1 Mosebog 38

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

It happened at that time that Judah moved away from his brothers and stayed with an Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

2 Der så 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 Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he married her and slept with her.

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

She conceived and gave birth to 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 gave birth to 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.

Then she gave birth to another son, and named him Shelah. And he was at Kezib when she gave birth to him.

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

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

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

Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so God killed him.

8 Da sagde Juda til Onan: "Gå ind til din Svigerinde og indgå Svogerægteskab med hende for at skaffe din Broder Afkom!"

Then Judah said to Onan, "Sleep with your brother's wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law 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 på Jorden for ikke at skaffe sin Broder Afkom.

But Onan knew that the offspring wouldn't be his. So it happened when he slept with his brother's wife that he released his semen on the ground, so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.

10 Denne hans Adfærd vakte HERRENs Mishag, derfor lod han også ham dø.

And what he did was evil in the sight of God, so 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 også skulde dø ligesom sine Brødre. Så gik Tamar hen og blev i sin Faders Hus.

Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, "Remain a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah is grown up." For he thought, "I do not want him to die too, like his brothers." So 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, up til dem, der klippede hans Får i Timna.

After some time, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. And Judah finished mourning, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

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

And Tamar was told, saying, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."

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

She took off her widow's clothes and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife.

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

When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

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

He went over to her by the road and said, "Please come, let me sleep with you," for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me for sleeping with you?"

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 something as a guarantee 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 Hånden!" Så gav han hende de tre Ting og gik ind til hende, og hun blev frugtsommelig ved ham.

He said, "What kind of guarantee should I give you?" She replied, "Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand." So he gave them to her, and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.

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

And she got up and left, and took off her veil, and put on her widow's clothing.

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

Judah sent the young goat by his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the guarantee back from the woman's hand, but he did not find her.

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

Then he asked the men of the place, saying, "Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim by the road?" They said, "There has been no prostitute here."

22 Så vendte han tilbage til Juda og sagde: "Jeg fandt hende ikke, og Folkene på 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: "Så 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 the things, lest we be publicly shamed. Look, I sent this young goat, but you did not find her."

24 En tre Måneders 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!"

Now it happened about three months later that Judah was told, saying, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has turned to prostitution, and now, look, she is pregnant 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 word to her father-in-law, saying, "By the man who owns these I am pregnant." She also said, "Please discern whose these are—the signet, and the cord, and the staff."

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

Then Judah recognized them, and said, "She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah." He did not sleep with her again.

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

It happened when it was time for her to give birth, that look, there were twins in her womb.

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

As she was in labor, one put out a hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his hand, saying, "This one came out first."

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

It happened, as he drew back his hand, that look, his brother came out, and she said, "How did you break through?" So he was named Perez.

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

Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet thread on his hand, so he was named Zerah.