1 Nephi 18:15
~591–589 BC
1830 Edition
And it came to pass that we were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the Sea. And after that we had been driven back upon the waters for the space of four days, my brethren began to see that the judgment of God was upon them, and that they must perish, save that they should repent of their iniquities; wherefore, they came unto me and loosed the bands which was upon my wrists, and behold, they had much swolen, exceedingly; and also, mine ancles were much swollen, and great was the soreness thereof.
Influences
1 Corinthians 15:54 (KJV)
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
Acts 26:20 (KJV)
But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Changes
And it came to pass that we were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the Ssea. And after that we had been driven back upon the waters for the space of four days, my brethren began to see that the judgments of God wasere upon them, and that they must perish, save that they should repent of their iniquities; wherefore, they came unto me, and loosed the bands which wasere upon my wrists, and behold, they had much swollen, exceedingly; and also, mine anckles were much swollen, and great was the soreness thereof.
Simple English
We were about to be swallowed up in the deep sea. After we had been blown back on the waters for four days, my brothers began to see that God’s judgment was on them. They would die unless they repented of their sins. So they came to me and untied the ropes on my wrists. My wrists had swollen very much. My ankles were also very swollen and very sore.
Paraphrase
We were about to sink. After four days of being driven backward, my brothers finally realized God was judging them and they’d die if they didn’t repent. So they came and untied me. My wrists were badly swollen, and my ankles were swollen and extremely painful.