Deuteronomio 20
1 Pagka ikaw ay lalabas upang makibaka laban sa iyong mga kaaway at makakita ka ng mga kabayo, at mga karo, at ng isang bayang higit kay sa iyo, ay huwag kang matatakot sa kanila: sapagka't ang Panginoon mong Dios ay sumasaiyo, na siyang naglabas sa iyo sa lupain ng Egipto.
“If you go out to battle against your enemies, and you see horsemen and chariots, and that the multitude of your adversary’s army is greater than your own, you shall not fear them. For the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, is with you.
2 At mangyayari paglapit ninyo sa pakikibaka, na ang saserdote ay lalapit at magsasalita sa bayan.
Then, as the battle now draws near, the priest shall stand before the front ranks, and he shall speak to the people in this manner:
3 At magsasabi sa kanila, Dinggin mo, Oh Israel, kayo'y lumapit sa araw na ito sa pakikibaka laban sa inyong mga kaaway: huwag manglupaypay ang inyong puso; huwag kayong matakot, ni manginig, ni maduwag dahil sa kanila.
‘Listen, O Israel! Today you engage in a battle against your enemies. Do not let your heart be overwhelmed with fear. Do not be apprehensive. Do not yield. You should have no dread of them.
4 Sapagka't ang Panginoon ninyong Dios ay siyang yumayaong kasama ninyo, upang ipakipaglaban kayo sa inyong mga kaaway, upang kayo'y iligtas.
For the Lord your God is in your midst, and he will contend against your enemies on your behalf, so that he may rescue you from peril.’
5 At ang mga pinuno ay magsasalita sa bayan, na sasabihin, Sinong tao ang nagtayo ng isang bagong bahay, at hindi pa niya natatalagahan? siya'y yumaon at bumalik sa kaniyang bahay, baka siya'y mamatay sa pakikibaka at ibang tao ang magtalaga.
Likewise, the officers shall proclaim, throughout every company, in the hearing of the soldiers: ‘What man is there who has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest perhaps he may die in the battle, and another man may dedicate it.
6 At sinong lalake ang may itinanim na isang ubasan at hindi pa niya napapakinabangan ang bunga niyaon? siya'y yumaon at bumalik sa kaniyang bahay, baka siya'y mamatay sa pakikibaka at ibang lalake ang makinabang ng bunga niyaon.
What man is there who has planted a vineyard, and has not yet caused it to be common, so that all may eat from it? Let him go, and return to his house, lest perhaps he may die in the battle, and another man may carry out his office.
7 At sinong lalake ang nagasawa sa isang babae at di pa niya nakukuha? siya'y yumaon at bumalik sa kaniyang bahay, baka siya'y mamatay sa pakikibaka, at ibang lalake ang kumuha sa kaniyang asawa.
What man is there, who has betrothed a wife, and has not taken her? Let him go, and return to his house, lest perhaps he may die in battle, and another man may take her.’
8 At muling magsasalita ang mga puno sa bayan, at kanilang sasabihin, Sinong lalake ang matatakutin at mahinang loob? siya'y yumaon at bumalik sa kaniyang bahay, baka ang puso ng kaniyang mga kapatid ay manglupaypay na gaya ng kaniyang puso.
After these things have been declared, they shall add the remainder, and shall say to the people: ‘What man is there who is overwhelmed by fear and is fainthearted? Let him go, and return to his house, lest he cause the hearts of his brothers to fear, just as he himself has been thoroughly stricken with fear.’
9 At mangyayari, pagka ang mga pinuno ay natapos nang makapanalita sa bayan, na sila'y maghahalal ng mga kapitan ng mga hukbo sa unahan ng bayan.
And when the officers of the army have become silent, and have completed their speech, each one shall prepare his unit to wage war.
10 Pagka ikaw ay lalapit sa isang bayan upang makipaglaban, ay iyo ngang ihahayag ang kapayapaan doon.
When, at any time, you approach a city to fight against it, you shall first offer peace to it.
11 At mangyayari, na kung sagutin ka ng kapayapaan, at pagbuksan ka, ay mangyayari nga, na ang buong bayang masusumpungan sa loob ay magiging sakop mo, at maglilingkod sa iyo.
If they receive it, and open the gates to you, then all the people who are in it shall be saved, and they shall serve you by paying tribute.
12 At kung ayaw makipagpayapaan sa iyo, kundi makikipagbaka laban sa iyo, ay kukubkubin mo nga siya:
But if they are not willing to enter into an agreement, and they begin to act against you in warfare, then you shall besiege it.
13 At pagka ibinigay ng Panginoon mong Dios sa iyong kamay ay iyong susugatan ang bawa't lalake niyaon ng talim ng tabak:
And when the Lord your God will have delivered it into your hands, you shall strike down anyone who is in it, of the male gender, with the edge of the sword,
14 Nguni't ang mga babae, at ang mga bata, at ang mga hayop, at ang buong nasa bayan, pati ng buong nasamsam doon, ay kukunin mong pinakasamsam; at kakanin mo ang samsam sa iyong mga kaaway na ibinigay sa iyo ng Panginoon mong Dios.
but not the women and young children, nor the cattle and the other things that are within the city. And you shall divide all the plunder to the soldiers, and you shall eat the spoils from your enemies, which the Lord your God will give to you.
15 Gayon ang iyong gagawin sa lahat ng bayang totoong malayo sa iyo, na hindi sa mga bayan ng mga bansang ito.
So shall you do to all the cities which are at a great distance from you, those which are not among the cities that you shall receive as a possession.
16 Nguni't sa mga bayan ng mga taong ito na ibinibigay sa iyo ng Panginoon mong Dios na pinakamana, ay huwag kang magtitira ng may buhay sa anomang bagay na humihinga:
But among those cities which shall be given to you, you shall not permit anyone at all to live.
17 Kundi iyong lilipulin sila; ang Hetheo, at ang Amorrheo, ang Cananeo, at ang Pherezeo, ang Heveo, at ang Jebuseo; gaya ng iniutos sa iyo ng Panginoon mong Dios.
Instead, you shall put them to death with the edge of the sword, specifically: the Hittite and the Amorite and the Canaanite, the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, just as the Lord your God has commanded you.
18 Upang huwag kayong turuan nilang gumawa ng ayon sa lahat nilang karumaldumal, na kanilang ginawa sa kanilang mga dios; na anopa't kayo'y magkasala laban sa Panginoon ninyong Dios.
Otherwise, they may teach you to do all the abominations which they have committed for their own gods. And then you would sin against the Lord your God.
19 Pagka iyong kukubkubing mahabang panahon ang isang bayan sa pakikibaka upang sakupin, ay huwag mong sisirain ang mga punong kahoy niyaon, na pagbubuhatan ng palakol; sapagka't makakain mo, at huwag mong ipagbububuwal; sapagka't tao ba ang kahoy sa parang na kukubkubin mo?
When you will have besieged a city for a long time, and you will have encircled it with fortifications, so that you may fight against it, you shall not cut down trees from which one is able to eat, neither shall you cause devastation with axes to the surrounding region. For it is a tree, and not a man. It is not able to increase the number of those who are fighting against you.
20 Ang mga punong kahoy lamang na iyong kilala na hindi mga kahoy na nakakain, ang iyong sisirain at ibubuwal; at iyong itatayong mga kuta laban sa bayang nakikibaka sa iyo, hanggang sa maibuwal mo.
But if there are any trees which are not fruitful, but are wild, and if these are fit for other uses, then cut them down, and make machines, until you have captured the city that is contending against you.”
