創世記 38
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
猶大與她瑪
38 那時,猶大離開了他的兄弟們,到亞杜蘭人希拉的家裡住。 2 他在那裡遇見了迦南人書亞的女兒,就娶她為妻,與她同房。 3 她懷孕生了一個兒子,猶大給他取名叫珥。 4 她又懷孕生了一個兒子,給他取名叫俄南。 5 她再次懷孕生了一個兒子,給他取名叫示拉。示拉是在基悉出生的。
6 猶大給長子珥娶了她瑪為妻。 7 耶和華見珥行為邪惡,就取走了他的性命。 8 猶大對俄南說:「你要與哥哥的妻子她瑪同房,向她盡你做弟弟的本分,好替你哥哥傳宗接代。」 9 俄南知道生了兒子也不歸自己,所以每次與她瑪同房都把精液遺在地上,免得給他哥哥留後。 10 耶和華見俄南行為邪惡,就取走了他的性命。 11 猶大恐怕示拉會像他的兩個哥哥一樣死去,就對兒媳她瑪說:「示拉還沒有長大,你先回娘家守寡吧。」
12 多年後,猶大的妻子,即書亞的女兒死了,等到守喪的日子滿了,猶大就和他的朋友亞杜蘭人希拉去亭拿,到替他剪羊毛的人那裡。 13 有人告訴她瑪說:「你公公到亭拿去剪羊毛了。」 14 她瑪見示拉已經長大,卻仍然沒有娶她,就脫下寡婦的衣服,蒙上臉,換了裝束,坐在去亭拿路上的伊拿印城門口。 15 猶大看見她蒙著臉,以為她是妓女, 16 就走過去對她說:「你陪我睡覺吧。」猶大不知道她是自己的兒媳婦。她瑪問道:「你要我陪你睡覺,你給我什麼呢?」 17 猶大回答說:「我會從羊群中取一隻山羊羔送給你。」她瑪問道:「羊還沒有送來以前,你給我什麼作抵押呢?」 18 猶大問:「你要什麼作抵押呢?」她瑪說:「我要你的印、印帶和你的手杖。」猶大給了她,然後跟她睡覺。她瑪就這樣懷了孕。 19 事後,她起來走了。她拿掉蒙臉的布,仍舊穿上寡婦的裝束。
20 猶大託他的朋友亞杜蘭人送去一隻山羊羔,要從那女人手中換回抵押物,卻找不到她。 21 他的朋友就問當地的人:「伊拿印路旁的廟妓在哪裡?」他們回答說:「這裡沒有廟妓。」 22 他的朋友只好回去對猶大說:「我找不著她,當地人說那裡沒有廟妓。」 23 猶大說:「讓她留著我的東西吧,免得我們成為笑柄。反正我把羊送過去了,只是你找不到她。」
24 大約過了三個月,有人告訴猶大說:「你的兒媳婦她瑪不守婦道,並且懷孕了。」猶大說:「把她拉出來燒死!」 25 他們正要把她拉出來,她請人帶口信給他公公,說:「這些東西的主人使我懷了孕,請你看這印、印帶和杖是誰的?」 26 猶大認出是自己的東西,就說:「她比我更有理,因為我沒有讓示拉娶她。」猶大沒有再與她睡覺。
27 她瑪臨產的時候,才知道腹中是一對雙胞胎。 28 生產的時候,一個嬰兒先伸出手來,接生婆就把一條紅線繫在他的手上,說:「他是先出生的。」 29 可是那嬰兒隨後卻把手縮回去,另一個嬰兒先出生了,接生婆說:「你怎麼搶先出來了?」因此,他的名字叫法勒斯[a]。 30 後來,那個手上繫有紅線的孩子也出生了,給他取名叫謝拉[b]。
创世记 38
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
犹大与她玛
38 那时,犹大离开了他的兄弟们,到亚杜兰人希拉的家里住。 2 他在那里遇见了迦南人书亚的女儿,就娶她为妻,与她同房。 3 她怀孕生了一个儿子,犹大给他取名叫珥。 4 她又怀孕生了一个儿子,给他取名叫俄南。 5 她再次怀孕生了一个儿子,给他取名叫示拉。示拉是在基悉出生的。
6 犹大给长子珥娶了她玛为妻。 7 耶和华见珥行为邪恶,就取走了他的性命。 8 犹大对俄南说:“你要与哥哥的妻子她玛同房,向她尽你做弟弟的本分,好替你哥哥传宗接代。” 9 俄南知道生了儿子也不归自己,所以每次与她玛同房都把精液遗在地上,免得给他哥哥留后。 10 耶和华见俄南行为邪恶,就取走了他的性命。 11 犹大恐怕示拉会像他的两个哥哥一样死去,就对儿媳她玛说:“示拉还没有长大,你先回娘家守寡吧。”
12 多年后,犹大的妻子,即书亚的女儿死了,等到守丧的日子满了,犹大就和他的朋友亚杜兰人希拉去亭拿,到替他剪羊毛的人那里。 13 有人告诉她玛说:“你公公到亭拿去剪羊毛了。” 14 她玛见示拉已经长大,却仍然没有娶她,就脱下寡妇的衣服,蒙上脸,换了装束,坐在去亭拿路上的伊拿印城门口。 15 犹大看见她蒙着脸,以为她是妓女, 16 就走过去对她说:“你陪我睡觉吧。”犹大不知道她是自己的儿媳妇。她玛问道:“你要我陪你睡觉,你给我什么呢?” 17 犹大回答说:“我会从羊群中取一只山羊羔送给你。”她玛问道:“羊还没有送来以前,你给我什么作抵押呢?” 18 犹大问:“你要什么作抵押呢?”她玛说:“我要你的印、印带和你的手杖。”犹大给了她,然后跟她睡觉。她玛就这样怀了孕。 19 事后,她起来走了。她拿掉蒙脸的布,仍旧穿上寡妇的装束。
20 犹大托他的朋友亚杜兰人送去一只山羊羔,要从那女人手中换回抵押物,却找不到她。 21 他的朋友就问当地的人:“伊拿印路旁的庙妓在哪里?”他们回答说:“这里没有庙妓。” 22 他的朋友只好回去对犹大说:“我找不着她,当地人说那里没有庙妓。” 23 犹大说:“让她留着我的东西吧,免得我们成为笑柄。反正我把羊送过去了,只是你找不到她。”
24 大约过了三个月,有人告诉犹大说:“你的儿媳妇她玛不守妇道,并且怀孕了。”犹大说:“把她拉出来烧死!” 25 他们正要把她拉出来,她请人带口信给他公公,说:“这些东西的主人使我怀了孕,请你看这印、印带和杖是谁的?” 26 犹大认出是自己的东西,就说:“她比我更有理,因为我没有让示拉娶她。”犹大没有再与她睡觉。
27 她玛临产的时候,才知道腹中是一对双胞胎。 28 生产的时候,一个婴儿先伸出手来,接生婆就把一条红线系在他的手上,说:“他是先出生的。” 29 可是那婴儿随后却把手缩回去,另一个婴儿先出生了,接生婆说:“你怎么抢先出来了?”因此,他的名字叫法勒斯[a]。 30 后来,那个手上系有红线的孩子也出生了,给他取名叫谢拉[b]。
Genesis 38
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judah and Tamar
38 At that time Judah left his brothers and settled near an Adullamite(A) named Hirah. 2 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite named Shua; he took her as a wife and slept with her. 3 She conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Er.(B) 4 She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and named him Onan. 5 She gave birth to another son and named him Shelah. It was at Chezib that[a][b] she gave birth to him.
6 Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. 7 Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, and the Lord put him to death.(C) 8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law(D) and produce offspring for your brother.”(E) 9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his, so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he released his semen on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so He put him to death also.
11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.”(F) For he thought, “He might die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
12 After a long time[c] Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to Timnah(G) to the sheepshearers. 13 Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.” 14 So she took off her widow’s clothes, veiled her face,(H) covered herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim,[d] which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
16 He went over to her and said, “Come, let me sleep with you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.(I)
She said, “What will you give me for sleeping with me?”
17 “I will send you a young goat from my flock,” he replied.
But she said, “Only if you leave something with me until you send it.”
18 “What should I give you?” he asked.
She answered, “Your signet ring, your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she got pregnant by him. 19 She got up and left, then removed her veil and put her widow’s clothes back on.
20 When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order to get back the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her. 21 He asked the men of the place, “Where is the cult prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?”
“There has been no cult prostitute here,” they answered.
22 So the Adullamite returned to Judah, saying, “I couldn’t find her, and furthermore, the men of the place said, ‘There has been no cult prostitute here.’”
23 Judah replied, “Let her keep the items for herself; otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send this young goat, but you couldn’t find her.”
24 About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law, Tamar, has been acting like a prostitute, and now she is pregnant.”
“Bring her out!” Judah said. “Let her be burned to death!”(J)
25 As she was being brought out, she sent her father-in-law this message: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.” And she added, “Examine them. Whose signet ring, cord, and staff are these?”
26 Judah recognized them and said, “She is more in the right[e] than I,(K) since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not know her intimately again.
27 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb. 28 As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand, and the midwife took it and tied a scarlet thread around it, announcing, “This one came out first.” 29 But then he pulled his hand back, and his brother came out. Then she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.[f](L) 30 Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread tied to his hand, came out, and was named Zerah.[g]
Footnotes
- Genesis 38:5 LXX reads She was at Chezib when
- Genesis 38:5 Or He was at Chezib when
- Genesis 38:12 Lit And there were many days
- Genesis 38:14 Or sat by the mouth of the springs
- Genesis 38:26 Or more righteous
- Genesis 38:29 = Breaking Out
- Genesis 38:30 = Brightness of Sunrise; perhaps related to the scarlet thread
Genesis 38
New International Version
Judah and Tamar
38 At that time, Judah(A) left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam(B) named Hirah.(C) 2 There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua.(D) He married her and made love to her; 3 she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er.(E) 4 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan.(F) 5 She gave birth to still another son and named him Shelah.(G) It was at Kezib that she gave birth to him.
6 Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.(H) 7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight;(I) so the Lord put him to death.(J)
8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.”(K) 9 But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from providing offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.(L)
11 Judah then said to his daughter-in-law(M) Tamar,(N) “Live as a widow in your father’s household(O) until my son Shelah(P) grows up.”(Q) For he thought, “He may die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s household.
12 After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua,(R) died. When Judah had recovered from his grief, he went up to Timnah,(S) to the men who were shearing his sheep,(T) and his friend Hirah the Adullamite(U) went with him.
13 When Tamar(V) was told, “Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,”(W) 14 she took off her widow’s clothes,(X) covered herself with a veil(Y) to disguise herself, and then sat down(Z) at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah.(AA) For she saw that, though Shelah(AB) had now grown up, she had not been given to him as his wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute,(AC) for she had covered her face. 16 Not realizing(AD) that she was his daughter-in-law,(AE) he went over to her by the roadside and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.”(AF)
“And what will you give me to sleep with you?”(AG) she asked.
17 “I’ll send you a young goat(AH) from my flock,” he said.
“Will you give me something as a pledge(AI) until you send it?” she asked.
18 He said, “What pledge should I give you?”
“Your seal(AJ) and its cord, and the staff(AK) in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.(AL) 19 After she left, she took off her veil and put on her widow’s clothes(AM) again.
20 Meanwhile Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite(AN) in order to get his pledge(AO) back from the woman, but he did not find her. 21 He asked the men who lived there, “Where is the shrine prostitute(AP) who was beside the road at Enaim?”
“There hasn’t been any shrine prostitute here,” they said.
22 So he went back to Judah and said, “I didn’t find her. Besides, the men who lived there said, ‘There hasn’t been any shrine prostitute here.’”
23 Then Judah said, “Let her keep what she has,(AQ) or we will become a laughingstock.(AR) After all, I did send her this young goat, but you didn’t find her.”
24 About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.”
Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!”(AS)
25 As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law. “I am pregnant by the man who owns these,” she said. And she added, “See if you recognize whose seal and cord and staff these are.”(AT)
26 Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I,(AU) since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.(AV)” And he did not sleep with her again.
27 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.(AW) 28 As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife(AX) took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist(AY) and said, “This one came out first.” 29 But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out,(AZ) and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez.[a](BA) 30 Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist,(BB) came out. And he was named Zerah.[b](BC)
Footnotes
- Genesis 38:29 Perez means breaking out.
- Genesis 38:30 Zerah can mean scarlet or brightness.
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