The Holy Scripture
Chapter XXV
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?'
¹καὶ εἶπέν μοι Ἑνώχ. τί ἐρωτᾷς καὶ τί ἐθαύμασας ἐν τῇ ὀσμῇ τοῦ δένδρου, καὶ διὰ τί θέλεις τὴν ἀλήθειαν μαθεῖν;
Then I answered him saying: 'I wish to know about everything, but especially about this tree.'
τότε ἀπεκρίθην αὐτῷ ΙΙερὶ πάντων εἰδέναι θέλω, μάλιστα δὲ περὶ τοῦ δένδρου τούτου σφόδρα.
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.
καὶ ἀπεκρίθη λέγων Τοῦτο τὸ ὄρος τὸ ὑψηλόν, οὗ ἡ κορυφὴ ὁμοία θρόνου θεοῦ, καθέδρα ἐστὶν οὗ καθίζει ὁ μέγας κύριος, ὁ ἅγιος τῆς δόξης, ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ αἰῶνος, ὅταν καταβῇ ἐπισκέψασθαι τὴν γῆν ἐπʼ ἀγαθῷ.
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.
καὶ τοῦτο τὸ δένδρον εὐωδίας, καὶ οὐδεμία σὰρξ ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ἅψασθαι αὐτοῦ μέχρι τῆς μεγάλης κρίσεως, ἐν ᾗ ἐκδίκησις πάντων καὶ τελείωσις μέχρις αἰῶνος· τότε δικαίοις καὶ ὁσίοις δοθήσεται
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.
ὁ καρπὸς αὐτοῦ τοῖς ἐκλεκτοῖς εἰς ζωὴν εἰς βοράν, καὶ μεταφυτευθήσεται ἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ παρὰ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ βασιλέως τοῦ αἰῶνος.
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.'
τότε εὐφρανθήσονται εὐφραινόμενοι καὶ χαρήσονται καὶ εἰς τὸ ἅγιον εἰσελεύσονται· αἱ ὀσμαὶ αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ὀστέοις αὐτῶν, καὶ ζωὴν πλείονα ζήσονται ἐπὶ γῆς ἣν ἔζησαν οἱ πατέρες σου, καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν καὶ βάσανοι καὶ πληγαὶ καὶ μάστιγες οὐχ ἅψονται αὐτῶν.
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.
Τότε ηὐλόγησα τὸν θεὸν τῆς δόξης, τὸν βασιλέα τοῦ αἰῶνος, ὃς ἡτοίμασεν ἀνθρώποις τὰ τοιαῦτα δικαίοις, καὶ αὐτὰ ἔκτισεν καὶ εἶπεν δοῦναι αὐτοῖς.