Deuteronomy 20
1 When you go to war with your enemies and you see horses and chariots, and a larger army than yours, don't be afraid of them, because the Lord your God who led you out of Egypt is with you.
Tango bokokende kobundisa banguna na bino mpe bokomona bampunda, bashar mpe mampinga ya basoda ebele koleka oyo ya bino, bobanga bango te, pamba te Yawe, Nzambe na bino, oyo abimisaki bino na Ejipito, akozala elongo na bino.
2 Before you go into battle, the priest shall come and speak to the army.
Tango bokobongama mpo na kokende na bitumba, Nganga-Nzambe asengeli koleka liboso ya mampinga mpe koloba na bango
3 He is to tell them, “Listen, men of Israel! Today you are going to fight your enemies. Don't be nervous or afraid; don't be panicked or terrified by them.
maloba oyo: « Oh Isalaele, boyoka, awa bobongami lelo mpo na kokende na bitumba mpo na kobundisa banguna na bino; boyika mpiko! Bobanga te! Bolenga te! Bozala na somo te liboso ya banguna na bino.
4 For the Lord your God is going with you to fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you the victory.”
Pamba te Yawe, Nzambe na bino, akotambola elongo na bino mpo na kobundela bino liboso ya banguna na bino mpe kopesa bino elonga. »
5 The officers shall also speak to the army and tell them, “Is there any man here who has built a new house and hasn't dedicated it to the Lord? He can go home, otherwise he might die in battle and another man will dedicate it.
Bakonzi ya basoda basengeli koloba na mampinga: « Ezali na moko kati na bino oyo awuti kotonga ndako ya sika mpe avandi nanu kuna te? Tika ete azonga na ndako na ye noki te akoki kokufa na bitumba, bongo moto mosusu akoya kovanda moto ya liboso na ndako yango.
6 Is there any man here who has planted a vineyard and hasn't yet enjoyed its fruit? He can go home, otherwise he might die in battle and another man will enjoy its fruit.
Ezali na moto oyo awuti kolona elanga ya vino mpe nanu abuki bambuma ya liboso te? Tika ete azonga na ndako na ye noki te akoki kokufa na bitumba, bongo moto mosusu akoya kozala moto ya liboso mpo na kobuka mbuma ya liboso na elanga na ye.
7 Is there any man here who is engaged to a woman and hasn't married her? He can go home, otherwise he might die in battle and another man will marry her.”
Ezali na moto oyo awuti kotuna mwasi na libala mpe abali nanu te? Tika ete azonga na ndako, noki te akoki kokufa na bitumba mpe moto mosusu akoya kobala mwasi oyo ye atunaki na libala. »
8 The officers are also to tell the army, “Is there any man here who is afraid or nervous? He can go home, so he won't affect his fellow-soldiers and make them as frightened as himself.”
Bakonzi ya basoda bakoloba lisusu: « Ezali na moto oyo azali kobanga to alembi nzoto? Tika ete azonga na ndako mpo ete alembisa te baninga na ye na bitumba. »
9 After the officers have finished speaking to the army, they are put commanders in charge to lead it into battle.
Bongo tango bakonzi ya basoda bakosilisa koloba na mampinga, bakopona bakonzi mpo na kokamba mampinga.
10 When you arrive at a town, ready to attack it, you must first make an offer of peace to the people living there.
Tango bokokende kobundisa engumba moko, boyebisa bato ya engumba yango ete bamipesa bango moko na maboko na bino na kimia.
11 If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates to you, all the inhabitants will become your slave-laborers.
Soki bandimi mpe bafungoli bikuke na bango, bokosalisa bato nyonso ya engumba wana misala makasi mpe bakosalela bino.
12 However, if they refuse to make peace with you and decide to fight you, then lay siege to the town.
Kasi soki baboyi kosala kimia elongo na bino mpe babundisi bino, bobundisa engumba wana.
13 Once the Lord your God has handed it over to you, kill every male with the sword.
Tango Yawe, Nzambe na yo, akokaba engumba wana na maboko na yo, okoboma na mopanga bato nyonso oyo bazali kati na yango.
14 But you can take as plunder the women, children, livestock, and everything else in the town. You can take and use all your enemies' possessions the Lord your God gives you.
Kasi bokoki kozwa mpo na bino lokola bomengo ya bitumba: basi, bana, bibwele mpe biloko nyonso oyo ezali kati na engumba. Boye bokosalela bomengo ya bitumba oyo ekowuta epai ya banguna na bino oyo Yawe, Nzambe na bino, akokaba na maboko na bino.
15 This is the way you are to deal with all the towns that are a long way from you and don't belong to neighboring nations.
Ezali ndenge wana nde bokosala bingumba nyonso oyo ezali mosika na bino, bingumba oyo ezali te kati na mokili oyo bokozwa.
16 However, when it comes to the towns of those nations whose land the Lord your God is giving you to occupy, don't leave anything alive that breathes.
Kasi mpo na bingumba ya bikolo oyo Yawe, Nzambe na yo, akopesa yo lokola libula, kotika ata eloko moko te na bomoi.
17 Set them apart for complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has ordered you to do.
Bebisa bango nyonso: bato ya Iti, bato ya Amori, bato ya Kanana, bato ya Perizi, bato ya Evi mpe bato ya Yebusi, ndenge Yawe, Nzambe na yo, atindaki yo
18 This is to prevent them teaching you all the offensive things they do in worshiping their gods, and in so doing make you sin against the Lord your God.
mpo ete bateya yo te kosala makambo nyonso ya nkele oyo bango basalaka mpo na lokumu ya banzambe na bango; noki te okosala masumu liboso ya Yawe, Nzambe na yo.
19 Now when you lay siege to a town and it goes on for a long time as you fight to capture it, don't destroy the fruit trees there. You can eat their fruit. Don't cut them down. Are the trees in the orchard human beings that you should also attack?
Tango okobundisa engumba moko tango molayi mpo na kobotola yango, okoki kosimba epasola te mpo na kokata banzete ya engumba yango, pamba te okoki kolia bambuma na yango; kokata yango te. Boni, banzete ekomi bato mpo ete obundisa yango?
20 However, you may destroy the trees that you know are not fruit trees. You can use them to build siege equipment to attack the town that is fighting against you until it falls.
Kasi okoki nde kokata banzete oyo oyebi ete ebotaka mbuma te mpo na kosala na yango bibundeli kino engumba yango ekokweya.
