1 Enoch 30:1
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
Beyond these I traveled far to the east and saw another place — a valley full of water.
REF And beyond these, I went afar to the east, and I saw another place, a valley (full) of water.
Translator's Introduction
What This Chapter Is About
Enoch continues eastward and sees more fragrant mountains with aromatic trees, including nard and other spices.
What Makes This Chapter Remarkable
The accumulation of fragrance imagery creates a sensory picture of increasing holiness as Enoch approaches paradise — fragrance in the ancient world signaled the presence of the divine.
Translation Friction
None significant.
Connections
Song of Solomon 1:12, 4:13-14 (nard and spices); John 12:3 (nard anointing).
1 Enoch 30:2
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
In it was a tree with the color of fragrant trees, like the mastic.
REF And therein there was a tree, the colour of fragrant trees such as the mastic.
1 Enoch 30:3
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
On the slopes of those valleys I saw fragrant cinnamon. Beyond these I continued eastward.
REF And on the sides of those valleys I saw fragrant cinnamon. And beyond these I proceeded to the east.
Notes & Key Terms
Translator Notes
- The eastward progression — from Jerusalem through fragrant wilderness toward paradise — retraces the path of exile from Eden, but in reverse. Enoch is returning to what humanity lost.