AlmaChapter3

And it came to pass that the Nephites who were not slain by the weapons of war, after having buried those who had been slain—now the number of the slain were not numbered, because of the greatness of their number—after they had finished burying their dead they all returned to their lands, and to their houses, and their wives, and their children.

The Nephites who weren't killed by the weapons of war buried their dead. The number was never counted because there were so many. And after they had finished the burials, they all returned to their lands, houses, wives, and children.

Now many women and children had been slain with the sword, and also many of their flocks and their herds; and also many of their fields of grain were destroyed, for they were trodden down by the hosts of men.

Many women and children had been killed with the sword, and many of their flocks and herds as well. Many of their fields of grain were destroyed too, because the armies had trampled them down.

And now as many of the Lamanites and the Amlicites who had been slain upon the bank of the river Sidon were cast into the waters of Sidon; and behold their bones are in the depths of the sea, and they are many.

All the Lamanites and Amlicites who had been killed on the bank of the river Sidon were thrown into its waters. Their bones are in the depths of the sea, and there are many of them.

And the Amlicites were distinguished from the Nephites, for they had marked themselves with red in their foreheads after the manner of the Lamanites; nevertheless they had not shorn their heads like unto the Lamanites.

The Amlicites could be told apart from the Nephites because they had marked themselves with red on their foreheads the way the Lamanites did. Even so, they hadn't shaved their heads.

Now the heads of the Lamanites were shorn; and they were naked, save it were skin which was girded about their loins, and also their armor, which was girded about them, and their bows, and their arrows, and their stones, and their slings, and so forth.

The Lamanites' heads were shaved, and they were naked except for a skin wrapped around their waists, along with their armor, bows, arrows, stones, slings, and so on.

And the skins of the Lamanites were dark, according to the mark which was set upon their fathers, which was a curse upon them because of their transgression and their rebellion against their brethren, who consisted of Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph, and Sam, who were just and holy men.

The Lamanites' skins were dark, following the mark that had been set on their fathers. That mark was a curse on them because of their sin and rebellion against their brothers Nephi, Jacob, Joseph, and Sam, who were just and holy men.

And their brethren sought to destroy them, therefore they were cursed; and the Lord God set a mark upon them, yea, upon Laman and Lemuel, and also the sons of Ishmael, and Ishmaelitish women.

Their brothers tried to destroy them, so they were cursed. The Lord God set a mark on them: on Laman and Lemuel, and also the sons of Ishmael and the Ishmaelitish women.

And this was done that their seed might be distinguished from the seed of their brethren, that thereby the Lord God might preserve his people, that they might not mix and believe in incorrect traditions which would prove their destruction.

This was done so that their posterity could be told apart from the posterity of their brothers, and so the Lord God could preserve his people, keeping them from mixing together and believing false traditions that would destroy them.

And it came to pass that whosoever did mingle his seed with that of the Lamanites did bring the same curse upon his seed.

Anyone who mixed his posterity with that of the Lamanites brought the same curse on his own posterity.

Therefore, whosoever suffered himself to be led away by the Lamanites was called under that head, and there was a mark set upon him.

So anyone who let himself be led away by the Lamanites was counted under that name, and a mark was set on him.

And it came to pass that whosoever would not believe in the tradition of the Lamanites, but believed those records which were brought out of the land of Jerusalem, and also in the tradition of their fathers, which were correct, who believed in the commandments of God and kept them, were called the Nephites, or the people of Nephi, from that time forth—

Anyone who wouldn't believe the traditions of the Lamanites, but believed the records brought out of the land of Jerusalem and the true traditions of their fathers, and who believed in the commandments of God and kept them, was called a Nephite, or one of the people of Nephi, from that time on.

And it is they who have kept the records which are true of their people, and also of the people of the Lamanites.

And they are the ones who have kept the true records of their own people, and of the Lamanites as well.

Now we will return again to the Amlicites, for they also had a mark set upon them; yea, they set the mark upon themselves, yea, even a mark of red upon their foreheads.

Now, let's return to the Amlicites, because they too had a mark set on them. In fact, they set the mark on themselves, a red mark on their foreheads.

Thus the word of God is fulfilled, for these are the words which he said to Nephi: Behold, the Lamanites have I cursed, and I will set a mark on them that they and their seed may be separated from thee and thy seed, from this time henceforth and forever, except they repent of their wickedness and turn to me that I may have mercy upon them.

So the word of God is fulfilled, because these are the words he said to Nephi: I have cursed the Lamanites, and I will set a mark on them so that they and their posterity may be separated from you and your posterity, from this time on and forever. But if they repent of their wickedness and turn to me, I will have mercy on them.

And again: I will set a mark upon him that mingleth his seed with thy brethren, that they may be cursed also.

And again: I will set a mark on anyone who mixes his posterity with your brothers, so that they may be cursed as well.

And again: I will set a mark upon him that fighteth against thee and thy seed.

And again: I will set a mark on anyone who fights against you and your posterity.

And again, I say he that departeth from thee shall no more be called thy seed; and I will bless thee, and whomsoever shall be called thy seed, henceforth and forever; and these were the promises of the Lord unto Nephi and to his seed.

And again, I say that whoever departs from you shall no longer be called your posterity; and I will bless you, and whoever shall be called your posterity, from this time on and forever. These were the Lord's promises to Nephi and his posterity.

Now the Amlicites knew not that they were fulfilling the words of God when they began to mark themselves in their foreheads; nevertheless they had come out in open rebellion against God; therefore it was expedient that the curse should fall upon them.

Now, the Amlicites didn't know they were fulfilling the words of God when they marked their own foreheads. Even so, they had come out in open rebellion against God, so it was necessary that the curse fall on them.

Now I would that ye should see that they brought upon themselves the curse; and even so doth every man that is cursed bring upon himself his own condemnation.

Now, they brought this curse on themselves. And in the same way, all who are cursed bring their own condemnation upon themselves.

Now it came to pass that not many days after the battle which was fought in the land of Zarahemla, by the Lamanites and the Amlicites, that there was another army of the Lamanites came in upon the people of Nephi, in the same place where the first army met the Amlicites.

Now, not many days after the battle fought in the land of Zarahemla by the Lamanites and the Amlicites, another Lamanite army came against the people of Nephi, at the very place where the first army had met the Amlicites.

And it came to pass that there was an army sent to drive them out of their land.

So an army was sent to drive them out of the land.

Now Alma himself being afflicted with a wound did not go up to battle at this time against the Lamanites;

Now, Alma himself was suffering from a wound, so he didn't go to battle against them this time.

But he sent up a numerous army against them; and they went up and slew many of the Lamanites, and drove the remainder of them out of the borders of their land.

But he sent out a large army against them, and they killed many of the Lamanites and drove the remainder of them out of the borders of their land.

And then they returned again and began to establish peace in the land, being troubled no more for a time with their enemies.

Then they returned and began establishing peace in the land, troubled no more by their enemies for a time.

Now all these things were done, yea, all these wars and contentions were commenced and ended in the fifth year of the reign of the judges.

Now, all these things, all these wars and conflicts, began and ended in the fifth year of the reign of the judges.

And in one year were thousands and tens of thousands of souls sent to the eternal world, that they might reap their rewards according to their works, whether they were good or whether they were bad, to reap eternal happiness or eternal misery, according to the spirit which they listed to obey, whether it be a good spirit or a bad one.

And in one year, thousands and tens of thousands of souls were sent into the eternal world to reap their rewards according to their works, whether those works were good or bad. They reaped eternal happiness or eternal misery, according to the spirit they chose to obey, whether it was a good spirit or a bad one.

For every man receiveth wages of him whom he listeth to obey, and this according to the words of the spirit of prophecy; therefore let it be according to the truth. And thus endeth the fifth year of the reign of the judges.

Everyone receives wages from the one they choose to obey, and this is according to the words of the spirit of prophecy. So let it stand as truth. And so ended the fifth year of the reign of the judges.