HelamanChapter11

And now it came to pass in the seventy and second year of the reign of the judges that the contentions did increase, insomuch that there were wars throughout all the land among all the people of Nephi.

In the seventy-second year of the reign of the judges the conflicts kept growing, until there were wars throughout the whole land, among all the people of Nephi.

And it was this secret band of robbers who did carry on this work of destruction and wickedness. And this war did last all that year; and in the seventy and third year it did also last.

And it was this secret band of robbers who carried on this work of destruction and wickedness. The war lasted all that year, and it lasted through the seventy-third year as well.

And it came to pass that in this year Nephi did cry unto the Lord, saying:

That year Nephi cried out to the Lord:

O Lord, do not suffer that this people shall be destroyed by the sword; but O Lord, rather let there be a famine in the land, to stir them up in remembrance of the Lord their God, and perhaps they will repent and turn unto thee.

"O Lord, do not let this people be destroyed by the sword. Send a famine on the land instead, to stir them up to remember the Lord their God. Then perhaps they will repent and turn to you."

And so it was done, according to the words of Nephi. And there was a great famine upon the land, among all the people of Nephi. And thus in the seventy and fourth year the famine did continue, and the work of destruction did cease by the sword but became sore by famine.

And it was done, just as Nephi had asked. A terrible famine came on the land, among all the people of Nephi. And so in the seventy-fourth year the famine continued, and the killing by the sword stopped, but the destruction by famine grew severe.

And this work of destruction did also continue in the seventy and fifth year. For the earth was smitten that it was dry, and did not yield forth grain in the season of grain; and the whole earth was smitten, even among the Lamanites as well as among the Nephites, so that they were smitten that they did perish by thousands in the more wicked parts of the land.

This work of destruction continued in the seventy-fifth year as well. The ground was struck dry and did not produce grain in the season for grain. The whole earth was struck, among the Lamanites as well as among the Nephites, so that they died by the thousands in the more wicked parts of the land.

And it came to pass that the people saw that they were about to perish by famine, and they began to remember the Lord their God; and they began to remember the words of Nephi.

When the people saw that they were about to die of famine, they began to remember the Lord their God, and they began to remember the words of Nephi.

And the people began to plead with their chief judges and their leaders, that they would say unto Nephi: Behold, we know that thou art a man of God, and therefore cry unto the Lord our God that he turn away from us this famine, lest all the words which thou hast spoken concerning our destruction be fulfilled.

And the people began to beg their chief judges and their leaders to say to Nephi, "We know that you are a man of God. So call on the Lord our God to turn this famine away from us, or everything you have said about our destruction will come true."

And it came to pass that the judges did say unto Nephi, according to the words which had been desired. And it came to pass that when Nephi saw that the people had repented and did humble themselves in sackcloth, he cried again unto the Lord, saying:

So the judges said to Nephi what the people had asked them to say. And when Nephi saw that the people had repented and were humbling themselves in sackcloth, he cried out to the Lord again:

O Lord, behold this people repenteth; and they have swept away the band of Gadianton from amongst them insomuch that they have become extinct, and they have concealed their secret plans in the earth.

"O Lord, this people is repenting. They have swept Gadianton's band away from among them until the band is gone, and they have buried its secret plans in the ground.

Now, O Lord, because of this their humility wilt thou turn away thine anger, and let thine anger be appeased in the destruction of those wicked men whom thou hast already destroyed.

Now, O Lord, because of this humility of theirs, will you turn away your anger, and let your anger be satisfied in the destruction of those wicked men you have already destroyed.

O Lord, wilt thou turn away thine anger, yea, thy fierce anger, and cause that this famine may cease in this land.

O Lord, will you turn away your anger, your fierce anger, and bring this famine in the land to an end.

O Lord, wilt thou hearken unto me, and cause that it may be done according to my words, and send forth rain upon the face of the earth, that she may bring forth her fruit, and her grain in the season of grain.

O Lord, will you listen to me, and let it be done according to my words, and send rain on the face of the earth, so that it may bring forth its fruit, and its grain in the season for grain.

O Lord, thou didst hearken unto my words when I said, Let there be a famine, that the pestilence of the sword might cease; and I know that thou wilt, even at this time, hearken unto my words, for thou saidst that: If this people repent I will spare them.

O Lord, you listened to my words when I asked for a famine, so that the plague of the sword might end. And I know that even now you will listen to my words, because you said that if this people repent, you will spare them.

Yea, O Lord, and thou seest that they have repented, because of the famine and the pestilence and destruction which has come unto them.

And you see, O Lord, that they have repented, because of the famine, and the sickness, and the destruction that has come on them.

And now, O Lord, wilt thou turn away thine anger, and try again if they will serve thee? And if so, O Lord, thou canst bless them according to thy words which thou hast said.

And now, O Lord, will you turn away your anger, and try them once more, to see whether they will serve you? If they will, you can bless them according to the words you have spoken."

And it came to pass that in the seventy and sixth year the Lord did turn away his anger from the people, and caused that rain should fall upon the earth, insomuch that it did bring forth her fruit in the season of her fruit. And it came to pass that it did bring forth her grain in the season of her grain.

In the seventy-sixth year the Lord turned his anger away from the people and caused rain to fall on the earth, so that it brought forth its fruit in the season for fruit, and it brought forth its grain in the season for grain.

And behold, the people did rejoice and glorify God, and the whole face of the land was filled with rejoicing; and they did no more seek to destroy Nephi, but they did esteem him as a great prophet, and a man of God, having great power and authority given unto him from God.

And the people rejoiced and glorified God, and the whole face of the land was filled with rejoicing. They no longer tried to destroy Nephi. Instead they regarded him as a great prophet and a man of God, with great power and authority given to him from God.

And behold, Lehi, his brother, was not a whit behind him as to things pertaining to righteousness.

And his brother Lehi was not one bit behind him when it came to righteousness.

And thus it did come to pass that the people of Nephi began to prosper again in the land, and began to build up their waste places, and began to multiply and spread, even until they did cover the whole face of the land, both on the northward and on the southward, from the sea west to the sea east.

And so the people of Nephi began to prosper again in the land. They began to rebuild their ruined places, and to multiply and spread out, until they covered the whole face of the land, both northward and southward, from the west sea to the east sea.

And it came to pass that the seventy and sixth year did end in peace. And the seventy and seventh year began in peace; and the church did spread throughout the face of all the land; and the more part of the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, did belong to the church; and they did have exceedingly great peace in the land; and thus ended the seventy and seventh year.

The seventy-sixth year ended in peace, and the seventy-seventh year began in peace. The church spread throughout the whole land, and most of the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, belonged to the church. They had very great peace in the land. And so ended the seventy-seventh year.

And also they had peace in the seventy and eighth year, save it were a few contentions concerning the points of doctrine which had been laid down by the prophets.

They had peace in the seventy-eighth year too, except for a few disputes about points of doctrine that had been laid down by the prophets.

And in the seventy and ninth year there began to be much strife. But it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi, and many of their brethren who knew concerning the true points of doctrine, having many revelations daily, therefore they did preach unto the people, insomuch that they did put an end to their strife in that same year.

In the seventy-ninth year there began to be much strife. But Nephi and Lehi, and many others among them who knew the true points of doctrine and were receiving revelations daily, preached to the people, and they put an end to the strife that same year.

And it came to pass that in the eightieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, there were a certain number of the dissenters from the people of Nephi, who had some years before gone over unto the Lamanites, and taken upon themselves the name of Lamanites, and also a certain number who were real descendants of the Lamanites, being stirred up to anger by them, or by those dissenters, therefore they commenced a war with their brethren.

In the eightieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, there were a certain number of dissenters from the Nephites who had gone over to the Lamanites some years before and taken the name of Lamanites on themselves. And there were also a certain number who were true descendants of the Lamanites, stirred up to anger by those dissenters. So they started a war with their brothers.

And they did commit murder and plunder; and then they would retreat back into the mountains, and into the wilderness and secret places, hiding themselves that they could not be discovered, receiving daily an addition to their numbers, inasmuch as there were dissenters that went forth unto them.

They committed murder and robbery, and then they would retreat back into the mountains, and into the wilderness and hidden places, keeping themselves out of sight so they could not be found. And their numbers grew daily, as more dissenters went out to join them.

And thus in time, yea, even in the space of not many years, they became an exceedingly great band of robbers; and they did search out all the secret plans of Gadianton; and thus they became robbers of Gadianton.

And so in time, in the space of not many years, they became a very large band of robbers. They searched out all the secret plans of Gadianton, and so they became Gadianton robbers.

Now behold, these robbers did make great havoc, yea, even great destruction among the people of Nephi, and also among the people of the Lamanites.

Now these robbers caused terrible havoc, terrible destruction, among the people of Nephi and among the people of the Lamanites as well.

And it came to pass that it was expedient that there should be a stop put to this work of destruction; therefore they sent an army of strong men into the wilderness and upon the mountains to search out this band of robbers, and to destroy them.

It became necessary to put a stop to this work of destruction, so they sent an army of strong men into the wilderness and up onto the mountains to hunt down this band of robbers and destroy them.

But behold, it came to pass that in that same year they were driven back even into their own lands. And thus ended the eightieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

But that same year they were driven back into their own lands. And so ended the eightieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And it came to pass in the commencement of the eighty and first year they did go forth again against this band of robbers, and did destroy many; and they were also visited with much destruction.

At the beginning of the eighty-first year they went out against this band of robbers again, and destroyed many of them, though they suffered much destruction themselves.

And they were again obliged to return out of the wilderness and out of the mountains unto their own lands, because of the exceeding greatness of the numbers of those robbers who infested the mountains and the wilderness.

And once again they were forced to return out of the wilderness and out of the mountains to their own lands, because of the sheer numbers of those robbers who infested the mountains and the wilderness.

And it came to pass that thus ended this year. And the robbers did still increase and wax strong, insomuch that they did defy the whole armies of the Nephites, and also of the Lamanites; and they did cause great fear to come unto the people upon all the face of the land.

And so that year came to an end. And the robbers kept increasing and growing stronger, until they defied the whole armies of the Nephites and of the Lamanites too, and they filled the people throughout the land with fear.

Yea, for they did visit many parts of the land, and did do great destruction unto them; yea, did kill many, and did carry away others captive into the wilderness, yea, and more especially their women and their children.

They raided many parts of the land and did terrible destruction there. They killed many, and carried others away captive into the wilderness, and especially the women and the children.

Now this great evil, which came unto the people because of their iniquity, did stir them up again in remembrance of the Lord their God.

Now this terrible evil, which came on the people because of their wickedness, stirred them up once more to remember the Lord their God.

And thus ended the eighty and first year of the reign of the judges.

And so ended the eighty-first year of the reign of the judges.

And in the eighty and second year they began again to forget the Lord their God. And in the eighty and third year they began to wax strong in iniquity. And in the eighty and fourth year they did not mend their ways.

In the eighty-second year they began to forget the Lord their God again. In the eighty-third year they began to grow strong in wickedness. And in the eighty-fourth year they did not mend their ways.

And it came to pass in the eighty and fifth year they did wax stronger and stronger in their pride, and in their wickedness; and thus they were ripening again for destruction.

In the eighty-fifth year they grew stronger and stronger in their pride and in their wickedness, and so they were ripening again for destruction.

And thus ended the eighty and fifth year.

And so ended the eighty-fifth year.