1old thy seed & also the seed of thy brethren & I looked & beheld the land of promise & I beheld multitudes of People yea even as it w ere in number as many as the sand of the Sea
1And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Look, and behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren. And I looked and beheld the land of promise; and I beheld multitudes of people, yea, even as it were in number as many as the sand of the sea.
2& it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered togethered to Battle one against the other & I beheld wars & rumors of wars & great slaughters with the sword amo ng my People
2And it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together to battle, one against the other; and I beheld wars, and rumors of wars, and great slaughters with the sword among my people.
3& it came to pass that I beheld many generations pass away after the manner of wars & contentions in the land & I beheld many Cities yea even that I did not number them
3And it came to pass that I beheld many generations pass away, after the manner of wars and contentions in the land; and I beheld many cities, yea, even that I did not number them.
4& it came to pass that I saw a mist of darkness on the face of the land of promise & I saw lightnings & I hea rd thunderings & earthquakes & all manner of tumultuous noises & I saw the earth & the rocks that they rent & I saw mountains tumbling into pecies & I saw the plains of the earth that they were broken up & I saw many Cities th at they were sunk & I saw many that they were burned with fire & I sa w many that they did tumble to the earth because of the quakeing thereof
4And it came to pass that I saw a mist of darkness on the face of the land of promise; and I saw lightnings, and I heard thunderings, and earthquakes, and all manner of tumultuous noises; and I saw the earth and the rocks, that they rent; and I saw mountains tumbling into pieces; and I saw the plains of the earth, that they were broken up; and I saw many cities that they were sunk; and I saw many that they were burned with fire; and I saw many that did tumble to the earth, because of the quaking thereof.
5& it came to pass that after I saw these things I saw the vapor of dark ness that it passed from off the face of the earth & behold I saw multitu des which had fallen because of the great & terrible Judgments of the Lord
5And it came to pass after I saw these things, I saw the vapor of darkness, that it passed from off the face of the earth; and behold, I saw multitudes who had not fallen because of the great and terrible judgments of the Lord.
6& I saw the Heavens open & the Lamb of God decending out of He aven & he came down & shewed himself unto them
6And I saw the heavens open, and the Lamb of God descending out of heaven; and he came down and showed himself unto them.
7& I also saw & bear record that the Holy Ghost fell upon twelve others & they were ordained of God & chosen
7And I also saw and bear record that the Holy Ghost fell upon twelve others; and they were ordained of God, and chosen.
8& the Angel spake unto me saying behold the twelve Des iples of the Lamb which are chosen to minister unto thy seed
8And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the twelve disciples of the Lamb, who are chosen to minister unto thy seed.
9& he saith unto me thou remembereth the twelve Apostles of the Lamb behold they are they which shall Judge the twelve tribes of Israel wherefore the twelve ministers of thy seed shall be Judged of them for ye are of the house of Israel
9And he said unto me: Thou rememberest the twelve apostles of the Lamb? Behold they are they who shall judge the twelve tribes of Israel; wherefore, the twelve ministers of thy seed shall be judged of them; for ye are of the house of Israel.
10& these twelve ministers which thou beholdest shall Judge thy seed & behold they are righteous forever for because of their faith in the Lamb of God their garments are made white in his blood
10And these twelve ministers whom thou beholdest shall judge thy seed. And, behold, they are righteous forever; for because of their faith in the Lamb of God their garments are made white in his blood.
11& the Angel saith unto me look & I looked & beheld three generations did pass away in righteousness & their garments were white even like unto the Lamb of God & the Angel said unto me these a re made white in the blood of the Lamb because of their faith in him
11And the angel said unto me: Look! And I looked, and beheld three generations pass away in righteousness; and their garments were white even like unto the Lamb of God. And the angel said unto me: These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because of their faith in him.
12& I Nephi also saw many of the fourth Generation which did pass away in righ
12And I, Nephi, also saw many of the fourth generation who passed away in righteousness.
13teousness & it came to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth gathered to gether
13And it came to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth gathered together.
14& the Angel said unto me behold thy seed & also the seed of thy Brethren
14And the angel said unto me: Behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren.
15& it came to pass that I looked & beheld the People of my seed gathered together in mu ltitudes against the seed of my Brethren & they were gathered together to battle
15And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the people of my seed gathered together in multitudes against the seed of my brethren; and they were gathered together to battle.
16& the Angel spake unto me saying behold the fountain of filthy water which thy father saw yea even the river of which he spake & the debths thereof are the debths of hell
16And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the fountain of filthy water which thy father saw; yea, even the river of which he spake; and the depths thereof are the depths of hell.
17& the mists of darkness are the temptations of the Devil which blind eth the eyes & hardeneth the hearts of the children of men & leadeth them away into broad roads that they may perish & are lost
17And the mists of darkness are the temptations of the devil, which blindeth the eyes, and hardeneth the hearts of the children of men, and leadeth them away into broad roads, that they perish and are lost.
18& the large & spacious buildi ng which thy father saw is vain imagionations & the pride of the Children of men & a great & a terrible gulf divideth them yea even the word of the Justice of the Eternal God & Jesus Christ which is the Lamb of God of whom the Holy Ghost bear eth record from the beginning of the world untill this time & from this time hence forth & forever
18And the large and spacious building, which thy father saw, is vain imaginations and the pride of the children of men. And a great and a terrible gulf divideth them; yea, even the word of the justice of the Eternal God, and the Messiah who is the Lamb of God, of whom the Holy Ghost beareth record, from the beginning of the world until this time, and from this time henceforth and forever.
19& while the Angel spoke these words I beheld & saw that the seed of my Brethren did contend against my seed according to the word of the Angel & because of the pride of my seed & the temptations of the Devil I beheld that the seed of my Brethren did overpower the People of my seed
19And while the angel spake these words, I beheld and saw that the seed of my brethren did contend against my seed, according to the word of the angel; and because of the pride of my seed, and the temptations of the devil, I beheld that the seed of my brethren did overpower the people of my seed.
20& it came to pass that I behe ld & saw the People of the seed of my Brethren that they had overcome my seed & they went forth in multitudes upon the face of the land
20And it came to pass that I beheld, and saw the people of the seed of my brethren that they had overcome my seed; and they went forth in multitudes upon the face of the land.
21& I saw them gathered together in multitu des & I saw wars & rumours of wars among them & in wars & rumors of wars I saw many Generations pass away
21And I saw them gathered together in multitudes; and I saw wars and rumors of wars among them; and in wars and rumors of wars I saw many generations pass away.
22& the Angel said unto me behold these shall dwindle in unbe lief
22And the angel said unto me: Behold these shall dwindle in unbelief.
23& it came to pass that I beheld that after they had dwindled in unbelief they became a dark & loathsome & a filthy People full of idleness & all manner of a
23And it came to pass that I beheld, after they had dwindled in unbelief they became a dark, and loathsome, and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations.