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

Ixii The Booh of Enoch
(6) passages ivhich are believed to j^iresuppose an Aramaic only; and
(c) passages which postulate a Hebrew original.
(a) Passages which can be restored on the hypothesis of a Hebrew or
an Aramaic original. 37* ' Till the present day sucli Avisdom has
never been given by the Lord of Spirits
'- Here the Ethiopia has
'Smqgdma = U Trpoo-wTrou or ^fjiTrpoo-Oev = *?.S?"?, ' from before,' or
practically ' by ', as I have rendered it. This late use of iJDPD is
found in Esther 1" 4^ 1 Chron. 2912. The same idiom is found
in Aramaic, i.e. : mp-fD cf. Dan. 6^' (||
recurs in 65^°, and possibly in 48
^' ^' ^.
S^a ^31?). The same idiom
40'. The play on the names of Raphael and Gabriel is found in
Hebrew ;
it is possible in Aramaic in the case of Gabriel, but a play
on Raphiiel has never been found in Aramaic. In fact, XST is not
found in the Targums.
45''. ' Shall try their works.' For ' try ' the text reads ' choose '-
Now, as I pointed out in 1906, this = "inav corrupt for py :
or, if
the original had been Aramaic, we had to suppose that the translator
followed the wrong meaning of nn3'. Schmidt accepts the latter
supposition.
46*'\ ' Shall fraise upt the kings . . . from
their seats.' A ditto-
graph of this verse reappears in 46^* ' shall put down the kings from
their thrones '- Here ' raise up ' = P1L5'' is corrupt for ?'?!! ' = put
'. This restoration is possible either in Hebrew or Aramaic.
down
541°. ' And when.' Here the text reads ' and because ', but the
context requires ' when '. The wrong rendering can be explained
either from Hebrew or Aramaic (see note in loc).
55^. In my note I have restored the text by means of Hebrew :
but
it is possible also through Aramaic, since mp"|D can also mean
' because of '.
65^1. See note in loc.
66^- Here the text reads ' hands ' on^T or XH* corrupt for D''»n
or N-'DV
68^. Text reads ' provokes me ' =
691- Ag iu 68^.
iJWT' or 'JTnxV
69*. The corruption can be explained either by Hebrew or Aramaic.
6913. xask. Here ' number ' = p3» (or tiVm as Schmidt points
' out) which seems corrupt for pjjj (or NJijy) = task '.
7 P. Same corruption as in 69*.
(b) Phrases and passages which are adduced by Schmidt in support
of an Aramaic original. Some of these have been dealt with already