يعقوب — أحداث سردية
12 حدث سردي.
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Now Nephi began to be old, and he saw that he must soon die; wherefore, he anointed a man to be a king and a ruler over his people now, according to the reigns of the kings. The people having loved Nephi exceedingly, he having been a great protector for them, having wielded the sword of Laban in their defence, and having labored in all his days for their welfare— Wherefore, the people were desirou…
يصور النص انتقال السلطة بعد شيخوخة نافي، مع مسحه ملكًا جديدًا، ثم يربط اسم نافي بالملوك اللاحقين بوصفه رمزًا للحماية والذاكرة الجماعية، قبل إعلان موته.
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The words which Jacob, the brother of Nephi, spake unto the people of Nephi, after the death of Nephi:
يفتتح النص بتحديد المتكلم: يعقوب، أخو نافي، يخاطب شعب نافي بعد وفاة نافي، مما يربط الخطاب بمرحلة انتقال قيادية.
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Now in this thing we do rejoice; and we labor diligently to engraven these words upon plates, hoping that our beloved brethren and our children will receive them with thankful hearts, and look upon them that they may learn with joy and not with sorrow, neither with contempt, concerning their first parents.
يصف يعقوب الجهد المتواصل لنقش الكلمات على الصفائح بوصفه عملًا مفرحًا، غايته أن يتلقى الأبناء والإخوة السجل بامتنان ويتعلموا عن أسلافهم دون احتقار.
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I will prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it, that perhaps it may shoot forth young and tender branches, and it perish not. And it came to pass that he pruned it, and digged about it, and nourished it according to his word.
يعرض النص فعلًا إصلاحيًا متكررًا: المالك يحرث الشجرة ويقصها ويغذيها ليمنع هلاكها، ثم ينفذ ما قاله بالفعل.
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it had sprung forth and begun to bear fruit. And he beheld that it was good; and the fruit thereof was like unto the natural fruit. … because of the much strength of the root thereof the wild branches have brought forth tame fruit.
يلاحظ صاحب الكرم أن التطعيم نجح: الشجرة أخرجت ثمرًا صالحًا يشبه الثمر الطبيعي، وأن قوة الجذر هي التي حوّلت الأغصان البرية إلى إنتاج جيد.
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they came to the tree whose natural branches had been broken off, and the wild branches had been grafted in; and behold all sorts of fruit did cumber the tree. … there is none of it which is good. And behold, there are all kinds of bad fruit
عند تفقد الشجرة المختلطة، يجد المالك وفرةً من الثمر لكنها وفرة فاسدة؛ فالكثرة هنا لا تعني الصلاح بل تكشف فسادًا شاملًا.
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the servant went and did as the Lord had commanded him, and brought other servants; and they were few. … And there began to be the natural fruit again in the vineyard; and the natural branches began to grow and thrive exceedingly
ينفذ الخادم الأمر ويجلب آخرين، رغم قلّتهم، فتبدأ نتيجة العمل الجماعي بالظهور: يعود الثمر الطبيعي، وتزدهر الأغصان الأصلية من جديد.
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there came a man among the people of Nephi, whose name was Sherem. And it came to pass that he began to preach among the people, and to declare unto them that there should be no Christ.
يظهر شيرم داخل جماعة النيفيين بوصفه واعظًا يهاجم الإيمان بالمسيح، فتبدأ الحبكة بصراع عقائدي مباشر.
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Show me a sign by this power of the Holy Ghost … if God shall smite thee, let that be a sign unto thee … And it came to pass that … the power of the Lord came upon him, insomuch that he fell to the earth.
يطلب شيرم آية، فيرفض يعقوب امتحان الله ويجعل الضربة الإلهية نفسها علامة، ثم يسقط شيرم أرضًا تحت قوة الرب.
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Gather together on the morrow, for I shall die … he spake plainly unto them and denied the things which he had taught them, and confessed the Christ … I fear lest I have committed the unpardonable sin, for I have lied unto God.
قبل موته، يعترف شيرم علنًا بأنه ضُلّل وبأنه كذب على الله، ويحوّل المشهد إلى اعتراف جماعي أمام الشعب.
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the power of God came down upon them, and they were overcome that they fell to the earth. … peace and the love of God was restored again among the people; and they searched the scriptures
تنتقل العدوى الروحية من موت شيرم إلى الجماعة؛ فدهشتهم تتحول إلى سقوط جماعي ثم إلى سلام وعودة لقراءة الكتب.
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many means were devised to reclaim and restore the Lamanites to the knowledge of the truth; but it all was vain … the people of Nephi did fortify against them with their arms, and with all their might, trusting in the God and rock of their salvation
يفشل مشروع استرجاع اللamanites إلى الحق، فتتحول العلاقة إلى صراع عسكري دفاعي يعتمد فيه النيفيون على الله بوصفه صخرة خلاصهم.