2 Enoch

2 Enoch / Book of the Secrets of Enoch — Morfill & Charles — Section 76

xiv. 17, where the path of the stars is above the throne of God, and as the throne of God according to this Furthermore, throughout the rest of the book only seven heavens are mentioned or implied. The term Muzaloth is the Hebrew name for the twelve signs of the Zodiac nibdyp, Kukhavim is merely a transliteration of D312. Some ground for this conception may be found in Eth. En. book is in the seventh heaven, the signs and stars might be regarded as in the eighth or ninth. | XXII. [1-3. Aravoth a translitera- tion of MID, which according to Chagig 12” was really the seventh heaven. The rest of ver. 1 and verses 2, 3, may in some form have belonged 28 The Book of the Secrets of Enoch. Enoch, be not afraid: rise up and stand before my face for ever.’ 6. And Michael, the chief captain, * lifted me up, and! brought me before the face of the Lord, and the Lord said to His servants making trial of them : ‘ Let Enoch come to stand before My face for ever!’ 7. And the glorious ones made obeisance *to the Lord, and said: ‘ Let Enoch proceed according to Thy word?!’ 8. And the Lord said to Michael: ‘* Go and take from Enoch his earthly robe, and anoint him with My holy ® oil, and clothe him with the raiment of My glory.’ g. And so Michael * did as the Lord spake unto him. He* anointed me® and clothed me, and the appearance of that oil was more than a great light, and its anointing was like exeellent dew ; and its fragrance like myrrh, shining like a ray of the sun. 10. * And I gazed upon myself, and I was like one of His glorious ones®, *And there was no difference, and fear and trembling departed from me‘. 11. And the Lord called one of His archangels, by name Vretil*, who * was more wise than the other archangels, and ® wrote down all the doings of the Lord. 12. And the Lord said to Vretil ὃ, ‘ Bring forth 1 B om. and transposes verses 8-10 before 5. ? And told me to come forth, B. 3. Take Enoch and strip from him all earthly things and anoint him with fine, B. 4 Stripped me of my clothes and, B. 5 With blessed oil, B. 5 Sok. om. 7 A Sok. om. 8 Pravuil, A; Vrevoil, Sok. 9 With wisdom, B.