1 Mosebog 38

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

And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Judah goeth down from his brethren, and turneth aside unto a man, an Adullamite, whose name [is] Hirah;

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

and Judah seeth there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, whose name [is] Shuah, and taketh her, and goeth in unto her.

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

And she conceiveth, and beareth a son, and he calleth his name Er;

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

and she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and calleth 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 addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing him.

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

And Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name [is] Tamar;

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

and Er, Judah's first-born, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth put him to death.

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

And Judah saith to Onan, 'Go in unto the wife of thy brother, 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 knoweth that the seed is not [reckoned] his; and it hath come to pass, if he hath gone in unto his brother's wife, that he hath destroyed [it] to the earth, so as not to give seed to his brother;

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

and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.

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.

And Judah saith to Tamar his daughter-in-law, 'Abide a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son groweth up;' for he said, 'Lest he die — even he — like his brethren;' and Tamar goeth and dwelleth at 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 the days are multiplied, and the daughter of Shuah, Judah's wife, dieth; and Judah is comforted, and goeth up unto his sheep-shearers, he and Hirah his friend the Adullamite, to Timnath.

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

And it is declared to Tamar, saying, 'Lo, thy husband's father is going up to Timnath to shear his flock;'

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 turneth aside the garments of her widowhood from off her, and covereth herself with a vail, and wrappeth herself up, and sitteth in the opening of Enayim, which [is] by the way to Timnath, for she hath seen that Shelah hath grown up, and she hath not been given to him for a wife.

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

And Judah seeth her, and reckoneth her for a harlot, for she hath 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 turneth aside unto her by the way, and saith, 'Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee,' (for he hath not known that she [is] his daughter-in-law); and she saith, 'What dost thou give to 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 saith, 'I — I send a kid of the goats from the flock.' And she saith, 'Dost thou give 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 saith, 'What [is] the pledge that I give to thee?' and she saith, 'Thy seal, and thy ribbon, and thy staff which [is] in thy hand;' and he giveth to her, and goeth in unto her, and she conceiveth to him;

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

and she riseth, and goeth, and turneth aside her vail from off her, and putteth 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 sendeth the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the hand of the woman, and he hath not found 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!«

And he asketh the men of her place, saying, 'Where [is] the separated one — she in Enayim, by the way?' and they say, 'There hath not been in this [place] a separated one.'

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 turneth back unto Judah, and saith, 'I have not found her; and the men of the place also have said, There hath not been in this [place] a separated one,'

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 saith, 'Let her take to herself, lest we become despised; lo, 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 cometh to pass about three months [after], that it is declared to Judah, saying, 'Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath committed fornication; and also, lo, she hath conceived by fornication:' and Judah saith, 'Bring her out — and she is 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!«

She is brought out, and she hath sent unto her husband's father, saying, 'To a man whose these [are], I [am] pregnant;' and she saith, 'Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these — the seal, and the ribbons, 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.

And Judah discerneth and saith, 'She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;' and he hath not added to know her again.

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

And it cometh to pass in the time of her bearing, that lo, twins [are] 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 cometh to pass in her bearing, that [one] giveth out a hand, and the midwife taketh and bindeth on his hand a scarlet thread, saying, 'This hath come 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 cometh to pass as he draweth back his hand, that lo, his brother hath come out, and she saith, 'What! thou hast broken forth — on thee [is] the breach;' and he calleth his name Pharez;

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

and afterwards hath his brother come out, on whose hand [is] the scarlet thread, and he calleth his name Zarah.