1 NephiChapter12

And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Look, and behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren. And I looked and beheld the land of promise; and I beheld multitudes of people, yea, even as it were in number as many as the sand of the sea.

The angel said to me, "Look at your descendants, and also the descendants of your brothers." I looked and saw the promised land and multitudes of people, as many as the sand of the sea.

And it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together to battle, one against the other; and I beheld wars, and rumors of wars, and great slaughters with the sword among my people.

I saw armies gathered to fight one another. I saw wars, rumors of wars, and massive slaughter with the sword among my people.

And it came to pass that I beheld many generations pass away, after the manner of wars and contentions in the land; and I beheld many cities, yea, even that I did not number them.

I saw many generations pass by through wars and strife in the land, and I saw so many cities that I didn't count them.

And it came to pass that I saw a mist of darkness on the face of the land of promise; and I saw lightnings, and I heard thunderings, and earthquakes, and all manner of tumultuous noises; and I saw the earth and the rocks, that they rent; and I saw mountains tumbling into pieces; and I saw the plains of the earth, that they were broken up; and I saw many cities that they were sunk; and I saw many that they were burned with fire; and I saw many that did tumble to the earth, because of the quaking thereof.

I saw a dark mist over the land. I saw lightning and heard thunder, earthquakes, and all kinds of violent noise. I saw the earth and the rocks split apart. I saw mountains crumble into pieces, the plains broken up, many cities sink, many burned with fire, and many fall to the ground from the shaking.

And it came to pass after I saw these things, I saw the vapor of darkness, that it passed from off the face of the earth; and behold, I saw multitudes who had not fallen because of the great and terrible judgments of the Lord.

After this, I saw the dark mist clear away from the face of the earth, and I saw large numbers of people who hadn't fallen because of the great and terrible judgments of the Lord.

And I saw the heavens open, and the Lamb of God descending out of heaven; and he came down and showed himself unto them.

I saw the heavens open, and the Lamb of God descending out of heaven. He came down and showed himself to them.

And I also saw and bear record that the Holy Ghost fell upon twelve others; and they were ordained of God, and chosen.

I also saw, and I testify, that the Holy Ghost fell on twelve others, and they were ordained by God and chosen.

And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the twelve disciples of the Lamb, who are chosen to minister unto thy seed.

The angel said to me, "Look at the twelve disciples of the Lamb, who are chosen to minister to your descendants."

And he said unto me: Thou rememberest the twelve apostles of the Lamb? Behold they are they who shall judge the twelve tribes of Israel; wherefore, the twelve ministers of thy seed shall be judged of them; for ye are of the house of Israel.

And he said to me, "Do you remember the twelve apostles of the Lamb? They are the ones who will judge the twelve tribes of Israel. So the twelve ministers of your descendants will be judged by them, for you are of the house of Israel.

And these twelve ministers whom thou beholdest shall judge thy seed. And, behold, they are righteous forever; for because of their faith in the Lamb of God their garments are made white in his blood.

And these twelve ministers you see will judge your descendants. They are righteous forever, for their garments are made white in his blood because of their faith in the Lamb of God."

And the angel said unto me: Look! And I looked, and beheld three generations pass away in righteousness; and their garments were white even like unto the Lamb of God. And the angel said unto me: These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because of their faith in him.

And he said to me, "Look!" I looked and saw three generations pass by in righteousness, and their garments were white, like the Lamb of God. And he said, "These are made white in the blood of the Lamb because of their faith in him."

And I, Nephi, also saw many of the fourth generation who passed away in righteousness.

I also saw many of the fourth generation who passed by in righteousness.

And it came to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth gathered together.

Then I saw the multitudes of the earth gathered together.

And the angel said unto me: Behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren.

And the angel said to me, "Look at your descendants, and also the descendants of your brothers."

And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the people of my seed gathered together in multitudes against the seed of my brethren; and they were gathered together to battle.

I looked and saw my descendants gathered in armies against the descendants of my brothers. They had gathered for battle.

And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the fountain of filthy water which thy father saw; yea, even the river of which he spake; and the depths thereof are the depths of hell.

And the angel said to me, "Look at the filthy river your father saw, the river he spoke of. Its depths are the depths of hell.

And the mists of darkness are the temptations of the devil, which blindeth the eyes, and hardeneth the hearts of the children of men, and leadeth them away into broad roads, that they perish and are lost.

And the dark mist is the temptations of the devil, which blind the eyes, harden the hearts of people, and lead them away into broad roads, so that they perish and are lost.

And the large and spacious building, which thy father saw, is vain imaginations and the pride of the children of men. And a great and a terrible gulf divideth them; yea, even the word of the justice of the Eternal God, and the Messiah who is the Lamb of God, of whom the Holy Ghost beareth record, from the beginning of the world until this time, and from this time henceforth and forever.

And the large and spacious building your father saw is the empty imaginations and the pride of people. A great and terrible gulf divides them. That gulf is the word of the justice of the Eternal God, and the Messiah, who is the Lamb of God. The Holy Ghost testifies of him, from the beginning of the world until now, and from now on forever."

And while the angel spake these words, I beheld and saw that the seed of my brethren did contend against my seed, according to the word of the angel; and because of the pride of my seed, and the temptations of the devil, I beheld that the seed of my brethren did overpower the people of my seed.

While the angel was speaking, I saw my brothers' descendants fighting against mine, just as he said. And because of the pride of my descendants and the temptations of the devil, I saw my brothers' descendants overpower my own.

And it came to pass that I beheld, and saw the people of the seed of my brethren that they had overcome my seed; and they went forth in multitudes upon the face of the land.

Then I saw that my brothers' descendants had overcome mine, and they spread out in large numbers across the land.

And I saw them gathered together in multitudes; and I saw wars and rumors of wars among them; and in wars and rumors of wars I saw many generations pass away.

I saw them gathered in large numbers. I saw wars and rumors of wars among them, and through those wars I saw many generations pass by.

And the angel said unto me: Behold these shall dwindle in unbelief.

And the angel said to me, "These will fade away in unbelief."

And it came to pass that I beheld, after they had dwindled in unbelief they became a dark, and loathsome, and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations.

Then I saw that after they had faded away in unbelief, they became a dark, detestable, and filthy people, full of idleness and all kinds of abominations.