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The Books of Enoch, Aramaic Fragments of Qumran Cave 4

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a6o THE BOOKS OF ENOCH En» i ii<br />

4QEn« 1 ii—En. 91:10 (?) +91:18-19 and 92:1-2 (PI. XXI)<br />

[ ^ ] x-.a<br />

xinn xnaDn<br />

(?)]inn32? p ]iTs;n^]'x[WI?VO]<br />

PN"? an^nni... N]5'?M n[axp]<br />

[ ]i3n^ nn]2B?n N^L 15<br />

>S7 ann ]a xs;]nK mini<br />

['pnip'jD pD"? xrnx ainxi xoan nmx ^DI KIDB^J? nmx<br />

^^'p^ai&a nnni is;ai2? •'n pDv* I]a[s;n^ ]na pyin n<br />

[ ]i PNA ^na"? xDenp 20<br />

xn'jiy mx3 ^*?n n "PD ]xnnx fjio"? nax n<br />

[xi&nD IDO ^iin ^mnx 'JD'PI MA n'?im]na'7 ami A[nD N »a 0<br />

[•^n"? anD pnnas? ^la"? xsnx] n]^nai xanix D''D[ni]<br />

; NO PIAA*' N xn!»N^ ^an]*' '71D'? xnnx xm'PD ^N]iia<br />

[ivn^ PAI&N pDnm P]nx xni&NAA ji[nn "px- D^B^I] 25<br />

[ 3X^iD^ x^aat ]fin^[ xan xi&NP n<br />

[91 loAnd the righteoujs [shall awake from their sleep (?)... wisdom shall<br />

arisje and go, [. . . and be given to them . . .], and to Him [will they give]<br />

praise [....]> the earth shall rest [from the sword ... for] all generations<br />

forever, [^^^nd now I am speaking unto you, my sons, and I will tell you all]<br />

the ways <strong>of</strong> righteousness [and all the ways <strong>of</strong> violence, and I will show you<br />

again in order] that you may know what will happen. [^^And now, my sons,<br />

hearken to me and choose the paths <strong>of</strong>] righteousness to walk in them, and<br />

[keep away from the paths <strong>of</strong> violence, from walking in them], because [every<br />

one who has walked in the way <strong>of</strong> wickedness] will be utterly destroyed.<br />

[»2 ^That which] (<strong>Enoch</strong>) wrote and gave to Methuselah [his son and to<br />

all his brothers,—<strong>Enoch</strong> the scribe <strong>of</strong> distinction and] the wisest <strong>of</strong> men and<br />

chosen <strong>of</strong> the sons <strong>of</strong> [earth to judge their deeds,—he wrote (it also) to his<br />

sons] <strong>of</strong> sons [and] to the future generations, to all who dwell [on the dry<br />

land, in order to do good and peace]: ^'Be ye [not] in distress, ye [and your<br />

spirits, on account <strong>of</strong> the times, because the Great Holy One] has given<br />

[times for everything . . .]

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