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

140 The Booh of Enoch [Sect, ii
And deviate not from their ordinance from eternity to eternity.
21. And through that oath the stars complete their course^
And He calls them by their nameSj
And they answer Him from eternity to eternity.
[22. And in like manner the spirits of the water, and of the
winds, and of all zephyrs, and (their) paths from all the quarters
of the winds. 23. And there are preserved the voices of the
thunder and the light o£ the lightnings :
and there are preserved
the chambers of the hail and the chambers of the hoar-frost, and
the chambers of the mist, and the chambers of the rain and the
dew. 24. And all these believe and give thanks before the
Lord of Spirits, and glorify (Him) with all their power, and their
food is in every act of thanksgiving : they thank and glorify and
extol the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.]
25. And this oath is mighty over them.
And through it [they are preserved and] their paths are
preserved,
And their course is not destroyed.
Close of the Third Parable.
26. And there was great joy amongst them.
And they blessed and glorified and extolled
Because the name of that Son of Man had been revealed
unto them.
27. And he sat on the throne of his glory.
And the sum of judgement was given unto the Son of Man,
depths made fast : cf. Prov. 8^'. for a similar thought. 28-29. These
20. To eternity {rfi). > a-i/. 21. verses forni the conclusion of the third
Calls tliem by their names : cf. 43' Parable. We have again returned to
(note). 22-24. An interpolation. the chief theme of the third Parable.
Ver. 21 deals with the oath, and this It is not improbable that the inter-
subject is resumed in ver. 25. Ver. 23 polator omitted part of this Parable
seems to be an interpolation within an and replaced it with hia own additions,
interpolation. 22. Quarters. So I 26. Because the name of that Son
have rendered hSbrata with Flemming. of Man had been revealed. This is
Otherwise 'bands'. 23. Voices of obscure. Cf. for a different use of the
the thunder (a). /3 ' chambers of the phrase, W 62'. 27. He, i. b. the
voices of the thunder '. Chambers of Messiah. On the throne of his
the hail, &c. : cf. 60"."-". 24. Cf. 41' glory : see 45' (note). The sum of