1 NephiChapter19

And it came to pass that the Lord commanded me, wherefore I did make plates of ore that I might engraven upon them the record of my people. And upon the plates which I made I did engraven the record of my father, and also our journeyings in the wilderness, and the prophecies of my father; and also many of mine own prophecies have I engraven upon them.

The Lord commanded me to make plates of ore, so I could engrave on them the record of my people. And on the plates I made, I engraved my father's record, our travels in the wilderness, and my father's prophecies; and I have engraved many of my own prophecies on them too.

And I knew not at the time when I made them that I should be commanded of the Lord to make these plates; wherefore, the record of my father, and the genealogy of his fathers, and the more part of all our proceedings in the wilderness are engraven upon those first plates of which I have spoken; wherefore, the things which transpired before I made these plates are, of a truth, more particularly made mention upon the first plates.

When I made those first plates, I didn't know that the Lord would later command me to make these second plates. So my father's record, the genealogy of his fathers, and the greater part of everything we did in the wilderness are engraved on the first plates; the things that happened before I made these second plates are, in fact, told in more detail on the first ones.

And after I had made these plates by way of commandment, I, Nephi, received a commandment that the ministry and the prophecies, the more plain and precious parts of them, should be written upon these plates; and that the things which were written should be kept for the instruction of my people, who should possess the land, and also for other wise purposes, which purposes are known unto the Lord.

After I had made these plates by commandment, I, Nephi, received a commandment that the ministry and the prophecies, their plainest and most precious parts, should be written on these new plates, and that what I wrote should be kept for the instruction of my people, who would one day possess the land, and for other wise purposes, purposes known to the Lord.

Wherefore, I, Nephi, did make a record upon the other plates, which gives an account, or which gives a greater account of the wars and contentions and destructions of my people. And this have I done, and commanded my people what they should do after I was gone; and that these plates should be handed down from one generation to another, or from one prophet to another, until further commandments of the Lord.

So I, Nephi, made a record on the other plates that gives an account, a fuller account, of the wars and conflicts and destructions of my people. I have done this, and I've commanded my people what to do after I'm gone: these new plates are to be handed down from one generation to another, from one prophet to another, until the Lord gives further commandments.

And an account of my making these plates shall be given hereafter; and then, behold, I proceed according to that which I have spoken; and this I do that the more sacred things may be kept for the knowledge of my people.

An account of how I made these plates will be given later; for now, I go on with what I have said. And I do this so that the more sacred things can be kept for the knowledge of my people.

Nevertheless, I do not write anything upon plates save it be that I think it be sacred. And now, if I do err, even did they err of old; not that I would excuse myself because of other men, but because of the weakness which is in me, according to the flesh, I would excuse myself.

Even so, I don't write anything on plates unless I think it is sacred. And if I make mistakes, so did they of old; not that I would excuse myself by pointing to other men, but because of my human weaknesses, I ask to be excused.

For the things which some men esteem to be of great worth, both to the body and soul, others set at naught and trample under their feet. Yea, even the very God of Israel do men trample under their feet; I say, trample under their feet but I would speak in other words—they set him at naught, and hearken not to the voice of his counsels.

The things some consider of great worth, to body and soul alike, others count as nothing and trample under their feet. People even trample the very God of Israel under their feet. I say trample under their feet, but I should put it another way: they count him as nothing, and they will not listen to the voice of his counsels.

And behold he cometh, according to the words of the angel, in six hundred years from the time my father left Jerusalem.

And he will come, according to the words of the angel, six hundred years from the time my father left Jerusalem.

And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering towards the children of men.

And the world, because of their wickedness, will judge him to be a thing of nothing; so they scourge him, and he suffers it; they strike him, and he suffers it. Yes, they spit on him, and he suffers it, because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering toward people.

And the God of our fathers, who were led out of Egypt, out of bondage, and also were preserved in the wilderness by him, yea, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, yieldeth himself, according to the words of the angel, as a man, into the hands of wicked men, to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and to be crucified, according to the words of Neum, and to be buried in a sepulchre, according to the words of Zenos, which he spake concerning the three days of darkness, which should be a sign given of his death unto those who should inhabit the isles of the sea, more especially given unto those who are of the house of Israel.

And the God of our fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God who led them out of Egypt, out of slavery, and preserved them in the wilderness, gives himself up, according to the words of the angel, as a man into the hands of wicked men: to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock; to be crucified, according to the words of Neum; and to be buried in a tomb, according to the words of Zenos, who spoke of the three days of darkness, a sign of his death to be given to those who inhabit the isles of the sea, and given most especially to those who are of the house of Israel.

For thus spake the prophet: The Lord God surely shall visit all the house of Israel at that day, some with his voice, because of their righteousness, unto their great joy and salvation, and others with the thunderings and the lightnings of his power, by tempest, by fire, and by smoke, and vapor of darkness, and by the opening of the earth, and by mountains which shall be carried up.

For the prophet said this: "Surely the Lord God will visit all the house of Israel in that day, some with his voice, because of their righteousness, to their great joy and salvation, and others with the thunderings and the lightnings of his power, by tempest, by fire, and by smoke, and dark mist, and by the opening of the earth, and by mountains that will be carried up."

And all these things must surely come, saith the prophet Zenos. And the rocks of the earth must rend; and because of the groanings of the earth, many of the kings of the isles of the sea shall be wrought upon by the Spirit of God, to exclaim: The God of nature suffers.

"And all these things must surely come," says the prophet Zenos. "And the rocks of the earth must split; and because of the groanings of the earth, many of the kings of the isles of the sea will be moved by the Spirit of God to cry out: 'The God of nature suffers.'"

And as for those who are at Jerusalem, saith the prophet, they shall be scourged by all people, because they crucify the God of Israel, and turn their hearts aside, rejecting signs and wonders, and the power and glory of the God of Israel.

"And as for those who are at Jerusalem," says the prophet, "they will be scourged by all people, because they crucify the God of Israel and turn their hearts aside, rejecting signs and wonders and the power and glory of the God of Israel."

And because they turn their hearts aside, saith the prophet, and have despised the Holy One of Israel, they shall wander in the flesh, and perish, and become a hiss and a byword, and be hated among all nations.

"And because they turn their hearts aside," says the prophet, "and have despised the Holy One of Israel, they will wander in the flesh and perish, and become a hiss and a byword, and be hated among all nations."

Nevertheless, when that day cometh, saith the prophet, that they no more turn aside their hearts against the Holy One of Israel, then will he remember the covenants which he made to their fathers.

"Yet when that day comes," says the prophet, "when they no longer turn their hearts aside against the Holy One of Israel, then he will remember the covenants he made to their fathers."

Yea, then will he remember the isles of the sea; yea, and all the people who are of the house of Israel, will I gather in, saith the Lord, according to the words of the prophet Zenos, from the four quarters of the earth.

Yes, then he will remember the isles of the sea; and "all the people who are of the house of Israel," says the Lord in the words of the prophet Zenos, "I will gather in from the four quarters of the earth."

Yea, and all the earth shall see the salvation of the Lord, saith the prophet; every nation, kindred, tongue and people shall be blessed.

"Yes, and all the earth will see the salvation of the Lord," says the prophet; "every nation, kindred, tongue, and people will be blessed."

And I, Nephi, have written these things unto my people, that perhaps I might persuade them that they would remember the Lord their Redeemer.

And I, Nephi, have written these things to my people, hoping I might persuade them to remember the Lord their Redeemer.

Wherefore, I speak unto all the house of Israel, if it so be that they should obtain these things.

So I speak to all the house of Israel, if these things should ever come into their hands.

For behold, I have workings in the spirit, which doth weary me even that all my joints are weak, for those who are at Jerusalem; for had not the Lord been merciful, to show unto me concerning them, even as he had prophets of old, I should have perished also.

Because my spirit is so troubled for those in Jerusalem, it wears me out until all my joints are weak. If the Lord had not been merciful and shown me what would happen to them, as he showed the prophets of old, I would have died too.

And he surely did show unto the prophets of old all things concerning them; and also he did show unto many concerning us; wherefore, it must needs be that we know concerning them for they are written upon the plates of brass.

And he surely did show the prophets of old all things concerning them; and he also showed many prophets things concerning us. So we need to know about them, and these things are written on the brass plates.

Now it came to pass that I, Nephi, did teach my brethren these things; and it came to pass that I did read many things to them, which were engraven upon the plates of brass, that they might know concerning the doings of the Lord in other lands, among people of old.

Now, I, Nephi, taught my brothers these things. And I read them many things engraved on the brass plates, so that they would know what the Lord had done in other lands, among people of old.

And I did read many things unto them which were written in the books of Moses; but that I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer I did read unto them that which was written by the prophet Isaiah; for I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.

I read them many things written in the books of Moses; but to persuade them more fully to believe in the Lord their Redeemer, I read them what the prophet Isaiah had written, because I related all scriptures to us, so that they might be for our profit and learning.

Wherefore I spake unto them, saying: Hear ye the words of the prophet, ye who are a remnant of the house of Israel, a branch who have been broken off; hear ye the words of the prophet, which were written unto all the house of Israel, and liken them unto yourselves, that ye may have hope as well as your brethren from whom ye have been broken off; for after this manner has the prophet written.

I said to them: "Hear the words of the prophet, you who are a remnant of the house of Israel, a branch that has been broken off. Hear the words of the prophet, which were written to all the house of Israel, and liken them to yourselves, so that you may have hope as well as your brothers, the ones you have been broken off from. Because this is how the prophet has written."