Yasa’nın Tekrarı 20

¹Düşmanlarına karşı savaşa çıktığında; atlar, biniciler ve senden daha kalabalık bir halk gördüğünde onlardan korkmayacaksın; çünkü seni Mısır diyarından yukarı çıkaran Tanrın Rab seninledir.

²Ve gerçekleşecek ki savaşa yaklaştığında, kâhin öne çıkıp halka seslenecek ve onlara şöyle diyecek:

³"Dinle, ey İsrail! Bugün düşmanlarınıza karşı savaşa gidiyorsunuz; yüreğiniz gevşemesin, korkmayın, kırılmayın ve onların önünden yoldan sapıp kaçmayın.

⁴Çünkü düşmanlarınıza karşı sizinle birlikte savaşmak ve sizi kurtarmak için önünüzden giden Tanrınız Rab'dir."

⁵Yazıcılar da halka şöyle seslenecekler: "Yeni bir ev inşa edip de onu henüz ithaf etmeyen kim var? Evine geri dönsün; yoksa savaşta ölebilir ve evi bir başkası ithaf eder.

⁶Bir bağ dikip de ondan henüz neşelenmeyen kim var? Evine geri dönsün; yoksa savaşta ölebilir ve ondan bir başkası neşelenir.

⁷Bir kadınla nişanlanmış olup da onunla henüz evlenmeyen kim var? Evine geri dönsün; yoksa savaşta ölebilir ve kadınla bir başkası evlenir."

⁸Yazıcılar halka seslenmeye devam edip şöyle diyecekler: "Korkan ve yüreği ürkek olan kim var? Evine geri dönsün; öyle ki, kardeşinin yüreğini de kendi yüreği gibi korkaklaştırmasın."

⁹Ve yazıcılar halka konuşmayı bitirince, halkın önünde gidecek ordu komutanları atayacaklar.

¹⁰Bir kente onunla savaşmak için yaklaştığında, onları barışla dışarı çağır.

¹¹Eğer barışçıl yanıt verir ve kapılarını sana açarlarsa, orada bulunan tüm halk sana vergi ödemekle yükümlü olacak ve sana boyun eğecek.

¹²Ama sana boyun eğmeyip seninle savaşmaya kalkışırlarsa, o kenti kuşatıp arındıracaksın;

¹³Tanrın Rab onu senin eline teslim ettiğinde, oradaki her erkeği kılıç katliamıyla öldüreceksin.

¹⁴Ancak kadınlar, taşınabilir mallar, hayvanlar ve kentte bulunan her şey hariç; tüm ganimeti kendin için yağmalayacaksın ve Tanrın Rab'bin sana verdiği düşmanlarının ganimetini yiyeceksin.

¹⁵Tanrın Rab'bin miras olarak topraklarını sana verdiği bu ulusların kentlerinden olmayan, senden çok uzaktaki bütün kentlere böyle yapacaksın.

¹⁶Ancak Tanrın Rab'bin miras olarak topraklarını sana verdiği bu ulusların kentlerinde nefes alan hiçbir canlıyı sağ bırakmayacaksınız.

¹⁷Tanrın Rab'bin sana buyurduğu gibi, onları; Hititleri, Amorluları, Kenanlıları, Perizlileri, Hivlileri, Yevusluları ve Girgaşlıları tamamen adak olarak yok edeceksiniz.

¹⁸Öyle ki, kendi ilahlarına taparken yaptıkları bütün iğrençlikleri yapmayı size öğretmesinler ve siz de Tanrınız Rab'be karşı günah işlemeyeseniz.

¹⁹Bir kenti ele geçirmek için onunla savaşarak uzun süre kuşattığında, ağaçlarına demir alet vurarak onları yok etmeyeceksin; onların meyvelerini yiyebilirsin, ama onları kesmeyeceksin. Kırdaki ağaç bir insan mıdır ki, senin önünden kuşatma siperine kaçıp girsin?

²⁰Ancak meyve vermediğini bildiğin ağaçları yok edebilir ve kesebilirsin; seninle savaşan kent teslim olana dek ona karşı kuşatma siperleri inşa edebilirsin.

¹ΕΑΝ δὲ ἐξέλθῃς εἰς πόλεμον ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου καὶ ἴδῃς ἵππον καὶ ἀναβάτην καὶ λαὸν πλείονά σου, οὐ φοβηθήσῃ ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν, ὅτι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου μετὰ σοῦ ὁ ἀναβιβάσας σε ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου.

²καὶ ἔσται ὅταν ἐγγίσῃς τῷ πολέμῳ, καὶ προσεγγίσας ὁ ἱερεὺς λαλήσει τῷ λαῷ καὶ ἐρεῖ πρὸς αὐτούς·

³ἄκουε, ᾿Ισραήλ· ὑμεῖς πορεύεσθε σήμερον εἰς τὸν πόλεμον ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν, μὴ ἐκλυέσθω ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν, μὴ φοβεῖσθε μηδὲ θραύεσθε μηδὲ ἐκκλίνετε ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτῶν,

⁴ὅτι Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν ὁ προπορευόμενος μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν συνεκπολεμῆσαι ὑμῖν τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν, διασῶσαι ὑμᾶς.

⁵καὶ λαλήσουσιν οἱ γραμματεῖς πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγοντες· τίς ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ οἰκοδομήσας οἰκίαν καινὴν καὶ οὐκ ἐνεκαίνισεν αὐτήν; πορευέσθω καὶ ἀποστραφήτω εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ, μὴ ἀποθάνῃ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἕτερος ἐγκαινιεῖ αὐτήν.

⁶καὶ τίς ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ὅστις ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα καὶ οὐκ εὐφράνθη ἐξ αὐτοῦ; πορευέσθω καὶ ἀποστραφήτω εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ, μὴ ἀποθάνῃ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἕτερος εὐφρανθήσεται ἐξ αὐτοῦ.

⁷καὶ τίς ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ὅστις μεμνήστευται γυναῖκα καὶ οὐκ ἔλαβεν αὐτήν; πορευέσθω καὶ ἀποστραφήτω εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ, μὴ ἀποθάνῃ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἕτερος λήψεται αὐτήν.

⁸καὶ προσθήσουσιν οἱ γραμματεῖς λαλῆσαι πρὸς τὸν λαὸν καὶ ἐροῦσι· τίς ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ φοβούμενος καὶ δειλὸς τῇ καρδίᾳ; πορευέσθω καὶ ἀποστραφήτω εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ δειλιάνῃ τὴν καρδίαν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ ὥσπερ ἡ αὐτοῦ.

⁹καὶ ἔσται ὅταν παύσωνται οἱ γραμματεῖς λαλοῦντες πρὸς τὸν λαόν, καὶ καταστήσουσιν ἄρχοντας τῆς στρατιᾶς προηγουμένους τοῦ λαοῦ.

¹⁰᾿Εὰν δὲ προσέλθῃς πρὸς πόλιν ἐκπολεμῆσαι αὐτούς, καὶ ἐκκαλέσαι αὐτοὺς μετ᾿ εἰρήνης·

¹¹ἐὰν μὲν εἰρηνικὰ ἀποκριθῶσί σοι καὶ ἀνοίξωσί σοι, ἔσται πᾶς ὁ λαὸς οἱ εὑρεθέντες ἐν αὐτῇ ἔσονταί σοι φορολόγητοι καὶ ὑπήκοοί σου·

¹²ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ὑπακούσωσί σοι καὶ ποιῶσι πρὸς σὲ πόλεμον, περικαθαριεῖς αὐτήν,

¹³ἕως ἂν παραδῷ σοι αὐτὴν Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου εἰς τὰς χεῖράς σου, καὶ πατάξεις πᾶν ἀρσενικὸν αὐτῆς ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας,

¹⁴πλὴν τῶν γυναικῶν καὶ τῆς ἀποσκευῆς καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη καὶ πάντα, ὅσα ἂν ὑπάρχῃ ἐν τῇ πόλει, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ἀπαρτίαν προνομεύσεις σεαυτῷ καὶ φαγῇ πᾶσαν τὴν προνομὴν τῶν ἐχθρῶν σου, ὧν Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου δίδωσί σοι.

¹⁵οὕτω ποιήσεις πάσας τὰς πόλεις τὰς μακρὰν οὔσας σου σφόδρα, αἱ οὐχὶ ἐκ τῶν πόλεων τῶν ἐθνῶν τούτων, ὧν Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου δίδωσί σοι κληρονομεῖν τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν.

¹⁶ἰδοὺ δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν πόλεων τῶν ἐθνῶν τούτων, ὧν ὁ Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου δίδωσί σοι κληρονομεῖν τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν, οὐ ζωγρήσετε ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν πᾶν ἐμπνέον,

¹⁷ἀλλ᾿ ἢ ἀναθέματι ἀναθεματιεῖτε αὐτούς, τὸν Χετταῖον καὶ ᾿Αμορραῖον καὶ Χαναναῖον καὶ Φερεζαῖον καὶ Εὐαῖον καὶ ᾿Ιεβουσαῖον καὶ Γεργεσαῖον, ὃν τρόπον ἐνετείλατό σοι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου,

¹⁸ἵνα μὴ διδάξωσι ποιεῖν ὑμᾶς πάντα τὰβδελύγματα αὐτῶν, ὅσα ἐποίησαν τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἁμαρτήσεσθε ἐναντίον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν.

¹⁹᾿Εὰν δὲ περικαθήσῃς περὶ πόλιν μίαν ἡμέρας πλείους ἐκπολεμῆσαι αὐτὴν εἰς κατάληψιν αὐτῆς, οὐκ ἐξολοθρεύσεις τὰ δένδρα αὐτῆς ἐπιβαλεῖν ἐπ᾿ αὐτὰ σίδηρον, ἀλλ᾿ ἢ ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ φαγῇ, αὐτὸ δὲ οὐκ ἐκκόψεις. μὴ ἄνθρωπος τὸ ξύλον τὸ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ εἰσελθεῖν ἀπὸ προσώπου σου εἰς τὸν χάρακα;

²⁰ἀλλὰ ξύλον, ὃ ἐπίστασαι ὅτι οὐ καρπόβρωτόν ἐστι, τοῦτο ὀλοθρεύσεις καὶ ἐκκόψεις καὶ οἰκοδομήσεις χαράκωσιν ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν, ἥτις ποιεῖ πρὸς σὲ τὸν πόλεμον, ἕως ἂν παραδοθῇ.

¹And if thou shouldest go forth to war against thine enemies, and shouldest see horse, and rider, and a people more numerous than thyself; thou shalt not be afraid of them, for the Lord thy God [is] with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

²And it shall come to pass whenever thou shalt draw nigh to battle, that the priest shall draw nigh and speak to the people, and shall say to them,

³Hear, O Israel; ye are going this day to battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint, fear not, neither be confounded, neither turn aside from their face.

⁴For [it is] the Lord your God who advances with you, to fight with you against your enemies, [and] to save you.

⁵And the scribes shall speak to the people, saying, What man [is] he that has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the war, and another man dedicate it.

⁶And what man [is] he that has planted a vineyard, and not been made merry with it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man be made merry with it.

⁷And what man [is] he that has betrothed 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.

⁸And the scribes shall speak further to the people, and say, What man [is] he that fears and is cowardly in his heart? Let him go and return to his house, lest he make the heart of his brother fail, as his own.

⁹And it shall come to pass when the scribes shall have ceased speaking to the people, that they shall appoint generals of the army to be leaders of the people.

¹⁰And if thou shalt draw nigh to a city to overcome them by war, then call them out peaceably.

¹¹If then they should answer peaceably to thee, and open to thee, it shall be that all the people found in it shall be tributary and subject to thee.

¹²But if they will not hearken to thee, but wage war against thee, thou shalt invest it;

¹³until the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, and thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the sword:

¹⁴except the women and the stuff: and all the cattle, and whatsoever shall be in the city, and all the plunder thou shalt take as spoil for thyself, and shalt eat all the plunder of thine enemies whom the Lord thy God gives thee.

¹⁵Thus shalt thou do to all the cities that are very far off from thee, not [being] of the cities of these nations which the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit their land.

¹⁶[Of these] ye shall not take any thing alive;

¹⁷but ye shall surely curse them, the Chettite, and the Amorite, and the Chananite, and the Pherezite, and the Evite, and the Jebusite, and the Gergesite; as the Lord thy God commanded thee:

¹⁸that they may not teach you to do all their abominations, which they did to their gods, and [so] ye should sin before the Lord your God.

¹⁹And if thou shouldest besiege a city many days to prevail against it by war to take it, thou shalt not destroy its trees, by applying an iron tool to them, but thou shalt eat of it, and shalt not cut it down: Is the tree that is in the field a man, to enter before thee into the work of the siege?

²⁰But the tree which thou knowest to be not fruit-bearing, this thou shalt destroy and cut down; and thou shalt construct a mound against the city, which makes war against thee, until it be delivered up.