Chapter XXIV: XXV. The Seven Mountains in the North-West and the Tree of Life

XXIV. 1. 〚And from thence I went to another place of the earth〛, and he showed me a mountain range of fire which burnt 〚day and〛 night. 2. And I went beyond it and saw seven magnificent mountains all differing each from the other, and the stones (thereof) were magnificent and beautiful, magnificent as a whole, of glorious appearance and fair exterior: 〚three towards〛 the east, 〚one〛 founded on the other, and three towards the south, 〚one〛 upon the other, and deep rough ravines, no one of which joined with any other. 3. And the seventh mountain was in the midst of these, and it excelled them in height, resembling the seat of a throne: and fragrant trees encircled the throne. 4. And amongst them was a tree such as I had never yet smelt, neither was any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and wood wither not for ever: and its fruit 〚is beautiful, and its fruit〛 resembles the dates of a palm. 5. Then I said: ‘⌜How⌝ beautiful is this tree, and fragrant, and its leaves are fair, and its blooms 〚very〛 delightful in appearance.’ 6. Then answered Michael, one of the holy 〚and honoured〛 angels who was with me, and was their leader,

XXV. 1. And he said unto me: ‘Enoch, why dost thou ask me regarding the fragrance of the tree, and ⌜why⌝ dost thou wish to learn the truth?’ 2. Then I answered him, 〚saying〛: ‘I wish to know about everything, but especially about this tree.’ 3. And he answered, saying: ‘This high mountain 〚which thou hast seen〛, whose summit is like the throne of God, is His throne, where the Holy Great One, the Lord of Glory, the Eternal King will sit, when He shall come down to visit the earth with goodness. 4. And as for this fragrant tree no mortal is permitted to touch it till the great judgement, when He shall take vengeance on all and bring (everything) to its consummation for ever. It shall then be given to the righteous and holy. 5. Its fruit =shall be= for food to the elect: it shall be transplanted to the holy place, to the temple of the Lord, the Eternal King.

6. Then shall they rejoice with joy and be glad.
And into the holy place shall they enter;
And its fragrance shall be in their bones,
And they shall live a long life on earth,
Such as thy fathers lived:
And in their days shall no 〚sorrow or〛 plague
Or torment or calamity touch them.’

7. Then blessed I the God of Glory, the Eternal King, who hath prepared such things for the righteous, and hath created them and promised to give to them.

_Jerusalem and the Mountains, Ravines, and Streams._

XXVI. 1. And I went from thence to the middle of the earth, and I saw a blessed place ⌜in which there were trees⌝ with branches abiding and blooming [of a dismembered tree]. 2. And there I saw a holy mountain, 〚and〛 underneath the mountain to the east there was a stream and it flowed towards the south. 3. And I saw towards the east another mountain higher than this, and between them a deep and narrow ravine: in it also ran a stream ⌜underneath⌝ the mountain. 4. And to the west thereof there was another mountain, lower than the former and of small elevation, and a ravine ⌜deep and dry⌝ between them: and another deep and dry ravine was at the extremities of the three ⌜mountains⌝. 5. And all the ravines were deep 〚and narrow〛, (being formed) of hard rock, and trees were not planted upon them. 6. And I marvelled 〚at the rocks, and I marvelled〛 at the ravine, yea, I marvelled very much.

XXVII. _The Purpose of the Accursed Valley._

XXVII. 1. Then said I: ‘For what object is this blessed land, which is entirely filled with trees, and this accursed valley 〚between?〛’ 2. 〚Then Uriel, one of the holy angels who was with me, answered and said: ‘This〛 valley is for those who are accursed for ever: here shall all ⌜the accursed⌝ be gathered together who utter with their lips against the Lord unseemly words and of His glory speak hard things.

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Here shall they be gathered together, and here shall be
their place of judgement. 3. In the last days there shall
be upon them the spectacle of righteous judgement in the
presence of the righteous for ever: here shall the
merciful bless the Lord of Glory, the Eternal King.

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Here shall they be gathered together, and here shall
be the place of their habitation. 3. In the last
times, in the days of the true judgement in the
presence of the righteous for ever: here shall the
=godly= bless the Lord of Glory, the Eternal King.

4. In the days of judgement over the former, they shall bless Him for the mercy in accordance with which He has assigned them (their lot).’ 5. Then I blessed the Lord of Glory and set forth His ⌜glory⌝ and lauded Him gloriously.

XXVIII-XXXIII. _Further Journey to the East._

XXVIII. 1. And thence I went 〚towards the east〛, into the midst 〚of the mountain range〛 of the desert, and I saw a wilderness and it was solitary, full of trees =and plants=. 2. 〚And〛 water gushed forth from above. 3. Rushing like a copious watercourse [which flowed] towards the north-west it caused =clouds= and dew to ascend on every side.

XXIX. 1. And thence I went to another place in the desert, and approached to the east of this mountain range. 2. And 〚there〛 I saw =aromatic= trees exhaling the fragrance of frankincense and myrrh, and the trees also were similar to the almond tree.

XXX. 1. And beyond these, I went afar to the east, and I saw another place, a valley (full) of water. 2. And ⌜therein there was⌝ a tree, the colour (?) of fragrant trees such as the mastic. 3. And on the sides of those valleys I saw fragrant cinnamon. And beyond these I proceeded to the east.

XXXI. 1. And I saw other mountains, and amongst them were ⌜groves of⌝ trees, and there flowed forth from them nectar, which is named sarara and galbanum. 2. And beyond these mountains I saw another mountain ⌜to the east of the ends of the earth⌝, 〚whereon were aloe trees〛, and all the trees were full =of stacte=, being like almond trees. 3. And when one =burnt= it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour.

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XXXII. 1. And after these fragrant odours, as I looked
towards the north over the mountains I saw seven
mountains full of choice nard and fragrant trees and
cinnamon and pepper.

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XXXII. 1. To the north-east I beheld seven mountains
full of choice nard and mastic and cinnamon and
pepper.

2. And thence I went over the summits of ⌜all⌝ these mountains, far towards the east ⌜of the earth⌝, and passed above the Erythraean sea, and went far from it, and passed over 〚the angel〛 Zotîêl.

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3. And I came to the Garden of Righteousness, and saw
beyond those trees many large trees growing there and of
goodly fragrance, large, very beautiful and glorious, and
the tree of wisdom whereof they eat and know great
wisdom.

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3. And I came to the Garden of Righteousness, and
from afar off trees more numerous than these trees
and great—†two† trees there, very great, beautiful,
and glorious, and magnificent, and the tree of
knowledge, whose holy fruit they eat and know great
wisdom.

4. ⌜That tree is in height like the fir, and its leaves are⌝ like (those of) the Carob tree: and its fruit is like the clusters of the vine, very beautiful: and the fragrance of the tree penetrates afar. 5. Then I said: ‘⌜How⌝ beautiful is the tree, and how attractive is its look!’ 6. Then Raphael, the holy angel who was with me, answered me 〚and said〛: ‘This is the tree of wisdom, of which thy father old (in years) and thy aged mother, who were before thee, have eaten, and they learnt wisdom and their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked and they were driven out of the garden.’

XXXIII. 1. And from thence I went to the ends of the earth and saw there great beasts, and each differed from the other; and (I saw) birds also differing in appearance and beauty and voice, the one differing from the other. 2. And to the east of those beasts I saw the ends of the earth whereon the heaven rests, and the portals of the heaven open. 3. And I saw how the stars of heaven come forth, and I counted the portals out of which they proceed, and wrote down all their outlets, of each individual star by itself, according to their number and their names, their courses and their positions, and their times and their months, as Uriel the holy angel who was with me showed me. 4. He showed all things to me and wrote them down for me: also their names he wrote for me, and their laws and their companies.