1 Enoque 53

1Meus olhos viram ali um profundo vale com amplas entradas e todos os que vivem nos continentes, o mar e as ilhas lhe levam presentes, pressente e símbolos de honra, sem que esse profundo vale chegasse a encher-se.

1Afterwards the Creator of days repented, and said, In vain I have destroyed all the inhabitants of the earth.

2Suas mãos perpetraram crimes e os pecadores devoram tudo o que produzem com aqueles fadiga a quem criminalmente oprime; assim os pecadores serão destruídos ante o rosto do Senhor dos espíritos, serão desterrados da face da terra e perecerão para sempre.

2And he swear by his great name, Henceforth I will not do thus towards all those who dwell on earth.

3Porque vi todos os anjos do castigo estabelecer-se ali e preparar todos os instrumentos de Satanás.

3But I will place a sign in the heavens, and it shall be a fidelity between me and them for ever, so long as the days of heaven and earth continue upon the earth.

4E lhe perguntei ao anjo de paz que ia comigo: Para que preparam esses instrumentos?

4Afterwards, conformable to this my decree, when I shall be disposed to take them unexpectedly by the operation of angels, in the days of affliction and trouble, my wrath and my punishment shall continue upon them, my punishment and my wrath, saith the Lord of spirits.

5Me disse: Preparam isso para que os reis e os poderosos da terra possam ser destruídos.

5Oh ye kings, Oh ye mighty, who inhabit the world, ye shall see my Elect One sitting on the throne of my glory, and he shall judge Azaziel, all his confederates, and all his armies, in the name of the Lord of spirits.

6Depois disto o Justo, o Eleito, fará aparecer a casa de sua congregação e após, eles não serão estorvados mais em nome do Senhor dos espíritos.

6There also I saw multitudes of angels, who were moving in punishment, shut up in a network of iron and brass. Then I enquired of the angel of peace, who went with me, To whom those under confinement were going,

7Em presença de sua justiça, estas montanhas não estarão mais na terra, as colinas se converterão em fontes de água e os justos descansarão da opressão dos pecadores.

7He said, To each of their chosen and their be loved, that they may be cast into the fountains and deep glens of the valley.

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8And that valley shall be filled with their chosen and beloved, the days of whose life shall be terminated, but the days of their failure shall be innumerable.

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9Then princes shall combine together, and conspire. The chiefs of the east among the Parthians and Medes shall dethrone kings, in whom a spirit of amazement shall enter, they shall tumble them from their thrones, springing as lions out of the thickets, and like hungry wolves into the middle of the flock.

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10They shall go up, and tread upon the land of their chosen, which shall be before them, but the threshing floor, the path, and the city of my righteous people shall obstruct their horses, they shall rise up to destroy each other, their right hand shall be strengthened, and a man shall not acknowledge his friend or his brother,

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11Nor the son his father and mother, until the number of the dead bodies shall be full by their death and punishment, and this shall not be done without reason.

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12In those days the mouth of hell shall be opened, into which they shall be thrust, hell shall destroy and swallow up sinners from the face of the elect.