Alma
30 verses
When the Lamanites who had gone to war against the Nephites realized, after many attempts to destroy them, that it was useless to keep trying, they returned to the land of Nephi.
Now it came to pass that when those Lamanites who had gone to war against the Nephites had found, after their many struggles to destroy them, that it was in vain to seek their destruction, they returned again to the land of Nephi.
The Amalekites, because of their loss, were extremely angry. When they saw that they could not get revenge on the Nephites, they started to stir up the people in anger against their brothers, the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi, and began again to destroy them.
And it came to pass that the Amalekites, because of their loss, were exceedingly angry. And when they saw that they could not seek revenge from the Nephites, they began to stir up the people in anger against their brethren, the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi; therefore they began again to destroy them.
These people again refused to take up their weapons, and they allowed themselves to be killed according to the desires of their enemies.
Now this people again refused to take their arms, and they suffered themselves to be slain according to the desires of their enemies.
When Ammon and his brothers saw this destruction happening to those they loved so much, and to those who loved them—because they had been treated like angels sent from God to save them from eternal destruction—they were filled with compassion and said to the king:
Now when Ammon and his brethren saw this work of destruction among those whom they so dearly beloved, and among those who had so dearly beloved them—for they were treated as though they were angels sent from God to save them from everlasting destruction—therefore, when Ammon and his brethren saw this great work of destruction, they were moved with compassion, and they said unto the king:
Let’s gather these people of the Lord and go down to the land of Zarahemla to our Nephite brothers, so we can escape from our enemies and not be destroyed.
Let us gather together this people of the Lord, and let us go down to the land of Zarahemla to our brethren the Nephites, and flee out of the hands of our enemies, that we be not destroyed.
But the king said to them, "The Nephites will destroy us because of the many murders and sins we have committed against them.
But the king said unto them: Behold, the Nephites will destroy us, because of the many murders and sins we have committed against them.
Ammon said, "I will go and ask the Lord, and if He tells us to go down to our brothers, will you go?
And Ammon said: I will go and inquire of the Lord, and if he say unto us, go down unto our brethren, will ye go?
The king said to him, “If the Lord tells us to go, we will go down to our brothers, and we will be their slaves until we make up to them for the many murders and sins we have committed against them. ”
And the king said unto him: Yea, if the Lord saith unto us go, we will go down unto our brethren, and we will be their slaves until we repair unto them the many murders and sins which we have committed against them.
But Ammon said to him, “It’s against the law of our people, which was established by my father, to have any slaves among them. So let’s go and trust in the mercy of our people. ”
But Ammon said unto him: It is against the law of our brethren, which was established by my father, that there should be any slaves among them; therefore let us go down and rely upon the mercies of our brethren.
But the king said to him, “Ask the Lord, and if He tells us to go, we will go; otherwise, we will die in this land. ”
But the king said unto him: Inquire of the Lord, and if he saith unto us go, we will go; otherwise we will perish in the land.
Ammon went and asked the Lord, and the Lord said to him:
And it came to pass that Ammon went and inquired of the Lord, and the Lord said unto him:
Take these people out of this land so they won’t be destroyed, because Satan has a strong influence over the hearts of the Amalekites, who are stirring up the Lamanites to anger against their brothers and encouraging them to kill. So leave this land, and this people will be blessed in this generation, for I will protect them.
Get this people out of this land, that they perish not; for Satan has great hold on the hearts of the Amalekites, who do stir up the Lamanites to anger against their brethren to slay them; therefore get thee out of this land; and blessed are this people in this generation, for I will preserve them.
Ammon went and told the king everything the Lord had told him.
And now it came to pass that Ammon went and told the king all the words which the Lord had said unto him.
They gathered all their people, all the people of the Lord, and brought together all their flocks and herds. They left the land and entered the wilderness that separates the land of Nephi from the land of Zarahemla, and came near the borders of the land.
And they gathered together all their people, yea, all the people of the Lord, and did gather together all their flocks and herds, and departed out of the land, and came into the wilderness which divided the land of Nephi from the land of Zarahemla, and came over near the borders of the land.
Ammon said to them, "My brothers and I will go into the land of Zarahemla, and you should stay here until we return. We will test the feelings of our people to see if they want you to come into their land.
And it came to pass that Ammon said unto them: Behold, I and my brethren will go forth into the land of Zarahemla, and ye shall remain here until we return; and we will try the hearts of our brethren, whether they will that ye shall come into their land.
As Ammon was traveling into the land, he and his brothers met Alma in the place that has been mentioned before. This was a joyful meeting.
And it came to pass that as Ammon was going forth into the land, that he and his brethren met Alma, over in the place of which has been spoken; and behold, this was a joyful meeting.
Ammon’s joy was so great that he was completely filled; he was overwhelmed with the joy of his God, to the point that it exhausted his strength, and he fell to the ground again.
Now the joy of Ammon was so great even that he was full; yea, he was swallowed up in the joy of his God, even to the exhausting of his strength; and he fell again to the earth.
Wasn’t this incredible joy? This is the kind of joy that only the truly repentant and humble seeker of happiness can receive.
Now was not this exceeding joy? Behold, this is joy which none receiveth save it be the truly penitent and humble seeker of happiness.
Alma was extremely happy to see his brothers again, and Aaron, Omner, and Himni were also filled with joy; but their happiness was not so overwhelming that it was more than they could handle.
Now the joy of Alma in meeting his brethren was truly great, and also the joy of Aaron, of Omner, and Himni; but behold their joy was not that to exceed their strength.
Alma led his brothers back to the land of Zarahemla, to his own house. They went and told the chief judge everything that had happened to them in the land of Nephi, among their brothers, the Lamanites.
And now it came to pass that Alma conducted his brethren back to the land of Zarahemla; even to his own house. And they went and told the chief judge all the things that had happened unto them in the land of Nephi, among their brethren, the Lamanites.
The chief judge sent a proclamation throughout the land, asking the people for their opinion about allowing their brothers, the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi, to be admitted.
And it came to pass that the chief judge sent a proclamation throughout all the land, desiring the voice of the people concerning the admitting their brethren, who were the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi.
The people responded, saying: We will give up the land of Jershon, which is on the east by the sea and borders the land Bountiful to the south. We will give this land of Jershon to our brothers as an inheritance.
And it came to pass that the voice of the people came, saying: Behold, we will give up the land of Jershon, which is on the east by the sea, which joins the land Bountiful, which is on the south of the land Bountiful; and this land Jershon is the land which we will give unto our brethren for an inheritance.
We will place our armies between the land of Jershon and the land of Nephi so we can protect our brothers in Jershon. We do this for them because they are afraid to take up arms against their own people, fearing they might sin. This great fear comes from their deep repentance for their many murders and terrible wickedness.
And behold, we will set our armies between the land Jershon and the land Nephi, that we may protect our brethren in the land Jershon; and this we do for our brethren, on account of their fear to take up arms against their brethren lest they should commit sin; and this their great fear came because of their sore repentance which they had, on account of their many murders and their awful wickedness.
We will do this for our brothers so they can inherit the land of Jershon, and we will protect them from their enemies with our armies, as long as they give us a portion of their possessions to help us support our armies.
And now behold, this will we do unto our brethren, that they may inherit the land Jershon; and we will guard them from their enemies with our armies, on condition that they will give us a portion of their substance to assist us that we may maintain our armies.
When Ammon heard this, he returned with Alma to the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi in the wilderness, where they had set up their tents, and told them everything. Alma also shared his conversion story with them, along with Ammon, Aaron, and his brothers.
Now, it came to pass that when Ammon had heard this, he returned to the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi, and also Alma with him, into the wilderness, where they had pitched their tents, and made known unto them all these things. And Alma also related unto them his conversion, with Ammon and Aaron, and his brethren.
This brought them great joy. They went down into the land of Jershon and took possession of it. The Nephites called them the people of Ammon, and from then on they were known by that name.
And it came to pass that it did cause great joy among them. And they went down into the land of Jershon, and took possession of the land of Jershon; and they were called by the Nephites the people of Ammon; therefore they were distinguished by that name ever after.
They lived among the people of Nephi and were counted as members of the church of God. They were known for their dedication to God and to others; they were completely honest and upright in everything they did, and they remained strong in their faith in Christ until the end.
And they were among the people of Nephi, and also numbered among the people who were of the church of God. And they were also distinguished for their zeal towards God, and also towards men; for they were perfectly honest and upright in all things; and they were firm in the faith of Christ, even unto the end.
They looked on shedding their brothers’ blood with the greatest horror, and they could never be persuaded to take up arms against them. They never viewed death with any fear, because of their hope in Christ and the resurrection. For them, death was overcome by Christ’s victory over it.
And they did look upon shedding the blood of their brethren with the greatest abhorrence; and they never could be prevailed upon to take up arms against their brethren; and they never did look upon death with any degree of terror, for their hope and views of Christ and the resurrection; therefore, death was swallowed up to them by the victory of Christ over it.
So they were willing to suffer death in the most painful and distressing ways their own people could inflict, rather than take up a sword or scimitar to harm them.
Therefore, they would suffer death in the most aggravating and distressing manner which could be inflicted by their brethren, before they would take the sword or cimeter to smite them.
They were a passionate and beloved people, highly favored by the Lord.
And thus they were a zealous and beloved people, a highly favored people of the Lord.