MosiahChapter19

And it came to pass that the army of the king returned, having searched in vain for the people of the Lord.

The king's army returned, having searched in vain for the people of the Lord.

And now behold, the forces of the king were small, having been reduced, and there began to be a division among the remainder of the people.

Now the king's forces were small, having been reduced, and the rest of the people grew divided.

And the lesser part began to breathe out threatenings against the king, and there began to be a great contention among them.

The smaller group among them started making threats against the king, and bitter contention broke out.

And now there was a man among them whose name was Gideon, and he being a strong man and an enemy to the king, therefore he drew his sword, and swore in his wrath that he would slay the king.

Now there was a man among them named Gideon. He was a strong man and an enemy of the king, so he drew his sword and swore in his anger that he would kill the king.

And it came to pass that he fought with the king; and when the king saw that he was about to overpower him, he fled and ran and got upon the tower which was near the temple.

He fought with the king, and when the king saw that he was about to be overpowered, he fled, ran, and climbed the tower near the temple.

And Gideon pursued after him and was about to get upon the tower to slay the king, and the king cast his eyes round about towards the land of Shemlon, and behold, the army of the Lamanites were within the borders of the land.

Gideon chased after him and was about to climb the tower to kill him, but the king looked out toward the land of Shemlon and saw the Lamanite army within the borders of the land.

And now the king cried out in the anguish of his soul, saying: Gideon, spare me, for the Lamanites are upon us, and they will destroy us; yea, they will destroy my people.

Then the king cried out in anguish: "Gideon, spare me! The Lamanites are on us, and they'll destroy us. They'll destroy my people!"

And now the king was not so much concerned about his people as he was about his own life; nevertheless, Gideon did spare his life.

The king wasn't nearly as concerned about his people as he was about his own life. Even so, Gideon spared him.

And the king commanded the people that they should flee before the Lamanites, and he himself did go before them, and they did flee into the wilderness, with their women and their children.

The king ordered the people to flee from the Lamanites, and he himself went out ahead of them as they fled into the wilderness with their wives and children.

And it came to pass that the Lamanites did pursue them, and did overtake them, and began to slay them.

The Lamanites chased them, caught up with them, and began killing them.

Now it came to pass that the king commanded them that all the men should leave their wives and their children, and flee before the Lamanites.

Then the king ordered that all the men leave their wives and children and flee from the Lamanites.

Now there were many that would not leave them, but had rather stay and perish with them. And the rest left their wives and their children and fled.

But many wouldn't leave them. They would rather stay and die with them. The rest left their wives and children and fled.

And it came to pass that those who tarried with their wives and their children caused that their fair daughters should stand forth and plead with the Lamanites that they would not slay them.

Those who stayed with their wives and children had their beautiful daughters come forward and plead with the Lamanites not to kill them.

And it came to pass that the Lamanites had compassion on them, for they were charmed with the beauty of their women.

The Lamanites had compassion on them because they were charmed by the beauty of these women.

Therefore the Lamanites did spare their lives, and took them captives and carried them back to the land of Nephi, and granted unto them that they might possess the land, under the conditions that they would deliver up king Noah into the hands of the Lamanites, and deliver up their property, even one half of all they possessed, one half of their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things, and thus they should pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites from year to year.

So the Lamanites spared their lives, took them captive, and carried them back to the land of Nephi. They allowed them to keep the land on these conditions: that they hand over King Noah to them, and that they give up half of everything they owned — half their gold, silver, and all their valuables. From then on they were to pay tribute to the Lamanite king year after year.

And now there was one of the sons of the king among those that were taken captive, whose name was Limhi.

Now among those taken captive was one of the king's sons, named Limhi.

And now Limhi was desirous that his father should not be destroyed; nevertheless, Limhi was not ignorant of the iniquities of his father, he himself being a just man.

Limhi didn't want his father destroyed, but he wasn't blind to his father's sins, since he was a just man himself.

And it came to pass that Gideon sent men into the wilderness secretly, to search for the king and those that were with him. And it came to pass that they met the people in the wilderness, all save the king and his priests.

Gideon secretly sent men into the wilderness to look for the king and those who were with him. They came upon the people out in the wilderness, all except the king and his priests.

Now they had sworn in their hearts that they would return to the land of Nephi, and if their wives and their children were slain, and also those that had tarried with them, that they would seek revenge, and also perish with them.

Now the people they found had sworn in their hearts that they would return to the land of Nephi, and that if their wives and children had been killed, along with those who had stayed with them, they would take revenge and die with them.

And the king commanded them that they should not return; and they were angry with the king, and caused that he should suffer, even unto death by fire.

The king ordered them not to return, and they were angry with him and made him suffer, even to death by fire.

And they were about to take the priests also and put them to death, and they fled before them.

They were about to seize the priests too and put them to death, but the priests fled from them.

And it came to pass that they were about to return to the land of Nephi, and they met the men of Gideon. And the men of Gideon told them of all that had happened to their wives and their children; and that the Lamanites had granted unto them that they might possess the land by paying a tribute to the Lamanites of one half of all they possessed.

As they were about to return to the land of Nephi, they came upon Gideon's men, who told them everything that had happened to their wives and children, and that the Lamanites had allowed them to keep the land by paying them a tribute of half of everything they owned.

And the people told the men of Gideon that they had slain the king, and his priests had fled from them farther into the wilderness.

And the people told Gideon's men that they had killed the king, and that his priests had fled from them farther into the wilderness.

And it came to pass that after they had ended the ceremony, that they returned to the land of Nephi, rejoicing, because their wives and their children were not slain; and they told Gideon what they had done to the king.

After they had finished the ceremony, they returned to the land of Nephi, rejoicing because their wives and children hadn't been killed. And they told Gideon what they had done to the king.

And it came to pass that the king of the Lamanites made an oath unto them, that his people should not slay them.

Then the Lamanite king swore an oath to them that his people wouldn't kill them.

And also Limhi, being the son of the king, having the kingdom conferred upon him by the people, made oath unto the king of the Lamanites that his people should pay tribute unto him, even one half of all they possessed.

And Limhi, the son of the king, had the kingdom conferred on him by the people, and he swore an oath to the Lamanite king that his people would pay him tribute, half of everything they owned.

And it came to pass that Limhi began to establish the kingdom and to establish peace among his people.

Then Limhi began establishing the kingdom and making peace among his people.

And the king of the Lamanites set guards round about the land, that he might keep the people of Limhi in the land, that they might not depart into the wilderness; and he did support his guards out of the tribute which he did receive from the Nephites.

The Lamanite king set guards all around the land to keep the people of Limhi there, so they couldn't escape into the wilderness. And he supported his guards out of the tribute he received from the Nephites.

And now king Limhi did have continual peace in his kingdom for the space of two years, that the Lamanites did not molest them nor seek to destroy them.

And King Limhi had continual peace in his kingdom for two years. The Lamanites didn't bother them or try to destroy them.