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 YHWH your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
Bw’onoobanga ogenze okutabaala abalabe bo, n’olaba embalaasi n’amagaali n’eggye eddene okukira eriryo, tobatyanga; kubanga Mukama Katonda wo, eyakuggya mu nsi y’e Misiri, anaabanga naawe.
2 It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,
Bwe munaabanga muli kumpi okutandika okulwana, kabona anajjanga n’ayogera eri eggye ly’abaserikale,
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;
n’abagamba nti, “Wulira, Ayi Isirayiri! Olwa leero mugenda okutandika okulwana n’abalabe bammwe. Temuggwaamu mutima, so temutiitiira wadde okubatya.
4 for YHWH your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you."
Kubanga Mukama Katonda wammwe y’anaagendanga nammwe okubalwanirira ng’alwanyisanga abalabe bammwe, n’okubawanga mmwe obuwanguzi.”
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.
Abaami banaayogeranga eri eggye nga bagamba nti, “Waliwo mu mmwe alina ennyumba empya gye yeezimbira naye nga tennatukuzibwa? Kimusanidde addeyo mu nnyumba ye, si kulwa ng’afiira mu lutalo, omulala n’agitukuza.
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.
Waliwo mu mmwe eyalima ennimiro y’emizabbibu naye nga tannatandika kulya ku bibala byamu? Kimusaanidde addeyo mu maka ge, si kulwa ng’afiira mu lutalo, omuntu omulala n’alya ebibala byamu.
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."
Waliwo mu mmwe eyali ayogereza omukazi, naye nga tannamuwasa? Kimugwanidde addeyo mu maka ge, si kulwa ng’afiira mu lutalo, omuntu omulala n’awasa omukazi oyo.”
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."
Abaami banaayongeranga okwogera eri eggye nga bagamba nti, “Waliwo mu mmwe omutiitiizi, oba aweddemu amaanyi mu mutima? Kimusaanidde addeyo mu maka ge, si kulwa ng’aleetera banne omutima omutiitiizi.”
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.
Abaami bwe banaamalanga okwogera eri eggye, banaalondanga abakulu mu balwanyi abanaakulemberanga eggye eryo.
10 When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.
Bw’onoosembereranga ekibuga ng’ogenda okukirwanyisa, osookanga kulangirira mirembe eri abantu baamu.
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.
Bwe banakkirizanga emirembe, ne bakuggulirawo emiryango gy’ekibuga kyabwe, kale abantu baamu bonna banaafuukanga baweereza bo, okukukoleranga byonna nga bw’onooyagalanga.
12 If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it:
Naye ekibuga ekyo bwe kinaagaananga okukkiriza emirembe, ne kisalawo okukulwanyisa, onookyebungululanga n’okizingiza.
13 and when YHWH your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:
Mukama Katonda wo bw’anaakigabulanga mu mukono gwo, onottanga n’ekitala buli musajja yenna.
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 YHWH your God has given you.
Kyokka abakazi n’abaana abato, n’ebisibo by’ensolo, n’ebintu byonna ebinaabanga mu kibuga omwo, onoobyetwaliranga ng’omunyago gwo. Era onookozesanga nga bw’onooyagalanga omunyago gwonna ogunaavanga mu balabe bo Mukama Katonda wo gw’anaabanga akuwadde.
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.
Bw’otyo bw’onookolanga ebibuga byonna ebinaakubeeranga ewala ennyo, ebitaabenga bibuga bya mawanga gano.
16 But of the cities of these peoples, that YHWH your God gives you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes;
Naye mu bibuga bino Mukama Katonda wo by’akuwa okuba obusika bwo obw’enkalakkalira, tewaabeerengawo kintu n’ekimu ky’onoolekangamu nga kissa omukka, byonna onoobizikiririzanga ddala.
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 YHWH your God has commanded you;
Abakiiti, n’Abamoli, n’Abakanani, n’Abaperezi, n’Abakiivi, n’Abayebusi, onoobamalirangawo ddala, nga Mukama Katonda wo bw’akulagidde,
18 that they not teach you to do after all their abominations, which they have done to their gods; so would you sin against YHWH your God.
balemenga kubayigiriza bikolobero bye bakola nga basinza bakatonda baabwe, bwe mutyo nammwe ne mwonoonanga eri Mukama Katonda wammwe.
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?
Bw’onoozingizanga ekibuga, ng’olwana nakyo, okumala ebbanga eddene olyoke okiwangule, toddiranga mbazzi n’ozikiriza emiti gyakyo gyonna, kubanga ojjanga kwetaaga okulyanga ku bibala byagyo. Togitemanga. Emiti egy’omu nnimiro nagyo bantu olyoke ogizingize?
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.
Naye emiti gy’omanyi nga si gya bibala, egyo onoogitemanga olyoke ogikozesenga okuzimba ekisenge kw’onoosinziiranga okulwananga n’ekibuga ky’onoobanga ozingizza, okutuusa lwe kinaagwanga.
