1 NephiChapter12

And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Look, and behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren. And I looked and beheld the land of promise; and I beheld multitudes of people, yea, even as it were in number as many as the sand of the sea.

Then the angel said to me, "Look, and see your descendants, and the descendants of your brothers." And I looked and saw the promised land; and I saw multitudes of people. It seemed there were as many as the sand of the sea.

And it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together to battle, one against the other; and I beheld wars, and rumors of wars, and great slaughters with the sword among my people.

And I saw large armies gathered for battle, one against another; and I saw wars, and rumors of wars, and terrible slaughter by the sword among my people.

And it came to pass that I beheld many generations pass away, after the manner of wars and contentions in the land; and I beheld many cities, yea, even that I did not number them.

And I saw many generations come and go in wars and conflicts in the land; and I saw many cities, so many that I didn't count them.

And it came to pass that I saw a mist of darkness on the face of the land of promise; and I saw lightnings, and I heard thunderings, and earthquakes, and all manner of tumultuous noises; and I saw the earth and the rocks, that they rent; and I saw mountains tumbling into pieces; and I saw the plains of the earth, that they were broken up; and I saw many cities that they were sunk; and I saw many that they were burned with fire; and I saw many that did tumble to the earth, because of the quaking thereof.

And I saw a dark mist on the face of the promised land; and I saw lightning, and heard thunder, and earthquakes, and all kinds of tumultuous noises; and I saw the earth and the rocks split apart, and mountains tumbling into pieces, and the plains of the earth broken up, and many cities sunk, and many burned with fire, and many that tumbled to the ground because of the quaking of the earth.

And it came to pass after I saw these things, I saw the vapor of darkness, that it passed from off the face of the earth; and behold, I saw multitudes who had not fallen because of the great and terrible judgments of the Lord.

After I saw these things, I saw the dark mist lift from the face of the earth; and I saw numerous people who had not fallen in the great and terrible judgments of the Lord.

And I saw the heavens open, and the Lamb of God descending out of heaven; and he came down and showed himself unto them.

And I saw the heavens open, and the Lamb of God came down out of heaven and showed himself to them.

And I also saw and bear record that the Holy Ghost fell upon twelve others; and they were ordained of God, and chosen.

And I also saw, and I testify, that the Holy Ghost fell upon twelve others; and they were ordained by God, and chosen.

And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the twelve disciples of the Lamb, who are chosen to minister unto thy seed.

And the angel spoke to me, saying, "See the twelve disciples of the Lamb, chosen to minister to your descendants."

And he said unto me: Thou rememberest the twelve apostles of the Lamb? Behold they are they who shall judge the twelve tribes of Israel; wherefore, the twelve ministers of thy seed shall be judged of them; for ye are of the house of Israel.

And he said to me, "You remember the twelve apostles of the Lamb? They are the ones who will judge the twelve tribes of Israel; therefore, the twelve ministers of your descendants will be judged by them, for you are of the house of Israel.

And these twelve ministers whom thou beholdest shall judge thy seed. And, behold, they are righteous forever; for because of their faith in the Lamb of God their garments are made white in his blood.

And these twelve ministers you see will judge your descendants. And they are righteous forever, because through their faith in the Lamb of God their garments are made white in his blood."

And the angel said unto me: Look! And I looked, and beheld three generations pass away in righteousness; and their garments were white even like unto the Lamb of God. And the angel said unto me: These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because of their faith in him.

And the angel said to me, "Look!" And I looked and saw three generations pass by in righteousness, and their clothes were white, like the Lamb of God. And the angel said to me, "These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because of their faith in him."

And I, Nephi, also saw many of the fourth generation who passed away in righteousness.

And I, Nephi, also saw many of the fourth generation pass by in righteousness.

And it came to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth gathered together.

Then I saw all the people of the earth gathered together.

And the angel said unto me: Behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren.

And the angel said to me, "See your descendants, and the descendants of your brothers."

And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the people of my seed gathered together in multitudes against the seed of my brethren; and they were gathered together to battle.

And I looked and saw the people of my descendants gathered together in large groups against the descendants of my brothers; they were gathered to battle.

And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the fountain of filthy water which thy father saw; yea, even the river of which he spake; and the depths thereof are the depths of hell.

And the angel spoke to me, saying, "See the filthy water your father saw, the very river he spoke of; its depths are the depths of hell.

And the mists of darkness are the temptations of the devil, which blindeth the eyes, and hardeneth the hearts of the children of men, and leadeth them away into broad roads, that they perish and are lost.

And the dark mists are the temptations of the devil, which blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the people, and lead them away into broad roads, so that they perish and are lost.

And the large and spacious building, which thy father saw, is vain imaginations and the pride of the children of men. And a great and a terrible gulf divideth them; yea, even the word of the justice of the Eternal God, and the Messiah who is the Lamb of God, of whom the Holy Ghost beareth record, from the beginning of the world until this time, and from this time henceforth and forever.

And the large and spacious building your father saw is the empty imaginations and the pride of the people. And a great and terrible gulf divides them. That gulf is the word of the justice of the Eternal God, and of the Messiah, the Lamb of God; and the Holy Ghost has testified of him from the beginning of the world until now, and will forever."

And while the angel spake these words, I beheld and saw that the seed of my brethren did contend against my seed, according to the word of the angel; and because of the pride of my seed, and the temptations of the devil, I beheld that the seed of my brethren did overpower the people of my seed.

And while the angel was speaking these words, I looked and saw the descendants of my brothers fighting against my descendants, just as the angel had said; and because of the pride of my descendants, and the temptations of the devil, I saw the descendants of my brothers overpower the people of my descendants.

And it came to pass that I beheld, and saw the people of the seed of my brethren that they had overcome my seed; and they went forth in multitudes upon the face of the land.

And I looked and saw that the people of the descendants of my brothers had overcome my descendants, and they spread out in great numbers over the face of the land.

And I saw them gathered together in multitudes; and I saw wars and rumors of wars among them; and in wars and rumors of wars I saw many generations pass away.

And I saw them gathered together in large groups; and I saw wars and rumors of wars among them; and in wars and rumors of wars I saw many generations come and go.

And the angel said unto me: Behold these shall dwindle in unbelief.

And the angel said to me, "These will fade away in unbelief."

And it came to pass that I beheld, after they had dwindled in unbelief they became a dark, and loathsome, and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations.

And I saw that after they had faded away in unbelief, they became a darkened, detestable, and filthy people, full of idleness and all kinds of abominations.