The Book of Noah |
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1QNoah |
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FRAGMENT 1: 1 … he was … 2 … they increased in number upon the earth and … 3 … because all men had lost their path on the earth … 4 … when they perished, they started to cry out and their cries came before God and . . . FRAGMENT 2: 1 Holy Ones of heaven … 2 (saying: Present) our case to the Most High … 3 … 4 and Michael, Sariel, Raphael and Gabriel said to the Lord: … 5 Lord of Lords and Mighty One of Mighty Ones 6 … of the centuries … |
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4QElect of God |
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Col. I 1 from the hand two … a mark; red is 2 his hair and he has moles upon … Blank 3 and tiny marks upon his thighs … different from each other. He will know … 4 During his youth he will be … like one who knows nothing, until the time when he 5 knows the three books. Blank 6 Then he will obtain prudence and will know…of the visions in order to reach the upper sphere. 7 And with his father and with his ancestors … life and old age. With him there will be advice and discretion 8 and he will know men's secrets. His wisdom will extend to all the peoples. He will know the secrets of all living things. 9 All their plans against him will fail, although the antagonism of all living things will be great. 10 … his plans, for he is the one chosen by God. His birth and the exhalation of his breath 11 … his plans will last for ever. Blank 12 … lest… 13 the plan … 14-17 Col. II 1 …which …fell in ancient times. The sons of the pit… 2 …evil. The spot … in order to go … flesh … 6-7 and the exhalation of his breath … for ever 9-10 … 12 and the cities … 13 and they will destroy … 14 The waters will end … they will destroy … from the heights. They will all come … 15 …Blank 16 … and they shall all be destroyed. His work will be like that of the Watchers. 17 Instead of his voice…he will establish his foundation upon him. His sin and his error 18 …the Holy One and the Watchers…to say 19 he will speak against him … |
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4QAramaic N |
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FRAGMENT 1: 1 when … 2 Baraq'el … 3 my face once more … 4 I arose … FRAGMENT 2: 1 … the time of birth … 2 … the walls of the house of … 3-4 … FRAGMENT 3: 1 …he is born. They are joined in the evening … 2 … he is born in the night and comes out complete … 3 … with a weight of three hundred and fifty shekels … 4 … he sleeps until the middle of the day … 5 … during the day until he completes the years of … 6 … he separates from it for him … |
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4QAramaic C |
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FRAGMENT 1: Col I. 1 … you will be … 2 … the holy ones will remember 3 … to him will be revealed the lights 4 … all his teaching which 5 … the wisdom of man, and every wise man 6 … in the region, and he will be great 7 … the man will tremble and until 8 … he will reveal mysteries. Like Elohim 9 … with the understanding of the mysteries 10 … and also 11 … in the dust 12 … firstly … the mystery goes up 13 … may he count me among the number of … the portion FRAGMENT 1: Col II. 7 of … 8 he made. … 9 of which you are afraid for all …10 he will strengthen its concealment at the end of your powers. His possessions … 11 and he will not die in the days of evil. And wisdom shall issue from your mouth. I will praise you … 12 is condemned to die. Who will write the words of God in a book which does not wear out? And my sayings … 13 You will go towards me, and in the time of the wicked he will know you for ever. A man who … your servants, your sons FRAGMENT 2: 1 … he sleeps until the middle of the day 2 … during the day until he completes the years of … 3 … he separates from it for him … |
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