Deuteronomy 20

1 When you go forth to battle against your enemies, and see horses, chariots, and a people more than you, you shall not be afraid of them; for Jehovah your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

Nagal miteu toh kisat dinga nakon doh tenguleh, sakol ahin kangtalai, nanghoa sanga tamjo namu diu, hinlah nakichat lou diu ahi. Ajeh chu nangho Egypt gamsunga kona nahinpui doh'pau Pakai, Pathen in naumpi jing uve!

2 It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,

Galmun nalhun masang kahseuva, nalah uva thempupa chu mipi jouse masang lama namakai sah diu ahi.

3 and shall tell them, "Hear, Israel, you draw near this day to battle against your enemies: do not let your heart faint; do not be afraid, nor tremble, neither be scared of them;

Chule mipi henga thu asei ding, Vo Israelte ngaiyun! Kichatna jong neihih un, ajeh chu tunia nangho nacheuva amaho khu naga kisatpi diu ahi! Nagal miteu kichat nan kihot hih unlang, gin jong nagin loudiu ahi.

4 for Jehovah your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you."

Ajeh chu Pakai, Pathen in nangho dinga gal asat ding! Na masang lam uva lamkai jing ding, galjona nachan diu ahi!

5 The officers shall speak to the people, saying, "What man is there who has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

Chuphat leh gal vaipoa pang hon mipi henga hitia hi asei diu ahi. Koiham inthah tungdoh a thenso louva koi? Nalah uva hitobang mihem chu auma ahileh, ama chu galmuna thiden jeng thei ahi. Athiden khah tah’a ahileh, a in chu mi dang dinga thensona um ding ahi.

6 What man is there who has planted a vineyard, and has not used its fruit? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use its fruit.

Lengpi lei laiya natonga lengpi thei tepkha lou koiham? Amapa jong chu inlama kile jeng thei ahi. Achuti louva ahileh galmuna thina ato jeng thei, alengpi lei jeng jong mi dang chan lo ding ahi.

7 What man is there who has pledged to be married a wife, and has not taken her? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her."

Hiche bang chun pasal koi tobang khat chu jinei dinga kigosa dem a umta, ahinlah jinei loulai koi ham? Ama jong chu in kilea jinei thei ahi. Ajeh chu galmuna thina nachan'a naji ding nu chu mi dang chang jeng thei ahi.

8 The officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, "What man is there who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest his brother's heart melt as his heart."

Chule sepai vaihom natonga pang hon mipi henga hitia hi asei nah lai diu ahi. Meidoi, kichase um em? Aumleh in a kile hen, ajeh chu midang asuh meidoilo ding ahi, tia aseidiu ahi.

9 It shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking to the people, that they shall appoint captains of armies at the head of the people.

Sepai vaihom natonga pangho chun sepai ho henga hitia chu asei chaisoh kei tenguleh, aloi loiya lamkai alhendoh diu ahi.

10 When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.

Chule khopi khat nabulhu konu leh, amasan hiche khopi chu ki champi din tem un.

11 It shall be, if it makes you answer of peace, and opens to you, then it shall be, that all the people who are found in it shall become tributary to you, and shall serve you.

Hiche khopi chun natepnau ahin ngaiyuva, kelkotpi chu nahonpeh uva ahileh, na vaihomna noiyuva umdiu, nakinu bollea pang diu ahi.

12 If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it:

Ahinlah kicham ding gel louva kidoupi ding joh ageluva ahileh, khopi chu nabulu tei ding ahi.

13 and when Jehovah your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:

Chuteng Pakai, Pathen in hiche khopi chu nangho khut a ahin pehlut ding, na chemjam'uva pasal jouse natha diu ahi.

14 but the women, and the little ones, and the livestock, and all that is in the city, even all its spoil, you shall take for a prey to yourself; and you shall eat the spoil of your enemies, which Jehovah your God has given you.

Hinlah numei le chapang, thilkeo ho nakikoi khom diu ahi. Ajeh chu Pakai, Pathen in khopi sunga kona chu nopsa tah a naman chah diuva napeh'u ahitai.

15 Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.

Nachen nauva kona gamlha tah a um khopi ho, hitia chu nabol sohkei diu ahi.

16 But of the cities of these peoples, that Jehovah your God gives you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes;

Pakai, Pathen in napeh nau hiche khopi chengsea chu naum tenguleh, ahing thei jouse nasuh gam diu ahi.

17 but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hethite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as Jehovah your God has commanded you;

Ajeh chu Pakai, Pathen in naseipeh bang uva, Hit mite, Amor mite, Canan mite, Periz mite, Hiv mite chule Jebus mite hijongleh abonchauva nasuh gam hel diu ahi.

18 that they not teach you to do after all their abominations, which they have done to their gods; so would you sin against Jehovah your God.

Chutileh hiche mite akona chu milim doi kisem thuhoa kona nakihei mang thei diu, amaho pathen semthua kona nakiven tup uva, nalhah lutlou diu ahi.

19 When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of you?

Khopi khat bulu dinga phatsotpi naumkim tenguleh thingphung naphuh lou diu ahi. Aga neuvin, hinlah aphung phuh hih un, thingphung hochu nagalmiteu ahipoi.

20 Only the trees of which you know that they are not trees for food, you shall destroy and cut them down; and you shall build siege works against the city that makes war with you, until it fall.

Hinlah thingphung aphachompoi tia nagel houvang chu naphuh uva, khopi sunga galmite toh kidouna galmanchah a naman theiyu ahi.