AlmaChapter46

And it came to pass that as many as would not hearken to the words of Helaman and his brethren were gathered together against their brethren.

All those who refused to listen to the words of Helaman and his brothers gathered together against their own people,

And now behold, they were exceedingly wroth, insomuch that they were determined to slay them.

and they were so angry that they were determined to kill them.

Now the leader of those who were wroth against their brethren was a large and a strong man; and his name was Amalickiah.

Now the leader of those who were angry with their own people was a large, strong man named Amalickiah.

And Amalickiah was desirous to be a king; and those people who were wroth were also desirous that he should be their king; and they were the greater part of them the lower judges of the land, and they were seeking for power.

Amalickiah wanted to be king, and the angry people wanted him to be their king. Most of them were the lower judges of the land, and they were seeking power.

And they had been led by the flatteries of Amalickiah, that if they would support him and establish him to be their king that he would make them rulers over the people.

They had been led on by Amalickiah's flattery: if they would support him and establish him as their king, he would make them rulers over the people.

Thus they were led away by Amalickiah to dissensions, notwithstanding the preaching of Helaman and his brethren, yea, notwithstanding their exceedingly great care over the church, for they were high priests over the church.

So Amalickiah led them away into dissension, despite the preaching of Helaman and his brothers, and despite the very great care they had taken of the church, since they were the high priests over the church.

And there were many in the church who believed in the flattering words of Amalickiah, therefore they dissented even from the church; and thus were the affairs of the people of Nephi exceedingly precarious and dangerous, notwithstanding their great victory which they had had over the Lamanites, and their great rejoicings which they had had because of their deliverance by the hand of the Lord.

Many in the church believed Amalickiah's flattering words, and so they broke away even from the church. The affairs of the people of Nephi had become extremely precarious and dangerous, in spite of their great victory over the Lamanites and their great rejoicing over being delivered by the hand of the Lord.

Thus we see how quick the children of men do forget the Lord their God, yea, how quick to do iniquity, and to be led away by the evil one.

Thus we see how quickly people forget the Lord their God, how quick they are to sin and to be led away by the evil one.

Yea, and we also see the great wickedness one very wicked man can cause to take place among the children of men.

And we also see how much wickedness one very wicked man can cause among the people.

Yea, we see that Amalickiah, because he was a man of cunning device and a man of many flattering words, that he led away the hearts of many people to do wickedly; yea, and to seek to destroy the church of God, and to destroy the foundation of liberty which God had granted unto them, or which blessing God had sent upon the face of the land for the righteous’ sake.

We see that Amalickiah, because he was a cunning man and a man of many flattering words, led the hearts of many people away to do wickedly, to seek to destroy the church of God, and to destroy the foundation of liberty that God had granted them, a blessing God had sent over the face of the land for the sake of the righteous.

And now it came to pass that when Moroni, who was the chief commander of the armies of the Nephites, had heard of these dissensions, he was angry with Amalickiah.

Now when Moroni, the chief commander of the armies of the Nephites, heard of these dissensions, he was angry with Amalickiah.

And it came to pass that he rent his coat; and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it—In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children—and he fastened it upon the end of a pole.

Then Moroni tore his coat, took a piece of it, and wrote on it: "In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children." And he fastened it to the end of a pole.

And he fastened on his head-plate, and his breastplate, and his shields, and girded on his armor about his loins; and he took the pole, which had on the end thereof his rent coat, (and he called it the title of liberty) and he bowed himself to the earth, and he prayed mightily unto his God for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his brethren, so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land—

He fastened on his head-plate and his breastplate and his shields, and strapped his armor around his waist. Then he took the pole with his torn coat on its end (he called it the title of liberty), and he bowed down to the ground and prayed mightily to his God that the blessings of liberty would rest on his brothers as long as a band of Christians remained to possess the land.

For thus were all the true believers of Christ, who belonged to the church of God, called by those who did not belong to the church.

All the true believers of Christ, who belonged to the church of God, were called Christians by those who did not belong to the church.

And those who did belong to the church were faithful; yea, all those who were true believers in Christ took upon them, gladly, the name of Christ, or Christians as they were called, because of their belief in Christ who should come.

And those who belonged to the church were faithful. All who truly believed in Christ gladly took upon themselves the name of Christ (or Christians, as they were called) because of their belief in Christ, who was to come.

And therefore, at this time, Moroni prayed that the cause of the Christians, and the freedom of the land might be favored.

So at this time Moroni prayed that the cause of the Christians and the freedom of the land would be favored.

And it came to pass that when he had poured out his soul to God, he named all the land which was south of the land Desolation, yea, and in fine, all the land, both on the north and on the south—A chosen land, and the land of liberty.

When he had poured out his soul to God, he gave a name to all the land south of the land Desolation — in fact, to all the land, both north and south: a chosen land, and the land of liberty.

And he said: Surely God shall not suffer that we, who are despised because we take upon us the name of Christ, shall be trodden down and destroyed, until we bring it upon us by our own transgressions.

And he said, "Surely God will not allow us, who are despised because we take upon ourselves the name of Christ, to be trampled down and destroyed until we bring it on ourselves by our own transgressions."

And when Moroni had said these words, he went forth among the people, waving the rent part of his garment in the air, that all might see the writing which he had written upon the rent part, and crying with a loud voice, saying:

When Moroni had said these words, he went out among the people, waving the torn piece of his garment in the air so that everyone could see what he had written on it, and crying out with a loud voice:

Behold, whosoever will maintain this title upon the land, let them come forth in the strength of the Lord, and enter into a covenant that they will maintain their rights, and their religion, that the Lord God may bless them.

"Whoever will maintain this title on the land, let them come forward in the Lord's strength and enter into a covenant that they will maintain their rights and their religion, so that the Lord God may bless them."

And it came to pass that when Moroni had proclaimed these words, behold, the people came running together with their armor girded about their loins, rending their garments in token, or as a covenant, that they would not forsake the Lord their God; or, in other words, if they should transgress the commandments of God, or fall into transgression, and be ashamed to take upon them the name of Christ, the Lord should rend them even as they had rent their garments.

When Moroni had proclaimed these words, the people came running with their armor strapped around their waists, tearing their garments as a sign, or as a covenant, that they would not forsake the Lord their God; in other words, that if they should transgress the commandments of God, or fall into transgression and be ashamed to take upon themselves the name of Christ, the Lord would tear them apart, just as they had torn their garments.

Now this was the covenant which they made, and they cast their garments at the feet of Moroni, saying: We covenant with our God, that we shall be destroyed, even as our brethren in the land northward, if we shall fall into transgression; yea, he may cast us at the feet of our enemies, even as we have cast our garments at thy feet to be trodden under foot, if we shall fall into transgression.

This was the covenant they made, and they threw their garments down at the feet of Moroni, saying, "We covenant with our God that we will be destroyed, just as our brothers in the land northward, if we fall into transgression. Yes, he may throw us at the feet of our enemies, just as we have thrown our garments at your feet to be trampled underfoot, if we fall into transgression."

Moroni said unto them: Behold, we are a remnant of the seed of Jacob; yea, we are a remnant of the seed of Joseph, whose coat was rent by his brethren into many pieces; yea, and now behold, let us remember to keep the commandments of God, or our garments shall be rent by our brethren, and we be cast into prison, or be sold, or be slain.

Moroni said to them, "We are a remnant of the posterity of Jacob; yes, we are a remnant of the posterity of Joseph, whose coat was torn into many pieces by his brothers. And now let us remember to keep the commandments of God, or our garments will be torn by our brothers, and we will be thrown into prison, or sold, or killed.

Yea, let us preserve our liberty as a remnant of Joseph; yea, let us remember the words of Jacob, before his death, for behold, he saw that a part of the remnant of the coat of Joseph was preserved and had not decayed. And he said—Even as this remnant of garment of my son hath been preserved, so shall a remnant of the seed of my son be preserved by the hand of God, and be taken unto himself, while the remainder of the seed of Joseph shall perish, even as the remnant of his garment.

"Yes, let us preserve our liberty as a remnant of Joseph. Let us remember the words of Jacob before his death, because he saw that part of the remnant of Joseph's coat had been preserved and had not decayed. And he said, 'Just as this remnant of my son's garment has been preserved, so a remnant of my son's posterity will be preserved by the hand of God, who will take them to himself, while the rest of the posterity of Joseph will be destroyed, like the rest of his garment.

Now behold, this giveth my soul sorrow; nevertheless, my soul hath joy in my son, because of that part of his seed which shall be taken unto God.

Now this brings sorrow to my soul; even so, my soul has joy in my son, because of that part of his posterity that will be taken to God.'

Now behold, this was the language of Jacob.

"Now, those were the words of Jacob.

And now who knoweth but what the remnant of the seed of Joseph, which shall perish as his garment, are those who have dissented from us? Yea, and even it shall be ourselves if we do not stand fast in the faith of Christ.

And who knows whether the remnant of the posterity of Joseph, who will be destroyed like his garment, are those who have dissented from us? Yes, and it will even be ourselves, if we do not stand fast in the faith of Christ."

And now it came to pass that when Moroni had said these words he went forth, and also sent forth in all the parts of the land where there were dissensions, and gathered together all the people who were desirous to maintain their liberty, to stand against Amalickiah and those who had dissented, who were called Amalickiahites.

When Moroni had said these words, he went out, and he also sent word into every part of the land where there were dissensions, and gathered all the people who wanted to maintain their liberty, to take a stand against Amalickiah and those who had dissented, who were called Amalickiahites.

And it came to pass that when Amalickiah saw that the people of Moroni were more numerous than the Amalickiahites—and he also saw that his people were doubtful concerning the justice of the cause in which they had undertaken—therefore, fearing that he should not gain the point, he took those of his people who would and departed into the land of Nephi.

When Amalickiah saw that the people of Moroni were more numerous than the Amalickiahites, and saw that his own people were doubtful about the justice of their cause, he was afraid he would not succeed; so he took those of his people who would go and departed into the land of Nephi.

Now Moroni thought it was not expedient that the Lamanites should have any more strength; therefore he thought to cut off the people of Amalickiah, or to take them and bring them back, and put Amalickiah to death; yea, for he knew that he would stir up the Lamanites to anger against them, and cause them to come to battle against them; and this he knew that Amalickiah would do that he might obtain his purposes.

Now Moroni thought it was best not to let the Lamanites gain any more strength, so he planned to cut off the people of Amalickiah, to capture them and bring them back, and to put Amalickiah to death. He knew that Amalickiah would stir up the Lamanites to anger against them and bring them to battle against them; he knew Amalickiah would do this to accomplish his purposes.

Therefore Moroni thought it was expedient that he should take his armies, who had gathered themselves together, and armed themselves, and entered into a covenant to keep the peace—and it came to pass that he took his army and marched out with his tents into the wilderness, to cut off the course of Amalickiah in the wilderness.

So Moroni thought it necessary to take his armies, who had gathered together, armed themselves, and entered into a covenant to keep the peace. And he took his army and marched out with his tents into the wilderness, to cut off Amalickiah's course in the wilderness.

And it came to pass that he did according to his desires, and marched forth into the wilderness, and headed the armies of Amalickiah.

He did just as he had planned: he marched into the wilderness and headed off the armies of Amalickiah.

And it came to pass that Amalickiah fled with a small number of his men, and the remainder were delivered up into the hands of Moroni and were taken back into the land of Zarahemla.

Amalickiah fled with a small number of his men, and the rest were delivered into the hands of Moroni and taken back into the land of Zarahemla.

Now, Moroni being a man who was appointed by the chief judges and the voice of the people, therefore he had power according to his will with the armies of the Nephites, to establish and to exercise authority over them.

Now, Moroni had been appointed by the chief judges and the voice of the people, so he had power to command the armies of the Nephites according to his will, and to establish and exercise authority over them.

And it came to pass that whomsoever of the Amalickiahites that would not enter into a covenant to support the cause of freedom, that they might maintain a free government, he caused to be put to death; and there were but few who denied the covenant of freedom.

Whoever among the Amalickiahites would not enter into a covenant to support the cause of freedom, so that they could maintain a free government, Moroni had put to death; and there were only a few who refused the covenant of freedom.

And it came to pass also, that he caused the title of liberty to be hoisted upon every tower which was in all the land, which was possessed by the Nephites; and thus Moroni planted the standard of liberty among the Nephites.

He also had the title of liberty hoisted on every tower in all the land held by the Nephites; and so Moroni planted the standard of liberty among the Nephites.

And they began to have peace again in the land; and thus they did maintain peace in the land until nearly the end of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges.

And peace began to return to the land, and they maintained peace in the land until nearly the end of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges.

And Helaman and the high priests did also maintain order in the church; yea, even for the space of four years did they have much peace and rejoicing in the church.

Helaman and the high priests also maintained order in the church; for four years they had much peace and rejoicing in the church.

And it came to pass that there were many who died, firmly believing that their souls were redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ; thus they went out of the world rejoicing.

Many died firmly believing that their souls had been redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ, and so they went out of the world rejoicing.

And there were some who died with fevers, which at some seasons of the year were very frequent in the land—but not so much so with fevers, because of the excellent qualities of the many plants and roots which God had prepared to remove the cause of diseases, to which men were subject by the nature of the climate—

Some died of fevers, which at certain seasons of the year were very common in the land — though not so many died of fevers, because of the excellent qualities of the many plants and roots God had prepared to remove the cause of the diseases that arose from the nature of the climate.

But there were many who died with old age; and those who died in the faith of Christ are happy in him, as we must needs suppose.

But many died of old age; and those who died in the faith of Christ are happy in him, as we must surely believe.