76 HANOCH  - ENOCH 76

The twelve winds and their gates

76:1   And I saw the twelve wide openings in all the directions through which the winds come out and blow over the earth.

76:2   Three of them are open in the forefront of the sky, three in the west, three in the right of the sky, and three on the left;

76:3   in other words the first three are those on the morning side followed by three in the direction of the north; the last three are those on the left, in the direction of the south followed by three in the west.

76:4   Through four of the openings blow out winds of blessing and through eight of them blow out winds of pestilence -when they are sent in order to destroy the whole earth, the water upon her, all those who dwell upon her, and all those which exist in the waters and the dry land.

76:5   The first group of winds goes out from those openings called the easterly. Out of the first gate, which is in the direction of the east and inclines toward the south, proceed extirpation, drought, pestilence, and destruction.

76:6   Out of the second gate located directly in the center, proceed rain, and fruitfulness together with dew. Out of the third gate, which is in the direction of the northeast, proceed both cold and drought.

76:7   After these winds, there go out the southerly ones through three gates. Among these, out of the first gate, which inclines in the direction of the east, precede the winds of heat.

76:8   Out of the central gate, which is next to it, proceeds beautiful fragrance; dew, rain, shalom, and life.

76:9   And out of the third gate, in the direction of the west, proceed dew, rain, young locusts, and desolation.

76:10   After these, there goes the group of the northerly winds whose name is the Sea. There proceed from the seventh gate, which is in the direction of the east, toward the south; dew, rain, young locusts, and desolation.

76:11   Out of the central gate proceed life, rain, and dew directly; and out of the third gate, which is in the direction of the west, which inclines toward the northeast, proceed cloud, frost, snow, rain, dew, and young locusts.

76:12   After these come the fourth group of winds -the westerly. Out of the first gate, which is in the northeasterly direction, proceed dew, frost, cold, snow, and hoarfrost.

76:13   Out of the central gate proceed dew, rain, shalom, and blessing. And out of the last gate, which is in the direction of the south, proceed drought, desolation, burning, and destruction.

76:14   Thus the twelve openings of the four heavenly directions are completed; all their orders, all their evil effects, and all their beneficial effects have I revealed to you, O my son, Methuselah!