Ge'ez: Qāla bārikot za-Henok za-bāraka xiyārana wa-ṣādiqāna
These are the words of the blessing of Enoch, with which he blessed the chosen and the righteous — those who will be alive in the day of distress, when all the wicked and ungodly will be swept away.
REF The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godless are to be removed.
Notes & Key Terms 1 term
Key Terms
Ge'ez xiyāran — the chosen ones, a community self-designation that later appears in Qumran texts and the New Testament
Translator Notes
- The opening formula mirrors the structure of Deuteronomy 33:1, establishing Enoch as a prophetic figure in the mold of Moses.