Ether 1

And now I, Moroni, proceed to give an account of those ancient inhabitants who were destroyed by the hand of the Lord upon the face of this north country.

Now I, Moroni, will give an account of those ancient people who were destroyed by the hand of the Lord in this northern land.

And I take mine account from the twenty and four plates which were found by the people of Limhi, which is called the Book of Ether.

I take my account from the twenty-four plates that the people of Limhi found. It is called the Book of Ether.

And as I suppose that the first part of this record, which speaks concerning the creation of the world, and also of Adam, and an account from that time even to the great tower, and whatsoever things transpired among the children of men until that time, is had among the Jews—

The first part of that record tells about the creation of the world, and about Adam, and gives an account from that time down to the great tower, and everything that happened among the people until then. As I understand it, the Jews already have all of that.

Therefore I do not write those things which transpired from the days of Adam until that time; but they are had upon the plates; and whoso findeth them, the same will have power that he may get the full account.

So I do not write the things that happened from the days of Adam until that time. They are on the plates, and whoever finds them will have the power to get the full account.

But behold, I give not the full account, but a part of the account I give, from the tower down until they were destroyed.

I do not give the full account. I give only a part of it, from the tower down to the time they were destroyed.

And on this wise do I give the account. He that wrote this record was Ether, and he was a descendant of Coriantor.

And this is how I give it. The man who wrote this record was Ether, and he was a descendant of Coriantor.

Coriantor was the son of Moron.

Coriantor was the son of Moron.

And Moron was the son of Ethem.

Moron was the son of Ethem.

And Ethem was the son of Ahah.

Ethem was the son of Ahah.

And Ahah was the son of Seth.

Ahah was the son of Seth.

And Seth was the son of Shiblon.

Seth was the son of Shiblon.

And Shiblon was the son of Com.

Shiblon was the son of Com.

And Com was the son of Coriantum.

Com was the son of Coriantum.

And Coriantum was the son of Amnigaddah.

Coriantum was the son of Amnigaddah.

And Amnigaddah was the son of Aaron.

Amnigaddah was the son of Aaron.

And Aaron was a descendant of Heth, who was the son of Hearthom.

Aaron was a descendant of Heth, who was the son of Hearthom.

And Hearthom was the son of Lib.

Hearthom was the son of Lib.

And Lib was the son of Kish.

Lib was the son of Kish.

And Kish was the son of Corom.

Kish was the son of Corom.

And Corom was the son of Levi.

Corom was the son of Levi.

And Levi was the son of Kim.

Levi was the son of Kim.

And Kim was the son of Morianton.

Kim was the son of Morianton.

And Morianton was a descendant of Riplakish.

Morianton was a descendant of Riplakish.

And Riplakish was the son of Shez.

Riplakish was the son of Shez.

And Shez was the son of Heth.

Shez was the son of Heth.

And Heth was the son of Com.

Heth was the son of Com.

And Com was the son of Coriantum.

Com was the son of Coriantum.

And Coriantum was the son of Emer.

Coriantum was the son of Emer.

And Emer was the son of Omer.

Emer was the son of Omer.

And Omer was the son of Shule.

Omer was the son of Shule.

And Shule was the son of Kib.

Shule was the son of Kib.

And Kib was the son of Orihah, who was the son of Jared;

Kib was the son of Orihah, who was the son of Jared.

Which Jared came forth with his brother and their families, with some others and their families, from the great tower, at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people, and swore in his wrath that they should be scattered upon all the face of the earth; and according to the word of the Lord the people were scattered.

It was this Jared who came out from the great tower with his brother and their families, along with some others and their families, at the time the Lord confused the language of the people and swore in his anger that they would be scattered over the whole face of the earth. And the people were scattered, just as the Lord had said.

And the brother of Jared being a large and mighty man, and a man highly favored of the Lord, Jared, his brother, said unto him: Cry unto the Lord, that he will not confound us that we may not understand our words.

The brother of Jared was a large, powerful man, and a man highly favored by the Lord. His brother Jared said to him, "Cry out to the Lord, so that he will not confuse us and leave us unable to understand each other."

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord, and the Lord had compassion upon Jared; therefore he did not confound the language of Jared; and Jared and his brother were not confounded.

So the brother of Jared cried out to the Lord, and the Lord had compassion on Jared. He did not confuse Jared's language, and Jared and his brother could still understand each other.

Then Jared said unto his brother: Cry again unto the Lord, and it may be that he will turn away his anger from them who are our friends, that he confound not their language.

Then Jared said to his brother, "Cry out to the Lord again. It may be that he will turn his anger away from our friends, and not confuse their language."

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord, and the Lord had compassion upon their friends and their families also, that they were not confounded.

So the brother of Jared cried out to the Lord, and the Lord had compassion on their friends and their families too, and their language was not confused.

And it came to pass that Jared spake again unto his brother, saying: Go and inquire of the Lord whether he will drive us out of the land, and if he will drive us out of the land, cry unto him whither we shall go. And who knoweth but the Lord will carry us forth into a land which is choice above all the earth? And if it so be, let us be faithful unto the Lord, that we may receive it for our inheritance.

Then Jared spoke to his brother again: "Go and ask the Lord whether he will drive us out of the land. And if he will drive us out, cry out to him to learn where we should go. Who knows but that the Lord will carry us to a land that is choice above all the earth? And if he does, let us be faithful to the Lord, so that we may receive it as our inheritance."

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord according to that which had been spoken by the mouth of Jared.

So the brother of Jared cried out to the Lord, just as Jared had told him.

And it came to pass that the Lord did hear the brother of Jared, and had compassion upon him, and said unto him:

And the Lord heard the brother of Jared, and had compassion on him, and said to him:

Go to and gather together thy flocks, both male and female, of every kind; and also of the seed of the earth of every kind; and thy families; and also Jared thy brother and his family; and also thy friends and their families, and the friends of Jared and their families.

"Go and gather your flocks, male and female, of every kind, and also seeds of every kind from the earth. Gather your families, and Jared your brother and his family, and your friends and their families, and the friends of Jared and their families.

And when thou hast done this thou shalt go at the head of them down into the valley which is northward. And there will I meet thee, and I will go before thee into a land which is choice above all the lands of the earth.

When you have done this, you will go at the head of them down into the valley that lies to the north. And there I will meet you, and I will go before you into a land that is choice above all the lands of the earth.

And there will I bless thee and thy seed, and raise up unto me of thy seed, and of the seed of thy brother, and they who shall go with thee, a great nation. And there shall be none greater than the nation which I will raise up unto me of thy seed, upon all the face of the earth. And thus I will do unto thee because this long time ye have cried unto me.

And there I will bless you and your descendants. Out of your descendants, and the descendants of your brother, and those who go with you, I will raise up a great nation for myself. And there will be no nation greater on all the face of the earth than the one I raise up for myself out of your posterity. This is what I will do for you, because you have cried out to me for so long."