Genesis 38

1 Now at that time, Judah went away from his brothers and became the friend of a man of Adullam named Hirah.

Pada waktu itu Yehuda meninggalkan saudara-saudaranya dan menumpang pada seorang Adulam, yang namanya Hira.

2 And there he saw the daughter of a certain man of Canaan named Shua, and took her as his wife.

Di situ Yehuda melihat anak perempuan seorang Kanaan; nama orang itu ialah Syua. Lalu Yehuda kawin dengan perempuan itu dan menghampirinya.

3 And she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Er.

Perempuan itu mengandung, lalu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki dan menamai anak itu Er.

4 And again she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Onan.

Sesudah itu perempuan itu mengandung lagi, lalu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki dan menamai anak itu Onan.

5 Then she had another son, to whom she gave the name Shelah; she was at Chezib when the birth took place.

Kemudian perempuan itu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki sekali lagi, dan menamai anak itu Syela. Yehuda sedang berada di Kezib, ketika anak itu dilahirkan.

6 And Judah took a wife for his first son Er, and her name was Tamar.

Sesudah itu Yehuda mengambil bagi Er, anak sulungnya, seorang isteri, yang bernama Tamar.

7 Now Er, Judah's first son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death.

Tetapi Er, anak sulung Yehuda itu, adalah jahat di mata TUHAN, maka TUHAN membunuh dia.

8 Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and do what it is right for a husband's brother to do; make her your wife and get offspring for your brother.

Lalu berkatalah Yehuda kepada Onan: "Hampirilah isteri kakakmu itu, kawinlah dengan dia sebagai ganti kakakmu dan bangkitkanlah keturunan bagi kakakmu."

9 But Onan, seeing that the offspring would not be his, went in to his brother's wife, but let his seed go on to the earth, so that he might not get offspring for his brother.

Tetapi Onan tahu, bahwa bukan ia yang empunya keturunannya nanti, sebab itu setiap kali ia menghampiri isteri kakaknya itu, ia membiarkan maninya terbuang, supaya ia jangan memberi keturunan kepada kakaknya.

10 And what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.

Tetapi yang dilakukannya itu adalah jahat di mata TUHAN, maka TUHAN membunuh dia juga.

11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Go back to your father's house and keep yourself as a widow till my son Shelah becomes a man: for he had in his mind the thought that death might come to him as it had come to his brothers. So Tamar went back to her father's house.

Lalu berkatalah Yehuda kepada Tamar, menantunya itu: "Tinggallah sebagai janda di rumah ayahmu, sampai anakku Syela itu besar," sebab pikirnya: "Jangan-jangan ia mati seperti kedua kakaknya itu." Maka pergilah Tamar dan tinggal di rumah ayahnya.

12 And after a time, Bath-shua, Judah's wife, came to her end; and after Judah was comforted for her loss, he went to Timnah, where they were cutting the wool of his sheep, and his friend Hirah of Adullam went with him.

Setelah beberapa lama matilah anak Syua, isteri Yehuda. Habis berkabung pergilah Yehuda ke Timna, kepada orang-orang yang menggunting bulu domba-dombanya, bersama dengan Hira, sahabatnya, orang Adulam itu.

13 And when Tamar had news that her father-in-law was going up to Timnah to the wool-cutting,

Ketika dikabarkan kepada Tamar: "Bapa mertuamu sedang di jalan ke Timna untuk menggunting bulu domba-dombanya,"

14 She took off her widow's clothing, and covering herself with her veil, she took her seat near Enaim on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was now a man, but she had not been made his wife.

maka ditanggalkannyalah pakaian kejandaannya, ia bertelekung dan berselubung, lalu pergi duduk di pintu masuk ke Enaim yang di jalan ke Timna, karena dilihatnya, bahwa Syela telah menjadi besar, dan dia tidak diberikan juga kepada Syela itu untuk menjadi isterinya.

15 When Judah saw her he took her to be a loose woman of the town, because her face was covered.

Ketika Yehuda melihat dia, disangkanyalah dia seorang perempuan sundal, karena ia menutupi mukanya.

16 And turning to her by the roadside, he said to her, Let me come in to you; for he had no idea that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me as my price?

Lalu berpalinglah Yehuda mendapatkan perempuan yang di pinggir jalan itu serta berkata: "Marilah, aku mau menghampiri engkau," sebab ia tidak tahu, bahwa perempuan itu menantunya. Tanya perempuan itu: "Apakah yang akan kauberikan kepadaku, jika engkau menghampiri aku?"

17 And he said, I will give you a young goat from the flock. And she said, What will you give me as a sign till you send it?

Jawabnya: "Aku akan mengirimkan kepadamu seekor anak kambing dari kambing dombaku." Kata perempuan itu: "Asal engkau memberikan tanggungannya, sampai engkau mengirimkannya kepadaku."

18 And he said, What would you have? And she said, Your ring and its cord and the stick in your hand. So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she became with child by him.

Tanyanya: "Apakah tanggungan yang harus kuberikan kepadamu?" Jawab perempuan itu: "Cap meteraimu serta kalungmu dan tongkat yang ada di tanganmu itu." Lalu diberikannyalah semuanya itu kepadanya, maka ia menghampirinya. Perempuan itu mengandung dari padanya.

19 Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing.

Bangunlah perempuan itu, lalu pergi, ditanggalkannya telekungnya dan dikenakannya pula pakaian kejandaannya.

20 Then Judah sent his friend Hirah with the young goat, to get back the things which he had given as a sign to the woman: but she was not there.

Adapun Yehuda, ia mengirimkan anak kambing itu dengan perantaraan sahabatnya, orang Adulam itu, untuk mengambil kembali tanggungannya dari tangan perempuan itu, tetapi perempuan itu tidak dijumpainya lagi.

21 And he put questions to the men of the place, saying, Where is the loose woman who was in Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There was no such woman there.

Ia bertanya-tanya di tempat tinggal perempuan itu: "Di manakah perempuan jalang, yang duduk tadinya di pinggir jalan di Enaim itu?" Jawab mereka: "Tidak ada di sini perempuan jalang."

22 So he went back to Judah, and said, I have not seen her, and the men of the place say that there is no such woman there.

Kembalilah ia kepada Yehuda dan berkata: "Tidak ada kujumpai dia; dan juga orang-orang di tempat itu berkata: Tidak ada perempuan jalang di sini."

23 And Judah said, Let her keep the things, so that we may not be shamed; I sent the young goat, but you did not see the woman.

Lalu berkatalah Yehuda: "Biarlah barang-barang itu dipegangnya, supaya kita jangan menjadi buah olok-olok orang; sungguhlah anak kambing itu telah kukirimkan, tetapi engkau tidak menjumpai perempuan itu."

24 Now about three months after this, word came to Judah that Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had been acting like a loose woman and was with child. And Judah said, Take her out and let her be burned.

Sesudah kira-kira tiga bulan dikabarkanlah kepada Yehuda: "Tamar, menantumu, bersundal, bahkan telah mengandung dari persundalannya itu." Lalu kata Yehuda: "Bawalah perempuan itu, supaya dibakar."

25 And while she was being taken out, she sent word to her father-in-law, saying, The man whose property these things are, is the father of my child: say then, whose are this ring and this cord and this stick?

Waktu dibawa, perempuan itu menyuruh orang kepada mertuanya mengatakan: "Dari laki-laki yang empunya barang-barang inilah aku mengandung." Juga dikatakannya: "Periksalah, siapa yang empunya cap meterai serta kalung dan tongkat ini?"

26 Then Judah said openly that they were his, and said, She is more upright than I am, for I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he had no more connection with her.

Yehuda memeriksa barang-barang itu, lalu berkata: "Bukan aku, tetapi perempuan itulah yang benar, karena memang aku tidak memberikan dia kepada Syela, anakku." Dan ia tidak bersetubuh lagi dengan perempuan itu.

27 And when the time came for her to give birth, it was clear that there were two children in her body.

Pada waktu perempuan itu hendak bersalin, nyatalah ada anak kembar dalam kandungannya.

28 And while she was in the act of giving birth, one of them put out his hand; and the woman who was with her put a red thread round his hand, saying, This one came out first.

Dan ketika ia bersalin, seorang dari anak itu mengeluarkan tangannya, lalu dipegang oleh bidan, diikatnya dengan benang kirmizi serta berkata: "Inilah yang lebih dahulu keluar."

29 But then he took his hand back again, and his brother came first to birth: and the woman said, What an opening you have made for yourself! So he was named Perez.

Ketika anak itu menarik tangannya kembali, keluarlah saudaranya laki-laki, dan bidan itu berkata: "Alangkah kuatnya engkau menembus ke luar," maka anak itu dinamai Peres.

30 And then his brother came out, with the red thread round his hand, and he was named Zerah.

Sesudah itu keluarlah saudaranya laki-laki yang tangannya telah berikat benang kirmizi itu, lalu kepadanya diberi nama Zerah.