EPISTLE OF HANOK
1 And now, my son I Methushelaḥ, call to me all your brothers and gather together to me all the sons of your mother; for the Word calls me, and the Ruaḥ is poured out upon me, that I may show you all matters that shall befall you forever.
2 And therefore Methushelaḥ went and summoned to him all his brothers and assembled his relatives.
3 And he spoke to all the children of righteousness and said, “Hear, you sons of Ḥanoḵ, all the words of your father, and hear the voice of my mouth; for I urge you and say unto you, beloved,
4 ‘Love uprightness and walk in it and do not draw near to uprightness with a double heart, and do not associate with those of a double heart, but walk in righteousness my sons. And it shall guide you on good paths, and righteousness shall be your companion.’
5 “For I know that violence must increase on the earth, and a great chastisement be executed on the earth, and all unrighteousness come to an end. Therefore, it shall be cut off from its roots, and its whole structure be destroyed.
6 “And unrighteousness shall again be consummated on the earth, and all the deeds of unrighteousness and of violence and transgression shall prevail in a double amount.
7 “And when sin and unrighteousness and blasphemy and violence in all kinds of deeds increase, and apostasy and transgression and uncleanness increase, a great chastisement shall come from the shamayim upon all these, and the Qodesh Aḏon will come forth with wrath and chastisement to execute judgment on earth.
8 “In those days, violence shall be cut off from its roots, and the roots of unrighteousness together with deceit, and they shall be destroyed from under the shamayim.
9 “And all the idols of the nations shall be abandoned, and the temples burned with fire, and they shall remove them from the whole earth, and they shall be cast into the judgment of fire, and shall perish in wrath and in grievous judgment forever.
10 “And the righteous shall arise from their sleep, and wisdom shall arise and be given unto them.
11 “And after that, the roots of unrighteousness shall be cut off, and the sinners shall be destroyed by the sword, and the blasphemers destroyed in every place.
12 “And those who plan violence, and those who commit blasphemy shall perish by the sword.
13 “And now I tell you, my sons, and show you the paths of righteousness and the paths of violence. Therefore, I will show them to you again that you may know what will come to pass.
14 “And now, hear me, my sons, and walk in the paths of righteousness, and do not walk in the paths of violence; for all who walk in the paths of unrighteousness shall perish forever.”