51 |Enoch
teaches his sons that they should not hide away treasure in the earth, but he
commands to give alms to the poor. Word "47."|
"* stretch out your hands |to the needy| in accordance with
your
strength. *|Do not hide your silver in the earth.| Help a
believer in affliction, and then affliction will not find you, in your
treasuries and in
the time of your work. *Every kind of afflictive and
burdensome yoke, if it comes upon you for the sake of the LORD, carry everything
and put it off. And thus you will find your reward on the day of judgment.
In the morning of the day and in the middle of the day and
in the evening of the day it is good to go to the LORD's temple |on account
of| 〈|the
glory of|〉 |your|
〈|creator|〉.
*For every kind of spirit glorifies him and every kind of creature, visible and
invisible, |praises (him)|.
52 |God
teaches those who believe in him how they have to praise his name. Word "48."|
"Happy is the person who opens his lips for praise |of the
God of
Sabaoth|, and praises the LORD with his whole heart. *And
cursed is |every person| who opens his heart for insulting, and insults the poor
and slanders his neighbor, |because that person slanders God|.
Happy is he who opens his lips, both blessing and praising
God.
Cursed is |he who| opens his lips for cursing and
blasphemy, before the face of the LORD all his days.
Happy * who blesses all the works of the LORD.
Cursed * who despises any of the LORD's creatures.
Happy * who looks carefully to the raising up of the works
of his own hand.
Cursed * who looks |and is jealous| to destroy another.
Happy * who preserves the foundations of his most ancient
fathers, |made firm from the beginning|.
Cursed * he who breaks down the institutions of his
ancestors and fathers.
Happy * who cultivates the love of peace.
Cursed * who disturbs those who are peaceful by means of
love.
Happy 〈is
he who〉 even though he does
not speak peace with his tongue, nevertheless in his heart there is peace toward
all.
Cursed * who with his tongue speaks peace, but in his heart
there is no peace |but a sword|.
|For| all these things (will be weighed) in the balances
and exposed in the books on the great judgment day.
53 |Let un
not say, *Our father is in front of God he will appear {in front of God} for un
on the day of judgment.' For there a father cannot help a son, nor yet a son a
father. Word "49."|
"So now, my children, do not say, *Our father is with God,
and he will stand in front of 〈God〉
for us, and he will pray for us
concerning our sins.' *|For| there is no helper there * not
even for any one person who has sinned. See how I have written down all the
deeds of every person before the creation, and I am writing down what is done
among all persons forever. And no one can contradict my handwriting; because the
LORD sees all the evil thoughts of mankind, how vain they are, where they lie in
the treasuries of the heart.
So now, my children, pay close attention to all your
father's sayings, whatever I say to you, so that you will not be sorry, saying,
*Our father{s} warned us*'
54 |Enoch
instructs his sons to that they may hand on the books to others also. Word
"50."|
"* at that time, about this ignorance of ours, so that they
may be for your inheritance of peace. The books which I have given to you,
do not hide them. To all who wish, recite them, so that they
may know about the extremely marvelous works of the LORD.
55 |Here
Enoch shows his sons and with tears speaks to them: My children, the hour for me
to go up to heaven has arrived. Behold, the angels are standing in front of me.
Word "51."|
"For behold, my children, the prescribed day has arrived
and the appointed time confronts me. It urges me on to my departure |from you|;
the angels who wish to go with me are standing on the earth, waiting for what
they have been told. *|For| tomorrow morning I shall go up to the highest
heaven, |into the highest Jerusalem|, into my eternal
inheritance. That is why I am commanding you, my children, so that you may do
all that is well-pleasing before the face of the LORD."
