Assamese: আপোনালোকে অনেক দিন ধৰি যেতিয়া কোনো নগৰ অৱৰোধ কৰি ৰাখি অধিকাৰ কৰিবলৈ যুদ্ধ কৰি থাকিব, তেতিয়া তাত থকা গছবোৰ কুঠাৰৰে কাটি নষ্ট নকৰিব। কিয়নো সেই গছবোৰৰ ফল আপোনালোকে খাব পাৰিব। সেয়ে আপোনালোকে গছবোৰ নাকাটিব। পথাৰৰ গছবোৰ জানো মানুহ যে, সেইবোৰক আপোনালোকে অৱৰোধ কৰিব?
AYT: Apabila kamu mengepung suatu kota selama beberapa hari lamanya lalu memerangi dan merebutnya, janganlah kamu merusak pohon-pohon sekelilingnya dengan mengayunkan kapak. Buahnya boleh kamu makan, tetapi jangan menebangnya. Pohon-pohon ini bukanlah musuhmu, mengapa kamu mengepungnya?
Bengali: যখন তুমি কোনো শহর অধিকার করার জন্যে যুদ্ধ করে অনেক সময় পর্যন্ত তা অবরোধ কর, তখন কুড়াল দিয়ে সেখানকার গাছ কাটবে না; কারণ তুমি তার ফল খেতে পার, সুতরাং সেগুলি কাটবে না; কারণ ক্ষেত্রের গাছ কি মানুষ যে, তাও তোমার অবরোধের যোগ্য হবে?
Gujarati: જયારે યુદ્ધ કરતાં તું કોઈ નગર જીતવા માટે લાંબા સમય સુધી તેનો ઘેરો ઘાલે, ત્યારે તેનાં વૃક્ષો પર કુહાડી લગાડીને તું તે કાપી નાખતો નહિ; કેમ કે તું તેઓનું ફળ ભલે ખાય, પણ તું તેઓને કાપી ન નાખ; કેમ કે ખેતરનું વૃક્ષ તે શું માણસ છે કે તારે તેને ઘેરો ઘાલવો પડે?
Hindi: “जब तू युद्ध करते हुए किसी नगर को जीतने के लिये उसे बहुत दिनों तक घेरे रहे, तब उसके वृक्षों पर कुल्हाड़ी चलाकर उन्हें नाश न करना, क्योंकि उनके फल तेरे खाने के काम आएँगे, इसलिए उन्हें न काटना। क्या मैदान के वृक्ष भी मनुष्य हैं कि तू उनको भी घेर रखे?
Kannada: ನೀವು ಒಂದು ಪಟ್ಟಣವನ್ನು ಸ್ವಾಧೀನಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಬಹುದಿನ ಮುತ್ತಿಗೆಹಾಕಿದಾಗ, ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿರುವ ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಳುಮಾಡಬಾರದು; ಅವುಗಳಿಗೆ ಕೊಡಲಿಯನ್ನು ಹಾಕಲೇಬಾರದು. ಅವುಗಳ ಹಣ್ಣನ್ನು ತಿನ್ನಬಹುದೇ ಹೊರತು ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಕಡಿಯಬಾರದು. ಅಡವಿಯ ಮರಗಳು ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಶತ್ರುಗಳಲ್ಲ! ಅವುಗಳೊಡನೆ ಯುದ್ಧಮಾಡಬಹುದೇ?
Marathi: युद्धात एखाद्या नगराला तुम्ही फार काळ वेढा घालून राहिलात तर तेथील फळझाडांवर कुऱ्हाड चालवू नका. त्यांची फळे अवश्य खा पण झाडे तोडू नका. त्यांच्याशी युद्ध पुकारायला ती झाडे काही तुमची शत्रू नाहीत.
Odiya: ଯେତେବେଳେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ କୌଣସି ନଗର ହସ୍ତଗତ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରି ବହୁ କାଳ ତାହା ଅବରୋଧ କରିବ, ସେତେବେଳେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ କୁହ୍ରାଡ଼ି ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେଠାରେ ଥିବା ବୃକ୍ଷଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ହାଣିବ ନାହିଁ; ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତହିଁରୁ ଭୋଜନ କରି ପାରିବ, ଏଣୁ ତାହା କାଟିବ ନାହିଁ; କାରଣ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରର ବୃକ୍ଷ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଜୀବନର ଆଧାର ହୋଇଥିବାରୁ ତାହା ତୁମ୍ଭ ସାକ୍ଷାତରେ ଅବରୁଦ୍ଧ ହେବ ନାହିଁ ?
Punjabi: ਜਦ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਯੁੱਧ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਕਿਸੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਜਿੱਤਣ ਲਈ ਬਹੁਤ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰ ਕੇ ਰੱਖੋ, ਤਾਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਰੁੱਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਹਾੜੀ ਨਾਲ ਵੱਢ ਕੇ ਨਾਸ਼ ਨਾ ਕਰਿਓ ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਫਲ ਖਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਾ ਵੱਢਿਓ । ਭਲਾ, ਖੇਤ ਦੇ ਰੁੱਖ ਆਦਮੀ ਵਰਗੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰ ਕੇ ਰੱਖੋ ?
Tamil: நீ ஒரு பட்டணத்தின்மேல் போர்செய்து அதைப் பிடிக்க அநேகநாட்கள் முற்றுகையிட்டிருக்கும்போது, நீ கோடரியை ஓங்கி, அதின் மரங்களை வெட்டிச் சேதம் செய்யாதே அவைகளின் கனியை நீ சாப்பிடலாமே; ஆகையால் உனக்குக் கோட்டைமதில் அமைக்க உதவும் என்று அவைகளை வெட்டாதே; வெளியின் மரங்கள் மனிதனுடைய உயிர்வாழ்வதற்கு ஏற்றவைகள்.
Telugu: మీరు ఒక పట్టాణాన్ని ఆక్రమించుకోవడానికి, దానిపై యుద్ధం చేయడానికి ముట్టడి వేసిన సమయంలో ఆ ప్రాంతంలోని చెట్లను గొడ్డలితో పాడు చేయకూడదు. వాటి పండ్లు తినవచ్చు గాని వాటిని నరికి వేయకూడదు. మీరు వాటిని ముట్టడించడానికి పొలంలోని చెట్లు మనిషి కాదు కదా!
NETBible: If you besiege a city for a long time while attempting to capture it, you must not chop down its trees, for you may eat fruit from them and should not cut them down. A tree in the field is not human that you should besiege it!
NASB: "When you besiege a city a long time, to make war against it in order to capture it, you shall not destroy its trees by swinging an axe against them; for you may eat from them, and you shall not cut them down. For is the tree of the field a man, that it should be besieged by you?
HCSB: "When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it in order to capture it, you must not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because you can get food from them. You must not cut them down. Are trees of the field human, to come under siege by you?
LEB: This is what you must do whenever you blockade a city for a long time in order to capture it in war. Don’t harm any of its fruit trees with an ax. You can eat the fruit. Never cut those trees down, because the trees of the field are not people you have come to blockade.
NIV: When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an axe to them, because you can eat their fruit. Do not cut them down. Are the trees of the field people, that you should besiege them?
ESV: "When you besiege a city for a long time, making war against it in order to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them. You may eat from them, but you shall not cut them down. Are the trees in the field human, that they should be besieged by you?
NRSV: If you besiege a town for a long time, making war against it in order to take it, you must not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them. Although you may take food from them, you must not cut them down. Are trees in the field human beings that they should come under siege from you?
REB: When in the course of war you lay siege to a town for a long time in order to take it, do not destroy its trees by taking an axe to them, for they provide you with food; you must not cut them down. The trees of the field are not people, that you should besiege them.
NKJV: "When you besiege a city for a long time, while making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; if you can eat of them, do not cut them down to use in the siege, for the tree of the field is man’s food .
KJV: When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field [is] man’s [life]) to employ [them] in the siege:
NLT: "When you are besieging a town and the war drags on, do not destroy the trees. Eat the fruit, but do not cut down the trees. They are not enemies that need to be attacked!
GNB: “When you are trying to capture a city, do not cut down its fruit trees, even though the siege lasts a long time. Eat the fruit, but do not destroy the trees; the trees are not your enemies.
ERV: “When you are making war against a city, you might surround that city for a long time. You must not cut down the fruit trees around that city. You may eat the fruit from these trees, but you must not cut them down. These trees are not the enemy, so don’t make war against them.
BBE: If in war a town is shut in by your armies for a long time, do not let its trees be cut down and made waste; for their fruit will be your food; are the trees of the countryside men for you to take up arms against them?
MSG: When you mount an attack on a town and the siege goes on a long time, don't start cutting down the trees, swinging your axes against them. Those trees are your future food; don't cut them down. Are trees soldiers who come against you with weapons?
CEV: When you are attacking a town, don't chop down its fruit trees, not even if you have had the town surrounded for a long time. Fruit trees aren't your enemies, and they produce food that you can eat, so don't cut them down.
CEVUK: When you are attacking a town, don't chop down its fruit trees, not even if you have had the town surrounded for a long time. Fruit trees aren't your enemies, and they produce food that you can eat, so don't cut them down.
GWV: This is what you must do whenever you blockade a city for a long time in order to capture it in war. Don’t harm any of its fruit trees with an ax. You can eat the fruit. Never cut those trees down, because the trees of the field are not people you have come to blockade.
NET [draft] ITL: If <03588> you besiege <06696> a city <05892> for a long <07227> time <03117> while attempting to <05921> capture <08610> it, you must not <03808> chop down <07843> its trees <06086>, for <03588> you may eat <0398> fruit from <04480> them <0853> and should not <03808> cut <03772> them down <03772>. A tree <06086> in the field <07704> is not human <0120> that <03588> you should besiege <04692> it!
