Moroni 1 מורוני פרק א׳

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1. 1

   וְעַתָּהve/at/TAand nowאֲנִיa/NIIמוֹרוֹנִיMo/RO/niMoroniאַחֲרֵיa/cha/REafterכַּלּוֹתִיkal/lo/TII finishedלְקַצֵּרle/kats/TSERabridgingאֶת־דִּבְרֵיet-div/REthe accountעַם־יֶרֶדam-YE/redof the people of Jaredחָשַׁבְתִּיcha/SHAV/tiI supposedלֹאlonotלִכְתֹּבlikh/TOVto writeעוֹדodmoreוְהִנֵּהve/hin/NEbut beholdעוֹדodyetלֹאlonotאָבַדְתִּיa/VAD/tiI perishedוְלֹאve/LOand notאֶתְוַדַּעet/vad/DAmake myself knownאֶל־הַלָּמָנִיםel-Hal/la/ma/NIMto the Lamanitesפֶּןpenlestיַשְׁמִידוּנִי׃yash/mi/du/NIthey should destroy me

   Now I, Moroni, after having made an end of abridging the account of the people of Jared, I had supposed not 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.

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   כִּיkiforהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdמִלְחֲמוֹתֵיהֶםmil/cha/mo/te/HEMtheir warsאַכְזָרִיּוֹתakh/za/riy/YOTfierceמְאֹדme/ODexceedinglyבֵּינֵיהֶםbe/ne/HEMamong themselvesוּמִשִּׂנְאָתָםu/mis/sin/a/TAMand because of their hatredיָמִיתוּya/mi/TUthey put to deathכׇּל־נֶפִיkol-NE/fievery Nephiteאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoלֹא־יְכַחֵשׁlo-ye/kha/CHESHwill not denyבַּמָּשִׁיחַ׃bam/Ma/SHI/achin Christ

   For behold, their wars are exceedingly fierce among themselves; and because of their hatred they put to death every Nephite that will not deny the Christ.

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   וַאֲנִיva/a/NIand IמוֹרוֹנִיMo/RO/niMoroniלֹאlonotאֲכַחֵשׁa/kha/CHESHI shall denyבַּמָּשִׁיחַbam/Ma/SHI/achin Christלָכֵןla/KHENwhereforeאָנוּדa/NUDI wanderבְּכׇל־אֲשֶׁרbe/KHOL-a/SHERwhereverאוּכַלu/KHALI am ableלְמַעַןle/MA/anfor the sakeחַיַּי׃chay/YAYof my life

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

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   עַל־כֵּןal-kenwhereforeאֶכְתֹּבekh/TOVI writeדְּבָרִיםde/va/RIMthingsאֲחָדִיםa/cha/DIMa fewעוֹדodmoreלְהֶפֶךְle/HE/fekhcontrary toמֵאֲשֶׁרme/a/SHERthat whichחָשַׁבְתִּיcha/SHAV/tiI supposedכִּיkiforחָשַׁבְתִּיcha/SHAV/tiI supposedלֹאlonotלִכְתֹּבlikh/TOVto writeעוֹדodany moreדָּבָרda/VARthingוְהִנֵּהve/hin/NEbut beholdאֶכְתֹּבekh/TOVI writeדְּבָרִיםde/va/RIMthingsאֲחָדִיםa/cha/DIMa fewאוּלַיu/LAYperhapsיוֹעִילוּyo/I/luthey may be of worthלְאַחַיle/a/CHAYunto my brethrenהַלָּמָנִיםhal/La/ma/NIMthe Lamanitesבְּיוֹםbe/YOMin a dayיָבוֹאya/VOthat shall comeכִּרְצוֹןkir/TSONaccording to the willיְהוָה׃Adonaiof Adonai

   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 worth unto my brethren, the Lamanites, in some future day, according to the will of the Lord.