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

Sect. II] Chapters XLI. S—XLIL 1 81
by which they are bound together. 6. And 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.
7. And 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 j
For unto them is their thanksgiving rest.
8. For 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.
9. For 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.
T//e Dwelliuff-jilaces of Wisdom anil of UarigJUeousness,
XLII. L Wisdom found no place where she might dwell;
varies. By whioh they are bound past : the spirits of the righteous are
together. So Ic alone reading zahabSrii strengthened in the present. 9. No
—probably a, fortunate conjecture. angel hinders and no power
Yery early the original reading {mri,t^ufi-y). ^(', j/ read ' neither angel
zahabSrft was corrupted into zaha- nor power '. He appoints a judge
darft (a, eh^o ^h), and later into zana- for them all. Here I follow g in
barfl (cibcilfhlnx ^a). Hence there is reading ' He appoints ', and ^a in tak-
no need to assume a corrupt'on in the ing 'a judge' in the aco. The rest
Greek or Hebrew. 6. Traverses. of the MSS. read ' the judge sees them
'y, c' returns'. 7. Hidden ... path all'. It would also be possible to ren-
of the moon, i.e. when the moon is der the latter reading: 'the Judge of
invisible : see 73-7i. Before. + all sees '. The text is uncertain. If
mt^u ' the glory of. 8. The sun the reading adopted in the translation
(a,py), ))!,