1 When Enoch said these words to his sons, and the princes of the people, all the people far and near heard how the Lord called Enoch. And they took counsel, and they all said: ‘Let us go and kiss Enoch!’ 2. And the men assembled to the number of 2000, and came to the place Achuzan, where Enoch was, and his sons. 3. And the elders of the people came together and [greeted him] and kissed Enoch, and said to him: ‘Enoch, our father; be thou blessed of the Lord, the eternal King! 4. And now bless thy sons, and all the people, that we may be glorified before thee to-day. 5. For thou art glorified before the face [glory] of the Lord for ever; since GOD has chosen thee above all men upon the earth, and has appointed thee as the scribe of His creation of visible and invisible things, and [a warner against] the sins of men, and a succour to thy family!’ And Enoch answered all his people saying: