The Book of Enoch: The Seers - Chapter Eight

1.         Then Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel

looked down from the spiritual world

and saw the violence on earth

 

2.         And the havoc brought on the earth.

Then they spoke to one another:

The earth created before humanity

cries out with a desperate voice

towards the gates of heaven.

 

3.         To the holy ones of heaven

the people of humanity

made their case saying:

Deliver our message to the Almighty.

 

4.         They spoke to the Eternal Lord:

Lord of lords and God of gods

King of kings and Eternal God

Your glorious throne stands

for all the cultures of eternity.

 

5.         And Your Holy Name is glorious

and blessed for all of eternity.

You have created everything

and You have power over all things

and everything is revealed

and all is seen by You.

 

6.         Nothing can hide from You.

You see what Azazel has done

who taught unrighteousness on earth

and revealed eternal secrets

that are confided in heaven.

 

7.         Humans were striving to learn these.

And to Semjaza You gave authority

to be a leader over his associates.

Yet they appeared to earthly humans

and engaged with them.

 

9.         They have humbled themselves

and revealed all sorts of secrets

to create heightened awareness.

 

10.       Then the planet was filled

with blood and greed

and look at the souls

those who died crying

have made their case

to the listeners in heaven

and their complaints rose up

and continued due to the crimes

waged upon the earth:

 

11.       You know everything

before they take place

and You see those things

and You allow them

but You haven’t told us

what we can do in response.