G — Biblically Based Apocryphal Works

Chapter 5

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The Book of Giants is missing from the Ethiopic version of Enoch, but it circulated among the Manichaeans as well as in Talmudic and medieval Jewish literature, as has been convincingly shown by J. T. Milik in his learned book, The Books of Enoch: Aramaic Fragments of Qumran Cave 4. Some of the features resemble the Book of Daniel. For the editio princeps of 4Q530-33, see E. Puech, DJD, XXXI, 9- 115. 4Q530 Frs. 2, 6-12.. about the death of our soul. And all his colleagues entered and Ohiyah explained them what Gilgamesh had told him and Hobabis roared and judgement was pronounced on him. And the guilty cursed the princes, but the giants rejoiced over him and he was cursed again and accepted it. Then two of them dreamed dreams and the sleep of their eyes fled from them.. and they rose and opened their eyes and they went to Shemihaza, their father. Then he told a story in the congregation of their colleagues, the Nephilin:. I saw a wonder in my dream that night. Behold a big garden was planted with all kinds of trees. There were there gardeners and they were watering every tree in that garden.. Many roots grew out of their stock. And out of one tree grew three shoots. I was looking until tongues of fire came down

from heaven. I was looking until the.. was covered with all the water and the fire devoured all the trees of the whole orchard. But it did not devour the tree and its shoots on the land when it was destroyed.. Here is the end of the dream.. And the giants were unable to explain the dream. And he said.. You will give this dream to Enoch, the interpreter scribe, that he might interpret to us the dream. vacat Then Ohiyah, his brother, answered and said before the giants, I, too, saw a wonder in my dream this night. Behold the Ruler of heaven descended to earth and thrones were set and the great Holy One sat. Hundreds and hundreds were ministering to Him. Thousands and thousands.. stood before Him. And behold, books were opened and judgement was pronounced and the judgement.. was written and a signature was signed. And the Great one reigns over all the living and flesh and over all those who rule. Here is the end of the dream. vacat And behold all the giants were terrified and called Mahawai and he came to the congregation of the Nephilin And the giants sent him to Enoch.. and said to him, Go to him.. previously you listened to his voice and say to him that he should explain to you the inter[pretation of the dreams and that all should rest [with those who hunger strongly after it 4Q531 Fr..I showed myself mighty and by the power of my strong arm and by the vigour of my might I rose against all flesh and made war on them. But I.. not.. find.. to strengthen, for my adversaries, the angels of heaven dwell in heaven and they abide in the holy places and I will not.. for they are more powerful than I. vacat.. of wild beasts came and the country people cried.. And Ohiyah spoke to him thus. My dream has depressed me and the sleep of my eyes fled from me for looking at the vision. Behold I know that I cannot sleep and cannot hasten for them.. Then Gilgamesh said, Your dream..