1 NephiChapter18

And it came to pass that they did worship the Lord, and did go forth with me; and we did work timbers of curious workmanship. And the Lord did show me from time to time after what manner I should work the timbers of the ship.

My brothers worshiped the Lord and went to work with me, and we shaped the timbers with remarkable craftsmanship. And from time to time, the Lord showed me how I should work the timbers of the ship.

Now I, Nephi, did not work the timbers after the manner which was learned by men, neither did I build the ship after the manner of men; but I did build it after the manner which the Lord had shown unto me; wherefore, it was not after the manner of men.

Now I, Nephi, didn't work the timbers the way men had been taught, and I didn't build the ship the way men build ships. I built it the way the Lord had shown me, so it was not built the way men would have.

And I, Nephi, did go into the mount oft, and I did pray oft unto the Lord; wherefore the Lord showed unto me great things.

I went up into the mountain often, and I prayed often to the Lord, and that is why the Lord showed me great things.

And it came to pass that after I had finished the ship, according to the word of the Lord, my brethren beheld that it was good, and that the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine; wherefore, they did humble themselves again before the Lord.

When I had finished the ship, according to the word of the Lord, my brothers saw that it was good, and that its workmanship was very fine, and they humbled themselves again before the Lord.

And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came unto my father, that we should arise and go down into the ship.

Then the voice of the Lord came to my father: we were to get up and go down into the ship.

And it came to pass that on the morrow, after we had prepared all things, much fruits and meat from the wilderness, and honey in abundance, and provisions according to that which the Lord had commanded us, we did go down into the ship, with all our loading and our seeds, and whatsoever thing we had brought with us, every one according to his age; wherefore, we did all go down into the ship, with our wives and our children.

The next day, we went down into the ship. We had prepared everything: plenty of fruit and meat from the wilderness, honey in abundance, and provisions just as the Lord had commanded us. We carried down all our cargo, our seeds, and everything we had brought, and we boarded, each in order by age. So we all went down into the ship, with our wives and our children.

And now, my father had begat two sons in the wilderness; the elder was called Jacob and the younger Joseph.

Now, my father had had two sons born in the wilderness; the older was named Jacob and the younger Joseph.

And it came to pass after we had all gone down into the ship, and had taken with us our provisions and things which had been commanded us, we did put forth into the sea and were driven forth before the wind towards the promised land.

When we had all gone down into the ship, with our provisions and the things we had been commanded to take, we put out to sea and were driven before the wind toward the promised land.

And after we had been driven forth before the wind for the space of many days, behold, my brethren and the sons of Ishmael and also their wives began to make themselves merry, insomuch that they began to dance, and to sing, and to speak with much rudeness, yea, even that they did forget by what power they had been brought thither; yea, they were lifted up unto exceeding rudeness.

After we had been driven before the wind for many days, my brothers and the sons of Ishmael, and their wives too, began to entertain themselves. They began to dance, and to sing, and to talk very inappropriately, until they forgot what power had brought them there; they were carried away in their inappropriate behavior.

And I, Nephi, began to fear exceedingly lest the Lord should be angry with us, and smite us because of our iniquity, that we should be swallowed up in the depths of the sea; wherefore, I, Nephi, began to speak to them with much soberness; but behold they were angry with me, saying: We will not that our younger brother shall be a ruler over us.

And I, Nephi, began to be terribly afraid that the Lord would be angry with us and strike us because of our wickedness, and that we would be swallowed up in the depths of the sea. So I spoke to them very seriously, but they grew angry with me and said, "We won't let our younger brother be a ruler over us!"

And it came to pass that Laman and Lemuel did take me and bind me with cords, and they did treat me with much harshness; nevertheless, the Lord did suffer it that he might show forth his power, unto the fulfilling of his word which he had spoken concerning the wicked.

Then Laman and Lemuel grabbed me, tied me up with cords, and treated me very roughly. But the Lord allowed it, so that he could show his power and fulfill the word he had spoken about the wicked.

And it came to pass that after they had bound me insomuch that I could not move, the compass, which had been prepared of the Lord, did cease to work.

After they had tied me up so tightly that I couldn't move, the compass, which the Lord had prepared, stopped working.

Wherefore, they knew not whither they should steer the ship, insomuch that there arose a great storm, yea, a great and terrible tempest, and we were driven back upon the waters for the space of three days; and they began to be frightened exceedingly lest they should be drowned in the sea; nevertheless they did not loose me.

So they didn't know where to steer the ship. And then a huge storm rose up, a great and terrible tempest, and we were driven backward on the water for three days. They began to be terrified that they would drown in the sea, but still they didn't untie me.

And on the fourth day, which we had been driven back, the tempest began to be exceedingly sore.

On the fourth day of being driven back, the tempest got much worse.

And it came to pass that we were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea. And after we had been driven back upon the waters for the space of four days, my brethren began to see that the judgments of God were upon them, and that they must perish save that they should repent of their iniquities; wherefore, they came unto me, and loosed the bands which were upon my wrist, and behold they had swollen exceedingly; and also mine ankles were much swollen, and great was the soreness thereof.

We were about to sink into the depths of the sea. And after four days of being driven back on the water, my brothers began to see that the judgments of God were on them, and that they would die unless they repented of their wickedness. So they came to me and untied the cords from my wrists, and the wrists had swollen badly. My ankles were also swollen and terribly sore.

Nevertheless, I did look unto my God, and I did praise him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions.

Still, I looked to my God, and I praised him all day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of my afflictions.

Now my father, Lehi, had said many things unto them, and also unto the sons of Ishmael; but, behold, they did breathe out much threatenings against anyone that should speak for me; and my parents being stricken in years, and having suffered much grief because of their children, they were brought down, yea, even upon their sick-beds.

Now my father, Lehi, had said many things to them, and to the sons of Ishmael too, but they breathed out threats against anyone who spoke up for me. And my parents, old as they were, and having suffered so much grief over their children, were brought down, all the way to their sickbeds.

Because of their grief and much sorrow, and the iniquity of my brethren, they were brought near even to be carried out of this time to meet their God; yea, their grey hairs were about to be brought down to lie low in the dust; yea, even they were near to be cast with sorrow into a watery grave.

Because of their grief and deep sorrow, and my brothers' wickedness, they came close to being carried out of this life to meet their God; their gray hairs were about to be laid low in the dust; they were close to being cast, in sorrow, into a watery grave.

And Jacob and Joseph also, being young, having need of much nourishment, were grieved because of the afflictions of their mother; and also my wife with her tears and prayers, and also my children, did not soften the hearts of my brethren that they would loose me.

And Jacob and Joseph, still young and needing so much care, were upset by their mother's suffering. My wife, with her tears and prayers, and my children as well, could not soften my brothers' hearts enough to make them untie me.

And there was nothing save it were the power of God, which threatened them with destruction, could soften their hearts; wherefore, when they saw that they were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea they repented of the thing which they had done, insomuch that they loosed me.

Nothing but the power of God, threatening them with destruction, could soften their hearts. So when they saw that they were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea, they repented of what they had done, and they untied me.

And it came to pass after they had loosed me, behold, I took the compass, and it did work whither I desired it. And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord; and after I had prayed the winds did cease, and the storm did cease, and there was a great calm.

Once they had untied me, I took the compass, and it worked wherever I directed it. Then I prayed to the Lord, and when I had prayed, the winds stopped, the storm stopped, and there was a great calm.

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did guide the ship, that we sailed again towards the promised land.

Then I, Nephi, guided the ship, and we sailed again toward the promised land.

And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of many days we did arrive at the promised land; and we went forth upon the land, and did pitch our tents; and we did call it the promised land.

After we had sailed for many days, we arrived at the promised land. We went ashore and pitched our tents, and we called it the promised land.

And it came to pass that we did begin to till the earth, and we began to plant seeds; yea, we did put all our seeds into the earth, which we had brought from the land of Jerusalem. And it came to pass that they did grow exceedingly; wherefore, we were blessed in abundance.

We began to till the ground and to plant seeds; we put all the seeds we had brought from the land of Jerusalem into the earth. And they grew wonderfully, so we were blessed in abundance.

And it came to pass that we did find upon the land of promise, as we journeyed in the wilderness, that there were beasts in the forests of every kind, both the cow and the ox, and the ass and the horse, and the goat and the wild goat, and all manner of wild animals, which were for the use of men. And we did find all manner of ore, both of gold, and of silver, and of copper.

And as we explored the wilderness, we found that the promised land had animals of every kind in the forests: the cow and the ox, the donkey and the horse, the goat and the wild goat, and all kinds of wild animals, there for people to use. And we found all kinds of ore: gold, silver, and copper.