MormonChapter2

v1.10.1

And it came to pass in that same year there began to be a war again between the Nephites and the Lamanites. And notwithstanding I being young, was large in stature; therefore the people of Nephi appointed me that I should be their leader, or the leader of their armies.

Therefore it came to pass that in my sixteenth year I did go forth at the head of an army of the Nephites, against the Lamanites; therefore three hundred and twenty and six years had passed away.

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and twenty and seventh year the Lamanites did come upon us with exceedingly great power, insomuch that they did frighten my armies; therefore they would not fight, and they began to retreat towards the north countries.

And it came to pass that we did come to the city of Angola, and we did take possession of the city, and make preparations to defend ourselves against the Lamanites. And it came to pass that we did fortify the city with our might; but notwithstanding all our fortifications the Lamanites did come upon us and did drive us out of the city.

And they did also drive us forth out of the land of David.

And we marched forth and came to the land of Joshua, which was in the borders west by the seashore.

And it came to pass that we did gather in our people as fast as it were possible, that we might get them together in one body.

But behold, the land was filled with robbers and with Lamanites; and notwithstanding the great destruction which hung over my people, they did not repent of their evil doings; therefore there was blood and carnage spread throughout all the face of the land, both on the part of the Nephites and also on the part of the Lamanites; and it was one complete revolution throughout all the face of the land.

And now, the Lamanites had a king, and his name was Aaron; and he came against us with an army of forty and four thousand. And behold, I withstood him with forty and two thousand. And it came to pass that I beat him with my army that he fled before me. And behold, all this was done, and three hundred and thirty years had passed away.

And it came to pass that the Nephites began to repent of their iniquity, and began to cry even as had been prophesied by Samuel the prophet; for behold no man could keep that which was his own, for the thieves, and the robbers, and the murderers, and the magic art, and the witchcraft which was in the land.

Thus there began to be a mourning and a lamentation in all the land because of these things, and more especially among the people of Nephi.

And it came to pass that when I, Mormon, saw their lamentation and their mourning and their sorrow before the Lord, my heart did begin to rejoice within me, knowing the mercies and the long-suffering of the Lord, therefore supposing that he would be merciful unto them that they would again become a righteous people.

But behold this my joy was vain, for their sorrowing was not unto repentance, because of the goodness of God; but it was rather the sorrowing of the damned, because the Lord would not always suffer them to take happiness in sin.

And they did not come unto Jesus with broken hearts and contrite spirits, but they did curse God, and wish to die. Nevertheless they would struggle with the sword for their lives.

And it came to pass that my sorrow did return unto me again, and I saw that the day of grace was passed with them, both temporally and spiritually; for I saw thousands of them hewn down in open rebellion against their God, and heaped up as dung upon the face of the land. And thus three hundred and forty and four years had passed away.

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and forty and fifth year the Nephites did begin to flee before the Lamanites; and they were pursued until they came even to the land of Jashon, before it was possible to stop them in their retreat.

And now, the city of Jashon was near the land where Ammaron had deposited the records unto the Lord, that they might not be destroyed. And behold I had gone according to the word of Ammaron, and taken the plates of Nephi, and did make a record according to the words of Ammaron.

And upon the plates of Nephi I did make a full account of all the wickedness and abominations; but upon these plates I did forbear to make a full account of their wickedness and abominations, for behold, a continual scene of wickedness and abominations has been before mine eyes ever since I have been sufficient to behold the ways of man.

And wo is me because of their wickedness; for my heart has been filled with sorrow because of their wickedness, all my days; nevertheless, I know that I shall be lifted up at the last day.

And it came to pass that in this year the people of Nephi again were hunted and driven. And it came to pass that we were driven forth until we had come northward to the land which was called Shem.

And it came to pass that we did fortify the city of Shem, and we did gather in our people as much as it were possible, that perhaps we might save them from destruction.

And it came to pass in the three hundred and forty and sixth year they began to come upon us again.

And it came to pass that I did speak unto my people, and did urge them with great energy, that they would stand boldly before the Lamanites and fight for their wives, and their children, and their houses, and their homes.

And my words did arouse them somewhat to vigor, insomuch that they did not flee from before the Lamanites, but did stand with boldness against them.

And it came to pass that we did contend with an army of thirty thousand against an army of fifty thousand. And it came to pass that we did stand before them with such firmness that they did flee from before us.

And it came to pass that when they had fled we did pursue them with our armies, and did meet them again, and did beat them; nevertheless the strength of the Lord was not with us; yea, we were left to ourselves, that the Spirit of the Lord did not abide in us; therefore we had become weak like unto our brethren.

And my heart did sorrow because of this the great calamity of my people, because of their wickedness and their abominations. But behold, we did go forth against the Lamanites and the robbers of Gadianton, until we had again taken possession of the lands of our inheritance.

And the three hundred and forty and ninth year had passed away. And in the three hundred and fiftieth year we made a treaty with the Lamanites and the robbers of Gadianton, in which we did get the lands of our inheritance divided.

And the Lamanites did give unto us the land northward, yea, even to the narrow passage which led into the land southward. And we did give unto the Lamanites all the land southward.

In that same year, war broke out again between the Nephites and the Lamanites. Even though I was young, I was already large, so the people of Nephi appointed me to be their leader, or the leader of their armies. So in my sixteenth year, I went out at the head of a Nephite army against the Lamanites. By then, three hundred twenty-six years had passed.

In the three hundred twenty-seventh year, the Lamanites came against us with such great power that they frightened my armies. They wouldn't fight, and they began retreating toward the lands in the north. We came to the city of Angola, took possession of it, and made preparations to defend ourselves against the Lamanites. We fortified it with all our might, but despite all our fortifications, the Lamanites came against us and drove us out. They also drove us out of the land of David.

We marched on and came to the land of Joshua, which was on the western borders by the seashore. We gathered in our people as fast as we could, to get them together in one body.

But the land was filled with robbers and Lamanites, and despite the great destruction hanging over my people, they didn't repent of their evil ways. So blood and carnage were spread across the whole land, on the part of both the Nephites and the Lamanites, and the entire country was in complete upheaval.

Now the Lamanites had a king named Aaron, and he came against us with an army of forty-four thousand. I stood against him with forty-two thousand, and I beat him with my army so that he fled from me. All this happened, and three hundred thirty years had passed.

Then the Nephites began repenting of their sin and cried out, just as Samuel the prophet had prophesied, because no one could keep what was his own, with the thieves, robbers, murderers, magic arts, and witchcraft in the land. So mourning and grieving began all over the land because of these things, and especially among the people of Nephi.

When I saw their grieving, mourning, and sorrow before the Lord, my heart began rejoicing inside me because I knew the Lord's mercy and patience, and I thought he'd be merciful to them and they'd become a righteous people again.

But my joy was empty because their sorrow wasn't the kind that leads to repentance, the sorrow that comes from God's goodness. It was instead the sorrow of the damned because the Lord wouldn't always let them take happiness in sin. They didn't come to Jesus with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. Instead, they cursed God and wished to die. Still, they'd fight with the sword for their lives.

So my sorrow came back to me again. I saw that the day of grace had passed for them, both temporally and spiritually, because I saw thousands of them cut down in open rebellion against their God and piled up like dung on the ground. And so three hundred forty-four years had passed.

In the three hundred forty-fifth year, the Nephites fled before the Lamanites, and they were chased all the way to the land of Jashon before it was possible to stop their retreat. Now, the city of Jashon was near the land where Ammaron had hidden the records away, entrusting them to the Lord, so they wouldn't be destroyed. I had gone as Ammaron directed, taken the plates of Nephi, and made a record just as he said.

On the plates of Nephi I gave a full account of all the wickedness and abominations, but on these plates I've held back from telling it all because a continual scene of wickedness and abominations has been before my eyes ever since I was old enough to see the ways of people. And woe is me because of their wickedness! My heart has been filled with sorrow over it all my days. Still, I know I'll be lifted up at the last day.

That year the people of Nephi were hunted and driven again. We were driven until we came north to the land called Shem. We fortified the city of Shem and gathered in as many of our people as we could, hoping that we might save them from destruction. In the three hundred forty-sixth year, they came against us again.

I spoke to my people and urged them with great energy to stand boldly against the Lamanites and fight for their wives, children, houses, and homes. My words roused them somewhat, so that they didn't flee from the Lamanites but stood boldly against them. Our army of thirty thousand fought against an army of fifty thousand, and we stood before them so firmly that they fled from us.

After they had fled, we chased them with our armies, met them again, and beat them. Even so, the Lord's strength wasn't with us. We were left to ourselves, so that the Spirit of the Lord didn't stay with us, and we had become weak like our brothers.

My heart grieved because of this great disaster among my people, because of their wickedness and abominations. Still, we went out against the Lamanites and the Gadianton robbers until we had taken back the lands of our inheritance. The three hundred forty-ninth year passed. In the three hundred fiftieth year, we made a treaty with the Lamanites and the Gadianton robbers, and in it we got the lands of our inheritance divided. The Lamanites gave us the land northward, all the way to the narrow passage that led into the land southward, and we gave them all the land southward.

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And it came to pass in that same year there began to be a war again between the Nephites and the Lamanites. And notwithstanding I being young, was large in stature; therefore the people of Nephi appointed me that I should be their leader, or the leader of their armies.

In that same year, war broke out again between the Nephites and the Lamanites. Even though I was young, I was already large, so the people of Nephi appointed me to be their leader, or the leader of their armies.

Therefore it came to pass that in my sixteenth year I did go forth at the head of an army of the Nephites, against the Lamanites; therefore three hundred and twenty and six years had passed away.

So in my sixteenth year, I went out at the head of a Nephite army against the Lamanites. By then, three hundred twenty-six years had passed.

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and twenty and seventh year the Lamanites did come upon us with exceedingly great power, insomuch that they did frighten my armies; therefore they would not fight, and they began to retreat towards the north countries.

In the three hundred twenty-seventh year, the Lamanites came against us with such great power that they frightened my armies. They wouldn't fight, and they began retreating toward the lands in the north.

And it came to pass that we did come to the city of Angola, and we did take possession of the city, and make preparations to defend ourselves against the Lamanites. And it came to pass that we did fortify the city with our might; but notwithstanding all our fortifications the Lamanites did come upon us and did drive us out of the city.

We came to the city of Angola, took possession of it, and made preparations to defend ourselves against the Lamanites. We fortified it with all our might, but despite all our fortifications, the Lamanites came against us and drove us out.

And they did also drive us forth out of the land of David.

They also drove us out of the land of David.

And we marched forth and came to the land of Joshua, which was in the borders west by the seashore.

We marched on and came to the land of Joshua, which was on the western borders by the seashore.

And it came to pass that we did gather in our people as fast as it were possible, that we might get them together in one body.

We gathered in our people as fast as we could, to get them together in one body.

But behold, the land was filled with robbers and with Lamanites; and notwithstanding the great destruction which hung over my people, they did not repent of their evil doings; therefore there was blood and carnage spread throughout all the face of the land, both on the part of the Nephites and also on the part of the Lamanites; and it was one complete revolution throughout all the face of the land.

But the land was filled with robbers and Lamanites, and despite the great destruction hanging over my people, they didn't repent of their evil ways. So blood and carnage were spread across the whole land, on the part of both the Nephites and the Lamanites, and the entire country was in complete upheaval.

And now, the Lamanites had a king, and his name was Aaron; and he came against us with an army of forty and four thousand. And behold, I withstood him with forty and two thousand. And it came to pass that I beat him with my army that he fled before me. And behold, all this was done, and three hundred and thirty years had passed away.

Now the Lamanites had a king named Aaron, and he came against us with an army of forty-four thousand. I stood against him with forty-two thousand, and I beat him with my army so that he fled from me. All this happened, and three hundred thirty years had passed.

And it came to pass that the Nephites began to repent of their iniquity, and began to cry even as had been prophesied by Samuel the prophet; for behold no man could keep that which was his own, for the thieves, and the robbers, and the murderers, and the magic art, and the witchcraft which was in the land.

Then the Nephites began repenting of their sin and cried out, just as Samuel the prophet had prophesied, because no one could keep what was his own, with the thieves, robbers, murderers, magic arts, and witchcraft in the land.

Thus there began to be a mourning and a lamentation in all the land because of these things, and more especially among the people of Nephi.

So mourning and grieving began all over the land because of these things, and especially among the people of Nephi.

And it came to pass that when I, Mormon, saw their lamentation and their mourning and their sorrow before the Lord, my heart did begin to rejoice within me, knowing the mercies and the long-suffering of the Lord, therefore supposing that he would be merciful unto them that they would again become a righteous people.

When I saw their grieving, mourning, and sorrow before the Lord, my heart began rejoicing inside me because I knew the Lord's mercy and patience, and I thought he'd be merciful to them and they'd become a righteous people again.

But behold this my joy was vain, for their sorrowing was not unto repentance, because of the goodness of God; but it was rather the sorrowing of the damned, because the Lord would not always suffer them to take happiness in sin.

But my joy was empty because their sorrow wasn't the kind that leads to repentance, the sorrow that comes from God's goodness. It was instead the sorrow of the damned because the Lord wouldn't always let them take happiness in sin.

And they did not come unto Jesus with broken hearts and contrite spirits, but they did curse God, and wish to die. Nevertheless they would struggle with the sword for their lives.

They didn't come to Jesus with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. Instead, they cursed God and wished to die. Still, they'd fight with the sword for their lives.

And it came to pass that my sorrow did return unto me again, and I saw that the day of grace was passed with them, both temporally and spiritually; for I saw thousands of them hewn down in open rebellion against their God, and heaped up as dung upon the face of the land. And thus three hundred and forty and four years had passed away.

So my sorrow came back to me again. I saw that the day of grace had passed for them, both temporally and spiritually, because I saw thousands of them cut down in open rebellion against their God and piled up like dung on the ground. And so three hundred forty-four years had passed.

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and forty and fifth year the Nephites did begin to flee before the Lamanites; and they were pursued until they came even to the land of Jashon, before it was possible to stop them in their retreat.

In the three hundred forty-fifth year, the Nephites fled before the Lamanites, and they were chased all the way to the land of Jashon before it was possible to stop their retreat.

And now, the city of Jashon was near the land where Ammaron had deposited the records unto the Lord, that they might not be destroyed. And behold I had gone according to the word of Ammaron, and taken the plates of Nephi, and did make a record according to the words of Ammaron.

Now, the city of Jashon was near the land where Ammaron had hidden the records away, entrusting them to the Lord, so they wouldn't be destroyed. I had gone as Ammaron directed, taken the plates of Nephi, and made a record just as he said.

And upon the plates of Nephi I did make a full account of all the wickedness and abominations; but upon these plates I did forbear to make a full account of their wickedness and abominations, for behold, a continual scene of wickedness and abominations has been before mine eyes ever since I have been sufficient to behold the ways of man.

On the plates of Nephi I gave a full account of all the wickedness and abominations, but on these plates I've held back from telling it all because a continual scene of wickedness and abominations has been before my eyes ever since I was old enough to see the ways of people.

And wo is me because of their wickedness; for my heart has been filled with sorrow because of their wickedness, all my days; nevertheless, I know that I shall be lifted up at the last day.

And woe is me because of their wickedness! My heart has been filled with sorrow over it all my days. Still, I know I'll be lifted up at the last day.

And it came to pass that in this year the people of Nephi again were hunted and driven. And it came to pass that we were driven forth until we had come northward to the land which was called Shem.

That year the people of Nephi were hunted and driven again. We were driven until we came north to the land called Shem.

And it came to pass that we did fortify the city of Shem, and we did gather in our people as much as it were possible, that perhaps we might save them from destruction.

We fortified the city of Shem and gathered in as many of our people as we could, hoping that we might save them from destruction.

And it came to pass in the three hundred and forty and sixth year they began to come upon us again.

In the three hundred forty-sixth year, they came against us again.

And it came to pass that I did speak unto my people, and did urge them with great energy, that they would stand boldly before the Lamanites and fight for their wives, and their children, and their houses, and their homes.

I spoke to my people and urged them with great energy to stand boldly against the Lamanites and fight for their wives, children, houses, and homes.

And my words did arouse them somewhat to vigor, insomuch that they did not flee from before the Lamanites, but did stand with boldness against them.

My words roused them somewhat, so that they didn't flee from the Lamanites but stood boldly against them.

And it came to pass that we did contend with an army of thirty thousand against an army of fifty thousand. And it came to pass that we did stand before them with such firmness that they did flee from before us.

Our army of thirty thousand fought against an army of fifty thousand, and we stood before them so firmly that they fled from us.

And it came to pass that when they had fled we did pursue them with our armies, and did meet them again, and did beat them; nevertheless the strength of the Lord was not with us; yea, we were left to ourselves, that the Spirit of the Lord did not abide in us; therefore we had become weak like unto our brethren.

After they had fled, we chased them with our armies, met them again, and beat them. Even so, the Lord's strength wasn't with us. We were left to ourselves, so that the Spirit of the Lord didn't stay with us, and we had become weak like our brothers.

And my heart did sorrow because of this the great calamity of my people, because of their wickedness and their abominations. But behold, we did go forth against the Lamanites and the robbers of Gadianton, until we had again taken possession of the lands of our inheritance.

My heart grieved because of this great disaster among my people, because of their wickedness and abominations. Still, we went out against the Lamanites and the Gadianton robbers until we had taken back the lands of our inheritance.

And the three hundred and forty and ninth year had passed away. And in the three hundred and fiftieth year we made a treaty with the Lamanites and the robbers of Gadianton, in which we did get the lands of our inheritance divided.

The three hundred forty-ninth year passed. In the three hundred fiftieth year, we made a treaty with the Lamanites and the Gadianton robbers, and in it we got the lands of our inheritance divided.

And the Lamanites did give unto us the land northward, yea, even to the narrow passage which led into the land southward. And we did give unto the Lamanites all the land southward.

The Lamanites gave us the land northward, all the way to the narrow passage that led into the land southward, and we gave them all the land southward.

OriginalModern English
And it came to pass in that same year there began to be a war again between the Nephites and the Lamanites. And notwithstanding I being young, was large in stature; therefore the people of Nephi appointed me that I should be their leader, or the leader of their armies. Therefore it came to pass that in my sixteenth year I did go forth at the head of an army of the Nephites, against the Lamanites; therefore three hundred and twenty and six years had passed away.
In that same year, war broke out again between the Nephites and the Lamanites. Even though I was young, I was already large, so the people of Nephi appointed me to be their leader, or the leader of their armies. So in my sixteenth year, I went out at the head of a Nephite army against the Lamanites. By then, three hundred twenty-six years had passed.
And it came to pass that in the three hundred and twenty and seventh year the Lamanites did come upon us with exceedingly great power, insomuch that they did frighten my armies; therefore they would not fight, and they began to retreat towards the north countries. And it came to pass that we did come to the city of Angola, and we did take possession of the city, and make preparations to defend ourselves against the Lamanites. And it came to pass that we did fortify the city with our might; but notwithstanding all our fortifications the Lamanites did come upon us and did drive us out of the city. And they did also drive us forth out of the land of David.
In the three hundred twenty-seventh year, the Lamanites came against us with such great power that they frightened my armies. They wouldn't fight, and they began retreating toward the lands in the north. We came to the city of Angola, took possession of it, and made preparations to defend ourselves against the Lamanites. We fortified it with all our might, but despite all our fortifications, the Lamanites came against us and drove us out. They also drove us out of the land of David.
And we marched forth and came to the land of Joshua, which was in the borders west by the seashore. And it came to pass that we did gather in our people as fast as it were possible, that we might get them together in one body.
We marched on and came to the land of Joshua, which was on the western borders by the seashore. We gathered in our people as fast as we could, to get them together in one body.
But behold, the land was filled with robbers and with Lamanites; and notwithstanding the great destruction which hung over my people, they did not repent of their evil doings; therefore there was blood and carnage spread throughout all the face of the land, both on the part of the Nephites and also on the part of the Lamanites; and it was one complete revolution throughout all the face of the land.
But the land was filled with robbers and Lamanites, and despite the great destruction hanging over my people, they didn't repent of their evil ways. So blood and carnage were spread across the whole land, on the part of both the Nephites and the Lamanites, and the entire country was in complete upheaval.
And now, the Lamanites had a king, and his name was Aaron; and he came against us with an army of forty and four thousand. And behold, I withstood him with forty and two thousand. And it came to pass that I beat him with my army that he fled before me. And behold, all this was done, and three hundred and thirty years had passed away.
Now the Lamanites had a king named Aaron, and he came against us with an army of forty-four thousand. I stood against him with forty-two thousand, and I beat him with my army so that he fled from me. All this happened, and three hundred thirty years had passed.
And it came to pass that the Nephites began to repent of their iniquity, and began to cry even as had been prophesied by Samuel the prophet; for behold no man could keep that which was his own, for the thieves, and the robbers, and the murderers, and the magic art, and the witchcraft which was in the land. Thus there began to be a mourning and a lamentation in all the land because of these things, and more especially among the people of Nephi.
Then the Nephites began repenting of their sin and cried out, just as Samuel the prophet had prophesied, because no one could keep what was his own, with the thieves, robbers, murderers, magic arts, and witchcraft in the land. So mourning and grieving began all over the land because of these things, and especially among the people of Nephi.
And it came to pass that when I, Mormon, saw their lamentation and their mourning and their sorrow before the Lord, my heart did begin to rejoice within me, knowing the mercies and the long-suffering of the Lord, therefore supposing that he would be merciful unto them that they would again become a righteous people.
When I saw their grieving, mourning, and sorrow before the Lord, my heart began rejoicing inside me because I knew the Lord's mercy and patience, and I thought he'd be merciful to them and they'd become a righteous people again.
But behold this my joy was vain, for their sorrowing was not unto repentance, because of the goodness of God; but it was rather the sorrowing of the damned, because the Lord would not always suffer them to take happiness in sin. And they did not come unto Jesus with broken hearts and contrite spirits, but they did curse God, and wish to die. Nevertheless they would struggle with the sword for their lives.
But my joy was empty because their sorrow wasn't the kind that leads to repentance, the sorrow that comes from God's goodness. It was instead the sorrow of the damned because the Lord wouldn't always let them take happiness in sin. They didn't come to Jesus with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. Instead, they cursed God and wished to die. Still, they'd fight with the sword for their lives.
And it came to pass that my sorrow did return unto me again, and I saw that the day of grace was passed with them, both temporally and spiritually; for I saw thousands of them hewn down in open rebellion against their God, and heaped up as dung upon the face of the land. And thus three hundred and forty and four years had passed away.
So my sorrow came back to me again. I saw that the day of grace had passed for them, both temporally and spiritually, because I saw thousands of them cut down in open rebellion against their God and piled up like dung on the ground. And so three hundred forty-four years had passed.
And it came to pass that in the three hundred and forty and fifth year the Nephites did begin to flee before the Lamanites; and they were pursued until they came even to the land of Jashon, before it was possible to stop them in their retreat. And now, the city of Jashon was near the land where Ammaron had deposited the records unto the Lord, that they might not be destroyed. And behold I had gone according to the word of Ammaron, and taken the plates of Nephi, and did make a record according to the words of Ammaron.
In the three hundred forty-fifth year, the Nephites fled before the Lamanites, and they were chased all the way to the land of Jashon before it was possible to stop their retreat. Now, the city of Jashon was near the land where Ammaron had hidden the records away, entrusting them to the Lord, so they wouldn't be destroyed. I had gone as Ammaron directed, taken the plates of Nephi, and made a record just as he said.
And upon the plates of Nephi I did make a full account of all the wickedness and abominations; but upon these plates I did forbear to make a full account of their wickedness and abominations, for behold, a continual scene of wickedness and abominations has been before mine eyes ever since I have been sufficient to behold the ways of man. And wo is me because of their wickedness; for my heart has been filled with sorrow because of their wickedness, all my days; nevertheless, I know that I shall be lifted up at the last day.
On the plates of Nephi I gave a full account of all the wickedness and abominations, but on these plates I've held back from telling it all because a continual scene of wickedness and abominations has been before my eyes ever since I was old enough to see the ways of people. And woe is me because of their wickedness! My heart has been filled with sorrow over it all my days. Still, I know I'll be lifted up at the last day.
And it came to pass that in this year the people of Nephi again were hunted and driven. And it came to pass that we were driven forth until we had come northward to the land which was called Shem. And it came to pass that we did fortify the city of Shem, and we did gather in our people as much as it were possible, that perhaps we might save them from destruction. And it came to pass in the three hundred and forty and sixth year they began to come upon us again.
That year the people of Nephi were hunted and driven again. We were driven until we came north to the land called Shem. We fortified the city of Shem and gathered in as many of our people as we could, hoping that we might save them from destruction. In the three hundred forty-sixth year, they came against us again.
And it came to pass that I did speak unto my people, and did urge them with great energy, that they would stand boldly before the Lamanites and fight for their wives, and their children, and their houses, and their homes. And my words did arouse them somewhat to vigor, insomuch that they did not flee from before the Lamanites, but did stand with boldness against them. And it came to pass that we did contend with an army of thirty thousand against an army of fifty thousand. And it came to pass that we did stand before them with such firmness that they did flee from before us.
I spoke to my people and urged them with great energy to stand boldly against the Lamanites and fight for their wives, children, houses, and homes. My words roused them somewhat, so that they didn't flee from the Lamanites but stood boldly against them. Our army of thirty thousand fought against an army of fifty thousand, and we stood before them so firmly that they fled from us.
And it came to pass that when they had fled we did pursue them with our armies, and did meet them again, and did beat them; nevertheless the strength of the Lord was not with us; yea, we were left to ourselves, that the Spirit of the Lord did not abide in us; therefore we had become weak like unto our brethren.
After they had fled, we chased them with our armies, met them again, and beat them. Even so, the Lord's strength wasn't with us. We were left to ourselves, so that the Spirit of the Lord didn't stay with us, and we had become weak like our brothers.
And my heart did sorrow because of this the great calamity of my people, because of their wickedness and their abominations. But behold, we did go forth against the Lamanites and the robbers of Gadianton, until we had again taken possession of the lands of our inheritance. And the three hundred and forty and ninth year had passed away. And in the three hundred and fiftieth year we made a treaty with the Lamanites and the robbers of Gadianton, in which we did get the lands of our inheritance divided. And the Lamanites did give unto us the land northward, yea, even to the narrow passage which led into the land southward. And we did give unto the Lamanites all the land southward.
My heart grieved because of this great disaster among my people, because of their wickedness and abominations. Still, we went out against the Lamanites and the Gadianton robbers until we had taken back the lands of our inheritance. The three hundred forty-ninth year passed. In the three hundred fiftieth year, we made a treaty with the Lamanites and the Gadianton robbers, and in it we got the lands of our inheritance divided. The Lamanites gave us the land northward, all the way to the narrow passage that led into the land southward, and we gave them all the land southward.

And it came to pass in that same year there began to be a war again between the Nephites and the Lamanites. And notwithstanding I being young, was large in stature; therefore the people of Nephi appointed me that I should be their leader, or the leader of their armies.

In that same year, war broke out again between the Nephites and the Lamanites. Even though I was young, I was already large, so the people of Nephi appointed me to be their leader, or the leader of their armies.

Therefore it came to pass that in my sixteenth year I did go forth at the head of an army of the Nephites, against the Lamanites; therefore three hundred and twenty and six years had passed away.

So in my sixteenth year, I went out at the head of a Nephite army against the Lamanites. By then, three hundred twenty-six years had passed.

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and twenty and seventh year the Lamanites did come upon us with exceedingly great power, insomuch that they did frighten my armies; therefore they would not fight, and they began to retreat towards the north countries.

In the three hundred twenty-seventh year, the Lamanites came against us with such great power that they frightened my armies. They wouldn't fight, and they began retreating toward the lands in the north.

And it came to pass that we did come to the city of Angola, and we did take possession of the city, and make preparations to defend ourselves against the Lamanites. And it came to pass that we did fortify the city with our might; but notwithstanding all our fortifications the Lamanites did come upon us and did drive us out of the city.

We came to the city of Angola, took possession of it, and made preparations to defend ourselves against the Lamanites. We fortified it with all our might, but despite all our fortifications, the Lamanites came against us and drove us out.

And they did also drive us forth out of the land of David.

They also drove us out of the land of David.

And we marched forth and came to the land of Joshua, which was in the borders west by the seashore.

We marched on and came to the land of Joshua, which was on the western borders by the seashore.

And it came to pass that we did gather in our people as fast as it were possible, that we might get them together in one body.

We gathered in our people as fast as we could, to get them together in one body.

But behold, the land was filled with robbers and with Lamanites; and notwithstanding the great destruction which hung over my people, they did not repent of their evil doings; therefore there was blood and carnage spread throughout all the face of the land, both on the part of the Nephites and also on the part of the Lamanites; and it was one complete revolution throughout all the face of the land.

But the land was filled with robbers and Lamanites, and despite the great destruction hanging over my people, they didn't repent of their evil ways. So blood and carnage were spread across the whole land, on the part of both the Nephites and the Lamanites, and the entire country was in complete upheaval.

And now, the Lamanites had a king, and his name was Aaron; and he came against us with an army of forty and four thousand. And behold, I withstood him with forty and two thousand. And it came to pass that I beat him with my army that he fled before me. And behold, all this was done, and three hundred and thirty years had passed away.

Now the Lamanites had a king named Aaron, and he came against us with an army of forty-four thousand. I stood against him with forty-two thousand, and I beat him with my army so that he fled from me. All this happened, and three hundred thirty years had passed.

And it came to pass that the Nephites began to repent of their iniquity, and began to cry even as had been prophesied by Samuel the prophet; for behold no man could keep that which was his own, for the thieves, and the robbers, and the murderers, and the magic art, and the witchcraft which was in the land.

Then the Nephites began repenting of their sin and cried out, just as Samuel the prophet had prophesied, because no one could keep what was his own, with the thieves, robbers, murderers, magic arts, and witchcraft in the land.

Thus there began to be a mourning and a lamentation in all the land because of these things, and more especially among the people of Nephi.

So mourning and grieving began all over the land because of these things, and especially among the people of Nephi.

And it came to pass that when I, Mormon, saw their lamentation and their mourning and their sorrow before the Lord, my heart did begin to rejoice within me, knowing the mercies and the long-suffering of the Lord, therefore supposing that he would be merciful unto them that they would again become a righteous people.

When I saw their grieving, mourning, and sorrow before the Lord, my heart began rejoicing inside me because I knew the Lord's mercy and patience, and I thought he'd be merciful to them and they'd become a righteous people again.

But behold this my joy was vain, for their sorrowing was not unto repentance, because of the goodness of God; but it was rather the sorrowing of the damned, because the Lord would not always suffer them to take happiness in sin.

But my joy was empty because their sorrow wasn't the kind that leads to repentance, the sorrow that comes from God's goodness. It was instead the sorrow of the damned because the Lord wouldn't always let them take happiness in sin.

And they did not come unto Jesus with broken hearts and contrite spirits, but they did curse God, and wish to die. Nevertheless they would struggle with the sword for their lives.

They didn't come to Jesus with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. Instead, they cursed God and wished to die. Still, they'd fight with the sword for their lives.

And it came to pass that my sorrow did return unto me again, and I saw that the day of grace was passed with them, both temporally and spiritually; for I saw thousands of them hewn down in open rebellion against their God, and heaped up as dung upon the face of the land. And thus three hundred and forty and four years had passed away.

So my sorrow came back to me again. I saw that the day of grace had passed for them, both temporally and spiritually, because I saw thousands of them cut down in open rebellion against their God and piled up like dung on the ground. And so three hundred forty-four years had passed.

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and forty and fifth year the Nephites did begin to flee before the Lamanites; and they were pursued until they came even to the land of Jashon, before it was possible to stop them in their retreat.

In the three hundred forty-fifth year, the Nephites fled before the Lamanites, and they were chased all the way to the land of Jashon before it was possible to stop their retreat.

And now, the city of Jashon was near the land where Ammaron had deposited the records unto the Lord, that they might not be destroyed. And behold I had gone according to the word of Ammaron, and taken the plates of Nephi, and did make a record according to the words of Ammaron.

Now, the city of Jashon was near the land where Ammaron had hidden the records away, entrusting them to the Lord, so they wouldn't be destroyed. I had gone as Ammaron directed, taken the plates of Nephi, and made a record just as he said.

And upon the plates of Nephi I did make a full account of all the wickedness and abominations; but upon these plates I did forbear to make a full account of their wickedness and abominations, for behold, a continual scene of wickedness and abominations has been before mine eyes ever since I have been sufficient to behold the ways of man.

On the plates of Nephi I gave a full account of all the wickedness and abominations, but on these plates I've held back from telling it all because a continual scene of wickedness and abominations has been before my eyes ever since I was old enough to see the ways of people.

And wo is me because of their wickedness; for my heart has been filled with sorrow because of their wickedness, all my days; nevertheless, I know that I shall be lifted up at the last day.

And woe is me because of their wickedness! My heart has been filled with sorrow over it all my days. Still, I know I'll be lifted up at the last day.

And it came to pass that in this year the people of Nephi again were hunted and driven. And it came to pass that we were driven forth until we had come northward to the land which was called Shem.

That year the people of Nephi were hunted and driven again. We were driven until we came north to the land called Shem.

And it came to pass that we did fortify the city of Shem, and we did gather in our people as much as it were possible, that perhaps we might save them from destruction.

We fortified the city of Shem and gathered in as many of our people as we could, hoping that we might save them from destruction.

And it came to pass in the three hundred and forty and sixth year they began to come upon us again.

In the three hundred forty-sixth year, they came against us again.

And it came to pass that I did speak unto my people, and did urge them with great energy, that they would stand boldly before the Lamanites and fight for their wives, and their children, and their houses, and their homes.

I spoke to my people and urged them with great energy to stand boldly against the Lamanites and fight for their wives, children, houses, and homes.

And my words did arouse them somewhat to vigor, insomuch that they did not flee from before the Lamanites, but did stand with boldness against them.

My words roused them somewhat, so that they didn't flee from the Lamanites but stood boldly against them.

And it came to pass that we did contend with an army of thirty thousand against an army of fifty thousand. And it came to pass that we did stand before them with such firmness that they did flee from before us.

Our army of thirty thousand fought against an army of fifty thousand, and we stood before them so firmly that they fled from us.

And it came to pass that when they had fled we did pursue them with our armies, and did meet them again, and did beat them; nevertheless the strength of the Lord was not with us; yea, we were left to ourselves, that the Spirit of the Lord did not abide in us; therefore we had become weak like unto our brethren.

After they had fled, we chased them with our armies, met them again, and beat them. Even so, the Lord's strength wasn't with us. We were left to ourselves, so that the Spirit of the Lord didn't stay with us, and we had become weak like our brothers.

And my heart did sorrow because of this the great calamity of my people, because of their wickedness and their abominations. But behold, we did go forth against the Lamanites and the robbers of Gadianton, until we had again taken possession of the lands of our inheritance.

My heart grieved because of this great disaster among my people, because of their wickedness and abominations. Still, we went out against the Lamanites and the Gadianton robbers until we had taken back the lands of our inheritance.

And the three hundred and forty and ninth year had passed away. And in the three hundred and fiftieth year we made a treaty with the Lamanites and the robbers of Gadianton, in which we did get the lands of our inheritance divided.

The three hundred forty-ninth year passed. In the three hundred fiftieth year, we made a treaty with the Lamanites and the Gadianton robbers, and in it we got the lands of our inheritance divided.

And the Lamanites did give unto us the land northward, yea, even to the narrow passage which led into the land southward. And we did give unto the Lamanites all the land southward.

The Lamanites gave us the land northward, all the way to the narrow passage that led into the land southward, and we gave them all the land southward.