3 NephiChapter10

And now behold, it came to pass that all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it. And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of many hours;

All the people in the land heard these words, and they were witnesses of it. And after these words there was silence in the land for many hours.

For so great was the astonishment of the people that they did cease lamenting and howling for the loss of their kindred which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land for the space of many hours.

The people were so astonished that they stopped their mourning and wailing over the loss of their relatives who had been killed. So there was silence in all the land for many hours.

And it came to pass that there came a voice again unto the people, and all the people did hear, and did witness of it, saying:

Then the voice came to the people again, and all the people heard it and were witnesses of it. It said:

O ye people of these great cities which have fallen, who are descendants of Jacob, yea, who are of the house of Israel, how oft have I gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and have nourished you.

O people of these great cities that have fallen, you who are descendants of Jacob, you who are of the house of Israel: how often have I gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and have nourished you.

And again, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, who have fallen; yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens, and ye would not.

And again: how often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, O people of the house of Israel who have fallen; O people of the house of Israel who live at Jerusalem, like those who have fallen; how often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks, and you would not.

O ye house of Israel whom I have spared, how oft will I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye will repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart.

O house of Israel whom I have spared, how often will I gather you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, if you will repent and return to me with full purpose of heart.

But if not, O house of Israel, the places of your dwellings shall become desolate until the time of the fulfilling of the covenant to your fathers.

But if not, O house of Israel, the places where you live will become desolate until the time when the covenant to your fathers is fulfilled.

And now it came to pass that after the people had heard these words, behold, they began to weep and howl again because of the loss of their kindred and friends.

Now, after the people had heard these words, they began to weep and wail again over the loss of their relatives and friends.

And it came to pass that thus did the three days pass away. And it was in the morning, and the darkness dispersed from off the face of the land, and the earth did cease to tremble, and the rocks did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease, and all the tumultuous noises did pass away.

And so the three days passed. It was morning, and the darkness cleared away from the face of the land, and the earth stopped trembling, and the rocks stopped splitting, and the dreadful groaning stopped, and all the violent noises died away.

And the earth did cleave together again, that it stood; and the mourning, and the weeping, and the wailing of the people who were spared alive did cease; and their mourning was turned into joy, and their lamentations into the praise and thanksgiving unto the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.

The earth closed together again and held; and the mourning and the weeping and the wailing of the people who had been spared alive stopped. Their mourning was turned into joy, and their laments into praise and thanksgiving to the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.

And thus far were the scriptures fulfilled which had been spoken by the prophets.

And so far the scriptures that had been spoken by the prophets were fulfilled.

And it was the more righteous part of the people who were saved, and it was they who received the prophets and stoned them not; and it was they who had not shed the blood of the saints, who were spared—

It was the more righteous part of the people who were saved. They were the ones who welcomed the prophets and did not stone them; they were the ones who had not shed the blood of the saints, and they were the ones who were spared.

And they were spared and were not sunk and buried up in the earth; and they were not drowned in the depths of the sea; and they were not burned by fire, neither were they fallen upon and crushed to death; and they were not carried away in the whirlwind; neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of darkness.

They were spared, and they were not sunk and buried in the earth; they were not drowned in the depths of the sea; they were not burned by fire; they were not crushed to death by anything falling on them; they were not carried away in the whirlwind; and they were not overpowered by the smoke and the dark mist.

And now, whoso readeth, let him understand; he that hath the scriptures, let him search them, and see and behold if all these deaths and destructions by fire, and by smoke, and by tempests, and by whirlwinds, and by the opening of the earth to receive them, and all these things are not unto the fulfilling of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets.

Now, whoever reads this, let him understand; whoever has the scriptures, let him search them and see whether all these deaths and destructions by fire, by smoke, by storms, by whirlwinds, and by the opening of the earth to swallow them are not the fulfillment of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets.

Behold, I say unto you, Yea, many have testified of these things at the coming of Christ, and were slain because they testified of these things.

I tell you, many testified of these things at the coming of Christ, and were killed because they testified of these things.

Yea, the prophet Zenos did testify of these things, and also Zenock spake concerning these things, because they testified particularly concerning us, who are the remnant of their seed.

The prophet Zenos testified of these things, and Zenock also spoke about these things, because they testified specifically about us, who are the remnant of their posterity.

Behold, our father Jacob also testified concerning a remnant of the seed of Joseph. And behold, are not we a remnant of the seed of Joseph? And these things which testify of us, are they not written upon the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?

Our father Jacob also testified about a remnant of the posterity of Joseph. And are we not a remnant of the posterity of Joseph? And these things that testify of us, are they not written on the brass plates that our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?

And it came to pass that in the ending of the thirty and fourth year, behold, I will show unto you that the people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called Lamanites, who had been spared, did have great favors shown unto them, and great blessings poured out upon their heads, insomuch that soon after the ascension of Christ into heaven he did truly manifest himself unto them—

Now, at the end of the thirty-fourth year, I will show you that the people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called Lamanites who had been spared, were shown great favor, and great blessings were poured out on their heads; so much so that soon after the ascension of Christ into heaven he truly showed himself to them,

Showing his body unto them, and ministering unto them; and an account of his ministry shall be given hereafter. Therefore for this time I make an end of my sayings.

showing them his body and ministering to them. And an account of his ministry will be given later. So for now I end what I have to say.