中英對照/摩爾門經/摩羅乃書/第1章

第一章

Chapter 1

摩羅乃為造福拉曼人而寫──不否認基督的尼腓人都被處死。約主後四○一年至四二一年。

Moroni writes for the benefit of the Lamanites—The Nephites who will not deny Christ are put to death. About A.D. 401–21.

1 我，^ａ摩羅乃，節錄完雅列人的記事後，本以為不會再多寫了，但我還沒有死；我不讓拉曼人發現我，免得他們殺害我。

1 Now I, Moroni, after having made an end of abridging the account of the people of Jared, I had supposed ^anot to have written more, but I have not as yet perished; and I make not myself known to the Lamanites lest they should destroy me.

2 因為看啊，他們之間的^ａ戰爭非常激烈；他們出於仇恨，^ｂ處死每一個不否認基督的尼腓人。

2 For behold, their ^awars are exceedingly fierce among themselves; and because of their ^bhatred they ^cput to death every Nephite that will not deny the Christ.

3 我，摩羅乃，決不會^ａ否認基督，因此，我為了自己生命的安全，到任何我能到的地方流浪。

3 And I, Moroni, will not ^adeny the Christ; wherefore, I wander whithersoever I can for the safety of mine own life.

4 因此，我要多寫一些事情，這和我當初所想的相反，因為我本以為不會再多寫了；但我要多寫一些事情，這樣或許將來能按照主的旨意，對我的弟兄拉曼人有價值。

4 Wherefore, I write a few more things, contrary to that which I had supposed; for I had supposed not to have written any more; but I write a few more things, that perhaps they may be of ^aworthunto my brethren, the Lamanites, in some future day, according to the will of the Lord.