اَلتَّثْنِيَة 20

١ 1 «إِذَا خَرَجْتَ لِلْحَرْبِ عَلَى عَدُوِّكَ وَرَأَيْتَ خَيْلًا وَمَرَاكِبَ، قَوْمًا أَكْثَرَ مِنْكَ، فَلَا تَخَفْ مِنْهُمْ، لِأَنَّ مَعَكَ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ ٱلَّذِي أَصْعَدَكَ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

“When you go out to battle against your enemy, and have seen horse and chariot—a people more numerous than you—you are not afraid of them, for your God YHWH [is] with you, who is bringing you up out of the land of Egypt;

٢ 2 وَعِنْدَمَا تَقْرُبُونَ مِنَ ٱلْحَرْبِ يَتَقَدَّمُ ٱلْكَاهِنُ وَيُخَاطِبُ ٱلشَّعْبَ

and it has been, in your drawing near to the battle, that the priest has come near, and spoken to the people,

٣ 3 وَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ: ٱسْمَعْ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ: أَنْتُمْ قَرُبْتُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنَ ٱلْحَرْبِ عَلَى أَعْدَائِكُمْ. لَا تَضْعُفْ قُلُوبُكُمْ. لَا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَرْتَعِدُوا وَلَا تَرْهَبُوا وُجُوهَهُمْ،

and said to them, Hear, O Israel: You are drawing near today to battle against your enemies, do not let your hearts be tender, do not fear, nor make haste, nor be terrified at their presence,

٤ 4 لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ سَائِرٌ مَعَكُمْ لِكَيْ يُحَارِبَ عَنْكُمْ أَعْدَاءَكُمْ لِيُخَلِّصَكُمْ.

for your God YHWH [is] He who is going with you, to fight for you with your enemies—to save you.

٥ 5 ثُمَّ يُخَاطِبُ ٱلْعُرَفَاءُ ٱلشَّعْبَ قَائِلِينَ: مَنْ هُوَ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي بَنَى بَيْتًا جَدِيدًا وَلَمْ يُدَشِّنْهُ؟ لِيَذْهَبْ وَيَرْجِعْ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ لِئَلَّا يَمُوتَ فِي ٱلْحَرْبِ فَيُدَشِّنَهُ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ.

And the authorities have spoken to the people, saying, Who [is] the man that has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in battle and another man dedicate it.

٦ 6 وَمَنْ هُوَ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي غَرَسَ كَرْمًا وَلَمْ يَبْتَكِرْهُ؟ لِيَذْهَبْ وَيَرْجِعْ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ لِئَلَّا يَمُوتَ فِي ٱلْحَرْبِ فَيَبْتَكِرَهُ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ.

And who [is] the man that has planted a vineyard and has not made it common? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man make it common.

٧ 7 وَمَنْ هُوَ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي خَطَبَ ٱمْرَأَةً وَلَمْ يَأْخُذْهَا؟ لِيَذْهَبْ وَيَرْجِعْ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ لِئَلَّا يَمُوتَ فِي ٱلْحَرْبِ فَيَأْخُذَهَا رَجُلٌ آخَرُ.

And who [is] the man that has betrothed a woman and has not taken her? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man take her.

٨ 8 ثُمَّ يَعُودُ ٱلْعُرَفَاءُ يُخَاطِبُونَ ٱلشَّعْبَ وَيَقُولُونَ: مَنْ هُوَ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْخَائِفُ وَٱلضَّعِيفُ ٱلْقَلْبِ؟ لِيَذْهَبْ وَيَرْجِعْ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ لِئَلَّا تَذُوبَ قُلُوبُ إِخْوَتِهِ مِثْلَ قَلْبِهِ.

And the authorities have added to speak to the people and said, Who [is] the man that is afraid and tender of heart? Let him go and return to his house, and the heart of his brothers does not melt like his heart.

٩ 9 وَعِنْدَ فَرَاغِ ٱلْعُرَفَاءِ مِنْ مُخَاطَبَةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ يُقِيمُونَ رُؤَسَاءَ جُنُودٍ عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

And it has come to pass, as the authorities finish to speak to the people, that they have appointed princes of the hosts at the head of the people.

١٠ 10 «حِينَ تَقْرُبُ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ لِكَيْ تُحَارِبَهَا ٱسْتَدْعِهَا إِلَى ٱلصُّلْحِ،

When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then you have called to it for peace,

١١ 11 فَإِنْ أَجَابَتْكَ إِلَى ٱلصُّلْحِ وَفَتَحَتْ لَكَ، فَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلْمَوْجُودِ فِيهَا يَكُونُ لَكَ لِلتَّسْخِيرِ وَيُسْتَعْبَدُ لَكَ.

and it has been, if it answers you [with] peace, and has opened to you, then it has come to pass, all the people who are found in it are for tributaries to you, and have served you.

١٢ 12 وَإِنْ لَمْ تُسَالِمْكَ، بَلْ عَمِلَتْ مَعَكَ حَرْبًا، فَحَاصِرْهَا.

And if it does not make peace with you, and has made war with you, then you have laid siege against it,

١٣ 13 وَإِذَا دَفَعَهَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ إِلَى يَدِكَ فَٱضْرِبْ جَمِيعَ ذُكُورِهَا بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ.

and your God YHWH has given it into your hand, and you have struck every male of it by the mouth of the sword.

١٤ 14 وَأَمَّا ٱلنِّسَاءُ وَٱلْأَطْفَالُ وَٱلْبَهَائِمُ وَكُلُّ مَا فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، كُلُّ غَنِيمَتِهَا، فَتَغْتَنِمُهَا لِنَفْسِكَ، وَتَأْكُلُ غَنِيمَةَ أَعْدَائِكَ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَاكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ.

Only, the women, and the infants, and the livestock, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you seize for yourself, and you have eaten the spoil of your enemies which your God YHWH has given to you.

١٥ 15 هَكَذَا تَفْعَلُ بِجَمِيعِ ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلْبَعِيدَةِ مِنْكَ جِدًّا ٱلَّتِي لَيْسَتْ مِنْ مُدُنِ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْأُمَمِ هُنَا.

So you do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.

١٦ 16 وَأَمَّا مُدُنُ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ ٱلَّتِي يُعْطِيكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ نَصِيبًا فَلَا تَسْتَبْقِ مِنْهَا نَسَمَةً مَّا،

Only, of the cities of these peoples which your God YHWH is giving to you [for] an inheritance, you do not keep alive any [that are] breathing;

١٧ 17 بَلْ تُحَرِّمُهَا تَحْرِيمًا: ٱلْحِثِّيِّينَ وَٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ وَٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَٱلْفِرِزِّيِّينَ وَٱلْحِوِّيِّينَ وَٱلْيَبُوسِيِّينَ، كَمَا أَمَرَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ،

for you certainly devote the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as your God YHWH has commanded you,

١٨ 18 لِكَيْ لَا يُعَلِّمُوكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ جَمِيعِ أَرْجَاسِهِمِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلُوا لِآلِهَتِهِمْ، فَتُخْطِئُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ.

so that they do not teach you to do according to all their abominations which they have done for their gods, and you have sinned against your God YHWH.

١٩ 19 «إِذَا حَاصَرْتَ مَدِينَةً أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً مُحَارِبًا إِيَّاهَا لِكَيْ تَأْخُذَهَا، فَلَا تُتْلِفْ شَجَرَهَا بِوَضْعِ فَأْسٍ عَلَيْهِ. إِنَّكَ مِنْهُ تَأْكُلُ. فَلَا تَقْطَعْهُ. لِأَنَّهُ هَلْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلْحَقْلِ إِنْسَانٌ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ قُدَّامَكَ فِي ٱلْحِصَارِ؟

When you lay siege to a city [for] many days to fight against it, to capture it, you do not destroy its trees to force an axe against them, for you eat of them, and you do not cut them down—for the tree of the field [is] man’s—to go in at your presence in the siege.

٢٠ 20 وَأَمَّا ٱلشَّجَرُ ٱلَّذِي تَعْرِفُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ شَجَرًا يُؤْكَلُ مِنْهُ، فَإِيَّاهُ تُتْلِفُ وَتَقْطَعُ وَتَبْنِي حِصْنًا عَلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلَّتِي تَعْمَلُ مَعَكَ حَرْبًا حَتَّى تَسْقُطَ.

Only, the tree of which you know that it [is] not a fruit-tree, you destroy it, and have cut [it] down, and have built a bulwark against the city which is making war with you until you have subdued it.”