Jubilees 5

When the children of humanity began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them, the angels of God saw them in a certain year of this jubilee and found them beautiful. They took wives for themselves from all they chose, and their wives bore them sons — and these were giants.

REF And it came to pass when the children of men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born unto them, that the angels of God saw them on a certain year of this jubilee, that they were beautiful to look upon; and they took themselves wives of all whom they chose, and they bare unto them sons and they were giants.

Lawlessness increased on the earth, and all flesh corrupted its way — humans, cattle, beasts, birds, and everything that walks on the earth. All of them corrupted their ways and their natural order, and they began to devour each other. Lawlessness grew on the earth, and every inclination of every human thought was continually evil.

REF And lawlessness increased on the earth and all flesh corrupted its way, alike men and cattle and beasts and birds and everything that walks on the earth — all of them corrupted their ways and their orders, and they began to devour each other, and lawlessness increased on the earth and every imagination of the thoughts of all men (was) thus evil continually.

God looked at the earth and saw that it was corrupt — all flesh had corrupted its natural order, and everyone on the earth had done every kind of evil in God's sight.

REF And God looked upon the earth, and behold it was corrupt, and all flesh had corrupted its orders, and all that were upon the earth had wrought all manner of evil before the eyes of God.

He declared that he would destroy humanity and all flesh on the face of the earth that he had created.

REF And He said that He would destroy man and all flesh upon the face of the earth which He had created.

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

REF But Noah found grace before the eyes of the Lord.

Against the angels whom he had sent to the earth he was exceedingly angry. He gave orders to uproot them from all their authority, and he commanded us to bind them in the depths of the earth. And so they are bound in the midst of the earth and kept apart.

REF And against the angels whom He had sent upon the earth, He was exceedingly wroth, and He gave commandment to root them out of all their dominion, and He bade us to bind them in the depths of the earth, and behold they are bound in the midst of them, and are (kept) separate.

Against their sons — the giants — a command went forth from before his face that they should be struck down with the sword and removed from under heaven.

REF And against their sons went forth a command from before His face that they should be smitten with the sword, and be removed from under heaven.

He said, 'My spirit will not remain in humanity forever, for they too are flesh, and their days will be one hundred and twenty years.'

REF And He said 'My spirit shall not always abide on man; for they also are flesh and their days shall be one hundred and twenty years.'

He sent his sword among them so that each would kill his neighbor, and they began to slaughter each other until they all fell by the sword and were wiped from the earth.

REF And He sent His sword into their midst that each should slay his neighbour, and they began to slay each other till they all fell by the sword and were destroyed from the earth.

Their fathers — the Watchers — witnessed their destruction, and afterward they were bound in the depths of the earth forever, until the day of the great condemnation, when judgment will be executed on all who have corrupted their ways and their deeds before the LORD.

REF And their fathers were witnesses (of their destruction), and after this they were bound in the depths of the earth for ever, until the day of the great condemnation when judgment is executed on all those who have corrupted their ways and their works before the Lord.

He destroyed all of them from their places, and there was not one left whom he did not judge according to all their wickedness.

REF And He destroyed all from their places, and there was not left one of them whom He judged not according to all their wickedness.

He made a new and righteous nature for all his works, so that they would not sin in their entire nature forever, but would each be righteous according to their kind always.

REF And He made for all His works a new and righteous nature, so that they should not sin in their whole nature for ever, but should be all righteous each in his kind alway.

The judgment of all is ordained and written on the heavenly tablets in righteousness — all who depart from the path ordained for them to walk. If they do not walk in it, judgment is recorded for every creature and every kind.

REF And the judgment of all is ordained and written on the heavenly tablets in righteousness — all who depart from the path which is ordained for them to walk in; and if they walk not therein, judgment is written down for every creature and for every kind.

There is nothing in heaven or on earth, in light or in darkness, in Sheol or in the depths, or in the dark places, that is not judged. All their judgments are ordained, written, and engraved.

REF And there is nothing in heaven or on earth, or in light or in darkness, or in Sheol or in the depth, or in the dark place which is not judged; and all their judgments are ordained and written and engraved.

He will judge everyone — the great according to their greatness, the small according to their smallness, and each according to their way.

REF In regard to all He will judge, the great according to his greatness, and the small according to his smallness, and each according to his way.

He is not one who shows favoritism, nor one who accepts bribes. If he declares he will execute judgment on someone, even if that person gave everything on the earth, God would not regard the gifts or the person. He would not accept anything from their hands, for he is a righteous judge.

REF And He is not one who will regard the person (of any), nor is He one who will receive gifts, if He says He will execute judgment on each: if one gave everything that is on the earth, He will not regard the gifts or the person (of any), nor accept anything at his hands, for He is a righteous judge.

Concerning the children of Israel it has been written and ordained: if they turn to him in righteousness, he will forgive all their transgressions and pardon all their sins.

REF And of the children of Israel it has been written and ordained: If they turn to Him in righteousness, He will forgive all their transgressions and pardon all their sins.

It is written and ordained that he will show mercy to all who turn from all their guilt, once each year.

REF It is written and ordained that He will show mercy to all who turn from all their guilt once each year.

As for all those who corrupted their ways and their thoughts before the Flood, no one was spared except Noah alone. He was accepted on behalf of his sons, whom God saved from the waters of the Flood for his sake, because Noah's heart was righteous in all his ways, according to what was commanded for him, and he had not departed from anything ordained for him.

REF And as for all those who corrupted their ways and their thoughts before the flood, no man's person was accepted save that of Noah alone; for his person was accepted in behalf of his sons, whom (God) saved from the waters of the flood on his account; for his heart was righteous in all his ways, according as it was commanded regarding him, and he had not departed from aught that was ordained for him.