3 NephiChapter7

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And the people were divided one against another; and they did separate one from another into tribes, every man according to his family and his kindred and friends; and thus they did destroy the government of the land.

And every tribe did appoint a chief or a leader over them; and thus they became tribes and leaders of tribes.

Now behold, there was no man among them save he had much family and many kindreds and friends; therefore their tribes became exceedingly great.

Now all this was done, and there were no wars as yet among them; and all this iniquity had come upon the people because they did yield themselves unto the power of Satan.

And the regulations of the government were destroyed, because of the secret combination of the friends and kindreds of those who murdered the prophets.

And they did cause a great contention in the land, insomuch that the more righteous part of the people had nearly all become wicked; yea, there were but few righteous men among them.

And thus six years had not passed away since the more part of the people had turned from their righteousness, like the dog to his vomit, or like the sow to her wallowing in the mire.

Now this secret combination, which had brought so great iniquity upon the people, did gather themselves together, and did place at their head a man whom they did call Jacob;

And they did call him their king; therefore he became a king over this wicked band; and he was one of the chiefest who had given his voice against the prophets who testified of Jesus.

And it came to pass that they were not so strong in number as the tribes of the people, who were united together save it were their leaders did establish their laws, every one according to his tribe; nevertheless they were enemies; notwithstanding they were not a righteous people, yet they were united in the hatred of those who had entered into a covenant to destroy the government.

And so speedy was their march that it could not be impeded until they had gone forth out of the reach of the people. And thus ended the thirtieth year; and thus were the affairs of the people of Nephi.

And it came to pass in the thirty and first year that they were divided into tribes, every man according to his family, kindred and friends; nevertheless they had come to an agreement that they would not go to war one with another; but they were not united as to their laws, and their manner of government, for they were established according to the minds of those who were their chiefs and their leaders. But they did establish very strict laws that one tribe should not trespass against another, insomuch that in some degree they had peace in the land; nevertheless, their hearts were turned from the Lord their God, and they did stone the prophets and did cast them out from among them.

Therefore, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds—went forth among them in that same year, and began to testify, boldly, repentance and remission of sins through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.

And he did minister many things unto them; and all of them cannot be written, and a part of them would not suffice, therefore they are not written in this book. And Nephi did minister with power and with great authority.

And in the name of Jesus did he cast out devils and unclean spirits; and even his brother did he raise from the dead, after he had been stoned and suffered death by the people.

And the people saw it, and did witness of it, and were angry with him because of his power; and he did also do many more miracles, in the sight of the people, in the name of Jesus.

And as many as had devils cast out from them, and were healed of their sicknesses and their infirmities, did truly manifest unto the people that they had been wrought upon by the Spirit of God, and had been healed; and they did show forth signs also and did do some miracles among the people.

Thus passed away the thirty and second year also. And Nephi did cry unto the people in the commencement of the thirty and third year; and he did preach unto them repentance and remission of sins.

Now I would have you to remember also, that there were none who were brought unto repentance who were not baptized with water.

Therefore, there were ordained of Nephi, men unto this ministry, that all such as should come unto them should be baptized with water, and this as a witness and a testimony before God, and unto the people, that they had repented and received a remission of their sins.

And there were many in the commencement of this year that were baptized unto repentance; and thus the more part of the year did pass away.

I will show you that the Nephites didn't set up a king over the land. But in that same year, the thirtieth year, they murdered the chief judge of the land on the judgment seat itself. The people were divided against each other, and they split apart into tribes, everyone going with his own family, relatives, and friends. And so they destroyed the government of the land. Every tribe appointed a chief or a leader over itself, and so they became tribes, each with a leader of its own. There wasn't a man among them who didn't have a large family, many relatives, and friends, so their tribes grew very large.

All this happened, and there were still no wars among them. All this wickedness had come on the people because they gave themselves over to Satan's power. The government's regulations were destroyed because of the secret combination of the friends and relatives of those who murdered the prophets. They caused great contention in the land, so that the more righteous among them had nearly all become wicked. There were only a few righteous people left. And so not even six years had passed since most of the people had turned from their righteousness, like the dog to his vomit, or like the sow to her wallowing in the mire.

Now this secret combination, which had brought so much wickedness on the people, gathered together and put at their head a man they called Jacob. They called him their king, so he became king over this wicked band. He was one of the ringleaders who had spoken out against the prophets who testified of Jesus. They weren't as strong in number as the tribes of the people, who were united except that each of their leaders set up laws for his own tribe. Even so, they were enemies. And though they weren't a righteous people, they were united in their hatred of those who had entered into a pact to destroy the government.

So Jacob, seeing that their enemies outnumbered them, and being the king of the band, commanded his people to flee to the northernmost part of the land and build up a kingdom for themselves there. They were to wait until they were joined by dissenters (he flattered them that there would be many) and grew strong enough to fight the tribes of the people. And they did it. Their march was so fast that it couldn't be stopped until they had gone beyond the reach of the people. And so the thirtieth year ended, and that was how things stood with the people of Nephi.

In the thirty-first year, they were still divided into tribes, everyone with his own family, relatives, and friends. Even so, they had come to an agreement that they wouldn't go to war with each other. But they weren't united in their laws or their form of government, because those were set up according to the minds of their chiefs and leaders. They did make very strict laws that one tribe couldn't trespass against another, so that they had some measure of peace in the land. Yet their hearts were turned from the Lord their God, and they stoned the prophets and drove them out from among them.

Now Nephi had been visited by angels and the voice of the Lord, so he saw them himself and was an eyewitness. He was given power to know about the ministry of Christ, and he watched how quickly the people turned from righteousness to their wickedness and abominations. So, grieved by the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds, he went out among them that same year and began boldly testifying of repentance and forgiveness of sins through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He taught them many things, and they can't all be written down. A part of them wouldn't be enough, so they aren't written in this book. And Nephi ministered with power and great authority.

They were angry with him because he had greater power than they did, and because it wasn't possible for them to disbelieve his words: his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ was so great that angels ministered to him daily. In the name of Jesus, he cast out devils and unclean spirits, and he even raised his brother from the dead, after he had been stoned and put to death by the people. The people saw it, testified of it, and were angry with him because of his power. He also did many more miracles in front of the people, in the name of Jesus.

The thirty-first year passed away, and there were only a few who were converted to the Lord. But all who were converted truly showed the people that they had been visited by the power and Spirit of God, which was in Jesus Christ, in whom they believed. All who had devils cast out of them and were healed of their sicknesses and infirmities truly made it plain to the people that the Spirit of God had worked on them and that they had been healed. And they showed signs as well and did some miracles among the people.

And so the thirty-second year passed away too. At the beginning of the thirty-third year, Nephi called out to the people, and he preached repentance and forgiveness of sins to them. Now, I want you to remember this as well: there were none brought to repentance who weren't baptized with water. So Nephi ordained men to this ministry, to baptize with water all who came to them. This was a witness and a testimony before God and to the people that they had repented and received forgiveness of their sins. At the beginning of this year, many repented and were baptized. And so most of the year passed away.

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OriginalModern English

I will show you that the Nephites didn't set up a king over the land. But in that same year, the thirtieth year, they murdered the chief judge of the land on the judgment seat itself.

The people were divided against each other, and they split apart into tribes, everyone going with his own family, relatives, and friends. And so they destroyed the government of the land.

And every tribe did appoint a chief or a leader over them; and thus they became tribes and leaders of tribes.

Every tribe appointed a chief or a leader over itself, and so they became tribes, each with a leader of its own.

Now behold, there was no man among them save he had much family and many kindreds and friends; therefore their tribes became exceedingly great.

There wasn't a man among them who didn't have a large family, many relatives, and friends, so their tribes grew very large.

Now all this was done, and there were no wars as yet among them; and all this iniquity had come upon the people because they did yield themselves unto the power of Satan.

All this happened, and there were still no wars among them. All this wickedness had come on the people because they gave themselves over to Satan's power.

And the regulations of the government were destroyed, because of the secret combination of the friends and kindreds of those who murdered the prophets.

The government's regulations were destroyed because of the secret combination of the friends and relatives of those who murdered the prophets.

And they did cause a great contention in the land, insomuch that the more righteous part of the people had nearly all become wicked; yea, there were but few righteous men among them.

They caused great contention in the land, so that the more righteous among them had nearly all become wicked. There were only a few righteous people left.

And thus six years had not passed away since the more part of the people had turned from their righteousness, like the dog to his vomit, or like the sow to her wallowing in the mire.

And so not even six years had passed since most of the people had turned from their righteousness, like the dog to his vomit, or like the sow to her wallowing in the mire.

Now this secret combination, which had brought so great iniquity upon the people, did gather themselves together, and did place at their head a man whom they did call Jacob;

Now this secret combination, which had brought so much wickedness on the people, gathered together and put at their head a man they called Jacob.

And they did call him their king; therefore he became a king over this wicked band; and he was one of the chiefest who had given his voice against the prophets who testified of Jesus.

They called him their king, so he became king over this wicked band. He was one of the ringleaders who had spoken out against the prophets who testified of Jesus.

They weren't as strong in number as the tribes of the people, who were united except that each of their leaders set up laws for his own tribe. Even so, they were enemies. And though they weren't a righteous people, they were united in their hatred of those who had entered into a pact to destroy the government.

Their march was so fast that it couldn't be stopped until they had gone beyond the reach of the people. And so the thirtieth year ended, and that was how things stood with the people of Nephi.

So, grieved by the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds, he went out among them that same year and began boldly testifying of repentance and forgiveness of sins through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

He taught them many things, and they can't all be written down. A part of them wouldn't be enough, so they aren't written in this book. And Nephi ministered with power and great authority.

And in the name of Jesus did he cast out devils and unclean spirits; and even his brother did he raise from the dead, after he had been stoned and suffered death by the people.

In the name of Jesus, he cast out devils and unclean spirits, and he even raised his brother from the dead, after he had been stoned and put to death by the people.

And the people saw it, and did witness of it, and were angry with him because of his power; and he did also do many more miracles, in the sight of the people, in the name of Jesus.

The people saw it, testified of it, and were angry with him because of his power. He also did many more miracles in front of the people, in the name of Jesus.

All who had devils cast out of them and were healed of their sicknesses and infirmities truly made it plain to the people that the Spirit of God had worked on them and that they had been healed. And they showed signs as well and did some miracles among the people.

Thus passed away the thirty and second year also. And Nephi did cry unto the people in the commencement of the thirty and third year; and he did preach unto them repentance and remission of sins.

And so the thirty-second year passed away too. At the beginning of the thirty-third year, Nephi called out to the people, and he preached repentance and forgiveness of sins to them.

Now I would have you to remember also, that there were none who were brought unto repentance who were not baptized with water.

Now, I want you to remember this as well: there were none brought to repentance who weren't baptized with water.

So Nephi ordained men to this ministry, to baptize with water all who came to them. This was a witness and a testimony before God and to the people that they had repented and received forgiveness of their sins.

And there were many in the commencement of this year that were baptized unto repentance; and thus the more part of the year did pass away.

At the beginning of this year, many repented and were baptized. And so most of the year passed away.

OriginalModern English

Now behold, I will show unto you that they did not establish a king over the land; but in this same year, yea, the thirtieth year, they did destroy upon the judgment seat, yea, did murder the chief judge of the land. And the people were divided one against another; and they did separate one from another into tribes, every man according to his family and his kindred and friends; and thus they did destroy the government of the land. And every tribe did appoint a chief or a leader over them; and thus they became tribes and leaders of tribes. Now behold, there was no man among them save he had much family and many kindreds and friends; therefore their tribes became exceedingly great.

Now all this was done, and there were no wars as yet among them; and all this iniquity had come upon the people because they did yield themselves unto the power of Satan. And the regulations of the government were destroyed, because of the secret combination of the friends and kindreds of those who murdered the prophets. And they did cause a great contention in the land, insomuch that the more righteous part of the people had nearly all become wicked; yea, there were but few righteous men among them. And thus six years had not passed away since the more part of the people had turned from their righteousness, like the dog to his vomit, or like the sow to her wallowing in the mire.

Now this secret combination, which had brought so great iniquity upon the people, did gather themselves together, and did place at their head a man whom they did call Jacob; And they did call him their king; therefore he became a king over this wicked band; and he was one of the chiefest who had given his voice against the prophets who testified of Jesus. And it came to pass that they were not so strong in number as the tribes of the people, who were united together save it were their leaders did establish their laws, every one according to his tribe; nevertheless they were enemies; notwithstanding they were not a righteous people, yet they were united in the hatred of those who had entered into a covenant to destroy the government.

Therefore, Jacob seeing that their enemies were more numerous than they, he being the king of the band, therefore he commanded his people that they should take their flight into the northernmost part of the land, and there build up unto themselves a kingdom, until they were joined by dissenters, (for he flattered them that there would be many dissenters) and they become sufficiently strong to contend with the tribes of the people; and they did so. And so speedy was their march that it could not be impeded until they had gone forth out of the reach of the people. And thus ended the thirtieth year; and thus were the affairs of the people of Nephi.

And it came to pass that Nephi—having been visited by angels and also the voice of the Lord, therefore having seen angels, and being eye-witness, and having had power given unto him that he might know concerning the ministry of Christ, and also being eye-witness to their quick return from righteousness unto their wickedness and abominations; Therefore, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds—went forth among them in that same year, and began to testify, boldly, repentance and remission of sins through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ. And he did minister many things unto them; and all of them cannot be written, and a part of them would not suffice, therefore they are not written in this book. And Nephi did minister with power and with great authority.

And it came to pass that they were angry with him, even because he had greater power than they, for it were not possible that they could disbelieve his words, for so great was his faith on the Lord Jesus Christ that angels did minister unto him daily. And in the name of Jesus did he cast out devils and unclean spirits; and even his brother did he raise from the dead, after he had been stoned and suffered death by the people. And the people saw it, and did witness of it, and were angry with him because of his power; and he did also do many more miracles, in the sight of the people, in the name of Jesus.

And it came to pass that the thirty and first year did pass away, and there were but few who were converted unto the Lord; but as many as were converted did truly signify unto the people that they had been visited by the power and Spirit of God, which was in Jesus Christ, in whom they believed. And as many as had devils cast out from them, and were healed of their sicknesses and their infirmities, did truly manifest unto the people that they had been wrought upon by the Spirit of God, and had been healed; and they did show forth signs also and did do some miracles among the people.

Thus passed away the thirty and second year also. And Nephi did cry unto the people in the commencement of the thirty and third year; and he did preach unto them repentance and remission of sins. Now I would have you to remember also, that there were none who were brought unto repentance who were not baptized with water. Therefore, there were ordained of Nephi, men unto this ministry, that all such as should come unto them should be baptized with water, and this as a witness and a testimony before God, and unto the people, that they had repented and received a remission of their sins. And there were many in the commencement of this year that were baptized unto repentance; and thus the more part of the year did pass away.