Doctrine and Covenants Section 127 הַלֶּקַח וְהַבְּרִיתוֹת סעיף קכ״ז

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   יַעַןYA/anforasmuchאֲשֶׁרa/SHERasגִּלָּהgil/LArevealedלִיlito meיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordכִּיkithatאֹיְבַיoy/VAYmy enemiesבְּמִיזוּרִיbe/Mi/zu/RIboth in Missouriוּבַמְּדִינָהu/Vam/me/di/NAand in Stateהַזֹּאתhaz/ZOTthisשָׁבוּSHA/vureturnedלִרְדֹּףlir/DOFto pursueאַחֲרַיa/cha/RAYafter meוּכְפִיu/khe/FIand inasmuchאֲשֶׁרa/SHERasיִרְדְּפוּנִיyir/de/fu/NIthey pursue meחִנָּםchin/NAMwithout a causeוְאֵיןve/ENand there is notלָהֶםla/HEMto themגַּםgamevenצֵלtsela shadowאוֹoorמַרְאֵהmar/EcoloringצֶדֶקTSE/dekof justiceוּמִשְׁפָּטu/mish/PATand rightבַּהֲקִימָםba/ha/ki/MAMin the getting upאֶת־רִיבָםet-ri/VAMof their prosecutionsעָלַיa/LAYagainst meוּכְפִיu/khe/FIand inasmuchאֲשֶׁרa/SHERasכׇּל־טַעֲנוֹתֵיהֶםkol-ta/a/no/te/HEMall their pretensionsמְיֻסָּדוֹתme/yus/sa/DOTare foundedבְּשֶׁקֶרbe/SHE/kerin falsehoodמַשְׁחִירmash/CHIRof the blackest dyeרָאִיתִיra/I/tiI thought itלְנָכוֹןle/na/KHONexpedientוּלְחׇכְמָהu/le/chokh/MAand wisdomבִּיbiin meלָצֵאתla/TSETto leaveמִן־הַמָּקוֹםmin-ham/ma/KOMfrom the placeלְעֵתle/ETfor a seasonקְצָרָהke/tsa/RAshortלְמַעַןle/MA/anforבִּטְחוֹנִיbit/cho/NImy own safetyוּבִטְחוֹןu/vit/CHONand the safetyהָעָםha/AMof peopleהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisוְאֹמַרve/o/MARI would sayלְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר־לִיle/KHOL-a/SHER-lito all with whomעִמָּםim/MAMI haveדָּבָרda/VARbusinessכִּיkithatנָתַתִּיna/TAT/tiI leftאֶת־עִנְיָנַיet-in/ya/NAYmy affairsבְּיַדbe/YADin the handסוֹכְנִיםsokh/NIMof agentsוְסוֹפְרִיםve/sof/RIMand clerksאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoיַעֲשׂוּya/a/SUwill transactכׇּל־מְלָאכָהkol-me/la/KHAall businessבִּמְהֵרָהbim/he/RApromptlyוְכַמִּשְׁפָּטve/kham/mish/PATand properlyוְיִרְאוּve/yir/Uand will seeכִּיkithatכׇּל־חוֹבוֹתַיkol-cho/vo/TAYall my debtsיְשֻׁלְּמוּye/shul/le/MUbe paidבְּעִתָּםbe/it/TAMin due timeבְּמׇסְרָםbe/mos/RAMby turning outרְכוּשׁre/KHUSHpropertyאוֹoorאַחֶרֶתa/CHE/retotherwiseכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERasיִדְרֹשׁyid/ROSHmay requireהָעִנְיָןha/in/YANthe caseאוֹoorכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERasיַרְשׁוּyar/SHUmay admitהַנְּסִבּוֹתhan/ne/sib/BOTof the circumstancesוּבְהִוָּדַעu/ve/hiv/va/DAand when it is learnedלִיlito meכִּיkithatעָבְרָהa/ve/RAis blown overהַסְּעָרָהhas/se/a/RAthe stormכֻלָּהּkhul/LAfullyאָזazthenאָשׁוּבa/SHUVI will returnאֲלֵיכֶםa/le/KHEMto youשֵׁנִית׃she/NITagain

   Forasmuch as the Lord has revealed unto me that my enemies, both in Missouri and this State, were again in the pursuit of me; and inasmuch as they pursue me without a cause, and have not the least shadow or coloring of justice or right on their side in the getting up of their prosecutions against me; and inasmuch as their pretensions are all founded in falsehood of the blackest dye, I have thought it expedient and wisdom in me to leave the place for a short season, for my own safety and the safety of this people. I would say to all those with whom I have business, that I have left my affairs with agents and clerks who will transact all business in a prompt and proper manner, and will see that all my debts are canceled in due time, by turning out property, or otherwise, as the case may require, or as the circumstances may admit of. When I learn that the storm is fully blown over, then I will return to you again.

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   וְהַסַּכָּנוֹתve/has/sak/ka/NOTand the perilsאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichאֲנִיa/NIIנִקְרָאnik/RAI am calledלַעֲבֹרla/a/VORto passבָּהֶןba/HENthrough themכִּמְעַטkim/ATbutקַלּוֹתkal/LOTa small thingבְּעֵינַיbe/e/NAYto meכִּיkiforקִנְאַתkin/ATthe envyאָדָםa/DAMof manוַחֲמָתוֹva/cha/ma/TOand wrathהָיוּha/YUbecameמְנָתִיme/na/TImy lotכׇּל־יְמֵיkol-ye/MEall the daysחַיַּיchay/YAYof my lifeוּמַדּוּעַu/mad/DU/aand for what causeהָיְתָהha/ye/TAwasזֹאתzotthisנֶעְלָםne/LAMhiddenהוּאhuit isאִםimifלֹאlonotנִתְמַנֵּיתִיnit/man/ne/TII was ordainedמִלִּפְנֵיmil/lif/NEfrom beforeיְסוֹדye/SODthe foundationהָעוֹלָםha/o/LAMof the worldלְתַכְלִיתle/takh/LITfor some endטוֹבָהto/VAgoodאוֹoorרָעָהra/Abadכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERasתִּבְחֲרוּtiv/cha/RUyou may chooseלִקְרֹאlik/ROto callלָהּlaitשִׁפְטוּshif/TUjudgeאַתֶּםat/TEMyouלְעַצְמְכֶםle/ats/me/KHEMfor yourselvesאֱלֹהִיםe/lo/HIMGodיוֹדֵעַyo/DE/aknowsאֶת־כׇּל־אֵלֶּהet-kol-EL/leall theseאִםimifטוֹבtovgoodוְאִםve/IMand ifרָעrabadאַךְakhbutבְּכׇל־זֹאתbe/KHOL-zotneverthelessמַיִםMA/yimwatersעֲמֻקִּיםa/muk/KIMdeepהֵםhemareאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichהִסְכַּנְתִּיhis/KAN/tiI am wontלִשְׂחוֹתlis/CHOTto swimבָּהֶםba/HEMin themוְכֻלָּםve/khul/LAMand allהָיוּha/YUbecameלִיlito meכְּטֶבַעke/TE/vaa natureשֵׁנִיshe/NIsecondוַאֲנִיva/a/NIand Iכְּפוֹלוֹסke/Fo/LOSlike Paulמִתְהַלֵּלmit/hal/LELto gloryבַּצָּרָהbats/tsa/RAin tribulationכִּיkiforעַד־הַיּוֹםad-hay/YOMto this dayהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisהִצִּילַנִיhits/tsi/la/NIdelivered meאֱלֹהֵיe/lo/HEthe Godאֲבוֹתַיa/vo/TAYof my fathersמִכֻּלָּםmik/kul/LAMout of them allוְעוֹדve/ODand furtherיַצִּילֵנִיyats/tsi/LE/niwill deliver meמֵעַתָּהme/at/TAfrom henceforthכִּיkiforהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdוְהֵןve/HENand loאֶתְגַּבֵּרet/gab/BERI shall triumphעַלaloverכׇּל־אֹיְבַיkol-oy/VAYall my enemiesכִּיkiforיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordאֱלֹהִיםe/lo/HIMGodדִּבֵּר׃dib/BERspoke

   And as for the perils which I am called to pass through, they seem but a small thing to me, as the envy and wrath of man have been my common lot all the days of my life; and for what cause it seems mysterious, unless I was ordained from before the foundation of the world for some good end, or bad, as you may choose to call it. Judge ye for yourselves. God knoweth all these things, whether it be good or bad. But nevertheless, deep water is what I am wont to swim in. It all has become a second nature to me; and I feel, like Paul, to glory in tribulation; for to this day has the God of my fathers delivered me out of them all, and will deliver me from henceforth; for behold, and lo, I shall triumph over all my enemies, for the Lord God hath spoken it.

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   לָכֵןla/KHENthereforeיִשְׂמְחוּyis/me/CHUlet rejoiceכׇּלkolallהַקְּדוֹשִׁיםhak/ke/do/SHIMthe saintsוְיָגִילוּve/ya/GI/luand be gladמְאֹדme/ODexceedinglyכִּיkiforאֱלֹהֵיe/lo/HEGodיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsrael'sאֱלֹהֵיהֶםe/lo/he/HEMis their Godוְהוּאve/HUand heיָשִׁיבya/SHIVwill mete outגְּמוּלge/MULa recompense of rewardצֶדֶקTSE/dekjustעַלaluponרָאשֵׁיra/SHEthe headsכׇּלkolof allלֹחֲצֵיהֶם׃lo/cha/tse/HEMtheir oppressors

   Let all the saints rejoice, therefore, and be exceedingly glad; for Israel's God is their God, and he will mete out a just recompense of reward upon the heads of all their oppressors.

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   וְעוֹדve/ODand againאָמֵןa/MENverilyכֹּהkothusאָמַרa/MARsaysיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordתִּמָּשֵׁךְtim/ma/SHEKHlet be continued onמְלֶאכֶתme/LE/khetthe workהֵיכָלִיhe/kha/LIof my templeוְכׇלve/KHOLand allהַמְּלָאכוֹתham/me/la/KHOTthe worksאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichצִוִּיתִיtsiv/VI/tiI appointedאֶתְכֶםet/KHEMunto youלַעֲשׂוֹתla/a/SOTto doוְאַל־תֶּחְדַּלve/AL-tech/DALand not ceaseוַחֲרִיצוּתְכֶםva/cha/ri/tsut/KHEMand let your diligenceוְהַתְמָדַתְכֶםve/hat/ma/dat/KHEMand your perseveranceוְסַבְלָנוּתְכֶםve/sav/la/nut/KHEMand patienceוּמַעֲשֵׂיכֶםu/ma/a/se/KHEMand your worksיִכָּפְלוּyik/ka/fe/LUbe redoubledכִּיkiforלֹאlonotיֹאבַדyo/VADshall be lostשְׂכַרְכֶםse/khar/KHEMyour rewardנְאֻםne/UMsaysיְהוָהAdonaithe LordצְבָאוֹתTse/va/OTof Hostsוְאִםve/IMand ifיִרְדְּפוּyir/de/FUthey persecuteאֶתְכֶםet/KHEMyouכֵּןkensoרָדְפוּra/de/FUpersecuted theyאֶת־הַנְּבִיאִיםet-han/ne/vi/IMthe prophetsוְאֶת־הַצַּדִּיקִיםve/ET-hats/tsad/di/KIMand righteous menאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatהָיוּha/YUwereלִפְנֵיכֶםlif/ne/KHEMbefore youעַלalforכׇּל־זֹאתkol-zotall thisיֵשׁyeshthere isשָׂכָרsa/KHARa rewardבַּשָּׁמָיִם׃bash/sha/ma/YIMin heaven

   And again, verily thus saith the Lord: Let the work of my temple, and all the works which I have appointed unto you, be continued on and not cease; and let your diligence, and your perseverance, and patience, and your works be redoubled, and you shall in nowise lose your reward, saith the Lord of Hosts. And if they persecute you, so persecuted they the prophets and righteous men that were before you. For all this there is a reward in heaven.

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   וְעוֹדve/ODand againאֲנִיa/NIIנוֹתֵןno/TENgiveלָכֶםla/KHEMyouדָּבָרda/VARa wordעַלalinדְּבַרde/VARrelation toטְבִילָהte/vi/LAthe baptismבְּעַדbe/ADforמֵתֵיכֶם׃me/te/KHEMyour dead

   And again, I give unto you a word in relation to the baptism for your dead.

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   אָמֵןa/MENverilyכֹּהkothusאָמַרa/MARsaysיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordלָכֶםla/KHEMunto youעַלalconcerningמֵתֵיכֶםme/te/KHEMyour deadבְּהִטָּבֵלbe/hit/ta/VELwhen are baptizedאִישׁishanyמִכֶּםmik/KEMof youבְּעַדbe/ADforמֵתֵיכֶםme/te/KHEMyour deadיְהִיye/HIlet there beסוֹפֵרso/FERa recorderוְיִהְיֶהve/yih/YEand let him beעֵדeda witnessרֹאֶהro/Eeyeלִטְבִילוֹתֵיכֶםlit/vi/lo/te/KHEMof your baptismsוְיִשְׁמַעve/yish/MAlet him hearבְּאׇזְנָיוbe/oz/NAYVwith his earsוְיָעִידve/ya/IDthat he may testifyבֶּאֱמֶתbe/e/METof a truthנְאֻםne/UMsaysיְהוָה׃Adonaithe Lord

   Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning your dead: When any of you are baptized for your dead, let there be a recorder, and let him be eye-witness of your baptisms; let him hear with his ears, that he may testify of a truth, saith the Lord;

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   לְמַעַןle/MA/anthatבְכׇל־רִשְׁמֵיכֶםve/KHOL-rish/me/KHEMin all your recordingsיֵרָשֵׁםye/ra/SHEMit may be recordedבַּשָּׁמַיִםbash/sha/MA/yimin heavenוַאֲשֶׁרva/a/SHERwhatsoeverתַּאַסְרוּta/as/RUyou bindבָאָרֶץva/A/retson earthיֵאָסֵרye/a/SERmay be boundבַּשָּׁמָיִםbash/sha/MA/yimin heavenוַאֲשֶׁרva/a/SHERwhatsoeverתַּתִּירוּtat/ti/RUyou looseבָאָרֶץva/A/retson earthיֻתַּרyut/TARmay be loosedבַּשָּׁמָיִם׃bash/sha/ma/YIMin heaven

   That in all your recordings it may be recorded in heaven; whatsoever you bind on earth, may be bound in heaven; whatsoever you loose on earth, may be loosed in heaven;

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   כִּיkiforעוֹמֵדo/MEDam aboutאֲנִיa/NIIלְהָשִׁיבle/ha/SHIVto restoreדְּבָרִיםde/va/RIMthingsרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyאֶלeltoהָאָרֶץha/A/retsthe earthאֲשֶׁרa/SHERpertainingלַכְּהֻנָּהlak/ke/hun/NAto the priesthoodנְאֻםne/UMsaysיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordצְבָאוֹת׃Tse/va/OTof Hosts

   For I am about to restore many things to the earth, pertaining to the priesthood, saith the Lord of Hosts.

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   וְיִהְיוּve/yih/YUand let beכׇּלkolallהָרִשֻּׁמוֹתha/rish/shu/MOTthe recordsמְסֻדָּרִיםme/sud/da/RIMin orderוְיִשָּׁמְרוּve/yish/sha/me/RUthat they may be putבְּגִנְזֵיbe/gin/ZEin the archivesהֵיכָלִיhe/kha/LIof my templeהַקָּדוֹשׁhak/ka/DOSHholyלְזִכָּרוֹןle/zik/ka/RONto be held in remembranceמִדּוֹרmid/DORfrom generationלָדוֹרla/DORto generationנְאֻםne/UMsaysיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordצְבָאוֹת׃Tse/va/OTof Hosts

   And again, let all the records be had in order, that they may be put in the archives of my holy temple, to be held in remembrance from generation to generation, saith the Lord of Hosts.

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    אֹמֵרo/MERwill sayאֲנִיa/NIIאֶל־כׇּל־הַקְּדוֹשִׁיםel-kol-hak/ke/do/SHIMto all the saintsכִּיkithatחָפַצְתִּיcha/FATS/tiI desiredבְּחֵפֶץbe/CHE/fetswith desireגָּדוֹלga/DOLgreatמְאֹדme/ODveryלְדַבֵּרle/dab/BERto have addressedאֲלֵיהֶםa/le/HEMunto themמֵעַלme/ALfromהַמִּגְדָּלham/mig/DALthe standעַל־דְּבַרal-de/VARon the subjectטְבִילַתte/vi/LATof baptism forהַמֵּתִיםham/me/TIMthe deadבַּשַּׁבָּתbash/Shab/BATon the Sabbathהַבָּאָהhab/BA/afollowingאַךְakhbutכְּפִיke/FIinasmuchאֲשֶׁרa/SHERasאֵיןenit is notבְּיָדִיbe/ya/DIin my powerלַעֲשׂוֹתla/a/SOTto do soזֹאתzotthisאֶכְתֹּבekh/TOVI will writeאֶת־דְּבַרet-de/VARthe wordיְהוָהAdonaiof the Lordמֵעֵתme/ETfrom timeאֶל־עֵתel-etto timeעַל־הָעִנְיָןal-ha/in/YANon the subjectהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisוְשָׁלַחְתִּיve/sha/lach/TIand sendאֲלֵיכֶםa/le/KHEMto youבְּיַד־רָצִיםbe/YAD-ra/TSIMby mailוְגַםve/GAMand alsoדְּבָרִיםde/va/RIMthingsרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyאֲחֵרִים׃a/che/RIMother

    I will say to all the saints, that I desired, with exceedingly great desire, to have addressed them from the stand on the subject of baptism for the dead, on the following Sabbath. But inasmuch as it is out of my power to do so, I will write the word of the Lord from time to time, on that subject, and send it to you by mail, as well as many other things.

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    וְעַתָּהve/at/TAnowאֶסְגֹּרes/GORI closeאִגַּרְתִּיig/gar/TImy letterכָּעֵתka/ETfor the presentמֵחֹסֶרme/CHO/serfor the wantעֵתetof more timeכִּיkiforהָאוֹיֵבha/o/YEVthe enemyעֵרeris on the alertוְכִדְבַרve/khid/VARand as saidהַמּוֹשִׁיעַham/Mo/SHI/athe Saviorשַׂרsarthe princeהָעוֹלָםha/o/LAMof worldהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisבָּאbacomesוּבִיu/VIbut in meאֵין־לוֹen-lohe has notכֹל׃kholanything

    I now close my letter for the present, for the want of more time; for the enemy is on the alert, and as the Savior said, the prince of this world cometh, but he hath nothing in me.

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    הִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdתְּפִלָּתִיte/fil/la/TImy prayerאֶלeltoהָאֱלֹהִיםha/e/lo/HIMGodכִּיkiis thatתִּוָּשְׁעוּtiv/va/she/Uyou may be savedכֻלְּכֶםkhul/le/KHEMall of youוַאֲנִיva/a/NIand Iחוֹתֵםcho/TEMsubscribeאֶת־עַצְמִיet-ats/MImyselfעַבְדְּכֶםav/de/KHEMyour servantבַּיהוָהba-Adonaiin the Lordנָבִיאna/VIprophetוְרוֹאֶהve/ro/Eand seerכְּנֵסִיַּתke/Ne/siy/YATthe ChurchיֵשׁוּעַYe/SHU/aof JesusהַמָּשִׁיחַHam/ma/SHI/achChristשֶׁלshelofקְדוֹשֵׁיKe/do/SHESaintsאַחֲרִיתA/cha/RITof the Latterהַיָּמִים׃hay/ya/MIMdays

    Behold, my prayer to God is that you all may be saved. And I subscribe myself your servant in the Lord, prophet and seer of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.