BoM Translation Guide



Alma 30

Alma 30:1 [LDS 63:1]
[And it came to pass] [in the commencement] [of the thirty] [and sixth] year [of the reign] [of the Judges] over [the people] [of Nephi,] [that Shiblon] [took possession] [of <those> <sacred> things] which [had been delivered] unto Helaman by Alma;

Alma 30:2 [LDS 63:2]
[And he was] [a <just> man,] [and he did walk] uprightly before God; [and he did observe] [to do good] continually, [to keep] [the commandments] [of the Lord] [his God;] [and also] [did his brother.]

Alma 30:3 [LDS 63:3]
[And it came to pass] [that Moroni] died also.

Alma 30:4 [LDS 63:3]
[And thus] ended [the thirty] [and sixth] year [of the reign] [of the Judges.]

Alma 30:5 [LDS 63:4]
[And it came to pass] [that in the thirty] [and seventh] year [of the reign] [of the Judges,] [there was] [a <large> company] [of men,] [even to the amount] [of five] thousand [and four] hundred men, with [their wives] [and their children,] departed [out of the land] [of Zarahemla,] into [the land] which [was northward.]

Alma 30:6 [LDS 63:5]
[And it came to pass] [that Hagoth,] [he being an <exceeding> <curious> man,] [therefore he went forth,] [and built] him [an <exceeding> <large> ship,] [on the borders] [of the land] Bountiful, [by the land] Desolation, [and launched it forth] [into the <west> sea,] [by the <narrow> neck] [which led] [into the land] northward.

Alma 30:7 [LDS 63:6] [Note]
[And behold] [there were] many [of the Nephites] who [did enter therein,] [and did sail] forth [with <much> provisions,] [and also] many women [and children;] [and they took their course] northward.

Alma 30:8 [LDS 63:6]
[And thus] ended [the thirty] [and seventh] year.

Alma 30:9 [LDS 63:7]
[And in the thirty] [and eighth] year, this man built other ships.

Alma 30:10 [LDS 63:7] [Note]
[And the <first> ship] [did also] return, [and many] [more people] [did enter] [into it;] [and they <also> took] much provisions, [and set out] again to [the land] northward.

Alma 30:11 [LDS 63:8]
[And it came to pass] [that they were <never> heard of] more. [And we suppose] that [they were drowned up] [in the depths] [of the sea.]

Alma 30:12 [LDS 63:8]
[And it came to pass] [that one other] ship also [did sail forth;] [and whither] [she did go] [we know] not.

Alma 30:13 [LDS 63:9]
[And it came to pass] [that in this year,] [there were] many people who [went forth] into [the land] northward. [And thus] ended [the thirty] [and eighth] year.

Alma 30:14 [LDS 63:10]
[And it came to pass] [in the thirty] [and ninth] year [of the reign] [of the Judges,] Shiblon died also, [and Corianton] [had gone forth] to [the land] northward, [in a ship,] [to carry forth] provisions unto [the people] who [had gone forth] into [that land;]

Alma 30:15 [LDS 63:11]
[Therefore it became expedient] [for Shiblon] [to confer] those sacred things, before [his death,] upon [the son] [of Helaman,] who [was called] Helaman, [being called] [after the name] [of his father.]

Alma 30:16 [LDS 63:12]
Now behold, all those engravings which [were in the possession] [of Helaman,] [were written] [and sent forth] [among the children] [of men] [throughout all] [the land,] save [it were those parts] which [had been] commanded [by Alma] [should <not> go forth.]

Alma 30:17 [LDS 63:13]
[Nevertheless <these> things] [were to be kept] sacred, [and handed down] [from <one> generation] [to another;] [therefore,{incorrect punctuation} in this year] [they had been conferred] upon Helaman, before [the death] [of Shiblon.]

Alma 30:18 [LDS 63:14]
[And it came to pass] also [in this year,] [that there were] [some dissenters] who [had gone forth] unto [the Lamanites;] [and they were stirred up] again [to anger] against [the Nephites.]

Alma 30:19 [LDS 63:15]
[And also] [in this same] year, [they came down] [with a <numerous> army] [to war] against [the people] [of Moronihah,] [or against] [the army] [of Moronihah,] [in the which] [they were beaten,] [and driven] back again to [their own lands,] suffering great loss.

Alma 30:20 [LDS 63:16]
[And thus] ended [the thirty] [and ninth] year [of the reign] [of the Judges] over [the people] [of Nephi.]

Alma 30:21 [LDS 63:17]
[And thus] ended [the account] [of Alma,] [and Helaman] [his son,] [and also] Shiblon, who [was his son.]