Deotoronomia 20
1 Ie mionjo-mb’an-kotakotake mb’ amo rafelahi’oo mb’eo vaho mahaoniñe soavala naho sarete naho ondaty maro te ama’o, ko ihembaña’o, fa hañolots’ azo t’Iehovà Andrianañahare’o nañavotse azo an-tane Mitsraime añe.
When you go to war with your enemies and you see horses and chariots, and a larger army than yours, don't be afraid of them, because the Lord your God who led you out of Egypt is with you.
2 Aa ie harinè’o i aliy le homb’eo ty mpisoroñe hisaontsy am’ondatio
Before you go into battle, the priest shall come and speak to the army.
3 hanao ty hoe: Mijanjiña r’Israele, ie mitontoñe hihotakotak’ amo rafelahi’ areoo te anito, aa le asoao tsy hilealea, ko hembañe, ko mangebahebake, vaho ko irevendreveñañe;
He is to tell them, “Listen, men of Israel! Today you are going to fight your enemies. Don't be nervous or afraid; don't be panicked or terrified by them.
4 fa Iehovà Andrianañahare’ areo ro mindre ama’ areo hialy ho anahareo amo rafelahi’ areoo, handrombake.
For the Lord your God is going with you to fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you the victory.”
5 Le hisaontsy am’ondatio o mpiaoloo hanao ty hoe, Ia t’indaty nandranjy anjomba fe mboe tsy nitamea’e? Ampiengao himpoly mb’añ’ akiba’e añe tsy mone hivetrak’ an-kotakotak’ ao vaho ho tamè’ ondaty hafa.
The officers shall also speak to the army and tell them, “Is there any man here who has built a new house and hasn't dedicated it to the Lord? He can go home, otherwise he might die in battle and another man will dedicate it.
6 Ia t’indaty nambole an-tanem-balòboke fe mbe tsy nitoloña’e? Angao himpoly mb’ añ’akiba’e mb’eo, hera hikoromak’ añ’aly vaho ondaty ila’e ty hañalahala aze.
Is there any man here who has planted a vineyard and hasn't yet enjoyed its fruit? He can go home, otherwise he might die in battle and another man will enjoy its fruit.
7 Ia ka t’indaty nifofo valy fa mbe tsy nengae’e? Ampiavoto himpoly mb’an-kiboho’e añe tsy mone hikorovok’ añ’ aly vaho halae’ ondaty ila’e.
Is there any man here who is engaged to a woman and hasn't married her? He can go home, otherwise he might die in battle and another man will marry her.”
8 Hanovon-tsaontsy am’ ondatio o mpiaoloo ty hoe: Ia t’indaty hembañe ndra mianifañe? Ampiavoto himpoly mb’ añ’ anjomba’e añe tsy mone hitranake manahake i azey ty tron-droahalahi’e.
The officers are also to tell the army, “Is there any man here who is afraid or nervous? He can go home, so he won't affect his fellow-soldiers and make them as frightened as himself.”
9 Ie modo ty saontsi’ o mpiaoloo am’ondatio le ho tendrèñe o mpifehem-pirimboñan-dahindefoñeo.
After the officers have finished speaking to the army, they are put commanders in charge to lead it into battle.
10 Ie marine ty rova hialia’o, taroño fañanintsiñe heike,
When you arrive at a town, ready to attack it, you must first make an offer of peace to the people living there.
11 le ie toiñe’e am-pilongoañe, naho misokak’ ama’o, le ho fetrek-oro’o ze ondaty iaby tendrek’ao vaho hitoroñe azo.
If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates to you, all the inhabitants will become your slave-laborers.
12 Aa ie tsy mifampilongo ama’o, te mone hialia’e, le arikoboño.
However, if they refuse to make peace with you and decide to fight you, then lay siege to the town.
13 Ie asese’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’o am-pità’o, le ho fonga lafae’ o an-dela-pibara ze lahilahy ama’e ao;
Once the Lord your God has handed it over to you, kill every male with the sword.
14 fe ho rambese’o ho tsindro’o o rakembao naho o keleia’eo naho o añombe’eo naho ze he’e an-drova ao, o fikopahañe iabio; le ho kamae’o ze kinopa’o amo rafelahi’o natolo’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’o azoo.
But you can take as plunder the women, children, livestock, and everything else in the town. You can take and use all your enemies' possessions the Lord your God gives you.
15 Izay ty hanoa’o amy ze hene rova lavits’ azo tsy mpiamo rovan-drofoko mañohok’ azoo.
This is the way you are to deal with all the towns that are a long way from you and don't belong to neighboring nations.
16 Fe o rovan-drofoko atolo’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’o azo ho lovao, ko apo’o ho veloñe ze raha mikofòke ama’e.
However, when it comes to the towns of those nations whose land the Lord your God is giving you to occupy, don't leave anything alive that breathes.
17 Fonga mongoro: o nte-Kiteo, naho o nte-Amoreo, o nte-Kanàneo, naho o nte-Perizeo, o nte-Kiveo vaho o nte-Ieboseo, Amy nandilia’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’o azoy,
Set them apart for complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has ordered you to do.
18 tsy mone hañòha’e anahareo ty hañorike o sata tiva’ iareoo, o anoe’ iereo amo ndrahare’ iareoo, hanoa’ areo hakeo am’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’ areo.
This is to prevent them teaching you all the offensive things they do in worshiping their gods, and in so doing make you sin against the Lord your God.
19 Naho arikoboñe’o ela ty rova hialia’o hitavana’o, ko rotsahe’o am-pamatsiham-pekoñe o hatae’eo, amy te azo’o kamaeñe o voa’eo, ko firae’o. Atao’o h’ondaty hao o hatae an-kivokeo hanoe’o fañarikoboñañe?
Now when you lay siege to a town and it goes on for a long time as you fight to capture it, don't destroy the fruit trees there. You can eat their fruit. Don't cut them down. Are the trees in the orchard human beings that you should also attack?
20 F’ie naho hatae fohi’o te tsy fihanem-boao le azo’o rotsaheñe vaho firaeñe handrafeta’o rafi-panameañe i rova ialia’oy, ampara’ te rotsake.
However, you may destroy the trees that you know are not fruit trees. You can use them to build siege equipment to attack the town that is fighting against you until it falls.
