37.1 The second vision that
he saw, The Vision of Wisdom, which Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Malalel,
the son of Cainan, the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, saw.
37.2 And this is the beginning of the words of wisdom, which I raised my voice
to speak, and say, to those who dwell on the dry ground. Hear, you men of old,
and see, those who come after, the words of the Holy One, which I will speak,
in front of the Lord of Spirits.
37.3 "It would have been better to have said these things before, but from
those who come after, we will not withhold the beginning of wisdom."
37.4 Until now, there has not been given by the Lord of Spirits, such wisdom
as I have received, in accordance with my insight, in accordance with the wish
of the Lord of Spirits; by whom the lot of eternal life has been given to me.
37.5 And the three parables were imparted to me, and I raised my voice, and
said to those who dwell on the dry ground:
38.1 The First Parable.
When the Community of the Righteous appears; and the sinners are judged for
their sins, and are driven from the face of the dry ground.
38.2 And when the Righteous One appears, in front of the Chosen Righteous, whose
works are weighed by the Lord of Spirits. And when light appears to the righteous,
and chosen, who dwell on the dry ground, where will be the dwelling of the sinners?
And where will be the resting-place of those who denied the Lord of Spirits?
It would have been better for them if they had not been born.
38.3 And when the secrets of the righteous are revealed, the sinners will be
judged, and the impious driven from the presence of the righteous and the chosen.
38.4 And, from then on, those who possess the Earth will not be mighty and exalted.
Nor will they be able to look at the face of the Holy Ones, for the light of
the Lord of the Spirits will have appeared on the faces of the Holy, the righteous,
and the chosen.
38.5 And the mighty kings will, at that time, be destroyed, and given into the
hands of the righteous and the Holy.
38.6 And, from then on, none will be able to seek the Lord of Spirits, for their
life will be at an end.
39.1 And it will come to
pass, in these days, that the chosen and holy children will come down from the
High Heavens, and their offspring will become one with the sons of men.
39.2 In those days, Enoch received books of indignation, and anger, and books
of tumult and confusion. "And there will be no mercy for them", says
the Lord of Spirits.
39.3 And at that time, clouds, and a storm wind, carried me off from the face
of the Earth, and set me down at the end of Heaven.
39.4 And there, I saw another vision; the Dwelling of the Righteous, and the
Resting Places of the Holy.
39.5 There, my eyes saw their dwelling with the Angels, and their resting places
with the Holy Ones, and they were petitioning, and supplicating, and praying,
on behalf of the sons of men. And righteousness, like water, flowed in front
of them, and mercy, like dew on the ground. Thus it is among them for ever and
ever.
39.6 And in those days, my eyes saw the Place of the Chosen Ones of Righteousness
and Faith; and there will be righteousness in their days, and the righteous
and chosen will be without number, in front of Him, for ever and ever.
39.7 And I saw their dwelling, under the Wings of the Lord of Spirits, and all
the righteous and chosen shone in front of Him, like the light of fire. And
their mouths were full of blessing, and their lips praised the name of the Lord
of Spirits. And righteousness will not fail in front of Him, and truth will
not fail in front of Him.
39.8 There I wished to dwell, and my soul longed for that dwelling; there had
my lot been assigned before, for thus it was decided, about me, in front of
the Lord of Spirits.
39.9 And in those days, I praised and exalted the name of the Lord of Spirits,
with blessing and praise, for He has destined me for blessing and praise, in
accordance with the wish of the Lord of Spirits.
39.10 And for a long time my eyes looked at that place, and I blessed Him, and
praised Him, saying: "Blessed is He, and may He be blessed from the beginning,
and for ever!"
39.11 And in His presence there is no end. He knew, before the world was created,
what the world would be; even for all the generations that are to come.
39.12 Those Who Do Not Sleep bless you, and they stand before Your Glory, and
bless, and praise, and exalt, saying: "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Spirits;
He fills the Earth with spirits."
39.13 And there, my eyes saw all Those Who Do Not Sleep, standing in front of
Him, and blessing, and saying: "Blessed are You, and blessed is the Name
of the Lord, for ever and ever!"
39.14 And my face was transformed until I was unable to see.
40.1 And after this, I
saw a thousand thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand! A multitude,
beyond number or reckoning, who stood in front of the Glory of the Lord of Spirits.
40.2 I looked, and on the four sides of the Lord of Spirits, I saw four figures,
different from those who were standing; and I learnt their names, because the
Angel, who went with me, made known their names, and showed me all the secret
things.
40.3 And I heard the voices of those four figures as they sang praises in front
of the Lord of Glory.
40.4 The first voice blesses the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.
40.5 And the second voice I heard blessing the Chosen One, and the chosen, who
depend on the Lord of Spirits.
40.6 And the third voice I heard, petitioned, and prayed, on behalf of those
who dwell on dry ground, and supplicate in the name of the Lord of Spirits.
40.7 And the fourth voice, I heard driving away the Satans, and not allowing
them to come before the Lord of Spirits to accuse those who dwell on the dry
ground.
40.8 And, after this, I asked the Angel of Peace, who went with me, and showed
me everything which is secret: "Who are those four figures, whom I have
seen, and whose words I have heard and written down?"
40.9 And he said to me: "This first one is the Holy Michael, the merciful
and long-suffering. And the second, who is in charge of all the diseases, and
in charge of all the wounds of the sons of men, is Raphael. And the third, who
is in charge of all the powers, is the Holy Gabriel. And the fourth, who is
in charge of the repentance and hope of those who will inherit eternal life,
is Phanuel."
40.10 And these are the four Angels of the Lord Most High; and the four voices
that I heard in those days.
41.1 And after this, I
saw all the secrets of Heaven, and how the Kingdom is divided, and how the deeds
of men are weighed in the Balance.
41.2 There I saw the Dwelling of the Chosen, and the Resting Places of the Holy;
and my eyes saw there all the sinners, who deny the name of the Lord of Spirits,
being driven from there. And they dragged them off, and they were not able to
remain, because of the punishment that went out from the Lord of Spirits.
41.3 And there, my eyes saw the secrets of the flashes of lightning, and of
the thunder. And the secrets of the winds, how they are distributed, in order
to blow over the Earth, and the secrets of the clouds, and of the dew; and there
I saw from where they go out, in that place. And how, from there, the dust of
the Earth is saturated.
41.4 And there I saw closed storehouses, from which the winds are distributed,
and the storehouse of the hail, and the storehouse of the mist, and the storehouse
of the clouds; and its cloud remained over the Earth, from the beginning of
the world.
41.5 And I saw the Chambers of the Sun, and the Moon, where they go out, and
where they return. And their glorious return; and how one is more honoured than
the other is. And their magnificent course, and how they do not leave their
course, neither adding nor subtracting from their course. And how they keep
faith in one another; observing their oath.
41.6 And the Sun goes out first, and completes its journey at the command of
the Lord of Spirits; and His Name endures for ever and ever.
41.7 And, after this, is the hidden, and visible, path of the Moon, and it travels
the course of its journey, in that place, by day and by night. One stands opposite
the other, in front of the Lord of Spirits, and they give thanks, and sing praise,
and do not rest, because their thanksgiving is like rest to them.
41.8 For the shining Sun makes many revolutions; for a blessing and for a curse.
And the path, of the journey of the Moon, is for the righteous, light, but for
the sinners, darkness. In the Name of the Lord, who has created a division between
light and darkness, and has divided the spirits of men, and has established
the spirits of the righteous, in the name of His Righteousness.
41.9 For no Angel hinders, and no power is able to hinder, because the Judge
sees them all, and judges them all Himself.
42.1 Wisdom found no place
where she could dwell, and her dwelling was in Heaven.
42.2 Wisdom went out, in order to dwell among the sons of men, but did not find
a dwelling; wisdom returned to her place, and took her seat in the midst of
the Angels.
42.3 And Iniquity came out from her chambers; those whom she did not seek, she
found, and dwelt among them, like rain in the desert, and like dew on the parched
ground.
43.1 And again, I saw flashes
of lightning, and the Stars of Heaven, and I saw how He called them all by their
names, and they obeyed Him.
43.2 And I saw the Balance of Righteousness; how they are weighed according
to their light, according to the width of their areas, and the day of their
appearing. And how their revolutions produce lightning; and I saw their revolutions,
according to the number of the Angels, and how they keep faith with one another.
43.3 And I asked the Angel, who went with me and showed me what is secret: "What
are these?"
43.4 And he said to me: "Their likeness the Lord of Spirits has shown to
you; these are the names of the righteous, who dwell on the dry ground and believe
in the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever."
44.1 And other things I
saw, concerning lightning, how some of the stars rise and become lightning,
but cannot lose their form.