AlmaChapter8

v1.10

And now it came to pass that Alma returned from the land of Gideon, after having taught the people of Gideon many things which cannot be written, having established the order of the church, according as he had before done in the land of Zarahemla, yea, he returned to his own house at Zarahemla to rest himself from the labors which he had performed.

And thus ended the ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And it came to pass in the commencement of the tenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Alma departed from thence and took his journey over into the land of Melek, on the west of the river Sidon, on the west by the borders of the wilderness.

And he began to teach the people in the land of Melek according to the holy order of God, by which he had been called; and he began to teach the people throughout all the land of Melek.

And it came to pass that the people came to him throughout all the borders of the land which was by the wilderness side. And they were baptized throughout all the land;

So that when he had finished his work at Melek he departed thence, and traveled three days’ journey on the north of the land of Melek; and he came to a city which was called Ammonihah.

Now it was the custom of the people of Nephi to call their lands, and their cities, and their villages, yea, even all their small villages, after the name of him who first possessed them; and thus it was with the land of Ammonihah.

And it came to pass that when Alma had come to the city of Ammonihah he began to preach the word of God unto them.

Now Satan had gotten great hold upon the hearts of the people of the city of Ammonihah; therefore they would not hearken unto the words of Alma.

Nevertheless Alma labored much in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer, that he would pour out his Spirit upon the people who were in the city; that he would also grant that he might baptize them unto repentance.

Nevertheless, they hardened their hearts, saying unto him: Behold, we know that thou art Alma; and we know that thou art high priest over the church which thou hast established in many parts of the land, according to your tradition; and we are not of thy church, and we do not believe in such foolish traditions.

And now we know that because we are not of thy church we know that thou hast no power over us; and thou hast delivered up the judgment-seat unto Nephihah; therefore thou art not the chief judge over us.

Now when the people had said this, and withstood all his words, and reviled him, and spit upon him, and caused that he should be cast out of their city, he departed thence and took his journey towards the city which was called Aaron.

And it came to pass that while he was journeying thither, being weighed down with sorrow, wading through much tribulation and anguish of soul, because of the wickedness of the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, it came to pass while Alma was thus weighed down with sorrow, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him, saying:

Blessed art thou, Alma; therefore, lift up thy head and rejoice, for thou hast great cause to rejoice; for thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from him. Behold, I am he that delivered it unto you.

And behold, I am sent to command thee that thou return to the city of Ammonihah, and preach again unto the people of the city; yea, preach unto them. Yea, say unto them, except they repent the Lord God will destroy them.

For behold, they do study at this time that they may destroy the liberty of thy people, (for thus saith the Lord) which is contrary to the statutes, and judgments, and commandments which he has given unto his people.

Now it came to pass that after Alma had received his message from the angel of the Lord he returned speedily to the land of Ammonihah. And he entered the city by another way, yea, by the way which is on the south of the city of Ammonihah.

And as he entered the city he was an hungered, and he said to a man: Will ye give to an humble servant of God something to eat?

And the man said unto him: I am a Nephite, and I know that thou art a holy prophet of God, for thou art the man whom an angel said in a vision: Thou shalt receive. Therefore, go with me into my house and I will impart unto thee of my food; and I know that thou wilt be a blessing unto me and my house.

And it came to pass that the man received him into his house; and the man was called Amulek; and he brought forth bread and meat and set before Alma.

And it came to pass that Alma ate bread and was filled; and he blessed Amulek and his house, and he gave thanks unto God.

And after he had eaten and was filled he said unto Amulek: I am Alma, and am the high priest over the church of God throughout the land.

And behold, I have been called to preach the word of God among all this people, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy; and I was in this land and they would not receive me, but they cast me out and I was about to set my back towards this land forever.

But behold, I have been commanded that I should turn again and prophesy unto this people, yea, and to testify against them concerning their iniquities.

And now, Amulek, because thou hast fed me and taken me in, thou art blessed; for I was an hungered, for I had fasted many days.

And Alma tarried many days with Amulek before he began to preach unto the people.

And it came to pass that the people did wax more gross in their iniquities.

And the word came to Alma, saying: Go; and also say unto my servant Amulek, go forth and prophesy unto this people, saying—Repent ye, for thus saith the Lord, except ye repent I will visit this people in mine anger; yea, and I will not turn my fierce anger away.

And Alma went forth, and also Amulek, among the people, to declare the words of God unto them; and they were filled with the Holy Ghost.

And they had power given unto them, insomuch that they could not be confined in dungeons; neither was it possible that any man could slay them; nevertheless they did not exercise their power until they were bound in bands and cast into prison. Now, this was done that the Lord might show forth his power in them.

And it came to pass that they went forth and began to preach and to prophesy unto the people, according to the spirit and power which the Lord had given them.

Alma returned from the land of Gideon, where he had taught the people many things that can't be written down and set up the order of the church there just as he had done earlier in the land of Zarahemla. He went home to Zarahemla to rest from his work. And so ended the ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

At the beginning of the tenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, Alma left and traveled over into the land of Melek, west of the river Sidon, on the west near the borders of the wilderness. He began teaching the people in the land of Melek according to the holy order of God, by which he had been called, and he taught them throughout that whole land. The people came to him from all along the borders of the land that lay by the wilderness, and they were baptized throughout the land.

After he had finished his work in Melek, he left, traveled three days' journey north of there, and came to a city called Ammonihah. Now it was the custom of the people of Nephi to name their lands, cities, and villages, even all their small villages, after the person who first owned them. That's how it was with the land of Ammonihah.

When Alma got there, he began preaching the word of God to them. Now Satan had gotten a strong hold on the hearts of the people in that city, so they wouldn't listen to Alma's words. Even so, Alma worked hard in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer that he would pour out his Spirit on the people in the city, and that he would also let Alma baptize them when they repented.

Still, they hardened their hearts and said to him, "We know you're Alma, and we know you're the high priest over the church you've set up in many parts of the land, according to your tradition. But we don't belong to your church, and we don't believe in such foolish traditions. And since we don't belong to your church, we know you have no power over us. You handed the judgment seat over to Nephihah, so you're not our chief judge."

After the people had said this, resisted everything he said, insulted him, spit on him, and had him driven out of their city, he left and traveled toward a city called Aaron.

As he traveled there, weighed down with sorrow, wading through deep trouble and anguish of soul because of the wickedness of the people of Ammonihah, an angel of the Lord appeared to him and said:

"Blessed are you, Alma. So lift up your head and rejoice, for you have great reason to rejoice, for you have been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time you received your first message from him. I am the one who delivered it to you. And I am sent to command you to return to the city of Ammonihah and preach again to the people of that city. Preach to them. Say to them that unless they repent, the Lord God will destroy them. For at this time they are plotting to destroy the liberty of your people (for thus says the Lord), which is contrary to the statutes, judgments, and commandments he has given his people."

After Alma had received his message from the angel of the Lord, he quickly returned to the land of Ammonihah. He entered the city by another road, the one on the south side of the city.

As he entered the city, he was hungry, and he said to a man, "Will you give a humble servant of God something to eat?"

The man said to him, "I'm a Nephite, and I know you're a holy prophet of God because you're the man an angel told me about in a vision, saying, 'You shall receive him.' So come home with me, and I'll share my food with you. I know you'll be a blessing to me and my household."

The man took him into his house. His name was Amulek, and he brought out bread and meat and set them before Alma. Alma ate the bread and was filled, and he blessed Amulek and his household and gave thanks to God.

After he had eaten and was full, he said to Amulek, "I am Alma, and I am the high priest over the church of God throughout the land. I've been called to preach the word of God to this whole nation, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy. I was in this land, and they wouldn't receive me. They drove me out, and I was about to turn my back on this land forever. But I've been commanded to turn back and prophesy to the people here, and even to testify against them about their sins. And now, Amulek, because you've fed me and taken me in, you are blessed. I was hungry because I had fasted for many days."

Alma stayed with Amulek many days before he began preaching to the people. And the people grew even more corrupt in their sins.

Then the word came to Alma: "Go, and tell my servant Amulek to go out and prophesy to the people of this city: Repent! For thus says the Lord, unless you repent I will visit you in my anger, and I will not turn my fierce anger away."

So Alma went out among the people, and Amulek with him, to declare the words of God to them, and they were filled with the Holy Ghost. And they were given power, so that they couldn't be shut up in dungeons, and no one could kill them. Even so, they didn't use their power until they were tied up and thrown into prison. This happened so that the Lord could show his power in them. So they went out and began preaching and prophesying to the people, according to the spirit and power the Lord had given them.

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And now it came to pass that Alma returned from the land of Gideon, after having taught the people of Gideon many things which cannot be written, having established the order of the church, according as he had before done in the land of Zarahemla, yea, he returned to his own house at Zarahemla to rest himself from the labors which he had performed.

Alma returned from the land of Gideon, where he had taught the people many things that can't be written down and set up the order of the church there just as he had done earlier in the land of Zarahemla. He went home to Zarahemla to rest from his work.

And thus ended the ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And so ended the ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And it came to pass in the commencement of the tenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Alma departed from thence and took his journey over into the land of Melek, on the west of the river Sidon, on the west by the borders of the wilderness.

At the beginning of the tenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, Alma left and traveled over into the land of Melek, west of the river Sidon, on the west near the borders of the wilderness.

And he began to teach the people in the land of Melek according to the holy order of God, by which he had been called; and he began to teach the people throughout all the land of Melek.

He began teaching the people in the land of Melek according to the holy order of God, by which he had been called, and he taught them throughout that whole land.

And it came to pass that the people came to him throughout all the borders of the land which was by the wilderness side. And they were baptized throughout all the land;

The people came to him from all along the borders of the land that lay by the wilderness, and they were baptized throughout the land.

So that when he had finished his work at Melek he departed thence, and traveled three days’ journey on the north of the land of Melek; and he came to a city which was called Ammonihah.

After he had finished his work in Melek, he left, traveled three days' journey north of there, and came to a city called Ammonihah.

Now it was the custom of the people of Nephi to call their lands, and their cities, and their villages, yea, even all their small villages, after the name of him who first possessed them; and thus it was with the land of Ammonihah.

Now it was the custom of the people of Nephi to name their lands, cities, and villages, even all their small villages, after the person who first owned them. That's how it was with the land of Ammonihah.

And it came to pass that when Alma had come to the city of Ammonihah he began to preach the word of God unto them.

When Alma got there, he began preaching the word of God to them.

Now Satan had gotten great hold upon the hearts of the people of the city of Ammonihah; therefore they would not hearken unto the words of Alma.

Now Satan had gotten a strong hold on the hearts of the people in that city, so they wouldn't listen to Alma's words.

Nevertheless Alma labored much in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer, that he would pour out his Spirit upon the people who were in the city; that he would also grant that he might baptize them unto repentance.

Even so, Alma worked hard in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer that he would pour out his Spirit on the people in the city, and that he would also let Alma baptize them when they repented.

Nevertheless, they hardened their hearts, saying unto him: Behold, we know that thou art Alma; and we know that thou art high priest over the church which thou hast established in many parts of the land, according to your tradition; and we are not of thy church, and we do not believe in such foolish traditions.

Still, they hardened their hearts and said to him, "We know you're Alma, and we know you're the high priest over the church you've set up in many parts of the land, according to your tradition. But we don't belong to your church, and we don't believe in such foolish traditions.

And now we know that because we are not of thy church we know that thou hast no power over us; and thou hast delivered up the judgment-seat unto Nephihah; therefore thou art not the chief judge over us.

And since we don't belong to your church, we know you have no power over us. You handed the judgment seat over to Nephihah, so you're not our chief judge."

Now when the people had said this, and withstood all his words, and reviled him, and spit upon him, and caused that he should be cast out of their city, he departed thence and took his journey towards the city which was called Aaron.

After the people had said this, resisted everything he said, insulted him, spit on him, and had him driven out of their city, he left and traveled toward a city called Aaron.

And it came to pass that while he was journeying thither, being weighed down with sorrow, wading through much tribulation and anguish of soul, because of the wickedness of the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, it came to pass while Alma was thus weighed down with sorrow, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him, saying:

As he traveled there, weighed down with sorrow, wading through deep trouble and anguish of soul because of the wickedness of the people of Ammonihah, an angel of the Lord appeared to him and said:

Blessed art thou, Alma; therefore, lift up thy head and rejoice, for thou hast great cause to rejoice; for thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from him. Behold, I am he that delivered it unto you.

"Blessed are you, Alma. So lift up your head and rejoice, for you have great reason to rejoice, for you have been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time you received your first message from him. I am the one who delivered it to you.

And behold, I am sent to command thee that thou return to the city of Ammonihah, and preach again unto the people of the city; yea, preach unto them. Yea, say unto them, except they repent the Lord God will destroy them.

And I am sent to command you to return to the city of Ammonihah and preach again to the people of that city. Preach to them. Say to them that unless they repent, the Lord God will destroy them.

For behold, they do study at this time that they may destroy the liberty of thy people, (for thus saith the Lord) which is contrary to the statutes, and judgments, and commandments which he has given unto his people.

For at this time they are plotting to destroy the liberty of your people (for thus says the Lord), which is contrary to the statutes, judgments, and commandments he has given his people."

Now it came to pass that after Alma had received his message from the angel of the Lord he returned speedily to the land of Ammonihah. And he entered the city by another way, yea, by the way which is on the south of the city of Ammonihah.

After Alma had received his message from the angel of the Lord, he quickly returned to the land of Ammonihah. He entered the city by another road, the one on the south side of the city.

And as he entered the city he was an hungered, and he said to a man: Will ye give to an humble servant of God something to eat?

As he entered the city, he was hungry, and he said to a man, "Will you give a humble servant of God something to eat?"

And the man said unto him: I am a Nephite, and I know that thou art a holy prophet of God, for thou art the man whom an angel said in a vision: Thou shalt receive. Therefore, go with me into my house and I will impart unto thee of my food; and I know that thou wilt be a blessing unto me and my house.

The man said to him, "I'm a Nephite, and I know you're a holy prophet of God because you're the man an angel told me about in a vision, saying, 'You shall receive him.' So come home with me, and I'll share my food with you. I know you'll be a blessing to me and my household."

And it came to pass that the man received him into his house; and the man was called Amulek; and he brought forth bread and meat and set before Alma.

The man took him into his house. His name was Amulek, and he brought out bread and meat and set them before Alma.

And it came to pass that Alma ate bread and was filled; and he blessed Amulek and his house, and he gave thanks unto God.

Alma ate the bread and was filled, and he blessed Amulek and his household and gave thanks to God.

And after he had eaten and was filled he said unto Amulek: I am Alma, and am the high priest over the church of God throughout the land.

After he had eaten and was full, he said to Amulek, "I am Alma, and I am the high priest over the church of God throughout the land.

And behold, I have been called to preach the word of God among all this people, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy; and I was in this land and they would not receive me, but they cast me out and I was about to set my back towards this land forever.

I've been called to preach the word of God to this whole nation, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy. I was in this land, and they wouldn't receive me. They drove me out, and I was about to turn my back on this land forever.

But behold, I have been commanded that I should turn again and prophesy unto this people, yea, and to testify against them concerning their iniquities.

But I've been commanded to turn back and prophesy to the people here, and even to testify against them about their sins.

And now, Amulek, because thou hast fed me and taken me in, thou art blessed; for I was an hungered, for I had fasted many days.

And now, Amulek, because you've fed me and taken me in, you are blessed. I was hungry because I had fasted for many days."

And Alma tarried many days with Amulek before he began to preach unto the people.

Alma stayed with Amulek many days before he began preaching to the people.

And it came to pass that the people did wax more gross in their iniquities.

And the people grew even more corrupt in their sins.

And the word came to Alma, saying: Go; and also say unto my servant Amulek, go forth and prophesy unto this people, saying—Repent ye, for thus saith the Lord, except ye repent I will visit this people in mine anger; yea, and I will not turn my fierce anger away.

Then the word came to Alma: "Go, and tell my servant Amulek to go out and prophesy to the people of this city: Repent! For thus says the Lord, unless you repent I will visit you in my anger, and I will not turn my fierce anger away."

And Alma went forth, and also Amulek, among the people, to declare the words of God unto them; and they were filled with the Holy Ghost.

So Alma went out among the people, and Amulek with him, to declare the words of God to them, and they were filled with the Holy Ghost.

And they had power given unto them, insomuch that they could not be confined in dungeons; neither was it possible that any man could slay them; nevertheless they did not exercise their power until they were bound in bands and cast into prison. Now, this was done that the Lord might show forth his power in them.

And they were given power, so that they couldn't be shut up in dungeons, and no one could kill them. Even so, they didn't use their power until they were tied up and thrown into prison. This happened so that the Lord could show his power in them.

And it came to pass that they went forth and began to preach and to prophesy unto the people, according to the spirit and power which the Lord had given them.

So they went out and began preaching and prophesying to the people, according to the spirit and power the Lord had given them.

OriginalModern English
And now it came to pass that Alma returned from the land of Gideon, after having taught the people of Gideon many things which cannot be written, having established the order of the church, according as he had before done in the land of Zarahemla, yea, he returned to his own house at Zarahemla to rest himself from the labors which he had performed. And thus ended the ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
Alma returned from the land of Gideon, where he had taught the people many things that can't be written down and set up the order of the church there just as he had done earlier in the land of Zarahemla. He went home to Zarahemla to rest from his work. And so ended the ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
And it came to pass in the commencement of the tenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Alma departed from thence and took his journey over into the land of Melek, on the west of the river Sidon, on the west by the borders of the wilderness. And he began to teach the people in the land of Melek according to the holy order of God, by which he had been called; and he began to teach the people throughout all the land of Melek. And it came to pass that the people came to him throughout all the borders of the land which was by the wilderness side. And they were baptized throughout all the land;
At the beginning of the tenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, Alma left and traveled over into the land of Melek, west of the river Sidon, on the west near the borders of the wilderness. He began teaching the people in the land of Melek according to the holy order of God, by which he had been called, and he taught them throughout that whole land. The people came to him from all along the borders of the land that lay by the wilderness, and they were baptized throughout the land.
So that when he had finished his work at Melek he departed thence, and traveled three days’ journey on the north of the land of Melek; and he came to a city which was called Ammonihah. Now it was the custom of the people of Nephi to call their lands, and their cities, and their villages, yea, even all their small villages, after the name of him who first possessed them; and thus it was with the land of Ammonihah.
After he had finished his work in Melek, he left, traveled three days' journey north of there, and came to a city called Ammonihah. Now it was the custom of the people of Nephi to name their lands, cities, and villages, even all their small villages, after the person who first owned them. That's how it was with the land of Ammonihah.
And it came to pass that when Alma had come to the city of Ammonihah he began to preach the word of God unto them. Now Satan had gotten great hold upon the hearts of the people of the city of Ammonihah; therefore they would not hearken unto the words of Alma. Nevertheless Alma labored much in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer, that he would pour out his Spirit upon the people who were in the city; that he would also grant that he might baptize them unto repentance.
When Alma got there, he began preaching the word of God to them. Now Satan had gotten a strong hold on the hearts of the people in that city, so they wouldn't listen to Alma's words. Even so, Alma worked hard in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer that he would pour out his Spirit on the people in the city, and that he would also let Alma baptize them when they repented.
Nevertheless, they hardened their hearts, saying unto him: Behold, we know that thou art Alma; and we know that thou art high priest over the church which thou hast established in many parts of the land, according to your tradition; and we are not of thy church, and we do not believe in such foolish traditions. And now we know that because we are not of thy church we know that thou hast no power over us; and thou hast delivered up the judgment-seat unto Nephihah; therefore thou art not the chief judge over us.
Still, they hardened their hearts and said to him, "We know you're Alma, and we know you're the high priest over the church you've set up in many parts of the land, according to your tradition. But we don't belong to your church, and we don't believe in such foolish traditions. And since we don't belong to your church, we know you have no power over us. You handed the judgment seat over to Nephihah, so you're not our chief judge."
Now when the people had said this, and withstood all his words, and reviled him, and spit upon him, and caused that he should be cast out of their city, he departed thence and took his journey towards the city which was called Aaron.
After the people had said this, resisted everything he said, insulted him, spit on him, and had him driven out of their city, he left and traveled toward a city called Aaron.
And it came to pass that while he was journeying thither, being weighed down with sorrow, wading through much tribulation and anguish of soul, because of the wickedness of the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, it came to pass while Alma was thus weighed down with sorrow, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him, saying:
As he traveled there, weighed down with sorrow, wading through deep trouble and anguish of soul because of the wickedness of the people of Ammonihah, an angel of the Lord appeared to him and said:
Blessed art thou, Alma; therefore, lift up thy head and rejoice, for thou hast great cause to rejoice; for thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from him. Behold, I am he that delivered it unto you. And behold, I am sent to command thee that thou return to the city of Ammonihah, and preach again unto the people of the city; yea, preach unto them. Yea, say unto them, except they repent the Lord God will destroy them. For behold, they do study at this time that they may destroy the liberty of thy people, (for thus saith the Lord) which is contrary to the statutes, and judgments, and commandments which he has given unto his people.
"Blessed are you, Alma. So lift up your head and rejoice, for you have great reason to rejoice, for you have been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time you received your first message from him. I am the one who delivered it to you. And I am sent to command you to return to the city of Ammonihah and preach again to the people of that city. Preach to them. Say to them that unless they repent, the Lord God will destroy them. For at this time they are plotting to destroy the liberty of your people (for thus says the Lord), which is contrary to the statutes, judgments, and commandments he has given his people."
Now it came to pass that after Alma had received his message from the angel of the Lord he returned speedily to the land of Ammonihah. And he entered the city by another way, yea, by the way which is on the south of the city of Ammonihah.
After Alma had received his message from the angel of the Lord, he quickly returned to the land of Ammonihah. He entered the city by another road, the one on the south side of the city.
And as he entered the city he was an hungered, and he said to a man: Will ye give to an humble servant of God something to eat?
As he entered the city, he was hungry, and he said to a man, "Will you give a humble servant of God something to eat?"
And the man said unto him: I am a Nephite, and I know that thou art a holy prophet of God, for thou art the man whom an angel said in a vision: Thou shalt receive. Therefore, go with me into my house and I will impart unto thee of my food; and I know that thou wilt be a blessing unto me and my house.
The man said to him, "I'm a Nephite, and I know you're a holy prophet of God because you're the man an angel told me about in a vision, saying, 'You shall receive him.' So come home with me, and I'll share my food with you. I know you'll be a blessing to me and my household."
And it came to pass that the man received him into his house; and the man was called Amulek; and he brought forth bread and meat and set before Alma. And it came to pass that Alma ate bread and was filled; and he blessed Amulek and his house, and he gave thanks unto God.
The man took him into his house. His name was Amulek, and he brought out bread and meat and set them before Alma. Alma ate the bread and was filled, and he blessed Amulek and his household and gave thanks to God.
And after he had eaten and was filled he said unto Amulek: I am Alma, and am the high priest over the church of God throughout the land. And behold, I have been called to preach the word of God among all this people, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy; and I was in this land and they would not receive me, but they cast me out and I was about to set my back towards this land forever. But behold, I have been commanded that I should turn again and prophesy unto this people, yea, and to testify against them concerning their iniquities. And now, Amulek, because thou hast fed me and taken me in, thou art blessed; for I was an hungered, for I had fasted many days.
After he had eaten and was full, he said to Amulek, "I am Alma, and I am the high priest over the church of God throughout the land. I've been called to preach the word of God to this whole nation, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy. I was in this land, and they wouldn't receive me. They drove me out, and I was about to turn my back on this land forever. But I've been commanded to turn back and prophesy to the people here, and even to testify against them about their sins. And now, Amulek, because you've fed me and taken me in, you are blessed. I was hungry because I had fasted for many days."
And Alma tarried many days with Amulek before he began to preach unto the people. And it came to pass that the people did wax more gross in their iniquities.
Alma stayed with Amulek many days before he began preaching to the people. And the people grew even more corrupt in their sins.
And the word came to Alma, saying: Go; and also say unto my servant Amulek, go forth and prophesy unto this people, saying—Repent ye, for thus saith the Lord, except ye repent I will visit this people in mine anger; yea, and I will not turn my fierce anger away.
Then the word came to Alma: "Go, and tell my servant Amulek to go out and prophesy to the people of this city: Repent! For thus says the Lord, unless you repent I will visit you in my anger, and I will not turn my fierce anger away."
And Alma went forth, and also Amulek, among the people, to declare the words of God unto them; and they were filled with the Holy Ghost. And they had power given unto them, insomuch that they could not be confined in dungeons; neither was it possible that any man could slay them; nevertheless they did not exercise their power until they were bound in bands and cast into prison. Now, this was done that the Lord might show forth his power in them. And it came to pass that they went forth and began to preach and to prophesy unto the people, according to the spirit and power which the Lord had given them.
So Alma went out among the people, and Amulek with him, to declare the words of God to them, and they were filled with the Holy Ghost. And they were given power, so that they couldn't be shut up in dungeons, and no one could kill them. Even so, they didn't use their power until they were tied up and thrown into prison. This happened so that the Lord could show his power in them. So they went out and began preaching and prophesying to the people, according to the spirit and power the Lord had given them.

And now it came to pass that Alma returned from the land of Gideon, after having taught the people of Gideon many things which cannot be written, having established the order of the church, according as he had before done in the land of Zarahemla, yea, he returned to his own house at Zarahemla to rest himself from the labors which he had performed.

Alma returned from the land of Gideon, where he had taught the people many things that can't be written down and set up the order of the church there just as he had done earlier in the land of Zarahemla. He went home to Zarahemla to rest from his work.

And thus ended the ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And so ended the ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And it came to pass in the commencement of the tenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Alma departed from thence and took his journey over into the land of Melek, on the west of the river Sidon, on the west by the borders of the wilderness.

At the beginning of the tenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, Alma left and traveled over into the land of Melek, west of the river Sidon, on the west near the borders of the wilderness.

And he began to teach the people in the land of Melek according to the holy order of God, by which he had been called; and he began to teach the people throughout all the land of Melek.

He began teaching the people in the land of Melek according to the holy order of God, by which he had been called, and he taught them throughout that whole land.

And it came to pass that the people came to him throughout all the borders of the land which was by the wilderness side. And they were baptized throughout all the land;

The people came to him from all along the borders of the land that lay by the wilderness, and they were baptized throughout the land.

So that when he had finished his work at Melek he departed thence, and traveled three days’ journey on the north of the land of Melek; and he came to a city which was called Ammonihah.

After he had finished his work in Melek, he left, traveled three days' journey north of there, and came to a city called Ammonihah.

Now it was the custom of the people of Nephi to call their lands, and their cities, and their villages, yea, even all their small villages, after the name of him who first possessed them; and thus it was with the land of Ammonihah.

Now it was the custom of the people of Nephi to name their lands, cities, and villages, even all their small villages, after the person who first owned them. That's how it was with the land of Ammonihah.

And it came to pass that when Alma had come to the city of Ammonihah he began to preach the word of God unto them.

When Alma got there, he began preaching the word of God to them.

Now Satan had gotten great hold upon the hearts of the people of the city of Ammonihah; therefore they would not hearken unto the words of Alma.

Now Satan had gotten a strong hold on the hearts of the people in that city, so they wouldn't listen to Alma's words.

Nevertheless Alma labored much in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer, that he would pour out his Spirit upon the people who were in the city; that he would also grant that he might baptize them unto repentance.

Even so, Alma worked hard in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer that he would pour out his Spirit on the people in the city, and that he would also let Alma baptize them when they repented.

Nevertheless, they hardened their hearts, saying unto him: Behold, we know that thou art Alma; and we know that thou art high priest over the church which thou hast established in many parts of the land, according to your tradition; and we are not of thy church, and we do not believe in such foolish traditions.

Still, they hardened their hearts and said to him, "We know you're Alma, and we know you're the high priest over the church you've set up in many parts of the land, according to your tradition. But we don't belong to your church, and we don't believe in such foolish traditions.

And now we know that because we are not of thy church we know that thou hast no power over us; and thou hast delivered up the judgment-seat unto Nephihah; therefore thou art not the chief judge over us.

And since we don't belong to your church, we know you have no power over us. You handed the judgment seat over to Nephihah, so you're not our chief judge."

Now when the people had said this, and withstood all his words, and reviled him, and spit upon him, and caused that he should be cast out of their city, he departed thence and took his journey towards the city which was called Aaron.

After the people had said this, resisted everything he said, insulted him, spit on him, and had him driven out of their city, he left and traveled toward a city called Aaron.

And it came to pass that while he was journeying thither, being weighed down with sorrow, wading through much tribulation and anguish of soul, because of the wickedness of the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, it came to pass while Alma was thus weighed down with sorrow, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him, saying:

As he traveled there, weighed down with sorrow, wading through deep trouble and anguish of soul because of the wickedness of the people of Ammonihah, an angel of the Lord appeared to him and said:

Blessed art thou, Alma; therefore, lift up thy head and rejoice, for thou hast great cause to rejoice; for thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from him. Behold, I am he that delivered it unto you.

"Blessed are you, Alma. So lift up your head and rejoice, for you have great reason to rejoice, for you have been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time you received your first message from him. I am the one who delivered it to you.

And behold, I am sent to command thee that thou return to the city of Ammonihah, and preach again unto the people of the city; yea, preach unto them. Yea, say unto them, except they repent the Lord God will destroy them.

And I am sent to command you to return to the city of Ammonihah and preach again to the people of that city. Preach to them. Say to them that unless they repent, the Lord God will destroy them.

For behold, they do study at this time that they may destroy the liberty of thy people, (for thus saith the Lord) which is contrary to the statutes, and judgments, and commandments which he has given unto his people.

For at this time they are plotting to destroy the liberty of your people (for thus says the Lord), which is contrary to the statutes, judgments, and commandments he has given his people."

Now it came to pass that after Alma had received his message from the angel of the Lord he returned speedily to the land of Ammonihah. And he entered the city by another way, yea, by the way which is on the south of the city of Ammonihah.

After Alma had received his message from the angel of the Lord, he quickly returned to the land of Ammonihah. He entered the city by another road, the one on the south side of the city.

And as he entered the city he was an hungered, and he said to a man: Will ye give to an humble servant of God something to eat?

As he entered the city, he was hungry, and he said to a man, "Will you give a humble servant of God something to eat?"

And the man said unto him: I am a Nephite, and I know that thou art a holy prophet of God, for thou art the man whom an angel said in a vision: Thou shalt receive. Therefore, go with me into my house and I will impart unto thee of my food; and I know that thou wilt be a blessing unto me and my house.

The man said to him, "I'm a Nephite, and I know you're a holy prophet of God because you're the man an angel told me about in a vision, saying, 'You shall receive him.' So come home with me, and I'll share my food with you. I know you'll be a blessing to me and my household."

And it came to pass that the man received him into his house; and the man was called Amulek; and he brought forth bread and meat and set before Alma.

The man took him into his house. His name was Amulek, and he brought out bread and meat and set them before Alma.

And it came to pass that Alma ate bread and was filled; and he blessed Amulek and his house, and he gave thanks unto God.

Alma ate the bread and was filled, and he blessed Amulek and his household and gave thanks to God.

And after he had eaten and was filled he said unto Amulek: I am Alma, and am the high priest over the church of God throughout the land.

After he had eaten and was full, he said to Amulek, "I am Alma, and I am the high priest over the church of God throughout the land.

And behold, I have been called to preach the word of God among all this people, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy; and I was in this land and they would not receive me, but they cast me out and I was about to set my back towards this land forever.

I've been called to preach the word of God to this whole nation, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy. I was in this land, and they wouldn't receive me. They drove me out, and I was about to turn my back on this land forever.

But behold, I have been commanded that I should turn again and prophesy unto this people, yea, and to testify against them concerning their iniquities.

But I've been commanded to turn back and prophesy to the people here, and even to testify against them about their sins.

And now, Amulek, because thou hast fed me and taken me in, thou art blessed; for I was an hungered, for I had fasted many days.

And now, Amulek, because you've fed me and taken me in, you are blessed. I was hungry because I had fasted for many days."

And Alma tarried many days with Amulek before he began to preach unto the people.

Alma stayed with Amulek many days before he began preaching to the people.

And it came to pass that the people did wax more gross in their iniquities.

And the people grew even more corrupt in their sins.

And the word came to Alma, saying: Go; and also say unto my servant Amulek, go forth and prophesy unto this people, saying—Repent ye, for thus saith the Lord, except ye repent I will visit this people in mine anger; yea, and I will not turn my fierce anger away.

Then the word came to Alma: "Go, and tell my servant Amulek to go out and prophesy to the people of this city: Repent! For thus says the Lord, unless you repent I will visit you in my anger, and I will not turn my fierce anger away."

And Alma went forth, and also Amulek, among the people, to declare the words of God unto them; and they were filled with the Holy Ghost.

So Alma went out among the people, and Amulek with him, to declare the words of God to them, and they were filled with the Holy Ghost.

And they had power given unto them, insomuch that they could not be confined in dungeons; neither was it possible that any man could slay them; nevertheless they did not exercise their power until they were bound in bands and cast into prison. Now, this was done that the Lord might show forth his power in them.

And they were given power, so that they couldn't be shut up in dungeons, and no one could kill them. Even so, they didn't use their power until they were tied up and thrown into prison. This happened so that the Lord could show his power in them.

And it came to pass that they went forth and began to preach and to prophesy unto the people, according to the spirit and power which the Lord had given them.

So they went out and began preaching and prophesying to the people, according to the spirit and power the Lord had given them.