تكوين 38

١ 1 وَحَدَثَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ أَنَّ يَهُوذَا افْتَرَقَ عَنْ إِخْوَتِهِ وَأَقَامَ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ عَدُلَّامِيٍّ يُدْعَى حِيرَةَ

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and he pitched his tent with a certain Adullamite whose name was Chirah.

٢ 2 وَشَاهَدَ هُنَاكَ ابْنَةَ كَنْعَانِيٍّ اسْمُهُ شُوعٌ، فَتَزَوَّجَهَا،

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

٣ 3 فَحَمَلَتْ وَأَنْجَبَتْ لَهُ ابْناً دَعَاهُ عِيراً.

And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name 'Er.

٤ 4 ثُمَّ حَمَلَتْ أَيْضاً وَأَنْجَبَتِ ابْناً سَمَّتْهُ أُونَانَ.

And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she called his name Onan.

٥ 5 ثُمَّ عَادَتْ فَأَنْجَبَتْ فِي كَزِيبَ ابْناً دَعَتْهُ شِيلَةَ.

And she again bore another son; and she called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.

٦ 6 وَأَخَذَ يَهُوذَا لِعِيرَ بِكْرِهِ زَوْجَةً تُدْعَى ثَامَارَ.

And Judah took a wife for 'Er his first-born, whose name was Tamar.

٧ 7 وَإِذْ كَانَ عِيرُ بِكْرُ يَهُوذَا شِرِّيراً، أَمَاتَهُ الرَّبُّ.

And 'Er, Judah's first-born, was displeasing in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.

٨ 8 فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لأُونَانَ: «ادْخُلْ عَلَى زَوْجَةِ أَخِيكَ وَتَزَوَّجْهَا وَأَقِمْ لأَخِيكَ نَسْلاً».

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and take her, as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to thy brother.

٩ 9 وَعَرَفَ أُونَانُ أَنَّ النَّسْلَ لَا يَكُونُ لَهُ، فَكَانَ كُلَّمَا عَاشَرَ امْرَأَةَ أَخِيهِ يُفْسِدُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، كَيْ لا يُقِيمَ لأَخِيهِ نَسْلاً.

Onan thus knew that the seed should not be his, and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, so as not to give seed unto his brother.

١٠ 10 فَسَاءَ عَمَلُهُ هَذَا فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ فَأَمَاتَهُ أَيْضاً.

And the thing which he did was displeasing in the eyes of the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.

١١ 11 فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لِثَامَارَ كَنَّتِهِ: «امْكُثِي أَرْمَلَةً فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيكِ رَيْثَمَا يَكْبُرُ شِيلَةُ ابْنِي». لأَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لِئَلّا يَمُوتَ شِيلَةُ أَيْضاً كَمَا مَاتَ أَخَوَاهُ». فَمَضَتْ ثَامَارُ وَمَكَثَتْ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيهَا.

Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown; for he thought, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brothers have done. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

١٢ 12 وَبَعْدَ زَمَنٍ طَوِيلٍ مَاتَتْ زَوْجَةُ يَهُوذَا ابْنةُ شُوعٍ. وَإِذْ تَعَزَّى يَهُوذَا بَعْدَهَا انْطَلَقَ إِلَى جُزَّازِ غَنَمِهِ فِي تِمْنَةَ بِرِفْقَةِ حِيرَةَ صَاحِبِهِ الْعَدُلامِيِّ.

And many days had elapsed when the daughter of Shua, Judah's wife, died; and after Judah was comforted, he went up unto his sheep-shearers, he and his friend Chirah the Adullamite, to Timnah.

١٣ 13 فَقِيلَ لِثَامَارَ: «هُوَذَا حَمُوكِ قَادِمٌ لِتِمْنَةَ لِجَزِّ غَنَمِهِ».

And it was told unto Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.

١٤ 14 فَنَزَعَتْ عَنْهَا ثِيَابَ تَرَمُّلِهَا، وَتَبَرْقَعَتْ وَتَلَفَّعَتْ وَجَلَسَتْ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ عَيْنَايِمَ الَّتِي عَلَى طَرِيقِ تِمْنَةَ، لأَنَّهَا عَرَفَتْ أَنَّ شِيلَةَ قَدْ كَبُرَ وَأَنَّهَا لَنْ تُزَفَّ إِلَيْهِ.

And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered herself with a vail, and concealed her face, and seated herself at the cross-road, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him for wife.

١٥ 15 فَعِنْدَمَا رَآهَا يَهُوذَا ظَنَّهَا زَانِيَةً لأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُغَطِّي وَجْهَهَا،

And Judah saw her and thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her face.

١٦ 16 فَمَالَ نَحْوَهَا إِلَى جَانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ وَقَالَ: «دَعِينِي أُعَاشِرُكِ». وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَدْرِي أَنَّهَا كَنَّتُهُ. فَقَالَتْ: «مَاذَا تُعْطِينِي لِكَيْ تُعَاشِرَنِي؟»

And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; [for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law.] And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ: «أَبْعَثُ إِلَيْكِ جَدْيَ مِعْزَى مِنَ الْقَطِيعِ». فَقَالَتْ: «أَتُعْطِينِي رَهْناً حَتَّى تَبْعَثَ بِهِ؟»

And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, If thou wilt give me a pledge, till thou send it.

١٨ 18 فَسَأَلَهَا: «أَيُّ رَهْنٍ أُعْطِيكِ؟» فَأَجَابَتْهُ: «خَاتَمُكَ وَعِصَابَتُكَ وَعَصَاكَ». فَأَعْطَاهَا مَا طَلَبَتْ، وَعَاشَرَهَا فَحَمَلَتْ مِنْهُ.

And he said, What is the pledge which I shall give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy scarf, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them unto her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

١٩ 19 ثُمَّ قَامَتْ وَمَضَتْ، وَخَلَعَتْ بُرْقُعَهَا وَارْتَدَتْ ثِيَابَ تَرَمُّلِهَا.

And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

٢٠ 20 وَعِنْدَمَا أَرْسَلَ الْجَدْيَ مَعَ صَاحِبِهِ الْعَدُلامِيِّ لِيَسْتَرِدَّ الرَّهْنَ مِنْ يَدِ الْمَرْأَةِ لَمْ يَجِدْهَا.

And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to take the pledge out of the woman's hand; but he found her not.

٢١ 21 فَسَأَلَ أَهْلَ الْمَكَانِ: «أَيْنَ الزَّانِيَةُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَجْلِسُ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فِي عَيْنَايِمَ؟» فَقَالُوا: «لَمْ تَكُنْ فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ زَانِيَةٌ».

Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was at the cross-road on the highway? And they said, There hath been no harlot in this neighborhood.

٢٢ 22 فَعَادَ إِلَى يَهُوذَا وَقَالَ: «لَمْ أَجِدْهَا؛ وَكَذَلِكَ قَالَ أَهْلُ الْمَكَانِ: لَمْ تَكُنْ هَهُنَا زَانِيَةٌ».

And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place have said, There hath been no harlot in this place.

٢٣ 23 فَأَجَابَ يَهُوذَا: «فَلْتَحْتَفِظْ بِمَا عِنْدَهَا، فَلَسْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ يَسْخَرَ النَّاسُ مِنِّي. لَقَدْ بَعَثْتُ بِهَذَا الْجَدْيِ أُجْرَةً لَهَا وَلَكِنَّكَ لَمْ تَجِدْهَا».

And Judah said, Let her keep it, lest we be put to shame; behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

٢٤ 24 وَبَعْدَ مُضِيِّ ثَلاثَةِ أَشْهُرٍ قِيلَ لِيَهُوذَا: «ثَامَارُ كَنَّتُكَ زَنَتْ، وَحَبِلَتْ مِنْ زِنَاهَا». فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا: «أَخْرِجُوهَا لِتُحْرَقَ».

And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told to Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by prostitution. And Judah said, Lead her forth, and let her be burnt.

٢٥ 25 وَعِنْدَمَا أُخْرِجَتْ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى حَمِيهَا قَائِلَةً: «أَنَا حُبْلَى مِنْ صَاحِبِ هَذِهِ الأَشْيَاءِ. تَحَقَّقْ لِمَنْ هَذَا الْخَاتَمُ وَالْعِصَابَةُ وَالْعَصَا؟»

When she was led forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Acknowledge, I pray thee, to whom belong these, the signet, the scarf, and staff.

٢٦ 26 فَأَقَرَّ بِها يَهُوذَا وَقَالَ: «هِيَ حَقّاً أَبَرُّ مِنِّي، لأَنَّنِي لَمْ أُزَوِّجْهَا مِنِ ابْنِي شِيلَةَ». وَلَمْ يُعَاشِرْهَا فِي مَا بَعْدُ.

And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her not again any more.

٢٧ 27 وَعِنْدَمَا أَزِفَ مَوْعِدُ وِلادَتِهَا إِذَا فِي أَحْشَائِهَا تَوْأَمَانِ.

And it came to pass at the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

٢٨ 28 وَفِي أَثْنَاءِ وِلادَتِهَا أَخْرَجَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَداً فَرَبَطَتِ الْقَابِلَةُ حَوْلَهَا خَيْطاً أَحْمَرَ، وَقَالَتْ: «هَذَا خَرَجَ أَوَّلاً».

And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

٢٩ 29 غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ سَحَبَ يَدَهُ فَخَرَجَ أَخُوهُ، فَقَالَتْ: «أَيُّ اقْتِحَامٍ اقْتَحَمْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ؟» لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ اسْمُهُ فَارَصَ (وَمَعْنَاهُ: اقْتِحَامٌ).

And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold his brother came out; and she said, How hast thou broken forth! this breach is upon thee: therefore his name was called Perez.

٣٠ 30 وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ خَرَجَ أَخُوهُ ذُو الْمِعْصَمِ الْمُطَوَّقِ بِالْخَيْطِ الأَحْمَرِ فَسُمِّيَ زَارَحَ (وَمَعْنَاهُ: أَحْمَرُ، أَوْ إِشْرَاقٌ).

And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerach.