Deuteronomy 20
1 “When your [soldiers] go to fight your enemies, and you see that they have many horses and chariots and that their army is much bigger than yours, do not be afraid of them, because Yahweh our God, who brought your [ancestors safely] out of Egypt, will be with you.
Inton mapankayo makigubat kadagiti kabusoryo, ket makitayo dagiti kabalio, lugan a panggubat, ken ad-adu a tattao ngem kadakayo, masapul a saankayo nga agbuteng kadakuada; ta adda ni Yahweh a Diosyo kadakayo, a nangiruar kadakayo manipud iti daga ti Egipto.
2 When you are ready to start the battle, the Supreme Priest must stand in front of the troops.
Inton asidegkayon a makigubat, masapul nga umasideg ti padi ken agsao kadagiti tattao,
3 He must say to them, ‘You Israeli men, listen to me! Today you are going to fight against your enemies. Do not be timid or afraid [DOU] or tremble or panic [DOU],
ket ibagana kadakuada, 'Dumngegkayo, Israel, ita nga aldaw, asidegkayon a makigubat kadagiti kabusoryo; saan koma a maupay dagiti pusoyo; saankayo nga agbuteng, wenno agpigerger, wenno agbuteng kadakuada;
4 because Yahweh our God will go with you. He will fight your enemies for you, and he will enable you to defeat them.’
ta kumuyog ni Yahweh a Diosyo kadakayo a makiranget kadagiti kabusoryo ken mangisalakan kadakayo.'
5 Then the army officers must say to the troops, ‘If anyone among you has just built a new house [RHQ] and has not dedicated it [to God], he should go home [and dedicate the house]. If he does not do that, if he dies in the battle, someone else will dedicate the house [and live in it].
Masapul nga agsao dagiti opisial kadagiti tattao ket ibagada, “Siasino a lalaki ti adda ditoy a nangipatakder iti baro a balay ket saanna pay a naidaton daytoy? Palubosanyo isuna nga agsubli iti balayna, tapno saan isuna a matay iti paggugubatan ket sabali a lalaki ti mangidaton iti daytoy.
6 If anyone among you has planted a vineyard and has not yet harvested any grapes from it [RHQ], he should go home. If he [stays here and] dies in the battle, someone else will [harvest the grapes and] enjoy [the wine made from them].
Siasino a lalaki ti nagmula iti kaubasan ken saanna pay a napagnumaran ti bunga dagitoy? Palubosanyo isuna nga agsubli iti balayna, tapno saan isuna a matay iti paggugubatan ket sabali a lalaki ti agnumar iti bunga dagitoy.
7 If anyone among you has become engaged to marry a woman [but has not married her yet] [RHQ], he should go home. If [he stays here and] dies in the battle, someone else will marry her.’
Siasino a lalaki ti adda ditoy a naitulag a makiasawa iti maysa a babai ngem saanna pay a naasawa isuna? Palubosanyo isuna nga agsubli iti balayna tapno saan isuna a matay iti paggugubatan ket sabali a lalaki ti mangasawa kenkuana.'
8 “Then the officers must also say, ‘If anyone among you is afraid or timid [RHQ], he should go home, in order that he does not cause his fellow soldiers to also stop being courageous.’
Masapul nga agsao pay dagiti opisial kadagiti tattao ket kunada, 'Siasino a lalaki ti adda ditoy a managbuteng wenno maup-upay ti pusona? Palubosanyo isuna nga agsubli iti balayna, tapno saan a marunaw ti puso ti kabsatna a kasla iti pusona.'
9 And when the officers have finished speaking to the troops, they must appoint commanders [to lead the groups of soldiers].
Inton nalpasen ti panagsao dagiti opisial kadagiti tattao, masapul a mangdutokda kadagiti mangidaulo kadakuada.
10 “When you come near a city [that is far away] to attack it, first tell the people there that if they surrender, you will not attack them.
Inton mapanyo rauten ti maysa a siudad, idiayayo ti pannakikapia kadagitoy a tattao.
11 If they open the gates of the city and surrender, they all will become your slaves to work for you.
No awatenda ti idiayayo ket ilukatandakayo iti ruangan, masapul nga inkapilitan nga agtrabaho para kadakayo dagiti amin tattao a masarakan iti daytoy ken masapul nga agserbida kadakayo.
12 But if they refuse to [surrender] peacefully, and decide instead to fight against you, your troops must surround the city [and break through the walls].
Ngem no saan daytoy a makikapia kadakayo, ngem makigubatda ketdi kadakayo, masapul ngarud a lakubenyo daytoy,
13 Then, when Yahweh our God enables you to capture [IDM] the city, you must kill all the men in the city.
ket inton pagballigiennakayo ni Yahweh a Diosyo ken ipaiturayanna ida kadakayo, masapul a papatayenyo ti tunggal lalaki iti ili.
14 But you are allowed to take for yourselves the women, the children, the livestock, and everything else [that you want to take] from the city. You will be allowed to enjoy all the things that belonged to your enemies; it is Yahweh our God who has given those things to you.
Ngem dagiti babbai, dagiti ubbing, dagiti ayup, ken amin nga adda iti siudad, ken amin a masamsam ditoy, alaenyonto a kas sinamsamyo. Usarenyonto dagiti sinamsam dagiti kabusoryo, nga inted ni Yahweh a Diosyo kadakayo.
15 You should do that in all the cities that are far from the land in which you will settle.
Masapul nga agtignaykayo iti kastoy a wagas kadagiti amin a siudad nga adayo unay kadakayo, dagiti siudad a saan a dagiti siudad kadagitoy sumaganad a nasion.
16 “But in the cities that are in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, you must kill all the people and all the animals [LIT].
Kadagiti siudad dagitoy a tattao nga it-ited ni Yahweh a Diosyo kadakayo a kas tawidyo, masapul nga awan ibatiyo nga agang-anges.
17 You must get rid of them completely. Get rid of the Heth people-group, the Amor people-group, the Canaan people-group, the Periz people-group, the Hiv people-group, and the Jebus people-group; that is what Yahweh our God commanded you to do.
Ngem ketdi, masapul a dadaelenyo ida a naan-anay: dagiti Heteo, ken dagiti Amorreo, dagiti Cananeo, dagiti Perezeo, dagiti Heveo ken dagiti Jebuseo a kas imbilin ni Yahweh a Diosyo kadakayo.
18 If you do not do that, they will teach you to sin against Yahweh our God and do the disgusting things that they do when they worship their gods.
Aramidenyo daytoy tapno saandakayo a suroan nga agaramid iti aniaman kadagiti makarimon a wagasda, a kas inaramidda kadagiti didiosenda. No aramidenyo, agbasolkayonto kenni Yahweh a Diosyo.
19 “When you surround a city for a long time, trying to capture it, do not cut down the fruit trees [outside the city]. You are allowed to eat the fruit from the trees, but do not get rid of the trees, because they certainly are not [RHQ] your enemies.
Inton lakubenyo ti maysa a siudad iti nabayag a panawen, a kas iti pannakigubatyo iti daytoy tapno masakupyo, masapul a saanyo a dadaelen dagiti kaykayo daytoy babaen iti panangwasayyo kadagitoy. Ta mabalinyo ti mangan manipud kadagitoy, isu a masapul a saanyo a pukanen dagitoy. Ta tao kadi ti kayo iti taltalon a nasken a lakubenyo?
20 You are permitted to cut down the other trees and use the wood to make ladders and towers to enable you to [go over the walls and] capture the city.”
Dagiti laeng kaykayo nga ammoyo a saan a mabalin a kanen, mabalinyo a dadaelen ken pukanen dagitoy; mangbangonkayonto iti sarikedked a maibusor iti siudad a makigubat kadakayo, agingga a marba daytoy.
