1 Enoch Chapter 63: Historical English Edition

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¹ In those days shall the mighty and the kings who possess the earth implore (Him) to grant them a little respite from His angels of punishment to whom they were delivered, that they might fall down and worship before the Lord of Spirits, and confess their sins before Him. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

² And they shall bless and glorify the Lord of Spirits, and say: ‘Blessed is the Lord of Spirits and the Lord of kings, And the Lord of the mighty and the Lord of the rich, And the Lord of glory and the Lord of wisdom, (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

³ And splendid in every secret thing is Thy power from generation to generation, And Thy glory for ever and ever: Deep are all Thy secrets and innumerable, And Thy righteousness is beyond reckoning. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁴ We have now learnt that we should glorify And bless the Lord of kings and Him who is king over all kings.’ (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁵ And they shall say: ‘Would that we had rest to glorify and give thanks And confess our faith before His glory! (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁶ And now we long for a little rest but find it not: We follow hard upon and obtain (it) not: And light has vanished from before us, And darkness is our dwelling-place for ever and ever: (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁷ For we have not believed before Him Nor glorified the name of the Lord of Spirits, [nor glorified our Lord] But our hope was in the sceptre of our kingdom, And in our glory. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁸ And in the day of our suffering and tribulation He saves us not, And we find no respite for confession That our Lord is true in all His works, and in His judgements and His justice, And His judgements have no respect of persons. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁹ And we pass away from before His face on account of our works, And all our sins are reckoned up in righteousness.’ (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁰ Now they shall say unto themselves: ‘Our souls are full of unrighteous gain, but it does not prevent us from descending from the midst thereof into the †burden† of Sheol.’ (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹¹ And after that their faces shall be filled with darkness And shame before that Son of Man, And they shall be driven from his presence, And the sword shall abide before his face in their midst. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹² Thus spake the Lord of Spirits: ‘This is the ordinance and judgement with respect to the mighty and the kings and the exalted and those who possess the earth before the Lord of Spirits.’ (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)