1 NephiChapter18

And it came to pass that they did worship the Lord, and did go forth with me; and we did work timbers of curious workmanship. And the Lord did show me from time to time after what manner I should work the timbers of the ship.

My brothers worshiped the Lord and went with me, and we worked the ship's timbers with fine craftsmanship. And from time to time, the Lord showed me how to work them.

Now I, Nephi, did not work the timbers after the manner which was learned by men, neither did I build the ship after the manner of men; but I did build it after the manner which the Lord had shown unto me; wherefore, it was not after the manner of men.

I didn't work the timbers the way people had learned to, and I didn't build the ship the way people build ships. I built it the way the Lord had shown me, so it was nothing like what people build.

And I, Nephi, did go into the mount oft, and I did pray oft unto the Lord; wherefore the Lord showed unto me great things.

I often went up the mountain, and I often prayed to the Lord, so he showed me great things.

And it came to pass that after I had finished the ship, according to the word of the Lord, my brethren beheld that it was good, and that the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine; wherefore, they did humble themselves again before the Lord.

After I had finished the ship, according to the word of the Lord, my brothers saw that it was good and that the workmanship was very fine. So they humbled themselves again before the Lord.

And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came unto my father, that we should arise and go down into the ship.

Then the voice of the Lord came to my father, commanding that we get up and go down into the ship.

And it came to pass that on the morrow, after we had prepared all things, much fruits and meat from the wilderness, and honey in abundance, and provisions according to that which the Lord had commanded us, we did go down into the ship, with all our loading and our seeds, and whatsoever thing we had brought with us, every one according to his age; wherefore, we did all go down into the ship, with our wives and our children.

The next day we had everything ready: plenty of fruit and meat from the wilderness, lots of honey, and the provisions the Lord had commanded us to take. Then we went down into the ship with all our cargo, our seeds, and everything else we had brought with us, each one according to his age. And so we were all aboard, with our wives and our children.

And now, my father had begat two sons in the wilderness; the elder was called Jacob and the younger Joseph.

Now, my father had two sons born to him in the wilderness: the older was named Jacob and the younger Joseph.

And it came to pass after we had all gone down into the ship, and had taken with us our provisions and things which had been commanded us, we did put forth into the sea and were driven forth before the wind towards the promised land.

After we had all boarded and taken our provisions and the things we had been commanded to bring, we put out to sea and were driven before the wind toward the promised land.

And after we had been driven forth before the wind for the space of many days, behold, my brethren and the sons of Ishmael and also their wives began to make themselves merry, insomuch that they began to dance, and to sing, and to speak with much rudeness, yea, even that they did forget by what power they had been brought thither; yea, they were lifted up unto exceeding rudeness.

After we had been driven before the wind for many days, my brothers, the sons of Ishmael, and their wives began entertaining themselves, so much so that they danced, sang, and talked very inappropriately. They even forgot what power had brought them there. They let themselves be carried away into thoroughly inappropriate behavior.

And I, Nephi, began to fear exceedingly lest the Lord should be angry with us, and smite us because of our iniquity, that we should be swallowed up in the depths of the sea; wherefore, I, Nephi, began to speak to them with much soberness; but behold they were angry with me, saying: We will not that our younger brother shall be a ruler over us.

I grew terribly afraid that the Lord would be angry with us and strike us down for our sin, so that we would be swallowed up in the depths of the sea. So I spoke to them very seriously, but they were angry with me and said, "We won't have our younger brother rule over us."

And it came to pass that Laman and Lemuel did take me and bind me with cords, and they did treat me with much harshness; nevertheless, the Lord did suffer it that he might show forth his power, unto the fulfilling of his word which he had spoken concerning the wicked.

Then Laman and Lemuel took me and tied me up with cords, and they treated me very harshly. Even so, the Lord allowed it, so that he could show his power and fulfill the word he had spoken about the wicked.

And it came to pass that after they had bound me insomuch that I could not move, the compass, which had been prepared of the Lord, did cease to work.

After they had tied me up so tightly that I couldn't move, the compass, which the Lord had prepared, stopped working.

Wherefore, they knew not whither they should steer the ship, insomuch that there arose a great storm, yea, a great and terrible tempest, and we were driven back upon the waters for the space of three days; and they began to be frightened exceedingly lest they should be drowned in the sea; nevertheless they did not loose me.

So they didn't know which way to steer, and a great storm came up, a terrible tempest, and we were driven back over the water for three days. They grew terrified that they would drown in the sea, but even so they didn't untie me.

And on the fourth day, which we had been driven back, the tempest began to be exceedingly sore.

On the fourth day that we had been driven back, the storm grew terribly fierce.

And it came to pass that we were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea. And after we had been driven back upon the waters for the space of four days, my brethren began to see that the judgments of God were upon them, and that they must perish save that they should repent of their iniquities; wherefore, they came unto me, and loosed the bands which were upon my wrist, and behold they had swollen exceedingly; and also mine ankles were much swollen, and great was the soreness thereof.

We were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea. After we had been driven back over the water for four days, my brothers saw that the judgments of God were on them, and that they must die unless they repented of their sins. So they came to me and untied the cords on my wrists. My wrists were terribly swollen, and my ankles were badly swollen and very sore.

Nevertheless, I did look unto my God, and I did praise him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions.

Even so, I looked to my God and praised him all day long, and I didn't grumble against the Lord because of my sufferings.

Now my father, Lehi, had said many things unto them, and also unto the sons of Ishmael; but, behold, they did breathe out much threatenings against anyone that should speak for me; and my parents being stricken in years, and having suffered much grief because of their children, they were brought down, yea, even upon their sick-beds.

Now, my father, Lehi, had said many things to them and the sons of Ishmael, but they made violent threats against anyone who spoke up for me. And my parents were old, and they had suffered so much grief over their children that they were brought down to their sickbeds.

Because of their grief and much sorrow, and the iniquity of my brethren, they were brought near even to be carried out of this time to meet their God; yea, their grey hairs were about to be brought down to lie low in the dust; yea, even they were near to be cast with sorrow into a watery grave.

Because of their grief and sorrow, and because of my brothers' wickedness, they were close to being carried out of this life to meet their God. Their gray hairs were about to be brought down to lie low in the dust. They were near to being cast down with sorrow into a watery grave.

And Jacob and Joseph also, being young, having need of much nourishment, were grieved because of the afflictions of their mother; and also my wife with her tears and prayers, and also my children, did not soften the hearts of my brethren that they would loose me.

Jacob and Joseph, still young and needing a lot of nourishment, were grieved by their mother's suffering. And my wife, with her tears and prayers, and my children too, couldn't soften my brothers' hearts enough to make them untie me.

And there was nothing save it were the power of God, which threatened them with destruction, could soften their hearts; wherefore, when they saw that they were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea they repented of the thing which they had done, insomuch that they loosed me.

Nothing could soften their hearts except the power of God, which threatened them with destruction. So when they saw that they were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea, they repented of what they had done and untied me.

And it came to pass after they had loosed me, behold, I took the compass, and it did work whither I desired it. And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord; and after I had prayed the winds did cease, and the storm did cease, and there was a great calm.

After they had untied me, I took the compass, and it worked, pointing the way I wanted to go. Then I prayed to the Lord, and after I had prayed, the winds died down, the storm stopped, and there was a great calm.

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did guide the ship, that we sailed again towards the promised land.

Then I guided the ship, and we sailed again toward the promised land.

And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of many days we did arrive at the promised land; and we went forth upon the land, and did pitch our tents; and we did call it the promised land.

After we had sailed for many days, we reached it. We went ashore and pitched our tents, and we called it the promised land.

And it came to pass that we did begin to till the earth, and we began to plant seeds; yea, we did put all our seeds into the earth, which we had brought from the land of Jerusalem. And it came to pass that they did grow exceedingly; wherefore, we were blessed in abundance.

Then we began tilling the ground and planting seeds. We put all the seeds we had brought from the land of Jerusalem into the ground, and they grew abundantly, so we were richly blessed.

And it came to pass that we did find upon the land of promise, as we journeyed in the wilderness, that there were beasts in the forests of every kind, both the cow and the ox, and the ass and the horse, and the goat and the wild goat, and all manner of wild animals, which were for the use of men. And we did find all manner of ore, both of gold, and of silver, and of copper.

And as we traveled in the wilderness, we found that in the promised land there were animals of every kind in the forests: the cow and the ox, the donkey and the horse, the goat and the wild goat, and all kinds of wild animals, which were for people to use. And we found all kinds of ore: gold, silver, and copper.