1 Enoch 89

One of the four went to the white bulls and instructed one in a secret: trembling, that bull was born and became a man. He built a great vessel for himself and lived on it. Three bulls lived with him in that vessel, and it was sealed over them.

REF And one of those four went to the white bulls and taught them a mystery: while the bull was trembling, it was born and became a man, and built for himself a great vessel and dwelt thereon. And three bulls dwelt with him in that vessel, and that vessel was covered over them.

Again I raised my eyes toward heaven and saw a high roof with seven water channels on it. Those channels poured much water into an enclosure.

REF And again I raised mine eyes towards heaven and saw a lofty roof, with seven water-torrents thereon, and those torrents flowed with much water into an enclosure.

Again I saw fountains open on the face of that great enclosure. The water began to swell and rise over the surface, and I watched until the entire face of the enclosure was covered with water.

REF And again I saw, and behold, fountains were opened on the face of that great enclosure, and the water began to swell and rise upon the face, and I saw that enclosure till all its face was covered with water.

The water, darkness, and mist increased over it. As I looked at the height of the water, it had risen above the height of the enclosure and was streaming over it, standing upon the earth.

REF And the water, the darkness, and mist increased upon it; and as I looked at the height of that water, that water had risen above the height of that enclosure, and was streaming over that enclosure, and it stood upon the earth.

All the cattle of that enclosure gathered together until I saw how they sank, were swallowed up, and perished in the water.

REF And all the cattle of that enclosure were gathered together until I saw how they sank and were swallowed up and perished in that water.

But the vessel floated on the water while all the cattle, elephants, camels, and donkeys sank to the bottom along with every animal. I could no longer see them — they could not escape but perished and sank into the depths.

REF But that vessel floated on the water, while all the oxen and elephants and camels and asses sank to the bottom with all the animals, so that I could no longer see them, and they were not able to escape, but perished and sank into the depths.

Again I watched in the vision until the water channels were closed on that high roof and the chasms of the earth were leveled and other abysses opened.

REF And again I saw in the vision till those water-torrents were removed from that high roof, and the chasms of the earth were levelled up and other abysses were opened.

Then the water began to drain into them until the earth became visible. The vessel settled on the earth, the darkness withdrew, and light appeared.

REF Then the water began to run down into these, till the earth became visible; and that vessel settled on the earth, and the darkness retired and light appeared.

The white bull who had become a man came out of the vessel, and the three bulls with him. One of the three was white like the bull, one was red as blood, and one was black. The white bull departed from them.

REF But that white bull which had become a man came out of that vessel, and the three bulls with him, and one of those three was white like that bull, and one of them was red as blood, and one black: and that white bull departed from them.

They began to produce beasts of the field and birds — different kinds arose: lions, tigers, wolves, dogs, hyenas, wild boars, foxes, squirrels, pigs, falcons, vultures, kites, eagles, and ravens.

REF And they began to bring forth beasts of the field and birds, so that there arose different genera: lions, tigers, wolves, dogs, hyenas, wild boars, foxes, squirrels, swine, falcons, vultures, kites, eagles, and ravens.

Among them a white bull was born. They began to bite one another. The white bull born among them produced a wild donkey and also a white bull, and the wild donkeys multiplied.

REF And amongst them was born a white bull, and they began to bite one another; and the white bull which was born amongst them begat a wild ass and a white bull with it, and the wild asses multiplied.

The white bull born from him produced a black wild boar and a white sheep. The boar produced many boars, but the sheep produced twelve sheep.

REF But that white bull which was born of him begat a black wild boar and a white sheep; and the former begat many boars, but that sheep begat twelve sheep.

When those twelve sheep had grown, they handed one of them over to the donkeys, and those donkeys in turn handed the sheep over to the wolves. That sheep grew up among the wolves.

REF And when those twelve sheep had grown, they gave up one of them to the asses, and those asses again gave up that sheep to the wolves, and that sheep grew up among the wolves.

The Lord brought the eleven sheep to live with it and to graze with it among the wolves. They multiplied and became many flocks of sheep.

REF And the Lord brought the eleven sheep to live with it and to pasture with it among the wolves: and they multiplied and became many flocks of sheep.

The wolves began to fear the sheep and oppressed them until they destroyed their young. They cast the little ones into a river of deep water. But the sheep began to cry out because of their young and to complain to their Lord.

REF And the wolves began to fear them, and they oppressed them until they destroyed their little ones, and they cast their young into a river of much water: but those sheep began to cry aloud on account of their little ones and to complain unto their Lord.

A sheep that had been saved from the wolves fled and escaped to the wild donkeys. I saw the sheep lamenting and crying, pleading with their Lord with all their might, until the Lord of the sheep descended from a high dwelling at the voice of the sheep. He came to them and led them to pasture.

REF And a sheep which had been saved from the wolves fled and escaped to the wild asses; and I saw the sheep how they lamented and cried, and besought their Lord with all their might, till that Lord of the sheep descended at the voice of the sheep from a lofty abode, and came to them and pastured them.

He called the sheep that had escaped from the wolves and spoke with it about the wolves, commanding it to warn them not to touch the sheep.

REF And He called that sheep which had escaped the wolves, and spake with it concerning the wolves, bidding it warn them that they should not touch the sheep.

The sheep went to the wolves as the Lord directed. Another sheep met it and went with it. The two entered the assembly of the wolves together, spoke with them, and warned them not to touch the sheep any longer.

REF And the sheep went to the wolves according to the word of the Lord, and another sheep met it and went with it, and the two went and entered together into the assembly of those wolves, and spake with them and warned them not to touch the sheep from henceforth.

Then I saw the wolves oppressing the sheep with extreme violence and all their power, and the sheep cried out.

REF And thereupon I saw the wolves, and how they oppressed the sheep exceedingly with all their power; and the sheep cried aloud.

The Lord came to the sheep and they began to strike the wolves. The wolves began to wail, but the sheep grew quiet and stopped crying out.

REF And the Lord came to the sheep and they began to smite those wolves: and the wolves began to make lamentation; but the sheep became quiet and forthwith ceased to cry out.

I watched the sheep until they departed from among the wolves. But the wolves' eyes were blinded, and they pursued the sheep with all their might.

REF And I saw the sheep till they departed from amongst the wolves; but the eyes of the wolves were blinded, and those wolves departed in pursuit of the sheep with all their power.

The Lord of the sheep went with them as their leader, and all his sheep followed him. His face was dazzling, glorious, and terrible to look upon.

REF And the Lord of the sheep went with them, as their leader, and all His sheep followed Him: and his face was dazzling and glorious and terrible to behold.

But the wolves pursued the sheep until they reached a sea of water.

REF But the wolves began to pursue those sheep till they reached a sea of water.

The sea divided — the water stood on one side and the other before them. Their Lord led them and placed himself between them and the wolves.

REF And that sea was divided, and the water stood on this side and on that before their face, and their Lord led them and placed Himself between them and the wolves.

Since the wolves could not see the sheep, they plunged into the midst of the sea. The wolves chased the sheep and ran after them into the sea.

REF And as those wolves did not yet see the sheep, they proceeded into the midst of that sea, and the wolves followed the sheep, and those wolves ran after them into that sea.

When they saw the Lord of the sheep, they turned to flee from his face. But the sea gathered itself together and returned to its created state. The water swelled and rose until it covered the wolves.

REF And when they saw the Lord of the sheep, they turned to flee before His face, but that sea gathered itself together, and became as it had been created, and the water swelled and rose till it covered those wolves.

I watched until all the wolves who had pursued the sheep perished and drowned.

REF And I saw till all the wolves who pursued those sheep perished and were drowned.

But the sheep escaped from the water and went into a wilderness where there was no water and no grass. They began to open their eyes and see. I saw the Lord of the sheep tending them, giving them water and grass, and that sheep going ahead and leading them.

REF But the sheep escaped from that water and went forth into a wilderness, where there was no water and no grass; and they began to open their eyes and to see; and I saw the Lord of the sheep pasturing them and giving them water and grass, and that sheep going and leading them.

That sheep ascended to the summit of a high rock, and the Lord of the sheep sent it to them.

REF And that sheep ascended to the summit of that lofty rock, and the Lord of the sheep sent it to them.

After that I saw the Lord of the sheep standing before them. His appearance was great, terrible, and majestic. All the sheep saw him and were afraid before his face.

REF After that I saw the Lord of the sheep who stood before them, and His appearance was great and terrible and majestic, and all those sheep saw Him and were afraid before His face.

They all feared and trembled because of him. They cried to the sheep among them: 'We are not able to stand before our Lord or to look at him.'

REF And they all feared and trembled because of Him, and they cried to that sheep with them which was amongst them: 'We are not able to stand before our Lord or to look upon Him.'

The sheep that led them ascended again to the summit of the rock, but the sheep began to go blind and to wander from the way he had shown them — but that sheep did not know it.

REF And that sheep which led them again ascended to the summit of that rock, but the sheep began to be blinded and to wander from the way which he had showed them, but that sheep wot not thereof.

The Lord of the sheep was exceedingly angry with them. That sheep learned of it, came down from the summit of the rock, and found the greatest part of them blinded and gone astray.

REF And the Lord of the sheep was wrathful exceedingly against them, and that sheep discovered it, and went down from the summit of the rock, and came to the sheep, and found the greatest part of them blinded and fallen away.

When the sheep saw him they feared and trembled before him and wanted to return to their folds. That sheep took other sheep with it, came to the sheep that had gone astray, and began to slay them. The sheep feared his presence, and so that sheep brought back those that had strayed, and they returned to their folds.

REF And when they saw it they feared and trembled at its presence, and desired to return to their folds. And that sheep took other sheep with it, and came to those sheep which had fallen away, and began to slay them; and the sheep feared its presence, and thereby that sheep brought back those sheep that had fallen away, and they returned to their folds.

I watched in this vision until that sheep became a man and built a house for the Lord of the sheep, placing all the sheep in that house.

REF And I saw in this vision till that sheep became a man and built a house for the Lord of the sheep, and placed all the sheep in that house.

I watched until the sheep that had accompanied the leading sheep fell asleep. I saw all the great sheep perish and small ones arise in their place. They came to a pasture and approached a stream of water.

REF And I saw till that sheep which had met that sheep which led them fell asleep: and I saw till all the great sheep perished and little ones arose in their place, and they came to a pasture, and approached a stream of water.

Then the sheep who was their leader, the one who had become a man, withdrew from them and fell asleep. All the sheep searched for him and wept over him with great mourning.

REF Then that sheep, their leader which had become a man, withdrew from them and fell asleep, and all the sheep sought it and cried over it with a great crying.

I watched until they stopped mourning for that sheep and crossed the stream of water. Two sheep arose as leaders in the place of those who had led them and had fallen asleep.

REF And I saw till they left off crying for that sheep and crossed that stream of water, and there arose the two sheep as leaders in the place of those which had led them and had fallen asleep.

I saw the sheep come to a good place — a pleasant and glorious land. I watched until the sheep were satisfied. That house stood among them in the pleasant land.

REF And I saw how the sheep came to a goodly place and a pleasant and glorious land, and I saw till those sheep were satisfied; and that house stood amongst them in the pleasant land.

Sometimes their eyes were opened and sometimes blinded, until another sheep arose, led them, and brought them all back, and their eyes were opened.

REF And sometimes their eyes were opened, and sometimes blinded, till another sheep arose, led them, and brought them all back, and their eyes were opened.

The dogs, foxes, and wild boars began to devour the sheep until the Lord of the sheep raised up another sheep from their midst — a ram — who led them.

REF And the dogs and the foxes and the wild boars began to devour those sheep till the Lord of the sheep raised up another sheep, a ram, from their midst, which led them.

That ram began to butt the dogs, foxes, and wild boars on every side until he had destroyed them all.

REF And that ram began to butt on either side those dogs, foxes, and wild boars till he had destroyed them all.

The sheep whose eyes had been opened saw that ram among the sheep forsake its glory. It began to butt the sheep themselves and trample them and behave disgracefully.

REF And that sheep whose eyes were opened saw that ram, which was amongst the sheep, till it forsook its glory and began to butt those sheep, and trampled upon them, and behaved itself unseemly.

The Lord of the sheep sent the lamb to another lamb and raised it to become a ram and leader of the sheep in place of the ram that had abandoned its glory.

REF And the Lord of the sheep sent the lamb to another lamb and raised it to being a ram and leader of the sheep instead of that ram which had forsaken its glory.

It went to him and spoke with him alone, raising him to be a ram. It made him prince and leader of the sheep. But during all these things the dogs continued to oppress the sheep.

REF And it went to it and spake to it alone, and raised it to being a ram, and made it the prince and leader of the sheep; but during all these things those dogs oppressed the sheep.

The first ram pursued the second ram, and the second ram fled before it. I watched until the dogs brought down the first ram.

REF And the first ram pursued that second ram, and that second ram arose and fled before it; and I saw till those dogs pulled down the first ram.

The second ram arose and led the small sheep. Those sheep grew and multiplied. All the dogs, foxes, and wild boars feared the ram and fled before it. That ram butted and killed the wild beasts, and the beasts no longer had any power among the sheep or robbed them of anything.

REF And that second ram arose and led the little sheep. And those sheep grew and multiplied; but all the dogs, and foxes, and wild boars feared and fled before it, and that ram butted and killed the wild beasts, and those wild beasts had no longer any power among the sheep and robbed them no more of ought.

That house became great and broad, built for those sheep. A tower, lofty and great, was built on the house for the Lord of the sheep. The house was low but the tower was elevated and lofty. The Lord of the sheep stood on that tower, and they offered a full table before him.

REF And that house became great and broad, and it was built for those sheep: and a tower lofty and great was built on the house for the Lord of the sheep, and that house was low, but the tower was elevated and lofty, and the Lord of the sheep stood on that tower and they offered a full table before Him.

Again I saw the sheep go astray, wandering many ways and forsaking their house. The Lord of the sheep called some from among the sheep and sent them to the sheep, but the sheep began to kill them.

REF And again I saw those sheep that they again erred and went many ways, and forsook that their house, and the Lord of the sheep called some from amongst the sheep and sent them to the sheep, but the sheep began to slay them.

One of them was saved and was not killed. It fled and cried out over the sheep. They tried to kill it, but the Lord of the sheep rescued it and brought it up to me, and caused it to dwell there.

REF And one of them was saved and was not slain, and it sped away and cried aloud over the sheep; and they sought to slay it, but the Lord of the sheep saved it from the sheep, and brought it up to me, and caused it to dwell there.

He sent many other sheep to those sheep to testify to them and to lament over them.

REF And He sent many other sheep to those sheep to testify unto them and lament over them.

After that I saw that when the sheep forsook the house of the Lord and his tower, they fell away completely and their eyes were blinded. I saw the Lord of the sheep bring much slaughter among their herds until the sheep themselves invited that destruction and betrayed his holy place.

REF And after that I saw that when they forsook the house of the Lord of the sheep and His tower they fell away entirely, and their eyes were blinded; and I saw the Lord of the sheep how He wrought much slaughter amongst them in their herds until those sheep invited that slaughter and betrayed His place.

He gave them over into the hands of the lions, tigers, wolves, hyenas, and foxes — into the hands of all the wild beasts. Those wild beasts began to tear the sheep to pieces.

REF And He gave them over into the hands of the lions and tigers, and wolves and hyenas, and into the hand of the foxes, and to all the wild beasts, and those wild beasts began to tear in pieces those sheep.

I saw that he abandoned their house and their tower and gave them all into the hands of the lions to tear and devour them — into the hands of all the wild beasts.

REF And I saw that He forsook that their house and their tower and gave them all into the hand of the lions, to tear and devour them, into the hand of all the wild beasts.

I began to cry out with all my power, appealing to the Lord of the sheep and pleading with him about the sheep being devoured by all the wild beasts.

REF And I began to cry aloud with all my power, and to appeal to the Lord of the sheep, and to represent to Him in regard to the sheep that they were devoured by all the wild beasts.

But he remained unmoved, though he saw it. He allowed them to be devoured, swallowed, and robbed, leaving them in the hands of all the beasts.

REF But He remained unmoved, though He saw it, and rejoiced that they were devoured and swallowed and robbed, and left them to be devoured in the hand of all the beasts.

He called seventy shepherds and delivered the sheep to them to tend. He spoke to the shepherds and their companions: 'Let each of you tend the sheep from now on, and everything I command you — do it.'

REF And He called seventy shepherds, and cast those sheep to them that they might pasture them, and He spake to the shepherds and their companions: 'Let each individual of you pasture the sheep henceforward, and everything that I shall command you that do ye.'

'I will hand them over to you in numbered lots, and I will tell you which of them must be destroyed — and those you shall destroy.' Then he handed the sheep over to them.

REF 'And I will deliver them over unto you duly numbered, and tell you which of them are to be destroyed — and them destroy ye.' And He gave over unto them those sheep.

He called another and said to him: 'Watch and record everything the shepherds do to the sheep, for they will destroy more of them than I have commanded.'

REF And He called another and spake unto him: 'Observe and mark everything that the shepherds will do to those sheep; for they will destroy more of them than I have commanded them.'

'Record every excess and act of destruction the shepherds commit: how many they destroy according to my command, and how many on their own initiative. Record against each individual shepherd all the destruction he causes.'

REF 'And every excess and destruction which will be wrought through the shepherds, record (namely) how many they destroy according to my command, and how many according to their own caprice: record against every individual shepherd all the destruction he effects.'

'Read out before me by number how many they destroy and how many they hand over for destruction, so that I may have this as testimony against them and may know every deed of the shepherds — whether they abide by my command or not.'

REF 'And read out before me by number how many they destroy, and how many they deliver over for destruction, that I may have this as a testimony against them, and know every deed of the shepherds, that I may comprehend and see what they do, whether or not they abide by my command which I have commanded them.'

'But do not let them know it. Do not warn them — just record every act of destruction each shepherd commits in his time and bring it all before me.'

REF 'But let them not know it, and do not admonish them, but record against them every destruction which the shepherds effect each in his time and lay it all before me.'

I watched as those shepherds tended their assigned seasons. They began to kill and destroy more than they were authorized, handing the sheep over to the lions.

REF And I saw till those shepherds pastured in their season, and they began to slay and to destroy more than they were bidden, and they delivered those sheep into the hand of the lions.

The lions and tigers ate and devoured most of the sheep, and the wild boars ate alongside them. They burned the tower and demolished the house.

REF And the lions and tigers ate and devoured the greater part of those sheep, and the wild boars ate along with them; and they burnt that tower and demolished that house.

I became exceedingly grieved over the tower, because the house of the sheep had been demolished. Afterward I was unable to see whether the sheep entered that house.

REF And I became exceedingly sorrowful over that tower because that house of the sheep was demolished, and afterwards I was unable to see if those sheep entered that house.

The shepherds and their associates delivered the sheep to all the wild beasts for devouring. Each shepherd received a definite number in his allotted time, and the recording angel wrote in a book how many each one destroyed.

REF And the shepherds and their associates delivered over those sheep to all the wild beasts, to devour them, and each one of them received in his time a definite number: it was written by the other in a book how many each one of them destroyed of them.

Each one killed and destroyed far more than was prescribed. I began to weep and lament over the sheep.

REF And each one slew and destroyed many more than was prescribed; and I began to weep and lament on account of those sheep.

In the vision I saw the recording angel write down every sheep destroyed by the shepherds day by day. He carried the record up, laid it down, and presented the entire book to the Lord of the sheep — everything they had done, every sheep they had eliminated, and every one they had handed over to destruction.

REF And thus in the vision I saw that one who wrote, how he wrote down every one that was destroyed by those shepherds, day by day, and carried up and laid down and showed actually the whole book to the Lord of the sheep — everything that they had done, and all that each one of them had made away with, and all that they had given over to destruction.

The book was read before the Lord of the sheep. He took the book from the angel's hand, read it, sealed it, and laid it down.

REF And the book was read before the Lord of the sheep, and He took the book from his hand and read it and sealed it and laid it down.

At once I saw the shepherds tending for twelve periods. Three of the sheep turned back, came, and entered, and began to rebuild everything that had fallen of that house. But the wild boars tried to prevent them and could not.

REF And forthwith I saw how the shepherds pastured for twelve hours, and behold three of those sheep turned back and came and entered and began to build up all that had fallen down of that house; but the wild boars tried to hinder them, but they were not able.

They began to build again as before and raised up the tower, which was called the high tower. They began again to place a table before the tower, but all the bread on it was polluted and impure.

REF And they began again to build as before, and they reared up that tower, and it was named the high tower; and they began again to place a table before the tower, but all the bread on it was polluted and not pure.

Despite all this, the eyes of the sheep were blinded so they could not see — and so were the eyes of their shepherds. They delivered the sheep in large numbers to the shepherds for destruction, and the shepherds trampled the sheep with their feet and devoured them.

REF And as regards all this the eyes of those sheep were blinded so that they saw not, and (the eyes of) their shepherds likewise; and they delivered them in large numbers to their shepherds for destruction, and they trampled the sheep with their feet and devoured them.

The Lord of the sheep remained unmoved until all the sheep were scattered across the field and mixed with the beasts. The shepherds did not save them from the beasts' power.

REF And the Lord of the sheep remained unmoved till all the sheep were dispersed over the field and mingled with them (the beasts), and they (the shepherds) did not save them out of the hand of the beasts.

The recording angel carried up the book, showed it, and read it before the Lord of the sheep. He pleaded on the sheep's behalf, imploring him as he showed all the doings of the shepherds and gave testimony against every shepherd.

REF And this one who wrote the book carried it up, and showed it and read it before the Lord of the sheep, and implored Him on their account, and besought Him on their account as he showed Him all the doings of the shepherds, and gave testimony before Him against all the shepherds.

He took the book, laid it down beside God, and departed.

REF And he took the actual book, and laid it down beside Him and departed.

I watched as thirty-five shepherds completed their pasturing in this manner, each completing their periods like the first group. Others received the sheep into their hands to tend them for their own periods, each shepherd in his appointed time.

REF And I saw till that in this manner thirty-five shepherds undertook the pasturing (of the sheep), and they severally completed their periods as did the first; and others received them into their hands, to pasture them for their period, each shepherd in his own period.

After that I saw in my vision all the birds of heaven coming — eagles, vultures, kites, and ravens. The eagles led all the birds. They began to devour the sheep, pick out their eyes, and eat their flesh.

REF And after that I saw in my vision all the birds of heaven coming, the eagles and the vultures and the kites and the ravens; but the eagles led all the birds; and they began to devour those sheep, and to pick out their eyes and to devour their flesh.