Deteronòm 20
1 Lè nou soti pou n' al goumen kont lènmi nou yo, epi nou wè yo gen plis chwal, plis cha lagè ak plis moun pase nou, nou pa bezwen pè, paske Seyè a, Bondye nou an, li menm ki te fè nou moute soti nan peyi Lejip la, l'ap kanpe la avèk nou.
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 the LORD your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
2 Lè lè batay la rive, prèt la va vanse, l'a pale ak sòlda yo.
It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,
3 L'a di yo: -Koute byen, moun Izrayèl yo: Jòdi a nou pral goumen kont lènmi nou yo. Kè nou pa bezwen sote. Nou pa bezwen pè, nou pa bezwen tranble, ni nou pa bezwen kouri pou yo.
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;
4 Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ap mache avèk nou. L'a goumen pou nou kont lènmi nou yo pou l' fè nou genyen batay la.
for the LORD your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you."
5 Apre sa, chèf yo va pale ak sòlda yo. Y'a di yo: -Eske gen yon moun la a ki fèk fin bati yon kay, men ki poko fè sèvis pou mete kay la apa pou Bondye? Si gen yon moun konsa, pito l' al fè wout li lakay li, paske li ka mouri nan goumen an, epi se yon lòt moun ki va fè sèvis pou mete kay la apa pou Bondye.
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.
6 Eske gen yon moun la a ki fèk plante yon jaden rezen epi ki poko gen chans fè yon rekòt rezen menm? Si gen yon moun konsa, pito l' al fè wout li lakay li, paske li ka mouri nan batay la, epi se va yon lòt moun ki va jwi jaden rezen l' lan.
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.
7 Eske gen yon moun isit la ki fiyanse pou l' marye? Si gen yon moun konsa, pito l' al fè wout li lakay li, paske li ka mouri nan lagè a epi se yon lòt moun ki va marye ak fiyanse l' la.
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."
8 Apre sa, chèf yo va di sòlda yo ankò: -Eske gen yon moun la a ki pè, ki santi li pa gen kouraj pou l' al goumen? Si gen yon moun konsa, pito l' al fè wout li lakay li, paske li ka kraze kouraj lòt yo tou.
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."
9 Lè chèf yo va fin pale konsa ak sòlda yo, y'a chwazi yon kaptenn pou chak divizyon pou mache alatèt lame a.
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.
10 Lè n'ap pwoche bò yon lavil pou n' atake l', premye bagay n'a fè, n'a mande l' pou l' fè lapè ak nou.
When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.
11 Si yo dakò, si yo louvri pòtay lavil la ban nou, tout moun nan lavil la va travay fè kòve pou nou, y'a tounen esklav nou.
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.
12 Men, si yo refize fè lapè ak nou epi yo mande goumen, n'a sènen lavil la toupatou epi n'a atake l'.
If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it:
13 Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va lage l' nan men nou. Epi n'a touye dènye gason ki nan lavil la.
and when the LORD your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:
14 Men, n'a pran tout fanm yo, tout pitit yo, tout bèt yo ak tou sa ki nan lavil la, ak tout byen lènmi yo va kite pou nou. N'a manje tou sa n'a pran nan men lènmi nou yo paske se Seyè a menm ki ban nou yo.
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 the LORD your God has given you.
15 Se konsa n'a fè sa pou tout lavil ki byen lwen nou, andeyò limit peyi Seyè a ban nou pou nou rete a.
Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
16 Men, lè nou pran yon lavil ki nan limit peyi Seyè a ap ban nou pou nou rete a, se pou nou touye tou sa ki vivan ladan l'.
But of the cities of these peoples, that the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes;
17 Se pou nou touye tout moun sa yo: moun Et yo, moun Amori yo, moun Kanaran yo, moun Ferèz yo, moun Ivi yo, moun Jebis vo. Se pou nou ofri yo bay Seyè a, Bondye nou an, jan li te ban nou lòd la.
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 the LORD your God has commanded you;
18 Se pou nou disparèt yo pou yo pa fè nou tonbe nan peche kont Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pou yo pa moutre nou fè tout vye bagay lèd y'ap fè pou bondye pa yo.
that they not teach you to do after all their abominations, which they have done to their gods; so would you sin against the LORD your God.
19 Si lè n'ap atake yon lavil nou wè nou blije sènen l' pandan lontan anvan pou nou ka pran l', piga nou koupe ankenn pyebwa ki bay fwi, paske nou ka bezwen fwi yo pou nou manje. Pa koupe pyebwa yo. Se pyebwa ase yo ye, se pa moun yo ye. Ou pa ka aji avèk yo tankou moun ki nan lavil ou sènen an.
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?
20 Men, nou gen dwa debranche pyebwa ki pa bay fwi, nou ka koupe yo, nou ka sèvi ak yo pou fè zouti pou atake lavil la jouk lavil la va tonbe nan men nou.
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.
