Once upon a time, when men had begun to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were
born unto them, daughters who were fair and beautiful, the angels, sons of god,
saw that the daughters of men were fair, and lusted after them. They said to one another:
"Come, let us choose wives from among the children of men and bear children with them." But Semyaza,
who was their leader, said to them; "I fear you will not agree to do this deed,
and I alone shall pay the penalty of this great sin." And they all answered him, saying: "Let
us swear an oath, and bind ourselves by mutual curses, so that we will not abandon this plan
but carry on with it." And so, they swore an oath together, binding themselves by mutual curses.
Then they descended in the days of Jared, to the summit of a great mountain,
and called it mount Hermon, because they had sworn and bound themselves by mutual curses on the act.
They were 200 in number and they were called the watchers. Their leaders were 20 in number,
each one leading a group of them. These chiefs were called Semyaza, Azazel, Armaros,
Arakiel, Ezequeel, Gadreel, Shamshiel, Kokabel, Sariel, Penemue,
Baraqijal, Arakiba, Ramiel, Danel, Taniel, Ananel, Turel, Zaqiel, Azael, popularly known as Azrael,
and Satanil, popularly known as Sammael. The 200 watchers went down and took wives
for themselves, each choosing one for himself. They put on the corruptibility of the flesh and
went in with the women, laying with them and defiling themselves. The angels taught them
magic and spell and cuttings of the root, and taught them of the herbs and plants.
Azazel taught them how to make swords, knives, shields and breastplates, he taught them of the
metals and precious stones of the earth and how to work them into ornaments and various shapes,
and he taught them the art of beautification with colors and dyes, and how to adorn the eyelids.
Semyaza taught the casting of spells and root cuttings and Armaros taught counter spells, how
to release oneself from spells. Baraqijal taught Astrology and Kokabel taught the constellations,
Ezequeel taught the knowledge of the clouds and Arakiel taught the signs of the earth,
Shamshiel taught the signs of the sun and Sariel taught the course of the moon,
Gadreel introduced more weapons of war, and Penemue Instructed mankind
in writing and the secrets of wisdom. " And so the watchers were led astray
and turned away from God, they committed fornication and became corrupt in all their ways.
The women became pregnant and bore half angel half human hybrids, and the hybrids grew to become very
large giants whose heights were 3000 cubits. These hybrids were called the Nephilim, they were the
mighty men of old, the men of renown. The giants consumed all the food and hard labour of men,
and when the children of men could no longer sustain them,
they turned against mankind and began to devour them. They sinned not only against men, but also
against beasts and birds, reptiles and fish, for they devoured their flesh, and drank their blood.
With the knowledge the angels taught mankind, mankind sinned from eternity to eternity.
On one side, men destroyed men with the knowledge they had been armed, and on the other side,
the giants ravaged the lands, devouring everything in sight. Mankind perished and cried out,
and their cries went up to the heavens, and the earth laid accusation against the lawless giants.
The archangels Michael, Uriel, Raphael and Gabriel, looked down from the heavens
and saw the much blood being shed on earth and the lawlessness being done. And they spoke to each
other, saying: "Let the cries of the destruction of the earth ascend into the gates of heaven.
And let us, the holy ones, make our petition and bring our cause to the lord." And this
the holy angels did, for they came kneeling before the lord of ages and said to him: "Lord of lords,
God of gods, king of kings, and God of the ages, your glory endures through all generations,
and your name blessed to all ages. You have made all things and you have power over all things,
you see all things and nothing hides from you. Look at what Azazel has done,
he has taught mankind the secrets which were kept to the heavens, and has caused
all unrighteousness on earth. See Semyaza whom you made leader over his associates, he has taught men
enchantments and spells. They have all laid with the daughters of men and have defiled themselves,
revealing to them all kinds of sin. And lo, the women have borne giants and all the earth has been
filled with blood and unrighteousness. And now, O lord, behold the souls who have died, as they
cry out and make petitions to the heavens. Their cries have ascended the gates of heaven and will
not stop because of the unlawful acts being done on earth. You see things before they come to pass,
you see all these and you say nothing to us. Tell us Master, what do we do about these crimes?"