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.
20:2 Kai otan plhsiashte eiV thn machn, o iereuV qelei proselqei kai lalhsei proV ton laon,
20:3 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×
20:4 dioti KurioV o QeoV saV einai o proporeuomenoV meq' umwn, dia na polemhsh uper umwn enantion twn ecqrwn saV, dia na swsh umaV.
20:5 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.
20:6 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.
20:7 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.
20:8 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.
20:9 Kai afou teleiwswsin oi arconteV lalounteV proV ton laon, qelousi katasthsei archgouV twn strateumatwn, dia na proistantai tou laou.
20:10 [] Otan plhsiashV eiV polin dia na ekpolemhshV authn, tote kaleson authn eiV eirhnhn×
20:11 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×
20:12 ean omwV den kamh eirhnhn meta sou, alla se polemhsh tote qeleiV poliorkhsei authn×
20:13 kai afou KurioV o QeoV sou paradwsh authn eiV taV ceiraV sou, qeleiV pataxei panta ta arsenika authV en stomati macairaV×
20:14 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.
20:15 Outw qeleiV kamei eiV pasaV taV poleiV taV polu makran apo sou, aitineV den einai ek twn polewn twn eqnwn toutwn×
20:16 ek twn polewn omwV twn lawn toutwn, taV opoiaV KurioV o QeoV sou didei eiV se klhronomian, den qeleiV afhsei zwn ouden econ pnohn×
20:17 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×
20:18 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.
20:19 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;
20:20 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.