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.
Ko greš ven na boj zoper svoje sovražnike in vidiš konje in bojne vozove in ljudstvo, številnejše od tebe, se jih ne boj, kajti Gospod, tvoj Bog, je s teboj, ki te je privedel gor iz egiptovske dežele.
2 Before you go into battle, the priest shall come and speak to the army.
In zgodilo se bo, ko se približate k bitki, da bodo pristopili duhovniki in spregovorili ljudstvu
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.
ter jim rekli: ›Prisluhni, oh Izrael, danes se približujete bitki zoper svoje sovražnike. Naj vaša srca ne slabijo, ne bojte se in ne trepetajte, niti zaradi njih ne bodite prestrašeni,
4 For the Lord your God is going with you to fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you the victory.”
kajti Gospod, vaš Bog, je ta, ki gre z vami, da se za vas bori zoper vaše sovražnike, da vas reši.‹
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.
Častniki bodo ljudstvu govorili, rekoč: ›Kateri mož je tam, ki je zgradil novo hišo in je ni posvetil? Naj ta gre in se vrne k svoji hiši, da v bitki ne umre in je ne posveti drug moški.
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.
In kateri mož je ta, ki je zasadil vinograd in še ni jedel od njega? Tudi ta naj gre in se vrne k svoji hiši, da v bitki ne umre in drug moški ne jé od njega.
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.”
In kateri mož je tam, ki je zaročil ženo in je še ni vzel? Naj gre in se vrne k svoji hiši, da v bitki ne umre in je ne vzame drug moški.‹
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.”
Častniki bodo naprej govorili ljudstvu in bodo rekli: ›Kateri moški je tam, ki je bojazljiv in boječ? Naj gre in se vrne k svoji hiši, da ne bo srce njegovih bratov oslabelo tako kakor njegovo srce.‹
9 After the officers have finished speaking to the army, they are put commanders in charge to lead it into battle.
Zgodilo se bo, ko bodo častniki končali govorjenje ljudstvu, da bodo postavili poveljnike vojsk, da vodijo ljudstvo.
10 When you arrive at a town, ready to attack it, you must first make an offer of peace to the people living there.
Ko prideš blizu mesta, da se boriš zoper njega, potem mu razglasi mir.
11 If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates to you, all the inhabitants will become your slave-laborers.
Zgodilo se bo, če ti ta naredi odgovor miru in ti odpre, potem se bo zgodilo, da ti bodo vsi ljudje, ki so najdeni notri, postali davkoplačevalci in ti bodo služili.
12 However, if they refuse to make peace with you and decide to fight you, then lay siege to the town.
Če pa s teboj ne bo sklenilo miru, temveč se bo zoper tebe vojskovalo, potem ga boš oblegal
13 Once the Lord your God has handed it over to you, kill every male with the sword.
in ko ga Gospod, tvoj Bog, izroči v tvoje roke, boš vsakega tamkajšnjega moškega udaril z ostrino meča.
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.
Toda ženske, malčke, živino in vse, kar je v mestu, torej ves njegov plen, boš vzel k sebi in jedel boš plen svojih sovražnikov, ki ti ga je dal Gospod, tvoj Bog.
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.
Tako boš storil vsem mestom, ki so zelo daleč od tebe, ki niso od mest teh narodov.
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.
Toda od mest teh ljudstev, ki ti jih Gospod, tvoj Bog, da za dediščino, ne boš ohranil živega ničesar, kar diha,
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.
temveč jih boš popolnoma uničil, namreč Hetejce, Amoréjce, Kánaance, Perizéjce, Hivéjce in Jebusejce, kakor ti je zapovedal Gospod, tvoj Bog,
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.
da te ne naučijo delati po vseh svojih ogabnostih, ki so jih storili svojim bogovom. Tako bi grešili zoper Gospoda, svojega Boga.
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?
Ko boš dolgo časa oblegal mesto in se vojskoval zoper njega, da ga zavzameš, ne boš uničil njegovih dreves s tem, da bi nadnje privedel sekiro, kajti od njih lahko ješ in ne boš jih posekal, da bi jih uporabil pri obleganju (kajti poljsko drevo je življenje človeku).
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.
Uničil in posekal boš le drevesa, za katera veš, da niso drevesa za hrano. Zoper mesto, ki se bojuje s teboj, boš zgradil branike, dokler ne bo podjarmljeno.
