AlmaChapter23

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Yea, he sent a decree among them, that they should not lay their hands on them to bind them, or to cast them into prison; neither should they spit upon them, nor smite them, nor cast them out of their synagogues, nor scourge them; neither should they cast stones at them, but that they should have free access to their houses, and also their temples, and their sanctuaries.

And thus they might go forth and preach the word according to their desires, for the king had been converted unto the Lord, and all his household; therefore he sent his proclamation throughout the land unto his people, that the word of God might have no obstruction, but that it might go forth throughout all the land, that his people might be convinced concerning the wicked traditions of their fathers, and that they might be convinced that they were all brethren, and that they ought not to murder, nor to plunder, nor to steal, nor to commit adultery, nor to commit any manner of wickedness.

And thousands were brought to the knowledge of the Lord, yea, thousands were brought to believe in the traditions of the Nephites; and they were taught the records and prophecies which were handed down even to the present time.

And as sure as the Lord liveth, so sure as many as believed, or as many as were brought to the knowledge of the truth, through the preaching of Ammon and his brethren, according to the spirit of revelation and of prophecy, and the power of God working miracles in them—yea, I say unto you, as the Lord liveth, as many of the Lamanites as believed in their preaching, and were converted unto the Lord, never did fall away.

For they became a righteous people; they did lay down the weapons of their rebellion, that they did not fight against God any more, neither against any of their brethren.

Now, these are they who were converted unto the Lord:

The people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Ishmael;

And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Middoni;

And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the city of Nephi;

And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Shilom, and who were in the land of Shemlon, and in the city of Lemuel, and in the city of Shimnilom.

And these are the names of the cities of the Lamanites which were converted unto the Lord; and these are they that laid down the weapons of their rebellion, yea, all their weapons of war; and they were all Lamanites.

Therefore, we have named all the cities of the Lamanites in which they did repent and come to the knowledge of the truth, and were converted.

And now it came to pass that the king and those who were converted were desirous that they might have a name, that thereby they might be distinguished from their brethren; therefore the king consulted with Aaron and many of their priests, concerning the name that they should take upon them, that they might be distinguished.

And it came to pass that they called their names Anti-Nephi-Lehies; and they were called by this name and were no more called Lamanites.

And they began to be a very industrious people; yea, and they were friendly with the Nephites; therefore, they did open a correspondence with them, and the curse of God did no more follow them.

The king of the Lamanites sent out a proclamation among all his people that no one was to lay a hand on Ammon, Aaron, Omner, or Himni, or on any of their brothers who might go out preaching the word of God, wherever they might be, in any part of their land. He sent out a decree among them that no one was to lay hands on them to tie them up or throw them in prison; no one was to spit on them, strike them, drive them out of their synagogues, or whip them; no one was to throw stones at them. Instead, they were to have free access to their houses, temples, and sanctuaries. This way they could go out and preach the word as they wished because the king and all his household had been converted to the Lord. That is why he sent the proclamation through the land to his people: so that the word of God would meet no obstacle, but would go out through the whole land. He wanted his people convinced about the wicked traditions of their fathers, convinced that they were all brothers, and that they shouldn't murder, plunder, steal, commit adultery, or commit any kind of wickedness.

After the king had sent out this proclamation, Aaron and his brothers went from city to city, and from one house of worship to another, establishing churches and consecrating priests and teachers throughout the land among the Lamanites, to preach and teach the word of God among them. And so they began having great success. Thousands were brought to the knowledge of the Lord; thousands were brought to believe the traditions of the Nephites. They were taught the records and prophecies that had been handed down all the way to the present time.

And as surely as the Lord lives, this is just as sure: all who believed, all who were brought to the knowledge of the truth through the preaching of Ammon and his brothers, by the spirit of revelation and prophecy, and the power of God working miracles in them, never fell away. I say to you, as the Lord lives, not one of the Lamanites who believed their preaching and was converted to the Lord ever fell away. They became a righteous people. They laid down the weapons of their rebellion, so that they no longer fought against God or against any of their brothers.

Now, these are the ones who were converted to the Lord: the Lamanites who were in the land of Ishmael; and those in the land of Middoni; and those in the city of Nephi; and those in the lands of Shilom and Shemlon, and in the cities of Lemuel and Shimnilom. These are the names of the Lamanite cities that were converted to the Lord, and these are the ones who laid down the weapons of their rebellion, all their weapons of war. They were all Lamanites.

The Amalekites weren't converted, except for one, and neither were any of the Amulonites. Instead they hardened their own hearts and the hearts of the Lamanites in that part of the land wherever they lived, in all their villages and cities. So we have named all the Lamanite cities where the people repented, came to the knowledge of the truth, and were converted.

Now the king and those who had been converted wanted a name of their own, one that would tell them apart from their brothers. So the king consulted with Aaron and many of their priests about the name they should take. They called themselves Anti-Nephi-Lehies. They went by that name and were no longer called Lamanites.

They became a very industrious people. They were friendly with the Nephites, so they opened up communication with them, and the curse of God no longer followed them.

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He sent out a decree among them that no one was to lay hands on them to tie them up or throw them in prison; no one was to spit on them, strike them, drive them out of their synagogues, or whip them; no one was to throw stones at them. Instead, they were to have free access to their houses, temples, and sanctuaries.

This way they could go out and preach the word as they wished because the king and all his household had been converted to the Lord. That is why he sent the proclamation through the land to his people: so that the word of God would meet no obstacle, but would go out through the whole land. He wanted his people convinced about the wicked traditions of their fathers, convinced that they were all brothers, and that they shouldn't murder, plunder, steal, commit adultery, or commit any kind of wickedness.

Thousands were brought to the knowledge of the Lord; thousands were brought to believe the traditions of the Nephites. They were taught the records and prophecies that had been handed down all the way to the present time.

For they became a righteous people; they did lay down the weapons of their rebellion, that they did not fight against God any more, neither against any of their brethren.

They became a righteous people. They laid down the weapons of their rebellion, so that they no longer fought against God or against any of their brothers.

Now, these are they who were converted unto the Lord:

Now, these are the ones who were converted to the Lord:

The people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Ishmael;

the Lamanites who were in the land of Ishmael;

And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Middoni;

and those in the land of Middoni;

And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the city of Nephi;

and those in the city of Nephi;

And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Shilom, and who were in the land of Shemlon, and in the city of Lemuel, and in the city of Shimnilom.

and those in the lands of Shilom and Shemlon, and in the cities of Lemuel and Shimnilom.

These are the names of the Lamanite cities that were converted to the Lord, and these are the ones who laid down the weapons of their rebellion, all their weapons of war. They were all Lamanites.

Therefore, we have named all the cities of the Lamanites in which they did repent and come to the knowledge of the truth, and were converted.

So we have named all the Lamanite cities where the people repented, came to the knowledge of the truth, and were converted.

And it came to pass that they called their names Anti-Nephi-Lehies; and they were called by this name and were no more called Lamanites.

They called themselves Anti-Nephi-Lehies. They went by that name and were no longer called Lamanites.

And they began to be a very industrious people; yea, and they were friendly with the Nephites; therefore, they did open a correspondence with them, and the curse of God did no more follow them.

They became a very industrious people. They were friendly with the Nephites, so they opened up communication with them, and the curse of God no longer followed them.

OriginalModern English

Behold, now it came to pass that the king of the Lamanites sent a proclamation among all his people, that they should not lay their hands on Ammon, or Aaron, or Omner, or Himni, nor either of their brethren who should go forth preaching the word of God, in whatsoever place they should be, in any part of their land. Yea, he sent a decree among them, that they should not lay their hands on them to bind them, or to cast them into prison; neither should they spit upon them, nor smite them, nor cast them out of their synagogues, nor scourge them; neither should they cast stones at them, but that they should have free access to their houses, and also their temples, and their sanctuaries. And thus they might go forth and preach the word according to their desires, for the king had been converted unto the Lord, and all his household; therefore he sent his proclamation throughout the land unto his people, that the word of God might have no obstruction, but that it might go forth throughout all the land, that his people might be convinced concerning the wicked traditions of their fathers, and that they might be convinced that they were all brethren, and that they ought not to murder, nor to plunder, nor to steal, nor to commit adultery, nor to commit any manner of wickedness.

And now it came to pass that when the king had sent forth this proclamation, that Aaron and his brethren went forth from city to city, and from one house of worship to another, establishing churches, and consecrating priests and teachers throughout the land among the Lamanites, to preach and to teach the word of God among them; and thus they began to have great success. And thousands were brought to the knowledge of the Lord, yea, thousands were brought to believe in the traditions of the Nephites; and they were taught the records and prophecies which were handed down even to the present time.

Now, these are they who were converted unto the Lord: The people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Ishmael; And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Middoni; And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the city of Nephi; And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Shilom, and who were in the land of Shemlon, and in the city of Lemuel, and in the city of Shimnilom. And these are the names of the cities of the Lamanites which were converted unto the Lord; and these are they that laid down the weapons of their rebellion, yea, all their weapons of war; and they were all Lamanites.

And the Amalekites were not converted, save only one; neither were any of the Amulonites; but they did harden their hearts, and also the hearts of the Lamanites in that part of the land wheresoever they dwelt, yea, and all their villages and all their cities. Therefore, we have named all the cities of the Lamanites in which they did repent and come to the knowledge of the truth, and were converted.