Ether 9

And now I, Moroni, proceed with my record. Therefore, behold, it came to pass that because of the secret combinations of Akish and his friends, behold, they did overthrow the kingdom of Omer.

Now I, Moroni, go on with my record. Because of the secret combinations of Akish and his friends, they overthrew the kingdom of Omer.

Nevertheless, the Lord was merciful unto Omer, and also to his sons and to his daughters who did not seek his destruction.

Still, the Lord was merciful to Omer, and to his sons and his daughters who had not tried to destroy him.

And the Lord warned Omer in a dream that he should depart out of the land; wherefore Omer departed out of the land with his family, and traveled many days, and came over and passed by the hill of Shim, and came over by the place where the Nephites were destroyed, and from thence eastward, and came to a place which was called Ablom, by the seashore, and there he pitched his tent, and also his sons and his daughters, and all his household, save it were Jared and his family.

The Lord warned Omer in a dream to leave the land. So Omer left with his family and traveled many days. He came past the hill of Shim, and past the place where the Nephites were destroyed, and from there he went east, and came to a place called Ablom, by the seashore. There he pitched his tent, and so did his sons and his daughters and all his household, all except Jared and his family.

And it came to pass that Jared was anointed king over the people, by the hand of wickedness; and he gave unto Akish his daughter to wife.

And Jared was anointed king over the people by the hand of wickedness, and he gave his daughter to Akish as a wife.

And it came to pass that Akish sought the life of his father-in-law; and he applied unto those whom he had sworn by the oath of the ancients, and they obtained the head of his father-in-law, as he sat upon his throne, giving audience to his people.

Then Akish plotted to kill his father-in-law. He went to the men he had bound by the oath of the ancients, and they took the head of his father-in-law while he sat on his throne, giving audience to his people.

For so great had been the spreading of this wicked and secret society that it had corrupted the hearts of all the people; therefore Jared was murdered upon his throne, and Akish reigned in his stead.

This wicked and secret society had spread so far that it had corrupted the hearts of all the people. So Jared was murdered on his throne, and Akish reigned in his place.

And it came to pass that Akish began to be jealous of his son, therefore he shut him up in prison, and kept him upon little or no food until he had suffered death.

Then Akish grew jealous of his own son, so he shut him up in prison and kept him on little or no food until he died.

And now the brother of him that suffered death, (and his name was Nimrah) was angry with his father because of that which his father had done unto his brother.

Now the brother of the son who died was named Nimrah, and he was angry with his father for what his father had done to his brother.

And it came to pass that Nimrah gathered together a small number of men, and fled out of the land, and came over and dwelt with Omer.

So Nimrah gathered a small number of men and fled out of the land. He came over and lived with Omer.

And it came to pass that Akish begat other sons, and they won the hearts of the people, notwithstanding they had sworn unto him to do all manner of iniquity according to that which he desired.

Akish had other sons, and they won the hearts of the people, even though they had sworn to him to do every kind of wickedness he wanted.

Now the people of Akish were desirous for gain, even as Akish was desirous for power; wherefore, the sons of Akish did offer them money, by which means they drew away the more part of the people after them.

Now the people of Akish wanted money, just as Akish wanted power. So the sons of Akish offered them money, and by that means they drew most of the people away after them.

And there began to be a war between the sons of Akish and Akish, which lasted for the space of many years, yea, unto the destruction of nearly all the people of the kingdom, yea, even all, save it were thirty souls, and they who fled with the house of Omer.

And war broke out between the sons of Akish and Akish, and it lasted many years, until nearly all the people of the kingdom were destroyed, all of them except thirty people, along with those who had fled with the household of Omer.

Wherefore, Omer was restored again to the land of his inheritance.

So Omer was restored again to his homeland.

And it came to pass that Omer began to be old; nevertheless, in his old age he begat Emer; and he anointed Emer to be king to reign in his stead.

Omer was growing old, but in his old age he became the father of Emer, and he anointed Emer to be king in his place.

And after that he had anointed Emer to be king he saw peace in the land for the space of two years, and he died, having seen exceedingly many days, which were full of sorrow. And it came to pass that Emer did reign in his stead, and did fill the steps of his father.

After he had anointed Emer king, he saw peace in the land for two years, and then he died, having lived a very long life that was full of sorrow. And Emer reigned in his place, and he followed in his father's steps.

And the Lord began again to take the curse from off the land, and the house of Emer did prosper exceedingly under the reign of Emer; and in the space of sixty and two years they had become exceedingly strong, insomuch that they became exceedingly rich—

And the Lord began again to take the curse off the land, and the house of Emer prospered greatly under Emer's reign. In sixty-two years they had become very strong, and they grew very rich.

Having all manner of fruit, and of grain, and of silks, and of fine linen, and of gold, and of silver, and of precious things;

They had every kind of fruit and grain, and silks and fine linen, and gold and silver and other valuables.

And also all manner of cattle, of oxen, and cows, and of sheep, and of swine, and of goats, and also many other kinds of animals which were useful for the food of man.

They also had all kinds of livestock: oxen and cows, sheep and pigs and goats, and many other kinds of animals that were useful for food.

And they also had horses, and asses, and there were elephants and cureloms and cumoms; all of which were useful unto man, and more especially the elephants and cureloms and cumoms.

They had horses and donkeys as well, and there were elephants and cureloms and cumoms, all of which were useful to people, and especially the elephants and cureloms and cumoms.

And thus the Lord did pour out his blessings upon this land, which was choice above all other lands; and he commanded that whoso should possess the land should possess it unto the Lord, or they should be destroyed when they were ripened in iniquity; for upon such, saith the Lord: I will pour out the fulness of my wrath.

And so the Lord poured out his blessings on this land, which was more favored than any other. And he commanded that whoever possessed the land must hold it as the Lord's and serve him, or they would be destroyed when they were ripened in iniquity. For of such people the Lord says: "I will pour out the fullness of my wrath."

And Emer did execute judgment in righteousness all his days, and he begat many sons and daughters; and he begat Coriantum, and he anointed Coriantum to reign in his stead.

Emer judged righteously all his days. He had many sons and daughters, and he became the father of Coriantum, and he anointed Coriantum to reign in his place.

And after he had anointed Coriantum to reign in his stead he lived four years, and he saw peace in the land; yea, and he even saw the Son of Righteousness, and did rejoice and glory in his day; and he died in peace.

After he had anointed Coriantum to reign in his place, he lived four more years, and he saw peace in the land. He even saw the Son of Righteousness, and he rejoiced and gloried in his day, and he died in peace.

And it came to pass that Coriantum did walk in the steps of his father, and did build many mighty cities, and did administer that which was good unto his people in all his days. And it came to pass that he had no children even until he was exceedingly old.

Coriantum walked in his father's steps. He built many large cities, and he did good for his people all his days. And he had no children until he was very old.

And it came to pass that his wife died, being an hundred and two years old. And it came to pass that Coriantum took to wife, in his old age, a young maid, and begat sons and daughters; wherefore he lived until he was an hundred and forty and two years old.

Then his wife died, a hundred and two years old. And in his old age Coriantum married a young woman, and he had sons and daughters. He lived until he was a hundred and forty-two years old.

And it came to pass that he begat Com, and Com reigned in his stead; and he reigned forty and nine years, and he begat Heth; and he also begat other sons and daughters.

He became the father of Com, and Com reigned in his place. Com reigned forty-nine years, and he became the father of Heth, and he had other sons and daughters as well.

And the people had spread again over all the face of the land, and there began again to be an exceedingly great wickedness upon the face of the land, and Heth began to embrace the secret plans again of old, to destroy his father.

The people had spread out again over the whole land, and terrible wickedness began again across the land, and Heth began to take up the old secret plans again, to destroy his father.

And it came to pass that he did dethrone his father, for he slew him with his own sword; and he did reign in his stead.

And he took his father off the throne, killing him with his own sword, and he reigned in his place.

And there came prophets in the land again, crying repentance unto them—that they must prepare the way of the Lord or there should come a curse upon the face of the land; yea, even there should be a great famine, in which they should be destroyed if they did not repent.

And prophets came into the land again, calling the people to repent: they must prepare the way of the Lord, or a curse would come over the land. There would even be a severe famine, and in it they would be destroyed if they did not repent.

But the people believed not the words of the prophets, but they cast them out; and some of them they cast into pits and left them to perish. And it came to pass that they did all these things according to the commandment of the king, Heth.

But the people did not believe the words of the prophets, and they drove them out. Some of them they threw into pits and left them to die. And they did all this at the command of the king, Heth.

And it came to pass that there began to be a great dearth upon the land, and the inhabitants began to be destroyed exceedingly fast because of the dearth, for there was no rain upon the face of the earth.

Then a terrible drought came over the land, and the people began to die off very fast because of the drought, since there was no rain on the face of the earth.

And there came forth poisonous serpents also upon the face of the land, and did poison many people. And it came to pass that their flocks began to flee before the poisonous serpents, towards the land southward, which was called by the Nephites Zarahemla.

And poisonous snakes came out over the land as well, and they poisoned many people. And the flocks began to flee before the poisonous snakes, south toward the land that the Nephites called Zarahemla.

And it came to pass that there were many of them which did perish by the way; nevertheless, there were some which fled into the land southward.

Many of the animals died along the way, but some of them did reach the land southward.

And it came to pass that the Lord did cause the serpents that they should pursue them no more, but that they should hedge up the way that the people could not pass, that whoso should attempt to pass might fall by the poisonous serpents.

Then the Lord caused the snakes to stop chasing them. Instead the snakes blocked the way, so that the people could not pass, and anyone who tried to pass would fall to the poisonous snakes.

And it came to pass that the people did follow the course of the beasts, and did devour the carcasses of them which fell by the way, until they had devoured them all. Now when the people saw that they must perish they began to repent of their iniquities and cry unto the Lord.

And the people followed the trail of the animals, and they ate the carcasses of the ones that had fallen along the way, until they had eaten them all. Now when the people saw that they were about to die, they began to repent of their sins and to cry out to the Lord.

And it came to pass that when they had humbled themselves sufficiently before the Lord he did send rain upon the face of the earth; and the people began to revive again, and there began to be fruit in the north countries, and in all the countries round about. And the Lord did show forth his power unto them in preserving them from famine.

And when they had humbled themselves enough before the Lord, he sent rain on the earth. The people began to revive, and fruit began to grow again in the northern lands and in all the lands around them. And the Lord showed forth his power to them by saving them from the famine.