1 Enoch / Chapter 11

1 Enoch 11

2 verses • Ge'ez (Ethiopic) 1 tradition available

Translator's Introduction

What This Chapter Is About

A brief continuation of the vision of restoration: all will worship God in righteousness, the earth will be purified, and blessing will rest upon it forever.

What Makes This Chapter Remarkable

This short chapter functions as a coda to the judgment and restoration sequence of chapter 10, bringing the section to a close before the narrative shifts to Enoch's personal involvement.

Translation Friction

None significant. The chapter's brevity suggests it may have originally been part of chapter 10.

Connections

Isaiah 11:6-9 (peaceable kingdom); Revelation 21:1-4 (no more curse).

1 Enoch 11:1

Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions

And in those days I will open the storehouses of blessing that are in heaven, so as to send them down upon the earth, upon the work and labor of the children of humanity.

REF And in those days I will open the store chambers of blessing which are in the heaven, so as to send them down upon the earth over the work and labour of the children of men.

Notes & Key Terms

Translator Notes

  1. 'Storehouses of blessing in heaven' echoes Deuteronomy 28:12 ('the LORD will open to you his good treasury, the heavens') and Malachi 3:10 ('open the windows of heaven and pour down a blessing').

Joseph Smith Translation (Footnotes)doctrinal

Definition of faith as 'the substance of things hoped for' — 'assurance' language introduced or strengthened

The JST footnote revises the famous faith definition, adjusting 'substance' (Greek: hypostasis) to provide a more active or forward-looking definition. Restoration scripture (Alma 32) develops a seed-growth model of faith that the JST revision here aligns with.

1 Enoch 11:2

Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions

And truth and peace will be joined together throughout all the days of the world and throughout all the generations of humanity.

REF And truth and peace shall be associated together throughout all the days of the world and throughout all the generations of men.

Notes & Key Terms

Translator Notes

  1. 'Truth and peace joined together' echoes Psalm 85:10 ('steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other'). The pairing suggests that lasting peace requires truth as its foundation.
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