1 Mosebog 38
1 Og det hændte sig til den Tid, at Juda drog ned fra sine Brødre og tog ind til en Mand, en Adullamiter, og hans Navn var Hira.
Around this time, Judah left his brothers and set up his tents at Adullam, near to a local man named Hirah.
2 Og der saa Juda en kananitisk Mands Datter, og hans Navn var Sua; og han tog hende og gik ind til hende.
There Judah happened to see the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua and married her. He slept with her,
3 Og hun undfik og fødte en Søn, og hun kaldte hans Navn Er.
and she became pregnant and had a son he named Er.
4 Og hun undfik atter og fødte en Søn, og han kaldte hans Navn Onan.
She became pregnant again and had a son she named Onan.
5 Og hun blev endnu ved og fødte en Søn, og hun kaldte hans Navn Sela, og han var i Kesib, der hun fødte ham.
Then she had another son she named Shelah who was born in Kezib.
6 Og Juda tog en Hustru for sin førstefødte, Er, og hendes Navn var Thamar.
Much later, Judah arranged for Er, his firstborn son, to marry a woman named Tamar.
7 Men Er, Judas førstefødte, var ond for Herrens Øjne, og Herren slog ham ihjel.
But Er did what was evil in the Lord's sight, so the Lord put him to death.
8 Da sagde Juda til Onan: Gak ind til din Broders Hustru, og tag hende til Ægte i din Broders Sted, og opvæk din Broder Sæd!
Judah told Onan, “Go and sleep with your brother's wife to fulfill the requirements of a brother-in-law to have children on behalf of your brother.”
9 Og Onan forstod, at Sæden ikke skulde høre ham til; og det skete, naar han gik ind til sin Broders Hustru, da fordærvede han den paa Jorden, for ikke at give sin Broder Sæd.
Onan realized that any children he had wouldn't be his own, so whenever he slept with his brother's wife he made sure she wouldn't become pregnant by withdrawing and spilling his semen on the ground. In this way he prevented any children being born on behalf of his brother.
10 Og det var ondt for Herrens Øjne, hvad han gjorde, og han slog ogsaa ham ihjel.
But what he did was evil in the Lord's sight, so he also put Onan to death.
11 Da sagde Juda til Thamar, sin Sønnekvinde: Sid som Enke i din Faders Hus, indtil Sela, min Søn, bliver stor; thi han sagde: at ikke ogsaa han skal dø som hans Brødre; saa gik Thamar og blev i sin Faders Hus.
Then Judah told his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Go to your father's house and live there as a widow until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “Maybe he'll die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went and stayed in her father's house.
12 Der mange Dage vare forløbne, da døde Suas Datter, Judas Hustru, og efter at Juda var trøstet, gik han op til Thimnat til dem, som klippede hans Hjord, han og Hira, hans Ven, den Adullamiter.
A long time later Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. After Judah had finished the time of mourning, he went to visit his sheepshearers at Timnah with his friend Hirah from Adullam.
13 Da blev det Thamar tilkendegivet og sagt: Se, din Svigerfader gaar op til Thimnat at klippe sin Hjord.
Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
14 Da lagde hun sine Enkeklæder af sig og skjulte sig med et Slør og bedækkede sig og satte sig ved Indgangen til Enaim, som er paa Vejen til Thimnat; thi hun saa, at Sela var bleven stor, og hun blev ikke given ham til Hustru.
So she took off her widow's clothes and covered herself with a veil, disguising herself. She sat down beside the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. She had realized that even though Shelah had now grown up, nothing had been done about her marrying him.
15 Der Juda saa hende, tænkte han, at det var en Skøge, fordi hun havde skjult sit Ansigt.
Judah saw her and thought she must be a prostitute because she had veiled her face.
16 Og han bøjede af til hende paa Vejen og sagde: Velan, kære, lad mig komme til dig; thi han vidste ikke, at det var hans Søns Hustru; og hun sagde: Hvad vil du give mig, at du maa komme til mig?
He went over to her at the side of the road and said, “I want to sleep with you.” He didn't know she was his daughter-in-law. “What will you give me if I let you sleep with me?” she asked.
17 Og han sagde: Jeg vil sende et Gedekid af Hjorden; og hun sagde: Dersom du vil give mig Pant, indtil du sender mig det.
“I'll send you a young goat from my flock,” he replied. “What guarantee will you give me to make sure you'll send it?” she asked.
18 Og han sagde: Hvad for et Pant er det, jeg skal give dig? og hun sagde: Dit Signet og din Snor og din Kæp, som du har i din Haand; saa gav han hende det og gik til hende, og hun undfik af ham.
“What guarantee do I have to give you?” he asked. “Your signet seal and its cord, and your walking stick that you're holding,” she replied. He handed them over to her. He slept with her and she became pregnant.
19 Saa stod hun op og gik og lagde sit Slør af sig og førte sig i sine Enkeklæder.
She left, went home, took off her veil, and put on her widow's clothes.
20 Og Juda sendte det Gedekid ved sin Ven, den Adullamiter, at han skulde tage Pantet af Kvindens Haand, og han fandt hende ikke.
Judah sent his friend Hirah from Adullam with a young goat to get back his belongings he'd left as a guarantee from the woman, but he couldn't find her.
21 Da spurgte han Mændene ad der paa Stedet og sagde: Hvor er Skøgen, hun ved Enaim, paa Vejen? og de sagde: Paa dette Sted har ingen Skøge været.
Hirah asked the men there, “Where's the cult prostitute that sits by the entrance road to Enaim?” “There's no cult prostitute here,” they answered.
22 Og han kom igen til Juda og sagde: Jeg fandt hende ikke, og tilmed sagde Folkene paa samme Sted: her har ingen Skøge været.
Hirah went back to Judah and told him, “I couldn't find her, and the men there said, ‘There's no cult prostitute here.’”
23 Da sagde Juda: Lad hende beholde det, paa det vi ikke skulle beskæmmes; se, jeg har sendt dette Kid, og du fandt hende ikke.
“Let her keep what I gave her,” Judah replied. “We'll look ridiculous to people if we go on searching. In any case I did try to send her the young goat as promised but you couldn't find her.”
24 Og det skete henved tre Maaneder derefter, da blev det Juda tilkendegivet, saa der sagdes: Thamar, din Søns Hustru, har bedrevet Hor, og se, hun har ogsaa undfanget i Horeri; og Juda sagde: Fører hende ud, og hun skal brændes.
Then about three months later Judah was told, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has had sex like a prostitute and now as a result she's pregnant!” “Bring her out and burn her to death!” Judah ordered.
25 Hun blev ført ud, og hun sendte til sin Svigerfader, sigende: Ved den Mand har jeg undfanget, hvem dette hører til; og hun sagde: Kære, kend, hvem dette Signet og denne Snor og denne Kæp tilhører.
As she was brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law, saying, “I'm pregnant by the man who owns these things.” Then she added, “Please look carefully at this signet seal and its cord and walking stick. Who do they belong to?”
26 Og Juda kendte det og sagde: Hun er retfærdigere end jeg; thi dette er, fordi jeg ikke gav hende til min Søn Sela; og han kendte hende ikke ydermere.
Judah recognized them right away and said, “She has honored the law more than I have, because I didn't give her in marriage to my son Shelah.” He didn't sleep with Tamar again.
27 Og det skete den Tid, hun skulde føde, se, da vare Tvillinger i hendes Liv.
When the time came for Tamar to give birth, she was found to be carrying twins.
28 Og det skete, der hun fødte, stak den ene en Haand frem, da tog Jordemoderen den og bandt en rød Traad om hans Haand, sigende: Denne kom først frem.
One baby put out his hand, and the midwife tied a scarlet thread around on his wrist and said, “This one came out first.”
29 Og det skete, der han tog sin Haand tilbage, se, da kom hans Broder frem, og hun sagde: Hvi bryder du frem? for din Skyld er der sket et Brud. Og man kaldte hans Navn Peres.
But then he pulled back his hand and his brother was born, she said, “How did you burst out?” So he was named Perez.
30 Og siden kom hans Broder frem, som havde den røde Traad om sin Haand, og man kaldte hans Navn Sera.
Then his brother with the scarlet thread on his wrist was born. He was named Zerah.
