1 Enoch 22

Text (R.H. Charles, 1917)

XXII. Sheol, or the Underworld.

XXII. 1. And thence I went to another place, and he showed me in the west ⌜another⌝ great and high mountain [and] of hard rock.

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 2. And there was in it †four† =hollow= places, deep and
 wide and very smooth. †How† smooth are =the hollow
 places= and deep and dark to look at.

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      2. And there were †four† hollow places in it, deep
      and very smooth: †three† of them were dark and one
      bright; and there was a fountain of water in its
      midst. And I said: ‘†How† smooth are these hollow
      places, and deep and dark to view.’

3. Then Raphael answered, one of the holy angels who was with me, and said unto me: ‘These hollow places have been created for this very purpose, that the spirits of the souls of the dead should assemble therein, yea that all the souls of the children of men should assemble here. 4. And these places =have been made= to receive them till the day of their judgement and till their appointed period [till the period appointed], till the great judgement (comes) upon them.’

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 5. I saw the spirits of the children of men who were
 dead, and their voice went forth to heaven and made suit.
 6. Then I asked Raphael the angel who was with me, and I
 said unto him: ‘This spirit—whose is it whose voice goeth
 forth and maketh suit?’

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      5. I saw ‹the spirit of› =a dead man= making suit,
      and his voice went forth to heaven and made suit. 6.
      And I asked Raphael the angel who was with me, and I
      said unto him: ‘This spirit which maketh suit, whose
      is it, whose voice goeth forth and maketh suit to
      heaven?’

7. And he answered me saying: ‘This is the spirit which went forth from Abel, whom his brother Cain slew, and he makes his suit against him till his seed is destroyed from the face of the earth, and his seed is annihilated from amongst the seed of men.’

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 8. Then I asked regarding it, and regarding all the
 _hollow places_: ‘Why is one separated from the other?’

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      8. Then I asked regarding all the =hollow places=:
      ‘Why is one separated from the other?’

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 9. And he answered me and said unto me: ‘These three
 have been made that the spirits of the dead might be
 separated. And such a division has been made ‹for› the
 spirits of the righteous, in which there is the =bright=
 spring of water. 10. =And= such has been made for sinners
 when they die and are buried in the earth and judgement
 has not been executed on them in their lifetime. 11. Here
 their spirits shall be set apart in this great pain till
 the great day of judgement and punishment and torment of
 those who †curse† for ever, and retribution for their
 spirits. There He shall bind them for ever. 12. And such
 a division has been made for the spirits of those who
 make their suit, who make disclosures concerning their
 destruction, when they were slain in the days of the
 sinners. 13. Such has been made for the spirits of men
 who were not righteous but sinners, who were complete in
 transgression, and of the transgressors they shall be
 companions: but their spirits shall not be slain in the
 day of judgement nor shall they be raised from thence.’
 14. Then I blessed the Lord of glory and said: ‘Blessed
 be my Lord, the Lord of righteousness who ruleth for
 ever.’

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      9. And he answered me saying: ‘These three have
      been made that the spirits of the dead might be
      separated. And =this= division has been made for the
      spirits of the righteous, in which there is the
      bright spring of water. 10. And =this= has been made
      for sinners when they die and are buried in the
      earth and judgement has not been executed upon them
      in their lifetime. 11. Here their spirits shall be
      set apart in this great pain, till the great day of
      judgement, scourgings, and torments of the accursed
      for ever, =so that= (there may be) retribution for
      their spirits. There He shall bind them for ever.
      12. And =this= division has been made for the
      spirits of those who make their suit, who make
      disclosures concerning their destruction, when they
      were slain in the days of the sinners. 13. And
      =this= has been made for the spirits of men who
      shall not be righteous but sinners, who are godless,
      and of the lawless they shall be companions: but
      their spirits shall not be punished in the day of
      judgement nor shall they be raised from thence.’ 14.
      Then I blessed the Lord of Glory and said: ‘Blessed
      art Thou, Lord of righteousness, who rulest over the
      world.’

Translation: R.H. Charles, 1917 (public domain). Source: Project Gutenberg eBook #77935.