1 Nephi 17:20
1830 Edition
and thou art like unto our father, led away by the foolish imaginations of his heart; yea, he hath led us out of the land of Jerusalem; and we have wandered in the wilderness for these many years; and our women have toiled, being big with child; and they have borne children in the wilderness, and suffered all things, save it were death; and it would have been better that they had died, before they came out of Jerusalem, than to have suffered these afflictions.
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Simple English
“You are like our father. He was led away by foolish ideas. He led us out of Jerusalem. We have wandered in the wilderness for many years. Our pregnant women have worked hard. They have had babies in the wilderness and suffered everything except death. It would have been better if they had died before leaving Jerusalem.”
Paraphrase
“You’re just like our father, chasing wild fantasies. He dragged us out of Jerusalem, and we’ve been wandering in this wilderness for years. Our pregnant wives have struggled along, giving birth in the desert, suffering everything except death itself. They’d be better off dead than going through all this.”