HelamanChapter11

And now it came to pass in the seventy and second year of the reign of the judges that the contentions did increase, insomuch that there were wars throughout all the land among all the people of Nephi.

In the seventy-second year of the reign of the judges, the conflicts grew worse, until there were wars throughout the whole land among all the people of Nephi.

And it was this secret band of robbers who did carry on this work of destruction and wickedness. And this war did last all that year; and in the seventy and third year it did also last.

It was this secret band of robbers who carried on the destruction and wickedness. The war lasted all that year, and it lasted through the seventy-third year too.

And it came to pass that in this year Nephi did cry unto the Lord, saying:

That year Nephi called out to the Lord:

O Lord, do not suffer that this people shall be destroyed by the sword; but O Lord, rather let there be a famine in the land, to stir them up in remembrance of the Lord their God, and perhaps they will repent and turn unto thee.

"O Lord, do not let this nation be destroyed by the sword. Instead, O Lord, let there be a famine in the land, to remind them of the Lord their God, and perhaps they will repent and turn to you."

And so it was done, according to the words of Nephi. And there was a great famine upon the land, among all the people of Nephi. And thus in the seventy and fourth year the famine did continue, and the work of destruction did cease by the sword but became sore by famine.

And it was done, just as Nephi had asked. A great famine came over the land, among all the people of Nephi. In the seventy-fourth year, the famine continued, and the destruction by the sword stopped, but the destruction by famine grew severe.

And this work of destruction did also continue in the seventy and fifth year. For the earth was smitten that it was dry, and did not yield forth grain in the season of grain; and the whole earth was smitten, even among the Lamanites as well as among the Nephites, so that they were smitten that they did perish by thousands in the more wicked parts of the land.

The destruction continued in the seventy-fifth year too. The land was struck with drought and produced no grain in the season for grain. The whole land was struck, among the Lamanites as well as the Nephites, so that people died by the thousands in the more wicked parts of the land.

And it came to pass that the people saw that they were about to perish by famine, and they began to remember the Lord their God; and they began to remember the words of Nephi.

When the people saw that they were about to die of famine, they began remembering the Lord their God, and they remembered the words of Nephi.

And the people began to plead with their chief judges and their leaders, that they would say unto Nephi: Behold, we know that thou art a man of God, and therefore cry unto the Lord our God that he turn away from us this famine, lest all the words which thou hast spoken concerning our destruction be fulfilled.

The people began pleading with their chief judges and their leaders to say to Nephi: "We know you're a man of God, so call out to the Lord our God to turn this famine away from us, before everything you've said about our destruction comes true."

And it came to pass that the judges did say unto Nephi, according to the words which had been desired. And it came to pass that when Nephi saw that the people had repented and did humble themselves in sackcloth, he cried again unto the Lord, saying:

The judges said to Nephi what the people had asked. And when Nephi saw that the people had repented and were humbling themselves in sackcloth, he called out to the Lord again:

O Lord, behold this people repenteth; and they have swept away the band of Gadianton from amongst them insomuch that they have become extinct, and they have concealed their secret plans in the earth.

"O Lord, this nation is repenting, and they have swept the Gadianton robbers out from among them, so that the band no longer exists, and they have hidden their secret plans in the earth.

Now, O Lord, because of this their humility wilt thou turn away thine anger, and let thine anger be appeased in the destruction of those wicked men whom thou hast already destroyed.

Now, O Lord, because of their humility, will you turn your anger away and let your anger be satisfied in the destruction of those wicked men you have already destroyed?

O Lord, wilt thou turn away thine anger, yea, thy fierce anger, and cause that this famine may cease in this land.

O Lord, will you turn away your anger, your fierce anger, and cause this famine to end in this land?

O Lord, wilt thou hearken unto me, and cause that it may be done according to my words, and send forth rain upon the face of the earth, that she may bring forth her fruit, and her grain in the season of grain.

O Lord, will you listen to me, let it be done as I have asked, and send rain on the face of the earth, so that it may bring forth its fruit and grain in the season for grain?

O Lord, thou didst hearken unto my words when I said, Let there be a famine, that the pestilence of the sword might cease; and I know that thou wilt, even at this time, hearken unto my words, for thou saidst that: If this people repent I will spare them.

O Lord, you listened to my words when I said, 'Let there be a famine, so that the plague of the sword may end.' And I know that even now you will listen to my words, for you said: 'If this nation repents, I will spare them.'

Yea, O Lord, and thou seest that they have repented, because of the famine and the pestilence and destruction which has come unto them.

O Lord, you see that they have repented because of the famine, plague, and destruction that have come upon them.

And now, O Lord, wilt thou turn away thine anger, and try again if they will serve thee? And if so, O Lord, thou canst bless them according to thy words which thou hast said.

And now, O Lord, will you turn your anger away and try them again to see whether they will serve you? And if they will, O Lord, you can bless them according to the words you have spoken."

And it came to pass that in the seventy and sixth year the Lord did turn away his anger from the people, and caused that rain should fall upon the earth, insomuch that it did bring forth her fruit in the season of her fruit. And it came to pass that it did bring forth her grain in the season of her grain.

In the seventy-sixth year, the Lord turned his anger away from the people and caused rain to fall on the earth, so that it brought forth its fruit in the season for fruit, and it brought forth its grain in the season for grain.

And behold, the people did rejoice and glorify God, and the whole face of the land was filled with rejoicing; and they did no more seek to destroy Nephi, but they did esteem him as a great prophet, and a man of God, having great power and authority given unto him from God.

The people rejoiced and glorified God, and the whole land was filled with rejoicing. They no longer tried to destroy Nephi; they considered him a great prophet, a man of God, with great power and authority given to him from God.

And behold, Lehi, his brother, was not a whit behind him as to things pertaining to righteousness.

And Lehi, his brother, wasn't one bit behind him in the things that belong to righteousness.

And thus it did come to pass that the people of Nephi began to prosper again in the land, and began to build up their waste places, and began to multiply and spread, even until they did cover the whole face of the land, both on the northward and on the southward, from the sea west to the sea east.

So the people of Nephi began prospering in the land again, rebuilt their ruined places, and grew in numbers and spread out, until they covered the whole face of the land, both northward and southward, from the west sea to the east sea.

And it came to pass that the seventy and sixth year did end in peace. And the seventy and seventh year began in peace; and the church did spread throughout the face of all the land; and the more part of the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, did belong to the church; and they did have exceedingly great peace in the land; and thus ended the seventy and seventh year.

The seventy-sixth year ended in peace. The seventy-seventh year began in peace, and the church spread across the whole land. Most of the people, both Nephites and Lamanites, belonged to the church, and they had great peace in the land. And so the seventy-seventh year ended.

And also they had peace in the seventy and eighth year, save it were a few contentions concerning the points of doctrine which had been laid down by the prophets.

They also had peace in the seventy-eighth year, except for a few disputes about points of doctrine that the prophets had laid down.

And in the seventy and ninth year there began to be much strife. But it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi, and many of their brethren who knew concerning the true points of doctrine, having many revelations daily, therefore they did preach unto the people, insomuch that they did put an end to their strife in that same year.

In the seventy-ninth year, a great deal of strife arose. But Nephi and Lehi, and many of their brothers who knew the true points of doctrine, were receiving many revelations daily, so they preached to the people and put an end to the strife that same year.

And it came to pass that in the eightieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, there were a certain number of the dissenters from the people of Nephi, who had some years before gone over unto the Lamanites, and taken upon themselves the name of Lamanites, and also a certain number who were real descendants of the Lamanites, being stirred up to anger by them, or by those dissenters, therefore they commenced a war with their brethren.

In the eightieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, there were a number of dissenters from among them who had gone over to the Lamanites some years earlier and taken the name of Lamanites on themselves, and also a number who were actual descendants of the Lamanites, whom those dissenters had stirred up to anger. And so they started a war with their brothers.

And they did commit murder and plunder; and then they would retreat back into the mountains, and into the wilderness and secret places, hiding themselves that they could not be discovered, receiving daily an addition to their numbers, inasmuch as there were dissenters that went forth unto them.

They committed murder and robbery, and then they would retreat back into the mountains, the wilderness, and secret places, hiding so they couldn't be found. Their numbers grew daily, since there were dissenters who kept going out to join them.

And thus in time, yea, even in the space of not many years, they became an exceedingly great band of robbers; and they did search out all the secret plans of Gadianton; and thus they became robbers of Gadianton.

And so, within a few years, they became a very large band of robbers. They searched out all the secret plans of Gadianton, and so they became the Gadianton robbers.

Now behold, these robbers did make great havoc, yea, even great destruction among the people of Nephi, and also among the people of the Lamanites.

Now these robbers caused great havoc, even great destruction, among the people of Nephi and also the Lamanites.

And it came to pass that it was expedient that there should be a stop put to this work of destruction; therefore they sent an army of strong men into the wilderness and upon the mountains to search out this band of robbers, and to destroy them.

It became necessary to put a stop to this destruction, so they sent an army of strong men into the wilderness and the mountains to hunt down this band of robbers and destroy them.

But behold, it came to pass that in that same year they were driven back even into their own lands. And thus ended the eightieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

But that same year they were driven back into their own lands. And so the eightieth year of the reign of the judges ended.

And it came to pass in the commencement of the eighty and first year they did go forth again against this band of robbers, and did destroy many; and they were also visited with much destruction.

At the beginning of the eighty-first year, they went out against this band of robbers again and destroyed many of them, but they also suffered much destruction themselves.

And they were again obliged to return out of the wilderness and out of the mountains unto their own lands, because of the exceeding greatness of the numbers of those robbers who infested the mountains and the wilderness.

They were forced again to return out of the wilderness and the mountains to their own lands because of the sheer numbers of those robbers who infested the mountains and the wilderness.

And it came to pass that thus ended this year. And the robbers did still increase and wax strong, insomuch that they did defy the whole armies of the Nephites, and also of the Lamanites; and they did cause great fear to come unto the people upon all the face of the land.

And so that year ended. The robbers kept increasing and growing stronger, until they defied the entire armies of both the Nephites and the Lamanites, and they brought great fear on the people all across the land.

Yea, for they did visit many parts of the land, and did do great destruction unto them; yea, did kill many, and did carry away others captive into the wilderness, yea, and more especially their women and their children.

They swept through many parts of the land and did great destruction there, killing many and carrying others away captive into the wilderness, especially their women and children.

Now this great evil, which came unto the people because of their iniquity, did stir them up again in remembrance of the Lord their God.

Now this great evil, which came on the people because of their wickedness, reminded them again of the Lord their God.

And thus ended the eighty and first year of the reign of the judges.

And so the eighty-first year of the reign of the judges ended.

And in the eighty and second year they began again to forget the Lord their God. And in the eighty and third year they began to wax strong in iniquity. And in the eighty and fourth year they did not mend their ways.

In the eighty-second year, they began forgetting the Lord their God again. In the eighty-third year, they grew strong in wickedness. And in the eighty-fourth year, they didn't mend their ways.

And it came to pass in the eighty and fifth year they did wax stronger and stronger in their pride, and in their wickedness; and thus they were ripening again for destruction.

In the eighty-fifth year, they grew stronger and stronger in their pride and wickedness, and so they were ripe for destruction again.

And thus ended the eighty and fifth year.

And so the eighty-fifth year ended.