AlmaChapter48

And now it came to pass that, as soon as Amalickiah had obtained the kingdom he began to inspire the hearts of the Lamanites against the people of Nephi; yea, he did appoint men to speak unto the Lamanites from their towers, against the Nephites.

As soon as Amalickiah had gained the kingdom, he began to stir up the hearts of the Lamanites against the people of Nephi; he appointed men to speak to the Lamanites from their towers, denouncing the Nephites.

And thus he did inspire their hearts against the Nephites, insomuch that in the latter end of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges, he having accomplished his designs thus far, yea, having been made king over the Lamanites, he sought also to reign over all the land, yea, and all the people who were in the land, the Nephites as well as the Lamanites.

In this way he stirred up their hearts against the Nephites, and by the end of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges he had accomplished his designs so far: he had been made king over the Lamanites, and now he sought to reign over all the land, over all the people in the land, the Nephites as well as the Lamanites.

Therefore he had accomplished his design, for he had hardened the hearts of the Lamanites and blinded their minds, and stirred them up to anger, insomuch that he had gathered together a numerous host to go to battle against the Nephites.

And he had accomplished his design, for he had hardened the hearts of the Lamanites, blinded their minds, and stirred them up to anger, until he had gathered a vast army to go to battle against the Nephites.

For he was determined, because of the greatness of the number of his people, to overpower the Nephites and to bring them into bondage.

Because his people so greatly outnumbered the Nephites, he was determined to overpower them and bring them into slavery.

And thus he did appoint chief captains of the Zoramites, they being the most acquainted with the strength of the Nephites, and their places of resort, and the weakest parts of their cities; therefore he appointed them to be chief captains over his armies.

He appointed chief captains from among the Zoramites, since they were the most familiar with the strength of the Nephites, their places of refuge, and the weakest points of their cities; so he made them chief captains over his armies.

And it came to pass that they took their camp, and moved forth toward the land of Zarahemla in the wilderness.

Then they broke camp and moved through the wilderness toward the land of Zarahemla.

Now it came to pass that while Amalickiah had thus been obtaining power by fraud and deceit, Moroni, on the other hand, had been preparing the minds of the people to be faithful unto the Lord their God.

Now while Amalickiah had been gaining power by fraud and deceit, Moroni, on the other hand, had been preparing the minds of the people to be faithful to the Lord their God.

Yea, he had been strengthening the armies of the Nephites, and erecting small forts, or places of resort; throwing up banks of earth round about to enclose his armies, and also building walls of stone to encircle them about, round about their cities and the borders of their lands; yea, all round about the land.

He had been strengthening the armies of the Nephites and building small forts, or places of refuge; throwing up banks of earth to enclose his armies, and building stone walls to encircle them, around their cities and along the borders of their lands, all around the land.

And in their weakest fortifications he did place the greater number of men; and thus he did fortify and strengthen the land which was possessed by the Nephites.

He placed the most men in their weakest fortifications, and in this way he fortified and strengthened the land the Nephites held.

And thus he was preparing to support their liberty, their lands, their wives, and their children, and their peace, and that they might live unto the Lord their God, and that they might maintain that which was called by their enemies the cause of Christians.

In all this he was preparing to defend their liberty, their lands, their wives, their children, and their peace, so that they might live for the Lord their God and maintain what their enemies called the cause of Christians.

And Moroni was a strong and a mighty man; he was a man of a perfect understanding; yea, a man that did not delight in bloodshed; a man whose soul did joy in the liberty and the freedom of his country, and his brethren from bondage and slavery;

And Moroni was a strong and mighty man. He was a man of perfect understanding: a man who did not delight in bloodshed; a man whose soul rejoiced in the liberty and freedom of his country, and in his people's freedom from captivity and slavery;

Yea, a man whose heart did swell with thanksgiving to his God, for the many privileges and blessings which he bestowed upon his people; a man who did labor exceedingly for the welfare and safety of his people.

a man whose heart swelled with thanksgiving to his God for the many privileges and blessings he poured out on his people; a man who worked tirelessly for the welfare and safety of his people.

Yea, and he was a man who was firm in the faith of Christ, and he had sworn with an oath to defend his people, his rights, and his country, and his religion, even to the loss of his blood.

And he was a man who was firm in the faith of Christ, and he had sworn an oath to defend his people, his rights, his country, and his religion, even at the cost of his own blood.

Now the Nephites were taught to defend themselves against their enemies, even to the shedding of blood if it were necessary; yea, and they were also taught never to give an offense, yea, and never to raise the sword except it were against an enemy, except it were to preserve their lives.

Now the Nephites were taught to defend themselves against their enemies, even to the shedding of blood if it was necessary; and they were also taught never to give offense, and never to raise the sword except against an enemy, except to preserve their lives.

And this was their faith, that by so doing God would prosper them in the land, or in other words, if they were faithful in keeping the commandments of God that he would prosper them in the land; yea, warn them to flee, or to prepare for war, according to their danger;

This was their faith: that by doing so, God would prosper them in the land; in other words, that if they were faithful in keeping the commandments of God, he would prosper them in the land, warning them to flee or to prepare for war according to their danger;

And also, that God would make it known unto them whither they should go to defend themselves against their enemies, and by so doing, the Lord would deliver them; and this was the faith of Moroni, and his heart did glory in it; not in the shedding of blood but in doing good, in preserving his people, yea, in keeping the commandments of God, yea, and resisting iniquity.

and that God would show them where to go to defend themselves against their enemies, and that in doing so, the Lord would deliver them. This was the faith of Moroni, and his heart gloried in it: not in the shedding of blood, but in doing good, in preserving his people, in keeping the commandments of God, and in resisting wickedness.

Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men.

Truly I say to you: if all people had been, and were, and ever would be, like Moroni, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; the devil would never have power over human hearts.

Behold, he was a man like unto Ammon, the son of Mosiah, yea, and even the other sons of Mosiah, yea, and also Alma and his sons, for they were all men of God.

He was a man like Ammon, the son of Mosiah, and like the other sons of Mosiah, and like Alma and his sons, for they were all men of God.

Now behold, Helaman and his brethren were no less serviceable unto the people than was Moroni; for they did preach the word of God, and they did baptize unto repentance all men whosoever would hearken unto their words.

Now Helaman and his brothers served the people no less than Moroni did, for they preached the word of God, and they baptized to repentance all who were willing to listen to their words.

And thus they went forth, and the people did humble themselves because of their words, insomuch that they were highly favored of the Lord, and thus they were free from wars and contentions among themselves, yea, even for the space of four years.

So they went out among the people, and the people humbled themselves because of their words, and they were highly favored by the Lord; and so they were free from wars and conflict among themselves for four years.

But, as I have said, in the latter end of the nineteenth year, yea, notwithstanding their peace amongst themselves, they were compelled reluctantly to contend with their brethren, the Lamanites.

But, as I said, near the end of the nineteenth year, despite the peace among themselves, they were reluctantly compelled to go to war with their brothers, the Lamanites.

Yea, and in fine, their wars never did cease for the space of many years with the Lamanites, notwithstanding their much reluctance.

In short, despite their deep reluctance, their wars with the Lamanites did not cease for many years.

Now, they were sorry to take up arms against the Lamanites, because they did not delight in the shedding of blood; yea, and this was not all—they were sorry to be the means of sending so many of their brethren out of this world into an eternal world, unprepared to meet their God.

They were sorry to take up arms against the Lamanites, because they did not delight in the shedding of blood. And that was not all: they were sorry to be the means of sending so many of their brothers out of this world into an eternal world, unprepared to meet their God.

Nevertheless, they could not suffer to lay down their lives, that their wives and their children should be massacred by the barbarous cruelty of those who were once their brethren, yea, and had dissented from their church, and had left them and had gone to destroy them by joining the Lamanites.

Still, they could not simply lay down their lives and let their wives and children be massacred by the barbarous cruelty of those who were once their brothers, men who had dissented from their church and had left them and gone off to destroy them by joining the Lamanites.

Yea, they could not bear that their brethren should rejoice over the blood of the Nephites, so long as there were any who should keep the commandments of God, for the promise of the Lord was, if they should keep his commandments they should prosper in the land.

And they could not bear that their brothers would rejoice over the blood of the Nephites as long as there were any who kept the commandments of God; for the promise of the Lord was that if they kept his commandments, they would prosper in the land.