¹When 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 Yahweh your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

¹Na Melmate uh dou dinga na kuan ua, sakol, kangtalai, mipi nou sanga tam na muh un, amau na kihta ding uh ahi kei; Aigupta gam akipan nou hinpi khepa TOUPA na Pathian uh lah na kiang uah a om ngala.

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

²Huan, na kidou kuan un siampuin mipi vanaih henla, houpih henla, a kiang uah,

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

³Israelte aw, j aun, tuin na melmate uh dou ding na hi ua, lau kei unla. Kihta kei unla, ling sam kei un,. amaute kihta kei un:

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

⁴Nou honhondam dinga na melmate uh honsual sak dia na kiang ua om jelpa lah TOUPA na Pathian uh ahi ngala, chi heh.

⁵The 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.

⁵Huan, heututen mipite kiangah, In thak lama lan nai lou na om uhia? A in ah pai nawn hen, kidounaah a vasi kha dinga, mi dangin a lan kha ding hi.

⁶What 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.

⁶Huan, grep huan bawla, a gah ne nai lou na om uhia? A in lam ah pai nawn heh, kidounaah a si kha dinga, mi dangin a ne kha ding uhi.

⁷What 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.”

⁷Huan, ji khama kiteng nai lou na om uhia? A in lam ah pai nawn heh, kidounaah a sikha dinga, mi dangin a kitenpih kha ding uhi, chiin gen heh

⁸The 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.”

⁸Huan, heututen mipite kiangah, Lau leh kihta na om uhia. A in lamuah pai uhen, a unaute uh lungtang amah lungtang bangin azul tei kha ding hi, chi lailai uheh.

⁹It 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.

⁹Huan, hichi ahi dinga, heututen mipite kianga thu a gen khit un mipite makai ding sepaih heutute a sep ding uhi.

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

¹⁰Sual dinga khua na vanaih hun chiang un kituahna thu gen phot unla.

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

¹¹Huan, hichi ahi dinga, a hon kituahpih ua, a nakipiak uleh hichi ahi dinga, huaia mi om tengteng nasem dinga na goih ding uh ahi dinga, na na uh a sem ding uh.

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

¹²Huan, a honna kituahpih nop louh ua, a honna dou sin uleh na um ding ua:

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

¹³Huan, TOUPA na Pathian un na khut ua a honpiak hun chiangin huaia pasal tengteng namsauin na hihlum vek ding uhi:

¹⁴but 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 Yahweh your God has given you.

¹⁴Numei leh a ta neu chikchikte uh, gante leh khuaa thil om himhimte jaw huaia gallak thil tengteng toh na tuam ding ua na lak ding uh ahi; huan TOUPA na Pathian un a honpiak na melmate uh laka gallak thil na ne un na ta ding uhi.

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

¹⁵Hiai namte khua hi lou, na omna ua kipana kho gamla tengteng huchibangin na hih jel ding uhi.

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

¹⁶TOUPA na Pathian un luah dinga a honpiak hiai nam khuate jaw TOUPA na Pathian un thu a honpiak bangin a hing peuhmah bangmah na hawi ding uh ahi keia:

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

¹⁷Hitte, Amorte, Kanante, Perizte, Hivte, Jebuste na hihmang vek ding uhi:

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

¹⁸A pathiante uh tunga a hih sek uh thil kihhuai tengteng a honsin sak louhna ding un, huchilouinjaw TOUPA na Pathian tunguah thil na hihkhial kha ding uhi.

¹⁹When 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?

¹⁹Lak tuma na sual uh a khua sawtpi na um un leng huaia singte jaw heipiin na phuk ding uh ahi keia, na nek ding uh ahi a, na phuk ding uh ahi kei: huai sing mihing ahi ua hia na um uh?A gah nek louh chi sing ahi chih na theihte ubel na hihsia un na phuk ding ua, a hondoute khua a siat masiah kulhin na umkhum ding uhi.

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

²⁰A gah nek louh chi sing ahi chih na theihte ubel na hihsia un na phuk ding ua, a hondoute khua a siat masiah kulhin na umkhum ding uhi.