| Chapter 20 |
1 | [] Otan exelqhV eiV machn enantion twn ecqrwn sou, kai idhV ippouV kai amaxaV, laon perissoteron para se, mh fobhqhV autouV× dioti KurioV o QeoV sou einai meta sou, ostiV se anebibasen ek ghV Aiguptou. |
2 | Kai otan plhsiashte eiV thn machn, o iereuV qelei proselqei kai lalhsei proV ton laon, |
3 | kai qelei eipei proV autouV, Akoue, Israhl× seiV plhsiazete shmeron eiV thn machn kata twn ecqrwn saV× aV mh deiliash h kardia saV, mh fobhqhte mhde tromaxhte mhde ekplaghte apo proswpou autwn× |
4 | dioti KurioV o QeoV saV einai o proporeuomenoV meq' umwn, dia na polemhsh uper umwn enantion twn ecqrwn saV, dia na swsh umaV. |
5 | Kai oi arconteV qelousi lalhsei proV ton laon, legonteV, TiV anqrwpoV wkodomhsen oikian nean kai den ekamen egkainiasmon authV; aV anacwrhsh kai aV epistreyh eiV thn oikian autou, mhpote apoqanh en th mach kai egkainiash authn alloV anqrwpoV. |
6 | Kai tiV anqrwpoV efuteusen ampelwna kai den eufranqh ex autou; aV anacwrhsh kai aV epistreyh eiV thn oikian autou, mhpote apoqanh en th mach, kai eufranqh ex autou alloV anqrwpoV. |
7 | Kai tiV anqrwpoV hrrabwnisqh gunaika kai den elaben authn; aV anacwrhsh kai aV epistreyh eiV thn oikian autou, mhpote apoqanh en th mach, kai labh authn alloV anqrwpoV. |
8 | Kai oi arconteV qelousi lalhsei eti proV ton laon kai qelousin eipei, TiV anqrwpoV einai deiloV kai akardoV; aV anacwrhsh kai aV epistreyh eiV thn oikian autou, dia na mh deiliash h kardia twn adelfwn autou, wV h kardia autou. |
9 | Kai afou teleiwswsin oi arconteV lalounteV proV ton laon, qelousi katasthsei archgouV twn strateumatwn, dia na proistantai tou laou. |
10 | [] Otan plhsiashV eiV polin dia na ekpolemhshV authn, tote kaleson authn eiV eirhnhn× |
11 | kai ean soi apokriqh eirhnika kai anoixh eiV se, tote paV o laoV o euriskomenoV en auth qelei geinei upotelhV eiV se kai qelei se douleuei× |
12 | ean omwV den kamh eirhnhn meta sou, alla se polemhsh tote qeleiV poliorkhsei authn× |
13 | kai afou KurioV o QeoV sou paradwsh authn eiV taV ceiraV sou, qeleiV pataxei panta ta arsenika authV en stomati macairaV× |
14 | taV de gunaikaV kai ta brefh kai ta kthnh kai panta osa euriskontai en th polei, panta ta lafura authV, qeleiV labei eiV seauton× kai qeleiV trwgei ta lafura twn ecqrwn sou, osa KurioV o QeoV sou edwken eiV se. |
15 | Outw qeleiV kamei eiV pasaV taV poleiV taV polu makran apo sou, aitineV den einai ek twn polewn twn eqnwn toutwn× |
16 | ek twn polewn omwV twn lawn toutwn, taV opoiaV KurioV o QeoV sou didei eiV se klhronomian, den qeleiV afhsei zwn ouden econ pnohn× |
17 | alla qeleiV exoloqreusei autouV kata kratoV, touV CettaiouV kai touV AmorraiouV touV CananaiouV kai touV FerezaiouV touV EuaiouV kai touV IebousaiouV, kaqwV prosetaxen eiV se KurioV o QeoV sou× |
18 | dia na mh saV didaxwsi na pratthte kata panta ta bdelugmata autwn, ta opoia ekamon eiV touV qeouV autwn, kai amarthshte enantion Kuriou tou Qeou saV. |
19 | Otan poliorkhV polin tina hmeraV pollaV, polemwn authn dia na exousiashV authn, den qeleiV exoloqreusei ta dendra authV, kataferwn ep' auta pelekun× dioti ex autwn dunasai na trefhsai kai den qeleiV koyei auta. MhpwV einai anqrwpoV to dendron tou agrou, wste na elqh enantion sou en th poliorkia; |
20 | Monon ta dendra, osa gnwrizeiV oti den einai dendra trofhV, tauta qeleiV exoloqreusei kai ekkoyei kai qeleiV oikodomhsei pericarakwmata enantion thV polewV, htiV polemei proV se, ewsou paradoqh. |