The book of Enoch : translated from Professor Dillmann's Ethiopic ...

Sect, v.] Chapters CI. 2 — CII. 4. 291
7. And at His reproofs it is afraid and dries up and all its
fish die and all that is in it ; but ye sinners who are on the
earth fear Him not. 8. Has He not made the heaven and
the earth and all that is therein ; and who has given under-
standing and wisdom to all that move on the earth and to all
that move in the sea? 9. Do not the sailors of the ships
fear the sea ? Yet sinners fear not the Most High.
CII. 1 . And in those days when He brings a grievous fire
upon you, whither will ye flee and where will ye find deliver-
ance ? And when he launches forth His word against you,
will you not be affrighted and fear? 2. And all the
luminaries will quake with great fear, and all the earth will
be affrighted and tremble and be alarmed. 3. And all the
angels will execute their commands and will seek to hide
themselves from the presence of the Great Glory, and the
children of earth will tremble and quake; and as for
you, ye sinners, ye are cursed for ever and ye will have no
peace. 4. Fear ye not, ye souls of the righteous, and be
7. It is afraid and dries up. So G'M. FHILNO and Din.
' dries up and is afraid.' G omits ' is afraid.'
CII. 1. When. Wanting in G. 3. The Great Glory. So
G G 1 M : ft(L£; fMlffrfr. Din. gives ' Him who is great in glory.'
see Crit. Note. With this passage frighted, and even the holy angels
cf. Jer. v. 22 ; Job xxvi. 10 : xxxviii. will seek to hide themselves from it.
8-u ; Pss.lxxxix. 9; civ. 9; Prov.viii. What then will become of sinners?
29. 8. God has not only made 1. A grievous fire, i. e. the fire of
the sea, but also heaven and earth hell: cf. xcix. IX. His word, i.e.
and all that in them is. He too word of judgment. 3. The Great
has given instinct to animals and Glory : cf. xiv. 20. Children of
reason to man. 9. The whole earth : cf. c. 6 ; ci. 1 (note). Have
argument of the chapter summed up no peace : cf. xciv. 6 (note). 4-
in a few r pregnant words. Sailors of CIV. 9. The discussion and con-
the ships : see Crit. Note on ver. 4. dem nation of the ftadducean views of
CII. 1-3. If they now refuse to the future life. 4, 5. The right-
fear God, the day will come when eous are bidden to be of good cheer
they will be terrified before the awful though their life be such as only
day of the Lord—a day so terrible sinners deserved, and their latter
that heaven and earth will be af- end be full of grief (vv. 4, 5). 4.
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