The Fifth and Sixth Heavens

1 The men took me onto the fifth heaven and placed me, and there I saw many and countless soldiers, called Grigori, of human appearance, and their size was greater than that of great giants 2 and their faces were withered, and their mouths were always silent, and there was no service on the fifth heaven, and I said to the men who were with me: 'Why are these so withered, with such sad faces and silent mouths, and why is there no service on this heaven?' 3 And they said to me: These are the Grigori, who with their prince Satanail rejected the Lord of light,⁠a 4 and after them are those who are held in great darkness on the second heaven, and three of them went down onto earth from the Lord's throne, to the place Ermon, and broke through their vows on the shoulder of the hill Ermon and saw how good the daughters of men are, and took wives for themselves, 5 and fouled the earth with their deeds, who in all the times of their age made lawlessness and mixing, 6 and giants are born and marvelous big men and great enmity. And therefore God judged them with great judgment, and they weep for their brothers and they will be punished on the Lord's great day. 7 And I said to the Grigori: 'I saw your brothers and their works, and their great torments, and I prayed for them, but the Lord has condemned them to be under the earth until heaven and earth end forever.' 8 And I said: 'Why do you wait, brothers, and do not serve before the Lord's face, and why have you not offered your service before the Lord's face, so as not to anger your Lord utterly?' 9 And they listened to my admonition, and spoke to the four ranks in heaven, and as I stood with those two men four trumpets trumpeted together with a great voice, and the Grigori broke into song with one voice, and their voice went up before the Lord pitifully and movingly.