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

78 The Book of Enoch. [Sect. I.
and have done as the children of men do, and have taken
unto themselves wives, and have grossly defiled themselves
on the earth. 5. They will have no peace on the earth
nor forgiveness of sin : and inasmuch as they delight them-
selves in their children, 6. the murder of their beloved
ones they shall see, and over the destruction of their children
will they lament, and will make supplication unto eternity,
but mercy and peace will they not attain/
XIII. 1 . And
find no peace :
Enoch went and said :
' Azazel : thou shalt
a severe sentence has gone forth against thee
—(Rufael) shall put thee in bonds : 2. And alleviation,
intercession, and mercy will not be accorded to thee, because
of the oppression which thou hast taught, and because of all
the works of blasphemy, oppression, and sin which thou hast
shown to the children of men.' 3. Then proceeding farther,
I spoke to them all together and they were all afraid and
were seized with fear and trembling. 4. And they besought
me to draw up a petition for them that they might find
forgiveness, and to take their petition into the presence of
God in heaven. 5. For from thenceforward they could not
speak (with Him) nor lift up their eyes to heaven for shame
of their sins for which they were punished. 6. Then I
composed their petition and the prayer on behalf of their spirit,
and for their individual deeds for which they besought for-
giveness and forbearance. 7. And I went off and sat down
at the waters of Dan, in Dan, to the right (i. e. the south)
XII. 5. Inasmuch as they, &e. So G :
wkftaoi &Tg P>fo\
ah(k£ao*\ tH*A: GQ&LWavi &Ch$, but with the insertion of
before ahfc£(fl>* with nine other MSS. Cf. the Giz. Gk. nepl hv
Xaipovcri tcov vlcov avrtov.
Jude 6. 5. Wo peace : cf. v. 4. ing with Enoch's literary character
6. Cf. x. 10, 12. that he draws up their petition in
XIII. 1. Azazel addressed in con- writing, and does not present it by
formity with x. 4. No peace : cf. word of mouth. 7. Waters of
v. 4. 4, 5. As the angels could. Dan. This river, called also the
not address God nor lift up their eyes little Jordan, Joseph. Ant. I. xii. 1,
to heaven, Enoch is besought to be- * is a tributary of the Jordan. This
come their intercessor. It is in keep- place, from |H to judge, is chosen