Deuteronomy 20
1 When you go forth to battle against your enemies, and see horses, chariots, and a people more than you, you shall not be afraid of them; for Jehovah your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
“你出去与仇敌争战的时候，看见马匹、车辆，并有比你多的人民，不要怕他们，因为领你出埃及地的耶和华—你 神与你同在。
2 It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,
你们将要上阵的时候，祭司要到百姓面前宣告
3 and shall tell them, "Hear, Israel, you draw near this day to battle against your enemies: do not let your heart faint; do not be afraid, nor tremble, neither be scared of them;
说：‘以色列人哪，你们当听，你们今日将要与仇敌争战，不要胆怯，不要惧怕战兢，也不要因他们惊恐；
4 for Jehovah your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you."
因为耶和华—你们的 神与你们同去，要为你们与仇敌争战，拯救你们。’
5 The officers shall speak to the people, saying, "What man is there who has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
官长也要对百姓宣告说：‘谁建造房屋，尚未奉献，他可以回家去，恐怕他阵亡，别人去奉献。
6 What man is there who has planted a vineyard, and has not used its fruit? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use its fruit.
谁种葡萄园，尚未用所结的果子，他可以回家去，恐怕他阵亡，别人去用。
7 What man is there who has pledged to be married a wife, and has not taken her? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her."
谁聘定了妻，尚未迎娶，他可以回家去，恐怕他阵亡，别人去娶。’
8 The officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, "What man is there who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest his brother's heart melt as his heart."
官长又要对百姓宣告说：‘谁惧怕胆怯，他可以回家去，恐怕他弟兄的心消化，和他一样。’
9 It shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking to the people, that they shall appoint captains of armies at the head of the people.
官长对百姓宣告完了，就当派军长率领他们。
10 When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.
“你临近一座城、要攻打的时候，先要对城里的民宣告和睦的话。
11 It shall be, if it makes you answer of peace, and opens to you, then it shall be, that all the people who are found in it shall become tributary to you, and shall serve you.
他们若以和睦的话回答你，给你开了城，城里所有的人都要给你效劳，服事你；
12 If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it:
若不肯与你和好，反要与你打仗，你就要围困那城。
13 and when Jehovah your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:
耶和华—你的 神把城交付你手，你就要用刀杀尽这城的男丁。
14 but the women, and the little ones, and the livestock, and all that is in the city, even all its spoil, you shall take for a prey to yourself; and you shall eat the spoil of your enemies, which Jehovah your God has given you.
惟有妇女、孩子、牲畜，和城内一切的财物，你可以取为自己的掠物。耶和华—你 神把你仇敌的财物赐给你，你可以吃用。
15 Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
离你甚远的各城，不是这些国民的城，你都要这样待他。
16 But of the cities of these peoples, that Jehovah your God gives you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes;
但这些国民的城，耶和华—你 神既赐你为业，其中凡有气息的，一个不可存留；
17 but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hethite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as Jehovah your God has commanded you;
只要照耶和华—你 神所吩咐的将这赫人、亚摩利人、迦南人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人都灭绝净尽，
18 that they not teach you to do after all their abominations, which they have done to their gods; so would you sin against Jehovah your God.
免得他们教导你们学习一切可憎恶的事，就是他们向自己神所行的，以致你们得罪耶和华—你们的 神。
19 When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of you?
“你若许久围困、攻打所要取的一座城，就不可举斧子砍坏树木；因为你可以吃那树上的果子，不可砍伐。田间的树木岂是人，叫你糟蹋吗？
20 Only the trees of which you know that they are not trees for food, you shall destroy and cut them down; and you shall build siege works against the city that makes war with you, until it fall.
惟独你所知道不是结果子的树木可以毁坏、砍伐，用以修筑营垒，攻击那与你打仗的城，直到攻塌了。”
