- 1The second vision which he saw, the vision of wisdom—which Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, saw.
- 2And this is the beginning of the words of wisdom which I lifted up my voice to speak and say to those which dwell on earth: Hear, ye men of old time, and see, ye that come after, the words of the Holy One which I will speak before the Lord of Spirits.
- 3It were better to declare (them only) to the men of old time, but even from those that come after we will not withhold the beginning of wisdom.
- 4Till the present day such wisdom has never been given by the Lord of Spirits as I have received according to my insight, according to the good pleasure of the Lord of Spirits by whom the lot of eternal life has been given to me.
- 5Now three parables were imparted to me, and I lifted up my voice and recounted them to those that dwell on the earth.
ANCIENT JEWISH LITERATURE · R. H. CHARLES
1 ENOCH 37
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Enoch 37 — Enoch receives a second vision and begins three parables of wisdom for generations dwelling on earth.
About this illustration
Three shafts of light symbolize the three parables without assigning them separate scenes; the portal imagery concluding chapter 36 is deliberately excluded.
Passage basis: 1 Enoch 37:1–5Ancient Jewish literatureIncluded for historical and biblical study; not part of the Protestant biblical canon.
R. H. Charles translation (1912) · Reprinted 1917 · Public domain in the United States · Editorial brackets and uncertainty markers preserved · Source edition