AlmaChapter45

Behold, now it came to pass that the people of Nephi were exceedingly rejoiced, because the Lord had again delivered them out of the hands of their enemies; therefore they gave thanks unto the Lord their God; yea, and they did fast much and pray much, and they did worship God with exceedingly great joy.

The people of Nephi rejoiced greatly, because the Lord had again delivered them out of the hands of their enemies. They gave thanks to the Lord their God; they fasted much and prayed much, and they worshiped God with great joy.

And it came to pass in the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Alma came unto his son Helaman and said unto him: Believest thou the words which I spake unto thee concerning those records which have been kept?

In the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, Alma came to his son Helaman and asked him, "Do you believe the words I spoke to you about the records that have been kept?"

And Helaman said unto him: Yea, I believe.

And Helaman said, "Yes, I believe."

And Alma said again: Believest thou in Jesus Christ, who shall come?

And Alma asked again, "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, who will come?"

And he said: Yea, I believe all the words which thou hast spoken.

And he said, "Yes, I believe all the words you have spoken."

And Alma said unto him again: Will ye keep my commandments?

And Alma asked him again, "Will you keep my commandments?"

And he said: Yea, I will keep thy commandments with all my heart.

And he said, "Yes, I will keep your commandments with all my heart."

Then Alma said unto him: Blessed art thou; and the Lord shall prosper thee in this land.

Then Alma said to him, "Blessed are you; and the Lord will prosper you in this land.

But behold, I have somewhat to prophesy unto thee; but what I prophesy unto thee ye shall not make known; yea, what I prophesy unto thee shall not be made known, even until the prophecy is fulfilled; therefore write the words which I shall say.

But I have something to prophesy to you, and you must not make it known; what I prophesy must not be made known until the prophecy is fulfilled. So write down the words that I will say."

And these are the words: Behold, I perceive that this very people, the Nephites, according to the spirit of revelation which is in me, in four hundred years from the time that Jesus Christ shall manifest himself unto them, shall dwindle in unbelief.

And these are the words: According to the spirit of revelation that is in me, I perceive that this very people, the Nephites, will fade away in unbelief four hundred years from the time when Jesus Christ reveals himself to them.

Yea, and then shall they see wars and pestilences, yea, famines and bloodshed, even until the people of Nephi shall become extinct—

Then they will see wars and plagues, famines and bloodshed, until the people of Nephi become extinct.

Yea, and this because they shall dwindle in unbelief and fall into the works of darkness, and lasciviousness, and all manner of iniquities; yea, I say unto you, that because they shall sin against so great light and knowledge, yea, I say unto you, that from that day, even the fourth generation shall not all pass away before this great iniquity shall come.

All of this will come because they will fade away in unbelief and fall into works of darkness, sexual immorality, and every kind of sin. I say to you that because they will sin against such great light and knowledge, from that day the fourth generation will not all pass away before this great wickedness comes.

And when that great day cometh, behold, the time very soon cometh that those who are now, or the seed of those who are now numbered among the people of Nephi, shall no more be numbered among the people of Nephi.

And when that great day comes, very soon afterward those who are now numbered among the people of Nephi, along with their descendants, will no longer be counted among the people of Nephi.

But whosoever remaineth, and is not destroyed in that great and dreadful day, shall be numbered among the Lamanites, and shall become like unto them, all, save it be a few who shall be called the disciples of the Lord; and them shall the Lamanites pursue even until they shall become extinct. And now, because of iniquity, this prophecy shall be fulfilled.

But whoever remains and is not destroyed in that great and dreadful day will be numbered among the Lamanites and will become like them, all except a few who will be called the disciples of the Lord. And the Lamanites will pursue those few until they become extinct. Now, because of sin, this prophecy will be fulfilled.

And now it came to pass that after Alma had said these things to Helaman, he blessed him, and also his other sons; and he also blessed the earth for the righteous’ sake.

After Alma had said these things to Helaman, he blessed him, and his other sons as well; and he also blessed the earth for the sake of the righteous.

And he said: Thus saith the Lord God—Cursed shall be the land, yea, this land, unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, unto destruction, which do wickedly, when they are fully ripe; and as I have said so shall it be; for this is the cursing and the blessing of God upon the land, for the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance.

And he said, "Thus says the Lord God: This land, yes, this very land, will be cursed to destruction for every nation, kindred, tongue, and people that acts wickedly, once they are fully ripe. And as I have said, so it will be. For this is the cursing and the blessing of God upon the land; the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance."

And now, when Alma had said these words he blessed the church, yea, all those who should stand fast in the faith from that time henceforth.

And when Alma had said these words, he blessed the church, all those who would stand firm in the faith from that time on.

And when Alma had done this he departed out of the land of Zarahemla, as if to go into the land of Melek. And it came to pass that he was never heard of more; as to his death or burial we know not of.

When Alma had done this, he left the land of Zarahemla as if to go to the land of Melek. And he was never heard of again; as to his death or burial, we know nothing.

Behold, this we know, that he was a righteous man; and the saying went abroad in the church that he was taken up by the Spirit, or buried by the hand of the Lord, even as Moses. But behold, the scriptures saith the Lord took Moses unto himself; and we suppose that he has also received Alma in the spirit, unto himself; therefore, for this cause we know nothing concerning his death and burial.

This much we know: he was a righteous man. And the saying spread through the church that he was taken up by the Spirit, or buried by the hand of the Lord, just as Moses was. But the scriptures say the Lord took Moses to himself; and we suppose that he has also received Alma in the spirit, to himself. That is why we know nothing about his death and burial.

And now it came to pass in the commencement of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Helaman went forth among the people to declare the word unto them.

Now, in the beginning of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, Helaman went out among the people to declare the word to them.

For behold, because of their wars with the Lamanites and the many little dissensions and disturbances which had been among the people, it became expedient that the word of God should be declared among them, yea, and that a regulation should be made throughout the church.

Because of their wars with the Lamanites and the many small dissensions and disturbances that had been among the people, it had become necessary for the word of God to be declared among them, and for order to be restored throughout the church.

Therefore, Helaman and his brethren went forth to establish the church again in all the land, yea, in every city throughout all the land which was possessed by the people of Nephi. And it came to pass that they did appoint priests and teachers throughout all the land, over all the churches.

So Helaman and his brothers went out to establish the church again in all the land, in every city held by the people of Nephi. And they appointed priests and teachers throughout the land, over all the churches.

And now it came to pass that after Helaman and his brethren had appointed priests and teachers over the churches that there arose a dissension among them, and they would not give heed to the words of Helaman and his brethren;

But after Helaman and his brothers had appointed priests and teachers over the churches, a dissension arose among the people, and they would not listen to the words of Helaman and his brothers.

But they grew proud, being lifted up in their hearts, because of their exceedingly great riches; therefore they grew rich in their own eyes, and would not give heed to their words, to walk uprightly before God.

They grew proud in their hearts because of their enormous riches; they became rich in their own eyes, and they would not listen to their words or live uprightly before God.