BoM Translation Guide



1 Nephi 6

1 Nephi 6:1 [LDS 19:22]
Now [it came to pass] that I, Nephi, [did teach] [my brethren] these things.

1 Nephi 6:2 [LDS 19:22]
[And it came to pass] [that I did read] many things [to them,] which [were engraven] upon [the plates] [of brass,] that [they might know] [concerning the doings] [of the Lord] [in <other> lands,] among people [of old.]

1 Nephi 6:3 [LDS 19:23]
[And I did read] many things [unto them,] which [were written] [in the book] [of Moses;]

1 Nephi 6:4 [LDS 19:23]
[[But that I might [more fully] persuade them]] [to believe] [in the Lord] [their Redeemer,] [I did read] [unto them] [that which] [was written] [by the prophet] Isaiah;

1 Nephi 6:5 [LDS 19:23]
For [I did liken] all scriptures [unto us] [that it might be] for [our profit] [and learning.]

1 Nephi 6:6 [LDS 19:24]
[Wherefore,{incorrect punctuation} I spake] [unto them,] saying, [Hear ye] [the words] [of the prophet,] [ye who] [are a remnant] [of the house] [of Israel,] [a branch] who [have been broken off;] [hear ye] [the words] [of the prophet,] which [were written] [unto all] [the house] [of Israel,] [and liken them] [unto yourselves,] [that ye may have] hope [as well as] [your brethren,] [from whom] [ye have been broken off.]

1 Nephi 6:7 [LDS 19:24]
For [after this manner] [has the prophet] written:

1 Nephi 6:8 [LDS 20:1] [Note]
Hearken [and hear] this, [O house] [of Jacob,] [who are called] [by the name] [of Israel,] [and are come forth] [out of the waters] [of Judah,] [who swear] [by the name] [of the Lord,] [and make mention] [of the God] [of Israel;] yet [they swear] not [in truth,] nor [in righteousness.]

1 Nephi 6:9 [LDS 20:2] [Note]
Nevertheless, [they call] [themselves of the <Holy> city,] [but they do <not> stay themselves] upon [the God] [of Israel,] who [is the Lord] [of hosts;] yea, [the Lord] [of hosts] [is his name.]

1 Nephi 6:10 [LDS 20:3] [Note]
Behold, [I have declared] [the former things] [from the beginning;] [and they went forth] [out of my mouth,] [and I shewed them;] [I did] [shew them] suddenly.

1 Nephi 6:11 [LDS 20:4] [Note]
[And I did it] because [I knew] that thou [art obstinate,] [and thy neck] [was an <iron> sinew,] [and thy <brow> brass;]

1 Nephi 6:12 [LDS 20:5] [Note]
[And I have,{incorrect punctuation} even from the beginning,] declared [to thee;] before [it came to pass] [I shewed them thee;] [and I shewed them] [for fear] lest [thou shouldst say,] [Mine idol] [hath done them,] [and my graven image,] [and my molten image] [hath commanded them.]

1 Nephi 6:13 [LDS 20:6] [Note]
[Thou hast seen] [and heard] [all this;] [and will ye <not> declare them?] [And that I have shewed thee] [new things] [from this time,] [even hidden things,] [and thou didst <not> know them.]

1 Nephi 6:14 [LDS 20:7] [Note]
[They are created] now, [and not] [from the beginning;] [even before] [the day] [when thou heardest them] not, [they were declared] [unto thee,] lest [thou shouldst say,] Behold, [I knew them.]

1 Nephi 6:15 [LDS 20:8] [Note]
Yea, [and thou heardest] not; yea, [thou knewest] not; yea, [from that time] [thine ear] [was <not> opened;] for [I knew] [that thou wouldst deal treacherously,] [and was called] [a transgressor] [from the womb.]

1 Nephi 6:16 [LDS 20:9] [Note]
Nevertheless, [for my name's] sake [will I defer] [mine anger,] [and for my praise] [will I refrain] [from thee,] [that I cut thee not off.]

1 Nephi 6:17 [LDS 20:10] [Note]
[For,{incorrect punctuation} behold,] [I have refined thee;] [I have chosen thee] [in the furnace] [of affliction.]

1 Nephi 6:18 [LDS 20:11] [Note]
[For mine own sake,] yea, [for mine own sake,] [will I do] this; for [I will <not> suffer] [my name] [to be polluted,] [and I will <not> give] [my glory] [unto another.]

1 Nephi 6:19 [LDS 20:12] [Note]
Hearken [unto me,] [O Jacob,] [and Israel,] [my called;] [for I am] he; [I am] [the first,] [and I am] also [the last.]

1 Nephi 6:20 [LDS 20:13] [Note]
[Mine hand] [hath <also> laid the foundation] [of the earth,] [and my right hand] [hath spanned] [the heavens;] I call [unto them,] [and they stand] [up together.]

1 Nephi 6:21 [LDS 20:14] [Note]
[All ye,] [assemble yourselves,] [and hear;] who [among them] [hath declared] [these things] [unto them?] [The Lord] [hath loved him;] yea, [and he will fulfill] [his word] which [he hath declared] [by them;] [and he will do] [his pleasure] [on Babylon,] [and his arm] [shall come] [upon the Chaldeans.]

1 Nephi 6:22 [LDS 20:15] [Note]
Also, saith [the Lord:] I [the Lord,] yea, I [have spoken;] yea, I [have called him,] [to declare,] [I have brought him,] [and he shall make his way] prosperous.

1 Nephi 6:23 [LDS 20:16] [Note]
[Come ye near] [unto me;] [I have <not> spoken] [in secret] [from the beginning;] [from the time] [that it was declared,] [have I spoken;] [and the Lord] God, [and his Spirit] [hath sent me.]

1 Nephi 6:24 [LDS 20:17] [Note]
[And thus] saith [the Lord,] [thy Redeemer,] [the Holy One] [of Israel:] [I have sent him,] [the Lord] [thy God] [who teacheth thee] [to profit,] [who leadeth thee] [by the way] [thou shouldst go,] [has done it.]

1 Nephi 6:25 [LDS 20:18] [Note]
[O that] [thou hadst hearkened] [to my commandment!] [then had thy peace] been [as a river,] [and thy righteousness] [as the waves] [of the sea;]

1 Nephi 6:26 [LDS 20:19] [Note]
[Thy seed] [also had been] [as the sand;] [the offspring] [of thy bowels] [like the gravel thereof:] [his name] [should <not> have been cut off] nor destroyed [from before me.]

1 Nephi 6:27 [LDS 20:20] [Note]
[Go ye forth] [of Babylon,] [flee ye] [from the Chaldeans,] [with a voice] [of singing] [declare ye,] tell this, utter to [the end] [of the earth;] [say ye,] [The Lord] [hath redeemed] [his servant] Jacob.

1 Nephi 6:28 [LDS 20:21] [Note]
[And they thirsted] not; [he led them] [through the deserts:] [he caused the waters] [to flow] [out of the rock] [for them:] [he clave] [the rock] also, [and the waters] [gushed out.]

1 Nephi 6:29 [LDS 20:22] [Note]
[And notwithstanding] [he hath done] all this, [and greater] also, [there is <no> peace,] saith [the Lord,] [unto the wicked.]

1 Nephi 6:30 [LDS 21:1]
[And again:] Hearken, [O ye house] [of Israel,] all [ye that are broken off] [and are driven out,] [because of the wickedness] [of the pastors] [of my people;] yea, all [ye that are broken off] [that are scattered abroad,] who [are of my people,] [O house] [of Israel.]

1 Nephi 6:31 [LDS 21:1] [Note]
Listen [O isles] [unto me;] [and hearken,] [ye people,] [from far;] [the Lord] [hath called me] [from the womb;] [from the bowels] [of my mother] [hath he made mention] [of my name.]

1 Nephi 6:32 [LDS 21:2] [Note]
[And he hath made] [my mouth] [like a <sharp> sword;] [in the shadow] [of his hand] [hath he hid me,] [and made me] [a <polished> shaft:] [in his quiver] [hath he hid me,]

1 Nephi 6:33 [LDS 21:3] [Note]
[And said] [unto me,] Thou [art my servant,] [O Israel,] [in whom] [I will] [be glorified.]

1 Nephi 6:34 [LDS 21:4] [Note]
[Then I] said, [I have labored] [in vain,] [I have spent] [my strength] [for nought,] [and in vain;] surely, [my judgment] [is with] [the Lord,] [and my work] with [my God.]

1 Nephi 6:35 [LDS 21:5] [Note]
[And now,] saith [the Lord,] [that formed me] [from the womb] [that I should be] his servant, [to bring] [Jacob again] [to him:] [Though Israel] [be <not> gathered,] [yet shall I be glorious] [in the eyes] [of the Lord,] [and my God] [shall be] [my strength.]

1 Nephi 6:36 [LDS 21:6] [Note]
[And he said,] [It is a light thing] [that thou shouldst be] my servant [to raise up] the tribes [of Jacob,] [and to restore] [the preserved] [of Israel.] [I will also give thee] [for a light] [to the Gentiles,] [that thou mayest be] [my salvation] unto [the ends] [of the earth.]

1 Nephi 6:37 [LDS 21:7] [Note]
Thus saith [the Lord,] [the Redeemer] [of Israel,] [his Holy One,] [to him whom man] despiseth, [to him whom the nations] abhorreth, [to servant] [of rulers,] kings [shall see] [and arise,] princes [also shall worship,] because [of the Lord] that [is faithful.]

1 Nephi 6:38 [LDS 21:8] [Note]
Thus saith [the Lord,] [In an <acceptable> time] [have I heard thee,] [O isles] [of the sea,] [and in a day] [of salvation] [have I helped thee:] [and I will preserve thee,] [and give thee] [my servant] [for a covenant] [of the people,] [to establish] [the earth,] [to cause to inherit] [the <desolate> heritages;]

1 Nephi 6:39 [LDS 21:9] [Note]
[That thou mayest say] [to the prisoners,] [Go forth;] [to them that] [sit in darkness,] [Shew yourselves.] [They shall feed] [in the ways,] [and their pastures] [shall be in all] [high places.]

1 Nephi 6:40 [LDS 21:10] [Note]
[They shall <not> hunger] nor thirst, neither [shall the heat] nor [the sun] [smite them;] for [he that hath mercy on them] [shall lead them,] even [by the springs] [of water] [shall he guide them.]

1 Nephi 6:41 [LDS 21:11] [Note]
[And I] [will make] all [my mountains] [a way,] [and my highways] [shall be exalted.]

1 Nephi 6:42 [LDS 21:12] [Note]
[And then,] [O house] [of Israel,] behold, these [shall come] [from far;] [and lo,] these [from the north] [and from the west;] [and these] [from the land] [of Sinim.]

1 Nephi 6:43 [LDS 21:13] [Note]
Sing, [O heavens;] [and be joyful,] [O earth;] [for the feet] [of those who] [are in the east] [shall be established;] [and break forth] [into singing,] [O mountains;] for [they shall be] smitten no more: for [the Lord] [hath comforted] [his people,] [and will have mercy] [upon his afflicted.]

1 Nephi 6:44 [LDS 21:14] [Note]
[But behold,] Zion [hath said,] [The Lord] [hath forsaken me,] [and my Lord] [hath forgotten me;] [but he will shew] that [he hath not.]

1 Nephi 6:45 [LDS 21:15] [Note]
For [can a woman] forget [her sucking child,] that [she should not have compassion] [on the son] [of her womb?] Yea, [they may forget,] [yet will I] not [forget thee,] [O house] [of Israel.]

1 Nephi 6:46 [LDS 21:16] [Note]
Behold, [I have graven] [thee upon] [the palms of my hands;] [thy walls] [are continually] [before me.]

1 Nephi 6:47 [LDS 21:17] [Note]
[Thy children] [shall make haste] [against thy destroyers;] [and they that made thee waste] [shall go forth] [of thee.]

1 Nephi 6:48 [LDS 21:18] [Note]
[Lift up] [thine eyes] [round about,] [and behold:] all [these gather themselves together,] [and they shall come] [to thee.] [And as I] live, saith [the Lord,] [thou shalt surely] [clothe thee] [with them all,] [as with an ornament,] [and bind them on] [even as a bride.]

1 Nephi 6:49 [LDS 21:19] [Note]
For [thy waste] [and thy desolate places,] [and the land] [of thy destruction,] [shall even] now [be too narrow] [by reason of the inhabitants;] [and they that swallowed thee up,] [shall be far away.]

1 Nephi 6:50 [LDS 21:20] [Note]
[The children] [whom thou shalt have,{incorrect punctuation} after thou hast lost the first,] [shall again] [in thine ears] say, [The place] [is too straight] [for me:] give place [to me] [that I may dwell.]

1 Nephi 6:51 [LDS 21:21] [Note]
[Then shalt thou say] [in thine heart,] Who [hath begotten] me these, [seeing I] [have lost my children,] [and am desolate,] [a captive,] [and removing to and fro?] [and who] [hath brought up] these? Behold, I [was left] alone; these, where [have they been?]

1 Nephi 6:52 [LDS 21:22] [Note]
Thus saith [the Lord] God, Behold, [I will lift up] [mine hand] to [the Gentiles,] [and set up] [my standard] to [the people;] [and they shall bring] [thy sons] [in their arms,] [and thy daughters] [shall be carried] upon [their shoulders.]

1 Nephi 6:53 [LDS 21:23] [Note]
[And kings] [shall be] [thy nursing fathers,] [and their queens] [thy nursing mothers:] [they shall bow down] [to thee] [with their face] [towards the earth,] [and lick up] [the dust] [of thy feet;] [and thou shalt know] that [I am] [the Lord:] for [they shall <not> be ashamed] [that wait for me.]

1 Nephi 6:54 [LDS 21:24] [Note]
For [shall the prey] [be taken] [from the mighty,] [or the <lawful> captives] delivered?

1 Nephi 6:55 [LDS 21:25] [Note]
But thus saith [the Lord,] Even [the captives] [of the mighty] [shall be taken away,] [and the prey] [of the terrible] [shall be delivered:] for I [will contend] [with him that contendeth with thee,] (direct obj) [and I will save] [thy children.]

1 Nephi 6:56 [LDS 21:26] [Note]
[And I will feed] [them that oppress thee] [with their own flesh:] [they shall be drunken] [with their own blood,] [as with sweet wine:] [and all] flesh [shall know] that I [the Lord] [am thy Savior] [and thy Redeemer,] [the mighty one] [of Jacob.]