The special points of interest that should be studied in seeking to realize the importance of these books of Enoch for the study of Christian origins are the problems of evil, including, of course, the subjects of dæmonology, and future judgement; the Messiah and the Messianic Kingdom—the title “Son of Man” is of special importance—and the Resurrection. There are, of course, other subjects which will suggest themselves in studying the book.

ABBREVIATIONS, BRACKETS, AND SYMBOLS SPECIALLY USED IN THE TRANSLATION OF 1 ENOCH

E denotes the Ethiopic Version.

G^s denotes the fragments of the Greek Version preserved in Syncellus: in the case of 8^b-9^b there are two forms of the text, G^{s1} G^{s2}.

G^g denotes the large fragment of the Greek Version discovered at Akhmîm, and deposited in the Gizeh Museum, Cairo.

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The following brackets are used in the translation of 1 Enoch:

⌜ ⌝. The use of these brackets means that the words so enclosed are found in G^g but not in E.

〚 〛. The use of these brackets means that the words so enclosed are found in E but not in G^g or G^s.

‹ ›. The use of these brackets means that the words so enclosed are restored.

[ ]. The use of these brackets means that the words so enclosed are interpolations.

( ). The use of these brackets means that the words so enclosed are supplied by the editor.

The use of =thick type= denotes that the words so printed are emended.

† † = corruption in the text.

A series of points, ... = some words which have been lost.

Footnote 1:

Jewish and Christian Apocalypses, pp. 15, 16 (1913).

Footnote 2:

G. H. Box, The Ezra Apocalypse, pp. 35, 36 (1912).

Footnote 3:

The general Pharisaic point of view regarding this may be gathered from Matt. iii. 7-10.

Footnote 4:

Burkitt rightly insists that we should speak of the collection as the books, not the book, of Enoch.

Footnote 5:

Burkitt, op. cit., 28-30.

Footnote 6:

i. e. the “Pious ones,” or “Saints.”

Footnote 7:

Die Sadduzäer (1912).

Footnote 8:

i. e., according to him, i.-xxxvi., lxxii.-lxxxii., lxxxiii.-xc., xci. 12-17, xciii.

Footnote 9:

See Gen. v. 21-23.

Footnote 10:

Op. cit., p. 18.

Footnote 11:

Gen. v. 24.

Footnote 12:

i. e. “The Book of the Heavenly Luminaries,” as Charles calls it.

Footnote 13:

i. e. “the righteous”; a play on the word Zaddûkim, the “sons of Zadok,” i. e. the Sadducees.

Footnote 14:

Leszynsky, op. cit., pp. 253 ff.

Footnote 15:

Chaps. i.-xxxii. 6, and xix. 3-xxi. 9 in a duplicate form were discovered at Akhmîm in 1886-1887; vi.-x. 14, xv. 8-xvi. 1, and viii. 4-ix. 4 in a duplicate form, have been preserved in Syncellus; lxxxix. 42-49 occurs in a Greek Vatican MS. (No. 1809); there are also a few quotations in early Greek ecclesiastical writings; and i. 9, v. 4, xxvii. 2 are quoted in the Epistle of St. Jude 14, 15.

Footnote 16:

Op. cit., p. 27.

Footnote 17:

It is a great pity that one system of chapter-enumeration runs through the whole volume; if each separate book began with chap. i. it would be much better. For obvious reasons this cannot be done here; see Editors’ General Preface.

Footnote 18:

See also lxxxii. 4-6, 11.

Footnote 19:

Charles, The Book of Enoch, p. 147 (1912).

Footnote 20:

Op. cit., p. 150.

Footnote 21:

For the points of difference between the Pharisees and Sadducees see the present writer’s The Books of the Apocrypha, their Origin, Teaching, and Contents, chap. vii. (1914).

Footnote 22:

Op. cit., p. 218.

THE BOOK OF ENOCH I-XXXVI.

I-V. Parable of Enoch on the Future Lot of the Wicked and the Righteous.

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.

II. 1. Observe ye every thing 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〛.

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.

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 glowing heat, and so you cannot tread on the earth, or on a rock by reason of its heat.

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.

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

6_d._ ⌜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⌝. 7_a._ But for the elect there shall be light and grace 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.

VI-XI. The Fall of the Angels: the Demoralisation of Mankind: the Intercession of the Angels on behalf of Mankind. The Dooms pronounced by God on the Angels: the Messianic Kingdom (a Noah fragment).

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.