中英對照/摩爾門經/尼腓一書/第6章

英文語音

尼腓寫屬神的事──尼腓的目的在勸服世人歸向亞伯拉罕的神而得救。約主前六○○年至五九二年。

Nephi writes of the things of God—Nephi’s purpose is to persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham and be saved. About 600–592 B.C.

1 現在我，尼腓，不在我紀錄的^ａ這一部分記載我祖先的家譜；以後也不會記載在我正鐫寫的^ｂ頁片上；因為這些都已列在^ｃ父親所寫的紀錄中，因此，我不寫在此書裡。

1 And now I, Nephi, do not give the genealogy of my fathers in^athis part of my record; neither at any time shall I give it after upon these ^bplates which I am ^cwriting; for it is given in the record which has been kept by my ^dfather; wherefore, I do not write it in this work.

2 我只要說我們是^ａ約瑟的後代就夠了。

2 For it sufficeth me to say that we are descendants of ^aJoseph.

3 對我來說，特別把父親所有的事情詳細記載下來是不重要的，這些事不能寫在^ａ這些頁片上，因為我要留出篇幅好寫屬神的事。

3 And it mattereth not to me that I am particular to give a full account of all the things of my father, for they cannot be written upon ^athese plates, for I desire the room that I may write of the things of God.

4 我全部的意向是我能^ａ勸服世人^ｂ歸向亞伯拉罕的神，以撒的神和雅各的神，因而得救。

4 For the fulness of mine intent is that I may ^apersuade men to^bcome unto the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved.

5 因此，^ａ取悅世人的事我不寫，我只寫取悅神和取悅不屬世界之人的事。

5 Wherefore, the things which are ^apleasing unto the world I do not write, but the things which are pleasing unto God and unto those who are not of the world.

6 因此，我要命令我的後裔，不可用對人類兒女沒有價值的事佔據這些頁片。

6 Wherefore, I shall give commandment unto my seed, that they shall not occupy these plates with things which are not of worth unto the children of men.