8 HANOCH - ENOCH 8
8:1
And Azaz'el taught the people the art of making swords and knives, and shields,
and breastplates; and he showed to their chosen ones bracelets, decorations,
shadowing of the eye with antimony, ornamentation, the beautifying of the
eyelids, all kinds of precious stones, and all coloring tinctures and alchemy.
8:2
And there were many wicked ones and they committed adultery and erred, and all
their conduct became corrupt.
8:3
Amasras taught incantation and the cutting of roots; and Armaros the resolving
of incantations; and Baraqiyal astrology, and Kokarer'el the knowledge of the
signs, and Tam'el taught the seeing of the stars, and Asder'el taught the
course of the moon as well as the deception of man.
8:4
And the people cried and their voice reached unto heaven.
9 HANOCH - ENOCH 9
9:1
Then Michael, Surafel, and Gabriel observed carefully from the sky and they saw
much blood being shed upon the earth, and all the oppression being wrought upon
the earth.
9:2
And they said to one another, “The earth, from her empty foundation, has
brought the cry of their voice unto the gates of heaven.”
9:3
“And now, [O] kodesh ones of heaven, the souls of people are putting their case
before you pleading, 'Bring our judgment before the Most High.'”
9:4
And they said to YAHWEH of the potentates, “For HE is YAHWEH of masters, and
the ALMIGHTY of gods, and the KING of kings, and the seat of HIS splendor
stands throughout all the generations of the world. YOUR NAME is Kodesh, and
blessed, and magnifacent throughout the whole world.”
9:5
“YOU have made everything and with YOU is the authority for everything.
Everything is naked and open before YOUR sight, and YOU see everything; and
there is nothing which can hide itself from YOU.”
9:6
“YOU see what Azaz'el has done; how he has taught all forms of oppression upon
the earth. And they revealed eternal secrets which are performed in heaven and
which man learned.”
9:7
“Moreover Semyaz, to whom YOU have given power to rule over his companions,
co-operating, they went in unto the daughters of the people on earth;”
9:8
“and they lay together with them-with those women-and defiled themselves, and
revealed to them every kind of sin.”
9:9
“As for the women, they gave birth to giants to the degree that the whole earth
was filled with blood and oppression.”
9:10
“And now behold, the Kodesh One will cry, and those who have died will bring
their suit up to the gate of heaven. Their groaning has ascended into heaven,
but they could not get out from before the face of the oppression that is being
wrought on earth.”
9:11
“And YOU know everything even before it came to existence, and YOU see this
thing but YOU do not tell us what is proper for us that we may do regarding
it.”
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