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.
तिमीहरू आफ्ना शत्रुहरूको विरुद्धमा युद्धमा जाँदा तिमीहरूले तिनीहरूको भन्दा धेरै घोडा, रथ र मानिसहरू देख्यौ भने तिनीहरूदेखि नडराओ । किनकि परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वर तिमीहरूसितै हुनुहुन्छ जसले तिमीहरूलाई मिश्र देशबाट निकालेर ल्याउनुभयो ।
2 Before you go into battle, the priest shall come and speak to the army.
तिमीहरू युद्धमा जानै लाग्दा पुजारी नजिक आएर मानिसहरूलाई उसले यसो भन्नुपर्छ,
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.
'हे इस्राएली हो, सुन । तिमीहरू आफ्ना शत्रुको विरुद्धमा युद्धमा जान लागेका छौ । तिमीहरूका ह्रदय विचलत नहोऊन् । नडराओ, नकाम । तिनीहरूदेखि भयभीत नहोओ ।
4 For the Lord your God is going with you to fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you the victory.”
किनकि परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वर नै तिमीहरूका शत्रुहरूको विरुद्धमा लडी तिमीहरूलाई बचाउन तिमीहरूको अगिअगि जाँदै हुनुहुन्छ ।'
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.
अधिकारीहरूले मानिसहरूलाई यसो भनून्, 'के घर निर्माण गरेर त्यसलाई अर्पण गर्न नपाएको यहाँ कोही छ? त्यो आफ्नो घरमा फर्केर जाओस् ताकि त्यो युद्धमा मर्नु नपरोस् र अर्कोले त्यसको घर अर्पण नगरोस् ।
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.
के दाखबारी लगाएर यसको फल खान नपाउने यहाँ कोही छ? त्यो घरमा जाओस् र युद्धमा मर्नु नपरोस् अनि अर्कोले त्यसलाई उपभोग गर्न नपाओस् ।
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.”
के मगनी भएर बिहे नभएको यहाँ कोही मानिस छ? त्यो घरमा जाओस् ताकि त्यो युद्धमा मर्नु नपरोस् र त्यसलाई अर्कोले बिहे गर्न नपाओस् ।'
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.”
यसबाहेक अधिकारीहरूले मानिसहरूलाई यसो भनून्, 'के यहाँ कोही डरपोक र कातर छ? त्यो फर्केर आफ्नो घरमा जाओस् ताकि त्यसको भाइको हृदय त्यसको झैँ शिथिल नहोस् ।'
9 After the officers have finished speaking to the army, they are put commanders in charge to lead it into battle.
अधिकारीहरूले मानिसहरूसित बोलिसकेपछि तिनीहरूले उनीहरूमाथि सेनानायकहरू नियुक्त गरून् ।
10 When you arrive at a town, ready to attack it, you must first make an offer of peace to the people living there.
कुनै सहरलाई आक्रमण गर्न तिमीहरू नजिक पुग्दा ती मानिसहरूसित शान्तिको प्रस्ताव राख्नू ।
11 If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates to you, all the inhabitants will become your slave-laborers.
तिनीहरूले तिमीहरूको प्रस्तावलाई स्वीकार गरी तिमीहरूलाई सहरमा स्वागत गरे भने त्यस सहरमा भएका सबै मानिसलाई बेगार काममा लगाउनू र तिनीहरूले तिमीहरूको सेवा गरून् ।
12 However, if they refuse to make peace with you and decide to fight you, then lay siege to the town.
तर तिनीहरूले तिमीहरूसित कुनै शान्ति सम्झौता गर्नुको साटो तिमीहरूको विरुद्धमा युद्ध गर्न आए भने तब तिमीहरूले सहरलाई घेरा हाल्नू,
13 Once the Lord your God has handed it over to you, kill every male with the sword.
र परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले तिमीहरूलाई विजय दिई तिमीहरूको नियन्त्रणमा ल्याउनुहुँदा तिमीहरूले त्यस सहरको हरेक व्यक्तिलाई मार्नू ।
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.
तर स्त्री, बालबच्चा, गाईवस्तु र सहरमा भएका हरेक थोक लुटको मालको रूपमा आफ्नो लागि लैजानू । परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले तिमीहरूलाई तिमीहरूका शत्रुहरूबाट दिनुभएको लुटको माल तिमीहरूले उपभोग गर्नू ।
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.
तिमीहरूबाट टाढा भएका सबै सहरलाई मात्र तिमीहरूले यसो गर्नू, तिमीहरूले यी जातिहरूका सहरहरूलाई भने त्यसो नगर्नू ।
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.
परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले तिमीहरूलाई सम्पत्तिको रूपमा दिनुहुने यी जातिहरूको सहरहरूमा भने तिमीहरूले सास फेर्ने कसैलाई जीवित नराख्नू ।
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.
बरु, परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले तिमीहरूलाई आज्ञा गर्नुभएझैँ तिमीहरूले हित्ती, एमोरी, कनानी, परिज्जी, हिव्वी र यबूसीहरूलाई पूर्ण रूपमा नष्ट गरिदिनू ।
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.
तिनीहरूले आफ्ना देवताहरूसित गरेका तिनीहरूका घृणित मार्गहरू तिनीहरूले तिमीहरूलाई नसिकाऊन् भन्नाका लागि यसो गर्नू । तिनीहरूको मार्ग पछ्यायौ भने तिमीहरूले परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरका विरुद्धमा पाप गर्ने छौ ।
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?
कुनै सहरलाई कब्जा गर्न तिमीहरूले त्यसलाई लामो समयसम्म घेर्दा तिमीहरूले बञ्चरोले यसका रुखहरू नकाट्नू । किनकि तिमीहरूले तीबाट खान सक्छौ । त्यसैले, तिनलाई नकाट । किनकि के जङ्गलका रुखहरू जाति हुन् जसलाई तिमीहरू घेरा हाल्छौ?
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.
फल दिने रुखहरू होइनन् भनी तिमीहरूले चिनेका रुखहरूलाई मात्र तिमीहरूले काटेर नष्ट गर्नू । तिमीहरूसित युद्ध गर्ने सहर पराजित नभएसम्म घेरा हाल्ने काममा ती प्रयोग गर्न सक्छौ ।
