IT happened after the sons of men had multiplied in those days, that daughters were born to them, elegant and beautiful.
And when the Watchers, the sons of heaven, beheld them, they became enamored of them, saying to each other, Come, let us select for ourselves women from the progeny of men, and let us beget children.
Then their leader Shemiy'aza said to them; I fear that you may perhaps be indisposed to the performance of this enterprise;
And that I alone shall suffer for so grievous a crime.
But they answered him and said; We all swear;
And bind ourselves by mutual execrations, that we will not change our intention, but execute our projected undertaking.
Then they swore all together, and all bound themselves by mutual execrations. Their whole number was two hundred, who descended upon Ardis, which is the top of Mount Chermon.
That mountain therefore was called Chermon, because they had sworn upon it, and bound themselves by mutual execrations.
These are the names of their chiefs: Shemiy'aza, who was their leader, Urakabarame'el, Akiybe'el, Tamiy'el, Ramu'el, Dan'el, Azke'el, Sarakny'al, Asa'el, Armers, Batra'al, Anane, Zavebe, Samsave'el, Erta'el, Tur'el, Yomya'el, Arazy'al. These were the prefects of the two hundred angels, and the remainder were all with them.
Then they took women, each choosing for himself; whom they began to approach, and with whom they cohabited; teaching them sorcery, incantations, and the dividing of roots and trees.
And the women conceiving brought forth Naphaliym, and they bore to them three races first, the great Naphaliym. The Naphaliym brought forth the Nephiliym, and the Nephiliym brought forth the Elioud. And they existed, increasing in power according to their greatness.
Whose stature was each three hundred cubits. These devoured all the labor of men; until it became impossible to feed them;
When they turned themselves against men, in order to devour them;
And began to injure birds, beasts, reptiles, and fish, to eat one another's flesh and to drink their blood.
Then the earth reproved the unrighteous.