Genesis 38
1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
En ce temps-là Juda, s'éloignant de ses frères, descendit et arriva jusqu'auprès d'un homme d'Odollam, nommé Hira.
2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he took her, and went in to her.
Là, Juda vit la fille d'un Chananéen, nommé Sué, et il la prit pour femme et alla vers elle.
3 And she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Er.
Elle conçut et enfanta un fils, et il le nomma Her.
4 And she conceived again, and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.
Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Onan.
5 And she yet again bore a son, and called his name Shelah. And he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
Elle conçut de nouveau et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Séla; Juda était à Achzib quand elle le mit au monde.
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
Juda prit pour Her, son premier-né, une femme nommée Thamar.
7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah killed him.
Her, premier-né de Juda, fut méchant aux yeux de Yahweh et Yahweh le fit mourir.
8 And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Alors Juda dit à Onan: " Va vers la femme de ton frère, remplis ton devoir de beau-frère et suscite une postérité à ton frère. "
9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his. And it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.
Mais Onan savait que cette postérité ne serait pas à lui et, lorsqu'il allait vers la femme de son frère, il se souillait à terre afin de ne pas donner de postérité à son frère.
10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he killed him also.
Son action déplut au Seigneur, qui le fit aussi mourir.
11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up, for he said, Lest he also die, like his brothers. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
Et Juda dit à Thamar, sa belle-fille: " Demeure comme veuve dans la maison de ton père jusqu'à ce que Séla, mon fils, soit devenu grand. " Car il se disait: " Il ne faut pas que lui aussi meure comme ses frères. " Thamar s'en alla et demeura dans la maison de son père.
12 And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died. And Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
Après beaucoup de jours, la fille de Sué, femme de Juda, mourut. Lorsque Juda eut fini son deuil, il monta vers ceux qui tondaient ses brebis à Thamna, lui et son ami Hira, l'Odollamite.
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goes up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
On en informa Thamar, en disant: " Voici ton beau-père qui monte à Thamna pour tondre ses brebis. "
14 And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah, for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given to him to wife.
Alors elle ôta ses vêtements de veuve, se couvrit d'un voile, et, ainsi enveloppée, elle s'assit à l'entrée d'Enaïm, sur le chemin de Thamna, car elle voyait que Séla était devenu grand et qu'elle ne lui était pas donnée pour femme.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot, for she had covered her face.
Juda, l'ayant vue, la prit pour une femme de mauvaise vie; car elle avait couvert son visage.
16 And he turned to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in to thee, for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will thou give me, that thou may come in to me?
Il se dirigea de son côté, vers le chemin, et dit: " Laisse-moi aller vers toi. " Car il ignorait que ce fût sa belle-fille. Elle dit: " Que me donneras-tu pour venir vers moi? "
17 And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Will thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
Il répondit: " Je t'enverrai un chevreau du troupeau. " Elle dit: " A condition que tu me donnes un gage jusqu'à ce que tu l'envoies. "
18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.
Il dit: Quel gage dois-je te donner? " Elle dit: " Ton anneau, ton cordon et ton bâton que tu tiens à la main. " Il les lui donna et alla vers elle, et elle devint enceinte de lui.
19 And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Puis, s'étant levée, elle s'en alla; et elle ôta son voile et revêtit ses vêtements de veuve.
20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, but he did not find her.
Juda envoya le chevreau par son ami, l'Odollamite, pour retirer le gage des mains de cette femme; mais il ne la trouva point.
21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, who was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There has been no prostitute here.
Il interrogea les gens du lieu, en disant: " Où est cette prostituée qui se tenait à Enaïm au bord du chemin? " Ils répondirent: " Il n'y a point eu ici de prostituée. "
22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her, and also the men of the place said, There has been no prostitute here.
Il revint donc vers Juda et dit: " Je ne l'ai point trouvée; et même les gens du lieu ont dit: il n'y a point eu ici de prostituée. "
23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid, and thou have not found her.
Juda dit: " Qu'elle garde son gage; il ne faut pas qu'on se moque de nous. Voici, j'ai envoyé le chevreau promis, et tu ne l'as pas trouvée. "
24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has played the harlot, and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
Environ trois mois après, on vint dire à Juda: " Thamar, ta belle-fille, s'est prostituée, et même la voilà enceinte à la suite de ses prostitutions. " Juda dit: " Faites-la sortir et qu'elle soit brûlée. "
25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, I am with child. And she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose these are, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.
Comme on l'emmenait dehors, elle envoya dire à son beau-père: " C'est de l'homme à qui ces objets appartiennent que je suis enceinte. Regarde bien, ajouta-t-elle, à qui sont cet anneau, ce cordon et ce bâton. "
26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
Juda les reconnut et dit: " Elle est plus juste que moi, puisque je ne l'ai pas donnée à Séla, mon fils. " Et il ne la connut plus.
27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
Quand elle fut au moment d'enfanter, voici, il y avait deux jumeaux dans son sein.
28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand. And the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
Pendant l'accouchement, l'un d'eux étendit la main; la sage-femme la prit et y attacha un fil écarlate, en disant: " C'est celui-ci qui est sorti le premier. "
29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out. And she said, Why have thou made a breach for thyself? Therefore his name was called Perez.
Mais il retira sa main, et voici que son frère sortit. " Quelle brèche tu as faite! dit la sage-femme; la brèche soit sur toi! " Et on le nomma Pharès.
30 And afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread upon his hand. And his name was called Zerah.
Ensuite sortit son frère, qui avait à la main le fil écarlate; et on le nomma Zara.
