1& now there began to be a great curse upon the land because of the iniquity of the people in the which if a man should lay his tool or his sword upon the 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
1And 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.
2wherefore every man did cleave unto that which was his own with his hands & would not borrow neither would he lend & every man kept the hilt of his sword thereof in his right hand in the defence of his property & his own life & they of his wives & children
2Wherefore 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.
3& now after the space of two years & after the death of Shared behold there arose the brother of Shared & he gave battle unto Coriantumr in the which Coriantumr did beat him & did persue him to the wilderness of Akish
3And 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.
4& it came to pass that the brother of Shared did give battle unto him in the wilderness of Akish & the battle became exceeding sore & many thousands fell by the sword
4And 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.
5& it came to pass that Coriantumr did lay siege to the wilderness & the bro ther of Shared did march forth out of the wilderness by night & slew a part of the army of Coriantumr as they were drunken
5And 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.
6& he came forth to the land of Moron & placed himself upon the throne of Coriantumr
6And he came forth to the land of Moron, and placed himself upon the throne of Coriantumr.
7& it came to pass that Coriantumr dwelt with his army in the wilderness for the space of two years in the which he did receive great strength to his army
7And 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.
8now the brother of Shared whose name was Gilead also received great strength to his army because of secret combinations
8Now the brother of Shared, whose name was Gilead, also received great strength to his army, because of secret combinations.
9& it came to pass that his High Priest murdered him as he sat upon his throne
9And it came to pass that his high priest murdered him as he sat upon his throne.
10& it came to pass that one of the secret combinations murdered him in a secret pass & obtained unto himself the kingdom & his name was Lib & Lib was a man of great stature more than any other man among all the people
10And 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.
11& it came to pass that in the first year of Lib Coriantumr came up unto the land of Moron & gave battle unto Lib
11And it came to pass that in the first year of Lib, Coriantumr came up unto the land of Moron, and gave battle unto Lib.
12& it came to pass that he fought with Lib in the 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 sea
12And 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.
13shore & it came to pass that Coriantumr persued him & Lib gave battle unto him upon the sea shore
13And it came to pass that Coriantumr pursued him; and Lib gave battle unto him upon the seashore.
14& it came to pass that Lib did smite the army of Coriantumr that they fled again to the wilderness of Akish
14And it came to pass that Lib did smite the army of Coriantumr, that they fled again to the wilderness of Akish.
15& it came to pass that Lib did persue him until he came to the plains of Agosh & cori antumr had taken all the people with him as he fled before Lib in that quarter of the land whither he fled
15And 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.
16& when he had came to the plains of Agosh he gave battle unto Lib & he smote upon him until he died nevertheless the brother of Lib did come aga inst Coriantumr in the stead thereof & the battle became exceeding sore inthewhich Coriantumr fled again before the army of the brother of Lib
16And 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.
17now the name of the brother of Lib was called Shiz & it came to pass that Shiz persued after Coriantumr & he did over throw many cities & he did slay both women & children & did burn the cities thereof
17Now 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.
18& 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 sweapeth the earth before him
18And 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!
19& it came to pass that the people began to flock together in armies throughout all the face of the land
19And it came to pass that the people began to flock together in armies, throughout all the face of the land.
20& they were divided & a part of them fled to the army of Shiz & a part of them fled to the army of Coriantumr
20And 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.
21& so great & lasting had been the war & so long had been the scene of blood shed & carnage that the whole face of the land was covered with the bodies of the dead
21And 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.
22& so swift & 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 & children strewed upon the face of the land to become a prey to the worms of the flesh
22And 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.
23& 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 & by night because of the scent thereof
23And 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.
24nevertheless Shiz did not cease to persue Coriantumr for he had sworn to avenge himself up on Coriantumr of the blood of his brother which had been slain & the word of the Lord which came to Ether that Coriantumr should not fall by the sword
24Nevertheless, 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.
25& thus we see that the Lord did visit them in the fulness of his wrath & their wickedness & abominations had prepared a way for their everlasting destruction
25And 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.
26& it came to pass that Shiz did persue Coriantumr eastward even to the borders by the sea shore & there he gave battle unto Shiz for the space of three days
26And 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.
27& so terrible was the destruction among the armies of Shiz that the people began to be frightened & began to flee before the armies of Coriantumr & they fled to the land of Corihor & swept off the inhabitants before them all they that would not join them
27And 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.
28& they pitched their tents in the vally of Corihor & Coriantumr pitched his tents in the vally of Shurr now the vally of Shurr was near the hill Comron wherefore Coriantumr did gather his armies together upon the hill Comron & did sound a trumpet unto the armies of Shiz to invite them forth to battle
28And 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.
29& it came to pass that they came forth but were driven again & they came the second time & they were driven again the second time & it came to pass that they came again the third time & the battle became ex ceeding sore
29And 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.
30& it came to pass that Shiz smote upon Coriantumr that he gave him many deep wounds & Coriantumr having lost his blood fainted & was carried away as though he were dead
30And 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.
31now the loss of men women & children on both sides w◊ re so great that Shiz commanded his people that they should not persue the armies of Coriantumr wherefore they returned to their camp
31Now 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.