AlmaChapter9

And again, I, Alma, having been commanded of God that I should take Amulek and go forth and preach again unto this people, or the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, it came to pass as I began to preach unto them, they began to contend with me, saying:

Now I, Alma, had been commanded by God to take Amulek and go preach again to this people, the people in the city of Ammonihah. And as I began to preach to them, they began to argue with me, saying:

Who art thou? Suppose ye that we shall believe the testimony of one man, although he should preach unto us that the earth should pass away?

"Who are you? Do you think we'll believe the testimony of one man, even if he preached to us that the earth would pass away?"

Now they understood not the words which they spake; for they knew not that the earth should pass away.

Now they didn't understand the words they themselves had spoken, for they didn't know that the earth really would pass away.

And they said also: We will not believe thy words if thou shouldst prophesy that this great city should be destroyed in one day.

And they also said, "We won't believe your words if you prophesy that this great city will be destroyed in one day."

Now they knew not that God could do such marvelous works, for they were a hard-hearted and a stiffnecked people.

Now they didn't know that God could do such marvelous works, for they were a hard-hearted and a stiff-necked people.

And they said: Who is God, that sendeth no more authority than one man among this people, to declare unto them the truth of such great and marvelous things?

And they said, "Who is God, that he sends no more authority than one man among this people to declare to them the truth of such great and marvelous things?"

And they stood forth to lay their hands on me; but behold, they did not. And I stood with boldness to declare unto them, yea, I did boldly testify unto them, saying:

Then they stepped forward to lay their hands on me, but they did not. And I stood with boldness and testified to them, saying:

Behold, O ye wicked and perverse generation, how have ye forgotten the tradition of your fathers; yea, how soon ye have forgotten the commandments of God.

"O you wicked and perverse generation, how you have forgotten the tradition of your fathers! How quickly you have forgotten the commandments of God!

Do ye not remember that our father, Lehi, was brought out of Jerusalem by the hand of God? Do ye not remember that they were all led by him through the wilderness?

Don't you remember that our father Lehi was brought out of Jerusalem by the hand of God? Don't you remember that they were all led by him through the wilderness?

And have ye forgotten so soon how many times he delivered our fathers out of the hands of their enemies, and preserved them from being destroyed, even by the hands of their own brethren?

And have you forgotten so soon how many times he delivered our fathers out of the hands of their enemies and preserved them from being destroyed, even by the hands of their own brothers?

Yea, and if it had not been for his matchless power, and his mercy, and his long-suffering towards us, we should unavoidably have been cut off from the face of the earth long before this period of time, and perhaps been consigned to a state of endless misery and woe.

If it had not been for his matchless power and his mercy and his patience toward us, we would inevitably have been cut off from the face of the earth long before now, and perhaps consigned to a state of endless misery and woe.

Behold, now I say unto you that he commandeth you to repent; and except ye repent, ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God. But behold, this is not all—he has commanded you to repent, or he will utterly destroy you from off the face of the earth; yea, he will visit you in his anger, and in his fierce anger he will not turn away.

"Now I say to you that he commands you to repent; and unless you repent, you can in no way inherit the kingdom of God. But this is not all: he has commanded you to repent, or he will utterly destroy you from the face of the earth; he will punish you in his anger, and in his fierce anger he will not turn away.

Behold, do ye not remember the words which he spake unto Lehi, saying that: Inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall prosper in the land? And again it is said that: Inasmuch as ye will not keep my commandments ye shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord.

Don't you remember the words he spoke to Lehi: 'If you keep my commandments, you will prosper in the land'? And again it is said: 'If you do not keep my commandments, you will be cut off from the presence of the Lord.'

Now I would that ye should remember, that inasmuch as the Lamanites have not kept the commandments of God, they have been cut off from the presence of the Lord. Now we see that the word of the Lord has been verified in this thing, and the Lamanites have been cut off from his presence, from the beginning of their transgressions in the land.

"Now I want you to remember that because the Lamanites have not kept the commandments of God, they have been cut off from the presence of the Lord. And we see that the word of the Lord has proved true in this, and the Lamanites have been cut off from his presence, from the beginning of their transgressions in the land.

Nevertheless I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for them in the day of judgment than for you, if ye remain in your sins, yea, and even more tolerable for them in this life than for you, except ye repent.

Even so, I say to you that it will be more tolerable for them in the day of judgment than for you, if you remain in your sins; and even more tolerable for them in this life than for you, unless you repent.

For there are many promises which are extended to the Lamanites; for it is because of the traditions of their fathers that caused them to remain in their state of ignorance; therefore the Lord will be merciful unto them and prolong their existence in the land.

"For there are many promises extended to the Lamanites, because it is the traditions of their fathers that have kept them in their ignorance; so the Lord will be merciful to them and prolong their existence in the land.

And at some period of time they will be brought to believe in his word, and to know of the incorrectness of the traditions of their fathers; and many of them will be saved, for the Lord will be merciful unto all who call on his name.

And one day they will be brought to believe in his word, and to know how incorrect the traditions of their fathers are; and many of them will be saved, for the Lord will be merciful to all who call on his name.

But behold, I say unto you that if ye persist in your wickedness that your days shall not be prolonged in the land, for the Lamanites shall be sent upon you; and if ye repent not they shall come in a time when you know not, and ye shall be visited with utter destruction; and it shall be according to the fierce anger of the Lord.

"But I say to you that if you persist in your wickedness, your days will not be prolonged in the land, for the Lamanites will be sent against you; and if you do not repent, they will come at a time when you do not expect it, and utter destruction will come upon you, according to the fierce anger of the Lord.

For he will not suffer you that ye shall live in your iniquities, to destroy his people. I say unto you, Nay; he would rather suffer that the Lamanites might destroy all his people who are called the people of Nephi, if it were possible that they could fall into sins and transgressions, after having had so much light and so much knowledge given unto them of the Lord their God;

"For he will not allow you to go on living in your sins and destroy his people. I tell you, No; he would rather let the Lamanites destroy all his people who are called the people of Nephi, if it were possible for them to fall into sins and transgressions after having had so much light and so much knowledge given to them by the Lord their God;

Yea, after having been such a highly favored people of the Lord; yea, after having been favored above every other nation, kindred, tongue, or people; after having had all things made known unto them, according to their desires, and their faith, and prayers, of that which has been, and which is, and which is to come;

after having been such a highly favored people of the Lord; after having been favored more than any other nation, kindred, tongue, or people; after having had all things made known to them, according to their desires and their faith and prayers, concerning what has been, and what is, and what is to come;

Having been visited by the Spirit of God; having conversed with angels, and having been spoken unto by the voice of the Lord; and having the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and also many gifts, the gift of speaking with tongues, and the gift of preaching, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, and the gift of translation;

after having been visited by the Spirit of God; after having talked with angels and been spoken to by the voice of the Lord; after having the spirit of prophecy and the spirit of revelation, and also many gifts: the gift of speaking in tongues, the gift of preaching, the gift of the Holy Ghost, and the gift of translation;

Yea, and after having been delivered of God out of the land of Jerusalem, by the hand of the Lord; having been saved from famine, and from sickness, and all manner of diseases of every kind; and they having waxed strong in battle, that they might not be destroyed; having been brought out of bondage time after time, and having been kept and preserved until now; and they have been prospered until they are rich in all manner of things—

and after having been delivered by God out of the land of Jerusalem by the hand of the Lord; after having been saved from famine, from sickness, and from every kind of disease; after having grown strong in battle, so that they would not be destroyed; after having been brought out of captivity time after time, and kept and preserved until now; and after having prospered until they have become rich in all kinds of things.

And now behold I say unto you, that if this people, who have received so many blessings from the hand of the Lord, should transgress contrary to the light and knowledge which they do have, I say unto you that if this be the case, that if they should fall into transgression, it would be far more tolerable for the Lamanites than for them.

"And now I say to you: if this people, who have received so many blessings from the hand of the Lord, should transgress against the light and the knowledge they have — I say to you that if that is the case, and if they should fall into transgression, it would be far more tolerable for the Lamanites than for them.

For behold, the promises of the Lord are extended to the Lamanites, but they are not unto you if ye transgress; for has not the Lord expressly promised and firmly decreed, that if ye will rebel against him that ye shall utterly be destroyed from off the face of the earth?

For the promises of the Lord are extended to the Lamanites, but they are not for you if you transgress. For has the Lord not expressly promised and firmly decreed that if you rebel against him, you will be utterly destroyed from the face of the earth?

And now for this cause, that ye may not be destroyed, the Lord has sent his angel to visit many of his people, declaring unto them that they must go forth and cry mightily unto this people, saying: Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh at hand;

"And now, so that you will not be destroyed, the Lord has sent his angel to visit many of his people, declaring to them that they must go and cry out mightily to this people, saying: 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand;

And not many days hence the Son of God shall come in his glory; and his glory shall be the glory of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace, equity, and truth, full of patience, mercy, and long-suffering, quick to hear the cries of his people and to answer their prayers.

and not many days from now the Son of God will come in his glory; and his glory will be the glory of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace, equity, and truth; full of patience, mercy, and long-suffering; quick to hear the cries of his people and to answer their prayers.

And behold, he cometh to redeem those who will be baptized unto repentance, through faith on his name.

And he is coming to redeem those who will be baptized in repentance, through faith in his name.

Therefore, prepare ye the way of the Lord, for the time is at hand that all men shall reap a reward of their works, according to that which they have been—if they have been righteous they shall reap the salvation of their souls, according to the power and deliverance of Jesus Christ; and if they have been evil they shall reap the damnation of their souls, according to the power and captivation of the devil.

Therefore, prepare the way of the Lord, for the time is at hand when all people will reap a reward for their works, according to what they have been: if they have been righteous, they will reap the salvation of their souls, through the power and deliverance of Jesus Christ; and if they have been evil, they will reap the damnation of their souls, through the power and captivity of the devil.'

Now behold, this is the voice of the angel, crying unto the people.

"Now this is the voice of the angel, crying out to the people.

And now, my beloved brethren, for ye are my brethren, and ye ought to be beloved, and ye ought to bring forth works which are meet for repentance, seeing that your hearts have been grossly hardened against the word of God, and seeing that ye are a lost and a fallen people.

And now, my beloved brothers — for you are my brothers, and you ought to be beloved — you ought to do works that show repentance, seeing that your hearts have been grossly hardened against the word of God, and seeing that you are a lost and a fallen people."

Now it came to pass that when I, Alma, had spoken these words, behold, the people were wroth with me because I said unto them that they were a hard-hearted and a stiffnecked people.

Now when I, Alma, had spoken these words, the people were furious with me because I said they were a hard-hearted and a stiff-necked people.

And also because I said unto them that they were a lost and a fallen people they were angry with me, and sought to lay their hands upon me, that they might cast me into prison.

And because I said they were a lost and a fallen people, they were angry with me and tried to lay their hands on me, so that they could throw me into prison.

But it came to pass that the Lord did not suffer them that they should take me at that time and cast me into prison.

But the Lord did not allow them to take me at that time and throw me into prison.

And it came to pass that Amulek went and stood forth, and began to preach unto them also. And now the words of Amulek are not all written, nevertheless a part of his words are written in this book.

Then Amulek stepped forward and began to preach to them too. Now not all the words of Amulek are written down, but some of his words are written in this book.