CHAPTER 106
And after some days, my son Methuselah took a wife for his son Lamech, and she became pregnant by him, and gave birth to a son.
2. His body was white as snow and red as the bloom of a rose, and the hair of his head was white as wool, and his eyes beautiful; and when he opened his eyes, they illuminated the whole house like the sun, and the whole house became exceedingly light.
3. And as he was taken from the hand of the midwife, he opened his mouth, and conversed with the Lord of justice.
4. And his father Lamech was afraid of him, and fled, and came to his father Methuselah.
5. And he said to him: “I have begotten a singular son, unlike a man, but similar to the children of the angels of heaven, and his creation is different, and not like ours, and his eyes are like the feet [i.e. rays] of the sun, his face glorious.
6. And it seems to me he is not from me, but from the angels; and I fear that wonderful things will happen in his days over the earth.
7. And now, my father, I am here petitioning and asking of thee that thou shouldst go to Enoch, our father, and hear of him the truth, for he has his dwelling-place with the angels.”
8. And when Methuselah had heard the words of his son, he came to me, at the ends of the earth, for he had heard that I was there, and cried aloud, and I heard his voice and came to him. And I said to him: “Behold, here I am, my son, because thou hast come to me.”
9. And he answered and said to me: “I have come to thee concerning a great thing, and concerning a disturbing vision it is that I have approached.
10. And now, my father, hear me, for there has been born to my son Lamech a son, whose similarity and kind is not like the kind of men; his color is whiter than snow, and redder than the bloom of a rose, and the hair of his head is whiter than white wool, and his eyes like the feet [i.e. rays] of the sun; and he opened his eyes, and they illuminated the whole house.
11. And when he was taken from the hands of the midwife, he opened his mouth, and blessed the Lord of heaven.
12. And his father Lamech was afraid, and fled to me, and did not believe that he was from him, but that his similarity was from the angels of heaven; and behold I have come to thee that thou shouldst teach me justice [i.e. the truth].”
13. And I, Enoch, answered, and said to him: “The Lord will make new things on the earth, and this I know, and have seen in a vision, and I announce it to thee that in the generations of my father Jared some from the heights of heaven departed from the word of the Lord.
14. And behold, they committed sin, and departed from the law, and united themselves with women, and committed sin with them, and married some of them, and begat children from them.
15. And great destruction will be over all the earth, and there will be the water of a deluge, and a great destruction will be for one year.
16. This son who is born to thee will be left on the earth, and his three children will be saved with him; when all men who are on the earth shall die, he and his children will be saved.
17. [They beget on earth giants, not according to the spirit, but according to the flesh, and there will be great punishment on the earth, and the earth will be washed of all of its uncleanness.]
18. And now announce to thy son Lamech that he who was born to him is in truth his son, and call his name Noah, for he will be a remnant of you; and he and his children will be saved from the destruction which will come over the earth on account of all the sins and all the injustice which will be completed in his days over the earth.
19. And after that, injustice will exceed that which was first committed on the earth; for I know the mysteries of the holy ones, for he, the Lord, has showed me, and has instructed me, and I have read in the tablets of heaven.
CHAPTER 107
And I saw written upon them that generation upon generation will transgress till a generation of justice arises, and transgression will be destroyed, and sin will disappear from the earth, and all good will come over it.
2. And now, my son, go and announce to thy son Lamech, that this son who is born is really his, and that this is not a falsehood.”
3. And when Methuselah had heard the words of his father Enoch—for he had showed him everything that was secret—he returned, after his having seen him, and called the name of that son Noah, for he will make glad the earth for all destruction.
CHAPTER 108
Another book that Enoch wrote for his son Methuselah, and for those who come after him, and keep the law in the last days.
2. Ye who kept it, and now wait in those days till those who did evil are completed, and the power of the transgressors has been completed,
3. wait till sin disappears, for their names will be erased from the books of the holy ones, and their seed will be destroyed to eternity, and their spirits will be killed, and they will cry and lament in a void, empty place, and burn in a fire where there is no end.
4. And there I saw something like a cloud which could not be seen, for from its depths I could not look over it; and I saw a flame of fire burning brightly, and there circled things like shining mountains, and they shook to and fro.
5. And I asked one of the holy angels who were with me, and said to him; “What is this shining thing? for it is not a heaven, but only the flame of a burning fire, and the voice of shouting and crying and lamenting and of great pain.”
6. And he said to me: “This place which thou seest—here are brought the souls of the sinners and of the revilers and of those who do evil and change everything that God speaks through the mouth of the prophets concerning things to take place.
7. For some of these have been written down, and noted above in heaven, that the angels may read and know what will happen to the sinners and to the spirits of the humble who have chastised their bodies, and for that receive their reward from God, and of those who are reviled by wicked men;
8. who loved God, and did not love gold or silver or all the riches of the world, but gave over their bodies to torture;
9. and who, since they existed, did not long for terrestrial food, but considered themselves a breath that passes away, and lived accordingly, and were often tried by God, and their spirits were found in cleanness to praise his name.
10. All the blessings they received I have marked down in the books; and he has destined for them their wages, because they have been shown as those who loved the everlasting heaven more than their life, and while they were trodden down by wicked men, and heard abuse and reviling from them, praised me.”
11. And now I will call to the spirits of the good, from the generation of light, and change those who were born in darkness, who have not been rewarded in their bodies with honor, as was meet for their fidelity.
12. And I will lead out in a shining light those who love my holy name, and will set each one on the throne of honor, of his honor.
13. And they will glitter in times without number, for justice is the judgment of God, for he will give fidelity to the faithful in the dwellings of the paths of rectitude.
14. And they will see how those who were born in darkness will be cast into darkness, while the just will glitter.
15. And the sinners will cry, and see them as they shine; and they will go there where days and times are written for them.
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CHAP. 106. The rest of the book is a later addition. This and the following probably belong to the Noachic fragmentist; while chap. 108 is an independent and foreign production; cf. Introd.—2. Like wool, 46:2. The two colors are chosen to show the beauty of the child, while the white hair and the power of his eyes exhibit it as a wonder.—3. Lord of justice, 22:14; 90:40, in this connection very suitable, as this attribute of God was especially shown in Noah’s life.—5.
Children of the angels, 69:4, 5; 71:1.—7. Cf. 65:2; 66:3.—13. New things, i.e. things that never happened before. Jared, cf. note on 6:6.—14. Law, i.e. the commands and ordinances give them by God.—15. Cf. Gen. vii. 11; viii. 14.—17. Is a strange interpolation of the abruptest kind. It could possibly have stood after vs. 14, but Dillmann’s conjecture that it is a gloss is probably true.—18. the meaning of the word Noah, from HTR, is different from those given in Gen. v. 29 and En. 107:3.
Both can, however, be derived from the one Hebrew root, and hence it is no proof that chap. 106 and 107 are from different writers. The interpretation of the name in this verse seems to be accepted, also, in Sir. xliv. 17.—19. Cf. 93:4; 91:6. Holy ones, undoubtedly, the saints, 103:2. Tablets, cf. 81:1.
CHAP. 107. The period from the deluge to the Messianic era.—3. Cf. 106:18.
CHAP. 108. Characterizes itself as a new, foreign addition; cf. Introd.—2. The object is to admonish those waiting for the glorious times not to lose their hope.—3. Cf. Ps. lxix. 28. Killed, cf. notes on 22:13; 98:3; 99:11.—4. Description of this fiery place; cf. 18:11, 21:3.—5. Voice, 18:13. Revilers, 91:7, 11; 99:12. Change, 104:10.
Prophets are nowhere expressly mentioned in the other parts of the book. According to chap. 1-37 and 72-105, the Israelites are punished in Gehenna.—7. Written, 81:1 sqq.—9. Job vii. 7.—10. Enoch speaks.—11. Words of God. Light and darkness, cf. notes on 61:12. In their bodies, 102:5.—13. It is doubtful who speaks here, God or Enoch. Without number, 58:6; 91:17; etc. This all is a reward for fidelity, which God will also show by keeping his promises.—14. Cast into darkness, 103:8. Cf. on the whole Dan. xii. 2, 3.
Schodde, George Henry, 1854 - 1917.
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