41 |About how
Enoch grieved over the sin of Adam.|
"|And| I saw all those from the age of my ancestors, with
Adam and Eve. And I sighed and burst into tears. |And I said| concerning their
disreputable depravity, *Oh how miserable for me is my incapacity |and that of|
my ancestors!'
And I thought in my heart and I said, *How blessed is the
person who has not been born, or who, having been born, has not sinned before
the face of the LORD, so that he will not come into this place nor carry the
yoke of this place.'
42 |About how
Enoch saw the key-holders and the guards of the gates of hell standing.|
"And I saw the key-holders and the guards of the gates of
hell standing, as large as serpents, with their faces like lamps that have been
extinguished, and their eyes aflame, and their teeth naked down to their
breasts.
And I said to their faces, *It would have been better if I
had not seen you, nor heard about your activities, nor that any member of my
tribe had been brought to you. To what a small extent they have sinned in this
life, but in the eternal life they will suffer forever.'
*And I ascended to the east,
into the paradise of Edem, where rest is prepared for the righteous. And it is
open as far as the 3rd heaven; but it is closed off from this world.
And the guards are appointed at the very large gates of the
east of the sun, angels of flame, singing victory songs, never silent, rejoicing
at the arrival of the righteous.
When the last one arrives, he will bring out Adam, together
with the ancestors; and he will bring them in there, so that they may be filled
with joy; just as a person invites his best friends to have dinner with him and
they arrive with joy, and they talk together in front of that man's palace,
waiting with joyful anticipation to have dinner with delightful enjoyments and
riches that cannot be measured, and joy
and happiness in eternal light and life; *and I say to you,
my children: Happy is the person who reverences the name of the LORD, and who
serves in front of his face always, and who organizes his gifts with fear,
offerings of life, and who in this life lives and dies correctly!
Happy is he who carries out righteous judgment, not for the
sake of payment, but for justice, not expecting anything whatever as a result;
and the result will be that judgment without favoritism will follow for him.
Happy is he who clothes the naked with his garment , and to
the hungry gives his bread! *Happy is he who judges righteous judgment for
orphan and widow, and who helps anyone who has been treated unjustly!
Happy is he who turns aside from the secular path of this
vain world, and walks in the right paths, and who lives that life which is
without end!
Happy is he who sows right seed, for he shall harvest
sevenfold!
Happy is he in whom is the truth, so that he may speak the
truth to his neighbor!
Happy is he who has compassion on his lips and gentleness
in his heart!
Happy is he who understands all the works of the LORD,
performed by the LORD, and glorifies him! For the works of the LORD are right,
but the works of mankind * some are good, but others are evil; and by their
works those who speak lying blasphemies are recognized.
43 |Enoch
shows his sons how he has sounded out and written down the decrees of God. Word
"39."|
"I, my children, every just deed and every just decree and
every just decision I have checked out and written down,
just as the LORD
commanded me.
And in all these things I discovered differences. *For,
just as one year is more honorable than another year,
〈|so one person is more
honorable than another person|〉
*
some because of much
poverty;
some again because of wisdom of
the heart;
some again because of singular
intelligence;
some again because of craftiness;
some again because of silence of
the lips;
some again because of purity;
some again because of strength;
some again because of handsome
appearance;
some again because of youth;
some again because of a
penetrating mind;
some again because of bodily
appearance;
some again because of abundant
feelings.
Even though these sayings are heard on every side,
nevertheless there is no one better than he who fears God. He will be the most
glorious in that age.
44 |Enoch
teaches his sons so that they might not insult the face of any person, small or
great. Word "40."|
"The LORD with his own two hands created mankind; in a
facsimile of his own face, both small and great, the LORD created |them|.
And whoever insults a person's face, insults the face of a
king, and treats the face of the LORD with repugnance.
He who treats with contempt the face of any person treats
the face of the LORD with contempt.
He who expresses anger to any person without provocation
will reap anger in the grat judgment. He who spits on any person's face,
insultingly, will reap the same at the LORD's great judgment.
Happy is the person who does not direct his heart with
malice toward any person, but who helps |the offended and| the condemned, and
lifts up those who have been crushed, and shows compassion on the needy.
Because on the day of the great judgment.
every weight
and every measure and every set of scales will be just as
they are in the market.
That is to say, each will be weighed in the balance, and
each will stand in the market, and each will find out his own measure and
〈|in accordance with that
measurement|〉 each shall
receive his own reward.
45 |God
points out that he does not want from people sacrifices and burnt offerings, but
hearts that are pure and crushed. Word "41."|
"If anyone is prompt in performing a good oblation in front
of the face of the LORD, than the LORD |also| will be prompt to accept it on his
account, and he will not perform righteous judgment for him.
If anyone makes lamps numerous in front of the face of the
LORD, then the LORD will make his treasure stores numerous in the highest
kingdom.
Does the LORD demand bread or lamps or sheep or oxen or any
kind of sacrifices at all? This is nothing, but he |God| demands pure hearts,
and by means of all those things he tests people's hearts.
