1 Mosebog 38

1 Ved den Tid forlod Juda sine Brødre og sluttede sig til en Mand fra Adullam ved Navn Hira.

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name [was] Hirah.

2 Der saa Juda en Datter af Kana'anæeren Sjua, og han tog hende til Ægte og gik ind til hende.

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

3 Hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Er;

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

4 siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Onan;

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

5 og hun fødte endnu en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Sjela; da hun fødte ham, var hun i, Kezib.

And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

6 Juda tog Er, sin førstefødte, en Hustru, der hed Tamar.

And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name [was] Tamar.

7 Men Er, Judas førstefødte, vakte HERRENS Mishag, derfor lod HERREN ham dø.

And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

8 Da sagde Juda til Onan: »Gaa ind til din Svigerinde og indgaa Svogerægteskab med hende for at skaffe din Broder Afkom!«

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

9 Men Onan, som vidste, at Afkommet ikke vilde blive hans, lod, hver Gang han gik ind til sin Svigerinde, sin Sæd spildes paa Jorden for ikke at skaffe sin Broder Afkom.

And Onan 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, lest that he should give seed to his brother.

10 Denne hans Adfærd vakte HERRENS Mishag, derfor lod han ogsaa ham dø.

And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

11 Da sagde Juda til sin Sønnekone Tamar: »Bliv som Enke i din Faders Hus, til min Søn Sjela bliver voksen!« Thi han var bange for, at han ogsaa skulde dø ligesom sine Brødre. Saa gik Tamar hen og blev i sin Faders Hus.

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 said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren [did]. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

12 Lang Tid efter døde Judas Hustru, Sjuas Datter; og da Juda var hørt op at sørge over hende, rejste han med sin Ven, Hira fra Adullam, op til dem, der klippede hans Faar i Timna.

And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

13 Og da Tamar fik at vide, at hendes Svigerfader var paa Vej op til Faareklipningen i Timna,

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

14 aflagde hun sine Enkeklæder, hyllede sig i et Slør, saa det skjulte hende, og satte sig ved Indgangen til Enajim ved Vejen til Timna; thi hun saa, at hun ikke blev givet Sjela til Ægte, skønt han nu var voksen.

And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which [is] by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

15 Da nu Juda saa hende, troede han, det var en Skøge; hun havde jo tilhyllet sit Ansigt;

When Judah saw her, he thought her [to be] an harlot; because she had covered her face.

16 og han bøjede af fra Vejen og kom hen til hende og sagde: »Lad mig gaa ind til dig!« Thi han vidste ikke, at det var hans Sønnekone. Men hun sagde: »Hvad giver du mig derfor!«

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?

17 Han svarede: »Jeg vil sende dig et Gedekid fra Hjorden!« Da sagde hun: »Ja, men du skal give mig et Pant, indtil du sender det!«

And he said, I will send [thee] a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give [me] a pledge, till thou send [it]?

18 Han spurgte: »Hvad skal jeg give dig i Pant?« Hun svarede: »Din Seglring, din Snor og din Stav, som du har i Haanden!« Saa gav han hende de tre Ting og gik ind til hende, og hun blev frugtsommelig ved ham.

And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that [is] in thine hand. And he gave [it] her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

19 Derpaa gik hun bort, tog Sløret af og iførte sig sine Enkeklæder.

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

20 Imidlertid sendte Juda sin Ven fra Adullam med Gedekiddet for at faa Pantet tilbage fra Kvinden; men han fandt hende ikke.

And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive [his] pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.

21 Han spurgte da Folkene paa Stedet: »Hvor er den Skøge, som sad paa Vejen ved Enajim?« Og de svarede: »Her har ikke været nogen Skøge!«

Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where [is] the harlot, that [was] openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this [place].

22 Saa vendte han tilbage til Juda og sagde: »Jeg fandt hende ikke, og Folkene paa Stedet siger, at der har ikke været nogen Skøge.«

And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, [that] there was no harlot in this [place].

23 Da sagde Juda: »Saa lad hende beholde det, hellere end at vi skal blive til Spot; jeg har nu sendt det Kid, men du fandt hende ikke.«

And Judah said, Let her take [it] to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

24 En tre Maaneders Tid efter meldte man Juda: »Din Sønnekone Tamar har øvet Utugt og er blevet frugtsommelig!« Da sagde Juda: »Før hende ud, for at hun kan blive brændt!«

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

25 Men da hun førtes ud, sendte hun Bud til sin Svigerfader og lod sige: »Jeg er blevet frugtsommelig ved den Mand, som ejer disse Ting.« Og hun lod sige: »Se dog efter, hvem der ejer denne Ring, denne Snor og denne Stav!«

When she [was] brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these [are, am] I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

26 Da Juda havde set efter, sagde han: »Retten er paa hendes Side og ikke paa min, fordi jeg ikke gav hende til min Søn Sjela!« Men siden havde han ikke Omgang med hende.

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 again no more.

27 Da Tiden kom, at hun skulde føde, se, da var der Tvillinger i hendes Liv.

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

28 Under Fødselen stak der en Haand frem, og Jordemoderen tog og bandt en rød Snor om den, idet hun sagde: »Det var ham, der først kom frem.«

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.

29 Men han trak Haanden tilbage, og Broderen kom frem; saa sagde hun: »Hvorfor bryder du frem? For din Skyld er der sket et Brud.« Derfor gav man ham Navnet Perez.

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 [be] upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

30 Derefter kom Broderen med den røde snor om Haanden frem, og ham kaldte man Zera.

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