The Book of Enoch
Section 3: The Parables
The Second Parable (continued)
Chapter 51
- The Resurrection of the Dead, and the Separation by the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.
1. And in those days shall the earth also give back that which has been entrusted to it,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,2. And he shall choose the righteous and holy from among them:For the day has drawn nigh that they should be saved.
3. 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.
4. 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.
Chapter 52
- The Seven Metal Mountains and the Elect One.
l. And after those days in that place where I had seen all the visions of that which is hidden--for I had been carried off in a whirlwind and they had borne me towards the west-- 2. There mine eyes saw all the secret things of heaven that shall be, a mountain of iron, and a mountain of copper, and a mountain of silver, and a mountain of gold, and a mountain of soft metal, and a mountain of lead.
3. And I asked the angel who went with me, saying, 'What things are these which I have seen in secret?' 4. And he said unto me: 'All these things which thou hast seen shall serve the dominion of His Anointed that he may be potent and mighty on the earth.'
5. And that angel of peace answered, saying unto me: 'Wait a little, and there shall be revealed unto thee all the secret things which surround the Lord of Spirits.
6. And these mountains which thine eyes have seen,The mountain of iron, and the mountain of copper, and the mountain of silver,And the mountain of gold, and the mountain of soft metal, and the mountain of lead,All these shall be in the presence of the Elect OneAs wax: before the fire,And like the water which streams down from above [upon those mountains],And they shall become powerless before his feet.7. And it shall come to pass in those days that none shall be saved,Either by gold or by silver,And none be able to escape.8 And there shall be no iron for war,Nor shall one clothe oneself with a breastplate.Bronze shall be of no service,And tin [shall be of no service and] shall not be esteemed,And lead shall not be desired.9 And all these things shall be [denied and] destroyed from the surface of the earth,When the Elect One shall appear before the face of the Lord of Spirits.'
Chapter 53
- The Valley of Judgement: the Angels of Punishment: the Communities of the Elect One.
1. There mine eyes saw a deep valley with open mouths, and all who dwell on the earth and sea and islands shall bring to him gifts and presents and tokens of homage, but that deep valley shall not become full.
2. And their hands commit lawless deeds,And the sinners devour all whom they lawlessly oppress:Yet the sinners shall be destroyed before the face of the Lord of Spirits,And they shall be banished from off the face of His earth,And they shall perish for ever and ever.
3. For I saw all the angels of punishment abiding (there) and preparing all the instruments of Satan. 4. And I asked the angel of peace who went with me: 'For whom are they preparing these instruments?' 5. And he said unto me: 'They prepare these for the kings and the mighty of this earth, that they may thereby be destroyed.
6. And after this the Righteous and Elect One shall cause the house of his congregation to appear: henceforth they shall be no more hindered in the name of the Lord of Spirits.
7. And these mountains shall not stand as the earth before his righteousness,But the hills shall be as a fountain of water,And the righteous shall have rest from the oppression of sinners.'
Chapter 54
1 And I looked and turned to another part of the earth, and saw there a deep valley with burning fire. 2. And they brought the kings and the mighty, and began to cast them into this deep valley. 3. And there mine eyes saw how they made these their instruments, iron chains of immeasurable weight. 4. And I asked the angel of peace who went with me, saying: 'For whom are these chains being prepared?'
5. And he said unto me: 'These are being prepared for the hosts of Azâzêl, so that they may take them and cast them into the abyss of complete condemnation, and they shall cover their jaws with rough stones as the Lord of Spirits commanded.
6. And Michael, and Gabriel, and Raphael, and Phanuel shall take hold of them on that great day, and cast them on that day into the burning furnace, that the Lord of Spirits may take vengeance on them for their unrighteousness in becoming subject to Satan and leading astray those who dwell on the earth.'
7. 'And in those days shall punishment come from the Lord of Spirits, and he will open all the chambers of waters which are above the heavens, and of the fountains which are beneath the earth. 8. And all the waters shall be joined with the waters: that which is above the heavens is the masculine, and the water which is beneath the earth is the feminine. 9. And they shall destroy all who dwell on the earth and those who dwell under the ends of the heaven. 10. And when they have recognized their unrighteousness which they have wrought on the earth, then by these shall they perish.
6. And for this reason hath he been chosen and hidden before Him,Before the creation of the world and for evermore.
7. And the wisdom of the Lord of Spirits hath revealed him to the holy and righteous;For he hath preserved the lot of the righteous,Because they have hated and despised this world of unrighteousness,And have hated all its works and ways in the name of the Lord of Spirits: p. 67For in his name they are saved,And according to his good pleasure hath it been in regard to their life.
8. In these days downcast in countenance shall the kings of the earth have become,And the strong who possess the land because of the works of their hands;For on the day of their anguish and affliction they shall not (be able to) save themselves.
9. And I will give them over into the hands of Mine elect:As straw in the fire so shall they burn before the face of the holy:As lead in the water shall they sink before the face of the righteous,And no trace of them shall any more be found.
10. And on the day of their affliction there shall be rest on the earth,And before them they shall fall and not rise again:And there shall be no one to take them with his hands and raise them:For they have denied the Lord of Spirits and His Anointed.The name of the Lord of Spirits be blessed.
Chapter 55
- Final Judgement of Azâzêl, the Watchers and their children.
1. And after that the Head of Days repented and said: 'In vain have I destroyed all who dwell on the earth.'
2. And He sware by His great name: 'Henceforth I will not do so to all who dwell on the earth, and I will set a sign in the heaven: and this shall be a pledge of good faith between Me and them for ever, so long as heaven is above the earth. And this is in accordance with My command.'
3. When I have desired to take hold of them by the hand of the angels on the day of tribulation and pain because of this, I will cause My chastisement and My wrath to abide upon them, saith God, the Lord of Spirits. 4. Ye †mighty kings† who dwell on the earth, ye shall have to behold Mine Elect One, how he sits on the throne of glory and judges Azâzêl, and all his associates, and all his hosts in the name of the Lord of Spirits.'
Chapter 56
- Last struggle of heathen Powers against Israel.
1. And I saw there the hosts of the angels of punishment going, and they held scourges and chains of iron and bronze. 2. And I asked the angel of peace who went with me, saying: 'To whom are these who hold the scourges going?' 3. And he said unto me: 'To their elect and beloved ones, that they may be cast into the chasm of the abyss of the valley.
4. And then that valley shall be filled with their elect and beloved,And the days of their lives shall be at an end,And the days of their leading astray shall not thenceforward be reckoned.
5. And in those days the angels shall returnAnd hurl themselves to the east upon the Parthians and Medes:They shall stir up the kings, so that a spirit of unrest shall come upon them,And they shall rouse them from their thrones,That they may break forth as lions from their lairs,And as hungry wolves among their flocks.6. And they shall go up and tread under foot the land of His elect ones, p. 74[And the land of His elect ones shall be before them a threshing-floor and a highway:]
7 But the city of my righteous shall be a hindrance to their horses.And they shall begin to fight among themselves,And their right hand shall be strong against themselves,And a man shall not know his brother,Nor a son his father or his mother,Till there be no number of the corpses through their slaughter,And their punishment be not in vain.
8 In those days Sheol shall open its jaws,And they shall be swallowed up thereinAnd their destruction shall be at an end;Sheol shall devour the sinners in the presence of the elect.'
Chapter 57
- The Return from the Dispersion.
1. And it came to pass after this that I saw another host of wagons, and men riding thereon, and coming on the winds from the east, and from the west to the south. 2. And the noise of their wagons was heard, and when this turmoil took place the holy ones from heaven remarked it, and the pillars of the earth were moved from their place, and the sound thereof was heard from the one end of heaven to the other, in one day. 3. And they shall all fall down and worship the Lord of Spirits. And this is the end of the second Parable.
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