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The Book of Enoch
Read the Book of Enoch online — the Watchers, the Son of Man, and the final judgment
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Chapter I: The Blessing of Enoch
The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be 2 living in the day of tri…
Chapter II: Behold the Earth
Observe ye everything that takes place in the heaven, how they do not change their orbits, and the luminaries which are …
Chapter III: Observe the Winter
Observe and see how (in the winter) all the trees seem as though they had withered and shed all their leaves, except fou…
Chapter IV: Observe the Summer
And again, observe ye the days of summer how the sun is above the earth over against it. And you seek shade and shelter …
Chapter V: Observe the Fruit of the Trees
Observe ye how the trees cover themselves with green leaves and bear fruit: wherefore give ye heed and know with regard …
Chapter VI: The angels {...} lusted after them
And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto 2 them beautiful and comel…
Chapter VII: They Took Unto Themselves Wives
And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go i…
Chapter VIII: Azazel Taught Men to Make Swords
And Azazel taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals of th…
Chapter IX: The Archangels of God
1 And then Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel looked down from heaven and saw much blood being 2 shed upon the earth, …
Chapter X: Go to Noah and tell him
Then said the Most High, the Holy and Great One spake, and sent Uriel to the son of Lamech, 2 and said to him: 'Go to No…
Chapter XI: Blessings from Heaven
And in those days I will open the store chambers of blessing which are in the heaven, so as to send 2 them down upon the…
Chapter XII: No Mercy for the fallen
Before these things Enoch was hidden, and no one of the children of men knew where he was 2 hidden, and where he abode, …
Chapter XIII: Azazel, Thou Shalt Have No Peace
And Enoch went and said: 'Azazel, thou shalt have no peace: a severe sentence has gone forth 2 against thee to put thee …
Chapter XIV: ...And I Bowed My Face Downwards
The book of the words of righteousness, and of the reprimand of the eternal Watchers in accordance 2 with the command of…
Chapter XV: Fear Not Enoch
And He answered and said to me, and I heard His voice: 'Fear not, Enoch, thou righteous 2 man and scribe of righteousnes…
Chapter XVI: Watchers and the godless
From the days of the slaughter and destruction and death of the giants, from the souls of whose flesh the spirits, havin…
Chapter XVII: A River of Fire
And they took and brought me to a place in which those who were there were like flaming fire, 2 and, when they wished, t…
Chapter XVIII: Treasuries of Heaven
'I saw the treasuries of all the winds: I saw how He had furnished with them the whole creation 2 and the firm foundatio…
Chapter XIX: The Fallen Angels
And Uriel said to me: 'Here shall stand the angels who have connected themselves with women, and their spirits assuming …
Chapter XX: The Holy Angels
And these are the names of the holy angels who watch. Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is 3 over the world and over Ta…
Chapter XXI: Their Eternal Prison
And I proceeded to where things were chaotic. And I saw there something horrible: I saw neither 3 a heaven above nor a f…
Chapter XXII: He Shall Bind them Forever
And thence I went to another place, a mountain [and] of hard rock. 2 And there was in it four hollow places, deep and wi…
Chapter XXIII: This Course of Fire
From thence I went to another place to the west of the ends of the earth. And I saw a burning 3 fire which ran without r…
Chapter XXIV: How beautiful is this tree
And from thence I went to another place of the earth, and he showed me a mountain range of 2 fire which burnt day and ni…
Chapter XXV: Then blessed I the God of Glory
And he said unto me: 'Enoch, why dost thou ask me regarding the fragrance of the tree, 2 and why dost thou wish to learn…
Chapter XXVI: I marveled very much
And I went from thence to the middle of the earth, and I saw a blessed place in which there were 2 trees with branches a…
Chapter XXVII: For what object is this blessed land
hen said I: 'For what object is this blessed land, which is entirely filled with trees, and this 2 accursed valley betwe…
Chapter XXVIII: Caused clouds & dew to ascend on every side.
And thence I went towards the east, into the midst of the mountain range of the desert, and 2 I saw a wilderness and it …
Chapter XXIX: I saw aromatic trees
And thence I went to another place in the desert, and approached to the east of this mountain 2 range. And there I saw a…
Chapter XXX: And beyond these
And beyond these, I went afar to the east, and I saw another place, a valley (full) of water. And 3 therein there was a …
Chapter XXXI: I saw other mountains
And I saw other mountains, and amongst them were groves of trees, and there flowed forth from 2 them nectar, which is na…
Chapter XXXII: And they knew that they were naked
And after these fragrant odours, as I looked towards the north over the mountains I saw seven mountains full of choice n…
Chapter XXXIII: The portals of the heaven open
And from thence I went to the ends of the earth and saw there great beasts, and each differed from the other; and (I saw…
Chapter XXXIV: There I saw a great and glorious device
And from thence I went towards the north to the ends of the earth, and there I saw a great and 2 glorious device at the …
Chapter XXXV: Three portals of the heaven
And from thence I went towards the west to the ends of the earth, and saw there three portals of the heaven open such as…
Chapter XXXVI: Thence there come dew, rain, and wind
And from thence I went to the south to the ends of the earth, and saw there three open portals 2 of the heaven: and then…
