20 — Deuteronomy

1If thou go out to war against thy enemies, and see horsemen and chariots, and the numbers of the enemy’s army greater than thine, thou shalt not fear them: because the Lord thy God is with thee, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt.Se andrai a far guerra a' tuoi nemici, e vedrai la loro cavalleria, e i cocchi, e la moltitudine delle schiere loro più grande di quella che hai tu, non ne avrai paura, perché teco è il Signore Dio tuo, che ti trasse dalla terra d'Egitto.IF thou goe forth to warre against thyne enemies, and see the horse men and chariottes, and the multitude of the aduersaries hoste greater then thou hast, thou shalt not feare them: because the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee out of the Land of Aegypt.Si exieris ad bellum contra hostes tuos, et videris equitatus et currus, et majorem quam tu habeas adversarii exercitus multitudinem, non timebis eos: quia Dominus Deus tuus tecum est, qui eduxit te de terra Ægypti. 2And when the battle is now at hand, the priest shall stand before the army, and shall speak to the people in this manner:E quando sarà imminente la battaglia, il sacerdote starà alla testa dell'esercito, e così dirà al popolo:And when the battel is now at hand, the priest shal stand before the armie, and shal speake to the people thus:Appropinquante autem jam prælio, stabit sacerdos ante aciem, et sic loquetur ad populum: 3Hear, O Israel, you join battle this day against your enemies, let not your heart be dismayed, be not afraid, do not give back, fear ye them not:Ascolta, Israele: Voi oggi venite alle mani contro i vostri nemici; non si turbi il vostro cuore, non temete, non date indietro, non ne abbiate paura:Heare Israel, you this day ioyne battel against your enemies, let not your hart feare, be not affrayd, retire not, neither dread them:Audi, Israël: vos hodie contra inimicos vestros pugnam committitis: non pertimescat cor vestrum, nolite metuere, nolite cedere, nec formidetis eos: 4Because the Lord your God is in the midst of you, and will fight for you against your enemies, to deliver you from danger.Perocché il Signore Dio vostro è in mezzo a voi, ed ei combatterà per voi contro i vostri nemici per trarvi da ogni pericolo.because our Lord your God is in the middes of you, and wil fight for you against your aduersaries, to deliuer you from danger.quia Dominus Deus vester in medio vestri est, et pro vobis contra adversarios dimicabit, ut eruat vos de periculo. 5And the captains shall proclaim through every band in the hearing of the army: What man is there, that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.Oltre a ciò i capitani schiera per ischiera udendoli tutte le milizie grideranno: V'ha egli alcuno, che abbia fabbricata una casa, e non l'abbia rinnovata? Se ne vada, e torni a casa sua, perché non si muoia egli nella zuffa, e un altro la rinnovi.The Captaines also through euerie bande in the hearing of the hoste shal proclaime: what man is there, that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him goe, and returne into his house, lest perhaps he die in the battel, and an other dedicate it.Duces quoque per singulas turmas audiente exercitu proclamabunt: Quis est homo qui ædificavit domum novam, et non dedicavit eam ? vadat, et revertatur in domum suam, ne forte moriatur in bello, et alius dedicet eam.

6What man is there, that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not as yet made it to be common, whereof all men may eat? let him go, and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man execute his office.V'ha egli chi abbia piantato una vigna, e non abbia ancora potuto accomunarla, sicché di essa possa mangiar chicchessia? Vada, e torni a casa sua, affinché egli per disgrazia non si muoia nella battaglia, e un altro debba fare quel che a lui si apparteneva.What man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not as yet made it to be common, wherof al men may lawfully eate? let him goe, and returne into his house: lest perhaps he die in the battel, and an other man execute his office.Quis est homo qui plantavit vineam, et necdum fecit eam esse communem, de qua vesci omnibus liceat ? vadat, et revertatur in domum suam, ne forte moriatur in bello, et alius homo ejus fungatur officio. 7What man is there, that hath espoused a wife, and not taken her? let him go, and return to his house, lest he die in the war, and another man take her.V'ha egli chi abbia fatti gli sponsali con una donna, e non l'abbia ancora menata a casa? Vada, e torni a casa sua affinché per disgrazia non si muoia egli nella battaglia, e un altro la sposi.What man is there, that hath despoused a wife, and not taken her? let him goe, and returne into his house, lest perhaps he die in the warre, and an other take her.Quis est homo, qui despondit uxorem, et non accepit eam ? vadat, et revertatur in domum suam, ne forte moriatur in bello, et alius homo accipiat eam. 8After these things are declared they shall add the rest, and shall speak to the people: What man is there that is fearful, and faint hearted? let him go, and return to his house, lest he make the hearts of his brethren to fear, as he himself is possessed with fear.Dette queste cose continueranno, e diranno al popolo: V'ha egli alcuno pauroso, e di poco cuore? Vada, e torni a casa sua, affinché non comunichi la sua paura ai cuori de' suoi fratelli, come egli è smarrito per la paura.These thinges being said they shal adde the rest, and shal speake to the people: What man is there feareful, and fainte harted? let him goe, and returne into his house, lest he make the hartes of his brethren to feare, as him selfe is frighted with feare.His dictis addent reliqua, et loquentur ad populum: Quis est homo formidolosus, et corde pavido ? vadat, et revertatur in domum suam, ne pavere faciat corda fratrum suorum, sicut ipse timore perterritus est. 9And when the captains of the army shall hold their peace, and have made an end of speaking, every man shall prepare their bands to fight.Quando poi i capitani dell'esercito avran fatto silenzio, ciascheduno ordinerà le sue schiere per la battaglia.And when the Captaines of the host shal hold their peace, and make an end of speaking, euerie man shal prepare their bandes to fight.Cumque siluerint duces exercitus, et finem loquendi fecerint, unusquisque suos ad bellandum cuneos præparabit.

10If at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt first offer it peace.Allorché ti appresserai ad espugnare una città, le offerirai prima la pace.If at anie time thou come to winne a citie, thou shalt first offer peace.Siquando accesseris ad expugnandam civitatem, offeres ei primum pacem. 11If they receive it, and open the gates to thee, all the people that are therein, shall be saved, and shall serve thee paying tribute.Se l'accetterà, e ti aprirà le porte, tutto il popolo, che sarà dentro, sarà salvo, e sarà soggetto a te, e tuo tributario.If they receiue it, and open the gates to thee, al the people that is therein, shal be saued, and shal serue thee vnder tribute.Si receperit, et aperuerit tibi portas, cunctus populus, qui in ea est, salvabitur, et serviet tibi sub tributo. 12But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it.Ma se non vorrà venire a patti, e comincerà ad agire ostilmente, tu vi porrai l'assedio:But if they wil not make peace, and shal beginne battel against thee, thou shalt assalt it.Sin autem fœdus inire noluerit, et cœperit contra te bellum, oppugnabis eam. 13And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,E quando il Signore Dio tuo l'avrà data a te nelle mani, metterai a fil di spada tutti i maschi, che vi son dentro,And when our Lord thy God shal deliuer it into thy hand, thou shalt strike al, that is therein of the male sexe, in the edge of the sword,Cumque tradiderit Dominus Deus tuus illam in manu tua, percuties omne quod in ea generis masculini est, in ore gladii, 14Excepting women and children, cattle and other things, that are in the city. And thou shalt divide all the prey to the army, and thou shalt eat the spoils of thy enemies, which the Lord thy God shall give thee.Lasciando le donne, e i fanciulli, e le bestie, e tutte le altre cose, che sono in quella città. Tutta la preda la distribuirai ai soldati, e mangerai delle spoglie dei tuoi nemici donate a te dal Signore Dio tuo.excepting wemen and children, the cattel and other thinges, that are in the citie. Al the praye thou shalt diuide to the armie, and thou shalt eate of the spoiles of thine enemies, which our Lord thy God shal geue thee.absque mulieribus et infantibus, jumentis et ceteris quæ in civitate sunt. Omnem prædam exercitui divides, et comedes de spoliis hostium tuorum, quæ Dominus Deus tuus dederit tibi.

15So shalt thou do to all cities that are at a great distance from thee, and are not of these cities which thou shalt receive in possession.Così farai verso tutte quelle città, le quali sono molto rimote da te, e non sono del numero di quelle, le quali tu sei per avere in tuo dominio.So shalt thou doe to al cities, that be verie farre from thee, and be not of these cities, which thou shalt receiue in possession.Sic facies cunctis civitatibus, quæ a te procul valde sunt, et non sunt de his urbibus, quas in possessionem accepturus es. 16But of those cities that shall be given thee, thou shalt suffer none at all to live:Ma di queste città, le quali ti saranno date, tu non permetterai che veruno rimanga vivo,But of those cities, that shal be geuen thee, thou shalt suffer none at al to liue:De his autem civitatibus, quæ dabuntur tibi, nullum omnino permittes vivere: 17But shalt kill them with the edge of the sword, to wit, the Hethite, and the Amorrhite, and the Chanaanite, the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee:Ma li metterai a fil di spada, vale a dire gli Hetei, e gli Amorrhaei, e i Cananei, e i Pherezei, e gli Hevei, e gli Jebusei, come il Signore Dio tuo ti ha comandato:but shalt kil them in the edge of the sword, to witte, the Hetheite, and Amorrheite, and Chananeite, the Pherezeite, and Heueite, and Iebuseite, as our Lord thy God hath commanded thee:sed interficies in ore gladii, Hethæum videlicet, et Amorrhæum, et Chananæum, Pherezæum, et Hevæum, et Jebusæum, sicut præcepit tibi Dominus Deus tuus: 18Lest they teach you to do all the abominations which they have done to their gods: and you should sin against the Lord your God.Affinché non v'insegnino a fare tutte le abbominazioni, che eglino hanno praticate verso de' loro dei, onde voi offendiate il Signore Dio vostro.lest perhaps they teach you to doe al the abominations, which them selues did worke to their goddes: and you sinne against our Lord your God.ne forte doceant vos facere cunctas abominationes, quas ipsi operati sunt diis suis, et peccetis in Dominum Deum vestrum. 19When thou hast besieged a city a long time, and hath compassed it with bulwarks, to take it, thou shalt not cut down the trees that may be eaten of, neither shalt thou spoil the country round about with axes: for it is a tree, and not a man, neither can it increase the number of them that fight against thee.Quando tu starai lungamente all'assedio di qualche città, e l'avrai circondata di macchine per espugnarla, non troncherai le piante, che danno frutto da mangiare, né devasterai all'intorno il paese a colpi di scure, perché non gli alberi, ma gli uomini possono accrescere il numero di coloro che a te fanno guerra.When thou hast besieged a citie a long time, and hast compassed it with munition to winne it, thou shalt not cutte downe the trees, that may be eaten of, neither shalt thou spoile the countrie round about with axes: because it is a tree, and not a man, neither can it increase the number of warryers against thee.Quando obsederis civitatem multo tempore, et munitionibus circumdederis ut expugnes eam, non succides arbores, de quibus vesci potest, nec securibus per circuitum debes vastare regionem: quoniam lignum est, et non homo, nec potest bellantium contra te augere numerum.

20But if there be any trees that are not fruitful, but wild, and fit for other uses, cut them down, and make engines, until thou take the city, which fighteth against thee.Ma se vi sorto piante non fruttifere, ma salvatiche, e atte agli altri bisogni della vita, tagliale, e fanne delle macchine, fino a tanto che t'impadronisca della città nemica.But if there be any trees not fruitful, but wilde, and apt for other vses, cutte them downe, and make engines, vntil thou take the citie, which fighteth against thee.Si qua autem ligna non sunt pomifera, sed agrestia, et in ceteros apta usus, succide, et instrue machinas, donec capias civitatem, quæ contra te dimicat.