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.
Et il arriva, dans ce temps-là, que Juda descendit d’auprès de ses frères, et se retira vers un homme adullamite, 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.
Et Juda y vit la fille d’un homme cananéen, et son nom était Shua; et il la prit, et vint vers elle.
3 And she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Er.
Et elle conçut, et enfanta un fils, et on appela son nom Er.
4 And she conceived again, and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.
Et elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et elle appela son nom Onan.
5 And she yet again bore a son, and called his name Shelah. And he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
Et elle enfanta encore un fils, et elle appela son nom Shéla. Et [Juda] était à Kezib quand elle l’enfanta.
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
Et Juda prit pour Er, son premier-né, une femme qui se nommait Tamar.
7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah killed him.
Et Er, premier-né de Juda, était méchant aux yeux de l’Éternel, et l’Éternel 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.
Et Juda dit à Onan: Va vers la femme de ton frère, et remplis envers elle le devoir de beau-frère, et suscite de la semence 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.
Et Onan savait que la semence ne serait pas à lui; et il arriva que lorsqu’il entra vers la femme de son frère, il perdit sur la terre, pour ne pas donner de semence à son frère.
10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he killed him also.
Et ce qu’il faisait fut mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, et il le fit mourir aussi.
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 Tamar, sa belle-fille: Demeure veuve dans la maison de ton père, jusqu’à ce que Shéla, mon fils, soit devenu grand; car il dit: De peur qu’il ne meure, lui aussi, comme ses frères. Et Tamar 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.
Et les jours se multiplièrent, et la fille de Shua, femme de Juda, mourut; et Juda se consola, et monta à Thimna, lui et Hira, l’Adullamite, son ami, vers les tondeurs de son troupeau.
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goes up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
Et on l’annonça à Tamar, en disant: Voici, ton beau-père monte à Thimna pour tondre son troupeau.
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.
Et elle ôta de dessus elle les vêtements de son veuvage, et se couvrit d’un voile, et s’enveloppa, et s’assit à l’entrée d’Énaïm, qui était sur le chemin de Thimna; car elle voyait que Shéla 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.
Et Juda la vit, et la tint pour une prostituée, 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?
Et il se détourna vers elle, dans le chemin, et dit: Permets, je te prie, que je vienne vers toi. Car il ne savait pas que c’était sa belle-fille. Et elle dit: Que me donneras-tu, afin que tu viennes 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?
Et il dit: J’enverrai un chevreau du troupeau. Et elle dit: [Me] donneras-tu 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.
Et il dit: Quel gage te donnerai-je? Et elle dit: Ton cachet, et ton cordon, et ton bâton qui est en ta main. Et il [les] lui donna; et il vint vers elle, et elle conçut de lui.
19 And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Et elle se leva et s’en alla, et ôta son voile de dessus elle, et revêtit les vêtements de son veuvage.
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.
Et Juda envoya le chevreau par la main de son ami, l’Adullamite, pour recevoir le gage de la main de la femme; mais il ne la trouva pas.
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.
Et il interrogea les hommes du lieu, disant: Où est cette prostituée qui était à Énaïm, sur le chemin? Et ils dirent: Il n’y a pas 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.
Et il retourna vers Juda, et dit: Je ne l’ai pas trouvée, et aussi les gens du lieu m’ont dit: Il n’y a pas 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.
Et Juda dit: Qu’elle prenne le [gage] pour elle, de peur que nous ne soyons en mépris. Voici, j’ai envoyé ce chevreau, et toi 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.
Et il arriva, environ trois mois après, qu’on informa Juda, en disant: Tamar, ta belle-fille, s’est prostituée, et voici, elle est même enceinte par la prostitution. Et 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 la faisait sortir, elle envoya vers son beau-père, disant: C’est de l’homme à qui appartiennent ces choses que je suis enceinte. Et elle dit: Reconnais, je te prie, à qui est ce cachet, et 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.
Et Juda [les] reconnut, et dit: Elle est plus juste que moi; parce que je ne l’ai pas donnée à Shéla, 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.
Et il arriva, au temps où elle enfanta, que voici, des jumeaux étaient dans son ventre;
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.
et il arriva, comme elle enfantait, que [l’un d’eux] tendit la main; et la sage-femme la prit, et lia sur sa main un fil écarlate, en disant: Celui-ci sort 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.
Et il arriva, comme il retira sa main, que voici, son frère sortit; et elle dit: Quelle brèche tu as faite! La brèche est sur toi. Et on appela son nom Pérets.
30 And afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread upon his hand. And his name was called Zerah.
Et ensuite sortit son frère, sur la main duquel était le fil écarlate; et on appela son nom Zérakh.
