the-book-of-enoch-r-h-charles - Fallen Angels

Sect. I] Chapters XIV. 15—XF. 4 35
no counsellor. 23. And the most holy ones who were nigh to
Him did not leave by night nor depart from Him. 24. And
until then I had been prostrate on my face, trembling ;
Lord called me with His own mouth, and said to me :
and the
' Come
hither, Enoch, and hear my word.' 25. ^And one of the holy
ones came to me and waked me^, and He made me rise up and
I bowed my face downwards.
XV. 1. And He answered and said to me, and I heard His
approach the door : and
voice :
' Pear not, Enoch, thou righteous man and scribe of
righteousness : approach hither and hear my voice. 2. And 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
3. Wherefore 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. 4. And 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
iras \6yos avTov epyov, it is probable "Watoliera of heaven. >G^. For
tbat the two texts are both defective them: You should intercede. > G^
and complementary. At all events through hmt. Cf. 9^° note. 3. Cf.
2 Enoch 33* has ;
' My wisdom is My 12* Jude 6. 4-7. For man as mortal
counsellor, and My word is reality,' and dwelling upon the earth wedlock is
and seems dependent on the present appointed that so the race may continue
passage. 23. The most holy ones. to exist : but for the angels who are im-
SoQs. E" has ' the holiness of the holy mortal and dwell in the heaven such
ones '. 24. Prostrate (G^). B = commingling is contrary to their nature
Trepi0\-i]iia, but is internally corrupt and involves pollution and guilt. 4.
for T!epi0iPXr)nivo5. With
on my face, trembling' cf. Dan. 8" 'I G^
' prostrate Spiritual, living the eternal life (E).
' and spirits, living, eternal '. Here
was affrighted and fell on my face': E appears to be right. 'Living 'by itself
2 Enoch 21^ 'I was afraid and fell would be meaningless as qualifying
on my face ': Luke 24^ Hear my 'spirits'. Cf. ver. 6. aitii/ia is simply a
word (G^). ' ' E to My holy word read- rendering of thy), which latter world
ing afiov for aKovaov. 25. Bowed is to be connected with pTI before it as
(G«). E reads 'Sneser (= ' I looked') in E. "With the blood " (G^). E
corrupt for 'asanSn = ' bowed ". badlba (= ' with ') corrupt for badama
XV. 1. And^oGs. >E. Scribe of = G^. As the children of men.
righteousness. See 12'. 2. And G^ E read iv aifiari &vSp6jTto>v = 013
go, say (E). G^ 'go and say '- The NB'J corrupt for ^m ^^^3 = Ihavip
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