Enoch 48

1 And in that place I saw the fountain of righteousness,

Which was inexhaustible:

And around it were many fountains of wisdom:

And all the thirsty drank from them,

And were filled with wisdom,

And their dwellings were with the righteous and holy and elect.

2 And at that hour that Son of Man was named in the presence of the Lord of Spirits,

And his name before the Head of Days.

3 Even before the sun and the signs were created,

Before the stars of heaven were made,

His name was named before the Lord of Spirits.

4 He will be a staff for the righteous to steady themselves on and not fall,

And he will be the light of the Gentiles,

And the hope of those who are troubled in heart.

5 All who dwell on earth will fall down and worship before him,

And will praise and bless and celebrate the Lord of Spirits in song.

6 And for this reason he has been chosen and hidden before him,

Before the creation of the world and forever.

7 And the wisdom of the Lord of Spirits has revealed him to the holy and righteous;

For he has preserved the lot of the righteous,

Because they have hated and despised this world of unrighteousness,

And have hated all its works and ways in the name of the Lord of Spirits:

For in his name they are saved,

And it has been according to his good pleasure in regard to their life.

8 In these days the kings of the earth will have become downcast,

And the strong who possess the land because of the works of their hands,

For on the day of their anguish and affliction they will not be able to save themselves.

9 And I will give them over into the hands of my elect:

As straw in the fire, so they will burn before the face of the holy:

As lead in the water, they will sink before the face of the righteous,

And no trace of them will be found anymore.

10 And on the day of their affliction there will be rest on the earth,

And before them they will fall and not rise again:

And there will be no one to take them with his hands and raise them:

For they have denied the Lord of Spirits and his anointed one.

Blessed be the name of the Lord of Spirits.