for it came to pass that after i had desired to know the things that my father had sees seen and believing that the lord was able to make them known unto me wherefor as i sat pondering in mine heart i was caught away in the spirit of the lord yea into an exceding high mountain a mountain which i never before had before seen and uppon which i never had before sat my foot
1For it came to pass after I had desired to know the things that my father had seen, and believing that the Lord was able to make them known unto me, as I sat pondering in mine heart I was caught away in the Spirit of the Lord, yea, into an exceedingly high mountain, which I never had before seen, and upon which I never had before set my foot.
and the spirit saith unto me behold what desireth desirest thou
2And the Spirit said unto me: Behold, what desirest thou?
and i saith i desire to be hold to the things which my father saw
3And I said: I desire to behold the things which my father saw.
and the spirit saith unto me believeth believest thou that thy father saw the tree of which he hath spoken
4And the Spirit said unto me: Believest thou that thy father saw the tree of which he hath spoken?
and i said yea thou knowest that i believe all the words of my father
5And I said: Yea, thou knowest that I believe all the words of my father.
and when i had spake these words the spirit cried with a loud voice saying hosana to he the lord the most high god for he is god over all the earth yea even above all and blessed art thou nephi becaus thou believest in the son of the most high wherefore thou shalt be hold the things which thou hast desired
6And when I had spoken these words, the Spirit cried with a loud voice, saying: Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God; for he is God over all the earth, yea, even above all. And blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most high God; wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired.
and behold this thang shal be given unto thee for a sign that After thou hast beheld the tree which bare the fruit of which the thy father tasted thou shalt also behold a men man desending out of heven and him shall ye witness and after that ye Shal have witnessd him ye shal bare record that it is the son of god
7And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign, that after thou hast beheld the tree which bore the fruit which thy father tasted, thou shalt also behold a man descending out of heaven, and him shall ye witness; and after ye have witnessed him ye shall bear record that it is the Son of God.
and it came to pass that the spirit saith unto me look and i lookt and beheld atree and it we like unto the tree which my father had seen and the beauty there of was far beyond yea exeeding of All beauty and the wthitemess there of did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow
8And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look! And I looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow.
and it came to pass that after that i had seen the tree i said unto the spirit i behold thou hast shew unto me the tree which is most precious above all
9And it came to pass after I had seen the tree, I said unto the Spirit: I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree which is precious above all.
and he saith unto me what desireth thou
10And he said unto me: What desirest thou?
and i said unto him to know the interpretation there of afor i spake unto him as a man speaketh for i beheld that he was in the form of a man yet nevertheless i knew that it was the spirit of the lord and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with an other
11And I said unto him: To know the interpretation thereof— for I spake unto him as a man speaketh; for I beheld that he was in the form of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that it was the Spirit of the Lord; and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with another.
and it came to pess that he said unto me look And i lookt as if to a look upon him and i saw him not for he had gon from before my presence
12And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look! And I looked as if to look upon him, and I saw him not; for he had gone from before my presence.
and it came to pss that i lookt and beheld the great city jerusalem and also other citties and i be held the citty of nathareth and in the city of nathareth i be held a virgin and she was eceding fair and white
13And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white.
& it came to pass that i saw the hevens open and and angel came down and stood before me & he saith unto me nephi what beholdest thou
14And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?
and i saith unto him a virgin Most beautiful and fair above all other virgins
15And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.
And he saith unto me knowest thou the condesension of god
16And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?
and i saiid unto him i know that he loveth his children never the less i do not know the meaning of all things
17And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.
and he saiid unto me behold the virgin which thou seest is the Mother of god after the manner of the flesh
18And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.
and it came to pass that i beheld that she was carried away in the spirit and after that she had been carried away in the spirit a time for the space of a time the angel spake unto me saying look
19And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!
& i lookt and beheld the virgin again bearing a child in her arms
20And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in her arms.
& the angel said unto me behold the lam of god yea even the eternal father knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw
21And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?
and i answerd him saying yea it is the love of god which sheadeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men wherefore is it is the most desira bel above all things
22And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.
and he spake unto me saying yea and the most joyus to the soul
23And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the soul.
and after th at he had sed these words he said unto me look And i lookt and i beheld the son of god agoing forth among the children of men and i saw men ny fall down at his feet and worship him
24And after he had said these words, he said unto me: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God going forth among the children of men; and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship him.
and it came to pss that i beheld that the rod of iron which my father had seen sees t was the wore word of god which led to the fountain of living waters or to the tree of life which waters are a representation of the love of god and i also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of god
25And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.
and the angel said unto me agaiin look and behold the condesension of god
26And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the condescension of God!
& i lookt and beheld the redemer of the world of which my father had spoken and i also beheld the prophet which should prepare the way before him and the lam of god went forth and Was bap tsd baptized of him and after that he was baptised of i beheld the hevens open and the holy gost came down out of heven and abode uppon him in the form of a dove
27And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of whom my father had spoken; and I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the way before him. And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and abide upon him in the form of a dove.
& i beheld that he went forth ministering unto the people in power and great glory and the multitudes ware gethered to gether to hear him and i beheld that they cast him out from among them
28And I beheld that he went forth ministering unto the people, in power and great glory; and the multitudes were gathered together to hear him; and I beheld that they cast him out from among them.
and i also beheld twelve others following him and it came to pass that they ware carried away in the spirit from be for my face that i saw them not
29And I also beheld twelve others following him. And it came to pass that they were carried away in the Spirit from before my face, and I saw them not.
& it came to pass that the angel spake unto me sayin look and i lookt and i beheld the hevens open a gain and i saw angels desending uppon the children of men and they did minester unto them
30And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the heavens open again, and I saw angels descending upon the children of men; and they did minister unto them.
and he said spake unto me again saying look and i lookt and i beheld the lam of god goimg forth among the children of men & i beheld multitudes of people which ware sick and which ware afflicted of all manner of diseases and with devels and unclean spirits and the angel spake and shewed all these things unto me and they ware healed by the power of the lam of god & the devils and the unclean spirith ware cast out
31And he spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Lamb of God going forth among the children of men. And I beheld multitudes of people who were sick, and who were afflicted with all manner of diseases, and with devils and unclean spirits; and the angel spake and showed all these things unto me. And they were healed by the power of the Lamb of God; and the devils and the unclean spirits were cast out.
& it came to piss that the angel spake unto me again saying look and i lookt & beheld the lam of god that he was taken By the People yea the ever lasting god was judgd of the world and i saw & bare record
32And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God, that he was taken by the people; yea, the Son of the everlasting God was judged of the world; and I saw and bear record.
& i nephi saw that he was lifted up uppon the cross and slain for the sims of the world
33And I, Nephi, saw that he was lifted up upon the cross and slain for the sins of the world.
And after that he was slain i saw the multitudes of the earth that they ware geatherd to geather to fight against the apostels of the lamb for thus ware the twelve cald by the angel of the lord
34And after he was slain I saw the multitudes of the earth, that they were gathered together to fight against the apostles of the Lamb; for thus were the twelve called by the angel of the Lord.
and the multitude of the earth was geatherd to geather & i beheld that they ware in a large and spesious bilding like unto the bilding wthich my father saw & the angel of the lord spake unto me saying behold the world and the wisdom there of yea bohold the house of israel hath gether geatherd to geather to fight agaimst the twelve apostels of the lamb
35And the multitude of the earth was gathered together; and I beheld that they were in a large and spacious building, like unto the building which my father saw. And the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Behold the world and the wisdom thereof; yea, behold the house of Israel hath gathered together to fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
and it came to pass that i saw and bare record that the great and specious bilding was the pride of the world and the fall there of there of was exceding great and the angel of the lord spake unto me saying thus shal be the destruction of all nations kindreds toungs & people that shal fight against the twelve apost els of the lamb
36And it came to pass that I saw and bear record, that the great and spacious building was the pride of the world; and it fell, and the fall thereof was exceedingly great. And the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Thus shall be the destruction of all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, that shall fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.