1 Enoch (Book of Enoch)Second Temple / PseudepigraphaAccepted by Some TraditionsAramaic and Hebrew fragments; full Ethiopic Ge'ez preservation with Greek and Latin witnessesShare1 Enoch 9R. H. Charles 1917 - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableR. H. Charles 1917LanguageEnglishEspañol‹1 Enoch 11 Enoch 21 Enoch 31 Enoch 41 Enoch 51 Enoch 61 Enoch 71 Enoch 81 Enoch 91 Enoch 101 Enoch 111 Enoch 121 Enoch 131 Enoch 141 Enoch 151 Enoch 161 Enoch 171 Enoch 181 Enoch 191 Enoch 201 Enoch 211 Enoch 221 Enoch 231 Enoch 241 Enoch 251 Enoch 261 Enoch 271 Enoch 281 Enoch 291 Enoch 301 Enoch 311 Enoch 321 Enoch 331 Enoch 341 Enoch 351 Enoch 361 Enoch 371 Enoch 381 Enoch 391 Enoch 401 Enoch 411 Enoch 421 Enoch 431 Enoch 441 Enoch 451 Enoch 461 Enoch 471 Enoch 481 Enoch 491 Enoch 501 Enoch 511 Enoch 521 Enoch 531 Enoch 541 Enoch 551 Enoch 561 Enoch 571 Enoch 581 Enoch 591 Enoch 601 Enoch 611 Enoch 621 Enoch 631 Enoch 641 Enoch 651 Enoch 661 Enoch 671 Enoch 681 Enoch 691 Enoch 701 Enoch 711 Enoch 721 Enoch 731 Enoch 741 Enoch 751 Enoch 761 Enoch 771 Enoch 781 Enoch 791 Enoch 801 Enoch 811 Enoch 821 Enoch 831 Enoch 841 Enoch 851 Enoch 861 Enoch 871 Enoch 881 Enoch 891 Enoch 901 Enoch 921 Enoch 911 Enoch 931 Enoch 941 Enoch 951 Enoch 961 Enoch 971 Enoch 981 Enoch 991 Enoch 1001 Enoch 1011 Enoch 1021 Enoch 1031 Enoch 1041 Enoch 1051 Enoch 1061 Enoch 1071 Enoch 108›1 Enoch 91 Enoch 9ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1And then Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel looked down from heaven and saw much blood being shed upon the earth, and all lawlessness being wrought upon the earth. 2And they said one to another: ‘The earth, made without inhabitant, cries the voice of their crying up to the gates of heaven. 3And now to you, the holy ones of heaven, the souls of men make their suit, saying, “Bring our cause before the Most High”.’ 4And they said to the Lord of the ages: ‘Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings ‹and God of the ages›, the throne of Thy glory (standeth) unto all the generations of the ages, and Thy name holy and glorious and blessed unto all the ages! 5Thou hast made all things, and power over all things hast Thou: and all things are naked and open in Thy sight, and all things Thou seest, and nothing can hide itself from Thee. 6Thou seest what Azazel hath done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed the eternal secrets which were (preserved) in heaven, which men were striving to learn: 7And Semjaza, to whom Thou hast given authority to bear rule over his associates. 8And they have gone to the daughters of men upon the earth, and have slept with the women, and have defiled themselves, and revealed to them all kinds of sins. 9And the women have borne giants, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness. 10And now, behold, the souls of those who have died are crying and making their suit to the gates of heaven, and their lamentations have ascended: and cannot cease because of the lawless deeds which are wrought on the earth. 11And Thou knowest all things before they come to pass, and Thou seest these things and Thou dost suffer them, and Thou dost not say to us what we are to do to them in regard to these.’ ‹Previous chapter1 Enoch 8Next chapter1 Enoch 10›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public domain in the United States via Project Gutenberg