1 NephiChapter22

And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had read these things which were engraven upon the plates of brass, my brethren came unto me and said unto me: What meaneth these things which ye have read? Behold, are they to be understood according to things which are spiritual, which shall come to pass according to the spirit and not the flesh?

After I, Nephi, had read these things, engraved on the brass plates, my brothers came to me and asked, "What do these things you've read mean? Are they spiritual, things that will happen in the spirit and not in the flesh?"

And I, Nephi, said unto them: Behold they were manifest unto the prophet by the voice of the Spirit; for by the Spirit are all things made known unto the prophets, which shall come upon the children of men according to the flesh.

I said to them, "These things were made known to the prophet by the voice of the Spirit; for by the Spirit all things are made known to the prophets, all that will come upon people in the flesh.

Wherefore, the things of which I have read are things pertaining to things both temporal and spiritual; for it appears that the house of Israel, sooner or later, will be scattered upon all the face of the earth, and also among all nations.

So the things I have read concern things both temporal and spiritual. It appears that the house of Israel, sooner or later, will be scattered over all the face of the earth, among all nations.

And behold, there are many who are already lost from the knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem. Yea, the more part of all the tribes have been led away; and they are scattered to and fro upon the isles of the sea; and whither they are none of us knoweth, save that we know that they have been led away.

And there are many who are already lost from the knowledge of those at Jerusalem. Yes, the greater part of all the tribes have been led away, and they are scattered here and there on the islands of the sea. Where they are, none of us knows; we only know that they have been led away.

And since they have been led away, these things have been prophesied concerning them, and also concerning all those who shall hereafter be scattered and be confounded, because of the Holy One of Israel; for against him will they harden their hearts; wherefore, they shall be scattered among all nations and shall be hated of all men.

And since they have been led away, these things have been prophesied about them, and about all those who will later be scattered and thrown into confusion because of the Holy One of Israel; for they will harden their hearts against him, and so they will be scattered among all nations and hated by everyone.

Nevertheless, after they shall be nursed by the Gentiles, and the Lord has lifted up his hand upon the Gentiles and set them up for a standard, and their children have been carried in their arms, and their daughters have been carried upon their shoulders, behold these things of which are spoken are temporal; for thus are the covenants of the Lord with our fathers; and it meaneth us in the days to come, and also all our brethren who are of the house of Israel.

"Even so, after they have been nursed by the Gentiles, and the Lord has lifted up his hand to the Gentiles and set them up for a standard, and their children have been carried in their arms and their daughters on their shoulders — these things spoken of are temporal; for such are the covenants of the Lord with our fathers. And it means us, in the days to come, and also all our brothers who are of the house of Israel.

And it meaneth that the time cometh that after all the house of Israel have been scattered and confounded, that the Lord God will raise up a mighty nation among the Gentiles, yea, even upon the face of this land; and by them shall our seed be scattered.

It means that the time will come, after all the house of Israel has been scattered and thrown into confusion, when the Lord God will raise up a mighty nation among the Gentiles, yes, on the face of this land; and by them our descendants will be scattered.

And after our seed is scattered the Lord God will proceed to do a marvelous work among the Gentiles, which shall be of great worth unto our seed; wherefore, it is likened unto their being nourished by the Gentiles and being carried in their arms and upon their shoulders.

And after our descendants are scattered, the Lord God will set his hand to do a marvelous work among the Gentiles, a work of great worth to our descendants; therefore it is likened to their being nourished by the Gentiles and carried in their arms and on their shoulders.

And it shall also be of worth unto the Gentiles; and not only unto the Gentiles but unto all the house of Israel, unto the making known of the covenants of the Father of heaven unto Abraham, saying: In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

And it will be of worth to the Gentiles as well; and not only to the Gentiles but to all the house of Israel, in making known the covenants of the Father of heaven to Abraham: 'In your seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.'

And I would, my brethren, that ye should know that all the kindreds of the earth cannot be blessed unless he shall make bare his arm in the eyes of the nations.

"And I want you to know, my brothers, that all the kindreds of the earth cannot be blessed unless he bares his arm in the eyes of the nations.

Wherefore, the Lord God will proceed to make bare his arm in the eyes of all the nations, in bringing about his covenants and his gospel unto those who are of the house of Israel.

So the Lord God will bare his arm in the eyes of all the nations, bringing about his covenants and his gospel for those who are of the house of Israel.

Wherefore, he will bring them again out of captivity, and they shall be gathered together to the lands of their inheritance; and they shall be brought out of obscurity and out of darkness; and they shall know that the Lord is their Savior and their Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.

Therefore he will bring them again out of captivity, and they will be gathered together to the lands of their inheritance; they will be brought out of obscurity and out of darkness, and they will know that the Lord is their Savior and their Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.

And the blood of that great and abominable church, which is the whore of all the earth, shall turn upon their own heads; for they shall war among themselves, and the sword of their own hands shall fall upon their own heads, and they shall be drunken with their own blood.

"And the blood of that great and abominable church, the whore of all the earth, will turn upon their own heads; for they will war among themselves, and the sword of their own hands will fall upon their own heads, and they will be drunk with their own blood.

And every nation which shall war against thee, O house of Israel, shall be turned one against another, and they shall fall into the pit which they digged to ensnare the people of the Lord. And all that fight against Zion shall be destroyed, and that great whore, who hath perverted the right ways of the Lord, yea, that great and abominable church, shall tumble to the dust and great shall be the fall of it.

And every nation that wars against you, O house of Israel, will be turned one against another, and they will fall into the pit they dug to trap the people of the Lord. All who fight against Zion will be destroyed; and that great whore, who has perverted the right ways of the Lord, that great and abominable church, will tumble into the dust, and great will be its fall.

For behold, saith the prophet, the time cometh speedily that Satan shall have no more power over the hearts of the children of men; for the day soon cometh that all the proud and they who do wickedly shall be as stubble; and the day cometh that they must be burned.

"For, says the prophet, the time is coming quickly when Satan will have no more power over human hearts; the day soon comes when all the proud, and all who do wickedly, will be like stubble; and the day comes when they must be burned.

For the time soon cometh that the fulness of the wrath of God shall be poured out upon all the children of men; for he will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous.

For the time soon comes when the fullness of the wrath of God will be poured out on all people; for he will not allow the wicked to destroy the righteous.

Wherefore, he will preserve the righteous by his power, even if it so be that the fulness of his wrath must come, and the righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their enemies by fire. Wherefore, the righteous need not fear; for thus saith the prophet, they shall be saved, even if it so be as by fire.

Therefore he will preserve the righteous by his power, even if the fullness of his wrath must come; the righteous will be preserved, even to the destruction of their enemies by fire. Therefore the righteous need not fear; for thus says the prophet: 'They shall be saved, even if it be as by fire.'

Behold, my brethren, I say unto you, that these things must shortly come; yea, even blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke must come; and it must needs be upon the face of this earth; and it cometh unto men according to the flesh if it so be that they will harden their hearts against the Holy One of Israel.

"My brothers, I say to you that these things must come shortly; yes, even blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke must come; it must be upon the face of this earth, and it comes to people in the flesh if they harden their hearts against the Holy One of Israel.

For behold, the righteous shall not perish; for the time surely must come that all they who fight against Zion shall be cut off.

For the righteous will not perish; the time must surely come when all who fight against Zion will be cut off.

And the Lord will surely prepare a way for his people, unto the fulfilling of the words of Moses, which he spake, saying: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that all those who will not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people.

And the Lord will surely prepare a way for his people, fulfilling the words of Moses, who said: 'A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you, like me; him shall you hear in all things, whatever he says to you. And it shall come to pass that all those who will not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people.'

And now I, Nephi, declare unto you, that this prophet of whom Moses spake was the Holy One of Israel; wherefore, he shall execute judgment in righteousness.

And now I, Nephi, declare to you that this prophet of whom Moses spoke was the Holy One of Israel; therefore he will execute judgment in righteousness.

And the righteous need not fear, for they are those who shall not be confounded. But it is the kingdom of the devil, which shall be built up among the children of men, which kingdom is established among them which are in the flesh—

"And the righteous need not fear, for they are the ones who will not be put to shame. It is the kingdom of the devil that has reason to fear: the kingdom that will be built up among the people, the kingdom established among those who are in the flesh;

For the time speedily shall come that all churches which are built up to get gain, and all those who are built up to get power over the flesh, and those who are built up to become popular in the eyes of the world, and those who seek the lusts of the flesh and the things of the world, and to do all manner of iniquity; yea, in fine, all those who belong to the kingdom of the devil are they who need fear, and tremble, and quake; they are those who must be brought low in the dust; they are those who must be consumed as stubble; and this is according to the words of the prophet.

for the time will quickly come when all churches that are built up to get gain, all who are built up to get power over the flesh, all who are built up to become popular in the eyes of the world, and all who seek the lusts of the flesh and the things of the world and every kind of sin — in short, all who belong to the kingdom of the devil — are the ones who will need to fear, and tremble, and quake. They are the ones who must be brought low in the dust; they are the ones who must be consumed like stubble. And this is according to the words of the prophet.

And the time cometh speedily that the righteous must be led up as calves of the stall, and the Holy One of Israel must reign in dominion, and might, and power, and great glory.

"And the time is coming quickly when the righteous must be led up like calves of the stall, and the Holy One of Israel must reign in dominion, and might, and power, and great glory.

And he gathereth his children from the four quarters of the earth; and he numbereth his sheep, and they know him; and there shall be one fold and one shepherd; and he shall feed his sheep, and in him they shall find pasture.

He gathers his children from the four quarters of the earth; he numbers his sheep, and they know him; and there will be one fold and one shepherd; he will feed his sheep, and in him they will find pasture.

And because of the righteousness of his people, Satan has no power; wherefore, he cannot be loosed for the space of many years; for he hath no power over the hearts of the people, for they dwell in righteousness, and the Holy One of Israel reigneth.

And because of the righteousness of his people, Satan has no power; he cannot be set loose for many years, for he has no power over the hearts of the people; they live in righteousness, and the Holy One of Israel reigns.

And now behold, I, Nephi, say unto you that all these things must come according to the flesh.

"And now I, Nephi, say to you that all these things must come in the flesh.

But, behold, all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people shall dwell safely in the Holy One of Israel if it so be that they will repent.

But all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people will dwell safely in the Holy One of Israel, if they will repent.

And now I, Nephi, make an end; for I durst not speak further as yet concerning these things.

"And now I, Nephi, end; I dare not speak further as yet concerning these things.

Wherefore, my brethren, I would that ye should consider that the things which have been written upon the plates of brass are true; and they testify that a man must be obedient to the commandments of God.

Therefore, my brothers, I want you to consider that the things written on the brass plates are true; and they testify that a person must be obedient to the commandments of God.

Wherefore, ye need not suppose that I and my father are the only ones that have testified, and also taught them. Wherefore, if ye shall be obedient to the commandments, and endure to the end, ye shall be saved at the last day. And thus it is. Amen.

So you don't need to think that my father and I are the only ones who have testified and taught these things. If you are obedient to the commandments and endure to the end, you will be saved at the last day. And so it is. Amen."