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The Angels of Mastemoth and the Rule of Belial

a The Angels of Mastemoth and the Rule of Belial A

Fragment 1
(2) [and] break[ing ... ] again (?) ... the sons of Aaron ... seventy years ... (3) and the sons of Aaron shall rule them, but they shall not walk in My Wa[ys,] which I comm[an]d you and which (4) you shall warn them about. They also (i.e., sons of Aaron) shall do what is Evil in my eyes, exactly as Israel did (5) in the early days of its Kingdom, apart from those who will come up first from the land where they have been captive, to build (6) the Temple. And I will speak to them and send them Commandments, and they will understand to what extent (7) they have wandered astray, they and their forefathers. But from the end of that generation, corresponding to the Seventh Jubilee (8) since the desolation of the land, they will forget Law and festival, sabbath and Covenant. They will break (i.e., violate) everything, and do (9) what is evil in My eyes. Thus I shall turn My face away from them, and give them into the hands of their enemies, delivering [them] (10) to the sword. Yet I will spare a remnant, so th[at] in My anger and

angry at them because of their rebellion, (8) [because they aban]doned Me and did what was evil in My eyes, and because they chose what displeases Me, overpowering others for the sake of riches and profiteering (9) ... They will rob their neigh[b]ors and oppress one another and defile My Temple Fragment 2 (10) ... and] My festivals Column 1 ... through [their] children they will pollu[te] (2) [My] house [and My their seed. Their priests altar and] the Hol[y] will commit violence ... Temple ... (3) thus it will be done ... [f]or these things shall Fragment 2 come upon them ... and Column 2 (4) the rule of Belial will [be] upon them, and (4) from it ... they will be delivered to the (5) and with a word ... sword for a week of (6) we ... year[s ... From the] be- (7) they will know, and I ginning of that Jubilee will send ... (8) and with compassion they will (5) break all My Laws to as[k ... ] and all my Command- (9) in the midst of the ments that I commanded land [and] on ... th[em, though I send (10) their possession them] my ser vants the and they will sacrifice in it ... Prophets. (6) And they wi[ll be]gin (11) they will pollute it to quarrel with one an- and the alter ... other. Seventy years from the day when they [THE ANGELS OF broke the [Law and the] MASTEMOTH AND Covenant, I will give them (7) [into the power of THE RULE OF BEthe An]gels of Maste- LIAL (4Q390)] moth, who will rule them, and they (i.e., the people) will neither know nor understand that I am [My] turning a[way from them,] they will not be des[royed]. (11) And the Angels of Mas[t]emoth will rule over them and ... they will turn aside and (12) do ... what I consider Evil, walking in the stub[borness of their hearts ... ]

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