Book of Enoch the Prophet, Tr. from an Ethiopic Ms. in the Bodleian Library, by R. Laurence

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1838. Not illustrated. Excerpt: … 14. And began to injure birds, beasts, reptiles, and fishes, to eat their flesh one after another, and to drink their blood. 15. Then the earth reproved the unrighteous. chap. viii. 1. Moreover Azazyel taught men to make swords, knives, shields, breastplates, the fabrication of mirrorsa, and the workmanship of bracelets and ornaments, the use of paint, the beautifying of the eyebrows, the use of stones of every valuable and select kind, and of all sorts of dyes, so that the world became altered. 2. Impiety increased; fornication multiplied; and they transgressed and corrupted all their ways. 3. Amazarak taught all the sorcerers, and dividers of roots; 4. Armers taught the solution of sorcery; 5. Barkayal taught the observers of the stars; 6. Akibeel taught signs; 7. Tamiel taught astronomy; 8. And Asaradel taught the motion of the moon. 9. And men, being destroyed, cried out; and their voice reached to heaven. chap. ix. 1. Then Michael and Gabriel, Raphael, Suryal, and Uriel, looked down from heaven, and saw the quantity of blood which was shed on earth, and all the iniquity which was done upon it, and said one to another; It is the voice of their cries; a made them see that which was behind them. 2. The earth deprived of her children has cried even to the gate of heaven. 3. And now to you, O ye holy ones of heaven, the souls of men complain, saying; Obtain justice for us witha the Most High. Then they said to their Lord, the King; Thou art Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings. The throne of thy glory is for ever and ever, and for ever and ever is thy name sanctified and glorified. Thou art blessed and glorified. 4. Thou hast made all things; thou possessest power over all things; and all things are open and manifest before thee. Thou beholdest all things, …