CVI. 1. And after some days my son Methuselah took a wife for his son
Lamech, and she became pregnant by him and bore a son. 2. And his body
was white as snow and red as the blooming of a rose, and the hair of his
head †and his long locks were white as wool, and his eyes beautiful†.
And when he opened his eyes, he lighted up the whole house like the sun,
and the whole house was very bright. 3. And thereupon he arose in the
hands of the midwife, opened his mouth, and †conversed with† the Lord of
righteousness. 4. And his father Lamech was afraid of him and fled, and
came to his father Methuselah. 5. And he said unto him: ‘I have begotten
a strange son, diverse from and unlike man, and resembling the sons of
the God of heaven; and his nature is different, and he is not like us,
and his eyes are as the rays of the sun, and his countenance is
glorious. 6. And it seems to me that he is not sprung from me but from
the angels, and I fear that in his days a wonder may be wrought on the
earth. 7. And now, my father, I am here to petition thee and implore
thee that thou mayest go to Enoch, our father, and learn from him the
truth, for his dwelling-place is amongst the angels.’ 8. And when
Methuselah heard the words of his son, he came to me to the ends of the
earth; for he had heard that I was there, and he cried aloud, and I
heard his voice and I came to him. And I said unto him: ‘Behold, here am
I, my son, =wherefore= hast thou come to me?’ 9. And he answered and
said: ‘Because of a great cause of anxiety have I come to thee, and
because of a disturbing vision have I approached. 10. And now, my
father, hear me: unto Lamech my son there hath been born a son, the like
of whom there is none, and his nature is not like man’s nature, and the
colour of his body is whiter than snow and redder than the bloom of a
rose, and the hair of his head is whiter than white wool, and his eyes
are like the rays of the sun, and he opened his eyes and thereupon
lighted up the whole house. 11. And he arose in the hands of the
midwife, and opened his mouth and blessed the Lord of heaven. 12. And
his father Lamech became afraid and fled to me, and did not believe that
he was sprung from him, but that he was in the likeness of the angels of
heaven; and behold I have come to thee that thou mayest make known to me
the truth.’ 13. And I, Enoch, answered and said unto him: ‘The Lord will
do a new thing on the earth, and this I have already seen in a vision,
and make known to thee that in the generation of my father Jared some of
the =angels= of heaven transgressed the word of the Lord. 14. And behold
they commit sin and transgress the law, and have united themselves with
women and commit sin with them, and have married some of them, and have
begotten children by them. 17. And they shall produce on the earth
giants not according to the spirit, but according to the flesh, and
there shall be a great punishment on the earth, and the earth shall be
cleansed from all impurity. 15. Yea, there shall come a great
destruction over the whole earth, and there shall be a deluge and a
great destruction for one year. 16. And this son who has been born unto
you shall be left on the earth, and his three children shall be saved
with him: when all mankind that are on the earth shall die [he and his
sons shall be saved]. 18. And now make known to thy son Lamech that he
who has been born is in truth his son, and call his name Noah; for he
shall be left to you, and he and his sons shall be saved from the
destruction, which shall come upon the earth on account of all the sin
and all the unrighteousness, which shall be consummated on the earth in
his days. 19. And after that there shall be still more unrighteousness
than that which was first consummated on the earth; for I know the
mysteries of the holy ones; for He, the Lord, has showed me and informed
me, and I have read (them) in the heavenly tablets.
CVII. 1. And I saw written on them that generation upon generation shall
transgress, till a generation of righteousness arises, and transgression
is destroyed and sin passes away from the earth, and all manner of good
comes upon it. 2. And now, my son, go and make known to thy son Lamech
that this son, which has been born, is in truth his son, and that (this)
is no lie.’ 3. And when Methuselah had heard the words of his father
Enoch—for he had shown to him everything in secret—he returned and
showed (them) to him and called the name of that son Noah; for he will
comfort the earth after all the destruction.