This chapter in the Book of Enoch is often
titled "The Second Parable." However, "Sign" is a better translation, as
the text will indicate.
1. This second sign concerns those
who abandon the teachings
of the venerable ones
and the Name of the Spiritual Lord.
2. For they shall not rise
within the spiritual world
and will not rise on earth.
3. This will be the fate
of the selfish who abandon
the Spiritual Lord’s name
and thus suffer the consequences.
4. At that time His devoted
will be in the glorious place
and reckon their activities
and will settle in many places.
5. Yes their spirits grow strong
when they know His devoted ones.
6. And those calling His glorious Name
will be with His devoted ones.
7. He has make the heavens
eternally blissful and illuminated
blessing the physical world
by sending His devoted ones there
excluding the selfish ones
who have no path there.
8. He has provided tranquility
to His righteous ones
allowing them to stay with Him.
But selfish actions
all have consequences
and ruin ones earthly days.
9. There I saw the Chief of Time
whose head was brightly illuminated
together with one so gracious
with human continence
like those of the holy angels.
10. Then I asked the angel beside me
who explained all the mysteries
of the servant of humanity:
Who he was and where he was
and why he was with the Master of Time.
11. He answered me saying:
This is the servant of humanity
within whom dwells righteousness
and reveals treasured mysteries.
12. Because he is the representative
of the Spiritual Lord
he is held in high esteem
before the Spiritual Lord
for his eternal righteousness.
13. The servant of humanity will elevate kings
and those in the seats of power
to loosen the reins of the strong
and chastise the selfish
who do not praise Him
nor humbly accept the world
which was bestowed upon them.
14. He will turn away the strong
and they will be filled with shame
for their lives are in darkness
and they lie with the worms
without hope of rising
because they will not praise
the Name of the Spiritual Lord.
15. They judge the luminaries
and run rampant in the world
and they live for it.
16. Their actions are unrighteous
and their power
is derived from their wealth.
17. They rely upon the gods
they made with their hands
while denying the Spiritual Lord.
18. They harm the places
of His people
and those who rely on
the Spiritual Lord’s Names.
19. At the same time
the prayers of the righteous
rise from the world
along with their soul
before the Spiritual Lord.
20. During those times
the holy ones who live in heaven
will come together with one voice
to praise and worship
and give thanks in praise
to the Name of the Spiritual Lord
to atone the lives of the righteous
who made sacrifices.
21. These prayers of the righteous
will not be ignored by God
and the consequences
for what was done to them
will not last forever.
22. At that time I saw the Lord of Time
as He appeared on His glorious throne
and the records of the living
were opened before Him
and all those around Him
and His assistants were with Him.
23. The ears of the holy
were filled with joy
as they made righteous offerings
and their prayers were heard
and the lives of the righteous life
were laid before the Spiritual Lord.
24. There in that place I saw
the fountain of eternal holiness
surrounded by fountains of wisdom.
25. Those who were thirsty consumed
and were filled with wisdom
and their chosen dwelling places
were righteous and holy.
26. At that time the servant of humanity
was announced in the presence
of the Spiritual Lord
his chronicle presented
to the Lord of Time.
27. Alas before the sun was created
before any signs appeared
before the heavenly stars were made
the Name of the Spiritual Lord exists.
28. He is a staff for the holy
allowing them to remain steady.
He is the light of the atheists
and the hope for troubled souls.
29. Everyone in the world
can lower their heads
and worship before Him
and praise and glorify
the Spiritual Lord
joyously with song.
30. It is for this reason
He hides Himself eternally
from the creation
of the physical world.
31. The Spiritual Lord’s wisdom
is revealed to the righteous and devoted.
For He keeps them close
because they hate materialism
and despise all its ways
for the sake of the Spiritual Lord.
32. By His Name they are saved
and pleasing Him gives them life.
33. In time the world’s rulers
will face tribulations
and strength shall reside
with those who work their hands
as they will possess the lands.
34. At the time of their consequences
they cannot save themselves
and they will be managed
by God’s chosen ones.
35. Just as straw will burn in fire
so shall they face
the heat of the devoted.
36. And just as lead sinks in water
so shall they sink
when they face the righteous
becoming lost without a trace.
37. At the time of their consequences
there will be peace on earth
as they will fall and never rise again.
38. No one will embrace them
and raise them up
because they denied the Spiritual Lord
and His devoted.
39. Blessed be the Name of the Spiritual Lord
for wisdom pours out like water
and honor never fails before Him.
40. For He is strong and all mysteries
about selfishness and righteousness
fade like a shadow without furtherance.
41. Because the devoted take refuge
before the Spiritual Lord and His glory
for eternity and strength
through every lifetime.
42. In Him lives the spirit of wisdom
the spirit that gives knowledge
the spirit of understanding and strength
and the spirit of those who rest in righteousness.
43. They will know the mysteries
and no one can deceive the devoted
the Spiritual Lord is pleased with.
44. At that time the holy devoted
will become apparent to them
and the light of time
will be upon them
and the holy will be blessed.
45. During times of suffering
when the consequences of selfishness
shall be presented to the selfish
He will allow some to become aware
so they may have a change of heart
and be dismissed from the consequences
of those things they did.
46. Maybe they didn’t glorify
the Name of the Spiritual Lord
yet through His Name
will they be saved.
47. The Spiritual Lord
will have mercy on them
because His compassion is great.
48. He is righteous on the day of reckoning
and in His presence
self-centeredness can’t be sustained
and at the day of reckoning
the selfish will be lost before Him.
49. From that time forward
there will be no turning back
says the Spiritual Lord.
50. At that time the material world
will return what has been entrusted to it.
The world will return what was given
and misery will return what is owed.
51. Because at that time the devoted one
will rise and choose those who are holy
and righteous from among them.
52. Because the time will come
when they receive their salvation.
53. And the devoted will be seated
within His glory and his mouth
will pour forth all the mysteries of wisdom
that the Spiritual Lord has given to him
with His glory.
54. Then the mountains will rise
and the hills will skip
like rams and lambs with milk
and the faces of angels
will light up in heaven.
55. Then the world will rejoice
and the righteous will prosper
and the devoted will walk there.
56. After that time in that place
I saw these mysteries
and was picked up in a torrent
that came from the west.
57. There I saw some mysteries of heaven:
an iron mountain and a copper mountain
a silver mountain and a gold mountain
and a precious metals mountain and a lead mountain.
58. I asked the angel who guided me:
what these mysteries I have seen are?
59. He told me that all you see
serves those anointed ones
by giving them strength
and potency upon the earth.
60. And these mines you have seen:
the mine of iron
the mine of copper
the mine of silver
the mine of soft metal
and the mine of lead:
61. All these are guided
by the devoted one
just as wax melts in a fire
and like water that falls down from the sky
they will seek the mercy of his feet.
62. Eventually none of them will be saved
either by gold or silver
nor be able to flee.
63. Then there will be no iron to fight with
nor the ability to wear a breastplate.
Bronze will be of no avail
tin will not be valued
and lead will not be desired.
64. Then all those things will disappear
from the surface of the earth.
65. Then I looked at another part of the world
and saw a great valley that was burning.
66. Here I saw leaders and mighty ones
being thrown into this deep valley.
67. I saw how their tools
made with heavy iron metal.
68. Then I asked the angel of peace
who traveled with me
about who those tools
were being made for?
69. He told me that everything you’ve seen
serves the needs of His servants
who access His strength in this world.
70. Then the angel of peace told me to wait
and the mysteries of the Lord of Spirits
will become revealed to me.
71. You have seen these mountains:
The mountain of iron and the mountain of copper
the mountain of silver and the mountain of gold
the mountain of soft metals
and the mountain of lead.
72. They are in the realm of His servant
and just as wax melts in a fire
and water streams down from above
they will become subjects before His feet.
73. At that time no one can be saved
by their gold or their silver
or have the ability to escape.
74. There will be no iron for fighting
nor breastplates available to wear
for bronze will not be helpful
nor will tin be available
nor will lead be wanted
for all these will in time
be destroyed on the earth.
75. Then I looked at another part of the world
and saw a ravine burning with fire.
There they took the kings and strongmen
and started casting them into the ravine.
76. There my eyes saw how
they made their tools
with heavy iron metal.
77. So I asked the angel of peace with me
who the tools are being made for?
78. He told me that these are being prepared
for those who serve Azazel so they can use them
to toss them into the abyss of consequences
as they cover their faces
as the Lord of Spirits instructed.
79. Then Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel
will embrace them on that great day
and cast them into the testing grounds
so the Spiritual Lord may teach them
about their selfishness
and their service to materialism
and misleading others on earth.
80. At that time the consequences
will come from the Spiritual Lord
who will open the gates of the waters
that sit above in the skies
as well as the wells
beneath the surface of the earth.
81. And all these waters will merge
like spirits above in the skies
and bodies upon the earth.
82. And these will eliminate everyone
who lives within the world
and under the skies.
83. Then after they realize their errors
they have brought upon the world
by these they will suffer consequences.
84. In time the leader repented
understanding he harmed the people
of the world through vanity.
85. He thus devoted himself
so he would not do this to others
within the world
and establish a pledge
within the spiritual world
to establish faith
between them for eternity.
86. So long as the cover the earth
this pledge will remain with Him.
87. The Spiritual Lord God said
at the time of reckoning
they will be chastised
by consequences brought on them.
88. Those leaders who live on earth
will now see His devoted
as He sits on His throne of glory
as judgment is upon Azazel
and his associates and subjects
for the sake of the Spiritual Lord.
89. Then with the angels
I saw the people of consequence
compromised by iron and bronze.
90. Then I asked the angel of peace
who traveled with me
where are those with consequences going?
91. Then he replied to me
that they were going to where
their devoted and beloved ones are
so they may be cast into learning
within the depths of the world.
92. Then the depths of that world
will be filled with their devoted
and their beloved ones
and soon their lifetimes
will come to an end
and the time they were led astray
will become reconciled.
93. At that time the angels will return
and throw themselves eastward
onto the Parthians and Medes.
94. They will awaken the rulers
so the restless spirits
will rise from their thrones
and come forth like lions
from their lairs
like hungry wolves among flocks.
95. Then they will trample
onto the land of His devoted
but the righteous city
will hinder their horses.
96. Then they will fight among themselves
and one hand will overcome the other.
97. They won’t see who is brother
nor son or father or mother
until the corpses are innumerable
after the slaughter
and thus their consequences
will not be ineffectual.
98. Then Sheol will open up
and they will be swallowed.
Then their destruction will end
and Sheol will devour the selfish
in the presence of the devoted.
99. Later I saw a multitude of ships
with people riding on them
coming with eastern winds
moving south by west.
100. When they heard the ships’ noise
they were in turmoil
and the devoted ones remarked
that the pillars of the world
moved from their places
and that sound was heard then
throughout the spirit world.
101. Then they will all fall prostrate
and worship the Spiritual Lord.
102. Thus ends of second sign.
