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Book of Enoch 3
Book of Enoch III [Chapter 72] 1 The 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 2 and unto eternity,
till the new creation is accomplished which dureth till eternity. And this is the first law of the luminaries: the luminary
the Sun has its rising in the eastern portals of the heaven, 3 and its setting in the western portals of the heaven. And 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 4
in accurately corresponding order: also many windows to the right and left of these portals. And first there goes forth the
great luminary, named the Sun, and his circumference is like the 5 circumference of the heaven, and he is quite filled with
illuminating and heating fire. The 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 6 shines in the face of the heaven. In this way he rises in the first month in the great portal, which 7 is the fourth
[those six portals in the cast]. And 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 8 their season. When the sun rises in the heaven, he comes forth through
that fourth portal thirty, 9 mornings in succession, and sets accurately in the fourth portal in the west of the heaven. And
during this period the day becomes daily longer and the night nightly shorter to the thirtieth 10 morning. On 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. And 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 12 portal. And then the day becomes longer by two parts and amounts to eleven parts, and
the night 13 becomes shorter and amounts to seven parts. And it returns to the east and enters into the sixth 14 portal, and
rises and sets in the sixth portal one-and-thirty mornings on account of its sign. On that day the day becomes longer than
the night, and the day becomes double the night, and the day 15 becomes twelve parts, and the night is shortened and becomes
six parts. And the sun mounts up to make the day shorter and the night longer, and the sun returns to the east and enters
into the 16 sixth portal, and rises from it and sets thirty mornings. And when thirty mornings are accomplished, 17 the day
decreases by exactly one part, and becomes eleven parts, and the night seven. And the sun goes forth from that sixth portal
in the west, and goes to the east and rises in the fifth portal for 18 thirty mornings, and sets in the west again in the
fifth western portal. On that day the day decreases by two parts, and amounts to ten parts and the night to eight parts. And
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-
20 and-thirty mornings on account of its sign, and sets in the west. On 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 21 nine parts. And the sun rises from that portal
and sets in the west, and returns to the east and rises 22 thirty mornings in the third portal and sets in the west in the
third portal. And 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 23 parts. And 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
24 in the second portal in the east, and in like manner sets in the second portal in the west of the heaven. And on that day
the night amounts to eleven 25 parts and the day to seven parts. And 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 26 mornings, and sets
in the first portal in the west of the heaven. And on that day the night becomes longer and amounts to the double of the day:
and the night amounts exactly to twelve parts and 27 the day to six. And 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
28 opposite to it. And on that night has the night decreased in length by a ninth part, and the night 29 has become eleven
parts and the day seven parts. And 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 30 and setting. And on that day the night decreases in length, and
the night amounts to ten parts 31 and the day to eight. And 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. 32
On that day the night decreases and amounts to nine parts, and the day to nine parts, and the night 33 is equal to the day
and the year is exactly as to its days three hundred and sixty-four. And the length of the day and of the night, and the shortness
of the day and of the night arise-through the course 34 of the sun these distinctions are made (lit. ' they are separated
'). So it comes that its course becomes 35 daily longer, and its course nightly shorter. And 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. And that which (thus) rises is the great luminary, and is so named according to 37 its appearance, according
as the Lord commanded. As 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 73] 1 And after this law I saw another law dealing with the smaller
luminary, which is named the Moon. And 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. And 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. And 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. And 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 6 fourteenth part of her light. And when she receives
one-seventh part of the half of her light, her light 7 amounts to one-seventh part and the half thereof. And 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 8 is invisible that night
with the fourteen parts and the half of one of them. And 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 74] 1 And I saw another course, a law for her, (and) how according
to that law she performs her monthly 2 revolution. And 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 3 as they
were, and the appearance of their lights till fifteen days were accomplished. In single seventh parts she accomplishes all
her light in the east, and in single seventh parts accomplishes all her 4 darkness in the west. And in certain months she
alters her settings, and in certain months she pursues 5 her own peculiar course. In two months the moon sets with the sun:
in those two middle portals the 6 third and the fourth. She 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 7 days enters the
sixth portal from which the sun goes forth. And 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 8 first portal in eight days. And she returns again in seven days into the fourth portal
from which the 9, 10 sun goes forth. Thus I saw their position -how the moons rose and the sun set in those days. And if five
years are added together the sun has an overplus of thirty days, and all the days which accrue 11 to it for one of those five
years, when they are full, amount to 364 days. And 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 12 moon falls behind the sun and stars to the number of 30 days. And 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. In 3 years there are 1,092 days, and in 5 years 1,820 days, so that
in 8 years there are 2,912 days. For 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 5 to be added (1,000 and) 62 days.] And in 5 years there are 1,770 days,
so that for the moon the days 6 in 8 years amount to 21,832 days. [For in 8 years she falls behind to the amount of 80 days],
all the 17 days she falls behind in 8 years are 80. And 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 75] 1 And 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 2 reckoned in
the reckoning of the year. And 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 3 accomplished through its separate three hundred and sixty-four stations. For 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 4 of the heaven. In 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 5 diffused over the earth, when they
are opened at their appointed seasons. [And for the winds and 6 the spirit of the dew when they are opened, standing open
in the heavens at the ends.] As for the twelve portals in the heaven, at the ends of the earth, out of which go forth the
sun, moon, and stars, 7 and all the works of heaven in the east and in the west, There 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, 8 and wherein they set corresponding to their number. And I saw chariots
in the heaven, running 9 in the world, above those portals in which revolve the stars that never set. And one is larger than
all the rest, and it is that that makes its course through the entire world. [Chapter 76] 1 And at the ends of the earth I saw twelve portals open
to all the quarters (of the heaven), from 2 which the winds go forth and blow over the earth. Three 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 3 three
on the left (i.e. the north). And the three first are those of the east, and three are of the 4 north, and three [after those
on the left] of the south, and three of the west. Through 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. 5 And 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, 6 and destruction. And 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. 7 And after these come forth the south winds through three portals: through the first portal of 8 them inclining
to the east comes forth a hot wind. And through the middle portal next to it there 9 come forth fragrant smells, and dew and
rain, and prosperity and health. And through the third portal lying to the west come forth dew and rain, locusts and desolation.
10 And after these the north winds: from the seventh portal in the east come dew and rain, locusts and desolation. And 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. 12 And 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. And 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. And 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 77] 1 And 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 2 descend. And the west quarter is named the diminished, because there all the luminaries of the 3
heaven wane and go down. And 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. 4 I saw seven high mountains, higher than all the mountains which are
on the earth: and thence 5 comes forth hoar-frost, and days, seasons, and years pass away. I 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. 6 And these two come from
the north to the sea and pour their waters into the Erythraean Sea in the 7 east. And 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: 8 into the desert]. Seven great islands I saw in the sea and in the mainland: two in the mainland and
five in the Great Sea. [Chapter 78] 1, 2 And the names of the sun are the following: the first
Orjares, and the second Tomas. And the moon has four names: the first name is Asonja, the second Ebla, the third Benase, and
the fourth 3 Erae. These are the two great luminaries: their circumference is like the circumference of the 4 heaven, and
the size of the circumference of both is alike. In 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 s transferred till the seventh portion of the sun is exhausted.
And they set and enter the portals of the west, and make their revolution by the north, and come forth through the eastern
portals 6 on the face of the heaven. And when the moon rises one-fourteenth part appears in the heaven: 7 [the light becomes
full in her]: on the fourteenth day she accomplishes her light. And 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 8 parts. And 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 9 fourteenth to the half of a seventh, and all her remaining
light disappears wholly on the fifteenth. And 10 in certain months the month has twenty-nine days and once twenty-eight. And
Uriel showed me another law: when light is transferred to the moon, and on which side it is transferred to her by the sun.
During 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, 12 and when she is illumined throughout, her light is accomplished
full in the heaven. And on the first 13 day she is called the new moon, for on that day the light rises upon her. She 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. On 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 5 light. And 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 6 portal
for one hundred and seventy-seven days. And 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. At 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 79] 1 And now, my son, I have shown thee everything, and the
law of all the stars of the heaven is 2 completed. And 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 3 and every week:
And the waning of the moon which takes place in the sixth portal: for in this 4 sixth portal her light is accomplished, and
after that there is the beginning of the waning: (And the waning) which takes place in the first portal in its season, till
one hundred and seventy-seven 5 days are accomplished: reckoned according to weeks, twenty-five (weeks) and two days. She
falls behind the sun and the order of the stars exactly five days in the course of one period, and when 6 this place which
thou seest has been traversed. Such is the picture and sketch of every luminary which Uriel the archangel, who is their leader,
showed unto me. [Chapter 80] 1 And 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.
2 And in the days of the sinners the years shall be shortened,
[Chapter 81] 1 And he said unto me: 2 And 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 3 that shall be upon the earth to the remotest generations. And 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, 4 And after that I said: 5 And 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 6 flesh is righteous in the sight of the Lord, for He is their Creator. One year we will leave thee with thy son,
till thou givest thy (last) commands, that thou mayest 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. 7 Let thy heart be strong, The righteous with the righteous shall rejoice, 8 But the sinners shall die with the sinners, 9 And those who practice righteousness shall die on account
of the deeds of men, 10 And in those days they ceased to speak to me, and I came
to my people, blessing the Lord of the world. [Chapter 82] 1 And 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. 2 I have given Wisdom to thee and to thy children, 3 And those who understand it shall not sleep, 4 Blessed 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 5 lead them and enter with
them four days. Owing 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 6 accurately. For 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. 7 And 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 8 Lord of the
whole creation of the world hath subjected the host of heaven. And he has power over night and day in the heaven to cause
the light to give light to men -sun, moon, and stars, 9 and all the powers of the heaven which revolve in their circular chariots.
And these are the orders of the stars, which set in their places, and in their seasons and festivals and months. 10 And 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. Their 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 12 the
four parts of the year. And these heads over thousands are intercalated between 13 leader and leader, each behind a station,
but their leaders make the division. And these are the names of the leaders who divide the four parts of the year which are
ordained: Milki'el, Hel'emmelek, and Mel'ejal, 14 and Narel. And the names of those who lead them: Adnar'el, and Ijasusa'el,
and 'Elome'el- 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. In the beginning of the year Melkejal rises
first and rules, who is named Tam'aini and sun, and 16 all the days of his dominion whilst he bears rule are ninety-one days.
And 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. And these are the names
of the leaders which are under them: Berka'el, Zelebs'el, and another who is added a head of a thousand, called Hilujaseph:
and the days of the dominion of this (leader) are at an end. 18 The next leader after him is Hel'emmelek, whom one names the
shining sun, and all the days 19 of his light are ninety-one days. And 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 20 in the fields, and the winepress: these
things take place in the days of his dominion. These are the names, and the orders, and the leaders of those heads of thousands:
Gida'ljal, Ke'el, and He'el, and the name of the head of a thousand which is added to them, Asfa'el: and the days of his dominion
are at an end. Book of Enoch IV [Chapter 83] 1 And now, my son Methuselah, I will show thee all my visions
which I have seen, recounting 2 them before thee. Two 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 3 vision. And
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 4 the earth. And 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 5 from their stems, and hurled down and sunk in the abyss. And thereupon a word fell into my mouth, 6 and I lifted up
(my voice) to cry aloud, and said: ' The earth is destroyed.' And my grandfather Mahalalel waked me as I lay near him, and
said unto me: ' Why dost thou cry so, my son, and why 7 dost thou make such lamentation?' And 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 8 a great destruction.
And 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 9 earth. My son, from heaven all this will come upon the earth, and upon the
earth there will be great 10 destruction. After 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. And 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 84] 1 And 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: 2 Blessed be Thou, O Lord, King, And Thy power and kingship and greatness abide for ever and
ever, 3 For Thou hast made and Thou rulest all things, [Chapter 85] 1,2 And after this I saw another dream, and I will show the
whole dream to thee, my son. And 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. Before 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 4 the other red. And that black bull gored the red one and pursued
him over the earth, and thereupon 5 I could no longer see that red bull. But that black bull grew and that heifer went with
him, and 6 I saw that many oxen proceeded from him which resembled and followed him. And that cow, that first one, went from
the presence of that first bull in order to seek that red one, but found him 7 not, and lamented with a great lamentation
over him and sought him. And I looked till that first 8 bull came to her and quieted her, and from that time onward she cried
no more. And after that she bore another white bull, and after him she bore many bulls and black cows. 9 And 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.
And they began to beget many white bulls, which resembled them, one following the other, (even) many. [Chapter 86] 1 And again I saw with mine eyes as I slept, and I saw the
heaven above, and behold a star fell 2 from heaven, and it arose and eat and pastured amongst those oxen. And after that I
saw the large and the black oxen, and behold they all changed their stalls and pastures and their cattle, and began 3 to live
with each other. And 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 4 bulls amongst those cattle and pastured with them [amongst
them]. And 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, 5 and they all became pregnant and bare elephants, camels, and asses. And 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 6 horns. And 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 87] 1 And again I saw how they began to gore each other and to
devour each other, and the earth 2 began to cry aloud. And 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 3 and three with them.
And 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 4 a tower raised high above the earth, and all the hills were lower. And 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 88] 1 And 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 2 narrow and deep, and horrible and dark. And 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 3 because of them. And 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 89] 1 And 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; 2 and three bulls dwelt with him in that vessel and they were covered in. And again I raised mine eyes towards
heaven and saw a lofty roof, with seven water torrents thereon, and those torrents 3 flowed with much water into an enclosure.
And 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, 4 and I saw that enclosure till all its surface was covered with water. And 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. 5 And all the cattle of that enclosure were gathered together
until I saw how they sank and were 6 swallowed up and perished in that water. But 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. And again I saw in the vision till those water
torrents were removed from that high roof, and the chasms 8 of the earth were leveled up and other abysses were opened. Then
the water began to run down into these, till the earth became visible; but that vessel settled on the earth, and the darkness
9 retired and light appeared. But 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. 10 And 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. And 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 12 wild asses multiplied. But that bull which was born from him begat a black
wild boar and a white 13 sheep; and the former begat many boars, but that sheep begat twelve sheep. And 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. And 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. And 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 16 cry aloud on account
of their little ones, and to complain unto their Lord. And 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. And He called that
sheep which had escaped the wolves, and spake with it concerning the wolves that it should 18 admonish them not to touch the
sheep. And 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 19 sheep from henceforth. And thereupon I saw the wolves, and how they oppressed the sheep 20 exceedingly with all their
power; and the sheep cried aloud. And the Lord came to the sheep and they began to smite those wolves: and the wolves began
to make lamentation; but the sheep became 21 quiet and forthwith ceased to cry out. And 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 22 with
all their power. And the Lord of the sheep went with them, as their leader, and all His sheep 23 followed Him: and his face
was dazzling and glorious and terrible to behold. But the wolves 24 began to pursue those sheep till they reached a sea of
water. And 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 25 them and the wolves. And 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. 26 And 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 27 those wolves. And I saw till all the wolves who pursued those sheep perished
and were drowned. 28 But 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 29 pasturing them and giving them
water and grass, and that sheep going and leading them. And that 30 sheep ascended to the summit of that lofty rock, and the
Lord of the sheep sent it to them. And after that I saw the Lord of the sheep who stood before them, and His appearance was
great and 31 terrible and majestic, and all those sheep saw Him and were afraid before His face. And they all feared and trembled
because of Him, and they cried to that sheep with them [which was amongst 32 them]: ' We are not able to stand before our
Lord or to behold Him.' And that sheep which led them again ascended to the summit of that rock, but the sheep began to be
blinded and to wander 33 from the way which he had showed them, but that sheep wot not thereof. And 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 34 away. And when they saw it they feared and trembled at
its presence, and desired to return to their 35 folds. And 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 36 sheep
that had fallen away, and they returned to their folds. And 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. 37 And 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 38 approached a stream of water. Then that sheep, their leader which had become a man, withdrew 39 from
them and fell asleep, and all the sheep sought it and cried over it with a great crying. And 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 40 them '). And 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. 41 And 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. 42 And 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 43 midst, which led them. And that ram began to butt on either
side those dogs, foxes, and wild 44 boars till he had destroyed them all. And 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 45 unseemly. And 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 46 ram which had forsaken its glory. And 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 47 oppressed the sheep. And
the first ram pursued that second ram, and that second ram arose and fled before it; and I saw till those dogs pulled 48 down
the first ram. And that second ram arose 49 and led the [little] sheep. And 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 48b sheep and robbed them no more of ought. And 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. 50 And 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. 51 And 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, 52 but the sheep began to slay them.
And 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 53 the sheep, and brought it up to me, and caused it to dwell there. And many other
sheep He sent to those sheep to testify unto them and lament over them. And 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 55 those sheep invited that slaughter and betrayed His place. And 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
56 beasts, and those wild beasts began to tear in pieces those sheep. And 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, 57 into the hand of all the wild beasts. And
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 58 by all the wild beasts. But 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. 59 And 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 60 henceforward, and everything that I shall command you that do ye. And I will deliver
them over unto you duly numbered, and tell you which of them are to be destroyed-and them destroy ye.' And 61 He gave over
unto them those sheep. And 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 62 I have commanded them. And 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 63 effects. And 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 64
command which I have commanded them. But 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 65 the shepherds effect each in his time and lay it all
before me.' And 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 66 those sheep into the hand of the lions. And 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 67 that house. And 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. 68 And 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 69 in a book
how many each one of them destroyed of them. And each one slew and destroyed many 70 more than was prescribed; and I began
to weep and lament on account of those sheep. And 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 71 away with, and all that
they had given over to destruction. And 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. 72 And 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 73 house; but
the wild boars tried to hinder them, but they were not able. And 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. 74 And 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 75 destruction, and they trampled
the sheep with their feet and devoured them. And the Lord of the sheep remained unmoved till all the sheep were dispersed
over the field and mingled with them (i.e. the 76 beasts), and they (i.e. the shepherds) did not save them out of the hand
of the beasts. And 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 77 of the shepherds, and
gave testimony before Him against all the shepherds. And he took the actual book and laid it down beside Him and departed.
[Chapter 90] 1 And 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 2 hands, to pasture them for their period, each shepherd in his own period. And 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 3 devour their flesh. And the sheep cried out because their flesh
was being devoured by the birds, 4 and as for me I looked and lamented in my sleep over that shepherd who pastured the sheep.
And 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 5 to the earth and the sheep became few. And
I saw until that twenty-three had undertaken the pasturing and completed in their several periods fifty-eight times. 6 But
behold lambs were borne by those white sheep, and they began to open their eyes and to see, 7 and to cry to the sheep. Yea,
they cried to them, but they did not hearken to what they said to 8 them, but were exceedingly deaf, and their eyes were very
exceedingly blinded. And I saw in the vision how the ravens flew upon those lambs and took one of those lambs, and dashed
the sheep 9 in pieces and devoured them. And 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 10 were opened. And it looked at them [and
their eyes opened], and it cried to the sheep, and the 11 rams saw it and all ran to it. And 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. And those ravens fought and battled with it and sought to
lay low its horn, but they had no power over it. All the eagles and vultures and ravens and kites were gathered together,
and there came with them all the sheep of the field, yea, they all came together, and helped each other to break that horn
of the ram. 19 And 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. And I saw that man, who wrote the
book according to the command of the Lord, till he opened that book concerning the destruction which those twelve last shepherds
had wrought, and showed that they had destroyed much more than their predecessors, before the Lord of the sheep. And I saw
till the Lord of the sheep came unto them and took in His hand the staff of His wrath, and smote the earth, and the earth
clave asunder, and all the beasts and all the birds of the heaven fell from among those sheep, and were swallowed up in the
earth and it covered them. 20 And 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. 21 And 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 22 were like those of horses, and they brought them all before Him. And 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 23 than I commanded them.' And behold they were
all bound, I saw, and they all stood before Him. 24 And 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
25 of pillars of fire. And those seventy shepherds were judged and found guilty, and they were cast 26 into that fiery abyss.
And 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 27 cast into this fiery abyss, and they burned; now this abyss was to
the right of that house. And I saw those sheep burning and their bones burning. 28 And 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 29 it off and laid it in a place in the south of the land. And 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 beer 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. 30 And 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 31 them in every
thing. And 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 32 took me up and set me down in the midst of those sheep before the judgement
took place. And those 33 sheep were all white, and their wool was abundant and clean. And 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 34 His house. And 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 35 were invited into that house, but it held them not. And the eyes of them all were opened, and
they 36 saw the good, and there was not one among them that did not see. And I saw that that house was large and broad and
very full. 37 And I saw that a white bull was born, with large horns and all the beasts of the field and all the 38 birds
of the air feared him and made petition to him all the time. And 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 39 rejoiced over it and over all the oxen. And I slept in their midst: and I awoke
and saw everything. 40 This is the vision which I saw while I slept, and I awoke and blessed the Lord of righteousness and
41 gave Him glory. Then 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 42 be fulfilled, and all the deeds of men in their
order were shown to me. On that night I remembered the first dream, and because of it I wept and was troubled-because I had
seen that vision.
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