MoroniChapter9
My beloved son, I write unto you again that ye may know that I am yet alive; but I write somewhat of that which is grievous.
For behold, I have had a sore battle with the Lamanites, in which we did not conquer; and Archeantus has fallen by the sword, and also Luram and Emron; yea, and we have lost a great number of our choice men.
And now behold, my son, I fear lest the Lamanites shall destroy this people; for they do not repent, and Satan stirreth them up continually to anger one with another.
Behold, I am laboring with them continually; and when I speak the word of God with sharpness they tremble and anger against me; and when I use no sharpness they harden their hearts against it; wherefore, I fear lest the Spirit of the Lord hath ceased striving with them.
For so exceedingly do they anger that it seemeth me that they have no fear of death; and they have lost their love, one towards another; and they thirst after blood and revenge continually.
And now, my beloved son, notwithstanding their hardness, let us labor diligently; for if we should cease to labor, we should be brought under condemnation; for we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God.
And now I write somewhat concerning the sufferings of this people. For according to the knowledge which I have received from Amoron, behold, the Lamanites have many prisoners, which they took from the tower of Sherrizah; and there were men, women, and children.
And the husbands and fathers of those women and children they have slain; and they feed the women upon the flesh of their husbands, and the children upon the flesh of their fathers; and no water, save a little, do they give unto them.
And notwithstanding this great abomination of the Lamanites, it doth not exceed that of our people in Moriantum. For behold, many of the daughters of the Lamanites have they taken prisoners; and after depriving them of that which was most dear and precious above all things, which is chastity and virtue—
And after they had done this thing, they did murder them in a most cruel manner, torturing their bodies even unto death; and after they have done this, they devour their flesh like unto wild beasts, because of the hardness of their hearts; and they do it for a token of bravery.
O my beloved son, how can a people like this, that are without civilization—
(And only a few years have passed away, and they were a civil and a delightsome people)
But O my son, how can a people like this, whose delight is in so much abomination—
How can we expect that God will stay his hand in judgment against us?
Behold, my heart cries: Wo unto this people. Come out in judgment, O God, and hide their sins, and wickedness, and abominations from before thy face!
And again, my son, there are many widows and their daughters who remain in Sherrizah; and that part of the provisions which the Lamanites did not carry away, behold, the army of Zenephi has carried away, and left them to wander whithersoever they can for food; and many old women do faint by the way and die.
And the army which is with me is weak; and the armies of the Lamanites are betwixt Sherrizah and me; and as many as have fled to the army of Aaron have fallen victims to their awful brutality.
O the depravity of my people! They are without order and without mercy. Behold, I am but a man, and I have but the strength of a man, and I cannot any longer enforce my commands.
And they have become strong in their perversion; and they are alike brutal, sparing none, neither old nor young; and they delight in everything save that which is good; and the suffering of our women and our children upon all the face of this land doth exceed everything; yea, tongue cannot tell, neither can it be written.
And now, my son, I dwell no longer upon this horrible scene. Behold, thou knowest the wickedness of this people; thou knowest that they are without principle, and past feeling; and their wickedness doth exceed that of the Lamanites.
Behold, my son, I cannot recommend them unto God lest he should smite me.
But behold, my son, I recommend thee unto God, and I trust in Christ that thou wilt be saved; and I pray unto God that he will spare thy life, to witness the return of his people unto him, or their utter destruction; for I know that they must perish except they repent and return unto him.
And if they perish it will be like unto the Jaredites, because of the wilfulness of their hearts, seeking for blood and revenge.
And if it so be that they perish, we know that many of our brethren have deserted over unto the Lamanites, and many more will also desert over unto them; wherefore, write somewhat a few things, if thou art spared and I shall perish and not see thee; but I trust that I may see thee soon; for I have sacred records that I would deliver up unto thee.
My son, be faithful in Christ; and may not the things which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down unto death; but may Christ lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto our fathers, and his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in your mind forever.
And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his power, until all things shall become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever. Amen.
My beloved son, I am writing to you again so you may know that I am still alive; but what I have to write is painful.
I have fought a terrible battle with the Lamanites, and we did not win. Archeantus has fallen by the sword, and Luram and Emron with him. We have lost a great many of our best men. And now, my son, I am afraid the Lamanites will destroy this nation because they do not repent, and Satan continually stirs them up to anger against one another. I work with them constantly. When I speak the word of God sharply, they tremble and grow angry with me; and when I speak without sharpness, they harden their hearts against it. So I am afraid the Spirit of the Lord has ceased pleading with them. They are so full of anger that it seems to me they have no fear of death. They have lost their love for one another, and they thirst continually for blood and revenge.
And now, my beloved son, in spite of their hardness, let us labor diligently; for if we should stop laboring, we would be brought under condemnation. For we have a labor to perform while we are in this tabernacle of clay, so that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness and rest our souls in the kingdom of God.
And now I will write something about the sufferings of this nation. According to what I have learned from Amoron, the Lamanites have many prisoners, whom they took from the tower of Sherrizah, and among them were men, women, and children. They have killed the husbands and fathers of those women and children, and they feed the women the flesh of their husbands and the children the flesh of their fathers. They give them no water except a little. And as great as this abomination of the Lamanites is, it does not exceed that of our people in Moriantum. They have taken many of the daughters of the Lamanites prisoner, and after depriving them of what is more dear and precious than anything, which is chastity and virtue— And after they had done this, they murdered them in the most cruel way, torturing their bodies to death; and after they have done that, they devour their flesh like wild beasts because their hearts are so hard. And they do it as a token of bravery.
O my beloved son, how can a people like this, who are without civilization— (And only a few years have passed, and they were a civilized and delightful people) But O my son, how can a people like this, whose delight is in so much abomination— How can we expect that God will stay his hand in judgment against us?
My heart cries: Woe to this nation. Come out in judgment, O God, and hide their sins, wickedness, and abominations from before your face!
And again, my son, there are many widows and their daughters who remain in Sherrizah; and whatever provisions the Lamanites did not carry away, the army of Zenephi has carried away, leaving them to wander wherever they can for food. And many old women faint along the way and die. And the army that is with me is weak, and the armies of the Lamanites are between Sherrizah and me. And all who have fled to the army of Aaron have fallen victims to their awful brutality. O the depravity of my people! They are without order or mercy. I am only a man, I have only the strength of a man, and I can no longer enforce my commands. And they have become strong in their perversion, and they are all alike brutal, sparing no one, neither old nor young. They delight in everything except what is good, and the suffering of our women and children across this whole land exceeds everything. No tongue can tell it, and it cannot be written.
And now, my son, I will dwell no longer on this horrible scene. You know the wickedness of this nation; you know that they are without principle and past feeling. And their wickedness exceeds even that of the Lamanites. My son, I cannot recommend them to God, for fear that he would strike me down. But, my son, I recommend you to God, and I trust in Christ that you will be saved. And I pray to God that he will spare your life, to witness the return of his people to him, or their utter destruction; for I know that they must perish unless they repent and return to him. And if they perish, it will be like the Jaredites because of the willfulness of their hearts, seeking blood and revenge. And if they do perish, we know that many of our own people have deserted to the Lamanites, and many more will desert to them as well. So write a few things, if you are spared and I perish and do not see you. But I trust that I may see you soon because I have sacred records that I want to hand over to you.
My son, be faithful in Christ; and may what I have written not grieve you, to weigh you down to death; but may Christ lift you up, and may his sufferings and death, the showing of his body to our fathers, his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and eternal life rest in your mind forever. And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, who sits at the right hand of his power until all things become subject to him, be and remain with you forever. Amen.
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My beloved son, I write unto you again that ye may know that I am yet alive; but I write somewhat of that which is grievous.
My beloved son, I am writing to you again so you may know that I am still alive; but what I have to write is painful.
For behold, I have had a sore battle with the Lamanites, in which we did not conquer; and Archeantus has fallen by the sword, and also Luram and Emron; yea, and we have lost a great number of our choice men.
I have fought a terrible battle with the Lamanites, and we did not win. Archeantus has fallen by the sword, and Luram and Emron with him. We have lost a great many of our best men.
And now behold, my son, I fear lest the Lamanites shall destroy this people; for they do not repent, and Satan stirreth them up continually to anger one with another.
And now, my son, I am afraid the Lamanites will destroy this nation because they do not repent, and Satan continually stirs them up to anger against one another.
Behold, I am laboring with them continually; and when I speak the word of God with sharpness they tremble and anger against me; and when I use no sharpness they harden their hearts against it; wherefore, I fear lest the Spirit of the Lord hath ceased striving with them.
I work with them constantly. When I speak the word of God sharply, they tremble and grow angry with me; and when I speak without sharpness, they harden their hearts against it. So I am afraid the Spirit of the Lord has ceased pleading with them.
For so exceedingly do they anger that it seemeth me that they have no fear of death; and they have lost their love, one towards another; and they thirst after blood and revenge continually.
They are so full of anger that it seems to me they have no fear of death. They have lost their love for one another, and they thirst continually for blood and revenge.
And now, my beloved son, notwithstanding their hardness, let us labor diligently; for if we should cease to labor, we should be brought under condemnation; for we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God.
And now, my beloved son, in spite of their hardness, let us labor diligently; for if we should stop laboring, we would be brought under condemnation. For we have a labor to perform while we are in this tabernacle of clay, so that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness and rest our souls in the kingdom of God.
And now I write somewhat concerning the sufferings of this people. For according to the knowledge which I have received from Amoron, behold, the Lamanites have many prisoners, which they took from the tower of Sherrizah; and there were men, women, and children.
And now I will write something about the sufferings of this nation. According to what I have learned from Amoron, the Lamanites have many prisoners, whom they took from the tower of Sherrizah, and among them were men, women, and children.
And the husbands and fathers of those women and children they have slain; and they feed the women upon the flesh of their husbands, and the children upon the flesh of their fathers; and no water, save a little, do they give unto them.
They have killed the husbands and fathers of those women and children, and they feed the women the flesh of their husbands and the children the flesh of their fathers. They give them no water except a little.
And notwithstanding this great abomination of the Lamanites, it doth not exceed that of our people in Moriantum. For behold, many of the daughters of the Lamanites have they taken prisoners; and after depriving them of that which was most dear and precious above all things, which is chastity and virtue—
And as great as this abomination of the Lamanites is, it does not exceed that of our people in Moriantum. They have taken many of the daughters of the Lamanites prisoner, and after depriving them of what is more dear and precious than anything, which is chastity and virtue—
And after they had done this thing, they did murder them in a most cruel manner, torturing their bodies even unto death; and after they have done this, they devour their flesh like unto wild beasts, because of the hardness of their hearts; and they do it for a token of bravery.
And after they had done this, they murdered them in the most cruel way, torturing their bodies to death; and after they have done that, they devour their flesh like wild beasts because their hearts are so hard. And they do it as a token of bravery.
O my beloved son, how can a people like this, that are without civilization—
O my beloved son, how can a people like this, who are without civilization—
(And only a few years have passed away, and they were a civil and a delightsome people)
(And only a few years have passed, and they were a civilized and delightful people)
But O my son, how can a people like this, whose delight is in so much abomination—
But O my son, how can a people like this, whose delight is in so much abomination—
How can we expect that God will stay his hand in judgment against us?
How can we expect that God will stay his hand in judgment against us?
Behold, my heart cries: Wo unto this people. Come out in judgment, O God, and hide their sins, and wickedness, and abominations from before thy face!
My heart cries: Woe to this nation. Come out in judgment, O God, and hide their sins, wickedness, and abominations from before your face!
And again, my son, there are many widows and their daughters who remain in Sherrizah; and that part of the provisions which the Lamanites did not carry away, behold, the army of Zenephi has carried away, and left them to wander whithersoever they can for food; and many old women do faint by the way and die.
And again, my son, there are many widows and their daughters who remain in Sherrizah; and whatever provisions the Lamanites did not carry away, the army of Zenephi has carried away, leaving them to wander wherever they can for food. And many old women faint along the way and die.
And the army which is with me is weak; and the armies of the Lamanites are betwixt Sherrizah and me; and as many as have fled to the army of Aaron have fallen victims to their awful brutality.
And the army that is with me is weak, and the armies of the Lamanites are between Sherrizah and me. And all who have fled to the army of Aaron have fallen victims to their awful brutality.
O the depravity of my people! They are without order and without mercy. Behold, I am but a man, and I have but the strength of a man, and I cannot any longer enforce my commands.
O the depravity of my people! They are without order or mercy. I am only a man, I have only the strength of a man, and I can no longer enforce my commands.
And they have become strong in their perversion; and they are alike brutal, sparing none, neither old nor young; and they delight in everything save that which is good; and the suffering of our women and our children upon all the face of this land doth exceed everything; yea, tongue cannot tell, neither can it be written.
And they have become strong in their perversion, and they are all alike brutal, sparing no one, neither old nor young. They delight in everything except what is good, and the suffering of our women and children across this whole land exceeds everything. No tongue can tell it, and it cannot be written.
And now, my son, I dwell no longer upon this horrible scene. Behold, thou knowest the wickedness of this people; thou knowest that they are without principle, and past feeling; and their wickedness doth exceed that of the Lamanites.
And now, my son, I will dwell no longer on this horrible scene. You know the wickedness of this nation; you know that they are without principle and past feeling. And their wickedness exceeds even that of the Lamanites.
Behold, my son, I cannot recommend them unto God lest he should smite me.
My son, I cannot recommend them to God, for fear that he would strike me down.
But behold, my son, I recommend thee unto God, and I trust in Christ that thou wilt be saved; and I pray unto God that he will spare thy life, to witness the return of his people unto him, or their utter destruction; for I know that they must perish except they repent and return unto him.
But, my son, I recommend you to God, and I trust in Christ that you will be saved. And I pray to God that he will spare your life, to witness the return of his people to him, or their utter destruction; for I know that they must perish unless they repent and return to him.
And if they perish it will be like unto the Jaredites, because of the wilfulness of their hearts, seeking for blood and revenge.
And if they perish, it will be like the Jaredites because of the willfulness of their hearts, seeking blood and revenge.
And if it so be that they perish, we know that many of our brethren have deserted over unto the Lamanites, and many more will also desert over unto them; wherefore, write somewhat a few things, if thou art spared and I shall perish and not see thee; but I trust that I may see thee soon; for I have sacred records that I would deliver up unto thee.
And if they do perish, we know that many of our own people have deserted to the Lamanites, and many more will desert to them as well. So write a few things, if you are spared and I perish and do not see you. But I trust that I may see you soon because I have sacred records that I want to hand over to you.
My son, be faithful in Christ; and may not the things which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down unto death; but may Christ lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto our fathers, and his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in your mind forever.
My son, be faithful in Christ; and may what I have written not grieve you, to weigh you down to death; but may Christ lift you up, and may his sufferings and death, the showing of his body to our fathers, his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and eternal life rest in your mind forever.
And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his power, until all things shall become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever. Amen.
And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, who sits at the right hand of his power until all things become subject to him, be and remain with you forever. Amen.
My beloved son, I write unto you again that ye may know that I am yet alive; but I write somewhat of that which is grievous.
My beloved son, I am writing to you again so you may know that I am still alive; but what I have to write is painful.
For behold, I have had a sore battle with the Lamanites, in which we did not conquer; and Archeantus has fallen by the sword, and also Luram and Emron; yea, and we have lost a great number of our choice men.
I have fought a terrible battle with the Lamanites, and we did not win. Archeantus has fallen by the sword, and Luram and Emron with him. We have lost a great many of our best men.
And now behold, my son, I fear lest the Lamanites shall destroy this people; for they do not repent, and Satan stirreth them up continually to anger one with another.
And now, my son, I am afraid the Lamanites will destroy this nation because they do not repent, and Satan continually stirs them up to anger against one another.
Behold, I am laboring with them continually; and when I speak the word of God with sharpness they tremble and anger against me; and when I use no sharpness they harden their hearts against it; wherefore, I fear lest the Spirit of the Lord hath ceased striving with them.
I work with them constantly. When I speak the word of God sharply, they tremble and grow angry with me; and when I speak without sharpness, they harden their hearts against it. So I am afraid the Spirit of the Lord has ceased pleading with them.
For so exceedingly do they anger that it seemeth me that they have no fear of death; and they have lost their love, one towards another; and they thirst after blood and revenge continually.
They are so full of anger that it seems to me they have no fear of death. They have lost their love for one another, and they thirst continually for blood and revenge.
And now, my beloved son, notwithstanding their hardness, let us labor diligently; for if we should cease to labor, we should be brought under condemnation; for we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God.
And now, my beloved son, in spite of their hardness, let us labor diligently; for if we should stop laboring, we would be brought under condemnation. For we have a labor to perform while we are in this tabernacle of clay, so that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness and rest our souls in the kingdom of God.
And now I write somewhat concerning the sufferings of this people. For according to the knowledge which I have received from Amoron, behold, the Lamanites have many prisoners, which they took from the tower of Sherrizah; and there were men, women, and children.
And now I will write something about the sufferings of this nation. According to what I have learned from Amoron, the Lamanites have many prisoners, whom they took from the tower of Sherrizah, and among them were men, women, and children.
And the husbands and fathers of those women and children they have slain; and they feed the women upon the flesh of their husbands, and the children upon the flesh of their fathers; and no water, save a little, do they give unto them.
They have killed the husbands and fathers of those women and children, and they feed the women the flesh of their husbands and the children the flesh of their fathers. They give them no water except a little.
And notwithstanding this great abomination of the Lamanites, it doth not exceed that of our people in Moriantum. For behold, many of the daughters of the Lamanites have they taken prisoners; and after depriving them of that which was most dear and precious above all things, which is chastity and virtue—
And as great as this abomination of the Lamanites is, it does not exceed that of our people in Moriantum. They have taken many of the daughters of the Lamanites prisoner, and after depriving them of what is more dear and precious than anything, which is chastity and virtue—
And after they had done this thing, they did murder them in a most cruel manner, torturing their bodies even unto death; and after they have done this, they devour their flesh like unto wild beasts, because of the hardness of their hearts; and they do it for a token of bravery.
And after they had done this, they murdered them in the most cruel way, torturing their bodies to death; and after they have done that, they devour their flesh like wild beasts because their hearts are so hard. And they do it as a token of bravery.
O my beloved son, how can a people like this, that are without civilization—
O my beloved son, how can a people like this, who are without civilization—
(And only a few years have passed away, and they were a civil and a delightsome people)
(And only a few years have passed, and they were a civilized and delightful people)
But O my son, how can a people like this, whose delight is in so much abomination—
But O my son, how can a people like this, whose delight is in so much abomination—
How can we expect that God will stay his hand in judgment against us?
How can we expect that God will stay his hand in judgment against us?
Behold, my heart cries: Wo unto this people. Come out in judgment, O God, and hide their sins, and wickedness, and abominations from before thy face!
My heart cries: Woe to this nation. Come out in judgment, O God, and hide their sins, wickedness, and abominations from before your face!
And again, my son, there are many widows and their daughters who remain in Sherrizah; and that part of the provisions which the Lamanites did not carry away, behold, the army of Zenephi has carried away, and left them to wander whithersoever they can for food; and many old women do faint by the way and die.
And again, my son, there are many widows and their daughters who remain in Sherrizah; and whatever provisions the Lamanites did not carry away, the army of Zenephi has carried away, leaving them to wander wherever they can for food. And many old women faint along the way and die.
And the army which is with me is weak; and the armies of the Lamanites are betwixt Sherrizah and me; and as many as have fled to the army of Aaron have fallen victims to their awful brutality.
And the army that is with me is weak, and the armies of the Lamanites are between Sherrizah and me. And all who have fled to the army of Aaron have fallen victims to their awful brutality.
O the depravity of my people! They are without order and without mercy. Behold, I am but a man, and I have but the strength of a man, and I cannot any longer enforce my commands.
O the depravity of my people! They are without order or mercy. I am only a man, I have only the strength of a man, and I can no longer enforce my commands.
And they have become strong in their perversion; and they are alike brutal, sparing none, neither old nor young; and they delight in everything save that which is good; and the suffering of our women and our children upon all the face of this land doth exceed everything; yea, tongue cannot tell, neither can it be written.
And they have become strong in their perversion, and they are all alike brutal, sparing no one, neither old nor young. They delight in everything except what is good, and the suffering of our women and children across this whole land exceeds everything. No tongue can tell it, and it cannot be written.
And now, my son, I dwell no longer upon this horrible scene. Behold, thou knowest the wickedness of this people; thou knowest that they are without principle, and past feeling; and their wickedness doth exceed that of the Lamanites.
And now, my son, I will dwell no longer on this horrible scene. You know the wickedness of this nation; you know that they are without principle and past feeling. And their wickedness exceeds even that of the Lamanites.
Behold, my son, I cannot recommend them unto God lest he should smite me.
My son, I cannot recommend them to God, for fear that he would strike me down.
But behold, my son, I recommend thee unto God, and I trust in Christ that thou wilt be saved; and I pray unto God that he will spare thy life, to witness the return of his people unto him, or their utter destruction; for I know that they must perish except they repent and return unto him.
But, my son, I recommend you to God, and I trust in Christ that you will be saved. And I pray to God that he will spare your life, to witness the return of his people to him, or their utter destruction; for I know that they must perish unless they repent and return to him.
And if they perish it will be like unto the Jaredites, because of the wilfulness of their hearts, seeking for blood and revenge.
And if they perish, it will be like the Jaredites because of the willfulness of their hearts, seeking blood and revenge.
And if it so be that they perish, we know that many of our brethren have deserted over unto the Lamanites, and many more will also desert over unto them; wherefore, write somewhat a few things, if thou art spared and I shall perish and not see thee; but I trust that I may see thee soon; for I have sacred records that I would deliver up unto thee.
And if they do perish, we know that many of our own people have deserted to the Lamanites, and many more will desert to them as well. So write a few things, if you are spared and I perish and do not see you. But I trust that I may see you soon because I have sacred records that I want to hand over to you.
My son, be faithful in Christ; and may not the things which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down unto death; but may Christ lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto our fathers, and his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in your mind forever.
My son, be faithful in Christ; and may what I have written not grieve you, to weigh you down to death; but may Christ lift you up, and may his sufferings and death, the showing of his body to our fathers, his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and eternal life rest in your mind forever.
And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his power, until all things shall become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever. Amen.
And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, who sits at the right hand of his power until all things become subject to him, be and remain with you forever. Amen.