The First Book of Nephi
HIS RULE AND MINISTRY
سِفْر نافِي الأوَّل
حُكْمُه وخِدمَتُه
An account of Lehi, his wife Sariah, and his four sons, named beginning with the oldest Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. The Lord warns Lehi to leave the land of Jerusalem because he prophesies to the people about their iniquity and they attempt to kill him.He journeys for three days into the wilderness with his family.Nephi takes his brothers and returns to Jerusalem to get the record of the Jews. The account of their hardships.They marry Ishmael’s daughters.They take their families and depart into the wilderness.Their suffering and troubles in the wilderness. The path of their travels. They come to the ocean. Nephi’s brothers rebel against him. He proves them wrong and builds a ship. They name the place Bountiful. They cross the ocean to the promised land, etc. This is according to Nephi’s account — that is, I Nephi engraved this record.
Chapter 1
الإصحاح الأوَّل
1I Nephi was born to excellent parents. As a consequence, my father taught me from all his knowledge. I’ve experienced many hardships during my life, while at the same time I’ve been greatly blessed by the Lord. I gained great understanding of God’s goodness and mysteries. Therefore I’m making a record of the important events in my life. 2I’m writing in my father’s language, which consists of Jewish knowledge written using Egyptian script. 3I know the record I’m making is true, written in my own hand, and based on what I know and experienced.