| 1 | This is the book of the words of righteousness, and of the reproof of the Watchers, who are from the age of immortals, according to that which He, who is holy and great, commanded in the vision. |
| 2 | I perceived in my dream, that I was now speaking with a tongue of flesh, and with my breath, which the Mighty One has put into the mouth of men, that they might converse with it. |
| 3 | And understand with the heart. |
| 4 | As he has created and given to men the power of comprehending the word of understanding, so has he created and given to me the power of reproving the Watchers, the offspring of heaven. |
| 5 | I have written your petition; and in my vision it has been shown me, that what you request will not be granted you as long as the world endures. |
| 6 | Judgment has been passed upon you: your request will not be granted you. |
| 7 | From this time forward, never shall you ascend into heaven; He has said, that on the earth He will bind you, as long as the world endures. |
| 8 | But before these things you shall behold the destruction of your beloved sons; you shall not possess them, but they shall fall before you by the sword. |
| 9 | Neither shall you entreat for them, not for yourselves; |
| 10 | But you shall weep and supplicate in silence because of the words of the book which you must write. |
| 11 | A vision thus appeared to me. |
| 12 | Behold, in that vision clouds and a mist invited me; agitated stars and flashes of lightning impelled and pressed me forwards, while winds in the vision assisted my flight, accelerating my progress. |
| 13 | They elevated me aloft to heaven. I proceeded, until I arrived at a wall built with stones of crystal. A vibrating flame surrounded it, which began to strike me with terror. |
| 14 | Into this vibrating flame I entered; |
| 15 | And drew nigh to a spacious habitation built also with stones of crystal. Its walls too, as well as pavement, were formed with stones of crystal, and crystal likewise was the ground. |
| 16 | Its roof had the appearance of agitated stars and flashes of lightning; and among them were cherubim of fire in a stormy sky. |
| 17 | A flame burned around its walls; and its portal blazed with fire. |
| 18 | When I entered into this dwelling, it was hot as fire and cold as ice. |
| 19 | No trace of delight or of life was there. |
| 20 | Terror overwhelmed me, and a fearful shaking seized me. |
| 21 | Violently agitated and trembling, I fell upon my face. In the vision I looked. |
| 22 | And behold there was another habitation more spacious than the former, every entrance to which was open before me, erected in the midst of a vibrating flame. |
| 23 | So greatly did it excel in all points, in glory, in magnificence, and in magnitude, that it is impossible to describe to you either the splendour or the extent of it. |
| 24 | Its floor was on fire; above were lightnings and agitated stars, while its roof exhibited a blazing fire. |
| 25 | Attentively I surveyed it, and saw that it contained an exalted throne; |
| 26 | The appearance of which was like that of frost; while its circumference resembled the orb of the brilliant sun; and there was the voice of the cherubim. |
| 27 | From underneath this mighty throne rivers of flaming fire issued. |
| 28 | To look upon it was impossible. |
| 29 | One great in glory sat upon it: |
| 30 | Whose robe was brighter than the sun, and whiter than snow. |
| 31 | No angel was capable of penetrating to view the face of Him, the Glorious and the Effulgent; nor could any mortal behold Him. A fire was flaming around Him. |
| 32 | A fire also of great extent continued to rise up before Him; so that not one of those who surrounded Him was capable of approaching Him, among the ten thousand times ten thousands who were before Him. |
| 33 | To Him holy consultation was needless. |
| 34 | Yet did not the sanctified, who were near Him, depart far from Him either by night or by day; nor were they removed from Him. |
| 35 | I also was so far advanced, with a veil on my face, and trembling. |
| 36 | Then the Lord with his own mouth called me, saying, Approach hither, Enoch, at my holy word. |
| 37 | And He raised me up, making me draw near even to the entrance. My eye was directed to the ground. |
| 38 | Then addressing me, He spoke and said, Hear, neither be afraid, O righteous Enoch, you scribe of righteousness: approach hither, and hear my voice. |
| 39 | Go, say to the Watchers of heaven, who have sent you to pray for them, You ought to pray for men, and not men for you. |
| 40 | Wherefore have you forsaken the lofty and holy heaven, which endures for ever, and have lain with women; have defile yourselves with the daughters of men; have taken to yourselves wives; have acted like the sons of the earth, and have begotten an impious offspring of giants? |
| 41 | You being spiritual, holy, and possessing a life which is eternal, have polluted yourselves with women; have begotten in carnal blood; have lusted in the blood of men; and have done as those who are flesh and blood do. |
| 42 | These however die and perish. |
| 43 | Therefore have I given to them wives, that they might cohabit with them; that sons might be born of them; and that this might be transacted upon earth. |
| 44 | But you from the beginning were made spiritual, possessing a life which is eternal, and not subject to death for ever. |
| 45 | Therefore I made not wives for you, because, being spiritual, your dwelling is in heaven. |
| 46 | Now the giants, who have been born of spirit and of flesh, shall be called upon earth evil spirits, and on earth shall be their habitation. |
| 47 | Evil spirits shall proceed from their flesh, because they were created from above; from the holy Watchers was their beginning and primary foundation. |
| 48 | Evil spirits shall they be upon earth, and the spirits of the wicked shall they be called. The habitation of the spirits of heaven shall be in heaven; but upon earth shall be the habitation of terrestrial spirits, who are born on earth. |
| 49 | The spirits of the giants shall be like clouds, which shall oppress, corrupt, fall, content, and bruise upon earth. |
| 50 | They shall cause lamentation. No food shall they eat; and they shall be thirsty; they shall be concealed, and shall rise up against the sons of men, and against women; for they come forth during the days of slaughter and destruction. |
| 51 | And as to the death of the giants, wheresoever their spirits depart from their bodies, let their flesh, that which is perishable, be without judgment. |
| 52 | Thus shall they perish, until the day of the great consummation of the great world. A destruction shall take place of the Watchers and the impious. |
| 53 | And now to the Watchers, who have sent you to pray for them, who in the beginning were in heaven, |
| 54 | Say, In heaven have you been; secret things, however, have not been manifested to you; yet have you known a reprobated mystery. |
| 55 | And this you have related to women in the hardness of your heart, and by that mystery have women and mankind multiplied evils upon the earth. |
| 56 | Say to them, Never therefore shall you obtain peace. |
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