MosiahChapter12

And it came to pass that after the space of two years that Abinadi came among them in disguise, that they knew him not, and began to prophesy among them, saying: Thus has the Lord commanded me, saying—Abinadi, go and prophesy unto this my people, for they have hardened their hearts against my words; they have repented not of their evil doings; therefore, I will visit them in my anger, yea, in my fierce anger will I visit them in their iniquities and abominations.

Two years later, Abinadi came among them in disguise, so they didn't recognize him, and he began prophesying among them: Thus the Lord has commanded me: Abinadi, go and prophesy to my people, for they have hardened their hearts against my words; they have not repented of their evil deeds. Therefore I will punish them in my anger; yes, in my fierce anger I will punish them for their sins and abominations.

Yea, wo be unto this generation! And the Lord said unto me: Stretch forth thy hand and prophesy saying: Thus saith the Lord, it shall come to pass that this generation, because of their iniquities, shall be brought into bondage, and shall be smitten on the cheek; yea, and shall be driven by men, and shall be slain; and the vultures of the air, and the dogs, yea, and the wild beasts, shall devour their flesh.

Woe to this generation! And the Lord said to me: Stretch out your hand and prophesy: Thus says the Lord, this generation, because of their sins, shall be brought into slavery, struck on the cheek, driven by men, and killed; and the vultures of the air, the dogs, and the wild beasts shall devour their flesh.

And it shall come to pass that the life of king Noah shall be valued even as a garment in a hot furnace; for he shall know that I am the Lord.

And the life of King Noah shall be valued like a garment in a hot furnace, for he shall know that I am the Lord.

And it shall come to pass that I will smite this my people with sore afflictions, yea, with famine and with pestilence; and I will cause that they shall howl all the day long.

And I will strike my people with severe afflictions: famine and plague. And I will make them howl all day long.

Yea, and I will cause that they shall have burdens lashed upon their backs; and they shall be driven before like a dumb ass.

I will have burdens lashed on their backs, and they shall be driven forward like a mute donkey.

And it shall come to pass that I will send forth hail among them, and it shall smite them; and they shall also be smitten with the east wind; and insects shall pester their land also, and devour their grain.

And I will send hail among them, and it shall strike them; and they shall also be struck by the east wind; and insects shall infest their land and devour their grain.

And they shall be smitten with a great pestilence—and all this will I do because of their iniquities and abominations.

And they shall be struck with a great plague. And all this I will do because of their sins and abominations.

And it shall come to pass that except they repent I will utterly destroy them from off the face of the earth; yet they shall leave a record behind them, and I will preserve them for other nations which shall possess the land; yea, even this will I do that I may discover the abominations of this people to other nations. And many things did Abinadi prophesy against this people.

And unless they repent, I will utterly destroy them from the face of the earth; yet they shall leave a record behind them, and I will preserve it for other nations that shall possess the land. Indeed, I will do this so that I may reveal the abominations of this nation to other nations. And Abinadi prophesied many things against this nation.

And it came to pass that they were angry with him; and they took him and carried him bound before the king, and said unto the king: Behold, we have brought a man before thee who has prophesied evil concerning thy people, and saith that God will destroy them.

They were angry with him, so they took him, carried him bound before the king, and said: "Look, we've brought you a man who has prophesied evil about your people and says that God will destroy them.

And he also prophesieth evil concerning thy life, and saith that thy life shall be as a garment in a furnace of fire.

And he also prophesies evil about your life, and says your life will be like a garment in a fiery furnace.

And again, he saith that thou shalt be as a stalk, even as a dry stalk of the field, which is run over by the beasts and trodden under foot.

"He says you'll be like a stalk, a dry stalk in the field, run over by animals and trampled underfoot.

And again, he saith thou shalt be as the blossoms of a thistle, which, when it is fully ripe, if the wind bloweth, it is driven forth upon the face of the land. And he pretendeth the Lord hath spoken it. And he saith all this shall come upon thee except thou repent, and this because of thine iniquities.

He says you'll be like the blossoms of a thistle that, when it is fully ripe, is blown across the land by the wind. And he claims the Lord has spoken it. He says all this will come on you unless you repent, and that it's all because of your sins.

And now, O king, what great evil hast thou done, or what great sins have thy people committed, that we should be condemned of God or judged of this man?

"And now, O king, what great evil have you done, or what great sins have your people committed, that we should be condemned by God or judged by this man?

And now, O king, behold, we are guiltless, and thou, O king, hast not sinned; therefore, this man has lied concerning you, and he has prophesied in vain.

And now, O king, we're guiltless, and you, O king, haven't sinned. So this man has lied about you, and he has prophesied in vain.

And behold, we are strong, we shall not come into bondage, or be taken captive by our enemies; yea, and thou hast prospered in the land, and thou shalt also prosper.

And we're strong; we won't be brought into slavery or taken captive by our enemies. And you have prospered in the land, and you'll go on prospering.

Behold, here is the man, we deliver him into thy hands; thou mayest do with him as seemeth thee good.

Here is the man. We hand him over to you; you may do with him whatever seems good to you."

And it came to pass that king Noah caused that Abinadi should be cast into prison; and he commanded that the priests should gather themselves together that he might hold a council with them what he should do with him.

So King Noah had Abinadi thrown into prison, and he commanded the priests to gather together so that he could hold a council with them about what to do with him.

And it came to pass that they said unto the king: Bring him hither that we may question him; and the king commanded that he should be brought before them.

And they said to the king, "Bring him here so we can question him." And the king had him brought before them.

And they began to question him, that they might cross him, that thereby they might have wherewith to accuse him; but he answered them boldly, and withstood all their questions, yea, to their astonishment; for he did withstand them in all their questions, and did confound them in all their words.

They began questioning him, trying to trip him up so they'd have something to accuse him of. But he answered them boldly and withstood all their questions, to their astonishment, refuting them in everything they said.

And it came to pass that one of them said unto him: What meaneth the words which are written, and which have been taught by our fathers, saying:

Then one of them said to him: What do these words mean, the words that are written and that our fathers taught:

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings; that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good; that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth;

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings,who publishes peace,who brings good tidings of good,who publishes salvation,who says to Zion, Your God reigns;

Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion;

Your watchmen shall lift up their voice;with the voice together shall they sing;for they shall see eye to eyewhen the Lord shall bring again Zion;

Break forth into joy; sing together ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem;

Break forth into joy;sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem;for the Lord has comforted his people,he has redeemed Jerusalem;

The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God?

The Lord has made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations,and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God?

And now Abinadi said unto them: Are you priests, and pretend to teach this people, and to understand the spirit of prophesying, and yet desire to know of me what these things mean?

And Abinadi said to them: Are you priests, and you claim to teach this nation and to understand the spirit of prophecy, and yet you want me to tell you what these things mean?

I say unto you, wo be unto you for perverting the ways of the Lord! For if ye understand these things ye have not taught them; therefore, ye have perverted the ways of the Lord.

I say to you: Woe to you for perverting the ways of the Lord! For if you understand these things, you have not taught them; so you have perverted the ways of the Lord.

Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding; therefore, ye have not been wise. Therefore, what teach ye this people?

You have not applied your hearts to understanding; so you have not been wise. What, then, do you teach this nation?

And they said: We teach the law of Moses.

And they said, "We teach the law of Moses."

And again he said unto them: If ye teach the law of Moses why do ye not keep it? Why do ye set your hearts upon riches? Why do ye commit whoredoms and spend your strength with harlots, yea, and cause this people to commit sin, that the Lord has cause to send me to prophesy against this people, yea, even a great evil against this people?

And he said to them: If you teach the law of Moses, why do you not keep it? Why do you set your hearts on riches? Why do you commit whoredoms and spend your strength with harlots, and cause this nation to sin, so that the Lord has reason to send me to prophesy against them — indeed, to prophesy a great evil against them?

Know ye not that I speak the truth? Yea, ye know that I speak the truth; and you ought to tremble before God.

Do you not know that I speak the truth? Yes, you know that I speak the truth, and you ought to tremble before God.

And it shall come to pass that ye shall be smitten for your iniquities, for ye have said that ye teach the law of Moses. And what know ye concerning the law of Moses? Doth salvation come by the law of Moses? What say ye?

And you will be struck down for your sins, for you have said that you teach the law of Moses. And what do you know about the law of Moses? Does salvation come by the law of Moses? What do you say?

And they answered and said that salvation did come by the law of Moses.

And they answered that salvation did come by the law of Moses.

But now Abinadi said unto them: I know if ye keep the commandments of God ye shall be saved; yea, if ye keep the commandments which the Lord delivered unto Moses in the mount of Sinai, saying:

But Abinadi said to them: I know that if you keep the commandments of God, you will be saved; indeed, if you keep the commandments the Lord delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai:

I am the Lord thy God, who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Thou shalt have no other God before me.

You shall have no other God before me.

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing in heaven above, or things which are in the earth beneath.

You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything in heaven above, or things in the earth beneath.

Now Abinadi said unto them, Have ye done all this? I say unto you, Nay, ye have not. And have ye taught this people that they should do all these things? I say unto you, Nay, ye have not.

Now Abinadi said to them: Have you done all this? I say to you, No, you have not. And have you taught this nation that they should do all these things? I say to you, No, you have not.