Genesis 38

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

OR avvenne in quel tempo, che Giuda discese d'appresso a' suoi fratelli, e si ridusse ad albergare in casa di un uomo Adullamita, il cui nome [era] Hira.

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

E Giuda vide quivi una figliuola di un uomo Cananeo, il nome del quale [era] Sua; ed egli la prese [per moglie], ed entrò da lei.

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

Ed ella concepette e partorì un figliuolo, al quale [Giuda] pose nome Er.

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

Poi ella concepette ancora, e partorì un figliuolo, e gli pose nome Onan.

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

Ed ella partorì ancora un figliuolo, e gli pose nome Sela; or [Giuda era] in Chezib, quando ella lo partorì.

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

E Giuda prese una moglie ad Er, suo primogenito, il cui nome [era] Tamar.

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

Ma Er, primogenito di Giuda, dispiacque al Signore, e il Signore lo fece morire.

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.

E Giuda disse ad Onon: Entra dalla moglie del tuo fratello, e sposala per ragion di consanguinità, e suscita progenie al tuo fratello.

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.

Ma Onan, sapendo che quella progenie non sarebbe sua, quando entrava dalla moglie del suo fratelo, si corrompeva in terra, per non dar progenie al suo fratello.

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

E ciò ch'egli faceva dispiacque al Signore; ed egli fece morire ancora lui.

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.

E Giuda disse a Tamar, sua nuora: Stattene vedova in casa di tuo padre, finchè Sela, mio figliuolo, sia divenuto grande; perciocchè egli diceva: [E' si convien provvedere] che costui ancora non muoia, come i suoi fratelli. Tamar adunque se ne andò, e dimorò in casa di suo padre.

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.

E, dopo molti giorni, morì la figliuola di Sua, moglie di Giuda; e, dopo che Giuda si fu consolato, salì in Timna, con Hira Adullamita, suo famigliare amico, a' tonditori delle sue pecore.

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

Ed e' fu rapportato a Tamar, e detto: Ecco, il tuo suocero sale in Timna, per tonder le sue pecore.

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.

Allora ella si levò d'addosso gli abiti suoi vedovili, e si coperse di un velo, e se ne turò il viso, e si pose a sedere alla porta di Enaim, ch'[è] in sulla strada, [traendo] verso Timna; perciocchè vedeva che Sela era divenuto grande, e pure ella non gli era data per moglie.

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

E Giuda la vide, e stimò lei essere una meretrice; conciossiachè ella avesse coperto il viso.

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?

E, stornatosi verso lei in su la via, le disse: Deh! permetti che io entri da te (perciocchè egli non sapeva ch'ella [fosse] sua nuora). Ed ella gli disse: Che mi darai, perchè tu entri da me?

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?

Ed egli [le] disse: Io ti manderò un capretto della greggia. Ed ella disse: Mi darai tu un pegno, finchè tu me l'abbi mandato?

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.

Ed egli disse: Qual pegno ti darò io? Ed ella disse: Il tuo suggello, e la tua benda, e il tuo bastone che tu hai in mano. Ed egli le diede [quelle cose], ed entrò da lei, ed ella concepette di lui.

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

Poi si levò, e se ne andò, e si levò d'addosso il suo velo, e si rivestì i suoi abiti vedovili.

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.

E Giuda mandò il capretto per le mani di quell'Adullamita, suo famigliare amico, per ritrarre il pegno da quella donna; ma egli non la trovò.

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.

E [ne] domandò gli uomini del luogo dove era stata, dicendo: Dove [è] quella meretrice [ch'era] alla porta di Enaim in sulla strada? Ed essi risposero: Qui non è stata alcuna meretrice.

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.

Ed egli se ne ritornò a Giuda, e gli disse: Io non ho trovata colei; ed anche gli uomini di quel luogo [mi] hanno detto: Qui non è stata alcuna meretrice.

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.

E Giuda disse: Tengasi [pure il pegno], che talora noi non siamo in isprezzo: ecco, io le ho mandato questo capretto; ma tu non l'hai trovata.

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.

Or intorno a tre mesi [appresso], fu rapportato, e detto a Guida: Tamar, tua nuora, ha fornicato, ed anche ecco, è gravida di fornicazione. E Giuda disse: Menatela fuori, e sia arsa.

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?

Come era menata fuori, mandò a dire al suo suocero: Io son gravida di coliu al quale [appartengono] queste cose. Gli mandò ancora a dire: Riconosci ora di cui [è] questo suggello, e queste bende, e questo bastone.

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.

E Giuda riconobbe [quelle cose], e disse: Ell'è più giusta di me; conciossiachè ella [abbia fatto questo], perciocchè io non l'ho data [per moglie] a Sela, mio figliuolo. Ed egli non la conobbe più da indi innanzi.

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

Or avvenne che al tempo ch'ella dovea partorire, ecco, [avea] due gemelli in corpo.

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.

E, mentre partoriva, [l'uno] porse la mano; e la levatrice la prese, e vi legò dello scarlatto sopra, dicendo: Costui è uscito il primo.

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.

Ma avvenne ch'egli ritrasse la mano; ed ecco, il suo fratello uscì fuori; e la levatrice disse: Qual rottura hai tu fatta? la rottura [sia] sopra te; e gli fu posto nome Fares.

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

Poi uscì il suo fratello che avea lo scarlatto sopra la mano; e gli fu posto nome Zara.