Tag: 2 Enoch

Chapter 29 Then it became evening, and then again morning, and it was the second [Monday]; The fiery essence 1 And for all the heavenly troops I imaged the image and essence of fire, and my eye looked at the very hard, firm rock, and from the gleam of my eye the lightning received its wonderful natu...

Chapter 17 Of the singings of the angels, which it is impossible to describe 1 In the midst of the heavens I saw armed soldiers, serving the Lord, with tympana and organs, with incessant voice, with sweet voice, with sweet and incessant voice and various singing, which it is impossible to describe, ...

Chapter 23 Of Enoch’s writing, how he wrote his wonderful jouneyings and the heavenly hosts and himself wrote three hundred and sixty-six books 1 And he was telling me all the works of heaven, earth and sea, and all the elements, their passages and goings, and the thunderings of the thunders, the su...

Chapter 22 In the tenth heaven the archangel Michael led Enoch to before the Lord’s face 1 On the tenth heaven, which is called Aravoth, I saw the appearance of the Lord’s face, like iron made to glow in fire, and brought out, emitting sparks, and it burns. 2 Thus in a moment of eternity I saw the L...

Chapter 26 God summons from the very deepest a second time that Archas, heavy and very red should come forth 1 And I summoned the very lowest a second time, and said: Let Archas (8) come forth hard, and he came forth hard from the invisible. (8) Archas. Or, "Spirit of creation." 2 And Archas came fo...

Chapter 53 Enoch confirms the word from the Lord’s lips to his children that they must obey the will of the Lord on their own 1 And now, my children, do not say: Our father is standing before God, and is praying for our sins, for there is there no helper of any man who has sinned. 2 You see how I wr...

Chapter 64 Of how the Lord calls up Enoch, and people took counsel to go and kiss him at the place called Achuzan 1 When Enoch had spoken these words to his sons, all people far and near heard how the Lord was calling Enoch. They took counsel together: 2 Let us go and kiss Enoch, and two thousand me...

Chapter 11 Here they took Enoch up on to the fourth heaven where is the course of sun and moon 1 Those men took me, and led me up on to the fourth heaven, and showed me all the successive goings, and all the rays of the light of sun and moon. 2 And I measure their goings, and compared their light, a...

Chapter 48 Of the sun’s passage along the seven circles 1 That the sun go along the seven heavenly circles, which are the appointment of one hundred and eighty-two thrones, that it go down on a short day, and again one hundred and eighty-two, that it go down on a big day, and he has two thrones on w...

Chapter 3 Of Enoch's assumption; how the angels took him into the first heaven 1It came to pass, when Enoch had told his sons, that the angels took him on to their wings and bore him up on to the first heaven and placed him on the clouds. And there I looked, and again I looked higher, and saw the et...

Chapter 2The instruction of Enoch to his sons 1 Listen to me, my children, I know not whither I go, or what will befall me; now therefore, my children, I tell you: turn not from God before the face of the vain, who made not Heaven and earth, for these shall perish and those who worship them, and may...

Chapter 43 Enoch shows his children how he measured and wrote out God’s judgments 1 I, my children, measured and wrote out every work and every measure and every righteous judgment. 2 As one year is more honourable than another, so is one man more honourable than another, some for great possessions,...