1 Enoque 70

1E aconteceu depois isto: que seu nome foi elevado em vida, acima para este Filho do Homem e para o Senhor dos espíritos, longe dos que vivem na terra;

1The book of the revolutions of the lights of heaven, one according to another as they are, according to their particular divisions, their particular powers, their particular times, their particular names, according to the places of their beginnings, and according to their particular months, which Uriel the holy angel who was with me shewed to me, who is their conductor. The whole account of them he shewed to me according to every year of the world for ever, until a new work shall be formed, which shall be eternal.

2e foi elevado sobre o carro do espírito e o nome desapareceu de entre eles.

2This is the first law of the luminaries; the sun and the light come by the gates of heaven which are on the east, and on the west are the western gates of heaven.

3Desde esse dia não fui contado mais entre eles e Ele me fez sentar entre duas regiões, entre o norte e o ocidente, ali onde os anjos tinham tomado cordas para medir para mim o lugar para os escolhidos e os justos.

3I saw six gates where the sun rises, and six gates where it sets.

4Ali vi os primeiros pais e a quão justos do começo habitam nesse lugar.

4In these gates also the moon rises and sets, and the conductors of the stars with those who conduct them; six gates were at the rising, and six at the setting of the sun.

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5All these one after another are even, and many windows are on the right, and on the left side of these gates.

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6And first that great light which is called the sun goes forth, the orb of which is as the orb of heaven, and the whole is filled with shining and burning fire.

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7Where its chariot ascends, the wind blows forth.

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8The sun sets in heaven, and turns by the north to go to the east, is conveyed so as to come by that gate, and enlighten the face of heaven.

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9In the same manner it goes forth in the first month by a great gate.

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10It goes through the fourth of these six gates which are at the setting of the sun.

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11And in the fourth gate, through which the sun goes in the first month, there are twelve open windows, from which goes forth a flame, when they are opened at their proper times.

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12When the sun rises in heaven, it goes forth through this fourth gate thirty days, and descends by the fourth gate even with it in the west of heaven.

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13During that time the days lengthened from the day, and the night shortened from the night for thirty mornings long, and then the day is longer by two parts than the night.

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14The day is exactly ten parts, and the night is eight parts.

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15The sun goes forth through the fourth gate, and sets in it, and turns to the fifth gate, which is in the east during thirty days, after which it goes forth, and sets in the fifth gate.

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16Then the day becomes longer by a second portion, so that it is eleven parts, and the night becomes shorter, and is only seven parts.

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17The sun turns to the east, and comes into the sixth gate, and rises and sets in the sixth gate thirty one days on account of its signs.

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18At that time the day is longer than the night being twice the night, and becomes twelve parts.

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19But the night is shortened and becomes six parts. Then the sun rises up that the day may be shortened, and the night lengthened.

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20And the sun turns to the east, and comes to the sixth gate, and there it rises and sets for thirty days.

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21When thirty days are expired, the day becomes shortened one part, so that it is eleven parts, and the night is seven parts.

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22Then the sun goes from the west out of that sixth gate, and goes to the east, and goes in at the fifth gate thirty days, and sets again in the west, in the fifth gate of the west.

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23At that time the day becomes shortened two parts, and the day becomes ten parts, and the night eight parts.

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24Then the sun goes forth from the fifth gate, as it sets in the fifth gate, and rises in the fourth gate thirty one days, on account of its signs, and sets in the west.

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25At that time the day becomes equal with the night, and being equal, the night becomes nine parts, and the day nine parts.

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26Then the sun goes from that gate, as it sets in the west, and turns to the east, and goes forth from the third gate, for thirty days, and sets in the third gate.

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27At that time the night is lengthened from the day during thirty mornings, and the day is shortened from the day during thirty days, the night being exactly ten parts, and the day eight parts.

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28The sun now goes from the third gate, as it sets in the third gate in the west, and turns to the east, and goes forth by the second gate of the east for thirty days.

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29And so it sets in the second gate in the west of heaven.

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30At that time the night is eleven parts, and the day seven parts.

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31And at that time the sun goes from the second gate, as it sets in the second gate in the west, and turns towards the east by the first gate for thirty-one days,

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32And sets in the west in the first gate.

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33At that time the night is lengthened so as to be double the length of the day.

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34It is exactly twelve parts, and the day six parts.

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35The sun has arrived at its elevation, and a second time makes its progress from that elevation.

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36It comes into that gate for thirty days, and sets in the opposite part of heaven in the west.

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37All that time the night is shortened in its length one part, and becomes eleven parts,

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38And the day seven parts.

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39Then the sun turns and comes into the second gate of the east.

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40And it turns by these heights, thirty days rising and setting.

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41At that time the night is shortened in its length, it becomes ten parts, and the day eight parts, then the sun goes from that second gate, and sets in the west, and it turns to the east, and rises in the east in the third gate thirty-one days, and sets in the west of heaven.

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42At that time the night becomes diminished, it is nine parts, and the day is nine parts, and the night is equal with the day. The year is exactly three hundred and sixty-four days.

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43The lengthening of the day and the night, and the shortening of the day and the night, are made to differ from each other by the progress of the sun.

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44By reason of this progress the day is lengthened from the day, and the night shortened from the night.

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45This is the law and progress of the sun, and its turning when it turns back, it turns during sixty days and goes forth. This is the great everlasting light, that which he names the sun for ever and ever.

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46This also is that which goes forth a great light, which is named according to its appearance, as the Lord has commanded.

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47And so it goes in and out without diminishing, or resting, but runs day and night in its chariot, and its light enlightens seven parts from the moon, but the light of both is extended for the same purpose.