The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 129 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles
Chapter XCIX
XCIX. Woes pronounced on the Godless, the Lawbreakers: evil Plight of Sinners in the last Days: further Woes . CHAPTER XCIX. 1. Woe to you who work godlessness, And glory in lying and extol them: Ye shall perish, and no happy life shall be yours. 2. Woe to them who pervert the words of uprightness, And transgress the eternal law, And transform themselves into what they were not [ into sinners ] : They shall be trodden under foot upon the earth. 3. In those days make ready, ye righteous, to raise your prayers as a memorial, And place them as a testimony before the angels, That they may place the sin of the sinners for a memorial before the Most High. 4. In those days the nations shall be stirred up, And the families of the nations shall arise on the day of destruction. 5. And in those days the destitute shall go forth and carry off their children, And they shall abandon them, so that their children shall perish through them: Yea, they shall abandon their children (that are still) sucklings, and not return to them, And shall have no pity on their beloved ones. 6. And again I swear to you, ye sinners, that sin is prepared for a day of unceasing bloodshed. 7. And they who worship stones, and grave images of gold p. 142 and silver and wood 〈 and stone 〉 and clay, and those who worship impure spirits and demons, and all kinds of idols not according to knowledge, shall get no manner of help from them. 8. And they shall become godless by reason of the folly of their hearts, And their eyes shall be blinded through the fear of their hearts And through visions in their dreams. 9. Through these they shall become godless and fearful; For they shall have wrought all their work in a lie, And shall have worshiped a stone: Therefore in an instant shall they perish. 10. But in those days blessed are all they who accept the words of wisdom, and understand them, And observe the paths of the Most High, and walk in the path of His righteousness, And become not godless with the godless; For they shall be saved. 11. Woe to you who spread evil to your neighbours; For you shall be slain in Sheol. 12. Woe to you who make deceitful and false measures, And (to them) who cause bitterness on the earth; For they shall thereby be utterly consumed. 13. Woe to you who build your houses through the grievous toil of others, And all their building materials are the bricks and stones of sin; I tell you ye shall have no peace. 14. Woe to them who reject the measure and eternal heritage of their fathers And whose souls follow after idols; For they shall have no rest. 15. Woe to them who work unrighteousness and help oppression, p. 143 And slay their neighbours until the day of the great judgement. 16. For He shall cast down your glory, And bring affliction on your hearts, And shall arouse His fierce indignation , And destroy you all with the sword; And all the holy and righteous shall remember your sins.
§ Ask Guru about this passage →Themes
Asha Cosmic Ordercosmology
Truth as the fundamental structure of reality.
The 'eternal law' and 'words of uprightness' reflect a cosmic order based on truth and right conduct.
All passages →Cosmic Dualismtheology
Ontological opposition between two primal principles (light/darkness, truth/lie, spirit/matter) as the fundamental structure of reality.
A strong moral dualism exists between the righteous who walk in paths of righteousness and the godless sinners who work lies.
All passages →Covenanttheology
A binding agreement or relationship between the divine and a people or individual, establishing mutual obligations.
The text references the 'eternal heritage of their fathers,' implying a binding relationship or inheritance tied to divine law.
All passages →Divine Providencetheology
Pronoia — the doctrine that the divine actively orders the unfolding of the cosmos and human affairs toward intelligible ends, against pure chance or blind necessity.
God actively orders the unfolding of events, stirring up nations and determining the fate of sinners and the righteous.
All passages →Eschatological Judgmentsoteriology
Final, collective cosmic judgment as an event in which the wicked are sentenced and the cosmos restored; distinct from psychopomp_journey (individual passage at death) and emphasising verdict where Zoroastrian frashokereti emphasises restoration.
[auto] The passage is centrally focused on the 'day of destruction' and 'great judgement' where sinners perish and the righteous are saved.
All passages →Living Godtheology
The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.
The Most High is depicted as an active agent who arouses indignation, casts down glory, and destroys with the sword.
All passages →Love Of Neighbourethics
Active compassionate care for others as a central spiritual obligation or expression of divine love.
Woes are pronounced on those who 'spread evil to your neighbours,' implying a positive obligation of care and non-harm.
All passages →Prayerpraxis
Direct address to the divine, whether petitionary, contemplative, or liturgical; speech and silence offered upward.
The text explicitly instructs the righteous to 'raise your prayers as a memorial' before the angels.
All passages →Rejection Of Hypocrisyethics
Critique of outward religious observance that lacks inner transformation; form without substance.
The passage condemns 'lying,' 'false measures,' and worshipping idols 'not according to knowledge,' rejecting outward falsehood.
All passages →Renunciation Of Wealthethics
The spiritual danger of attachment to material possessions; wealth as a spiritual obstacle.
The text pronounces woe on those who build houses through the 'grievous toil of others,' critiquing unjust material accumulation.
All passages →Related passages · 14 parallels
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Shared concept: Cosmic Dualism — Ontological opposition between two primal principles (light/darkness, truth/lie, spirit/matter) as the fundamental structure of reality. (derived)
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Shared concept: Living God — The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality. (derived)
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Shared concept: Divine Providence — Pronoia — the doctrine that the divine actively orders the unfolding of the cosmos and human affairs toward intelligible ends, against pure chance or blind necessity. (derived)
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Shared concept: Divine Providence — Pronoia — the doctrine that the divine actively orders the unfolding of the cosmos and human affairs toward intelligible ends, against pure chance or blind necessity. (derived)
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“"All sacrificing without faith and divine desire is an p.
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Shared concept: Rejection Of Hypocrisy — Critique of outward religious observance that lacks inner transformation; form without substance. (derived)
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They forget…”
Shared concept: Renunciation Of Wealth — The spiritual danger of attachment to material possessions; wealth as a spiritual obstacle. (derived)
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Shared concept: Prayer — Direct address to the divine, whether petitionary, contemplative, or liturgical; speech and silence offered upward. (derived)
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“No man knoweth how to know Him--His name remaineth hidden; His name is a mystery unto His children.
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He…”
Shared concept: Asha Cosmic Order — Truth as the fundamental structure of reality. (derived)
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“The mortal Oath--that used amongst men--has to be reverenced as an image of the other, and as leading to the greatest strength and stability of character.
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Shared concept: Covenant — A binding agreement or relationship between the divine and a people or individual, establishing mutual obligations. (derived)
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Shared concept: Covenant — A binding agreement or relationship between the divine and a people or individual, establishing mutual obligations. (derived)
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Shared concept: Love Of Neighbour — Active compassionate care for others as a central spiritual obligation or expression of divine love. (derived)
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Shared concept: Asha Cosmic Order — Truth as the fundamental structure of reality. (derived)
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Shared concept: Love Of Neighbour — Active compassionate care for others as a central spiritual obligation or expression of divine love. (derived)