The complete Book of Enoch (1 Enoch) as a free, searchable PDF. This ancient Jewish apocalyptic text — quoted directly by Jude in the New Testament — describes the fall of the Watchers, the judgment of the Nephilim, and Enoch's visions of heaven. Public domain. No sign-up required.
The Book of Enoch (sometimes called 1 Enoch) is one of the most important non-canonical Jewish texts of the Second Temple period. It expands on Genesis 6:1–4 — the story of the 'sons of God' taking human wives — and names the fallen angels (the Watchers), their offspring (the Nephilim), and the judgment that followed. Jude, the brother of James, quotes Enoch directly in Jude 1:14–15: 'Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints.' Early church fathers including Tertullian and Irenaeus referenced Enoch with respect, and it was preserved as Scripture by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
The PDF contains the full R.H. Charles 1917 English translation — still the most widely cited scholarly English edition. It includes the Book of the Watchers (chapters 1–36), the Book of Parables (37–71), the Astronomical Book (72–82), the Book of Dream Visions (83–90), and the Epistle of Enoch (91–108). Use Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on Mac) to search any chapter or phrase.
Not in the Protestant or Catholic Bible. The 66-book Protestant canon and the 73-book Catholic canon both exclude 1 Enoch. However, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has always included it as canonical Scripture. The book was widely read in first-century Judea — fragments were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran, confirming its importance to the community that produced them. We provide it here for historical and devotional study alongside the King James Version, not as a replacement for canonical Scripture.
No. The Book of Enoch is not included in the King James Version or any standard Protestant or Catholic Bible. It is, however, considered canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and was widely read in first-century Judea.
It was never formally in the Protestant or Western Christian canon to begin with. Early church councils (Jamnia for Jewish texts, and later Christian councils) did not include it among the inspired Scriptures, though early Christian writers like Tertullian quoted it and Jude alludes to it in the New Testament.
Traditionally attributed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah (Genesis 5:21–24). Modern scholarship dates the composition between roughly 300 BC and 100 BC, with multiple Jewish authors contributing the different sections (Book of the Watchers, Parables, Astronomical Book, Dream Visions, Epistle).
Yes — Jude 1:14–15 quotes 1 Enoch 1:9 almost word for word: 'Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all…' This is the clearest example of a New Testament writer citing Enoch as a prophecy.
The R.H. Charles 1917 English translation, prepared from the Ethiopic Geʽez manuscripts. It is the most widely cited scholarly English edition and is in the full public domain.
No. This PDF contains 1 Enoch (the Ethiopic Book of Enoch). 2 Enoch (Slavonic Enoch) and 3 Enoch (Hebrew Enoch) are separate later texts with different content and are not included here.
The Watchers are a class of angels who, according to Enoch chapters 6–11, descended to earth, took human wives, and produced the Nephilim — the giants mentioned in Genesis 6:4. Their leader is named Semjâzâ, and Azazel is described as teaching humanity forbidden arts.
Yes. The R.H. Charles 1917 translation is fully public domain. You may print, copy, share, or quote it freely for any personal, ministry, or educational purpose.
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