BoM Translation Guide



Alma 4

Alma 4:1 [LDS 6:1] [Note]
[And now] [it came to pass] [that after] Alma [had made an end] [of speaking] unto [the people] [of the church,] which [was established] [in the city] [of Zarahemla,] [he ordained] priests [and elders,] [by laying] [on his hands] [according to the order] [of God,] [to preside] [and watch] over [the church.]

Alma 4:2 [LDS 6:2]
[And it came to pass] [that whosoever] did [not belong] [to the church] who repented [of their sins,] [were baptized] [unto repentance,] [and were received] into [the church.]

Alma 4:3 [LDS 6:3]
[And it also came to pass] [that whosoever did belong] [to the church,] [that did <not> repent] [of their wickedness,] [and humble themselves] before God;

Alma 4:4 [LDS 6:4]
[I mean] [those who] [were lifted up] [in the pride] [of their hearts;] [the same] [were rejected,] [and their names] [were blotted out,] [that their names] [were not] numbered among [those of the righteous;] [and thus] [they began] [to establish] [the order] [of the church] [in the city] [of Zarahemla.]

Alma 4:5 [LDS 6:5]
[Now I would that] [ye should understand] [that the word] [of God] was liberal [unto all;] [that none] [were deprived] [of the privilege] [of assembling themselves together] [to hear] [the word] [of God;]

Alma 4:6 [LDS 6:6]
[Nevertheless the children] [of God] [were commanded] [that they should gather themselves together oft,] [and join] [in fasting] [and <mighty> prayer,] [in behalf] [of the welfare] [of the souls] [of those who] knew not God.

Alma 4:7 [LDS 6:7]
[And now] [it came to pass] [that when Alma] [had made] these regulations, [he departed] [from them,] yea, [from the church] which [was in the city] [of Zarahemla,]

Alma 4:8 [LDS 6:7]
[And went over] [upon the east] [of the river] Sidon, [into the valley] [of Gideon,] [there having been] [a city] built which [was called] [the city] [of Gideon,] [which was] [in the valley] [that was called] Gideon, [being called] after [the man] who [was slain] [by the hand] [of Nehor] [with the sword.]

Alma 4:9 [LDS 6:8]
[And Alma] went [and began] [to declare] [the word] [of God] unto [the church] which [was established] [in the valley] [of Gideon,] [according to the revelation] [of the truth] [of the word] which [had been spoken] [by his fathers,]

Alma 4:10 [LDS 6:8]
[And according to the spirit] [of prophecy] which [was in him,] [according to the testimony] [of Jesus] Christ, [the Son] [of God,] [who should come] [to redeem] [his people] [from their sins,] [and the <holy> order] [by which] [he was called.] [And thus] [it is written.] Amen.