Tag: Book of the Secrets of Enoch

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 42 Of how Enoch saw the key-holders and guards of the gates of hell standing 1 I saw the key-holders and guards of the gates of hell standing, like great serpents, and their faces like extinguishing lamps, and their eyes of fire, their sharp teeth, and I saw all the Lord’s works, how they ar...

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 56 Methosalam asks of his father blessing, that he may take Enoch food to eat 1 Mathosalam having answered his father Enoch, said: What is agreeable to your eyes, father, that I may make before your face, that you may bless our dwellings, and your sons, and that your people may be made glori...

Chapter 4 Of the angels ruling the stars 1 They brought before my face the elders and rulers of the stellar orders, and showed me two hundred angels, who rule the stars and their services to the heavens, and fly with their wings and come round all those who sail....

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 57 Enoch bade his son Methosalam to summon all his brethren 1 My child Methosalam, summon all your brethren and all your household and the elders of the people, that I may talk to them and depart, as is planned for me. 2 And Methosalam made haste, and summoned his brethren, Regim, Riman, Uch...

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 62 Of how it is fitting to bring one’s gifts in faith, because there is no repentance after death 1 Blessed is the man who in his patience brings his gifts with faith before the Lord’s face, because he will find forgiveness of sins. 2 But if he take back his words before the time, there is n...

Chapter 59 Enoch instructs his sons wherefore they may not touch unclean meat because of what comes from it 1 Whoever defiles the soul of beasts, defiles his own soul. 2 For man brings clean animals to make sacrifice for sin, that he may have cure of his soul. 3 And if they bring for sacrifice clean...

Chapter 35 God leaves one righteous man of Enoch’s tribe with his whole house, who did God’s pleasure according to his will 1 Behold from their seed shall arise another generation, much afterwards, but of them many will be very insatiate. 2 He who raises that generation, shall reveal to them the boo...

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,...