Ulangan 20
1 Selanjutnya Musa mengajar umat Israel, “Ketika kalian pergi berperang lalu melihat kuda, kereta perang, dan pasukan musuh yang jumlahnya lebih banyak daripada kalian, jangan takut! Ketahuilah bahwa TUHAN Allah yang membawa kita keluar dari Mesir akan menyertai kalian semua.
“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.
2 Sebelum kalian maju berperang, seorang imam harus memberikan pidato penyemangat,
When you are ready to start the battle, the Supreme Priest must stand in front of the troops.
3 ‘Hai orang Israel, dengarkanlah! Hari ini kalian akan berperang melawan musuh. Janganlah berkecil hati. Jangan takut, panik, atau gentar melawan mereka,
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],
4 karena TUHAN Allah kita akan menyertai kalian. Dia akan melawan musuh dan membuat kalian menang.’
because Yahweh our God will go with you. He will fight your enemies for you, and he will enable you to defeat them.’
5 “Kemudian para komandan harus berkata kepada tentara mereka, ‘Jika ada di antara kalian yang baru saja membangun rumah dan belum mengadakan acara syukuran, dia boleh pulang. Jangan sampai dia tewas dalam perang sehingga orang lain yang meresmikan dan memiliki rumah tersebut.
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].
6 Jika ada di antara kalian yang menanam kebun anggur dan belum memanennya, dia boleh pulang. Jangan sampai dia tewas dalam perang dan orang lain menikmati hasil pertama dari kebun itu.
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].
7 Jika ada di antara kalian yang sudah bertunangan dengan seorang perempuan tetapi belum sempat menikahinya, dia boleh pulang. Jangan sampai dia tewas dalam perang dan orang lain menikahi calon istrinya itu.’
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.’
8 “Terakhir, para komandan harus berkata, ‘Jika ada di antara kalian yang takut dan berkecil hati, dia boleh pulang. Jangan sampai dia mempengaruhi pasukan lainnya untuk menjadi takut juga.’
“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.’
9 Sesudah berbicara dengan pasukan mereka, para komandan akan mengangkat kepala-kepala regu.
And when the officers have finished speaking to the troops, they must appoint commanders [to lead the groups of soldiers].
10 “Ketika kalian hendak menyerang sebuah kota yang jauh dan tidak termasuk wilayah yang sebentar lagi TUHAN berikan kepada bangsa Israel, tawarkanlah kepada penduduk kota itu kesempatan untuk boleh tetap hidup kalau mau menerima sejumlah syarat dan menyerah. Jika mereka setuju dan membuka gerbang kota, mereka akan menjadi pekerja paksa bagi kalian. Namun, jika mereka menolak tawaran itu dan malah bersiap untuk bertempur, kepunglah kota itu dan teroboslah masuk ke dalam. Saat TUHAN memampukan kalian menaklukkan kota itu, bunuhlah semua laki-laki di sana. Tetapi para perempuan, anak-anak, ternak, dan segala macam jarahan dari kota itu boleh kalian ambil. Dengan demikian, harta milik musuh itu sudah diberikan TUHAN untuk menjadi kepunyaanmu. “Peraturan itu berlaku untuk kota-kota yang jauh dan tidak termasuk kota milik bangsa-bangsa yang sekarang mendiami negeri Kanaan, yang sebentar lagi TUHAN berikan kepada kalian.
“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.
If they open the gates of the city and surrender, they all will become your slaves to work for you.
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].
Then, when Yahweh our God enables you to capture [IDM] the city, you must kill all the men in the city.
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.
You should do that in all the cities that are far from the land in which you will settle.
16 Untuk kota-kota yang termasuk wilayah Kanaan, musnahkan semua manusia dan binatang di dalamnya.
“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].
17 TUHAN sudah menentukan bangsa Het, Amori, Kanaan, Feris, Hewi, dan Yebus untuk dimusnahkan. Kalian harus menghabisi mereka semua.
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.
18 Jika tidak, mereka akan mempengaruhi kalian untuk melakukan hal-hal menjijikkan yang mereka lakukan ketika menyembah dewa-dewa mereka, sehingga kalian terjerumus dalam dosa terhadap TUHAN Allah kita.
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.
19 “Ketika kalian berusaha menaklukkan suatu kota dan sedang mengepungnya untuk waktu lama, janganlah menebang pohon buah-buahan yang ada di sekelilingnya. Buat apa menyerang pohon buah yang tidak bersalah? Biarkan saja, justru kalian bisa memakan buahnya.
“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.
20 Akan tetapi, pohon-pohon yang tidak menghasilkan makanan boleh kalian tebang. Pakailah kayunya untuk membuat tangga dan alat-alat perang yang bisa membantu kalian menerobos tembok kota itu dan menaklukkannya.”
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.”
