¹When thou goest out to war against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, [and] a people more numerous than thou, thou shalt not fear them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who 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 approach unto the battle, that the priest shall draw near 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, Israel, ye are approaching this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be afraid 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 Jehovah 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 unto 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 there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not eaten of it? let him 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 shall say, What man is there that is timid and faint-hearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart melt 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 ended speaking unto the people, that they shall place captains of the hosts at the head of the people.

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

¹⁰When thou approachest unto a city to fight against it, thou shalt 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 all the people that are 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 not make peace with thee, but will make war with 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 Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, 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.

¹⁴only the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that shall be in the city, all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take as booty for thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God giveth 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 that 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 peoples which Jehovah thy God giveth 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 shalt utterly devote them to destruction, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, as Jehovah 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 according to all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods, so that ye sin against Jehovah 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 many days, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by lifting up an axe against them; for thou canst eat of them; and thou shalt not cut them down, for is the tree of the field a man that it should be besieged?

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 are not trees for meat, thou mayest destroy and cut them down, and build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall.

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