1 Enoch 60

In the five hundredth year, in the seventh month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the life of Enoch — in that parable I saw a mighty quaking that shook the heaven of heavens. The host of the Most High and the angels — a thousand thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand — were seized with great alarm.

REF And in the year five hundred, in the seventh month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the life of Enoch. In that Parable I saw how a mighty quaking made the heaven of heavens to quake, and the host of the Most High, and the angels, a thousand thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, were disquieted with a great disquiet.

The Head of Days sat on the throne of his glory, and the angels and the righteous stood around him.

REF And the Head of Days sat on the throne of His glory, and the angels and the righteous stood around Him.

A great trembling seized me. Fear took hold of me, my legs gave way, my body dissolved, and I fell on my face.

REF And a great trembling seized me, and fear took hold of me, and my loins gave way, and dissolved were my reins, and I fell upon my face.

Michael sent another angel from among the holy ones, and he raised me up. When he raised me, my spirit returned — for I had not been able to endure the sight of that host, the commotion, and the quaking of heaven.

REF And Michael sent another angel from among the holy ones and he raised me up, and when he had raised me up my spirit returned; for I had not been able to endure the look of this host, and the commotion and the quaking of the heaven.

Michael said to me: 'Why are you so disturbed by this vision? Until this day the period of his mercy lasted — he has been merciful and patient toward those who dwell on the earth.'

REF And Michael said unto me: 'Why art thou disquieted with such a vision? Until this day lasted the day of His mercy; and He hath been merciful and long-suffering towards those who dwell on the earth.'

When the day comes — the day of power, punishment, and judgment that the Lord of Spirits has prepared for those who do not honor the righteous law, who deny the righteous judgment, and who take his name in vain — that day is prepared as a covenant for the chosen, but as an investigation for sinners.

REF And when the day, and the power, and the punishment, and the judgement come, which the Lord of Spirits hath prepared for those who worship not the righteous law, and for those who deny the righteous judgement, and for those who take His name in vain — that day is prepared, for the elect a covenant, but for sinners an inquisition.

When the punishment of the Lord of Spirits rests upon them, it will be so thorough that it does not come in vain — it will slay the children with their mothers and the children with their fathers. Afterward the judgment will proceed according to his mercy and his patience.

REF When the punishment of the Lord of Spirits shall rest upon them, it shall rest in order that the punishment of the Lord of Spirits may not come in vain, and it shall slay the children with their mothers and the children with their fathers. Afterwards the judgement shall take place according to His mercy and His patience.

On that day two monsters were separated: a female monster named Leviathan, assigned to dwell in the ocean depths over the water springs.

REF And on that day were two monsters parted, a female monster named Leviathan, to dwell in the abysses of the ocean over the fountains of the waters.

The male is named Behemoth, who occupies with his chest a barren wilderness called Dendain, east of the garden where the chosen and righteous dwell — where my grandfather was taken up, the seventh from Adam, the first man whom the Lord of Spirits created.

REF But the male is named Behemoth, who occupied with his breast a waste wilderness named Dendain, on the east of the garden where the elect and righteous dwell, where my grandfather was taken up, the seventh from Adam, the first man whom the Lord of Spirits created.

I asked the other angel to show me the power of those monsters — how they were separated on a single day and assigned, one to the depths of the sea and the other to the dry land of the wilderness.

REF And I besought the other angel that he should show me the might of those monsters, how they were parted on one day and cast, the one into the abysses of the sea, and the other unto the dry land of the wilderness.

He said to me: 'You, son of man — here you are seeking to know what is hidden.'

REF And he said to me: 'Thou son of man, herein thou dost seek to know what is hidden.'

The other angel who accompanied me and showed me hidden things told me what is first and last in the heights of heaven, in the depths beneath the earth, at the ends of heaven, and at the foundations of heaven.

REF And the other angel who went with me and showed me what was hidden told me what is first and last in the heaven in the height, and beneath the earth in the depth, and at the ends of the heaven, and on the foundation of the heaven.

He showed me the storehouses of the winds — how the winds are divided and weighed, how the gates of the winds are measured, each according to the wind's power; and the power of the moon's light, proportioned fittingly; and the divisions of the stars according to their names, and how all the divisions are arranged.

REF And the chambers of the winds, and how the winds are divided, and how they are weighed, and how the portals of the winds are reckoned, each according to the power of the wind, and the power of the lights of the moon, and according to the power that is fitting: and the divisions of the stars according to their names, and how all the divisions are divided.

He showed me the thunders according to where they fall, all the divisions made among the lightnings so they may flash, and their host so they obey at once.

REF And the thunders according to the places where they fall, and all the divisions that are made among the lightnings that it may lighten, and their host that they may at once obey.

The thunder has resting places assigned to it while it waits for its peal. Thunder and lightning are inseparable — though not one and undivided, they travel together through the spirit and are not separated.

REF For the thunder has places of rest which are assigned to it while it is waiting for its peal; and the thunder and lightning are inseparable, and although not one and undivided, they both go together through the spirit and separate not.

When lightning flashes, thunder utters its voice, and the spirit enforces a pause during the peal, dividing equally between them. The treasury of their peals is like sand, and each peal is restrained with a bridle, turned back by the power of the spirit, and pushed forward across the many regions of the earth.

REF For when the lightning lightens, the thunder utters its voice, and the spirit enforces a pause during the peal, and divides equally between them; for the treasury of their peals is like the sand, and each one of them as it peals is held in with a bridle, and turned back by the power of the spirit, and pushed forward according to the many quarters of the earth.

The spirit of the sea is masculine and strong. According to the measure of his strength, he pulls the sea back with a rein, and likewise drives it forward and disperses it among all the mountains of the earth.

REF And the spirit of the sea is masculine and strong, and according to the might of his strength he draws it back with a rein, and in like manner it is driven forward and disperses amid all the mountains of the earth.

The spirit of frost has its own angel, and the spirit of hail is a beneficent angel.

REF And the spirit of the hoar-frost is his own angel, and the spirit of the hail is a good angel.

The spirit of snow has abandoned his chamber because of his strength — there is a unique spirit in it, and what rises from it is like smoke. Its name is frost.

REF And the spirit of the snow has forsaken his chambers on account of his strength — there is a special spirit therein, and that which ascends from it is like smoke, and its name is frost.

The spirit of mist is not housed with them in their chambers but has its own chamber. Its course is glorious in both light and darkness, in winter and summer, and an angel attends its chamber.

REF And the spirit of the mist is not united with them in their chambers, but it has a special chamber; for its course is glorious both in light and in darkness, and in winter and in summer, and in its chamber is an angel.

The spirit of dew dwells at the ends of heaven and is connected to the chambers of rain. Its course runs in both winter and summer. The clouds and the mist are associated, and one gives to the other.

REF And the spirit of the dew has its dwelling at the ends of the heaven, and is connected with the chambers of the rain, and its course is in winter and summer: and the clouds and the mist are associated, and the one gives to the other.

When the spirit of rain goes out from its chamber, the angels come, open the chamber, and lead it out. When it is spread over the whole earth, it joins with the water on the earth.

REF And when the spirit of the rain goes forth from its chamber, the angels come and open the chamber and lead it out, and when it is diffused over the whole earth it unites with the water on the earth.

The waters are for those who dwell on the earth, for they are nourishment for the earth from the Most High who is in heaven. Therefore there is a set measure for rain, and the angels are charged with it.

REF For the waters are for those who dwell on the earth; for they are nourishment for the earth from the Most High who is in heaven: therefore there is a measure for the rain, and the angels take it in charge.

All these things I saw near the Garden of the Righteous.

REF And these things I saw towards the Garden of the Righteous.

The angel of peace who was with me said: 'These two monsters, created according to the greatness of God, will be fed —'

REF And the angel of peace who was with me said to me: 'These two monsters, prepared conformably to the greatness of God, shall feed...'