ḤANOḴ 39

1 And it shall come to be in those days that elect and qodesh children will descend from the high shamayim, and their seed will become one with the children of men.

2 And in those days Ḥanoḵ received Books of ardour and wrath, and Books of unrest and expulsion. And compassion shall not be granted to them, says 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 of hosts.

3 And in those days a whirlwind carried me off from the earth, and put me down at the end of the shamayim.

4 And there I saw another vision, the dwelling-places of the qodesh, and the resting-places of the righteous.

5 Here my eyes saw their dwellings with His righteous messengers, and their resting-places with the qodesh. And they petitioned and interceded and prayed for the children of men, and righteousness flowed before them as water, and compassion like dew upon the earth. And so it is amongst them forever and ever.

6 And in that place my eyes saw the Elect One of righteousness and of belief, and I saw His dwelling-place under the wings 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 of hosts. And righteousness shall prevail in His days, and the righteous and elect shall be without number before Him forever and ever.

7 And all the righteous and elect before Him shall be strong as fiery lights, and their mouth shall be full of beraḵah, and their lips exalt the Name of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 of hosts, and righteousness before Him shall never fail, and uprightness shall never fail before Him.

8 There I wanted to dwell, and my spirit longed for that dwelling-place, and there as yet has been my portion, for so has it been established concerning me before 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 of hosts.

9 In those days I praised and exalted the Name of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 of hosts with bireḵoth and praises, because He has destined me for beraḵah and esteem according to the good pleasure of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 of hosts.

10 For a long time my eyes regarded that place, and I baraḵ Him and praised Him, saying, “Baruḵ is He, and may He be baruḵ from the beginning and for eternity.

11 “And before Him there is no ceasing. He knows before the world was created what is forever and what will be from generation unto generation.

12 “Those who do not sleep baraḵ You. They stand before Your esteem and baraḵ, praise, and exalt, saying, ‘Qodesh, qodesh, qodesh is 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 of hosts. He fills the earth with spirits.’ ”

13 And here my eyes saw all those who do not sleep. They stand before Him and baraḵ and say, “Baruḵ be You, and baruḵ be the Name of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 forever and ever.”

14 And my face was changed, for I could no longer look on.