anonymous The Book of Enoch

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 979-8-30726677-9
Verlag: Aroha
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E-Book, Englisch, 173 Seiten

The 'Book of Enoch' is a literary and spiritual gem whose anonymous origin is lost in antiquity. This extraordinary text, also known as Enoch, offers a unique insight into cosmology, spirituality and apocalyptic events. Attributed to the biblical patriarch Enoch, the book recounts his heavenly revelations, encounters with angelic beings and prophetic visions. The narrative takes the reader through Enoch's ascension to heaven, revealing divine secrets and describing the heavenly hierarchy. The 'Book of Enoch' also addresses themes such as the fall of the rebellious angels, the coming of a Messiah and the final judgment. Although it is not part of the biblical canon, its influence on theology and spirituality is undeniable.

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The Book Of Enoch

CHAPTER I.

1. The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect ??and?? righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked ??and godless?? are to be removed.

2. And he took up his parable and said--Enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were opened by God, saw the vision of the Holy One in the heavens, ?which? the angels showed me, and from them I heard everything, and from them I understood as I saw, but not for this generation, but for a remote one which is for to come.

3. Concerning the elect I said, and took up my parable concerning them: The Holy Great One will come forth from His dwelling,

4. And the eternal God will tread upon the earth, (even) on Mount Sinai,
?And appear from His camp?
And appear in the strength of His might from the heaven of heavens.

5. And all shall be smitten with fear
And the Watchers shall quake,
And great fear and trembling shall seize them unto the ends of the earth.

6. And the high mountains shall be shaken,
And the high hills shall be made low,
And shall melt like wax before the flame 

7. And the earth shall be ?wholly? rent in sunder,
And all that is upon the earth shall perish,
And there shall be a judgement upon all (men).

8. But with the righteous He will make peace. And will protect the elect, And mercy shall be upon them. And they shall all belong to God, And they shall be prospered, And they shall ?all? be blessed. ?And He will help them all?, And light shall appear unto them, ?And He will make peace with them?.

9. And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of ?His? holy ones To execute judgement upon all, And to destroy ?all? the ungodly: And to convict all flesh Of all the works ?of their ungodliness? which they have ungodly committed, And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners ?have spoken? against Him.

CHAPTER II.

1. Observe ye everything that takes place in the heaven, how they do not change their orbits, ?and? the luminaries which are in the heaven, how they all rise and set in order each in its season, and transgress not against their appointed order.

2. Behold ye the earth, and give heed to the things which take place upon it from first to last, ?how steadfast they are?, how ?none of the things upon earth? change, ?but? all the works of God appear ?to you?.

3. Behold the summer and the winter, ??how the whole earth is filled with water, and clouds and dew and rain lie upon it??.

CHAPTER III.

Observe and see how (in the winter) all the trees ??seem as though they had withered and shed all their leaves, except fourteen trees, which do not lose their foliage but retain the old foliage from two to three years till the new comes.

CHAPTER IV.

And again, observe ye the days of summer how the sun is above the earth over against it. And you seek shade and shelter by reason of the heat of the sun, and the earth also burns with growing heat, and so you cannot tread on the earth, or on a rock by reason of its heat.

CHAPTER V.

1. Observe ??ye?? how the trees cover themselves with green leaves and bear fruit: wherefore give ye heed ?and know? with regard to all ?His works?, and recognize how He that liveth for ever hath made them so.

2. And ?all? His works go on ?thus? from year to year for ever, and all the tasks ?which? they accomplish for Him, and ?their tasks? change not, but according as ??God?? hath ordained so is it done.

3. And behold how the sea and the rivers in like manner accomplish and ?change not? their tasks ?from His commandments?.

4. But ye--ye have not been steadfast, nor done the commandments of the Lord,
But ye have turned away and spoken proud and hard words
With your impure mouths against His greatness.
Oh, ye hard-hearted, ye shall find no peace.

5. Therefore shall ye execrate your days,
And the years of your life shall perish,
And ?the years of your destruction? shall be multiplied in eternal execration,
And ye shall find no mercy.

6a. In those days ye shall make your names an eternal execration unto all the righteous,
b. And by you shall ?all? who curse, curse,
And all the sinners ?and godless? shall imprecate by you,
7c. And for you the godless there shall be a curse.

6d. And all the . . . shall rejoice,
e. And there shall be forgiveness of sins,
f. And every mercy and peace and forbearance:
g. There shall be salvation unto them, a goodly light.

i. And for all of you sinners there shall be no salvation,
j But on you all shall abide a curse.
7a. But for the elect there shall be light and joy and peace,
b. And they shall inherit the earth.

8 And then there shall be bestowed upon the elect wisdom,
And they shall all live and never again sin,
Either through ungodliness or through pride:
But they who are wise shall be humble.

9 And they shall not again transgress,
Nor shall they sin all the days of their life,
Nor shall they die of (the divine) anger or wrath,
But they shall complete the number of the days of their life.

And their lives shall be increased in peace,
And the years of their joy shall be multiplied,
In eternal gladness and peace,
All the days of their life.

CHAPTER VI.

1. And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. 2. And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: ‘Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men and beget us children.’ 3. And Semjâzâ, who was their leader, said unto them: ‘I fear ye will not indeed agree to do this deed, and I alone shall have to pay the penalty of a great sin.’ 4. And they all answered him and said: ‘Let us all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations not to abandon this plan but to do this thing.’ 5. Then sware they all together and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. 6. And they were in all two hundred; who descended ?in the days? of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon, and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. 7. And these are the names of their leaders: Sêmîazâz, their leader, Arâkîba, Râmêêl, Kôkabîêl, Tâmîêl, Râmîêl, Dânêl, Êzêqêêl, Barâqîjâl, Asâêl, Armârôs, Batârêl, Anânêl, Zaqîêl, Samsâpêêl, Satarêl, Tûrêl, Jômjâêl, Sariêl. 8. These are their chiefs of tens.

CHAPTER VII.

1. And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught them charms and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted with plants. 2. And they became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells: 3. Who consumed all the acquisitions of men. And when men could no longer sustain them, 4. the giants turned against them and devoured mankind. 5. And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and fish, and to devour one another’s flesh, and drink the blood. 6. Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless ones.

CHAPTER VIII.

1. And Azâzêl taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the...