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.

Raha mivoaka hanafika ny fahavalonao ianao ka mahita soavaly sy kalesy ary olona maro noho ianao, dia aza matahotra azy; fa Jehovah Andriamanitrao kosa, Izay nitondra anao niakatra avy tany amin’ ny tany Egypta, no momba anao.

2 And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

Ary rehefa hanafika ianareo, dia hanatona ny mpisorona ka hiteny amin’ ny olona hoe:

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;

Mihainoa, ry Isiraely ô, fa efa hanafika ny fahavalonareo ianareo anio; koa aza ketraka ny fonareo ary aza matahotra, na mikorapaka foana, na mangorohoro noho ny tahotra azy;

4 for the LORD your God is He that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.'

fa Jehovah Andriamanitrareo no miara-mandeha aminareo hiady ho anareo amin’ ny fahavalonareo mba hamonjy anareo.

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.

Dia hiteny amin’ ny olona ireo mpifehy azy ka hanao hoe: Iza no olona izay efa nanao trano vaovao, nefa tsy mbola nitokanany? Aoka handeha hiverina any an-tranony izy, fandrao maty any amin’ ny ady, ka olon-kafa no hitokana ny tranony.

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.

Ary iza no olona izay efa nanao tanim-boaloboka, nefa tsy mbola nihinana ny vokatra? Aoka handeha hiverina any an-tranony izy, fandrao maty any amin’ ny ady, ka olon-kafa no hihinana ny vokatra.

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.'

Ary iza no olona izay efa nifofo vady, nefa tsy mbola nampakatra azy? Aoka handeha hiverina any an-tranony izy, fandrao maty any amin’ ny ady, ka olon-kafa no hampakatra ny vadiny.

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.'

Ary mbola hiteny amin’ ny olona ihany ny mpifehy azy ka hanao hoe: Iza no olona izay matahotra ka osa fo? Aoka handeha hiverina any an-tranony izy, fandrao ho ketraka tahaka ny fony koa ny fon’ ny rahalahiny.

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.

Ary rehefa vitan’ ny mpifehy vahoaka ny teny ataony amin’ ny olona, dia hasiany mpifehy ny miaramila hitarika azy.

10 When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

Raha mby akaikin’ izay tanàna hiadiana ianao, dia milazà fihavanana aminy.

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.

Ary raha fihavanana no avaliny anao, ka mampandroso anao izy, dia hampanaovinao fanompoana ny olona rehetra ao, ka hanompo anao izy.

12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it.

Fa raha tsy mety manao fihavanana aminao kosa izy, fa te-hiady aminao, dia ataovy fahirano izy.

13 And when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword;

Ary rehefa atolotr’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao eo an-tananao izy, dia hovonoinao amin’ ny lelan-tsabatra ny lehilahy rehetra ao.

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.

Fa ny babo rehetra ao, dia ny zaza amim-behivavy sy ny biby fiompy ary izay rehetra ao an-tanàna, dia ho entinao ho anao; ary hohaninao ny babo azo tamin’ ny fahavalonao, izay omen’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao anao.

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.

Toy izany no hataonao amin’ ny tanàna rehetra izay lavitra anao indrindra ka tsy tanànan’ ireto firenena ireto.

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,

Fa ny tanànan’ ireto firenena ireto kosa, izay omen’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao ho lovanao, dia aza asiana miangana izay olona rehetra ao.

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;

Fa aringano tokoa ireo, dia ny Hetita sy ny Amorita sy ny Kananita sy ny Perizita sy ny Hivita ary ny Jebosita, araka izay nandidian’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao anao,

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.

mba tsy hampianarany anareo hanao araka ny fahavetavetany rehetra izay nataony tamin’ ireo andriamaniny, ka tsy hanotanareo amin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.

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?

Raha hataonao fahirano ela ny tanàna izay tafihinao halaina, dia aza simbana kapaina amin’ ny famaky ny hazo eo; fa hisy hohaninao amin’ ireo, koa aza kapaina, fa olona va ny hazo any an-tsaha, no hataonao fahirano?

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.

Kanefa ny hazo izay fantatrao fa tsy fihinam-boa dia kapao ihany, ka ataovy manda hamelezana ny tanàna izay miady aminao mandra-paharesiny.