AlmaChapter19

And it came to pass that after two days and two nights they were about to take his body and lay it in a sepulchre, which they had made for the purpose of burying their dead.

After two days and two nights, they were about to take the body of King Lamoni and lay it in a tomb they had made for burying their dead.

Now the queen having heard of the fame of Ammon, therefore she sent and desired that he should come in unto her.

Now the queen had heard of Ammon's fame, so she sent for him and asked him to come to her.

And it came to pass that Ammon did as he was commanded, and went in unto the queen, and desired to know what she would that he should do.

Ammon did as he was commanded. He went in to the queen and asked what she wanted him to do.

And she said unto him: The servants of my husband have made it known unto me that thou art a prophet of a holy God, and that thou hast power to do many mighty works in his name;

She said to him, "My husband's servants have told me that you are a prophet of a holy God, and that you have power to do many great works in his name.

Therefore, if this is the case, I would that ye should go in and see my husband, for he has been laid upon his bed for the space of two days and two nights; and some say that he is not dead, but others say that he is dead and that he stinketh, and that he ought to be placed in the sepulchre; but as for myself, to me he doth not stink.

So if this is the case, I want you to go in and see my husband. He has been lying on his bed for two days and two nights. Some say he isn't dead, but others say that he is dead and that he stinks and ought to be placed in the tomb; but as for myself, to me he does not stink."

Now, this was what Ammon desired, for he knew that king Lamoni was under the power of God; he knew that the dark veil of unbelief was being cast away from his mind, and the light which did light up his mind, which was the light of the glory of God, which was a marvelous light of his goodness—yea, this light had infused such joy into his soul, the cloud of darkness having been dispelled, and that the light of everlasting life was lit up in his soul, yea, he knew that this had overcome his natural frame, and he was carried away in God—

Now, this was exactly what Ammon wanted, because he knew that King Lamoni was under the power of God. He knew that the dark veil of unbelief was being lifted from his mind, and that the light now filling it was the light of the glory of God, a marvelous light of his goodness. That light had poured such joy into his soul that the cloud of darkness was driven away, and the light of everlasting life was kindled in his soul. Ammon knew that all this had overcome the king's natural strength, and that he was carried away in God.

Therefore, what the queen desired of him was his only desire. Therefore, he went in to see the king according as the queen had desired him; and he saw the king, and he knew that he was not dead.

So what the queen wanted of him was the very thing he wanted himself. He went in to see the king, just as the queen had asked; and he saw the king, and he knew that he was not dead.

And he said unto the queen: He is not dead, but he sleepeth in God, and on the morrow he shall rise again; therefore bury him not.

And he said to the queen, "He is not dead; he is asleep in God, and tomorrow he will rise again. So do not bury him."

And Ammon said unto her: Believest thou this? And she said unto him: I have had no witness save thy word, and the word of our servants; nevertheless I believe that it shall be according as thou hast said.

And Ammon said to her, "Do you believe this?" And she said to him, "I have had no witness except your word, and the word of our servants; even so, I believe that it will be just as you have said."

And Ammon said unto her: Blessed art thou because of thy exceeding faith; I say unto thee, woman, there has not been such great faith among all the people of the Nephites.

And Ammon said to her, "Blessed are you because of your great faith. I tell you, woman, there has not been such great faith among all the people of the Nephites."

And it came to pass that she watched over the bed of her husband, from that time even until that time on the morrow which Ammon had appointed that he should rise.

And she watched over her husband's bed from that time until the time the next day when Ammon had said he would rise.

And it came to pass that he arose, according to the words of Ammon; and as he arose, he stretched forth his hand unto the woman, and said: Blessed be the name of God, and blessed art thou.

And he arose, according to the words of Ammon; and as he arose, he stretched out his hand to the woman and said, "Blessed be the name of God, and blessed are you.

For as sure as thou livest, behold, I have seen my Redeemer; and he shall come forth, and be born of a woman, and he shall redeem all mankind who believe on his name. Now, when he had said these words, his heart was swollen within him, and he sunk again with joy; and the queen also sunk down, being overpowered by the Spirit.

As surely as you live, I have seen my Redeemer; and he will come forth and be born of a woman, and he will redeem all people who believe in his name." When he had said these words, his heart swelled within him, and he sank down again with joy; and the queen sank down too, overcome by the Spirit.

Now Ammon seeing the Spirit of the Lord poured out according to his prayers upon the Lamanites, his brethren, who had been the cause of so much mourning among the Nephites, or among all the people of God because of their iniquities and their traditions, he fell upon his knees, and began to pour out his soul in prayer and thanksgiving to God for what he had done for his brethren; and he was also overpowered with joy; and thus they all three had sunk to the earth.

Now Ammon saw the Spirit of the Lord being poured out on his brothers the Lamanites, according to his prayers. These were the people who had caused so much mourning among the Nephites, and among all the people of God, because of their sins and their traditions. He fell on his knees and began to pour out his soul in prayer and thanksgiving to God for what he had done for his brothers; and he too was overwhelmed with joy. And so all three of them had sunk to the ground.

Now, when the servants of the king had seen that they had fallen, they also began to cry unto God, for the fear of the Lord had come upon them also, for it was they who had stood before the king and testified unto him concerning the great power of Ammon.

When the king's servants saw that they had fallen, they too began to cry out to God, because the fear of the Lord had come over them as well; these were the men who had stood before the king and testified to him about the great power of Ammon.

And it came to pass that they did call on the name of the Lord, in their might, even until they had all fallen to the earth, save it were one of the Lamanitish women, whose name was Abish, she having been converted unto the Lord for many years, on account of a remarkable vision of her father—

And they called on the name of the Lord with all their might, until they had all fallen to the ground, except one of the Lamanite women, whose name was Abish. She had been converted to the Lord many years before, because of a remarkable vision of her father.

Thus, having been converted to the Lord, and never having made it known, therefore, when she saw that all the servants of Lamoni had fallen to the earth, and also her mistress, the queen, and the king, and Ammon lay prostrate upon the earth, she knew that it was the power of God; and supposing that this opportunity, by making known unto the people what had happened among them, that by beholding this scene it would cause them to believe in the power of God, therefore she ran forth from house to house, making it known unto the people.

She had been converted to the Lord all those years and had never made it known. So when she saw that all the servants of Lamoni had fallen to the ground, and that her mistress the queen, and the king, and Ammon were lying there too, she knew it was the power of God. And she thought this was her opportunity: by letting the people know what had happened, the sight of this scene might bring them to believe in the power of God. So she ran from house to house, telling the people what had happened.

And they began to assemble themselves together unto the house of the king. And there came a multitude, and to their astonishment they beheld the king, and the queen, and their servants prostrate upon the earth, and they all lay there as though they were dead; and they also saw Ammon, and behold, he was a Nephite.

And they began to gather at the king's house. A crowd came, and to their astonishment they saw the king and the queen and their servants lying on the ground, all of them as though they were dead; and they saw Ammon too, and he was a Nephite.

And now the people began to murmur among themselves; some saying that it was a great evil that had come upon them, or upon the king and his house, because he had suffered that the Nephite should remain in the land.

Now the people began to murmur among themselves. Some said that a great evil had come upon them, or upon the king and his house, because he had allowed the Nephite to remain in the land.

But others rebuked them, saying: The king hath brought this evil upon his house, because he slew his servants who had had their flocks scattered at the waters of Sebus.

But others rebuked them, saying, "The king has brought this evil on his own house, because he killed his servants whose flocks had been scattered at the waters of Sebus."

And they were also rebuked by those men who had stood at the waters of Sebus and scattered the flocks which belonged to the king, for they were angry with Ammon because of the number which he had slain of their brethren at the waters of Sebus, while defending the flocks of the king.

And they in turn were rebuked by the men who had stood at the waters of Sebus and scattered the flocks that belonged to the king. Those men were angry with Ammon because of how many of their brothers he had killed at the waters of Sebus while defending the king's flocks.

Now, one of them, whose brother had been slain with the sword of Ammon, being exceedingly angry with Ammon, drew his sword and went forth that he might let it fall upon Ammon, to slay him; and as he lifted the sword to smite him, behold, he fell dead.

Now one of them, whose brother had been killed by Ammon's sword, was furious with Ammon. He drew his sword and went forward to bring it down on Ammon, to kill him; but as he lifted the sword to strike, he fell dead.

Now we see that Ammon could not be slain, for the Lord had said unto Mosiah, his father: I will spare him, and it shall be unto him according to thy faith—therefore, Mosiah trusted him unto the Lord.

Now we see that Ammon could not be killed, because the Lord had said to Mosiah, his father, "I will spare him, and it will be done for him according to your faith." That is why Mosiah had entrusted him to the Lord.

And it came to pass that when the multitude beheld that the man had fallen dead, who lifted the sword to slay Ammon, fear came upon them all, and they durst not put forth their hands to touch him or any of those who had fallen; and they began to marvel again among themselves what could be the cause of this great power, or what all these things could mean.

When the crowd saw that the man who had lifted the sword to kill Ammon had fallen dead, fear came over them all. They did not dare reach out their hands to touch him or any of those who had fallen; and they began to wonder again among themselves what could be the cause of this great power, or what all these things could mean.

And it came to pass that there were many among them who said that Ammon was the Great Spirit, and others said he was sent by the Great Spirit;

And many among them said that Ammon was the Great Spirit, and others said he had been sent by the Great Spirit.

But others rebuked them all, saying that he was a monster, who had been sent from the Nephites to torment them.

But others rebuked them all, saying that he was a monster who had been sent from the Nephites to torment them.

And there were some who said that Ammon was sent by the Great Spirit to afflict them because of their iniquities; and that it was the Great Spirit that had always attended the Nephites, who had ever delivered them out of their hands; and they said that it was this Great Spirit who had destroyed so many of their brethren, the Lamanites.

And some said that Ammon had been sent by the Great Spirit to make them suffer because of their sins. It was the Great Spirit, they said, who had always watched over the Nephites and had always delivered them out of the Lamanites' hands; and it was this Great Spirit who had destroyed so many of their brothers, the Lamanites.

And thus the contention began to be exceedingly sharp among them. And while they were thus contending, the woman servant who had caused the multitude to be gathered together came, and when she saw the contention which was among the multitude she was exceedingly sorrowful, even unto tears.

And so the argument among them grew very sharp. While they were quarreling, the serving woman who had gathered the crowd arrived; and when she saw the crowd quarreling, she was deeply sorrowful, even to tears.

And it came to pass that she went and took the queen by the hand, that perhaps she might raise her from the ground; and as soon as she touched her hand she arose and stood upon her feet, and cried with a loud voice, saying: O blessed Jesus, who has saved me from an awful hell! O blessed God, have mercy on this people!

She went and took the queen by the hand, hoping that she might raise her from the ground. The moment she touched her hand, the queen arose and stood on her feet, and cried out with a loud voice: "O blessed Jesus, who has saved me from an awful hell! O blessed God, have mercy on this people!"

And when she had said this, she clasped her hands, being filled with joy, speaking many words which were not understood; and when she had done this, she took the king, Lamoni, by the hand, and behold he arose and stood upon his feet.

And when she had said this, she clasped her hands, filled with joy, and spoke many words that were not understood. When she had done this, she took King Lamoni by the hand, and he arose and stood on his feet.

And he, immediately, seeing the contention among his people, went forth and began to rebuke them, and to teach them the words which he had heard from the mouth of Ammon; and as many as heard his words believed, and were converted unto the Lord.

Seeing the conflict among his people, he immediately went out and began to rebuke them and to teach them the words he had heard from Ammon; and all who heard his words believed and were converted to the Lord.

But there were many among them who would not hear his words; therefore they went their way.

But there were many among them who would not listen, so they went their way.

And it came to pass that when Ammon arose he also administered unto them, and also did all the servants of Lamoni; and they did all declare unto the people the selfsame thing—that their hearts had been changed; that they had no more desire to do evil.

When Ammon arose, he ministered to them too, and so did all the servants of Lamoni. And they all declared the very same thing to the people: their hearts had been changed, and they no longer had any desire to do evil.

And behold, many did declare unto the people that they had seen angels and had conversed with them; and thus they had told them things of God, and of his righteousness.

And many declared to the people that they had seen angels and had spoken with them, and the angels had told them about God and his righteousness.

And it came to pass that there were many that did believe in their words; and as many as did believe were baptized; and they became a righteous people, and they did establish a church among them.

And many believed their words; and all who believed were baptized, and they became a righteous people, and they established a church among them.

And thus the work of the Lord did commence among the Lamanites; thus the Lord did begin to pour out his Spirit upon them; and we see that his arm is extended to all people who will repent and believe on his name.

And so the work of the Lord began among the Lamanites; the Lord began to pour out his Spirit on them; and we see that his arm is extended to all people who will repent and believe in his name.