The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 9:46

1830 Edition

Prepare your souls for that glorious day, when justice shall be administered unto the righteous; even the day of judgment, that ye may not shrink with awful fear; that ye may not remember your awful guilt in perfectness, and be constrained to exclaim, Holy, holy are thy judgments, O Lord God Almighty. But I know my guilt; I transgressed thy law, and my transgressions are mine; and the Devil hath obtained me, that I am a prey to his awful misery.

Changes

Prepare your souls for that glorious day, when justice shall be administered unto the righteous;, even the day of judgment, that ye may not shrink with awful fear; that ye may not remember your awful guilt in perfectness, and be constrained to exclaim,: Holy, holy are thy judgments, O Lord God Almighty. B—but I know my guilt; I transgressed thy law, and my transgressions are mine; and the Ddevil hath obtained me, that I am a prey to his awful misery.

Simple English

Get your souls ready for that great day when good things will be given to good people. That is the day of judgment. You won’t need to pull back with terrible fear. You won’t remember your terrible guilt perfectly and be made to cry out: “Holy, holy are your judgments, O Lord God Almighty. But I know my guilt. I broke your law. My sins are mine. The Devil has caught me. I am caught in his terrible pain.”

Paraphrase

Prepare yourselves for that great day when justice will be given to the righteous—the judgment day. Then you won’t shrink back in terror. You won’t remember your guilt so clearly that you’re forced to cry out: “Holy, holy are your judgments, O Lord God Almighty! But I know I’m guilty. I broke your law. My sins are my own. The devil has me, and I’m trapped in his awful misery.”