¹When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

¹[Ny amin'ny miaramila sy ny tafika] Raha mivoaka hanafika ny fahavalonao ianao ka mahita soavaly sy kalesy ary olona maro noho ianao, dia aza matahotra azy; fa Jehovah Andriamanitrao kosa, Izay nitondra anao niakatra avy tany amin'ny tany Egypta, no momba anao.

²And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

²Ary rehefa hanafika ianareo, dia hanatona ny mpisorona ka hiteny amin'ny olona hoe:

³And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;

³Mihainoa, ry Isiraely ô, fa efa hanafika ny fahavalonareo ianareo anio; koa aza ketraka ny fonareo ary aza matahotra, na mikorapaka foana, na mangorohoro noho ny tahotra azy;

⁴For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

⁴fa Jehovah Andriamanitrareo no miara-mandeha aminareo hiady ho anareo amin'ny fahavalonareo mba hamonjy anareo.

⁵And 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.

⁵Dia hiteny amin'ny olona ireo mpifehy azy ka hanao hoe: Iza no olona izay efa nanao trano vaovao, nefa tsy mbola nitokanany? Aoka handeha hiverina any an-tranony izy, fandrao maty any amin'ny ady, ka olon-kafa no hitokana ny tranony.

⁶And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

⁶Ary iza no olona izay efa nanao tanim-boaloboka, nefa tsy mbola nihinana ny vokatra? Aoka handeha hiverina any an-tranony izy, fandrao maty any amin'ny ady, ka olon-kafa no hihinana ny vokatra.

⁷And 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.

⁷Ary iza no olona izay efa nifofo vady, nefa tsy mbola nampakatra azy? Aoka handeha hiverina any an-tranony izy, fandrao maty any amin'ny ady, ka olon-kafa no hampakatra ny vadiny.

⁸And 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 faint as well as his heart.

⁸Ary mbola hiteny amin'ny olona ihany ny mpifehy azy ka hanao hoe: Iza no olona izay matahotra ka osa fo? Aoka handeha hiverina any an-tranony izy, fandrao ho ketraka tahaka ny fony koa ny fon'ny rahalahiny.

⁹And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

⁹Ary rehefa vitan'ny mpifehy vahoaka ny teny ataony amin'ny olona, dia hasiany mpifehy ny miaramila hitarika azy.

¹⁰When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

¹⁰Raha mby akaikin'izay tanàna hiadiana ianao, dia milazà fihavanana aminy.

¹¹And 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 be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.

¹¹Ary raha fihavanana no avaliny anao, ka mampandroso anao izy, dia hampanaovinao fanompoana ny olona rehetra ao, ka hanompo anao izy.

¹²And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

¹²Fa raha tsy mety manao fihavanana aminao kosa izy, fa te-hiady aminao, dia ataovy fahirano izy.

¹³And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

¹³Ary rehefa atolotr'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao eo an-tananao izy, dia hovonoinao amin'ny lelan-tsabatra ny lehilahy rehetra ao.

¹⁴But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

¹⁴Fa ny babo rehetra ao, dia ny zaza amim-behivavy sy ny biby fiompy ary izay rehetra ao an-tanàna, dia ho entinao ho anao; ary hohaninao ny babo azo tamin'ny fahavalonao, izay omen'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao anao.

¹⁵Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

¹⁵Toy izany no hataonao amin'ny tanàna rehetra izay lavitra anao indrindra ka tsy tanànan'ireto firenena ireto.

¹⁶But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

¹⁶Fa ny tanànan'ireto firenena ireto kosa, izay omen'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao ho lovanao, dia aza asiana miangana izay olona rehetra ao.

¹⁷But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:

¹⁷Fa aringano tokoa ireo, dia ny Hetita sy ny Amorita sy ny Kananita sy ny Perizita sy ny Hivita ary ny Jebosita, araka izay nandidian'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao anao,

¹⁸That 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.

¹⁸mba tsy hampianarany anareo hanao araka ny fahavetavetany rehetra izay nataony tamin'ireo andriamaniny, ka tsy hanotanareo amin'i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.

¹⁹When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:

¹⁹Raha hataonao fahirano ela ny tanàna izay tafihinao halaina, dia aza simbana kapaina amin'ny famaky ny hazo eo; fa hisy hohaninao amin'ireo, koa aza kapaina, fa olona va ny hazo any an-tsaha, no hataonao fahirano?Kanefa ny hazo izay fantatrao fa tsy fihinam-boa dia kapao ihany, ka ataovy manda hamelezana ny tanàna izay miady aminao mandra-paharesiny.

²⁰Only 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 be subdued.

²⁰Kanefa ny hazo izay fantatrao fa tsy fihinam-boa dia kapao ihany, ka ataovy manda hamelezana ny tanàna izay miady aminao mandra-paharesiny.