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) There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua.(D) He married her and made love to her; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er.(E) She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan.(F) She gave birth to still another son and named him Shelah.(G) It was at Kezib that she gave birth to him.

Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.(H) But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight;(I) so the Lord put him to death.(J)

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) 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

  1. Genesis 38:29 Perez means breaking out.
  2. Genesis 38:30 Zerah can mean scarlet or brightness.

Si Juda ug si Tamar

38 Niadto usab nga panahon, mibulag si Juda sa iyang mga igsoon ug didto siya mipuyo uban kang Hira nga taga-Adulam. Nakita ni Juda didto ang anak ni Shua nga taga-Canaan ug gipangasawa niya kini. Namabdos ang asawa ni Juda, ug nanganak kini ug lalaki nga ginganlan ni Juda ug Er. Namabdos siya pag-usab ug nanganak ug lalaki ug ginganlan niya kini ug Onan. Namabdos siya sa ikatulong higayon ug lalaki gihapon ang iyang anak ug ginganlan niya kini ug Shela. Natawo si Shela didto sa Kezib.

Gipaasawa ni Juda kang Er, nga iyang kamagulangang anak, ang usa ka babaye nga ginganlan ug Tamar. Apan si Er daotan atubangan sa Ginoo, busa gipatay siya sa Ginoo. Unya miingon si Juda kang Onan, “Pangasaw-a ang imong bayaw kay katungdanan mo kana isip igsoon sa iyang bana nga namatay, aron pinaagi kanimo makabaton usab ug mga anak ang imong igsoon.” Apan nasayod si Onan nga dili isipon nga iya ang mahimong anak nila ni Tamar, busa sa matag higayon nga magdulog sila ni Tamar, dili niya ipasulod ang iyang semilya aron dili siya makaanak alang sa iyang igsoon. 10 Daotan ang gibuhat ni Onan atubangan sa Ginoo, busa gipatay usab siya sa Ginoo.

11 Unya miingon si Juda kang Tamar nga iyang umagad, “Pauli una sa imong amahan, ug ayaw pamana hangtod nga maulitawo na si Shela.” Giingon kadto ni Juda kay nahadlok siya nga mamatay usab si Shela sama sa iyang mga igsoon. Busa mipauli si Tamar sa iyang amahan.

12 Miabot ang panahon, namatay ang asawa ni Juda. Pagkahuman sa iyang pagbangotan, miadto siya sa mga tigtupi sa iyang mga karnero didto sa Timnah. Kauban niya sa pag-adto ang iyang amigo nga si Hira nga taga-Adulam.

13 May misulti kang Tamar nga miadto sa Timnah ang iyang ugangan aron pagpanupi sa iyang mga karnero. 14 Pagkadungog niadto ni Tamar, giilisan niya ang iyang gisul-ob nga bisti nga alang sa balo, ug gitabonan niya ug belo ang iyang nawong. Unya milingkod siya dapit sa pultahan sa lungsod sa Enaim, sa daplin sa dalan nga paingon sa Timnah. (Gihimo niya kini tungod kay nakita niya nga ulitawo na si Shela apan wala gihapon siya ipaasawa kaniya.)

15-16 Sa pagkakita ni Juda kang Tamar sa daplin sa dalan, gipakaingon niya ug usa kini ka babayeng nagabaligya sa iyang dungog, kay may tabon man ang nawong niini. Busa miduol siya kang Tamar (nga wala niya mailhi nga iya diayng umagad) ug miingon, “Dali, magdulog kita.” Mitubag si Tamar, “Unsa may imong ibayad kanako sa pagpakigdulog ko kanimo?” 17 Miingon si Juda, “Hatagan ko ikaw ug kanding gikan sa akong kahayopan.” Mitubag si Tamar, “Mosugot ako kon may ihatag ka kanako nga garantiya hangtod nga ikapadala mo na ang kanding.” 18-19 Nangutana si Juda, “Unsay gusto nimo nga akong igarantiya?” Mitubag si Tamar, “Ihatag kanako ang imong pangtimbre apil ang higot niini, ug ang imong baston.” Busa gihatag kadto ni Juda ug nakigdulog siya kang Tamar. Human niadto mipauli si Tamar. Gikuha niya ang tabon sa iyang nawong ug gisul-ob pag-usab ang bisti nga alang sa balo. Wala madugay namabdos siya.

20 Gipahatod ni Juda sa iyang amigo, nga si Hira nga taga-Adulam, ang kanding aron makuha gikan sa babaye ang mga butang nga iyang gihatag ingon nga garantiya, apan wala kini makita ni Hira. 21 Nangutana si Hira sa mga taga-Enaim kon hain na ang babayeng nagabaligya sa iyang dungog, nga didto maglingkod sa daplin sa dalan. Apan mitubag ang mga tawo, “Wala may babaye dinhi nga nagabaligya sa iyang dungog.”

22 Busa mibalik si Hira kang Juda ug miingon, “Wala ko siya makita. Ug matod pa sa mga tawo wala man kunoy babaye didto nga nagabaligya sa iyang dungog.” 23 Miingon si Juda, “Pasagdi na! Iya na lang kadtong mga butang nga atua kaniya, kay basin ug mahimo kitang kataw-anan kon sige pa tag pangita sa wala. Gipahatdan ko na bitaw siya niining kanding, apan wala mo man kaha siya makita didto!”

24 Paglabay sa tulo ka bulan, gisultihan si Juda nga ang iyang umagad nga si Tamar nagabaligya sa iyang dungog ug mabdos na gani. Busa miingon si Juda, “Dad-a ninyo siya sa gawas sa lungsod aron sunogon.” 25 Apan sa dihang gidala na si Tamar, may gisugo siya aron pagsulti kang Juda niini, “Ania ang pangtimbre, apil ang higot niini, ug ang baston. Ang tag-iya niini mao ang amahan sa akong gimabdos. Palihog, susiha kon kang kinsa kini.”

26 Nailhan ni Juda nga iya kadtong mga butang busa miingon siya, “Wala siyay sala. Ako ang nakasala[a] kay wala ko siya ipaasawa sa akong anak nga si Shela.” Ug wala na mousab ug pakigdulog si Juda kang Tamar.

27 Sa dihang hapit na manganak si Tamar, nadiskobrehan niya nga kaluha ang iyang gimabdos. 28 Sa dihang nagbati na siya, migawas ang kamot sa usa ka bata. Gihiktan kini sa mananabang ug higot nga pula aron mahibaloan nga siya ang una nga natawo. 29 Apan gisulod pagbalik sa bata ang iyang kamot ug ang iyang kaluha mao ang una nga migawas. Miingon ang mananabang, “Nagdali ka gayod sa paggawas.” Busa ginganlan ang bata ug Perez.[b] 30 Unya migawas usab ang iyang kaluha nga may higot nga pula sa iyang kamot. Ginganlan siya ug Zera.[c]

Footnotes

  1. 38:26 Wala siyay sala. Ako ang nakasala: sa literal, Mas matarong pa siya kay kanako.
  2. 38:29 Perez: Ang buot ipasabot sa Hebreo, nagdali sa paggawas.
  3. 38:30 Zera: Ang buot ipasabot sa Hebreo, nagadan-ag o pula kaayo.

Judah and Tamar

38 It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, and (A)visited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah. And Judah (B)saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was (C)Shua, and he married her and went in to her. So she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name (D)Er. She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name (E)Onan. And she conceived yet again and bore a son, and called his name (F)Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.

Then Judah (G)took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was (H)Tamar. But (I)Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, (J)and the Lord killed him. And Judah said to Onan, “Go in to (K)your brother’s wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother.” But Onan knew that the heir would not be (L)his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did [a]displeased the Lord; therefore He killed (M)him also.

11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, (N)“Remain a widow in your father’s house till my son Shelah is grown.” For he said, “Lest he also die like his brothers.” And Tamar went and dwelt (O)in her father’s house.

12 Now in the process of time the daughter of Shua, Judah’s wife, died; and Judah (P)was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, “Look, your father-in-law is going up (Q)to Timnah to shear his sheep.” 14 So she took off her widow’s garments, covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself, and (R)sat in an open place which was on the way to Timnah; for she saw (S)that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as a wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, because she had covered her face. 16 Then he turned to her by the way, and said, “Please let me come in to you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.

So she said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”

17 And he said, (T)“I will send a young goat from the flock.”

So she said, (U)“Will you give me a pledge till you send it?

18 Then he said, “What pledge shall I give you?”

So she said, (V)“Your signet and cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” Then he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him. 19 So she arose and went away, and (W)laid aside her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood.

20 And Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand, but he did not find her. 21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, “Where is the harlot who was [b]openly by the roadside?”

And they said, “There was no harlot in this place.

22 So he returned to Judah and said, “I cannot find her. Also, the men of the place said there was no harlot in this place.

23 Then Judah said, “Let her take them for herself, lest we be shamed; for I sent this young goat and you have not found her.”

24 And it came to pass, about three months after, that Judah was told, saying, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has (X)played the harlot; furthermore she is [c]with child by harlotry.”

So Judah said, “Bring her out (Y)and let her be burned!”

25 When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man to whom these belong, I am with child.” And she said, (Z)“Please determine whose these are—the signet and cord, and staff.”

26 So Judah (AA)acknowledged them and said, (AB)“She has been more righteous than I, because (AC)I did not give her to Shelah my son.” And he (AD)never knew her again.

27 Now it came to pass, at the time for giving birth, that behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And so it was, when she was giving birth, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took a scarlet thread and bound it on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.” 29 Then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that his brother came out unexpectedly; and she said, “How did you break through? This breach be upon you!” Therefore his name was called (AE)Perez.[d] 30 Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand. And his name was called (AF)Zerah.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 38:10 Lit. was evil in the eyes of
  2. Genesis 38:21 in full view
  3. Genesis 38:24 pregnant
  4. Genesis 38:29 Lit. Breach or Breakthrough