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Sect. II] Chapters LI. 5<br />

5 i. And <strong>the</strong> eavth shall rejoice^<br />

—<br />

c. And <strong>the</strong> righteous shall dwell upon it,<br />

d. And <strong>the</strong> elect shall walk <strong>the</strong>reon.<br />

LII. 1 101<br />

The Seven Metal Mountains atul <strong>the</strong> Elect One.<br />

LII. 1. And after those days in that place where I had seen<br />

all <strong>the</strong> visions <strong>of</strong> that which is hidden—for I had been carried<br />

<strong>of</strong>f in a whirlwind and <strong>the</strong>y had borne me towards <strong>the</strong> west<br />

mala'Skt, ' <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong> angels,' and can<br />

only <strong>the</strong>refore be translated as follows :<br />

' <strong>the</strong> faces <strong>of</strong> [all] <strong>the</strong> angels.' In this<br />

verse we h.ive <strong>the</strong> compound future<br />

jSkawnft . . . j^barhft = ' shall be lighted<br />

up ' as in 10''^. ' Finally, <strong>the</strong> word all<br />

is unnecessary. kugllCl ( = ' all ') I take<br />

as a corruption <strong>of</strong> 'SUA—a con-uption<br />

that has occurred in <strong>the</strong> earlier chapters<br />

where <strong>the</strong> Greek exists, and '611CI is<br />

simply a translation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Greek<br />

article as very frequently in this <strong>book</strong>.<br />

In my former edition, with all o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

translators, I rendered ' this : <strong>the</strong>y shall<br />

all be angels in heaven : <strong>the</strong>ir faces<br />

shall be lighted up with joy ' (j8). The<br />

later MSS. /3 certainly admit <strong>of</strong> this<br />

translation, but it is wanting in sense.<br />

Who are <strong>the</strong> ' all ' ? Hence <strong>the</strong> idea<br />

that <strong>the</strong> righteous shall become like<br />

<strong>the</strong> angels is not found in this passage.<br />

5. The earth rejoices, for it is trans-<br />

formed, 45^, and has at last become <strong>the</strong><br />

inheritance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> righteous as anciently<br />

promised ; <strong>of</strong> Ps. S?^. ». ". 29, ^K Walk<br />

(g). mtu read ' go ', ;8 'go and walk '.<br />

g supports /3, but 5''° and all <strong>of</strong> 5''<br />

but <strong>the</strong> last word are written over an<br />

erasure.<br />

LII. This obscure chapter seems to<br />

symbolize <strong>the</strong> various future kingdoms<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world, and to be founded on<br />

Dan.2'i~*^ These kingdoms <strong>of</strong> material<br />

force, symbolized by iron and brass<br />

and silver and gold and clay, will be<br />

as <strong>the</strong> chaff <strong>of</strong> summer threshing-floors<br />

before <strong>the</strong> kingdom <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Messiah,<br />

Dan. 2'^ ; <strong>the</strong>y will be broken to pieces<br />

'<br />

—<br />

and consumed, Dan. 2". So here <strong>the</strong><br />

various world powers represented by<br />

<strong>the</strong>se mountains <strong>of</strong> iron and copper and<br />

silver and gold, &o., will melt as wax<br />

before <strong>the</strong> fire in tlie presence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Messiah, 52', and be destroyed from <strong>of</strong>f<br />

<strong>the</strong> face <strong>of</strong> tlie earth, 52',and no earthly<br />

might will avail in that day, 52'< *.<br />

Observe that <strong>the</strong> idea <strong>of</strong> symbolizing<br />

<strong>the</strong> world powers by mountains is drawn<br />

from <strong>the</strong> same section <strong>of</strong> Daniel. In<br />

Dan. 2'^ <strong>the</strong> Messianic kingdom is sym-<br />

bolized by a mountain. But this chapter<br />

seems to be composed <strong>of</strong> two inde-<br />

pendent documents. In 52^"^ <strong>the</strong> moun-<br />

tains serve to eialt <strong>the</strong> dominion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Messiah, whereas in 52^~" <strong>the</strong>y are<br />

destroyed before his presence. Again,<br />

we remark that <strong>the</strong> question Enoch puts<br />

in 52^ receives two independent answers,<br />

one from <strong>the</strong> angel who went with him<br />

in .52* and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r from <strong>the</strong> angel <strong>of</strong><br />

peace in 52^ ''" In <strong>the</strong> Introduction<br />

to <strong>the</strong> Parables, p. 64 sq., I have shown<br />

following a suggestion <strong>of</strong> Beer—that<br />

<strong>the</strong>re are two sources in <strong>the</strong> Parables,<br />

and this chapter furnishes very clear<br />

evidence in this direction. 52^"^ is<br />

common to both sources, 52^"'' to <strong>the</strong><br />

Son <strong>of</strong> Man source, and 52^"^ to <strong>the</strong><br />

source dealing with <strong>the</strong> Elect One.<br />

Thus we have <strong>the</strong> explanation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

divergence between 52^"* and 52^"".<br />

1. In that place, i. e. in heaven where<br />

he had seen all <strong>the</strong> preceding visions.<br />

It is idle to attempt to get an exact<br />

idea <strong>of</strong> Enoch's movements. In 39' he<br />

was carried <strong>of</strong>f by a whirlwind to <strong>the</strong>

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