The Book of Mormon

Ether 2:22

1830 Edition

And he cried again unto the Lord, saying, O Lord, behold I have done even as thou hast commanded me; and I have prepared the vessels for my people, and behold, there is no light in them. Behold, O Lord, wilt thou suffer that we shall cross this great water in darkness?

Changes

And he cried again unto the Lord, saying,: O Lord, behold I have done even as thou hast commanded me; and I have prepared the vessels for my people, and behold, there is no light in them. Behold, O Lord, wilt thou suffer that we shall cross this great water in darkness?

Simple English

He cried out to the Lord again. He said: “O Lord, I have done what you told me. I have made the boats ready for my people. But there is no light in them. Lord, will you let us cross this great water in darkness?”

Paraphrase

Then he called out to the Lord again: “Lord, I’ve done everything you commanded. I’ve prepared the boats for my people. But there’s no light in them. Lord, do you really want us to cross this huge ocean in darkness?”