中英對照/摩爾門經/摩爾門語/第1章

英文語音

摩爾門節錄尼腓大片──他把小片和其他頁片放在一起──便雅憫王在那地建立和平。約主後三八五年。

Mormon abridges the large plates of Nephi—He puts the small plates with the other plates—King Benjamin establishes peace in the land. About A.D.385.

1 現在我，^ａ摩爾門，就要把我正在寫的紀錄交在我的兒子摩羅乃手中，看啊，我已目睹我人民尼腓人幾乎全部毀滅。

1 And now I, Mormon, being about to deliver up the ^arecordwhich I have been making into the hands of my son Moroni, behold I have witnessed almost all the destruction of my people, the Nephites.

2 我把這些紀錄交在我兒子手中時，已是基督來臨後^ａ好幾百年，我想他會目睹我人民徹底毀滅，願神准許他活得比他們久，使他能寫一些他們的事，也寫一些關於基督的事。他所寫的，將來或許對他們^ｂ有益。

2 And it is ^amany hundred years after the coming of Christ that I deliver these records into the hands of my son; and it supposeth me that he will witness the entire ^bdestruction of my people. But may God grant that he may survive them, that he may write somewhat concerning them, and somewhat concerning Christ, that perhaps some day it may ^cprofit them.

3 現在我要談談我所寫的事；我^ａ節錄^ｂ尼腓片，一直節錄到亞瑪力所說的這位便雅憫王的統治期間，然後去查看交在我手中的^ｃ紀錄，結果找到這些頁片，裡面包含從雅各到這位^ｄ便雅憫王的統治期間，眾先知的簡短記事，以及尼腓所說的許多話。

3 And now, I speak somewhat concerning that which I have written; for after I had made an ^aabridgment from the ^bplates of Nephi, down to the reign of this king Benjamin, of whom Amaleki spake, I searched among the ^crecords which had been delivered into my hands, and I found these plates, which contained this small account of the prophets, from Jacob down to the reign of this king^dBenjamin, and also many of the words of Nephi.

4 我^ａ喜愛這些頁片上所記載的事情，因為其中有基督來臨的預言；我祖先知道很多預言都應驗了，是的，我也知道凡有關我們的預言，到目前為止都應驗了，而那些有關未來的預言，也必應驗。

4 And the things which are upon these plates ^apleasing me, because of the prophecies of the coming of Christ; and my fathers knowing that many of them have been fulfilled; yea, and I also know that as many things as have been ^bprophesied concerning us down to this day have been fulfilled, and as many as go beyond this day must surely come to pass—

5 所以，我選擇^ａ這些事情，來完成我這部分的紀錄，我紀錄的其餘部分，要取自^ｂ尼腓片；我人民的事情，我連^ｃ百分之一都無法記載。

5 Wherefore, I chose ^athese things, to finish my ^brecord upon them, which remainder of my record I shall take from the ^cplatesof Nephi; and I cannot write the ^dhundredth part of the things of my people.

6 但是看啊，我要把包含這些預言和啟示的頁片，與我紀錄的其餘部分放在一起，因為對我而言，這些部分是精選的，我知道對我的弟兄而言，這些也會是精選的。

6 But behold, I shall take these plates, which contain these prophesyings and revelations, and put them with the remainder of my record, for they are choice unto me; and I know they will be choice unto my brethren.

7 我這麼做是為了一個^ａ睿智的目的，因為依照那在我裡面的主的靈的指引，有個聲音輕聲對我這樣說。我雖不明白所有的事，但主^ｂ知道未來所有的事，所以，祂啟發我照祂的旨意去做。

7 And I do this for a ^awise ^bpurpose; for thus it whispereth me, according to the workings of the Spirit of the Lord which is in me. And now, I do not know all things; but the Lord ^cknoweth all things which are to come; wherefore, he ^dworketh in me to do according to his ^ewill.

8 我^ａ求神眷顧我的弟兄，使他們能重新認識神，是的，認識基督的救贖，使他們能再成為^ｂ可愛的民族。

8 And my ^aprayer to God is concerning my brethren, that they may once again come to the knowledge of God, yea, the redemption of Christ; that they may once again be a ^bdelightsomepeople.

9 現在我，摩爾門，就要完成我取自尼腓片的紀錄，我是藉著神賜給我的知識和理解記錄的。

9 And now I, Mormon, proceed to finish out my record, which I take from the plates of Nephi; and I make it according to the knowledge and the ^aunderstanding which God has given me.

10 事情是這樣的，亞瑪力把這些頁片^ａ交在便雅憫王手中後，便雅憫王就把這些頁片與^ｂ其他頁片放在一起，其中包含^ｃ列王代代相傳，直到便雅憫王的時代的紀錄。

10 Wherefore, it came to pass that after Amaleki had ^adeliveredup these plates into the hands of king Benjamin, he took them and put them with the ^bother plates, which contained records which had been handed down by the ^ckings, from generation to generation until the days of king Benjamin.

11 然後再由便雅憫王，代代相傳，直到傳入^ａ我手中。我，摩爾門，求神使這些頁片今後能得保全，我知道這些頁片必得保全，因為其中記載了許多偉大的事；我的人民和他們的弟兄在最後的大日子，都要按照其中所記載的神的話接受^ｂ審判。

11 And they were handed down from king Benjamin, from generation to generation until they have fallen into ^amy hands. And I, Mormon, pray to God that they may be preserved from this time henceforth. And I know that they will be preserved; for there are great things written upon them, out of which ^bmy people and their brethren shall be ^cjudged at the great and last day, according to the word of God which is written.

12 現在，關於這位便雅憫王──他自己的人民中有一些紛爭。

12 And now, concerning this king Benjamin—he had somewhat of contentions among his own people.

13 事情是這樣的，拉曼軍也從^ａ尼腓地下來，要與他的人民作戰。但是看啊，便雅憫王召集他的軍隊，他抵抗他們；他以^ｂ拉班劍，親自與敵人作戰。

13 And it came to pass also that the armies of the Lamanites came down out of the ^aland of Nephi, to battle against his people. But behold, king Benjamin gathered together his armies, and he did stand against them; and he did fight with the strength of his own arm, with the ^bsword of Laban.

14 他們憑主的力量與敵人戰鬥，直到殺死數千名拉曼人。事情是這樣的，他們與拉曼人戰鬥，直到把他們趕出他們繼承的所有土地。

14 And in the ^astrength of the Lord they did contend against their enemies, until they had slain many thousands of the Lamanites. And it came to pass that they did contend against the Lamanites until they had driven them out of all the lands of their ^binheritance.

15 事情是這樣的，在有了一些假^ａ基督，他們被禁止發言，並按其罪行受懲罰後；

15 And it came to pass that after there had been false ^aChrists, and their mouths had been shut, and they punished according to their crimes;

16 在人民中有了假先知、假宣教士、假教師，他們也都按其罪行受懲罰後；在有很多紛爭，許多人叛離，投向拉曼人後，看啊，事情是這樣的，便雅憫王在人民中聖^ａ先知的協助下──

16 And after there had been ^afalse prophets, and false preachers and teachers among the people, and all these having been punished according to their crimes; and after there having been much contention and many dissensions away ^bunto the Lamanites, behold, it came to pass that king Benjamin, with the assistance of the holy ^cprophets who were among his people—

17 看啊，便雅憫王是個^ａ聖潔的人，以正義統治人民；這地也有許多聖潔的人，他們以神的^ｂ大能與權柄宣講神的話；由於這人民倔強，他們的話都十分^ｃ嚴厲──

17 For behold, king Benjamin was a ^aholy man, and he did reign over his people in righteousness; and there were many holy men in the land, and they did speak the word of God with ^bpower and with authority; and they did use much ^csharpness because of the stiffneckedness of the people—

18 因此，在這些人以及眾先知的協助下，便雅憫王藉盡心工作再次在這地建立和平。

18 Wherefore, with the help of these, king ^aBenjamin, by laboring with all the might of his body and the ^bfaculty of his whole soul, and also the prophets, did once more establish peace in the land.