2 NephiChapter26

And after Christ shall have risen from the dead he shall show himself unto you, my children, and my beloved brethren; and the words which he shall speak unto you shall be the law which ye shall do.

After Christ has risen from the dead, he will show himself to you, my children and my beloved brothers; and the words he will speak to you will be the law that you must follow.

For behold, I say unto you that I have beheld that many generations shall pass away, and there shall be great wars and contentions among my people.

For I tell you, I have seen that many generations will come and go, and there will be great wars and conflicts among my people.

And after the Messiah shall come there shall be signs given unto my people of his birth, and also of his death and resurrection; and great and terrible shall that day be unto the wicked, for they shall perish; and they perish because they cast out the prophets, and the saints, and stone them, and slay them; wherefore the cry of the blood of the saints shall ascend up to God from the ground against them.

And after the Messiah comes, my people will be given signs of his birth, and of his death, and of his resurrection. That day will be great and terrible for the wicked, for they will be destroyed; and they are destroyed because they drive out the prophets and the saints, and stone them, and kill them. And so the cry of the blood of the saints will rise up to God from the ground against them.

Wherefore, all those who are proud, and that do wickedly, the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, for they shall be as stubble.

So the day that is coming will burn up all who are proud and all who do wickedly, says the Lord of Hosts, for they will be like stubble.

And they that kill the prophets, and the saints, the depths of the earth shall swallow them up, saith the Lord of Hosts; and mountains shall cover them, and whirlwinds shall carry them away, and buildings shall fall upon them and crush them to pieces and grind them to powder.

And as for those who kill the prophets and the saints, the depths of the earth will swallow them up, says the Lord of Hosts; and mountains will cover them, and whirlwinds will carry them away, and buildings will fall on them and crush them to pieces and grind them to powder.

And they shall be visited with thunderings, and lightnings, and earthquakes, and all manner of destructions, for the fire of the anger of the Lord shall be kindled against them, and they shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall consume them, saith the Lord of Hosts.

And they will be struck with thunder, and lightning, and earthquakes, and all kinds of destruction; for the fire of the Lord's anger will be kindled against them, and they will be like stubble, and the day that is coming will consume them, says the Lord of Hosts.

O the pain, and the anguish of my soul for the loss of the slain of my people! For I, Nephi, have seen it, and it well nigh consumeth me before the presence of the Lord; but I must cry unto my God: Thy ways are just.

O the pain and the anguish of my soul for the loss of the slaughtered of my people! For I, Nephi, have seen it, and it nearly consumes me before the presence of the Lord; but I must cry to my God, "Your ways are just."

But behold, the righteous that hearken unto the words of the prophets, and destroy them not, but look forward unto Christ with steadfastness for the signs which are given, notwithstanding all persecution—behold, they are they which shall not perish.

But the righteous who listen to the words of the prophets and do not destroy them, who look forward to Christ with steadfastness for the signs that are given, despite all persecution — they are the ones who will not be destroyed.

But the Son of righteousness shall appear unto them; and he shall heal them, and they shall have peace with him, until three generations shall have passed away, and many of the fourth generation shall have passed away in righteousness.

The Son of righteousness will appear to them, and he will heal them, and they will have peace with him, until three generations have come and gone, and many of the fourth generation have died in righteousness.

And when these things have passed away a speedy destruction cometh unto my people; for, notwithstanding the pains of my soul, I have seen it; wherefore, I know that it shall come to pass; and they sell themselves for naught; for, for the reward of their pride and their foolishness they shall reap destruction; for because they yield unto the devil and choose works of darkness rather than light, therefore they must go down to hell.

And when these things have passed, swift destruction will come to my people; for despite the pains of my soul, I have seen it, so I know that it will happen. They sell themselves for nothing; and for the reward of their pride and their foolishness they will reap destruction. Because they yield to the devil and choose works of darkness rather than light, they must go down to hell.

For the Spirit of the Lord will not always strive with man. And when the Spirit ceaseth to strive with man then cometh speedy destruction, and this grieveth my soul.

For the Spirit of the Lord will not always plead with people; and when the Spirit stops pleading with them, swift destruction comes, and this grieves my soul.

And as I spake concerning the convincing of the Jews, that Jesus is the very Christ, it must needs be that the Gentiles be convinced also that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God;

And just as I have spoken about convincing the Jews that Jesus is the very Christ, the Gentiles must also be convinced that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God,

And that he manifesteth himself unto all those who believe in him, by the power of the Holy Ghost; yea, unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, working mighty miracles, signs, and wonders, among the children of men according to their faith.

and that he manifests himself to all who believe in him, by the power of the Holy Ghost; yes, to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, working powerful miracles, signs, and wonders among them, according to their faith.

But behold, I prophesy unto you concerning the last days; concerning the days when the Lord God shall bring these things forth unto the children of men.

But now I prophesy to you about the last days, about the days when the Lord God will bring these things forth to the people.

After my seed and the seed of my brethren shall have dwindled in unbelief, and shall have been smitten by the Gentiles; yea, after the Lord God shall have camped against them round about, and shall have laid siege against them with a mount, and raised forts against them; and after they shall have been brought down low in the dust, even that they are not, yet the words of the righteous shall be written, and the prayers of the faithful shall be heard, and all those who have dwindled in unbelief shall not be forgotten.

After my descendants and the descendants of my brothers have faded away in unbelief and have been struck down by the Gentiles; after the Lord God has camped against them on every side, and laid siege to them with a mound, and raised forts against them; and after they have been brought down low in the dust, even to nothing at all — even then the words of the righteous will be written, and the prayers of the faithful will be heard, and all those who have faded away in unbelief will not be forgotten.

For those who shall be destroyed shall speak unto them out of the ground, and their speech shall be low out of the dust, and their voice shall be as one that hath a familiar spirit; for the Lord God will give unto him power, that he may whisper concerning them, even as it were out of the ground; and their speech shall whisper out of the dust.

For those who will be destroyed will speak to them out of the ground, and their speech will be low out of the dust, and their voice will be like one that has a familiar spirit; for the Lord God will give him power, so that he may whisper about them, as if out of the ground; and their speech will whisper out of the dust.

For thus saith the Lord God: They shall write the things which shall be done among them, and they shall be written and sealed up in a book, and those who have dwindled in unbelief shall not have them, for they seek to destroy the things of God.

For thus says the Lord God: They will write the things that will be done among them, and these things will be written and sealed up in a book; and those who have faded away in unbelief will not have them, for they seek to destroy the things of God.

Wherefore, as those who have been destroyed have been destroyed speedily; and the multitude of their terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away—yea, thus saith the Lord God: It shall be at an instant, suddenly—

And just as those who were destroyed were destroyed quickly, so the horde of their tyrants will be like chaff that blows away. Yes, thus says the Lord God: It will happen in an instant, suddenly.

And it shall come to pass, that those who have dwindled in unbelief shall be smitten by the hand of the Gentiles.

And so those who have faded away in unbelief will be struck down by the hand of the Gentiles.

And the Gentiles are lifted up in the pride of their eyes, and have stumbled, because of the greatness of their stumbling block, that they have built up many churches; nevertheless, they put down the power and miracles of God, and preach up unto themselves their own wisdom and their own learning, that they may get gain and grind upon the face of the poor.

And the Gentiles are lifted up in the pride of their eyes, and they have stumbled because of the greatness of their stumbling block: they have built up many churches. And yet they put down the power and miracles of God, and they preach up their own wisdom and their own learning, so that they may get gain and grind down the face of the poor.

And there are many churches built up which cause envyings, and strifes, and malice.

And there are many churches built up that cause envy, and strife, and malice.

And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the combinations of the devil, for he is the founder of all these things; yea, the founder of murder, and works of darkness; yea, and he leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them with his strong cords forever.

And there are also secret combinations, just as in ancient times, patterned after the combinations of the devil; for he is the founder of all these things, the founder of murder and of works of darkness. Yes, and he leads them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he binds them with his strong cords forever.

For behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you that the Lord God worketh not in darkness.

For I tell you, my beloved brothers, the Lord God does not work in darkness.

He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation.

He does nothing unless it is for the benefit of the world; for he loves the world, so much that he lays down his own life to draw all people to him. So he never commands anyone not to partake of his salvation.

Behold, doth he cry unto any, saying: Depart from me? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but he saith: Come unto me all ye ends of the earth, buy milk and honey, without money and without price.

Does he cry out to anyone, saying, "Depart from me"? I tell you, no; instead he says, "Come to me, all you ends of the earth. Buy milk and honey, without money and without price."

Behold, hath he commanded any that they should depart out of the synagogues, or out of the houses of worship? Behold, I say unto you, Nay.

Has he commanded anyone to leave the synagogues, or the houses of worship? I tell you, no.

Hath he commanded any that they should not partake of his salvation? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but he hath given it free for all men; and he hath commanded his people that they should persuade all men to repentance.

Has he commanded anyone not to partake of his salvation? I tell you, no; he has given it freely to all people, and he has commanded his people to persuade everyone to repent.

Behold, hath the Lord commanded any that they should not partake of his goodness? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but all men are privileged the one like unto the other, and none are forbidden.

Has the Lord commanded anyone not to partake of his goodness? I tell you, no; everyone is privileged alike, and no one is forbidden.

He commandeth that there shall be no priestcrafts; for, behold priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.

He commands that there shall be no priestcrafts; for priestcrafts are men preaching and setting themselves up as a light to the world, so that they may get gain and the praise of the world; but they do not seek the welfare of Zion.

Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love, and except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.

The Lord has forbidden this. So the Lord God has given a commandment that all people should have charity, and charity is love; and unless they have charity, they are nothing. So if they have charity, they will not let the laborer in Zion die.

But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish.

But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money, they will be lost.

And again, the Lord God hath commanded that men should not murder; that they should not lie; that they should not steal; that they should not take the name of the Lord their God in vain; that they should not envy; that they should not have malice; that they should not contend one with another; that they should not commit whoredoms; and that they should do none of these things; for whoso doeth them shall perish.

And again, the Lord God has commanded that people must not murder; that they must not lie; that they must not steal; that they must not take the name of the Lord their God in vain; that they must not envy; that they must not have malice; that they must not contend with one another; that they must not commit whoredoms; and that they must do none of these things. For whoever does them will be lost.

For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.

For none of these sins come from the Lord. He does what is good among all people, and he does nothing unless it is plain to all people; and he invites them all to come to him and partake of his goodness; and he denies no one who comes to him — black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembers the heathen; and all are alike to God, both Jew and Gentile.