Tag: Book of the Secrets of Enoch

Chapter 44 Enoch instructs his sons, that they revile not the face of man, small or great 1 The Lord with his hands having created man, in the likeness of his own face, the Lord made him small and great. 2 Whoever reviles the ruler’s face, and abhors the Lord’s face, has despised the Lord's face, an...

Chapter 13 The angels took Enoch and placed him in the east at the sun’s gates 1 Those men bore me away to the east, and placed me at the sun’s gates, where the sun goes forth according to the regulation of the seasons and the circuit of the months of the whole year, and the number of the hours day ...

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 27 Of how God founded the water, and surrounded it with light, and established on it seven islands 1 And I commanded that there should be taken from light and darkness, and I said: Be thick, and it became thus, and I spread it out with the light, and it became water, and I spread it out over...

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 39 Enoch’s pitiful admonition to his sons with weeping and great lamentation, as he spoke to them 1 Oh my children, my beloved ones, hear the admonition of your father, as much as is according to the Lord’s will. 2 I have been let come to you to-day, and announce to you, not from my lips, bu...

Chapter 65 Of Enoch’s instructions to his sons 1 And Enoch answered all his people saying: Hear, my children, before that all creatures were created, the Lord created the visible and invisible things. 2 And as much time as there was and went past, understand that after all that he created man in the...

Chapter 28 The week in which God showed Enoch all his wisdom and power, throughout all the seven days, how he created all the heavenly and earthly forces and all moving things even down to man 1 And then I made firm the heavenly circle, and made that the lower water which is under heaven collect its...

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,...

Chapter 15 The elements of the sun, the Phoenixes and Chalkydri broke into song 1 Then the elements of the sun, called Phoenixes and Chalkydri break into song, therefore every bird flutters with its wings, rejoicing at the giver of light, and they broke into song at the command of the Lord. 2 The gi...

Chapter 63 Of how not to despise the poor, but to share with them equally, lest you be murmured against before God 1 When man clothes the naked and fills the hungry, he will find reward from God. 2 But if his heart murmur, he commits a double evil; ruin of himself and of that which he gives; and for...

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...