HelamanChapter13

And now it came to pass in the eighty and sixth year, the Nephites did still remain in wickedness, yea in great wickedness, while the Lamanites did observe strictly to keep the commandments of God, according to the law of Moses.

In the eighty-sixth year the Nephites were still living in wickedness, in great wickedness, while the Lamanites were strictly keeping the commandments of God, according to the law of Moses.

And it came to pass that in this year there was one Samuel, a Lamanite, came into the land of Zarahemla, and began to preach unto the people. And it came to pass that he did preach, many days, repentance unto the people, and they did cast him out, and he was about to return to his own land.

That year a Lamanite named Samuel came into the land of Zarahemla and began to preach to the people. He preached repentance to them for many days, and they drove him out, and he was about to return to his own land.

But behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him, that he should return again, and prophesy unto the people whatsoever things should come into his heart.

But the voice of the Lord came to him, telling him to go back and prophesy to the people whatever came into his heart.

And it came to pass that they would not suffer that he should enter into the city; therefore he went and got upon the wall thereof, and stretched forth his hand and cried with a loud voice, and prophesied unto the people whatsoever things the Lord put into his heart.

They would not let him enter the city, so he went and climbed up on its wall, and stretched out his hand and called out with a loud voice, and prophesied to the people whatever things the Lord put into his heart.

And he said unto them: Behold, I, Samuel, a Lamanite, do speak the words of the Lord which he doth put into my heart; and behold he hath put it into my heart to say unto this people that the sword of justice hangeth over this people; and four hundred years pass not away save the sword of justice falleth upon this people.

And he said to them: I, Samuel, a Lamanite, speak the words of the Lord that he puts into my heart. And he has put it into my heart to say to this people that the sword of justice hangs over this people; and four hundred years will not pass before the sword of justice falls on this people.

Yea, heavy destruction awaiteth this people, and it surely cometh unto this people, and nothing can save this people save it be repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ, who surely shall come into the world, and shall suffer many things and shall be slain for his people.

Yes, heavy destruction awaits this people, and it will surely come upon this people. And nothing can save this people but repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who will surely come into the world, and will suffer many things, and will be slain for his people.

And behold, an angel of the Lord hath declared it unto me, and he did bring glad tidings to my soul. And behold, I was sent unto you to declare it unto you also, that ye might have glad tidings; but behold ye would not receive me.

An angel of the Lord has declared it to me, and he brought glad tidings to my soul. And I was sent to you to declare it to you also, so that you might have glad tidings; but you would not receive me.

Therefore, thus saith the Lord: Because of the hardness of the hearts of the people of the Nephites, except they repent I will take away my word from them, and I will withdraw my Spirit from them, and I will suffer them no longer, and I will turn the hearts of their brethren against them.

Therefore, thus says the Lord: Because of the hardness of the hearts of the Nephite people, unless they repent I will take away my word from them, and I will withdraw my Spirit from them, and I will endure them no longer, and I will turn the hearts of their brothers against them.

And four hundred years shall not pass away before I will cause that they shall be smitten; yea, I will visit them with the sword and with famine and with pestilence.

And four hundred years will not pass before I cause them to be struck down; I will come against them with the sword, with famine, and with plague.

Yea, I will visit them in my fierce anger, and there shall be those of the fourth generation who shall live, of your enemies, to behold your utter destruction; and this shall surely come except ye repent, saith the Lord; and those of the fourth generation shall visit your destruction.

Yes, I will come against them in my fierce anger, and there will be those of the fourth generation, among your enemies, who will live to see your complete destruction. And this will surely come unless you repent, says the Lord; and those of the fourth generation will bring your destruction.

But if ye will repent and return unto the Lord your God I will turn away mine anger, saith the Lord; yea, thus saith the Lord, blessed are they who will repent and turn unto me, but wo unto him that repenteth not.

But if you will repent and return to the Lord your God, I will turn away my anger, says the Lord. Yes, thus says the Lord: Blessed are those who will repent and turn to me, but woe to the one who does not repent.

Yea, wo unto this great city of Zarahemla; for behold, it is because of those who are righteous that it is saved; yea, wo unto this great city, for I perceive, saith the Lord, that there are many, yea, even the more part of this great city, that will harden their hearts against me, saith the Lord.

Woe to this great city of Zarahemla! It is saved only because of those who are righteous. Yes, woe to this great city, because I see, says the Lord, that there are many, even the greater part of this great city, who will harden their hearts against me, says the Lord.

But blessed are they who will repent, for them will I spare. But behold, if it were not for the righteous who are in this great city, behold, I would cause that fire should come down out of heaven and destroy it.

But blessed are those who will repent, for I will spare them. If it were not for the righteous who are in this great city, I would cause fire to come down out of heaven and destroy it.

But behold, it is for the righteous’ sake that it is spared. But behold, the time cometh, saith the Lord, that when ye shall cast out the righteous from among you, then shall ye be ripe for destruction; yea, wo be unto this great city, because of the wickedness and abominations which are in her.

It is for the sake of the righteous that it is spared. But the time is coming, says the Lord, when you will drive the righteous out from among you; then you will be ripe for destruction. Yes, woe to this great city, because of the wickedness and abominations that are in her.

Yea, and wo be unto the city of Gideon, for the wickedness and abominations which are in her.

Yes, and woe to the city of Gideon, for the wickedness and abominations that are in her.

Yea, and wo be unto all the cities which are in the land round about, which are possessed by the Nephites, because of the wickedness and abominations which are in them.

Yes, and woe to all the cities in the land around, which belong to the Nephites, because of the wickedness and abominations that are in them.

And behold, a curse shall come upon the land, saith the Lord of Hosts, because of the people’s sake who are upon the land, yea, because of their wickedness and their abominations.

And a curse will come upon the land, says the Lord of Hosts, because of the people who are upon it, because of their wickedness and their abominations.

And it shall come to pass, saith the Lord of Hosts, yea, our great and true God, that whoso shall hide up treasures in the earth shall find them again no more, because of the great curse of the land, save he be a righteous man and shall hide it up unto the Lord.

And this is what will happen, says the Lord of Hosts, our great and true God: whoever hides up treasures in the earth will never find them again, because of the great curse on the land, unless he is a righteous man and hides it up for the Lord.

For I will, saith the Lord, that they shall hide up their treasures unto me; and cursed be they who hide not up their treasures unto me; for none hideth up their treasures unto me save it be the righteous; and he that hideth not up his treasures unto me, cursed is he, and also the treasure, and none shall redeem it because of the curse of the land.

For it is my will, says the Lord, that they hide up their treasures for me; and cursed are those who do not hide up their treasures for me, because no one hides up his treasures for me except the righteous. And whoever does not hide up his treasures for me, cursed is he, and his treasure too, and no one will redeem it because of the curse on the land.

And the day shall come that they shall hide up their treasures, because they have set their hearts upon riches; and because they have set their hearts upon their riches, and will hide up their treasures when they shall flee before their enemies; because they will not hide them up unto me, cursed be they and also their treasures; and in that day shall they be smitten, saith the Lord.

And the day will come when they will hide up their treasures, because they have set their hearts on riches. And because they have set their hearts on their riches, they will hide up their treasures when they flee before their enemies. And because they will not hide them up for me, cursed are they, and their treasures too; and in that day they will be struck down, says the Lord.

Behold ye, the people of this great city, and hearken unto my words; yea, hearken unto the words which the Lord saith; for behold, he saith that ye are cursed because of your riches, and also are your riches cursed because ye have set your hearts upon them, and have not hearkened unto the words of him who gave them unto you.

Look, you people of this great city, and listen to my words. Yes, listen to the words that the Lord says. He says that you are cursed because of your riches, and that your riches are cursed too, because you have set your hearts on them and have not listened to the words of him who gave them to you.

Ye do not remember the Lord your God in the things with which he hath blessed you, but ye do always remember your riches, not to thank the Lord your God for them; yea, your hearts are not drawn out unto the Lord, but they do swell with great pride, unto boasting, and unto great swelling, envyings, strifes, malice, persecutions and murders, and all manner of iniquities.

You do not remember the Lord your God for the things he has blessed you with, but you always remember your riches, though not to thank the Lord your God for them. Your hearts are not drawn out to the Lord; they swell with great pride, and it leads to boasting, to arrogance, envy, quarrels, malice, persecutions, and murders, and every kind of wickedness.

For this cause hath the Lord God caused that a curse should come upon the land, and also upon your riches, and this because of your iniquities.

That is why the Lord God has caused a curse to come upon the land, and upon your riches too; and this because of your wickedness.

Yea, wo unto this people, because of this time which has arrived, that ye do cast out the prophets, and do mock them, and cast stones at them, and do slay them, and do all manner of iniquity unto them, even as they did of old time.

Yes, woe to this people, because of this time that has come, when you drive out the prophets, and mock them, and throw stones at them, and kill them, and do every kind of evil to them, just as people did in ancient times.

And now when ye talk, ye say: If our days had been in the days of our fathers of old, we would not have slain the prophets; we would not have stoned them, and cast them out.

And now when you talk, you say, "If we had lived in the days of our fathers of old, we would not have killed the prophets; we would not have stoned them and driven them out."

Behold ye are worse than they; for as the Lord liveth, if a prophet come among you and declareth unto you the word of the Lord, which testifieth of your sins and iniquities, ye are angry with him, and cast him out and seek all manner of ways to destroy him; yea, you will say that he is a false prophet, and that he is a sinner, and of the devil, because he testifieth that your deeds are evil.

You are worse than they were. For as the Lord lives, if a prophet comes among you and declares to you the word of the Lord, which testifies of your sins and your wickedness, you are angry with him, and you drive him out and look for every way to destroy him. Yes, you will say that he is a false prophet, and that he is a sinner, and of the devil, because he testifies that your deeds are evil.

But behold, if a man shall come among you and shall say: Do this, and there is no iniquity; do that and ye shall not suffer; yea, he will say: Walk after the pride of your own hearts; yea, walk after the pride of your eyes, and do whatsoever your heart desireth—and if a man shall come among you and say this, ye will receive him, and say that he is a prophet.

But if a man comes among you and says, "Do this, and there is no sin in it; do that, and you will not suffer"; yes, if he says, "Follow the pride of your own hearts; follow the pride of your eyes, and do whatever your heart wants"; if a man comes among you and says this, you will receive him, and you will say that he is a prophet.

Yea, ye will lift him up, and ye will give unto him of your substance; ye will give unto him of your gold, and of your silver, and ye will clothe him with costly apparel; and because he speaketh flattering words unto you, and he saith that all is well, then ye will not find fault with him.

Yes, you will lift him up, and you will give him of what you have; you will give him your gold and your silver, and you will clothe him with expensive clothes. And because he speaks flattering words to you, and says that all is well, you will not find fault with him.

O ye wicked and ye perverse generation; ye hardened and ye stiffnecked people, how long will ye suppose that the Lord will suffer you? Yea, how long will ye suffer yourselves to be led by foolish and blind guides? Yea, how long will ye choose darkness rather than light?

O you wicked and perverse generation! You hardened and stiff-necked people, how long will you think that the Lord will endure you? How long will you allow yourselves to be led by foolish and blind guides? How long will you choose darkness rather than light?

Yea, behold, the anger of the Lord is already kindled against you; behold, he hath cursed the land because of your iniquity.

Yes, the anger of the Lord is already kindled against you. He has cursed the land because of your wickedness.

And behold, the time cometh that he curseth your riches, that they become slippery, that ye cannot hold them; and in the days of your poverty ye cannot retain them.

And the time is coming when he will curse your riches, so that they become slippery and you cannot hold them; and in the days of your poverty you cannot keep them.

And in the days of your poverty ye shall cry unto the Lord; and in vain shall ye cry, for your desolation is already come upon you, and your destruction is made sure; and then shall ye weep and howl in that day, saith the Lord of Hosts. And then shall ye lament, and say:

And in the days of your poverty you will cry out to the Lord, and you will cry in vain, because your desolation has already come upon you, and your destruction is made sure. And then you will weep and wail in that day, says the Lord of Hosts. And then you will lament and say:

O that I had repented, and had not killed the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out. Yea, in that day ye shall say: O that we had remembered the Lord our God in the day that he gave us our riches, and then they would not have become slippery that we should lose them; for behold, our riches are gone from us.

"O that I had repented, and had not killed the prophets, and stoned them, and driven them out." Yes, in that day you will say: "O that we had remembered the Lord our God on the day he gave us our riches, and then they would not have become slippery, so that we lost them. For our riches are gone from us.

Behold, we lay a tool here and on the morrow it is gone; and behold, our swords are taken from us in the day we have sought them for battle.

We lay a tool down here, and the next day it is gone; and our swords are taken from us on the day we look for them for battle.

Yea, we have hid up our treasures and they have slipped away from us, because of the curse of the land.

Yes, we have hidden up our treasures, and they have slipped away from us, because of the curse on the land.

O that we had repented in the day that the word of the Lord came unto us; for behold the land is cursed, and all things are become slippery, and we cannot hold them.

O that we had repented on the day the word of the Lord came to us! For the land is cursed, and everything has become slippery, and we cannot hold on to anything.

Behold, we are surrounded by demons, yea, we are encircled about by the angels of him who hath sought to destroy our souls. Behold, our iniquities are great. O Lord, canst thou not turn away thine anger from us? And this shall be your language in those days.

We are surrounded by demons; yes, we are encircled by the angels of him who has sought to destroy our souls. Our sins are great. O Lord, can you not turn away your anger from us?" And this will be your language in those days.

But behold, your days of probation are past; ye have procrastinated the day of your salvation until it is everlastingly too late, and your destruction is made sure; yea, for ye have sought all the days of your lives for that which ye could not obtain; and ye have sought for happiness in doing iniquity, which thing is contrary to the nature of that righteousness which is in our great and Eternal Head.

But your days of probation are past. You have procrastinated the day of your salvation until it is everlastingly too late, and your destruction is made sure. For you have spent all the days of your lives seeking what you could not obtain; you have sought for happiness in doing wickedness, which is contrary to the nature of that righteousness which is in our great and Eternal Head.

O ye people of the land, that ye would hear my words! And I pray that the anger of the Lord be turned away from you, and that ye would repent and be saved.

O you people of the land, if only you would hear my words! And I pray that the anger of the Lord may be turned away from you, and that you would repent and be saved.