BoM Translation Guide



1 Nephi 4

1 Nephi 4:1 [LDS 15:1]
[And it came to pass] [that after] I, Nephi, [had been carried away] [in the Spirit,] [and seen] all [these things,] [I returned] to [the tent] [of my father.]

1 Nephi 4:2 [LDS 15:2]
[And it came to pass] [that I beheld] [my brethren,] [and they were disputing] one with another, concerning [the things] which [my father] [had spoken] [unto them;]

1 Nephi 4:3 [LDS 15:3]
For [he <truly> spake] many great things [unto them,] which [were hard] [to be understood,] save [a man] [should inquire] [of the Lord;]

1 Nephi 4:4 [LDS 15:3] [Note]
[And they being hard] [in their hearts,] therefore [they did <not> look] unto [the Lord] [as they ought.]

1 Nephi 4:5 [LDS 15:4] [Note]
[And now] I, Nephi, [was grieved] [because of the hardness] [of their hearts,] [and also] [because of the things which] [I had seen,] [and knew] [they must <unavoidably> come to pass] [because of the <great> wickedness] [of the children] [of men.]

1 Nephi 4:6 [LDS 15:5]
[And it came to pass] [that I was overcome] [because of my afflictions,] for [I considered] that [mine afflictions] [were great] [above all,] [because of the destructions] [of my people;] for [I had beheld] [their fall.]

1 Nephi 4:7 [LDS 15:6]
[And it came to pass] [that after] [I had received] strength, [I spake] unto [my brethren,] desiring [to know of them] [the cause] [of their disputations.]

1 Nephi 4:8 [LDS 15:7]
[And they said,] Behold, [we can <not> understand] [the words] which [our father] [hath spoken] concerning [the <natural> branches] [of the olive tree,] [and also] concerning [the Gentiles.]

1 Nephi 4:9 [LDS 15:8]
[And I said] [unto them,] [Have ye inquired] [of the Lord?]

1 Nephi 4:10 [LDS 15:9]
[And they said] [unto me,] [We have not;] [for the Lord] [[maketh <no> [such thing] known ]] [unto us.]

1 Nephi 4:11 [LDS 15:10]
Behold, [I said] [unto them,] [How is] it [that ye do <not> keep] [the commandments] [of the Lord?]

1 Nephi 4:12 [LDS 15:10]
[How is] it [that ye will perish] [because of the hardness] [of your hearts?]

1 Nephi 4:13 [LDS 15:11]
[Do ye <not> remember] [the things which] [the Lord] [hath said,] If [ye will <not> harden] [your hearts,] [and ask me] [in faith,] believing [that ye shall receive,] [with diligence] [in keeping] [my commandments,] surely, [these things] [shall be made known] [unto you?]

1 Nephi 4:14 [LDS 15:12]
Behold, [I say] [unto you,] [that the house] [of Israel] [was compared] [unto an olive tree,] [by the Spirit] [of the Lord] which [was in our fathers;]

1 Nephi 4:15 [LDS 15:12]
[And behold,] [are we <not> broken off] [from the house] [of Israel;] [and are we] not [a branch] [of the house] [of Israel?]

1 Nephi 4:16 [LDS 15:13] [Note]
[And now,] [[the thing which [our father] meaneth]] [concerning the grafting in] [of the <natural> branches] [through the fullness] [of the Gentiles,] [is,{incorrect punctuation} that] [in the latter] days, [when our seed] [shall have dwindled] [in unbelief,] yea, [for the space] [of many] years [and <many> generations,] after [the Messiah] [shall be manifested] [in body] unto [the children] [of men,] [[then shall [the fullness] [of the gospel] [of the Messiah] come ]] unto [the Gentiles,] [and from the Gentiles] unto [the remnant] [of our seed;]

1 Nephi 4:17 [LDS 15:14]
[And at that] day [shall the remnant] [of our seed] know that they [are of the house] [of Israel,] [and that] [they are the covenant] people [of the Lord;]

1 Nephi 4:18 [LDS 15:14]
[And then] [shall they know] [and come to the knowledge] [of their forefathers,] [and also] [to the knowledge] [of the gospel] [of their Redeemer,] which [was ministered] [unto their fathers] [by him;]

1 Nephi 4:19 [LDS 15:14]
[Wherefore,{incorrect punctuation} they shall come to the knowledge] [of their Redeemer,] [and the very points] [of his doctrine,] that [they may know] how [to come] [unto him] [and be saved.]

1 Nephi 4:20 [LDS 15:15]
[And then] [at that] day, [will they <not> rejoice] [and give praise] [unto their <everlasting> God,] [their rock] [and their salvation?]

1 Nephi 4:21 [LDS 15:15] [Note]
Yea, [at that] day, [will they <not> receive] [the strength] [and nourishment] [from the <true> vine?]

1 Nephi 4:22 [LDS 15:15]
Yea, [will they <not> come] unto [the <true> fold] [of God?]

1 Nephi 4:23 [LDS 15:16]
Behold, [I say] [unto you,] Yea: [they shall be remembered] again [among the house] [of Israel;]

1 Nephi 4:24 [LDS 15:16]
[They shall be grafted in,] [being a <natural> branch] [of the olive tree,] [into the <true> olive tree;]

1 Nephi 4:25 [LDS 15:17]
[And this] [[is what [our father] meaneth;]]

1 Nephi 4:26 [LDS 15:17]
[And he meaneth] that [it will <not> come to pass,] until after [they are scattered] [by the Gentiles;]

1 Nephi 4:27 [LDS 15:17]
[And he meaneth] [that it shall come] [by way] [of the Gentiles,] [that the Lord] [may shew] [his power] unto [the Gentiles,] [for the very] cause [that he shall be rejected] [of the Jews,] [or of the house] [of Israel:]

1 Nephi 4:28 [LDS 15:18]
[Wherefore,{incorrect punctuation} our father] [hath <not> spoken] [of our seed] alone, [but also] [of all the house] [of Israel,] pointing [to the covenant] which [should be fulfilled] [in the latter] days;

1 Nephi 4:29 [LDS 15:18]
Which covenant [the Lord] made to [our father] Abraham, saying, [In thy seed] [shall all] [the kindreds] [of the earth] [be blessed.]

1 Nephi 4:30 [LDS 15:19]
[And it came to pass] that I, Nephi, spake much unto them concerning these things;

1 Nephi 4:31 [LDS 15:19] [Note]
Yea, [I spake] unto them concerning [the restoration] [of the Jews,] [in the latter] days;

1 Nephi 4:32 [LDS 15:20]
[And I did rehearse] [unto them] [the words] [of Isaiah,] who spake concerning [the restoration] [of the Jews,] [or of the house] [of Israel;]

1 Nephi 4:33 [LDS 15:20]
[And after] [they were restored,] [they should <no> <more> be confounded,] neither [should they be scattered] again.

1 Nephi 4:34 [LDS 15:20]
[And it came to pass] [that I did speak] many words unto [my brethren,] that [they were pacified,] [and did humble themselves] before [the Lord.]

1 Nephi 4:35 [LDS 15:21]
[And it came to pass] [that they did speak] [unto me] again, saying, [What meaneth] this thing which [our father] saw [in a dream?]

1 Nephi 4:36 [LDS 15:21]
[What meaneth] [the tree] which [he saw?]

1 Nephi 4:37 [LDS 15:22]
[And I said] [unto them,] [It was] [a representation] [of the tree] [of life.]

1 Nephi 4:38 [LDS 15:23]
[And they said] [unto me,] [What meaneth] [the rod] [of iron] which [our father] saw, [that led] [to the tree?]

1 Nephi 4:39 [LDS 15:24]
[And I said] [unto them,] [that it was] [the word] [of God;] [and whoso] [would hearken] unto [the word] [of God,] [and would hold fast] [unto it,] [they would <never> perish;]

1 Nephi 4:40 [LDS 15:24]
Neither [could the temptations] [and the <fiery> darts] [of the adversary,] [overpower them] [unto blindness,] [to lead them away] [to destruction.]

1 Nephi 4:41 [LDS 15:25]
Wherefore, I, Nephi, [did exhort them] [to give heed] unto [the word] [of the Lord;]

1 Nephi 4:42 [LDS 15:25] [Note]
Yea, [I did exhort them] [with all] [the energies] [of my soul,] [and with all] [the faculty] which [I possessed,] [that they would give heed] to [the word] [of God,] [and remember] [to keep] [his commandments] always, [in all things.]

1 Nephi 4:43 [LDS 15:26]
[And they said] [unto me,] [What meaneth] [the river] [of water] which [our father] saw?

1 Nephi 4:44 [LDS 15:27]
[And I said] [unto them,] [that the water] which [my father] saw, [was filthiness;]

1 Nephi 4:45 [LDS 15:27]
[And so much] was [his mind] [swallowed up] [in other things,] [that he beheld] not [the filthiness] [of the water;]

1 Nephi 4:46 [LDS 15:28]
[And I said] [unto them,] [that it was] [an <awful> gulf,] [which separateth] [the wicked] [from the tree] [of life,] [and also] [from the saints] [of God.]

1 Nephi 4:47 [LDS 15:29]
[And I said] [unto them,] [that it was] [a representation] [of that <awful> hell,] which [the angel] said [unto me] [was prepared] [for the wicked.]

1 Nephi 4:48 [LDS 15:30]
[And I said] [unto them] [that our father] also saw, [that the justice] [of God] [did <also> divide] [the wicked] [from the righteous;]

1 Nephi 4:49 [LDS 15:30]
[And the brightness thereof] was [like unto the brightness] [of a <flaming> fire,] which [ascendeth up] unto God [for ever] and ever, [and hath <no> end.]

1 Nephi 4:50 [LDS 15:31] [Note]
[And they said] [unto me,] [Doth this] thing mean [the torment] [of the body] [in the days] [of probation,] [or doth it mean] [the <final> state] [of the soul] after [the death] [of the <temporal> body,] [or doth it speak] [of the things] [which are] temporal?

1 Nephi 4:51 [LDS 15:32]
[And it came to pass] [that I said] [unto them,] [that it was] [a representation] [of things both temporal] and spiritual;

1 Nephi 4:52 [LDS 15:32]
For [the day] [should come] that [they must be judged] [of their works,] [yea,{incorrect punctuation} even] [the works] which [were done] [by the <temporal> body] [in their days] [of probation;]

1 Nephi 4:53 [LDS 15:33]
Wherefore, if [they should die] [in their wickedness,] [they must be cast off] also, [as to the things which] [are spiritual,] [which are] [pertaining to righteousness;]

1 Nephi 4:54 [LDS 15:33]
[Wherefore,{incorrect punctuation} they must be brought] [to stand] before God [to be judged] [of their works:]

1 Nephi 4:55 [LDS 15:33]
[And if] [their works] [have been] filthiness, [they must needs be] filthy:

1 Nephi 4:56 [LDS 15:33] [Note]
[And if] [they be filthy,] [it must needs be] that [they can <not> dwell] [in the kingdom] [of God:]

1 Nephi 4:57 [LDS 15:33]
If so, [the kingdom] [of God] [must be filthy] also.

1 Nephi 4:58 [LDS 15:34] [Note]
[But behold,] [I say] [unto you,] [the kingdom] [of God] [is <not> filthy,] [and there can not] any [unclean thing] enter [into the kingdom] [of God;]

1 Nephi 4:59 [LDS 15:34]
[Wherefore,{incorrect punctuation} there must needs be] [a place] [of filthiness] prepared for [that which] [is filthy.]

1 Nephi 4:60 [LDS 15:35]
[And there is a place] prepared, [yea,{incorrect punctuation} even] [that <awful> hell] [of which] [I have spoken,] [and the devil] [is the foundation] [of it;]

1 Nephi 4:61 [LDS 15:35]
[Wherefore,{incorrect punctuation} the <final> state] [of the souls] [of men] [is to dwell] [in the kingdom] [of God,] [or to be cast out] because [of that justice] [of which] [I have spoken;]

1 Nephi 4:62 [LDS 15:36]
[Wherefore,{incorrect punctuation} the wicked] [are rejected] [from the righteous] [and also] [from that tree] [of life,] [whose fruit] [is most precious] [and <most> desirable] [above all other] fruits:

1 Nephi 4:63 [LDS 15:36]
Yea, [and it] [is the greatest] [of all] [the gifts] [of God.]

1 Nephi 4:64 [LDS 15:36]
[And thus] [I spake] unto [my brethren.] Amen.