1 « حِينَ تَخرُجُونَ لِلحَربِ ضِدَّ أعدائِكُمْ، وَتَرَونَ خُيُولاً وَمَركَباتٍ وَجَيشاً أعظَمَ مِمّا لَدَيكُمْ، لا تَخافُوا مِنهُمْ، لِأنَّ إلَهَكُمُ الَّذِي أخرَجَكُمْ مَنْ أرْضِ مِصْرَ مَعَكُمْ.

When you go out 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.

2 « وَقَبلَ أنْ تَتَقَدَّمُوا لِلمَعرَكَةِ، يَتَقَدَّمُ الكاهِنُ وَيُخَاطِبُ الجَيْشَ

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

3 و َيَقُولُ: ‹استَمِعْ يا إسْرائِيلُ! سَتَذْهَبُونَ اليَومَ لِمُحارَبَةِ أعدائِكُمْ. فَلا تَخُرْ شَجاعَتُكُمْ، وَلا تَخافُوا وَلا تَرهَبُوا وَلا تَرتَعِبُوا مِنْهُمْ،

and shall tell them, “Hear, Israel, you draw near today to battle against your enemies. Don’t let your heart faint! Don’t be afraid, nor tremble, neither be scared of them;

4 ل ِأنَّ إلَهَكُمْ يَذْهَبُ مَعَكُمْ لِيُحارِبَ أعداءَكُمْ عَنكُمْ، وَلِيُساعِدَكُمْ عَلَى تَحقِيقِ النَّصرِ.›

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

5 « ثُمَّ يَقُولُ القادَةُ لِلجَيشِ: ‹هَلْ هُناكَ مَنْ بَنَى بَيتاً جَدِيداً وَلَمْ يُكَرِّسْهُ بَعْدُ؟ فَلْيَرجِعْ إلَى بَيتِهِ. فَإنَّهُ قَدْ يَمُوتُ فِي المَعرَكَةِ، وَيُكَرِّسُ بَيتَهُ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ.

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 أ وْ هَلْ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ زَرَعَ كَرماً لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأكُلْ مِنْ ثَمَرِهِ بَعدُ؟ فَليَرجِعْ إلَى بَيتِهِ. فَإنَّهُ قَدْ يَمُوتُ فِي المَعرَكَةِ، وَيَأكُلُ شَخصٌ آخَرُ ثَمَرَهُ.

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 أ وْ هَلْ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ خَطَبَ امْرأةً لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَزَوَّجها بَعدُ؟ فَليَرجِعْ إلَى بَيتِهِ. فَإنَّهُ قَدْ يَمُوتُ فِي المَعرَكَةِ، وَيَتَزَوَّجُها شَخصٌ آخَرٌ.›

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 « ثُمَّ عَلَى الرُّؤَساءِ أنْ يَقُولُوا لِلجَيشِ: ‹هَلْ هُناكَ مَنْ هُوَ خائِفٌ أوْ فاقِدٌ لِلشَّجاعَةِ؟ فَليَرجِعْ مَثلُ هَذا إلَى بَيتِهِ كَي لا يَجعَلَ الآخَرِينَ يَفقِدُونَ شَجاعَتَهُمْ.›

The officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, “What man is there who is fearful and faint-hearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest his brother’s heart melt as his heart.”

9 و َحِينَ يَنتَهِي الرُّؤَساءُ مِنْ مُخَاطَبَةِ الجَيشِ، يُعَيِّنُونَ قادَةً لِفِرَقِه.

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

10 « وَحِينَ تَقتَرِبُونَ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ لِتُحارِبُوها، فاعرِضُوا السَّلامَ أوَّلاً.

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

11 ف َإنْ قَبِلُوا عَرضَكُمْ لِلسَّلامِ وَفَتَحُوا بَوّاباتِهِمْ، يَصِيرُ جَميعُ سُكّانِ تِلكَ المَدِينَةِ خُدّاماً وَعُمّالاً لَدَيْكُم.

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 therein shall become forced laborers to you, and shall serve you.

12 و َلَكِنْ إنْ لَمْ تُسالِمكُمْ وَحارَبَتكُمْ، فَحِينَئِذٍ يَنبَغِي أنْ تُحاصِرُوها.

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

13 و َعِنْدَما يُعْطِيكُمُ إلَهُكُمْ المَدِينَةَ، اقْتُلُوا كُلَّ ذُكُورِهِمِ الكِبارِ.

When Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword;

14 أ مّا النِّساءُ وَالأطفالُ وَالحَيواناتُ وَكُلُّ ما هُوَ ثَمينٌ فِي المَدِينَةِ، فَخُذُوهُ لِأنفُسِكُمْ، وَاستَخدِمُوا غَنِيمَةَ أعدائِكُمُ الَّتِي يُعطِيها إلَهُكُمْ لَكُمْ.

but the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, even all its plunder, you shall take for plunder for yourself. You may use the plunder of your enemies, which Yahweh your God has given you.

15 ه َكَذا تَفعَلُونَ لِكُلِّ المُدُنِ البَعِيدَةِ عَنكُمْ، الَّتِي هِيَ لَيسَتْ مُدُناً لِلأُمَمِ الَّتِي هُنا.

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 « لا تُبقُوا شَيئاً حَيّاً فِي كُلِّ مُدُنِ الشُّعُوبِ الَّتِي يُعطِيها إلَهُكُمْ لَكُمْ مَلكاً.

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

17 ا قْضُوا عَلَيهِمْ تَماماً – الحِثِّيِّينَ وَالأمُورِيِّينَ وَالكَنعانِيِّينَ وَالفِرِزِّيِّينَ وَالحُوِّيِّينَ وَاليَبُوسِيِّينَ – كَما أوصاكُمْ إلَهُكُمْ.

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

18 ل ِكَي لا يُعَلِّمُوكُمُ الأشياءَ الكَرِيهَةَ الَّتِي يَعمَلُونَها لِألِهَتِهِمْ، فَتَخطِئُونَ إلَى إلَهِكُمْ.

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

19 « وَإنْ حاصَرْتُمْ مَدِينَةً لِأيّامٍ كَثِيرَةً، وَحارَبْتُمُوها لِكَي تَمْتَلِكُوها، فَلا تُفسِدُوا أشْجارَها بِالفُؤوسِ. كُلُوا مِنْ ثَمَرِها، وَلا تَقْطَعُوها. فَهَلْ أشْجارُ الحَقلِ بَشَرٌ حَتَّى تُهاجِمُوها؟

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 ax against them; for you may eat of them. You shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged by you?

20 ل َكِنْ يُمكِنُكُمْ أنْ تَقطَعُوا الأشْجارَ الَّتِي تَعرِفُونَ أنَّها غَيرُ مَثمِرَةٍ، وَتَستَخْدِمُوها فِي حِصارِ المَدِينَةِ الَّتِي تُحارِبُكُمْ إلَى أنْ تَسقُطَ.

Only the trees that you know are not trees for food, you shall destroy and cut them down. You shall build bulwarks against the city that makes war with you, until it falls.