Apocrypha · Chapter 45 of 68
Slavonic
Whoever hastens to make offerings before the Lord’s face, the Lord for his part will hasten that offering by granting of his work.
2But whoever increases his lamp before the Lord’s face and make not true judgment, the Lord will (not) increase his treasure in the realm of the highest.
3When the Lord demands bread, or candles, or (the )flesh (of beasts), or any other sacrifice, then that is nothing; but God demands pure hearts, and with all that (only) tests the heart of man.
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About 2 Enoch (The Book of the Secrets of Enoch)
Known as Slavonic Enoch: the ascent through the seven heavens, what Enoch sees in each one and the account of creation he brings back to his sons. English text: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, vol. 2, The Book of the Secrets of Enoch (Oxford: Clarendon Press), N. Forbes and R. H. Charles, from W. R. Morfill, 1913 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.
Source: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, vol. 2, The Book of the Secrets of Enoch (Oxford: Clarendon Press), N. Forbes and R. H. Charles, from W. R. Morfill (1913) · public domain