1 Enoch 4:1
Ge'ez text per Charles/Knibb editions
And again, observe the days of summer — how the sun stands high above the earth. You seek shade and shelter because of the sun's heat, and the earth itself burns with increasing warmth, so that you cannot walk on the ground or on a rock because of its heat.
REF And again, observe ye the days of summer how the sun is above the earth over against it. And you seek shade and shelter by reason of the heat of the sun, and the earth also burns with growing heat, and so you cannot tread on the earth, or on a rock by reason of its heat.
Notes & Key Terms
Translator Notes
- The vivid description of summer heat suggests a Levantine or East African climate. The point remains theological: even extreme heat follows God's ordained pattern.