Second Temple literature — Enoch · Jubilees · 2 Baruch · Adam and Eve

Contents — 108 sections

1. Chapter 0
2. Chapter 1
3. Chapter 2
4. Chapter 3
5. Chapter 4
6. Chapter 5
7. Chapter 6
8. Chapter 7
9. Chapter 8
10. Chapter 9
11. Chapter 10
12. Chapter 11
13. Chapter 12
14. Chapter 13
15. Chapter 14
16. Chapter 15
17. Chapter 16
18. Chapter 17
19. Chapter 18
20. Chapter 19
21. Chapter 20
22. Chapter 21
23. Chapter 22
24. Chapter 23
25. Chapter 24
26. Chapter 25
27. Chapter 26
28. Chapter 27
29. Chapter 28
30. Chapter 29
31. Chapter 30
32. Chapter 31
33. Chapter 32
34. Chapter 33
35. Chapter 34
36. Chapter 35
37. Chapter 36
38. Chapter 37
39. Chapter 38
40. Chapter 39
41. Chapter 40
42. Chapter 41
43. Chapter 42
44. Chapter 43
45. Chapter 44
46. Chapter 45
47. Chapter 46
48. Chapter 47
49. Chapter 48
50. Chapter 49
51. Chapter 50
52. Chapter 51
53. Chapter 52
54. Chapter 53
55. Chapter 54
56. Chapter 55
57. Chapter 56
58. Chapter 57
59. Chapter 58
60. Chapter 59
61. Chapter 60
62. Chapter 61
63. Chapter 62
64. Chapter 63
65. Chapter 64
66. Chapter 65
67. Chapter 66
68. Chapter 67
69. Chapter 68
70. Chapter 69
71. Chapter 70
72. Chapter 71
73. Chapter 72
74. Chapter 73
75. Chapter 74
76. Chapter 75
77. Chapter 76
78. Chapter 77
79. Chapter 78
80. Chapter 79
81. Chapter 80
82. Chapter 81
83. Chapter 82
84. Chapter 83
85. Chapter 84
86. Chapter 85
87. Chapter 86
88. Chapter 87
89. Chapter 88
90. Chapter 89
91. Chapter 90
92. Chapter 91
93. Chapter 92
94. Chapter 93
95. Chapter 94
96. Chapter 95
97. Chapter 96
98. Chapter 97
99. Chapter 98
100. Chapter 99
101. Chapter 100
102. Chapter 101
103. Chapter 102
104. Chapter 103
105. Chapter 104
106. Chapter 105
107. Chapter 106
108. Chapter 107

Chapter 0

0:1The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godless are to be removed.

0:2And he took up his parable and said—Enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were opened by God, saw the vision of the Holy One in the heavens, which the angels showed me, and from them I heard everything, and from them I understood as I saw, but not for this generation, but for a remote one which is for to come.

0:3Concerning the elect I said, and took up my parable concerning them: The Holy Great One will come forth from His dwelling,

0:4And the eternal God will tread upon the earth, (even) on Mount Sinai, [And appear from His camp] And appear in the strength of His might from the heaven of heavens.

0:5And all shall be smitten with fear, And the Watchers shall quake, And great fear and trembling shall seize them unto the ends of the earth.

0:6And the high mountains shall be shaken, And the high hills shall be made low, And shall melt like wax before the flame.

0:7And the earth shall be wholly rent in sunder, And all that is upon the earth shall perish, And there shall be a judgement upon all (men).

0:8But with the righteous He will make peace. And will protect the elect, And mercy shall be upon them. And they shall all belong to God, And they shall be prospered, And they shall all be blessed. And He will help them all, And light shall appear unto them, And He will make peace with them.

0:9And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of His holy ones To execute judgement upon all, And to destroy all the ungodly: And to convict all flesh Of all the works of their ungodliness which they have ungodly committed, And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.

Chapter 1

1:1Observe ye everything that takes place in the heaven, how they do not change their orbits, and the luminaries which are in the heaven, how they all rise and set in order each in its season, and transgress not against their appointed order.

1:2Behold ye the earth, and give heed to the things which take place upon it from first to last, how steadfast they are, how none of the things upon earth change, but all the works of God appear to you.

1:3Behold the summer and the winter, how the whole earth is filled with water, and clouds and dew and rain lie upon it.

Chapter 2

2:1Observe and see how (in the winter) all the trees seem as though they had withered and shed all their leaves, except fourteen trees, which do not lose their foliage but retain the old foliage from two to three years till the new comes.

Chapter 3

3:1And again, observe ye the days of summer how the sun is above the earth over against it. And you seek shade and shelter by reason of the heat of the sun, and the earth also burns with growing heat, and so you cannot tread on the earth, or on a rock by reason of its heat.

Chapter 4

4:1Observe ye how the trees cover themselves with green leaves and bear fruit: wherefore give ye heed and know with regard to all His works, and recognize how He that liveth for ever hath made them so.

4:2And all His works go on thus from year to year for ever, and all the tasks which they accomplish for Him, and their tasks change not, but according as God hath ordained so is it done.

4:3And behold how the sea and the rivers in like manner accomplish and change not their tasks from His commandments.

4:4But ye—ye have not been steadfast, nor done the commandments of the Lord, But ye have turned away and spoken proud and hard words With your impure mouths against His greatness. Oh, ye hard-hearted, ye shall find no peace.

4:5Therefore shall ye execrate your days, And the years of your life shall perish, And the years of your destruction shall be multiplied in eternal execration, And ye shall find no mercy.

4:6In those days ye shall make your names an eternal execration unto all the righteous, b. And by you shall all who curse, curse, And all the sinners and godless shall imprecate by you,

4:7And for you the godless there shall be a curse.

4:8And all the . . . shall rejoice, e. And there shall be forgiveness of sins, f. And every mercy and peace and forbearance: g. There shall be salvation unto them, a goodly light. i. And for all of you sinners there shall be no salvation, j. But on you all shall abide a curse.

4:9But for the elect there shall be light and joy and peace, b. And they shall inherit the earth.

4:10And then there shall be bestowed upon the elect wisdom, And they shall all live and never again sin, Either through ungodliness or through pride: But they who are wise shall be humble.

4:11And they shall not again transgress, Nor shall they sin all the days of their life, Nor shall they die of (the divine) anger or wrath, But they shall complete the number of the days of their life. And their lives shall be increased in peace, And the years of their joy shall be multiplied, In eternal gladness and peace, All the days of their life.

Chapter 5

5:1And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful and comely daughters.

5:2And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: ‘Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men and beget us children.’

5:3And Semjâzâ, who was their leader, said unto them: ‘I fear ye will not indeed agree to do this deed, and I alone shall have to pay the penalty of a great sin.’

5:4And they all answered him and said: ‘Let us all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations not to abandon this plan but to do this thing.’

5:5Then sware they all together and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it.

5:6And they were in all two hundred; who descended in the days of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon, and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it.

5:7And these are the names of their leaders: Samîazâz, their leader, Arâkîba, Râmêêl, Kôkabîêl, Tâmîêl, Râmîêl, Dânêl, Êzêqêêl, Barâqîjâl, Asâêl, Armârôs, Batârêl, Anânêl, Zaqîêl, Samsâpêêl, Satarêl, Tûrêl, Jômjâêl, Sariêl.

5:8These are their chiefs of tens.

Chapter 6

6:1And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught them charms and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted with plants.

6:2And they became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells:

6:3Who consumed all the acquisitions of men.

6:4And when men could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against them and devoured mankind.

6:5And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and fish, and to devour one another's flesh, and drink the blood.

6:6Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless ones.

Chapter 7

7:1And Azâzêl taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals 〈of the earth〉 and the art of working them, and bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of costly stones, and all colouring tinctures.

7:2And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they were led astray, and became corrupt in all their ways.

7:3Semjâzâ taught enchantments, and root-cuttings, Armârôs the resolving of enchantments, Barâqîjâl (taught) astrology, Kôkabêl the constellations, Êzêqêêl the knowledge of the clouds, 〈Araqiêl the signs of the earth, Shamsiêl the signs of the sun〉, and Sariêl the course of the moon.

7:4And as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to heaven . . .

Chapter 8

8:1And then Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel looked down from heaven and saw much blood being shed upon the earth, and all lawlessness being wrought upon the earth.

8:2And they said one to another: ‘The earth made †without inhabitant cries the voice of their cryings† up to the gates of heaven.

8:3And now to you, the holy ones of heaven, the souls of men make their suit, saying, “Bring our cause before the Most High.”’

8:4And they said to the Lord of the ages: ‘Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings, 〈and God of the ages〉, the throne of Thy glory (standeth) unto all the generations of the ages, and Thy name holy and glorious and blessed unto all the ages!

8:5Thou hast made all things, and power over all things hast Thou: and all things are naked and open in Thy sight, and Thou seest all things, and nothing can hide itself from Thee.

8:6Thou seest what Azâzêl hath done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed the eternal secrets which were (preserved) in heaven, which men were striving to learn:

8:7And Semjâzâ, to whom Thou hast given authority to bear rule over his associates.

8:8And they have gone to the daughters of men upon the earth, and have slept with the women, and have defiled themselves, and revealed to them all kinds of sins.

8:9And the women have borne giants, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness.

8:10And now, behold, the souls of those who have died are crying and making their suit to the gates of heaven, and their lamentations have ascended: and cannot cease because of the lawless deeds which are wrought on the earth.

8:11And Thou knowest all things before they come to pass, and Thou seest these things and Thou dost suffer them, and Thou dost not say to us what we are to do to them in regard to these.’

Chapter 9

9:1Then said the Most High, the Holy and Great One spake, and sent Uriel to the son of Lamech, and said to him: 2. 〈’Go to Noah and〉 tell him in my name “Hide thyself!” and reveal to him the end that is approaching: that the whole earth will be destroyed, and a deluge is about to come upon the whole earth, and will destroy all that is on it.

9:2And now instruct him that he may escape and his seed may be preserved for all the generations of the world.’

9:3And again the Lord said to Raphael: ‘Bind Azâzêl hand and foot, and cast him into the darkness: and make an opening in the desert, which is in Dûdâêl, and cast him therein.

9:4And place upon him rough and jagged rocks, and cover him with darkness, and let him abide there for ever, and cover his face that he may not see light.

9:5And on the day of the great judgement he shall be cast into the fire.

9:6And heal the earth which the angels have corrupted, and proclaim the healing of the earth, that they may heal the plague, and that all the children of men may not perish through all the secret things that the Watchers have disclosed and have taught their sons.

9:7And the whole earth has been corrupted through the works that were taught by Azâzêl: to him ascribe all sin.’

9:8And to Gabriel said the Lord: ‘Proceed against the bastards and the reprobates, and against the children of fornication: and destroy [the children of fornication and] the children of the Watchers from amongst men [and cause them to go forth]: send them one against the other that they may destroy each other in battle: for length of days shall they not have.

9:9And no request that they (i.e. their fathers) make of thee shall be granted unto their fathers on their behalf; for they hope to live an eternal life, and that each one of them will live five hundred years.’

9:10And the Lord said unto Michael: ‘Go, bind Semjâzâ and his associates who have united themselves with women so as to have defiled themselves with them in all their uncleanness.

9:11And when their sons have slain one another, and they have seen the destruction of their beloved ones, bind them fast for seventy generations in the valleys of the earth, till the day of their judgement and of their consummation, till the judgement that is for ever and ever is consummated.

9:12In those days they shall be led off to the abyss of fire: 〈and〉 to the torment and the prison in which they shall be confined for ever.

9:13And whosoever shall be condemned and destroyed will from thenceforth be bound together with them to the end of all generations.

9:14And destroy all the spirits of the reprobate and the children of the Watchers, because they have wronged mankind.

9:15Destroy all wrong from the face of the earth and let every evil work come to an end: and let the plant of righteousness and truth appear: and it shall prove a blessing; the works of righteousness and truth shall be planted in truth and joy for evermore.

9:16And then shall all the righteous escape, And shall live till they beget thousands of children, And all the days of their youth and their old age Shall they complete in peace.

9:17And then shall the whole earth be tilled in righteousness, and shall all be planted with trees and be full of blessing.

9:18And all desirable trees shall be planted on it, and they shall plant vines on it: and the vine which they plant thereon shall yield wine in abundance, and as for all the seed which is sown thereon each measure (of it) shall bear a thousand, and each measure of olives shall yield ten presses of oil.

9:19And cleanse thou the earth from all oppression, and from all unrighteousness, and from all sin, and from all godlessness: and all the uncleanness that is wrought upon the earth destroy from off the earth.

9:20And all the children of men shall become righteous, and all nations shall offer adoration and shall praise Me, and all shall worship Me.

9:21And the earth shall be cleansed from all defilement, and from all sin, and from all punishment, and from all torment, and I will never again send (them) upon it from generation to generation and for ever.

Chapter 10

10:1And in those days I will open the store chambers of blessing which are in the heaven, so as to send them down upon the earth over the work and labour of the children of men.

10:2And truth and peace shall be associated together throughout all the days of the world and throughout all the generations of men.’

Chapter 11

11:1Before these things Enoch was hidden, and no one of the children of men knew where he was hidden, and where he abode, and what had become of him.

11:2And his activities had to do with the Watchers, and his days were with the holy ones.

11:3And I Enoch was blessing the Lord of majesty and the King of the ages, and lo! the Watchers called me—Enoch the scribe—and said to me:

11:4‘Enoch, thou scribe of righteousness, go, †declare† to the Watchers of the heaven who have left the high heaven, the holy eternal place, and have defiled themselves with women, and have done as the children of earth do, and have taken unto themselves wives:

11:5“Ye have wrought great destruction on the earth: And ye shall have no peace nor forgiveness of sin: and inasmuch as †they† delight themselves in †their† children,

11:6The murder of †their† beloved ones shall †they† see, and over the destruction of †their† children shall †they† lament, and shall make supplication unto eternity, but mercy and peace shall ye not attain.”’

Chapter 12

12:1And Enoch went and said: ‘Azâzêl, thou shalt have no peace: a severe sentence has gone forth against thee to put thee in bonds:

12:2And thou shalt not have toleration nor †request† granted to thee, because of the unrighteousness which thou hast taught, and because of all the works of godlessness and unrighteousness and sin which thou hast shown to men.’

12:3Then I went and spoke to them all together, and they were all afraid, and fear and trembling seized them.

12:4And they besought me to draw up a petition for them that they might find forgiveness, and to read their petition in the presence of the Lord of heaven.

12:5For from thenceforward they could not speak (with Him) nor lift up their eyes to heaven for shame of their sins for which they had been condemned.

12:6Then I wrote out their petition, and the prayer †in regard to their spirits and their deeds individually and in regard to their requests that they should have forgiveness and length†.

12:7And I went off and sat down at the waters of Dan, in the land of Dan, to the south of the west of Hermon: I read their petition till I fell asleep.

12:8And behold a dream came to me, and visions fell down upon me, and I saw visions of chastisement, and a voice came bidding (me) I to tell it to the sons of heaven, and reprimand them.

12:9And when I awaked, I came unto them, and they were all sitting gathered together, weeping in ’Abelsjâîl, which is between Lebanon and Sênêsêr, with their faces covered.

12:10And I recounted before them all the visions which I had seen in sleep, and I began to speak the words of righteousness, and to reprimand the heavenly Watchers.

Chapter 13

13:1The book of the words of righteousness, and of the reprimand of the eternal Watchers in accordance with the command of the Holy Great One in that vision.

13:2I saw in my sleep what I will now say with a tongue of flesh and with the breath of my mouth: which the Great One has given to men to converse therewith and understand with the heart.

13:3As He has created and given to man the power of understanding the word of wisdom, so hath He created me also and given me the power of reprimanding the Watchers, the children of heaven.

13:4I wrote out your petition, and in my vision it appeared thus, that your petition will not be granted unto you throughout all the days of eternity, and that judgement has been finally passed upon you: yea (your petition) will not be granted unto you.

13:5And from henceforth you shall not ascend into heaven unto all eternity, and in bonds of the earth the decree has gone forth to bind you for all the days of the world.

13:6And (that) previously you shall have seen the destruction of your beloved sons and ye shall have no pleasure in them, but they shall fall before you by the sword.

13:7And your petition on their behalf shall not be granted, nor yet on your own: even though you weep and pray and speak all the words contained in the writing which I have written.

13:8And the vision was shown to me thus: Behold, in the vision clouds invited me and a mist summoned me, and the course of the stars and the lightnings sped and hastened me, and the winds in the vision caused me to fly and lifted me upward, and bore me into heaven.

13:9And I went in till I drew nigh to a wall which is built of crystals and surrounded by tongues of fire: and it began to affright me.

13:10And I went into the tongues of fire and drew nigh to a large house which was built of crystals: and the walls of the house were like a tesselated floor (made) of crystals, and its groundwork was of crystal.

13:11Its ceiling was like the path of the stars and the lightnings, and between them were fiery cherubim, and their heaven was (clear as) water.

13:12A flaming fire surrounded the walls, and its portals blazed with fire.

13:13And I entered into that house, and it was hot as fire and cold as ice: there were no delights of life therein: fear covered me, and trembling got hold upon me.

13:14And as I quaked and trembled, I fell upon my face.

13:15And I beheld a vision, And lo! there was a second house, greater than the former, and the entire portal stood open before me, and it was built of flames of fire.

13:16And in every respect it so excelled in splendour and magnificence and extent that I cannot describe to you its splendour and its extent.

13:17And its floor was of fire, and above it were lightnings and the path of the stars, and its ceiling also was flaming fire.

13:18And I looked and saw therein a lofty throne: its appearance was as crystal, and the wheels thereof as the shining sun, and there was the vision of cherubim.

13:19And from underneath the throne came streams of flaming fire so that I could not look thereon.

13:20And the Great Glory sat thereon, and His raiment shone more brightly than the sun and was whiter than any snow.

13:21None of the angels could enter and could behold His face by reason of the magnificence and glory and no flesh could behold Him.

13:22The flaming fire was round about Him, and a great fire stood before Him, and none around could draw nigh Him: ten thousand times ten thousand (stood) before Him, yet He needed no counsellor.

13:23And the most holy ones who were nigh to Him did not leave by night nor depart from Him.

13:24And until then I had been prostrate on my face, trembling: and the Lord called me with His own mouth, and said to me: ‘Come hither, Enoch, and hear my word.’

13:25And one of the holy ones came to me and waked me, and He made me rise up and approach the door: and I bowed my face downwards.

Chapter 14

14:1And He answered and said to me, and I heard His voice: ‘Fear not, Enoch, thou righteous man and scribe of righteousness: approach hither and hear my voice.

14:2And go, say to the Watchers of heaven, who have sent thee to intercede for them: "You should intercede for men, and not men for you:

14:3Wherefore have ye left the high, holy, and eternal heaven, and lain with women, and defiled yourselves with the daughters of men and taken to yourselves wives, and done like the children of earth, and begotten giants (as your) sons?

14:4And though ye were holy, spiritual, living the eternal life, you have defiled yourselves with the blood of women, and have begotten (children) with the blood of flesh, and, as the children of men, have lusted after flesh and blood as those also do who die and perish.

14:5Therefore have I given them wives also that they might impregnate them, and beget children by them, that thus nothing might be wanting to them on earth.

14:6But you were formerly spiritual, living the eternal life, and immortal for all generations of the world.

14:7And therefore I have not appointed wives for you; for as for the spiritual ones of the heaven, in heaven is their dwelling.

14:8And now, the giants, who are produced from the spirits and flesh, shall be called evil spirits upon the earth, and on the earth shall be their dwelling.

14:9Evil spirits have proceeded from their bodies; because they are born from men and from the holy Watchers is their beginning and primal origin; they shall be evil spirits on earth, and evil spirits shall they be called.

14:10[As for the spirits of heaven, in heaven shall be their dwelling, but as for the spirits of the earth which were born upon the earth, on the earth shall be their dwelling.]

14:11And the spirits of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction on the earth, and cause trouble: they take no food, but nevertheless hunger and thirst, and cause offences.

14:12And these spirits shall rise up against the children of men and against the women, because they have proceeded from them.

Chapter 15

15:1From the days of the slaughter and destruction and death of the giants, from the souls of whose flesh the spirits, having gone forth, shall destroy without incurring judgement—thus shall they destroy until the day of the consummation, the great judgement in which the age shall be consummated, over the Watchers and the godless, yea, shall be wholly consummated."

15:2And now as to the watchers who have sent thee to intercede for them, who had been aforetime in heaven, (say to them):

15:3“You have been in heaven, but all the mysteries had not yet been revealed to you, and you knew worthless ones, and these in the hardness of your hearts you have made known to the women, and through these mysteries women and men work much evil on earth."

15:4Say to them therefore: “You have no peace.”’

Chapter 16

16:1And they took and brought me to a place in which those who were there were like flaming fire, and, when they wished, they appeared as men.

16:2And they brought me to the place of darkness, and to a mountain the point of whose summit reached to heaven.

16:3And I saw the places of the luminaries and the treasuries of the stars and of the thunder and in the uttermost depths, where were a fiery bow and arrows and their quiver, and a fiery sword and all the lightnings.

16:4And they took me to the living waters, and to the fire of the west, which receives every setting of the sun.

16:5And I came to a river of fire in which the fire flows like water and discharges itself into the great sea towards the west.

16:6I saw the great rivers and came to the great river and to the great darkness, and went to the place where no flesh walks.

16:7I saw the mountains of the darkness of winter and the place whence all the waters of the deep flow.

16:8I saw the mouths of all the rivers of the earth and the mouth of the deep.

Chapter 17

17:1I saw the treasuries of all the winds: I saw how He had furnished with them the whole creation and the firm foundations of the earth.

17:2And I saw the corner-stone of the earth: I saw the four winds which bear [the earth and] the firmament of the heaven.

17:3And I saw how the winds stretch out the vaults of heaven, and have their station between heaven and earth: these are the pillars of the heaven.

17:4I saw the winds of heaven which turn and bring the circumference of the sun and all the stars to their setting.

17:5I saw the winds on the earth carrying the clouds: I saw the paths of the angels. I saw at the end of the earth the firmament of the heaven above.

17:6And I proceeded and saw a place which burns day and night, where there are seven mountains of magnificent stones, three towards the east, and three towards the south.

17:7And as for those towards the east, 〈one〉 was of coloured stone, and one of pearl, and one of jacinth, and those towards the south of red stone.

17:8But the middle one reached to heaven like the throne of God, of alabaster, and the summit of the throne was of sapphire.

17:9And I saw a flaming fire.

17:10And beyond these mountains Is a region the end of the great earth: there the heavens were completed.

17:11And I saw a deep abyss, with columns of heavenly fire, and among them I saw columns of fire fall, which were beyond measure alike towards the height and towards the depth.

17:12And beyond that abyss I saw a place which had no firmament of the heaven above, and no firmly founded earth beneath it: there was no water upon it, and no birds, but it was a waste and horrible place.

17:13I saw there seven stars like great burning mountains, and to me, when I inquired regarding them,

17:14The angel said: ‘This place is the end of heaven and earth: this has become a prison for the stars and the host of heaven.

17:15And the stars which roll over the fire are they which have transgressed the commandment of the Lord in the beginning of their rising, because they did not come forth at their appointed times.

17:16And He was wroth with them, and bound them till the time when their guilt should be consummated (even) for ten thousand years.’

Chapter 18

18:1And Uriel said to me: ‘Here shall stand the angels who have connected themselves with women, and their spirits assuming many different forms are defiling mankind and shall lead them astray into sacrificing to demons as gods, (here shall they stand,) till the day of the great judgement in which they shall be judged till they are made an end of.

18:2And the women also of the angels who went astray shall become sirens.’

18:3And I, Enoch, alone saw the vision, the ends of all things: and no man shall see as I have seen.

Chapter 19

19:1And these are the names of the holy angels who watch.

19:2Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is over the world and over Tartarus.

19:3Raphael, one of the holy angels, who is over the spirits of men.

19:4Raguel, one of the holy angels who †takes vengeance on† the world of the luminaries.

19:5Michael, one of the holy angels, to wit, he that is set over the best part of mankind and over chaos.

19:6Saraqâêl, one of the holy angels, who is set over the spirits, who sin in the spirit.

19:7Gabriel, one of the holy angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim.

19:8Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise.

Chapter 20

20:1And I proceeded to where things were chaotic.

20:2And I saw there something horrible: I saw neither a heaven above nor a firmly founded earth, but a place chaotic and horrible.

20:3And there I saw seven stars of the heaven bound together in it, like great mountains and burning with fire.

20:4Then I said: ‘For what sin are they bound, and on what account have they been cast in hither?’

20:5Then said Uriel, one of the holy angels, who was with me, and was chief over them, and said: ‘Enoch, why dost thou ask, and why art thou eager for the truth?

20:6These are of the number of the stars of heaven, which have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and are bound here till ten thousand years, the time entailed by their sins, are consummated.’

20:7And from thence I went to another place, which was still more horrible than the former, and I saw a horrible thing: a great fire there which burnt and blazed, and the place was cleft as far as the abyss, being full of great descending columns of fire: neither its extent or magnitude could I see, nor could I conjecture.

20:8Then I said: ‘How fearful is the place and how terrible to look upon!’

20:9Then Uriel answered me, one of the holy angels who was with me, and said unto me: ‘Enoch, why hast thou such fear and affright?’ And I answered: ‘Because of this fearful place, and because of the spectacle of the pain.’

20:10And he said unto me: ‘This place is the prison of the angels, and here they will be imprisoned for ever.’

Chapter 21

21:1And thence I went to another place, and he showed me in the west another great and high mountain [and] of hard rock. |

21:2And there was in it †four† hollow places, deep and wide and very smooth. †How† smooth are the hollow places and deep and dark to look at.

21:3Then Raphael answered, one of the holy angels who was with me, and said unto me: ‘These hollow places have been created for this very purpose, that the spirits of the souls of the dead should assemble therein, yea that all the souls of the children of men should assemble here.

21:4And these places have been made to receive them till the day of their judgement and till their appointed period [till the period appointed], till the great judgement (comes) upon them.’ |

21:5I saw the spirits of the children of men who were dead, and their voice went forth to heaven and made suit.

21:6Then I asked Raphael the angel who was with me, and I said unto him: ‘This spirit—whose is it, whose voice goeth forth and maketh suit?’

21:7And he answered me saying: ‘This is the spirit which went forth from Abel, whom his brother Cain slew, and he makes his suit against him till his seed is destroyed from the face of the earth, and his seed is annihilated from amongst the seed of men.’ |

21:8Then I asked regarding it, and regarding all the hollow places: ’Why is one separated from the other?’ |

21:9And he answered me and said unto me: ‘These three have been made that the spirits of the dead might be separated. And such a division has been made 〈for〉 the spirits of the righteous, in which there is the bright spring of water.

21:10And such has been made for sinners when they die and are buried in the earth and judgement has not been executed on them in their lifetime.

21:11Here their spirits shall be set apart in this great pain till the great day of judgement and punishment and torment of those who curse for ever and retribution for their spirits. There He shall bind them for ever.

21:12And such a division has been made for the spirits of those who make their suit, who make disclosures concerning their destruction, when they were slain in the days of the sinners.

21:13Such has been made for the spirits of men who were not righteous but sinners, who were complete in transgression, and of the transgressors they shall be companions: but their spirits shall not be slain in the day of judgement nor shall they be raised from thence.

21:14Then I blessed the Lord of glory and said: ‘Blessed be my Lord, the Lord of righteousness, who ruleth for ever.’

Chapter 22

22:1From thence I went to another place to the west of the ends of the earth.

22:2And I saw a burning fire which ran without resting, and paused not from its course day or night but (ran) regularly.

22:3And I asked saying: ‘What is this which rests not?’

22:4Then Raguel, one of the holy angels who was with me, answered me and said unto me: ‘This course of fire which thou hast seen is the fire in the west which †persecutes† all the luminaries of heaven.’

Chapter 23

23:1And from thence I went to another place of the earth, and he showed me a mountain range of fire which burnt day and night.

23:2And I went beyond it and saw seven magnificent mountains all differing each from the other, and the stones (thereof) were magnificent and beautiful, magnificent as a whole, of glorious appearance and fair exterior: three towards the east, one founded on the other, and three towards the south, one upon the other, and deep rough ravines, no one of which joined with any other.

23:3And the seventh mountain was in the midst of these, and it excelled them in height, resembling the seat of a throne: and fragrant trees encircled the throne.

23:4And amongst them was a tree such as I had never yet smelt, neither was any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and wood wither not for ever: and its fruit is beautiful, and its fruit resembles the dates of a palm.

23:5Then I said: ‘How beautiful is this tree, and fragrant, and its leaves are fair, and its blooms very delightful in appearance.’

23:6Then answered Michael, one of the holy and honoured angels who was with me, and was their leader.

Chapter 24

24:1And he said unto me: ‘Enoch, why dost thou ask me regarding the fragrance of the tree, and why dost thou wish to learn the truth?’

24:2Then I answered him saying: ‘I wish to know about everything, but especially about this tree.’

24:3And he answered saying: ‘This high mountain which thou hast seen, whose summit is like the throne of God, is His throne, where the Holy Great One, the Lord of Glory, the Eternal King, will sit, when He shall come down to visit the earth with goodness.

24:4And as for this fragrant tree no mortal is permitted to touch it till the great judgement, when He shall take vengeance on all and bring (everything) to its consummation for ever. It shall then be given to the righteous and holy.

24:5Its fruit shall be for food to the elect: it shall be transplanted to the holy place, to the temple of the Lord, the Eternal King.

24:6Then shall they rejoice with joy and be glad, And into the holy place shall they enter; And its fragrance shall be in their bones, And they shall live a long life on earth, Such as thy fathers lived: And in their days shall no sorrow or plague Or torment or calamity touch them.’

24:7Then blessed I the God of Glory, the Eternal King, who hath prepared such things for the righteous, and hath created them and promised to give to them.

Chapter 25

25:1And I went from thence to the middle of the earth, and I saw a blessed place in which there were trees with branches abiding and blooming [of a dismembered tree].

25:2And there I saw a holy mountain, and underneath the mountain to the east there was a stream and it flowed towards the south.

25:3And I saw towards the east another mountain higher than this, and between them a deep and narrow ravine: in it also ran a stream underneath the mountain.

25:4And to the west thereof there was another mountain, lower than the former and of small elevation, and a ravine deep and dry between them: and another deep and dry ravine was at the extremities of the three mountains.

25:5And all the ravines were deep and narrow, (being formed) of hard rock, and trees were not planted upon them.

25:6And I marvelled at the rocks, and I marvelled at the ravine, yea, I marveled very much.

Chapter 26

26:1Then said I: ‘For what object is this blessed land, which is entirely filled with trees, and this accursed valley between?’

26:2Then Uriel, one of the holy angels who was with me, answered and said: ‘This accursed valley is for those who are accursed for ever: Here shall all the accursed be gathered together who utter with their lips against the Lord unseemly words and of His glory speak hard things. | Here shall they be gathered together, and here shall be their place of judgement.

26:3In the last days there shall be upon them the spectacle of righteous judgement in the presence of the righteous for ever: here shall the merciful bless the Lord of glory, the Eternal King.

26:4In the days of judgement over the former, they shall bless Him for the mercy in accordance with which He has assigned them (their lot).’

26:5Then I blessed the Lord of Glory and set forth His glory and lauded Him gloriously.

Chapter 27

27:1And thence I went towards the east, into the midst of the mountain range of the desert, and I saw a wilderness and it was solitary, full of trees and plants.

27:2And water gushed forth from above.

27:3Rushing like a copious watercourse [which flowed] towards the north-west it caused clouds and dew to ascend on every side.

Chapter 28

28:1And thence I went to another place in the desert, and approached to the east of this mountain range.

28:2And there I saw aromatic trees exhaling the fragrance of frankincense and myrrh, and the trees also were similar to the almond tree.

Chapter 29

29:1And beyond these, I went afar to the east, and I saw another place, a valley (full) of water.

29:2And therein there was a tree, the colour (?) of fragrant trees such as the mastic.

29:3And on the sides of those valleys I saw fragrant cinnamon. And beyond these I proceeded to the east.

Chapter 30

30:1And I saw other mountains, and amongst them were groves of trees, and there flowed forth from them nectar, which is named sarara and galbanum.

30:2And beyond these mountains I saw another mountain to the east of the ends of the earth, whereon were aloe-trees, and all the trees were full of stacte, being like almond-trees.

30:3And when one burnt it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour.

Chapter 31

31:1And after these fragrant odours, as I looked towards the north over the mountains I saw seven mountains full of choice nard and fragrant trees and cinnamon and pepper.

31:2And thence I went over the summits of all these mountains, far towards the east of the earth, and passed above the Erythraean sea and went far from it, and passed over the angel Zotîêl. |

31:3And I came to the Garden of Righteousness, and saw beyond those trees many large trees growing there and of goodly fragrance, large, very beautiful and glorious, and the tree of wisdom whereof they eat and know great wisdom.

31:4That tree is in height like the fir, and its leaves are like (those of) the Carob tree: and its fruit is like the clusters of the vine, very beautiful: and the fragrance of the tree penetrates afar.

31:5Then I said: ‘How beautiful is the tree, and how attractive is its look!’

31:6Then Raphael the holy angel, who was with me, answered me and said: ‘This is the tree of wisdom, of which thy father old (in years) and thy aged mother, who were before thee, have eaten, and they learnt wisdom and their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked and they were driven out of the garden.’

Chapter 32

32:1And from thence I went to the ends of the earth and saw there great beasts, and each differed from the other; and (I saw) birds also differing in appearance and beauty and voice, the one differing from the other.

32:2And to the east of those beasts I saw the ends of the earth whereon the heaven rests, and the portals of the heaven open.

32:3And I saw how the stars of heaven come forth, and I counted the portals out of which they proceed, and wrote down all their outlets, of each individual star by itself, according to their number and their names, their courses and their positions, and their times and their months, as Uriel the holy angel who was with me showed me.

32:4He showed all things to me and wrote them down for me: also their names he wrote for me, and their laws and their companies.

Chapter 33

33:1And from thence I went towards the north to the ends of the earth, and there I saw a great and glorious device at the ends of the whole earth.

33:2And here I saw three portals of heaven open in the heaven: through each of them proceed north winds: when they blow there is cold, hail, frost, snow, dew, and rain.

33:3And out of one portal they blow for good: but when they blow through the other two portals, †it is with violence and affliction on the earth, and they blow with violence.†

Chapter 34

34:1And from thence I went towards the west to the ends of the earth, and saw there three portals of the heaven open such as I had seen in the †east†, the same number of portals, and the same number of outlets.

Chapter 35

35:1And from thence I went to the south to the ends of the earth, and saw there three open portals of the heaven: and thence there come dew, rain, †and wind†.

35:2And from thence I went to the east to the ends of the heaven, and saw here the three eastern portals of heaven open and small portals above them.

35:3Through each of these small portals pass the stars of heaven and run their course to the west on the path which is shown to them.

35:4And as often as I saw I blessed always the Lord of Glory, and I continued to bless the Lord of Glory who has wrought great and glorious wonders, to show the greatness of His work to the angels and to spirits and to men, that they might praise His work and all His creation: that they might see the work of His might and praise the great work of His hands and bless Him for ever.

Chapter 36

36:1The second vision which he saw, the vision of wisdom—which Enoch the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, saw.

36:2And this is the beginning of the words of wisdom which I lifted up my voice to speak and say to those which dwell on earth: Hear, ye men of old time, and see, ye that come after, the words of the Holy One which I will speak before the Lord of Spirits.

36:3It were better to declare (them only) to the men of old time, but even from those that come after we will not withhold the beginning of wisdom.

36:4Till the present day such wisdom has never been given by the Lord of Spirits as I have received according to my insight, according to the good pleasure of the Lord of Spirits by whom the lot of eternal life has been given to me.

36:5Now three Parables were imparted to me, and I lifted up my voice and recounted them to those that dwell on the earth.

Chapter 37

37:1The First Parable. When the congregation of the righteous shall appear, And sinners shall be judged for their sins, And shall be driven from the face of the earth:

37:2And when the Righteous One shall appear before the eyes of the righteous, Whose elect works hang upon the Lord of Spirits, And light shall appear to the righteous and the elect who dwell on the earth, Where then will be the dwelling of the sinners, And where the resting-place of those who have denied the Lord of Spirits? It had been good for them if they had not been born.

37:3When the secrets of the righteous shall be revealed and the sinners judged, And the godless driven from the presence of the righteous and elect,

37:4From that time those that possess the earth shall no longer be powerful and exalted: And they shall not be able to behold the face of the holy, For the Lord of Spirits has caused His light to appear On the face of the holy, righteous, and elect.

37:5Then shall the kings and the mighty perish And be given into the hands of the righteous and holy.

37:6And thenceforward none shall seek for themselves mercy from the Lord of Spirits For their life is at an end.

Chapter 38

38:1[And it †shall come to pass in those days that elect and holy children †will descend from the high heaven, and their seed† will become one with the children of men.

38:2And in those days Enoch received books of zeal and wrath, and books of disquiet and expulsion.] And mercy shall not be accorded to them, saith the Lord of Spirits.

38:3And in those days a whirlwind carried me off from the earth, And set me down at the end of the heavens.

38:4And there I saw another vision, the dwelling-places of the holy, And the resting-places of the righteous.

38:5Here mine eyes saw their dwellings with His righteous angels, And their resting-places with the holy. And they petitioned and interceded and prayed for the children of men, And righteousness flowed before them as water, And mercy like dew upon the earth: Thus it is amongst them for ever and ever.

38:6And in that place mine eyes saw the Elect One of righteousness and of faith,

38:7And I saw his dwelling-place under the wings of the Lord of Spirits.

38:8And righteousness shall prevail in his days, And the righteous and elect shall be without number before Him for ever and ever.

38:9And all the righteous and elect before Him shall be †strong† as fiery lights, And their mouth shall be full of blessing, And their lips extol the name of the Lord of Spirits, And righteousness before Him shall never fail, [And uprightness shall never fail before Him.]

38:10There I wished to dwell, And my spirit longed for that dwelling-place: And there heretofore hath been my portion, For so has it been established concerning me before the Lord of Spirits.

38:11In those days I praised and extolled the name of the Lord of Spirits with blessings and praises, because He hath destined me for blessing and glory according to the good pleasure of the Lord of Spirits.

38:12For a long time my eyes regarded that place, and I blessed Him and praised Him, saying: ‘Blessed is He, and may He be blessed from the beginning and for evermore.

38:13And before Him there is no ceasing. He knows before the world was created what is for ever and what will be from generation unto generation.

38:14Those who sleep not bless Thee: they stand before Thy glory and bless, praise, and extol, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Spirits: He filleth the earth with spirits.”’

38:15And here my eyes saw all those who sleep not: they stand before Him and bless and say: ‘Blessed be Thou, and blessed be the name of the Lord for ever and ever.’

38:16And my face was changed; for I could no longer behold.

Chapter 39

39:1And after that I saw thousands of thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, I saw a multitude beyond number and reckoning, who stood before the Lord of Spirits.

39:2And on the four sides of the Lord of Spirits I saw four presences, different from those that sleep not, and I learnt their names: for the angel that went with me made known to me their names, and showed me all the hidden things.

39:3And I heard the voices of those four presences as they uttered praises before the Lord of glory.

39:4The first voice blesses the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.

39:5And the second voice I heard blessing the Elect One and the elect ones who hang upon the Lord of Spirits.

39:6And the third voice I heard pray and intercede for those who dwell on the earth and supplicate in the name of the Lord of Spirits.

39:7And I heard the fourth voice fending off the Satans and forbidding them to come before the Lord of Spirits to accuse them who dwell on the earth.

39:8After that I asked the angel of peace who went with me, who showed me everything that is hidden: ‘Who are these four presences which I have seen and whose words I have heard and written down?’

39:9And he said to me: ‘This first is Michael, the merciful and long-suffering: and the second, who is set over all the diseases and all the wounds of the children of men, is Raphael: and the third, who is set over all the powers, is Gabriel: and the fourth, who is set over the repentance unto hope of those who inherit eternal life, is named Phanuel.’

39:10And these are the four angels of the Lord of Spirits and the four voices I heard in those days.

Chapter 40

40:1And after that I saw all the secrets of the heavens, and how the kingdom is divided, and how the actions of men are weighed in the balance.

40:2And there I saw the mansions of the elect and the mansions of the holy, and mine eyes saw there all the sinners being driven from thence which deny the name of the Lord of Spirits, and being dragged off: and they could not abide because of the punishment which proceeds from the Lord of Spirits.

40:3And there mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightning and of the thunder, and the secrets of the winds, how they are divided to blow over the earth, and the secrets of the clouds and dew, and there I saw from whence they proceed in that place and from whence they saturate the dusty earth.

40:4And there I saw closed chambers out of which the winds are divided, the chamber of the hail and winds, the chamber of the mist, and of the clouds, and the cloud thereof hovers over the earth from the beginning of the world.

40:5And I saw the chambers of the sun and moon, whence they proceed and whither they come again, and their glorious return, and how one is superior to the other, and their stately orbit, and how they do not leave their orbit, and they add nothing to their orbit and they take nothing from it, and they keep faith with each other, in accordance with the oath by which they are bound together.

40:6And first the sun goes forth and traverses his path according to the commandment of the Lord of Spirits, and mighty is His name for ever and ever.

40:7And after that I saw the hidden and the visible path of the moon, and she accomplishes the course of her path in that place by day and by night—the one holding a position opposite to the other before the Lord of Spirits. And they give thanks and praise and rest not; For unto them is their thanksgiving rest.

40:8For the sun changes oft for a blessing or a curse, And the course of the path of the moon is light to the righteous And darkness to the sinners in the name of the Lord, Who made a separation between the light and the darkness, And divided the spirits of men, And strengthened the spirits of the righteous, In the name of His righteousness.

40:9For no angel hinders and no power is able to hinder; for He appoints a judge for them all and He judges them all before Him.

Chapter 41

41:1Wisdom found no place where she might dwell; Then a dwelling-place was assigned her in the heavens.

41:2Wisdom went forth to make her dwelling among the children of men, And found no dwelling-place: Wisdom returned to her place, And took her seat among the angels.

41:3And unrighteousness went forth from her chambers: Whom she sought not she found, And dwelt with them, As rain in a desert And dew on a thirsty land.

Chapter 42

42:1And I saw other lightnings and the stars of heaven, and I saw how He called them all by their names and they hearkened unto Him.

42:2And I saw how they are weighed in a righteous balance according to their proportions of light: (I saw) the width of their spaces and the day of their appearing, and how their revolution produces lightning: and (I saw) their revolution according to the number of the angels, and (how) they keep faith with each other.

42:3And I asked the angel who went with me who showed me what was hidden: ‘What are these?’

42:4And he said to me: ‘The Lord of Spirits hath showed thee their parabolic meaning (lit. 'their parable'): these are the names of the holy who dwell on the earth and believe in the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.’

Chapter 43

43:1Also another phenomenon I saw in regard to the lightnings: how some of the stars arise and become lightnings and cannot part with their new form.

Chapter 44

44:1And this is the second Parable concerning those who deny the name of the dwelling of the holy ones and the Lord of Spirits.

44:2And into the heaven they shall not ascend, And on the earth they shall not come: Such shall be the lot of the sinners Who have denied the name of the Lord of Spirits, Who are thus preserved for the day of suffering and tribulation.

44:3On that day Mine Elect One shall sit on the throne of glory And shall try their works, And their places of rest shall be innumerable. And their souls shall grow strong within them when they see Mine elect ones, And those who have called upon My glorious name:

44:4Then will I cause Mine Elect One to dwell among them. And I will transform the heaven and make it an eternal blessing and light:

44:5And I will transform the earth and make it a blessing: And I will cause Mine elect ones to dwell upon it: But the sinners and evil-doers shall not set foot thereon.

44:6For I have provided and satisfied with peace My righteous ones And have caused them to dwell before Me: But for the sinners there is judgement impending with Me, So that I shall destroy them from the face of the earth.

Chapter 45

45:1And there I saw One who had a head of days, And His head was white like wool, And with Him was another being whose countenance had the appearance of a man, And his face was full of graciousness, like one of the holy angels.

45:2And I asked the angel who went with me and showed me all the hidden things, concerning that Son of Man, who he was, and whence he was, (and) why he went with the Head of Days?

45:3And he answered and said unto me: This is the Son of Man who hath righteousness, With whom dwelleth righteousness, And who revealeth all the treasures of that which is hidden, Because the Lord of Spirits hath chosen him, And whose lot hath the pre-eminence before the Lord of Spirits in uprightness for ever.

45:4And this Son of Man whom thou hast seen Shall †raise up† the kings and the mighty from their seats, [And the strong from their thrones] And shall loosen the reins of the strong, And break the teeth of the sinners.

45:5[And he shall put down the kings from their thrones and kingdoms] Because they do not extol and praise Him, Nor humbly acknowledge whence the kingdom was bestowed upon them.

45:6And he shall put down the countenance of the strong, And shall fill them with shame. And darkness shall be their dwelling, And worms shall be their bed, And they shall have no hope of rising from their beds, Because they do not extol the name of the Lord of Spirits.

45:7And these are they who †judge† the stars of heaven, [And raise their hands against the Most High], †And tread upon the earth and dwell upon it†. And all their deeds manifest unrighteousness, And their power rests upon their riches, And their faith is in the gods which they have made with their hands, And they deny the name of the Lord of Spirits,

45:8And they persecute the houses of His congregations, And the faithful who hang upon the name of the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 46

46:1And in those days shall have ascended the prayer of the righteous, And the blood of the righteous from the earth before the Lord of Spirits.

46:2In those days the holy ones who dwell above in the heavens Shall unite with one voice And supplicate and pray [and praise, And give thanks and bless the name of the Lord of Spirits] On behalf of the blood of the righteous which has been shed, And that the prayer of the righteous may not be in vain before the Lord of Spirits, That judgement may be done unto them, And that they may not have to suffer for ever.

46:3In those days I saw the Head of Days when He seated himself upon the throne of His glory, And the books of the living were opened before Him: And all His host which is in heaven above and His counsellors stood before Him,

46:4And the hearts of the holy were filled with joy; Because the number of the righteous had been offered, And the prayer of the righteous had been heard, And the blood of the righteous been required before the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 47

47:1And in that place I saw the fountain of righteousness Which was inexhaustible: And around it were many fountains of wisdom: And all the thirsty drank of them, And were filled with wisdom, And their dwellings were with the righteous and holy and elect.

47:2And at that hour that Son of Man was named In the presence of the Lord of Spirits, And his name before the Head of Days.

47:3Yea, before the sun and the signs were created, Before the stars of the heaven were made, His name was named before the Lord of Spirits.

47:4He shall be a staff to the righteous whereon to stay themselves and not fall, And he shall be the light of the Gentiles, And the hope of those who are troubled of heart.

47:5All who dwell on earth shall fall down and worship before him, And will praise and bless and celebrate with song the Lord of Spirits.

47:6And for this reason hath he been chosen and hidden before Him, Before the creation of the world and for evermore.

47:7And the wisdom of the Lord of Spirits hath revealed him to the holy and righteous; For he hath preserved the lot of the righteous, Because they have hated and despised this world of unrighteousness, And have hated all its works and ways in the name of the Lord of Spirits: For in his name they are saved, And according to his good pleasure hath it been in regard to their life.

47:8In these days downcast in countenance shall the kings of the earth have become, And the strong who possess the land because of the works of their hands, For on the day of their anguish and affliction they shall not (be able to) save themselves.

47:9And I will give them over into the hands of Mine elect: As straw in the fire so shall they burn before the face of the holy: As lead in the water shall they sink before the face of the righteous, And no trace of them shall any more be found.

47:10And on the day of their affliction there shall be rest on the earth, And before them they shall fall and not rise again: And there shall be no one to take them with his hands and raise them: For they have denied the Lord of Spirits and His Anointed. The name of the Lord of Spirits be blessed.

Chapter 48

48:1For wisdom is poured out like water, And glory faileth not before him for evermore.

48:2For he is mighty in all the secrets of righteousness, And unrighteousness shall disappear as a shadow, And have no continuance; Because the Elect One standeth before the Lord of Spirits, And his glory is for ever and ever, And his might unto all generations.

48:3And in him dwells the spirit of wisdom, And the spirit which gives insight, And the spirit of understanding and of might, And the spirit of those who have fallen asleep in righteousness.

48:4And he shall judge the secret things, And none shall be able to utter a lying word before him; For he is the Elect One before the Lord of Spirits according to His good pleasure.

Chapter 49

49:1And in those days a change shall take place for the holy and elect, And the light of days shall abide upon them, And glory and honour shall turn to the holy,

49:2On the day of affliction on which evil shall have been treasured up against the sinners. And the righteous shall be victorious in the name of the Lord of Spirits: And He will cause the others to witness (this) That they may repent And forgo the works of their hands.

49:3They shall have no honour through the name of the Lord of Spirits, Yet through His name shall they be saved, And the Lord of Spirits will have compassion on them, For His compassion is great.

49:4And He is righteous also in His judgement, And in the presence of His glory unrighteousness also shall not maintain itself: At His judgement the unrepentant shall perish before Him.

49:5And from henceforth I will have no mercy on them, saith the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 50

50:1And in those days shall the earth also give back that which has been entrusted to it, And Sheol also shall give back that which it has received, And hell shall give back that which it owes.

50:2For in those days the Elect One shall arise,

50:3And he shall choose the righteous and holy from among them: For the day has drawn nigh that they should be saved.

50:4And the Elect One shall in those days sit on My throne, And his mouth shall pour forth all the secrets of wisdom and counsel: For the Lord of Spirits hath given (them) to him and hath glorified him.

50:5And in those days shall the mountains leap like rams, And the hills also shall skip like lambs satisfied with milk, And the faces of [all] the angels in heaven shall be lighted up with joy.

50:6And the earth shall rejoice, c. And the righteous shall dwell upon it, d. And the elect shall walk thereon.

Chapter 51

51:1And after those days in that place where I had seen all the visions of that which is hidden—for I had been carried off in a whirlwind and they had borne me towards the west—

51:2There mine eyes saw all the secret things of heaven that shall be, a mountain of iron, and a mountain of copper, and a mountain of silver, and a mountain of gold, and a mountain of soft metal, and a mountain of lead.

51:3And I asked the angel who went with me, saying, ‘What things are these which I have seen in secret?’

51:4And he said unto me: ‘All these things which thou hast seen shall serve the dominion of His Anointed that he may be potent and mighty on the earth.’

51:5And that angel of peace answered, saying unto me: ‘Wait a little, and there shall be revealed unto thee all the secret things which surround the Lord of Spirits.

51:6And these mountains which thine eyes have seen, The mountain of iron, and the mountain of copper, and the mountain of silver, And the mountain of gold, and the mountain of soft metal, and the mountain of lead, All these shall be in the presence of the Elect One As wax before the fire, And like the water which streams down from above [upon those mountains], And they shall become powerless before his feet.

51:7And it shall come to pass in those days that none shall be saved, Either by gold or by silver, And none be able to escape.

51:8And there shall be no iron for war, Nor shall one clothe oneself with a breastplate. Bronze shall be of no service, And tin [shall be of no service and] shall not be esteemed, And lead shall not be desired.

51:9And all these things shall be [denied and] destroyed from the surface of the earth, When the Elect One shall appear before the face of the Lord of Spirits.’

Chapter 52

52:1There mine eyes saw a deep valley with open mouths, and all who dwell on the earth and sea and islands shall bring to him gifts and presents and tokens of homage, but that deep valley shall not become full.

52:2And their hands commit lawless deeds, And the sinners devour all whom they lawlessly oppress: Yet the sinners shall be destroyed before the face of the Lord of Spirits, And they shall be banished from off the face of His earth, And they shall perish for ever and ever.

52:3For I saw all the angels of punishment abiding (there) and preparing all the instruments of Satan.

52:4And I asked the angel of peace who went with me: ‘For whom are they preparing these instruments?’

52:5And he said unto me: ‘They prepare these for the kings and the mighty of this earth, that they may thereby be destroyed.

52:6And after this the Righteous and Elect One shall cause the house of his congregation to appear: henceforth they shall be no more hindered in the name of the Lord of Spirits.

52:7And these mountains shall not stand as the earth before his righteousness, But the hills shall be as a fountain of water, And the righteous shall have rest from the oppression of sinners.’

Chapter 53

53:1And I looked and turned to another part of the earth, and saw there a deep valley with burning fire.

53:2And they brought the kings and the mighty, and began to cast them into this deep valley.

53:3And there mine eyes saw how they made these their instruments, iron chains of immeasurable weight.

53:4And I asked the angel of peace who went with me, saying: ‘For whom are these chains being prepared?’

53:5And he said unto me: ‘These are being prepared for the hosts of Azâzêl, so that they may take them and cast them into the abyss of complete condemnation, and they shall cover their jaws with rough stones as the Lord of Spirits commanded.

53:6And Michael, and Gabriel, and Raphael, and Phanuel shall take hold of them on that great day, and cast them on that day into the burning furnace, that the Lord of Spirits may take vengeance on them for their unrighteousness in becoming subject to Satan and leading astray those who dwell on the earth.’

53:7And in those days shall punishment come from the Lord of Spirits, and He will open all the chambers of waters which are above the heavens, and of the fountains which are beneath the earth.

53:8And all the waters shall be joined with the waters: that which is above the heavens is the masculine, and the water which is beneath the earth is the feminine.

53:9And they shall destroy all who dwell on the earth and those who dwell under the ends of the heaven.

53:10And when they have recognized their unrighteousness which they have wrought on the earth, then by these shall they perish.’

Chapter 54

54:1And after that the Head of Days repented and said: ‘In vain have I destroyed all who dwell on the earth.’

54:2And He sware by His great name: ‘Henceforth I will not do so to all who dwell on the earth, and I will set a sign in the heaven: and this shall be a pledge of good faith between Me and them for ever, so long as heaven is above the earth. And this is in accordance with My command.

54:3When I have desired to take hold of them by the hand of the angels on the day of tribulation and pain because of this, I will cause My chastisement and My wrath to abide upon them, saith God, the Lord of Spirits.

54:4Ye †mighty kings† who dwell on the earth, ye shall have to behold Mine Elect One, how he sits on the throne of glory and judges Azâzêl, and all his associates, and all his hosts in the name of the Lord of Spirits.’

Chapter 55

55:1And I saw there the hosts of the angels of punishment going, and they held scourges and chains of iron and bronze.

55:2And I asked the angel of peace who went with me, saying: ‘To whom are these who hold the scourges going?’

55:3And he said unto me: ‘To their elect and beloved ones, that they may be cast into the chasm of the abyss of the valley.

55:4And then that valley shall be filled with their elect and beloved, And the days of their lives shall be at an end, And the days of their leading astray shall not thenceforward be reckoned.

55:5And in those days the angels shall return And hurl themselves to the east upon the Parthians and Medes: They shall stir up the kings, so that a spirit of unrest shall come upon them, And they shall rouse them from their thrones, That they may break forth as lions from their lairs, And as hungry wolves among their flocks.

55:6And they shall go up and tread under foot the land of His elect ones, [And the land of His elect ones shall be before them a threshing-floor and a highway:]

55:7But the city of my righteous shall be a hindrance to their horses. And they shall begin to fight among themselves, And their right hand shall be strong against themselves, And a man shall not know his brother, Nor a son his father or his mother, Till there be no number of the corpses through their slaughter, And their punishment be not in vain.

55:8In those days Sheol shall open its jaws, And they shall be swallowed up therein, And their destruction shall be at an end; Sheol shall devour the sinners in the presence of the elect.’

Chapter 56

56:1And it came to pass after this that I saw another host of wagons, and men riding thereon, and coming on the winds from the east, and from the west to the south.

56:2And the noise of their wagons was heard, and when this turmoil took place the holy ones from heaven remarked it, and the pillars of the earth were moved from their place, and the sound thereof was heard from the one end of heaven to the other, in one day.

56:3And they shall all fall down and worship the Lord of Spirits. And this is the end of the second Parable.

Chapter 57

57:1And I began to speak the third Parable concerning the righteous and elect.

57:2Blessed are ye, ye righteous and elect, For glorious shall be your lot.

57:3And the righteous shall be in the light of the sun, And the elect in the light of eternal life: The days of their life shall be unending, And the days of the holy without number.

57:4And they shall seek the light and find righteousness with the Lord of Spirits: There shall be peace to the righteous in the name of the Eternal Lord.

57:5And after this it shall be said to the holy in heaven That they should seek out the secrets of righteousness, the heritage of faith: For it has become bright as the sun upon earth, And the darkness is past.

57:6And there shall be a light that never endeth, And to a limit (lit. ‘number’) of days they shall not come, For the darkness shall first have been destroyed, [And the light established before the Lord of Spirits] And the light of uprightness established for ever before the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 58

58:1[In those days mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightnings, and of the lights, and the judgements they execute (lit. ‘their judgement’): and they lighten for a blessing or a curse as the Lord of Spirits willeth.

58:2And there I saw the secrets of the thunder, and how when it resounds above in the heaven, the sound thereof is heard, and he caused me to see the judgements executed on the earth, whether they be for well-being and blessing, or for a curse according to the word of the Lord of Spirits.

58:3And after that all the secrets of the lights and lightnings were shown to me, and they lighten for blessing and for satisfying.]

Chapter 59

59:1In the year 500, in the seventh month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the life of †Enoch†. In that Parable I saw how a mighty quaking made the heaven of heavens to quake, and the host of the Most High, and the angels, a thousand thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, were disquieted with a great disquiet.

59:2And the Head of Days sat on the throne of His glory, and the angels and the righteous stood around Him.

59:3And a great trembling seized me, And fear took hold of me, And my loins gave way, And dissolved were my reins, And I fell upon my face.

59:4And Michael sent another angel from among the holy ones and he raised me up, and when he had raised me up my spirit returned; for I had not been able to endure the look of this host, and the commotion and the quaking of the heaven.

59:5And Michael said unto me: ‘Why art thou disquieted with such a vision? Until this day lasted the day of His mercy; and He hath been merciful and long-suffering towards those who dwell on the earth.

59:6And when the day, and the power, and the punishment, and the judgement come, which the Lord of Spirits hath prepared for those who worship not the righteous law, and for those who deny the righteous judgement, and for those who take His name in vain—that day is prepared, for the elect a covenant, but for sinners an inquisition.’

59:7When the punishment of the Lord of Spirits shall rest upon them, it shall rest in order that the punishment of the Lord of Spirits may not come, in vain, and it shall slay the children with their mothers and the children with their fathers. Afterwards the judgement shall take place according to His mercy and His patience.’

59:8And on that day were two monsters parted, a female monster named Leviathan, to dwell in the abysses of the ocean over the fountains of the waters.

59:9But the male is named Behemoth, who occupied with his breast a waste wilderness named †Dûidâin†, on the east of the garden where the elect and righteous dwell, where my grandfather was taken up, the seventh from Adam, the first man whom the Lord of Spirits created.

59:10And I besought the other angel that he should show me the might of those monsters, how they were parted on one day and cast, the one into the abysses of the sea, and the other unto the dry land of the wilderness.

59:11And he said to me: ‘Thou son of man, herein thou dost seek to know what is hidden.’

59:12And the other angel who went with me and showed me what was hidden told me what is first and last in the heaven in the height, and beneath the earth in the depth, and at the ends of the heaven, and on the foundation of the heaven.

59:13And the chambers of the winds, and how the winds are divided, and how they are weighed, and (how) the portals of the winds are reckoned, each according to the power of the wind, and the power of the lights of the moon, and according to the power that is fitting: and the divisions of the stars according to their names, and how all the divisions are divided.

59:14And the thunders according to the places where they fall, and all the divisions that are made among the lightnings that it may lighten, and their host that they may at once obey.

59:15For the thunder has †places of rest† (which) are assigned (to it) while it is waiting for its peal; and the thunder and lightning are inseparable, and although not one and undivided, they both go together through the spirit and separate not.

59:16For when the lightning lightens, the thunder utters its voice, and the spirit enforces a pause during the peal, and divides equally between them; for the treasury of their peals is like the sand, and each one of them as it peals is held in with a bridle, and turned back by the power of the spirit, and pushed forward according to the many quarters of the earth.

59:17And the spirit of the sea is masculine and strong, and according to the might of his strength he draws it back with a rein, and in like manner it is driven forward and disperses amid all the mountains of the earth.

59:18And the spirit of the hoar-frost is his own angel, and the spirit of the hail is a good angel.

59:19And the spirit of the snow has forsaken his chambers on account of his strength—There is a special spirit therein, and that which ascends from it is like smoke, and its name is frost.

59:20And the spirit of the mist is not united with them in their chambers, but it has a special chamber; for its course is †glorious† both in light and in darkness, and in winter and in summer, and in its chamber is an angel.

59:21And the spirit of the dew has its dwelling at the ends of the heaven, and is connected with the chambers of the rain, and its course is in winter and summer: and its clouds and the clouds of the mist are connected, and the one gives to the other.

59:22And when the spirit of the rain goes forth from its chamber, the angels come and open the chamber and lead it out, and when it is diffused over the whole earth it unites with the water on the earth. And whensoever it unites with the water on the earth . . .

59:23For the waters are for those who dwell on the earth; for they are nourishment for the earth from the Most High who is in heaven: therefore there is a measure for the rain, and the angels take it in charge.

59:24And these things I saw towards the Garden of the Righteous.

59:25And the angel of peace who was with me said to me: ‘These two monsters, prepared conformably to the greatness of God, shall feed . . .

Chapter 60

60:1And I saw in those days how long cords were given to those angels, and they took to themselves wings and flew, and they went towards the north.

60:2And I asked the angel, saying unto him: ‘Why have those (angels) taken these cords and gone off?’ And he said unto me: ‘They have gone to measure.’

60:3And the angel who went with me said unto me: ‘These shall bring the measures of the righteous, And the ropes of the righteous to the righteous, That they may stay themselves on the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.

60:4The elect shall begin to dwell with the elect, And those are the measures which shall be given to faith And which shall strengthen righteousness.

60:5And these measures shall reveal all the secrets of the depths of the earth, And those who have been destroyed by the desert, And those who have been devoured by the beasts, And those who have been devoured by the fish of the sea, That they may return and stay themselves On the day of the Elect One; For none shall be destroyed before the Lord of Spirits, And none can be destroyed.

60:6And all who dwell above in the heaven received a command and power and one voice and one light like unto fire.

60:7And that One (with) their first words they blessed, And extolled and lauded with wisdom, And they were wise in utterance and in the spirit of life.

60:8And the Lord of Spirits placed the Elect One on the throne of glory. And he shall judge all the works of the holy above in the heaven, And in the balance shall their deeds be weighed.

60:9And when he shall lift up his countenance To judge their secret ways according to the word of the name of the Lord of Spirits, And their path according to the way of the righteous judgement of the Lord of Spirits, Then shall they all with one voice speak and bless, And glorify and extol and sanctify the name of the Lord of Spirits.

60:10And He will summon all the host of the heavens, and all the holy ones above, and the host of God, the Cherubin, Seraphin and Ophannin, and all the angels of power, and all the angels of principalities, and the Elect One, and the other powers on the earth (and) over the water.

60:11On that day shall raise one voice, and bless and glorify and exalt in the spirit of faith, and in the spirit of wisdom, and in the spirit of patience, and in the spirit of mercy, and in the spirit of judgement and of peace, and in the spirit of goodness, and shall all say with one voice: "Blessed is He, and may the name of the Lord of Spirits be blessed for ever and ever."

60:12All who sleep not above in heaven shall bless Him: All the holy ones who are in heaven shall bless Him, And all the elect who dwell in the garden of life: And every spirit of light who is able to bless, and glorify, and extol, and hallow Thy blessed name, And all flesh shall beyond measure glorify and bless Thy name for ever and ever.

60:13For great is the mercy of the Lord of Spirits, and He is long-suffering, And all His works and all that He has created He has revealed to the righteous and elect In the name of the Lord of Spirits.’

Chapter 61

61:1And thus the Lord commanded the kings and the mighty and the exalted, and those who dwell on the earth, and said: ‘Open your eyes and lift up your horns if ye are able to recognize the Elect One.’

61:2And the Lord of Spirits seated him on the throne of His glory, And the spirit of righteousness was poured out upon him, And the word of his mouth slays all the sinners, And all the unrighteous are destroyed from before his face.

61:3And there shall stand up in that day all the kings and the mighty, And the exalted and those who hold the earth, And they shall see and recognize How he sits on the throne of his glory, And righteousness is judged before him, And no lying word is spoken before him.

61:4Then shall pain come upon them as on a woman in travail, [And she has pain in bringing forth] When her child enters the mouth of the womb, And she has pain in bringing forth.

61:5And one portion of them shall look on the other, And they shall be terrified, And they shall be downcast of countenance, And pain shall seize them, When they see that Son of Man Sitting on the throne of his glory.

61:6And the kings and the mighty and all who possess the earth shall bless and glorify and extol him who rules over all, who was hidden.

61:7For from the beginning the Son of Man was hidden, And the Most High preserved him in the presence of His might, And revealed him to the elect.

61:8And the congregation of the elect and holy shall be sown. And all the elect shall stand before him on that day.

61:9And all the kings and the mighty and the exalted and those who rule the earth Shall fall down before him on their faces, And worship and set their hope upon that Son of Man, And petition him and supplicate for mercy at his hands.

61:10Nevertheless that Lord of Spirits will so press them That they shall hastily go forth from His presence, And their faces shall be filled with shame, And the darkness grow deeper on their faces.

61:11And He will deliver them to the angels for punishment, To execute vengeance on them because they have oppressed His children and His elect

61:12And they shall be a spectacle for the righteous and for His elect: They shall rejoice over them, Because the wrath of the Lord of Spirits resteth upon them, And His sword is drunk with their blood.

61:13And the righteous and elect shall be saved on that day, And they shall never thenceforward see the face of the sinners and unrighteous.

61:14And the Lord of Spirits will abide over them, And with that Son of Man shall they eat And lie down and rise up for ever and ever.

61:15And the righteous and elect shall have risen from the earth, And ceased to be of downcast countenance. And they shall have been clothed with garments of glory,

61:16And these shall be the garments of life from the Lord of Spirits: And your garments shall not grow old, Nor your glory pass away before the Lord of Spirits.

Chapter 62

62:1In those days shall the mighty and the kings who possess the earth implore (Him) to grant them a little respite from His angels of punishment to whom they were delivered, that they might fall down and worship before the Lord of Spirits, and confess their sins before Him.

62:2And they shall bless and glorify the Lord of Spirits, and say: ‘Blessed is the Lord of Spirits and the Lord of kings, And the Lord of the mighty and the Lord of the rich, And the Lord of glory and the Lord of wisdom,

62:3And splendid in every secret thing is Thy power from generation to generation, And Thy glory for ever and ever: Deep are all Thy secrets and innumerable, And Thy righteousness is beyond reckoning.

62:4We have now learnt that we should glorify And bless the Lord of kings and Him who is king over all kings.’

62:5And they shall say: ‘Would that we had rest to glorify and give thanks And confess our faith before His glory!

62:6And now we long for a little rest but find it not: We follow hard upon and obtain (it) not: And light has vanished from before us, And darkness is our dwelling-place for ever and ever:

62:7For we have not believed before Him Nor glorified the name of the Lord of Spirits, [nor glorified our Lord] But our hope was in the sceptre of our kingdom, And in our glory.

62:8And in the day of our suffering and tribulation He saves us not, And we find no respite for confession That our Lord is true in all His works, and in His judgements and His justice, And His judgements have no respect of persons.

62:9And we pass away from before His face on account of our works, And all our sins are reckoned up in righteousness.’

62:10Now they shall say unto themselves: ‘Our souls are full of unrighteous gain, but it does not prevent us from descending from the midst thereof into the †burden† of Sheol.’

62:11And after that their faces shall be filled with darkness And shame before that Son of Man, And they shall be driven from his presence, And the sword shall abide before his face in their midst.

62:12Thus spake the Lord of Spirits: ‘This is the ordinance and judgement with respect to the mighty and the kings and the exalted and those who possess the earth before the Lord of Spirits.’

Chapter 63

63:1And other forms I saw hidden in that place.

63:2I heard the voice of the angel saying: ‘These are the angels who descended to the earth, and revealed what was hidden to the children of men and seduced the children of men into committing sin.’

Chapter 64

64:1And in those days Noah saw the earth that it had sunk down and its destruction was nigh.

64:2And he arose from thence and went to the ends of the earth, and cried aloud to his grandfather Enoch: and Noah said three times with an embittered voice: ‘Hear me, hear me, hear me.’

64:3And I said unto him: ‘Tell me what it is that is falling out on the earth that the earth is in such evil plight and shaken, lest perchance I shall perish with it?’

64:4And thereupon there was a great commotion on the earth, and a voice was heard from heaven, and I fell on my face.

64:5And Enoch my grandfather came and stood by me, and said unto me: ‘Why hast thou cried unto me with a bitter cry and weeping?

64:6And a command has gone forth from the presence of the Lord concerning those who dwell on the earth that their ruin is accomplished because they have learnt all the secrets of the angels, and all the violence of the Satans, and all their powers—the most secret ones—and all the power of those who practise sorcery, and the power of witchcraft, and the power of those who make molten images for the whole earth:

64:7And how silver is produced from the dust of the earth, and how soft metal originates in the earth.

64:8For lead and tin are not produced from the earth like the first: it is a fountain that produces them, and an angel stands therein, and that angel is pre-eminent.’

64:9And after that my grandfather Enoch took hold of me by my hand and raised me up, and said unto me: ‘Go, for I have asked the Lord of Spirits as touching this commotion on the earth.

64:10And He said unto me: “Because of their unrighteousness their judgement has been determined upon and shall not be withheld by Me for ever. Because of the sorceries which they have searched out and learnt, the earth and those who dwell upon it shall be destroyed.”

64:11And these—they have no place of repentance for ever, because they have shown them what was hidden, and they are the damned: but as for thee, my son, the Lord of Spirits knows that thou art pure, and guiltless of this reproach concerning the secrets.

64:12And He has destined thy name to be among the holy, And will preserve thee amongst those who dwell on the earth, And has destined thy righteous seed both for kingship and for great honours, And from thy seed shall proceed a fountain of the righteous and holy without number for ever.’

Chapter 65

65:1And after that he showed me the angels of punishment who are prepared to come and let loose all the powers of the waters which are beneath in the earth in order to bring judgement and destruction on all who [abide and] dwell on the earth.

65:2And the Lord of Spirits gave commandment to the angels who were going forth, that they should not cause the waters to rise but should hold them in check; for those angels were over the powers of the waters.

65:3And I went away from the presence of Enoch.

Chapter 66

66:1And in those days the word of God came unto me, and He said unto me: ‘Noah, thy lot has come up before Me, a lot without blame, a lot of love and uprightness.

66:2And now the angels are making a wooden (building), and when they have completed that task I will place My hand upon it and preserve it, and there shall come forth from it the seed of life, and a change shall set in so that the earth will not remain without inhabitant.

66:3And I will make fast thy seed before me for ever and ever, and I will spread abroad those who dwell with thee: it shall not be unfruitful on the face of the earth, but it shall be blessed and multiply on the earth in the name of the Lord.’

66:4And He will imprison those angels, who have shown unrighteousness, in that burning valley which my grandfather Enoch had formerly shown to me in the west among the mountains of gold and silver and iron and soft metal and tin.

66:5And I saw that valley in which there was a great convulsion and a convulsion of the waters.

66:6And when all this took place, from that fiery molten metal and from the convulsion thereof in that place, there was produced a smell of sulphur, and it was connected with those waters, and that valley of the angels who had led astray (mankind) burned beneath that land.

66:7And through its valleys proceed streams of fire, where these angels are punished who had led astray those who dwell upon the earth.

66:8But those waters shall in those days serve for the kings and the mighty and the exalted, and those who dwell on the earth, for the healing of the body, but for the punishment of the spirit; now their spirit is full of lust, that they may be punished in their body, for they have denied the Lord of Spirits and see their punishment daily, and yet believe not in His name.

66:9And in proportion as the burning of their bodies becomes severe, a corresponding change shall take place in their spirit for ever and ever; for before the Lord of Spirits none shall utter an idle word.

66:10For the judgement shall come upon them, because they believe in the lust of their body and deny the Spirit of the Lord.

66:11And those same waters will undergo a change in those days; for when those angels are punished in these waters, these water-springs shall change their temperature, and when the angels ascend, this water of the springs shall change and become cold.

66:12And I heard Michael answering and saying: ‘This judgement wherewith the angels are judged is a testimony for the kings and the mighty who possess the earth.’

66:13Because these waters of judgement minister to the healing of the body of the kings and the lust of their body; therefore they will not see and will not believe that those waters will change and become a fire which burns for ever.

Chapter 67

67:1And after that my grandfather Enoch gave me the teaching of all the secrets in the book in the Parables which had been given to him, and he put them together for me in the words of the book of the Parables.

67:2And on that day Michael answered Raphael and said: ‘The power of the spirit transports and makes me to tremble because of the severity of the judgement of the secrets, the judgement of the angels: who can endure the severe judgement which has been executed, and before which they melt away?’

67:3And Michael answered again, and said to Raphael: ‘Who is he whose heart is not softened concerning it, and whose reins are not troubled by this word of judgement (that) has gone forth upon them because of those who have thus led them out?’

67:4And it came to pass when he stood before the Lord of Spirits, Michael said thus to Raphael: ‘I will not take their part under the eye of the Lord; for the Lord of Spirits has been angry with them because they do as if they were the Lord.

67:5Therefore all that is hidden shall come upon them for ever and ever; for neither angel nor man shall have his portion (in it), but alone they have received their judgement for ever and ever.’

Chapter 68

68:1And after this judgement they shall terrify and make them to tremble because they have shown this to those who dwell on the earth.

68:2And behold the names of those angels [and these are their names: the first of them is Samjâzâ, the second Artâqîfâ, and the third Armên, the fourth Kôkabêl, the fifth †Tûrâêl†, the sixth Rûmjâl, the seventh Dânjâl, the eighth †Nêqâêl†, the ninth Barâqêl, the tenth Azâzêl, the eleventh Armârôs, the twelfth Batarjâl, the thirteenth †Busasêjal†, the fourteenth Hanânêl, the fifteenth †Tûrêl†, and the sixteenth Simâpêsîêl, the seventeenth Jetrêl, the eighteenth Tumâêl, the nineteenth Tûrêl, the twentieth †Rûmâêl†, the twenty-first †Azâzêl†.

68:3And these are the chiefs of their angels and their names, and their chief ones over hundreds and over fifties and over tens].

68:4The name of the first Jeqôn: that is, the one who led astray [all] the sons of God, and brought them down to the earth, and led them astray through the daughters of men.

68:5And the second was named Asbeêl: he imparted to the holy sons of God evil counsel, and led them astray so that they defiled their bodies with the daughters of men.

68:6And the third was named Gâdreêl: he it is who showed the children of men all the blows of death, and he led astray Eve, and showed [the weapons of death to the sons of men] the shield and the coat of mail, and the sword for battle, and all the weapons of death to the children of men.

68:7And from his hand they have proceeded against those who dwell on the earth from that day and for evermore.

68:8And the fourth was named Pênemûe: he taught the children of men the bitter and the sweet, and he taught them all the secrets of their wisdom.

68:9And he instructed mankind in writing with ink and paper, and thereby many sinned from eternity to eternity and until this day.

68:10For men were not created for such a purpose, to give confirmation to their good faith with pen and ink.

68:11For men were created exactly like the angels, to the intent that they should continue pure and righteous, and death, which destroys everything, could not have taken hold of them, but through this their knowledge they are perishing, and through this power †it is consuming me†.

68:12And the fifth was named Kâsdejâ: this is he who showed the children of men all the wicked smitings of spirits and demons, and the smitings of the embryo in the womb, that it may pass away, and [the smitings of the soul] the bites of the serpent, and the smitings which befall through the noontide heat, the son of the serpent named Tabâ’ět.

68:13And this is the †task† of Kâsbeêl, the chief of the oath which he showed to the holy ones when he dwelt high above in glory, and its name is Bîqâ.

68:14This (angel) requested Michael to show him the hidden name, that he might enunciate it in the oath, so that those might quake before that name and oath who revealed all that was in secret to the children of men.

68:15And this is the power of this oath, for it is powerful and strong, and he placed this oath Akâe in the hand of Michael.

68:16And these are the secrets of this oath . . . And they are strong through his oath: And the heaven was suspended before the world was created, And for ever.

68:17And through it the earth was founded upon the water, And from the secret recesses of the mountains come beautiful waters, From the creation of the world and unto eternity.

68:18And through that oath the sea was created, And †as its foundation† He set for it the sand against the time of (its) anger, And it dare not pass beyond it from the creation of the world unto eternity.

68:19And through that oath are the depths made fast, And abide and stir not from their place from eternity to eternity.

68:20And through that oath the sun and moon complete their course, And deviate not from their ordinance from eternity to eternity.

68:21And through that oath the stars complete their course, And He calls them by their names, And they answer Him from eternity to eternity.

68:22[And in like manner the spirits of the water, and of the winds, and of all zephyrs, and (their) paths from all the quarters of the winds.

68:23And there are preserved the voices of the thunder and the light of the lightnings: and there are preserved the chambers of the hail and the chambers of the hoar-frost, and the chambers of the mist, and the chambers of the rain and the dew.

68:24And all these believe and give thanks before the Lord of Spirits, and glorify (Him) with all their power, and their food is in every act of thanksgiving: they thank and glorify and extol the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.]

68:25And this oath is mighty over them, And through it [they are preserved and] their paths are preserved, And their course is not destroyed.

68:26And there was great joy amongst them, And they blessed and glorified and extolled Because the name of that Son of Man had been revealed unto them.

68:27And he sat on the throne of his glory, And the sum of judgement was given unto the Son of Man, And he caused the sinners to pass away and be destroyed from off the face of the earth, And those who have led the world astray.

68:28With chains shall they be bound, And in their assemblage-place of destruction shall they be imprisoned, And all their works vanish from the face of the earth.

68:29And from henceforth there shall be nothing corruptible; For that Son of Man has appeared, And has seated himself on the throne of his glory, And all evil shall pass away before his face, And the word of that Son of Man shall go forth And be strong before the Lord of Spirits. This is the third Parable of Enoch.

Chapter 69

69:1And it came to pass after this that his name during his lifetime was raised aloft to that Son of Man and to the Lord of Spirits from amongst those who dwell on the earth.

69:2And he was raised aloft on the chariots of the spirit and his name vanished among them.

69:3And from that day I was no longer numbered amongst them: and he set me between the two winds, between the North and the West, where the angels took the cords to measure for me the place for the elect and righteous.

69:4And there I saw the first fathers and the righteous who from the beginning dwell in that place.

Chapter 70

70:1And it came to pass after this that my spirit was translated And it ascended into the heavens: And I saw the holy sons of God. They were stepping on flames of fire: Their garments were white [and their raiment], And their faces shone like snow.

70:2And I saw two streams of fire, And the light of that fire shone like hyacinth, And I fell on my face before the Lord of Spirits.

70:3And the angel Michael [one of the archangels] seized me by my right hand, And lifted me up and led me forth into all the secrets, And he showed me all the secrets of righteousness.

70:4And he showed me all the secrets of the ends of the heaven, And all the chambers of all the stars, and all the luminaries, Whence they proceed before the face of the holy ones.

70:5And he translated my spirit into the heaven of heavens, And I saw there as it were a structure built of crystals, And between those crystals tongues of living fire.

70:6And my spirit saw the girdle which girt that house of fire, And on its four sides were streams full of living fire, And they girt that house.

70:7And round about were Seraphin, Cherubin, and Ophannin: And these are they who sleep not And guard the throne of His glory.

70:8And I saw angels who could not be counted, A thousand thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand, Encircling that house. And Michael, and Raphael, and Gabriel, and Phanuel, And the holy angels who are above the heavens, Go in and out of that house.

70:9And they came forth from that house, And Michael and Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel, And many holy angels without number.

70:10And with them the Head of Days, His head white and pure as wool, And His raiment indescribable.

70:11And I fell on my face, And my whole body became relaxed, And my spirit was transfigured; And I cried with a loud voice, . . . with the spirit of power, And blessed and glorified and extolled.

70:12And these blessings which went forth out of my mouth were well pleasing before that Head of Days.

70:13And that Head of Days came with Michael and Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel, thousands and ten thousands of angels without number. [Lost passage wherein the Son of Man was described as accompanying the Head of Days, and Enoch asked one of the angels (as in xlvi. 3) concerning the Son of Man as to who he was.]

70:14And he (i.e. the angel) came to me and greeted me with His voice, and said unto me: ‘This is the Son of Man who is born unto righteousness, And righteousness abides over him, And the righteousness of the Head of Days forsakes him not.’

70:15And he said unto me: ‘He proclaims unto thee peace in the name of the world to come; For from hence has proceeded peace since the creation of the world, And so shall it be unto thee for ever and for ever and ever.

70:16And all shall walk in his ways since righteousness never forsaketh him: With him will be their dwelling-places, and with him their heritage, And they shall not be separated from him for ever and ever and ever.

70:17And so there shall be length of days with that Son of Man, And the righteous shall have peace and an upright way In the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.’

Chapter 71

71:1The book of the courses of the luminaries of the heaven, the relations of each, according to their classes, their dominion and their seasons, according to their names and places of origin, and according to their months, which Uriel, the holy angel, who was with me, who is their guide, showed me; and he showed me all their laws exactly as they are, and how it is with regard to all the years of the world and unto eternity, till the new creation is accomplished which dureth till eternity.

71:2And this is the first law of the luminaries: the luminary the Sun has its rising in the eastern portals of the heaven, and its setting in the western portals of the heaven.

71:3And I saw six portals in which the sun rises, and six portals in which the sun sets: and the moon rises and sets in these portals, and the leaders of the stars and those whom they lead: six in the east and six in the west, and all following each other in accurately corresponding order: also many windows to the right and left of these portals.

71:4And first there goes forth the great luminary, named the Sun, and his circumference is like the circumference of the heaven, and he is quite filled with illuminating and heating fire.

71:5The chariot on which he ascends, the wind drives, and the sun goes down from the heaven and returns through the north in order to reach the east, and is so guided that he comes to the appropriate (lit. ‘that’) portal and shines in the face of the heaven.

71:6In this way he rises in the first month in the great portal, which is the fourth [those six portals in the east].

71:7And in that fourth portal from which the sun rises in the first month are twelve window-openings, from which proceed a flame when they are opened in their season.

71:8When the sun rises in the heaven, he comes forth through that fourth portal thirty mornings in succession, and sets accurately in the fourth portal in the west of the heaven.

71:9And during this period the day becomes daily longer and the night nightly shorter to the thirtieth morning.

71:10On that day the day is longer than the night by a ninth part, and the day amounts exactly to ten parts and the night to eight parts.

71:11And the sun rises from that fourth portal, and sets in the fourth and returns to the fifth portal of the east thirty mornings, and rises from it and sets in the fifth portal.

71:12And then the day becomes longer by †two† parts and amounts to eleven parts, and the night becomes shorter and amounts to seven parts.

71:13And it returns to the east and enters into the sixth portal, and rises and sets in the sixth portal one-and-thirty mornings on account of its sign.

71:14On that day the day becomes longer than the night, and the day becomes double the night, and the day becomes twelve parts, and the night is shortened and becomes six parts.

71:15And the sun mounts up to make the day shorter and the night longer, and the sun returns to the east and enters into the sixth portal, and rises from it and sets thirty mornings.

71:16And when thirty mornings are accomplished, the day decreases by exactly one part, and becomes eleven parts, and the night seven.

71:17And the sun goes forth from that sixth portal in the west, and goes to the east and rises in the fifth portal for thirty mornings, and sets in the west again in the fifth western portal.

71:18On that day the day decreases by †two† parts, and amounts to ten parts and the night to eight parts.

71:19And the sun goes forth from that fifth portal and sets in the fifth portal of the west, and rises in the fourth portal for one-and-thirty mornings on account of its sign, and sets in the west.

71:20On that day the day is equalized with the night, [and becomes of equal length], and the night amounts to nine parts and the day to nine parts.

71:21And the sun rises from that portal and sets in the west, and returns to the east and rises thirty mornings in the third portal and sets in the west in the third portal.

71:22And on that day the night becomes longer than the day, and night becomes longer than night, and day shorter than day till the thirtieth morning, and the night amounts exactly to ten parts and the day to eight parts.

71:23And the sun rises from that third portal and sets in the third portal in the west and returns to the east, and for thirty mornings rises in the second portal in the east, and in like manner sets in the second portal in the west of the heaven.

71:24And on that day the night amounts to eleven parts and the day to seven parts.

71:25And the sun rises on that day from that second portal and sets in the west in the second portal, and returns to the east into the first portal for one-and-thirty mornings, and sets in the first portal in the west of the heaven.

71:26And on that day the night becomes longer and amounts to the double of the day: and the night amounts exactly to twelve parts and the day to six.

71:27And the sun has (therewith) traversed the divisions of his orbit and turns again on those divisions of his orbit, and enters that portal thirty mornings and sets also in the west opposite to it.

71:28And on that night has the night decreased in length by a †ninth† part, and the night has become eleven parts and the day seven parts.

71:29And the sun has returned and entered into the second portal in the east, and returns on those his divisions of his orbit for thirty mornings, rising and setting.

71:30And on that day the night decreases in length, and the night amounts to ten parts and the day to eight.

71:31And on that day the sun rises from that portal, and sets in the west, and returns to the east, and rises in the third portal for one-and-thirty mornings, and sets in the west of the heaven.

71:32On that day the night decreases and amounts to nine parts, and the day to nine parts, and the night is equal to the day and the year is exactly as to its days three hundred and sixty-four.

71:33And the length of the day and of the night, and the shortness of the day and of the night arise—through the course of the sun these distinctions are made (lit. ‘they are separated’).

71:34So it comes that its course becomes daily longer, and its course nightly shorter.

71:35And this is the law and the course of the sun, and his return as often as he returns sixty times and rises, i.e. the great luminary which is named the sun, for ever and ever.

71:36And that which (thus) rises is the great luminary, and is so named according to its appearance, according as the Lord commanded.

71:37As he rises, so he sets and decreases not, and rests not, but runs day and night, and his light is sevenfold brighter than that of the moon; but as regards size they are both equal.

Chapter 72

72:1And after this law I saw another law dealing with the smaller luminary, which is named the Moon.

72:2And her circumference is like the circumference of the heaven, and her chariot in which she rides is driven by the wind, and light is given to her in (definite) measure.

72:3And her rising and setting change every month: and her days are like the days of the sun, and when her light is uniform (i.e. full) it amounts to the seventh part of the light of the sun.

72:4And thus she rises. And her first phase in the east comes forth on the thirtieth morning: and on that day she becomes visible, and constitutes for you the first phase of the moon on the thirtieth day together with the sun in the portal where the sun rises.

72:5And the one half of her goes forth by a seventh part, and her whole circumference is empty, without light, with the exception of one-seventh part of it, (and) the fourteenth part of her light.

72:6And when she receives one-seventh part of the half of her light, her light amounts to one-seventh part and the half thereof.

72:7And she sets with the sun, and when the sun rises the moon rises with him and receives the half of one part of light, and in that night in the beginning of her morning [in the commencement of the lunar day] the moon sets with the sun, and is invisible that night with the fourteen parts and the half of one of them.

72:8And she rises on that day with exactly a seventh part, and comes forth and recedes from the rising of the sun, and in her remaining days she becomes bright in the (remaining) thirteen parts.

Chapter 73

73:1And I saw another course, a law for her, (and) how according to that law she performs her monthly revolution.

73:2And all these Uriel, the holy angel who is the leader of them all, showed to me, and their positions, and I wrote down their positions as he showed them to me, and I wrote down their months as they were, and the appearance of their lights till fifteen days were accomplished.

73:3In single seventh parts she accomplishes all her light in the east, and in single seventh parts accomplishes all her darkness in the west.

73:4And in certain months she alters her settings, and in certain months she pursues her own peculiar course.

73:5In two months the moon sets with the sun: in those two middle portals the third and the fourth.

73:6She goes forth for seven days, and turns about and returns again through the portal where the sun rises, and accomplishes all her light: and she recedes from the sun, and in eight days enters the sixth portal from which the sun goes forth.

73:7And when the sun goes forth from the fourth portal she goes forth seven days, until she goes forth from the fifth and turns back again in seven days into the fourth portal and accomplishes all her light: and she recedes and enters into the first portal in eight days.

73:8And she returns again in seven days into the fourth portal from which the sun goes forth.

73:9Thus I saw their position—how the moons rose and the sun set in those days.

73:10And if five years are added together the sun has an overplus of thirty days, and all the days which accrue to it for one of those five years, when they are full, amount to 364 days.

73:11And the overplus of the sun and of the stars amounts to six days: in 5 years 6 days every year come to 30 days: and the moon falls behind the sun and stars to the number of 30 days.

73:12And the sun and the stars bring in all the years exactly, so that they do not advance or delay their position by a single day unto eternity; but complete the years with perfect justice in 364 days.

73:13In 3 years there are 1,092 days, and in 5 years 1,820 days, so that in 8 years there are 2,912 days.

73:14For the moon alone the days amount in 3 years to 1,062 days, and in 5 years she falls 50 days behind: [i.e. to the sum (of 1,770) there is to be added (1,000 and) 62 days.]

73:15And in 5 years there are 1,770 days, so that for the moon the days in 8 years amount to 2,832 days.

73:16[For in 8 years she falls behind to the amount of 80 days], all the days she falls behind in 8 years are 80.

73:17And the year is accurately completed in conformity with their world-stations and the stations of the sun, which rise from the portals through which it (the sun) rises and sets 30 days.

Chapter 74

74:1And the leaders of the heads of the thousands, who are placed over the whole creation and over all the stars, have also to do with the four intercalary days, being inseparable from their office, according to the reckoning of the year, and these render service on the four days which are not reckoned in the reckoning of the year.

74:2And owing to them men go wrong therein, for those luminaries truly render service on the world-stations, one in the first portal, one in the third portal of the heaven, one in the fourth portal, and one in the sixth portal, and the exactness of the year is accomplished through its separate three hundred and sixty-four stations.

74:3For the signs and the times and the years and the days the angel Uriel showed to me, whom the Lord of glory hath set for ever over all the luminaries of the heaven, in the heaven and in the world, that they should rule on the face of the heaven and be seen on the earth, and be leaders for the day and the night, i.e. the sun, moon, and stars, and all the ministering creatures which make their revolution in all the chariots of the heaven.

74:4In like manner twelve doors Uriel showed me, open in the circumference of the sun’s chariot in the heaven, through which the rays of the sun break forth: and from them is warmth diffused over the earth, when they are opened at their appointed seasons.

74:5[And for the winds and the spirit of the dew† when they are opened, standing open in the heavens at the ends.]

74:6As for the twelve portals in the heaven, at the ends of the earth, out of which go forth the sun, moon, and stars, and all the works of heaven in the east and in the west,

74:7There are many windows open to the left and right of them, and one window at its (appointed) season produces warmth, corresponding (as these do) to those doors from which the stars come forth according as He has commanded them, and wherein they set corresponding to their number.

74:8And I saw chariots in the heaven, running in the world, above those portals in which revolve the stars that never set.

74:9And one is larger than all the rest, and it is that that makes its course through the entire world.

Chapter 75

75:1And at the ends of the earth I saw twelve portals open to all the quarters (of the heaven), from which the winds go forth and blow over the earth.

75:2Three of them are open on the face (i.e. the east) of the heavens, and three in the west, and three on the right (i.e. the south) of the heaven, and three on the left (i.e. the north).

75:3And the three first are those of the east, and three are of †the north, and three [after those on the left] of the south†, and three of the west.

75:4Through four of these come winds of blessing and prosperity, and from those eight come hurtful winds: when they are sent, they bring destruction on all the earth and on the water upon it, and on all who dwell thereon, and on everything which is in the water and on the land.

75:5And the first wind from those portals, called the east wind, comes forth through the first portal which is in the east, inclining towards the south: from it come forth desolation, drought, heat, and destruction.

75:6And through the second portal in the middle comes what is fitting, and from it there come rain and fruitfulness and prosperity and dew; and through the third portal which lies toward the north come cold and drought.

75:7And after these come forth the south winds through three portals: through the first portal of them inclining to the east comes forth a hot wind.

75:8And through the middle portal next to it there come forth fragrant smells, and dew and rain, and prosperity and health.

75:9And through the third portal lying to the west come forth dew and rain, locusts and desolation.

75:10And after these the north winds: from the seventh portal in the east come dew and rain, locusts and desolation.

75:11And from the middle portal come in a direct direction health and rain and dew and prosperity; and through the third portal in the west come cloud and hoar-frost, and snow and rain, and dew and locusts.

75:12And after these [four] are the west winds: through the first portal adjoining the north come forth dew and hoar-frost, and cold and snow and frost.

75:13And from the middle portal come forth dew and rain, and prosperity and blessing; and through the last portal which adjoins the south come forth drought and desolation, and burning and destruction.

75:14And the twelve portals of the four quarters of the heaven are therewith completed, and all their laws and all their plagues and all their benefactions have I shown to thee, my son Methuselah.

Chapter 76

76:1And the first quarter is called the east, because it is the first: and the second, the south, because the Most High will descend there, yea, there in quite a special sense will He who is blessed for ever descend.

76:2And the west quarter is named the diminished, because there all the luminaries of the heaven wane and go down.

76:3And the fourth quarter, named the north, is divided into three parts: the first of them is for the dwelling of men: and the second contains seas of water, and the abysses and forests and rivers, and darkness and clouds; and the third part contains the garden of righteousness.

76:4I saw seven high mountains, higher than all the mountains which are on the earth: and thence comes forth hoar-frost, and days, seasons, and years pass away.

76:5I saw seven rivers on the earth larger than all the rivers: one of them coming from the †west† pours its waters into the Great Sea.

76:6And these two come from the north to the sea and pour their waters into the Erythraean Sea in the east.

76:7And the remaining four come forth on the side of the north to their own sea, 〈two of them to〉 the Erythraean Sea, and two into the Great Sea and discharge themselves there [and some say: into the desert].

76:8Seven great islands I saw in the sea and in the mainland: two in the mainland and five in the Great Sea.

Chapter 77

77:1And the names of the sun are the following: the first Orjârês, and the second Tômâs.

77:2And the moon has four names: the first name is Asônjâ, the second Eblâ, the third Benâsê, and the fourth Erâe.

77:3These are the two great luminaries: their circumference is like the circumference of the heaven, and the size of the circumference of both is alike.

77:4In the circumference of the sun there are seven portions of light which are added to it more than to the moon, and in definite measures it is transferred till the seventh portion of the sun is exhausted.

77:5And they set and enter the portals of the west, and make their revolution by the north, and come forth through the eastern portals on the face of the heaven.

77:6And when the moon rises one-fourteenth part appears in the heaven: [the light becomes full in her]: on the fourteenth day she accomplishes her light.

77:7And fifteen parts of light are transferred to her till the fifteenth day (when) her light is accomplished, according to the sign of the year, and she becomes fifteen parts, and the moon grows by (the addition of) fourteenth parts.

77:8And in her waning (the moon) decreases on the first day to fourteen parts of her light, on the second to thirteen parts of light, on the third to twelve, on the fourth to eleven, on the fifth to ten, on the sixth to nine, on the seventh to eight, on the eighth to seven, on the ninth to six, on the tenth to five, on the eleventh to four, on the twelfth to three, on the thirteenth to two, on the fourteenth to the half of a seventh, and all her remaining light disappears wholly on the fifteenth.

77:9And in certain months the month has twenty-nine days and once twenty-eight.

77:10And Uriel showed me another law: when light is transferred to the moon, and on which side it is transferred to her by the sun.

77:11During all the period during which the moon is growing in her light, she is transferring it to herself when opposite to the sun during fourteen days [her light is accomplished in the heaven], and when she is illumined throughout, her light is accomplished full in the heaven.

77:12And on the first day she is called the new moon, for on that day the light rises upon her.

77:13She becomes full moon exactly on the day when the sun sets in the west, and from the east she rises at night, and the moon shines the whole night through till the sun rises over against her and the moon is seen over against the sun.

77:14On the side whence the light of the moon comes forth, there again she wanes till all the light vanishes and all the days of the month are at an end, and her circumference is empty, void of light.

77:15And three months she makes of thirty days, and at her time she makes three months of twenty-nine days each, in which she accomplishes her waning in the first period of time, and in the first portal for one hundred and seventy-seven days.

77:16And in the time of her going out she appears for three months (of) thirty days each, and for three months she appears (of) twenty-nine each.

77:17At night she appears like a man for twenty days each time, and by day she appears like the heaven, and there is nothing else in her save her light.

Chapter 78

78:1And now, my son, I have shown thee everything, and the law of all the stars of the heaven is completed.

78:2And he showed me all the laws of these for every day, and for every season of bearing rule, and for every year, and for its going forth, and for the order prescribed to it every month and every week:

78:3And the waning of the moon which takes place in the sixth portal: for in this sixth portal her light is accomplished, and after that there is the beginning of the waning: 4. 〈And the waning〉 which takes place in the first portal in its season, till one hundred and seventy-seven days are accomplished: reckoned according to weeks, twenty-five (weeks) and two days.

78:4She falls behind the sun and the order of the stars exactly five days in the course of one period, and when this place which thou seest has been traversed.

78:5Such is the picture and sketch of every luminary which Uriel the archangel, who is their leader, showed unto me.

Chapter 79

79:1And in those days the angel Uriel answered and said to me: ‘Behold, I have shown thee everything, Enoch, and I have revealed everything to thee that thou shouldst see this sun and this moon, and the leaders of the stars of the heaven and all those who turn them, their tasks and times and departures.

79:2And in the days of the sinners the years shall be shortened, And their seed shall be tardy on their lands and fields, And all things on the earth shall alter, And shall not appear in their time: And the rain shall be kept back And the heaven shall withhold (it).

79:3And in those times the fruits of the earth shall be backward, And shall not grow in their time, And the fruits of the trees shall be withheld in their time.

79:4And the moon shall alter her order, And not appear at her time.

79:5[And in those days the sun shall be seen and he shall journey in the evening †on the extremity of the great chariot in †the west] And shall shine more brightly than accords with the order of light.

79:6And many chiefs of the stars shall transgress the order (prescribed). And these shall alter their orbits and tasks, And not appear at the seasons prescribed to them.

79:7And the whole order of the stars shall be concealed from the sinners, And the thoughts of those on the earth shall err concerning them, [And they shall be altered from all their ways], Yea, they shall err and take them to be gods.

79:8And evil shall be multiplied upon them, And punishment shall come upon them So as to destroy all.’

Chapter 80

80:1And he said unto me: ‘Observe, Enoch, these heavenly tablets, And read what is written thereon, And mark every individual fact.’

80:2And I observed the heavenly tablets, and read everything which was written (thereon) and understood everything, and read the book of all the deeds of mankind, and of all the children of flesh that shall be upon the earth to the remotest generations.

80:3And forthwith I blessed the great Lord the King of glory for ever, in that He has made all the works of the world, And I extolled the Lord because of His patience, And blessed Him because of the children of men.

80:4And after that I said: ‘Blessed is the man who dies in righteousness and goodness, Concerning whom there is no book of unrighteousness written, And against whom no day of judgement shall be found.’

80:5And those seven holy ones brought me and placed me on the earth before the door of my house, and said to me: ‘Declare everything to thy son Methuselah, and show to all thy children that no flesh is righteous in the sight of the Lord, for He is their Creator.

80:6One year we will leave thee with thy son, till thou givest thy (last) commands, that thou mayst teach thy children and record (it) for them, and testify to all thy children; and in the second year they shall take thee from their midst.

80:7Let thy heart be strong, For the good shall announce righteousness to the good; The righteous with the righteous shall rejoice, And shall offer congratulation to one another.

80:8But the sinners shall die with the sinners, And the apostate go down with the apostate.

80:9And those who practise righteousness shall die on account of the deeds of men, And be taken away on account of the doings of the godless.’

80:10And in those days they ceased to speak to me, and I came to my people, blessing the Lord of the world.

Chapter 81

81:1And now, my son Methuselah, all these things I am recounting to thee and writing down for thee, and I have revealed to thee everything, and given thee books concerning all these: so preserve, my son Methuselah, the books from thy father’s hand, and (see) that thou deliver them to the generations of the world.

81:2I have given wisdom to thee and to thy children, [And thy children that shall be to thee], That they may give it to their children for generations, This wisdom (namely) that passeth their thought.

81:3And those who understand it shall not sleep, But shall listen with the ear that they may learn this wisdom, And it shall please those that eat thereof better than good food.

81:4Blessed are all the righteous, blessed are all those who walk in the way of righteousness and sin not as the sinners, in the reckoning of all their days in which the sun traverses the heaven, entering into and departing from the portals for thirty days with the heads of thousands of the order of the stars, together with the four which are intercalated which divide the four portions of the year, which lead them and enter with them four days.

81:5Owing to them men shall be at fault and not reckon them in the whole reckoning of the year: yea, men shall be at fault, and not recognize them accurately.

81:6For they belong to the reckoning of the year and are truly recorded (thereon) for ever, one in the first portal and one in the third, and one in the fourth and one in the sixth, and the year is completed in three hundred and sixty-four days.

81:7And the account thereof is accurate and the recorded reckoning thereof exact; for the luminaries, and months and festivals, and years and days, has Uriel shown and revealed to me, to whom the Lord of the whole creation of the world hath subjected the host of heaven.

81:8And he has power over night and day in the heaven to cause the light to give light to men—sun, moon, and stars, and all the powers of the heaven which revolve in their circular chariots.

81:9And these are the orders of the stars, which set in their places, and in their seasons and festivals and months.

81:10And these are the names of those who lead them, who watch that they enter at their times, in their orders, in their seasons, in their months, in their periods of dominion, and in their positions.

81:11Their four leaders who divide the four parts of the year enter first; and after them the twelve leaders of the orders who divide the months; and for the three hundred and sixty (days) there are heads over thousands who divide the days; and for the four intercalary days there are the leaders which sunder the four parts of the year.

81:12And these heads over thousands are intercalated between leader and leader, each behind a station, but their leaders make the division.

81:13And these are the names of the leaders who divide the four parts of the year which are ordained: Mîlkî’êl, Hel’emmêlêk, and Mêl’êjal, and Nârêl.

81:14And the names of those who lead them: Adnâr’êl, and Îjâsûsa’êl, and ’Elômê’êl—these three follow the leaders of the orders, and there is one that follows the three leaders of the orders which follow those leaders of stations that divide the four parts of the year.

81:15In the beginning of the year Melkejâl rises first and rules, who is named †Tam’âinî and sun,† and all the days of his dominion whilst he bears rule are ninety-one days.

81:16And these are the signs of the days which are to be seen on earth in the days of his dominion: sweat, and heat, and calms; and all the trees bear fruit, and leaves are produced on all the trees, and the harvest of wheat, and the rose-flowers, and all the flowers which come forth in the field, but the trees of the winter season become withered.

81:17And these are the names of the leaders which are under them: Berka’êl, Zêlebs’êl, and another who is added a head of a thousand, called Hîlujâseph: and the days of the dominion of this (leader) are at an end.

81:18The next leader after him is Hel’emmêlêk, whom one names the shining sun, and all the days of his light are ninety-one days.

81:19And these are the signs of (his) days on the earth: glowing heat and dryness, and the trees ripen their fruits and produce all their fruits ripe and ready, and the sheep pair and become pregnant, and all the fruits of the earth are gathered in, and everything that is in the fields, and the winepress: these things take place in the days of his dominion.

81:20These are the names, and the orders, and the leaders of those heads of thousands: Gîdâ’ijal, Kê’êl, and Hê’êl, and the name of the head of a thousand which is added to them, Asfâ’êl: and the days of his dominion are at an end.

Chapter 82

82:1And now, my son Methuselah, I will show thee all my visions which I have seen, recounting them before thee.

82:2Two visions I saw before I took a wife, and the one was quite unlike the other: the first when I was learning to write: the second before I took thy mother, (when) I saw a terrible vision.

82:3And regarding them I prayed to the Lord. I had laid me down in the house of my grandfather Mahalalel, (when) I saw in a vision how the heaven collapsed and was borne off and fell to the earth.

82:4And when it fell to the earth I saw how the earth was swallowed up in a great abyss, and mountains were suspended on mountains, and hills sank down on hills, and high trees were rent from their stems, and hurled down and sunk in the abyss.

82:5And thereupon a word fell into my mouth, and I lifted up (my voice) to cry aloud, and said: ‘The earth is destroyed.’

82:6And my grandfather Mahalalel waked me as I lay near him, and said unto me: ‘Why dost thou cry so, my son, and why dost thou make such lamentation?’

82:7And I recounted to him the whole vision which I had seen, and he said unto me: ‘A terrible thing hast thou seen, my son, and of grave moment is thy dream-vision as to the secrets of all the sin of the earth: it must sink into the abyss and be destroyed with a great destruction.

82:8And now, my son, arise and make petition to the Lord of glory, since thou art a believer, that a remnant may remain on the earth, and that He may not destroy the whole earth.

82:9My son, from heaven all this will come upon the earth, and upon the earth there will be great destruction.

82:10After that I arose and prayed and implored and besought, and wrote down my prayer for the generations of the world, and I will show everything to thee, my son Methuselah.

82:11And when I had gone forth below and seen the heaven, and the sun rising in the east, and the moon setting in the west, and a few stars, and the whole earth, and everything as †He had known† it in the beginning, then I blessed the Lord of judgement and extolled Him because He had made the sun to go forth from the windows of the east, †and he ascended and rose on the face of the heaven, and set out and kept traversing the path shown unto him.

Chapter 83

83:1And I lifted up my hands in righteousness and blessed the Holy and Great One, and spake with the breath of my mouth, and with the tongue of flesh, which God has made for the children of the flesh of men, that they should speak therewith, and He gave them breath and a tongue and a mouth that they should speak therewith:

83:2‘Blessed be Thou, O Lord, King, Great and mighty in Thy greatness, Lord of the whole creation of the heaven, King of kings and God of the whole world. And Thy power and kingship and greatness abide for ever and ever, And throughout all generations Thy dominion; And all the heavens are Thy throne for ever, And the whole earth Thy footstool for ever and ever.

83:3For Thou hast made and Thou rulest all things, And nothing is too hard for Thee, Wisdom departs not from the place of Thy throne, Nor turns away from Thy presence. And Thou knowest and seest and hearest everything, And there is nothing hidden from Thee [for Thou seest everything].

83:4And now the angels of Thy heavens are guilty of trespass, And upon the flesh of men abideth Thy wrath until the great day of judgement.

83:5And now, O God and Lord and Great King, I implore and beseech Thee to fulfil my prayer, To leave me a posterity on earth, And not destroy all the flesh of man, And make the earth without inhabitant, So that there should be an eternal destruction.

83:6And now, my Lord, destroy from the earth the flesh which has aroused Thy wrath, But the flesh of righteousness and uprightness establish as a plant of the eternal seed, And hide not Thy face from the prayer of Thy servant, O Lord.’

Chapter 84

84:1And after this I saw another dream, and I will show the whole dream to thee, my son.

84:2And Enoch lifted up (his voice) and spake to his son Methuselah: ‘To thee, my son, will I speak: hear my words—incline thine ear to the dream-vision of thy father.

84:3Before I took thy mother Edna, I saw in a vision on my bed, and behold a bull came forth from the earth, and that bull was white; and after it came forth a heifer, and along with this (latter) came forth two bulls, one of them black and the other red.

84:4And that black bull gored the red one and pursued him over the earth, and thereupon I could no longer see that red bull.

84:5But that black bull grew and that heifer went with him, and I saw that many oxen proceeded from him which resembled and followed him.’

84:6And that cow, that first one, went from the presence of that first bull in order to seek that red one, but found him not, and lamented with a great lamentation over him and sought him.

84:7And I looked till that first bull came to her and quieted her, and from that time onward she cried no more.

84:8And after that she bore another white bull, and after him she bore many bulls and black cows.

84:9And I saw in my sleep that white bull likewise grow and become a great white bull, and from him proceeded many white bulls, and they resembled him.

84:10And they began to beget many white bulls, which resembled them, one following the other, (even) many.

Chapter 85

85:1And again I saw with mine eyes as I slept, and I saw the heaven above, and behold a star fell from heaven, and it arose and eat and pastured amongst those oxen.

85:2And after that I saw the large and the black oxen, and behold they all changed their stalls and pastures and their cattle, and began to live with each other.

85:3And again I saw in the vision, and looked towards the heaven, and behold I saw many stars descend and cast themselves down from heaven to that first star, and they became bulls amongst those cattle and pastured with them [amongst them].

85:4And I looked at them and saw, and behold they all let out their privy members, like horses, and began to cover the cows of the oxen, and they all became pregnant and bare elephants, camels, and asses.

85:5And all the oxen feared them and were affrighted at them, and began to bite with their teeth and to devour, and to gore with their horns.

85:6And they began, moreover, to devour those oxen; and behold all the children of the earth began to tremble and quake before them and to flee from them.

Chapter 86

86:1And again I saw how they began to gore each other and to devour each other, and the earth began to cry aloud.

86:2And I raised mine eyes again to heaven, and I saw in the vision, and behold there came forth from heaven beings who were like white men: and four went forth from that place and three with them.

86:3And those three that had last come forth grasped me by my hand and took me up, away from the generations of the earth, and raised me up to a lofty place, and showed me a tower raised high above the earth, and all the hills were lower.

86:4And one said unto me: ‘Remain here till thou seest everything that befalls those elephants, camels, and asses, and the stars and the oxen, and all of them.’

Chapter 87

87:1And I saw one of those four who had come forth first, and he seized that first star which had fallen from the heaven, and bound it hand and foot and cast it into an abyss: now that abyss was narrow and deep, and horrible and dark.

87:2And one of them drew a sword, and gave it to those elephants and camels and asses: then they began to smite each other, and the whole earth quaked because of them.

87:3And as I was beholding in the vision, lo, one of those four who had come forth stoned (them) from heaven, and gathered and took all the great stars whose privy members were like those of horses, and bound them all hand and foot, and cast them in an abyss of the earth.

Chapter 88

88:1And one of those four went to that white bull and instructed him in a secret, without his being terrified: he was born a bull and became a man, and built for himself a great vessel and dwelt thereon; and three bulls dwelt with him in that vessel and they were covered in.

88:2And again I raised mine eyes towards heaven and saw a lofty roof, with seven water torrents thereon, and those torrents flowed with much water into an enclosure.

88:3And I saw again, and behold fountains were opened on the surface of that great enclosure, and that water began to swell and rise upon the surface, and I saw that enclosure till all its surface was covered with water.

88:4And the water, the darkness, and mist increased upon it; and as I looked at the height of that water, that water had risen above the height of that enclosure, and was streaming over that enclosure, and it stood upon the earth.

88:5And all the cattle of that enclosure were gathered together until I saw how they sank and were swallowed up and perished in that water.

88:6But that vessel floated on the water, while all the oxen and elephants and camels and asses sank to the bottom with all the animals, so that I could no longer see them, and they were not able to escape, (but) perished and sank into the depths.

88:7And again I saw in the vision till those water torrents were removed from that high roof, and the chasms of the earth were levelled up and other abysses were opened.

88:8Then the water began to run down into these, till the earth became visible; but that vessel settled on the earth, and the darkness retired and light appeared.

88:9But that white bull which had become a man came out of that vessel, and the three bulls with him, and one of those three was white like that bull, and one of them was red as blood, and one black: and that white bull departed from them.

88:10And they began to bring forth beasts of the field and birds, so that there arose different genera: lions, tigers, wolves, dogs, hyenas, wild boars, foxes, squirrels, swine, falcons, vultures, kites, eagles, and ravens; and among them was born a white bull.

88:11And they began to bite one another; but that white bull which was born amongst them begat a wild ass and a white bull with it, and the wild asses multiplied.

88:12But that bull which was born from him begat a black wild boar and a white sheep; and the former begat many boars, but that sheep begat twelve sheep.

88:13And when those twelve sheep had grown, they gave up one of them to the asses, and those asses again gave up that sheep to the wolves, and that sheep grew up among the wolves.

88:14And the Lord brought the eleven sheep to live with it and to pasture with it among the wolves: and they multiplied and became many flocks of sheep.

88:15And the wolves began to fear them, and they oppressed them until they destroyed their little ones, and they cast their young into a river of much water: but those sheep began to cry aloud on account of their little ones, and to complain unto their Lord.

88:16And a sheep which had been saved from the wolves fled and escaped to the wild asses; and I saw the sheep how they lamented and cried, and besought their Lord with all their might, till that Lord of the sheep descended at the voice of the sheep from a lofty abode, and came to them and pastured them.

88:17And He called that sheep which had escaped the wolves, and spake with it concerning the wolves that it should admonish them not to touch the sheep.

88:18And the sheep went to the wolves according to the word of the Lord, and another sheep met it and went with it, and the two went and entered together into the assembly of those wolves, and spake with them and admonished them not to touch the sheep from henceforth.

88:19And thereupon I saw the wolves, and how they oppressed the sheep exceedingly with all their power; and the sheep cried aloud.

88:20And the Lord came to the sheep and they began to smite those wolves: and the wolves began to make lamentation; but the sheep became quiet and forthwith ceased to cry out.

88:21And I saw the sheep till they departed from amongst the wolves; but the eyes of the wolves were blinded, and those wolves departed in pursuit of the sheep with all their power.

88:22And the Lord of the sheep went with them, as their leader, and all His sheep followed Him: and His face was dazzling and glorious and terrible to behold.

88:23But the wolves began to pursue those sheep till they reached a sea of water.

88:24And that sea was divided, and the water stood on this side and on that before their face, and their Lord led them and placed Himself between them and the wolves.

88:25And as those wolves did not yet see the sheep, they proceeded into the midst of that sea, and the wolves followed the sheep, and [those wolves] ran after them into that sea.

88:26And when they saw the Lord of the sheep, they turned to flee before His face, but that sea gathered itself together, and became as it had been created, and the water swelled and rose till it covered those wolves.

88:27And I saw till all the wolves who pursued those sheep perished and were drowned.

88:28But the sheep escaped from that water and went forth into a wilderness, where there was no water and no grass; and they began to open their eyes and to see; and I saw the Lord of the sheep pasturing them and giving them water and grass, and that sheep going and leading them.

88:29And that sheep ascended to the summit of that lofty rock, and the Lord of the sheep sent it to them.

88:30And after that I saw the Lord of the sheep who stood before them, and His appearance was great and terrible and majestic, and all those sheep saw Him and were afraid before His face.

88:31And they all feared and trembled because of Him, and they cried to that sheep with them [which was amongst them]: ‘We are not able to stand before our Lord or to behold Him.’

88:32And that sheep which led them again ascended to the summit of that rock, but the sheep began to be blinded and to wander from the way which he had showed them, but that sheep wot not thereof.

88:33And the Lord of the sheep was wrathful exceedingly against them, and that sheep discovered it, and went down from the summit of the rock, and came to the sheep, and found the greatest part of them blinded and fallen away.

88:34And when they saw it they feared and trembled at its presence, and desired to return to their folds.

88:35And that sheep took other sheep with it, and came to those sheep which had fallen away, and began to slay them; and the sheep feared its presence, and thus that sheep brought back those sheep that had fallen away, and they returned to their folds.

88:36And I saw in this vision till that sheep became a man and built a house for the Lord of the sheep, and placed all the sheep in that house.

88:37And I saw till this sheep which had met that sheep which led them fell asleep: and I saw till all the great sheep perished and little ones arose in their place, and they came to a pasture, and approached a stream of water.

88:38Then that sheep, their leader which had become a man, withdrew from them and fell asleep, and all the sheep sought it and cried over it with a great crying.

88:39And I saw till they left off crying for that sheep and crossed that stream of water, and there arose the two sheep as leaders in the place of those which had led them and fallen asleep (lit. ‘had fallen asleep and led them’).

88:40And I saw till the sheep came to a goodly place, and a pleasant and glorious land, and I saw till those sheep were satisfied; and that house stood amongst them in the pleasant land.

88:41And sometimes their eyes were opened, and sometimes blinded, till another sheep arose and led them and brought them all back, and their eyes were opened. |

88:42And the dogs and the foxes and the wild boars began to devour those sheep till the Lord of the sheep raised up [another sheep] a ram from their midst, which led them.

88:43And that ram began to butt on either side those dogs, foxes, and wild boars till he had destroyed them †all†.

88:44And that sheep whose eyes were opened saw that ram, which was amongst the sheep, till it †forsook its glory† and began to butt those sheep, and trampled upon them, and behaved itself unseemly.

88:45And the Lord of the sheep sent the lamb to another lamb and raised it to being a ram and leader of the sheep instead of that ram which had †forsaken its glory†.

88:46And it went to it and spake to it alone, and raised it to being a ram, and made it the prince and leader of the sheep; but during all these things those dogs oppressed the sheep.

88:47And the first ram pursued that second ram, and that second ram arose and fled before it; and I saw till those dogs pulled down the first ram.

88:48And that second ram arose and led the [little] sheep.

88:49And those sheep grew and multiplied; but all the dogs, and foxes, and wild boars feared and fled before it, and that ram butted and killed the wild beasts, and those wild beasts had no longer any power among the sheep and robbed them no more of ought.

88:50And that ram begat many sheep and fell asleep; and a little sheep became ram in its stead, and became prince and leader of those sheep.

88:51And that house became great and broad, and it was built for those sheep: 〈and〉 a tower lofty and great was built on the house for the Lord of the sheep, and that house was low, but the tower was elevated and lofty, and the Lord of the sheep stood on that tower and they offered a full table before Him.

88:52And again I saw those sheep that they again erred and went many ways, and forsook that their house, and the Lord of the sheep called some from amongst the sheep and sent them to the sheep, but the sheep began to slay them.

88:53And one of them was saved and was not slain, and it sped away and cried aloud over the sheep; and they sought to slay it, but the Lord of the sheep saved it from the sheep, and brought it up to me, and caused it to dwell there.

88:54And many other sheep He sent to those sheep to testify unto them and lament over them.

88:55And after that I saw that when they forsook the house of the Lord and His tower they fell away entirely, and their eyes were blinded; and I saw the Lord of the sheep how He wrought much slaughter amongst them in their herds until those sheep invited that slaughter and betrayed His place.

88:56And He gave them over into the hands of the lions and tigers, and wolves and hyenas, and into the hand of the foxes, and to all the wild beasts, and those wild beasts began to tear in pieces those sheep.

88:57And I saw that He forsook that their house and their tower and gave them all into the hand of the lions, to tear and devour them, into the hand of all the wild beasts.

88:58And I began to cry aloud with all my power, and to appeal to the Lord of the sheep, and to represent to Him in regard to the sheep that they were devoured by all the wild beasts.

88:59But He remained unmoved, though He saw it, and rejoiced that they were devoured and swallowed and robbed, and left them to be devoured in the hand of all the beasts.

88:60And He called seventy shepherds, and cast those sheep to them that they might pasture them, and He spake to the shepherds and their companions: ‘Let each individual of you pasture the sheep henceforward, and everything that I shall command you that do ye.

88:61And I will deliver them over unto you duly numbered, and tell you which of them are to be destroyed—and them destroy ye.’ And He gave over unto them those sheep.

88:62And He called another and spake unto him: 'Observe and mark everything that the shepherds will do to those sheep; for they will destroy more of them than I have commanded them.

88:63And every excess and the destruction which will be wrought through the shepherds, record (namely) how many they destroy according to my command, and how many according to their own caprice: record against every individual shepherd all the destruction he effects.

88:64And read out before me by number how many they destroy, and how many they deliver over for destruction, that I may have this as a testimony against them, and know every deed of the shepherds, that I may comprehend and see what they do, whether or not they abide by my command which I have commanded them.

88:65But they shall not know it, and thou shalt not declare it to them, nor admonish them, but only record against each individual all the destruction which the shepherds effect each in his time and lay it all before me.’

88:66And I saw till those shepherds pastured in their season, and they began to slay and to destroy more than they were bidden, and they delivered those sheep into the hand of the lions.

88:67And the lions and tigers eat and devoured the greater part of those sheep, and the wild boars eat along with them; and they burnt that tower and demolished that house.

88:68And I became exceedingly sorrowful over that tower because that house of the sheep was demolished, and afterwards I was unable to see if those sheep entered that house.

88:69And the shepherds and their associates delivered over those sheep to all the wild beasts, to devour them, and each one of them received in his time a definite number: it was written by the other in a book how many each one of them destroyed of them.

88:70And each one slew and destroyed many more than was prescribed; and I began to weep and lament on account of those sheep.

88:71And thus in the vision I saw that one who wrote, how he wrote down every one that was destroyed by those shepherds, day by day, and carried up and laid down and showed actually the whole book to the Lord of the sheep—(even) everything that they had done, and all that each one of them had made away with, and all that they had given over to destruction.

88:72And the book was read before the Lord of the sheep, and He took the book from his hand and read it and sealed it and laid it down.

88:73And forthwith I saw how the shepherds pastured for twelve hours, and behold three of those sheep turned back and came and entered and began to build up all that had fallen down of that house; but the wild boars tried to hinder them, but they were not able.

88:74And they began again to build as before, and they reared up that tower, and it was named the high tower; and they began again to place a table before the tower, but all the bread on it was polluted and not pure.

88:75And as touching all this the eyes of those sheep were blinded so that they saw not, and (the eyes of) their shepherds likewise; and they delivered them in large numbers to their shepherds for destruction, and they trampled the sheep with their feet and devoured them.

88:76And the Lord of the sheep remained unmoved till all the sheep were dispersed over the field and mingled with them (i.e. the beasts), and they (i.e. the shepherds) did not save them out of the hand of the beasts.

88:77And this one who wrote the book carried it up, and showed it and read it before the Lord of the sheep, and implored Him on their account, and besought Him on their account as he showed Him all the doings of the shepherds, and gave testimony before Him against all the shepherds.

88:78And he took the actual book and laid it down beside Him and departed.’

Chapter 89

89:1And I saw till that in this manner thirty-five shepherds undertook the pasturing (of the sheep), and they severally completed their periods as did the first; and others received them into their hands, to pasture them for their period, each shepherd in his own period.

89:2And after that I saw in my vision all the birds of heaven coming, the eagles, the vultures, the kites, the ravens; but the eagles led all the birds; and they began to devour those sheep, and to pick out their eyes and to devour their flesh.

89:3And the sheep cried out because their flesh was being devoured by the birds, and as for me I looked and lamented in my sleep over that shepherd who pastured the sheep.

89:4And I saw until those sheep were devoured by the dogs and eagles and kites, and they left neither flesh nor skin nor sinew remaining on them till only their bones stood there: and their bones too fell to the earth and the sheep became few.

89:5And I saw until that twenty-three had undertaken the pasturing and completed in their several periods fifty-eight times.

89:6But behold lambs were borne by those white sheep, and they began to open their eyes and to see, and to cry to the sheep.

89:7Yea, they cried to them, but they did not hearken to what they said to them, but were exceedingly deaf, and their eyes were very exceedingly blinded.

89:8And I saw in the vision how the ravens flew upon those lambs and took one of those lambs, and dashed the sheep in pieces and devoured them.

89:9And I saw till horns grew upon those lambs, and the ravens cast down their horns; and I saw till there sprouted a great horn of one of those sheep, and their eyes were opened.

89:10And it †looked at† them [and their eyes opened], and it cried to the sheep, and the rams saw it and all ran to it.

89:11And notwithstanding all this those eagles and vultures and ravens and kites still kept tearing the sheep and swooping down upon them and devouring them: still the sheep remained silent, but the rams lamented and cried out.

89:12And those ravens fought and battled with it and sought to lay low its horn, but they had no power over it. |

89:13And I saw till the †shepherds and† eagles and those vultures and kites came, and †they cried to the ravens† that they should break the horn of that ram, and they battled and fought with it, and it battled with them and cried that its help might come.

89:14And I saw till a great sword was given to the sheep, and the sheep proceeded against all the beasts of the field to slay them, and all the beasts and the birds of the heaven fled before their face. |

89:15And I saw till that man, who wrote down the names of the shepherds [and] carried up into the presence of the Lord of the sheep [came and helped it and showed it everything: he had come down for the help of that ram].

89:16And I saw till the Lord of the sheep came unto them in wrath, and all who saw Him fled, and they all fell †into His shadow† from before His face.

89:17And I saw till a throne was erected in the pleasant land, and the Lord of the sheep sat Himself thereon, and the other took the sealed books and opened those books before the Lord of the sheep.

89:18And the Lord called those men the seven first white ones, and commanded that they should bring before Him, beginning with the first star which led the way, all the stars whose privy members were like those of horses, and they brought them all before Him.

89:19And He said to that man who wrote before Him, being one of those seven white ones, and said unto him: ‘Take those seventy shepherds to whom I delivered the sheep, and who taking them on their own authority slew more than I commanded them.’

89:20And behold they were all bound, I saw, and they all stood before Him.

89:21And the judgement was held first over the stars, and they were judged and found guilty, and went to the place of condemnation, and they were cast into an abyss, full of fire and flaming, and full of pillars of fire.

89:22And those seventy shepherds were judged and found guilty, and they were cast into that fiery abyss.

89:23And I saw at that time how a like abyss was opened in the midst of the earth, full of fire, and they brought those blinded sheep, and they were all judged and found guilty and cast into this fiery abyss, and they burned; now this abyss was to the right of that house.

89:24And I saw those sheep burning †and their bones burning†.

89:25And I stood up to see till they folded up that old house; and carried off all the pillars, and all the beams and ornaments of the house were at the same time folded up with it, and they carried it off and laid it in a place in the south of the land.

89:26And I saw till the Lord of the sheep brought a new house greater and loftier than that first, and set it up in the place of the first which had been folded up: all its pillars were new, and its ornaments were new and larger than those of the first, the old one which He had taken away, and all the sheep were within it.

89:27And I saw all the sheep which had been left, and all the beasts on the earth, and all the birds of the heaven, falling down and doing homage to those sheep and making petition to and obeying them in every thing.

89:28And thereafter those three who were clothed in white and had seized me by my hand [who had taken me up before], and the hand of that ram also seizing hold of me, they took me up and set me down in the midst of those sheep †before the judgement took place†.

89:29And those sheep were all white, and their wool was abundant and clean.

89:30And all that had been destroyed and dispersed, and all the beasts of the field, and all the birds of the heaven, assembled in that house, and the Lord of the sheep rejoiced with great joy because they were all good and had returned to His house.

89:31And I saw till they laid down that sword, which had been given to the sheep, and they brought it back into the house, and it was sealed before the presence of the Lord, and all the sheep were invited into that house, but it held them not.

89:32And the eyes of them all were opened, and they saw the good, and there was not one among them that did not see.

89:33And I saw that that house was large and broad and very full.

89:34And I saw that a white bull was born, with large horns, and all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air feared him and made petition to him all the time.

89:35And I saw till all their generations were transformed, and they all became white bulls; and the first among them became a lamb, and that lamb became a great animal and had great black horns on its head; and the Lord of the sheep rejoiced over it and over all the oxen.

89:36And I slept in their midst: and I awoke and saw everything.

89:37This is the vision which I saw while I slept, and I awoke and blessed the Lord of righteousness and gave Him glory.

89:38Then I wept with a great weeping and my tears stayed not till I could no longer endure it: when I saw, they flowed on account of what I had seen; for everything shall come and be fulfilled, and all the deeds of men in their order were shown to me.

89:39On that night I remembered the first dream, and because of it I wept and was troubled—because I had seen that vision.

Chapter 90

90:1‘And now, my son Methuselah, call to me all thy brothers And gather together to me all the sons of thy mother; For the word calls me, And the spirit is poured out upon me, That I may show you everything That shall befall you for ever.’

90:2And thereupon Methuselah went and summoned to him all his brothers and assembled his relatives.

90:3And he spake unto all the children of righteousness and said: ‘Hear, ye sons of Enoch, all the words of your father, And hearken aright to the voice of my mouth; For I exhort you and say unto you, beloved:

90:4Love uprightness and walk therein. And draw not nigh to uprightness with a double heart, And associate not with those of a double heart, But walk in righteousness, my sons. And it shall guide you on good paths, And righteousness shall be your companion.

90:5For I know that violence must increase on the earth, And a great chastisement be executed on the earth, And all unrighteousness come to an end: Yea, it shall be cut off from its roots, And its whole structure be destroyed.

90:6And unrighteousness shall again be consummated on the earth, And all the deeds of unrighteousness and of violence And transgression shall prevail in a twofold degree.

90:7And when sin and unrighteousness and blasphemy And violence in all kinds of deeds increase, And apostasy and transgression and uncleanness increase, A great chastisement shall come from heaven upon all these, And the holy Lord will come forth with wrath and chastisement To execute judgement on earth.

90:8In those days violence shall be cut off from its roots, And the roots of unrighteousness together with deceit, And they shall be destroyed from under heaven.

90:9And all the idols of the heathen shall be abandoned, And the temples burned with fire, And they shall remove them from the whole earth, And they (i.e. the heathen) shall be cast into the judgement of fire, And shall perish in wrath and in grievous judgement for ever.

90:10And the righteous shall arise from their sleep, And wisdom shall arise and be given unto them.

90:11[And after that the roots of unrighteousness shall be cut off, and the sinners shall be destroyed by the sword ... shall be cut off from the blasphemers in every place, and those who plan violence and those who commit blasphemy shall perish by the sword.]

90:12And after that there shall be another, the eighth week, that of righteousness, And a sword shall be given to it that a righteous judgement may be executed on the oppressors, And sinners shall be delivered into the hands of the righteous.

90:13And at its close they shall acquire houses through their righteousness, And a house shall be built for the Great King in glory for evermore,

90:14And all mankind shall look to the path of uprightness.

90:15And after that, in the ninth week, the righteous judgement shall be revealed to the whole world, b. And all the works of the godless shall vanish from all the earth, c. And the world shall be written down for destruction.

90:16And after this, in the tenth week in the seventh part, There shall be the great eternal judgement, In which He will execute vengeance amongst the angels.

90:17And the first heaven shall depart and pass away, And a new heaven shall appear, And all the powers of the heavens shall give sevenfold light.

90:18And after that there will be many weeks without number for ever, And all shall be in goodness and righteousness, And sin shall no more be mentioned for ever.

90:19And now I tell you, my sons, and show you The paths of righteousness and the paths of violence. Yea, I will show them to you again That ye may know what will come to pass.

90:20And now, hearken unto me, my sons, And walk in the paths of righteousness, And walk not in the paths of violence; For all who walk in the paths of unrighteousness shall perish for ever.’

Chapter 91

91:1The book written by Enoch—[Enoch indeed wrote this complete doctrine of wisdom, (which is) praised of all men and a judge of all the earth] for all my children who shall dwell on the earth. And for the future generations who shall observe uprightness and peace.

91:2Let not your spirit be troubled on account of the times; For the Holy and Great One has appointed days for all things.

91:3And the righteous one shall arise from sleep, [Shall arise] and walk in the paths of righteousness, And all his path and conversation shall be in eternal goodness and grace.

91:4He will be gracious to the righteous and give him eternal uprightness, And He will give him power so that he shall be (endowed) with goodness and righteousness, And he shall walk in eternal light.

91:5And sin shall perish in darkness for ever, And shall no more be seen from that day for evermore.

Chapter 92

92:1And after that Enoch both †gave† and began to recount from the books.

92:2And Enoch said: ‘Concerning the children of righteousness and concerning the elect of the world, And concerning the plant of uprightness, I will speak these things, Yea, I Enoch will declare (them) unto you, my sons: According to that which appeared to me in the heavenly vision, And which I have known through the word of the holy angels, And have learnt from the heavenly tablets.’

92:3And Enoch began to recount from the books and said: ‘I was born the seventh in the first week, While judgement and righteousness still endured.

92:4And after me there shall arise in the second week great wickedness, And deceit shall have sprung up; And in it there shall be the first end. And in it a man shall be saved; And after it is ended unrighteousness shall grow up, And a law shall be made for the sinners.

92:5And after that in the third week at its close A man shall be elected as the plant of righteous judgement, And his posterity shall become the plant of righteousness for evermore.

92:6And after that in the fourth week, at its close, Visions of the holy and righteous shall be seen, And a law for all generations and an enclosure shall be made for them.

92:7And after that in the fifth week, at its close, The house of glory and dominion shall be built for ever.

92:8And after that in the sixth week all who live in it shall be blinded, And the hearts of all of them shall godlessly forsake wisdom. And in it a man shall ascend; And at its close the house of dominion shall be burnt with fire, And the whole race of the chosen root shall be dispersed.

92:9And after that in the seventh week shall an apostate generation arise, And many shall be its deeds, And all its deeds shall be apostate.

92:10And at its close shall be elected The elect righteous of the eternal plant of righteousness, To receive sevenfold instruction concerning all His creation.

92:11[For who is there of all the children of men that is able to hear the voice of the Holy One without being troubled? And who can think His thoughts? and who is there that can behold all the works of heaven?

92:12And how should there be one who could behold the heaven, and who is there that could understand the things of heaven and see a soul or a spirit and could tell thereof, or ascend and see all their ends and think them or do like them?

92:13And who is there of all men that could know what is the breadth and the length of the earth, and to whom has been shown the measure of all of them?

92:14Or is there any one who could discern the length of the heaven and how great is its height, and upon what it is founded, and how great is the number of the stars, and where all the luminaries rest?]

Chapter 93

93:1And now I say unto you, my sons, love righteousness and walk therein; For the paths of righteousness are worthy of acceptation, But the paths of unrighteousness shall suddenly be destroyed and vanish.

93:2And to certain men of a generation shall the paths of violence and of death be revealed, And they shall hold themselves afar from them, And shall not follow them.

93:3And now I say unto you the righteous: Walk not in the paths of wickedness, nor in the paths of death, And draw not nigh to them, lest ye be destroyed.

93:4But seek and choose for yourselves righteousness and an elect life, And walk in the paths of peace, And ye shall live and prosper.

93:5And hold fast my words in the thoughts of your hearts, And suffer them not to be effaced from your hearts; For I know that sinners will tempt men to evilly-entreat wisdom, So that no place may be found for her, And no manner of temptation may minish.

93:6Woe to those who build unrighteousness and oppression And lay deceit as a foundation; For they shall be suddenly overthrown, And they shall have no peace.

93:7Woe to those who build their houses with sin; For from all their foundations shall they be overthrown, And by the sword shall they fall. [And those who acquire gold and silver in judgement suddenly shall perish.]

93:8Woe to you, ye rich, for ye have trusted in your riches, And from your riches shall ye depart, Because ye have not remembered the Most High in the days of your riches.

93:9Ye have committed blasphemy and unrighteousness, And have become ready for the day of slaughter, And the day of darkness and the day of the great judgement.

93:10Thus I speak and declare unto you: He who hath created you will overthrow you, And for your fall there shall be no compassion, And your Creator will rejoice at your destruction.

93:11And your righteous ones in those days shall be A reproach to the sinners and the godless.

Chapter 94

94:1Oh that mine eyes were [a cloud of] waters That I might weep over you, And pour down my tears as a cloud †of waters†: That so I might rest from my trouble of heart! 2. †Who has permitted you to practise reproaches and wickedness? And so judgement shall overtake you, sinners.†

94:2Fear not the sinners, ye righteous; For again will the Lord deliver them into your hands, That ye may execute judgement upon them according to your desires.

94:3Woe to you who fulminate anathemas which cannot be reversed: Healing shall therefore be far from you because of your sins.

94:4Woe to you who requite your neighbour with evil; For ye shall be requited according to your works.

94:5Woe to you, lying witnesses, And to those who weigh out injustice, For suddenly shall ye perish.

94:6Woe to you, sinners, for ye persecute the righteous; For ye shall be delivered up and persecuted because of injustice, And heavy shall its yoke be upon you.

Chapter 95

95:1Be hopeful, ye righteous; for suddenly shall the sinners perish before you, And ye shall have lordship over them according to your desires.

95:2[And in the day of the tribulation of the sinners, Your children shall mount and rise as eagles, And higher than the vultures will be your nest, And ye shall ascend and enter the crevices of the earth, And the clefts of the rock for ever as coneys before the unrighteous, And the sirens shall sigh because of you—and weep.]

95:3Wherefore fear not, ye that have suffered; For healing shall be your portion, And a bright light shall enlighten you, And the voice of rest ye shall hear from heaven.

95:4Woe unto you, ye sinners, for your riches make you appear like the righteous, But your hearts convict you of being sinners, And this fact shall be a testimony against you for a memorial of (your) evil deeds.

95:5Woe to you who devour the finest of the wheat, And drink wine in large bowls, And tread under foot the lowly with your might.

95:6Woe to you who drink water from every fountain, For suddenly shall ye be consumed and wither away, Because ye have forsaken the fountain of life.

95:7Woe to you who work unrighteousness And deceit and blasphemy: It shall be a memorial against you for evil.

95:8Woe to you, ye mighty, Who with might oppress the righteous; For the day of your destruction is coming. In those days many and good days shall come to the righteous—in the day of your judgement.

Chapter 96

96:1Believe, ye righteous, that the sinners will become a shame And perish in the day of unrighteousness.

96:2Be it known unto you (ye sinners) that the Most High is mindful of your destruction, And the angels of heaven rejoice over your destruction.

96:3What will ye do, ye sinners, And whither will ye flee on that day of judgement, When ye hear the voice of the prayer of the righteous?

96:4Yea, ye shall fare like unto them, Against whom this word shall be a testimony: “Ye have been companions of sinners.”

96:5And in those days the prayer of the righteous shall reach unto the Lord, And for you the days of your judgement shall come.

96:6And all the words of your unrighteousness shall be read out before the Great Holy One, And your faces shall be covered with shame, And He will reject every work which is grounded on unrighteousness.

96:7Woe to you, ye sinners, who live on the mid ocean and on the dry land, Whose remembrance is evil against you.

96:8Woe to you who acquire silver and gold in unrighteousness and say: ‘We have become rich with riches and have possessions; And have acquired everything we have desired.

96:9And now let us do what we purposed: For we have gathered silver,

96:10And many are the husbandmen in our houses.’

96:11And our granaries are (brim) full as with water,

96:12Yea and like water your lies shall flow away; For your riches shall not abide But speedily ascend from you; For ye have acquired it all in unrighteousness, And ye shall be given over to a great curse.

Chapter 97

97:1And now I swear unto you, to the wise and to the foolish, For ye shall have manifold experiences on the earth.

97:2For ye men shall put on more adornments than a woman, And coloured garments more than a virgin: In royalty and in grandeur and in power, And in silver and in gold and in purple, And in splendour and in food they shall be poured out as water.

97:3Therefore they shall be wanting in doctrine and wisdom, And they shall perish thereby together with their possessions; And with all their glory and their splendour, And in shame and in slaughter and in great destitution, Their spirits shall be cast into the furnace of fire.

97:4I have sworn unto you, ye sinners, as a mountain has not become a slave, And a hill does not become the handmaid of a woman, Even so sin has not been sent upon the earth, But man of himself has created it, And under a great curse shall they fall who commit it.

97:5And barrenness has not been given to the woman, But on account of the deeds of her own hands she dies without children.

97:6I have sworn unto you, ye sinners, by the Holy Great One, That all your evil deeds are revealed in the heavens, And that none of your deeds of oppression are covered and hidden.

97:7And do not think in your spirit nor say in your heart that ye do not know and that ye do not see that every sin is every day recorded in heaven in the presence of the Most High.

97:8From henceforth ye know that all your oppression wherewith ye oppress is written down every day till the day of your judgement.

97:9Woe to you, ye fools, for through your folly shall ye perish: and ye transgress against the wise, and so good hap shall not be your portion.

97:10And now, know ye that ye are prepared for the day of destruction: wherefore do not hope to live, ye sinners, but ye shall depart and die; for ye know no ransom; for ye are prepared for the day of the great judgement, for the day of tribulation and great shame for your spirits.

97:11Woe to you, ye obstinate of heart, who work wickedness and eat blood: Whence have ye good things to eat and to drink and to be filled? From all the good things which the Lord the Most High has placed in abundance on the earth; therefore ye shall have no peace.

97:12Woe to you who love the deeds of unrighteousness: wherefore do ye hope for good hap unto yourselves? know that ye shall be delivered into the hands of the righteous, and they shall cut off your necks and slay you, and have no mercy upon you.

97:13Woe to you who rejoice in the tribulation of the righteous; for no grave shall be dug for you.

97:14Woe to you who set at nought the words of the righteous; for ye shall have no hope of life.

97:15Woe to you who write down lying and godless words; for they write down their lies that men may hear them and act godlessly towards (their) neighbour.

97:16Therefore they shall have no peace but die a sudden death.

Chapter 98

98:1Woe to you who work godlessness, And glory in lying and extol them: Ye shall perish, and no happy life shall be yours.

98:2Woe to them who pervert the words of uprightness, And transgress the eternal law, And transform themselves into what they were not [into sinners]: They shall be trodden under foot upon the earth.

98:3In those days make ready, ye righteous, to raise your prayers as a memorial, And place them as a testimony before the angels, That they may place the sin of the sinners for a memorial before the Most High.

98:4In those days the nations shall be stirred up, And the families of the nations shall arise on the day of destruction.

98:5And in those days the destitute shall go forth and carry off their children, And they shall abandon them, so that their children shall perish through them: Yea, they shall abandon their children (that are still) sucklings, and not return to them, And shall have no pity on their beloved ones.

98:6And again I swear to you, ye sinners, that sin is prepared for a day of unceasing bloodshed.

98:7And they who worship stones, and grave images of gold and silver and wood 〈and stone〉 and clay, and those who worship impure spirits and demons, and all kinds of idols not according to knowledge, shall get no manner of help from them.

98:8And they shall become godless by reason of the folly of their hearts, And their eyes shall be blinded through the fear of their hearts And through visions in their dreams.

98:9Through these they shall become godless and fearful; For they shall have wrought all their work in a lie, And shall have worshipped a stone: Therefore in an instant shall they perish.

98:10But in those days blessed are all they who accept the words of wisdom, and understand them, And observe the paths of the Most High, and walk in the path of His righteousness, And become not godless with the godless; For they shall be saved.

98:11Woe to you who spread evil to your neighbours; For you shall be slain in Sheol.

98:12Woe to you who make deceitful and false measures, And (to them) who cause bitterness on the earth; For they shall thereby be utterly consumed.

98:13Woe to you who build your houses through the grievous toil of others, And all their building materials are the bricks and stones of sin; I tell you ye shall have no peace.

98:14Woe to them who reject the measure and eternal heritage of their fathers And whose souls follow after idols; For they shall have no rest.

98:15Woe to them who work unrighteousness and help oppression, And slay their neighbours until the day of the great judgement.

98:16For He shall cast down your glory, And bring affliction on your hearts, And shall arouse His fierce indignation And destroy you all with the sword; And all the holy and righteous shall remember your sins.

Chapter 99

99:1And in those days in one place the fathers together with their sons shall be smitten And brothers one with another shall fall in death Till the streams flow with their blood.

99:2For a man shall not withhold his hand from slaying his sons and his sons’ sons, And the sinner shall not withhold his hand from his honoured brother: From dawn till sunset they shall slay one another.

99:3And the horse shall walk up to the breast in the blood of sinners, And the chariot shall be submerged to its height.

99:4In those days the angels shall descend into the secret places And gather together into one place all those who brought down sin, And the Most High will arise on that day of judgement To execute great judgement amongst sinners.

99:5And over all the righteous and holy He will appoint guardians from amongst the holy angels To guard them as the apple of an eye, Until He makes an end of all wickedness and all sin, And though the righteous sleep a long sleep, they have nought to fear.

99:6And (then) the children of the earth shall see the wise in security, And shall understand all the words of this book, And recognize that their riches shall not be able to save them In the overthrow of their sins.

99:7Woe to you, Sinners, on the day of strong anguish, Ye who afflict the righteous and burn them with fire: Ye shall be requited according to your works.

99:8Woe to you, ye obstinate of heart, Who watch in order to devise wickedness: Therefore shall fear come upon you And there shall be none to help you.

99:9Woe to you, ye sinners, on account of the words of your mouth, And on account of the deeds of your hands which your godlessness has wrought, In blazing flames burning worse than fire shall ye burn.

99:10And now, know ye that from the angels He will inquire as to your deeds in heaven, from the sun and from the moon and from the stars in reference to your sins because upon the earth ye execute judgement on the righteous.

99:11And He will summon to testify against you every cloud and mist and dew and rain; for they shall all be withheld because of you from descending upon you, and they shall be mindful of your sins.

99:12And now give presents to the rain that it be not withheld from descending upon you, nor yet the dew, when it has received gold and silver from you that it may descend.

99:13When the hoar-frost and snow with their chilliness, and all the snow-storms with all their plagues fall upon you, in those days ye shall not be able to stand before them.

Chapter 100

100:1Observe the heaven, ye children of heaven, and every work of the Most High, and fear ye Him and work no evil in His presence.

100:2If He closes the windows of heaven, and withholds the rain and the dew from descending on the earth on your account, what will ye do then?

100:3And if He sends His anger upon you because of your deeds, ye cannot petition Him; for ye spake proud and insolent words against His righteousness: therefore ye shall have no peace.

100:4And see ye not the sailors of the ships, how their ships are tossed to and fro by the waves, and are shaken by the winds, and are in sore trouble?

100:5And therefore do they fear because all their goodly possessions go upon the sea with them, and they have evil forebodings of heart that the sea will swallow them and they will perish therein.

100:6Are not the entire sea and all its waters, and all its movements, the work of the Most High, and has He not set limits to its doings, and confined it throughout by the sand?

100:7And at His reproof it is afraid and dries up, and all its fish die and all that is in it; but ye sinners that are on the earth fear Him not.

100:8Has He not made the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein? Who has given understanding and wisdom to everything that moves on the earth and in the sea?

100:9Do not the sailors of the ships fear the sea? Yet sinners fear not the Most High.

Chapter 101

101:1In those days when He hath brought a grievous fire upon you, Whither will ye flee, and where will ye find deliverance? And when He launches forth His word against you Will you not be affrighted and fear?

101:2And all the luminaries shall be affrighted with great fear, And all the earth shall be affrighted and tremble and be alarmed.

101:3And all the †angels shall execute their commands† And shall seek to hide themselves from the presence of the Great Glory, And the children of earth shall tremble and quake; And ye sinners shall be cursed for ever, And ye shall have no peace.

101:4Fear ye not, ye souls of the righteous, And be hopeful ye that have died in righteousness.

101:5And grieve not if your soul into Sheol has descended in grief, And that in your life your body fared not according to your goodness, But wait for the day of the judgement of sinners And for the day of cursing and chastisement.

101:6And yet when ye die the sinners speak over you: ‘As we die, so die the righteous, And what benefit do they reap for their deeds?

101:7Behold, even as we, so do they die in grief and darkness, And what have they more than we? From henceforth we are equal.

101:8And what will they receive and what will they see for ever? Behold, they too have died, And henceforth for ever shall they see no light.’

101:9I tell you, ye sinners, ye are content to eat and drink, and rob and sin, and strip men naked, and acquire wealth and see good days.

101:10Have ye seen the righteous how their end falls out, that no manner of violence is found in them till their death?

101:11‘Nevertheless they perished and became as though they had not been, and their spirits descended into Sheol in tribulation.’

Chapter 102

102:1Now, therefore, I swear to you, the righteous, by the glory of the Great and Honoured and

102:2Mighty One in dominion, and by His greatness I swear to you. I know a mystery And have read the heavenly tablets, And have seen the holy books, And have found written therein and inscribed regarding them:

102:3That all goodness and joy and glory are prepared for them, And written down for the spirits of those who have died in righteousness, And that manifold good shall be given to you in recompense for your labours, And that your lot is abundantly beyond the lot of the living.

102:4And the spirits of you who have died in righteousness shall live and rejoice, And their spirits shall not perish, nor their memorial from before the face of the Great One Unto all the generations of the world: wherefore no longer fear their contumely.

102:5Woe to you, ye sinners, when ye have died, If ye die in the wealth of your sins, And those who are like you say regarding you: “Blessed are the sinners: they have seen all their days.

102:6And now they have died in prosperity and in wealth, And have not seen tribulation or murder in their life; And they have died in honour, And judgement has not been executed on them during their life.”

102:7Know ye, that their souls will be made to descend into Sheol And they shall be wretched in their great tribulation.

102:8And into darkness and chains and a burning flame where there is grievous judgement shall your spirits enter; And the great judgement shall be for all the generations of the world. Woe to you, for ye shall have no peace.

102:9Say not in regard to the righteous and good who are in life: “In our troubled days we have toiled laboriously and experienced every trouble, And met with much evil and been consumed, And have become few and our spirit small.

102:10And we have been destroyed and have not found any to help us even with a word: We have been tortured [and destroyed], and not hoped to see life from day to day.

102:11We hoped to be the head and have become the tail: We have toiled laboriously and had no satisfaction in our toil; And we have become the food of the sinners and the unrighteous, And they have laid their yoke heavily upon us.

102:12They have had dominion over us that hated us† and smote us; And to those that hated us† we have bowed our necks But they pitied us not.

102:13We desired to get away from them that we might escape and be at rest, But found no place whereunto we should flee and be safe from them.

102:14And we complained to the rulers in our tribulation, And cried out against those who devoured us, But they did not attend to our cries And would not hearken to our voice.

102:15And they helped those who robbed us and devoured us and those who made us few; and they concealed their oppression, and they did not remove from us the yoke of those that devoured us and dispersed us and murdered us, and they concealed their murder, and remembered not that they had lifted up their hands against us.

Chapter 103

103:1I swear unto you, that in heaven the angels remember you for good before the glory of the Great One: and your names are written before the glory of the Great One.

103:2Be hopeful; for aforetime ye were put to shame through ill and affliction; but now ye shall shine as the lights of heaven, ye shall shine and ye shall be seen, and the portals of heaven shall be opened to you.

103:3And in your cry, cry for judgement, and it shall appear to you; for all your tribulation shall be visited on the rulers, and on all who helped those who plundered you.

103:4Be hopeful, and cast not away your hope; for ye shall have great joy as the angels of heaven.

103:5What shall ye be obliged to do? Ye shall not have to hide on the day of the great judgement and ye shall not be found as sinners, and the eternal judgement shall be far from you for all the generations of the world.

103:6And now fear not, ye righteous, when ye see the sinners growing strong and prospering in their ways: be not companions with them, but keep afar from their violence; for ye shall become companions of the hosts of heaven.

103:7And, although ye sinners say: “All our sins shall not be searched out and be written down,” nevertheless they shall write down all your sins every day.

103:8And now I show unto you that light and darkness, day and night, see all your sins.

103:9Be not godless in your hearts, and lie not and alter not the words of uprightness, nor charge with lying the words of the Holy Great One, nor take account of your idols; for all your lying and all your godlessness issue not in righteousness but in great sin.

103:10And now I know this mystery, that sinners will alter and pervert the words of righteousness in many ways, and will speak wicked words, and lie, and practise great deceits, and write books concerning their words.

103:11But when they write down truthfully all my words in their languages, and do not change or minish ought from my words but write them all down truthfully—all that I first testified concerning them.

103:12Then, I know another mystery, that books will be given to the righteous and the wise to become a cause of joy and uprightness and much wisdom.

103:13And to them shall the books be given, and they shall believe in them and rejoice over them, and then shall all the righteous who have learnt therefrom all the paths of uprightness be recompensed.’

Chapter 104

104:1In those days the Lord bade (them) to summon and testify to the children of earth concerning their wisdom: Show (it) unto them; for ye are their guides, and a recompense over the whole earth.

104:2For I and My Son will be united with them for ever in the paths of uprightness in their lives; and ye shall have peace: rejoice, ye children of uprightness. Amen.

Chapter 105

105:1And after some days my son Methuselah took a wife for his son Lamech, and she became pregnant by him and bore a son.

105:2And his body was white as snow and red as the blooming of a rose, and the hair of his head †and his long locks were white as wool, and his eyes beautiful†. And when he opened his eyes, he lighted up the whole house like the sun, and the whole house was very bright.

105:3And thereupon he arose in the hands of the midwife, opened his mouth, and †conversed with† the Lord of righteousness.

105:4And his father Lamech was afraid of him and fled, and came to his father Methuselah.

105:5And he said unto him: ‘I have begotten a strange son, diverse from and unlike man, and resembling the sons of the God of heaven; and his nature is different and he is not like us, and his eyes are as the rays of the sun, and his countenance is glorious.

105:6And it seems to me that he is not sprung from me but from the angels, and I fear that in his days a wonder may be wrought on the earth.

105:7And now, my father, I am here to petition thee and implore thee that thou mayst go to Enoch, our father, and learn from him the truth, for his dwelling-place is amongst the angels.’

105:8And when Methuselah heard the words of his son, he came to me to the ends of the earth; for he had heard that I was there, and he cried aloud, and I heard his voice and I came to him. And I said unto him: ‘Behold, here am I, my son, wherefore hast thou come to me?’

105:9And he answered and said: ‘Because of a great cause of anxiety have I come to thee, and because of a disturbing vision have I approached.

105:10And now, my father, hear me: unto Lamech my son there hath been born a son, the like of whom there is none, and his nature is not like man’s nature, and the colour of his body is whiter than snow and redder than the bloom of a rose, and the hair of his head is whiter than white wool, and his eyes are like the rays of the sun, and he opened his eyes and thereupon lighted up the whole house.

105:11And he arose in the hands of the midwife, and opened his mouth and blessed the Lord of heaven.

105:12And his father Lamech became afraid and fled to me, and did not believe that he was sprung from him, but that he was in the likeness of the angels of heaven; and behold I have come to thee that thou mayst make known to me the truth.’

105:13And I, Enoch, answered and said unto him: ‘The Lord will do a new thing on the earth, and this I have already seen in a vision, and make known to thee that in the generation of my father Jared some of the angels of heaven transgressed the word of the Lord.

105:14And behold they commit sin and transgress the law, and have united themselves with women and commit sin with them, and have married some of them, and have begot children by them.

105:15And they shall produce on the earth giants not according to the spirit, but according to the flesh, and there shall be a great punishment on the earth, and the earth shall be cleansed from all impurity.

105:16Yea, there shall come a great destruction over the whole earth, and there shall be a deluge and a great destruction for one year.

105:17And this son who has been born unto you shall be left on the earth, and his three children shall be saved with him: when all mankind that are on the earth shall die [he and his sons shall be saved].

105:18And now make known to thy son Lamech that he who has been born is in truth his son, and call his name Noah; for he shall be left to you, and he and his sons shall be saved from the destruction, which shall come upon the earth on account of all the sin and all the unrighteousness, which shall be consummated on the earth in his days.

105:19And after that there shall be still more unrighteousness than that which was first consummated on the earth; for I know the mysteries of the holy ones; for He, the Lord, has showed me and informed me, and I have read (them) in the heavenly tablets.

Chapter 106

106:1And I saw written on them that generation upon generation shall transgress, till a generation of righteousness arises, and transgression is destroyed and sin passes away from the earth, and all manner of good comes upon it.

106:2And now, my son, go and make known to thy son Lamech that this son, which has been born, is in truth his son, and that (this) is no lie.’

106:3And when Methuselah had heard the words of his father Enoch—for he had shown to him everything in secret—he returned and showed (them) to him and called the name of that son Noah; for he will comfort the earth after all the destruction.

Chapter 107

107:1Another book which Enoch wrote for his son Methuselah and for those who will come after him, and keep the law in the last days.

107:2Ye who have done good shall wait for those days till an end is made of those who work evil, and an end of the might of the transgressors.

107:3And wait ye indeed till sin has passed away, for their names shall be blotted out of the book of life and out of the holy books, and their seed shall be destroyed for ever, and their spirits shall be slain, and they shall cry and make lamentation in a place that is a chaotic wilderness, and in the fire shall they burn; for there is no earth there.

107:4And I saw there something like an invisible cloud; for by reason of its depth I could not †look over†, and I saw a flame of fire blazing brightly, and things like shining mountains circling and sweeping to and fro.

107:5And I asked one of the holy angels who was with me and said unto him: ‘What is this shining thing? for it is not a heaven but only the flame of a blazing fire, and the voice of weeping and crying and lamentation and strong pain.’

107:6And he said unto me: ‘This place which thou seest—here are cast the spirits of sinners and blasphemers, and of those who work wickedness, and of those who pervert everything that the Lord hath spoken through the mouth of the prophets—(even) the things that shall be.

107:7For some of them are written and inscribed above in the heaven, in order that the angels may read them and know that which shall befall the sinners, and the spirits of the humble, and of those who have afflicted their bodies, and been recompensed by God; and of those who have been put to shame by wicked men:

107:8Who love God and loved neither gold nor silver nor any of the good things which are in the world, but gave over their bodies to torture.

107:9Who, since they came into being, longed not after earthly food, but regarded everything as a passing breath, and lived accordingly, and the Lord tried them much, and their spirits were found pure so that they should bless His name.

107:10And all the blessings destined for them I have recounted in the books. And He hath assigned them their recompense, because they have been found to be such as loved heaven more than their life in the world, and though they were trodden under foot of wicked men, and experienced abuse and reviling from them and were put to shame, yet they blessed Me.

107:11And now I will summon the spirits of the good who belong to the generation of light, and I will transform those who were born in darkness, who in the flesh were not recompensed with such honour as their faithfulness deserved.

107:12And I will bring forth in shining light those who have loved My holy name, and I will seat each on the throne of his honour.

107:13And they shall be resplendent for times without number; for righteousness is the judgement of God; for to the faithful He will give faithfulness in the habitation of upright paths.

107:14And they shall see those who were born in darkness led into darkness, while the righteous shall be resplendent.

107:15And the sinners shall cry aloud and see them resplendent, and they indeed will go where days and seasons are prescribed for them.’

Contents — 50 sections

1. Chapter 0
2. Chapter 1
3. Chapter 2
4. Chapter 3
5. Chapter 4
6. Chapter 5
7. Chapter 6
8. Chapter 7
9. Chapter 8
10. Chapter 9
11. Chapter 10
12. Chapter 11
13. Chapter 12
14. Chapter 13
15. Chapter 14
16. Chapter 15
17. Chapter 16
18. Chapter 17
19. Chapter 18
20. Chapter 19
21. Chapter 20
22. Chapter 21
23. Chapter 22
24. Chapter 23
25. Chapter 24
26. Chapter 25
27. Chapter 26
28. Chapter 27
29. Chapter 28
30. Chapter 29
31. Chapter 30
32. Chapter 31
33. Chapter 32
34. Chapter 33
35. Chapter 34
36. Chapter 35
37. Chapter 36
38. Chapter 37
39. Chapter 38
40. Chapter 39
41. Chapter 40
42. Chapter 41
43. Chapter 42
44. Chapter 43
45. Chapter 44
46. Chapter 45
47. Chapter 46
48. Chapter 47
49. Chapter 48
50. Chapter 49

Chapter 0

0:1And it came to pass in the first year of the exodus of the children of Israel out of Egypt, in the third month, on the sixteenth day of the month, that Gop spake to Moses, saying: “Come up to Me on the Mount, and I will give thee two tables of stone of the law and of the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayst teach them.”

0:2And Moses went up into the mount of Gop, and the glory of the Lord abode on Mount Sinai, and a cloud over-

0:3And He called to Moses on the seventh day out of the midst of the cloud, and the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a flaming fire on

0:4And Moses was on the Mount — forty days and forty nights, and Gop taught him the earlier and the later history of the division of all the days of the shadowed it six days. the top of the mount. law and of the testimony.

0:5And He said: “Incline thine heart to every word which I shall speak to thee on this mount, and write them in a book in order that their generations may see how I have not forsaken them for all the evil which they have wrought in transgressing the covenant which I establish between Me and thee for their generations this day on Mount Sinai.

0:6And thus it will come to pass when all these things come upon them, that they will recognise that I am more righteous than they in all their judgments and in all their actions, and they will recognise that I have been truly with them.

0:7And do thou write for thyself all these words which I declare unto thee this day, for I know their rebellion and their stiff neck, before I bring them into the land of which I sware to their fathers, to Abraham and to Isaac and to Jacob, saying: “ Unto your seed will I give a land flowing with milk and honey.

0:8And they will eat and be satisfied, and they will turn to strange gods, to (gods) which cannot deliver them from aught of their tribulation: and this witness shall be heard for a witness against them.

0:9For they will forget all My commandments, (even) all that I command them, and they will walk after the Gentiles, and after their uncleanness, and after their shame, and will serve their gods, and these will prove unto them an offence and a tribulation and an affliction and a snare.

0:10And many will perish and they will be taken captive, and will fall into the hands of the enemy, because they have forsaken My ordinances and My commandments, and the festivals of My covenant, and My sabbaths, and My holy place which I have hallowed for Myself in their midst, and My tabernacle, and My sanctuary, which I have hallowed for Myself in the midst of the land, that I should set My name upon it, and that it should dwell (there).

0:11And they will make to themselves high places and groves and graven images, and they will worship, each his own (graven image), so as to go astray, and they will sacrifice their children to demons, and to all the works of the error of their hearts.

0:12And I shall send witnesses unto them, that I may witness against them, but they will not hear, and will slay the witnesses also, and they will persecute those who seek the law, and they will abrogate and change everything so as to work evil before My eyes.

0:13And I shall hide My face from them, and I shall deliver them To work evil before My eyes. 2 Kings : into the hand of the Gentiles for captivity, and for a prey, and for devouring, and I shall remove them from the midst of the land, and I shall scatter them amongst the Gentiles.

0:14And they will forget all My law and all My commandments and all My judgments, and will go astray as to new moons, and sabbaths, and festivals, and jubilees, and ordinances.

0:15And after this they will turn to Me from amongst the Gentiles with all their heart and with all their soul and with all their strength, and I shall gather them from amongst all the Gentiles, and they will seek Me, so that I shall be found of them, when they seek Me with all their heart and with all their soul.

0:16And I shall disclose to them abounding peace with righteousness, and I shall -fremove them the plant of uprightnesst, with all My heart and with all My soul, and they will be for a blessing and not for a curse, and they tail.

0:17And I shall build will be the head and not the My sanctuary in their midst, and I shall dwell with them, and I shall be their God and And I shall be their God and they they will be My people in truth and righteousness.

0:18And I shall not forsake them nor fail them; for I am the Lord their God.

0:19And Moses fell on his face and prayed and said, “O Lord my God, do not forsake Thy people and Thy inheritance, so that they should wander in the error of their hearts, and do not deliver them into the hands of their enemies, the Gentiles, lest they should rule over them and cause them to sin against Thee.

0:20Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be lifted up upon Thy people, and create in them an upright spirit, and let not the spirit of Beliar rule over them to accuse them before Thee, and to ensnare them from all the paths of righteousness, so that they may perish from before Thy face.

0:21But they are Thy people and Thy inheritance, which Thou hast delivered with Thy great power from the hands of the Egyptians: create in them a clean heart and a holy spirit, and let them not be ensnared in their sins from henceforth until eternity.”

0:22And the Lord said unto Moses: “I know their contrariness and their thoughts and their stiffneckedness, and they will not be obedient till they confess their own sin and the sin of their fathers.

0:23And after this they will turn to Me in all uprightness and with all (their) heart and with all (their) soul, and I shall circumcise the foreskin of their heart and the foreskin of the heart of their seed, and I shall create in ~ them a holy spirit, and I shall cleanse them so that they . lest they should rule over shall not turn away from Me from that day unto eternity.

0:24And their souls will cleave to Me and to all My commandments, and they will fulfil My commandments, and I shall be their Father and they will be My children.

0:25And they will all be called children of the living God, and every angel and every spirit will know, yea, they will know that these are My children, and that I am their Father in uprightness and righteousness, and that I love them.

0:26And do thou write down for thyself all these words which I declare unto thee on this mountain, the first and the last, which shall come to pass in all the divisions of the days in the law and in the testimony and in the weeks and the jubilees unto eternity, until I descend and dwell with them Israel shall never again be driven from their own land.

0:27And He said to the angel of the presence: “ Write for Moses from the beginning of creation till My sanctuary has been built among them for all eternity.

0:28And the Lord will appear to the eyes of all, and all will know that I am the God of Israel and the Father of all Appear to the eyes of all. its Father of ail the children of Jacob. 0 Se eer eee the children of Jacob, and King on Mount Zion for all eternity. And Zion and Jerusalem will be holy.”

0:29And the angel of the presence who went before the camp of Israel took the tables of the divisions of the years—from the time of the creation—of the law and of the testimony of the weeks, of the jubilees, according to the individual years, according to all the number of the jubilees [according to the individual years], from the day of the [new] creation +when} the heavens and the earth shall be renewed and Took the tables of the divisions of the years. From these the angel dictates to Moses. = “till.” In any case we should read “From the day of the creation, till the heavens.” all their creation according to the powers of the heaven, and according to all the creation of the earth, until the sanctuary of the Lord shall be made in Jerusalem on Mount Zion, and all the luminaries be renewed for healing and for peace and for blessing for all the elect of Israel, and that thus it may be from that day and unto all the days of the earth, The history of the twenty-two distinct acts of creation on the

Chapter 1

1:1And the angel of the presence spake to Moses according to the word of the Lord, saying: Write the com- Write the complete history of the — plete history of the creation, how in six days the Lord God finished all His works and all that He created, and kept Sabbath on the seventh day and hallowed it for all ages, and appointed it as a sign for all His works.

1:2For on day: one only, the firmament. The third day, four. He reunited the waters in one place, brought up the sweet waters from the earth, likewise herbs and trees. The fourth day, three: the sun, moon and stars. The fifth day, three: the moving creatures, birds and sea monsters. The sixth day, four: beasts, and cattle, and creeping things, and man. This corresponds to the twenty-two letters of the alphabet and to the twenty-two generations from the first day He created the heavens which are above and the earth and the waters and all the spirits which serve before Him—the angels of the presence, and the angels of sanctification, and the angels [of the spirit of fire and the angels] of the spirit of the winds, and the angels of the spirit of the clouds, and of darkness, and of snow and of hail and of hoar frost, and the angels of the voices and of the thunder and of the lightning, and the angels of the spirits of cold and of heat, and of winter and of spring and of autumn and of summer, and of all the spirits of His creatures which are in the heavens and on the earth, (He created) the abysses and the darkness, eventide (and night), and the light, dawn and day, which He hath prepared in the knowledge of His heart.

1:3And thereupon we saw His works, and praised Him, and lauded before Him on account of all His works; for seven great works did He create on the first day.

1:4And on the second Angels... of fire. 18 day He created the firmament in the midst of the waters, and the waters were divided on that day—half of them went up above and half of them went down below the firmament (that was) in the midst over the face of the whole earth. And this was the only work (God) created on the second day.

1:5And on the third day He commanded the waters to pass from off the face of the whole earth into one place, and the dry land to appear.

1:6And the waters did so as He commanded them, and they retired from off the face of the earth into one place outside of this firmament, and the dry land appeared.

1:7And on that day He created for them all the seas according to their separate gatheringplaces, and all the rivers, and the gatherings of the waters in the mountains and on all the earth, and all the lakes, and all the dew of. the earth, and the seed which is sown, and all sprouting things, and fruit-bearing trees, and trees of the wood, and the garden of Eden, in Eden, and all The clause in brackets, lost by homoioteleuton, I have supplied.

1:8And on the fourth day He created the sun and the moon and the stars, and set them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon all the earth, and to rule over the day and the night, and divide the light from the darkness.

1:9And Gon appointed the sun to be a great sign on the earth for days and for sabbaths and for months and for feasts and for years and for sabbaths of years and for jubilees and for all seasons of the years,

1:10And it divideth the light from the darkness [and] for prosperity, that all things may prosper which shoot and grow on the earth. These three kinds He made on the fourth day.

1:11And on the fifth day He created great sea monsters in the depths of the waters, for these were the first things of flesh that were created by His hands, the fish and everything that moves in the waters, and everything that flies, the birds and all their kind.

1:12And the sun rose above them to prosper (them), and above everything that was on the earth, everything that shoots out of the earth, and all fruit-bearing trees, and all flesh. These three kinds He created on the fifth day,

1:13And on the sixth day He created all the animals of the . earth, and all cattle, and everything that moves on the earth.

1:14And after all this He created man, a man and a woman created He them, and gave him dominion over all that is upon the earth, and in the seas, and over everything that flies, and over beasts and over cattle, and over everything that moves on the earth, and over the whole earth, and over all this He gave him dominion. And these four kinds He created on the sixth day.

1:15And there were altogether two and twenty kinds.

1:16And He finished all His work on the sixth day— all that is in the heavens and on the earth, and in the . seas and in the abysses, and in the light and in the darkness, and in everything.

1:17And He gave us a great sign, the Sabbath day, that we should work six days, but keep Sabbath on the seventh day from all work.

1:18And all the angels of the presence, and all the angels of sanctifi-

1:19And He said unto us: “Behold, I will separate unto Myself a people from among all the peoples, and these will keep the Sabbath day, and I will sanctify them unto Myself as My people, and will bless them; as I have sanctified the Sabbath day and do sanctify (it) unto Myself, even so shall I bless them, and they will be My people and I shall be their God.

1:20And I have chosen the seed of Jacob from amongst all that I have seen, and have written him down as My firstborn son, and have sanctified him unto Myself for ever and ever; and I will teach them the Sabbath day, that they may keep Sabbath thereon from all work.”

1:21And thus He created therein a sign in accordance with which they should keep Sabbath with us on the seventh day, to eat and to drink, and to bless Him who has created all things as He has blessed and sanctified unto Himself a peculiar people above all peoples, and that they should keep Sabbath together with us.

1:22And He caused His commands to ascend as a sweet savour acceptable before Him all the days.

1:23There (were) two and twenty heads of mankind from Adam

1:24And to this This is blessed and holy, 1.6., the Sabbath. be the blessed and holy ones of the first testimony and law, even as He had sanctified and blessed the Sabbath day on the seventh day.

1:25He created heaven and earth and everything that He created in six days, and God made the seventh day holy, for all His works; therefore He commanded on its behalf that, whoever does any work thereon shall die, and that he who defiles it shall surely die.

1:26Wherefore do thou command the children of Israel to observe this day that they may keep it holy and not do thereon any work, and not to defile it, as it is holier than all other days.

1:27And whoever profanes it shall surely die, and whoever does thereon any work shall surely die eternally, that the children of Israel may observe this day throughout their generations, and not be rooted out of the land; for it is a holy day and a blessed day.

1:28And every one who observes it and keeps Sabbath thereon from all his work, will be holy and blessed throughout all days like unto us.

1:29Declare and say to the children of Israel the law of this day both that they should keep Sabbath thereon, and that they should not forsake it in the error of their hearts; (and) that it is not lawful to do any work thereon which is unseemly, to do thereon their own pleasure, and that they should not prepare thereon anything He had sanctified. So cd. abread And blessed. Soacd. been blessed.

1:30And they should follow immediately on the clause “anything to be eaten or drunk.” Thus we have the provision enforced in Bez. — 26, that on the Sabbath day nothing ~ should be eaten which had not heen ~ expressly prepared on a week day with — a view to the Sabbath. nations to keep Sabbath thereon, but Israel alone: them alone He permitted to eat and drink and to keep Sabbath thereon on the earth.

1:31And the Creator of all things blessed this day which He had created for a blessing and a sanctification and a glory above all days.

1:32This law and testimony was given to the children of Israel as a law for ever unto their generations.

Chapter 2

2:1And on the six days of the second week we brought, according to the word of God, unto Adam all the beasts, and all the cattle, and all the birds, and everything that moves on the earth, and everything that moves in the water, according to their kinds, and according to their types: the beasts on the first day ; the cattle on the second day; the birds on the third day; and all that which moves on the earth on the fourth day; and that which moves in the water on the fifth day.

2:2And Adam named them all by their respective names, and as he called them, so was their name.

2:3And on these five days Adam saw all these, male and female, according to every kind that was on the earth, but he was alone and found no helpmeet for him.

2:4And the Lord said unto us: “It is not good that the man should be alone: let us make a helpmeet for him.”

2:5And the Lord our God caused a deep sleep to fall upon him, and he slept, and He took for the woman one rib from amongst his ribs, and this rib was the origin of the woman from amongst his ribs, and He built up the flesh in its stead,

2:6And He awaked Adam out of his sleep and on awaking he rose on the sixth day, and He brought her to him, and he knew her, and said unto her: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she will be called [my] wife; because she was taken from her

2:7Therefore shall man and wife be one, and therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh. and built the woman. the first week was Adam wife: in the second week He showed her unto him: and for this reason the commandment was given to keep in their —

2:8And after Adam had completed forty days in the land where he had been created, we brought him into the garden of Eden to till and keep it, but his wife they brought in on the eightieth day, and after this she entered In the Book of Adam and Eve translated by Malan in 1882 from the Ethiopic we find an undoubted reminiscence of our text. Thus ini, 74 and 75 it is recounted that Adam made into the garden of Eden.

2:9And for this reason the commandment is written on the heavenly tables in regard to her that gives birth: “if she bears a male, she shall remain in her uncleanness seven days according to the first week of days, and thirty and three days shall she remain in the blood of her purifying, and she shall not touch any hallowed thing, nor enter into the sanctuary, until she accomplishes these days which (are enjoined) in the case of a male child.

2:10But in the case of a female child she shall remain in her uncleanness two weeks of days, according to the first two weeks, and sixty-six days in the blood of her purification, and they will be in all eighty ἢ ὶ days.

2:11And when she had completed these eighty ~ days we brought her into the garden of Eden, for it is holier than all the earth besides, and every tree that is planted in it is holy.

2:12Therefore, there was ordained regarding her who bears a male or a female child the statute book of the Theocracy of which the — Mosaic law is the reproduction on earth, or a mere contemporary record of events, or finally they recount the of those days that she should touch no hallowed thing, nor enter into the sanctuary until these days for the male or female child are accomplished.

2:13And he tilled (the garden), and was naked and knew it not, and was not ashamed, and he protected the garden from the birds and beasts and cattle, and gathered its fruit, and eat, and put aside the residue for himself and for his wife [and put aside that which was being kept]. which he had completed there, seven years exactly, and in the second month, on the seventeenth day (of the month), the serpent came and approached the woman, and the serpent said to the woman, “ Hath God commanded you, saying, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”

2:14And she said to it, “ Of all the fruit of the trees of the garden God hath said unto us, Eat; but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden God hath said unto us, Ye shall not eat thereof, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.”

2:15And the serpent said unto the woman, “ Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that on the day ye shall eat thereof, your eyes will be opened, and ye will be as gods, and ye will know good and evil.”

2:16And the woman saw the tree that it was agreeable and pleasant to the eye, and that its fruit was good for food, and she took thereof and eat.

2:17And when she had first covered her shame with fig-leaves, she gave thereof to Adam and he eat, and his eyes were opened, and he saw that he was naked.

2:18And he took fig-leaves and sewed (them) together, and made an apron for himself, and covered his shame.

2:19And God cursed the serpent, and was wroth with it for ever. . . .

2:20And He was wroth with the woman, because she hearkened to the

2:21And to Adam also He said, “ Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat thereof, cursed be the ground for thy sake: thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat thy bread in the sweat of thy face, till thou returnest to the earth from whence thou wast taken; for earth thou art, and unto earth shalt thou return.”

2:22And He made for them coats of skin, and clothed them, and sent them forth from the Garden of Eden.

2:23And on that day on which Adam went forth from the Garden, he offered as a sweet savour an offering, frankincense, galbanum, and stacte, and spices in the morning with the rising of the sun from the day when he covered his shame.

2:24And on that day was closed the mouth of all beasts, and of cattle, and of birds, and of whatever walks, and of whatever moves, so that they could no longer speak: for they had all spoken one with another with one lip and with one tongue.

2:25And He sent out of the Garden of Eden all flesh that was in the Garden of Eden, and all flesh was scattered according to its kinds, and according to its types unto the places which had been created for them.

2:26And to Adam alone did In Die Schatzhéhle (transl. by Bezold), p- 29, the priority of Syriac is polemically maintained: “Von Adam bis damals redeten sie alle in dieser Sprache, nimlich in der syrischen Sprache... denn diese Sprache ist die Konigin aller Sprachen. Die friiheren Schriftsteller aber irren, indem sie sagen, das Hebriische sei die erste gewesen.” He give (the wherewithal) to cover his shame, of all the beasts and cattle.

2:27On this account, it is prescribed on the heavenly tables as touching all those who know the judgment of the law, that they should cover their shame, and should not uncover themselves as the Gentiles uncover themselves.

2:28And on the new moon of the fourth 8 a,x. month, Adam and his wife went forth from the Garden of Eden, and they dwelt in the land of ‘1d, in the land of their creation. Eve. after this he knew her.

2:29And Adam called the name of his wife

2:30And they had no son till the first jubilee, and

2:31Now he tilled the land as he had been instructed in the Garden of Eden.

Chapter 3

3:1And in the third week in the second jubilee she , gave birth to Cain, and in the fourth she gave birth to 8-84.a.m. Abel, and in the fifth she gave birth to her daughter Awan.

3:2And in the first (year) of the third jubilee, Cain slew Abel because (God) accepted the sacrifice of Abel, and did not accept the offering of Cain.

3:3And he slew him in the field: and his blood cried from the ground to heaven, complaining because’ he had slain him.

3:4And the Lord reproved Cain because of Abel, because he had slain him,

3:5And in the sixth week he begat his daughter Azra

3:6And Cain took *AwaAn his sister to be his wife and she bare him Enoch at the close of the fourth jubilee. And in the first year of the first week of the fifth jubilee, houses were built on the earth, and Cain built a city, and called its name after the name of

3:7And Adam knew Eve his wife and

3:8And in the fifth week of the fifth jubilee Seth took Azra his sister to be his wife, and in the fourth (year of the sixth week) she bare him Enos.

3:9He began to call on the name of the Lord on the earth.

3:10And in the seventh jubilee in the third week Enos it the sense of rest in this connection. ™» 19 an 3 Ἴ2 D3 pan Py ow ne Np? pan oD’ pax. This addition of centuries to the dates in Jubilees rising progressively counted the rise of idolatry (Quaest. in — demons in the days of Enos, and that — then for the first time they made for themselves idols. Shabbath 118 speaks — of man committing idolatry like Enos. — of the older view survive ; for astrology, — divination and idolatry are assigned to Serug’s days, though Serug and his Book of Jashar (Migne, Dict. des Apocr. — son Enos because «« men began to cor- rupt themselves and forsake God for took Noam his sister to be his wife, and she bare him a son in the third year of the fifth week, and he called his name Kenan. took Mfaléléth his sister to be his wife, and she bare him a son in the ninth jubilee, in the first week in the third year of this week, and he called his name Mabhalalel. in the second week of the tenth jubilee Mahalalel took unto him to wife Dinah, the daughter of Baraki’él the daughter of his father’s brother, and she bare him a son in the third week in the sixth year, and he called his name Jared; for in his days the angels of the Lord descended on the earth, R53), Took unto him to wife . . . the daughter of his father’s brother. It

3:11And at the close of the eighth jubilee Kenan

3:12And 449-455 A. those who are named the Watchers, that they should instruct the children of men, and that they should do judgment and uprightness on the earth. eleventh jubilee Jared took to himself a wife, and her name

3:13And he was the first among men that are born on earth who learnt writing and knowledge and wisdom and who wrote down the signs of heaven according to the order of their months in a book, that men might know the seasons of the years according to the order of their separate months.

3:14And he was the first to write a testimony, and he testified to the sons of men among the generations of the earth, and

3:15Was with the angels. above on 17-23. These siz jubilees of years. Sod. A slight change of vocalisation in b gives — the same meaning. ac=“‘six jubilees in years.” This means 294 years. there he writes down the condemnation and judgment of the world, and all the wickedness of the children of men.

3:16And on account of it (God) brought the waters of the flood upon all the land of Eden; for there he was set as a sign and that he should testify against all the children of men, that he should recount all the deeds of the generations until the day of condemnation.

3:17And he burnt the incense of the sanctuary, (even) sweet spices, acceptable before the Lord on the Mount. Testify against ali the children of

3:18For the . world, Lord has four places on the earth, the Garden of Eden, and the Mount of the East, and this mountain on which thou art this day, Mount Sinai, and Mount Zion (which) will be sanctified in the new creation for a sanctification of the earth ; through it will the earth be sanctified from all (its) guilt and its uncleanness throughout the generations of the

3:19And in the fourteenth jubilee Methuselah took unto himself a wife, Edna the daughter of ’Azrifl, the daughter of his father’s brother, in the third week, in the first year of this week, and he begat a son and called his name Lamech.

3:20And in the fifteenth jubilee in the third week Lamech took to himself a wife, and her name was Béténds the daughter of Barakiil, the daughter of his father’s brother, and in this week she bare him a son and he called his name Noah, saying, “ This one will comfort me for my trouble and all my work, and for the ground which the Lord hath cursed.”

3:21And at the close of the nineteenth jubilee, in the seventh week in the sixth year thereof, Adam died, and all his sons buried him in the land of his creation, and he was the first to be buried in the earth.

3:22And he lacked seventy years of one thousand years; for one thousand years are as one day in the testimony of the heavens and therefore was it written concerning the tree of knowledge: “On the day that ye eat thereof ye will die.” For this reason he did not complete the years of this day; for he died during it.

3:23At the close of this jubilee Cain was killed after him in the same year; for his house fell upon him and he died in the midst

3:24For this reason it was ordained on the heavenly tables: “ With the instrument with which a man kills his neighbour with the same shall he be killed; after the manner that he wounded him, in like manner shall they deal with him.”

3:25And in the twenty-fifth jubilee Noah took to himself a wife,and her name was ‘Em zara, the daughter of Raké’él, the daughter of his father’s brother, in the first year in the fifth week: and in the third year thereof she bare him Shem, in the fifth year thereof she bare him Ham, and in the first year in the sixth week she bare him Japheth.

Chapter 4

4:1And it came to pass when the children of men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born unto them, that the angels of God saw them on a certain year of this jubilee, that they were beautiful to look upon; and they took themselves wives of all whom they chose, and they bare unto them sons and they were giants.

4:2And lawlessness increased on the earth and all flesh corrupted its way, alike men and cattle and beasts and birds and everything that walks on the earth—all of them corrupted their ways and their orders, and they began to devour each other, and lawlessness increased on the earth and every imagination of the thoughts of all men (was) thus evil continually.

4:3And God looked upon the earth, and behold it was corrupt, and all flesh had corrupted its orders, and all that were upon the earth had wrought all manner of evil before His eyes.

4:4And He said: “1 shall destroy man and all flesh upon the face of the error resi’j into re’ij in my text. Eth. 4. 7 shall destroy. So ad. be =“ He would destroy.” earth which I have created.”

4:5But Noah found grace before the eyes of the Lord.

4:6And against the angels whom He had sent upon the earth, He was exceedingly wroth, and He gave commandment to root them out of all their dominion, and He bade us to bind them in the depths of the earth, and behold they are bound in the midst of them, and are (kept) separate.

4:7And against their sons went forth a command from before His face that they should be smitten with the sword, and be removed from under heaven.

4:8And He said “ My spirit will not always abide on man; for they also are flesh and their days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

4:9And He sent His sword into their midst that each should slay his neighbour, and they began to slay each other till they all fell by the sword and were destroyed from the earth.

4:10And their fathers were witnesses (of their destruction), and after this they were bound in the depths of the earth for ever, until the day of the great condemnation, when judgment is executed on all those who have corrupted their ways and their works before the Lord.

4:11And He +destroyed+ all from their places, and there wast not left one of them whom He judged not according to all their wickedness.

4:12And He +madet for all His works a new and righteous nature, so that they should not sin in their whole nature for ever, but should be all righteous each in his kind alway.

4:13And the judgment of all is ordained and written on the heavenly tables in righteousness—even (the judgment of) all who depart from the path which is ordained for them to walk in; and if they walk not therein, judgment is written down for every creature and for every kind.

4:14And there is nothing in heaven or on earth, or in light or in darkness, or in Sheol or in the depth, or in the place of darkness (which is not judged); and all their judgments are ordained and

4:15In regard to all He will judge, the great according to his greatness, and the small accord-

4:16And He is not one who will regard the person (of any), nor is He one who will receive gifts, if He says that He will execute judgment on each: if one gave everything that is on the earth, He will not regard the gifts or the person (of any), nor accept anything at his hands, for He is a righteous judge. [

4:17And of the children of Israel it has written and engraved. ing to his smallness, and each according to his way. closely on mwyna, and accordingly rendered them merely as ordinary perfects. See Driver, Hebrew Tenses,? Dp. 165.

4:18From the path. Sod, where I take the singular suffix to express the article. Otherwise abo, “from their path.” been written and ordained : If they turn to Him in righteousness, He will forgive all their transgressions and pardon all their sins.

4:19And on the new moon of the tenth month the tops of the mountains were seen, and on the new moon of the first month the earth became visible.

4:20And the waters disappeared from above the earth in the fifth week in the seventh year thereof, and on the seventeenth day in the second month the earth was dry.

4:21And on the twenty-seventh thereof he opened the ark, and sent forth from it beasts, and cattle, and birds, and every moving thing. Bow set in the clouds for a Feast of weeks instituted, history of tts on the top of which the ark of the Chaldean Noah rested.

Chapter 5

5:1And on the new moon of the third month he went forth from the ark, and built an altar on that mountain.

5:2And he made atonement for the earth, and took a kid and made atonement by its blood for all the guilt of the earth; for everything that had been on it had been destroyed, save those that were in the ark with Noah.

5:3And he placed the fat thereof on the altar, and he took an ox, and a goat, and a sheep and kids, and salt, and a turtle-dove, and the young of a dove, and placed a burnt sacrifice on the altar, and poured thereon an offering mingled with oil, and sprinkled wine and strewed frankincense over everything, and caused a goodly savour to arise, acceptable before the Lord.

5:4And the Lord smelt the goodly savour, and He made a covenant with him that there should not be any more a flood to destroy the earth ; that all the days of the earth seed-time and harvest should never cease; cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night All the days of the earth, ete. Vili, 22. should not change their order, nor cease for ever.

5:5“ And you, increase ye and multiply upon the earth, and become many upon it, and be a blessing upon it. The fear of you and the dread of you I shall inspire in everything that is on earth and in the sea.

5:6And behold I have given unto you all beasts, and all winged things, and everything that moves on the earth, and the fish in the waters, and all things for food; as the green herbs, I have given you all things to eat.

5:7But flesh, with the life thereof, with the blood, ye shall not eat; for the life of all flesh is in the blood, lest your blood of your lives be required. hand of every man, at the hand of every (beast), shall I require the blood of man.

5:8Whoso sheddeth man’s blood by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man. on the earth.”

5:9And you, increase ye, and multiply

5:10And Noah and his sons swore that they would not eat any blood that was in any flesh, and he made a covenant before the Lord God for ever throughout (Beast.) I have here supplied ’énsésa (=beast) which could easily have fallen out before ‘ahs = I will require. all the generations of the earth in this month.

5:11On this account He spake to thee that thou shouldst make a covenant with the children of Israel in this month upon the mountain with an oath, and that thou shouldst sprinkle blood upon them because of all the words of the covenant, which the Lord made with them for ever.

5:12And this testimony is written concerning you that you should observe it continually, so that you should not eat on any day any blood of beasts or birds or cattle during all the days of the earth, and the man who eats the blood of beast or of cattle or of birds during all the days of the earth, he and his seed shall be rooted out of the land.

5:13And do thou command the children of Israel to eat no blood, so that their names and their seed may be before the Lord our God continually.

5:14And for this law there is no limit of days, for it is for ever. They shall observe it throughout their generations, so that they may continue supplicating on your behalf with blood before the altar; every day and at the time of morning and evening they shall seek forgiveness on your behalf perpetually before the Lord that they may keep it and not be rooted out.

5:15And He gave to Noah and his sons a sign that there should not again be a flood on the earth.

5:16He set His bow in the cloud for a sign of the eternal covenant that there should not again be a flood on the earth to destroy it all the days of the earth.

5:17For this reason it is ordained and written on the heavenly tables, that they should celebrate the feast of weeks in this month once a year, to renew the covenant every year.

5:18And this whole festival was celebrated in heaven from the day of creation till the days of Noah—twenty-six jubilees and five weeks of years: and Noah and his sons observed it for seven jubilees and one week of years, till the day of Noah’s death, and from the day of Noah’s death his sons did away with (it) until the days of Abraham, and they eat blood.

5:19But Abraham observed it, and Isaac and Jacob and his children observed it up to thy days, and in thy days the children of Israel forgot it until ye celebrated it anew on this mountain.

5:20And do thou command the children of Israel to observe this festival in all their generations for a commandment unto them: one day in the year in this month they shall celebrate

5:21For it is the feast of weeks and the feast the festival. Did away with (it) . . . and they eat — blood. Here again the close connection ~ of the feast of weeks and of the covenant with Noah is emphasised.

5:22For I have written in the book of the first law, in that which I have written for thee, that thou shouldst celebrate it in its season, one day in the year, and I explained to thee its sacrifices that the children of Israel should remember and should celebrate it throughout their generations in this month, one day in every year. Its sacrifices, or ‘the sacrifices.”

5:23And on the new moon of the first month, and on the new moon of the fourth month, and on the new moon of the seventh month, and on the new moon of the tenth month are the days of remembrance, and the days of the seasons in the four divisions of the year. These are written and ordained as a testimony for ever.

5:24And Noah ordained them for himself as feasts for the generations for ever, so that they have become thereby a memorial unto him.

5:25And on the new moon of the first month he was bidden to make for himself an ark, and on that (day) the earth became dry and he opened (the ark) and saw the earth.

5:26And on the new moon of the fourth month the mouths of the depths of the abysses beneath were closed. And on the new moon of the seventh month all the mouths of the abysses of the earth were opened, and the waters began to

5:27And on the new moon of the tenth month the tops of the mountains were seen, and Noah was descend into them. glad. self as feasts for a memorial for ever, and thus are they

5:28And command thou the children of Israel that they observe the years according to this reckoning—three hundred and: sixty-four days, and (these) will constitute a complete they will not disturb its time from its days its feasts; for everything will fall out in them according to their testimony, and they will not leave out any day nor disturb any feasts.

5:29But if they do neglect and do not observe them according to His commandment, then they will disturb all their seasons, and the years will be dislodged from this (order), [and they will disturb the seasons and the years will be dislodged] and they will neglect their ordinances.

5:30And all the children of Israel will forget, and will not find the path of the years, and will forget the new moons, and seasons, and sabbaths, and they will go wrong as to all the order of the years.

5:31For still more sublimely defiant of that which is merely practicable. On the other hand, the authors in question, though acquainted with the systems current in Greece, were most probably ignorant of the astronomical data which necessarily determined them ; and, as a civil year of 360 days was current both in Babylon and Egypt (in the former country corrected by intercalation), they may not have known any irrefutable grounds against the adoption of the solar year of 364 days, authenticated as it was by the priestly compilation of the Exile. there will be those who will assuredly make observations of the moon—now (it) disturbs the seasons and comes in from year to year ten days too soon.

5:32For this reason the years will come upon them when they will disturb (the order), and make an abominable (day) the day of testimony, and an unclean day a feast day, and they will confound all the days, the holy with the unclean, and the unclean day with the holy; for they will go wrong as to the months and sabbaths and feasts and jubilees.

5:33For this reason I command and testify to thee that thou mayst testify to them; for after thy death thy children will disturb (them), so that they will not make the year three hundred and sixtyfour days only, and for this reason they will go wrong as to the new moons and seasons and sabbaths and festivals, and they will eat all kinds of blood with all kinds of flesh. Noah’s sons and grandsons and their Comes in... ten days too soon. Lunar year=354 days. Will go wrong. Because they do not follow the guidance of the sun. New moons. This could also be translated «s beginnings of the months.” See last clause of last verse.

Chapter 6

6:1And in the seventh week in the first year thereof, in this jubilee, Noah planted vines on the mountain on which the ark had rested, named Libr, one of the Ararat Mountains, and they produced fruit in the fourth year, and he guarded their fruit, and gathered it in this year in the seventh month.

6:2And he made wine therefrom and put it into a vessel, and kept it until the fifth year, until the first day, on the new moon of the first month.

6:3And he celebrated with joy the day of this feast, and he made a burnt sacrifice unto the Lord, one young ox and one ram, and seven sheep, each a year old, and a kid of the goats, that he might make atonement thereby for himself and his sons.

6:4And he prepared the kid first, and placed some of its blood on the flesh that was on the altar which he had made, and all the fat he laid on the altar where he made the burnt sacrifice, and the ox and the ram and the sheep, and he laid all their flesh upon the altar.

6:5And he placed all their offerings mingled with oil upon it, and afterwards he sprinkled wine on the fire which he had previously made on the altar, and he placed incense on the altar and caused a sweet savour to ascend acceptable before Produced fruit in the fourth year.

6:6And he rejoiced and drank of this wine, he and his children with joy.

6:7And it was evening, and he went into his tent, and being drunken he lay down and slept, and was uncovered in his tent as he slept.

6:8And Shem took his garment and arose, he and Japheth, and they placed the garment on their shoulders and went backward and covered the shame of their father, and their faces were backward.

6:9And Noah awoke from his sleep and knew all that his younger son had done unto him, and he cursed his son and said: “ Cursed be Canaan; an enslaved servant shall he be unto his brethren.’

6:10And he blessed Shem, and said: « Blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant.

6:11God shall enlarge Japheth, and God shall dwell in the dwelling of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant.”

6:12And Ham knew that his father had cursed his younger son, and he was displeased that he had cursed his son, and he parted from his father, he and his sons with him, Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.

6:13And he built for himself a city and called its name after the name of his wife Néélatamatik.

6:14And Japheth saw it, and became envious of his brother, and he too built for himself a city, and he called its name after the

6:15And Shem dwelt with his father Noah, and he built a city close to his father on the mountain, and he too called its name after the name of his wife Sédéqétéleb’b. 17. And behold these three cities are near Mount Libr ; Sédéqétélébab fronting the mountain on its east; and Na’éitama’ik on the south; *Adatan’ésés towards the west.

6:16And these are the sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad—this (son) was born two years after the flood—and Lud, and Aram.

6:17The sons of Japheth : Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan, Tubal and Meshech and Tiras : these are the sons of Noah.

6:18And in the twenty-eighth jubilee Noah began to enjoin upon his “ais sons’ sons the ordinances and commandments, and all the judgments that he knew, and he exhorted his sons to observe righteousness, and to cover the shame of their flesh, and to bless their Creator, and honour father and mother, and love their neighbour, and guard their souls from fornication and uncleanness and all iniquity.

6:19For owing to these three things came the flood upon the earth, namely,

6:20And they begat sons the Naphidim, and +they were all unlike, and they devoured one another: and the Giants slew the Naphil, and the Naphil slew the Eljé, and the Eljé mankind, and one man another.

6:21And every one sold himself to work iniquity and to shed much blood, and the earth was filled with iniquity.

6:22And after this they sinned against the beasts and birds, and all that moves and walks on the earth: and much blood was shed on the earth, and every imagination and desire of men imagined vanity and evil continually.

6:23And the Lord destroyed everything from off the face of the earth; because of the wickedness of their deeds, and because of the blood which they had shed in the midst of the earth He destroyed everything.

6:24“ And we were left, I and you, my sons, and everything that entered with us into the ark, and behold I see your works before me that ye do not walk in righteousness; for to a man, Commit a transgression else thou wilt be slain, he may transgress the commandment in order to escape death save in the case of idolatry, incest and murder.” +They were... unliket This seems corrupt. We might emend ‘tjetmasali into jetmashati= ‘‘ they plundered one another,” or into jet- in the path of destruction ye have begun to walk, and ye are parting one from another, and are envious one of another, and (so it comes) that ye are not in harmony, my sons, each with his brother.

6:25For I see, and behold the demons have begun (their) seductions against you and against your children, and now I fear on your behalf, that after my death ye will shed the blood of men upon the earth, and that ye, too, will be destroyed from the face of the earth.

6:26For whoso sheddeth man’s blood, and whoso eateth the blood of any flesh, will all be destroyed from the earth.

6:27And there will not be left any man that eateth blood, Or that sheddeth the blood of man on the earth, Nor will there be left to him any seed or descendants living under heaven ; For into Sheol will they go, And into the place of condemnation will they descend, And into the darkness of the deep will they all be removed by a violent death.

6:28There shall be no blood seen upon you of all the blood there shall be all the days in which ye have killed any beasts or cattle or whatever flies upon the earth, and work ye a good work to your souls by covering that which has been shed on the face of the earth.

6:29And ye shall not be like him who eats with blood, but guard yourselves that none may

6:30Upon you. By an easy emendation we could read among you. eat blood before you: cover the blood, for thus have I been commanded to testify to you and your children, together with all flesh.

Chapter 7

7:1In the twenty-ninth jubilee, in the first week, in the beginning thereof Arpachshad took to himself a wife and her name was Rast’éja, [the daughter of Stisan,] the daughter of Elam, and she bare him a son in the third year in this week, and he called his name K4éinam. grew, and his father taught him writing, and he went to seek for himself a place where he might seize for himself a city. 3. And he found a writing which former (generations) had carved on the rock, and he read what was thereon, and

7:2And the son addition which further illustrates our he transcribed it and sinned owing to it; for it contained the teaching of the Watchers in accordance with which they used to observe the omens of the sun and moon and stars in all the signs ofheaven.

7:3And he wrote it down and said nothing regarding it; for he was afraid to speak to Noah about it lest he should be angry with him on account of it.

7:4And in the thirtieth jubilee, in the second week, in the first year thereof, he took to himself a wife, and her name was Mélk4, the daughter of Madai, the son of Japheth, and in the fourth year he begat a son, and called his name Shelah; for he said: “ Truly I have been sent.” year he was born], and Shelah grew up and took to himself

7:5[And in the fourth a wife, and her name was Mak, the daughter of Késéd, his father’s brother, in the one and thirtieth jubilee, in the fifth week, in the first year thereof.

7:6And she bare him a son in the fifth year thereof, and he called his name Eber: and he took unto himself a wife, and her name was ’Aztrad, the He transcribed it. By reading aélaw6 instead of a‘élaw& we should have: “it led him astray.”

7:7And in the sixth year thereof, she bare him a son, and he called his name Peleg ; for in the days when he was born the children of Noah began to divide the earth amongst themselves: for this reason he called his name Peleg.

7:8And they divided (it) secretly amongst themselves, and told it to Noah.

7:9And it came to pass in the beginning of the thirty-third jubilee that they divided the earth into three parts, for Shem and Ham and Japheth, according to the inheritance of each, in the first year in the first week, when

7:10And he called his sons, and they drew nigh to him, they and their children, and he divided the earth into the lots, which his one of us, who had been sent, was with them. three sons were to take in possession, and they reached forth their hands, and took the writing out of the bosom of Noah, their father.

7:11And there came forth on the writing as Shem’s lot the middle of the earth which he should take as an inheritance for himself and for his sons for the generations of eternity, from the middle of the mountain range of Rafa, from the mouth of the water from the river Raf. This range is no doubt the Rhipaean mountains which ancient geographers placed in the northern parts of Europe and Asia or in other Ting, and his portion goes towards the west through the midst of this river, and it extends till it reaches the water of the abysses, out of which this river goes forth and pours its waters into the sea Mé’at, and this river flows into the great sea. And all that is towards the north is Japheth’s, and all that is towards the south belongs to Shem.

7:12And it extends till it reaches Karaésé: this is in the bosom of the tongue which looks towards the south.

7:13And his portion extends along the great sea, and it extends in a straight line till it reaches the west of the tongue which looks towards the south; for this sea is named the tongue of the Egyptian Sea.

7:14And it turns from here towards the south towards the mouth of the great sea on the shore of Tind. The Tanais or Don. This river is said to spring from “the waters of the abysses.” Méat. The Maeotis or Sea of Azov. This is in the bosom of. These words cannot be right if either of the above interpretations of Karasé is sound. Tongue. The word lesin may be rendered indifferently ‘‘ promontory (of the land) or “bay” or ‘‘gulf” (of the sea). Tongue which looks towards the south. This phrase is repeated and defined in the next verse.

7:15And it extends towards the east, till it reaches the Garden of Eden, to the south thereof, [to the south] and from the east of the whole land of Eden and of the whole east, it turns to the east, and proceeds till it reaches the east of the mountain named Rafa, and it descends to the bank of the mouth of the river Ting.

7:16This portion came forth by lot for Shem and his sons, that they should possess it for ever unto his generations for evermore.

7:17And Noah rejoiced that this portion came forth for Shem and for his sons, and he remembered all that he had spoken with his mouth in prophecy; for he had said: “ Blessed be the Lord God of Shem, And may the Lord dwell in the dwelling of Shem.”

7:18And he knew that the Garden of Eden is the holy of holies, and the dwelling of the Lord, and Mount [To the south]. Bracketed as ditto- graphy. the island of Crete. Kamattiri in ix. is in it is very good.

7:19And for Ham came forth the second portion, beyond the Gihon towards the south to the right of the Garden, and it extends towards the south and it extends to all the mountains of fire, and it extends towards the west to the sea of Atel and it extends towards the west till it reaches the sea of Maé’iik—that (sea) into which everything which is not destroyed descendst.

7:20And it goes forth towards the north to the limits of Gadir, and it goes forth to the coast of the waters of the sea to the waters of the great sea till it draws near to the river Gihon, and goes along the river Gihon till it reaches the right of the Garden of Eden.

7:21And this is the land which came forth for Ham as the portion which he was to occupy for ever for himself and his sons unto their generations for ever.

7:22And for Japheth To the right, 1.6. to the south. Ata, The Atlantic.

7:23And it extends northerly to the north, and it extends to the mountains of Qélt towards the north, and towards the sea of Maik, and it goes forth to the east of Gadir as far as the region of the waters of the sea.

7:24And it extends until it approaches the west of Fara and it returns towards ’Aféraég, and it extends easterly to the waters of the sea of Meat,

7:25And it extends to the region of the river Tina in a north-easterly direction until it approaches the boundary of its waters towards the mountain Rafa, and it turns round towards the north.

7:26This is the land which came forth for Japheth and his sons as the portion of his inheritance which he should possess for himself and his sons, for their generations for ever; five great

7:27But it is cold, islands, and a great land in the north. of Shem and Ham’s portions from

Chapter 8

8:1And Ham divided amongst his sons, and the first portion came forth for Cush towards the east, and to the west of him for Mizraim, and to the west of him for Put, and to the west of him [and to the west thereof] on the sea for Canaan.

8:2And Shem also divided amongst his sons, and the first portion came forth for Elam and his sons, to the east of the river Tigris till it approaches the east, the whole land of India, and on the Red Sea on its coast, and the waters of Dédan, and all the mountains of Mebri and EA, and all the land of Stisin and all that is on the side of Pharnak to the Red Sea and the river Ting.

8:3And for Asshur came forth the second portion, all the land of Asshur and Nineveh running northward to Pontus and the Don. the north-west. See Hncyc. Bibl. 1. 1053. Mebri (Ὁ). a Mazbara. and Shinar and to the border of India, and it ascends and skirts the river.

8:4And for Arpachshad came forth the third portion, all the land of the region of the Chaldees to the east of the Euphrates, bordering on the Red Sea, and all the waters of the desert close to the tongue of the sea which looks towards Egypt, all the land of Lebanon and Sanir and Amand to the border of the Euphrates.

8:5And for Aram there came forth the fourth portion, all the land of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and the Euphrates to the north of the Chaldees to the border of the mountains of Asshur and the land of Arar.

8:6And there came forth for Lud the fifth portion, the mountains of Asshur and all appertaining to them till it reaches the Great Sea, and till it reaches the east of Asshur his brother.

8:7And Japheth also divided the land of his inheritance amongst his sons.

8:8And the first portion came forth for Gomer to the east from the north side to the river Tina; and in the north there came forth for Magog all the inner portions of the north until it reaches to the sea of Mé’at.

8:9And for Madai came forth as his portion that he should possess from the west of his two brothers to the islands, and to the coasts of the islands.

8:10And for Javan came forth the fourth west coast of Asia Minor to the east of

8:11And for Tubal there came forth the fifth portion in the midst of the tongue which approaches towards the border of the portion of Lud to the second tongue, to the region beyond the second tongue unto the third tongue.

8:12And for Meshech came forth the sixth portion, all the region beyond the third tongue till it approaches the east of Gadir.

8:13And for Tiras there came forth the seventh portion, four great islands in the midst of the sea, which reach to the portion of Ham [and the islands of Kamattiri came out by lot for the sons of Arpachshad as his inheritance]. Every island and the islands. We should expect rather «all the coastlands and the island.” were in Shem’s portion. Now these “islands of Kamatiri ” may be the unto their sons in the presence of Noah their father, and he bound them all by an oath, imprecating a curse on everyone that sought to seize the portion which had not fallen (to him) by his lot.

8:14And they all said, “So be it; so be it,’ for themselves and their sons for ever throughout their generations till the day of judgment, on which the Lord God shall judge them with a sword and with fire, for all the unclean wickedness of their errors, wherewith they have filled the earth with transgression and uncleanness and fornication and sin. Mastémd allowed to retain one-tenth of his subject Noah taught the use of herbs by the angels

Chapter 9

9:1And in the third week of this jubilee the unclean demons began to lead astray tthe children oft the sons of Noah, and to make to err and destroy them. 79

9:2And the sons of Noah came to Noah their father, and they told him concerning the demons which were leading astray and blind- ing and slaying his sons’ sons. the Lord his God, and said:

9:3And he prayed before And hast saved me and my sons from the waters of the flood, And hast not caused me to perish as Thou didst the sons of perdition ; For Thy grace has been great towards me, And great has been Thy mercy to my soul ; Let Thy grace be lift up upon my sons, And let not wicked spirits rule over them Lest they should destroy them from the earth.

9:4And one of us He commanded that we should teach Noah all their medicines; for He knew that they would not walk in uprightness, nor strive in righteousness.

9:5And we did according to all His words: all the malignant evil ones we bound in the place of condemnation, and a tenth part of them we left that they might be subject before Satan on the earth.

9:6And we explained to Noah all the medicines of their diseases, together with their seductions, how he might heal them with herbs of the earth.

9:7And Noah wrote down all things in a book as we instructed him concerning every kind of medicine. Thus the evil spirits were precluded from (hurting) the sons of Noah.

9:8And he gave all that he had written to Shem, his eldest son; for he loved him exceedingly above all his sons.

9:9And Noah slept with his fathers, and was buried on Mount Libar in the land of Ararat.

9:10Nine hundred and fifty years he completed in his life, nineteen jubilees and two weeks and five years.

9:11And in his life on earth he excelled the children of men save Enoch because of the

9:12And the Lord our God said unto us: “ Behold, they are one people, and (this) they begin to do, and now nothing will be withholden from them. Go to, let us go down and confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech, and they may be dispersed into cities and nations, and one purpose will no longer abide with them till the day of judgment.”

9:13And the Lord descended, and we descended with Him to see the city and the tower which the children of men had built.

9:14And He confounded their language, and they no longer understood one another’s speech, and they ceased then to build the city and the tower.

9:15For this reason the whole land of Shinar is called Babel, because the Lord did there confound all the language of the children of men, and from thence they were dispersed into their cities, each according to his language ausser sich waren und jeder eine andere Sprache redete. Thirteen stades. In Jerome (Zpist. (78 in Migne) ad Fabiolam, mansione 18) we have the following reference to this passage. Hoc verbum (nen), From thence they were dispersed... each according to his language. Accord- and his nation.

9:16And the Lord sent a mighty wind against the tower and overthrew it upon the earth, and behold it was between Asshur and Babylon in the land of Shinar, and they called its name “Overthrow.”

9:17In the fourth week in the first year in the beginning thereof in the four and thirtieth jubilee, were they dispersed from the land of Shinar.

9:18And Ham and his sons went into the land which he was to occupy, which he acquired as his portion in the land of the south.

9:19And Canaan saw the land of Lebanon to the river of Egypt that it was very good, and he went not into the land of his inheritance to the west (that is to) the sea, and he dwelt in the land of Lebanon, eastward and westward from the border of Jordan and from preserved in Eth.): ‘‘Overthrew it

9:20And Ham, his father, and Cush and Mizraim, his brothers, said unto him: “Thou hast settled in a land which is not thine, and which did not fall to us by lot: do not do so; for if thou dost do so, thou and thy sons will fall in the land and (be) accursed through sedition ; for by sedition ye have settled, and by sedition will thy children fall, and thou shalt be rooted out for ever.

9:21Dwell not in the dwelling of Shem; for to Shem and to his sons did it come by their lot.

9:22Cursed art thou, and cursed shalt thou be beyond all the sons of Noah, by the curse by which we bound ourselves by an oath in the presence of the holy judge, and in the presence of Noah our father.”

9:23But he did not hearken unto them, and dwelt in the land of Lebanon from Hamath to the entering of Egypt, he and his sons until this day.

9:24And for this reason that land is named Canaan.

9:25And Japheth and his sons went towards the sea and dwelt in the land of their portion, and Madai saw the land of the sea and it did not please him, and he begged a (portion) from Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad, his wife’s brother, and he dwelt in the land of Media, near to his wife’s brother until this day.

9:26And he called his dwelling-place, and the dwelling-place of his sons, Media, after the name of their father Madai.

Chapter 10

10:1And in the thirty-fifth jubilee, in the third week, in the first year thereof, Reu took to himself a wife, and her name was ’Ora, the daughter of Ur, the son of Késéd, and she bare him a son, and he called his name Séréh, in the seventh year of this week in this jubilee.

10:2And the sons of Noah began to war on each other, to take captive and to slay each other, and to shed the blood of men on the earth, and to eat blood, and to build strong cities, and walls, and towers, and individuals (began) to exalt themselves above the nation, and to found the beginnings of kingdoms, and to go to war people against people, and nation against nation, and city against city, and all (began) to do evil, and to acquire arms, and to teach their sons war, and they began to capture cities, and to sell male and female slaves.

10:3And Ur, the son of Késéd, built the city of Ara of the Chaldees, and called its name after his own name and the name of his father. 3. ’Or, the son of Késéd. We have here an attempt to explain the phrase Ur of the Chaldees (ow NN) through reference to Ur and his father Késéd. *Ard. Corrupt for Ura or Ur. i cin:

10:4And they made for themselves molten images, and they worshipped each the idol, the molten image which they had made for themselves, and they began to make graven images and unclean simulacra, and malignant spirits assisted and seduced (them) into committing transgression and uncleanness,

10:5And the prince Mastéma exerted himself to do all this, and he sent forth other spirits, those which were put under his hand, to do all manner of wrong and sin, and all manner of transgression, to corrupt and destroy, and to shed blood upon the earth.

10:6For this reason he called the name of Sérob, Serug, for every one turned to do all manner of sin and transgression.

10:7And he grew up, and dwelt in Ur of the Chaldees, near to the father of his wife’s mother, and he worshipped idols, and he took to himself a wife in the thirty- sixth jubilee, in the fifth week, in the first year thereof, and her name was Mélka, the daughter of Kabér, the daughter of his father’s brother.

10:8And she bare him Nahor, in the first year of this week, and he grew and dwelt in Ur of the Chaldees, and his father taught him the researches of the Chaldees to divine and augur, according to the signs of heaven.

10:9And in the thirty-seventh jubilee, in the sixth 1800 4. week, in the first year thereof, he took to himself a wife, and her name was ‘Ijdsk4, the daughter of Néstag of the Chaldees.

10:10And she bare him Terah in the seventh

10:11And the prince Mastéma sent ravens and birds to devour the seed which was sown in the land, in order to destroy the land, and rob the children of men of their labours. Before they could plough in the seed, the ravens picked (it) from the surface of the ground.

10:12And for this reason he called his name Terah, because the ravens and the birds reduced them to destitution and devoured their seed.

10:13And the years began to be barren, owing to the birds, and they devoured all the fruit of the trees from the trees: it was only with great effort that they could save a little of all the fruit of the earth in their days.

10:14And in this thirty-ninth jubilee, in the second week in the first year, Terah took to himself a wife, and her name was dna, the mandata perdentes. These last two passages are in the main derived from our text.

10:15And in the seventh year of this week she bare him a son, and he called his name Abram, by the name of the father of his mother; for he had died before his daughter had conceived a son.

10:16And the child began to understand the errors of the earth that all went astray after graven images and after uncleanness, and his father taught him writing, and he was two weeks of years old, and he separated himself from his father, that he might not worship idols with him.

10:17And he began to pray to the Creator of all things that He might save him from the errors of the children of men, and that his portion should not fall into error after uncleanness and vileness.

10:18And the seed time came for the sowing of seed upon the land, and they all went forth together to protect their seed against the ravens, and Abram went forth with those that went, and the child was a lad of fourteen years.

10:19And a cloud of ravens came to devour the seed, and Abram ran to meet them before they settled on the ground, and cried to them before they settled on the ground to devour the seed, and said, “Descend not: return to the place whence ye came,” and they proceeded to turn back.

10:20And all who were with him throughout all the land saw him cry out, and all the ravens turn back, and his name became great in all the land of the Chaldees.

10:21And there came to him this year all those that wished to sow, and he went with them until the time of sowing ceased: and they sowed their land, and that year they brought enough grain home and eat and were satisfied.

10:22And in the first year of the fifth week Abram taught those who made implements for oxen, the artificers in wood, and they made a vessel above the ground, facing the frame of the plough, in order to put the seed thereon, and the seed fell down therefrom upon the share of the plough, and was hidden in the earth, and they no longer feared the ravens.

10:23And after this manner they made (vessels) above the ground on all the frames of the ploughs, and they sowed and tilled all the land, according as Abram commanded them, and they no longer feared the birds.

Chapter 11

11:1And it came to pass in the sixth week, in the bE ing ot teers seventh year thereof, that Abram said to Terah his father, saying, “ Father!” And he said, “ Behold, here am I, my son.”

11:2And he said, thou dost worship, And before which thou dost bow thyself ?

11:3For there is no spirit in them, For they are dumb forms, and a misleading of the heart. Worship them not: And has created everything by His word, And all life is from before His face.

11:4Why do ye worship things that have no spirit in them ? For they are the work of (men’s) hands, And on your shoulders do ye bear them, And ye have no help from them, But they are a great cause of shame to those who make them, And a misleading of the heart to those who worship them : Worship them not.”

11:5And his father said unto him, “I also know it, my son, but what shall I do with a people who have made me to serve before them?

11:6And if I tell them the truth, they will slay me; for their soul cleaves to them to worship them and honour them. Keep silent, my son, lest they slay thee.”

11:7And these words he spake to his two brothers, and they were angry with him and he kept silent.

11:8And in the fortieth jubilee, in the second week, in the seventh year thereof, Abram took to himself a wife, and her name was Sarai, the daughter of his father, and she became his wife.

11:9And Haran, his brother, took to himself a wife in the third year of the third week, and she bare him a son in the seventh year of this week, and he called his name Lot.

11:10And Nahor, his brother, took to himself a wife.

11:11And in the sixtieth year of the life of Abram, that is, in the fourth week, in the fourth year thereof, Abram arose by night, and burned the house of the idols, and he burned

11:12And they arose in the night and sought to save their gods from all that was in the house, and no man knew it. the midst of the fire.

11:13And Haran hasted to save them, but the fire flamed over him, and he was burnt in the fire, and he died in Ur of the Chaldees before Terah his father, and they buried him in Ur of the Chaldees.

11:14And Terah went forth from Ur of the Chaldees, he and his sons, to go into the land of Lebanon and into the land of Canaan, and he dwelt in the land of Haran, and Abram dwelt with Terah his father in Haran two weeks of years.

11:15And in the sixth week, in the fifth year thereof, Abram sat up throughout the night on the new moon of the seventh month to observe the stars from the evening to the morning, in order to see what would be the character of the year with regard to the rains, and he was alone as he sat and observed.

11:16And a word came into his heart and he said: “ All the signs of the stars, and the signs of the moon and of the sun are all in the hand of the Lord. Why do I search (them) out ?

11:17If He desires, He causes it to rain, morning and evening ; And if He desires, He withholds it, And all things are in His hand.” And he prayed that night and said “My God, God Most High, Thou alone art my God, And Thee and Thy dominion have I chosen. And Thou hast created all things, And all things that are are the work of Thy hands. 19.

11:18Deliver me from the hands of evil spirits who have sway over the thoughts of men’s hearts, And let them not lead me astray from Thee, my God. And stablish Thou me and my seed for ever That we go not astray from henceforth and for evermore.”

11:19And he said, “Shall I return unto Ur of the Chaldees who seek my face that I may return to them, or am I to remain here in this place? ‘The right path before Thee prosper it in the hands of Thy servant that he may fulfil (it) and that I may not walk in the deceitfulness of my heart,O my God.”

11:20And he made an end of speaking and praying, and behold the word of the Lord was “Get thee up from thy country, and from thy kindred and from the house of thy father unto a land which I shall show thee, and I shall make thee a great and numerous nation.

11:21And I shall bless thee And I shall make thy name great, And thou wilt be blessed in the earth, And in Thee will all families of the earth be ee And I shall bless them that bless thee, And curse them that curse thee.

11:22And I shall be a God to thee and thy son, and to and to all thy seed: fear not, from henceforth and unto all generations of the earth I am thy God.”

11:23And the Lord God said: “Open his mouth and his ears, that he may hear and speak with sent to him through me, saying: thy son’s son, his mouth, with the language which has been revealed” ; for it had ceased from the mouths of all the children of men from the day of the overthrow (of Babel).

11:24And I opened his mouth, and his ears and his lips, and I began to speak with him in Hebrew in the tongue of the creation. 277. And he took the books of his fathers, and these were written in Hebrew, and he transcribed them, and he began from henceforth to study them, and I made known to him that which he could not (understand), and he studied them: during the six rainy months.

11:25And it came to pass in the seventh year of the sixth week that he spoke to his father, and informed him that he would leave Haran to go into the land of Canaan to see it and return to him.

11:26And Terah his father said unto him; “Go in peace: same work the same statement is Six rainy months, This means the winter in the East. It is the time for study. The expression is Talmudic: "bwin nip’ (Taan. 36; Erubin 56a) in opposition to mpnn mn, the days of the Sun, ὁ. 6. the summer. May the eternal God make thy path straight, And the Lord [(be) with thee, and] protect thee from all evil, And grant unto thee grace, mercy and favour before those who see thee, And may none of the children of men have power over thee to harm thee; Go in peace.

11:27And if thou seest a land pleasant to thy eyes to dwell in, then arise and take me to thee and take Lot with thee, the son of Haran thy brother, as thine own son: the Lord be with thee.

11:28And Nahor thy brother leave with me till thou returnest in peace, and we go with thee all together.” Returns to Canaan

Chapter 12

12:1And Abram journeyed from Haran, and he took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother Haran’s son, to the land of Canaan, and he came into TAsshurt, and proceeded to Shechem, and dwelt near a lofty oak.

12:2And he saw, and, behold, the land was very pleasant from the entering of Hamath to the lofty oak.

12:3And the Lord said to him: Accordingly, Abram is to return and fetch his father. As Terah is still “To thee and to thy seed will I give this land”

12:4And he built an altar there, and he offered thereon a burnt sacrifice to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

12:5And he saw and behold, the land was very wide and good, and everything grew thereon—vines and figs and pomegranates, oaks and ilexes, and terebinths and oil trees, and cedars and cypresses and date trees, and all trees of the field, and there was water on the mountains.

12:6And he blessed the Lord who had led him out of Ur of the Chaldees, and had brought him to this land.

12:7And it came to pass in the first year, in the seventh week, on the new moon of the first month, that he built an altar on this mountain, and called on the name of the Lord: “ Thou, the eternal God, art my God.”

12:8And he offered on the altar a burnt sacrifice unto the Lord that He should be with him and not forsake him all the days of his life.

12:9And he removed from thence and went towards the south, and he came to Hebron, and Hebron was built at that time, and he dwelt there two years, and he went (thence) into the land of the south, to Bealoth, and there was a famine in the land.

12:10And Abram went into Egypt in the third year of the week, and he dwelt in Egypt five years before his wife was torn away from him.

12:11And it came to pass when Pharaoh seized Sarai, the wife of Abram, that the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

12:12And Abram was very glorious by reason of possessions in sheep, and cattle, and asses, and horses, and camels, and menservants, and maidservants, and in silver and gold exceedingly. And Lot also, his brother’s son, was wealthy.

12:13And Pharaoh gave back Sarai, the wife of Abram, and he sent him out of the land of Egypt, and he journeyed to the place where he had pitched his tent at the beginning, to the place of the altar, with Ai on the east, and Bethel on the west, and he blessed the Lord his God who had brought him back in peace.

12:14And it came to pass in the forty-first jubilee, in the third year of the first week, that he returned to this place and offered thereon a burnt sacrifice, and called on the name of the Lord, and said: “Thou, the most high God, art my God for ever and ever.”

12:15And in the fourth year of this week Lot parted from him, and Lot dwelt in Sodom, and the men of Sodom were sinners exceedingly.

12:16And it grieved him in his heart that his brothers son had parted from him; for he had no children.

12:17In that year when Lot was taken captive, the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot had parted from him, in the fourth year of this week: “Lift up thine eyes from the place where thou art dwelling, northward and southward, and westward

12:18For all the land which thou seest I

12:19At the beginning of this verse there is obviously a lacuna, for the text first-fruits to the Lord, and ordinance for ever that they the Lord ordained it as an should give it to the priests who served before Him, that they should possess it for ever.

12:20And to this law there is no limit of days; for He hath ordained it for the generations for ever that they should give to the Lord the tenth of everything, of the seed and of the wine and of the oil and of the cattle and of the sheep.

12:21And He gave (it) unto His priests to eat and to drink with joy before Him.

12:22And the king of Sodom came to him and bowed himself before him, and said: “Our Lord Abram, give unto us the souls which thou hast rescued, but let the booty be thine.” 29 “JT lift up my hands to the . And Abram said unto him: Most High God, that from a thread to a shoe-latchet I shall not take aught that is thine, lest thou shouldst say I have made Abram rich; save only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me—dAner, Eschol, and Mamre. These will take their portion.”

Chapter 13

13:1After these things, in the fourth year of this week, on the new moon of the third month, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a dream, saying: “ Fear not, Abram ; I am thy defender, and thy reward will be exceeding great.”

13:2And he said: “Lord, Lord, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go hence childless, and the son of Maséq, the son of my handmaid,is the Dammasek Eliezer: he will be my heir, and to me thou hast given no seed.”

13:3And He said unto him: “This (man) will not be thy heir, but one that will come out of thine own bowels; he will be thine heir.”

13:4And He brought him forth abroad, and said unto him: « Look toward heaven and number the stars, if thou art able to number them.”

13:5And he looked toward heaven, and beheld the stars. And He said unto him: “So shall thy seed be.”

13:6And he believed in the Lord, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

13:7And He said unto Instead of “the son of MAaséq”’ we should have “the possessor.” Next, “the son him: “I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee the land of the Canaanites to possess it for ever; and I shall be God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.

13:8And he said: “Lord, Lord, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit (it)?”

13:9And He said unto him: “Take Me an heifer of three years, and a goat of three years, and a sheep of three years, and a turtle-dove, and a pigeon.”

13:10And he took all these in the middle of the month; and he dwelt at the oak of Mamre, which is near Hebron.

13:11And he built there an altar, and sacrificed all these; and he poured their blood upon the altar, and divided them in the midst, and laid them over against each other; but the birds divided he not.

13:12And birds came down upon the pieces, and Abram drove them away, and did not suffer the birds to touch them.

13:13And it came to pass, when the sun had set, that an ecstasy fell upon Abram, and lo! an horror of great darkness fell upon him, and it was said unto Abram: “ Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land (that is) not theirs, and they will bring them into bondage, and afflict them four hundred years.

13:14And the nation also to whom they will be in bondage shall I judge, and after that they will come forth thence with much substance.

13:15And thou wilt go to thy fathers in peace, and be buried in a good old age.

13:16But in the fourth generation they will return hither; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”

13:17And he awoke from his sleep, and he arose, and the sun had set ; and there was a flame, and behold! a furnace was smoking, and a flame of fire passed between the pieces.

13:18And on that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To thy seed will I give this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates, the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, the Phakorites, and the Hivites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.” Of this later form of exposition our book knows nothing. And the day passed, and Abram offered the pieces, and the birds, and their fruit-offerings, and their drink-offerings, and the fire devoured them.

13:19And on that day we made a covenant with Abram, according as we had covenanted with Noah in this month; and Abram renewed the festival and ordinance for himself for ever.

13:20And Abram rejoiced, and made all these things known to Sarai his wife; and he believed that he would have seed, but she did not bear.

13:21And Sarai advised her husband Abram, and said unto him; “Go in unto Hagar, my Egyptian maid: it may be that I shall build up seed unto thee by her.”

13:22And Abram hearkened unto the voice of Sarai his wife, and said unto her, “ Do (80). And Sarai took Hagar, her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to Abram, her husband, to be his wife.

13:23And he went in unto her, and she conceived and bare him a son, and he called his name Ishmael, in the fifth year of this week; and this was the eighty-sixth year in the life of Abram.

Chapter 14

14:1And he offered new offerings on the altar, the first-fruits of the produce, unto the Lord, an heifer and a goat and a sheep on the altar as a burnt sacrifice unto the Lord; their fruit-offerings and their drink-offerings he offered upon the altar with frankincense.

14:2And the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him: “I am God Almighty ; approve thyself before Me and be thou perfect.

14:3And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and I will multiply thee exceedingly.”

14:4And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, and said:

14:5“Behold My ordinance is with thee, And thou wilt be the father of many nations.

14:6Neither will thy name any more be called Abram, But thy name from henceforth, even for ever, shall be Abraham. For the father of many nations have I made thee.

14:7And I shall make thee very great, And I shall make thee into nations, And kings will come forth from thee.

14:8And I shall establish My covenant between Me and thee, and thy seed after thee, throughout their generations, for an eternal covenant, so that I may be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

14:9And the Lord said unto Abraham: “ And as for thee, do thou keep My covenant, thou and thy seed after thee; and circumcise ye every male among you, and circumcise your foreskins, and it will be a token of an eternal covenant between Me and you.

14:10And the child on the eighth day ye will circumcise, every male throughout your generations, him that is born in the house, or whom ye have bought with money from any stranger, whom ye have acquired who is not of thy seed.

14:11He that is born in thy house will surely be cireumcised, and those whom thou hast bought with money will be circumcised, and My covenant will be in your flesh for an eternal ordinance.

14:12And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day, that soul will be cut off from his people, for he has broken My covenant.”

14:13And God said unto Abraham: “As for Sarai thy wife, her name will no more be called Sarai, but Sarah will be her name.

14:14And I shall bless her, and give thee a son by her, and I shall bless him, and he will become a nation, and kings of nations will

14:15And Abraham fell on his face, and rejoiced, and said in his heart: “Shall a son be born to him that is a hundred years old, and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bring forth?”

14:16And Abraham said unto God: “<0 that Ishmael might live before thee!”

14:17And God said: “ Yea, and Sarah also will bear thee a son, and thou wilt call his name Isaac, and I shall establish My covenant with him, an everlasting covenant, and for his seed after him.

14:18And as for Ishmael also have I heard thee, and behold I shall bless him, and make him great, and multiply him exceedingly, and he will beget twelve princes, and I shall make him a great nation.

14:19But My covenant shall I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to thee, in these days, in the next year.”

14:20And He left off speaking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

14:21And Abraham did according as God had said unto him, and he took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and whom he had bought with his money, every male in his house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin.

14:22And on the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and all the men of his house, (and those born in the house), and all those, whom he had bought with money from the children of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

14:23This law is for all the generations for ever, and there is no circumcision of the days, and no omission of one day out of the eight days; for it is an eternal ordinance, ordained and written on the heavenly tables.

14:24For Ishmael and his sons and his brothers and Esau, the Lord did not cause to approach Him, and he chose them not because they are the children of Abraham, because He knew them, but He chose Israel to be His people.

14:25And He sanctified it, and gathered it from amongst all the children circumcision is to be performed on the eighth day. The error can be explained by the corruption of 3 into 5 or oy into ay in the Hebrew.

14:26And there will be great wrath from the Lord against the children of Israel, because they have forsaken His covenant and turned aside from His word, and provoked and blasphemed, inasmuch as they do not observe the ordinance of this law; for they have treated their members like the Gentiles, so that they may be removed and rooted out of the land. And there will no more be pardon or forgiveness unto them [so that there should be forgiveness and pardon] for all the sin of this eternal error.

Chapter 15

15:1And on the new moon of the fourth month we appeared unto Abraham, at the oak of Mamre, and we talked with him, and we announced to him that a son would be given to him by Sarah his wife.

15:2And Sarah laughed, for she heard that we had spoken these words with Abraham, and we admonished her, and she became afraid, and denied that she had laughed on account of the words.

15:3And we told her the name of her son, as his name is ordained and Lord visited Sarah and did unto her as He had spoken, and she conceived.

15:4And she bare a son in the third month, and in the middle of the month, at the time of which the Lord had spoken to Abraham, on the festival of the first-fruits of the harvest, Isaac was born.

15:5And Abraham circumcised his son on the eighth day: he was the first that was circumcised according to the covenant which is ordained for ever.

15:6And in the sixth year of the fourth} week we came to Abraham, to the Well of the Oath, and we appeared unto him [as we had told Sarah that we should return to her, and she would have conceived ason.

15:7And we returned in the seventh month, and found Sarah with child before us] and we blessed him, and we announced to him all the things which had been decreed concerning him, that he should not die till he should beget six sons more, and should see (them) before he died; but (that) in Isaac should his name and seed be called:

15:8And (that) all the seed of his sons should be Gentiles, and be reckoned with the Gentiles; but from the sons of Isaac one should become a holy seed, and should not be reckoned among the Gentiles.

15:9For he should become the portion of the Most High, and all his seed had fallen into the possession of God, that it should be

15:10And we went our way, and we announced to Sarah all that we had told him, and they both rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

15:11And he built there an altar to the Lord who had delivered him, and who was making him rejoice in the land of his sojourning, and he celebrated a festival of joy in this month seven days, near the altar which he had built at the Well of the Oath.

15:12And he built booths for himself and for his servants on this festival, and he was the first to celebrate the feast of tabernacles on the earth.

15:13And during these seven days he brought sion Lipo Jlanis; exactly each day to the altar a burnt-offering to the Lord, two oxen, two rams, seven sheep, one he-goat, for a sin-offering, that he might atone thereby for himself and for his seed.

15:14And, as a thank-offering, seven rams, seven kids, seven sheep, and seven he-goats, and their fruit-offerings and their drinkofferings; and he burnt all the fat thereof on the altar, a chosen offering unto the Lord for a sweet smelling savour.

15:15And morning and evening he burnt fragrant substances, frankincense and galbanum, and stackte, and nard, and myrrh, and spice, and costum; all these seven he offered, crushed, mixed together in equal parts (and) pure.

15:16And he celebrated this feast during seven days, rejoicing with all his heart and with all his soul, he and all those who were in his house; and there was no stranger with him, nor any that was uncircumcised.

15:17And he blessed his Creator who had created him in his generation, for He had created him according to His good pleasure; for He knew and perceived that from him would arise the plant of right- Two oxen or “bullocks.” Accord- on the second, eleven on the third, and soon, the number being diminished by one each day. Frankincense, galbanum, ete. eousness for the eternal generations, and from him a holy seed, so that it should become like Him who had made all things.

15:18And he blessed and rejoiced, and he called the name of this festival the festival of the Lord, a joy acceptable to the Most High God.

15:19And we blessed him for ever, and all his seed after him throughout all the generations of the earth, because he celebrated this festival in its season, according to the testimony of the heavenly tables.

15:20For this reason it is ordained on the heavenly tables concerning Israel, that they shall celebrate the feast of tabernacles seven days with joy, in the seventh month, acceptable before the Lord—a statute for ever throughout their generations every year.

15:21And to this there is no limit of days; for it is ordained for ever regarding Israel that they should celebrate it and dwell in booths, and set wreaths upon their heads, and take leafy boughs, and willows from the brook.

15:22And Abraham took branches of palm trees, and the fruit of goodly trees, and every day going round the altar with the branches seven times [a day] in the morning, he praised and gave thanks to his God for all things in joy. Set wreaths upon their heads. This seventh day that the worshippers went

Chapter 16

16:1And in the first year of the +fifth}+ week Isaac 1982 Ax was weaned in this jubilee, and Abraham made a great banquet in the third month, on the day his son Isaac was weaned,

16:2And Ishmael, the son of Hagar, the Egyptian, was before the face of Abraham, his father, in his place, and Abraham rejoiced and blessed God because he had seen his sons and had not died childless.

16:3And he remembered the words which He had spoken to him on the day on which Lot had parted from him, and he rejoiced because the Lord had given him seed upon the earth to inherit the earth, and he blessed with all his mouth the Creator of all things.

16:4And Sarah saw Ishmael playing and dancing, and Abraham rejoicing with great joy, and she became jealous of Ishmael and said to Abraham, “ Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman will not be heir with my son, Isaac.”

16:5And the thing was grievous in Abraham’s sight, because of his maidservant and because of his son, that he should drive them from him.

16:6And God said to Abraham “Let it not be grievous in thy sight, because of the child and because of the bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken to her words and do (them); for in Isaac shall thy name and seed be called.

16:7But as for the son of this bondwoman I will make him a great nation, because he is of thy seed.”

16:8And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle

16:9And the prince Mastéma came and said 17) our author attributes to Mastéma the conduct which he deems unworthy Was nigh. We should expect the original behind “was nigh” to contain some of the consonants in ** Nebaioth.”

16:10And the Lord knew that Abraham was faithful in all his afflictions; for He had tried him through his country and with famine,and had tried him with the wealth of kings, and had tried him again through his wife, when she was torn (from him), and with circumcision ; and had tried him through Ishmael and Hagar, his maid-servant, when he sent them away.

16:11And in everything wherein He had tried him, he was found faithful, and his soul was not impatient, and he was not slow to act; for he was faithful and a lover of the Lord.

Chapter 17

17:1And God said to him, “ Abraham, Abraham ”; and he said, “ Behold, (here) am 1.

17:2And He said,“ Take thy beloved son whom thou lovest, (even) Isaac, and go unto the high country, and offer him on one of the mountains which I will point out unto thee.”

17:3And he rose early in the morning and saddled his ass, and took his two young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood of the burnt-offering, and he went to the place on the third day, and he saw the place afar off.

17:4And he came to a well of water, and he said to his young men, “ Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad shall go (yonder), and when we have worshipped we shall come again to you.”

17:5And he took the wood of the burnt-offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife, and they went both of them together to that place.

17:6And Isaac said to his father, “ Father”; and he said, “ Here am 1, my son.” And he said unto him, “ Behold the fire, and the knife, and the wood; but where is the sheep for the burnt- altar, and he placed the wood on the altar, and bound Isaac his son, and placed him on the wood which was upon the altar, The high country (ad. bc=“moun-_ of.” his son.

17:7And I stood before him, and before the prince of the Mastéma, and the Lord said, “ Bid him not to lay his hand on the lad, nor to do anything to him, for I have shown that he fears the Lord.”

17:8And I called to him from heaven, and said unto him: “ Abraham, Abraham”; and he was terrified and said: “ Behold, (here) am 1.

17:9And I said unto him: “Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything to him; for now I have shown that thou fearest the Lord, and hast not withheld thy son, thy firstborn son, from me.”

17:10And the prince of the Mastéma was put to shame ; and Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold,a single ram caught... by his horns, and Abraham went and took the ram and offered it for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.

17:11And Abraham called that place “The Lord hath seen,” so that it is said “(in the mount) the Lord hath seen”: that is Mount Sion.

17:12And the Lord called Abraham by his name a second time from heaven, as he caused us to appear to speak to him in the name of the Lord.

17:13And He said: “ By Myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, Because thou hast done this thing, And hast not withheld thy son, thy beloved son, from Me, Shown. Or “known,” but see note on 11, he came’ =wa-yémas’é, (1) corrupt for ba édaw = ‘‘ in a thicket.”

Chapter 18

18:1And in the first year of the first week in the forty-second jubilee, Abraham returned and dwelt opposite Hebron, that is Kirjath Arba, two weeks of years.

18:2With thejoy of festival. Latin has in laetitia gaudentes. in the first year of the +third}+ week of this jubilee the days of the life of Sarah were accomplished, and she died in Hebron.

18:3Add still further to thy kindness to him, And let thine eyes be upon him in love; For he will be a blessing unto us on the earth from henceforth unto all generations of the earth. Let thy hands be strong And let thy heart rejoice in thy son Jacob; For I have loved him far beyond all my sons.

18:4He will be blessed for ever, And his seed will fill the whole earth. If a man can number the sand of the earth, His seed also will be numbered.

18:5To lay the foundations of the heaven, And to strengthen the earth, And to renew all the luminaries which are in the firma- is peculiar for its omissions and its insertions. With regard to Mahalelel nothing special is known. On the other hand, the omission of Methuselah is strange. In later times opinions were divided as to the character of Adam. Some held him to be a saint (von Erub. 180), others an atheist

18:6All the blessings wherewith, ete. CE sexi 13?

Chapter 19

19:1And in the forty-second jubilee, in the first year (22045) a.m. of the fseventh+ week, Abraham called Ishmael, and his twelve sons, and Isaac and his two sons, and the six sons of Keturah, and their sons.

19:2And he commanded them that they should observe the way of the Lord; that they should work righteousness, and love each his neighbour, and act on this manner amongst all men; that they should each so walk with regard to them as to do judgment and righteousness on the earth.

19:3That they should circumcise their sons, according to the covenant which He had made with them, and not deviate to the right hand or the left of all the paths which the Lord had commanded us; and that we should keep ourselves from all fornication and uncleanness, [and renounce from amongst us all fornication and uncleanness].

19:4And if any woman or maid commit fornication amongst you, burn her with fire, and let them not commit fornication with her after their eyes and their heart; and let them not take to themselves wives from the daughters of Canaan; for the seed of Canaan will be rooted out of the land.

19:5And he told them of the judgment of the giants, and the judgment of the Sodomites, how they had been judged on account of their wickedness, and had died on account of their fornication, and uncleanness, and mutual corruption through fornication.

19:6“ And guard yourselves from all fornication and unclean- ness, And from all pollution of sin, Lest ye make our name a curse, And your whole life a hissing, And all your sons to be destroyed by the sword, And ye become accursed like Sodom, And all your remnant as the sons of Gomorrah.

19:7I implore you, my sons, love the God of heaven, And cleave ye to all His commandments. And walk not after their idols, and after their uncleannesses,

19:8And make not for yourselves molten or graven gods ; For they are vanity, And there is no spirit in them ; For they are work of (men’s) hands, And all who trust in them, trust in nothing. Serve them not, nor worship them,

19:9But serve ye the Most High God, and worship Him continually : death by stoning, whereas death by fire was reserved for the priest's daughter who had played the whore, And hope for His countenance always, And work uprightness and righteousness before Him, That He may have pleasure in you and grant you His mercy, And send rain upon you morning and evening, And bless all your works which ye have wrought upon the earth, And bless thy bread and thy water, And bless the fruit of thy womb and the fruit of thy land, And the herds of thy cattle, and the flocks of thy sheep. And ye will be for a blessing on the earth, And all nations of the earth will desire you,

19:10And bless your sons in my name, That they may be blessed as I am.”

19:11And he gave to Ishmael and to his sons, and to the sons of Keturah, gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, and he gave everything to Isaac his son.

19:12And Ishmael and his sons, and the sons of Keturah and their sons, went together and dwelt from Paran to the entering in of Babylon in all the land which is towards the East facing the desert.

19:13And these mingled with each other, and their name was called Arabs, and Ishmaelites. dirigat, which with Praetorius should be changed into diligat.

Chapter 20

20:1And in the sixth year of the + seventh + week of this jubilee Abraham called Isaac his son, and commanded him, saying: “I am become old, and know not the day of my death, and am full of my days.

20:2And behold, I am one hundred and seventy-five years old, and throughout all the days of my life I have remembered the Lord, and sought with all my heart to do His will, and to walk up- rightly in all His ways.

20:3My soul has hated idols, (and I have despised those that served them, and I have given my heart lost in Ethiopicthrough homoioteleuton. _ and spirit) that I might observe to do the will of Him who created me.

20:4For He is the living God, and He is holy and faithful, and He is righteous beyond all, and there is with Him no accepting of (men’s) persons and no accepting of gifts; for God is righteous, and executeth judgment on all those who transgress His commandments and despise His covenant.

20:5And do thou, my son, observe His commandments and His ordinances and His judgments, and walk not after the abominations and after the graven images and after the molten images.

20:6And eat no blood at all of animals or cattle, or of any bird which flies in the heaven.

20:7And if thou dost slay a victim as an acceptable peaceoffering, slay ye it, and pour out its blood upon the altar, and all the fat of the offering offer on the altar with fine flour (and the meat-offering) mingled with oil, with its drinkoffering — offer them all together on the altar of burntoffering; it is a sweet savour before the Lord.

20:8And thou wilt offer the fat of the sacrifice of thank-offerings on the fire which is upon the altar, and the fat which is on the belly, and all the fat on the inwards and the two kidneys, and all the fat that is upon them, and upon the loins and liver thou shalt remove, together with the kidneys.

20:9And on all thy oblations thou shalt strew salt, and let not the salt of the covenant be lacking in all thy oblations before the Lord.

20:10And as regards the lest thou bring (other) wood ground for the statement made by our author, for the altar in addition to these: cypress, défrin, sagad, pine, fir, cedar, savin, palm, olive, myrrh, laurel, and citron, juniper, and balsam.

20:11And of these kinds of wood lay upon the altar under the sacrifice, such as have been tested as to their appearance, and do not lay (thereon) any split or dark wood, (but) hard and clean, without fault, a sound and new growth; and do not lay (thereon) old wood, [for its fragrance is gone] for there is no longer fragrance in it as before.

20:12Besides these kinds of wood there is none other that thou shalt place (on the altar), for the fragrance is dispersed, and the smell of its fragrance goes not up to heaven.

20:13Observe this commandment and do it, my son, that thou mayst be upright in all thy deeds.

20:14And at all times be clean in thy body, and wash thyself with water before thou approachest to offer on the altar, and wash thy hands and thy feet before thou drawest near to the altar; and when thou art done sacrificing, wash again thy hands and thy feet.

20:15And let no blood appear upon you nor upon your clothes; be on thy guard, my son, against blood, be on thy guard exceedingly ; cover it with dust.

20:16And do not eat any blood, for it is the soul; eat no blood whatever.

20:17And take no gifts for the blood of man, lest it be Sagad. This has been identified with the pv, “the almond”; but wrongly, since the trees are all evergreen,

20:18And take no present or gift for the blood of man: blood for blood, that thou mayest be accepted before the Lord, the Most High God; for He is the defence of the good: and that thou mayest be preserved from all evil, and that He may save thee from every kind of death.

20:19I see, my son, That all the works of the children of men are sin and wickedness, And all their deeds are uncleanness and an abomination and a pollution, And there is no righteousness with them.

20:20Beware, lest thou shouldest walk in their ways And tread in their paths, And sin a sin unto death before the Most High God. Else He will [hide His face from thee, And] give thee back into the hands of thy transgression, And root thee out of the land, and thy seed likewise from under heaven, And thy name and thy seed will perish from the whole earth.

20:21Turn away from all their deeds and all their uncleanness, And observe the ordinance of the Most High God, [Hide His face from thee, And]. 1 Give thee back into the hands of thy — And do His will and be upright in all things. And will raise up from thee the plant of righteousness through all the earth, throughout all generations of the earth, And my name and thy name will not be forgotten under heaven for ever.

20:22Go, my son, in peace. May the Most High God, my God and thy God, strengthen thee to do His will, And may He bless all thy seed and the residue of thy seed for the generations for ever, with all righteous blessings, That thou mayest be a blessing on all the earth.”

20:23And he went out from him rejoicing.

Chapter 21

21:1And in those days Ishmael came to see his father, and they both came together, and Isaac offered a sacrifice for a burnt-offering, and presented it on the altar of his father which he had made in Hebron.

21:2And he offered a thank-offering and made a feast of joy before Ishmael, his brother: and Rebecca made new cakes from the new grain, and gave them to Jacob, her son, to take them to Abraham, his father, from the first-fruits of the land, that he might eat and bless the Creator of all things before he died.

21:3And Isaac, too, sent by the hand of Jacob to Abraham a best thank-offering, that he might eat and drink.

21:4And he eat and drank, and blessed the Most High God, Who hath created heaven and earth, Who hath made all the fat things of the earth, And given them to the children of men That they might eat and drink and bless their Creator.

21:5“And now I give thanks unto Thee, my God, because thou hast caused me to see this day: behold, I am one hundred three score and fifteen years, an old man and full of days, and all my days have been unto me peace.

21:6The sword ~ of the adversary has not overcome me in all that Thou hast given me and my children all the days of my life until this — day.

21:7My God, may Thy mercy and Thy peace be upon Thy servant, and upon the seed of his sons, that they may be to Thee a chosen nation and an inheritance from amongst all the nations of the earth from henceforth unto all the days of the generations of the earth, unto all the ages.” Ὁ

21:8And he called Jacob and said: “My son Jacob, may —

21:9And he drew near and And all the sons of God Most High, unto all the ages: May God give unto thee a seed of righteousness ; ' And some of thy sons may He sanctify in the midst of the whole earth ; May nations serve thee, And all the nations bow themselves before thy seed.

21:10Be strong in the presence of men, And exercise authority over all the seed of Seth. Then thy ways and the ways of thy sons will be So that they shall become a holy nation.

21:11May the Most High God give thee all the blessings Wherewith He has blessed me And wherewith He blessed Noah and Adam ; May they rest on the sacred head of thy seed from generation to generation for ever.

21:12And may He renew His covenant with thee, That thou mayest be to Him a nation for His inheritance for all the ages, And that He may be to thee and to thy seed a God in truth and righteousness throughout all the days of the earth.

21:13And do thou, my son Jacob, remember my words, And observe the commandments of Abraham, thy father : Separate thyself from the nations, And eat not with them : And do not according to their works, And become not their associate ; For their works are unclean, And all their ways are a pollution and an abomination and uncleanness.

21:14They offer their sacrifices to the dead

21:15They have no heart to understand And their eyes do not see what their works are, And how they err in saying to a piece of wood: ‘Thou And to a stone: ‘Thou art my Lord and thou art my deliverer.’ [And they have no heart.

21:16And as for thee, my son Jacob, May the Most High God help thee And the God of heaven bless thee And remove thee from their uncleanness and from all their error.

21:17Be thou ware, my son Jacob, of taking a wife from any seed of the daughters of Canaan ; For all his seed is to be rooted out of the earth.

21:18For, owing to the transgression of Ham, Canaan erred, And all his seed will be destroyed from off the earth and all the residue thereof, Eat over the graves. Just as the worshipper of Yahweh partook of the sacrifices offered to Him, so those who Their works. Read gebrémf instead of gabromti in my text. aL: And none springing from him will be saved on the day of judgment.

21:19And as for all the worshippers of idols and the profane (Ὁ) There will be no hope for them in the land of the living ; (e) And there earth ; will be no remembrance of them on the As the children of Sodom were taken away from the earth So will all those who worship idols be taken away.

21:20Fear not, my son Jacob, And be not dismayed, O son of Abraham : May the Most High God preserve thee from destruction, And from all the paths of error may He deliver thee.

21:21This house have I built for myself that I might put my name upon it in the earth: [it is given to thee and to thy seed for ever], and it will be named the house of Abraham ; — it is given to thee and to thy seed for ever; for thou wilt build my house and establish my name before God for ever: — thy seed and thy name will stand throughout all generations of the earth.”

21:22And he ceased commanding him and blessing -

21:23And the two lay together on one bed, and . him. Jacob slept in the bosom of Abraham, his father’s father and he kissed him seven times, and his affection and his transposed this verse on account of the ~ parallelism. heart rejoiced over him.

21:24And he blessed him with all his heart and said: “ The Most High God, the God of all, and Creator of all, who brought me forth from Ur of the Chaldees, that He might give me this land to inherit it for ever, and that I might establish a holy seed—blessed be the Most High for ever.”

21:25And he blessed Jacob and said: “My son, over whom with all my heart and my affection I rejoice, may Thy grace and Thy mercy be lift up upon him and upon his seed alway.

21:26And do not forsake him, nor set him at nought from henceforth unto the days of eternity, and may Thine eyes be opened upon him and upon his seed, that Thou mayst preserve him, and bless him, and mayest sanctify him as a nation for Thine inheritance;

21:27And bless him with all Thy blessings from henceforth unto all the days of eternity, and renew Thy covenant and Thy grace with him and with his seed according to all Thy good pleasure unto all the generations of the earth.” God of all. See on verses 4,

Chapter 22

22:1in their places; and the days of weeping for Abraham were ; To his fathers. This phrase is first ended.

22:2And he lived three jubilees and four weeks of years, one hundred and seventy-five years, and completed the days of his life, being old and full of days.

22:3For the days of the forefathers, of their life, were nineteen jubilees; and after the Flood they began to grow less than nineteen jubilees, and to decrease in jubilees, and to grow old quickly, and to be full of their days by reason of manifold tribulation and the wickedness of their ways, with the exception of Abraham.

22:4For Abraham was perfect in all his deeds with the Lord, and well-pleasing in righteousness all the days of his life; and behold, he did not complete four jubilees in his life, when he had grown old by. reason of the wickedness, and was full of his days.

22:5And all the generations which will arise from this time until the day of the great judgment will grow old quickly, before they complete two jubilees, and their knowledge will forsake them by reason of their old age [and all their knowledge will vanish away].

22:6And in those days, if a man live a jubilee and a-half of years, they will say regarding him: “He has lived long, and the greater part of his days are pain and sorrow and tribulation, and there is no peace: our text.

22:7For calamity follows on calamity, and wound on wound, and tribulation on tribulation, and evil tidings on evil tidings, and illness on illness, and all evil judgments such as these, one with another, illness and overthrow, and snow and frost and ice, and fever, and chills, and torpor, and famine, and death, and sword, and captivity, and all kinds of calamities and pains.”

22:8And all these will come on an evil generation, which transgresses on the earth: their works are uncleanness and fornication, and pollution and abominations.

22:9Then they will say: “The days of the forefathers were many (even), unto a thousand years, and were good; but, behold, the days of our life, if a man has lived many, are three score years and ten, and, if he is strong, four score years, and those evil, and there is no peace in the days of this evil generation.”

22:10And in that generation the sons will convict their fathers and their elders of sin and unrighteousness, and of the words of their mouth and the great wickednesses which they perpetrate,

22:11For all have done evil, and every mouth speaks iniquity and all their works are an uncleanness and an abomination, and all their ways are pollution, uncleanness and destruction. AB. Behold the earth will be destroyed on account of all their works, and there will be no seed of the vine, and no oil; for their works are altogether faithless, and they will all perish together, beasts and cattle and birds, and all the fish of the sea, on account of the children of men.

22:12And they will strive one with another, the young with the old, and the old with the young, the poor with the rich, and the lowly with the great, and the beggar with the prince, on account of the law and the covenant; for they have forgotten commandment, and covenant, and feasts, and months, and Sabbaths, and jubilees, and all judgments.

22:13And they will stand (with bows and) swords and war to Forsaking the covenant. same charge is brought against the Hellenising Jews. On account of the children. a malitia filiorum. Judgments, 1.6, determinations, decisions.

22:14And those who have escaped will not return from their wickedness to the way of righteousness, but they will all exalt themselves to deceit and wealth, that they may each take all that is his neighbour’s, and they will name the great name, but not in truth and not in righteousness, and they will defile the holy of holies with their uncleanness and the corruption of their pollution.

22:15And a great punishment will befall the deeds of this generation from the Lord, and He will give them over to the sword and to judgment and to captivity, and to be plundered and devoured.

22:16And He will wake up against them the sinners of the Gentiles, who have neither mercy nor compassion, and who will respect the person of none, neither old nor young, nor (With bows and). Supplied from the Latin.

22:17And the heads of the children will be white with grey hair, And a child of three weeks will appear old like a man of one hundred years, And their stature will be destroyed by tribulation and oppression.

22:18And in those days the children will begin to study the And to seek the commandments, And to return to the path of righteousness.

22:19And the days will begin to grow many and increase amongst those children of men,

22:20And all their days they will complete and live in peace And there will be no Satan nor any evil destroyer ; For all their days will be days of blessing and healing.

22:21And at that time the Lord will heal His servants, And they will rise up and see great peace, And drive out their adversaries. And the righteous will see and be thankful, And rejoice with joy for ever and ever, And will see all their judgments and all their curses on their enemies. bl. And their bones will rest in the earth, And their spirits will have much joy, And they will know that it is the Lord who executes And shows mercy to hundreds and thousands and to all that love Him.

22:22And do thou, Moses, write down these words; for thus are they written, and they record (them) on the heavenly tables for a testimony for the generations for ever.

Chapter 23

23:1And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that the Lord blessed Isaac his son, and he arose from Hebron and went and dwelt at the Well of the Vision in the first year of the third week of this jubilee, seven years.

23:2And in the first year of the fourth week a famine began See great peace, i.e. “enjoy great peace.” The word ‘‘peace” may go back to coy: in that case the sense would be «enjoy sound health,” Drive out their adversaries. Such a conception is in keeping with the gradual growth of the kingdom. First year of the third week of this jubilee. This is the forty-third jubilee. in the land, besides the first famine, which had been in the days of Abraham.

23:3And Jacob sod lentil pottage, and Esau came from the field hungry. And he said to Jacob his brother: “ Give me of this red pottage.” And Jacob said to him: “Sell to me thy [primogeniture, this] birthright and I will give thee bread, and also some of this lentil pottage.”

23:4And Esau said in his heart: “I shall die; of what profit to me is this birthright?” And he said to Jacob: “I give it to thee.’

23:5And Jacob said: “Swear to me, this day,” and he sware unto him.

23:6And Jacob gave his brother Esau bread and pottage, and he eat till he was satisfied, and Esau despised his birthright; for this reason was Esau’s name called Edom, on account of the red pottage which Jacob gave him for his birthright.

23:7And Jacob became the elder, and Esau was brought down from his dignity.

23:8And the famine was over the land, and Isaac departed to go down into Egypt in the second year of this week, and went to the king of the Philistines to Gerar, unto Abimelech.

23:9And the Lord appeared unto him and said unto him: “Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land that I shall tell thee of, and sojourn in this land, and I shall be with thee and bless thee.

23:10For to thee and to thy seed shall I give all this land, and I shall establish My oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father, and I shall multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and shall give unto thy seed all this land.

23:11And in thy seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thy father obeyed My voice, and kept My charge and My commandments, and My laws, and My ordinances, and My covenant; and now obey My voice that shall touch him or aught that is his shall surely die.”

23:12And Isaac waxed strong among the Philistines, and he got many possessions, oxen and sheep and camels and asses and a great household.

23:13And he sowed in the land of the Philistines and brought in a hundred-fold, and Isaac became exceedingly great, and the Philistines envied him,

23:14Now all the wells which the servants of Abraham had dug during the life of Abraham, the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham, and filled them with earth.

23:15And Abimelech said unto Isaac: “Go from us, for thou art much mightier than we”; and Isaac departed thence in the first year of the seventh week, and sojourned in the valleys of Gerar.

23:16And they digged again the wells of water which the servants of Abraham, his father, had digged, and which the Philistines had closed after the death of Abraham his father, and he called their names as Abraham his father had named them.

23:17And the servants of Isaac dug a well in the valley, and found living water, and the shepherds of Gerar strove with the shepherds of Isaac, saying: “The water is ours”; and Isaac called the name of the well “ Perversity,” because they had been perverse with us.

23:18And they dug a second well, and they strove for

23:19And whoever escapes the sword of the enemy and the Kittim, may the righteous nation root out in judgment from under heaven; for they will be the enemies and foes of my children throughout their generations upon the earth.

23:20And no remnant will be left to them, Nor one that will be saved on the day of the wrath of judgment ; For for destruction and rooting out and expulsion from the earth is the whole seed of the Philistines (re- And there will no longer be left for these Caphtorim a name or a seed on the earth. Generations. Text = “days.”

23:21For though he ascend unto heaven, Thence will he be brought down, And though he make himself strong on earth, Thence will he be dragged forth, And though he hide himself amongst the nations, Even from thence will he be rooted out;

Chapter 24

24:1with all their unclean deeds: for all their deeds are fornication and lust, and there is no righteousness with them, for (their deeds) are evil.

24:2And I, my son, love thee exceedingly, and my heart and my affection bless thee every hour of the day and watch of the night.

24:3And now, my son, hearken to my voice, and do the will of thy mother, and do not take thee a wife of the daughters of this land, but only of the house of my father, and of my father’s kindred. Thou wilt take thee a wife of the house of my father, and the Most High God will bless thee, and thy children will be a righteous generation and a holy seed.”

24:4And then spake Jacob to Rebecca, his mother, and said unto her: “ Behold, mother, I am nine weeks of years old, and I neither know nor have I touched any woman, nor have I betrothed myself to any, nor even think of taking me a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

24:5For I remember, mother, the words of Abraham, our father, for he commanded me not to take a wife of the daughters of Canaan, but to take mea wife from the seed of my father’s house and from my kindred.

24:6I have heard before that daughters have been born to Laban, thy brother, and I have set my heart on them to take a wife from amongst them.

24:7And for this reason I have guarded myself in my spirit against sinning or being corrupted in all my ways throughout all the days of my life ; for with regard to lust and fornication, Abraham, my father, gave me many commands.

24:8And, despite all that he has commanded me, these two and twenty years my brother has

24:9And may He give them this goodly land—as He said He would give it to Abraham and to his seed after him And may they hold it as a possession for ever.

24:10And may I see (born) unto thee, my son, blessed children during my life, And a blessed and holy seed may all thy seed be.

24:11And as thou hast refreshed thy mother’s spirit during The womb of her that bare thee blesses thee, [My affection] and my breasts bless thee And my mouth and my tongue praise thee greatly.

24:12Increase and spread over the earth, And may thy seed be perfect in the joy of heaven and earth for ever ; And may thy seed rejoice, And on the great day of peace may it have peace.

24:13And may thy name and thy seed endure to all the ages, And may the Most High God be their God, And may the God of righteousness dwell with them, And by them may His sanctuary be built unto all the ages, +Myt. Read “thy,” as the sense requires it. . unto all the

24:14Blessed be he that blesseth thee, And all flesh that curseth thee falsely may it be cursed.”

24:15And she kissed him, and said to him: “May the Lord of the world love thee As the heart of thy mother and her affection rejoice in thee and bless thee.” And she ceased from blessing.

Chapter 25

25:1And in the seventh year of this week Isaac called Esau, his elder son, and said unto him: “I am old, to thy flock and fetch me two good kids of the goats, and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loves, and thou shalt bring (it) to thy father that he may eat and bless thee before the Lord before he die, and that thou mayst be blessed.”

25:2And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother: “Mother, I shall not withhold anything which my father would eat, and which would please him: only I fear, my mother, that he will recognise my voice and wish to touch me.

25:3And thou knowest that I am smooth, and Esau, my brother, is hairy, and I shall appear before his eyes as an evildoer, and shall do a deed which he had not commanded me, and he will be wroth with me, and I shall bring upon myself a curse, and not a blessing.”

25:4And Rebecca, his mother, said unto him: “ Upon me be thy curse, my son only obey my voice.”

25:5And Jacob obeyed the voice of Rebecca, his mother, and went and fetched two good and fat kids of the goats, and brought them to his mother, and his mother made them (savoury meat) such as he loved.

25:6And Rebecca took the goodly raiment of Esau, her elder son, which was with her in the house, and she clothed Jacob, her younger son, (with them), and she put the skins of the kids upon his hands and on the exposed parts of his neck,

25:7And she gave the meat and the bread which she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.

25:8And Jacob went in to his father and said: “I am thy son: I have done according as thou badest me: arise and sit and eat of that which I have caught, father, that thy soul may bless me.”

25:9And Isaac said to his son: “ How hast thou found so quickly, my son?”

25:10And Jacob said: “ Because (the Lord) thy God caused me to find.”

25:11And Isaac said unto him: “Come near, that I may feel thee, my son, if thou art my son Esau or not.”

25:12And Jacob went near to Isaac, his father, and he felt him and said:

25:13“The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau,” and he discerned him not, because it was a dispensation from heaven to remove his power of perception and Isaac discerned not, for his hands were hairy as (his brother) Esau’s, so that he blessed him.

25:14And he said: “Art thou my son Esau?” and he said: “I am thy son”: and he said, “Bring near to me that I may eat of that which thou hast caught, my son, that my soul may bless thee.”

25:15And he brought near to him, and he did eat, and he brought him wine and he drank.

25:16And Isaac, his father, said unto him: “Come near and kiss me, my son.” And he came near and kissed him.

25:17And he smelled the smell of his raiment, and he blessed him and ~ said: “Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a (full) field which the Lord hath blessed.

25:18And may the Lord give thee of the dew of heaven And of the dew of the earth, and plenty of corn and oil: Let nations serve thee, And peoples bow down to thee. His power of perception, literally, «his spirit.” (His brother). Latin. Added from the I am he who will receive the ten commandments (which begin with the words “J am”), but Esau is thy first born.

25:19Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee; And may all the blessings wherewith the Lord hath blessed me and blessed Abraham, my father, Be imparted to thee and to thy seed for ever: Cursed be he that curseth thee, And blessed be he that blesseth thee.”

25:20And it came to pass as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing his son Jacob, and Jacob had gone forth from Isaac his father the hid himself andt Esau, his brother, came in from his hunting.

25:21And he also made savoury meat, and brought (it) to his father, and said unto his father : “Let my father arise, and eat of my venison that thy soul may bless me.”

25:22And Isaac, his father, said unto him: “Who art thou?” And he said unto him: “I am thy first born, thy son Esau: I have done as thou hast commanded me.”

25:23And Isaac was very greatly astonished, and said: “Who is he that hath hunted and caught and brought (it) to me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him: (and) he shall be blessed, and all his seed for ever.”

25:24And it came to pass when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac that he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father: “ Bless me, (even) me also, father.”

25:25And he said unto him: “Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.” And he said: “Now I know why his name is named Jacob: behold, he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birth-right, and now he hath taken away my blessing.”

25:26And he said: “Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me, father?” and Isaac answered and said unto Esau: “Behold, I have made him thy lord, And all his brethren have I given to him for servants, And with plenty of corn and wine and oil have I strengthened him : And what now shall I do for thee, my son?”

25:27And Esau said to Isaac, his father : “ Hast thou but one blessing, O father ? Bless me, (even) me also, father” : And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. answered and said unto him:

25:28And Isaac And far from the dew of heaven from above. And it shall come to pass when thou becomest And dost shake his yoke from off thy neck, Thou wilt sin a complete sin unto death, And thy seed will be rooted out from under heaven.”

25:29And Esau kept threatening Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him, and he said in his

Chapter 26

26:1And the words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebecca in a dream, and Rebecca sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him:

26:2“Behold Esau thy brother will take vengeance on thee so as to kill thee.

26:3Now, therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise and flee thou to Laban, my brother, to Haran, and tarry with him a few days until thy brother’s anger turns away, and he remove his anger from thee, and forget all that thou hast done; then I will send and fetch thee from thence.”

26:4And Jacob said: “Iam not afraid; if he wishes to kill me, I will kill him.”

26:5But she said unto him: “Let me not be bereft of both my sons on one day.”

26:6And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother: “Behold, thou knowest that my father has become old, and does not see because his eyes are dull, and if I leave him it will be evil in his eyes, because I leave him and go away from you, and my father will be angry, and will curse me. I will not go; when he sends me, then only will I go.”

26:7And Rebecca said to Jacob: “I will go in and speak to him, and he will send thee away.”

26:8And Rebecca went in and said to Isaac: “I loathe my life because of the two daughters of Heth, whom Esau has taken him as wives; and if Jacob take a wife from among the daughters of the land such as these, for what purpose do 1 further live; for the daughters of Canaan are evil.”

26:9And Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and admonished him and said unto him:

26:10“Do not take thee a wife of any of the daughters of Canaan ; arise and go to Mesopotamia, to the house of Bethuel, thy mother’s father, and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban, thy mother’s brother.

26:11And God Almighty bless thee and increase and multiply thee that thou mayest become a company of nations, and give thee the blessings of my father Abraham, to thee and to thy seed after thee, that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings and all the land which God gave to Abraham: go, my son, in peace.”

26:12And Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Mesopotamia, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebecca, Jacob's mother.

26:13And it came to pass after Jacob had arisen to go to Mesopotamia that the spirit of Rebecca was grieved after her son, and she wept.

26:14And Isaac said to Rebecca: “My sister, weep not on account of Jacob, my son; for he goeth in peace, and in peace will he return.

26:15The Most High God will preserve him from all evil, and will be with him; for He will not forsake him all his days;

26:16For I know that his ways will be prospered in all things wherever he goes, until he return in peace to us, and we see him in peace.

26:17Fear not on his account, my sister, for he is on the upright path and he is a perfect man: and he is faithful and}will not perish. Weep not.”

26:18And Isaac comforted Rebecca on account of her son Jacob, and blessed him.

26:19And Jacob went from the Well of the Oath to go to Haran on the first year of the second week in the forty-fourth jubilee, and he came to Luzon the mountains, that is, Bethel, on the new moon of the first month of this week, and he came to the place at even and turned from the way to the west of the road that night: and he slept there; for the sun had set.

26:20And he took one of the stones of that place and laid it (at his head) under the tree, and he was journeying alone, and he slept.

26:21And he dreamt that night, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven, and behold, the angels of the Lord ascended and descended on it: and behold, the Lord stood upon it.

26:22And He spake to Jacob and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham, thy father, and the God of Isaac; the land whereon thou art sleeping, to thee shall I give it, and to thy seed after thee.

26:23And thy seed will be as the dust of the earth, and thou wilt increase to the west and to the east, to the north and the south, and in thee and in thy seed will all the families of the nations be blessed.

26:24And behold, I shall be with thee, and shall keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and I shall bring thee again into this land in peace; for I shall not leave thee until I do everything that I told thee of.”

26:25And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and said, “Truly this place is the house of the Lord, and I knew it not.” And he was afraid and said: “Dreadful is this place which is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

26:26And Jacob arose early in the morning, and took the stone which he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar for a sign, and he poured oil upon the top of it. And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of the place was Luz at the first.

26:27And Jacob vowed a vow unto the Lord, saying: “If the Lord will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and give me bread to eat and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then shall the Lord be my God, and this stone which I have set up as a pillar for a sign in this place, shall be the Lord’s house, and of all that thou givest me, I shall give the tenth to thee, my God.”

Chapter 27

27:1And he went on his journey, and came to the land of the east, to Laban, the brother of Rebecca, and he was with him, and served him for Rachel his daughter one week.

27:2And in the first year of the third week he said ~ unto him: “Give me my wife, for whom I have served thee seven years”; and Laban said unto Jacob: “I will give thee thy wife.”

27:3And Laban made a feast, and took Leah his elder daughter, and gave (her) to Jacob as a wife, and gave her Zilpah his handmaid for an handmaid; and Jacob did not know, for he thought that she was Rachel.

27:4And he went in unto her, and behold, she was Leah; and Jacob Was angry with Laban, and said unto him: “ Why hast thou dealt thus with me? Did not I serve thee for Rachel and not for Leah? Why hast thou wronged me? Take thy daughter, and I will go; for thou hast done evil to me.”

27:5For Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah; for Leah’s eyes were weak, but her form was very handsome; but Rachel had beautiful eyes and a beautiful and very hand-

27:6And Laban said to Jacob: “It is not so done in our country, to give the younger before the elder.” And it is not right to do this; for thus it is ordained and written in the heavenly tables, that no one should give his younger daughter before the elder—but the elder one gives first and after her the younger—and the man who does so, they set down guilt against him in heaven, and none is righteous that does this thing, for this deed is evil before the Lord.

27:7And command thou the children of Israel that they do not this thing; let them neither take nor give the younger before they have given the elder, for it is very wicked.

27:8And Laban said to Jacob: “ Let the seven days of the feast of this one pass by, and I shall give thee Rachel, that thou some form. And it is not right to do this, ete. mayst serve me another seven years, that thou mayst pasture my sheep as thou didst in the former week.” Bilhah, the sister of Zilpah, as a handmaid.

27:9And he served yet other seven years for Rachel, for Leah had been given to him for nothing.

27:10And the Lord opened the Reuben Reuben Simeon Simeon Levi Levi Judah Judah Dan Zebulon Issachar Issachar Naphtali Dan Gad Gad Zebulon Asher Asher Naphtali Joseph Joseph Benjamin Benjamin on our text, shows the same order (see below). Probably the dates are corrup Rousch proposes to read seventh instead of sixth (an easy emendation resting on womb of Leah, and she conceived and bare Jacob a son, and he called his name Reuben, on the fourteenth day of the 2122 a,x. Reuben born 14th of 9th month in 1st year of the 3rd week 5th of 7th Fe Naphtali ,, Gad » 12th of 8th Pe list :— ninth month, in the first year of the third week.

27:11But the womb of Rachel was closed, for the Lord saw that Leah was hated and Rachel loved.

27:12And again Jacob went in unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a second son, and he called his name Simeon, on the twenty-first of the tenth month, and in the third year of this week.

27:13And again Jacob went in unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare him a third son, and he called his name Levi, in the new moon of the first month in the sixth year of this week.

27:14And again Jacob went in unto her, and she conceived, and bare him a fourth son, and he called his name Judah, on the fifteenth of the third month, in the first year of the +fourth+ week.

27:15And on account of all this Rachel envied Leah, for she did not bear, and she said to Jacob: “Give me children”; and Jacob said: “Have I withheld from thee the fruits of thy womb? Have I forsaken thee?”

27:16And when Rachel saw that Leah had borne four sons to Jacob, Reuben and Simeon and Levi and Judah, she said unto him: “Go in unto Bilhah my handmaid, and she will Reuben was born in the 76th year of Jacob’s life, and died aged 125 in the same year as Zebulon aged 114. Simeon - 79th is and died aged 120 in the same year as Joseph aged 110. Levi iy 81st and died aged 137. Issachar died aged 122; Naphtali, 180; Gad, 125. Issachar, Naphtali, Gad 86th Dinah i) 88th sg Benjamin 35 101st "ἡ 2 125. text. require the date in our text to be 2132. Take thy wages. Latin: dabo tibi mercedem is better. Those of. So 3. abd=“all the Black and spotted = se on. my text for emendation.

Chapter 28

28:1And it came to pass when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Laban went to shear his sheep; for they. were distant from him a three days’ journey.

28:2And Jacob saw that Laban was going to shear his sheep, and Jacob called Leah and Rachel, and spake kindly unto them that they should come with him to the land of Canaan.

28:3For he told them how he had seen everything in a dream, even all that He had spoken unto him that he should return to his father’s house; and they said: “To every place whither thou goest we will go with thee.”

28:4And Jacob blessed the God of Isaac his father, and the God of Abraham his father’s father, and he arose and mounted his wives and his children, and took all his possessions and crossed the river, and came to the land of Gilead, and Jacob hid his intention from Laban and told him not.

28:5And in the seventh year of the fourth week Jacob turned (his face) toward Gilead in the first month, on the twenty-first thereof. And Laban pursued after him and overtook Jacob in the mountain of Gilead in the third month, on the thirteenth thereof.

28:6And the Lord did not suffer him to injure Jacob; for He appeared to him in a dream by night. And Laban spake to Jacob.

28:7And on the fifteenth of those days Jacob made

28:8And their habitation was from the land — of the children of Ammon to Mount Hermon, and the seats i of their kingdom were Karnaim and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, and Misfir, and Beon. because of the evil of their

28:9And the Lord destroyed them ὶ malignant, and the Amorites dwelt in their stead, wicked and sinful, and there is no people to-day which has wrought to the full all their sins, and they have no longer length of life on the earth.

28:10And Jacob sent away Laban, and he departed into Mesopotamia, the land of the East, and Jacob returned to the land of Gilead.

28:11And he passed over the Jabbok in the ninth month, on the eleventh thereof. And on that day Esau, his brother, came to him, and he was reconciled to him, and departed from him unto the land of Seir, but Jacob dwelt in tents.

28:12And in the first year of the fifth week in this jubilee he crossed the Jordan, and dwelt beyond the Jordan, and he pastured his sheep from the sea tof the heapt unto Bethshan, and unto Dothan and unto the forest of Akrabbim.

28:13And he sent to his father Isaac of all his substance, clothing, and food, and meat, and drink, and milk, and butter, and cheese, and some dates of the valley,

28:14And to his mother Rebecca also four times a year, between the times of the months,

28:15For Isaac had returned from the Well of the Oath and gone up to the tower of his father Abraham, and he dwelt there apart from his son Esau.

28:16For in the days when Jacob went to Mesopotamia, Esau took to himself a wife Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, and he gathered together all the flocks of his father and his wives, and went up and dwelt on Mount Seir, and left Isaac his father at the Well of the Oath alone.

28:17And Isaac went up from the Well of the Oath and dwelt in the tower of Abraham his father on the mountains of Hebron,

28:18And thither Jacob sent all that he did send to his father and his mother from time to time, all they needed, and they blessed Jacob with all their heart and with all their soul.

Chapter 29

29:1And in the first year of the sixth week he went up to Salem, to the east of Shechem, in peace, in the fourth of the 4th month = «« between the times of the months’; the 1st of the 7th =“ between ploughing and reaping ; the 1st of the 10th month=“ between autumn and the rain (season) ” ; the 1st of the lst month = “ between winter and spring.” 16. Between autumn and the rain (season). Latin has: in medio autumni pluviarum. This is the former rain (n7)*), which falls from the middle of October to the middle of - December. month.

29:2And there they carried off Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, into the house of Shechem, the son of Hamor, the Hivite, the prince of the land, and he lay with her and defiled her, and she was a little girl, a child of twelve years,

29:3And he besought his father and her brothers that she might be given to him to wife. And Jacob and his sons were wroth because of the men of Shechem ; for they had defiled Dinah, their sister, and they spake to them with evil intent and dealt deceitfully with them and beguiled them.

29:4And Simeon and Levi came unexpectedly to Shechem and executed judgment on all the men of Shechem, and ploy. Our text combines both interpretations. And beguiled them. And Simeon . . . to Shechem. Latin has: Et posuerunt in corde suo Symeon et Lenui exterminare eos.

29:5Wrought shame in Israel. our author, however, such a marriage fire. who was guilty of the former offence should justly be visited with the penalty — exacted for the latter, and this was, ac- hence our text ordains: “and they shall stone him with stones,” who defileth (it) shall surely die, and he shall be stoned with stones.

29:6And to this law there is no limit of days, and no remission, nor any atonement: but the man who has defiled his daughter shall be rooted out in the midst of all Israel, because he has given of his seed to Moloch, and wrought impiously so as to defile it.

29:7And do thou, Moses, command the children of Israel and exhort them not to give their daughters to the Gentiles, and not to take for their sons any of the daughters of the Gentiles, for this is abominable before the Lord.

29:8For this reason I have written for thee in the words of the Law all the deeds of the Shechemites, which they wrought against Dinah, and how the sons of Jacob spake, saying: “ We shall not give our daughter to a man who is uncircumcised ; for that were a reproach

29:9And it is a reproach to Israel, to those who give, and to those who take the daughters of the Gentiles ; for this is unclean and abominable to Israel.

29:10And Israel will not be free from this uncleanness if it has a wife of the daughters of the Gentiles, or has given any of its daughters to a man who is of any of the Gentiles.

29:11For 7 if he do this thing, or hide his eyes from those who commit or those who profane His holy name, (then) will the whole nation together be judged for all the uncleanness and . profanation of this (man). respect of persons [and no consideration of persons], and no receiving at his hands of fruits and offerings and burnt-— offerings and fat, nor the fragrance of sweet savour, so as t0 accept it: and so fare every defiles the sanctuary. manded thee, saying: righteousness.

29:12And so they inscribe as a testimony in his favour on the heavenly tables blessing and righteousness before the God of all:

29:13And we remember the righteousness which the man fulfilled during his life, at all periods of the year; until a thousand generations they will record it, and it will come to him and to his descendants after him, and he has been recorded on the heavenly tables as a friend and a righteous man.

29:14All this account I have written for thee, and have commanded thee to say to the children of Israel, that they should not commit sin nor transgress the ordinances nor break the covenant which has been ordained for them, (but) that they should fulfil it and be recorded as friends.

29:15But if they transgress and work uncleanness in every way, they will be recorded on the heavenly tables as adversaries, and they will be destroyed out of the book of life, and they will be recorded in the book of those who will be destroyed and with those who will be rooted out of the earth.

29:16And on the day when the sons of Jacob slew Shechem a writing was recorded in their favour in heaven that they had executed righteousness and uprightness and appointment seems to be in answer to 4

29:17And they brought Dinah, their sister, out of the house of Shechem, and they took captive everything that was in Shechem, their sheep and their oxen and their asses, and all their wealth, and all their flocks, and brought them all to Jacob their father.

29:18And he reproached them because they had put the city to the sword; for he feared those who dwelt in the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

29:19And the dread of the Lord was upon all the cities which are around about Shechem, and they did not rise to pursue after the sons of Jacob; for terror had fallen upon them.

Chapter 30

30:1And all their wealth. cd trans- you.”

30:2And they gave up the strange gods and that which was in their ears and which was fon their necks,+ and the idols which Rachel stole from Laban her brother she gave wholly to Jacob, And he burnt and brake them to pieces and destroyed them, and hid them under an oak which is in the land of Shechem.

30:3And he went up on the new moon of the seventh month to Bethel. And he built an altar at the place where he had slept, and he set up a pillar there, and he sent word to his father Isaac to come to him to his sacrifice, and to his mother Rebecca.

30:4And Isaac said: “ Let my son Jacob come, and let me see him before I die.”

30:5And Jacob went to his father Isaac and to his mother Rebecca, to the house of his father Abraham, and he took two of his sons with him, Levi and Judah, and he came to his father Isaac and to his mother Rebecca.

30:6And Rebecca came forth from the tower to the front of it to kiss Jacob and embrace him; for her spirit had revived when she heard: “ Behold Jacob thy son has come”; and she kissed him.

30:7And she saw his two sons, and she recognised them, and said unto him: “ Are these thy sons, my son?” and she embraced them and kissed them, and blessed them, saying: “In you shall the seed of Abraham become illustrious, and ye will prove a blessing on the earth.”

30:8And Jacob went in to Isaac his father, to the chamber where he lay, and his two sons were with him, and he took the hand of his father, and stooping down he kissed him, and Isaac clung to the neck

30:9And the darkness left the eyes of Isaac, and he saw the two sons of Jacob, Levi and Judah, and he said: “ Are these thy sons, my son? for they are like thee.

30:10And he said unto him that they were truly his sons: “And thou hast truly seen that they are truly my sons.”

30:11And they came near to him, and he turned and kissed them and embraced them both together.

30:12And the spirit of prophecy came down into his mouth, and he took Levi by his right hand and Judah by his left.

30:13And he turned to Levi first, and began to bless him first, and said unto him: “May the God of all, the very Lord of all the ages, bless thee and thy children throughout all the ages,

30:14And may the Lord give to thee and to thy seed +ereatness and great gloryt, and cause thee and thy seed, from among all flesh, to approach Him to serve in His sanctuary as the angels of the presence and as the holy ones.

30:15And they will be princes and judges, and chiefs of all the seed of the sons of Jacob; They will speak the word of the Lord in righteousness, And they will judge all His judgments in righteous- ness. And they will declare My ways to Jacob And My paths to Israel, The blessing of the Lord will be given in their mouths To bless all the seed of the beloved.

30:16Thy mother has called thy name Levi, And justly has she called thy name ; Thou wilt be joined to the Lord And be the companion of all the sons of Jacob;

30:17And let all who hate thee fall down before thee, And let all thy adversaries be rooted out and perish ; And blessed be he that blesses thee, And cursed be every nation that curses thee.

30:18And to Judah he said: May the Lord give thee strength and power To tread down all that hate thee; A prince shalt thou be, thou and one of thy sons, over the sons of Jacob; May thy name and the name of thy sons go forth and traverse every land and region. Then will the Gentiles fear before thy face, ad decorem Dei, which seems to refer to Levi as derived from an, ‘‘a crown” or “garland.” Let His table be thine, ete. Levi 8: The words “a — And all the nations will quake [And all the peoples will quake].

30:19In thee shall be the help of Jacob, And in thee be found the salvation of Israel.

30:20And when thou sittest on the throne of the honour of thy righteousness, There will be great peace for all the seed of the sons of the beloved, And blessed will he be that blesseth thee; And all that hate thee and afflict thee and curse thee Shall be rooted out and destroyed from the earth and accursed.”

30:21And turning he kissed him again and embraced him, and rejoiced greatly; for he had seen the sons of Jacob his son in very truth.

30:22And he went forth from between his feet and fell down and worshipped him. And he blessed them. And (Jacob) rested there with Isaac his father that night, and they eat and drank with joy.

30:23And he made the two sons of Jacob sleep, the one on his right hand and the other on his left, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

30:24And Jacob told his father everything during the night, how the Lord had shown him great mercy, and how He had prospered (him in) all his ways, and protected him from all evil.

30:25And Isaac blessed the God of his father Abraham, who had not withdrawn His mercy and His righteousness from the sons of His servant Isaac.

30:26And in the morning Jacob told his father Isaac the vow which he had vowed to

30:27And Isaac said unto Jacob his son: “I am not able to go with thee; for I am old and not able to bear the way: go, my son, in peace; for I am one hundred and sixty-five years this day; I am no longer able to journey; set thy mother (on an ass) and let her go with thee.

30:28And I know, my son, that thou hast come on my account, and may this day be blessed on which thou hast seen ~ me alive, and I also have seen thee, my son.

30:29Mayest thou prosper and fulfil the vow which thou hast vowed;

Chapter 31

31:1And he abode that night at Bethel, and Levi dreamed that they had ordained and made him the priest of the Most High God, him and his sons for ever; and he awoke from his sleep and blessed the Lord.

31:2And Jacob rose early in the morning, on the fourteenth of this month, and he gave a tithe of all that came with him, both of men and cattle, both of gold and every vessel and garment, yea, he gave tithes of all.

31:3And in those days Rachel became pregnant with her son Benjamin. And Jacob counted his sons from him upwards and Levi fell to the portion of the Lord, and his father clothed him in the garments of the priesthood and filled his hands.

31:4And on the fifteenth of this month, he brought to the altar fourteen oxen from amongst the cattle, and twenty-eight rams, and forty-nine sheep, and seven lambs, and twenty-one kids of the goats as a burnt-offering on the altar of sacrifice, well pleasing for a sweet savour before God. sequence of the vow which he had vowed that he would give a tenth, with their fruit-offerings and their drink-offerings.

31:5And when the fire had consumed it, he burnt incense on the fire over the fire, and for a thank-offering two oxen and four rams and four sheep, four he-goats, and two sheep of a year old, and two kids of the goats; and thus he did daily for seven days.

31:6And he and all his sons and his men were eating (this) with joy there during seven days and blessing and thanking the Lord, who had delivered him out of all his tribulation and had

31:7And on the following night, on the twenty-second day of this month, Jacob resolved to build that place, and to surround the court with a wall, and to sanctify it and make it holy for ever, for himself and his children after him.

31:8And the Lord ap- Ὁ peared to him by night and blessed him and said unto him: — ‘Thy name shall not be called Jacob, but Israel shall they name thy name.”

31:9And He said unto him again: “I am the Lord who created the heaven and the earth, and I shall increase thee and multiply thee exceedingly, and kings will come forth from thee, and they will judge everywhere whereever the foot of the sons of men has trodden.

31:10And 1 shall give to thy seed all the earth which is under heaven, — and they will judge all the nations according to their — desires, and after that they will get possession of the whole earth and inherit it for ever.”

31:11And He finished speak- — ing with him, and He went up from him, and Jacob looked till He had ascended into heaven.

31:12And he saw ina vision of the night, and behold an angel descended from heaven with seven tablets in his hands, and he gave them to Jacob, and he read them and knew all that was written therein which would befall him and his sons throughout 811 the ages.

31:13And he showed him all that was written on the tablets, and said unto him: “Do not build this place, and do not make it an eternal sanctuary, and do not dwell here ; for this is not the place. Go to the house of Abraham thy father and dwell with Isaac thy father until the day of the death of thy father.

31:14For in Egypt thou wilt die All the earth. Latin has: universas for “read and knew” we should read benedictiones, and perhaps rightly. ‘read, see Introd. p. xli sq. in peace, and in this land thou wilt be buried with honour in the sepulchre of thy fathers, with Abraham and Isaac.

31:15Fear not, for as thou hast seen and read it, thus will it all be; and do thou write down everything as thou hast seen and read.”

31:16And Jacob said: “Lord, how can I remember all that I have read and seen?” And he said unto him: “I will bring all things to thy remembrance.”

31:17And he went up from him, and he awoke from his sleep, and he remembered everything which he had read and seen, and he wrote down all the words which he had read and seen.

31:18And he celebrated there yet another day, and he sacrificed thereon according to all that he sacrificed on the former days, and called its name +“ Addition,’+ for +this day was added,} and the former days he called “ The Feast.”

31:19And thus it was manifested that it should be, and it is written on the heavenly tables: wherefore it was revealed to him that he should celebrate it, and add it to the seven days

31:20A very corrupt verse in the Ethiopic and partially corrupt in the Latin. The restored translation is given below. into

Chapter 32

32:1And Jacob went and dwelt to the south of Magdaladra’éf, And he went to his father Isaac, he and Leah his wife, on the new moon of the tenth month.

32:2And Reuben saw Bilhah, Rachel’s maid, the concubine of his father, bathing in water in a secret place, and he loved her.

32:3And he hid himself at night, and he entered the house of Bilhah [at night], and he found her sleeping alone on a bed in her house.

32:4And he lay with her, and she awoke and saw, and behold Reuben was lying with her in the bed, and she uncovered the border of her covering and seized him, and cried out, and discovered that it was Reuben.

32:5And she was ashamed because of him, and released her hand from him, and he fled.

32:6And she lamented because of this thing exceedingly, and did not tell it to any one.

32:7And when Jacob returned and sought her, she said unto

32:8For until that time there had not been revealed the ordinance and judgment and law in its completeness for all, but in thy days (it has been revealed) as a law of seasons and of days, and an everlasting law for the everlasting generations.

32:9And for this law there is no consummation of days, and no atonement for it, but they must both be rooted out in the midst of the nation: on the day whereon they committed it they shall slay them.

32:10And do thou, Moses, write (it) down for Israel that they may observe it, and do according to these words, and not commit a sin unto death; for the Lord our God is judge, who respects not persons and accepts not gifts.

32:11And tell them these words of the covenant, that they may hear and observe, and be on their guard with respect to them, and not be destroyed and rooted out of the land; for an uncleanness, and an abomination, and a contamination, and a pollution are all they who commit it on the earth before our God.

32:12And there is no greater sin than the fornication which they commit on earth; for Israel is a holy nation unto the Lord its God, and a nation of inheritance, and a priestly and royal nation and for (His own) possession; and there shall no such uncleanness appear in the midst of the holy nation.

32:13And in the third year of this sixth week Jacob and all his sons went and dwelt in the house of Abraham, near

32:14And these were the names of the sons of Jacob: the first-born Reuben, Isaac his father and Rebecca his mother.

32:15And they came and bowed themselves to Isaac and Rebecca, and when they saw them they blessed Jacob and all his sons, and Isaac rejoiced exceedingly, for he saw the sons of Jacob, his younger son, and he blessed them.

Chapter 33

33:1And in the sixth year of this week of this forty-fourth jubilee Jacob sent his sons to pasture their sheep, and his servants with them, to the pastures of Shechem.

33:2And the seven kings of the Amorites assembled themselves together against them, to slay them, hiding themselves under the

33:3And Jacob and Levi and Judah and Joseph were in the house with Isaac their father; for his spirit was sorrowful, and they could not leave him: and Benjamin was the youngest, and for this reason remained with his father.

33:4And there came the king[s] of Taphi, and the king[s] of +’Arésa,} and the king[s] of Sér4gan, and the king[s] of 5610, and the king[s] of Ga’as, and the king of Béthérén, and the king of -+Ma’anisdkir,t and all those who dwell in these mountains (and) who dwell in the woods in the land of Canaan.

33:5And they announced this to Jacob saying: his house, he and his three

33:6And he arose from sons and all the servants of JN) above thy brethren, which I took his father, and his own servants, and he went against them with six thousand men, who carried swords. Returning now to the legend in our text, I append here a table in which

33:7And he the proper names in the various authorities are compared. this word appears as Sartan. I can discover nothing further about it. Séi6. This is Shiloh. See above table. Gé’as. This may be the Gaash (wy) slew them in the pastures of Shechem, and pursued those who fled, and he slew them with the edge of the sword, and he slew f’Arésat+ and Taphi and Sarégin and Sél6 and + Amanisakirt and GAlga]'as, and he recovered his herds.

33:8And he prevailed over them, and imposed tribute on them that they should pay him tribute, five fruit products of their land, and he built R6bél and Tamnatares. THM anisdkir.t This is corrupt for Shakirmaant or Shakir, king of Mahanaim. See table above. (And). Supplied from Latin. and besought them to make peace, and they made peace with them and gave them Timna (nen) and all the land of Hararya (ni). And then Jacob made peace with them, and they delivered up to the sons of Jacob all the cattle which they had taken from them, (returning) two for each one, and they gave them tribute, and returned (nnn) to them all the booty; and Jacob turned to Timnah and Judah to Arbael (NZS). On the other hand Gaster’s translation of the Chronicles of

33:9And he returned in peace, and made peace with them, and they became his servants, until the day that he and his sons went down into Egypt.

33:10And in the seventh year of this week he sent Joseph to learn about the welfare of his brothers from his house to the land of Shechem, and he found them in the land of Dothan.

33:11And they dealt treacherously with him, and formed a plot against him to slay him, but changing their minds, they sold him to Ishmaelite merchants, and they brought him down into Egypt, and they sold him to Potiphar, the eunuch of Pharaoh, the chief of the cooks, priest of the city of became his servants. The Hebrew for these words is preserved in the mourning with him all that day.

33:12And on that day Bilhah heard that Joseph had perished, and she died mourning him, and she was living in +Qafratéf;> and Dinah also, his daughter, died after Joseph had perished. And there came these three mournings upon Israel in one month.

33:13And they buried Bilhah over against the tomb of Rachel, and Dinah also, his daughter, they buried there.

33:14And he mourned for Joseph one year, and did not cease, for he said “ Let me go

33:15For this reason it is ordained for the children of Israel that they should afflict themselves on the tenth of the seventh month— on the day that the news which made him weep for Joseph came to Jacob his father—that they should make atonement for themselves thereon with a young goat on the tenth of the seventh month, once a year, for their sins; for they had grieved the affection of their father regarding Joseph his son,

33:16And this day has been ordained that they should grieve thereon for their sins, and for all their transgressions and for all their errors, so that they might cleanse themselves on that day once a year.

33:17And after Joseph perished, the sons of Jacob took unto themselves wives. The name of Reuben’s wife is ‘Ada; and the name of Simeon’s wife is “Adiba’a, a Canaanite; and the

33:18And Simeon repented, and took a second wife from Mesopotamia as his brothers. Fragment has fs and Book of Waa des. The Bk. of Jashar Frag. gives Waly), “Adni.” Bk, of Jashar, “ Marusa.”’ of Jashar, “" Mahalia” and “ Harbath,” —

Chapter 34

34:1And in the first year of the first week of the forty-fifth jubilee Rebecca called Jacob, her son, and commanded him regarding his father and regarding his brother, that he should honour them all the days of his life.

34:2And Jacob said: “I will do everything as thou hast commanded me; for this thing will be honour and greatness to me, and righteousness before the Lord, that I should honour them.

34:3And thou too, mother, knowest from the time I was born until this day, all my deeds and all that is in my heart, that I always think good concerning all.

34:4And how should I not do this thing which thou hast commanded me, that I should honour my father and my brother!

34:5Tell me, mother, what perversity hast thou seen in me and 1 shall turn away from it, and mercy will be upon me.”

34:6And she said unto him: “My son, I have not seen in thee all my days any perverse but (only) upright deeds. And yet I shall tell thee the truth, my son: I shall die this year, and I shall not survive this year in my life; for I have seen in a dream the day of my death, that I should not live beyond a hundred and fifty-five years: and behold I have completed all the days of my life which I am to live”

34:7And Jacob Jaughed at the words of his mother, because his mother had said unto him that she should die; and she was sitting opposite to him in possession of her strength, and she was not infirm in her strength; for she went in and out and saw, and her teeth were strong, and no ailment had touched her all the days of her life.

34:8And Jacob said unto her: “ Blessed am I, mother, if my days approach the days of thy life, and my strength remain with me thus as thy strength: and thou wilt not die, for thou art jesting idly with me regarding thy death.”

34:9And she went in to Isaac and said unto him: “One petition I make unto thee: make Esau swear that he will not injure Jacob, nor pursue him with enmity; for thou knowest Esau’s thoughts that they are perverse from his youth, and there is no goodness in him; for he desires after thy death to kill him.

34:10And thou knowest all that he has done since the day Jacob his brother went to Haran until this day ; how he has forsaken us with his whole heart, and has done evil to us; thy flocks he has taken to himself, and carried off all thy possessions from before thy face.

34:11And when we implored and besought him for what was our own, he did as a man who was taking pity on us.

34:12And he is bitter against thee because thou didst bless Jacob thy perfect and upright son; for there is no evil but only goodness in him, and since he came from Haran unto this day he has not robbed us of aught, for he brings us everything in its season always, and rejoices with all his heart when we take at his hands, and he blesses us, and has not parted from us since he came from Haran until this day, and he remains with us continually at home honouring us.”

34:13And Isaac said unto her: “I, too, know and see the deeds of Jacob who is with us, how that with all his heart he honours us; but I loved Esau formerly more than Jacob, because he was the first-born; but now I love Jacob more than Esau, for he has done manifold evil 7 deeds, and there is no righteousness in him, for all his ways are unrighteousness and violence, [and there is no righteousness around him].

34:14And now my heart is troubled because of all his deeds, and neither he nor his seed is to be saved, for they are those who will be destroyed from the earth, and who will be rooted out from under heaven, for he has forsaken the God of Abraham and gone after his wives and after their uncleanness and after their error, he and his children.

34:15And thou dost bid me make him swear that he will not slay Jacob, his brother; even if he swear he will not abide by his oath, and he will not do good but evil only.

34:16But if he desires to slay Jacob, his brother, into Jacob’s hands will he be given, and he will not escape from his hands, [for he will descend into his hands.]

34:17And fear thou not on account of Jacob; for the guardian of Jacob is great and powerful and honoured, and praised more than the guardian of Esau.”

34:18And Rebecca sent and called Esau, and he came to her, and she said unto him: “I have a petition, my son, to make unto thee, and do thou promise to do it, my son.”

34:19And he said: “I will do everything that thou sayest unto me, and I will not refuse thy petition.”

34:20And she said unto him: “I ask you that the day I die, thou wilt take me in and bury me near Sarah, thy father’s mother, and that thou and Jacob will love each other, and that neither will desire evil against the other, but mutual love only, and (so) ye will prosper, my sons, and be honoured in the midst of the land, and no enemy will rejoice over you, and ye will be a blessing and a mercy in the eyes of all those that love you.”

34:21And he said: “I will do all that thou hast told me, and I shall bury thee on the day thou diest near Sarah, my father’s mother, as thou hast desired that her bones may be near thy bones.

34:22And Jacob, my brother, also, I shall love above all flesh; for I have not a brother in all the earth but him only: and this is no great merit for me if I love him; for he is my brother, and we were sown together in thy body, and together came we forth from thy womb, and if I do not love my brother, whom shall I love?

34:23And I, myself, beg thee to exhort Jacob concerning me and concerning my sons, for I know that he will assuredly be king over me and my sons, for on the day my father blessed him he made him the higher and me the lower.

34:24And I swear unto thee that I shall love him, and not desire evil against him all the days of my life but good only.” And he sware unto her regarding all this matter.

34:25And she called Jacob before the eyes of Esau, and gave him commandment according to the words which she had spoken to Esau.

34:26And he said: “I shall do thy pleasure; believe me that no evil will proceed from me or from my sons against Esau, and I shall be first in naught save in love only.”

34:27And they eat and drank, she and her sons that night, and she died, three jubilees and one week and one year old, on that night, and her two sons, Esau and Jacob, buried her in the double cave near Sarah, their father’s mother.

Chapter 35

35:1And that each will love his brother with affection and righteousness, and that neither will desire evil against his brother from henceforth for ever all the days of your life, so that ye may prosper in all your deeds and not be destroyed.

35:2And if either of you devises evil against his brother, know that from henceforth every one that devises evil against his brother will fall into his hand, and will be rooted out of the land of the living, and his seed will be destroyed from under heaven.

35:3But on the day of turbulence and execration and indignation and anger, with flaming devouring fire as He burnt Sodom, so likewise will He burn his land and his city and all that is his, and he will be blotted out of the book of the discipline of the children of men, and not be recorded in the book of life, but in that which is appointed to destruction, and he will depart into eternal execration; so that their condemnation may be always renewed in hate and in execration and in wrath and in torment and in indignation and in plagues and in disease — for ever.

35:4I say and testify to you, my sons, accord- ing to the judgment which will come upon the man who wishes to injure his brother.”

35:5And he divided all his possessions between the two on that day, and he gave the regarding it, for it is his.”

35:6And Isaac said, “ May a blessing rest upon you, my sons, and upon your seed this day, for ye have given me rest, and my heart is not pained concerning the birthright, lest thou shouldest work wickedness on account of it.

35:7May the Most High God bless the man that worketh righteousness, him and his seed for ever.”

35:8And he ended commanding them and blessing them, and they eat and drank together before him, and he rejoiced because there was one mind between them, and they went forth from him and rested that day and slept.

35:9And Isaac slept on his bed that day rejoicing; and he slept the eternal sleep, and died one hundred and eighty years old. He completed twenty-five weeks and five years; and his two sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

35:10And Esau went to the land of Edom, to the mountains of Seir, and dwelt there.

35:11And Jacob dwelt in the mountains of Hebron, in the tower of the land of the sojournings of his father Abraham, and he worshipped the Lord with all his heart and according to the visible commands according as Jacob reproves Esau,

Chapter 36

36:1And on the day that Isaac the father of Jacob and Esau died, the sons of Esau heard that Isaac had given VII.-XXXVIII. These two account in the Jalkut and the Herodion built by Herod the Great. ᾿ Gaster has recognised this fact, and on this ground would assign the origin of the legend to the beginning of the Christian era. He takes this legendary story to be a piece of contemporary the portion of the elder to his younger son Jacob and they were very angry.

36:2And they strove with their father, saying: “Why has thy father given Jacob the portion of the elder and passed over thee, although thou art the elder and Jacob the younger?”

36:3And he said unto them “ Because I sold my birthright to Jacob for a small mess of lentils ; and on the day my father sent me to hunt and catch and bring him something that he should eat and bless me, he came with guile and brought my father food and drink, and my father blessed him and put me under his hand.

36:4And now our father has caused us to swear, me and him, that we shall not mutually devise evil, either against his brother, and that we shall continue in love and in peace each with his brother

36:5And they said unto him, “We shall not hearken unto thee to make peace with him ; for our strength is greater than his strength, and we are more powerful than he; we shall go against him and slay him, and destroy him and his sons. not go with us, we shall do hurt to thee also. And if thou wilt

36:6And now hearken unto us: Let us send to Aram and Philistia and Moab and Ammon, and let us choose for ourselves chosen men who are ardent for battle, and let us go against him and do battle with him, and let us exterminate him from the earth before he grows strong.”

36:7And their father said unto them, “Do not go and do not make war with him lest ye fall before him.”

36:8And then Esau answered and said unto him,“ Neither the children of men nor the beasts of the earth have any oath of righteousness which in swearing they have sworn (an oath valid) for ever; but every day they devise evil one against another, and how each may slay his adversary and foe. thou dost hate me and my children for ever. is no observing the tie of brotherhood with thee.

36:9Hear these words which I declare unto thee, If the boar can change its skin and make its bristles as soft as wool, Or if it can cause horns to sprout forth on its head like the horns of a stag or of a sheep, Then shall I observe the tie of brotherhood with thee. [And if the breasts separated themselves from their mother ; for thou hast not been a brother to me.]

36:10And if the wolves make peace with the lambs so as not to devour or do them violence, And if their hearts are towards them for good, Then there will be peace in my heart towards thee.

36:11And if the lion becomes the friend of the ox and makes peace with him,

36:12And when the raven becomes white as the raza, Then know that I have loved thee And shall make peace with thee. Thou shalt be rooted out, And thy sons shall be rooted out, And there shall be no peace for thee.”

36:13And when Jacob saw that he was (so) evilly disposed towards him with his heart, and with all his soul as to slay him, and that he had come springing like the wild boar which comes upon the spear that pierces and kills it, and recoils not from it;

36:14Then he spake to his own and to his servants that they should attack him and all his companions.

Chapter 37

37:1And after that Judah spake to Jacob, his father, and said unto him: “Bend thy bow, father, and send forth thy arrows and cast down the adversary and slay the enemy; and mayst thou have the power, for we shall not slay thy brother, for he is such as thou, and he is like thee: let us give him (this) honour.”

37:2Then guidance of the parallelism I have transposed it as above. “How long wilt thou extend words of peace and friendship to him, when he comes against us as an enemy with his mail-clad troops to slay us.” Jacob bent his bow and sent forth the arrow and struck Esau, his brother, (on his right breast) and slew him.

37:3And again he sent forth an arrow and struck Adorn the Aramaean, on the left breast, and drove him backward and slew him.

37:4And then went forth the sons of Jacob, they and their servants, dividing themselves into companies on the four sides of the tower.

37:5And Judah went forth in front, and Naphtali and Gad with him and fifty servants with him on the south side of the tower, and they slew all they found before them, and not one individual of them escaped.

37:6And Levi and Dan and Asher went forth on the east side of the tower, and fifty (men) with them, and they slew the fighting men of Moab and Ammon.

37:7And Reuben and Issachar and Zebulon went forth on the north side of the tower, and

37:8And they Jacob until the day that he And the sons of Edom have

Chapter 38

38:1as he interpreted to them so it befell them, and Pharaoh restored the chief butler to his office, and the (chief) baker he slew, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

38:2But the chief butler forgot Joseph in the prison, although he had informed him what would befall him, and did not remember to inform Pharaoh how Joseph had told him, for he forgot.

Chapter 39

39:1And in those days Pharaoh dreamed two dreams in one night concerning a famine which was to be in all the land, and he awoke from his sleep and called all the interpreters of dreams that were in Egypt, and magicians, and told them his two dreams, and they were not able to declare (them).

39:2And then the chief butler remembered Joseph and spake of him to the king, and he brought him forth from the prison, and he told his two dreams before him.

39:3And he said before Pharaoh that his two dreams were one, and he said unto him: “Seven years will come (in which there will be) plenty over all the land of Egypt, and after that seven years of famine, such a famine as has not been in all the land.

39:4And now let Pharaoh appaint overseers in all the land of Egypt, and let them store up food in every city throughout the days of the years of plenty, and there will be food for the seven years of famine, and the land will Studia Patristica, 1889), Joseph is who heard concerning him, and Pharaoh’s kingdom was well ordered, and there was no Satan and no evil person (therein),

39:5And the king called Joseph's name Sephiintiphans, and gave Joseph to wife the daughter of Potiphar, the daughter of the priest of Heliopolis, the chief cook.

39:6And on the day that Joseph stood before Pharaoh he was thirty years old [when he stood before Pharaoh].

39:7And in that year Isaac died, And it came to pass as Joseph had said in the interpretation of his two dreams, according as he had said it, there were seven years of plenty over all the land of Egypt, and the land of Egypt produced abundantly, one measure (producing) eighteen hundred measures.

39:8And Joseph gathered food into every city until they were full of corn until they could no longer count and measure it for its multitude. and because Tamar s marriage with his sons had not in a single passage in the Syriac ver- sion.

Chapter 40

40:1And in the forty-fifth jubilee, in the second week, (and) in the second year, Judah took for his first-born Er, a wife from the daughters of Aram, named Tamar.

40:2But he hated, and did not lie with her, because his mother was of the daughters of Canaan, and he wished to take him a wife of the kinsfolk of his mother, but Judah, his father, would not permit him.

40:3And this Er, the first-born of Judah, was wicked, and the Lord slew him.

40:4And Judah said unto Onan, his brother: “Go in unto thy brothers wife and perform the duty of a husbands brother unto her, and raise up seed unto thy brother.”

40:5And Onan knew that the seed would not be his, (but) his brother’s only, and he went into the house of his brother’s wife, and spilt the seed on the ground, and he was wicked in the eyes of the Lord, and He slew him.

40:6And Judah said unto Tamar, his daughter-in-law: “Remain in thy fathers house as a widow till Shelah my son be grown up, and I shall give thee to him to wife.”

40:7And he grew up; but Bédst’él, the wife of Judah, did not permit her son Shelah to marry. And Bédst’él, the wife of Judah, died in the fifth year of this week.

40:8And in the sixth year Judah went up to shear his sheep at Timnah. And they told Tamar: “Behold thy father-inlaw goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

40:9And she put off her widow’s clothes, and put on a veil, and adorned herself, and sat in the gate adjoining the way to Timnah.

40:10And as Judah was going along he found her, and thought her to be an harlot, and he said unto her: “Let me come in unto thee”; and she said unto him: “Come in,” and he went in.

40:11And she said unto him: “Give me my hire”; and he said unto her: “JT have nothing in my hand save my ring that is on my finger, and my necklace, and my staff which is in my hand.”

40:12And she said unto him: “Give them to me until thou dost send me my hire”; and he said unto her: “I will send unto thee a kid of the goats”; and he gave them to her, (and he went in unto her), and she conceived by him.

40:13And Judah went unto his sheep, and she went to her father’s house.

40:14And Judah sent a kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd, an Adullamite, and he found her not; and he asked the people of the place, saying: “ Where is the harlot who was here?” And they said unto him: “There is no harlot here with us.”

40:15And he returned and informed him, and said unto him that he had not found her; “I asked the people of the place, and they said unto me: ‘There is no harlot here.” And he said: “Let her keep (them) lest we become a cause of derision.”

40:16And when she had completed three months, it was manifest that she was with child, and they told Judah, saying: “Behold Tamar, thy daughter-in-law, is with child by whoredom.”

40:17And Judah went to the house of her father, and said unto her father and her brothers: “ Bring her forth, and let them burn her, for she hath wrought uncleanness in Israel.”

40:18And it came to pass when they brought her forth to burn her that she sent to her father-inlaw the ring and the necklace, and the staff, saying: “ Discern whose are these, for by him am I with child.”

40:19And Judah acknowledged, and said: “Tamar is more righteous than I am, And therefore let them burn her not.”

40:20And for that reason she was not given to Shelah, and he did not again approach her.

40:21And after that she bare two sons, Perez and Zerah, in the seventh year of this second week.

40:22And thereupon the seven years of fruitfulness were accomplished, of which Joseph spake to Pharaoh.

40:23And Judah acknowledged that the deed which he had done was evil, for he had lain with his daughter-in-law, and he esteemed it hateful in his eyes, and he acknowledged that he had transgressed and gone astray; for he had uncovered the skirt of his son, unto him.” Perhaps we should read with Latin ‘‘dicens: Non inveni eam,” * And said: I have not found her,” as I have done in my text. Perez... Zerah. Eth, Pharés... Zara. and he began to lament and to supplicate before the Lord because of his transgression.

40:24And we told him in a dream that it was forgiven him because he supplicated earnestly, and lamented, and did not again commit it.

40:25And he received forgiveness because he turned from his sin and from his ignorance, for he transgressed greatly before our God; and every one that acts thus, every one who lies with his mother-in-law, let them burn him with fire that he may burn therein, for there is uncleanness and pollution upon them; with fire let them burn them.

40:26And do thou command the children of Israel that there be no uncleanness amongst them, for every one who lies with his daughter-in-law or with his mother-in-law hath wrought uncleanness; with fire let them burn the man who has lain with her, and likewise the woman, and He will turn away wrath and punishment from Israel.

40:27And unto Judah we said that his two sons had not lain with her, and for this reason his seed was established for a second generation, and would not be rooted out. he had gone and sought for punishment, namely, according to the judgment of Abraham, which he had commanded his sons, Judah had sought to burn her with fire.

Chapter 41

41:1And in the first year of the third week of the forty-fifth jubilee the famine began to come into the land, and the rain refused to be given to the earth, for none whatever fell.

41:2And the earth grew barren, but in the land of Egypt there was food, for Joseph had gathered the seed of the land in the seven years of plenty and had preserved it.

41:3And the Egyptians came to Joseph that he might give them food, and he opened the storehouses where was the grain of the first year, and he sold it to the people of the land for gold.

41:4And Joseph recognised them, but they did not recognise him, and he spake unto them and questioned them, and he said unto them ; “Are ye not spies, and have ye not come to explore the approaches of the land?” And he put them in ward.

41:5And after that he set them free again, and detained Simeon alone and sent off his nine brothers.

41:6And he filled their sacks with corn, and he put their gold in their sacks, and they did not know.

41:7And he commanded them to bring their younger brother, for they had told him their father was living and their younger brother.

41:8And they went up from the land of Egypt and they came to the land. of Canaan; and they told their father all that had befallen them, and how the lord? of the country had spoken roughly to them, and had seized Simeon till they should bring Benjamin.

41:9And Jacob said: “ Me have ye bereaved of my children! Joseph is not and Simeon also is not, and ye will take Benjamin away. On me has your wickedness come.”

41:10And he said: “My son will not go down with you lest perchance he fall sick; for their mother gave birth to two sons, and one has perished, and this one also ye will take from me. If perchance he took a fever on the road, ye would bring down my old age with sorrow unto death.”

41:11For he saw that their money had been returned to every man in his sack, and for this reason he feared to send him.

41:12And the famine increased and became sore in the land of Canaan, and in all lands save in the land of Egypt, for many of the children of the Egyptians had stored up their seed for food from the time when they saw Joseph gathering seed together and putting it in storehouses and preserving it for the years of famine.

41:13And the people of Egypt fed themselves thereon during the first year of their famine.

41:14But when Israel saw that the famine was very sore in the land, and that there was no deliverance, he said unto his sons: “Go again, and procure food for us that we die not.”

41:15And they said: “ We shall not go; unless our youngest brother go with us, we shall not go.”

41:16And Israel saw that if he did not send him with them, they should all perish by reason of the famine.

41:17And Reuben said: “Give him into my hand, and if I do not bring him back to thee, slay my two sons instead of his soul.” And he said unto him: “ He will not go with thee.”

41:18And Judah came near and said: “Send him with me, and if I do not bring him back to thee, let me bear the blame before thee all the days of my life.”

41:19And he sent him with them in the second year of this week on the first day of the month, and they came to the land of Egypt with all those who went, and (they had) presents in their hands, stacte and almonds and terebinth nuts and pure honey.

41:20And they went and stood before Joseph, and he saw Benjamin his brother, and he knew him, and said unto them: “Is this your youngest brother?” And they said unto him: “It is he.” And he said: “The Lord be gracious to thee, my son!”

41:21And he sent him into his house and he brought forth Simeon unto them and he made a feast for them, and they presented to him the gift which they had brought in their hands.

41:22And they eat before him and he gave them all a portion, but the portion of Benjamin was seven times larger than that of any of theirs.

41:23And they eat and drank and arose and remained with their asses.

41:24And Joseph devised a sacks with food, and return their money unto them into ἵ their vessels, and my cup, the silver cup out of which I drink, put it in the sack of the youngest, and send them away.”

Chapter 42

42:1And he did as Joseph had told him, and filled all their sacks for them with food and put their money in their sacks, and put the cup in Benjamin’s sack.

42:2And early in the morning they departed, and it came to pass that, when they had gone from thence, Joseph said unto the steward of his house: “ Pursue them, run and seize them, saying, ‘ For good ye have requited me with evil; you have stolen from me the silver cup out of which my lord drinks.’ And bring back to me their youngest brother, and fetch (him) quickly before I go forth to my seat of judgment.”

42:3And he ran after them and said unto them according to these words.

42:4And they said unto him: “God forbid that thy servants should do this thing, and steal from the house of thy lord any utensil, and the money also which we found in our sacks the first time, we thy servants brought back from the land of Canaan.

42:5How then should we steal any utensil? Behold here are we and our sacks; search, and wherever thou findest the cup in the sack of any man amongst us, let him be slain, and we and our asses will serve thy lord.”

42:6And he said unto them: “Not so, the man with whom I find, him only shall I take as a servant, and ye will return in peace unto your house.”

42:7And as he was searching in their vessels, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest, it was found in Benjamin’s sack.

42:8And they rent their garments, and laded their asses, and returned to the city and came to the house of Joseph, and they all bowed themselves on their faces to the ground before him.

42:9And Joseph said unto them: “Ye have done evil. And they said: “What shall we say and how shall we defend ourselves? Our lord hath discovered the transgression of his servants; behold we are the servants of our lord, and our asses also.”

42:10And Joseph said unto them: “I too fear the Lord; as for you, go ye to your homes and let your brother be my servant, for ye have done evil. Know ye not that a man delights in his cup as I with this cup? And yet ye have stolen it from me.”

42:11And Judah said: “O my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ear; two brothers did thy servant’s mother bear to our father; one went away and was lost, and hath not been found, and he alone is left of his mother, and thy servant our father loves him, and his life also is bound up with the life of this (lad).

42:12And it will come to pass, when we go to thy servant our father, and the lad is not with us, that he will die, and we shall bring down our father with sorrow unto death.

42:13Now rather let me, thy servant, abide instead of the boy as a bondsman unto my lord, and let the lad go with his brethren, for I became surety for him at the hand of thy servant our father, and if I do not bring him back, thy servant will bear the blame to our father for ever.”

42:14And Joseph saw that they were all accordant in goodness one with another, and he could not refrain himself, and he told them that he was Joseph.

42:15And he conversed with them in the Hebrew tongue and fell on their neck and wept. But they knew him not and they began to weep.

42:16And he said unto them: “ Weep not over me, but hasten and bring my father to me; and ye see that it is my mouth that speaketh, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see.

42:17For behold this is the second year of the famine, and there are still five years without harvest or fruit of trees or ploughing.

42:18Come down quickly ye and your households, so that ye perish not through the famine, and do not be grieved for your possessions, for the Lord sent me before you to set things in order that many people might live.

42:19And tell my father that I am still alive, and ye, behold, ye see that the Lord has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and ruler over his house and over all the land of Egypt.

42:20And tell my father of all my glory, and all the riches and glory that the Lord hath given me.”

42:21And by the command of the mouth of Pharaoh he gave them chariots and provisions for the way, and he gave them all many-coloured raiment and silver.

42:22And to their father he sent raiment and silver and ten asses which carried corn, and he sent them away.

42:23And they went up and told their father that Joseph was alive, and was measuring out corn to all the nations of the earth, and that he was ruler over all the land of Egypt.

42:24And their father did not believe it, for he was beside himself in his mind; but when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent, the life of his spirit revived, and he said: “It is enough for me if Joseph lives; I will go down and see him before I die.”

Chapter 43

43:1And Israel took his journey from + Haran + from his house on the new moon of the third month, and he went on the way of the Well of the Oath, and he offered a sacrifice to the God of his father Isaac on the seventh of this month.

43:2And Jacob remembered the dream that he had seen at Bethel, and he feared to go down into Egypt.

43:3And while he was thinking of sending word to Joseph to come to him, and that he would not go down, he remained there seven days, if perchance he should see a vision as to whether he should remain or go down.

43:4And he celebrated the harvest festival of the first-fruits with old grain, for in all the land of Canaan there was not a handful of seed (in the land), for the famine was over all the beasts and cattle and birds, and also over man.

43:5And on the sixteenth the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, “Jacob, Jacob”; and he said, “Here am I.” And He said unto him: “I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac; fear not to go down into Egypt, for I will there make of thee a great nation.

43:6It is enough for me. The Ethi- third month. He has a vision on the 2 Bracketed as a ditto- Ὁ Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi—five.

Chapter 44

44:1and all the region round about, which he ruled over before Pharaoh. And Israel and his sons dwelt in the land of Goshen, the best part of the land of Egypt; and Israel was one hundred and thirty years old when he came into Egypt.

44:2And Joseph nourished his father and his brethren and also their possessions with bread as much as sufficed them for the seven years of the famine.

44:3And the land of Egypt suffered by reason of the famine, and Joseph acquired all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh in return for food, and he got possession of the people and their cattle and everything for Pharaoh.

44:4And the years of the famine were accomplished, and Joseph gave to the people in the land seed and food that they might sow (the land) in the eighth year, for the river had overflowed all the land of Egypt.

44:5For in the seven years of the famine it had not overflowed and had irrigated only a few places on the banks of the river, but now it overflowed and the Egyptians sowed the land, and it bore much corn that year.

44:6And this was the first year of the fourth week of the forty-fifth jubilee.

44:7And Joseph took of the corn of the harvest the fifth part for the king and left four parts for them for food and for seed, and Joseph made it an ordinance for the land of Egypt Jt bore=farajat, which, since Latin has collegerunt, may be corrupt for ’ararfi=“collegerunt”’ or “harvested.” until this day.

44:8And Israel lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and all the days which he lived were three jubilees, one hundred and forty-seven years, and he died in the fourth year of the fifth week of the forty-fifth jubilee.

44:9And Israel blessed his sons before he died and told them everything that would befall them in the land of Egypt; and he made known to them what would come upon them in the last days, and blessed them and gave to Joseph two portions in the land.

44:10And he slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the double cave in the land of Canaan, near Abraham his father in the grave which he dug for himself in the double cave in the land of Hebron.

44:11And he gave all his books and the books of his fathers to Levi his son that he might preserve them and renew them for his children until this day.

Chapter 45

45:1the present passage should be 2041. keeping of Levi’s descendants. It is of the life of Joseph.

45:2And there was no Satan nor any evil all the days of the life of Joseph which he lived after his father Jacob, for all the Egyptians honoured the children of Israel all the days of the life of Joseph.

45:3And Joseph died being a hundred and ten years old; seventeen years he lived in the land of Canaan, and ten years he was a servant, and three years in prison, and eighty years he was under the king, ruling all the land of Egypt.

45:4And he died and all his brethren and all that generation.

45:5And he commanded the children of Israel before he died that they should carry his bones with them when they went forth from the land of Egypt.

45:6And he made them swear regarding his bones, for he knew that the Egyptians would not again bring forth and bury him in the land of Canaan, for Makaméarén, king of Canaan, while dwelling in the land of Assyria, fought in the valley with the king of Egypt and slew him there, and pursued after the Egyptians to the gates of ’Ermén.

45:7But he was not able to enter, for another, a new king, had become king of Egypt, and he was stronger than he, and he returned to the land of Canaan, and the gates of Egypt were closed, and none went out and none came into Egypt.

45:8And Joseph died in the fortysixth jubilee, in the sixth week, in the second year, and they buried him in the land of Egypt, and all his brethren died after him.

45:9And the king of Egypt went forth to war with the king of Canaan in the forty-seventh jubilee, in the second week in the second year, and the children of Israel brought forth all the bones of the children of Jacob save the bones of Joseph, and they buried them in the field in the double cave in the mountain.

45:10And the most (of them) returned to Egypt, but a few of them remained in the mountains of Hebron, and which emphasises the weakness of Egypt, points rather to the period of the successors of Rameses III. when Egypt lost her Syrian dependencies, to this in representing Cush and Canaan as the opposing countries. 6. ’Ermén, i.e. Herodupolis which stood close to the Desert on the canal of Ramses. I cannot identify Makamar6én. would be 2268. other mention of this stay of Amram in — 2), however, some such legend may — have been known. Amram thy father remained with them.

45:11And the king of Canaan was victorious over the king of Egypt, and he closed the gates of Egypt.

45:12And he devised an evil device against the children of Israel of afflicting them ; and he said unto the people of Egypt:

45:13“Behold the people of the children of Israel have increased and multiplied more than we. Come and let us deal wisely with them before they become too many, and let us afflict them with slavery before war come upon us and before they too fight against us; else they will join themselves unto our enemies and get them up out of our land, for their hearts and faces are towards the land of Canaan.”

45:14And he set over them taskmasters to afflict them with slavery; and they built strong cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses, and they built all the walls and all the fortifications which had fallen in the cities of Egypt.

45:15And they made them serve with rigour, and the more they dealt evilly with them, the more they increased and multiplied.

45:16And the people of Egypt abominated the children of Israel.

Chapter 46

46:1And in the seventh week, in the seventh year, in the forty -seventh jubilee, thy father went forth from the land of Canaan, and thou wast born in the fourth week, in the sixth year thereof, in the forty-eighth jubilee; this was the time of tribulation on the children of Israel.

46:2And Pharaoh, king of Egypt, issued a command regarding them that they should cast all their

46:3And they cast them in for seven months until the day that thou And thy mother hid thee for three months, and they told regarding her.

46:4And she made an ark for thee, and covered it with pitch and asphalt, and placed it in the flags on the bank of the river, and she placed thee in it seven days, and thy mother came by night and suckled thee, and by day Miriam, thy sister, guarded thee from the birds.

46:5And in those days Tharmuth, the daughter of Pharaoh, came to bathe in the river, and she heard thy voice crying, and she told her maidens to bring thee forth, and they brought thee unto her.

46:6And she took thee out of the ark, and she had compassion on thee.

46:7And thy sister said unto her: “Shall I go and call unto thee one of the Hebrew women to nurse and male children which were born into the river. wast born. suckle this babe for thee?”

46:8And she went and called thy mother Jochebed, and she gave her wages, and she nursed thee. And she said (unto her):

46:9And afterwards, when thou wast grown up, they brought thee unto the daughter of Pharaoh, and thou didst become her son, and Amram thy father taught thee writing, and after thou hadst completed three weeks they brought thee into the royal court.

46:10And thou wast three weeks 2351-23724. of years at court until the time when thou didst go forth from the royal court and didst see an Egyptian smiting thy friend who was of the children of Israel, and thou didst slay him and hide him in the sand.

46:11And on the second day thou didst find two of the children of Israel striving together, and thou didst say to him who was doing the wrong: “ Why dost thou smite thy brother?”

46:12And he was angry and indignant, and said: “ Who made thee Thinkest thou to kill And thou a prince and a judge over us? me as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday ?” didst fear and flee on account of these words.

Chapter 47

47:1And in the sixth year of the third week of the forty-ninth jubilee thou didst depart and dwell in the land of Midian five weeks and one year. And thou didst return into Egypt in the second week in the One year. Corrupt for three “years.” second year in the fiftieth jubilee.

47:2And thou thyself knowest what He spake unto thee on Mount Sinai, and what prince Mastéma desired to do with thee when thou wast returning into Egypt on the way when thou didst meet him at the lodging-place.

47:3Did he not with all his power seek to slay thee and deliver the Egyptians out of thy hand when he saw that thou wast sent to execute judgment and vengeance on the Egyptians ?

47:4And I delivered thee out of his hand, and thou didst perform the signs and wonders which thou wast sent to perform in Egypt against Pharaoh, and against all his house, and against his servants and his people.

47:5And the Lord executed a great vengeance on them for Israel’s sake, and smote them through (the plagues of) blood and frogs, lice and dog-flies, and malignant boils breaking forth in blains; and their cattle by death; and by hail-stones, thereby He destroyed everything that grew for them; and by locusts which devoured the residue which had been left by the hail, and by darkness; and (by the death) of the first-born of men and animals, and on all their idols the

47:6And everything was sent through thy hand, that thou shouldst declare (these things) before they were done, and thou didst speak with the king of Egypt before all his servants and before his people.

47:7And everything tock place according to thy words; ten great and terrible judgments came on the land of Egypt that thou mightest execute vengeance on it for Israel.

47:8And the Lord did everything for Israel’s sake, and according to His covenant, which He had ordained with Abraham that He would take vengeance on them as they had brought them by force into bondage.

47:9And the prince of the Mastéma stood up against thee, and sought to cast thee into the hands of Pharaoh, and he helped the Egyptian sorcerers, and they stood up and wrought before thee.

47:10The evils indeed we permitted them to work, but the remedies we did not allow to be wrought by their hands.

47:11And the Lord smote them with malignant ulcers, and they were not able to stand, for we destroyed them so that they could not perform a single sign.

47:12And notwithstanding all (these) signs and wonders the prince of the Mastéma was not put to shame because he took courage and cried to the Egyptians to pursue after thee with all the powers of the Egyptians, with their chariots, and with their horses, and with all the hosts of the peoples of Egypt.

47:13And I stood between the Egyptians and Israel, and we delivered Israel out of his shame until he took courage.” As this fails to give a good sense, I omitted the negative in my text. Thus we

47:14And all the peoples whom he brought to pursue after Israel, the Lord our God cast them into the midst of the sea, into the depths of the abyss beneath the children of Israel, even as the people of Egypt had cast their children into the river. He took vengeance on 1,000,000 of them, and one thousand strong and energetic men were destroyed on account of one suckling of the children of thy people which they had thrown into the river.

47:15And on the fourteenth day and on the fifteenth and on the sixteenth and on the seventeenth and on the eighteenth the prince of the Mastéma was bound and imprisoned behind the children of Israel that he might not accuse them.

47:16And on the nineteenth we let them loose that they might help the Egyptians and pursue the children of Israel.

47:17And he hardened their hearts and made them stubborn, and the device was devised by the Lord our God that He might smite

47:18And on the fourteenth we bound him that he might not accuse the the Egyptians and cast them into the sea. children of Israel on the the Egyptians.” cd add these words after “ between the Egyptians.”

47:19And we did not lead forth the children of Israel from Egypt empty handed.

Chapter 48

48:1Remember the commandment which the Lord commanded thee concerning the passover, that thou shouldst celebrate it in its season on the fourteenth of the first month, that thou shouldst kill it before it is evening, and that they should eat it by night on the evening of the fifteenth from the time of the setting of the sun.

48:2For on this night—the beginning of the festival and the beginning of the joy—ye were eating the passover in Egypt, when all the powers of Mastéma had been let loose to slay all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh to the first-born of the captive maid-servant in the mill, and to the cattle.

48:3And this is the sign which the Lord gave them: Into every house on the lintels of which they saw the blood of a lamb of the first year, into (that) house they should not enter to slay, but should pass by (it), that all those should be saved that were in the house because the sign of the blood was on its lintels.

48:4And the powers of the Lord did everything according as the Lord commanded them, and they passed by all the children of Israel, and the plague came not upon them to destroy from amongst them any soul either of cattle, or man, or dog.

48:5And the plague was very grievous in Egypt, and there was no house in Egypt where there was not one dead, and weeping and lamentation.

48:6And all Israel was eating the flesh of the paschal lamb, and drinking the wine, and was lauding and blessing, and giving thanks to the Lord God of their fathers, and was ready to go forth from under the yoke of Egypt, and from the evil bondage.

48:7And remember thou this day all the days of thy life, and observe it from year to year all the days of thy life, once a year, on its day, according to all the law thereof, and do not adjourn (it) from day to day, or from month to month.

48:8For it is an eternal ordinance, and engraven on the heavenly tables regarding all the children of Israel that they should observe it every year on its day once a year, throughout all their generations ; and there is no limit of days, for this is ordained for ever.

48:9And the man who is free from uncleanness, and does not come to observe it on occasion of its day, so as to bring an acceptable offering before the Lord, and to eat and to drink before the Lord on the day of its festival, that man who is clean and close at hand will be cut off: because he offered not the oblation of the Lord in its appointed season, he will take the guilt upon himself.

48:10Let the children of Israel come and observe the passover on the day of its fixed time, on the fourteenth day of the first month, between the evenings, from the third part of the day to the third part of the night, for two portions of the day are given to the light,

48:11And do thou command the children of Israel to observe the passover throughout their days, every year, once a year on the day of its fixed time, and it will come for a memorial well pleasing before the Lord, and no plague will come upon them to slay or to smite in that year in which they celebrate the passover in its season in every respect according to His command.

48:12And they shall not eat it outside the sanctuary of the Lord, but before the sanctuary of the Lord, and all the people of the congregation of Israel shall celebrate it in its appointed season.

48:13And every man who has come upon its day shall eat it in the sanctuary of your God before the Lord from twenty years old and upward; for thus is it written and ordained that they should eat it in the sanctuary of the Lord.

48:14And when the children of Israel come into the land which they are to possess, into the land of Canaan, and set up the tabernacle of the Lord in the midst of the land in one of

48:15And in the days when the house has been built in the name of the Lord in the land of their inheritance, they shall go there and slay the passover in the evening, at sunset, at the third part of the day.

48:16And they will offer its blood on the threshold of the altar, and shall place its fat on the fire which is upon the altar, and they shall eat its flesh roasted with fire in the court of the house which has been sanctified in the name of the Lord.

48:17And they may not celebrate the passover in their cities, nor in any place save before the tabernacle of the Lord, or before His house where His name hath dwelt; and they will not go astray from the Lord.

48:18And do thou, Moses, command the children of Israel to observe the ordinances of the passover, as it was commanded unto thee; declare thou unto them every year and the day of its days, andf the festival of unleavened bread, that they should eat unleavened bread seven days, (and) that they should observe its festival, and that they bring an oblation every day during those seven days of joy before the Lord on the altar of your God.

48:19For ye celebrated this festival with haste when ye went forth from Egypt till ye entered into the wilderness of Shur; for on the shore of the sea ye completed it.

Chapter 49

49:1And after this law I made known to thee the days of the Sabbaths in the desert of Sin[ai], which is between Elim and Sinai.

49:2And I told thee of the Sabbaths of the land on Mount Sinai, and I told thee of the jubilee years in the sabbaths of years: but the year thereof have I not told thee till ye enter the land which ye are to possess.

49:3And the land also will keep its sabbaths while they dwell upon it, and they will know the jubilee year.

49:4Wherefore I have ordained for thee the year-weeks and the years and the jubilees: there are forty-nine jubilees from the days of Adam until this day, and one week and two years: and there are yet forty years to come (lit. “distant ”) for learning the commandments of the Lord, until they pass over into the land of Canaan, crossing the Jordan to the west.

49:5And the jubilees will pass by, until Israel is cleansed from all guilt of fornication, and uncleanness, and pollution, and sin, and error, and dwells with confidence in all the land, and there will be no more a Satan or any evil one, and the land will be clean from that time for evermore.

49:6And behold the commandment regarding the Sabbaths— I have written (them) down for thee—and all the judgments A of its laws.

49:7Six days wilt thou labour, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. shall do no manner of work, ye and your sons, and your men-servants and your maid-servants, and all your cattle and the sojourner also who is with you.

49:8And the man that does any work on it shall die: whoever desecrates that day, whoever lies with (his) wife, or whoever says he will do something on it, that he will set out on a journey thereon in regard to whoever draws water thereon any buying or selling: and which he had not prepared Whoever draws water. This was forbidden by the Karaite Jews (Jost, for himself on the sixth day, and whoever takes up any burden to carry it out of his tent or out of his house shall die.

49:9Ye shall do no work whatever on the Sabbath day save what ye have prepared for yourselves on the sixth day, so as to eat, and drink, and rest, and keep Sabbath from all work on that day, and to bless the Lord your God, who has given you a day of festival, and a holy day: and a day of the holy kingdom for all Israel is this day among their days for ever.

49:10For great is the honour which the Lord has given to Israel that they should eat and drink and be satisfied on this festival day, and rest thereon from all labour which belongs to the labour of the children of men, save burning frankincense and bringing oblations and sacrifices before the Lord for days and for Sabbaths.

49:11This work alone shall be done on the Sabbath-days in the sanctuary of the Lord your God; that they may atone for Israel with sacrifice continually from day to day for a memorial well-pleasing before the Lord, and that He may receive them always from day to day according as thou hast been commanded. any work thereon, or goes a journey, or tills (his) farm, whether in his house or any other place, and whoever

49:12And every man who does lights a fire, or rides on any beast, or travels by ship on Whether in his house or any other place. These words seem to be in their wrong place. They would give good sense if they were read immediately after ‘‘every man who does any work thereon.” the sea, and whoever strikes or kills anything, or slaughters a beast or a bird, or whoever catches an animal or a bird or a fish, or whoever fasts or makes war on the Sabbaths:

49:13The man who does any of these things on the Sabbath shall die, so that the children of Israel shall observe the Sabbaths according to the commandments regarding the Sabbaths of the land, as it is written in the tables, which He gave into my hands that I should write out for thee the laws of the seasons, and the seasons according to the division of their days.

Contents — 87 sections

1. Chapter 0
2. Chapter 1
3. Chapter 2
4. Chapter 3
5. Chapter 4
6. Chapter 5
7. Chapter 6
8. Chapter 7
9. Chapter 8
10. Chapter 9
11. Chapter 10
12. Chapter 11
13. Chapter 12
14. Chapter 13
15. Chapter 14
16. Chapter 15
17. Chapter 16
18. Chapter 17
19. Chapter 18
20. Chapter 19
21. Chapter 20
22. Chapter 21
23. Chapter 22
24. Chapter 23
25. Chapter 24
26. Chapter 25
27. Chapter 26
28. Chapter 27
29. Chapter 28
30. Chapter 29
31. Chapter 30
32. Chapter 31
33. Chapter 32
34. Chapter 33
35. Chapter 34
36. Chapter 35
37. Chapter 36
38. Chapter 37
39. Chapter 38
40. Chapter 39
41. Chapter 40
42. Chapter 41
43. Chapter 42
44. Chapter 43
45. Chapter 44
46. Chapter 45
47. Chapter 46
48. Chapter 47
49. Chapter 48
50. Chapter 49
51. Chapter 50
52. Chapter 51
53. Chapter 52
54. Chapter 53
55. Chapter 54
56. Chapter 55
57. Chapter 56
58. Chapter 57
59. Chapter 58
60. Chapter 59
61. Chapter 60
62. Chapter 61
63. Chapter 62
64. Chapter 63
65. Chapter 64
66. Chapter 65
67. Chapter 66
68. Chapter 67
69. Chapter 68
70. Chapter 69
71. Chapter 70
72. Chapter 71
73. Chapter 72
74. Chapter 73
75. Chapter 74
76. Chapter 75
77. Chapter 76
78. Chapter 77
79. Chapter 78
80. Chapter 79
81. Chapter 80
82. Chapter 81
83. Chapter 82
84. Chapter 83
85. Chapter 84
86. Chapter 85
87. Chapter 86

Chapter 0

0:1And it came to pass in the twenty-fifth year of Jeconiah, king of Judah, that the word of the Lord came to Baruch, the son of Neriah, and said to him:

0:2"Hast thou seen all that this people are doing to Me, that the evils which these two tribes which remained have done are greater than (those of) the ten tribes which were carried away captive?

0:3For the former tribes were forced by their kings to commit sin, but these two of themselves have been forcing and compelling their kings to commit sin.

0:4For this reason, behold I bring evil upon this city, and upon its inhabitants, and it shall be removed from before Me for a time, and I will scatter this people among the Gentiles that they may do good to the Gentiles. And My people shall be chastened, and the time shall come when they will seek for the prosperity of their times. {Top}

Chapter 1

1:1I have said these things to thee that thou mayst bid Jeremiah, and all those that are like you, to retire from this city.

1:2your works are to this city as a firm pillar, And your prayers as a strong wall.’

Chapter 2

2:1I said: ‘O Lorb, my Lord, have I come into the world for this purpose that I might see the evils of my mother? Not (so) my Lord.

2:2I have found grace in Thy sight, first take my spirit that I may go to my fathers and not behold the destruction of my mother.

2:3two things vehemently constrain me: for I cannot resist Thee, and my soul, moreover, cannot behold the evils

2:4one thing I will say in Thy presence,O Lord. What,

2:5What, therefore, will there be after these things ? for if Thou destroyest Thy city, and deliverest up Thy land to those that hate 6 us, how shall the name of Israel be again

2:6how shall one speak of Thy praises? 7 or to whom shall that which is in Thy

2:7shall the world return to its nature (of aforetime), and the age revert to primeval silence?

2:8shall the multitude of souls be taken away, 9 and the nature of man not again be named?

2:9where is all that which Thou didst say to Moses regarding us?’

Chapter 3

3:1the Lord said unto me: ‘This city shall be delivered up for a time, And the people shall be chastened during a time, And the world will not be given over to oblivion.

3:2Dost thou think that this is that city of which I said: ‘On the palms of My hands have I graven thee”?

3:3This building now built in your midst is not that which is revealed with Me, that which was prepared beforehand here from the time when I took counsel to make Paradise, and showed it to Adam before he sinned, but when he transgressed the commandment it was removed from him, as + also

3:4after these things I showed it to My servant Abraham by night among the 5 portions of the victims.

3:5again also I showed it to Moseson Mount Sinai when I showed to him 6 the likeness of the tabernacle and all its vessels.

3:6And now, behold, it is preserved with Me, as also Paradise.

3:7Go, therefore, and do as I command thee.’

Chapter 4

4:1I answered and said: ‘So then I am destined to grieve for Zion, For Thine enemies will come to this place and pollute Thy sanctuary, And lead Thine inheritance into captivity, And make themselves masters of those whom Thou hast loved, And they will depart again to the place of their idols, And will boast before them : And what wilt Thou do for Thy great

4:2the Lord said unto me : ‘My name and My glory are unto all eternity ; And My judgement shall maintain its right in its

4:3thou shalt see with thine eyes That the enemy will not overthrow Zion, Nor shall they burn Jerusalem, But be the ministers of the Judge for the time.

4:4do thou go and do whatsoever I have said unto thee.’

4:5I went and took Jeremiah, and Adu, and Seriah, and Jabish, and Gedaliah, and all the honourable men of the people, and I led them to the valley of Cedron, and I narrated to them all 6, 7 that had been said to me.

4:6they lifted up their voice, and they all wept.

4:7we sat there and fasted until the evening.

Chapter 5

5:1it came to pass on the morrow that, lo! the army of the Chaldees surrounded the city, and at the time of the evening, I, Baruch, left the people, and I went forth and stood by the

5:2I was grieving over Zion, and lamenting over the captivity which had come upon

5:3lo! suddenly a strong spirit raised me, and bore me aloft over the wall of

5:4I beheld, and lo! four angels standing at the four corners of the city, each of s them holding a torch of fire in his hands.

5:5another angel began to descend from heaven, 6 and said unto them: ‘Hold your lamps, and do not light them till I tell you.

5:6I am first sent to speak a word to the earth, and to place in it what the Lord the Most High has commanded

5:7I saw him descend into the Holy of Holies, and take from thence the veil, and the holy ark, and the mercy-seat, and the two tables, and the holy raiment of the priests, and the altar of incense, and the forty-eight precious stones, wherewith the priest was adorned and all the holy 8 vessels of the tabernacle.

5:8he spake to the earth with a loud voice: ‘Earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the mighty God, And receive what I commit to thee, And guard them until the last times, So that, when thou art ordered, thou mayst restore them, So that strangers may not get possession of them.

5:9the time comes when Jerusalem also will be delivered for a time, Until it is said, that it is again restored for ever.’

5:10the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up.

Chapter 6

6:1after these things I heard that angel saying unto those angels who held the lamps: ‘ Destroy, therefore, and overthrow its wall to its foundations, lest the enemy should boast and say : “We have overthrown the wall of Zion, And we have burnt the place of the

6:2tye have seized the placet where I had been standing before.

Chapter 7

7:1the angels did as he had commanded them, and when they had broken up the corners of the walls, a voice was heard from the interior of the temple, after the wall had fallen, saying

7:2‘Enter, ye enemies, And come, ye adversaries ; For he who kept the house has forsaken

7:3I, Baruch, departed.

7:4it came to pass after these things that the army of the Chaldees 5 entered and seized the house, and all that was around it.

7:5they led the people away captive, and slew some of them, and bound Zedekiah the king, and sent him to the king of Babylon.

Chapter 8

8:1And I, Baruch, came, and Jeremiah, whose heart was found pure from sins, who had not been captured in the seizure of the city.

8:2we rent our garments, we wept, and mourned, and fasted

Chapter 9

9:1it came to pass after seven days, that the word of God came to me, and said unto me:

9:2Tell 3 Jeremiah to go and support the captivity of the people unto Babylon.

9:3do thou remain here amid the desolation of Zion, and I will show to thee after these days what will befall at the end of

9:4I said to Jeremiah as the Lord commanded me.

9:5he, indeed, departed with the people, but I, Baruch, returned and sat before the gates of the temple, and I lamented with the following lamentation over Zion and said:

9:6‘Blessed is he who was not born, Or he, who having been born, has died.

9:7as for us who live, woe unto us, Because we see the afflictions of Zion, And what has befallen Jerusalem.

9:8will call the Sirens from the sea, And ye Lilin, come ye from the desert, And ye Shedim and dragons from the forests : Awake and gird up your loins unto mourning, And take up with me the dirges, And make lamentation with

9:9husbandmen, sow not again ; And, O earth, wherefore givest thou thy harvest fruits ? Keep within thee the sweets of

9:10thou, vine, why further dost thou give thy wine; For an offering will not again be made therefrom in Zion, Nor will first-fruits again be offered. Fasting

9:11do ye, O heavens, withhold your dew, And open not the treasuries of rain

9:12do thou, O sun, withhold the light of thy rays. And do thou, O moon, extinguish the multitude of thy light ; For why should light rise again Where the light of Zion is

9:13you, ye bridegrooms, enter not in, _ And let not the brides adorn themselves with garlands ; And, ye women, pray not that ye

9:14the barren shall above all rejoice, And those who have no sons shall be glad, And those who have sons shall have anguish.

9:15why should they bear in pain, Only to bury in grief

9:16why, again, should mankind have sons ? Or why should the seed of their kind again be named, Where this mother is desolate, And her sons are led into

9:17From this time forward speak not of beauty, And discourse not of gracefulness.

9:18Moreover, ye priests, take ye the keys of the sanctuary, And cast them into the height of heaven, And give them to the Lord and say: “Guard Thy house Thyself, For lo! we are found false stewards.”

9:19you, ye virgins ; who weave fine linen And silk with gold of Ophir, Take with haste all (these) things And cast (them) into the fire, That it may bear them to Him who made them, And the flame send them to Him who created them, Lest the enemy get possession of

Chapter 10

10:1Moreover, I, Baruch, say this against thee, Babylon: ‘If thou hadst prospered, And Zion had dwelt in her glory, Yet the grief to us had been great That thou shouldst be equal to Zion,

10:2now, lo! the grief is infinite, And the lamentation measureless, For lo! thou art prospered And Zion desolate.

10:3will be judge regarding these things ? Or to whom shall we complain regarding that which has befallen us? O Lord, how hast Thou borne

10:4fathers went to rest without grief, And lo! the righteous sleep in the earth in tranquillity

10:5they knew not this anguish, Nor yet had they heard of that which had befallen us.

10:6Would that thou hadst ears, O earth, And that thou hadst a heart, O dust: That ye might go and announce in Sheol, And say to the dead:

10:7“Blessed are ye more than we who live.”’

Chapter 11

11:1But I will say this as I think. And I will speak against thee, O land, which art prospering.

11:2The noonday does not always burn. Nor do the rays of the sun constantly give light.

11:3Do not expect [and hope] that thou wilt always be prosperous and rejoicing. And be not greatly uplifted and boastful.

11:4For assuredly in its own season shall the (divine) wrath awake against thee. Which now in long-suffering is held in as it were by reins.

11:5And when I had said these things, I fasted seven days.

Chapter 12

12:1And it came to pass after these things, that I, Baruch, was standing upon Mount Zion, and lo! a voice came from the height and said unto me:

12:2‘Stand upon thy feet, Baruch, and hear the word of the mighty God.’

12:3Because thou hast been astonied at what has befallen Zion, thou shalt therefore be assuredly 4 preserved to the consummation of the times, that thou mayst be for a testimony.

12:4that, if ever 5 those prosperous cities say:

12:5'Why hath the mighty God brought upon us this retribution?' Say thou to them, thou and those like thee who shall have seen this evil: 'This is the evil and retribution which is coming upon you and upon your people in its (destined) time that the nations may be thoroughly smitten.'

12:6then they shall be in anguish.

12:7at that time: For how long?

12:8them: “Ye who have drunk the strained wine, Drink ye also of its dregs, The judgement of the Lofty One Who has no respect of persons.’

12:9this account he had aforetime no mercy on His own sons, But afflicted them as His enemies, because they sinned,

12:10Then therefore were they chastened That they might be sanctified.

12:11But now, ye peoples and nations, ye are guilty Because ye have always trodden down the earth, And used the creation unrighteously.

12:12For I have always benefited you. And ye have always been ungrateful for the beneficence.

Chapter 13

13:1And I answered and said: ‘Lo! Thou hast shown me the method of the times, and that which shall be after these things, and Thou hast said unto me, that the retribution, which has been spoken of by Thee, shall come upon the nations.

13:2And now I know that those who have sinned are many, and they have lived in prosperity, and departed from the world, but that few nations will be left in those times, to whom those words shall be said which Thou didst say.

13:3For what advantage is there in this, or what (evil), worse than what we have seen befall us, are we to expect to see?

13:4But again I will speak in Thy presence:

13:5profited who had knowledge before Thee, and have not walked in vanity as the rest of the nations, and have not said to the dead: “ Give us life,” but always feared Thee, and have not left Thy

13:6lo! they have been carried off, nor on their account hast Thou had mercy on Zion.

13:7if others did evil, it was due to Zion, that on account of the works of those who wrought good works she should be forgiven, and should not be overwhelmed on account of the works of those who wrought unrighteousness.

13:8who, O LorD, my Lord, will comprehend Thy judgement, Or who will search out the profoundness of Thy way ? Or who will think out the weight} of Thy

13:9who will be able to think out Thy incomprehensible counsel ? Or who of those that are born has ever found The beginning or end of Thy

13:10we have all been made like a breath.

13:11breath ascends involuntarily, and again dies, so it is with the nature of men, who depart not according to their own will, and know not what will befall them in the end.

13:12For the righteous justly hope for the end, and without fear depart from this habitation, because they have with Thee a store of works preserved in treasuries.

13:13this account also these without fear leave this world, and trusting i oe 14 receive the world which Thou hast promised them.

13:14as for us—woe to us, who alee are 15 now shamefully entreated, and at that time look forward (only) to evils.

13:15Thou knowest accurately what Thou hast done by means of Thy servants; for we are not able to understand 16 that which is good as Thou art, our Creator.

13:16again I will speak in Thy presence, O

13:17When of old there was no world with its inhabitants, Thou didst devise ‘and speak 18 with a word, and forthwith the works of creation stood before Thee.

13:18Thou didst say that Thou wouldst make for Thy world man as the administrator of Thy works, that it might be known that he was by no means made on account of the world, but the world on account of him.

13:19now I see that as for the world which was made on account of us, lo! it abides, but we 15 on account of whom it was made, depart.’

Chapter 14

14:1the Lord answered and said unto me: ‘Thou art rightly astonied regarding the departure of 2 man, but thou hast not judged well regarding the evils which befall those who sin.

14:2as regards 3 what thou hast said, that the righteous are carried off and the impious are prospered,

14:3as 4 regards what thou hast said:

14:4Thy judgement ”—On this account hear, and I will 5 speak to thee, and hearken, and I will cause thee to hear My words.

14:5would not rightly have understood My judgement, unless he had accepted the law, and I had instructed him in

14:6now, because he transgressed wittingly, yea, just on this ground that he wot (thereof), he shall be tormented.

14:7as regards what thou didst say touching the righteous, that on account of them has this 8 world come, so also again shall that, which is to come, come on their account.

14:8this world is to them a strife and a labour with much trouble; and that accordingly which is to come, a crown with great glory.’

Chapter 15

15:1I answered and said: ‘O Lorb, my Lord, lo! the years of this time are few and evil, and who is able in his little time to acquire that which is measureless

Chapter 16

16:1the Lord answered and said unto me: ‘With the Most High account is not taken of much 2 time nor of a few years.

16:2what did it profit Adam that he lived nine hundred and thirty ‘tee 3 and transgressed that which he was commanded?

16:3Therefore the multitude of time that he = 4 did not profit him, but brought death and cut off the years of those who were born from

16:4wherein did Moses suffer loss in that he lived only one hundred and twenty years, and, inasmuch as he was subject to Him who formed him, brought the law to the seed of Jacob, and lighted a lamp for the nation of Israel

Chapter 17

17:1I answered and said: ‘ He that lighted has taken from the light, and there are but few that 2 have imitated

17:2those many whom he has lighted have taken from the darkness of Adam and have not rejoiced in the light of the lamp.’

Chapter 18

18:1He answered and said unto me: ‘ Wherefore at that time he appointed for them a covenant and said: “ Behold I have placed before you life and death,” And he called heaven and earth to witness

18:2he knew that his time was but short, But that heaven and earth endure always.

18:3after his death they sinned and transgressed, Though they knew that they had the law reproving (them), And the light in which nothing could err, Also the spheres which testify, and Me.

18:4regarding everything that is, it is I that judge, but do not thou take counsel in thy soul 5 regarding these things, nor afflict thyself because of those which have been.

18:5now it is the consummation of time that should be considered, whether of business, or of prosperity, or of shame, 6 and not the beginning thereof.

18:6Because if a man be prospered in his beginnings and shamefully 7 entreated in his old age, he forgets all the prosperity that he had.

18:7again, if a man is shamefully entreated in his beginnings, and at his end is prospered, he remembereth not again his evil

18:8again hearken: though each one were prospered all that time—all the time from the day on which death was decreed against those who transgress—and in his end was destroyed, in vain would have been everything.’ to 20:

Chapter 19

19:1‘Therefore, behold! the days come, And the times shall hasten more than the former, And the seasons shall speed on more than those that are past, And the years shall pass more quickly than the present (years).

19:2Therefore have I now taken away Zion, That I may the more speedily visit the world in its season.

19:3therefore hold fast in thy hear i ay. y heart everything that I i And seal it in the recesses of thy mind.

19:4then I will show thee the jud i judgement of My might, And My ways which are unsearchable.

19:5therefore and sanctify thyself i y thyself seven days, and eat no bread, nor drink water,

19:6afterwards come to that place and I will reveal Myself to thee, and eee with thee, and I will give thee commandment regardi : . ing the m ; coming and tarry not.’ 8 = ethod of the

Chapter 20

20:1I went thence and sat in the valley of Cedron in a cave of the earth, and i soul there, and I eat no bread, yet I was not hungry, and I drank no water, yet I panne He 2 I was there till the seventh day, as He had commanded me.

20:2afterwards I came to that place 3 where He had spoken with me.

20:3it came to pass at sunset that my soul took much thought 4 and I began to speak in the presence of the Mighty One, and said:

20:4‘O Thou that hast made the earth, hear me, that hast fixed the firmament by the word, and hast made firm the height of the heaven by the spirit, that hast called from the beginning of the world that which did not yet exist, and 5 they obey Thee.

20:5Thou that hast commanded the air by Thy nod, and hast seen those things which 6 are to be as those things which Thou art doing.

20:6Thou that rulest with great thought the hosts that stand before Thee: also the countless holy beings, which Thou didst make from the beginning, of + flame and fire, which stand around Thy throne Thou rulest

20:7Thee only 8 does this belong that Thou shouldst do forthwith whatsoever Thou dost wish.

20:8causest the drops of rain to rain by number upon the earth, and alone knowest the consummation of the times 9 before they come ; have respect unto my

20:9Thou alone art able to sustain all who are and those who have passed away, and those who are to be, those who sin, and those who are ro righteous [as living (and) being past finding out].

20:10For Thou alone dost live immortal and past finding out, and knowest the number of mankind.

20:11if in time many have sinned, yet others not a few have been righteous.

20:12Thou knowest where Thou preservest the end of those who have sinned, or the consummation of 13 those who have been righteous.

20:13if there were this life only, which belongs to all men, nothing could be more bitter than this.

20:14of what profit is strength that turns to sickness, Or fullness of food that turns to famine, Or beauty that turns to-ugliness.

20:15the nature of man is always changeable.

20:16were formerly now we no longer are, 17 and what we now are we shall not afterwards remain.

20:17if a consummation had not been prepared 18 for all, in vain would have been their beginning.

20:18regarding everything that comes from Thee, do Thou inform me, and regarding everything about which I ask Thee, do Thou enlighten me.

20:19long will that which is corruptible remain, and how long will the time of mortals be prospered, and until what time will those who transgress in the world be polluted with much

20:20Command therefore in mercy and accomplish all that Thou saidst Thou wouldst 21 bring, that Thy might may be made known to those who think that Thy long-suffering is weakness.

20:21show to those who know not, that everything that has befallen us and our city until now has been according to the long-suffering of Thy power, because on account of Thy name Thou hast called ??, 23 us a beloved people.

20:22Bring to an end therefore henceforth mortality.

20:23And reprove accordingly the angel of death, and let Thy glory appear, and let the might of Thy beauty be known, and let Sheol be sealed so that from this time forward it may not receive the dead, and let the treasuries of souls restore those which are enclosed in them.

20:24there have been many years like those that are desolate from the days of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, and of all those who are like them, who 25 sleep in the earth, on whose account Thou didst say that Thou hadst created the world.

20:25now 26 quickly show Thy glory, and do not defer what has been promised by Thee.’

20:26(when) I had 231, completed the words of this prayer I was greatly weakened.

Chapter 21

21:1it came to pass after these things that lo! the heavens were opened, and I saw, and 2 power was given to me, and a voice was heard from on high, and it said unto me:

21:2Baruch, Baruch, 3 why art thou troubled?

21:3a road but does not complete it, or who departs by sea 4 but does not arrive at the port, can he be comforted?

21:4he who promises to give a present to 5 another, but does not fulfil it, is it not robbery?

21:5he who sows the earth, but does not reap its 6 fruit in its season, does he not lose everything?

21:6he who plants a plant unless it grows till the 7 time suitable to it, does he who planted it expect to receive fruit from it?

21:7woman who has 8 conceived, if she bring forth untimely, does she not assuredly slay her infant?

21:8he who builds a house, if he does not roof it and complete it, can it be called a house? Tell Me that first.

Chapter 22

22:1I answered and said: ‘Not so, O

22:2answered and said unto me: ‘Why therefore art thou troubled about that which thou knowest not, and why art thou ill at ease 3 about things in which thou art ignorant?

22:3as thou hast not forgotten the people who now are 4 and those who have passed away, so I remember those who are appointed to come.

22:4Because when Adam sinned and death was decreed against those who should be born, then the multitude of those who should be born was numbered, and for that number a place was prepared where the living might 5 dwell and the dead might be guarded.

22:5Before therefore the number aforesaid is fulfilled, the creature will not live again [for My spirit is the creator of life], and Sheol will receive the dead.

22:6again it is given to thee to hear what things are to come after these times.

22:7truly My redemption has drawn nigh, and is not far distant as aforetime.

Chapter 23

23:1‘For behold! the days come and the books shall be opened in which are written the sins of all those who have sinned, and again also the treasuries in which the righteousness of all those who have 2 been righteous in creation is gathered.

23:2it shall come to pass at that time that thou shalt see—and }the many that are witht thee—the long-suffering of the Most High, which has been throughout all generations, who has been long-suffering towards all who are ee (alike) those 3 who sin and (those who) are righteous.’

23:3I answered and said: ‘ But, behold! O Lord, no one knows the number of those things which have passed nor yet of those things which are to

23:4I know indeed that which has befallen us, but what will happen to our enemies I know not, and when Thou wilt visit Thy works.’

Chapter 24

24:1He answered and said unto me: ‘Thou too shalt be preserved till that time till that 2 sign which the Most High will work for the inhabitants of the earth in the end of days.

24:2This 3 therefore shall be the sign.

24:3shall seize the inhabitants of the earth, and they 4 shall fall into many tribulations, and again when they shall fall into great torments.

24:4it will come to pass when they say in their thoughts by reason of their much tribulation: “ The Mighty One doth no longer remember the earth ”—yea, it will come to pass when they abandon hope, that the time will then

Chapter 25

25:1I answered and said: ‘ Will that tribulation which is to be continue a long time, and will xxvi=E that necessity embrace many years?’

Chapter 26

26:1He answered and said unto me: ‘ Into twelve parts is that time divided, and each one of xxvViimexx. 2 them is reserved for that which is appointed for

26:2In the first part there shall be the beginning of commotions.

26:3in the second part (there shall be) slayings of the great ones.

26:4in s, 6 the third part the fall of many by death.

26:5in the fourth part the sending of the sword.

26:6the fifth part famine and the withholding of rain.

26:7And in the sixth part earthquakes and terrors.

26:8And in the eighth part a multitude of spectres and attacks of the Shedim.

26:9in the ninth part the fall of fire.

26:10in the tenth part rapine and much oppression.

26:11in 13 the eleventh part wickedness and unchastity.

26:12in the twelfth part confusion from the mingling 14 together of all those things aforesaid.

26:13{these parts of that time are reserved and} sh flips 15 mingled one with another and minister one to another.

26:14some shall leave out some of theese ges and receive (in its stead) from others, and some complete their own and that of others, so that those may not understand who are upon the earth in those days that this is the consummation of the times.

Chapter 27

27:1Nevertheless, whosoever understandeth shall then be wise.

27:2the measure and reckoning of 3 that time are two parts a week of seven weeks.’

27:3I answered and said: ‘It is goo 4 come and behold, but it is better that he should not come lest he fall.

27:4Will he who is incorruptible despise those things which are corruptible, and whatever befalls in the case of those things which are corruptible, so that he might look only to those things which are not

27:5if, O Lord, those things shall assuredly come to pass which Thou hast foretold 7 to me, so do Thou show this also unto me if indeed I have found grace in Thy sight.

27:6it in one place or in one of the parts of the earth that those things are come to pass, or will the whole earth experience (them)

Chapter 28

28:1He answered and said unto me: ‘Whatever will then befall (will befall) the whole earth ; 2 therefore all who live will experience

28:2at that time I will protect only those who are 3 found in those self-same days in this land.

28:3it shall come to pass when all is accomplished that 4 was to come to pass in those parts, that the Messiah shall then begin to be revealed.

28:4Behemoth shall be revealed from his place and Leviathan shall ascend from the sea, those two great monsters which I created on the fifth day of creation, and shall have kept until that time ; and then they shall 5 be for food for all that are

28:5The earth also shall yield its fruit ten thousandfold and on each vine there shall be a thousand branches, and each branch shall produce a thousand clusters, and each cluster produce a thousand grapes, and each grape produce a cot of wine.

28:6those who have 7 hungered shall rejoice : moreover, also, they shall behold marvels every

28:7winds shall go forth from before Me to bring every morning the fragrance of aromatic fruits, and at the close of the 8 day clouds distilling the dew of health.

28:8it shall come to pass at that self-same time that the treasury of manna shall again descend from on high, and they will eat of it in those years, because these are they who have come to the consummation of time. eat

Chapter 29

29:1‘And it shall come to pass after these things, when the time of the advent of the Messiah is fulfilled, that He shall return in glory.

29:2Then all who have fallen asleep in hope of Him shall rise again. And it shall come to pass at ie that time that the treasuries will be opened in which is preserved the number of the souls of the pa. righteous, and they shall come forth, and a multitude of souls shall be seen together in ON€ suming 3 assemblage of one thought, and the first shall rejoice and the last shall not be grieved.

29:3they know that the time has come of which it is said, that it is the consummation of the times.

29:4the souls of the wicked, when they behold all these things, shall then waste away the more.

29:5they shall know that their torment has come and their perdition has arrived.’

Chapter 30

30:1it came to pass after these things that I went to the people and said unto them : ‘ Assemble 2 unto me all your elders and I will speak words

30:2they all assembled in the valley 3 of the Cedron.

30:3I answered and said unto them: “Hear, O Israel, and I will speak to thee, And give ear, O seed of Jacob, and I will instruct thee.

30:4Forget not Zion, But hold in remembrance the anguish of Jerusalem.

30:5lo! the days come, When everything that is shall become the prey of corruption And be as though it had not been.

Chapter 31

31:1‘But as for you, if ye prepare your hearts, so as to sow in them the fruits of the law, it shall pro- 2 tect you in that time in which the Mighty One is to shake the whole creation.

31:2[Because after a 3 little time the building of Zion will be shaken in order that it may be built again.

31:3that building will not remain, but will again after a time be rooted out, and will remain desolate until

31:4afterwards it must be renewed in glory, and perfected for evermore.|

31:5Therefore we should not be distressed so much over the evil which has now come as over that which is 6 still to be.

31:6there will be a greater trial than these two tribulations when the Mighty One will 7 renew His creation.

31:7now do not draw near to me for a few days, nor seek me till I come to

31:8it came to pass when I had spoken to them all these words, that I, Baruch, went my way, g and when the people saw me setting out, they lifted up their voice and lamented and said

31:9Whither departest thou from us, Baruch, and forsakest us as a father who forsakes his orphan children, and departs from them

Chapter 32

32:1‘Are these the commands which thy companion, Jeremiah the prophet, commanded thee, and said unto thee:

32:2Look to this people till I go and make ready the rest of the brethren tint Babylon, against whom has gone forth the sentence that they should be led into captivity”?

32:3now if thou also forsakest us, it were good for us all to die before thee, and then that thou shouldst withdraw from us.’

Chapter 33

33:1I answered and said unto the people: ‘ Far be it from me to forsake you or to withdraw from you, but I will only go unto the Holy of Holies to inquire of the Mighty One concerning you and concerning Zion, if in some respect I should receive more illumination: and after these things I will return to

Chapter 34

34:1I, Baruch, went to the holy place, and sat down upon the ruins and wept, and said:

34:2that mine eyes were springs, And mine eyelids a fount of tears.

34:3how shall I lament for Zion, And how shall I mourn for Jerusalem

34:4Because in that place where I am now prostrate, Of old the high priest offered holy sacrifices, And placed thereon an incense of fragrant odours.

34:5now our glorying has been made into dust, And the desire of our soul into sand.’

Chapter 35

35:1when I had said these things I fell asleep there, and I saw a vision in the night.

35:2lo! xxxvi.—xl a forest of trees planted on the plain, and lofty and rugged rocky mountains surrounded it, and that = A* 3 forest occupied much space.

35:3lo! over against it arose a vine, and from under it there went forth

35:4that fountain came to the forest and was (stirred) into great waves, and those waves submerged that forest, and suddenly they rooted out the greater part of that forest, and 5 overthrew all the mountains which were round about it.

35:5the height of the forest began to be made low, and the top of the mountains was made low and that fountain prevailed greatly, so that it 6 left nothing of that great forest save one cedar only.

35:6Also when it had cast it down and had destroyed and rooted out the greater part of that forest, so that nothing was left of it, nor could its place be recognized, then that vine began to come with the fountain in peace and great tranquillity, and it came to a place which was not far from that cedar, and they brought the cedar which had 7 been cast down to it.

35:7I beheld and lo! that vine opened its mouth and spake and said to that cedar: ‘Art thou not that cedar which was left of the forest of wickedness, and by whose means 8 wickedness persisted, and was wrought all those years, and goodness never.

35:8thou didst keep conquering that which was not thine, and to that which was thine thou didst never show compassion, and thou didst keep extending thy power over those who were far from thee, and those who drew nigh thee thou didst hold fast in the toils of thy wickedness, and thou didst uplift thyself always as 9, 0 one that could not be rooted out!

35:9But now thy time has sped and thine hour is come.

35:10thou also therefore depart, O cedar, after the forest, which departed before thee, and become dust with it, 11 and let your ashes be mingled together.

35:11now recline in anguish and rest in torment till thy last time come, in which thou wilt come again, and be tormented still more.’

Chapter 36

36:1after these things I saw that cedar burning, and the vine growing, itself and all around it, the plain full of unfading flowers. And I indeed awoke and arose.

Chapter 37

37:1I prayed and said: ‘O Lorp, my Lord, Thou dost always enlighten those who are led by

37:2law is life,and Thy wisdom is right guidance. Make

37:3known to me therefore 4 the interpretation of this vision.

37:4Thou knowest that my soul hath always walked in Thy law, and from my (earliest) days I departed not from Thy wisdom.’

Chapter 38

38:1He answered and said unto me: ‘Baruch, this is the interpretation of the vision which thou > hast

38:2thou hast seen the great forest which lofty and rugged mountains surrounded, this is

38:3Behold! the days come, and this kingdom will be destroyed which once destroyed Zion, 4 and it will be subjected to that which comes after it.

38:4Moreover, that also again after a time will be destroyed, and another, a third, will arise, and that also will have dominion for its time, and will be ;

38:5after these things a fourth kingdom will arise, whose power will be harsh and evil far beyond those which were before it, and it will rule many times as the forests on the plain, and it 6 will hold fast for times, and will exalt itself more than the cedars of Lebanon.

38:6by it the truth will be hidden, and all those who are polluted with iniquity will flee to it, as evil beasts flee and 4 creep into the forest.

38:7it will come to pass when the time of its consummation that it should fall has approached, then the principate of My Messiah will be revealed, which is like the fountain 8 and the vine, and when it is revealed it will root out the multitude of its host.

38:8as touching that which thou hast seen, the lofty cedar, which was left of that forest, and the fact, that the vine spoke those words with it which thou didst hear, this is the word.

Chapter 39

39:1‘The last leader of that time will be left alive, when the multitude of his hosts will be put to the sword, and he will be bound, and they will take him up to Mount Zion, and My Messiah will convict 2 him of all his impieties, and will gather and set before him all the works of his hosts.

39:2afterwards he will put him to death, and protect the rest of My people which shall be found in the place which 3 I have chosen.

39:3his principate will stand for ever, until the world of corruption is at an end, 4 and until the times aforesaid are fulfilled.

39:4This is thy vision, and this is its interpretation.’

Chapter 40

40:1I answered and said: ‘For whom and for how many shall these things be? or who will be xli-xlii 2 worthy to live at that time?

40:2I will speak before thee everything that I think, and I will ask of = B? 3 Thee regarding those things which I

40:3lo! I see many of Thy people who have with- 4 drawn from Thy covenant, and cast from them the yoke of Thy law.

40:4others again I have seen 5 who have forsaken their vanity, and fled for refuge beneath Thy wings.

40:5What therefore will be to them?

40:6last time receive them? Or perhaps the time of these will assuredly be weighed, and as the beam inclines will they be judged accordingly

Chapter 41

41:1He answered and said unto me: ‘These things also will I show unto thee.

41:2for what thou didst say— To whom will these things be, and how many (will they be) ?”—to those who have believed there shall be the good which was,spoken of aforetime, and to those who despise there shall 3 be the contrary of these things.

41:3And as for what thou didst say regarding those who have drawn near and those who have withdrawn this is the word.

41:4for those who were before subject, and » afterwards withdrew and mingled themselves with the seed of mingled peoples, the time of these was 5 the former, and was accounted as something

41:5as for those who before knew not. but afterwards knew life, and mingled (only) with the seed of the people which had separated itself, the 6 time of these (is) the latter, and is accounted as something exalted.

41:6time shall succeed to time and season to season, and one shall receive from another, and then with a view to the consummation shall everything be compared according to the measure of the times and the hours of the seasons.

41:7corruption shall take those that belong to it, and life those that belong to it.

41:8the dust shall be called, and there shall be said to it: “Give back that which is not thine, and raise up all that thou hast kept until its time

Chapter 42

42:1But, do thou, Baruch, direct thy heart to that which has been said to thee, And understand those things which have been shown to thee ; For there are many eternal consolations for

42:2thou shalt depart from this place, And thou shalt pass from the regions which are now seen by thee, And thou shalt forget whatever is corruptible,

42:3shalt not again recall those things which happen among mortals.

42:4therefore and command thy people, and come to this place, and afterwards fast seven days, and then I will come to thee and speak with thee.’

Chapter 43

43:1I, Baruch, went from thence, and came to my people, and I called my first-born son and [the Gedaliahs] my friends, and seven of the elders of the people, and I said unto them: ‘Behold, I go unto my fathers According to the way of all the earth. to

43:2withdraw ye not from the way of the law, But guard and admonish the people which remain, Lest they withdraw from the commandments of the Mighty One.

43:3ye see that He whom we serve is just, And our Creator is no respecter of persons.

43:4see ye what hath befallen Zion, And what hath happened to Jerusalem.

43:5the judgement of the Mighty One shall (thereby) be made known, And His ways, which, though past finding out, are right.

43:6if ye endure and persevere in His fear, And do not forget His law, The times shall change over you for good, And ye shall see the consolation of Zion.

43:7Because whatever is now is nothing,

43:8is very great. For everything that is corruptible shall pass away, And everything that dies shall depart, And all the present time shall be forgotten, Nor shall there be any remembrance of the present time, which is defiled with evils.

43:9that which runs now runs unto vanity, And that which prospers shall quickly fall and be humiliated.

43:10that which is to be shall be the object of desire, And for that which comes afterwards shall we hope ; For it is a time that passes not

43:11the hour comes which abides for ever. And the new world (comes) which does not turn to corruption those who depart to its blessedness, And has no mercy on those who depart to torment, And leads not to perdition those who live in it.

43:12these are they who shall inherit that time which has been spoken of, And theirs is the inheritance of the promised time.

43:13These are they who have acquired for themselves treasures of wisdom, And with them are found stores of understanding, And from mercy have they not withdrawn, And the truth of the law have they preserved.

43:14to them shall be given the world to come, But the dwelling of the rest who are many shall be in the

Chapter 44

44:1‘Do ye therefore so far as ye are able instruct the people, for that labour is ours. For if ye pape teach them, ye will quicken them.’

Chapter 45

45:1my son and the elders of the people answered and said unto me: ‘Has the Mighty One humiliated us to such a degree As to take thee from us quickly?

45:2truly we shall be in darkness, And there shall be no light to the people who are left.

45:3where again shall we seek the law, ; Or who will distinguish for us between death and

45:4I said unto them: ‘The throne of the Mighty One I cannot resist ; Nevertheless, there shall not be wanting to Israel a wise man Nor a son of the law to the race of

45:5only prepare ye your hearts, that ye may obey the law, And be subject to those who in fear are wise and understanding ; And prepare your souls that ye may not depart from

45:6if ye do these things, Good tidings shall come unto you. [Which I before told you of ; nor shall ye fall into the torment, of which I testified to you

45:7with regard to the word that I was to be taken I did not make (it) known to them or to my son.

Chapter 46

46:1when I had gone forth and dismissed them, I went thence and said unto them: ‘ Behold! mee 2 I go to Hebron: for thither the Mighty One hath sent

46:2I came to that place where the word had been spoken unto me, and I sat there, and fasted seven days.

Chapter 47

47:1it came to pass after the seventh day, that I prayed before the Mighty One and said

47:2Lord, Thou summonest the advent of the times, And they stand before Thee ; Thou causest the power of the ages to pass away, And they do not resist Thee ; Thou arrangest the method of the seasons, And they

47:3Thou alone knowest the duration of the genérations, And Thou revealest not Thy mysteries to many.

47:4Thou makest known the multitude of the fire, And Thou weighest the lightness of the wind.

47:5Thou explorest the limit of the heights, And Thou scrutinizest the depths of the darkness.

47:6Thou carest fer the number which pass away that they may be preserved, And Thou preparest an abode for those that are to be.

47:7Thou rememberest the beginning which Thou hast made, And the destruction that is to be Thou forgettest not.

47:8With nods of fear and tindignationt Thou commandest the flames, And they change into spirits, And with a word Thou quickenest that which was not, And with mighty power Thou holdest that which has not yet come.

47:9Thou instructest created things in the understanding of Thee, And Thou makest wise the spheres so as to minister in their orders.

47:10Armies innumerable stand before Thee And minister in their orders quietly at Thy nod.

47:11Hear Thy servant And give ear to my petition.

47:12a little time are we born, And in a little time do we return,

47:13with Thee hours are as a time, And days as generations.

47:14Be not therefore wroth with man; for he is nothing

47:15take not account of our works; For what are we? For lo! by Thy gift do we come into the world, And we depart not of our own will.

47:16we said not to our parents, “ Beget us,” Nor did we send to Sheol and say, “

47:17What therefore is our strength that we should bear Thy wrath, Or what are we that we should endure Thy judgement

47:18Protect us in Thy compassions, And in Thy mercy help us.

47:19Behold the little ones that are subject unto Thee, .And save all that draw nigh unto Thee: And destroy not the hope of our people, And cut not short the times of our aid.

47:20this is the nation which Thou hast chosen, And these are the people, to whom Thou findest no equal.

47:21I will speak now before Thee, And I will say as my heart thinketh.

47:22Thee do we trust, for lo! Thy law is with us, And we know that we shall not fall so long as we keep Thy statutes.

47:23[To all time are we blessed at all events in this that we have not mingled with the Gentiles.

47:24we are all one celebrated people, Who have received one law from One: And the law which is amongst us will aid us, And the surpassing wisdom which is in us will help us.

47:25when I had prayed and said these things, I was greatly weakened.

47:26He answered and said unto me: ‘Thou hast prayed simply, O Baruch, And all thy words have been heard.

47:27My judgement exacts its own And My law exacts its rights.

47:28from thy words I will answer thee, And from thy prayer I will speak to thee.

47:29this is as follows: he that is corrupted is not at all; he has both wrought iniquity so far as he could do anything, and has not remembered My goodness, nor accepted My long-suffering. There-

47:30thou shalt surely be taken up, as I before told thee.

47:31that time shall arise which brings affliction ; for it shall come and pass by with quick vehemence, and it shall be turbulent coming in the heat of

47:32it shall come to pass in those days that all the inhabitants of the earth shall be moved one against another, because they know not that My judgement has drawn nigh.

47:33there shall not be found many wise at that time, And the intelligent shall be but a few: Moreover, even those who know shall most of all be silent.

47:34there shall be many rumours and tidings not a few, And the doings of phantasmata shall be manifest, And promises not a few be recounted, Some of them (shall prove) idle, And some of them shall be confirmed.

47:35honour shall be turned into shame, And strength humiliated into contempt, tAnd probity destroyed,} And beauty shall become ugliness.

47:36many shall say to many at that time: “Where hath the multitude of intelligence hidden itself, And whither hath the multitude of wisdom removed itself?”

47:37whilst they are meditating these things, Then envy shall arise in those who had not thought aught of themselves (?) And passion shall seize him that is peaceful, And many shall be stirred up in anger to injure many, And they shall rouse up armies in order to shed blood, And in the end they shall perish together with

47:38it shall come to pass at the self-same time, That a change of times shall manifestly appear to every man, Because in all those times they polluted themselves And they practised oppression, And walked every man in his own works, And remembered not the law of the Mighty One.

47:39Therefore a fire shall consume their thoughts, And in flame shall the meditations of their reins be tried ; For the Judge shall come and will not

47:40Because each of the inhabitants of the earth knew when he was transgressing. But My Law they knew not by reason of their pride.

47:41many shall then assuredly weep, Yea, over the living more than over the dead.’

47:42I answered and said : ‘O Adam, what hast thou done to all those who are born from thee? And what will be said to the first Eve who hearkened to the

47:43all this multitude are going to corruption, Nor is there any numbering of those whom the fire devours.

47:44again I will speak in Thy presence.

47:45"Thou, O Lord, my Lord, knowest what is in Thy creature.

47:46Thou didst of old command the dust to produce Adam, and Thou knowest the number of those who are born from him, and how far they have sinned before Thee, who have 47 existed and not confessed Thee as their Creator.

47:47as regards all these their end shall convict them, and Thy law which they have transgressed shall requite them on Thy day.’

47:48now let us dismiss the wicked and inquire about the righteous.

47:49I will recount their blessedness And not be silent in celebrating their glory, which is reserved for them.

47:50assuredly as in a little time in this transitory world in which ye live, ye have endured much labour, So in that world to which there is no end, ye shall receive great light.’]

Chapter 48

48:1‘Nevertheless, I will again ask from Thee, O Mighty One, yea, I will ask mercy from Him who made all things.

48:2“In what shape will those live who live in Thy day ? Or how will the splendour of those who (are) after that time

48:3Will they then resume this form of the present, And put on these entrammelling members, Which are now involved in evils, And in which evils are consummated, Or wilt Thou perchance change these things which have been in the world As also the world

Chapter 49

49:1He answered and said unto me: ‘ Hear, Baruch, this word, And write in the remembrance of thy heart all that thou shalt

49:2the earth shall then assuredly restore the dead, [ Which it now receives, in order to preserve them]. It shall make no change in their form, . But as it has received, so shall it restore them, And as I delivered them unto it, so also shall it

49:3then it will be necessary to show to the living that the dead have come to life again, and that 4 those who had departed have returned (again).

49:4it shall come to pass, when they have severally recognized those whom they now know, then judgement shall grow strong, and those things which before were spoken of shall come.

Chapter 50

50:1‘And it shall come to pass, when that appointed day has gone by, that then shall the aspect of those 2 who are condemned be afterwards changed, and the glory of those who are justified.

50:2the aspect of those who now act wickedly shall become worse than it is, as they shall suffer torment.

50:3Also (as for) the glory of those who have now been justified in My law, who have had understanding in their life, and who have planted in their heart the root of wisdom, then their splendour shall be glorified in changes, and the form of their face shall be turned into the light of their beauty, that they may be able to acquire and receive the world which does not die, which is then promised to

50:4over this above all shall those who come then lament, that they rejected My law, and stopped 5 their ears that they might not hear wisdom or receive understanding.

50:5When therefore they see those, over whom they are now exalted, (but) who shall then be exalted and glorified more than they, they shall respectively be transformed, the latter into the splendour of angels, and the former shall yet 6 more waste away in wonder at the visions and in the beholding of the forms.

50:6they shall first behold and afterwards depart to be tormented.

50:7those who have been saved by their works, And to whom the law has been now a hope, And understanding an expectation, And wisdom a confidence, Shall wonders appear in their time.

50:8they shall behold the world which is now invisible to them, And they shall behold the time which is now hidden from them

50:9time shall no longer age them.

50:10the heights of that world shall they dwell, And they shall be made like unto the angels, And be made equal to the stars, And they shall be changed into every form they desire, From beauty into loveliness, And from light into the splendour of glory.

50:11there shall be spread before them the extents of Paradise, and there shall be shown to them the beauty of the majesty of the living creatures which are beneath the throne, and all the armies of the angels, who [are now held fast by My word, lest they should appear, and] are held fast by a 12 command, that they may stand in their places till their advent comes.

50:12Moreover, there shall then be 13 excellency in the righteous surpassing that in the angels.

50:13first shall receive the last, those whom they were expecting, and the last those of whom they used to hear that they had passed away.

50:14they have been delivered from this world of tribulation, And laid down the burthen of anguish.

50:15what then have men lost their life, And for what have those who were on the earth exchanged their soul

50:16then they chose (not) for themselves this time, Which, beyond the reach of anguish, could not pass away: But they chose for themselves that time, Whose issues are full of lamentations and evils, And they denied the world which ages not those who come to it, And they rejected the time of glory, So that they shall not come to the honour of which I told thee before.’

Chapter 51

51:1I answered and said: ‘How can we forget those for whom woe is then reserved

51:2why therefore do we again mourn for those who die? Or why do we weep for those who depart to Sheol

51:3lamentations be reserved for the beginning of that coming torment, And let tears be laid up for the advent of the destruction of that time.

51:4[But even in the face of these things will I speak.

51:5as for the righteous, what will they do now?

51:6Rejoice ye in the suffering which ye now suffer: For why do ye look for the decline of your enemies

51:7Make ready your soul for that which is reserved for you, And prepare your souls for the reward which is laid up for you.’]

Chapter 52

52:1when I had said these things I fell asleep there, and I saw a vision, and lo! a cloud was liti-hexiv ascending from a very great sea, and I kept gazing upon it, and lo! it was full of waters white and = A black, and there were many colours in those self-same waters, and as it were the likeness of great 2 lightning was seen at its summit.

52:2I saw the cloud passing swiftly in quick courses, and it 3 covered all the earth.

52:3it came to pass after these things that that cloud began to pour 4 upon the earth the waters that were in it.

52:4I saw that there was not one and the same like- 5 ness in the waters which descended from it.

52:5in the first beginning they were black and many for a time, and afterwards I saw that the waters became bright, but they were not many, and after these things again I saw black (waters), and after these things again bright, and again 6 black and again bright.

52:6this was done twelve times, but the black were always more numerous 7 than the bright.

52:7it came to pass at the end of the cloud, that lo! it rained black waters, and they were darker than had been all those waters that were before, and fire was mingled 8 with them, and where those waters descended, they wrought devastation and destruction.

52:8after these things I saw how that lightning which I had seen on the summit of the cloud, seized 9 hold of it and hurled it to the earth.

52:9that lightning shone exceedingly, so as to illuminate the whole earth, and it healed those regions where the last waters had descended and wrought

52:10it took hold of the whole earth, and had dominion over it.

52:11I saw after these things, and lo! twelve rivers were ascending from the sea, and they began to surround 12 that lightning and to become subject to it.

52:12by reason of my fear I awoke.

Chapter 53

53:1besought the Mighty One, and said: ‘Thou alone, O Lord, knowest of aforetime the deep things of the world, And the things which befall in their times Thou bringest about by Thy word, And against the works of the inhabitants of the earth Thou dost hasten the beginnings of the times, And the end of the seasons Thou alone knowest.

53:2(Thou) for whom nothing is too hard, But who dost everything easily by a nod:

53:3(Thou) to whom the depths tcomef as the heights, And whose word the beginnings of the ages serve:

53:4(Thou) who revealest to those who fear Thee what is prepared for them, That thenceforth they may be comforted.

53:5Thou showest great acts to those who know not ; Thou breakest up the enclosure of those who are ignorant, And lightest up what is dark, And revealest what is hidden to the pure, [Who in faith have submitted themselves to Thee and Thy

53:6Thou hast shown to Thy servant this vision ; Reveal to me also its

53:7I know that as regards those things wherein I besought Thee, I have received a response, And as regards what I besought, Thou didst reveal to me with what voice I should praise Thee, And from what members I should cause praises and hallelujahs to ascend to Thee.

53:8if my members were mouths, And the hairs of my head voices, Even so I could not give Thee the meed of praise, Nor laud thee as is befitting, Nor could I recount Thy praise, Nor tell the glory of Thy beauty.

53:9what am I amongst men, Or why am I reckoned amongst those who are more excellent than I, That I have heard all these marvellous things from the Most High, And numberless promises from Him who created me?

53:10Blessed be my mother among those that bear, And praised among women be she that bare me.

53:11I will not be silent in praising the Mighty One, And with the voice of praise I will recount His marvellous deeds.

53:12who doeth like unto Thy marvellous deeds, O God, Or who comprehendeth Thy deep thought

53:13with Thy counsel Thou dost govern all the creatures which Thy right hand has created, And Thou hast established every fountain of light beside Thee, And the treasures of wisdom beneath Thy throne hast Thou prepared.

53:14justly do they perish who have not loved Thy law, And the torment of judgement shall await those who have not submitted themselves to Thy power.

53:15though Adam first sinned And brought untimely death upon all, Yet of those who were born from him Each one of them has prepared for his own soul torment to come, And again each one of them has chosen for himself glories to come.

53:16[For assuredly he who believeth will receive reward.

53:17for you, ye wicked that now are, turn ye to destruction, because ye shall speedily be visited, in that formerly ye rejected the understanding of the Most High.

53:18His works have not taught you, Nor has the skill of His creation which is at all times persuaded you.

53:19Adam is therefore not the cause, save only of his own soul, But each of us has been the Adam of his own soul.

53:20do Thou, O Lord, expound to me regarding those things which Thou hast revealed to me, And inform me regarding that which I besought Thee.

53:21at the consummation of the world vengeance shall be taken upon those who have done wickedness according to their wickedness, And Thou wilt glorify the faithful according to their faithfulness.

53:22those who are amongst Thine own Thou rulest, And those who sin Thou blottest out from amongst Thine own.’

Chapter 54

54:1it came to pass when I had finished speaking the words of this prayer, that I sat there under 2a tree, that I might rest in the shade of the branches.

54:2I wondered and was astonied, and pondered in my thoughts regarding the multitude of goodness which sinners who are upon the earth have rejected, and regarding the great torment which they have despised, though they knew that 3 they should be tormented because of the sin they had committed.

54:3when I was pondering on these things and the like, lo! the angel Ramiel who presides over true visions was sent to me, and he said unto me:

54:4‘Why does thy heart trouble thee, Baruch, and why does thy thought disturb thee

54:5if owing to the report which thou hast only heard of judgement thou art so moved, What (wilt thou be) when thou shalt see it manifestly with thine eyes

54:6if with the expectation wherewith thou dost expect the day of the Mighty One thou art so overcome, What (wilt thou be) when thou shalt come to its advent

54:7And, if at the word of the announcement of the torment of those who have done foolishly thou art so wholly distraught, How much more when the event will reveal marvellous things

54:8if thou hast heard tidings of the good and evil things which are then coming and art grieved, What (wilt thou be) when thou shalt behold what the majesty will reveal, Which shall convict these and cause those to rejoice.’

Chapter 55

55:1‘Nevertheless, because thou hast besought the Most High to reveal to thee the interpretation 2 of the vision which thou hast seen, I have been sent to tell thee.

55:2the Mighty One hath assuredly made known to thee the methods of the times that have passed, and of those that are destined to pass in His world from the beginning of its creation even unto its consummation, 3 of those things which (are) deceit and of those which (are) in truth.

55:3as thou didst see a great cloud which ascended from the sea, and went and covered the earth, this is the duration of the world (= aidév) which the Mighty One made when he took counsel to make the

55:4it came to pass when the word had gone forth from His presence, that the duration of the world had come into being in a small degree, and was established according to the multitude of 5 the intelligence of Him who sent it.

55:5as thou didst previously see on the summit of the cloud black waters which descended previously on the earth, this is the transgression wherewith Adam the first man transgressed.

55:6[since] when he transgressed Untimely death came into being, Grief was named And anguish was prepared, And pain was created, And trouble consummated, And disease began to be established, And Sheol kept demanding that it should be renewed in blood, And the begetting of children was brought about, And the passion of parents produced, And the greatness of humanity was humiliated, And goodness languished.

55:7What therefore can be blacker or darker than these things?

55:8This is the beginning of the black II, 9 waters which thou hast seen.

55:9from these black (waters) again were black derived, and the ro darkness of darkness was produced.

55:10he became a danger to his own soul: even to the angels

55:11For, moreover, at that time when he was created, they enjoyed liberty.

55:12some of them descended, and mingled with the women.

55:13And then these who did so were tormented in chains.

55:14the rest of the multitude of the angels, of which there is (no) number, restrained

55:15those who dwelt on the earth perished together (with them) through the waters 16 of the deluge.

55:16These are the black first waters.

Chapter 56

56:1‘And after these (waters) thou didst see bright waters: this is the fount of Abraham, also his 2 generations and advent of his son, and of his son’s son, and of those like them.

56:2Because at that time the unwritten law was named amongst them, And the works of the commandments were then fulfilled, And belief in the coming judgement was then generated, And hope of the world that was to be renewed was then built up, And the promise of the life that should come hereafter was implanted.

56:3These are the bright waters, which thou hast seen.

Chapter 57

57:1‘And the black third waters which thou hast seen, these are the mingling of all sins, which the nations afterwards wrought after the death of those righteous men, and the wickedness of the land of 2 Egypt, wherein they did wickedly in the service wherewith they made their sons to serve.

57:2these also perished at last.

Chapter 58

58:1‘And the bright fourth waters which thou hast seen are the advent of Moses and Aaron and 2 Miriam and Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb and of all those like them.

58:2at that time the lamp of the eternal law shone on all those who sat in darkness, which announced to them that believe the 3 promise of their reward, and to them that deny, the torment of fire which is reserved for them.

58:3also the heavens at that time were shaken from their place, and those who were under the throne of 4 the Mighty One were perturbed, when He was taking Moses unto Himself.

58:4For He showed him many admonitions together with the principles of the law and the consummation of the times, as also to thee, and likewise the pattern of Zion and its measures, in the pattern of which the sanctuary of the present time was to be made.

58:5then also He showed to him the measures of the fire, also the depths of the abyss, and the weight of the winds, and the number of the drops of

58:6the suppression of anger, and the multitude of long-suffering, and the truth of judgement :

58:7the root of wisdom, and the riches of understanding, and the fount of knowledge:

58:8the height of the air, and the greatness of Paradise, and the consummation of the ages, and the beginning 9 of the day of judgement:

58:9the number of the offerings, and the earths which have not yet come:

58:10the mouth of Gehenna, and the station of vengeance, and the place of faith, and the region of

58:11the likeness of future torment, and the multitude of innumerable angels, and the flaming hosts, and the splendour of the lightnings, and the voice of the thunders, and the orders of the chiefs of the angels, and the treasuries of light, and the changes of the times, and the investigations of the

58:12These are the bright fourth waters which thou hast seen.

Chapter 59

59:1‘And the black fifth waters which thou hast seen raining are the works which the Amorites wrought, and the spells of their incantations which they wrought, and the wickedness of their 2 mysteries, and the mingling of their pollution.

59:2even Israel was then polluted by sins in the days of the judges, though they saw many signs which were from Him who made them.

Chapter 60

60:1‘And the bright sixth waters which thcu didst see, this is the time in which David and Solomon were born.

60:2there was at that time the building of Zion, And the dedication of the sanctuary, And the shedding of much blood of the nations that sinned then, And many offerings which were offered then in the dedication of the sanctuary.

60:3peace and tranquillity existed at that time,

60:4wisdom was heard in the assembly : And the riches of understanding were magnified in the

60:5the holy festivals were fulfilled in blessedness and in much joy.

60:6the judgement of the rulers was then seen to be without guile, And the righteousness of the precepts of the Mighty One was accomplished with truth.

60:7the land [which] was then beloved by the Lord, ; And because its inhabitants sinned not, it was glorified beyond all lands, And the city Zion ruled then over all lands and

60:8These are the bright waters which thou hast seen.

Chapter 61

61:1‘And the black seventh waters which thou hast secn, this is the perversion (brought about) by the 2 counsel of Jeroboam, who took counsel to make two calves of gold:

61:2all the iniquities which 3 kings who were after him iniquitously wrought.

61:3the curse of Jezebel and the worship of idols 4 which Israel practised at that time.

61:4the withholding of rain, and the famines which occurred 5 until women eat the fruit of their wombs.

61:5the time of their captivity which came upon the nine 6 tribes and a half, because they were in many sins.

61:6And Salmanasar king of Assyria came and led them away captive.

61:7regarding the Gentiles it were tedious to tell how they always wrought 8 impiety and wickedness, and never wrought righteousness.

61:8These are the black seventh waters which thou hast seen.

Chapter 62

62:1‘And the bright eighth waters which thou hast seen, this is the rectitude and uprightness of 2 Hezekiah king of Judah and the grace (of God) which came upon him.

62:2+For when Sennacherib was stirred up in order that he might perish, and his wrath troubled him in order that he might thereby 3 perish, for the multitude also of the nations which were with him.t|

62:3When, moreover, Hezekiah the king heard those things which the king of Assyria was devising, (i.e.) to come and seize him and destroy his people; the two and a half tribes which remained: nay, more he wished to overthrow Zion also: then Hezekiah trusted in his works, and had hope in his righteousness, and spake with 4 the Mighty One and said: “

62:4Behold, for lo! Sennacherib is prepared to destroy us, and he will be boastful and uplifted when he has destroyed Zion.”

62:5the Mighty One heard him, for Hezekiah was wise, And He had respect unto his prayer, because he was righteous.

62:6thereupon the Mighty One commanded Ramiel His angel who speaks with thee.

62:7I went forth and destroyed their multitude, the number of whose chiefs only was a hundred and 8 eighty-five thousand, and each one of them had an equal number (at his command).

62:8at that time I burned their bodies within, but their raiment and arms I preserved outwardly, in order that the still more wonderful deeds of the Mighty One might appear, and that thereby His name might 9 be spoken of throughout the whole earth.

62:9Zion was saved and Jerusalem delivered : Israel also ro was freed from

62:10all those who were in the holy land rejoiced, and the name of the tr Mighty One was glorified so that it was spoken of.

62:11These are the bright waters which thou hast seen.

Chapter 63

63:1‘And the black ninth waters which thou hast seen, this is all the wickedness which was in the days 2 of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah.

63:2he wrought much impiety, and he slew the righteous, and he wrested judgement, and he shed the blood of the innocent, and wedded women he violently polluted, and he overturned the altars, and destroyed their offerings, and drove forth their priests 3 lest they should minister in the sanctuary.

63:3he made an image with five faces: four of them looked to the four winds, and the fifth on the summit of the image as an adversary of the zeal of the

63:4then wrath went forth from the presence of the Mighty One to the intent that ; Zion should be rooted out, as also it befell in your

63:5also against the two tribes and a half 6 went forth a decree that they should also be led away captive, as thou hast now seen.

63:6to such a degree did the impiety of Manasseh increase, that it removed the praise of the Most High from , the

63:7this account Manasseh was at that time named “the impious”, and finally his g abode was in the fire.

63:8though his prayer was heard with the Most High, finally, when he was cast into the brazen horse and the brazen horse was melted, it served as a sign unto him for the

63:9he had not lived perfectly, for he was not worthy—but that thenceforward he might 10 know by whom finally he should be tormented.

63:10he who is able to benefit is also able to torment.

Chapter 64

64:1‘Thus, moreover, did Manasseh act impiously, and thought that in his time the Mighty One would 2 not inquire into these things.

64:2These are the black ninth waters which thou hast seen.

Chapter 65

65:1‘And the bright tenth waters which thou hast seen: this is the purity of the generations of Josiah 68 1, king of Judah, who was the only one at the time who submitted himself to the Mighty One with all 2 his heart and with all his soul.

65:2he cleansed the land from idols, and hallowed all the vessels which had been polluted, and restored the offerings to the altar, and raised the horn of the holy, and exalted the righteous, and honoured all that were wise in understanding, and brought back the priests to their ministry, and destroyed and removed the magicians and enchanters and necromancers from

65:3not only did he slay the impious that were living, but they also took from the 4 sepulchres the bones of the dead and burned them with fire.

65:4[And the festivals and the sabbaths he established in their sanctity], and their polluted ones he burnt in the fire, and the lying prophets which deceived the people, these also he burnt in the fire,and the people who listened to them when 5 they were living, he cast them into the brook Cedron, and heaped stones upon them.

65:5he was zealous with zeal for the Mighty One with all his soul, and he alone was firm in the law at that time, so that he left none that was uncircumcised, or that wrought impiety in all the land, all the days of

65:6Therefore he shall receive an eternal reward, and he shall be glorified with the Mighty One

65:7on his account and on account of those who are like him were 8 the honourable glories, of which thou wast told before, created and prepared.

65:8These are the bright waters which thou hast seen.

Chapter 66

66:1‘And the black eleventh waters which thou hast seen: this is the calamity which is now befalling Zion.

66:2Dost thou think that there is no anguish to the angels in the presence of the Mighty One, That Zion was so delivered up, And that lo! the Gentiles boast in their hearts, And assemble before their idols and say, “She is trodden down who ofttimes trod down, And she has been reduced to servitude who reduced (others)

66:3Dost thou think that in these things the Most High rejoices, Or that His name is glorified

66:4[But how will it serve towards His righteous judgement

66:5after these things shall the dispersed among the Gentiles be taken hold of by tribulation, And in shame shall they dwell in every place.

66:6Because so far as Zion is delivered up And Jerusalem laid waste, Shall idols prosper in the cities of the Gentiles, | And the vapour of the smoke of the incense of the righteousness which is by the law is extinguished in Zion, And in the region of Zion in every place lo! there is the smoke of

66:7the king of Babylon will arise who has now destroyed Zion, And he will boast over the people, And he will speak great things in his heart in the presence of the Most High.

66:8he also shall fall at last. These are the black waters.

Chapter 67

67:1‘And the bright twelfth waters which thou hast seen: this is the word.

67:2after these things a time will come when thy people shall fall into distress, so that they shall all run the risk of

67:3Nevertheless, they will be saved, and their enemies will fall in their presence.

67:4they will have in (due) time much joy.

67:5that time after a little interval Zion will again be builded, and_its offerings will again be restored, and the priests will return to their ministry, and 6, 7 also the Gentiles will come to glorify it.

67:6Nevertheless, not fully as in the beginning.

67:7come to pass after these things that there will be the fall of many nations.

67:8These are the bright waters which thou hast seen.

Chapter 68

68:1‘For the last waters which thou hast seen which were darker than all that were before them, those 2 which were after the twelfth number, which were collected together, belong to the whole world.

68:2the Most High made division from the beginning, because He alone knows what will befall.

68:3as to the enormities and the impieties which should be wrought before Him, He foresaw six kinds of

68:4of the good works of the righteous which should be accomplished before Him, He foresaw six kinds of them, beyond those which He should work at the consummation of the age.

68:5his account there were not black waters with black, nor bright with bright; for it is the consummation.

Chapter 69

69:1‘Hear therefore the interpretation of the last black waters which are to come [after the black]: this

69:2Behold! the days come, and it shall be when the time of the age has ripened, And the harvest of its evil and good seeds has come, That the Mighty One will bring upon the earth and its inhabitants and upon its rulers Perturbation of spirit and stupor of heart.

69:3they shall hate one another, And provoke one another to fight, And the mean shall rule over the honourable, And those of low degree shall be extolled above the famous.

69:4the many shall be delivered into the hands of the few, And those who were nothing shall rule over the strong, And the poor shall have abundance beyond the rich, And the impious shall exalt themselves above the heroic.

69:5the wise shall be silent, And the foolish shall speak, Neither shall the thought of men be then confirmed, Nor the counsel of the mighty, Nor shall the hope of those who hope be confirmed.

69:6when those things which were predicted have come to pass, Then shall confusion fall upon all men, And some of them shall fall in battle, And some of them shall perish in anguish,

69:7some of them shall be destroyed by their own. Then the Most High will reveal those peoples whom He has prepared before, And they shall come and make war with the leaders that shall

69:8it shall come to pass that whosoever gets safe out of the war shall die in the earthquake, And whosoever gets safe out of the earthquake shall be burned by the fire, And whosoever gets safe out of the fire shall be destroyed by famine.

69:9[And it shall come to pass that whosoever of the victors and the vanquished gets safe out of and 10 escapes all these things aforesaid will be delivered into the hands of My servant Messiah.]

69:10earth shall devour its inhabitants.

Chapter 70

70:1‘And the holy land shall have mercy on its own, And it shall protect its inhabiters at that time.

70:2This is the vision which thou hast seen, and this is the interpretation.

70:3I have come to tell thee these things, because thy prayer has been heard with the Most High.

Chapter 71

71:1‘Hear now also regarding the bright lightning which is to come at the consummation after these 2 black (waters): this is the word.

71:2After the signs have come, of which thou wast told before, when the nations become turbulent, and the time of My Messiah is come, he shall both summon all the 3 nations, and some of them he shall spare, and some of them he shall slay.

71:3These things therefore 4 shall come upon the nations which are to be spared by Him.

71:4Every nation, which knows not Israel 5 and has not trodden down the seed of Jacob, shall indeed be spared.

71:5this because some out of 6 every nation shall be subjected to thy people.

71:6all those who have ruled over you, or have known you, shall be given up to the sword.

Chapter 72

72:1‘And it shall come to pass, when He has brought low everything that is in the world, And has sat down in peace for the age on the throne of His kingdom, That joy shall then be revealed, And rest shall appear.

72:2then healing shall descend in dew, And disease shall withdraw, And anxiety and anguish and lamentation pass from amongst men, And gladness proceed through the whole earth.

72:3one shall again die untimely, Nor shall any adversity suddenly befall.

72:4judgements, and revilings, and contentions, and revenges, And blood, and passions, and envy, and hatred, And whatsoever things are like these shall go into condemnation when they are removed.

72:5it is these very things which have filled this world with evils, And on account of these the life of man has been greatly troubled.

72:6wild beasts shall come from the forest and minister unto men, And asps and dragons shall come forth from their holes to submit themselves to a little child.

72:7women shall no longer then have pain when they bear, Nor shall they suffer torment when they yield the fruit of the womb.

Chapter 73

73:1‘And it shall come to pass in those days that the reapers shall not grow weary, Nor those that build be toilworn ; For the works shall of themselves speedily advance Together with those who do them in much

73:2that time is the consummation of that which is corruptible, And the beginning of that which is not corruptible.

73:3Therefore those things which were predicted shall belong to it: Therefore it is far away from evils, and near to those things which die not.

73:4This is the bright lightning which came after the last dark waters.’

Chapter 74

74:1‘Who can understand, O Lord, Thy goodness ? For it is

74:2who can search into thy compassions, Which are infinite?

74:3who can comprehend Thy intelligence?

74:4able to recount the thoughts of Thy mind

74:5who of those who are born can hope to come to those things, Unless he is one to whom Thou art merciful and gracious?

74:6Because, if assuredly Thou didst not have compassion on man, Those who are under Thy right hand, They could not come to those things, But those who are in the numbers named can be called.

74:7if, indeed, we who exist know wherefore we have come, And submit ourselves to Him who brought us out of Egypt, We shall come again and remember those things which have passed, And shall rejoice regarding that which has been.

74:8if now we know not wherefore we have come, And recognize not the principate of Him who brought us up out of Egypt, We shall come again and seek after those things which have been now, And be grieved with pain because of those things which have befallen.’

Chapter 75

75:1He answered and said unto me: [‘Inasmuch as the revelation of this vision has been interpreted to thee as thou besoughtest], hear the word of the Most High that thou mayst know what ? is to befall thee after these

75:2thou shalt surely depart from this earth, nevertheless not unto death, but thou shalt be preserved unto the consummation of the times.

75:3up therefore to the top of that mountain, and there shall pass before thee all the regions of that land, and the figure of the inhabited world, and the top(s) of the mountains, and the depth(s) of the valleys, and the depths of the seas, and the number of the rivers, that thou mayst see what thou art leaving, and 4 whither

75:4this shall befall after forty days. Go now therefore during these days and instruct the people so far as thou art able, that they may learn so as not to die at the last time, but may learn in order that they may live at the last times.’

Chapter 76

76:1I, Baruch, went thence and came to the people, and assembled them together from the Ixxviigreatest to the least, and said unto them:

76:2Hear, ye children of Israel, behold how many ye are who hood = remain of the twelve tribes of

76:3to you and to your fathers the Lord gave a law more excellent than to all peoples.

76:4because your brethren transgressed the commandments of the Most High, He brought vengeance upon you and upon them, And He spared not the former, And the latter also He gave into captivity : And He left not a residue of

76:5behold! ye are here with me.

76:6direct your ways aright, Ye also shall not depart as your brethren departed, But they shall come to you.

76:7He is merciful whom ye worship, And He is gracious in whom ye hope, And He is true, so that He shall do good and not evil.

76:8Have ye not seen here what has befallen Zion

76:9do ye perchance think that the place had sinned, And that on this account it was overthrown ? Or that the land had wrought foolishness, And that therefore it was delivered

76:10know ye not that on account of you who did sin, That which sinned not was overthrown, And, on account of those who wrought wickedly, That which wrought not foolishness was delivered up to (its) enemies

76:11the whole people answered and said unto me: ‘So far as we can recall the good things which the Mighty One has done unto us, we do recall them; and those things which we do not remember 12 Hein His mercy knows.

76:12Nevertheless, do this for us thy people: write also to our brethren inf Babylon an epistle of doctrine and a scroll of hope, that thou mayst confirm them also before thou dost depart from us.

76:13the shepherds of Israel have perished, And the lamps which gave light are extinguished, And the fountains have withheld their stream whence we used to drink.

76:14we are left in the darkness, And amid the }trees of the forest}, - And the thirst of the

76:15I answered and said unto them: “Shepherds and lamps and fountains come from the law: And though we depart, yet the law abideth.

76:16have respect to the law, And are intent upon wisdom, A lamp will not be wanting, And a shepherd will not fail, And a fountain will not dry up.

76:17Nevertheless, as ye said unto me, I will write also unto your brethren in Babylon, and I will send by means of men, and I will write in like manner to the nine tribes and a half, and send by means of

76:18it came to pass on the one and twentieth day in the eighth month that I, Baruch, came and sat down under the oak under the shadow of the branches, and no man was with me, but 19 I was alone.

76:19I wrote these two epistles: one I sent by an eagle to the nine and a half tribes; 20 and the other I sent to those that were at Babylon by means of three men.

76:20I called the eagle 21 and spake these words unto it:

76:21Most High hath made thee that thou shouldst be higher than

76:22now go and tarry not in (any) place, nor enter a nest, nor settle upon any tree, till thou hast passed over the breadth of the many waters of the river Euphrates, and hast gone to the 23 people that dwell there, and cast down to them this epistle.

76:23Remember, moreover, that, at the time of the deluge, Noah received from a dove the fruit of the olive, when he sent it forth from the ark.

76:24Yea, also the ravens ministered to Elijah, bearing him food, as they had been commanded.

76:25also, in the time of his kingdom, whithersoever he wished to send or seek for anything, 26 commanded a bird (to go thither), and it obeyed him as he commanded it.

76:26now let it not weary thee, and turn not to the right hand nor the left, but fly and go by a direct way, that thou mayst preserve the command of the Mighty One, according as I said unto thee.’

Chapter 77

77:1These are the words of that epistle which Baruch the son of Neriah sent to the nine and a half 2 tribes, which were across the river Euphrates, in which these things were written.

77:2Thus saith Baruch 3 the son of Neriah to the brethren carried into captivity: ‘Mercy and peace.

77:3bear in mind, my brethren, the love of Him who created us, who loved us from of old, and never hated us, but above 4 all educated us.

77:4truly I know that behold all we the twelve tribes are bound by one bond, 5 inasmuch as we are born from one father.

77:5Wherefore I have been the more careful to leave you the words of this epistle before I die, that ye may be comforted regarding the evils which have come upon you, and that ye may be grieved also regarding the evil that has befallen your brethren; and again, also, that ye may justify His judgement which He has decreed against you that ye should be carried away captive�for what ye have suffered is disproportioned to what ye have done�in order that, at the last times, ye may be found worthy of your fathers.

77:6Therefore, if ye consider that ye have now suffered those things for your good, that ye may not finally be condemned and tormented, then ye will receive eternal hope; if above all ye destroy from your heart vain error, on account of which ye departed hence.

77:7if ye so do these things, He will continually remember you, He who always promised on our behalf to those who were more excellent than we, that He will never forget or forsake us, but with much mercy will gather together again those who were dispersed.

Chapter 78

78:1Now, my brethren, learn first what befell Zion: how that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came BY A o 80: 2) up against us.

78:2we have sinned against Him who made us, and we have not kept the commandments which he commanded us, yet he hath not chastened us as we deserved.

78:3what befell you we also suffer in a pre-eminent degree, for it befell us also.

Chapter 79

79:1now, my brethren, I make known unto you that when the enemy had surrounded the city, the angels of the Most High were sent, and they overthrew the fortifications of the strong wall, and they destroyed the firm iron corners, which could not be rooted out.

79:2Nevertheless, they hid all the vessels of the sanctuary, lest the enemy should get possession of them.

79:3when they had done these things, they delivered thereupon to the enemy the overthrown wall, and the plundered house, and the burnt temple, and the people who were overcome because they were delivered up, lest the enemy should boast and say: ‘ Thus by force have we been able to lay waste even the house of the 4 Most High in

79:4Your brethren also have they bound and led away to Babylon, and have caused 5, 6 them to dwell there.

79:5we have been left here, being very few.

79:6the tribulation about 7 which I wrote to you.

79:7assuredly I know that (the consolation of) the inhabitants of Zion 81 1,2 consoleth you: so far as ye knew that it was prospered (your consolation) was greater than the tribulation which ye endured in having to depart from it.

Chapter 80

80:1regarding consolation, hear ye the word.

80:2I was mourning regarding Zion, and I prayed for mercy from the Most High, and I said:

80:3long will these things endure for us ? And will these evils come upon us

80:4the Mighty One did according to the multitude of His mercies, 82: bo And the Most High according to the greatness of His compassion, And He revealed unto me the word, that I might receive consolation, And He showed me visions that I should not again endure anguish, And He made known to me the mystery of the times. And the advent of the hours he showed me.

Chapter 81

81:1Therefore, my brethren, I have written to you, that ye may comfort yourselves regarding the multitude of your tribulations.

81:2know ye that our Maker will assuredly avenge us on all our enemies, according to all that they have done to us, also that the consummation which the Most High will make is very nigh, and His mercy that is coming, and the consummation of His judgement, is by no means far off.

81:3lo! we see now the multitude of the prosperity of the Gentiles, Though they act impiously, But they shall be like a vapour:

81:4we behold the multitude of their power, Though they do wickedly, But they shall be made like unto a drop;

81:5we see the firmness of their might, Though they resist the Mighty One every hour, But they shall be accounted as spittle.

81:6we consider the glory of their greatness, Though they do not keep the statutes of the Most High, But as smoke shall they pass away.

81:7we meditate on the beauty of their gracefulness, Though they have to do with pollutions, But as grass that withers shall they fade away.

81:8we consider the strength of their cruelty, Though they remember not the end (thereof), But as a wave that passes shall they be broken.

81:9we remark the boastfulness of their might, Though they deny the beneficence of God, who gave (it) to them, But they shall pass away as a passing cloud.

Chapter 82

82:1[For the Most High will assuredly hasten His times, Ixxxiii = And He will assuredly bring on His

82:2He will assuredly judge those who are in His world, And will visit in truth all things by means of all their hidden works.

82:3He will assuredly examine the secret thoughts, And that which is laid up in the secret chambers of all the members of man. And will make (them) manifest in the presence of all with reproof.

82:4none therefore of these present things ascend into your hearts, but above all let us be expectant, because that which is promised to us shall come.

82:5let us not now look unto the delights of the Gentiles in the present, but let us remember what has been promised to us in the end.

82:6the ends of the times and of the seasons and whatsoever is with them shall assuredly pass by together.

82:7consummation, moreover, of the age shall then show the great might of its ruler, when all things come to judgement.

82:8ye therefore prepare your hearts for that which before ye believed, lest ye come to be in bondage in both worlds, so that ye be led away captive here and be tormented there.

82:9that which exists now or which has passed away, or which is to come, in all these things, neither is the evil fully evil, nor again the good fully good.

82:10all healthinesses of this time are turning into diseases,

82:11all might of this time is turning into weakness, And all the force of this time is turning into impotence,

82:12And every energy of youth is turning into old age and consummation. And every beauty of gracefulness of this time is turning faded and hateful,

82:13every proud dominion of the present is turning into humiliation and shame,

82:14every praise of the glory of this time is turning into the shame of silence, — And every vain splendour and insolence of this time is turning into voiceless

82:15every delight and joy of this time is turning to worms and corruption,

82:16every clamour of the pride of this time is turning into dust and stillness.

82:17“And every possession of riches of this time is being turned into Sheol alone,

82:18all the rapine of passion of this time is turning into involuntary death, And every passion of the lusts of this time is turning into a judgement of torment,

82:19every artifice and craftiness of this time is turning into a proof of the truth,

82:20every sweetness of unguents of this time is turning into judgement and condemnation,

82:21every love of lying is turning to contumely through truth.

82:22Since therefore all these things are done now, does anyone think that they will not be avenged? But the consummation of all things will come to the truth.

Chapter 83

83:1Behold! I have therefore made known unto you (these things) whilst I live; for I have said (it) ig) = that ye should learn the things that are excellent; for the Mighty One hath commanded me to instruct you: and I will set before you some of the commandments of His judgement before I

83:2Remember that formerly Moses assuredly called heaven and earth to witness against you and said; 3 ‘If ye transgress the law ye shall be dispersed, but if ye keep it ye shall be kept.’

83:3other 4 things also he used to say unto you when ye the twelve tribes were together in the desert.

83:4after his death ye cast them away from you: on this account there came upon you what had been

83:5now Moses used to tell you before they befell you, and lo! they have befallen you : 6 for ye have forsaken the

83:6Lo! I also say unto you after ye have suffered, that if ye obey those things which have been said unto you, ye will receive from the Mighty One whatever has been laid 7 up and reserved for you.

83:7Moreover, let this epistle be for a testimony between me and you, that ye may remember the commandments of the Mighty One, and that also there may be to me a defence 8 in the presence of Him who sent me.

83:8remember ye the Jaw and Zion, and the holy land and 9 your brethren, and the covenant of your fathers, and forget not the festivals

83:9deliver ye this epistle and the traditions of the law to your sons after you, as also your fathers 10 delivered (them) to you.

83:10at all times make request perseveringly and pray diligently with your whole heart that the Mighty One may be reconciled to you, and that He may not reckon the 11 multitude of your sins, but remember the rectitude of your fathers.

83:11if He judge us not according to the multitude of His mercies, woe unto all us who are born.

Chapter 84

84:1[Know ye, moreover, that Laxxv = In former times and in the generations of old our fathers had helpers, BS Righteous men and holy

84:2Nay more, we were in our own land And they helped us when we sinned, And they interceded for us with Him who made us, Because they trusted in their works, And the Mighty One heard their prayer and forgave us.

84:3now the righteous have been gathered And the prophets have fallen asleep, And we also have gone forth from the land, And Zion has been taken from us, And we have nothing now save the Mighty One and His law.

84:4therefore we direct and dispose our hearts, We shall receive everything that we lost, And much better things than we lost by many times.

84:5what we have lost was subject to corruption, And what we shall receive shall not be corruptible.

84:6Moreover, also, I have written thus to our brethren to Babylon, that to them also I may attest these very things.

84:7let all those things aforesaid be always before your eyes, Because we are still in the spirit and the power of our liberty.

84:8Again, moreover, the Most High also is long-suffering towards us here, And He hath shown to us that which is to be, And hath not concealed from us what will befall in the end.

84:9Before therefore judgement exact its own, And truth that which is its due, Let us prepare our soul That we may possess, and not be taken possession of, And that we may hope and not be put toshame, And that we may rest with our fathers, and not be tormented with our enemies.

84:10the youth of the world is past, And the strength of the creation already exhausted, And the advent of the times is very short, Yea, they have passed by ; And the pitcher is near to the cistern, And the ship to the port, And the course of the journey to the city, And life to (its)

84:11again prepare your souls, so that when ye sail and ascend from the ship ye may have rest and not be condemned when ye depart.

84:12For lo! when the Most High will bring to pass all these things, There shall not there be again a place of repentance, Nor a limit to the times, Nor a duration for the hours, Nor a change of ways, Nor place for prayer, Nor sending of petitions, Nor receiving of knowledge, Nor giving of love, Nor place of repentance for the soul, Nor supplication for offences, Nor intercession of the fathers, Nor prayer of the prophets, Nor help of the righteous.

84:13There there is the sentence of corruption, The way of fire, And the path which bringeth to Gehenna.

84:14this account there is one law by one, One age and an end for all who are in it.

84:15Then He will preserve those whom He can forgive, And at the same time destroy those who are polluted with sins.

Chapter 85

85:1When therefore ye receive this my epistle, read it in your congregations with care.

85:2meditate 3 thereon, above all on the days of your fasts.

85:3bear me in mind by means of this epistle, as I also bear you in mind in it, and always. Fare ye well.

Chapter 86

86:1it came to pass when I had ended all the words of this epistle, and had written it sedulously to its close, that I folded it, and sealed it carefully, and bound it to the neck of the eagle, and dismissed and sent it.

Contents — 101 sections

1. Chapter 0
2. Chapter 1
3. Chapter 2
4. Chapter 3
5. Chapter 4
6. Chapter 5
7. Chapter 6
8. Chapter 7
9. Chapter 8
10. Chapter 9
11. Chapter 10
12. Chapter 11
13. Chapter 12
14. Chapter 13
15. Chapter 14
16. Chapter 15
17. Chapter 16
18. Chapter 17
19. Chapter 18
20. Chapter 19
21. Chapter 20
22. Chapter 21
23. Chapter 22
24. Chapter 23
25. Chapter 24
26. Chapter 25
27. Chapter 26
28. Chapter 27
29. Chapter 28
30. Chapter 29
31. Chapter 30
32. Chapter 31
33. Chapter 32
34. Chapter 33
35. Chapter 34
36. Chapter 35
37. Chapter 36
38. Chapter 37
39. Chapter 38
40. Chapter 39
41. Chapter 40
42. Chapter 41
43. Chapter 42
44. Chapter 43
45. Chapter 44
46. Chapter 45
47. Chapter 46
48. Chapter 47
49. Chapter 48
50. Chapter 49
51. Chapter 50
52. Chapter 51
53. Chapter 52
54. Chapter 53
55. Chapter 54
56. Chapter 55
57. Chapter 56
58. Chapter 57
59. Chapter 58
60. Chapter 59
61. Chapter 60
62. Chapter 61
63. Chapter 62
64. Chapter 63
65. Chapter 64
66. Chapter 65
67. Chapter 66
68. Chapter 67
69. Chapter 68
70. Chapter 69
71. Chapter 70
72. Chapter 71
73. Chapter 72
74. Chapter 73
75. Chapter 74
76. Chapter 75
77. Chapter 76
78. Chapter 77
79. Chapter 78
80. Chapter 79
81. Chapter 80
82. Chapter 81
83. Chapter 82
84. Chapter 83
85. Chapter 84
86. Chapter 85
87. Chapter 86
88. Chapter 87
89. Chapter 88
90. Chapter 89
91. Chapter 90
92. Chapter 91
93. Chapter 92
94. Chapter 93
95. Chapter 94
96. Chapter 95
97. Chapter 96
98. Chapter 97
99. Chapter 98
100. Chapter 99
101. Chapter 100

Chapter 0

0:1ON the third day, God planted the garden in the east of the earth, on the border of the world eastward, beyond which, towards the sun-rising, one finds nothing but water, that encompasses the whole world, and reaches unto the borders of heaven.

0:22 And to the north of the garden there is a sea of wafer, clear and pure to the taste, like unto nothing else; so that, through the clearness thereof, one may look into the depths of the earth.

0:33 And when a man washes himself in it, becomes clean of the cleanness thereof, and white of its whiteness--even if he were dark.

0:44 And God created that sea of His own good pleasure, for He knew what would come of the man He should make; so that after he had left the garden, on account of his transgression, men should be born in the earth, from among whom righteous ones should die, whose souls God would raise at the last day; when they should return to their flesh; should bathe in the water of that sea, and all of them repent of their sins.

0:55 But when God made Adam go out of the garden, He did not place him on the border of it northward, lest he should draw near to the sea of water, and he and Eve wash themselves in it, be cleansed from their sins, forget the transgression they had committed, and he no longer reminded of it in the thought of their punishment.

0:66 Then, again, as to the southern side of the garden, God was not pleased to let Adam dwell there; because, when the wind blew from the north, it would bring him, on that southern side, the delicious smell of the trees of the garden.

0:77 Wherefore God did not put Adam there, lest he should smell the sweet smell of those trees forget his transgression, and find consolation for what he had done, take delight in the smell of the trees, and not be cleansed from his transgression.

0:88 Again, also, because God is merciful and of great pity, and governs all things in a way He alone knows--He made our father Adam dwell in the western border of the garden, because on that side the earth is very broad.

0:99 And God commanded him to dwell there in a cave in a rock--the Cave of Treasures below the garden.

Chapter 1

1:1BUT when our father Adam, and Eve, went out of the garden, they trod the ground on their feet, not knowing they were treading.

1:22 And when they came to the opening of the gate of the garden, and saw the broad earth spread before them, covered with stones large and small, and with sand, they feared and trembled, and fell on their faces, from the fear that came upon them; and they were as dead.

1:33 Because--whereas they had hitherto been in the garden-land, beautifully planted with all manner of trees--they now saw themselves, in a strange land, which they knew not, and had never seen.

1:44 And because at that time they were filled with the grace of a bright nature, and they had not hearts turned towards earthly things.

1:55 Therefore had God pity on them; and when He saw them fallen before the gate of the garden, He sent His Word unto father Adam and Eve, and raised them from their fallen state.

Chapter 2

2:1GOD said to Adam, "I have ordained on this earth days and years, and thou and thy seed shall dwell and walk in it, until the days and years are fulfilled; when I shall send the Word that created thee, and against which thou hast transgressed, the Word that made thee come out of the garden and that raised thee when thou wast fallen.

2:22 Yea, the Word that will again save thee when the five days and a half are fulfilled."

2:33 But when Adam heard these words from God, and of the great five days and a half, he did not understand the meaning of them.

2:44 For Adam was thinking that there would be but five days and a half for him, to the end of the world.

2:55 And Adam wept, and prayed God to explain it to him.

2:66 Then God in His mercy for Adam who was made after His own image and similitude, explained to him, that these were 5,000 and 500 years; and how One would then come and save him and his seed.

2:77 But God had before that made this covenant with our father, Adam, in the same terms, ere he came out of the garden, when he was by the tree whereof Eve took the fruit and gave it him to eat.

2:88 Inasmuch as when our father Adam came out of the garden, he passed by that tree, and saw how God had then changed the appearance of it into another form, and how it withered.

2:99 And as Adam went to it he feared, trembled and fell down; but God in His mercy lifted him up, and then made this covenant with him.

2:1010 And, again, when Adam was by the gate of the garden, and saw the cherub with a sword of flashing fire in his hand, and the cherub grew angry and frowned at him, both Adam and Eve became afraid of him, and thought he meant to put them to death. So they fell on their faces, and trembled with fear.

2:1111 But he had pity on them, and showed them mercy; and turning from them went up to heaven, and prayed unto the Lord, and said:--

2:1212 "Lord, Thou didst send me to watch at the gate of the garden, with a sword of fire.

2:1313 "But when Thy servants, Adam and Eve, saw me, they fell on their faces, and were as dead. O my Lord, what shall we do to Thy servants?"

2:1414 Then God had pity on them, and showed them mercy, and sent His Angel to keep the garden.

2:1515 And the Word of the Lord came unto Adam and Eve, and raised them up.

2:1616 And the Lord said to Adam, "I told thee that at the end of five days and a half, I will send my Word and save thee.

2:1717 "Strengthen thy heart, therefore, and abide in the Cave of Treasures, of which I have before spoken to thee."

2:1818 And when Adam heard this Word from God, he was comforted with that which God had told him. For He had told him how He would save him.

Chapter 3

3:1BUT Adam and Eve wept for having come out of the garden, their first abode.

3:22 And, indeed, when Adam looked at his flesh, that was altered, he wept bitterly, he and Eve, over what they had done. And they walked and went gently down into the Cave of Treasures.

3:33 And as they came to it Adam wept over himself and said to Eve, "Look at this cave that is to be our prison in this world, and a place of punishment!

3:44 "What is it compared with the garden? What is its narrowness compared with the space of the other?

3:55 "What is this rock, by the side of those groves? What is the gloom of this cavern, compared with the light of the garden?

3:66 "What is this overhanging ledge of rock to shelter us, compared with the mercy of the Lord that overshadowed us?

3:77 "What is the soil of this cave compared with the garden-land? This earth, strewed with stones; and that, planted with delicious fruit-trees?"

3:88 And Adam said to Eve, "Look at thine eyes, and at mine, which afore beheld angels in heaven, praising; and they, too, without ceasing.

3:99 "But now we do not see as we did: our eyes have become of flesh; they cannot see in like manner as they saw before."

3:1010 Adam said again to Eve, "What is our body to-day, compared to what it was in former days, when we dwelt in the garden?"

3:1111 After this Adam did not like to enter the cave, under the overhanging rock; nor would he ever have entered it.

3:1212 But he bowed to God's orders; and said to himself, "Unless I enter the cave, I shall again be a transgressor."

Chapter 4

4:1THEN Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

4:22 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes, and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead, so that he could see neither heaven, nor God's creatures. So he wept and smote heavily upon his breast, until he dropped, and was as dead.

4:33 And Eve sat weeping; for she believed he was dead.

4:44 Then she arose, spread her hands towards God, suing Him for mercy and pity, and said, "O God, forgive me my sin, the sin which I committed, and remember it not against me.

4:55 "For I alone caused Thy servant to fall from the garden into this lost estate; from light into this darkness; and from the abode of joy into this prison.

4:66 "O God, look upon this Thy servant thus fallen, and raise him from his death, that he may weep and repent of his transgression which he committed through me.

4:77 "Take not away his soul this once; but let him live that he may stand after the measure of his repentance, and do Thy will, as before his death.

4:88 "But if Thou do not raise him up, then, O God, take away my own soul, that I be like him; and leave me not in this dungeon, one and alone; for I could not stand alone in this world, but with him only.

4:99 "For Thou, O God, didst cause a slumber to come upon him, and didst take a bone from his side, and didst restore the flesh in the place of it, by Thy divine power.

4:1010 "And Thou didst take me, the bone, and make me a woman, bright like him, with heart, reason, and speech; and in flesh, like unto his own; and Thou didst make me after the likeness of his countenance, by Thy mercy and power.

4:1111 "O Lord, I and he are one and Thou, O God, art our Creator, Thou are He who made us both in one day.

4:1212 "Therefore, O God, give him life, that he may be with me in this strange land, while we dwell in it on account of our transgression.

4:1313 "But if Thou wilt not give him life, then take me, even me, like him; that we both may die the same day."

4:1414 And Eve wept bitterly, and fell upon our father Adam; from her great sorrow.

Chapter 5

5:1BUT God looked upon them; for they had killed themselves through great grief.

5:22 But He would raise them and comfort them.

5:33 He, therefore, sent His Word unto them; that they should stand and be raised forthwith.

5:44 And the Lord said unto Adam and Eve, "You transgressed of your own free will, until you came out of the garden in which I had placed you.

5:55 "Of your own free will have you transgressed through your desire for divinity, greatness, and an exalted state, such as I have; so that I deprived you of the bright nature in which you then were, and I made you come out of the garden to this land, rough and full of trouble.

5:66 "If only you had not transgressed My commandment and had kept My law, and had not eaten of the fruit of the tree, near which I told you not to come! And there were fruit trees in the garden better than that one.

5:77 "But the wicked Satan who continued not in his first estate, nor kept his faith; in whom was no good intent towards Me, and who though I had created him, yet set Me at naught, and sought the Godhead, so that I hurled him down from heaven,--he it is who made the tree appear pleasant in your eyes, until you ate of it, by hearkening to him.

5:88 "Thus have you transgressed My commandment, and therefore have I brought upon you all these sorrows.

5:99 "For I am God the Creator, who, when I created My creatures, did not intend to destroy them. But after they had sorely roused My anger, I punished them with grievous plagues, until they repent.

5:1010 "But, if on the contrary, they still continue hardened in their transgression, they shall be under a curse for ever."

Chapter 6

6:1WHEN Adam and Eve heard these words from God, they wept and sobbed yet more; but they strengthened their hearts in God, because they now felt that the Lord was to them like a father and a mother; and for this very reason, they wept before Him, and sought mercy from Him.

6:22 Then God had pity on them, and said: "O Adam, I have made My covenant with thee, and I will not turn from it; neither will I let thee return to the garden, until My covenant of the great five days and a half is fulfilled."

6:33 Then Adam said unto God, "O Lord, Thou didst create us, and make us fit to be in the garden; and before I transgressed, Thou madest all beasts come to me, that I should name them.

6:44 "Thy grace was then on me; and I named every one according to Thy mind; and Thou madest them all subject unto me.

6:55 "But now, O Lord God, that I have transgressed Thy commandment, all beasts will rise against me and will devour me, and Eve Thy handmaid; and will cut off our life from the face of the earth.

6:66 "I therefore beseech Thee, O God, that, since Thou hast made us come out of the garden, and hast made us be in a strange land, Thou wilt not let the beasts hurt us."

6:77 When the Lord heard these words from Adam, He had pity on him, and felt that he had truly said that the beasts of the field would rise and devour him and Eve, because He, the Lord, was angry with them two on account of their transgression.

6:88 Then God commanded the beasts, and the birds, and all that moves upon the earth, to come to Adam and to be familiar with him, and not to trouble him and Eve; nor yet any of the good and righteous among their posterity.

6:99 Then the beasts did obeisance to Adam, according to the commandment of God; except the serpent, against which God was wroth. It did not come to Adam, with the beasts.

Chapter 7

7:1THEN Adam wept and said, "O God, when we dwelt in the garden, and our hearts were lifted up, we saw the angels that sang praises in heaven, but now we do not see as we were used to do; nay, when we entered the cave, all creation became hidden from us."

7:22 Then God the Lord said unto Adam, "When thou wast under subjection to Me, thou hadst a bright nature within thee, and for that reason couldst thou see things afar off. But after thy transgression thy bright nature was withdrawn from thee; and it was not left to thee to see things afar off, but only near at hand; after the ability of the flesh; for it is brutish."

7:33 When Adam and Eve had heard these words from God, they went their way; praising and worshipping Him with a sorrowful heart.

7:44 And God ceased to commune with them.

Chapter 8

8:1THEN Adam and Eve came out of the Cave of Treasures, and drew near to the garden gate, and there they stood to look at it, and wept for having come away from it.

8:22 And Adam and Eve went from before the gate of the garden to the southern side of it, and found there the water that watered the garden, from the root of the Tree of Life, and that parted itself from thence into four rivers over the earth.

8:33 Then they came and drew near to that water, and looked at it; and saw that it was the water that came forth from under the root of the Tree of Life in the garden.

8:44 And Adam wept and wailed, and smote upon his breast, for being severed from the garden; and said to Eve:--

8:55 "Why hast thou brought upon me, upon thyself, and upon our seed, so many of these plagues and punishments?"

8:66 And Eve said unto him, "What is it thou hast seen, to weep and to speak to me in this wise?"

8:77 And he said to Eve, "Seest thou not this water that was with us in the garden, that watered the trees of the garden, and flowed out thence?

8:88 "And we, when we were in the garden, did not care about it; but since we came to this strange land, we love it, and turn it to use for our body."

8:99 But when Eve heard these words from him, she wept; and from the soreness of their weeping, they fell into that water; and would have put an end to themselves in it, so as never again to return and behold the creation; for when they looked upon the work of creation, they felt they must put an end to themselves.

Chapter 9

9:1THEN God, merciful and gracious, looked upon them thus lying in the water, and nigh unto death, and sent an angel, who brought them out of the water, and laid them on the seashore as dead.

9:22 Then the angel went up to God, was welcome, and said, "O God, Thy creatures have breathed their last."

9:33 Then God sent His Word unto Adam and Eve, who raised them from their death.

9:44 And Adam said, after he was raised, "O God, while we were in the garden we did not require, or care for this water; but since we came to this land we cannot do without it."

9:55 Then God said to Adam, "While thou wast under My command and wast a bright angel, thou knewest not this water.

9:66 "But after that thou hast transgressed My commandment, thou canst not do without water, wherein to wash thy body and make it grow; for it is now like that of beasts, and is in want of water."

9:77 When Adam and Eve heard these words from God, they wept a bitter cry; and Adam entreated God to let him return into the garden, and look at it a second time.

9:88 But God said unto Adam, "I have made thee a promise; when that promise is fulfilled, I will bring thee back into the garden, thee and thy righteous seed."

9:99 And God ceased to commune with Adam.

Chapter 10

10:1THEN Adam and Eve felt themselves burning with thirst, and heat, and sorrow.

10:22 And Adam said to Eve, "We shall not drink of this water, even if we were to die. O Eve, when this water comes into our inner parts, it will increase our punishments and that of our children, that shall come after us."

10:33 Both Adam and Eve then withdrew from the water, and drank none of it at all; but came and entered the Cave of Treasures.

10:44 But when in it Adam could not see Eve; he only heard the noise she made. Neither could she see Adam, but heard the noise he made.

10:55 Then Adam wept, in deep affliction, and smote upon his breast; and he arose and said to Eve, "Where art thou?"

10:66 And she said unto him, "Lo, I am standing in this darkness."

10:77 He then said to her, "Remember the bright nature in which we lived, while we abode in the garden!

10:88 "O Eve! remember the glory that rested on us in the garden. O Eve! remember the trees that overshadowed us in the garden while we moved among them.

10:99 "O Eve! remember that while we were in the garden, we knew neither night nor day. Think of the Tree of Life, from below which flowed the water, and that shed lustre over us! Remember, O Eve, the garden-land, and the brightness thereof!

10:1010 "Think, oh think of that garden in which was no darkness, while we dwelt therein.

10:1111 "Whereas no sooner did we come into this Cave of Treasures than darkness compassed us round about; until we can no longer see each other; and all the pleasure of this life has come to an end."

Chapter 11

11:1THEN Adam smote upon his breast, he and Eve, and they mourned the whole night until dawn drew near, and they sighed over the length of the night in Miyazia.

11:22 And Adam beat himself, and threw himself on the ground in the cave, from bitter grief, and because of the darkness, and lay there as dead.

11:33 But Eve heard the noise he made in falling upon the earth. And she felt about for him with her hands, and found him like a corpse.

11:44 Then she was afraid, speechless, and remained by him.

11:55 But the merciful Lord looked on the death of Adam, and on Eve's silence from fear of the darkness.

11:66 And the Word of God came unto Adam and raised him from his death, and opened Eve's mouth that she might speak.

11:77 Then Adam arose in the cave and said, "O God, wherefore has light departed from us, and darkness come over us? Wherefore dost Thou leave us in this long darkness? Why wilt Thou plague us thus?

11:88 "And this darkness, O Lord, where was it ere it came upon us? It is such, that we cannot see each other.

11:99 "For, so long as we were in the garden, we neither saw nor even knew what darkness is. I was not hidden from Eve, neither was she hidden from me, until now that she cannot see me; and no darkness came upon us, to separate us from each other.

11:1010 "But she and I were both in one bright light. I saw her and she saw me. Yet now since we came into this cave, darkness has come upon us, and parted us asunder, so that I do not see her, and she does not see me.

11:1111 "O Lord, wilt Thou then plague us with this darkness?"

Chapter 12

12:1THEN when God, who is merciful and full of pity, heard Adam's voice, He said unto him:--

12:22 "O Adam, so long as the good angel was obedient to Me, a bright light rested on him and on his hosts.

12:33 "But when he transgressed My commandment, I deprived him of that bright nature, and he became dark.

12:44 "And when he was in the heavens, in the realms of light, he knew naught of darkness.

12:55 "But he transgressed, and I made him fall from heaven upon the earth; and it was this darkness that came upon him.

12:66 "And on thee, O Adam, while in My garden and obedient to Me, did that bright light rest also.

12:77 "But when I heard of thy transgression, I deprived thee of that bright light. Yet, of My mercy, I did not turn thee into darkness, but I made thee thy body of flesh, over which I spread this skin, in order that it may bear cold and heat.

12:88 "If I had let My wrath fall heavily upon thee, I should have destroyed thee; and had I turned thee into darkness, it would have been as if I killed thee.

12:99 "But in My mercy, I have made thee as thou art; when thou didst transgress My commandment, O Adam, I drove thee from the garden, and made thee come forth into this land; and commanded thee to dwell in this cave; and darkness came upon thee, as it did upon him who transgressed My commandment.

12:1010 "Thus, O Adam, has this night deceived thee. It is not to last for ever; but is only of twelve hours; when it is over, daylight will return.

12:1111 "Sigh not, therefore, neither be moved; and say not in thy heart that this darkness is long and drags on wearily; and say not in thy heart that I plague thee with it.

12:1212 "Strengthen thy heart, and be not afraid. This darkness is not a punishment. But, O Adam, I have made the day, and have placed the sun in it to give light; in order that thou and thy children should do your work.

12:1313 "For I knew thou shouldest sin and transgress, and come out into this land. Yet would I not force thee, nor be heard upon thee, nor shut up; nor doom thee through thy fall; nor through thy coming out from light into darkness; nor yet through thy coining from the garden into this land.

12:1414 "For I made thee of the light; and I willed to bring out children of light from thee and like unto thee.

12:1515 "But thou didst not keep one day My commandment; until I had finished the creation and blessed everything in it.

12:1616 "Then I commanded thee concerning the tree, that thou eat not thereof. Yet I knew that Satan, who deceived himself, would also deceive thee.

12:1717 "So I made known to thee by means of the tree, not to come near him. And I told thee not to eat of the fruit thereof, nor to taste of it, nor yet to sit under it, nor to yield to it.

12:1818 "Had I not been and spoken to thee, O Adam, concerning the tree, and had I left thee without a commandment, and thou hadst sinned--it would have been an offence on My part, for not having given thee any order; thou wouldst turn round and blame Me for it.

12:1919 "But I commanded thee, and warned thee, and thou didst fall. So that My creatures cannot blame me; but the blame rests on them alone.

12:2020 "And, O Adam, I have made the day for thee and for thy children after thee, for them to work, and toil therein. And I have made the night for them to rest in it from their work; and for the beasts of the field to go forth by night and seek their food.

12:2121 "But little of darkness now remains, O Adam; and daylight will soon appear."

Chapter 13

13:1THEN Adam said unto God: "O Lord, take Thou my soul, and let me not see this gloom any more; or remove me to some place where there is no darkness."

13:22 But God the Lord said to Adam, "Verily I say unto thee, this darkness will pass from thee, every day I have determined for thee, until the fulfilment of My covenant; when I will save thee and bring thee back again into the garden, into the abode of light thou longest for, wherein is no darkness. I will bring thee, to it--in the kingdom of heaven."

13:33 Again said God unto Adam, "All this misery that thou hast been made to take upon thee because of thy transgression, will not free thee from the hand of Satan, and will not save thee.

13:44 "But I will. When I shall come down from heaven, and shall become flesh of thy seed, and take upon Me the infirmity from which thou sufferest, then the darkness that came upon thee in this cave shall come upon Me in the grave, when I am in the flesh of thy seed.

13:55 "And I, who am without years, shall be subject to the reckoning of years, of times, of months, and of days, and I shall be reckoned as one of the sons of men, in order to save thee."

13:66 And God ceased to commune with Adam.

Chapter 14

14:1THEN Adam and Eve wept and sorrowed by reason of God's word to them, that they should not return to the garden until the fulfilment of the days decreed upon them; but mostly because God had told them that He should suffer for their salvation.

Chapter 15

15:1AFTER this Adam and Eve ceased not to stand in the cave, praying and weeping, until the morning dawned upon them.

15:22 And when they saw the light returned to them, they restrained from fear, and strengthened their hearts.

15:33 Then Adam began to come out of the cave. And when he came to the mouth of it, and stood and turned his face towards the east, and saw the sun rise in glowing rays, and felt the heat thereof on his body, he was afraid of it, and thought in his heart that this flame came forth to plague him.

15:44 He wept then, and smote upon his breast, and fell upon the earth on his face, and made his request, saying:--

15:55 "O Lord, plague me not, neither consume me, nor yet take away my life from the earth."

15:66 For he thought the sun was God.

15:77 Inasmuch as while he was in the garden and heard the voice of God and the sound He made in the garden, and feared Him, Adam never saw the brilliant light of the sun, neither did the flaming heat thereof touch his body.

15:88 Therefore was he afraid of the sun when flaming rays of it reached him. He thought God meant to plague him therewith all the days He had decreed for him.

15:99 For Adam also said in his thoughts, as God did not plague us with darkness, behold, He has caused this sun to rise and to plague us with burning heat.

15:1010 But while he was thus thinking in his heart, the Word of God came unto him and said:--

15:1111 "O Adam, arise and stand up. This sun is not God; but it has been created to give light by day, of which I spake unto thee in the cave saying, 'that the dawn would break forth, and there would be light by day.'

15:1212 "But I am God who comforted thee in the night."

15:1313 And God ceased to commune with Adam.

Chapter 16

16:1THEN Adam and Eve came out at the mouth of the cave, and went towards the garden.

16:22 But as they drew near to it, before the western gate, from which Satan came when he deceived Adam and Eve, they found the serpent that became Satan coming at the gate, and sorrowfully licking the dust, and wriggling on its breast on the ground, by reason of the curse that fell upon it from God.

16:33 And whereas aforetime the serpent was the most exalted of all beasts, now it was changed and become slippery, and the meanest of them all, and it crept on its breast and went on its belly.

16:44 And whereas it was the fairest of all beasts, it had been changed, and was become the ugliest of them all. Instead of feeding on the best food, now it turned to eat the dust. Instead of dwelling, as before, in the best places, now it lived in the dust.

16:55 And, whereas it had been the most beautiful of all beasts, all of which stood dumb at its beauty, it was now abhorred of them.

16:66 And, again, whereas it dwelt in one beautiful abode, to which all other animals came from elsewhere; and where it drank, they drank also of the same; now, after it had become venomous, by reason of God's curse, all beasts fled from its abode, and would not drink of the water it drank; but fled from it.

Chapter 17

17:1WHEN the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, did as if it would kill them.

17:22 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, wept because he had no stick in his hand wherewith to smite the serpent, and knew not how to put it to death.

17:33 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said unto him:--

17:44 "O Adam, because of thee and of Eve, I am slippery, and go upon my belly." Then by reason of its great strength, it threw down Adam and Eve and pressed upon them, as if it would kill them.

17:55 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.

17:66 Then the Word of God came to the serpent, and said unto it, "In the first instance I made thee glib, and made thee to go upon thy belly; but I did not deprive thee of speech.

17:77 "Now, however, be thou dumb; and speak no more, thou and thy race; because in the first place, has the ruin of my creatures happened through thee, and now thou wishest to kill them."

17:88 Then the serpent was struck dumb, and spake no more.

17:99 And a wind came to blow from heaven by command of God that carried away the serpent from Adam and Eve, threw it on the sea shore, and it landed in India.

Chapter 18

18:1BUT Adam and Eve wept before God. And Adam said unto Him:--

18:22 "O Lord, when I was in the cave, I said this to Thee, my Lord, that the beasts of the field would rise and devour me, and cut off my life from the earth."

18:33 Then Adam, by reason of what had befallen him, smote upon his breast, and fell upon the earth like a corpse; then came to him the Word of God, who raised him, and said unto him,

18:44 "O Adam, not one of these beasts will be able to hurt thee; because when I made the beasts and other moving things come to thee in the cave, I did not let the serpent come with them, lest it should rise against you, make you tremble; and the fear of it should fall into your hearts.

18:55 "For I knew that that accursed one is wicked; therefore would I not let it come near you with the other beasts.

18:66 "But now strengthen thy heart and fear not. I am with thee unto the end of the days I have determined on thee."

Chapter 19

19:1THEN Adam wept and said, "O God, remove us to some other place, that the serpent may not come again near us, and rise against us. Lest it find Thy handmaid Eve alone and kill her; for its eyes are hideous and evil."

19:22 But God said to Adam and Eve, "Henceforth fear not, I will not let it come near you; I have driven it away from you, from this mountain; neither will I leave in it aught to hurt you."

19:33 Then Adam and Eve worshipped before God 'and gave Him thanks, and praised Him for having delivered them from death.

Chapter 20

20:1THEN Adam and Eve went in search of the garden.

20:22 And the heat beat like a flame on their faces; and they sweated from the heat, and wept before the Lord.

20:33 But the place where they wept was nigh unto a high mountain, facing the western gate of the garden.

20:44 Then Adam threw himself down from the top of that mountain; his face was tom and his flesh was flayed; much blood flowed from him, and he was nigh unto death.

20:55 Meanwhile Eve remained standing on the mountain weeping over him, thus lying.

20:66 And she said, "I wish not to live after him; for all that he did to himself was through me."

20:77 Then she threw herself after him; and was torn and scotched by stones; and remained lying as dead.

20:88 But the merciful God, who looks upon His creatures, looked upon Adam and Eve as they lay dead, and He sent His Word unto them, and raised them.

20:99 And said to Adam, "O Adam, all this misery which thou hast wrought upon thyself, will not avail against My rule, neither will it alter the covenant of the 5500 years."

Chapter 21

21:1THEN Adam said to God, "I wither in the heat; I am faint from walking, and am loth of this world. And I know not when Thou wilt bring me out of it, to rest."

21:22 Then the Lord God said unto him, "O Adam, it cannot be at present, not until thou hast ended thy days. Then shall I bring thee out of this wretched land."

21:33 And Adam said to God, "While I was in the garden I knew neither heat, nor languor, neither moving about, nor trembling, nor fear; but now since I came to this land, all this affliction has come upon me."

21:44 Then God said to Adam, "So long as thou wast keeping My commandment, My light and My grace rested on thee. But when thou didst transgress My commandment, sorrow and misery befell thee in this land."

21:55 And Adam wept and said, "O Lord, do not cut me off for this, neither smite me with heavy plagues, nor yet repay me according to my sin; For we, of our own will, did transgress Thy commandment, and forsook Thy law, and sought to become gods like unto Thee, when Satan the enemy deceived us."

21:66 Then God said again unto Adam, "Because thou hast borne fear and trembling in this land, languor and suffering treading and walking about, going upon this mountain, and dying from it, I will take all this upon Myself in order to save thee."

Chapter 22

22:1THEN Adam wept more and said, "O God, have mercy on me, so far as to take upon Thee, that which I will do."

22:22 But God took His Word from Adam and Eve.

22:33 Then Adam and Eve stood on their feet; and Adam said to Eve "Gird thyself, and I also will gird myself." And she girded herself, as Adam told her.

22:44 Then Adam and Eve took stones and placed them in the shape of an altar; and they took leaves from the trees outside the garden, with which they wiped, from the face of the rock, the blood they had spilled.

22:55 But that which had dropped on the sand, they took together with the dust wherewith it was mingled and offered it upon the altar as an offering unto God.

22:66 Then Adam and Eve stood under the altar and wept, thus entreating God, "Forgive us our trespass and our sin, and look upon us with Thine eye of mercy. For when we were in the garden our praises and our hymns went up before Thee without ceasing.

22:77 "But when we came into this strange land, pure praise was no longer ours, nor righteous prayer, nor understanding hearts, nor sweet thoughts, nor just counsels, nor long discernment, nor upright feelings, neither is our bright nature left us. But our body is changed from the similitude in which it was at first, when we were created.

22:88 "Yet now look upon our blood which is offered upon these stones, and accept it at our hands, like the praise we used to sing unto Thee at first, when in the garden."

22:99 And Adam began to make more requests unto God.

Chapter 23

23:1THEN the merciful God, good 'and lover of men, looked upon Adam and Eve, and upon their blood, which they had held up as an offering unto Him; without an order from Him for so doing. But He wondered at them; and accepted their offerings.

23:22 And God sent from His presence a bright fire, that consumed their offering.

23:33 He smelt the sweet savour of their offering, and showed them mercy.

23:44 Then came the Word of God to Adam, and said unto him, "O Adam, as thou hast shed thy blood, so will I shed My own blood when I become flesh of thy seed; and as thou didst die, O Adam, so also will I die. And as thou didst build an altar, so also will I make for thee an altar on the earth; and as thou didst offer thy blood upon it, so also will I offer My blood upon an altar on the earth.

23:55 "And as thou didst sue for forgiveness through that blood, so also will I make My blood forgiveness of sins, and blot out transgressions in it.

23:66 "And now, behold, I have accepted thy offering, O Adam, but the days of the covenant, wherein I have bound thee, are not fulfilled. When they are fulfilled, then will I bring thee back into the garden.

23:77 "Now, therefore, strengthen thy heart; and when sorrow comes upon thee, make Me an offering, and I will be favourable to thee."

Chapter 24

24:1BUT God knew that Adam had in his thoughts, that he should often kill himself and make an offering to Him of his blood.

24:22 Therefore did He say unto him, "O Adam, do not again kill thyself as thou didst, by throwing thyself down from that mountain."

24:33 But Adam said unto God, "It was in my mind to put an end to myself at once, for having transgressed Thy commandments, and for my having come out of the beautiful garden; and for the bright light of which Thou hast deprived me; and for the praises which poured forth from my mouth without ceasing, and for the light that covered me.

24:44 "Yet of Thy goodness, O God, do not away with me altogether; but be favourable to me every time I die, and bring me to life.

24:55 "And thereby it will be made known that Thou art a merciful God, who willest not that one should perish; who lovest not that one should fall; and who dost not condemn any one cruelly, badly, and by whole destruction."

24:66 Then Adam remained silent.

24:77 And the Word of God came unto him, and blessed him, and comforted him, and covenanted with him, that He would save him at the end of the days determined upon him.

24:88 This, then, was the first offering Adam made unto God; and so it became his custom to do.

Chapter 25

25:1THEN Adam took Eve, and they began to return to the Cave of Treasures where they dwelt. But when they neared it and saw it from afar, heavy sorrow fell upon Adam and Eve when they looked at it.

25:22 Then Adam said to Eve, "When we were on the mountain we were comforted by the Word of God that conversed with us; and the light that came from the east, shone over us.

25:33 "But now the Word of God is hidden from us; and the light that shone over us is so changed as to disappear, and let darkness and sorrow come upon us.

25:44 "And we are forced to enter this cave which is like a prison, wherein darkness covers us, so that we are parted from each other; and thou canst not see me, neither can I see thee."

25:55 When Adam had said these words, they wept and spread their hands before God; for they were full of sorrow.

25:66 And they entreated God to bring the sun to them, to shine on them, so that darkness return not upon them, and they come not again under this covering of rock. And they wished to die rather than see the darkness.

25:77 Then God looked upon Adam and Eve and upon their great sorrow, and upon all they had done with a fervent heart, on account of all the trouble they were in, instead of their former well-being, and on account of all the misery that came upon them in a strange land.

25:88 Therefore God was not wroth with them; nor impatient with them; but He was longsuffering and forbearing towards them, as towards the children He had created.

25:99 Then came the Word of God to Adam, and said unto him, "Adam, as for the sun, if I were to take it and bring it to thee, days, hours, years and months would all come to naught, and the covenant I have made with thee, would never be fulfilled.

25:1010 "But thou shouldest then be turned and left in a long plague, and no salvation would be left to thee for ever.

25:1111 "Yea, rather, bear long and calm thy soul while thou abidest night and day; until the fulfilment of the days, and the time of My covenant is come.

25:1212 "Then shall I come and save thee, O Adam, for I do not wish that thou be afflicted.

25:1313 "And when I look at all the good things in which thou didst live, and why thou camest out of them, then would I willingly show thee mercy.

25:1414 "But I cannot alter the covenant that has gone out of My mouth; else would I have brought thee back into the garden.

25:1515 "When, however, the covenant is fulfilled, then shall I show thee and thy seed mercy, and bring thee into a land of gladness, where there is neither sorrow nor suffering; but abiding joy and gladness, and light that never fails, and praises that never cease; and a beautiful garden that shall never pass away."

25:1616 And God said again unto Adam, "Be long-suffering and enter the cave, for the darkness, of which thou wast afraid, shall only be twelve hours long; and when ended, light shall arise."

25:1717 Then when Adam heard these words from God, he and Eve worshipped before Him, and their hearts were comforted. They returned into the cave after their custom, while tears flowed from their eyes, sorrow and wailing came from their hearts, and they wished their soul would leave their body.

25:1818 And Adam and Eve stood praying, until the darkness of night came upon them, and Adam was hid from Eve, and she from him.

25:1919 And they remained standing in prayer.

Chapter 26

26:1WHEN Satan, the hater of all good, saw how they continued in prayer, and how God communed with them, and comforted them, and how He had accepted their offering--Satan made an apparition.

26:22 He began with transforming his hosts; in his hands was a flashing fire, and they were in a great light.

26:33 He then placed his throne near the mouth of the cave because he could not enter into it by reason of their prayers. And he shed light into the cave, until the cave glistened over Adam and Eve; while his hosts began to sing praises.

26:44 And Satan did this, in order that when Adam saw the light, he should think within himself that it was a heavenly light, and that Satan's hosts were angels; and that God had sent them to watch at the cave, and to give him light in the darkness.

26:55 So that when Adam came out of the cave and saw them, and Adam and Eve bowed to Satan, then he would overcome Adam thereby, and a second time humble him before God.

26:66 When, therefore, Adam and Eve saw the light, fancying it was real, they strengthened their hearts; yet, as they were trembling, Adam said to Eve:--

26:77 "Look at that great light, and at those many songs of praise, and at that host standing outside that do not come in to us, do not tell us what they say, or whence they come, or what is the meaning of this light; what those praises are; wherefore they have been sent hither, and why they do not come in.

26:88 "If they were from God, they would come to us in the cave, and would tell us their errand."

26:99 Then Adam stood up and prayed unto God with a fervent heart, and said:--

26:1010 "O Lord, is there in the world another god than Thou, who created angels and filled them with light, and sent them to keep us, who would come with them?

26:1111 "But, lo, we see these hosts that stand at the mouth of the cave; they are in a great light; they sing loud praises. If they are of some other god than Thou, tell me; and if they are sent by Thee, inform me of the reason for which Thou hast sent them."

26:1212 No sooner had Adam said this, than an angel from God appeared unto him in the cave, who said unto him, "O Adam, fear not. This is Satan and his hosts; he wishes to deceive you as he deceived you at first. For the first time, he was hidden in the serpent; but this time he is come to you in the similitude of an angel of light; in order that, when you worshipped him, he might enthrall you, in the very presence of God."

26:1313 Then the angel went from Adam, and seized Satan at the opening of the cave, and stripped him of the feint he had assumed, and brought him in his own hideous form to Adam and Eve; who were afraid of him when they saw him.

26:1414 And the angel said to Adam, "This hideous form has been his ever since God made him fall from heaven. He could not have come near you in it; therefore did he transform himself into an angel of light."

26:1515 Then the angel drove away Satan and his hosts from Adam and Eve, and said unto them, "Fear not; God who created you, will strengthen you."

26:1616 And the angel went from them.

26:1717 But Adam and Eve remained standing in the cave; no consolation came to them; they were divided in their thoughts.

26:1818 And when it was morning they prayed; and then went out to seek the garden. For their hearts were towards it, and they could get no consolation for having left it.

Chapter 27

27:1BUT when the wily Satan saw them, that they were going to the garden, he gathered together his host, and came in appearance upon a cloud, intent on deceiving them.

27:22 But when Adam and Eve saw him thus in a vision, they thought they were angels of God come to comfort them about their having left the garden, or to bring them back again into it.

27:33 And Adam spread his hands unto God, beseeching Him to make him understand what they were.

27:44 Then Satan, the hater of all good, said unto Adam, "O Adam, I am an angel of the great God; and, behold the hosts that surround me.

27:55 "God has sent me and them to take thee and bring thee to the border of the garden northwards; to the shore of the clear sea, and bathe thee and Eve in it, and raise you to your former gladness, that ye return again to the garden."

27:66 These words sank into the heart of Adam and Eve.

27:77 Yet God withheld His Word from Adam, and did not make him understand at once, but waited to see his strength; whether he would be overcome as Eve was when in the garden, or whether he would prevail.

27:88 Then Satan called to Adam and Eve, and said, "Behold, we go to the sea of water," and they began to go.

27:99 And Adam and Eve followed them at some little distance.

27:1010 But when they came to the mountain to the north of the garden, a very high mountain, without any steps to the top of it, the Devil drew near to Adam and Eve, and made them go up to the top in reality, and not in a vision; wishing, as he did, to throw them down and kill them, and to wipe off their name from the earth; so that this earth should remain to him and his hosts alone.

Chapter 28

28:1BUT when the merciful God saw that Satan wished to kill Adam with his manifold devices, and saw that Adam was meek and without guile, God spake unto Satan in a loud voice, and cursed him.

28:22 Then he and his hosts fled, and Adam and Eve remained standing on the top of the mountain, whence they saw below them the wide world, high above which they were. But they saw none of the host which anon were by them.

28:33 They wept, both Adam and Eve, before God, and begged for forgiveness of Him.

28:44 Then came the Word from God to Adam, and said unto him, "Know thou and understand concerning this Satan, that he seeks to deceive thee and thy seed after thee."

28:55 And Adam wept before the Lord God, and begged and entreated Him to give him something from the garden, as a token to him, wherein to be comforted.

28:66 And God looked upon Adam's thought, and sent the angel Michael as far as the sea that reaches unto India, to take from thence golden rods and bring them to Adam.

28:77 This did God in His wisdom, in order that these golden rods, being with Adam in the cave, should shine forth with light in the night around him, and put an end to his fear of the darkness.

28:88 Then the angel Michael went down by God's order, took golden rods, as God had commanded him, and brought them to God.

Chapter 29

29:1AFTER these things, God commanded the angel Gabriel to go down to the garden, and say to the cherub who kept it, "Behold, God has commanded me to come into the garden, and to take thence sweet smelling incense, and give it to Adam."

29:22 Then the angel Gabriel went down by God's order to the garden, and told the cherub as God had commanded him.

29:33 The cherub then said, "Well." And Gabriel went in and took the incense.

29:44 Then God commanded His angel Raphael to go down to the garden, and speak to the cherub about some myrrh, to give to Adam.

29:55 And the angel Raphael went down and told the cherub as God had commanded him, and the cherub said, "Well." Then Raphael went in and took the myrrh.

29:66 The golden rods were from the Indian sea, where there are precious stones. The incense was from the eastern border of the garden; and the myrrh from the western border, whence bitterness came upon Adam.

29:77 And the angels brought these three things to God, by the Tree of Life, in the garden.

29:88 Then God said to the angels, "Dip them in the spring of water; then take them and sprinkle their water over Adam and Eve, that they be a little comforted in their sorrow, and give them to Adam and Eve.

29:99 And the angels did as God had commanded them, and they gave all those things to Adam and Eve on the top of the mountain upon which Satan had placed them, when he sought to make an end of them.

29:1010 And when Adam saw the golden rods, the incense and the myrrh, he was rejoiced and wept because he thought that the gold was a token of the kingdom whence he had come, that the incense was a token of the bright light which had been taken from him, and that the myrrh was a token of the sorrow in which he was.

Chapter 30

30:1AFTER these things God said unto Adam, "Thou didst ask of Me something from the garden, to be comforted therewith, and I have given thee these three tokens as a consolation to thee; that thou trust in Me and in My covenant with thee.

30:22 "For I will come and save thee; and kings shall bring me when in the flesh, gold, incense and myrrh; gold as a token of My kingdom; incense

30:3as a token of My divinity; and myrrh as a token of My suffering and of My death.

30:43 "But, O Adam, put these by thee in the cave; the gold that it may shed light over thee by night; the incense, that thou smell its sweet savour; and the myrrh, to comfort thee in thy sorrow."

30:54 When Adam heard these words from God, he worshipped before Him. He and Eve worshipped Him and gave Him thanks, because He had dealt mercifully with them.

30:65 Then God commanded the three angels, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, each to bring what he had brought, and give it to Adam. And they did so, one by one.

30:76 And God commanded Suriyel and Salathiel to bear up Adam and Eve, and bring them down from the top of the high mountain, and to take them to the Cave of Treasures.

30:87 There they laid the gold on the south side of the cave, the incense on the eastern side, and the myrrh on the western side. For the mouth of the cave was on the north side.

30:98 The angels then comforted Adam and Eve, and departed.

30:109 The gold was seventy rods; the incense, twelve pounds; and the myrrh, three pounds.

30:1110 These remained by Adam in the House of Treasures; therefore was it called "of concealment." But other interpreters say it was called the "Cave of Treasures," by reason of the bodies of righteous men that were in it.

30:1211 These three things did God give to Adam, on the third day after he had come out of the garden, in token of the three days the Lord should remain in the heart of the earth.

30:1312 And these three things, as they continued with Adam in the cave, gave him light by night; and by day they gave him a little relief from his sorrow.

Chapter 31

31:1AND Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit of the earth, nor drank water.

31:22 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us somewhat from the garden, and He sent His angels who brought us what we had desired.

31:33 "But now, arise, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favourable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

31:44 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:--

31:55 "Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to thee. And pray to God with fervent heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.

31:66 "And I will go to another place, and go down into it, and do like thee."

31:77 Then Eve went down into the water, as Adam had commanded her. Adam also went down into the water; and they stood praying; and besought the Lord to forgive them their offence, and to restore them to their former state.

31:88 And they stood thus praying, unto the end of the five-and-thirty days.

Chapter 32

32:1BUT Satan, the hater of all good, sought them in the cave, but found them not, although he searched diligently for them.

32:22 But he found them standing in the water praying and thought within himself, "Adam and Eve are thus standing in that water beseeching God to forgive them their transgression, and to restore them to their former estate, and to take them from under my hand.

32:33 "But I will deceive them so that they shall come out of the water, and not fulfil their vow."

32:44 Then the hater of all good, went not to Adam, but be went to Eve, and took the form of an angel of God, praising and rejoicing, and said to her--

32:55 "Peace be unto thee! Be glad and rejoice! God is favourable unto you, and He sent me to Adam. I have brought him the glad tidings of salvation, and of his being filled with bright light as he was at first.

32:66 "And Adam, in his joy for his restoration, has sent me to thee, that thou come to me, in order that I crown thee with light like him.

32:77 "And he said to me, 'Speak unto Eve; if she does not come with thee, tell her of the sign when we were on the top of the mountain; how God sent His angels who took us and brought us to the Cave of Treasures; and laid the gold on the southern side; incense, on the eastern side; and myrrh on the western side.' Now come to him."

32:88 When Eve heard these words from him, she rejoiced greatly. And thinking that Satan's appearance was real, she came out of the sea.

32:99 He went before, and she followed him until they came to Adam. Then Satan hid himself from her, and she saw him no more.

32:1010 She then came and stood before Adam, who was standing by the water and rejoicing in God's forgiveness.

32:1111 And as she called to him, he turned round, found her there and wept when he saw her, and smote upon his breast; and from the bitterness of his grief, he sank into the water.

32:1212 But God looked upon him and upon his misery, and upon his being about to breathe his last. And the Word of God came from heaven, raised him out of the water, and said unto him, "Go up the high bank to Eve." And when he came up to Eve he said unto her, "Who said to thee 'come hither'?"

32:1313 Then she told him the discourse of the angel who had appeared unto her and had given her a sign.

32:1414 But Adam grieved, and gave her to know it was Satan. He then took her and they both returned to the cave.

32:1515 These things happened to them the second time they went down to the water, seven days after their coming out of the garden.

32:1616 They fasted in the water thirty-five days; altogether forty-two days since they had left the garden.

Chapter 33

33:1AND on the morning of the forty-third day, they came out of the cave, sorrowful and weeping. Their bodies were lean, and they were parched from hunger and thirst, from fasting and praying, and from their heavy sorrow on account of their transgression.

33:22 And when they had come out of the cave they went up the mountain to the west of the garden.

33:33 There they stood and prayed and besought God to grant them forgiveness of their sins.

33:44 And after their prayers Adam began to entreat 'God, saying, "O my Lord my God, and my Creator, thou didst command the four elements to be gathered together, and they were gathered together by Thine order.

33:55 "Then Thou spreadest Thy hand and didst create me out of one element, that of dust of the earth; and Thou didst bring me into the garden at the third hour, on a Friday, and didst inform me of it in the cave.

33:66 "Then, at first, I knew neither night nor day, for I had a bright nature; neither did the light in which I lived ever leave me to know night or day.

33:77 "Then, again, O Lord, in that third hour in which Thou didst create me, Thou broughtest to me all beasts, and lions, and ostriches, and fowls of the air, and all things that move in the earth, which Thou hadst created at the first hour before me of the Friday.

33:88 "And Thy will was that I should name them all, one by one, with a suitable name. But Thou gavest me understanding and knowledge, and a pure heart and a right mind from Thee, that I should name them after Thine own mind regarding the naming of them.

33:99 "O God, Thou madest them obedient to me, and didst order that not one of them break from my sway, according to Thy commandment, and to the dominion which Thou hast given me over them. But now they are all estranged from me.

33:1010 "Then it was in that third hour of Friday, in which Thou didst create me, and didst command me concerning the tree, to which I was neither to draw near, nor to eat thereof; for Thou saidst to me in the garden, 'When thou eatest of it, of death thou shalt die.'

33:1111 "And if Thou hadst punished me as Thou saidst, with death, I should have died that very moment.

33:1212 "Moreover, when Thou commandedst me regarding the tree, I was neither to approach nor to cat thereof, Eve was not with me; Thou hadst not Yet created her, neither hadst Thou yet taken her out of my side; nor had she yet heard this order from Thee.

33:1313 "Then, at the end of the third hour of that Friday, O Lord, Thou didst cause a slumber and a sleep to come over me, and I slept, and was overwhelmed in sleep.

33:1414 "Then Thou didst draw a rib out of my side, and created it after my own similitude and image. Then I awoke; and when I saw her and knew who she was, I said, 'This is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; henceforth she shall be called woman.'

33:1515 "It was of Thy good will, O God, that Thou broughtest a slumber and a sleep over me, and that Thou didst forthwith bring Eve out of my side, until she was out, so that I did not see how she was made; neither could I witness, O my Lord, how awful and great are Thy goodness and glory.

33:1616 "And of Thy goodwill, O Lord, Thou madest us both with bodies of a bright nature, and Thou madest us two, one; and Thou gavest us Thy grace, and didst fill us with praises of the Holy Spirit; that we should be neither hungry nor thirsty, nor know what sorrow is, nor yet faintness of heart; neither suffering, fasting, nor weariness.

33:1717 "But now, O God, since we transgressed Thy commandment and broke Thy law, Thou hast brought us out into a strange land, and has caused suffering, and faintness, hunger and thirst to come upon us.

33:181S "Now, therefore, O God, we pray Thee, give us something to eat from the garden, to satisfy our hunger with it; and something wherewith to quench our thirst.

33:1919 "For, behold, many days, O God, we have tasted nothing and drunk nothing, and our flesh is dried up, and our strength is wasted, and sleep is gone from our eyes from faintness and weeping.

33:2020 "Then, O God, we dare not gather aught of the fruit of trees, from fear of Thee. For when we transgressed at first Thou didst spare us, and didst not make us die.

33:2121 "But now, we thought in our hearts, if we eat of the fruit of trees, without God's order, He will destroy us this time, and will wipe us off from the face of the earth.

33:2222 "And if we drink of this water, without God's order, He will make an end of us, and root us up at once.

33:2323 "Now, therefore, O God, that I am come to this place with Eve, we beg Thou wilt give us of the fruit of the garden, that we may be satisfied with it.

33:2424 "For we desire the fruit that is on the earth, and all else that we lack in it."

Chapter 34

34:1THEN God looked again upon Adam and his weeping and groaning, and the Word of God came to him, and said unto him:--

34:22 "O Adam, when thou wast in My garden, thou knewest neither eating nor drinking; neither faintness nor suffering; neither leanness of flesh, nor change; neither did sleep depart from thine eyes. But since thou transgressedst, and camest into this strange land, all these trials are come upon thee."

Chapter 35

35:1THEN God commanded the cherub, who kept the gate of the garden with a sword of fire in his hand, to take some of the fruit of the fig-tree, and to give it to Adam.

35:22 The cherub obeyed the command of the Lord God, and went into the garden and brought two figs on two twigs, each fig hanging to its leaf; they were from two of the trees among which Adam and Eve hid themselves when God went to walk in the garden, and the Word of God came to Adam and Eve and said unto them, "Adam, Adam, where art thou?"

35:33 And Adam answered, "O God, here am I. When I heard the sound of Thee and Thy voice, I hid myself, because I am naked."

35:44 Then the cherub took two figs and brought them to Adam and Eve. But he threw them to them from afar; for they might not come near the cherub by reason of their flesh, that could not come near the fire.

35:55 At first, angels trembled at the presence of Adam and were afraid of him. But now Adam trembled before the angels and was afraid of them.

35:66 Then Adam drew near and took one fig, and Eve also came in turn and took the other.

35:77 And as they took them up in their hands, they looked at them, and knew they were from the trees among which they had hidden them elves.

Chapter 36

36:1THEN Adam said to Eve, "Seest thou not these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature? But now, we know not what misery and suffering may come upon us from eating them.

36:22 "Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, thou and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."

36:33 Thus did Adam and Eve restrain themselves, and did not eat of these figs.

36:44 But Adam began to pray to God and to beseech Him to give him of the fruit of the Tree of Life, saying thus: "O God, when we transgressed Thy commandment at the sixth hour of Friday, we were stripped of the bright nature we had, and did not continue in the garden after our transgression, more than three hours.

36:55 "But on the evening Thou madest us come out of it. O God, we transgressed against Thee one hour, and all these trials and sorrows have come upon us until this day.

36:66 "And those days together with this the forty-third day, do not redeem that one hour in which we transgressed!

36:77 "O God, look upon us with an eye of pity, and do not requite us according to our transgression of Thy commandment, in presence of Thee.

36:88 "O, God, give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life, that we may eat of it, and live, and turn not to see sufferings and other trouble, in this earth; for Thou art God.

36:99 "When we transgressed Thy commandment, Thou madest us come out of the garden, and didst send a cherub to keep the Tree of Life, lest we should eat thereof, and live; and know nothing of faintness after we transgressed.

36:1010 "But now, O Lord, behold, we have endured all these days, and have borne sufferings. Make these forty-three days an equivalent for the one hour in which we transgressed."

Chapter 37

37:1AFTER these things the Word of God came to Adam, and said unto him:- -

37:22 "O Adam, as to the fruit of the Tree of Life, for which thou askest, I will not give it thee now, but when the 5500 years are fulfilled. Then will I give thee of the fruit of the Tree of Life, and thou shalt eat, and live for ever, thou, and Eve, and thy righteous seed.

37:33 "But these forty-three days cannot make amends for the hour in which thou didst transgress My commandment.

37:44 "O Adam, I gave thee to eat of the fig-tree in which thou didst hide thyself. Go and eat of it, thou and Eve.

37:55 "I will not deny thy request, neither will I disappoint thy hope; therefore, bear up unto the fulfilment of the covenant I made with thee."

37:66 And God withdrew His Word from Adam.

Chapter 38

38:1THEN Adam returned to Eve, and said to her, "Arise, and take a fig for thyself, and I will take another; and let us go to our cave."

38:22 Then Adam and Eve took each a fig and went towards the cave; the time was about the setting of the sun; and their thoughts made them long to eat of the fruit.

38:33 But Adam said to Eve, "I am afraid to eat of this fig. I know not what may come upon me from it."

38:44 So Adam wept, and stood praying before God, saying, "Satisfy my hunger, without my having to eat this fig; for after I have eaten it, what will it profit me? And what shall I desire and ask of Thee, O God, when it is gone?"

38:55 And he said again, "I am afraid to eat of it; for I know not what will befall me through it."

Chapter 39

39:1THEN the Word of God came to Adam, and said unto him, "O, Adam, why hadst thou not this dread, neither this fasting, nor this care ere this? And why hadst thou not this fear before thou didst transgress?

39:22 "But when thou camest to dwell in this strange land, thy animal body could not be on earth without earthly food, to strengthen it and to restore its powers."

39:33 And God withdrew His Word from Adam.

Chapter 40

40:1THEN Adam took the fig, and laid it on the golden rods. Eve also took her fig, and put it upon the incense.

40:22 And the weight of each fig was that of a water-melon; for the fruit of the garden was much larger than the fruit of this land.

40:33 But Adam and Eve remained standing and fasting the whole of that night, until the morning dawned.

40:44 When the sun rose they were at their prayers, and Adam said to Eve, after they had done praying:--

40:55 "O Eve, come, let us go to the border of the garden looking south; to the place whence the river flows, and is parted into four heads. There we will pray to God, and ask Him to give us to drink of the Water of Life.

40:66 "For God has not fed us with the Tree of Life, in order that we may not live. We will, therefore, ask him to give us of the Water of Life, and to quench our thirst with it, rather than with a drink of water of this land."

40:77 When Eve heard these words from Adam, she agreed; and they both arose and came to the southern border of the garden, upon the brink of the river of water at some little distance from the garden.

40:88 And they stood and prayed before the Lord, and asked Him to look upon them this once, to forgive them, and to grant them their request.

40:99 After this prayer from both of them, Adam began to pray with his voice before God, and said:--

40:1010 "O Lord, when I was in the garden and saw the water that flowed from under the Tree of Life, my heart did not desire, neither did my body require to drink of it; neither did I know thirst, for I was living; and above that which I am now.

40:1111 "So that in order to live I did not require any Food of Life, neither did I drink of the Water of Life.

40:1212 "But now, O God, I am dead; my flesh is parched with thirst. Give me of the Water of Life that I may drink of it and live.

40:1313 "Of Thy mercy, O God, save me from these plagues and trials, and bring me into another land different from this, if Thou wilt not let me dwell in Thy garden."

Chapter 41

41:1THEN came the Word of God to Adam, and said unto him:--

41:22 "O Adam, as to what thou sayest, 'Bring me into a land where there is rest,' it is not another land than this, but it is the kingdom of heaven where alone there is rest.

41:33 "But thou canst not make thy entrance into it at present; but only after thy judgment is past and fulfilled.

41:44 "Then will I make thee go up into the kingdom of heaven, thee and thy righteous seed; and I will give thee and them the rest thou askest for at present.

41:55 "And if thou saidst, 'Give me of the Water of Life that I may drink and live'--it cannot be this day, but on the day that I shall descend into hell, and break the gates of brass, and bruise in pieces the kingdoms of iron.

41:66 "Then will I in mercy save thy soul and the souls of the righteous, to give them rest in My garden. And that shall be when the end of the world is come.

41:77 "And, again, as regards the Water of Life thou seekest, it will not be granted thee this day; but on the day that I shall shed My blood upon thy head in the land of Golgotha.

41:88 "For My blood shall be the Water of Life unto thee, at that time, and not to thee alone, but unto all those of thy seed who shall believe in Me; that it be unto them for rest for ever."

41:99 The Lord said again unto Adam, "O Adam, when thou wast in the garden, these trials did not come to thee

41:1010 "But since thou didst transgress My commandment, all these sufferings have come upon thee.

41:1111. "Now, also, does thy flesh require food and drink; drink then of that water that flows by thee on the face of the earth."

41:1212 Then God withdrew His Word from Adam.

41:1313 And Adam and Eve worshipped the Lord, and returned from the river of water to the cave. It was noon-day; and when they drew near to the cave, they saw a large fire by it.

Chapter 42

42:1THEN Adam and Eve were afraid, and stood still. And Adam said to Eve, "What is that fire by our cave? We do nothing in it to bring about this fire.

42:22 "We neither have bread to bake therein, nor broth to cook there. As to this fire, we know not the like, neither do we know what to call it.

42:33 "But ever since God sent the cherub with a sword of fire that flashed and lightened in his hand, from fear of which we fell down and were like corpses, have we not seen the like.

42:44 "But now O Eve, behold, this is the same fire that was in the cherub's hand, which God has sent to keep the cave in which we dwell.

42:55 "O Eve, it is because God is angry with us, and will drive us from it.

42:66 "O Eve, we have again transgressed His commandment in that cave, so that He had sent this fire to burn around it, and to prevent us from going into it.

42:77 "If this be really so, O Eve, where shall we dwell? And whither shall we flee from before the face of the Lord? Since, as regards the garden, He will not let us abide in it, and He has deprived us of the good things thereof; but He has placed us in this cave, in which we have borne darkness, trials and hardships, until at last we found comfort therein.

42:88 "But now that He has brought us out into another land, who knows what may happen in it? And who knows but that the darkness of that land may be far greater than the darkness of this land?

42:99 "Who knows what may happen in that land by day or by night? And who knows whether it will be far or near, O Eve? Where it will please God to put us, may be far from the garden, O Eve! or where God will prevent us from beholding Him, because we have transgressed His commandment, and because we have made requests unto Him at all times?

42:1010 "O Eve, if God will bring us into a strange land other than this, in which we find consolation, it must be to put our souls to death, and blot out our name from the face of the earth.

42:1111 "O Eve, if we are farther estranged from the garden and from God, where shall we find Him again, and ask Him to give us gold, incense, myrrh, and some fruit of the fig-tree?

42:1212 "Where shall we find Him, to comfort us a second time? Where shall we find Him, that He may think of us, as regards the covenant He has made on our behalf T'

42:1313 Then Adam said no more. And they kept looking, he and Eve, towards the cave, and at the fire that flared up around it.

42:1414 But that fire was from Satan. For he had gathered trees and dry grasses, and had carried and brought them to the cave, and had set fire to them, in order to consume the cave and--what was in it.

42:1515 So that Adam and Eve should be left in sorrow, and he should cut off their trust in God, and make them deny Him.

42:1616 But by the mercy of God he could not burn the cave, for God sent His angel round the cave to guard it from such a fire, until it went out.

42:1717 And this fire lasted from noon-day until the break of day. That was the forty-fifth day.

Chapter 43

43:1YET Adam and Eve were standing and looking at the fire, and unable to come near the cave from their dread of the fire.

43:22 And Satan kept on bringing trees and throwing them into the fire, until the flame thereof rose up on high, and covered the whole cave, thinking, as he did in his own mind, to consume the cave with much fire. But the angel of the Lord was guarding it.

43:33 And yet he could not curse Satan, nor injure him by word, because he had no authority over him, neither did he take to doing so with words from his mouth.

43:44 Therefore did the angel bear with him, without saying one bad word until the Word of God came who said to Satan, "Go hence; once before didst thou deceive My servants, and this time thou seekest to destroy them.

43:55 "Were it not for My mercy I would have destroyed thee and thy hosts from off the earth. But I have had patience with thee, unto the end of the world."

43:66 Then Satan fled from before the Lord. But the fire went on burning around the cave like a coal-fire the whole day; which was the forty-sixth day Adam and Eve had spent since they came out of the garden.

43:77 And when Adam and Eve saw that the heat of the fire had somewhat cooled down, they began to walk towards the cave to get into it as they were wont; but they could not, by reason of the heat of the fire.

43:88 Then they both took to weeping because of the fire that made separation between them and the cave, and that drew towards them, burning. And they were afraid.

43:99 Then Adam said to Eve, "See this fire of which we have a portion in us: which formerly yielded to us, but no longer does so, now that we have transgressed the limit of creation, and changed our condition, and our nature is altered. But the fire is not changed in its nature, nor altered from its creation. Therefore has it now power over us; and when we come near it, it scorches our flesh."

Chapter 44

44:1THEN Adam rose and prayed unto God, saying, "See, this fire has made separation between us and the cave in which Thou hast commanded us to dwell; but now, behold, we cannot go into it."

44:22 Then God heard Adam, and sent him His Word, that said:--

44:33 "O Adam, see this fire! how different the flame and heat thereof are from the garden of delights and the good things in it!

44:44 "When thou wast under My control, all creatures yielded to thee; but after thou hast transgressed My commandment, they all rise over thee."

44:55 Again said God unto him, "See, O Adam, how Satan has exalted thee! He has deprived thee of the Godhead, and of an exalted state like unto Me, and has not kept his word to thee; but, after all, is become thy foe. It is he who made this fire in which he meant to burn thee and Eve.

44:66 "Why, O Adam, has he not kept his agreement with thee, not even one day; but has deprived thee of the glory that was on thee--when thou didst yield to his command?

44:77 "Thinkest thou, Adam, that he loved thee when he made this agreement with thee? Or, that he loved thee and wished to raise thee on high?

44:88 "But no, Adam, he did not do all that out of love to thee; but he wished to make thee come out of light into darkness, and from an exalted state to degradation; from glory to abasement; from joy to sorrow; and from rest to fasting and fainting."

44:99 God said also to Adam, "See this fire kindled by Satan around thy cave; see this wonder that surrounds thee; and know that it will encompass about both thee and thy seed, when ye hearken to his behest; that he will plague you with fire; and that ye shall go down into hell after ye are dead.

44:1010 "Then shall ye see the burning of his fire, that will thus be burning around you and your seed. There shall be no deliverance from it for you, but at My coming; in like manner as thou canst not now go into thy cave, by reason of the great fire around it; not until My Word shall come that will make a way for thee on the day My covenant is fulfilled.

44:1111 "There is no way for thee at present to come from hence to rest, not until My Word comes, who is My Word. Then will He make a way for thee, and thou shalt have rest." Then God called with His Word to that fire that burned around the cave, that it part itself asunder, until Adam had gone through it. Then the fire parted itself by God's order, and a way was made for Adam.

44:1212 And God withdrew His Word from Adam.

Chapter 45

45:1THEN Adam and Eve began again to come into the cave. And when they came to the way between the fire, Satan blew into the fire like a whirlwind, and made on Adam and Eve a burning coal-fire; so that their bodies were singed; and the coal-fire scorched them.

45:22 And from the burning of the fire Adam and Eve cried aloud, and said, "O Lord, save us! Leave us not to be consumed and plagued by this burning fire; neither require us for having transgressed Thy commandment."

45:33 Then God looked upon their bodies, on which Satan had caused fire to bum, and God sent His angel that stayed the burning fire. But the wounds remained on their bodies.

45:44 And God said unto Adam, "See Satan's love for thee, who pretended to give thee the Godhead and greatness; and, behold, he burns thee with fire, and seeks to destroy thee from off the earth.

45:55 "Then look at Me, O Adam; I created thee, and how many times have I delivered thee out of his hand? If not, would he not have destroyed thee?"

45:66 God said again to Eve, "What is that he promised thee in the garden, saying, 'At the time ye shall eat of the tree, your eyes will be opened, and you shall become like gods, knowing good and evil.' But lo! he has burnt your bodies with fire, and has made you taste the taste of fire, for the taste of the garden; and has made you see the burning of fire, and the evil thereof, and the power it has over you.

45:77 "Your eyes have seen the good he has taken from you, and in truth he has opened your eyes; and you have seen the garden in which ye were with Me, and ye have also seen the evil that has come upon you from Satan. But as to the Godhead he cannot give it you, neither fulfil his speech to you. Nay, he was bitter against you and your seed, that will come after you."

45:88 And God withdrew His Word from them.

Chapter 46

46:1THEN Adam and Eve came into the cave, yet trembling at the fire that had scorched their bodies. So Adam said to Eve:--

46:22 "Lo, the fire has burnt our flesh in this world; but how will it be when we are dead, and Satan shall punish our souls? Is not our deliverance long and far off, unless God come, and in mercy to us fulfil His promise?"

46:33 Then Adam and Eve passed into the cave, blessing themselves for coming into it once more. For it was in their thoughts, that they never should enter it, when they saw the fire around it.

46:44 But as the sun was setting the fire was still burning and nearing Adam and Eve in the cave, so that they could not sleep in it. After the sun had set, they went out of it. This was the forty-seventh day after they came out of the garden.

46:55 Adam and Eve then came under the top of hill by the garden to sleep, as they were wont.

46:66 And they stood and prayed God to forgive them their sins, and then fell asleep under the summit of the mountain.

46:77 But Satan, the hater of all good, thought within himself: Whereas God has promised salvation to Adam by covenant, and that He would deliver him out of all the hardships that have befallen him-but has not promised me by covenant, and will not deliver me out of my hardships; nay, since He has promised him that He should make him and his seed dwell in the kingdom in which I once was--I will kill Adam.

46:88 The earth shall be rid of him; and shall be left to me alone; so that when he is dead he may not have any seed left to inherit the kingdom that shall remain my own realm; God will then be in want of me, and He will restore me to it with my hosts.

Chapter 47

47:1AFTER this Satan called to his hosts, all of which came to him, and said unto him:--

47:22 "O, our Lord, what wilt thou do?"

47:33 He then said unto them, "Ye know that this Adam, whom God created out of the dust, is he who has taken our kingdom. Come, let us gather together and kill him; or hurl a rock at him and at Eve, and crush them under it."

47:44 When Satan's hosts heard these words, they came to the part of the mountain where Adam and Eve were asleep.

47:55 Then Satan and his hosts took a huge rock, broad and even, and without blemish, thinking within himself, "If there should be a hole in the rock, when it fell on them, the hole in the rock might come upon them, and so they would escape and not die."

47:66 He then said to his hosts, "Take up this stone, and throw it flat upon them, so that it roll not from them to somewhere else. And when ye have hurled it, flee and tarry not."

47:77 And they did as he bid them. But as the rock fell down from the mountain upon Adam and Eve, God commanded it to become a kind of shed over them, that did them no harm. And so it was by God's order.

47:88 But when the rock fell, the whole earth quaked with it, and. was shaken from the size of the rock.

47:99 And as it quaked and shook, Adam and Eve awoke from sleep, and found themselves under a rock like a shed. But they knew not how it was; for when they fell asleep they were under the sky, and not under a shed; and when they saw it, they were afraid.

47:1010 Then Adam said to Eve, "Wherefore has the mountain bent itself, and the earth quaked and shaken on our account? And why has this rock spread itself over us like a tent?

47:1111 "Does God intend to plague us and to shut us up in this prison? Or will He close the earth upon us?

47:1212 "He is angry with us for our having come out of the cave without His order; and for our having done so of our own accord, without consulting Him, when we left the cave and came to this place."

47:1313 Then Eve said, "If, indeed, the earth quaked for our sake, and this rock forms a tent over us because of our transgression, then woe be to us, O Adam, for our punishment will be long.

47:1414 "But arise and pray Ito God to let us know concerning this, and what this rock is, that is spread over us like a tent."

47:1515 Then Adam stood up and prayed before the Lord, to let him know about this strait. And Adam thus stood praying until the morning.

Chapter 48

48:1THEN the Word of God came and said:--

48:22 "O Adam, who counselled thee, when thou earnest out of the cave, to come to this place?"

48:33 And Adam said unto God, "O Lord, we came to this place because of the heat of the fire, that came upon us inside the cave."

48:44 Then the Lord God said unto Adam, "O Adam, thou dreadest the heat of fire for one night, but how will it be when thou dwellest in hell?

48:55 "Yet, O Adam, fear not, neither say in thy heart that I have spread this rock as an awning over thee, to plague thee therewith.

48:66 "It came from Satan, who had promised thee the Godhead and majesty. It is he who threw down this rock to kill thee under it, and Eve with thee, and thus to prevent you from living upon the earth.

48:77 "But, in mercy for you, just as that rock was falling down upon you, I commanded it to form an awning over you; and the rock under you, to lower itself.

48:88 "And this sign, O Adam, will happen to Me at My coming upon earth: Satan will raise the people of the Jews Jo put Me to death; and they will lay Me in a rock, and seal a large stone upon Me, and I shall remain within that rock three days and three nights.

48:99 "But on the third day I shall rise again, and it shall be salvation to thee, O Adam, and to thy seed, to believe in Me. But, O Adam, I will not bring thee from under this rock until three days and three nights are passed."

48:1010 And God withdrew His Word from Adam.

48:1111 But Adam and Eve abode under the rock three days and three nights, as God had told them.

48:1212 And God did so to them because they had left their cave and had come to this same place without God's order.

48:1313 But, after three days and three nights, God opened the rock and brought them out from under it. Their flesh was dried up, and their eyes and their hearts were troubled from weeping and sorrow.

Chapter 49

49:1THEN Adam and Eve went forth and came into the Cave of Treasures, and they stood praying in it the whole of that day, until the evening.

49:22 And this took place at the end of fifty days after they had left the garden.

49:33 But Adam and Eve rose again and prayed to God in the cave the whole of that night, and begged for mercy from Him.

49:44 And when the day dawned, Adam said unto Eve, "Come! let us go and do some work for our bodies."

49:55 So they went out of the cave, and came to the northern border of the garden, and they sought something to cover their bodies withal. But they

49:6found nothing, and knew not how to do the work. Yet their bodies were stained, and they were speechless from cold and heat.

49:76 Then Adam stood and asked God to show him something wherewith to cover their bodies.

49:87 Then came the Word of God and said unto him, "O Adam, take Eve and come to the seashore, where ye fasted before. There ye shall find skins of sheep, whose flesh was devoured by lions, and whose skins were left. Take them and make raiment for yourselves, and clothe yourselves withal."

Chapter 50

50:1WHEN Adam heard these words from God, he took Eve and removed from the northern end of the garden to the south of it, by the river of water, where they once fasted.

50:22 But as they were going in the way, and before they reached that place, Satan, the wicked one, had heard the Word of God communing with Adam respecting his covering.

50:33 It grieved him, and he hastened to the place where the sheep-skins were, with the intention of taking them and throwing them into the sea, or of burning them with fire, that Adam and Eve should not find them.

50:44 But as he was about to take them, the Word of God came from heaven, and bound him by the side of those skins until Adam and Eve came near him. But as they neared him they were afraid of him, and of his hideous look.

50:55 Then came the Word of God to Adam and Eve, and said to them, "This is he who was hidden in the serpent, and who deceived you, and stripped you of the garment of light and glory in which you were.

50:66 "This is he who promised you majesty and divinity. Where, then, is the beauty that was on him? Where is his divinity? Where is his light? Where is the glory that rested on him?

50:77 "Now his figure is hideous; he is become abominable among angels; and he has come to be called Satan.

50:88 "O Adam I he wished to take from you this earthly garment of sheep- skins, and to destroy it, and not let you be covered with it.

50:99 "What, then, is his beauty that you should have followed him? And what have you gained by hearkening to him? See his evil works and then look at Me; at Me, your Creator, and at the good deeds I do you.

50:1010 "See, I bound him until you came and saw him and beheld his weakness, that no power is left with him."

50:1111 And God released him from his bonds.

Chapter 51

51:1AFTER this Adam and Eve said no more, but wept before God on account of their creation, and of their bodies that required an earthly covering.

51:22 Then Adam said unto Eve, "O Eve, this is the skin of beasts with which we shall be covered. But when we have put it on, behold, a token of death shall have come upon us, inasmuch as the owners of these skins have died, and have wasted away. So also shall we die, and pass away."

51:33 Then Adam and Eve took the skins, and went back to the Cave of Treasures; and when in it, they stood and prayed as they were wont.

51:44 And they thought how they could make garments of those skins; for they had no skill for it.

51:55 Then God sent to them His angel to show them how to work it out. And the angel said to Adam, "Go forth, and bring some palm-thorns." Then Adam went out, and brought some, as the angel had commanded him.

51:66 Then the angel began before them to work out the skins, after the manner of one who prepares a shirt. And he took the thorns and stuck them into the skins, before their eyes.

51:77 Then the angel again stood up and prayed God that the thorns in those skins should be hidden, so as to be, as it were, sewn with one thread.

51:88 And so it was, by God's order; they became garments for Adam and Eve, and He clothed them withal.

51:99 From that time the nakedness of their bodies was covered from the sight of each other's eyes.

51:1010 And this happened at the end of the fifty-first day.

51:1111 Then when Adam's and Eve's bodies were covered, they stood and prayed, and sought mercy of the Lord, and forgiveness, and gave Him thanks for that He had had mercy on them, and had covered their nakedness. And they ceased not from prayer the whole of that night.

51:1212 Then when the mom dawned at the rising of the sun, they said their prayers after their custom; and then went out of the cave.

51:1313 And Adam said unto Eve, "Since we know not what there is to the westward of this cave, let us go forth and see it to-day." Then they came forth and went towards the western border.

Chapter 52

52:1THEY were not very far from the cave, when Satan came towards them, and hid himself between them and the cave, under the form of two ravenous lions three days without food, that came towards Adam and Eve, as if to break them in pieces and devour them.

52:22 Then Adam and Eve wept, and prayed God to deliver them from their paws.

52:33 Then the Word of God came to them, and drove away the lions from them.

52:44 And God said unto Adam, "O Adam, what seekest thou on the western border? And why hast thou left of thine own accord the eastern border, in which was thy dwelling-place?

52:55 "Now, then, turn back to thy cave, and remain in it, that Satan do not deceive thee, nor work his purpose upon thee.

52:66 "For in this western border, O Adam, there will go from thee a seed, that shall replenish it; and that will defile themselves with their sins, and with their yielding to the behests of Satan, and by following his works.

52:77 "Therefore will I bring upon them the waters of a flood, and overwhelm them all. But I will deliver what is left of the righteous among them; and I will bring them to a distant land, and the land in which thou dwellest now shall remain desolate and without one inhabitant in it."

52:88 After God had thus discoursed to them, they went back to the Cave of Treasures. But their flesh was dried up, and their strength failed from fasting and praying, and from the sorrow they felt at having trespassed against God.

Chapter 53

53:1THEN Adam and Eve stood up in the cave and prayed the whole of that night until the morning dawned. And when the sun was risen they both went out of the cave; their heads wandering from heaviness of sorrow, and they not knowing whither they went.

53:22 And they walked thus unto the southern border of the garden. And they began to go up that border until they came to the eastern border beyond which there was no farther space.

53:33 And the cherub who guarded the garden was standing at the western gate, and guarding it against Adam and Eve, lest they should suddenly come into the garden. And the cherub turned round, as if to put them to death; according to the commandment God had given him.

53:44 When Adam and Eve came to the eastern border of the garden-- thinking in their hearts that the cherub was not watching--as they were standing by the gate as if wishing to go in, suddenly came the cherub with a flashing sword of fire in his hand; and when he saw them, he went forth to kill them. For he was afraid lest God should destroy him if they went into the garden without His order.

53:55 And the sword of the cherub seemed to flame afar off. But when he raised it over Adam and Eve, the flame thereof did not flash forth.

53:66 Therefore did the cherub think that God was favourable to them, and was bringing them back into the garden. And the cherub stood wondering.

53:77 He could not go up to Heaven to ascertain God's order regarding their getting into the garden; he therefore abode standing by them, unable as he was to part from them; for he was afraid lest they should enter the garden without leave from God, who then would destroy him.

53:88 When Adam and Eve saw the cherub coming towards them with a flaming sword of fire in his hand, they fell on their faces from fear, and were as dead.

53:99 At that time the heavens and the earth shook; and other cherubim came down from heaven to the cherub who guarded the garden, and saw him amazed and silent.

53:1010 Then, again, other angels came down nigh unto the place where Adam and Eve were. They were divided between joy and sorrow.

53:1111 They were glad, because they thought that God was favourable to Adam, and wished him to return to the garden; and wished to restore him to the gladness he once enjoyed.

53:1212 But they sorrowed over Adam, because he was fallen like a dead man, he and Eve; and they said in their thoughts, "Adam has not died in this place; but God has put him to death, for his having come to this place, and wishing to get into the garden without His leave."

Chapter 54

54:1THEN came the Word of God to Adam and Eve, and raised them from their dead state, saying unto them, "Why came ye up hither? Dr, you intend to go into the garden, from which I brought you out? it can not be to-day; but only when the covenant I have made with you is fulfilled."

54:22 Then Adam, when he heard the Word of God, and the fluttering of the angels whom he did not see, but only heard the sound of them with his ears, he and Eve wept, and said to the angels:--

54:33 "O Spirits, who wait upon God, look upon me, and upon my being unable to see you! For when I was in my former bright nature) then I could see you. I sang praises as you do; and my heart was far above you.

54:44 "But now, that I have transgressed, that bright nature is gone from me, and I am come to this miserable state. And now am I come to this, that I cannot see you, and you do not serve me As you were wont. For I am become animal flesh.

54:55 "Yet now O angels of God, ask God with me, to restore me to that wherein I was formerly; to rescue me from this misery, and to remove from me the sentence of death He passed upon me, for having trespassed against Him."

54:66 Then, when the angels heard these words, they all grieved over him; and cursed Satan who had beguiled Adam, until he came from the garden to misery; from life to death; from peace to trouble; and from gladness to a strange land.

54:77 Then the angels said unto Adam, "Thou didst hearken to Satan, and didst forsake the Word of God who created thee; and thou didst believe that Satan would fulfil all he had promised thee.

54:88 "But now, O Adam, we will make known to thee, what came upon us through him, before his fall from heaven.

54:99 "He gathered together his hosts, and deceived them, promising them to give them a great kingdom, a divine nature; and other promises he made them.

54:1010 "His hosts believed that. his word was true, so they yielded to him, and renounced the glory of God.

54:1111 "He then sent for us according to the orders in which we were-to come under his command, and to hearken to his vain promise. But we would not, and we took not his advice.

54:1212 "Then after he had fought with God, and had dealt forwardly with Him, he gathered together his hosts, and made war with us. And if it had not been for God's strength that was with us, we could not have prevailed against him to hurl him from heaven.

54:1313 "But when he fell from among us, there was great joy in heaven, because of his going down from us. For had he continued in heaven, nothing, not even one angel would have remained in it.

54:1414 "But God in His mercy, drove him from among us to this dark earth; for he had become darkness itself and a worker of unrighteousness.

54:1515 "And he has continued, O Adam, to make war against thee, until he beguiled thee and made thee come out of the garden, to this strange land, where all these trials have come to thee. And death, which God brought upon him he has also brought to thee, O Adam, because thou didst obey him, and didst transgress against God."

54:1616 Then a the angels rejoiced and praised God, and asked Him not to destroy Adam this time, for his having sought to enter the garden; but to bear with him until the fulfilment of the promise; and to help him in this world until he was free from Satan's hand.

Chapter 55

55:1THEN came the Word of God to Adam, and said unto him:--

55:22 "O Adam, look at that garden of joy and at this earth of toil, and behold the angels who are in the garden-that is full of them, and see thyself alone on this earth, with Satan whom thou didst obey.

55:33 "Yet, if thou hadst submitted, and been obedient to Me, and hadst kept My Word, thou wouldst be with My angels in My garden.

55:44 "But when thou didst transgress and hearken to Satan, thou didst become his guest among his angels, that are full of wickedness; and thou camest to this earth, that brings forth to thee thorns and thistles.

55:55 "O Adam, ask him who deceived thee, to give thee the divine nature he promised thee, or to make thee a garden as I had made for thee; or to fill thee with that same bright nature with which I had filled thee.

55:66 "Ask him to make thee a body like the one I made thee, or to give thee a day of rest as I gave thee; or to create within thee a reasonable soul, as I did create for thee; or to remove thee hence to some other earth than this one which I gave thee. But, O Adam, he will not fulfil even one of the things he told thee.

55:77 "Acknowledge, then, My favour towards thee, and My mercy on thee, My creature; that I have not requited thee for thy transgression against

55:8Me, but in My pity for thee I have promised thee that at the end of the great five days and a half I will come and save thee."

55:98 Then God said again to Adam and Eve, "Arise, go down hence, lest the cherub with a sword of fire in his hand destroy you."

55:109 But Adam's heart was comforted by God's words to him, and he worshipped before Him.

55:1110 And God commanded His angels to escort Adam and Eve to the cave with joy, instead of the fear that had come upon them.

55:1211 Then the angels took up Adam and Eve, and brought them down from the mountain by the garden, with songs and psalms, until they brought them to the cave. There the angels began to comfort and to strengthen them, and then departed from them towards heaven, to their Creator, who had sent them.

55:1312 But, after the angels were gone from Adam and Eve, came Satan, with shamefacedness, and stood at the entrance of the cave in which were Adam and Eve. He then called to Adam, and said, "O Adam, come, let me speak to thee."

55:1413 Then Adam came out of the cave, thinking he was one of God's angels that was come to give him some good counsel.

Chapter 56

56:1BUT when Adam came out and saw his hideous figure, he was afraid of him, and said unto him, "Who art thou?"

56:22 Then Satan answered and said unto him, "It is I, who hid myself within the serpent, and who talked to Eve, and beguiled her until she hearkened to my command. I am he who sent her, through the wiles of my speech, to deceive thee, until thou and she ate of the fruit of the tree, and ye came away from under the command of God."

56:33 But when Adam heard these words from him, he said unto him, "Canst thou make me a garden as God made for me? Or canst thou clothe me in the same bright nature in which God had clothed me?

56:44 "Where is the divine nature thou didst promise to give me? Where is that fair speech of thine, thou didst hold with us at first, when we were in the garden?"

56:55 Then Satan said unto Adam, "Thinkest thou, that when I have spoken to one about anything, I shall ever bring it to him or fulfil my word? Not so. For I myself have never even thought of obtaining what I asked.

56:66 "Therefore did I fall, and did I make you fall by that for which I myself fell; and with you also, whosoever accepts my counsel, falls thereby.

56:77 "But now, O Adam, by reason of thy fall thou art under my rule, and I am king over thee; because thou hast hearkened to me, and hast transgressed against thy God. Neither will there be any deliverance from my hands until the day promised thee by thy God."

56:88 Again he said, "Inasmuch as we do not know the day agreed upon with thee by thy God, nor the hour in which thou shalt be delivered, for that reason will we multiply war and murder upon thee and thy seed after thee.

56:99 "This is our will and our good pleasure, that we may not leave one of the sons of men to inherit our orders in heaven.

56:1010 "For as to our abode, O Adam, it is in burning fire; and we will not cease our evil doing no, not one day nor one hour. And I, O Adam, shall sow fire upon thee when thou comest into the cave to dwell there."

56:1111 When Adam heard these words he wept and mourned, and said unto Eve, "Hear what he said; that he will not fulfil aught of what he told thee in the garden. Did he really then become king over us?

56:1212 "But we will ask God, who created us, to deliver us out of his hands."

Chapter 57

57:1THEN Adam and Eve spread their hands unto God, praying and entreating Him to drive Satan away from them; that he do them no violence, and do not force them to deny God.

57:22 Then God sent to them at once His angel, who drove away Satan--from them. This happened about sunset, on the fifty-third day after they had come out of the garden.

57:33 Then Adam and Eve went into the cave, and stood up and turned their faces to the earth, to pray to God.

57:44 But ere they prayed Adam said unto Eve, "Lo, thou hast seen what temptations have befallen us in this land. Come, let us arise, and ask God to forgive us the sins we have committed; and we will not come out until the end of the day next to the fortieth. And if we die herein, He will save us."

57:55 Then Adam and Eve arose, and joined together in entreating God.

57:66 They abode thus praying in the cave; neither did they come out of it, by night or by day, until their prayers went up out of their mouths, like a flame of fire.

Chapter 58

58:1BUT Satan, the hater of all good, did not allow them to end their prayers. For he called to his hosts, and they came, all of them. He then said to them, "Since Adam and Eve, whom we beguiled, have agreed together to pray to God night and day, and to entreat Him to deliver them, and since they will not come out of the cave until the end of the fortieth day.

58:22 "And since they will continue their prayers as they have both agreed to do, that He will deliver them out of our hands, and restore them to their former state, see what we shall do unto them." And his hosts said unto him, "Power is thine, O our Lord, to do what thou listest."

58:33 Then Satan, great in wickedness, took his hosts and came into the cave, in the thirtieth night of the forty days and one; and he smote Adam and Eve, until he left them dead.

58:44 Then came the Word of God unto Adam and Eve, who raised them from their suffering, and God said unto Adam, "Be strong, and be not afraid of him who has just come to thee."

58:55 But Adam wept and said, "Where wast Thou, O my God, that they should smite me with such blows, and that this suffering should come upon us; upon me and upon Eve, Thy handmaid?"

58:66 Then God said unto him, "O Adam, see, he is lord and master of all thou hast, he who said, he would give thee divinity. Where is this love for thee? And where is the gift he promised?

58:77 "For once has it pleased him, O Adam, to come to thee, to comfort thee, and to strengthen thee, and to rejoice with thee, and to send his hosts to guard thee; because thou hast hearkened to him, and hast yielded to his counsel; and hast transgressed My commandment but has followed his behest?"

58:88 Then Adam wept before the Lord, and said, "O Lord because I transgressed a little, Thou hast sorely plagued me in return for it, I ask Thee to deliver me out of his hands; or else have pity on me, and take my soul out of my body now in this strange land."

58:99 Then God said unto Adam, "If only there had been this sighing and praying before, ere thou didst transgress! Then wouldst thou have rest from the trouble in which thou art now."

58:1010 But God had patience with Adam, and let him and Eve remain in the cave until they had fulfilled the forty days.

58:1111 But as to Adam and Eve, their strength and flesh withered from fasting and praying, from hunger and thirst; for they had not tasted either food or drink since they left the garden; nor were the functions of their bodies yet settled; and they had no strength left to continue in prayer from hunger, until the end of the next day to the fortieth. They were fallen down in the cave; yet what speech escaped from their mouths, was only in praises.

Chapter 59

59:1THEN on the eighty-ninth day, Satan came to the cave, clad in a garment of light, and girt about with a bright girdle.

59:22 In his hands was a staff of light, and he looked most awful: but his face was pleasant and his speech was sweet,

59:33 He thus transformed himself in order to deceive Adam and Eve, and to make them come out of the cave, ere they had fulfilled the forty days.

59:44 For he said within himself, "Now that when they had fulfilled the forty days' fasting and praying, God would restore them to their former estate; but if He did not do so, He would still be favourable to them; and even if He had not mercy on them, would He yet give them something from the garden to comfort them; as already twice before."

59:55 Then Satan drew near the cave in this fair appearance, and said:--

59:66 "O Adam, rise ye, stand up, thou and Eve, and come along with me, to a good land; and fear not. I am flesh and bones like you; and at first I was a creature that God created.

59:77 "And it was so, that when He had created me, He placed me in a garden in the north, on the border of the world.

59:88 "And He said to me, 'Abide here!' And I abode there according to His Word, neither did I transgress His commandment.

59:99 "Then He made a slumber to come over me, and He brought thee, O Adam, out of my side, but did not make thee abide by me.

59:1010 "But God took thee in His divine hand, and placed thee in a garden to the eastward.

59:1111 "Then I grieved because of thee, for that while God had taken thee out of my side, He had not let thee abide with me.

59:1212 "But God said unto me: 'Grieve not because of Adam, whom I brought out of thy side; no harm will come to him.

59:1313 "'For now I have brought out of his side a help-meet for him; and I have given him joy by so doing.'"

59:1414 Then Satan said again, "I did not know how it is ye are in this cave, nor anything about this trial that has come upon you-until God said to me, 'Behold, Adam has transgressed, he whom I had taken out of thy side, and Eve also, whom I took out of his side; and I have driven them

59:15out of the garden; I have made them dwell in a land of sorrow and misery, because they transgressed against Me, and have hearkened to Satan. And lo, they are in suffering unto this day, the eightieth.'

59:1615 "Then God said unto me, 'Arise, go to them, and make them come to thy place, and suffer not that Satan come near them, and afflict them. For they are now in great misery; and lie helpless from hunger.'

59:1716 "He further said to me, 'When thou hast taken them to thyself, give them to eat of the fruit of the Tree of Life, and give them to drink of the water of peace; and clothe them in a garment of light, and restore them to their former state of grace, and leave them not in misery, for they came from thee. But grieve not over them, nor repent of that which has come upon them.'

59:1817 "But when I heard this, I was sorry; and my heart could not patiently bear it for thy sake, O my child.

59:1918 "But, O Adam, when I heard the name of Satan, I was afraid, and I said within myself, I will not come out, lest he ensnare me, as he did my children, Adam and Eve.

59:2019 "And I said, 'O God, when I go to my children, Satan will meet me in the way, and war against me, as he did against them.'

59:2120 "Then God said unto me, 'Fear not; when thou findest him, smite him with the staff that is in thine hand, and be not afraid of him for thou art of old standing, and he shall not prevail against thee.'

59:2221 "Then I said, 'O my Lord, I am old, and cannot go. Send Thy angels to bring them.'

59:2322 "But God said unto me, 'Angels, verily, are not like them; and they will not consent to come with them. But I have chosen thee, because they are thy offspring, and like thee, and will hearken to what thou sayest.'

59:2423 "God said further to me, 'If thou hast not strength to walk, I will send a cloud to carry thee and alight thee at the entrance of their cave; then the cloud will return and leave thee there.

59:2524 "'And if they will come with thee, I will send a cloud to carry thee and them.'

59:2625 "Then He commanded a cloud, and it bare me up and brought me to you; and then went back.

59:2726 "And now O my children, Adam and Eve, look at my hoar hairs and at my feeble estate, and at my coming from that distant place. Come, come with me, to a place of rest."

59:2827 Then he began to weep and to sob before Adam and Eve, and his tears poured upon the earth like water.

59:2928 And when Adam and Eve raised their eyes and saw his beard, and heard his sweet talk, their hearts softened towards him; they hearkened unto him, for they believed he was true.

59:3029 And it seemed to them that they really were his offspring, when they saw that his face was like their own; and they trusted him.

Chapter 60

60:1THEN he took Adam and Eve by the hand, and began to bring them out of the cave.

60:22 But when they were come a little way out of it, God knew that Satan had overcome them, and had brought them out ere the forty days were ended, to take them to some distant place, and to destroy them.

60:33 Then the Word of the Lord God again came and cursed Satan, and drove him away from them.

60:44 And God began to speak unto Adam and Eve, saying to them, "What made you come out of the cave, unto this place?"

60:55 Then Adam said unto God, "Didst thou create a man before us? For when we were in the cave there suddenly came unto us a good old man who said to us, 'I am a messenger from God unto you, to bring you back to some place of rest.'

60:66 "And we did believe, O God, that he was a messenger from Thee; and we came out with him; and knew not whither we should go with him."

60:77 Then God said unto Adam, "See, that is the father of evil arts, who brought thee and Eve out of the Garden of Delights. And now, indeed,

60:8when he saw that thou and Eve both joined together in fasting and praying, and that you came not out of the cave before the end of the forty days, he wished to make your purpose vain, to break your mutual bond; to cut off all hope from you, and to drive you to some place where he might destroy you.

60:98 "Because he was unable to do aught to you, unless he showed himself in the likeness of you.

60:109 "Therefore did he come to you with a face like your own, and began to give you tokens as if they were all true.

60:1110 "But I in mercy and with the favour I had unto you, did not allow him to destroy you; but I drove him away from you.

60:1211 "Now, therefore, O Adam, take Eve, and return to your cave, and remain in it until the morrow of the fortieth day. And when ye come out, go towards the eastern gate of the garden."

60:1312 Then Adam and Eve worshipped God, and praised and blessed Him for the deliverance that had come to them from Him. And they returned towards the cave. This happened at eventide of the thirty-ninth day.

60:1413 Then Adam and Eve stood up and with great zeal, prayed to God, to be brought out of their want for strength; for their strength had departed from them, through hunger and thirst and prayer. But they watched the whole of that night praying, until morning.

60:1514 Then Adam said unto Eve, "Arise, let us go towards the eastern gate of the garden as God told us."

60:1615 And they said their prayers as they were wont to do every day; and they went out of the cave, to go near to the eastern gate of the garden.

60:1716 Then Adam and Eve stood up and prayed, and besought God to strengthen them, and to send them something to satisfy their hunger.

60:1817 But when they had ended their prayers, they remained where they were by reason of their failing strength.

60:1918. Then came the Word of God again, and said unto them, "O Adam, arise, go and bring hither two figs."

60:2019 Then Adam and Eve arose, and went until they drew near to the cave.

Chapter 61

61:1BUT Satan the wicked was envious, because of the consolation God had given them.

61:22 So he prevented them, and went into the cave and took the two figs, and buried them outside the cave, so that Adam and Eve should not find them. He also had in his thoughts to destroy them.

61:33 But by God's mercy, as soon as those two figs were in the earth, God defeated Satan's counsel regarding them; and made them into two fruit- trees, that overshadowed the cave. For Satan had buried them on the eastern side of it.

61:44 Then when the two trees were grown, and were covered with fruit, Satan grieved and mourned, and said, "Better were it to have left those figs as they were; for now, behold, they have become two fruit-trees, whereof Adam will eat all the days of his life. Whereas I had in mind, when I buried them, to destroy them entirely, and to hide them for aye.

61:55 "But God has overturned my counsel; and would not that this sacred fruit should perish; and He has made plain my intention, and has defeated the counsel I had formed against His servants."

61:66 Then Satan went away ashamed, of not having wrought out his design.

Chapter 62

62:1BUT Adam and Eve, as they drew near to the cave, saw two fig-trees, covered with fruit, and overshadowing the cave.

62:22 Then Adam said to Eve, "It seems to me we have gone astray. When did these two trees grow here? It seems to me that the enemy wishes to lead us astray, Sayest thou that there is in the earth another cave than this?

62:33 "Yet, O Eve, let us go into the cave, and find in it the two figs; for this is our cave, in which we were. But if we should not find the two figs in it, then it cannot be our cave."

62:44 They went then into the cave, and looked into the four corners of it, but found not the two figs.

62:55 And Adam wept and said to Eve, "Are we come to a wrong cave, then, O Eve? It seems to me these two fig-trees are the two figs that were in the cave." And Eve said, "I, for my part, do not know."

62:66 Then Adam stood up and prayed and said, "O God, Thou didst command us to come back to the cave, to take the two figs, and then to return to Thee.

62:77 "But now, we have not found them. O God, hast Thou taken them, and sown these two trees, or have we gone astray in the earth; or has the enemy deceived us? If it be real, then, O God, reveal to us the secret of these two trees and of the two figs."

62:88 Then came the Word of God to Adam, and said unto him, "O Adam, when I sent thee to fetch the figs, Satan went before thee to the cave, took the figs, and buried them outside, eastward of the cave, thinking to destroy them; and not sowing them with good intent.

62:99 "Not for his mere sake, then, have these trees grown up at once; but I had mercy on thee and I commanded them to grow. And they grew to be two large trees, that you be overshadowed by their branches, and find rest; and that I make you see My power and My marvellous works.

62:1010 "And, also, to show you Satan's meanness, and his evil works, for ever since ye came out of the garden, he has not ceased, no, not one day, from doing you some harm. But I have not given him power over you."

62:1111 And God said, "Henceforth, O Adam, rejoice on account of the trees, thou and Eve; and rest under them when ye feel weary. But eat not of their fruit, nor come near them."

62:1212 Then Adam wept, and said, "O God, wilt Thou again kill us, or wilt Thou drive us away from before Thy face, and cut our life from off the face of the earth?

62:1313 "O God, I beseech Thee, if Thou knowest that there be in these trees either death or some other evil, as at the first time, root them up from near our cave, and wither them; and leave us to die of the heat, of hunger and of thirst.

62:1414 "For we know Thy marvellous works, O God, that they are great, and that by Thy power Thou canst bring one thing out of another, without one's wish. For Thy power can make rocks to become trees, and trees to become rocks."

Chapter 63

63:1THEN God looked upon Adam and upon his strength of mind, upon his endurance of hunger and thirst, and of the heat. And he changed the two fig-trees into two figs, as they were at first, and then said to Adam and to Eve, "Each of you may take one fig." And they took them, as the Lord commanded them.

63:22 And he said to them, "Go ye into the cave, and eat the figs, and satisfy your hunger, lest ye die."

63:33 So, as God commanded them, they went into the cave, about the time when the sun was setting. And Adam and Eve stood up and prayed at the time of the setting sun.

63:44 Then they sat down to eat the figs; but they knew not how to eat them; for they were not accustomed to eat earthly food. They feared also lest, if they ate, their stomach should be burdened and their flesh thickened, and their hearts take to liking earthly food.

63:55 But while they were thus seated, God, out of pity for them, sent them His angel, lest they should perish of hunger and thirst.

63:66 And the angel said unto Adam and Eve, "God says to you that ye have not strength to fast until death; eat, therefore, and strengthen your bodies; for ye are now animal flesh, that cannot subsist without food and drink."

63:77 Then Adam and Eve took the figs and began to eat of them. But God had put into them a mixture as of savoury bread and blood.

63:88 Then the angel went from Adam and Eve, who ate of the figs until they had satisfied their hunger. Then they put by what remained; but by the power of God, the figs became full as before, because God blessed them.

63:99 After this Adam and Eve arose, and prayed with a joyful heart and renewed strength, and praised and rejoiced abundantly the whole of that night. And this was the end of the eighty-third day.

Chapter 64

64:1AND when it was day, they rose and prayed, after their custom, and then went out of the cave.

64:22 But as they felt great trouble from the food they had eaten, and to which they were not used, they went about in the cave saying to each other:--

64:33 "What has happened to us through eating, that this pain should have come upon us? Woe be to us, we shall die! Better for us to have died than to have eaten; and to have kept our bodies pure, than to have defiled them with food."

64:44 Then Adam said to Eve, "This pain did not come to us in the garden, neither did we eat such bad food there. Thinkest thou, O Eve, that God will plague us through the food that is in us, or that our inwards will come out; or that God means to kill us with this pain before He has fulfilled His promise to us?"

64:55 Then Adam besought the Lord and said, "O Lord, let us not perish through the food we have eaten. O Lord, smite us not; but deal with us according to Thy great mercy, and forsake us not until the day of the promise Thou hast made us."

64:66 Then God looked upon them, and at once fitted them for eating food; as unto this day; so that they should not perish.

64:77 Then Adam and Eve came back into the cave sorrowful and weeping because of the alteration in their nature. And they both knew from that hour that they were altered beings, that their hope of returning to the garden was now cut off; and that they could not enter it.

64:88 For that now their bodies had strange functions; and all flesh that requires food and drink for its existence, cannot be in the garden.

64:99 Then Adam said to Eve, "Behold, our hope is now cut off; and so is our trust to enter the garden. We no longer belong to the inhabitants of the garden; but henceforth we are earthy and of the dust, and of the inhabitants of the earth, We shall not return to the garden, until the day in which God has promised to save us, and to bring us again into the garden, as He promised us."

64:1010 Then they prayed to God that He would have mercy on them; after which, their mind was quieted, their hearts were broken, and their longing was cooled down; and they were like strangers on earth. That night Adam and Eve spent in the cave, where they slept heavily by reason of the food they had eaten.

Chapter 65

65:1WHEN it was morning, the day after they had eaten food, Adam and Eve prayed in the cave, and Adam said unto Eve, "Lo, we asked for food of God, and He gave it. But now let us also ask Him to give us a drink of water."

65:22 Then they arose, and went to the bank of the stream of water, that was on the south border of the garden, in which they had before thrown themselves. And they stood on the bank, and prayed to God that He would command them to drink of the water.

65:33 Then the Word of God came to Adam, and said unto him, "O Adam, thy body is become brutish, and requires water to drink. Take ye, and drink, thou and Eve; give thanks and praise."

65:44 Adam and Eve then drew near, and drank of it, until their bodies felt refreshed. After having drunk, they praised God, and then returned to their cave, after their former custom. This happened at the end of eighty- three days.

65:55 Then on the eighty-fourth day, they took two figs and hung them in the cave, together with the leaves thereof, to be to them a sign and a blessing from God. And they placed them there until there should arise a posterity to them, who should see the wonderful things God had done to them.

65:66 Then Adam and Eve again stood outside the cave, and besought God to show them some food wherewith to nourish their bodies.

65:77 Then the Word of God came and said unto him, "O Adam, go down to the westward of the cave, as far as a land of dark soil, and there thou shalt find food."

65:88 And Adam hearkened unto the Word of God, took Eve, and went down to a land of dark soil, and found there wheat growing, in the ear and ripe, and figs to eat; and Adam rejoiced over it.

65:99 Then the Word of God came again to Adam, and said unto him, "Take of this wheat and make thee bread of it, to nourish thy body withal." And God gave Adam's heart wisdom, to work out the corn until it became bread.

65:1010 Adam accomplished all that, until he grew very faint and weary. He then returned to the cave; rejoicing at what he had learned of what is done with wheat, until it is made into bread for one's use.

Chapter 66

66:1BUT when Adam and Eve went down to the land of black mud, and came near to the wheat God had showed them, and saw it ripe and ready for reaping, as they had no sickle to reap it withal--they girt themselves, and began to pull up the wheat, until it was all done.

66:22 Then they made it into a heap; and, faint from heat and from thirst, they went under a shady tree, where the breeze fanned them to sleep.

66:33 But Satan saw what Adam and Eve had done. And he called his hosts, and said to them, "Since God has shown to Adam and Eve all about this wheat, wherewith to strengthen their bodies--and, lo, they are come and have made a heap of it, and faint from the toil are now asleep--come, let us set fire to this heap of corn, and burn it, and let us take that bottle of water that is by them, and empty it out, so that they may find nothing to drink, and we kill them with hunger and thirst.

66:44 "Then, when they wake up from their sleep, and seek to return to the cave, we will come to them in the way, and will lead them astray; so that

66:5they die of hunger and thirst; when they may, perhaps, deny God, and He destroy them. So shall we be rid of them."

66:65 Then Satan and his hosts threw fire upon the wheat and consumed it.

66:76 But from the heat of the flame Adam and Eve awoke from their sleep, and saw the wheat burning, and the bucket of water by them, poured out.

66:87 Then they wept and went back to the cave.

66:98 But as they were going up from below the mountain where they were, Satan and his hosts met them in the form of angels, praising God.

66:109 Then Satan said to Adam, "O Adam, why art thou so pained with hunger and thirst? It seems to me that Satan has burnt up the wheat." And Adam said to him, "Ay."

66:1110 Again Satan said to Adam, "Come back with us; we are angels of God. God sent us to thee, to show thee another field of corn, better than that; and beyond it is a fountain of good water, and many trees, where thou shalt dwell near it, and work the corn-field to better purpose than that which Satan has consumed."

66:1211 Adam thought that he was true, and that they were angels who talked with him; and he went back with them.

66:1312. Then Satan began to lead astray Adam and Eve eight days, until they both fell down as if dead, from hunger, thirst, and faintness. Then he fled with his hosts, and left them.

Chapter 67

67:1THEN God looked upon Adam and Eve, and upon what had come upon them from Satan, and how he had made them perish.

67:22 God, therefore, sent His Word, and raised up Adam and Eve from their state of death.

67:33 Then, Adam, when he was raised, said, "O God, Thou hast burnt and taken from us the corn Thou hadst given us, and Thou hast emptied out the bucket of water. And Thou hast sent Thy angels, who have waylaid us

67:4from the corn-field. Wilt Thou make us perish? If this be from Thee, O God, then take away our souls; but punish us not."

67:54 Then God said to Adam, "I did not burn down the wheat, and I did not pour the water out of the bucket, and I did not send My angels to lead thee astray.

67:65 "But it is Satan, thy master who did it; he to whom thou hast subjected thyself; My commandment being meanwhile set aside. He it is, who burnt down the corn, and poured out the water, and who has led thee astray; and all the promises he has made you, verily are but feint, and deceit, and a lie.

67:76 "But now, O Adam, thou shalt acknowledge My good deeds done to thee."

67:87 And God told His angels to take Adam and Eve, and to bear them up to the field of wheat, which they found as before, with the bucket full of water.

67:98 There they saw a tree, and found on it solid manna; and wondered at God's power. And the angels commanded them to eat of the manna when they were hungry.

67:109 And God adjured Satan with a curse, not to come again, and destroy the field of corn.

67:1110 Then Adam and Eve took of the corn, and made of it an offering, and took it and offered it up on the mountain, the place where they had offered up their first offering of blood.

67:1211 And they offered this oblation again on the altar they had built at first. And they stood up and prayed, and besought the Lord saying, "Thus, O God, when we were in the garden, did our praises go up to Thee, like this offering; and our innocence went up to thee like incense. But now, O God, accept this offering from us, and turn us not back, reft of Thy mercy."

67:1312 Then God said to Adam and Eve, "Since ye have made this oblation and have offered it to Me, I shall make it My flesh, when I come down upon earth to save you; and I shall cause it to be offered continually upon

67:14an altar, for forgiveness and for mercy, unto those who partake of it duly."

67:1513 And God sent a bright fire upon the offering of Adam and Eve, and filled it with brightness, grace, and light; and the Holy Ghost came down upon that oblation.

67:1614 Then God commanded an angel to take fire-tongs, like a spoon, and with it to take an offering and bring it to Adam and Eve. And the angel did so, as God had commanded him, and offered it to them.

67:1715 And the souls of Adam and Eve were brightened, and their hearts were filled with joy and gladness and with the praises of God.

67:1816 And God said to Adam, "This shall be unto you a custom, to do so, when affliction and sorrow come upon you. But your deliverance and your entrance into the garden, shall not be until the days are fulfilled, as agreed between you and Me; were it not so, I would, of My mercy and pity for you, bring you back to My garden and to My favour for the sake of the offering you have just made to My name."

67:1917 Adam rejoiced at these words which he heard from God; and he and Eve worshipped before the altar, to which they bowed, and then went back to the Cave of Treasures.

67:2018 And this took place at the end of the twelfth day after the eightieth day, from the time Adam and Eve came out of the garden.

67:2119 And they stood up the whole night praying until morning; and then went out of the cave.

67:2220 Then Adam said to Eve, with joy of heart, because of the offering they had made to God, and that had been accepted of Him, "Let us do this three times every week, on the fourth day Wednesday, on the preparation day Friday, and on the Sabbath Sunday, all the days of our life."

67:2321 And as they agreed to these words between themselves, God was pleased with their thoughts, and with the resolution they had each taken with the other.

67:2422 After this, came the Word of God to Adam, and said, "O Adam, thou hast determined beforehand the days in which sufferings shall come upon Me, when I am made flesh; for they are the fourth Wednesday, and the preparation day Friday.

67:2523 "But as to the first day, I created in it all things, and I raised the heavens. And, again, through My rising again on this day, will I create joy, and raise them on high, who believe in Me; O Adam, offer this oblation, all the days of thy life."

67:2624 Then God withdrew His Word from Adam.

67:2725 But Adam continued to offer this oblation thus, every week three times, until, the end of seven weeks. And on the first day, which is the fiftieth, Adam made an offering as he was wont, and he and Eve took it and came to the altar before God, as He had taught them.

Chapter 68

68:1THEN Satan, the hater of all good, envious of Adam and of his offering through which he found favour with God, hastened and took a sharp stone from among sharp iron-stones; appeared in the form of a man, and went and stood by Adam and Eve.

68:22 Adam was then offering on the altar, and had begun to pray, with his hands spread unto God.

68:33 Then Satan hastened with the sharp iron-stone he had with him, and with it pierced Adam on the right side, when flowed blood and water, then Adam fell upon the altar like a corpse. And Satan fled.

68:44 Then Eve came, and took Adam and placed him below the altar. And there she stayed, weeping over him; while a stream of blood flowed from Adam's side upon his offering.

68:55 But God looked upon the death of Adam. He then sent His Word, and raised him up and said unto him, "Fulfil thy offering, for indeed, Adam, it is worth much, and there is no shortcoming in it."

68:66 God said further unto Adam, "Thus will it also happen to Me, on the earth, when I shall be pierced and blood shall flow blood and water from My side and run over My body, which is the true offering; and which shall be offered on the altar as a perfect offering."

68:77 Then God commanded Adam to finish his offering, and when he had ended it he worshipped before God, and praised Him for the signs He had showed him.

68:88 And God healed Adam in one day, which is the end of the seven weeks; and that is the fiftieth day.

68:99 Then Adam and Eve returned from the mountain, and went into the Cave of Treasures, as they were used to do. This completed for Adam and Eve, one hundred and forty days since their coming out of the garden.

68:1010 Then they both stood up that night and prayed to God. And when it was morning, they went out, and went down westward of the cave, to the place where their corn was, and there rested under the shadow of a tree, as they were wont.

68:1111 But when there a multitude of beasts came all round them. It was Satan's doing, in his wickedness; in order to wage war against Adam through marriage.

Chapter 69

69:1AFTER this Satan, the hater of all good, took the form n angel, and with him two others, so that they looked like the three angels who had brought to Adam gold, incense, and myrrh.

69:22 They passed before Adam and Eve while they were under the tree, and greeted Adam and Eve with fair words that were full of guile.

69:33 But when Adam and Eve saw their comely mien, and heard their sweet speech, Adam rose, welcomed them, and brought them to Eve, and they remained all together; Adam's heart the while, being glad because he thought concerning them, that they were the same angels, who had brought him gold, incense, and myrrh.

69:44 Because, when they came to Adam the first time, there came upon him from them, peace and joy, through their bringing him good tokens; so Adam thought that they were come a second time to give him other tokens for him to rejoice withal. For he did not know it was Satan; therefore did he receive them with joy and companied with them.

69:55 Then Satan, the tallest of them, said, "Rejoice, O Adam, and be glad. Lo, God has sent us to thee to tell thee something."

69:66 And Adam said, "What is it?" Then Satan answered, "It is a light thing, yet it is a word of God, wilt thou hear it from us and do it? But if thou hearest not, we will return to God, and tell Him that thou wouldest not receive His word."

69:7And Satan said again to Adam, "Fear not, neither let a trembling come upon thee; dost not thou know us?"

69:88 But Adam said, "I know you not."

69:99 Then Satan said to him, "I am the angel who brought thee gold, and took it to the cave; this other one is he who brought thee incense; and that third one, is he who brought thee myrrh when thou wast on the top of the mountain, and who carried thee to the cave.

69:1010 "But as to the other angels our fellows, who bare you to the cave, God has not sent them with us this time; for He said to us, 'You suffice.'"

69:1111 So when Adam heard these words he believed them, and said to these angels, "Speak the word of God, that I may receive it."

69:1212 And Satan said unto him "Swear, and promise me that thou wilt receive it."

69:1313 Then Adam said, "I know not how to swear and promise."

69:1414 And Satan said to him, "Hold out thy hand, and put it inside my hand."

69:1515 Then Adam held out his hand, and put it into Satan's hand; when Satan said unto him, "Say, now--so true as God is living, rational, and speaking, who raised the heavens in the space, and established the earth upon the waters, and has created me out of the four elements, and out of

69:16the dust of the earth--I will not break my promise, nor renounce my word."

69:1716 And Adam swore thus.

69:1817 Then Satan said to him, "Lo, it is now some time since thou camest out of the garden, and thou knowest neither wickedness nor evil. But now God s says to thee, to take Eve who came out of thy side, and to wed her, that she bear thee children, to comfort thee, and to drive from thee trouble and sorrow; now this thing is not difficult, neither is there any scandal in it to thee."

Chapter 70

70:1BUT when Adam heard these words from Satan, he sorrowed much, because of his oath and of his promise, and said, "Shall I commit adultery with my flesh and my bones, and shall I sin against myself, for God to destroy me, and to blot me out from off the face of the earth?

70:22 "Since, when at first, I ate of the tree, He drove me out of the garden into this strange land, and deprived me of my bright nature, and brought death upon me. If, then, I should do this, He will cut off my life from the earth, and He will cast me into hell, and will plague me there a long time.

70:33 "But God never spoke the words thou hast told me; and ye are not God's angels, nor yet sent from Him. But ye are devils, come to me under the false appearance of angels . Away from me; ye cursed of God!"

70:44 Then those devils fled from before Adam. And he and Eve arose, and returned to the Cave of Treasures, and went into it.

70:55 Then Adam said to Eve, "If thou sawest what I did, tell it not; for I sinned against God n swearing by His great name, and I have placed my hand another time into that of Satan." Eve, then, held her peace, as Adam told her.

70:66 Then Adam arose, and spread his hands unto God, beseeching and entreating Him with tears, to forgive him what he had done. And Adam remained thus standing and praying forty days and forty nights. He

70:7neither ate nor drank until he dropped down upon the earth from hunger and thirst.

70:87 Then God sent His Word unto Adam, who raised him up from where he lay, and said unto him, "O Adam, why hast thou sworn by My name, and why hast thou made agreement with Satan another time?"

70:98 But Adam wept, and said, "O God, forgive me, for I did this unwittingly; believing they were God's angels."

70:109 And God forgave Adam, saying, to him, "Beware of Satan."

70:1110 And He withdrew His Word from Adam.

70:1211 Then Adam's heart was comforted; and he took Eve, and they went out of the cave, to make some food for their bodies.

70:1312 But from that day Adam struggled in his mind about his wedding Eve; afraid as he was to do it, lest God should be wroth with him.

70:1413 Then Adam and Eve went to the river of water, and sat on the bank, as people do when they enjoy themselves.

70:1514 But Satan was jealous of them; and would destroy them.

Chapter 71

71:1THEN Satan, and ten from his hosts, transformed themselves into maidens, unlike any others in the whole world for grace.

71:22 They came up out of the river in presence of Adam and Eve, and they said among themselves, "Come, we will look at the faces of Adam and of Eve, who are of the men upon earth. How beautiful they are, and how different is their look from our own faces." Then they came to Adam and Eve, and greeted them; and stood wondering at them.

71:33 Adam and Eve looked at them also, and wondered at their beauty, and said, "Is there, then, under us, another world, with such beautiful creatures as these in it"'

71:44 And those maidens said to Adam and Eve, "Yes, indeed, we are an abundant creation."

71:55 Then Adam said to them, "But how do you multiply?"

71:66 And they answered him, "We have husbands who wedded us, and we bear them children, who grow up, and who in their turn wed and are wedded, and also bear children; and thus we increase. And if so be, O Adam, thou wilt not believe us, we will show thee our husbands and our children."

71:77 Then they shouted over the river as if to call their husbands and their children, who came up from the river, men and children; and every one came to his wife, his children being with him.

71:88 But when Adam and Eve saw them, they stood dumb, and wondered at them.

71:99 Then they said to Adam and Eve, "You see our husbands and our children, wed Eve as we wed our wives, and you shall have children the same as we." This was a device of Satan to deceive Adam.

71:1010 Satan also thought within himself, "God at first commanded Adam concerning the fruit of the tree, saying to him, 'Eat not of it; else of death thou shalt die.' But Adam ate of it, and yet God did not kill him; He only decreed upon him death, and plagues and trials, until the day he shall come out of his body.

71:1111 "Now, then, if I deceive him to do this thing, and to wed Eve without God's commandment, God will kill him then."

71:1212 Therefore did Satan work this apparition before Adam and Eve; because he sought to kill him, and to make him disappear from off the face of the earth.

71:1313 Meanwhile the fire of sin came upon Adam, and he thought of committing sin. But he restrained himself, fearing lest if he followed this advice of Satan God would put him to death.

71:1414 Then Adam and Eve arose, and prayed to God, while Satan and his hosts went down into the river, in presence of Adam and Eve; to let them see that they were going back to their own regions.

71:1515 Then Adam and Eve went back to the Cave of Treasures, as they were wont; about evening time.

71:1616 And they both arose and prayed to God that night. Adam remained standing in prayer, yet not knowing how to pray, by reason of the thoughts of his heart regarding his wedding Eve; and he continued so until morning.

71:1717 And when light arose, Adam said unto Eve, "Arise, let us go below the mountain, where they brought us gold, and let us ask the Lord concerning this matter."

71:1818 Then Eve said, "What is that matter, O Adam?"

71:1919 And he answered her, "That I may request the Lord to inform me about wedding thee; for I will not do it without His order, lest He make us perish, thee and me. For those devils have set my heart on fire, with thoughts of what they showed us, in their sinful apparitions."

71:2020 Then Eve said to Adam, "Why need we go below the mountain? Let us rather stand up and pray in our cave to God, to let us know whether this counsel is good or not."

71:2121 Then Adam rose up in prayer and said, "O God, thou knowest that we transgressed against Thee, and from the moment we transgressed, we were bereft of our bright nature; and our body became brutish, requiring food and drink; and with animal desires.

71:2222 "Command us, O God, not to give way to them without Thy order, lest Thou bring us to nothing. For if Thou give us not the order, we shall be overpowered, and follow that advice of Satan; and Thou wilt again make us perish.

71:2323 "If not, then take our souls from us; let us be rid of this animal lust. And if Thou give us no order respecting this thing, then sever Eve from me, and me from her; and place us each far away from the other.

71:2424 "Yet again, O God, when Thou hast put us asunder from each other, the devils will deceive us with their apparitions, and destroy our hearts, and defile our thoughts towards each other. Yet if it is not each of us towards the other, it will, at all events, be through their appearance when they show themselves to us." Here Adam ended his prayer.

Chapter 72

72:1THEN God looked upon the words of Adam that they were true, and that he could long await His order, respecting the counsel of Satan.

72:22 And God approved Adam in what he had thought concerning this, and in the prayer he had offered in His presence; and the Word of God came unto Adam and said to him, "O Adam, if only thou hadst had this caution at first, ere thou earnest out of the garden into this land!"

72:33 After that, God sent His angel who had brought gold, and the angel who had brought incense, and the angel who had brought myrrh to Adam, that they should inform him respecting his wedding Eve.

72:44 Then those angels said to Adam, "Take the gold and give it to Eve as a wedding gift, and betroth her; then give her some incense and myrrh as a present; and be ye, thou and she, one flesh."

72:55 Adam hearkened to the angels, and took the gold and put it into Eve's bosom in her garment; and bethrothed her with his hand.

72:66 Then the angels commanded Adam and Eve, to arise and pray forty days and forty nights; and after that, that Adam should come in to his wife; for then this would be an act pure and undefiled; and he should have children who would multiply, and replenish the face of the earth.

72:77 Then both Adam and Eve received the words of the angels; and the angels departed from them.

72:88 Then Adam and Eve began to fast and to pray, until the end of the forty days; and then they came together, as the angels had told them. And from the time Adam left the garden until he wedded Eve, were two hundred and twenty-three days, that is seven months and thirteen days.

72:99 Thus was Satan's war with Adam defeated.

Chapter 73

73:1AND they dwelt on the earth working, in order to continue in the well- being of their bodies; and were so until the nine months of Eve's

73:2childbearing were ended, and the time drew near when she must be delivered.

73:32 Then she said unto Adam, "This cave is a pure spot by reason of the signs wrought in it since we left the garden; and we shall again pray in it. It is not meet, then, that I should bring forth in it; let us rather repair to that of the sheltering rock, which Satan hurled at us, when he wished to kill us with it; but that was held up and spread as an awning over us by the command of God; and formed a cave."

73:43 Then Adam removed Eve to that cave; and when the time came that she should bring forth, she travailed much. So was Adam sorry, and his heart suffered for her sake; for she was nigh unto death; that the word of God to her should be fulfilled: "In suffering shalt thou bear a child, and in sorrow shalt thou bring forth thy child."

73:54 But when Adam saw the strait in which Eve was, he arose and prayed to God, and said, "O Lord, look upon me with the eye of Thy mercy, and bring her out of her distress."

73:65 And God looked at His maid-servant Eve, and delivered her, and she brought forth her first-born son, and with him a daughter.

73:76 Then Adam rejoiced at Eve's deliverance, and also over the children she had borne him. And Adam ministered unto Eve in the cave, until the end of eight days; when they named the son Cain, and the daughter Luluwa.

73:87 The meaning of Cain is "hater," because he hated his sister in their mother's womb; ere they came out of it. Therefore did Adam name him Cain.

73:98 But Luluwa means "beautiful," because she was more beautiful than her mother.

73:109 Then Adam and Eve waited until Cain and his sister were forty days old, when Adam said unto Eve, "We will make an offering and offer it up in behalf of the children."

73:1110 And Eve said, "We will make one offering for the firstborn son; and afterwards we shall make one for the daughter."

Chapter 74

74:1THEN Adam prepared an offering, and he and Eve offered it up for their children, and brought it to the altar they had built at first.

74:22 And Adam offered up the offering, and besought God to accept his offering.

74:33 Then God accepted Adam's offering, and sent a light from heaven that shone upon the offering. And Adam and the son drew near to the offering, but Eve and the daughter did not approach unto it.

74:44 Then Adam came down from upon the altar, and they were joyful; and Adam and Eve waited until the daughter was eighty days old; then Adam prepared an offering and took it to Eve and to the children; and they went to the altar, where Adam offered it up, as he was wont, asking the Lord to accept his offering.

74:55 And the Lord accepted the offering of Adam and Eve. Then Adam, Eve, and the children, drew near together, and came down from the mountain, rejoicing.

74:66 But they returned not to the cave in which they were born; but came to the Cave of Treasures, in order that the children should go round it, and be blessed with the tokens brought from the garden.

74:77 But after they had been blessed with these tokens, they went back to the cave in which they were born.

74:88 However, before Eve had offered up the offering, Adam had taken her, and had gone with her to the river of water, in which they threw themselves at first; and there they washed themselves. Adam washed his body and Eve hers also clean, after the suffering and distress that had come upon them.

74:99 But Adam and Eve, after washing themselves in the river of water, returned every night to the Cave of Treasures, where they prayed and were blessed; and then went back to their cave where the children were born

74:1010 So did Adam and Eve until the children had done sucking. Then, when they were weaned, Adam made an offering for the souls of his children; other than the three times he made an offering for them, every week.

74:1111 When the days of nursing the children were ended, Eve again conceived, and when her days were accomplished she brought forth another son and daughter; and they named the son Abel, and the daughter Aklia.

74:1212 Then at the end of forty days, Adam made an offering for the son, and at the end of eighty days he made another offering for the daughter, and did by them, as he had done before by Cain and his sister Luluwa.

74:1313 He brought them to the Cave of Treasures, where they received a blessing, and then returned to the cave where they were born. After the birth of these, Eve ceased from childbearing.

Chapter 75

75:1A ND the children began to wax stronger, and to grow in stature; but Cain was hardhearted, and ruled over his younger brother.

75:22 And oftentimes when his father made an offering, he would remain behind and not go with them, to offer up.

75:33 But, as to Abel, he had a meek heart, and was obedient to his father and mother, whom he often moved to make an offering, because he loved it; and prayed and fasted much.

75:44 Then came this sign to Abel. As he was coming into the Cave of Treasures, and saw the golden rods, the incense and the myrrh, he inquired of his parents Adam and Eve concerning them, and said unto them, "How did you come by these?"

75:55 Then Adam told him all that had befallen them. And Abel felt deeply about what his father told him.

75:66 Furthermore his father Adam, told him of the works of God, and of the garden; and after that, he remained behind his father the whole of that night in the Cave of Treasures.

75:77 And that night, while he was praying, Satan appeared unto him under the figure of a man, who said to him, "Thou hast oftentimes moved thy father to make an offering, to fast and to pray, therefore I will kill thee, and make thee perish from this world."

75:88 But as for Abel, he prayed to God, and drove away Satan from him; and believed not the words of the devil. Then when it was day, an angel of God appeared unto him, who said to him, "Shorten neither fasting, prayer, nor offering up an oblation unto thy God. For, lo, the Lord has accepted thy prayer. Be not afraid of the figure which appeared unto thee in the night, and who cursed thee unto death." And the angel departed from him.

75:99 Then when it was day, Abel came to Adam and Eve, and told them of the vision he had seen. But when they heard it, they grieved much over it, yet said nothing to him about it; they only comforted him.

75:1010 But as to hard-hearted Cain, Satan came to him by night, showed himself and said unto him, "Since Adam and Eve love thy brother Abel much more than they love thee, and wish to join him in marriage to thy beautiful sister, because they love him; but wish to join thee in marriage to his ill-favoured sister, because they hate thee;

75:1111 "Now, therefore, I counsel thee, when they do that, to kill thy brother; then thy sister will be left for thee; and his sister will be cast, away."

75:1212 And Satan departed from him. But the wicked One remained behind in the heart of Cain, who sought many a time, to kill his brother.

Chapter 76

76:1BUT when Adam saw that the elder brother hated the younger, he endeavoured to soften their hearts, and said unto Cain, "Take, O my son, of the fruits of thy sowing, and make an offering unto God, that He may forgive thee thy wickedness and thy sin."

76:22 He said also to Abel, "Take thou of thy sowing and make an offering and bring it to God, that He may forgive thy wickedness and thy sin."

76:33 Then Abel hearkened unto his father's voice, and took of his sowing, and made a good offering, and said to his father, Adam, "Come with me, to show me how to offer it up."

76:44 And they went, Adam and Eve with him, and showed him how to offer up his gift upon the altar. Then after that, they stood up and prayed that God would accept Abel's offering.

76:55 Then God looked upon Abel and accepted his offering. And God was more pleased with Abel than with his offering, because of his good heart and pure body. There was no trace of guile in him.

76:66 Then they came down from the altar, and went to the cave in which they dwelt. But Abel, by reason of his joy at having made his offering, repeated it three times a week, after the example of his father Adam.

76:77 But as to Cain, he took no pleasure in offering; but after much anger on his father's part, he offered up his gift once; and when he did offer up, his eye was on the offering he made, and he took the smallest of his sheep for an offering, and his eye was again on it. '

76:88 Therefore God did not accept his offering, because his heart was full of murderous thoughts.

76:99 And they all thus lived together in the cave in which Eve had brought forth, until Cain was fifteen years old, and Abel twelve years old.

Chapter 77

77:1THEN Adam said to Eve, "Behold the children are grown up; we must think of finding wives for them."

77:22 Then Eve answered, "How can we do it?"

77:33 Then Adam said to her, "We will join Abel's sister in marriage to Cain, and Cain's sister to Abel."

77:44 Then said Eve to Adam, "I do not like Cain because he is hard-hearted; but let them bide until we offer up unto the Lord in their behalf."

77:55 And Adam said no more.

77:66 Meanwhile Satan came to Cain in the figure of a man of the field, and said to him, "Behold Adam and Eve have taken counsel together about the marriage of you two; and they have agreed to marry Abel's sister to thee, and thy sister to him.

77:77 "But if it was not that I love thee, I would not have told thee this thing. Yet if thou wilt take my advice, and hearken to me, I will bring: thee on thy wedding day beautiful robes, gold and silver in plenty, and my relations will attend thee."

77:88 Then Cain said with joy, "Where are thy relations?"

77:99 And Satan answered, "My relations are in a garden in the north, whither I once meant to bring thy father Adam; but he would not accept my offer.

77:1010 "But thou, if thou wilt receive my words and if thou wilt come unto me after thy wedding, thou shalt rest from the misery in which thou art; and thou shalt rest and be better off than thy father Adam."

77:1111 At these words of Satan Cain opened his ears, and leant towards his speech.

77:1212 And he did not remain in the field, but he went to Eve, his mother, and beat her, and cursed her, and said to her, "Why are ye about taking my sister to wed her to my brother? Am I dead""

77:1313 His mother, however, quieted him, and sent him to the field where be had been.

77:1414 Then when Adam came, she told him of what Cain had done.

77:1515 But Adam grieved and held his peace, and said not a word.

77:1616 Then on the morrow Adam said unto Cain his son, "Take of thy sheep, young and good, and offer them up unto thy God; and I will speak to thy brother, to make unto his God an offering of corn."

77:1717 They both hearkened to their father Adam, and they took their offerings, and offered them up on the mountain by the altar.

77:1818 But Cain behaved haughtily towards his brother, and thrust him from the altar, and would not let him offer up his gift upon the altar; but he offered his own upon it, with a proud heart, full of guile, and fraud.

77:1919 But as for Abel, he set up stones that were near at hand, and upon that, he offered up his gift with a heart humble and free from guile.

77:2020 Cain was then standing by the altar on which he had offered up his gift; and he cried unto God to accept his offering; but God did not accept it from him; neither did a divine fire come down to consume his offering.

77:2121 But he remained standing over against the altar, out of humour and wroth, looking towards his brother Abel, to see if God would accept his offering or not.

77:2222 And Abel prayed unto God to accept his offering. Then a divine fire came down and consumed his offering. And God smelled the sweet savour of his offering; because Abel loved Him and rejoiced in Him.

77:2323 And because God was well pleased with him He sent him an angel of light in the figure of man who had partaken of his offering, because He had smelled the sweet savour of his offering, and they comforted Abel and strengthened his heart.

77:2424 But Cain was looking on all that took place at his brother's offering, and was wroth on account of it.

77:2525 Then he opened his mouth and blasphemed God, because He had not accepted his offering.

77:2626 But God said unto Cain, "Wherefore is thy countenance sad? Be righteous, that I may accept thy offering. Not against Me hast thou murmured, but against thyself."

77:2727 And God said this to Cain in rebuke, and because He abhorred him and his offering.

77:2828 And Cain came down from the altar, his colour changed and of a woeful countenance, and came to his father and mother and told them all that had befallen him. And Adam grieved much because God had not accepted Cain's offering.

77:2929 But Abel came down rejoicing, and with a gladsome heart, and told his father and mother how God had accepted his offering. And they rejoiced at it and kissed his face.

77:3030 And Abel said to his father, "Because Cain thrust me from the altar, and would not allow me to offer my gift upon it, I made an altar for myself and offered my gift upon it."

77:3131 But when Adam heard this he was very sorry, because it was the altar he had built at first, and upon which he had offered his own gifts.

77:3232 As to Cain, he was so sullen and so angry that he went into the field, where Satan came to him and said to him, "Since thy brother Abel has taken refuge with thy father Adam, because thou didst thrust him from the altar, they have kissed his face, and they rejoice over him, far more than over thee."

77:3333 When Cain heard these words of Satan, he was filled with rage; and he let no one know. But he was laying wait to kill his brother, until he brought him into the cave, and then said to him:--

77:3434 "O brother, the country is so beautiful, and there are such beautiful and pleasurable trees in it, and charming to look at! But brother, thou hast never been one day in the field to take thy pleasure therein.

77:3535 "To-day, O, my brother, I very much wish thou wouldest come with me into the field, to enjoy thyself and to bless our fields and our flocks, for thou art righteous, and I love thee much, O my brother! but thou hast estranged thyself from me."

77:3636 Then Abel consented to go with his brother Cain into the field.

77:3737 But before going out, Cain said to Abel, "Wait for me, until I fetch a staff, because of wild beasts."

77:3838 Then Abel stood waiting in his innocence. But Cain, the forward, fetched a staff and went out.

77:3939 And they began, Cain and his brother Abel, to walk in the way; Cain talking to him, and comforting him, to make him forget everything.

Chapter 78

78:1AND so they went on, until they came to a lonely place, where there were no sheep; then Abel said to Cain, "Behold, my brother, we are weary of walking; for we see none of the trees, nor of the fruits, nor of the verdure, nor of the sheep, nor any one of the things of which thou didst tell me. Where are those sheep of thine thou didst tell me to bless?"

78:22 Then Cain said to him, "Come on, and presently thou shalt see many beautiful things. but go before me, until I come up to thee."

78:33 Then went Abel forward, but Cain remained behind him.

78:44 And Abel was walking in his innocence, without guile; not believing his brother would kill him.

78:55 Then Cain, when he came up to him, comforted him with his talk, walking a little behind him; then he hastened, and smote him with the staff, blow upon blow, until he was stunned,

78:66 But when Abel fell down upon the ground, seeing that his brother meant to kill him, he said to Cain, "O, my brother, have pity on me. By the breasts we have sucked, smite me not! By the womb that bare us and that brought us into the world, smite me not unto death with that staff! If thou wilt kill me, take one of these large stones, and kill me outright."

78:77 Then Cain, the hard-hearted, and cruel murderer, took a large stone, and smote his brother with it upon the head, until his brains oozed out, and he weltered in his blood, before him.

78:88 And Cain repented not of what he had done.

78:99 But the earth, when the blood of righteous Abel fell upon it, trembled, as it drank his blood, and would have brought Cain to naught for it.

78:1010 And the blood of Abel cried mysteriously to God, to avenge him of his murderer.

78:1111 Then Cain began at once to dig the earth wherein to lay his brother; for he was trembling from the fear that came upon him, when he saw the earth tremble on his account.

78:1212 He then cast his brother into the pit he made, and covered him with dust. But the earth would not receive him; but it threw him up at once.

78:1313 Again did Cain dig the earth and hid his brother in it; but again did the earth throw him up on itself; until three times did the earth thus throw up on itself the body of Abel.

78:1414 The muddy earth threw him up the first time, because he was not the first creation; and it threw him up the second time and would not receive him, because he was righteous and good, and was killed without a cause; and the earth threw him up the third time and would not receive him, that there might remain before his brother a witness against him.

78:1515 And so did the earth mock Cain, until the Word of God, came to him concerning his brother.

78:1616 Then was God angry, and much displeased at Abel's death; and He thundered from heaven, and lightnings went before Him, and the Word of the Lord God came from heaven to Cain, and said unto him, "Where is Abel thy brother?"

78:1717 Then Cain answered with a proud heart and a gruff voice, "How, O God? am I my brother's keeper?"

78:1818 Then God said unto Cain, "Cursed be the earth that has drunk the blood of Abel thy brother; and thou, be thou trembling and shaking; and this will be a sign unto thee, that whosoever finds thee, shall kill thee."

78:1919 But Cain wept because God had said those words to him; and Cain said unto Him "O God, whosoever finds me shall kill me, and I shall be blotted out from the face of the earth."

78:2020 Then God said unto Cain, "Whosoever shall find thee shall not kill thee;" because before this, God had been saying to Cain, "I shall forego seven punishments on him who kills Cain." For as to the word of God to Cain, "Where is thy brother?" God said it in mercy for him, to try and make him repent.

78:2121 For if Cain had repented at that time, and had said, "O God, forgive me my sin, and the murder of my brother," God would then have forgiven him his sin.

78:2222 And as to God saying to Cain, "Cursed be the ground that has drunk the blood of thy brother" that also, was God's mercy on Cain. For God did not curse him, but He cursed the ground; although it was not the ground that had killed Abel, and had committed iniquity.

78:2323 For it was meet that the curse should fall upon the murderer; yet in mercy did God so manage His thoughts as that no one should know it, and turn away from Cain.

78:2424 And He said to him, "Where is thy brother?" To which he answered and said, "I know not." Then the Creator said to him, "Be trembling and quaking."

78:2525 Then Cain trembled and became terrified; and through this sign did God make him an example before all the creation, as the murderer of his brother. Also did God bring trembling and terror upon him, that he might see the peace in which he was at first, and see also the trembling and terror he endured at the last; so that he might humble himself before God, and repent of his sin, and seek the peace he enjoyed at first.

78:2626 And in the word of God that said, "I will forego seven punishments on whomsoever kills Cain," God was not seeking to kill Cain with the sword, but He sought to make him die of fasting, and praying and weeping by hard rule, until the time that he was delivered from his sin.

78:2727 And the seven punishments are the seven generations during which God awaited Cain for the murder of his brother.

78:2828 But as to Cain, ever since he had killed his brother, he could find no rest in any place; but went back to Adam and Eve, trembling, terrified, and defiled with blood. . . .

Chapter 79

79:1WHEN Luluwa heard Cain's words, she wept and went to her father and mother, and told them how that Cain had killed his brother Abel.

79:22 Then they all cried aloud and lifted up their voices, and slapped their faces, and threw dust upon their heads, and rent asunder their garments, and went out and came to the place where Abel was killed.

79:33 And they found him lying on the earth, killed, and beasts around him; while they wept and cried because of this just one. From his body, by reason of its purity, went forth a smell of sweet spices.

79:44 And Adam carried him, his tears streaming down his face; and went to the Cave of Treasures, where he laid him, and wound him up with sweet spices and myrrh.

79:55 And Adam and Eve continued by the burial of him in great grief a hundred and forty days. Abel was fifteen and a half years old, and Cain seventeen years and a half.

79:66 As for Cain, when the mourning for his brother was ended, he took his sister Luluwa and married her, without leave from his father and mother; for they could not keep him from her, by reason of their heavy heart.

79:77 He then went down to the bottom of the mountain, away from the garden, near to the place where he had killed his brother.

79:88 And in that place were many fruit trees and forest trees. His sister bare him children, who in their turn began to multiply by degrees until they filled that place.

79:99 But as for Adam and Eve, they came not together after Abel's funeral, for seven years. After this, however, Eve conceived; and while she was with child, Adam said to her "Come, let us take an offering and offer it up

79:10unto God, and ask Him to give us a fair child, in whom we may find comfort, and whom we may join in marriage to Abel's sister."

79:1110 Then they prepared an offering and brought it up to the altar, and offered it before the Lord, and began to entreat Him to accept their offering, and to give them a good offspring.

79:1211 And God heard Adam and accepted his offering. Then, they worshipped, Adam, Eve, and their daughter, and came down to the Cave of Treasures and placed a lamp in it, to burn by night and by day, before the body of Abel.

79:1312 Then Adam and Eve continued fasting and praying until Eve's time came that she should be delivered, when she said to Adam: "I wish to go to the cave in the rock, to bring forth in it."

79:1413 And he said, "Go and take with thee thy daughter to wait on thee; but I will remain in this Cave of Treasures before the body of my son Abel."

79:1514 Then Eve hearkened to Adam, and went, she and her daughter. But Adam remained by himself in the Cave of Treasures.

Chapter 80

80:1AND Eve brought forth a son perfectly beautiful in figure and in countenance. His beauty was like that of his father Adam, yet more beautiful.

80:22 Then Eve was comforted when she saw him, and remained eight days in the cave; then she sent her daughter unto Adam to tell him to come and see the child and name him. But the daughter stayed in his place by the body of her brother, until Adam returned. So did she.

80:33 But when Adam came and saw the child's good looks, his beauty, and his perfect figure, he rejoiced over him, and was comforted for Abel. Then he named the child Seth, that means, "that God has heard my prayer, and has delivered me out of my affliction." But it means also "power and strength."

80:44 Then after Adam had named the child, he returned to the Cave of Treasures; and his daughter went back to her mother.

80:55 But Eve continued in her cave, until forty days were fulfilled, when she came to Adam, and brought with her the child and her daughter.

80:66 And they came to a river of water, where Adam and his daughter washed themselves, because of their sorrow for Abel; but Eve and the babe washed for purification.

80:77 Then they returned, and took an offering, and went to the mountain and offered it up, for the babe; and God accepted their offering, and sent His blessing upon them, and upon their son Seth; and they came back to the Cave of Treasures.

80:88 As for Adam, he knew not again his wife Eve, all the days of his life; neither was any more offspring born of them; but only those five, Cain, Luluwa, Abel, Aklia, and Seth alone.

80:99 But Seth waxed in stature and in strength; and began to fast and pray, fervently.

Chapter 81

81:1AS for our father Adam, at the end of seven years from the day he had been severed from his wife Eve, Satan envied him, when he saw him thus separated from her; and strove to make him live with her again.

81:22 Then Adam arose and went up above the Cave of Treasures; and continued to sleep there night by night. But as soon as it was light every day he came down to the cave, to pray there and to receive a blessing from it.

81:33 But when it was evening he went up on the roof of the cave, where he slept by himself, fearing lest Satan should overcome him. And he continued thus apart thirty-nine days.

81:44 Then Satan, the hater of all good, when he saw Adam thus alone, fasting and praying, appeared unto him in the form of a beautiful woman, who came and stood before him in the night of the fortieth day, and said unto him:--

81:55 "O Adam, from the time ye have dwelt in this cave, we have experienced great peace from you, and your prayers have reached us, and we have been comforted about you.

81:66 "But now, O Adam, that thou hast gone up over the roof of the cave to sleep, we have had doubts about thee, and a great sorrow has come upon us because of thy separation from Eve. Then again, when thou art on the roof of this cave, thy prayer is poured out, and thy heart wanders from side to side.

81:77 "But when thou wast in the cave thy prayer was like fire gathered together; it came down to us, and thou didst find rest.

81:88 "Then I also grieved over thy children who are severed from thee; and my sorrow is great about the murder of thy son Abel; for he was righteous; and over a righteous man every one will grieve.

81:99 "But I rejoiced over the birth of thy son Seth; yet after a little while I sorrowed greatly over Eve, because she is my sister. For when God sent a deep sleep over thee, and drew her out of thy side, He brought me out also with her. But He raised her by placing her with thee, while He lowered me.

81:1010 "I rejoiced over my sister for her being with thee. But God had made me a promise before, and said, 'Grieve not; when Adam has gone up on the roof of the Cave of Treasures, and is separated from Eve his wife, I will send thee to him, thou shalt join thyself to him in marriage, and bear him five children, as Eve did bear him five.'

81:1111 "And now, lo! God's promise to me is fulfilled; for it is He who has sent me to thee for the wedding; because if thou wed me, I shall bear thee finer and better children than those of Eve.

81:1212 "Then again, thou art as yet but a youth; end not thy youth in this world in sorrow; but spend the days of thy youth in mirth and pleasure. For thy days are few and thy trial is great. Be strong; end thy days in this world in rejoicing. I shall take pleasure in thee, and thou shall rejoice with me in this wise, and without fear.

81:1313 "Up, then, and fulfil the command of thy God," she then drew near to Adam, and embraced him.

81:1414 But when Adam saw that he should be overcome by her, he prayed to God with a fervent heart to deliver him from her.

81:1515 Then God sent His Word unto Adam, saying, "O Adam, that figure is the one that promised thee the Godhead, and majesty; he is not favourably disposed towards thee; but shows himself to thee at one time in the form of a woman; another moment, in the likeness of an angel; on another occasions, in the similitude of a serpent; and at another time, in the semblance of a god; but he does all that only to destroy thy soul.

81:1616 "Now, therefore, O Adam, understanding thy heart, I have delivered thee many a time from his hands; in order to show thee that I am a merciful God; and that I wish thy good, and that I do not wish thy ruin."

Chapter 82

82:1THEN God ordered Satan to show himself to Adam in plainly, in his own hideous form.

82:22 But when Adam saw him, he feared, and trembled at the sight of him.

82:33 And God said to Adam, "Look at this devil, and at his hideous look, and know that he it is who made thee fall from brightness into darkness, from peace and rest to toil and misery.

82:44 And look, O Adam, at him, who said of himself that he is God! Can God be black? Would God take the form of a woman? Is there any one stronger than God? And can He be overpowered?

82:55 "See, then, O Adam, and behold him bound in thy presence, in the air, unable to flee away! Therefore, I say unto thee, be not afraid of him; henceforth take care, and beware of him, in whatever he may do to thee."

82:66 Then God drove Satan away from before Adam, whom He strengthened, and whose heart He comforted, saying to him, "Go down to the Cave of Treasures, and separate not thyself from Eve; I will quell in you all animal lust."

82:77 From that hour it left Adam and Eve, and they enjoyed rest by the commandment of God. But God did not the like to any one of Adam's seed; but only to Adam and Eve.

82:88 Then Adam worshipped before the Lord, for having delivered him, and for having layed his passions. And he came down from above the cave, and dwelt with Eve as aforetime.

82:99 This ended the forty days of his separation from Eve.

Chapter 83

83:1AS for Seth, when he was seven years old, he knew good and evil, and was consistent in fasting and praying, and spent all his nights in entreating God for mercy and forgiveness.

83:22 He also fasted when bringing up his offering every day, more than his father did; for he was of a fair countenance, like unto an angel of God. He also had a good heart, preserved the finest qualities of his soul: and for this reason he brought up his offering every day.

83:33 And God was pleased with his offering; but He was also pleased with his purity. And he continued thus in doing the will of God, and of his father and mother, until he was seven years old.

83:44 After that, as he was coming down from the altar, having ended his offering, Satan appeared unto him in the form of a beautiful angel, brilliant with light; with a staff of light in his hand, himself girt about with a girdle of light.

83:55 He greeted Seth with a beautiful smile, and began to beguile him with fair words, saying to him, "O Seth, why abidest thou in this mountain? For it is rough, full of stones and of sand, and of trees with no good fruit on them; a wilderness without habitations and without towns; no good place to dwell in. But all is heat, weariness, and trouble."

83:66 He said further, "But we dwell in beautiful places, in another world than this earth. Our world is one of light and our condition is of the best; our women are handsomer than any others; and I wish thee, O Seth, to wed one of them; because I see that thou art fair to look upon, and in this land there is not one woman good enough for thee. Besides, all those who live in this world, are only five souls.

83:77 "But in our world there are very many men and many maidens, all more beautiful one than another. I wish, therefore, to remove thee hence, that thou mayest see my relations and be wedded to which ever thou likest.

83:88 "Thou shalt then abide by me and be at peace; thou shalt be filled with splendour and light, as we are.

83:99 "Thou shalt remain in our world. and rest from this world and the misery of it; thou shalt never again feel faint and weary; thou shalt never bring up an offering, nor sue for mercy; for thou shalt commit no more sin, nor be swayed by passions.

83:1010 "And if thou wilt hearken to what I say, thou shalt wed one of my daughters; for with us it is no sin so to do; neither is it reckoned animal lust.

83:1111 "For in our world we have no God; but we all are gods; we all are of the light, heavenly, powerful, strong and glorious."

Chapter 84

84:1WHEN Seth heard these words he was amazed, and inclined his heart to Satan's treacherous speech, and said to him, "Saidst thou there is another world created than this; and other creatures more beautiful than the creatures that are in this world?"

84:22 And Satan said, "Yes; behold thou hast heard me; but I will yet praise them and their ways, in thy hearing."

84:33 But Seth said to him, "Thy speech has amazed me; and thy beautiful description of it all.

84:44 "Yet I cannot go with thee to-day; not until I have gone to my father Adam and to my mother Eve, and told them all thou hast said to me. Then if they give me leave to go with thee, I will come."

84:55 Again Seth said, "I am afraid of doing any thing without my father's and mother's leave, lest I perish like my brother Cain, and like my father Adam, who transgressed the commandment of God. But, behold, thou knowest this place; come, and meet me here to-morrow."

84:66 When Satan heard this, he said to Seth, "If thou tellest thy father Adam what I have told thee, he will not let thee come with me.

84:77 But hearken to me; do not tell thy father and mother what I have said to thee; but come with me to-day, to our world; where thou shalt see beautiful things and enjoy thyself there, and revel this day among my children, beholding them and taking thy fill of mirth; and rejoice ever more. Then I shall bring thee back to this place to-morrow; but if thou wouldest rather abide with me, so be it."

84:88 Then Seth answered, "The spirit of my father and of my mother, hangs on me; and if I hide from them one day, they will die, and God will hold me guilty of sinning against them.

84:99 "And except that they know I am come to this place to bring up to it my offering, they would not be separated from me one hour; neither should I go to any other place, unless they let me. But they treat me most kindly, because I come back to them quickly."

84:1010 Then Satan said to him, "What will happen to thee if thou hide thyself from them one night, and return to them at break of day?"

84:1111 But Seth, when he saw how he kept on talking, and that he would not leave him-ran, and went up to the altar, and spread his hands unto God, and sought deliverance from Him.

84:1212 Then God sent His Word, and cursed Satan, who fled from Him.

84:1313 But as for Seth, he had gone up to the altar, saying thus in his heart. "The altar is the place of offering, and God is there; a divine fire shall consume it; so shall Satan be unable to hurt me, and shall not take me away thence."

84:1414 Then Seth came down from the altar and went to his father and mother, where he found in the way, longing to hear his voice; for he had tarried a while.

84:1515 He then began to tell them what had befallen him from Satan, under the form of an angel.

84:1616 But when Adam heard his account, he kissed his face, and warned him against that angel, telling him it was Satan who thus appeared to him.

84:17Then Adam took Seth, and they went to the Cave of Treasures, and rejoiced therein.

84:1817 But from that day forth Adam and Eve never parted from him, to whatever place he might go, whether for his offering or for any thing else.

84:1918 This sign happened to Seth, when he was nine years old.

Chapter 85

85:1WHEN our father Adam saw that Seth was of a perfect heart, he wished him to marry; lest the enemy should appear to him another time, and overcome him.

85:22 So Adam said to his son Seth, "I wish, O my son, that thou wed thy sister Aklia, Abel's sister, that she may bear thee children, who shall replenish the earth, according to God's promise to us.

85:33 "Be not afraid, O my son; there is no disgrace in it. I wish thee to marry, from fear lest the enemy overcome thee."

85:44 Seth, however, did not wish to marry; but in obedience to his father and mother, he said not a word.

85:55 So Adam married him to Aklia. And he was fifteen years old.

85:66 But when he was twenty years of age, he begat a son, whom he called Enos; and then begat other children than him.

85:77 Then Enos grew up, married, and begat Cainan.

85:88 Cainan also grew up, married, and begat Mahalaleel.

85:99 Those fathers were born during Adam's life-time, and dwelt by the Cave of Treasures.

85:1010 Then were the days of Adam nine hundred and thirty years, and those of Mahalaleel one hundred. But Mahalaleel, when he was grown up, loved fasting, praying, and with hard labours, until the end of our father Adam's days drew near.

Chapter 86

86:1WHEN our father Adam saw that his end was near, he called his son Seth, who came to him in the Cave of Treasures, and he said unto him:--

86:22 "O Seth, my son bring me thy children and thy children's children, that I may shed my blessing on them ere I die."

86:33 When Seth heard these words from his father Adam, he went from him, shed a flood of tears over his face, and gathered together his children and his children's children, and brought them to his father Adam.

86:44 But when our father Adam saw them around him, he wept at having to be separated from them.

86:55 And when they saw him weeping, they all wept together, and fell upon his face saying, "How shalt thou be severed from us, O our father? And how shall the earth receive thee and hide thee from our eyes?" Thus did they lament much, and in like words.

86:66 Then our father Adam blessed them all, and said to Seth, after he had blessed them:--

86:77 "O Seth, my son, thou knowest this world--that it is full of sorrow, and of weariness; and thou knowest all that has come upon us, from our trials in it. I therefore now command thee in these words: to keep innocency, to be pure and just, and trusting in God; and lean not to the discourses of Satan, nor to the apparitions in which he will show himself to thee.

86:88 But keep the commandments that I give thee this day; then give the same to thy son Enos; and let Enos give it to his son Cainan; and Cainan to his son Mahalaleel; so that this commandment abide firm among all your children.

86:99 "O Seth, my son, the moment I am dead take ye my body and wind it up with myrrh, aloes, and cassia, and leave me here in this Cave of Treasures in which are all these tokens which God gave us from the garden.

86:1010 "O my son, hereafter shall a flood come and overwhelm all creatures, and leave out only eight souls.

86:1111 "But, O my son, let those whom it will leave out from among your children at that time, take my body with them out of this cave; and when they have taken it with them, let the oldest among them command his children to lay my body in a ship until the flood has been assuaged, and they come out of the ship.

86:1212 Then they shall take my body and lay it in the middle of the earth, shortly after they have been saved from the waters of the flood.

86:1313 "For the place where my body shall be laid, is the middle of the earth; God shall come from thence and shall save all our kindred.

86:1414 "But now, O Seth, my son, place thyself at the head of thy people; tend them and watch over them in the fear of God; and lead them in the good way, Command them to fast unto God; and make them understand they ought not to hearken to Satan, lest he destroy them.

86:1515 "Then, again, sever thy children and thy children's children from Cain's children; do not let them ever mix with those, nor come near them either in their words or in their deeds."

86:1616 Then Adam let his blessing descend upon Seth, and upon his children, and upon all his children's children.

86:1717 He then turned to his son Seth, and to Eve his wife, and said to them, "Preserve this gold, this incense, and this myrrh, that God has given us for a sign; for in days that are coming, a flood will overwhelm the whole creation. But those who shall go into the ark shall take with them the gold, the incense, and the myrrh, together with my body; and will lay the gold, the incense, and the myrrh, with my body in the midst of the earth.

86:1818 "Then, after a long time, the city in which the gold, the incense, and the myrrh are found with my body, shall be plundered. But when it is spoiled, the gold the incense, and the myrrh shall be taken care of with the spoil that is kept; and naught of them shall perish, until the Word of God, made man shall come; when kings shall take them, and shall offer to Him, gold in token of His being King; incense, in token of His being God of heaven and earth; and myrrh, in token of His passion.

86:1919 "Cold also, as a token of His overcoming Satan, and all our foes; incense as a token that He will rise from the dead, and be exalted above things in heaven and things in the earth; and myrrh, in token that He will drink bitter gall; and feel the pains of hell from Satan.

86:2020 "And now, O Seth, my son, behold I have revealed unto thee hidden mysteries, which God had revealed unto me. Keep my commandment, for thyself, and for thy people,"

Chapter 87

87:1WHEN Adam had ended his commandment to Seth, his limbs were loosened, his hands and feet lost all power, his mouth became dumb, and his tongue ceased altogether to speak. He closed his eyes and gave up the ghost.

87:22 But when his children saw that he was dead, they threw themselves over him, men and women, old and young, weeping.

87:33 The death of Adam took place at the end of nine hundred and thirty years that be lived upon the earth; on the fifteenth day of Barmudeh, after the reckoning of an epact of the sun, at the ninth hour.

87:44 It was on a Friday, the very day on which be was created, and on which he rested; and the hour at which he died, was the same as that at which he came out of the garden.

87:55 Then Seth wound him up well, and embalmed him with plenty of sweet spices, from sacred trees and from the Holy Mountain; and be laid his body on the eastern side of the inside of the cave, the side of the incense; and placed in front of him a lamp-stand kept burning.

87:66 Then his children stood before him weeping and wailing over him the whole night until break of day.

87:77 Then Seth and big son Enos, and Cainan, the son of Enos, went out and took good offerings to present unto the Lord, and they came to the altar upon which Adam offered gifts to God, when he did offer.

87:88 But Eve said to them "Wait until we have first asked God to accept our offering, and to keep by Him the Soul of Adam His servant, and to take it up to rest."

87:99 And they all stood up an prayed.

Chapter 88

88:1AND when they had ended their prayer, the Word of God came and comforted them concerning their father Adam.

88:22 After this, they offered their gifts for themselves and for their father.

88:33 And when they had ended their offering, the Word of God came to Seth, the eldest among them, saying unto him, "O Seth, Seth, Seth, three times. As I was with thy father, so also shall I be with thee, until the fulfilment of the promise I made him-thy father saying, I will send My Word and save thee and thy seed.

88:44 But as to thy father Adam, keep thou the commandment he gave thee; and sever thy seed from that of Cain thy brother."

88:55 And God withdrew His Word from Seth.

88:66 Then Seth, Eve, and their children, came down from the mountain to the Cave of Treasures.

88:77 But Adam was the first whose soul died in the land of Eden, in the Cave of Treasures; for no one died before him, but his son Abel, who died murdered.

88:88 Then all the children of Adam rose up, and wept over their father Adam, and made offerings to him, one hundred and forty days.

Chapter 89

89:1AFTER the death of Adam and of Eve, Seth severed his children, and his children's children, from Cain's children. Cain and his seed went down

89:2and dwelt westward, below the place where he had killed his brother Abel.

89:32 But Seth and his children, dwelt northwards upon the mountain of the Cave of Treasures, in order to be near to their father Adam.

89:43 And Seth the elder, tall and good, with a fine soul, and of a strong mind, stood at the head of his people; and tended them in innocence, penitence, and meekness, and did not allow one of them to go down to Cain's children.

89:54 But because of their own purity, they were named "Children of God," and they were with God, instead of the hosts of angels who fell; for they continued in praises to God, and in singing psalms unto Him, in their cave--the Cave of Treasures.

89:65 Then Seth stood before the body of his father Adam, and of his mother Eve, and prayed night and day, and asked for mercy towards himself and his children; and that when he had some difficult dealing with a child, He would give him counsel.

89:76 But Seth and his children did not like earthly work, but gave themselves to heavenly things; for they had no other thought than praises, doxologies, and psalms unto God.

89:87 Therefore did they at all times hear the voices of angels, praising and glorifying God; from within the garden, or when they were sent by God on an errand, or when they were going up to heaven.

89:98 For Seth and his children, by reason of their own purity, heard and saw those angels. Then, again, the garden was not far above them, but only some fifteen spiritual cubits.

89:109 Now one spiritual cubit answers to three cubits of man, altogether forty-five cubits.

89:1110 Seth and his children dwelt on the mountain below the garden; they sowed not, neither did they reap; they wrought no food for the body. not even wheat; but only offerings. They ate of the fruit and of trees well flavoured that grew on the mountain where they dwelt.

89:1211 Then Seth often fasted every forty days, as did also his eldest children. For the family of Seth smelled the smell of the trees in the garden, when the wind blew that way.

89:1312 They were happy, innocent, without sudden fear, there was no jealousy, no evil action, no hatred among them. There was no animal passion; from no mouth among them went forth either foul words or curse; neither evil counsel nor fraud. For the men of that time never swore, but under hard circumstances, when men must swear, they swore by the blood of Abel the just.

89:1413 But they constrained their children and their women every day in the cave to fast and pray, and to worship the most High God. They blessed themselves n the body of their father Adam, and anointed themselves with it.

89:1514 And they did so until the end of Seth drew near.

Chapter 90

90:1THEN Seth, the just, called his son Enos, and Cainan, son of Enos, and Mahalaleel, son of Cainan, and said unto them:--

90:22 "As my end is near, I wish to build a roof over the altar on which gifts are offered."

90:33 They hearkened to his commandment and went out, all of them, both old and young, and worked hard at it, and built a beautiful roof over the altar.

90:44 And Seth's thought in so doing, was that a blessing should come upon his children on the mountain; and that he should present an offering for them before his death.

90:55 Then when the building of the roof was completed, he commanded them to make offerings. They worked diligently at these, and brought them to Seth their father who took them and offered them upon the altar; and prayed God to accept their offerings, to have mercy on the souls of his children, and to keep them from the hand of Satan.

90:66 And God accepted his offering, and sent His blessing upon him and upon his children. And then God made a promise to Seth, saying, "At the end of the great five days and a half, concerning which I have made a promise to thee and to thy father, I will send My Word and save thee and thy seed."

90:77 Then Seth and his children, and his children's children, met together, and came down from the altar, and went to the Cave of Treasures--where they prayed, and blessed themselves in the body of our father Adam, and anointed themselves with it.

90:88 But Seth abode in the Cave of Treasures, a few days, and then suffered- -sufferings unto death.

90:99 Then Enos, his first-born son, came to him, with Cainan, his son, and Mahalaleel, Cainan's son, and Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, and Enoch, Jared's son, with their wives and children to receive a blessing from Seth.

90:1010 Then Seth prayed over them, and blessed them, and adjured them by the blood of Abel the just, saying, "I beg of you, my children, not to let one of you go down from this Holy and pure Mountain.

90:1111 Make no fellowship with the children of Cain the murderer and the sinner, who killed his brother; for ye know, O my children, that we flee from him, and from all his sin with all our might because he killed his brother Abel."

90:1212 After having said this, Seth blessed Enos, his first-born son, and commanded him habitually to minister in purity before the body of our father Adam, all the days of his life; then, also, to go at times to the altar which he Seth had built. And he commanded him to feed his people in righteousness, in judgment and purity all the days of his life.

90:1313 Then the limbs of Seth were loosened; his hands and feet lost all power; his mouth became dumb and unable to speak; and he gave up the ghost and died the day after his nine hundred and twelfth year; on the twenty-seventh day of the month Abib; Enoch being then twenty years old.

90:1414 Then they wound up carefully the body of Seth, and embalmed him with sweet spices, and laid him in the Cave of Treasures, on the right side

90:15of our father Adam's body, and they mourned for him forty days. They offered gifts for him, as they had done for our father Adam.

90:1615 After the death of Seth Enos rose at the head of his people, whom he fed in righteousness, and judgment, as his father had commanded him.

90:1716 But by the time Enos was eight hundred and twenty years old, Cain had a large progeny; for they married frequently, being given to animal lusts; until the land below the mountain, was filled with them.

Chapter 91

91:1IN those days lived Lamech the blind, who was of the sons of Cain. He had a son whose name was Atun, and they two had much cattle.

91:22 But Lamech was in the habit of sending them to feed with a young shepherd, who tended them; and who, when coming home in the evening wept before his grandfather, and before his father Atun and his mother Hazina, and said to them, "As for me, I cannot feed those cattle alone, lest one rob me of some of them, or kill me for the sake of them." For among the children of Cain, there was much robbery, murder, and sin.

91:33 Then Lamech pitied him, and he said, "Truly, he when alone, might be overpowered by the men of this place."

91:44 So Lamech arose, took a bow he had kept ever since he was a youth, ere he became blind, and he took large arrows, and smooth stones, and a sling which he had, and went to the field with the young shepherd, and placed himself behind the cattle; while the young shepherd watched the cattle. Thus did Lamech many days.

91:55 Meanwhile Cain, ever since God had cast him off, and had cursed him with trembling and terror, could neither settle nor find rest in any one place; but wandered from place to place.

91:66 In his wanderings he came to Lamech's wives, and asked them about him. They said to him, "He is in the field with the cattle."

91:77 Then Cain went to look for him; and as he came into the field, the young shepherd heard the noise he made, and the cattle herding together from before him.

91:88 Then said he to Lamech, "O my lord, is that a wild beast or a robber?"

91:99 And Lamech said to him, "Make me understand which way he looks, when he comes up."

91:1010 Then Lamech bent his bow, placed an arrow on it, and fitted a stone in the sling, and when Cain came out from the open country, the shepherd said to Lamech, "Shoot, behold, he is coming."

91:1111 Then Lamech shot at Cain with his arrow and hit him in his side. And Lamech struck him with a stone from his sling, that fell upon his face, and knocked out both his eyes; then Cain fell at once and died.

91:1212 Then Lamech and the young shepherd came up to him, and found him lying on the ground. And the young shepherd said to him, "It is Cain our grandfather, whom thou hast killed, O my lord!"

91:1313 Then was Lamech sorry for it, and from the bitterness of his regret, he clapped his hands together, and struck with his flat palm the head of the youth, who fell as if dead; but Lamech thought it was a feint; so he took up a stone and smote him, and smashed his head until he died.

Chapter 92

92:1WHEN Enos was nine hundred years old, all the children of Seth, and of Cainan, and his first-born, with their wives and children, gathered around him, asking for a blessing from him.

92:22 He then prayed over them and blessed them, and adjured them by the blood of Abel the just saying to them, "Let not one of your children go down from this Holy Mountain, and let them make no fellowship with the children of Cain the murderer."

92:33 Then Enos called his son Cainan and said to him, "See, O my son, and set thy heart on thy people, and establish them in righteousness, and in innocence; and stand ministering before the body of our father Adam, all the days of thy life."

92:44 After this Enos entered into rest, aged nine hundred and eighty-five years; and Cainan wound him up, and laid him in the Cave of Treasures on the left of his father Adam; and made offerings for him, after the custom of his fathers.

Chapter 93

93:1AFTER the death of Enos, Cainan stood at the head of his people in righteousness and innocence, as his father had commanded him; he also continued to minister before the body of Adam, inside the Cave of Treasures.

93:22 Then when he had lived nine hundred and ten years, suffering and affliction came upon him. And when he was about to enter into rest, all the fathers with their wives and children came to him, and he blessed them, and adjured them by the blood of Abel, the just, saying to them, "Let not one among you go down from this Holy Mountain; and make no fellowship with the children of Cain the murderer."

93:33 Mahalaleel, his first-born son, received this commandment from his father, who blessed him and died.

93:44 Then Mahalaleel embalmed him with sweet spices, and laid him in the Cave of Treasures, with his fathers; and they made offerings for him, after the custom of their fathers.

Chapter 94

94:1THEN Mahalaleel stood over his people, and fed them in righteousness and innocence, and watched them to see they held no intercourse with the children of Cain.

94:22 He also continued in the Cave of Treasures praying and ministering before the body of our father Adam, asking God for mercy on himself and on his people; until he was eight hundred and seventy years old, when he fell sick.

94:33 Then all his children gathered unto him, to see him, and to ask for his blessing on them all, ere he left this world.

94:44 Then Mahalaleel arose and sat on his bed, his tears streaming down his face, and he called his eldest son Jared, who came to him.

94:55 He then kissed his face, and said to him, "O Jared, my son, I adjure thee by Him who made heaven and earth, to watch over thy people, and to feed them in righteousness and in innocence; and not to let one of them go down from this Holy Mountain to the children of Cain, lest he perish with them.

94:66 "Hear, O my son, hereafter there shall come a great destruction upon this earth on account of them; God will be angry with the world, and will destroy them with waters.

94:77 "But I also know that thy children will not hearken to thee, and that they will go down from this mountain and hold intercourse with the children of Cain, and that they shall perish with them.

94:88 "O my son! teach them, and watch over them, that no guilt attach to thee on their account."

94:99 Mahalaleel said, moreover, to his son Jared, "When I die, embalm my body and lay it in the Cave of Treasures, by the bodies of my fathers; then stand thou by my body and pray to God; and take care of them, and fulfil thy ministry before them, until thou enterest into rest thyself."

94:1010 Mahalaleel then blessed all his children; and then lay down on his bed, and entered into rest like his fathers.

94:1111 But when Jared saw that his father Mahalaleel was dead, he wept, and sorrowed, and embraced and kissed his hands and his feet; and so did all his children.

94:1212 And his children embalmed him carefully, and laid him by the bodies of his fathers. Then they arose, and mourned for him forty days.

Chapter 95

95:1THEN Jared kept his father's commandment, and arose like a lion over his people. He fed them in righteousness and innocence, and commanded them to do nothing without his counsel. For he was afraid concerning them, lest they should go to the children of Cain.

95:22 Wherefore did he give them orders repeatedly; and continued to do so until the end of the four hundred and eighty-fifth year of his life.

95:33 At the end of these said years, there came unto him this sign. As Jared was standing like a lion before the bodies of his fathers, praying and warning his people, Satan envied him, and wrought a beautiful apparition, because Jared would not let his children do aught without his counsel.

95:44 Satan then appeared to him with thirty men of his hosts, in the form of handsome men; Satan himself being the elder and tallest among them, with a fine beard.

95:55 They stood at the mouth of the cave, and called out Jared, from within it.

95:66 He came out to them, and found them looking like fine men, full of light, and of great beauty. He wondered at their beauty and at their looks; and thought within himself whether they might not be of the children of Cain.

95:77 He said also in his heart, "As the children of Cain cannot come up to the height of this mountain, and none of them is so handsome as these appear to be; and among these men there is not one of my kindred--they must be strangers."

95:88 Then Jared and they exchanged a greeting and he said to the elder among them, "O my father, explain to me the wonder that is in thee, and tell me who these are, with thee; for they look to me like strange men."

95:99 Then the elder began to weep, and the rest wept with him; and he said to Jared: "I am Adam whom God made first; and this is Abel my son, who was killed by his brother Cain, into whose heart Satan put to murder him.

95:1010 "Then this is my son Seth, whom I asked of the Lord, who gave him to me, to comfort me instead of Abel.

95:1111 "Then this one is my son Enos, son of Seth, and that other one is Cainan, son of Enos, and that other one is Mahalaleel, son of Cainan, thy father."

95:1212 But Jared remained wondering at their appearance, and at the speech of the elder to him.

95:1313 Then the elder said to him, "Marvel not, O my son; we live in the land north of the garden, which God created before the world. He would not let us live there, but placed us inside the garden, below which ye are now dwelling.

95:1414 "But after that I transgressed, He made me come out of it, and I was left to dwell in this cave; great and sore troubles came upon me; and when my death drew near, I commanded my son Seth to tend his people well; and this my commandment is to be handed from one to another, unto the end of the generations to come.

95:1515 "But, O Jared, my son, we live in beautiful regions, while you live here in misery, as this thy father Mahalaleel informed me; telling me that a great flood will come and overwhelm the whole earth.

95:1616 "Therefore, O my son, fearing for your sakes, I rose and took my children with me, and came hither for us to visit thee and thy children; but I found thee standing in this cave weeping, and thy children scattered about this mountain, in the heat and in misery.

95:1717 "But, O my son, as we missed our way, and came as far as this, we found other men below this mountain; who inhabit a beautiful country, full of trees and of fruits, and of all manner of verdure; it is like a garden; so that when we found them we thought they were you; until thy father Mahalaleel told me they were no such thing.

95:1818 "Now, therefore, O my son, hearken to my counsel, and go down to them, thou and thy children. Ye will rest from all this suffering in which ye are. But if thou wilt not go down to them, then, arise, take thy children, and come with us to our garden; ye shall live in our beautiful land, and ye shall rest from all this trouble, which thou and thy children are now bearing."

95:1919 But Jared when he heard this discourse from the elder, wondered; and went hither and thither, but at that moment he found not one of his children.

95:2020 Then he answered and said to the elder, "Why have you hidden yourselves until this day?"

95:2121 And the elder replied, "If thy father had not told us, we should not have known it."

95:2222 Then Jared believed his words were true.

95:2323 So that elder said to Jared, "Wherefore didst thou turn about, so and so?" And he said, "I was seeking one of my children, to tell him about my going with you, and about their coming down to those about whom thou hast spoken to me."

95:2424 When the elder heard Jared's intention, he said to him, "Let alone that purpose at present, and come with us; thou shalt see our country; if the land in which we dwell pleases thee, we and thou shall return hither and take thy family with us. But if our country does not please thee, thou shalt come back to thine own place."

95:2525 And the elder urged Jared, to go before one of his children came to counsel him otherwise.

95:2626 Jared, then, came out of the cave and went with them, and among them. And they comforted him, until they came to the top of the mountain of the sons of Cain.

95:2727 Then said the elder to one of his companions, "We have forgotten something by the mouth of the cave, and that is the chosen garment we had brought to clothe Jared withal."

95:2828 He then said to one of them, "Go back, thou, some one; and we will wait for thee here, until thou come back. Then will we clothe Jared and he shall be like us, good, handsome, and fit to come with us into our country."

95:2929 Then that one went back.

95:3030 But when he was a short distance off, the elder called to him and said to him, "Tarry thou, until I come up and speak to thee."

95:3131 Then he stood still, and the elder went up to him and said to him, "One thing we forgot at the cave, it is this--to put out the lamp that burns inside it, above the bodies that are therein. Then come back to us, quick."

95:3232 That one went, and the elder came back to his fellows and to Jared. And they came down from the mountain, and Jared with them; and they stayed by a fountain of water, near the houses of the children of Cain, and waited for their companion until he brought the garment for Jared.

95:3333 He, then, who went, back to the cave, put out the lamp, and came to them and brought a phantom with him and showed it them. And when Jared saw it he wondered at the beauty and grace thereof, and rejoiced in his heart believing it was all true.

95:3434 But while they were staying there, three of them went into houses of the sons of Cain, and said to them, "Bring us to-day some food by the fountain of water, for us and our companions to eat."

95:3535 But when the sons of Cain saw them, they wondered at them and thought: "These are beautiful to look at, and such as we never saw before." So they rose and came with them to the fountain of water, to see their companions.

95:3636 They found them so very handsome, that they cried aloud about their places for others to gather together and come and look at these beautiful beings. Then they gathered around them both men and women.

95:3737 Then the elder said to them, "We are strangers in your land, bring us some good food and drink you and your women, to refresh ourselves with you."

95:3838 When those men heard these words of the elder, every one of Cain's sons brought his wife, and another brought his daughter, and so, many women came to them; every one addressing Jared either for himself or for his wife; all alike.

95:3939 But when Jared saw what they did, his very soul wrenched itself from them; neither would he taste of their food or of their drink.

95:4040 The elder saw hint as he wrenched himself from them, and said to him, "Be not sad; I am the great elder, as thou shalt see me do, do thyself in like manner."

95:4141 Then he spread his hands and took one of the women, and five of his companions did the same before Jared, that he should do as they did.

95:4242 But when Jared saw them working infamy he wept, and said in his mind,--My fathers never did the like.

95:4343 He then spread his hands and prayed with a fervent heart, and with much weeping, and entreated God to deliver him from their hands.

95:4444 No sooner did Jared begin to pray than the elder fled with his companions; for they could not abide in a place of prayer.

95:4545 Then Jared turned round but could not see them, but found himself standing in the midst of the children of Cain.

95:4646 He then wept and said, "O God, destroy me not with this race, concerning which my fathers have warned me; for now, O my Lord God, I was thinking that those who appeared unto me were my fathers; but I have found them out to be devils, who allured me by this beautiful apparition, until I believed them.

95:4747 "But now I ask Thee, O God, to deliver me from this race, among whom I am now staying, as Thou didst deliver me from those devils. Send Thy angel to draw me out of the midst of them; for I have not myself power to escape from among them."

95:4848 When Jared had ended his prayer, God sent His angel in the midst of them, who took Jared and set him upon the mountain, and showed him the way, gave him counsel, and then departed from him.

Chapter 96

96:1THE children of Jared were in the habit of visiting him hour after hour, to receive his blessing and to ask his advice for every thing they did; and when he had a work to do, they did it for him.

96:22 But this time when they went into the cave they found not Jared, but they found the lamp put out, and the bodies of the fathers thrown about, and voices came from them by the power of God, that said, "Satan in an

96:3apparition has deceived our son, wishing to destroy him, as he destroyed our son Cain."

96:43 They said also, "Lord God of heaven and earth, deliver our son from the hand of Satan, who wrought a great and false apparition before him," They also spake of other matters, by the power of God.

96:54 But when the children of Jared heard these voices they feared, and stood weeping for their father; for they knew not what had befallen him.

96:65 And they wept for him that day until the setting of the sun.

96:76 Then came Jared with a woeful countenance, wretched in mind and body, and sorrowful at having been separated from the bodies of his fathers.

96:87 But as he was drawing near to the cave, his children saw him, and hastened to the cave, and hung upon his neck, crying, and saying to him, "O father, where hast thou been, and why hast thou left us, as thou wast not wont to do?" And again, "O father, when thou didst disappear, the lamp over the bodies of our fathers went out, the bodies were thrown about, and voices came from them."

96:98 When Jared heard this he was sorry, and went into the cave; and there found the bodies thrown about, the lamp put out, and the fathers themselves praying for his deliverance from the hand of Satan.

96:109 Then Jared fell upon the bodies and embraced them, and said, "O my fathers, through your intercession, let God deliver me from the hand of Satan! And I beg you will ask God to keep me and to bide me from him unto the day of my death."

96:1110 Then all the voices ceased save the voice of our father Adam, who spake to Jared by the power of God, just as one would speak to his fellow, saying, "O Jared, my son, offer gifts to God for having delivered thee from the hand of Satan; and when thou bringest those offerings, so be it that thou offerest them on the altar on which I did offer. Then also, beware of Satan; for he deluded me many a time with his apparitions, wishing to destroy me, but God delivered me out of his hand.

96:1211 "Command thy people that they be on their guard against him; and never cease to offer up gifts to God."

96:1312 Then the voice of Adam also became silent; and Jared and his children wondered at this. Then they laid the bodies as they were it first; and Jared and his children stood praying the whole of that night, until break of day.

96:1413 Then Jared made an offering and offered it up on the altar, as Adam had commanded him. And as he went up to the altar, he prayed to God for mercy and for forgiveness of his sin, concerning the lamp going out.

96:1514 Then God appeared unto Jared on the altar and blessed him and his children, and accepted their offerings; and commanded Jared to take of the sacred fire from the altar, and with it to light the lamp that shed light on the body of Adam.

Chapter 97

97:1THEN God revealed to him again the promise He had made to Adam; He explained to him the 5500 years, and revealed unto him the mystery of His coming upon the earth.

97:22 And God said to Jared, "As to that fire which thou hast taken from the altar to light the lamp withal, let it abide with you to give light to the bodies; and let it not come out of the cave, until the body of Adam comes out of it.

97:33 But, O Jared, take care of the fire, that it burn bright in the lamp; neither go thou again out of the cave, until thou receivest an order through a vision, and not in an apparition, when seen by thee.

97:44 "Then command again thy people not to hold intercourse with the children of Cain, and not to learn their ways; for I am God who loves not hatred and works of iniquity."

97:55 God gave also many other commandments to Jared, and blessed him. And then withdrew His Word from him.

97:66 Then Jared drew near with his children, took some fire, and came down to the cave, and lighted the lamp before the body of Adam; and he gave his people commandments as God had told him to do.

97:77 This sign happened to Jared at the end of his four hundred and fiftieth year; as did also many other wonders, we do not record. But we record only this one for shortness sake, and in order not to lengthen our narrative.

97:88 And Jared continued to teach his children eighty years; but after that they began to transgress the commandments he had given them, and to do many things without his counsel. They began to go down from the Holy Mountain one after another, and to mix with the children of Cain, in foul fellowships.

97:99 Now the reason for which the children of Jared went down the Holy Mountain, is this, that we will now reveal unto you.

Chapter 98

98:1AFTER Cain had gone down to the land of dark soil, and his children had multiplied therein, there was one of them, whose name was Genun, son of Lamech the blind who slew Cain.

98:22 But as to this Genun, Satan came into him in his childhood; and he made sundry trumpets and horns, and string instruments, cymbals and psalteries, and lyres and harps, and flutes; and he played on them at all times and at every hour.

98:33 And when he played on them, Satan came into them, so that from among them were heard beautiful and sweet sounds, that ravished the heart.

98:44 Then he gathered companies upon companies to play on them; and when they played, it pleased well the children of Cain, who inflamed themselves with sin among themselves, and burnt as with fire; while Satan inflamed their hearts, one with another, and increased lust among them.

98:55 Satan also taught Genun to bring strong drink out of com; and this Genun used to bring together companies upon companies in drink-

98:6houses; and brought into their hands all manner of fruits and flowers; and they drank together.

98:76 Thus did this Genun multiply sin exceedingly; he also acted with pride, and taught the children of Cain to commit all manner of the grossest wickedness, which they knew not; and put them up to manifold doings which they knew not before.

98:87 Then Satan, when he saw that they yielded to Genun and hearkened to him in every thing he told them, rejoiced greatly, increased Genun's understanding, until he took iron and with it made weapons of war.

98:98 Then when they were drunk, hatred and murder increased among them; one man used violence against another to teach him evil taking his children and defiling them before him.

98:109 And when men saw they were overcome, and saw others that were not overpowered, those who were beaten came to Genun, took refuge with him, and he made them his confederates.

98:1110 Then sin increased among them greatly; until a man married his own sister, or daughter, or mother, and others; or the daughter of his father's sister, so that there was no more distinction of relationship, and they no longer knew what is iniquity; but did wickedly, and the earth was defiled with sin, and they angered God the Judge, who had created them.

98:1211 But Genun gathered together companies upon companies, that played on horns and on all the other instruments we have already mentioned, at the foot of the Holy Mountain; and they did so in order that the children of Seth who were on the Holy Mountain should hear it.

98:1312 But when the children of Seth heard the noise, they wondered, and came by companies, and stood on the top of the mountain to look at those below; and they did thus a whole year.

98:1413 When, at the end of that year, Genun saw that they were being won over to him little by little, Satan entered into him, and taught him to make dyeing-stuffs for garments of divers patterns, and made him understand how to dye crimson and purple and what not.

98:1514 And the sons of Cain who wrought all this, and shone in beauty and gorgeous apparel, gathered together at the foot of the mountain in

98:16splendour, with horns and gorgeous dresses, and horse races, committing all manner of abominations.

98:1715 Meanwhile the children of Seth, who were on the Holy Mountain, prayed and praised God, in the place of the hosts of angels who had fallen; wherefore God had called them "angels," because He rejoiced over them greatly.

98:1816 But after this, they no longer kept His commandment, nor held by the promise He had made to their fathers; but they relaxed from their fasting and praying, and from the counsel of Jared their father. And they kept on gathering together on the top of the mountain, to look upon the children of Cain, from morning until evening, and upon what they did, upon their beautiful dresses and ornaments.

98:1917 Then the children of Cain looked up from below, and saw the children of Seth, standing in troops on the top of the mountain; and they called to them to come down to them.

98:2018 But the children of Seth said to them from above, "We don't know the way." Then Genun, the son of Lamech, heard them say they did not know the way, and he bethought himself how he might bring them down.

98:2119 Then Satan appeared to him by night, saying, "There is no way for them to come down from the mountain on which they dwell; but when they come to-morrow, say to them, 'Come ye to the western side of the mountain; there you will find the way of a stream of water, that comes down to the foot of the mountain, between two hills; come down that way to us.'"

98:2220 Then when it was day, Genun blew the horns and beat the drums below the mountain, as he was wont. The children of Seth heard it, and came as they used to do.

98:2321 Then Genun said to them from down below, "Go to the western side of the mountain, there you will find the way to come down."

98:2422 But when the children of Seth heard these words from him, they went back into the cave to Jared, to tell him all they had heard.

98:2523 Then when Jared heard it, he was grieved; for he knew that they would transgress his counsel.

98:2624 After this a hundred men of the children of Seth gathered together, and said among themselves, "Come, let us go down to the children of Cain, and see what they do, and enjoy ourselves with them."

98:2725 But when Jared heard this of the hundred men, his very soul was moved, and his heart was grieved. He then arose with great fervour, and stood in the midst of them, and adjured them by the blood of Abel the just, "Let not one of you go down from this holy and pure mountain, in which our fathers have ordered its to dwell."

98:2826 But when Jared saw that they did not receive his words, he said unto them, "O my good and innocent and holy children, know that when once you go down from this holy mountain, God will not allow you to return again to it."

98:2927 He again adjured them, saying, "I adjure by the death of our father Adam, and by the blood of Abel, of Seth, of Enos, of Cainan, and of Mahalaleel, to hearken to me, and not to go down from this holy mountain; for the moment you leave it, you will be reft of life and of mercy; and you shall no longer be called 'children of God,' but 'children of the devil.'"

98:3028 But they would not hearken to his words.

98:3129 Enoch at that time was already grown up, and in his zeal for God, be arose and said, "Hear me, O ye sons of Seth, small and great--when ye transgress the commandment of our fathers, and go down from this holy mountain--ye shall not come up hither again for ever."

98:3230 But they rose up against Enoch, and would not hearken to his words, but went down from the Holy Mountain.

98:3331 And when they looked at the daughters of Cain, at their beautiful figures, and at their hands and feet dyed with colour, and tattooed in ornaments on their faces, the fire of sin was kindled in them.

98:3432 Then Satan made them look most beautiful before the sons of Seth, as he also made the sons of Seth appear of the fairest in the eyes of the daughters of Cain, so that the daughters of Cain lusted after the sons of Seth like ravenous beasts, and the sons of Seth after the daughters of Cain, until they committed abomination with them.

98:3533 But after they had thus fallen into this defilement, they returned by the way they had come, and tried to ascend the Holy Mountain. But they could not, because the stones of that holy mountain were of fire flashing before them, by reason of which they could not go up again.

98:3634 And God was angry with them, and repented of them because they had come down from glory, and had thereby lost or forsaken their own purity or innocence, and were fallen into the defilement of sin.

98:3735 Then God sent His Word to Jared, saying, "These thy children, whom thou didst call 'My children,'--behold they have transgressed My commandment, and have gone down to the abode of perdition, and of sin. Send a messenger to those that are left, that they may not go down, and be lost."

98:3836 Then Jared wept before the Lord, and asked of Him mercy and forgiveness. But he wished that his soul might depart from his body, rather than hear these words from God about the going down of his children from the Holy Mountain.

98:3937 But he followed God's order, and preached unto them not to go down from that holy mountain, and not to hold intercourse with the children of Cain.

98:4038 But they heeded not his message, and would not obey his counsel.

Chapter 99

99:1AFTER this another company gathered together, and they went to look after their brethren; but they perished as well as they. And so it was, company after company, until only a few of them were left.

99:22 Then Jared sickened from grief, and his sickness was such that the day of his death drew near.

99:33 Then he called Enoch his eldest son, and Methuselah Enoch's son, and Lamech the son of Methuselah, and Noah the son of Lamech.

99:44 And when they were come to him he prayed over them and blessed them, and said to them, "Ye are righteous, innocent sons; go ye not down

99:5from this holy mountain; for behold, your children and your children's children have gone down from this holy mountain, and have estranged themselves from this holy mountain, through their abominable lust and transgression of God's commandment.

99:65 "But I know, through the power of God, that He will not leave you on this holy mountain, because your children have transgressed His commandment and that of our fathers, which we had received from them.

99:76 "But, O my sons, God will take you to a strange land, and ye never shall again return to behold with your eyes this garden and this holy mountain.

99:87 "Therefore, O my sons, set your hearts on your own selves, and keep the commandment of God which is with you. And when you go from this holy mountain, into a strange land which ye know not, take with you the body of our father Adam, and with it these three precious, gifts and offerings, namely, the gold, the incense, and the myrrh; and let them be in the place where the body of our father Adam shall lay.

99:98 "And unto him of you who shall be left, O my sons, shall the Word of God come, and when he goes out of this land he shall take with him the body of our father Adam, and shall lay it in the middle of the earth the place in which salvation shall be wrought."

99:109 Then Noah said unto him, "Who is he of us that shall be left?"

99:1110 And Jared answered, "Thou art he that shall be left. And thou shalt take the body of our father Adam from the cave, and place it with thee in the ark when the flood comes.

99:1211 "And thy son Shem, who shall come out of thy loins, he it is who shall lay the body of our father Adam in the middle of the earth, in the place whence salvation shall come."

99:1312 Then Jared turned to his son Enoch, and said unto him, "Thou, my son, abide in this cave, and minister diligently before the body of our father Adam all the days of thy life; and feed thy people in righteousness and innocence."

99:1413 And Jared said no more. His hands were loosened, his eyes closed, and he entered into rest like his fathers. His death took place in the three hundred and sixtieth year of Noah, and in the nine hundred and eighty- ninth year of his own life; on the twelfth of Takhsas on a Friday.

99:1514 But as Jared died, tears streamed down his face by reason of his great sorrow, for the children of Seth, who had fallen in his days.

99:1615 Then Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech and Noah, these four, wept over him; embalmed him carefully, and then laid him in the Cave of Treasures. Then they rose and mourned for him forty days.

99:1716 And when these days of mourning were ended, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech and Noah remained in sorrow of heart, because their father had departed from them, and they saw him no more.

Chapter 100

100:1BUT Enoch kept the commandment of Jared his father, and continued to minister in the cave.

100:22 It is this Enoch to whom many wonders happened, and who also wrote a celebrated book; but those wonders may not be told in this place.

100:33 Then after this, the children of Seth went astray and fell, they, their children and their wives. And when Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech and Noah saw them, their hearts suffered by reason of their fall into doubt full of unbelief; and they wept and sought of God mercy, to preserve them, and to bring them out of that wicked generation.

100:44 Enoch continued in his ministry before the Lord three hundred and eighty-five years, and at the end of that time he became aware through the grace of God, that God intended to remove him from the earth.

100:55 He then said to his son, "O my son, I know that God intends to bring the waters of the Flood upon the earth, and to destroy our creation.

100:66 "And ye are the last rulers over this people on this mountain; for I know that not one will be left you to beget children on this holy mountain; neither shall any one of you rule over the children of his

100:7people; neither shall any great company be left of you, on this mountain."

100:87 Enoch said also to them, "Watch over your souls, and hold fast by your fear of God and by your service of Him, and worship Him in upright faith, and serve Him in righteousness, innocence and judgment, in repentance and also in purity."

100:98 When Enoch had ended his commandments to them, God transported him from that mountain to the land of life, to the mansions of the righteous and of the chosen, the abode of Paradise of joy, in light that reaches up to heaven; light that is outside the light of this world; for it is the light of God, that fills the whole world, but which no place can contain.

100:109 Thus, because Enoch was in the light of God, he found himself out of the reach of death; until God would have him die.

100:1110 Altogether, not one of our fathers or of their children, remained on that holy mountain, except those three, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah. For all the rest went down from the mountain and fell into sin with the children of Cain. Therefore were they forbidden that mountain, and none remained on it but those three men.