Tiuteronomi 20

1 E haere koe ki te whawhai ki ou hoariri, a ka kite i nga hoiho me nga hariata, i te iwi hoki he tokomaha ake i a koe, kei wehi i a ratou: kei a koe hoki a Ihowa, tou Atua, i kawea mai ai koe i te whenua o Ihipa.

When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, [and] a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

2 A, ka whakatata koutou ki te whawhai, na me haere mai te tohunga, me korero ki te iwi,

And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

3 Ka mea ki a ratou, Whakarongo, e Iharaira, e whakatata atu ana koutou aianei ki te whawhai ki o koutou hoariri: kei hopi o koutou ngakau; kaua e wehi; kaua e potatutatu, kaua ano hoki e pawera i to ratou aroaro;

and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint; fear not, nor tremble, neither be ye affrighted at them;

4 Ko Ihowa hoki, ko to koutou Atua, ko ia te haere tahi ana i a koutou, mana ta koutou whawhai ki o koutou hoariri, mana koutou e whakaora.

for the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

5 Me korero ano hoki nga kaiwhakahauhau ki te iwi, me ki atu, Tenei ranei tetahi kua hanga e ia he whare hou, a kahore ano i taia te kawa? me haere ia, me hoki atu ki tona whare, kei mate ki te whawhaitanga, ka riro ma te tangata ke e ta te kawa.

And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

6 Tenei ranei tetahi kua whakatokia e ia he mara waina, a kahore ano i kainga nga hua? me haere ia, me hoki atu ki tona whare, kei mate ki te whawhaitanga, ka riro mate tangata ke e kai.

And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use the fruit thereof.

7 Tenei ranei tetahi kua oti tetahi wahine te taumau mana, a kahore ano i tangohia e ia? me haere ia, me hoki atu ki tona whare, kei mate ki te whawhaitanga, ka riro ma te tangata ke e tango.

And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

8 A me korero ano nga kaiwhakahauhau ki te iwi, me ki atu, Tenei ranei tetahi e wehi ana, e hopi ana te ngakau? me haere ia, me hoki atu ki tona whare, kei ngohe nga ngakau o ona teina, kei rite ki tona ngakau.

And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart melt as his heart.

9 Na ka mutu te korero a nga kaiwhakahauhau ki te iwi, me whakarite e ratou etahi rangatira ope hai upoko mo te iwi.

And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall appoint captains of hosts at the head of the people.

10 Ka whakatata atu koe ki te tatau ki tetahi pa, na me karanga atu e koe te rangimarie ki reira.

When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

11 A, ki te mea he rangimarie tana e whakahoki mai ai ki a koe, a ka whakapuaretia ki a koe, katahi ka waiho nga tangata katoa e kitea e koe ki reira hei kaihomai takoha ki a koe, hei apa ano ratou mau.

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall become tributary unto thee, and shall serve thee.

12 A, ki te kore e mau ta reira rongo ki a koe, a ka anga ki te whawhai ki a koe, katahi ka whakapaea e koe:

And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

13 A, ki te hoatu e Ihowa, e tou Atua, ki ou ringa, na me patu e koe nga tane katoa o reira ki te mata o te hoari:

and when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thine hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

14 Ko nga wahine ia me nga tamariki, ko nga kararehe me nga mea katoa i roto i te pa, ko nga taonga katoa o reira, me tango e koe mau; a ka pau i a koe nga mea a ou hoariri, e hoatu ana e Ihowa, e tou Atua, ki a koe.

but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

15 Ko tenei tau e mea ai ki nga pa katoa e mamao rawa atu ana i a koe, ehara nei i te pa no enei iwi.

Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

16 Ko nga pa ia o enei iwi, e hoatu nei e Ihowa, e tou Atua, ki a koe hei kainga tupu, kaua e whakaorangia tetahi mea e whai manawa ana:

But of the cities of these peoples, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

17 Engari me whakangaro rawa ratou e koe; nga Hiti, nga Amori, nga Kanaani, nga Perihi, nga Hiwi, nga Iepuhi; kia rite ki ta Ihowa, ki ta tou Atua, i whakahau ai ki a koe:

but thou shalt utterly destroy them; the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:

18 Kei whakaakona koutou e ratou ki te mahi i a ratou mahi whakarihariha katoa e mahia nei e ratou ki o ratou atua; a ka hara koutou ki a Ihowa, ki to koutou Atua.

that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.

19 Ki te maha nga ra e whakapaea ai e koe he pa, e tauria ai kia horo, kei whakakorea e koe nga rakau o reira, kai akina atu ki te toki; no te mea hei kai ena mau, a kaua e tuaina e koe; he tangata koia te rakau o te parae kia whakapaea e koe?

When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of thee?

20 Ko nga rakau anake e mohio ai koe ehara i te rakau kai, ko ena au e whakakore, ka tua ki raro; a ka hanga he taiepa whakapae mo te pa e whawhai ana ki a koe, a horo noa.

Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall.