Book of Enoch - Hidden Book of the Bible Translated to Modern English by AI
Book of Enoch - Hidden Book of the Bible Translated to Modern English by AI
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SacredTexts has the full version of the Book of Enoch on its site, which was later removed from our modern Bible. We asked ChatGPT to decode the entire book into modern English to make it easier to understand its meaning.
Because it's rather long instead of trying to add it all here it will be posted across several posts in the comment section.
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The Book of Enoch, written during the second century B.C.E., is one of the most important non-canonical apocryphal works and probably had a huge influence on early Christian, particularly Gnostic, beliefs.
Filled with hallucinatory visions of heaven and hell, angels and devils, Enoch introduced concepts such as fallen angels, the appearance of a Messiah, Resurrection, a Final Judgement, and a Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. Interspersed with this material are quasi-scientific digressions on calendrical systems, geography, cosmology, astronomy, and meteorology.
This etext has been prepared specially for sacred texts and is a great improvement over other versions on the Internet, with the introduction, correct verse numbering, page numbers from the 1917 edition, and intact critical apparatus.
Why Was This Book Removed From The Bible?
The theological differences in the Book of Enoch were one of the key reasons it was rejected by Jewish and early Christian authorities. Here's a deeper look at some of the controversial themes:
1. Angels and the Watchers
The Book of Enoch gives a detailed account of the Watchers, angels who were sent to watch over humans but ended up falling from grace. According to the book, these angels became enamored with human women, descended to Earth, and fathered a race of giants called the Nephilim. This story expands on a brief mention in Genesis 6:1-4 but goes into much more detail, painting a vivid picture of angelic rebellion and divine punishment.
Controversy: This detailed portrayal of angels as rebellious beings who sinned by interacting with humans was seen as problematic. In mainstream Jewish and Christian theology, angels are generally viewed as obedient servants of God, so this narrative of widespread rebellion created theological tension. Also, the idea of angels having children with humans was seen as far-fetched or even heretical by some.
2. Eschatology (End Times and Judgment)
The Book of Enoch has a heavy focus on apocalyptic themes, describing vivid visions of the end times, judgment day, and the fate of both the righteous and the wicked. It talks about:
The eventual punishment of the Watchers (fallen angels) and the wicked.
A final judgment where the righteous would be rewarded and the sinners cast into torment.
The future messianic kingdom, which would bring peace and restore the Earth to its original divine state.
Controversy: While apocalyptic themes were common in Jewish and early Christian literature, the Book of Enoch's descriptions were very elaborate and sometimes inconsistent with other accepted scripture. For instance, it emphasizes a cosmic battle between good and evil and the role of angels in human affairs in a way that later Jewish and Christian thought found uncomfortable or unnecessary.
3. Unique Cosmology
Enoch also presents a very detailed and at times strange cosmology, including:
Descriptions of multiple heavens.
An unusual depiction of the universe, stars, and the movement of celestial bodies.
Strange visions of realms of punishment for fallen angels and wicked souls.
Controversy: These ideas didn’t align with the more straightforward views of heaven and hell found in traditional Jewish and Christian teachings. The cosmology of Enoch felt speculative, and many felt it went beyond what was appropriate or consistent with other biblical texts.
4. Messianic Prophecies
The Book of Enoch contains prophecies about a coming Messiah, often referred to as the "Son of Man." This figure is portrayed as a judge and ruler who will bring about the end times. While this idea is somewhat consistent with Christian beliefs about Jesus, it differs in detail and scope.
Controversy: The messianic themes could have been too specific or at odds with emerging Christian ideas about Jesus as the Messiah. Early Christian leaders may have found these prophecies conflicting with their interpretations of Old Testament messianic expectations.
Why This Was Controversial:
For early Jewish scholars, these themes likely didn’t fit into the developing canon of the Hebrew Bible (what Christians call the Old Testament). Many early Christian leaders, too, found the book's content speculative or inconsistent with the doctrines they were formalizing. It was seen as too speculative and introduced unorthodox ideas, especially concerning angels, sin, and judgment, that didn't line up with accepted scriptural texts like Genesis, Daniel, or the prophetic books.
Some early Christian writers, like Tertullian, believed in its divine inspiration and found the details about angels and eschatology useful for Christian teachings. Still, as the Bible's canon became more formalized, others like Origen and Jerome found it too theologically questionable to be included.
As a result, the Book of Enoch was largely rejected over time, but it remained an influential text, especially among early apocalyptic thinkers. It was preserved only in certain religious traditions, like the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which still considers it scripture.
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1. Then, Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel looked down from heaven and saw a lot of blood being spilled on the earth and lawlessness everywhere.
2. They said to each other, “The earth, which was supposed to be uninhabited, is crying out to heaven because of all this suffering.”
3. “Now, the holy ones in heaven, the souls of men are pleading, saying, ‘Bring our case before the Most High.’” They addressed the Lord, saying: “Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings, and God of all ages, Your glorious throne stands forever, and Your name is holy and blessed for all time!
4. You created everything, and You have power over all things. Everything is exposed before You, and nothing can be hidden from You.
You see what Azâzêl has done—teaching people wickedness and revealing eternal secrets that were meant to stay in heaven, which humans are trying to learn.
5. And Semjâzâ, to whom You have given authority over others, has gone to the daughters of men on earth, had relations with them, and corrupted them, teaching them all sorts of sins.
6. The women gave birth to giants, and the earth became filled with blood and wickedness.
7. Now, look! The souls of those who have died are crying out and pleading at the gates of heaven. Their cries are constant because of the evil deeds happening on earth.
8. You know everything before it happens, and You see all this but allow it to continue. You haven’t told us what to do about it.
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1. The Most High, the Holy and Great One, spoke and sent Uriel to Lamech’s son, saying:
**"Go to Noah and tell him in My name: 'Hide yourself! I am revealing the end that is coming.
The entire earth will be destroyed, and a flood is about to come that will wipe out everything on it.
Instruct him so he can escape and ensure his family survives for all future generations.'"**
2. Then the Lord said to Raphael:
**"Bind Azâzêl hand and foot and throw him into the darkness.
Make a pit in the desert of Dûdâêl and cast him in there.
Cover him with rough, jagged rocks and darkness so he can’t see light.
He will be cast into the fire on the day of great judgment.
Heal the earth, which the angels have corrupted, and announce the healing so that humanity doesn’t perish because of the secrets that the Watchers have revealed and taught their children.
The whole earth has been corrupted because of what Azâzêl taught; all sin is attributed to him."**
3. To Gabriel, the Lord said:
**"Go against the illegitimate children and the wicked, and destroy the children of fornication and the Watchers among men.
Cause them to fight against each other in battle; they won’t live long.
No requests from their fathers will be granted, as they hope for eternal life, each thinking they will live five hundred years."**
4. The Lord instructed Michael:
**"Go bind Semjâzâ and his associates who have defiled themselves with women.
After their sons have fought and seen their loved ones destroyed, bind them in the earth's valleys for seventy generations until their judgment day arrives.
They will be taken to the fiery abyss for torment and imprisonment forever.
Anyone condemned will be bound with them for all generations."**
5. **"Destroy all evil spirits and the children of the Watchers because they have harmed mankind.
Remove all wrong from the earth and put an end to every evil act.
Let righteousness and truth flourish, proving to be a blessing, and the works of righteousness will be planted in truth and joy forever."**
6. **"Then all the righteous will escape and will live to have many children.
They will live in peace throughout their youth and old age."**
7. **"The whole earth will be cultivated in righteousness, filled with trees and blessings.
Desirable trees will be planted, and vines will grow that produce abundant wine.
Each measure of seed sown will yield a thousand times, and each measure of olives will produce ten times the oil."**
8. **"Cleanse the earth from oppression, unrighteousness, sin, and godlessness.
Remove all uncleanness from the earth.
All of humanity will become righteous, and all nations will worship and praise Me.
The earth will be purified of defilement, sin, punishment, and torment, and I will never again send such things upon it from generation to generation, forever."**
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1. "In those days, I will open the heavenly storehouses of blessings and send them down to the earth to support the work and efforts of humanity."
2. "Truth and peace will be united and will last throughout all of time and for all generations of people."
1. "Before all of this, Enoch was hidden away, and no one knew where he was or what had happened to him."
2. "His life was connected with the Watchers, and he spent his days among the holy ones."
3. "I, Enoch, was praising the glorious Lord, the King of all ages, when the Watchers called out to me, saying: "Enoch, you scribe of righteousness, go and deliver a message to the Watchers in heaven. They have abandoned their high and holy place and have corrupted themselves by taking human wives, just like the people on earth."
4. "You have caused great destruction on the earth."
5. "You will have no peace or forgiveness for your sins. Even though you take joy in your children,"
6. "You will witness the murder of your beloved ones, and you will grieve for the destruction of your children. You will cry out forever, but you will not find mercy or peace."
1. "Enoch went to Azâzêl and said, 'You will have no peace. A harsh judgment has been made against you, and you will be bound.'"
2. "'You will not be tolerated or granted any requests because of the evil you have taught and all the godless acts and sins you have shown to people.'"
3. "Then Enoch spoke to all the Watchers together, and they were filled with fear and trembling."
4. "They begged him to write a petition for them so they could find forgiveness and to read it to the Lord of heaven."
5. "From that moment on, they could not speak to God or look up to heaven because they were ashamed of their sins for which they had been condemned."
6. "So, Enoch wrote down their petition and their prayer, asking for forgiveness and longer lives."
7. "He then went and sat by the waters of Dan, in the land of Dan, to the south and west of Hermon. He read their petition until he fell asleep."
8. "In his sleep, a dream came to him, and he saw visions of punishment. A voice told him to share this with the sons of heaven and to reprimand them."
9. "When Enoch woke up, he found the Watchers gathered together, weeping in 'Abelsjâîl, which is between Lebanon and Sênêsêr, with their faces covered."
10. "He told them all the visions he had seen in his sleep and began to speak words of righteousness and reprimand the heavenly Watchers."
1. "This is the book of the words of righteousness and the reprimand of the eternal Watchers, as commanded by the Holy Great One."
2. "I will share what I saw in a dream, speaking with a human tongue, which the Great One has given to people so they can understand with their hearts."
3. "Just as He created humans with the ability to understand wisdom, He has also given me the power to reprimand the Watchers, the children of heaven."
4. "I wrote down your petition, and in my vision, it was clear that your request will not be granted for all eternity. Judgment has been passed on you, and your petition will not be accepted."
5. "From now on, you will not ascend to heaven for eternity; instead, you will be bound to the earth forever."
6. "You will witness the destruction of your beloved sons and will find no joy in them as they fall before you by the sword."
7. "Your petitions for them and for yourselves will not be granted, even if you weep and pray using the words I have written."
8. "In my vision, clouds invited me, and a mist called me, while the stars and lightning urged me onward. The winds lifted me and took me into heaven."
9. "I approached a wall made of crystals, surrounded by tongues of fire, which frightened me. I entered the flames and came closer to a large house made of crystals, with crystal walls and a crystal floor."
10. "The ceiling looked like the path of the stars and lightning, with fiery cherubim, and the heavens were as clear as water."
11. "A blazing fire surrounded the walls, and its gates burned with fire."
12. "Inside that house, it was hot like fire and cold like ice; there were no comforts, and fear overwhelmed me."
13. "As I trembled, I fell on my face."
14. "Then I saw a second house, even larger than the first, with all its gates open. It was made of flames."
15. "It was so magnificent and splendid that I can't fully describe it."
16. "Its floor was fire, and above it were lightnings and the path of the stars, with a ceiling also of flaming fire."
17. "In this house, I saw a lofty throne made of crystal, with wheels that shone like the sun, and there were cherubim around it."
18. "From under the throne came streams of flaming fire, making it hard for me to look."
19. "The Great Glory sat on the throne, His clothing brighter than the sun and whiter than snow."
20. "No angel could enter or see His face due to His magnificence and glory; no flesh could behold Him."
21. "Flaming fire surrounded Him, and a great fire stood before Him. Countless thousands were before Him, yet He needed no counselor."
22. "The most holy beings near Him did not leave at night or depart from Him."
23. "Until that moment, I had been lying on my face, trembling, when the Lord called me by name and said, 'Come here, Enoch, and hear my word.'"
24. "One of the holy ones came and woke me up, helping me to rise and approach the door, and I bowed my face downwards."
1. God spoke to Enoch: "Do not be afraid, Enoch. You are a righteous man and a scribe of righteousness. Come here and listen to my voice.
2. Message for the Watchers: Tell the Watchers of heaven who sent you to ask for help:
"You should be helping humans, not the other way around."
3. Questioning their choices:
"Why did you leave the high, holy, and eternal heaven?
Why did you take human wives and have children, like earthly beings?
4. Your nature vs. human nature:
"You were holy and spiritual, living forever.
But now you have become like humans, lusting after women and having children who will die."
5. Why humans have wives:
"I gave women to humans so they could have children and not lack anything on Earth."
6. Your original state:
"You were spiritual and eternal, and that’s why I did not give you wives. Spiritual beings belong in heaven."
7. Giants and evil spirits:
"The giants born from spirits and flesh will be called evil spirits on Earth, and they will dwell here."
8. Origin of evil spirits:
"Evil spirits come from their bodies.
They were born from humans and have their roots in the holy Watchers.
They will be called evil spirits on Earth."
9. Spirits of heaven vs. earth:
"The spirits of heaven will dwell in heaven, while the spirits born on Earth will stay here."
10. Actions of the giants' spirits:
"The spirits of the giants will cause trouble, attack, and destroy on Earth.
They won’t eat but will feel hunger and thirst, causing problems for humans.
These spirits will rise up against both men and women because they came from them."
1. Destruction of the Giants:
From the days of the slaughter, destruction, and death of the giants, their souls will turn into spirits.
These spirits will cause destruction without facing judgment.
They will continue this destruction until the day of the final judgment, which will bring an end to the age for the Watchers and the godless.
2. Message to the Watchers:
To the Watchers who sent you to ask for help:
"You were in heaven, but not all mysteries were revealed to you.
You learned worthless things and shared these with women, leading to much evil on Earth."
3. Final Warning:
Therefore, tell them:
"You will have no peace."
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