- 1Believe, ye righteous, that the sinners will become a shame, And perish in the day of unrighteousness.
- 2Be it known unto you (ye sinners) that the Most High is mindful of your destruction, And the angels of heaven rejoice over your destruction.
- 3What will ye do, ye sinners, And whither will ye flee on that day of judgement, When ye hear the voice of the prayer of the righteous?
- 4Yea, ye shall fare like unto them, Against whom this word shall be a testimony: “Ye have been companions of sinners.”
- 5And in those days the prayer of the righteous shall reach unto the Lord. And for you the days of your judgement shall come,
- 6And all the words of your unrighteousness shall be read out before the Great Holy One; And your faces shall be covered with shame, And He will reject every work which is grounded on unrighteousness.
- 7Woe to you, ye sinners, who live on the mid-ocean and on the dry land, Whose remembrance is evil against you.
- 8Woe to you who acquire silver and gold in unrighteousness, and say: “We have become rich with riches and have possessions, And have acquired everything we have desired.
- 9And now let us do what we purposed: For we have gathered silver, 9^d And many are the husbandmen in our houses, 9^c And our granaries are (brim)full as with water.”
- 10Yea, and like water your lies shall flow away; For your riches shall not abide, But speedily ascend from you; For ye have acquired it all in unrighteousness, And ye shall be given over to a great curse.
ANCIENT JEWISH LITERATURE · R. H. CHARLES
1 ENOCH 97
Read the chapter and trace carefully labeled connections throughout the Bible.
CHAPTER VISUAL
Enoch 97 — The prayers of the righteous reach heaven while wealth gained through unrighteousness vanishes like water.
About this illustration
The failing granary and washed-away valuables combine the chapter’s overflowing stores and impermanent riches; the coins bear no marks and represent no modern currency.
Passage basis: 1 Enoch 97:1–10Ancient 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
Bible Connections
These links distinguish direct quotation, explicit retelling, strong literary parallel, and broader shared tradition. A parallel does not by itself prove direct dependence.
Both pronounce woes on wealthy oppressors whose riches will fail and whose violence against the righteous is remembered for judgment.