Deuteronomy 20
1 'When thou goest out to battle against thine enemy, and hast seen horse and chariot — a people more numerous than thou — thou art not afraid of them, for Jehovah thy God [is] with thee, who is bringing thee up out of the land of Egypt;
「你出去與仇敵爭戰的時候，看見馬匹、車輛，並有比你多的人民，不要怕他們，因為領你出埃及地的耶和華－你上帝與你同在。
2 and it hath been, in your drawing near unto the battle, that the priest hath come nigh, and spoken unto the people,
你們將要上陣的時候，祭司要到百姓面前宣告
3 and said unto them, Hear, Israel, ye are drawing near to-day to battle against your enemies, let not your hearts be tender, fear not, nor make haste, nor be terrified at their presence,
說：『以色列人哪，你們當聽，你們今日將要與仇敵爭戰，不要膽怯，不要懼怕戰兢，也不要因他們驚恐；
4 for Jehovah your God [is] He who is going with you, to fight for you with your enemies — to save you.
因為耶和華－你們的上帝與你們同去，要為你們與仇敵爭戰，拯救你們。』
5 'And the authorities have spoken unto the people, saying, Who [is] the man that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? — let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man dedicate it.
官長也要對百姓宣告說：『誰建造房屋，尚未奉獻，他可以回家去，恐怕他陣亡，別人去奉獻。
6 'And who [is] the man that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not made it common? — let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man make it common.
誰種葡萄園，尚未用所結的果子，他可以回家去，恐怕他陣亡，別人去用。
7 'And who [is] the man that hath betrothed a woman, and hath not taken her? — let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man take her.
誰聘定了妻，尚未迎娶，他可以回家去，恐怕他陣亡，別人去娶。』
8 'And the authorities have added to speak unto the people, and said, Who [is] the man that is afraid and tender of heart? — let him go and turn back to his house, and the heart of his brethren doth not melt like his heart;
官長又要對百姓宣告說：『誰懼怕膽怯，他可以回家去，恐怕他弟兄的心消化，和他一樣。』
9 and it hath come to pass as the authorities finish to speak unto the people, that they have appointed princes of the hosts at the head of the people.
官長對百姓宣告完了，就當派軍長率領他們。
10 'When thou drawest near unto a city to fight against it, then thou hast called unto it for Peace,
「你臨近一座城、要攻打的時候，先要對城裏的民宣告和睦的話。
11 and it hath been, if Peace it answer thee, and hath opened to thee, then it hath come to pass — all the people who are found in it are to thee for tributaries, and have served thee.
他們若以和睦的話回答你，給你開了城，城裏所有的人都要給你效勞，服事你；
12 'And if it doth not make peace with thee, and hath made with thee war, then thou hast laid siege against it,
若不肯與你和好，反要與你打仗，你就要圍困那城。
13 and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.
耶和華－你的上帝把城交付你手，你就要用刀殺盡這城的男丁。
14 Only, the women, and the infants, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, thou dost seize for thyself, and thou hast eaten the spoil of thine enemies which Jehovah thy God hath given to thee.
惟有婦女、孩子、牲畜，和城內一切的財物，你可以取為自己的掠物。耶和華－你上帝把你仇敵的財物賜給你，你可以吃用。
15 So thou dost do to all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
離你甚遠的各城，不是這些國民的城，你都要這樣待他。
16 'Only, of the cities of these peoples which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee [for] an inheritance, thou dost not keep alive any breathing;
但這些國民的城，耶和華－你上帝既賜你為業，其中凡有氣息的，一個不可存留；
17 for thou dost certainly devote the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee,
只要照耶和華－你上帝所吩咐的將這赫人、亞摩利人、迦南人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人都滅絕淨盡，
18 so that they teach you not to do according to all their abominations which they have done to their gods, and ye have sinned against Jehovah your God.
免得他們教導你們學習一切可憎惡的事，就是他們向自己神所行的，以致你們得罪耶和華－你們的上帝。
19 'When thou layest siege unto a city many days, to fight against it, to capture it, thou dost not destroy its trees to force an axe against them, for of them thou dost eat, and them thou dost not cut down — for man's [is] the tree of the field — to go in at thy presence in the siege.
「你若許久圍困、攻打所要取的一座城，就不可舉斧子砍壞樹木；因為你可以吃那樹上的果子，不可砍伐。田間的樹木豈是人，叫你糟蹋嗎？
20 Only, the tree, which thou knowest that it [is] not a fruit-tree, it thou dost destroy, and hast cut down, and hast built a bulwark against the city which is making with thee war till thou hast subdued it.
惟獨你所知道不是結果子的樹木可以毀壞、砍伐，用以修築營壘，攻擊那與你打仗的城，直到攻塌了。」
