The Books of Enoch, Aramaic Fragments of Qumran Cave 4

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[8 ^And there was much wickedness] and men were acting wickedly [and
erring in all their ways.] ^Semihazah taught [spell-binding and cutting of
roots. Hermoni] taught the loosing of spells, [magic, sorcery and skills.
Baraq'el] taught [the signs of thunders. Kokab'el] taught the signs of the
stars. [Zeqi'el taught the signs of lightning-flashes. -*el taught the signs of
.... Ar']t^qoph taught the signs of the earth. [Samsi'el taught the signs of
the sun. §ahri*el taught the signs of the moon]. And they all began to reveal
[secrets to their wives. ^And because part of mankind was perishing from]
the earth, the cry [was going up to] heaven.
[9 ^Thereupon] Micha*el and §ari*el [and Rapha'el and] Gabri'el [looked
down from the sanctuary of heaven upon the earth, and saw much blood]
spilled on the earth; [and the whole earth was filled with wickedness and
violence so that sin was brought upon it. ^And four (archangels) hearing (it)
went in and said to themselves that the voice and cry], as the sons [of earth]