AlmaChapter28

And now it came to pass that after the people of Ammon were established in the land of Jershon, and a church also established in the land of Jershon, and the armies of the Nephites were set round about the land of Jershon, yea, in all the borders round about the land of Zarahemla; behold the armies of the Lamanites had followed their brethren into the wilderness.

After the people of Ammon were settled in the land of Jershon, with a church established there and the Nephite armies stationed all around the land of Jershon, along all the borders of the land of Zarahemla, the armies of the Lamanites followed their brothers into the wilderness.

And thus there was a tremendous battle; yea, even such an one as never had been known among all the people in the land from the time Lehi left Jerusalem; yea, and tens of thousands of the Lamanites were slain and scattered abroad.

And so there was a tremendous battle, greater than any that had ever been known among all the people in the land since the time Lehi left Jerusalem. Tens of thousands of the Lamanites were killed and scattered.

Yea, and also there was a tremendous slaughter among the people of Nephi; nevertheless, the Lamanites were driven and scattered, and the people of Nephi returned again to their land.

There was a tremendous slaughter among the people of Nephi as well; still, the Lamanites were driven off and scattered, and the people of Nephi returned to their land.

And now this was a time that there was a great mourning and lamentation heard throughout all the land, among all the people of Nephi—

Now came a time when great mourning and lamentation were heard throughout all the land, among all the people of Nephi:

Yea, the cry of widows mourning for their husbands, and also of fathers mourning for their sons, and the daughter for the brother, yea, the brother for the father; and thus the cry of mourning was heard among all of them, mourning for their kindred who had been slain.

the cry of widows mourning for their husbands, of fathers mourning for their sons, the daughter for the brother and the brother for the father. The cry of mourning was heard among them all, mourning for their relatives who had been killed.

And now surely this was a sorrowful day; yea, a time of solemnity, and a time of much fasting and prayer.

Surely this was a sorrowful day, a solemn time, a time of much fasting and prayer.

And thus endeth the fifteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi;

And so ended the fifteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And this is the account of Ammon and his brethren, their journeyings in the land of Nephi, their sufferings in the land, their sorrows, and their afflictions, and their incomprehensible joy, and the reception and safety of the brethren in the land of Jershon. And now may the Lord, the Redeemer of all men, bless their souls forever.

This is the account of Ammon and his brothers: their journeys in the land of Nephi, their sufferings in that land, their sorrows and hardships, and their incomprehensible joy, and the welcome and safety of the brothers in the land of Jershon. And now may the Lord, the Redeemer of all people, bless their souls forever.

And this is the account of the wars and contentions among the Nephites, and also the wars between the Nephites and the Lamanites; and the fifteenth year of the reign of the judges is ended.

And this is the account of the wars and conflicts among the Nephites, and of the wars between the Nephites and the Lamanites; and the fifteenth year of the reign of the judges is ended.

And from the first year to the fifteenth has brought to pass the destruction of many thousand lives; yea, it has brought to pass an awful scene of bloodshed.

From the first year to the fifteenth, many thousands of lives have been destroyed; it has been an awful scene of bloodshed.

And the bodies of many thousands are laid low in the earth, while the bodies of many thousands are moldering in heaps upon the face of the earth; yea, and many thousands are mourning for the loss of their kindred, because they have reason to fear, according to the promises of the Lord, that they are consigned to a state of endless wo.

The bodies of many thousands are buried in the earth, while the bodies of many thousands more lie moldering in heaps on the face of the land. And many thousands are mourning the loss of their relatives, because they have reason to fear that, according to the promises of the Lord, their dead are consigned to a state of endless misery.

While many thousands of others truly mourn for the loss of their kindred, yet they rejoice and exult in the hope, and even know, according to the promises of the Lord, that they are raised to dwell at the right hand of God, in a state of never-ending happiness.

Many thousands of others truly mourn the loss of their relatives, and yet they rejoice and exult in the hope, and even the knowledge, according to the promises of the Lord, that their dead are raised up to live at the right hand of God, in a state of never-ending happiness.

And thus we see how great the inequality of man is because of sin and transgression, and the power of the devil, which comes by the cunning plans which he hath devised to ensnare the hearts of men.

And thus we see how great the inequality among people is, because of sin and transgression and the power of the devil, which comes through the cunning plans he has devised to ensnare human hearts.

And thus we see the great call of diligence of men to labor in the vineyards of the Lord; and thus we see the great reason of sorrow, and also of rejoicing—sorrow because of death and destruction among men, and joy because of the light of Christ unto life.

And thus we see the great call for people to work diligently in the vineyards of the Lord; and thus we see the great reason for sorrow, and also for rejoicing: sorrow because of death and destruction among people, and joy because of the light of Christ, which leads to life.