YUD 1:14 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Now also Enoch, seventh from Adam, prophesied about these ones, saying, “Behold! The Lord came with myriads of his holy ones

UST Even Enoch, the seventh person in the line of people who descended from Adam, spoke about these false teachers when he said: “Listen carefully to this: The Lord will certainly come with a countless number of his holy angels.

BSB Enoch, [the] seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them:
⇔ “Behold, [the] Lord is coming
⇔ with myriads of His holy [ones]

BLB And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied as to these, saying: "Behold, the Lord has come amidst myriads of His holy ones,

AICNT It was also about these men that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones,

OEB To these people, as to others, Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, declared – “See! The Lord has come with his hosts of holy ones around him,

WEBBE About these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold,[fn] the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,

1:14 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET Now Enoch, the seventh in descent beginning with Adam, even prophesied of them, saying, “Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones,

LSV And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied to these, saying, “Behold, the LORD has come with myriads of His holy ones,

FBV Enoch, seven generations on from Adam, spoke prophetically about these people: “Look! The Lord is coming, together with thousands and thousands of his holy ones

TCNT Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied about these men, saying, “Behold, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones

T4T Enoch, the sixth person in the line of people who descended from Adam, prophesied this about those teachers of false doctrine: “Listen carefully to this: The Lord will certainly come with a countless number of his holy angels in order

LEB No LEB YUD (JUD) 1:14 verse available

BBE The prophet Enoch, who was the seventh after Adam, said of these men, The Lord came with tens of thousands of his saints,

Moff It was of these, too, that Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied, when he said,
⇔ Behold the Lord comes with myriads of his holy ones,

Wymth It was also about these that Enoch, who belonged to the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, "The Lord has come, attended by myriads of His people, to execute judgement upon all,

ASV And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,

DRA Now of these Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying: Behold, the Lord cometh with thousands of his saints,

YLT And prophesy also to these did the seventh from Adam — Enoch — saying, 'Lo, the Lord did come in His saintly myriads,

Drby And Enoch, [the] seventh from Adam, prophesied also as to these, saying, Behold, [the] Lord has come amidst his holy myriads,

RV And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,

SLT And also of these prophesied Enoch, the seventh from Adam, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,

Wbstr And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

KJB-1769 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
(And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh/comes with ten thousands of his saints, )

KJB-1611 And Enoch also, the seuenth from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord commeth with ten thousands of his Saints,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Enoch the seuenth from Adam, prophesied before of such, saying: Beholde, the Lorde shall come with thousandes of saintes,
(Enoch the seventh from Adam, prophesied before of such, saying: Behold, the Lord shall come with thousands of saints,)

Gnva And Enoch also the seuenth from Adam, prophecied of such, saying, Beholde, the Lord commeth with thousands of his Saints,
(And Enoch also the seventh from Adam, prophesied of such, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh/comes with thousands of his Saints, )

Cvdl Enoch the seuenth from Adam prophecied before of suche, saienge: Beholde, the LORDE shal come with thousandes of sayntes,
(Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied before of suche, saienge: Behold, the LORD shall come with thousands of saints,)

TNT Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied before of suche saying: Beholde the lorde shall come with thousandes of sayntes
(Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied before of such saying: Behold the lord shall come with thousands of saints )

Wycl But Enoch, the seuenthe fro Adam, profeciede of these, and seide, Lo! the Lord cometh with hise hooli thousandis,
(But Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, and said, Lo! the Lord cometh/comes with his holy thousandis,)

Luth Es hat aber auch von solchen geweissaget Henoch, der Siebente von Adam, und gesprochen: Siehe, der HErr kommt mit viel tausend Heiligen,
(It has but also from such geprophesies(v) Henoch, the/of_the Sevente from Adam, and spoken: See/Look, the/of_the LORD comes with many thousand saints/holy_ones,)

ClVg Prophetavit autem et de his septimus ab Adam Enoch, dicens: Ecce venit Dominus in sanctis millibus suis[fn]
(He_prophesied however and from/about his the_seventh away Adam Enoch, saying: Behold he_came Master in/into/on to_the_saints thousands to_his_own )

1.14 Prophetavit. Non solum, inquit, mea auctoritate probo quod puniendi sunt, sed etiam auctoritate Enoch, quod jam olim præscripti sunt in tale judicium impii homines, qui nostris temporibus subintroierunt ad subvertendam fidem piorum. Enoch. In stirpe Cain, Enoch, qui dedicatio interpretatur, primus nascitur; in electorum vero progenie, Enoch, septimus memoratur, qui reprobi in hac vita, quæ ante est, seipsos ædificando dedicant: electi vero ædificationis suæ dedicationem in fine temporis, id est in septimo exspectant. Ecce venit Dominus. BEDA. Vera sententia quod Dominus arguet impios, et de operibus, etc., usque ad licet enim etiam de apocryphis testimonium veritatis sumere.

1.14 He_prophesied. Not/No only, he_said, my by_authority probo that puniendi are, but also by_authority Enoch, that already formerly/once beforescripti are in/into/on tale judgement wicked people/men, who/which ours times subthey_entered to subvertendam faith piorum. Enoch. In stock Cain, Enoch, who/which dedicatio interprets, primus is_born; in/into/on of_the_elect indeed/however progenie, Enoch, the_seventh memoratur, who/which reprobate in/into/on this_way life, which before it_is, themselves buildndo dedicant: chosen indeed/however buildsionis his/her_own dedication in/into/on fine time, that it_is in/into/on seventh they_are_waiting. Behold he_came Master. BEDA. Vera opinion that Master arguet wicked, and from/about works, etc., until to although because also from/about apocryphis testimony to_the_truths to_take.

UGNT ἐπροφήτευσεν δὲ καὶ τούτοις ἕβδομος ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ, Ἑνὼχ, λέγων, ἰδοὺ, ἦλθεν Κύριος ἐν ἁγίαις μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ,
(eprofaʸteusen de kai toutois hebdomos apo Adam, Henōⱪ, legōn, idou, aʸlthen Kurios en hagiais muriasin autou,)

SBL-GNT Προεφήτευσεν δὲ καὶ τούτοις ἕβδομος ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ Ἑνὼχ λέγων· Ἰδοὺ ἦλθεν κύριος ἐν ἁγίαις μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ,
(Proefaʸteusen de kai toutois hebdomos apo Adam Henōⱪ legōn; Idou aʸlthen kurios en hagiais muriasin autou,)

RP-GNT Προεφήτευσεν δὲ καὶ τούτοις ἕβδομος ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ Ἐνώχ, λέγων, Ἰδού, ἦλθεν κύριος ἐν ἁγίαις μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ,
(Proefaʸteusen de kai toutois hebdomos apo Adam Enōⱪ, legōn, Idou, aʸlthen kurios en hagiais muriasin autou,)

TC-GNT [fn]Προεφήτευσε δὲ καὶ τούτοις ἕβδομος ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ Ἐνώχ, λέγων, Ἰδού, ἦλθε Κύριος ἐν [fn]ἁγίαις μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ,
(Proefaʸteuse de kai toutois hebdomos apo Adam Enōⱪ, legōn, Idou, aʸlthe Kurios en hagiais muriasin autou, )

1:14 προεφητευσε [97.4%] ¦ επροφητευσε WH [0.4%]

1:14 αγιαις μυριασιν [88.4%] ¦ μυριασιν αγιαις TR [5.1%]

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5–19: Jude gave illustrations to prove that the Lord would punish the fake Christians

In this section, Jude described the sins of the fake Christians in more detail. He also foretold that the Lord would punish them. He used a special Jewish styleAs mentioned in the Outline, this style was called “midrash.” Jewish rabbis sometimes used this text-application style of presentation. in these verses. He referred to different examples, often taken from the Bible. Then he applied these examples to the situation about which he was writing.

Jude organized this part of his letter as follows:

Example	Application
verses 5–7	verse 8Verse 8 is the application for the examples in 5–7 and could end that paragraph. Verse 8 also introduces 9–10 and could begin that paragraph. These Notes show the paragraph division between verse 7 and verse 8, as does almost every English version.
verse 9	verse 10
verse 11	verses 12–13
verses 14–15	verse 16
verses 17–18	verse 19

The main purpose of the section was to show that the Lord would certainly punish these fake Christians. Jude compared them with well-known individuals and groups mentioned in the Old Testament and in other Jewish writings. He also used things found in nature to describe their sinful ways. Through these examples, he explained that these fake Christians deserved the punishment which they would receive.

Paragraph 14–16

In this paragraph, Jude quoted a prophecy made by a man named Enoch. Enoch lived in the Old Testament period, before the great flood. Genesis 5:18–24 indicates that Enoch had a special relationship with God, and that he never died.

Enoch prophesied that the Lord would condemn people like these fake Christians. Jude did not learn this prophecy from the Bible, but from some other reliable source.

Jude presented the information about Enoch in an order that is unusual for some languages, including English. A general comment at the end of the notes for 15d shows a way to reorder 14–15.

14a

Enoch, the seventh from Adam,

¶ Enoch was the seventh generation from Adam, who was the first.
¶ Enoch was born in the seventh generation starting with Adam, who was born in the first generation.

Enoch, the seventh from Adam: Jude identified Enoch as the seventh from Adam. The list of his ancestors recorded in Genesis chapter 5 begins with Adam, the first person whom God created. The order in Genesis 5 is:

Adam
Seth
Enosh
Kenan
Mahalalel
Jared
Enoch

According to the way that Jude and his readers counted generations, Enoch was the seventh from Adam. They counted Adam as the first generation. According to the way that some other people groups normally count generations today, Enoch was the sixth generation from Adam.

Because the number seven is an important number in the Bible,The number seven can symbolize completeness. it is recommended that you use seventh in your translation, instead of “sixth.” You may be able to say something like:

Enoch was the seventh generation from Adam, who was the first.

If your language requires you to say something other than seventh, it is recommended that you include a footnote explaining that Jude wrote seventh. For example:

This numbering includes both the first and the last in the series of seven names from Adam to Enoch. (GNT)

14b

also prophesied about them:

Enoch prophesied about these people when he said,
God inspired him to predict what would happen to people like these. He said,

prophesied: Enoch’s prophecy is not recorded in the Old Testament. However, a similar statement was written in the non-biblical Jewish book of 1 Enoch. The Greek word that the BSB translates as prophesied can also be translated as:

foretold

told what would happen

was inspired by God to foretell…

See prophesy in the Glossary.

about them: The Greek pronoun toutois is in the dative case. In a note, the NET interprets this as a dative of disadvantage, meaning that Enoch prophesied “against them.” The Greek expression that the BSB translates as about them can also be translated as:

about these men (NIV)

about these people (CEV)

against them (REB)

them: The Greek pronoun that the BSB translates here as them refers to the fake Christians whom Jude mentioned in verses 4, 8, and 10–13. Some English versions use a general expression like “these people.” Other notes that refer to this issue are “certain men” in 4a, and “these men” in 12a and in 10a.

General Comment on 14 a-b

The third word in the Greek text of Jude 14 is kai, which is often translated “and.” Here it probably means “also” as in 14b of the BSB and indicates that the fake Christians were also included in what Enoch prophesied. Consider a natural way in your language to express this. For example:

It was of these also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied. (RSV)

In some languages, it may be more natural to leave this kai untranslated.

14c

“Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones

“Look!^(plur) The Lord will certainly come with many thousands of his holy angels.
“Listen^(plur) to this! The Lord will certainly come with a very large number of his holy angels.

The Greek text of this verse contains the verb legōn, which can be translated literally as “saying.” For example:

It was of these also that Enoch…prophesied, saying, (RSV)

This verb introduces Enoch’s prophecy. In 14c through the end of 15, Jude quoted Enoch’s words. Introduce this quote in a natural way in your language.

Behold: The Greek word idou that the BSB translates as Behold is used here to focus the attention of the reader on what Jude was about to say. Other ways to translate this word include:

Look!

Listen to this!

I tell you

Consider how to focus the readers’ attention in a natural way in your language. If your language would not use an expression like idou here, you may need to omit it, as some English versions have done. For example:

The Lord will come with many thousands of his holy angels… (GNT)

the Lord: The phrase the Lord refers here to Jesus Christ. Jude referred to him as Lord in this verse, even though Lord was not in Enoch’s original prophecy.1 Enoch 1:9 says, “And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of His holy ones…” (R.H. Charles, The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament in English (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1973, 1913), page 189.

is coming: The form of the Greek verb that the BSB translates here as is coming is past tense (“came”). Enoch’s prophecy concerned future events. However, Jude quoted Enoch as if he were speaking about past events.The past tense may indicate that the prophet had actually seen the events of the prophecy in a vision or in his mind. For example, the REB says: “I saw the Lord come with his myriads of angels….” It was common for prophets to speak like this to indicate that the prophecy would certainly happen.Another way to think about this certainty is that, by using the past tense, the prophet indicated that what he prophesied was as certain as if it had already happened.

You may use the verb form that is most appropriate in your language to communicate a prophecy (whether past, present, future, or another form). In some languages it will be helpful to include a word like “certainly” to emphasize that the prophecy was certain to happen. For example,

The Lord will certainly come…

myriads: The Greek word that the BSB translates as myriads is the plural form of “ten thousand.” The word is used in a general way to mean “a very large number.” It does not refer to any precise number. Ways to translate this include:

many thousands

countless

very many

of His holy ones: Most scholars think that His holy ones refers to his angels. See angel, Meaning 1, and holy, Meaning 2, in the Glossary. You may use your key term for angels here. For example:

of his angels

of his holy angels

UTN uW Translation Notes:

ἕβδομος ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ

˓the˒_seventh (Some words not found in SR-GNT: προεφήτευσεν Δέ καί τούτοις ἕβδομος ἀπό Ἀδάμ Ἑνώχ λέγων Ἰδού ἦλθεν Κύριος ἐν ἁγίαις μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ)

Since Adam is considered to be the first generation of mankind, Enoch is the seventh generation.

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

τούτοις

˱to˲_these

Here, these ones refers to the false teachers. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: [about these false teachers]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

λέγων

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [and he said]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: προεφήτευσεν Δέ καί τούτοις ἕβδομος ἀπό Ἀδάμ Ἑνώχ λέγων Ἰδού ἦλθεν Κύριος ἐν ἁγίαις μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ)

The term Behold focuses the attention of a listener or reader on what a speaker or writer is about to say. Though it literally means “look” or “see,” the term can be used to mean giving notice and attention, and that is how James is using it here. Alternate translation: [Pay attention to what I have to say!]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

ἦλθεν Κύριος

came ˓the˒_Lord

Jude is using the past tense in order to refer to something that will happen in the future. He is doing this to show that the event will certainly happen. If this is not clear in your language, you could use the future tense. Alternate translation: [The Lord will certainly come]

Κύριος

˓the˒_Lord

Here, Lord could refer to: (1) Jesus. Alternate translation, as in the UST: [The Lord Jesus] (2) God. Alternate translation: [The Lord God]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

μυριάσιν

myriads

The word myriads is the plural of the Greek word “myriad,” which means ten thousand (10,000) but is often used to refer to a large number. You can express this number in the way that would be most natural in your language. Alternate translation: [tens of thousands]

ἁγίαις

holy

Here, holy ones could refer to: (1) angels, as suggested by the presence of angels in similar statements about judgment in Matthew 24:31, 25:31, Mark 89:38, and 2 Thessalonians 1:7. Alternate translation, as in the UST: [his holy angels] (2) believers. Alternate translation: [his holy believers] or [his saints]

Parallel YUD 1:14

Section 5–19: Jude gave illustrations to prove that the Lord would punish the fake Christians

Paragraph 14–16

14a

14b

General Comment on 14 a-b

14c