創世記 38
1 那時猶大離開自己的兄弟，下到一個名叫希辣的阿杜藍人那裏住下了。
And it came to pass at that time that Judas went down from his brethren, and came as far as to a certain man of Odollam, whose name was Iras.
2 猶大在那裏看見了一個名叫叔亞的客納罕人的女兒，就娶了她，親近了她。
And Judas saw there the daughter of a Chananitish man, whose name was Sava; and he took her, and went in to her.
3 她遂懷孕，生了一個兒子，給他起名叫厄爾。
And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name, Er.
4 她又懷孕，生了一個兒子，給他起名叫敖難。
And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
5 以後她又生了一個兒子，給他起名叫舍拉；生他的時候，猶大正在革齊布。
And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.
6 猶大給自己的長子厄爾娶了妻子，名叫塔瑪爾。
And Judas took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
7 猶大的長子厄爾行了上主所厭惡的事，上主就叫他死了。
And Er, the firstborn of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.
8 於是猶大對敖難說：「你去與你哥哥的妻子親近，與她盡你為弟弟的義務，給你哥哥立後。」
And Judas said to Aunan, Go in to your brother's wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to your brother.
9 敖難明知後裔不歸自己，所以當他與哥哥的妻子結合時，便將精液遺洩於地，免得給自己的哥哥立後。
And Aunan, knowing that the seed should not be his—it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] upon the ground, so that he should not give seed to his brother's wife.
10 他作這事，為上主所厭惡，上主就叫他死了。
And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he killed him also.
11 猶大於是對兒子塔瑪爾說：「你回到你父親家中去守寡，直到我兒子舍拉長大成人。」因為他心裏想：「恐怕他也如同他哥哥一樣死去。」塔瑪爾就回去，住在自己父親的家裏。
And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit you a widow in the house of your father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; for he said, lest he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in the house of her father.
12 過了幾年，猶大的妻子叔亞的女兒死了。喪期過後，猶大便同自己的朋友阿杜藍人希辣，上提默納黑去剪羊毛。
And the days were fulfilled, and Sava the wife of Judas died; and Judas, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and Iras his Shepherd the Odollamite, to Thamna.
13 有人告訴塔瑪爾說：「你公公現正上提默納黑去剪羊毛。」
And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.
14 塔瑪爾遂脫去守寡的衣服，蒙上首帕，遮掩自己，坐在通往提默納黑大道去厄納殷的路口上；－－原來她見舍拉已經長大，還沒有娶她為妻。－－
And having taken off the garments of her widowhood from her, she put on a veil, and ornamented her face, and sat by the gates of Aenan, which is in the way to Thamna, for she saw that Selom was grown; but he gave her not to him for a wife.
15 猶大一看見她，以為她是個妓女，因為她遮蓋了自己的臉。
And when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.
16 猶大便由路上轉到她面前，向她說：「來! 讓我與你親近! 」他並不知她就是自己的兒媳。她答說：「你給我什麼，好與我親近﹖」
And he went out of his way to her, and said to her, Let me come in to you; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What will you give me if you should come in to me?
17 猶大答說：「由羊群中取一隻小公山羊送給你。」塔瑪爾說：「你未送來以前，你應給個抵押。」
And he said, I will send you a kid of the goats from my flock; and she said, [Well], if you will give me an earnest, until you send it.
18 猶大問說：「我該給你什麼作抵押﹖」她答說：「你的印章，你的繫印帶和你的棍杖。」猶大便交給了她，與她親近了；她於是由他懷了孕。
And he said, What is the earnest that I shall give you? and she said, Your ring, and your bracelet, and the staff in your hand; and he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
19 事後，她起來回家，除掉首帕，再穿上她守寡的衣服。
And she arose and departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 猶大託自己的朋友阿杜藍人送了一隻小公山羊去，好由那女人手中取回抵押；他卻找不到她，
And Judas sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd the Odollamite, to receive the pledge from the woman; and he found her not.
21 便問當地人說：「那在厄納殷路旁的廟妓在那裏﹖」人答說：「這裏從來沒有廟妓。」
And he asked the men of the place, Where is the harlot who was in Aenan by the wayside? and they said, There was no harlot here.
22 他回來對猶大說：「我找不著她，並且當地的人都說：這裏從來沒有廟妓。」
And he returned to Judas, and said, I have not found her; and the men of the place say, There is no harlot here.
23 猶大遂說：「讓她留著罷! 免得我們被人嗤笑。我將小公山羊送了去，可是你沒有找著她。」
And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent this kid, but you have not found her.
24 大約過了三個月，有人告訴猶大說：「你的兒媳塔瑪爾與人通姦，而且因通姦有了身孕。猶大說：「把她拉出來燒死! 」
And it came to pass after three months, that it was told Judas, saying, Thamar your daughter-in-law has grievously played the harlot, and behold she is with child by whoredom; and Judas said, Bring her out, and let her be burnt.
25 當她被拉出來時，她派人到她公公那裏說：「這些東西是誰的，我就是由誰懷了孕。」並且說：「請你仔細看看這些東西：印章、印帶和棍杖是誰的﹖」
And as they were bringing her, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man whose these things are; and she said, See whose is this ring and bracelet and staff.
26 猶大仔細一看，就說：「她比我更有理，因為我尚沒有將她嫁給我的兒子舍拉。」他從此以後，再沒有認識她。
And Judas knew [them], and said, Thamar is cleared rather than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Selom my son: and he knew her not again.
27 到了她要生產的時候，腹中竟是一對雙胎。
And it came to pass when she was in labor, that she also had twins in her womb.
28 她正生產時，一個胎兒伸出一手來，收生婆就拿了一根朱紅線繫在他手上說：「這個是先出生的。」
And it came to pass as she was bringing forth, one thrust forth his hand, and the midwife having taken hold of it, bound upon his hand a scarlet [thread], saying, This one shall come out first.
29 但是他一收回手去，他的兄弟就出生了；收生婆說：「你為自己開了個怎樣的裂口! 」遂給他起名叫培勒茲。
And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of you? and she called his name, Phares.
30 以後，那手上繫有朱紅線的兄弟也出生了，遂給他起名叫則辣黑。
And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.
