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.