1lished in the land of Jeshon & a church also established in the land of Jershon & the armies of the Nephites were set round about the land of Jershon yea in all the borders round about the land of Zarahemla behold the armies of the Lamanites had followed their brethren into the
1And now it came to pass that after the people of Ammon were established in the land of Jershon, and a church also established in the land of Jershon, and the armies of the Nephites were set round about the land of Jershon, yea, in all the borders round about the land of Zarahemla; behold the armies of the Lamanites had followed their brethren into the wilderness.
2wilderness & thus a tremendious battle yea even such an one as never had been known among all the people in the land from the time Lehi left Jerusalem yea & tens of thousands of the Lamanites were slain & scattered abroad
2And thus there was a tremendous battle; yea, even such an one as never had been known among all the people in the land from the time Lehi left Jerusalem; yea, and tens of thousands of the Lamanites were slain and scattered abroad.
3yea & also there was a tremendious slaughter among the people of Nephi nevertheless the Lamanites were driven & scattered & the people of Nephi returned again to their land
3Yea, and also there was a tremendous slaughter among the people of Nephi; nevertheless, the Lamanites were driven and scattered, and the people of Nephi returned again to their land.
4& now this was a time that there was a great mourning & lamentation heard throughout all the land among all the people of Nephi
4And now this was a time that there was a great mourning and lamentation heard throughout all the land, among all the people of Nephi—
5yea the cry of widows mourning for their husbands & also of fathers mourning for their Sons & the daughter for the brother yea the brother for the father & thus the cry of mourning was heard among every one of them a mourning for their kindred which had been slain
5Yea, the cry of widows mourning for their husbands, and also of fathers mourning for their sons, and the daughter for the brother, yea, the brother for the father; and thus the cry of mourning was heard among all of them, mourning for their kindred who had been slain.
6& now sureful this was a sorrowful day yea a time of solemnity & a time of much fasting & prayer
6And now surely this was a sorrowful day; yea, a time of solemnity, and a time of much fasting and prayer.
7& thus ended the fifteenth year of the reign of the Judges over the people of Nephi
7And thus endeth the fifteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi;
8& this is the account of Ammon & his brethren their journeyings into the land of Nephi their sufferings in the land their sorrows & afflictions & their incomprehensible joy & the reception & safty of the brethren in the land of Jershon & now may the Lord the redeemer of all men bless their souls forever
8And this is the account of Ammon and his brethren, their journeyings in the land of Nephi, their sufferings in the land, their sorrows, and their afflictions, and their incomprehensible joy, and the reception and safety of the brethren in the land of Jershon. And now may the Lord, the Redeemer of all men, bless their souls forever.
9& this is the account of the wars & con tentions among the Nephites & also the wars between the Nephites & the Lamanites & the fifteenth year of the reign of the Judges is ended
9And this is the account of the wars and contentions among the Nephites, and also the wars between the Nephites and the Lamanites; and the fifteenth year of the reign of the judges is ended.
10& from the first year to the fifteenth has brought to pass the destruction of many thousand lives yea it has brought to pass an awful scene of bloodshed
10And from the first year to the fifteenth has brought to pass the destruction of many thousand lives; yea, it has brought to pass an awful scene of bloodshed.
11& the bodies of many thousands are laid low in the earth while the bodies of many thousands are mouldering in heaps upon the face of the earth yea & many thousands are mourning for the loss of their kindred because they have reason to fear according to the promises of the Lord that they are consigned to a state of endless wo
11And the bodies of many thousands are laid low in the earth, while the bodies of many thousands are moldering in heaps upon the face of the earth; yea, and many thousands are mourning for the loss of their kindred, because they have reason to fear, according to the promises of the Lord, that they are consigned to a state of endless wo.
12while many thou sands of others truly mourn for the loss of their kindred yet they rejoice & exult in the hope yea & even know according to the promises of the Lord that they are rais ed to dwell at the right hand of God in a state of never ending happiness
12While many thousands of others truly mourn for the loss of their kindred, yet they rejoice and exult in the hope, and even know, according to the promises of the Lord, that they are raised to dwell at the right hand of God, in a state of never- ending happiness.
13& thus we see how great the unequality of man is because of sin & transgression & the power of the devil which comes by the cunning plans which he hath devised to ensnare the hearts of men
13And thus we see how great the inequality of man is because of sin and transgression, and the power of the devil, which comes by the cunning plans which he hath devised to ensnare the hearts of men.
14& thus we see the great call of the diligence of men to labour in the vineyards of the Lord & thus we see the great reason of sorrow & also of rejoicing sorrow because of death & destruction among men & joy because of the light of Christ unto life
14And thus we see the great call of diligence of men to labor in the vineyards of the Lord; and thus we see the great reason of sorrow, and also of rejoicing— sorrow because of death and destruction among men, and joy because of the light of Christ unto life.