BoM Translation Guide



4 Nephi 1

4 Nephi 1:1 [LDS 1:1]
[And it came to pass] [that the thirty] [and fourth] year [passed away,] [and also] [the thirty] [and fifth,] [and behold] [the disciples] [of Jesus] [had formed] [a church] [of Christ] [in all] [the lands] [round about.]

4 Nephi 1:2 [LDS 1:1]
[And as many as] did come [unto them,] [and did <truly> repent] [of their sins,] [were baptized] [in the name] [of Jesus;] [and they did <also> receive] [the <Holy> Ghost.]

4 Nephi 1:3 [LDS 1:2]
[And it came to pass] [in the thirty] [and sixth] year, [the people] [were all] converted unto [the Lord,] upon all [the face] [of the land,] (direct obj) [both Nephites] (direct obj) [and Lamanites,] [and there were] no contentions [and disputations] [among them,] [and every] man [did deal] justly one with another;

4 Nephi 1:4 [LDS 1:3]
[And they had all things] common [among them,] therefore [they were <not> rich] [and poor,] bond [and free,] [but they were all] [made free,] [and partakers] [of the <heavenly> gift.]

4 Nephi 1:5 [LDS 1:4]
[And it came to pass] [that the thirty] [and seventh] year [passed away] also, [and there still] continued [to be] peace [in the land.]

4 Nephi 1:6 [LDS 1:5]
[And there were] great [and marvelous works] wrought [by the disciples] [of Jesus,] [insomuch that they did heal] [the sick,] [and raise] [the dead,] [[and cause [the lame] to walk, ]] [and the blind] [to receive] [their sight,] [and the deaf] [to hear;]

4 Nephi 1:7 [LDS 1:5]
[And all manner] [of miracles] [did they work] [among the children] [of men;] [and in nothing] [did they work] miracles save [it were in the name] [of Jesus.]

4 Nephi 1:8 [LDS 1:6]
[And thus] [did the thirty] [and eighth] year [pass away,] [and also] [the thirty] [and ninth,] [and the forty] [and first,] [and the forty] [and second;] [yea,{incorrect punctuation} even] until forty [and nine] years [had passed away,] [and also] [the fifty] [and first,] [and the fifty] [and second;] yea, [and even until] fifty [and nine] years [had passed away;]

4 Nephi 1:9 [LDS 1:7]
[And the Lord] [did prosper them] exceedingly, [in the land:] yea, [insomuch that they did build] cities again [where there] [had been <cities> burned;] [yea,{incorrect punctuation} even] [that <great> <city> Zarahemla] [did they cause to be built] again.

4 Nephi 1:10 [LDS 1:9]
[But there were] many cities which [had been sunk,] [and waters] [came up] [in the stead thereof;] therefore these cities [could <not> be renewed.]

4 Nephi 1:11 [LDS 1:10]
[And now] behold [it came to pass] that [the people] [of Nephi] [did wax strong,] [and did multiply] exceeding fast, [and became] [an <exceeding> fair] [and <delightsome> people.]

4 Nephi 1:12 [LDS 1:11] [Note]
[And they were married,] [and given in marriage,] [and were blessed] [according to the multitude] [of the promises] which [the Lord] [had made] [unto them.]

4 Nephi 1:13 [LDS 1:12]
[And they did <not> walk] [any more] after [the performances] [and ordinances] [of the Law] [of Moses,] [but they did walk] after [the commandments] which [they had received] [from their Lord] [and their God,] continuing [in fasting] [and prayer,] [and in meeting together oft,] [both to pray] and [to hear] [the word] [of the Lord.]

4 Nephi 1:14 [LDS 1:13]
[And it came to pass] [that there was] no contention among all [the people,] [in all] [the land,] [but there were <mighty> miracles] wrought among [the disciples] [of Jesus.]

4 Nephi 1:15 [LDS 1:14]
[And it came to pass] [that the seventy] [and first] year [passed away,] [and also] [the seventy] [and second] year; yea, [and in fine,] until [the seventy] [and ninth] year [had passed away;] [yea,{incorrect punctuation} even] [an hundred] years [had passed away,] [and the disciples] [of Jesus,] whom [he had chosen,] [had all] gone [to the paradise] [of God,] save [it were the three] who [should tarry;]

4 Nephi 1:16 [LDS 1:14]
[And there were] other disciples ordained [in their stead;] [and also] many [of that generation] which [had passed away.]

4 Nephi 1:17 [LDS 1:15]
[And it came to pass] [that there was] no contention [in the land,] [because] [of the love] [of God] [which did dwell] [in the hearts] [of the people.]

4 Nephi 1:18 [LDS 1:16]
[And there were] no envyings, nor strifes, nor tumults, nor whoredoms, nor lyings, nor murders, nor [any manner] [of lasciviousness;]

4 Nephi 1:19 [LDS 1:16]
[And surely] [there could] not [be a happier] people among all [the people] who [had been created] [by the hand] [of God:]

4 Nephi 1:20 [LDS 1:17]
[There were] no robbers, nor murderers, neither [were there] Lamanites, nor [any manner] [of ites;] [but they were in one,] [the children] [of Christ,] [and heirs] [to the kingdom] [of God;]

4 Nephi 1:21 [LDS 1:18]
[And how] [blessed were they,] [for the Lord] [did bless them] [in all] [their doings;] [yea,{incorrect punctuation} even] [they were blessed] [and prospered,] until [an hundred] [and ten] years [had passed away;] [and the <first> generation] [from Christ] [had passed away,] [and there was] no contention [in all] [the land.]

4 Nephi 1:22 [LDS 1:19]
[And it came to pass] [that Nephi,] [he that kept] [the <last> record,] [(and he kept it] upon [the plates] [of Nephi,)] died, [and his son] Amos [kept it] [in his stead;] [and he kept it] upon [the plates] [of Nephi] also;

4 Nephi 1:23 [LDS 1:20]
[And he kept it] eighty [and four] years, [and there was] still peace [in the land,] save [it were a <small> part] [of the people] who [had revolted] [from the church,] [and took] [upon them] [the name] [of Lamanites;] [therefore there began] [to be] Lamanites again [in the land.]

4 Nephi 1:24 [LDS 1:21]
[And it came to pass] [that Amos] died also, [(and it was] [an hundred] [and ninety] [and four] years [from the coming] [of Christ,)] [and his son] Amos kept [the record] [in his stead;] [and he <also> kept it] upon [the plates] [of Nephi;] [and it was <also> written] [in the book] [of Nephi,] which [is <this> book.]

4 Nephi 1:25 [LDS 1:22]
[And it came to pass] [that two hundred] years [had passed away,] [and the <second> generation] [had all] [passed away] save [it were a few.]

4 Nephi 1:26 [LDS 1:23]
[And now] I, Mormon, [would that] [ye should know] that [the people] [had multiplied,] [insomuch that they were spread] upon all [the face] [of the land,] [and that they had become <exceeding> rich,] [because of their prosperity] [in Christ.]

4 Nephi 1:27 [LDS 1:24]
[And now] [in this] [two hundred] [and first] year, [there began] [to be among them] [those who] [were lifted up] [in pride,] [such as the wearing] [of <costly> apparel,] [and all manner] [of <fine> pearls,] [and of the fine things] [of the world.]

4 Nephi 1:28 [LDS 1:25] [Note]
[And from] that [time forth] [they did have] [their goods] [and their substance] no more common [among them,] [and they began] [to be divided] [into classes,] [and they began] [to build up] churches [unto themselves,] [to get gain,] [and began] [to deny] [the <true> church] [of Christ.]

4 Nephi 1:29 [LDS 1:27]
[And it came to pass] [that when two hundred] [and ten] years [had passed away,] [there were <many> churches] [in the land;] yea, [there were <many> churches] which professed [to know] [the Christ,] [and yet] [they did deny] [the more part] [of his gospel,] [insomuch that they did receive] [all manner] [of wickedness,] [and did administer] [that which was] sacred [unto him] [to whom] [it had been forbidden,] [because of unworthiness.]

4 Nephi 1:30 [LDS 1:28]
[And <this> church] [did multiply] exceedingly, [because of iniquity,] [and because of the power] [of Satan] who [did get hold upon] [their hearts.]

4 Nephi 1:31 [LDS 1:29]
[And again,] [there was <another> church] [which denied] [the Christ;] [and they did persecute] [the <true> church] [of Christ;] [because of their humility,] [and their belief] [in Christ,] [and they did despise them,] [because of the <many> miracles] which [were wrought] [among them;]

4 Nephi 1:32 [LDS 1:30]
[Therefore they did exercise] power [and authority] [over the disciples] [of Jesus] who [did tarry] [with them,] [and they did cast them] [into prison;]

4 Nephi 1:33 [LDS 1:30]
[But by the power] [of the word] [of God,] which [was in them,] [the prisons] [were rent] [in twain,] [and they went forth] doing mighty miracles [among them.]

4 Nephi 1:34 [LDS 1:31]
Nevertheless, [and notwithstanding] all these miracles, [the people] [did harden] [their hearts,] [and did seek] [to kill them,] [even as the Jews] [at Jerusalem] sought [to kill] Jesus, [according to his word,]

4 Nephi 1:35 [LDS 1:32]
[And they did cast them] [into furnaces] [of fire,] [and they came forth] receiving no harm; [and they <also> cast them] [into dens] [of <wild> beasts,] [and they did play] [with the <wild> beasts] [even as a child] with [a lamb;] [and they did] [come forth] [from among them,] receiving no harm.

4 Nephi 1:36 [LDS 1:34]
Nevertheless, [the people] [did harden] [their hearts,] for [they were led] [by <many> priests] [and <false> prophets] [to build up] many churches, [and to do] [all manner] [of iniquity.]

4 Nephi 1:37 [LDS 1:34]
[And they did smite] upon [the people] [of Jesus;] [but the people] [of Jesus] [did <not> smite] again.

4 Nephi 1:38 [LDS 1:34]
[And thus] [they did dwindle] [in unbelief] [and wickedness,] [from year] [to year,] [even until] [two hundred] [and thirty] years [had passed away.]

4 Nephi 1:39 [LDS 1:35]
[And now] [it came to pass] [in this <year,>{incorrect punctuation} yea,] [in the two hundred] [and thirty] [and first] year, [there was] [a <great> <division> among] [the people.]

4 Nephi 1:40 [LDS 1:36]
[And it came to pass] [that in this year] [there arose] [a people] who [were called] [the Nephites,] [and they were <true> believers] [in Christ;] [and among them] [there were] [those who] [were called] [by the Lamanites,] Jacobites, [and Josephites,] [and Zoramites;]

4 Nephi 1:41 [LDS 1:37]
Therefore [the <true> believers] [in Christ,] [and the <true> worshipers] [of Christ,] (among whom were [the <three> disciples] [of Jesus] who [should tarry,)] [were called] Nephites, [and Jacobites,] [and Josephites,] [and Zoramites.]

4 Nephi 1:42 [LDS 1:38]
[And it came to pass] [that they who] rejected [the gospel,] [were called] Lamanites, [and Lemuelites,] [and Ishmaelites;] [and they did <not> dwindle] [in unbelief,] [but they did <wilfully> rebel] against [the gospel] [of Christ;]

4 Nephi 1:43 [LDS 1:38]
[And they did teach] [their children] [that they should <not> believe,] [even as their fathers,] [from the beginning,] [did dwindle.]

4 Nephi 1:44 [LDS 1:39]
[And it was] [because of the wickedness] [and abominations] [of their fathers,] [even as] [it was] [in the beginning.]

4 Nephi 1:45 [LDS 1:39]
[And they were taught] [to hate] [the children] [of God,] [even as the Lamanites] [were taught] [to hate] [the children] [of Nephi,] [from the beginning.]

4 Nephi 1:46 [LDS 1:40]
[And it came to pass] [that two hundred] [and forty] [and four] years [had passed away,] [and thus] were [the affairs] [of the people.]

4 Nephi 1:47 [LDS 1:40]
[And the more wicked part] [of the people] [did wax strong,] [and became] exceeding [more numerous] than [were the people] [of God.]

4 Nephi 1:48 [LDS 1:41]
[And they did <still> continue] [to build up] churches [unto themselves,] [and adorn them] [with all manner] [of precious things.]

4 Nephi 1:49 [LDS 1:41]
[And thus] [did two hundred] [and fifty] years [pass away,] [and also] [two hundred] [and sixty] years.

4 Nephi 1:50 [LDS 1:42]
[And it came to pass] that [the wicked part] [of the people] began again [to build up] [the <secret> oaths] [and combinations] [of Gadianton.]

4 Nephi 1:51 [LDS 1:43] [Note]
[And also] [the people] who [were called] [the people] [of Nephi,] began [to be] proud [in their hearts,] [because of their <exceeding> riches,] [and became vain,] [like unto their brethren,] [the Lamanites.]

4 Nephi 1:52 [LDS 1:44]
[And from this time,] [the disciples] began [to sorrow] [for the sins] [of the world.]

4 Nephi 1:53 [LDS 1:45]
[And it came to pass] [that when three] hundred years [had passed away,] [both the people] [of Nephi] [and the Lamanites] [had become] exceeding wicked one [like unto another.]

4 Nephi 1:54 [LDS 1:46]
[And it came to pass] [that the robbers] [of Gadianton] [did spread] [over all] [the face] [of the land;] [and there were none] [that were righteous,] save [it were the disciples] [of Jesus.]

4 Nephi 1:55 [LDS 1:46]
[And gold] [and silver] [did they lay up] [in store] [in abundance,] [and did traffic] [in all] [manner] [of traffic.]

4 Nephi 1:56 [LDS 1:47]
[And it came to pass] [that after] three hundred [and five] years [had passed away,] [(and the people] [did still] remain [in wickedness,)] Amos died, [and his brother] Ammoron [did keep] [the record] [in his stead.]

4 Nephi 1:57 [LDS 1:48]
[And it came to pass] [that when three] hundred [and twenty] years [had passed away,] Ammoron, [being constrained] [by the <Holy> Ghost,] [did hide up] [the records] [which were] sacred;

4 Nephi 1:58 [LDS 1:48]
[Yea,{incorrect punctuation} even] all [the <sacred> records] which [had been handed] [down from generation] [to generation,] [which were] sacred, [even until] [the three] hundred [and twentieth] year [from the coming] [of Christ.]

4 Nephi 1:59 [LDS 1:49]
[And he did hide them up] unto [the Lord,] [that they might come again] unto [the remnant] [of the house] [of Jacob,] [according to the prophecies] [and the promises] [of the Lord.] [And thus] [is the end] [of the record] [of Ammoron.]