Deuteronomy 20
1 When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for the LORD thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
“Lè nou ale fè batay kont lènmi nou yo, nou wè cheval avèk cha ak pèp ki plis pase nou, pa pè yo; paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ki te fè nou sòti kite peyi Égypte la, avèk nou.
2 And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
Lè nou ap pwoche batay la, prèt la va pwoche pou pale avèk pèp la.
3 and shall say unto them: 'Hear, O Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies; let not your heart faint; fear not, nor be alarmed, neither be ye affrighted at them;
Li va di yo: ‘Tande O Israël, n ap pwoche batay la kont lènmi nou yo jodi a. Pa fè kè sote. Pa pè, ni pa sezi, ni tranble devan yo,
4 for the LORD your God is He that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.'
paske se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ki prale avèk nou, pou goumen pou nou kont lènmi nou yo, pou sove nou.’
5 And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying: 'What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
“Ofisye militè yo, osi, va pale avèk pèp la, e di: ‘Se kilès nan mesye yo ki te bati yon kay tounèf e ki poko etabli ladann? Kite li sòti retounen lakay li. Otreman, li kab mouri nan batay la, e yon lòt va vin etabli ladann.
6 And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use the fruit thereof.
Kilès nan mesye yo ki te plante yon chan rezen e ki poko sèvi nan fwi li? Kite li sòti retounen lakay li. Otreman, li kapab mouri nan batay la e yon lòt moun va vin sèvi nan fwi li a.
7 And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.'
Epi kilès nan mesye yo ki fiyanse a yon fi e ki poko marye avè l? Kite li sòti retounen lakay li. Otreman, li kapab mouri nan batay la e yon lòt mesye kapab vin marye avè l.’
8 And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say: 'What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart melt as his heart.'
“Konsa, ofisye yo va pale plis avèk pèp la pou di: ‘Kilès nan mesye yo ki gen laperèz oswa ki manke gen kouraj? Kite li sòti retounen lakay li pou li pa fè kè frè li yo fann tankou kè pa li.’
9 And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that captains of hosts shall be appointed at the head of the people.
Lè ofisye yo fin pale ak pèp la, yo va chwazi kòmandan lame yo kòm chèf an tèt pèp la.
10 When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
“Lè nou pwoche yon vil pou goumen kont li, nou va ofri li kondisyon lapè.
11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that are found therein shall become tributary unto thee, and shall serve thee.
Si li dakò pou fè lapè avèk nou e louvri pou nou; alò, tout pèp ki ladann yo va devni fòs travay kòve nou, e va sèvi nou.
12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it.
Men si li pa fè lapè avèk nou, men fè lagè kont nou, alò, nou va fè syèj kont li.
13 And when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword;
“Lè SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, livre li nan men nou, nou va frape tout mesye yo avèk lam nepe.
14 but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
Sèlman fanm avèk pitit avèk bèt avèk tout piyaj la, nou va pran kòm byen ki sezi pou kont nou. Nou gen dwa sèvi piyaj lènmi nou yo ke SENYÈ a te bannou.
15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
“Konsa, nou va fè a tout vil ki lwen nou yo, ki pa pati nan vil a nasyon ki toupre yo.
16 Howbeit of the cities of these peoples, that the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth,
“Sèlman, nan vil a pèp sa yo ke SENYÈ Bondye nou an, ap bannou kòm eritaj la, nou pa pou kite anyen viv ki respire.
17 but thou shalt utterly destroy them: the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee;
Nou va detwi yo nèt; Etyen yo, Amoreyen yo, Kanaaneyen yo, Ferezyen yo, Evyen yo, ak Jebizyen yo, jan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te kòmande nou an,
18 that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods, and so ye sin against the LORD your God.
jis pou yo pa vin enstwi nou selon tout bagay abominab ke yo te fè pou dye pa yo, pou nou vin peche kont SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.
19 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, but thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of thee?
“Lè nou fè syèj yon vil pandan anpil tan, pou fè lagè kont li pou nou kapab pran li an kaptivite, nou pa pou detwi pyebwa li yo nan voye rach sou yo; pou nou kapab manje nan yo, e nou pa pou koupe yo. Paske èske pyebwa chan an se yon moun, ke nou ta dwe fè syèj ladann?
20 Only the trees of which thou knowest that they are not trees for food, them thou mayest destroy and cut down, that thou mayest build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall.
Sèlman bwa ke nou konnen ki pa bay fwi yo, nou va detwi yo e koupe yo, pou nou kapab konstwi syèj yo kont vil ki kont nou an, jiskaske l fin tonbe.
