Tag: Book of the Secrets of Enoch

Chapter 36 God commanded Enoch to live on earth thirty days, to give instruction to his sons and to his children’s children and after thirty days he was again taken on to heaven 1 Now, Enoch, I give you the term of thirty days to spend in your house, and tell your sons and all your household, that a...

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 38 Mathusal continued to have hope and to await his father Enoch in his house day and night 1 And the Lord said to those men who first led me up: Let Enoch go down on to earth with you, and await him till the determined day. 2 And they placed me by night on my bed. 3 And Mathusal expecting m...

Chapter 20 Hence they took Enoch into the seventh heaven 1 And those two men lifted me up thence on to the seventh heaven, and I saw there a very great light, and fiery troops of great archangels (2), incorporeal forces, and dominions, orders and governments, cherubim and seraphim, thrones and many-...

Chapter 41 Of how Enoch lamented Adam’s sin 1 And I saw all forefathers from all time with Adam and Eva, and I sighed and broke into tears and said of the ruin of their dishonour: 2 Woe is me for my infirmity and for that of my forefathers, and thought in my heart and said: 3 Blessed is the man who ...

Chapter 9 The showing to Enoch of the place of the righteous and compassionate 1 This place, O Enoch, is prepared for the righteous, who endure all manner of offence from those that exasperate their souls, who avert their eyes from iniquity, and make righteous judgment, and give bread to the hungeri...

Chapter 24 Of the great secrets of God, which God revealed and told Enoch, and spoke with him face to face 1 And the Lord summoned me, and said to me: Enoch, sit down on my left with Gabriel. 2 And I bowed down to the Lord, and the Lord spoke to me: Enoch, beloved, all that you see, all things that ...

Chapter 52 God instructs his faithful, how they are to praise his name 1 Blessed is the man who opens his lips in praise of God of Sabaoth and praises the Lord with his heart. 2 Cursed every man who opens his lips for the bringing into contempt and calumny of his neighbour, because he brings God int...

Chapter 67 The Lord let out darkness on to the earth and covered the people and Enoch, and Enoch was taken up on high, and light came again in the heaven 1 When Enoch had talked to the people, the Lord sent out darkness on to the earth, and there was darkness, and it covered those men standing with ...

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 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 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...