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But they constrained their children and their women every day in the cave to fast and pray, and to worship the most High God. They blessed themselves n the body of their father Adam, and anointed themselves with it.

Then Seth and his children, and his children's children, met together, and came down from the altar, and went to the Cave of Treasures--where they prayed, and blessed themselves in the body of our father Adam, and anointed themselves with it.

Then Seth prayed over them, and blessed them, and adjured them by the blood of Abel the just, saying, "I beg of you, my children, not to let one of you go down from this Holy and pure Mountain.

After having said this, Seth blessed Enos, his first-born son, and commanded him habitually to minister in purity before the body of our father Adam, all the days of his life; then, also, to go at times to the altar which he Seth had built. And he commanded him to feed his people in righteousness, in judgment and purity all the days of his life.

He then prayed over them and blessed them, and adjured them by the blood of Abel the just saying to them, "Let not one of your children go down from this Holy Mountain, and let them make no fellowship with the children of Cain the murderer."

Then when he had lived nine hundred and ten years, suffering and affliction came upon him. And when he was about to enter into rest, all the fathers with their wives and children came to him, and he blessed them, and adjured them by the blood of Abel, the just, saying to them, "Let not one among you go down from this Holy Mountain; and make no fellowship with the children of Cain the murderer."

Mahalaleel, his first-born son, received this commandment from his father, who blessed him and died.

Mahalaleel then blessed all his children; and then lay down on his bed, and entered into rest like his fathers.

Then God appeared unto Jared on the altar and blessed him and his children, and accepted their offerings; and commanded Jared to take of the sacred fire from the altar, and with it to light the lamp that shed light on the body of Adam.

God gave also many other commandments to Jared, and blessed him. And then withdrew His Word from him.

And when they were come to him he prayed over them and blessed them, and said to them, "Ye are righteous, innocent sons; go ye not down from this holy mountain; for behold, your children and your children's children have gone down from this holy mountain, and have estranged themselves from this holy mountain, through their abominable lust and transgression of God's commandment.

And here there is no unfruitful tree, and every place is blessed.

But I cursed ignorance, but what I had blessed previously, those I did not curse, I cursed not man, nor the earth, nor other creatures, but man's evil fruit, and his works.

And I blessed all my creatures visible and invisible. And Adam was five and half hours in paradise.

And I blessed the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, on which he rested from all his works.

'Blessed is the man who has not been born or who has been born and shall not sin before the Lord's face, that he come not into this place, nor bring the yoke of this place!

Blessed is the man who does not direct his heart with malice against any man, and helps the injured and condemned, and raises the broken down, and shall do charity to the needy, because on the day of the great judgement every weight, every measure and every makeweight will be as in the market, that is to say they are hung on scales and stand in the market, and every one shall learn his own measure, and according to his measure shall take his reward.

Blessed is the man who shall bear their yoke and shall drag them along, for he shall be released on the day of the great judgement.

BLESSED is the man who opens his lips in praise of God of Sabaoth and praises the Lord with his heart.

Blessed is he who opens his lips blessing and praising God.

Blessed is he who blesses all the Lord's works.

Blessed is he who looks down and raises the fallen.

Blessed is he who keeps the foundations of his fathers made firm from the beginning.

Blessed is he who implants peace and love. 12 Cursed is he who disturbs those that love their neighbours.

Blessed is he who speaks with humble tongue and heart to all.

And Methosalam. made haste, and summoned his brethren, Regim, Riman, Uchan, Chermion, Gaidad, and all the elders of the people before the face of his father Enoch; and he blessed them, and said to them:

Blessed are those who enter the good houses, for in the bad (sc. houses) there is no peace .nor return (sc. from them).

BLESSED is the man who in his patience brings his gifts with faith before the Lord's face, because he will find forgiveness of sins.

'Our father Enoch, be thou blessed of the Lord, the eternal ruler, and now bless thy sons and all the people, that we may be glorified to-day before thy face.

Blessed are the just who shall escape the great judgement, for they shall shine forth more than the sun sevenfold, for in this world the seventh part is taken off from all, light, darkness, food, enjoyment, sorrow, paradise, torture, fire, frost, and other things; he put all down in writing, that you might read and understand.'

Because they that bless Him shall be blessed, and they that curse Him shall perish.

And after these things I awaked, and blessed the Most High, and the angel who intercedeth for the nation of Israel and for all the righteous.

And my father's father blessed me according to all the words of the visions which I had seen. And he would not come with us to Bethel.

And it came to pass, when I became a man, that my father blessed me, saying, Thou shalt be a king, prospering in all things.

And Isaac, the father of my father, blessed me to be king in Israel, and Jacob further blessed me in like manner.

And Isaac, the father of my father, blessed me to be king in Israel, and Jacob further blessed me in like manner.

And the Lord blessed Levi, and the Angel of the Presence, me; the powers of glory, Simeon; the heaven, Reuben; the earth, Issachar; the sea, Zebulun; the mountains, Joseph; the tabernacle, Benjamin; the luminaries, Dan; Eden, Naphtali; the sun, Gad; the moon, Asher.

And my father blessed me, for he saw that I walked in rectitude before him.

For with the first-fruits of the earth will the Lord bless you, even as He blessed all the saints from Abel even until now.

For our father Jacob blessed me with blessings of the earth and of first-fruits.

For all this thing's sake the Lord blessed me, and when all my brethren were sick, I escaped without sickness, for the Lord knoweth the purposes of each.

Do ye also, therefore, charge your children that they be united to Levi and to Judah; for through them shall salvation arise unto Israel, and in them shall Jacob be blessed.

For the poor man, if free from envy he pleaseth the Lord in all things, is blessed beyond all men, because he hath not the travail of vain men.

And God blessed him by my means, and increased him in gold and silver and in household servants.

Then said Haiqar to the king, 'Let my lord the king live for ever! These be the deeds of the children of the world. I have reared me a palm-tree that I might lean on it, and it bent sideways, and threw me down. 30 But, O my Lord! since I have appeared fore thee, let not care oppress thee! And the king said to him: 'Blessed be God, who showed thee mercy, and knew that thou wast wronged, and saved thee and delivered thee from being slain.

And Haiqar said to him, 'Yes, so it was, but praise be to God, who knoweth what is hidden, for my lord the king commanded me to be killed, and he believed the word of profligate men, but the Lord delivered me, and blessed is he who trusteth in Him.'

Blessed be God who hath made thee perfect in wisdom and hath adorned thee with philosophy and knowledge. 9 And now, O Haiqar, there remains what we desire from thee, that thou shouldst build as a castle between heaven and earth.'

Then Pharaoh and all his nobles laughed. And he said, 'Blessed be the Most High God, who gave thee this wit and knowledge.'

O blessed age, O reverend grey head, O life faithful to the Law and perfected by the seal of death!

For who is there that being a philosopher following righteously the whole rule of philosophy, and having put his trust in God, and knowing that it is a blessed thing to endure all hardness for the sake of virtue, would not conquer his passions for the sake of righteousness?

By the blessed death of my brethren, by the eternal doom of the tyrant, and by the glorious life of the righteous, I will not deny my noble brotherhood.

AND when this one also died a blessed death, being cast into the cauldron, the seventh son, the youngest of them all, came forward.

Who were not amazed at them? The tyrant himself and his whole council admired their endurance, whereby they now do both Stand beside the throne of God and live the blessed age.

Happy was he; for he lived a life blessed with children, and he never knew the pain of their loss.

And he glorified also Daniel in the den of lions, and blessed him; and he called to your minds the saying of Isaiah,

Blessed then are the ministers of that draught who are entrusted with that water of His:

An everlasting crown for ever is Truth. Blessed are they who set it on their heads:

And I worshipped the Lord on account of His glory; and I said, Blessed, O Lord, are they who are planted in thy land! and those who have a place in thy Paradise;

Blessed are they who by means thereof have understood everything, and have known the Lord in His truth. Hallelujah.

He has richly blessed me and my head is with Him: and the sword shall not divide me from Him, nor the scimitar;

Blessed are they who have drunk therefrom and have found rest thereby. Hallelujah.

To the blessed there is joy from their hearts, and light from Him that dwells in them:

Hear ye me and be redeemed. For the grace of God I am telling among you: and by my means you shall be redeemed and become blessed.

For He set the root and watered it and fixed it and blessed it; and its fruits are for ever.