1 Mosebog 38

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

At that time, Judah went down from his brothers, and visited 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.

There, Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite man named Shua. He took her, and went in to her.

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

She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.

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

She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.

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

She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.

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

Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

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

Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD killed him.

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

Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her, and raise up offspring for your 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.

Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother.

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

The thing which he did was evil in the LORD’s sight, and he killed 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 Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up;” for he said, “Lest he also die, like his brothers.” Tamar went and lived 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.

After many days, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnah, 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,

Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah 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.

She took off the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she wasn’t given to him as a 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 that she was a prostitute, for 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!«

He turned to her by the way, and said, “Please come, let me come in to you,” for he didn’t know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to 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!«

He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until you 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.

He said, “What pledge will I give you?” She said, “Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.

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

She arose, and went away, and put off her veil 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.

Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, but he didn’t find her.

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 her place, saying, “Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?” They said, “There has been no prostitute here.”

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.«

He returned to Judah, and said, “I haven’t found her; and also the men of the place said, ‘There has been no prostitute here.’”

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.«

Judah said, “Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven’t 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!«

About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute. Moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution.” Judah said, “Bring her out, and let her be burned.”

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 out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “I am with child by the man who owns these.” She also said, “Please discern whose these are—the signet, and the cords, and the 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.

Judah acknowledged them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t give her to Shelah, my son.” He knew her again no more.

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

In the time of her travail, 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.«

When she travailed, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, 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.

As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “Why have you made a breach for yourself?” Therefore his name was called Perez.

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

Afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.