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

272 TU Booh of Enoch [Sect. V
I will transform those who were born in darkness, who in the
flesh were not recompensed with such honour as their faithful-
ness deserved. 12. And I will bring forth in shining light
those who have loved My holy name, and I will seat each on the
throne of his honour. 13. And they shall be resplendent for
times without number ; for righteousness is the judgement of
God ; for to the faithful He will give faithfulness in the habita-
tion of upright paths. 14. And they shall see those who
were born in darkness led into darkness, while the righteous shall
be resplendent. 15. And the sinners shall cry aloud and see
them resplendent, and they indeed shall go where days and
seasons are prescribed for them.'
38* (note). Who were born in dark-
ness. Of those who were born in
darkness, i.e. in heathenism, such as
were faithful and were not recom-
pensed in the body will be transformed,
but those who remain in their darkness
arecastintodarkness; cf.ver. 14. Were
not recompensed with {a-gu, 0).
' did not seek'. (J
12. In shining
light, i.e. clad in shining light. The
same iJiomatio use of ba is found in
Matt. 7'^. The statement in the next
verse ' they shall be resplendent ' calls
for this translation. Otherwise the
text could mean ' into shining light
Cf. 2 Enoch 22*-", where the garments
of the blessed are said to be composed
of God's glory. These garments are
'
according to our text 62^' (see note)
' garments of life '. They are really
the spiritual bodies of the blessed ; cf.
Eev. 3*. 5. 18 i* 6" T"' " " 4 Ezra 2=9. q)
upright paths ', m ' the habitation and
uprightness ', u ' the upright paths '.
14. .tied (gmq). f, 'cast'. 103*
favours the former reading. 15.
Besplendent (a). /3
' shining ' Cf.
Dan. 122. 3,