1 Enoch (Ethiopic) Parallel Translations

CII

1In those days when He hath brought a grievous fire upon you,
Whither will ye flee, and where will ye find deliverance?
And when He launches forth His Word against you Will you not be affrighted and fear?

2And all the luminaries shall be affrighted with great fear,
And all the earth shall be affrighted and tremble and be alarmed.

3And all the angels shall execute their commands
And shall seek to hide themselves from the presence of the Great Glory,
And the children of earth shall tremble and quake;
And ye sinners shall be cursed for ever,
And ye shall have no peace.

4Fear ye not, ye souls of the righteous,
And be hopeful ye that have died in righteousness.

5And grieve not if your soul into Sheol has descended in grief,
And that in your life your body fared not according to your goodness,
But wait for the day of the judgement of sinners
And for the day of cursing and chastisement.

6And yet when ye die the sinners speak over you:
"As we die, so die the righteous,
And what benefit do they reap for their deeds?

7Behold, even as we, so do they die in grief and darkness,
And what have they more than we?
From henceforth we are equal.

8And what will they receive and what will they see for ever?
Behold, they too have died,
And henceforth for ever shall they see no light."

9I tell you, ye sinners, ye are content to eat and drink, and rob and sin, and strip men naked, and 10acquire wealth and see good days. Have ye seen the righteous how their end falls out, that no manner 11of violence is found in them till their death? "Nevertheless they perished and became as though they had not been, and their spirits descended into Sheol in tribulation."

102

102:1 In those days, when He shall cast the calamity of fire upon you, whither will you fly, and where will you be safe?

102:2 And when He sends forth his word against you, are you not spared, and terrified?

102:3 All the luminaries are agitated with great fear; and all the earth is spared, while it trembles, and suffers anxiety.

102:4 All the angels fulfill the commands [received] by them, and are desirous of being concealed from the presence of the great Glory; while the children of the earth are alarmed and troubled.

102:5 But you, sinners, are for ever accursed; to you there shall be no peace.

102:6 Fear not, souls of the righteous; but wait with patient hope for the day of your death in righteousness. Grieve not, because your souls descend in great trouble, with groaning, lamentation, and sorrow, to the receptacle of the dead. In your lifetime your bodies have not received a recompense in proportion to your goodness, but in the period of your existence have sinners existed; in the period of execration and of punishment.

102:7 And when you die, sinners say concerning you, As we die, the righteous die. What profit have they in their works? Behold, like us, they expire in sorrow and in darkness. What advantage have they over us? Henceforward are we equal. What will be within their grasp, and what before their eyes for ever? For behold they are dead; and never will they again perceive the light. I say unto you, sinners, You have been satisfied with meat and drink, with human plunder and rapine, with sin, with the acquisition of wealth and with the sight of good days. Have you not marked the righteous, how their end is in peace? For no oppression is found in them even to the day of their death. They perish, and are as if they were not, while their souls descend in trouble to the receptacle of the dead.