MosiahChapter10

And it came to pass that we again began to establish the kingdom and we again began to possess the land in peace. And I caused that there should be weapons of war made of every kind, that thereby I might have weapons for my people against the time the Lamanites should come up again to war against my people.

We began again to build up the kingdom, and once again we possessed the land in peace. And I had weapons of war made, of every kind, so that my people would have weapons whenever the Lamanites came up to war against us again.

And I set guards round about the land, that the Lamanites might not come upon us again unawares and destroy us; and thus I did guard my people and my flocks, and keep them from falling into the hands of our enemies.

And I set guards all around the land, so that the Lamanites could not catch us by surprise again and destroy us. In this way I guarded my people and my flocks and kept them from falling into the hands of our enemies.

And it came to pass that we did inherit the land of our fathers for many years, yea, for the space of twenty and two years.

And we possessed the land of our fathers for many years, twenty-two years in all.

And I did cause that the men should till the ground, and raise all manner of grain and all manner of fruit of every kind.

I had the men till the ground and raise grain of every kind and fruit of every kind.

And I did cause that the women should spin, and toil, and work, and work all manner of fine linen, yea, and cloth of every kind, that we might clothe our nakedness; and thus we did prosper in the land—thus we did have continual peace in the land for the space of twenty and two years.

And I had the women spin and toil and work, making fine linen and cloth of every kind, so that we could clothe ourselves. And so we prospered in the land, and we had continual peace there for twenty-two years.

And it came to pass that king Laman died, and his son began to reign in his stead. And he began to stir his people up in rebellion against my people; therefore they began to prepare for war, and to come up to battle against my people.

Then King Laman died, and his son began to reign in his place. And he began to stir his people up against my people, so they began to prepare for war and to come up to battle against us.

But I had sent my spies out round about the land of Shemlon, that I might discover their preparations, that I might guard against them, that they might not come upon my people and destroy them.

But I had sent spies out around the land of Shemlon to discover their preparations, so that I could guard against them and they would not come upon my people and destroy them.

And it came to pass that they came up upon the north of the land of Shilom, with their numerous hosts, men armed with bows, and with arrows, and with swords, and with cimeters, and with stones, and with slings; and they had their heads shaved that they were naked; and they were girded with a leathern girdle about their loins.

And they came up on the north side of the land of Shilom with their numerous armies: men armed with bows and arrows, with swords and scimitars, with stones and slings. Their heads were shaved, and they were naked except for a leather belt around their waists.

And it came to pass that I caused that the women and children of my people should be hid in the wilderness; and I also caused that all my old men that could bear arms, and also all my young men that were able to bear arms, should gather themselves together to go to battle against the Lamanites; and I did place them in their ranks, every man according to his age.

I had the women and children of my people hidden in the wilderness. And I had all my old men who could bear arms, and all my young men who were able to bear arms, gather together to go to battle against the Lamanites. And I placed them in ranks, every man according to his age.

And it came to pass that we did go up to battle against the Lamanites; and I, even I, in my old age, did go up to battle against the Lamanites. And it came to pass that we did go up in the strength of the Lord to battle.

Then we went up to battle against the Lamanites, and I myself, in my old age, went up to battle against them. And we went up to battle in the Lord's strength.

Now, the Lamanites knew nothing concerning the Lord, nor the strength of the Lord, therefore they depended upon their own strength. Yet they were a strong people, as to the strength of men.

Now, the Lamanites knew nothing about the Lord or about the strength of the Lord, so they depended on their own strength. Yet they were a strong people, as human strength goes.

They were a wild, and ferocious, and a blood-thirsty people, believing in the tradition of their fathers, which is this—Believing that they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem because of the iniquities of their fathers, and that they were wronged in the wilderness by their brethren, and they were also wronged while crossing the sea;

They were a wild, ferocious, bloodthirsty people, and they believed in the tradition of their fathers, which is this: they believed they had been driven out of the land of Jerusalem because of their fathers' sins, that they had been wronged in the wilderness by their own brothers, and wronged again while crossing the sea.

And again, that they were wronged while in the land of their first inheritance, after they had crossed the sea, and all this because that Nephi was more faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord—therefore he was favored of the Lord, for the Lord heard his prayers and answered them, and he took the lead of their journey in the wilderness.

And they believed they had been wronged yet again in the land where they first settled, after they had crossed the sea — and all of this because Nephi was more faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord. So the Lord favored him: he heard Nephi's prayers and answered them, and it was Nephi who took the lead of their journey in the wilderness.

And his brethren were wroth with him because they understood not the dealings of the Lord; they were also wroth with him upon the waters because they hardened their hearts against the Lord.

And his brothers were angry with Nephi because they didn't understand the dealings of the Lord. They were also angry with him out on the sea, because they hardened their hearts against the Lord.

And again, they were wroth with him when they had arrived in the promised land, because they said that he had taken the ruling of the people out of their hands; and they sought to kill him.

And they were angry with him again when they arrived in the promised land, because they said he had taken the rule of the people out of their hands. And they tried to kill him.

And again, they were wroth with him because he departed into the wilderness as the Lord had commanded him, and took the records which were engraven on the plates of brass, for they said that he robbed them.

And they were angry with him again when he went into the wilderness, as the Lord had commanded him, and took the records engraved on the brass plates. He had robbed them, they said.

And thus they have taught their children that they should hate them, and that they should murder them, and that they should rob and plunder them, and do all they could to destroy them; therefore they have an eternal hatred towards the children of Nephi.

And so they have taught their children to hate them, to murder them, to rob and plunder them, and to do everything they can to destroy them. That is why they have an eternal hatred toward the descendants of Nephi.

For this very cause has king Laman, by his cunning, and lying craftiness, and his fair promises, deceived me, that I have brought this my people up into this land, that they may destroy them; yea, and we have suffered these many years in the land.

It is for this very reason that King Laman, with his cunning and lying craftiness and his fair promises, deceived me into bringing my people up into this land so that they could destroy them. And we have suffered these many years in the land.

And now I, Zeniff, after having told all these things unto my people concerning the Lamanites, I did stimulate them to go to battle with their might, putting their trust in the Lord; therefore, we did contend with them, face to face.

Now I, Zeniff, after telling my people all these things about the Lamanites, roused them to go to battle with all their might, putting their trust in the Lord. And so we fought them, face to face.

And it came to pass that we did drive them again out of our land; and we slew them with a great slaughter, even so many that we did not number them.

And we drove them out of our land again, and we slaughtered so many of them that we did not count them.

And it came to pass that we returned again to our own land, and my people again began to tend their flocks, and to till their ground.

Then we returned to our own land, and my people went back to tending their flocks and tilling their ground.

And now I, being old, did confer the kingdom upon one of my sons; therefore, I say no more. And may the Lord bless my people. Amen.

And now, being old, I have conferred the kingdom on one of my sons. So I say no more. And may the Lord bless my people. Amen.