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

118 TJie Book of Enoch [Sect, il
17. And the spirit of the hoar-frost is his own angel, and the spirit
of the hail is a good angel. 18. And the spirit of the snow
has forsaken (his chamber) on account of his strength—there is
a special spirit therein, and that which ascends from it is like smoke,
and its name is frost. 19. And the spirit of the mist is not
united with them in their chambers, but it has a special chamber
for its course is f gloriousf both in light and in darkness, and in
winter and in summer, and in its chamber is an angel. 20. And
the spirit of the dew has its dwelling at the ends of the heaven,
and is connected with the chambers of the rain, and its course is
in winter and summer: and its clouds and the clouds of the mist
are connected, and the one gives to the other. 21. And when
the spirit of the rain goes forth from its chamber, the angels
come and open the chamber and lead it out, and when it is
diffused over the whole earth it unites with the water on the
earth. And whensoever it unites with the water on the
earth. . . . 22. For the waters are for those who dwell on
the earth ; for they are nourishment for the earth from the
Most High who is in heaven : therefore there is a measure for
the rain, and the angels take it in charge. 23. And these
things I saw towards the Garden of the Righteous. 24. And
the angel of peace who was with me said to me :
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' These two
the springs. So Dillmann. 17. Is rain is of such importance alike for the
his own angel, i. e. the hoar-frost has a ethical and materia] well-being of man,
special angel of its own. Is a good Job 3y> '',its spirit is not independent
angel. Though hail is often hurtful, but subordinated to the angels ; cf. Job
it is not in charge of a demon but of 28^" 38^^""'. And i". > gq. And
a good angel. 19. The mist is to whensoever., .on the earth (a-^ (save
be distinguished from the foregoing that ti. omits ' with the water on the
phenomena; for it appears in all ea,rt'h'),hf7iiklnXia).> qacrleoy^b. The
seasons and by night and day. Is apodosis of this sentence is lost. 22-
glorious. Text may = 13D. If so it For''''' {mt, 13 -dot/ J)).>n. q,rloyjb i-ead
should have been rendered 'is oppres- 'from the place of ' gr a corruption of mi.
sive'. Initsohamberisanangel(J«). Observe that the seas and the garden
gmq ' its chamber is an angel ' : /3-ai ' in adjoin in V7^"^ as here in 60^^"^'. 23.
its chamber is light and its angel ' The Garden of the Righteous ; see
20. The dew has its dwelling at the ver. 8 (note). 24. This verse contains
ends of the heaven : this would agree the answer to the question in ver. 9.
with 34'. 2 361 ^nd 75^ 21. As the The appearance of the angel of peace
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