2 NephiChapter26

And after Christ shall have risen from the dead he shall show himself unto you, my children, and my beloved brethren; and the words which he shall speak unto you shall be the law which ye shall do.

After Christ has risen from the dead, he will show himself to you, my children and my beloved brothers, and the words he speaks to you will be the law you are to obey.

For behold, I say unto you that I have beheld that many generations shall pass away, and there shall be great wars and contentions among my people.

For I say to you that I have seen that many generations will pass by, and that there will be great wars and conflicts among my people.

And after the Messiah shall come there shall be signs given unto my people of his birth, and also of his death and resurrection; and great and terrible shall that day be unto the wicked, for they shall perish; and they perish because they cast out the prophets, and the saints, and stone them, and slay them; wherefore the cry of the blood of the saints shall ascend up to God from the ground against them.

And after the Messiah comes, there will be signs given to my people of his birth and also of his death and resurrection. That day will be great and terrible for the wicked, for they will perish. They perish because they drive out the prophets and the saints, stone them, and kill them. So the cry of the saints' blood will rise from the ground to God against them.

Wherefore, all those who are proud, and that do wickedly, the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, for they shall be as stubble.

So all those who are proud and all who do wickedly, the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of Hosts, for they shall be as stubble.

And they that kill the prophets, and the saints, the depths of the earth shall swallow them up, saith the Lord of Hosts; and mountains shall cover them, and whirlwinds shall carry them away, and buildings shall fall upon them and crush them to pieces and grind them to powder.

And as for those who kill the prophets and the saints, the depths of the earth shall swallow them up, says the Lord of Hosts. Mountains shall cover them, whirlwinds shall carry them away, and buildings shall fall on them, crush them to pieces, and grind them to powder.

And they shall be visited with thunderings, and lightnings, and earthquakes, and all manner of destructions, for the fire of the anger of the Lord shall be kindled against them, and they shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall consume them, saith the Lord of Hosts.

And they shall be visited with thunder, lightning, earthquakes, and all kinds of destruction, for the fire of the Lord's anger shall be kindled against them. They shall be as stubble, and the day that comes shall consume them, says the Lord of Hosts.

O the pain, and the anguish of my soul for the loss of the slain of my people! For I, Nephi, have seen it, and it well nigh consumeth me before the presence of the Lord; but I must cry unto my God: Thy ways are just.

O the pain and the anguish of my soul for the loss of the slain of my people! For I have seen it, and it nearly consumes me before the presence of the Lord. But I must cry out to my God, "Your ways are just."

But behold, the righteous that hearken unto the words of the prophets, and destroy them not, but look forward unto Christ with steadfastness for the signs which are given, notwithstanding all persecution—behold, they are they which shall not perish.

But the righteous listen to the words of the prophets and do not destroy them. In spite of all persecution, they look forward to Christ with steadfastness, watching for the signs that are given. They are the ones who will not perish.

But the Son of righteousness shall appear unto them; and he shall heal them, and they shall have peace with him, until three generations shall have passed away, and many of the fourth generation shall have passed away in righteousness.

But the Son of righteousness will appear to them and heal them, and they will have peace with him, until three generations have passed by, and many of the fourth generation have passed by in righteousness.

And when these things have passed away a speedy destruction cometh unto my people; for, notwithstanding the pains of my soul, I have seen it; wherefore, I know that it shall come to pass; and they sell themselves for naught; for, for the reward of their pride and their foolishness they shall reap destruction; for because they yield unto the devil and choose works of darkness rather than light, therefore they must go down to hell.

And when these things have passed by, a swift destruction comes to my people. In spite of the pain of my soul, I have seen it, so I know it will happen. They sell themselves for nothing. For the reward of their pride and foolishness, they will reap destruction. Because they yield to the devil and choose works of darkness rather than light, they must go down to hell.

For the Spirit of the Lord will not always strive with man. And when the Spirit ceaseth to strive with man then cometh speedy destruction, and this grieveth my soul.

For the Spirit of the Lord will not always plead with people. And when the Spirit stops pleading with people, swift destruction comes, and this grieves my soul.

And as I spake concerning the convincing of the Jews, that Jesus is the very Christ, it must needs be that the Gentiles be convinced also that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God;

And as I have spoken about convincing the Jews that Jesus is the very Christ, the Gentiles must also be convinced that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God,

And that he manifesteth himself unto all those who believe in him, by the power of the Holy Ghost; yea, unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, working mighty miracles, signs, and wonders, among the children of men according to their faith.

and that he shows himself to all those who believe in him, by the power of the Holy Ghost, to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, working mighty miracles, signs, and wonders among humankind according to their faith.

But behold, I prophesy unto you concerning the last days; concerning the days when the Lord God shall bring these things forth unto the children of men.

But I prophesy to you about the last days, about the days when the Lord God will bring these things forth to humankind.

After my seed and the seed of my brethren shall have dwindled in unbelief, and shall have been smitten by the Gentiles; yea, after the Lord God shall have camped against them round about, and shall have laid siege against them with a mount, and raised forts against them; and after they shall have been brought down low in the dust, even that they are not, yet the words of the righteous shall be written, and the prayers of the faithful shall be heard, and all those who have dwindled in unbelief shall not be forgotten.

After my descendants and the descendants of my brothers shall have faded away in unbelief, and shall have been struck down by the Gentiles; after the Lord God shall have camped against them all around, and shall have laid siege against them with a siege mound, and raised forts against them; after they shall have been brought down low in the dust, so low that they are no more, yet the words of the righteous shall be written, and the prayers of the faithful shall be heard, and all those who have faded away in unbelief shall not be forgotten.

For those who shall be destroyed shall speak unto them out of the ground, and their speech shall be low out of the dust, and their voice shall be as one that hath a familiar spirit; for the Lord God will give unto him power, that he may whisper concerning them, even as it were out of the ground; and their speech shall whisper out of the dust.

For those who shall be destroyed shall speak to them out of the ground, and their speech shall be low out of the dust, and their voice shall be as one who has a familiar spirit. For the Lord God will give him power to whisper concerning them, as if out of the ground, and their speech shall whisper out of the dust.

For thus saith the Lord God: They shall write the things which shall be done among them, and they shall be written and sealed up in a book, and those who have dwindled in unbelief shall not have them, for they seek to destroy the things of God.

For thus says the Lord God: They shall write the things that shall be done among them, and these shall be written and sealed up in a book. Those who have faded away in unbelief shall not have them, for they seek to destroy the things of God.

Wherefore, as those who have been destroyed have been destroyed speedily; and the multitude of their terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away—yea, thus saith the Lord God: It shall be at an instant, suddenly—

So, just as those who have been destroyed have been destroyed speedily, the multitude of their terrible ones shall be as chaff that passes away. Thus says the Lord God: It shall be at an instant, suddenly—

And it shall come to pass, that those who have dwindled in unbelief shall be smitten by the hand of the Gentiles.

And those who have faded away in unbelief shall be struck down by the hand of the Gentiles.

And the Gentiles are lifted up in the pride of their eyes, and have stumbled, because of the greatness of their stumbling block, that they have built up many churches; nevertheless, they put down the power and miracles of God, and preach up unto themselves their own wisdom and their own learning, that they may get gain and grind upon the face of the poor.

And the Gentiles are lifted up in the pride of their eyes and have stumbled because of the greatness of their stumbling block: they have built up many churches. Even so, they put down the power and miracles of God, and preach their own wisdom and learning to themselves, so that they may get rich and grind upon the face of the poor.

And there are many churches built up which cause envyings, and strifes, and malice.

And there are many churches built up which cause envy, strife, and malice.

And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the combinations of the devil, for he is the founder of all these things; yea, the founder of murder, and works of darkness; yea, and he leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them with his strong cords forever.

And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the devil's combinations, for he is the founder of all these things, the founder of murder and works of darkness. And he leads them by the neck with a flaxen cord until he binds them forever with his strong cords.

For behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you that the Lord God worketh not in darkness.

For I say to you, my beloved brothers, that the Lord God does not work in darkness.

He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation.

He does not do anything except for the benefit of the world, for he loves the world so much that he lays down his own life to draw all people to him. So he forbids no one to partake of his salvation.

Behold, doth he cry unto any, saying: Depart from me? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but he saith: Come unto me all ye ends of the earth, buy milk and honey, without money and without price.

Does he call out to anyone, saying, "Depart from me"? I say to you, No. But he says, "Come to me, all you ends of the earth, buy milk and honey, without money and without price."

Behold, hath he commanded any that they should depart out of the synagogues, or out of the houses of worship? Behold, I say unto you, Nay.

Has he commanded anyone to leave the synagogues or the houses of worship? I say to you, No.

Hath he commanded any that they should not partake of his salvation? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but he hath given it free for all men; and he hath commanded his people that they should persuade all men to repentance.

Has he commanded anyone not to partake of his salvation? I say to you, No. He has given it free to all people, and he has commanded his people to persuade all people to repentance.

Behold, hath the Lord commanded any that they should not partake of his goodness? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but all men are privileged the one like unto the other, and none are forbidden.

Has the Lord commanded anyone not to partake of his goodness? I say to you, No. All people are privileged the one like the other, and none are forbidden.

He commandeth that there shall be no priestcrafts; for, behold priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.

He commands that there shall be no priestcrafts, for priestcrafts are this: that people preach and set themselves up for a light to the world, so that they may get rich and gain the praise of the world. But they do not seek the welfare of Zion.

Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love, and except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.

The Lord has forbidden this thing. So the Lord God has given a commandment that all people should have charity, and charity is love, and unless they have charity they are nothing. And if they have charity, they will not allow the laborer in Zion to perish.

But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish.

But the laborer in Zion will labor for Zion, for if they labor for money they will perish.

And again, the Lord God hath commanded that men should not murder; that they should not lie; that they should not steal; that they should not take the name of the Lord their God in vain; that they should not envy; that they should not have malice; that they should not contend one with another; that they should not commit whoredoms; and that they should do none of these things; for whoso doeth them shall perish.

And again, the Lord God has commanded that people should not murder, lie, steal, take the name of the Lord their God in vain, envy, have malice, contend with one another, or commit whoredoms. They should do none of these things, for whoever does them will perish.

For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.

For none of these sins come from the Lord. He does what is good among humankind, does nothing that is not plain to humankind, invites them all to come to him and partake of his goodness, and denies no one who comes to him — black and white, bond and free, male and female. He remembers the heathen, and all are alike to God, both Jew and Gentile.