4Q286 (4Q287, fr. 6)=4QBerakhot''

Curses of Belial

Fr. 7 a

II council of the Community stiall all say together, Amen, amen.

Afterwards [they] shall damn Belial and all his guilty lot. They shall

answer and say, Cursed be [B]elial in his hostile design, and damned

in his guilty dominion. Cursed be all the spirits of his [lo]t in their

wicked design, and damned in their thoughts of unclean impurity For

they are the lot of darkness and their visitation is for eternal

destruction. Amen, amen.

Cursed be the Wicke[d One in all the ages ] of his dominions, and

may all the sons of Belial be damned in all the works of their service

until their annihilation [for ever, Amen, amen.]

And [they shall coritinue to say: Be cursed, Ang]el of Perdition and

Spirpt of Destjruction, in all the thoughts of your g[uilty] inclination [and

all yourabominajble [plots] and [your] wicked design, [and] may you be

[da]mned … Amen, am[en].

[Cursed be a]ll those who practi[se] their [wicked designs] and

establish [in their heart] their (evil) devices, [plotting against Go]d'[s

Covenant] … to exchange the judgemen[ts of truth for folly.]