the Head of Days forsakes him not.'

The day is precisely ten parts, and the night is eight.

And that angel came to me and rted me with his voice and said to me : " Thou art 178 THE BOOK OF ENOCH. a son of man wlio was born to justice, and justice dwells over thee, and the justice of the Head of days will not depart from thee."

And he said unto me: 'He proclaims unto thee peace in the name of the world to come; For from hence has proceeded peace since the creation of the world, And so shall it be unto thee for ever and for ever and ever.

The sun [^l1] goes forth through this fourth gate, and sets in it, and turns to the fifth gate during thirty days; after which it proceeds from, and sets in, the fifth gate.

And he said to me: '' He calls ' Peace ' unto thee in the name of the world which is to come, for thence peace proceeds since the creation of the world, and thus it will be to thee to eternity and from eternity to eternity.

And all shall walk in his ways since righteousness never forsaketh him: With him will be their dwelling-places, and with him their heritage, And they shall not be separated from him for ever and ever and ever.

Then the day becomes lengthened by a second portion, so that it is eleven parts: while the night becomes shortened, and is only seven parts.

And all who will continue to walk in thy path (thou, whom justice does not leave in eternity), their dwelling-places will be with thee, and they will not be separated from thee in eternity and from eternity to eternity.

And so there shall be length of days with that Son of Man, And the righteous shall have peace and an upright way In the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.'

The sun *now* returns to the east, entering into the sixth gate, and rising and setting in the sixth gate thirty-one days, on account of its signs.

And so long life will l)e with tliat Son of man, and peace will be to the just, and his right path to the just, in the name of the Lord of the spirits to all eternity.

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At that period the day is longer than the night, being twice *as long as* the night; and becomes twelve parts;

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But the night is shortened, and becomes six parts. Then the sun rises up, that the day may be shortened, and the night lengthened.

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And the sun returns towards the east, entering into the sixth gate, where it rises and sets for thirty days.

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When that period is completed, the day becomes shortened precisely one part, so that it is eleven parts, while the night is seven parts.

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Then the sun goes from the west, from that sixth gate, and proceeds eastwards, rising in the fifth gate for thirty days, and setting again westwards in the fifth gate of the west.

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At that period the day becomes shortened two parts; and is ten parts, while the night is eight parts.

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Then the sun goes from the fifth gate, as it sets in the fifth gate of the west; and rises in the fourth gate for thirty-one days, on account of its signs, setting in the west.

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At that period the day is made equal with the night; and, being equal with it, the night becomes nine parts, and the day nine parts.

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Then the sun goes from that gate, as it sets in the west; and returning to the east proceeds by the third gate for thirty days, setting in the west at the third gate.

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At that period the night is lengthened from the day during thirty mornings, and the day is curtailed from the day during thirty days; the night being ten parts precisely, and the day eight parts.

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The sun now goes from the third gate, as it sets in the third gate in the west; but returning to the east, it proceeds by the second gate of the east for thirty days.

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In like manner also it sets in the second gate in the west of heaven.

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At that period the night is eleven parts, and the day seven parts.

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Then the sun goes at that time from the second gate, as it sets in the second gate in the west; but returns to the east, *proceeding* by the first gate, for thirty-one days.

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And sets in the west in the first [^l1] gate.

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At that period the night is lengthened as much again as the day.

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It is twelve [^l2] parts precisely, while the day is six parts.

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The sun has *thus* completed its beginnings, and a second time goes round from these beginnings.

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Into that gate it enters for thirty days, and sets in the west, in the opposite part *of heaven*.

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At that period the night is contracted in its length a fourth part, that is, one portion, and becomes eleven parts.

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The day is seven parts.

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Then the sun returns, and enters into the second gate of the east.

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It returns by these beginnings thirty days, rising and setting.

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At that period the night is contracted in its length. It becomes ten [^l1] parts, and the day eight parts. Then the sun goes from that second gate, and sets in the west; but returns to the east, and rises in the east, in the third gate, thirty-one days, setting in the west of heaven.

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At that period the night becomes shortened. It is nine parts. And the night is equal with the day. The year is precisely three hundred and sixty-four days.

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The lengthening of the day and night, and the contraction of the day and night, are made to differ from each other by the progress of the sun.

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By means of this progress the day is daily lengthened, and the night greatly shortened. [^l2]

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This is the law and progress of the sun, and its turning when it turns back, turning during sixty days, [^l3] and going forth. This is the great everlasting luminary, that which he names the sun for ever and ever.

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This also is that which goes forth a great luminary, and which is named after its peculiar kind, as God commanded.

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And thus it goes in and out, neither slackening nor resting; but running on in its chariot by day and by night. It shines with a seventh portion of light from the moon; but the dimensions of both are equal.

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