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Apocrypha · Chapter 15 of 105

Book of Enoch 15

Ethiopic

Then turning himself to me, he spake and said, Hear and fear not, Oh righteous Enoch, thou scribe of righteousness, draw near hither, and hear my voice, Go say to the watchers of heaven, who have sent thee to pray for them, you ought to pray for men and not men for you.

2Wherefore have ye forsaken the exalted and holy heaven which remains for ever, and have laid with women, have polluted yourselves with the daughters of men, have taken to yourselves wives, have done like the sons of the earth and begotten a wicked offspring.

3Ye who were spiritual, holy, and live a life which is eternal, have defiled yourselves with women, have begotten in carnal blood, have lusted in the blood of men, and have done like those of flesh and blood.

4These however die and perish.

5Therefore I have given unto them wives, that they might cohabit with them, that sons might be born of them, and that this might be done on earth.

6But you were made spirits from the beginning, and possess a life which is eternal, and are not subject to death for ever.

7Therefore I made not wives for you, because ye are spiritual, and your dwelling was in heaven.

8Now the giants who have been born of spirit and flesh, shall be called evil spirits on earth, and on earth shall be their abode, evil spirits shall come forth from their flesh, because they were created from above, their beginning and original foundation was from the holy watchers; they shall be evil spirits on earth, and they shall be called the spirits of the wicked; the habitation of the spirits of heaven shall be in heaven, but terrestrial spirits who are born on earth shall have their habitation on the earth.

9The spirits of the giants shall be like clouds, which shall oppress, corrupt, fall, quarrel, and wound on earth.

10They shall cause lamentation, they shall eat no food, and they shall be thirsty, they shall be hidden, and shall not rise up against the sons of men and against women, for they shall come forth during the days of slaughter and destruction.

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About Book of Enoch

The most influential apocryphal book there is: the fall of the Watcher angels, the giants, Enoch's journey through the heavens and the final judgement. Quoted in the New Testament by the letter of Jude and held canonical by the Ethiopian Church.