Deuteronomy 20
1 Nangcae khaeah Izip prae thung hoiah nangcae zaehoikung na Angraeng Sithaw oh pongah, misatuk han na caeh o naah, nangmacae pong kapop kue hrangnawk, hrang lakoknawk hoi kaminawk to na hnuk o cadoeh, nihcae to zii o hmah.
'When thou goest out to battle against thine enemy, and hast seen horse and chariot — a people more numerous than thou — thou art not afraid of them, for Jehovah thy God [is] with thee, who is bringing thee up out of the land of Egypt;
2 Misatuk han na caeh o tom naah, qaima mah hmaa ah caeh moe, kaminawk khaeah,
and it hath been, in your drawing near unto the battle, that the priest hath come nigh, and spoken unto the people,
3 aw Israel kaminawk, tahngai oh; vaihniah misatuk han na caeh o; palungboeng o hmah loe, zii o hmah; tasoeh o hmah loe, nihcae hmaa ah tasoehhaih hoiah doeh om o hmah;
and said unto them, Hear, Israel, ye are drawing near to-day to battle against your enemies, let not your hearts be tender, fear not, nor make haste, nor be terrified at their presence,
4 na Angraeng Sithaw loe nangcae ih misanawk to tuk moe, nangcae pahlong hanah, nangcae hoi nawnto a caeh, tiah thui pae tih.
for Jehovah your God [is] He who is going with you, to fight for you with your enemies — to save you.
5 Ukkungnawk mah doeh kaminawk khaeah, Im kangtha na sak o naah, Angraeng khae aap ai kami na oh o maw? Anih loe a im ah amlaem let nasoe; to tih ai nahaeloe anih loe misatukhaih ahmuen ah dueh ueloe, kalah kami mah a im to aap pae ving tih.
'And the authorities have spoken unto the people, saying, Who [is] the man that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? — let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man dedicate it.
6 Misur takha to na sak o, toe athaih caa ai kami na oh o maw? Anih loe a im ah amlaem let nasoe, to tih ai nahaeloe anih loe misatukhaih ahmuen ah dueh ueloe, kalah kami mah anih ih misur thaih to caa pae ving tih.
'And who [is] the man that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not made it common? — let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man make it common.
7 Nongpata maeto zu ah na hamh, toe zu haih ai kami na oh o maw? Anih loe a im ah amlaem let nasoe; to tih ai nahaeloe anih loe misatukhaih ahmuen ah dueh ueloe, kalah kami mah anih ih zu to la pae ving moeng tih, tiah thuih pae o tih.
'And who [is] the man that hath betrothed a woman, and hath not taken her? — let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man take her.
8 To pacoengah ukkungnawk mah minawk khaeah, Zit pongah palungboeng kami na oh o maw? Anih loe a im ah amlaem let nasoe; anih palungboeng baktih toengah angmah ih nawkamyanawk doeh palungboengsak moeng tih, tiah thui pae let bae ah.
'And the authorities have added to speak unto the people, and said, Who [is] the man that is afraid and tender of heart? — let him go and turn back to his house, and the heart of his brethren doth not melt like his heart;
9 Ukkungnawk mah kaminawk khaeah lokthuih boih pacoengah, kaminawk zaehhoih hanah, misatuh angraengnawk suek han angai vop.
and it hath come to pass as the authorities finish to speak unto the people, that they have appointed princes of the hosts at the head of the people.
10 Vangpui maeto tuk han na caeh o naah, anih mah vangpui thungah kaom kaminawk khaeah angdaehhaih lok to thui tih.
'When thou drawest near unto a city to fight against it, then thou hast called unto it for Peace,
11 Nihcae mah angdaehhaih lok to pathim moe, thok paong o nahaeloe, to vangpui thungah kaom kaminawk boih mah nangcae han tamut paek o ueloe, na tok to sah o tih.
and it hath been, if Peace it answer thee, and hath opened to thee, then it hath come to pass — all the people who are found in it are to thee for tributaries, and have served thee.
12 Toe nang hoi angdaehhaih sak koeh o ai moe, nangcae hoi misa angtuk hanah amsak o nahaeloe, vangpui to takui oh.
'And if it doth not make peace with thee, and hath made with thee war, then thou hast laid siege against it,
13 Na Angraeng Sithaw mah to vangpui nangcae ban ah paek naah, to vangpui thungah kaom nongpanawk to sumsen hoiah hum o boih ah;
and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.
14 toe nongpatanawk, nawktanawk hoi maitawnawk, vangpui thung ih hmuennawk boih loe, nangmacae hanah la oh; na Angraeng mah paek ih na misanawk khae hoiah na lak o ih hmuennawk to loe caa oh.
Only, the women, and the infants, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, thou dost seize for thyself, and thou hast eaten the spoil of thine enemies which Jehovah thy God hath given to thee.
15 Nangcae taengah kaom prae kaminawk ih vangpui na ai ah, nangcae hoi kangthla ah kaom vangpuinawk boih to tiah sah oh.
So thou dost do to all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
16 Toe na Angraeng Sithaw mah qawktoep hanah ang paek o ih prae kaminawk ih vangpui thungah loe, anghahhaih takhi tawn kami maeto doeh pathlung o hmah;
'Only, of the cities of these peoples which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee [for] an inheritance, thou dost not keep alive any breathing;
17 na Angraeng Sithaw mah paek ih lok baktih toengah, Hit kami, Amor kami, Kanaan kami, Periz kami, Hiv kami hoi Jebus kaminawk to hum o boih ah:
for thou dost certainly devote the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee,
18 to tih ai nahaeloe angmacae sithawnawk khaeah a sak o ih panuet thok hmuen to na patuk o ueloe, na Angraeng Sithaw hmaa ah na zae o moeng tih.
so that they teach you not to do according to all their abominations which they have done to their gods, and ye have sinned against Jehovah your God.
19 Vangpui maeto tuk hanah kasawk parai ah na takui o nahaeloe, thingkungnawk to pakhruh o hmah; taw ah kamprawk thing loe kami hinghaih ah oh pongah, athaih khue to caa oh, vangpui takui pongah thing to pakhruh o hmah;
'When thou layest siege unto a city many days, to fight against it, to capture it, thou dost not destroy its trees to force an axe against them, for of them thou dost eat, and them thou dost not cut down — for man's [is] the tree of the field — to go in at thy presence in the siege.
20 toe caak koi ai thingnawk loe pakhruh oh loe, nangcae hoi misatuh kaminawk na pazawk o ai karoek to, vangpui tuk hanah misa abuephaih to sah oh.
Only, the tree, which thou knowest that it [is] not a fruit-tree, it thou dost destroy, and hast cut down, and hast built a bulwark against the city which is making with thee war till thou hast subdued it.
