AlmaChapter27

Now it came to pass that when those Lamanites who had gone to war against the Nephites had found, after their many struggles to destroy them, that it was in vain to seek their destruction, they returned again to the land of Nephi.

When the Lamanites who had gone to war against the Nephites found, after all their struggles to destroy them, that it was pointless to keep trying, they returned to the land of Nephi.

And it came to pass that the Amalekites, because of their loss, were exceedingly angry. And when they saw that they could not seek revenge from the Nephites, they began to stir up the people in anger against their brethren, the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi; therefore they began again to destroy them.

The Amalekites were furious over their loss, and when they saw that they could not take revenge on the Nephites, they began to stir the people up in anger against their brothers, the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi. So they began to destroy them again.

Now this people again refused to take their arms, and they suffered themselves to be slain according to the desires of their enemies.

Once again this people refused to take up arms, and they let themselves be killed, just as their enemies wanted.

Now when Ammon and his brethren saw this work of destruction among those whom they so dearly beloved, and among those who had so dearly beloved them—for they were treated as though they were angels sent from God to save them from everlasting destruction—therefore, when Ammon and his brethren saw this great work of destruction, they were moved with compassion, and they said unto the king:

Now, Ammon and his brothers loved this people dearly, and this people loved them just as dearly; in fact, they treated them as though they were angels sent from God to save them from everlasting destruction. So when Ammon and his brothers saw this great work of destruction, they were moved with compassion, and they said to the king,

Let us gather together this people of the Lord, and let us go down to the land of Zarahemla to our brethren the Nephites, and flee out of the hands of our enemies, that we be not destroyed.

"Let's gather this people of the Lord together and go down to the land of Zarahemla, to our brothers the Nephites, and escape from the hands of our enemies, so that we won't be destroyed."

But the king said unto them: Behold, the Nephites will destroy us, because of the many murders and sins we have committed against them.

But the king said to them, "The Nephites will destroy us, because of the many murders and sins we've committed against them."

And Ammon said: I will go and inquire of the Lord, and if he say unto us, go down unto our brethren, will ye go?

And Ammon said, "I'll go and ask the Lord, and if he tells us to go down to our brothers, will you go?"

And the king said unto him: Yea, if the Lord saith unto us go, we will go down unto our brethren, and we will be their slaves until we repair unto them the many murders and sins which we have committed against them.

The king said to him, "Yes. If the Lord tells us to go, we'll go down to our brothers, and we'll be their slaves until we've made amends for the many murders and sins we've committed against them."

But Ammon said unto him: It is against the law of our brethren, which was established by my father, that there should be any slaves among them; therefore let us go down and rely upon the mercies of our brethren.

But Ammon said, "It's against the law of our brothers, a law my father established, for there to be any slaves among them. So let's go down and rely on the mercy of our brothers."

But the king said unto him: Inquire of the Lord, and if he saith unto us go, we will go; otherwise we will perish in the land.

But the king said to him, "Ask the Lord, and if he tells us to go, we'll go. Otherwise we'll die in this land."

And it came to pass that Ammon went and inquired of the Lord, and the Lord said unto him:

So Ammon went and asked the Lord, and the Lord said to him,

Get this people out of this land, that they perish not; for Satan has great hold on the hearts of the Amalekites, who do stir up the Lamanites to anger against their brethren to slay them; therefore get thee out of this land; and blessed are this people in this generation, for I will preserve them.

"Get this people out of this land, so that they are not destroyed. Satan has a great hold on the hearts of the Amalekites, who are stirring the Lamanites up to anger against their brothers, to kill them. So get out of this land. And blessed are this people in this generation, for I will preserve them."

And now it came to pass that Ammon went and told the king all the words which the Lord had said unto him.

Then Ammon went and told the king everything the Lord had said to him.

And they gathered together all their people, yea, all the people of the Lord, and did gather together all their flocks and herds, and departed out of the land, and came into the wilderness which divided the land of Nephi from the land of Zarahemla, and came over near the borders of the land.

So they gathered all their people, all the people of the Lord, together with all their flocks and herds, and left the land. They came into the wilderness that divided the land of Nephi from the land of Zarahemla, and came over near the border of the land.

And it came to pass that Ammon said unto them: Behold, I and my brethren will go forth into the land of Zarahemla, and ye shall remain here until we return; and we will try the hearts of our brethren, whether they will that ye shall come into their land.

Then Ammon said to them, "My brothers and I will go on into the land of Zarahemla, and you will stay here until we return. We'll test the hearts of our brothers, to see whether they are willing to let you come into their land."

And it came to pass that as Ammon was going forth into the land, that he and his brethren met Alma, over in the place of which has been spoken; and behold, this was a joyful meeting.

As Ammon was going on into the land, he and his brothers met Alma, in the place spoken of before, and it was a joyful meeting.

Now the joy of Ammon was so great even that he was full; yea, he was swallowed up in the joy of his God, even to the exhausting of his strength; and he fell again to the earth.

Ammon's joy was so great that he was filled to overflowing: he was swallowed up in the joy of his God, until it drained all his strength, and he fell to the earth again.

Now was not this exceeding joy? Behold, this is joy which none receiveth save it be the truly penitent and humble seeker of happiness.

Now, wasn't this joy beyond measure? It is a joy that no one receives except the truly penitent and humble seeker of happiness.

Now the joy of Alma in meeting his brethren was truly great, and also the joy of Aaron, of Omner, and Himni; but behold their joy was not that to exceed their strength.

Alma's joy in meeting his brothers was truly great too, and so was the joy of Aaron, Omner, and Himni; but their joy was not such that it overcame their strength.

And now it came to pass that Alma conducted his brethren back to the land of Zarahemla; even to his own house. And they went and told the chief judge all the things that had happened unto them in the land of Nephi, among their brethren, the Lamanites.

Then Alma brought his brothers back to the land of Zarahemla, to his own house. And they went and told the chief judge everything that had happened to them in the land of Nephi, among their brothers, the Lamanites.

And it came to pass that the chief judge sent a proclamation throughout all the land, desiring the voice of the people concerning the admitting their brethren, who were the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi.

The chief judge sent a proclamation throughout the land, asking for the voice of the people on whether to admit their brothers, the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi.

And it came to pass that the voice of the people came, saying: Behold, we will give up the land of Jershon, which is on the east by the sea, which joins the land Bountiful, which is on the south of the land Bountiful; and this land Jershon is the land which we will give unto our brethren for an inheritance.

And the voice of the people came back: "We will give up the land of Jershon, which is on the east by the sea, bordering the land Bountiful on its south side. This land of Jershon is the land we will give our brothers as an inheritance.

And behold, we will set our armies between the land Jershon and the land Nephi, that we may protect our brethren in the land Jershon; and this we do for our brethren, on account of their fear to take up arms against their brethren lest they should commit sin; and this their great fear came because of their sore repentance which they had, on account of their many murders and their awful wickedness.

And we will station our armies between the land of Jershon and the land of Nephi, so that we can protect our brothers there. We do this for them because they are afraid to take up arms against their brothers, for fear of committing sin. And this great fear came from their deep repentance over their many murders and their terrible wickedness.

And now behold, this will we do unto our brethren, that they may inherit the land Jershon; and we will guard them from their enemies with our armies, on condition that they will give us a portion of their substance to assist us that we may maintain our armies.

This we will do for our brothers, so that they may inherit the land of Jershon, and we will guard them from their enemies with our armies, on the condition that they give us a portion of their goods to help us maintain those armies."

Now, it came to pass that when Ammon had heard this, he returned to the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi, and also Alma with him, into the wilderness, where they had pitched their tents, and made known unto them all these things. And Alma also related unto them his conversion, with Ammon and Aaron, and his brethren.

When Ammon heard this, he returned to the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi in the wilderness where they had pitched their tents, and Alma went with him. They told them all these things, and Alma also related the story of his conversion, with Ammon and Aaron and their brothers.

And it came to pass that it did cause great joy among them. And they went down into the land of Jershon, and took possession of the land of Jershon; and they were called by the Nephites the people of Ammon; therefore they were distinguished by that name ever after.

This brought great joy among them. And they went down into the land of Jershon and took possession of it, and the Nephites called them the people of Ammon; they were known by that name ever after.

And they were among the people of Nephi, and also numbered among the people who were of the church of God. And they were also distinguished for their zeal towards God, and also towards men; for they were perfectly honest and upright in all things; and they were firm in the faith of Christ, even unto the end.

They lived among the people of Nephi and were counted among the people of the church of God. And they were known for their zeal toward God and toward other people, for they were perfectly honest and upright in all things, and they were firm in the faith of Christ to the very end.

And they did look upon shedding the blood of their brethren with the greatest abhorrence; and they never could be prevailed upon to take up arms against their brethren; and they never did look upon death with any degree of terror, for their hope and views of Christ and the resurrection; therefore, death was swallowed up to them by the victory of Christ over it.

They looked on shedding the blood of their brothers with the greatest abhorrence, and nothing could ever persuade them to take up arms against their brothers. And they never looked on death with any degree of terror, because of their hope and view of Christ and the resurrection; to them, death was swallowed up by the victory of Christ over it.

Therefore, they would suffer death in the most aggravating and distressing manner which could be inflicted by their brethren, before they would take the sword or cimeter to smite them.

So they would suffer death in the most agonizing and distressing way their brothers could inflict, before they would take up the sword or scimitar to strike them.

And thus they were a zealous and beloved people, a highly favored people of the Lord.

And so they were a zealous and beloved people, a highly favored people of the Lord.