Ether 14

And now there began to be a great curse upon all the land because of the iniquity of the people, in which, if a man should lay his tool or his sword upon his shelf, or upon the place whither he would keep it, behold, upon the morrow, he could not find it, so great was the curse upon the land.

A terrible curse now began to settle over the whole land, because of the wickedness of the people. If a man laid his tool or his sword on his shelf, or in the place where he meant to keep it, by the next morning he could not find it. That is how great the curse was on the land.

Wherefore every man did cleave unto that which was his own, with his hands, and would not borrow neither would he lend; and every man kept the hilt of his sword in his right hand, in the defence of his property and his own life and of his wives and children.

So every man held on to what was his own, with his own hands, and would not borrow and would not lend. Every man kept the hilt of his sword in his right hand, to defend his property and his own life, and his wives and children.

And now, after the space of two years, and after the death of Shared, behold, there arose the brother of Shared and he gave battle unto Coriantumr, in which Coriantumr did beat him and did pursue him to the wilderness of Akish.

Now, two years later, after the death of Shared, the brother of Shared rose up and gave battle to Coriantumr, and Coriantumr beat him and chased him into the wilderness of Akish.

And it came to pass that the brother of Shared did give battle unto him in the wilderness of Akish; and the battle became exceedingly sore, and many thousands fell by the sword.

Then the brother of Shared gave him battle in the wilderness of Akish, and the fighting became savage, and many thousands fell by the sword.

And it came to pass that Coriantumr did lay siege to the wilderness; and the brother of Shared did march forth out of the wilderness by night, and slew a part of the army of Coriantumr, as they were drunken.

And Coriantumr laid siege to the wilderness. But the brother of Shared marched out of the wilderness by night and killed part of Coriantumr's army while they were drunk.

And he came forth to the land of Moron, and placed himself upon the throne of Coriantumr.

Then he came to the land of Moron and set himself on Coriantumr's throne.

And it came to pass that Coriantumr dwelt with his army in the wilderness for the space of two years, in which he did receive great strength to his army.

So Coriantumr stayed with his army in the wilderness for two years, and during that time his army grew much stronger.

Now the brother of Shared, whose name was Gilead, also received great strength to his army, because of secret combinations.

Now the brother of Shared, whose name was Gilead, built up a powerful army too, because of secret combinations.

And it came to pass that his high priest murdered him as he sat upon his throne.

And his own high priest murdered him as he sat on his throne.

And it came to pass that one of the secret combinations murdered him in a secret pass, and obtained unto himself the kingdom; and his name was Lib; and Lib was a man of great stature, more than any other man among all the people.

Then one of the secret combinations murdered the high priest in a secret pass and took the kingdom for himself. His name was Lib, and Lib was an enormous man, bigger than any other man among all the people.

And it came to pass that in the first year of Lib, Coriantumr came up unto the land of Moron, and gave battle unto Lib.

In the first year of Lib, Coriantumr came up to the land of Moron and gave battle to Lib.

And it came to pass that he fought with Lib, in which Lib did smite upon his arm that he was wounded; nevertheless, the army of Coriantumr did press forward upon Lib, that he fled to the borders upon the seashore.

He fought with Lib, and Lib struck him on the arm and wounded him. But Coriantumr's army pressed forward against Lib, and Lib fled to the borders by the seashore.

And it came to pass that Coriantumr pursued him; and Lib gave battle unto him upon the seashore.

Coriantumr pursued him, and Lib gave him battle on the seashore.

And it came to pass that Lib did smite the army of Coriantumr, that they fled again to the wilderness of Akish.

And Lib struck the army of Coriantumr, and they fled again to the wilderness of Akish.

And it came to pass that Lib did pursue him until he came to the plains of Agosh. And Coriantumr had taken all the people with him as he fled before Lib in that quarter of the land whither he fled.

Lib pursued him until he came to the plains of Agosh. And as he fled before Lib, Coriantumr had taken all the people with him, into that quarter of the land where he fled.

And when he had come to the plains of Agosh he gave battle unto Lib, and he smote upon him until he died; nevertheless, the brother of Lib did come against Coriantumr in the stead thereof, and the battle became exceedingly sore, in the which Coriantumr fled again before the army of the brother of Lib.

And when Coriantumr had come to the plains of Agosh, he gave battle to Lib, and he struck him until he was dead. But the brother of Lib came against Coriantumr in his place, and the fighting became bitter, and Coriantumr fled again before the army of Lib's brother.

Now the name of the brother of Lib was called Shiz. And it came to pass that Shiz pursued after Coriantumr, and he did overthrow many cities, and he did slay both women and children, and he did burn the cities.

Now the name of Lib's brother was Shiz. And Shiz pursued Coriantumr, and he overthrew many cities, and he killed women and children alike, and he burned the cities.

And there went a fear of Shiz throughout all the land; yea, a cry went forth throughout the land—Who can stand before the army of Shiz? Behold, he sweepeth the earth before him!

Fear of Shiz spread through the whole land, and a cry went out across the land: "Who can stand before the army of Shiz? He sweeps the earth before him!"

And it came to pass that the people began to flock together in armies, throughout all the face of the land.

And the people began to flock together into armies, across the whole face of the land.

And they were divided; and a part of them fled to the army of Shiz, and a part of them fled to the army of Coriantumr.

And they were divided: part of them fled to the army of Shiz, and part of them fled to the army of Coriantumr.

And so great and lasting had been the war, and so long had been the scene of bloodshed and carnage, that the whole face of the land was covered with the bodies of the dead.

So great and so lasting had the war been, and so long the scene of bloodshed and carnage, that the whole face of the land was covered with the bodies of the dead.

And so swift and speedy was the war that there was none left to bury the dead, but they did march forth from the shedding of blood to the shedding of blood, leaving the bodies of both men, women, and children strewed upon the face of the land, to become a prey to the worms of the flesh.

And the war moved so swiftly and so fast that there was no one left to bury the dead. They marched on from the shedding of blood to the shedding of blood, leaving the bodies of men, women, and children strewn over the face of the land, to become prey for the worms of the flesh.

And the scent thereof went forth upon the face of the land, even upon all the face of the land; wherefore the people became troubled by day and by night, because of the scent thereof.

And the smell of it spread over the face of the land, over the whole face of the land, and the people were troubled day and night because of that smell.

Nevertheless, Shiz did not cease to pursue Coriantumr; for he had sworn to avenge himself upon Coriantumr of the blood of his brother, who had been slain, and the word of the Lord which came to Ether that Coriantumr should not fall by the sword.

Still, Shiz did not stop pursuing Coriantumr, because he had sworn to avenge himself on Coriantumr for the blood of his brother, who had been killed, and because of the word of the Lord that had come to Ether: Coriantumr would not fall by the sword.

And thus we see that the Lord did visit them in the fulness of his wrath, and their wickedness and abominations had prepared a way for their everlasting destruction.

And so we see that the Lord visited them in the fullness of his wrath, and that their wickedness and abominations had prepared the way for their everlasting destruction.

And it came to pass that Shiz did pursue Coriantumr eastward, even to the borders by the seashore, and there he gave battle unto Shiz for the space of three days.

Then Shiz pursued Coriantumr eastward, all the way to the borders by the seashore, and there Coriantumr gave battle to Shiz for three days.

And so terrible was the destruction among the armies of Shiz that the people began to be frightened, and began to flee before the armies of Coriantumr; and they fled to the land of Corihor, and swept off the inhabitants before them, all them that would not join them.

And the destruction among the armies of Shiz was so terrible that the people became frightened and began to flee before the armies of Coriantumr. They fled to the land of Corihor, and they swept away the people living in their path, everyone who would not join them.

And they pitched their tents in the valley of Corihor; and Coriantumr pitched his tents in the valley of Shurr. Now the valley of Shurr was near the hill Comnor; wherefore, Coriantumr did gather his armies together upon the hill Comnor, and did sound a trumpet unto the armies of Shiz to invite them forth to battle.

And they pitched their tents in the valley of Corihor, and Coriantumr pitched his tents in the valley of Shurr. Now the valley of Shurr was near the hill Comnor, so Coriantumr gathered his armies together on the hill Comnor, and he sounded a trumpet to the armies of Shiz to invite them out to battle.

And it came to pass that they came forth, but were driven again; and they came the second time, and they were driven again the second time. And it came to pass that they came again the third time, and the battle became exceedingly sore.

So they came out, but they were driven back. And they came a second time, and they were driven back a second time. And they came a third time, and the fighting became terrible.

And it came to pass that Shiz smote upon Coriantumr that he gave him many deep wounds; and Coriantumr, having lost his blood, fainted, and was carried away as though he were dead.

And Shiz struck Coriantumr and gave him many deep wounds. And Coriantumr, having lost so much blood, fainted, and he was carried away as though he were dead.

Now the loss of men, women and children on both sides was so great that Shiz commanded his people that they should not pursue the armies of Coriantumr; wherefore, they returned to their camp.

Now the loss of men, women, and children on both sides was so great that Shiz commanded his people not to pursue the armies of Coriantumr. So they returned to their camp.