HelamanChapter16

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And now, it came to pass that there were many who heard the words of Samuel, the Lamanite, which he spake upon the walls of the city. And as many as believed on his word went forth and sought for Nephi; and when they had come forth and found him they confessed unto him their sins and denied not, desiring that they might be baptized unto the Lord.

But as many as there were who did not believe in the words of Samuel were angry with him; and they cast stones at him upon the wall, and also many shot arrows at him as he stood upon the wall; but the Spirit of the Lord was with him, insomuch that they could not hit him with their stones neither with their arrows.

Now when they saw that they could not hit him, there were many more who did believe on his words, insomuch that they went away unto Nephi to be baptized.

For behold, Nephi was baptizing, and prophesying, and preaching, crying repentance unto the people, showing signs and wonders, working miracles among the people, that they might know that the Christ must shortly come—

Telling them of things which must shortly come, that they might know and remember at the time of their coming that they had been made known unto them beforehand, to the intent that they might believe; therefore as many as believed on the words of Samuel went forth unto him to be baptized, for they came repenting and confessing their sins.

But the more part of them did not believe in the words of Samuel; therefore when they saw that they could not hit him with their stones and their arrows, they cried unto their captains, saying: Take this fellow and bind him, for behold he hath a devil; and because of the power of the devil which is in him we cannot hit him with our stones and our arrows; therefore take him and bind him, and away with him.

And as they went forth to lay their hands on him, behold, he did cast himself down from the wall, and did flee out of their lands, yea, even unto his own country, and began to preach and to prophesy among his own people.

And behold, he was never heard of more among the Nephites; and thus were the affairs of the people.

And thus ended the eighty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And thus ended also the eighty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, the more part of the people remaining in their pride and wickedness, and the lesser part walking more circumspectly before God.

And these were the conditions also, in the eighty and eighth year of the reign of the judges.

And there was but little alteration in the affairs of the people, save it were the people began to be more hardened in iniquity, and do more and more of that which was contrary to the commandments of God, in the eighty and ninth year of the reign of the judges.

But it came to pass in the ninetieth year of the reign of the judges, there were great signs given unto the people, and wonders; and the words of the prophets began to be fulfilled.

And angels did appear unto men, wise men, and did declare unto them glad tidings of great joy; thus in this year the scriptures began to be fulfilled.

Nevertheless, the people began to harden their hearts, all save it were the most believing part of them, both of the Nephites and also of the Lamanites, and began to depend upon their own strength and upon their own wisdom, saying:

Some things they may have guessed right, among so many; but behold, we know that all these great and marvelous works cannot come to pass, of which has been spoken.

And they began to reason and to contend among themselves, saying:

That it is not reasonable that such a being as a Christ shall come; if so, and he be the Son of God, the Father of heaven and of earth, as it has been spoken, why will he not show himself unto us as well as unto them who shall be at Jerusalem?

Yea, why will he not show himself in this land as well as in the land of Jerusalem?

But behold, we know that this is a wicked tradition, which has been handed down unto us by our fathers, to cause us that we should believe in some great and marvelous thing which should come to pass, but not among us, but in a land which is far distant, a land which we know not; therefore they can keep us in ignorance, for we cannot witness with our own eyes that they are true.

And they will, by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, work some great mystery which we cannot understand, which will keep us down to be servants to their words, and also servants unto them, for we depend upon them to teach us the word; and thus will they keep us in ignorance if we will yield ourselves unto them, all the days of our lives.

And many more things did the people imagine up in their hearts, which were foolish and vain; and they were much disturbed, for Satan did stir them up to do iniquity continually; yea, he did go about spreading rumors and contentions upon all the face of the land, that he might harden the hearts of the people against that which was good and against that which should come.

And notwithstanding the signs and the wonders which were wrought among the people of the Lord, and the many miracles which they did, Satan did get great hold upon the hearts of the people upon all the face of the land.

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

And thus ended the book of Helaman, according to the record of Helaman and his sons.

Many people heard the words that Samuel, the Lamanite, spoke on the city wall. Everyone who believed what he said went looking for Nephi, and when they found him, they confessed their sins to him and didn't deny them, wanting to be baptized to the Lord.

But everyone who didn't believe Samuel's words was angry with him. They threw stones at him on the wall, and many shot arrows at him as he stood there. But the Spirit of the Lord was with him, so they couldn't hit him with their stones or arrows. When they saw that they couldn't hit him, many more believed what he said, and they went to Nephi to be baptized.

Nephi was baptizing, prophesying, and preaching, calling the people to repentance, showing signs and wonders, and working miracles among them, so they would know that Christ must come soon. He told them about things that would soon happen, so that, when those things happened, they would know and remember they had been told about them beforehand, and would believe. So everyone who believed Samuel's words went to Nephi to be baptized because they came repenting and confessing their sins.

But most of the people didn't believe Samuel's words. So when they saw they couldn't hit him with their stones or arrows, they shouted to their captains, "Take this fellow and tie him up! He has a devil in him, and because of the devil's power in him we can't hit him with our stones or arrows. So take him and tie him up, and get him out of here!"

But as they went to lay their hands on him, he threw himself down from the wall and fled out of their lands to his own country, where he began preaching and prophesying among his own people. And he was never heard of again among the Nephites. That's how things stood with the people.

And so the eighty-sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi ended. And so the eighty-seventh year of the reign of the judges also ended, with most of the people still in their pride and wickedness, and the minority among them walking more carefully before God. Things were the same in the eighty-eighth year of the reign of the judges. In the eighty-ninth year of the reign of the judges, there was little change in the affairs of the people, except that they grew more hardened in sin and did more and more of what was against the commandments of God.

But in the ninetieth year of the reign of the judges, great signs and wonders were given to the people, and the words of the prophets started coming true. Angels appeared to people, to wise people, and announced good news of great joy to them. So in that year the scriptures started to be fulfilled.

Still, the people began hardening their hearts and depending on their own strength and wisdom — all except the most believing among them, both Nephites and Lamanites. They said, "They may have guessed a few things right, out of so many. But we know that all these great and marvelous works they've talked about can't happen."

And they began reasoning and arguing among themselves, saying, "It isn't reasonable that such a being as a Christ will come. And if he is the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, as they say, why won't he show himself to us as well as to those who will be at Jerusalem? Why won't he show himself in this land as well as in the land of Jerusalem? But we know this is a wicked tradition handed down to us by our fathers, to make us believe in some great and marvelous thing that would happen, not among us but in a land far away, a land we don't know. So they can keep us ignorant because we can't witness with our own eyes that these things are true. And by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, they'll work some great mystery we can't understand, which will keep us down as servants to their words and servants to them, because we depend on them to teach us the word. That's how they'll keep us ignorant, if we give ourselves over to them, all the days of our lives."

The people imagined many more things in their hearts, foolish and empty things. They were deeply troubled because Satan kept stirring them up to sin. He went around spreading rumors and quarrels across the whole land, so he could harden the people's hearts against what was good and what was coming. Even with all the signs and wonders done among the people of the Lord, and all the many miracles they did, Satan got a great hold on the hearts of the people across the whole land.

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

And so the book of Helaman ended, according to the record of Helaman and his sons.

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And now, it came to pass that there were many who heard the words of Samuel, the Lamanite, which he spake upon the walls of the city. And as many as believed on his word went forth and sought for Nephi; and when they had come forth and found him they confessed unto him their sins and denied not, desiring that they might be baptized unto the Lord.

Many people heard the words that Samuel, the Lamanite, spoke on the city wall. Everyone who believed what he said went looking for Nephi, and when they found him, they confessed their sins to him and didn't deny them, wanting to be baptized to the Lord.

But as many as there were who did not believe in the words of Samuel were angry with him; and they cast stones at him upon the wall, and also many shot arrows at him as he stood upon the wall; but the Spirit of the Lord was with him, insomuch that they could not hit him with their stones neither with their arrows.

But everyone who didn't believe Samuel's words was angry with him. They threw stones at him on the wall, and many shot arrows at him as he stood there. But the Spirit of the Lord was with him, so they couldn't hit him with their stones or arrows.

Now when they saw that they could not hit him, there were many more who did believe on his words, insomuch that they went away unto Nephi to be baptized.

When they saw that they couldn't hit him, many more believed what he said, and they went to Nephi to be baptized.

For behold, Nephi was baptizing, and prophesying, and preaching, crying repentance unto the people, showing signs and wonders, working miracles among the people, that they might know that the Christ must shortly come—

Nephi was baptizing, prophesying, and preaching, calling the people to repentance, showing signs and wonders, and working miracles among them, so they would know that Christ must come soon.

Telling them of things which must shortly come, that they might know and remember at the time of their coming that they had been made known unto them beforehand, to the intent that they might believe; therefore as many as believed on the words of Samuel went forth unto him to be baptized, for they came repenting and confessing their sins.

He told them about things that would soon happen, so that, when those things happened, they would know and remember they had been told about them beforehand, and would believe. So everyone who believed Samuel's words went to Nephi to be baptized because they came repenting and confessing their sins.

But the more part of them did not believe in the words of Samuel; therefore when they saw that they could not hit him with their stones and their arrows, they cried unto their captains, saying: Take this fellow and bind him, for behold he hath a devil; and because of the power of the devil which is in him we cannot hit him with our stones and our arrows; therefore take him and bind him, and away with him.

But most of the people didn't believe Samuel's words. So when they saw they couldn't hit him with their stones or arrows, they shouted to their captains, "Take this fellow and tie him up! He has a devil in him, and because of the devil's power in him we can't hit him with our stones or arrows. So take him and tie him up, and get him out of here!"

And as they went forth to lay their hands on him, behold, he did cast himself down from the wall, and did flee out of their lands, yea, even unto his own country, and began to preach and to prophesy among his own people.

But as they went to lay their hands on him, he threw himself down from the wall and fled out of their lands to his own country, where he began preaching and prophesying among his own people.

And behold, he was never heard of more among the Nephites; and thus were the affairs of the people.

And he was never heard of again among the Nephites. That's how things stood with the people.

And thus ended the eighty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And so the eighty-sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi ended.

And thus ended also the eighty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, the more part of the people remaining in their pride and wickedness, and the lesser part walking more circumspectly before God.

And so the eighty-seventh year of the reign of the judges also ended, with most of the people still in their pride and wickedness, and the minority among them walking more carefully before God.

And these were the conditions also, in the eighty and eighth year of the reign of the judges.

Things were the same in the eighty-eighth year of the reign of the judges.

And there was but little alteration in the affairs of the people, save it were the people began to be more hardened in iniquity, and do more and more of that which was contrary to the commandments of God, in the eighty and ninth year of the reign of the judges.

In the eighty-ninth year of the reign of the judges, there was little change in the affairs of the people, except that they grew more hardened in sin and did more and more of what was against the commandments of God.

But it came to pass in the ninetieth year of the reign of the judges, there were great signs given unto the people, and wonders; and the words of the prophets began to be fulfilled.

But in the ninetieth year of the reign of the judges, great signs and wonders were given to the people, and the words of the prophets started coming true.

And angels did appear unto men, wise men, and did declare unto them glad tidings of great joy; thus in this year the scriptures began to be fulfilled.

Angels appeared to people, to wise people, and announced good news of great joy to them. So in that year the scriptures started to be fulfilled.

Nevertheless, the people began to harden their hearts, all save it were the most believing part of them, both of the Nephites and also of the Lamanites, and began to depend upon their own strength and upon their own wisdom, saying:

Still, the people began hardening their hearts and depending on their own strength and wisdom — all except the most believing among them, both Nephites and Lamanites. They said,

Some things they may have guessed right, among so many; but behold, we know that all these great and marvelous works cannot come to pass, of which has been spoken.

"They may have guessed a few things right, out of so many. But we know that all these great and marvelous works they've talked about can't happen."

And they began to reason and to contend among themselves, saying:

And they began reasoning and arguing among themselves, saying,

That it is not reasonable that such a being as a Christ shall come; if so, and he be the Son of God, the Father of heaven and of earth, as it has been spoken, why will he not show himself unto us as well as unto them who shall be at Jerusalem?

"It isn't reasonable that such a being as a Christ will come. And if he is the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, as they say, why won't he show himself to us as well as to those who will be at Jerusalem?

Yea, why will he not show himself in this land as well as in the land of Jerusalem?

Why won't he show himself in this land as well as in the land of Jerusalem?

But behold, we know that this is a wicked tradition, which has been handed down unto us by our fathers, to cause us that we should believe in some great and marvelous thing which should come to pass, but not among us, but in a land which is far distant, a land which we know not; therefore they can keep us in ignorance, for we cannot witness with our own eyes that they are true.

But we know this is a wicked tradition handed down to us by our fathers, to make us believe in some great and marvelous thing that would happen, not among us but in a land far away, a land we don't know. So they can keep us ignorant because we can't witness with our own eyes that these things are true.

And they will, by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, work some great mystery which we cannot understand, which will keep us down to be servants to their words, and also servants unto them, for we depend upon them to teach us the word; and thus will they keep us in ignorance if we will yield ourselves unto them, all the days of our lives.

And by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, they'll work some great mystery we can't understand, which will keep us down as servants to their words and servants to them, because we depend on them to teach us the word. That's how they'll keep us ignorant, if we give ourselves over to them, all the days of our lives."

And many more things did the people imagine up in their hearts, which were foolish and vain; and they were much disturbed, for Satan did stir them up to do iniquity continually; yea, he did go about spreading rumors and contentions upon all the face of the land, that he might harden the hearts of the people against that which was good and against that which should come.

The people imagined many more things in their hearts, foolish and empty things. They were deeply troubled because Satan kept stirring them up to sin. He went around spreading rumors and quarrels across the whole land, so he could harden the people's hearts against what was good and what was coming.

And notwithstanding the signs and the wonders which were wrought among the people of the Lord, and the many miracles which they did, Satan did get great hold upon the hearts of the people upon all the face of the land.

Even with all the signs and wonders done among the people of the Lord, and all the many miracles they did, Satan got a great hold on the hearts of the people across the whole land.

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

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

And thus ended the book of Helaman, according to the record of Helaman and his sons.

And so the book of Helaman ended, according to the record of Helaman and his sons.

OriginalModern English
And now, it came to pass that there were many who heard the words of Samuel, the Lamanite, which he spake upon the walls of the city. And as many as believed on his word went forth and sought for Nephi; and when they had come forth and found him they confessed unto him their sins and denied not, desiring that they might be baptized unto the Lord.
Many people heard the words that Samuel, the Lamanite, spoke on the city wall. Everyone who believed what he said went looking for Nephi, and when they found him, they confessed their sins to him and didn't deny them, wanting to be baptized to the Lord.
But as many as there were who did not believe in the words of Samuel were angry with him; and they cast stones at him upon the wall, and also many shot arrows at him as he stood upon the wall; but the Spirit of the Lord was with him, insomuch that they could not hit him with their stones neither with their arrows. Now when they saw that they could not hit him, there were many more who did believe on his words, insomuch that they went away unto Nephi to be baptized.
But everyone who didn't believe Samuel's words was angry with him. They threw stones at him on the wall, and many shot arrows at him as he stood there. But the Spirit of the Lord was with him, so they couldn't hit him with their stones or arrows. When they saw that they couldn't hit him, many more believed what he said, and they went to Nephi to be baptized.
For behold, Nephi was baptizing, and prophesying, and preaching, crying repentance unto the people, showing signs and wonders, working miracles among the people, that they might know that the Christ must shortly come— Telling them of things which must shortly come, that they might know and remember at the time of their coming that they had been made known unto them beforehand, to the intent that they might believe; therefore as many as believed on the words of Samuel went forth unto him to be baptized, for they came repenting and confessing their sins.
Nephi was baptizing, prophesying, and preaching, calling the people to repentance, showing signs and wonders, and working miracles among them, so they would know that Christ must come soon. He told them about things that would soon happen, so that, when those things happened, they would know and remember they had been told about them beforehand, and would believe. So everyone who believed Samuel's words went to Nephi to be baptized because they came repenting and confessing their sins.
But the more part of them did not believe in the words of Samuel; therefore when they saw that they could not hit him with their stones and their arrows, they cried unto their captains, saying: Take this fellow and bind him, for behold he hath a devil; and because of the power of the devil which is in him we cannot hit him with our stones and our arrows; therefore take him and bind him, and away with him.
But most of the people didn't believe Samuel's words. So when they saw they couldn't hit him with their stones or arrows, they shouted to their captains, "Take this fellow and tie him up! He has a devil in him, and because of the devil's power in him we can't hit him with our stones or arrows. So take him and tie him up, and get him out of here!"
And as they went forth to lay their hands on him, behold, he did cast himself down from the wall, and did flee out of their lands, yea, even unto his own country, and began to preach and to prophesy among his own people. And behold, he was never heard of more among the Nephites; and thus were the affairs of the people.
But as they went to lay their hands on him, he threw himself down from the wall and fled out of their lands to his own country, where he began preaching and prophesying among his own people. And he was never heard of again among the Nephites. That's how things stood with the people.
And thus ended the eighty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi. And thus ended also the eighty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, the more part of the people remaining in their pride and wickedness, and the lesser part walking more circumspectly before God. And these were the conditions also, in the eighty and eighth year of the reign of the judges. And there was but little alteration in the affairs of the people, save it were the people began to be more hardened in iniquity, and do more and more of that which was contrary to the commandments of God, in the eighty and ninth year of the reign of the judges.
And so the eighty-sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi ended. And so the eighty-seventh year of the reign of the judges also ended, with most of the people still in their pride and wickedness, and the minority among them walking more carefully before God. Things were the same in the eighty-eighth year of the reign of the judges. In the eighty-ninth year of the reign of the judges, there was little change in the affairs of the people, except that they grew more hardened in sin and did more and more of what was against the commandments of God.
But it came to pass in the ninetieth year of the reign of the judges, there were great signs given unto the people, and wonders; and the words of the prophets began to be fulfilled. And angels did appear unto men, wise men, and did declare unto them glad tidings of great joy; thus in this year the scriptures began to be fulfilled.
But in the ninetieth year of the reign of the judges, great signs and wonders were given to the people, and the words of the prophets started coming true. Angels appeared to people, to wise people, and announced good news of great joy to them. So in that year the scriptures started to be fulfilled.
Nevertheless, the people began to harden their hearts, all save it were the most believing part of them, both of the Nephites and also of the Lamanites, and began to depend upon their own strength and upon their own wisdom, saying: Some things they may have guessed right, among so many; but behold, we know that all these great and marvelous works cannot come to pass, of which has been spoken.
Still, the people began hardening their hearts and depending on their own strength and wisdom — all except the most believing among them, both Nephites and Lamanites. They said, "They may have guessed a few things right, out of so many. But we know that all these great and marvelous works they've talked about can't happen."
And they began to reason and to contend among themselves, saying: That it is not reasonable that such a being as a Christ shall come; if so, and he be the Son of God, the Father of heaven and of earth, as it has been spoken, why will he not show himself unto us as well as unto them who shall be at Jerusalem? Yea, why will he not show himself in this land as well as in the land of Jerusalem? But behold, we know that this is a wicked tradition, which has been handed down unto us by our fathers, to cause us that we should believe in some great and marvelous thing which should come to pass, but not among us, but in a land which is far distant, a land which we know not; therefore they can keep us in ignorance, for we cannot witness with our own eyes that they are true. And they will, by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, work some great mystery which we cannot understand, which will keep us down to be servants to their words, and also servants unto them, for we depend upon them to teach us the word; and thus will they keep us in ignorance if we will yield ourselves unto them, all the days of our lives.
And they began reasoning and arguing among themselves, saying, "It isn't reasonable that such a being as a Christ will come. And if he is the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, as they say, why won't he show himself to us as well as to those who will be at Jerusalem? Why won't he show himself in this land as well as in the land of Jerusalem? But we know this is a wicked tradition handed down to us by our fathers, to make us believe in some great and marvelous thing that would happen, not among us but in a land far away, a land we don't know. So they can keep us ignorant because we can't witness with our own eyes that these things are true. And by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, they'll work some great mystery we can't understand, which will keep us down as servants to their words and servants to them, because we depend on them to teach us the word. That's how they'll keep us ignorant, if we give ourselves over to them, all the days of our lives."
And many more things did the people imagine up in their hearts, which were foolish and vain; and they were much disturbed, for Satan did stir them up to do iniquity continually; yea, he did go about spreading rumors and contentions upon all the face of the land, that he might harden the hearts of the people against that which was good and against that which should come. And notwithstanding the signs and the wonders which were wrought among the people of the Lord, and the many miracles which they did, Satan did get great hold upon the hearts of the people upon all the face of the land.
The people imagined many more things in their hearts, foolish and empty things. They were deeply troubled because Satan kept stirring them up to sin. He went around spreading rumors and quarrels across the whole land, so he could harden the people's hearts against what was good and what was coming. Even with all the signs and wonders done among the people of the Lord, and all the many miracles they did, Satan got a great hold on the hearts of the people across the whole land.
And thus ended the ninetieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
And so the ninetieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi ended.
And thus ended the book of Helaman, according to the record of Helaman and his sons.
And so the book of Helaman ended, according to the record of Helaman and his sons.

And now, it came to pass that there were many who heard the words of Samuel, the Lamanite, which he spake upon the walls of the city. And as many as believed on his word went forth and sought for Nephi; and when they had come forth and found him they confessed unto him their sins and denied not, desiring that they might be baptized unto the Lord.

Many people heard the words that Samuel, the Lamanite, spoke on the city wall. Everyone who believed what he said went looking for Nephi, and when they found him, they confessed their sins to him and didn't deny them, wanting to be baptized to the Lord.

But as many as there were who did not believe in the words of Samuel were angry with him; and they cast stones at him upon the wall, and also many shot arrows at him as he stood upon the wall; but the Spirit of the Lord was with him, insomuch that they could not hit him with their stones neither with their arrows.

But everyone who didn't believe Samuel's words was angry with him. They threw stones at him on the wall, and many shot arrows at him as he stood there. But the Spirit of the Lord was with him, so they couldn't hit him with their stones or arrows.

Now when they saw that they could not hit him, there were many more who did believe on his words, insomuch that they went away unto Nephi to be baptized.

When they saw that they couldn't hit him, many more believed what he said, and they went to Nephi to be baptized.

For behold, Nephi was baptizing, and prophesying, and preaching, crying repentance unto the people, showing signs and wonders, working miracles among the people, that they might know that the Christ must shortly come—

Nephi was baptizing, prophesying, and preaching, calling the people to repentance, showing signs and wonders, and working miracles among them, so they would know that Christ must come soon.

Telling them of things which must shortly come, that they might know and remember at the time of their coming that they had been made known unto them beforehand, to the intent that they might believe; therefore as many as believed on the words of Samuel went forth unto him to be baptized, for they came repenting and confessing their sins.

He told them about things that would soon happen, so that, when those things happened, they would know and remember they had been told about them beforehand, and would believe. So everyone who believed Samuel's words went to Nephi to be baptized because they came repenting and confessing their sins.

But the more part of them did not believe in the words of Samuel; therefore when they saw that they could not hit him with their stones and their arrows, they cried unto their captains, saying: Take this fellow and bind him, for behold he hath a devil; and because of the power of the devil which is in him we cannot hit him with our stones and our arrows; therefore take him and bind him, and away with him.

But most of the people didn't believe Samuel's words. So when they saw they couldn't hit him with their stones or arrows, they shouted to their captains, "Take this fellow and tie him up! He has a devil in him, and because of the devil's power in him we can't hit him with our stones or arrows. So take him and tie him up, and get him out of here!"

And as they went forth to lay their hands on him, behold, he did cast himself down from the wall, and did flee out of their lands, yea, even unto his own country, and began to preach and to prophesy among his own people.

But as they went to lay their hands on him, he threw himself down from the wall and fled out of their lands to his own country, where he began preaching and prophesying among his own people.

And behold, he was never heard of more among the Nephites; and thus were the affairs of the people.

And he was never heard of again among the Nephites. That's how things stood with the people.

And thus ended the eighty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And so the eighty-sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi ended.

And thus ended also the eighty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, the more part of the people remaining in their pride and wickedness, and the lesser part walking more circumspectly before God.

And so the eighty-seventh year of the reign of the judges also ended, with most of the people still in their pride and wickedness, and the minority among them walking more carefully before God.

And these were the conditions also, in the eighty and eighth year of the reign of the judges.

Things were the same in the eighty-eighth year of the reign of the judges.

And there was but little alteration in the affairs of the people, save it were the people began to be more hardened in iniquity, and do more and more of that which was contrary to the commandments of God, in the eighty and ninth year of the reign of the judges.

In the eighty-ninth year of the reign of the judges, there was little change in the affairs of the people, except that they grew more hardened in sin and did more and more of what was against the commandments of God.

But it came to pass in the ninetieth year of the reign of the judges, there were great signs given unto the people, and wonders; and the words of the prophets began to be fulfilled.

But in the ninetieth year of the reign of the judges, great signs and wonders were given to the people, and the words of the prophets started coming true.

And angels did appear unto men, wise men, and did declare unto them glad tidings of great joy; thus in this year the scriptures began to be fulfilled.

Angels appeared to people, to wise people, and announced good news of great joy to them. So in that year the scriptures started to be fulfilled.

Nevertheless, the people began to harden their hearts, all save it were the most believing part of them, both of the Nephites and also of the Lamanites, and began to depend upon their own strength and upon their own wisdom, saying:

Still, the people began hardening their hearts and depending on their own strength and wisdom — all except the most believing among them, both Nephites and Lamanites. They said,

Some things they may have guessed right, among so many; but behold, we know that all these great and marvelous works cannot come to pass, of which has been spoken.

"They may have guessed a few things right, out of so many. But we know that all these great and marvelous works they've talked about can't happen."

And they began to reason and to contend among themselves, saying:

And they began reasoning and arguing among themselves, saying,

That it is not reasonable that such a being as a Christ shall come; if so, and he be the Son of God, the Father of heaven and of earth, as it has been spoken, why will he not show himself unto us as well as unto them who shall be at Jerusalem?

"It isn't reasonable that such a being as a Christ will come. And if he is the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, as they say, why won't he show himself to us as well as to those who will be at Jerusalem?

Yea, why will he not show himself in this land as well as in the land of Jerusalem?

Why won't he show himself in this land as well as in the land of Jerusalem?

But behold, we know that this is a wicked tradition, which has been handed down unto us by our fathers, to cause us that we should believe in some great and marvelous thing which should come to pass, but not among us, but in a land which is far distant, a land which we know not; therefore they can keep us in ignorance, for we cannot witness with our own eyes that they are true.

But we know this is a wicked tradition handed down to us by our fathers, to make us believe in some great and marvelous thing that would happen, not among us but in a land far away, a land we don't know. So they can keep us ignorant because we can't witness with our own eyes that these things are true.

And they will, by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, work some great mystery which we cannot understand, which will keep us down to be servants to their words, and also servants unto them, for we depend upon them to teach us the word; and thus will they keep us in ignorance if we will yield ourselves unto them, all the days of our lives.

And by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, they'll work some great mystery we can't understand, which will keep us down as servants to their words and servants to them, because we depend on them to teach us the word. That's how they'll keep us ignorant, if we give ourselves over to them, all the days of our lives."

And many more things did the people imagine up in their hearts, which were foolish and vain; and they were much disturbed, for Satan did stir them up to do iniquity continually; yea, he did go about spreading rumors and contentions upon all the face of the land, that he might harden the hearts of the people against that which was good and against that which should come.

The people imagined many more things in their hearts, foolish and empty things. They were deeply troubled because Satan kept stirring them up to sin. He went around spreading rumors and quarrels across the whole land, so he could harden the people's hearts against what was good and what was coming.

And notwithstanding the signs and the wonders which were wrought among the people of the Lord, and the many miracles which they did, Satan did get great hold upon the hearts of the people upon all the face of the land.

Even with all the signs and wonders done among the people of the Lord, and all the many miracles they did, Satan got a great hold on the hearts of the people across the whole land.

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

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

And thus ended the book of Helaman, according to the record of Helaman and his sons.

And so the book of Helaman ended, according to the record of Helaman and his sons.