Genesis 38
1 Now at that time, Judah went away from his brothers and became the friend of a man of Adullam named Hirah.
En aquel tiempo se separó Judá de sus hermanos, y bajando llegó a un adullamita que se llamaba Hirá.
2 And there he saw the daughter of a certain man of Canaan named Shua, and took her as his wife.
Allí vio Judá a la hija de un cananeo, llamado Súa; la tomó (por mujer) y se llegó a ella;
3 And she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Er.
la cual concibió y dio a luz un hijo, a quien llamó Er.
4 And again she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Onan.
Concibió otra vez, y dio a luz un hijo, al que puso por nombre Onán.
5 Then she had another son, to whom she gave the name Shelah; she was at Chezib when the birth took place.
Volvió a dar a luz un hijo, a quien llamó Selá. Estaba en Quesib cuando dio a luz.
6 And Judah took a wife for his first son Er, and her name was Tamar.
Ahora bien, tomó Judá para Er, su primogénito, una mujer que se llamaba Tamar.
7 Now Er, Judah's first son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death.
Pero Er, el primogénito de Judá, era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, y Yahvé le quitó la vida.
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.
Entonces dijo Judá a Onán: “Llégate a la mujer de tu hermano, y cumple con ella tu deber de cuñado, suscitando descendencia a tu hermano.”
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.
Mas Onán, sabiendo que la descendencia no había de ser suya, siempre que se llegaba a la mujer de su hermano, derramaba en tierra, para no dar prole a su hermano.
10 And what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.
Lo que hacía, era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, por lo cual lo mató a él también.
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.
Dijo entonces Judá a Tamar, su nuera: “Quédate como viuda en casa de tu padre, hasta que sea mayor mi hijo Selá”, porque se decía: “No sea que muera también él, como sus hermanos.” Se fue, pues, Tamar, y habitó en casa de su 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.
Pasados ya muchos días, murió la hija de Súa, mujer de Judá; y concluido el duelo, subió Judá con su amigo Hirá adullamita a Timná donde estaban los esquiladores de sus ovejas.
13 And when Tamar had news that her father-in-law was going up to Timnah to the wool-cutting,
Lo supo Tamar, pues le decían: “Mira, tu suegro sube a Timná, al esquileo de sus ovejas.”
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.
Entonces ella se quitó los vestidos de su viudez y se cubrió de un velo; y así envuelta se sentó a la entrada de Enaim, en el camino de Timná, porque veía que Selá era ya grande, y ella no le había sido dada por mujer.
15 When Judah saw her he took her to be a loose woman of the town, because her face was covered.
Como la viese Judá, la tuvo por ramera, por tener ella cubierto el rostro;
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?
y dirigiéndose hacia ella, en el borde del camino dijo: “Déjame, por favor llegarme a ti”, pues no sabía que era su nuera. Ella preguntó: “¿Qué me darás por llegarte a mi?”,
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?
Respondió: “Enviaré un cabrito del rebaño”, a lo cual ella dijo: “Sí, con tal que me des una prenda, hasta que lo mandes.”
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.
“¿Qué prenda te he de dar?”, preguntó él, y ella contestó: “Tu sello, tu cordón y el bastón que llevas en la mano.” Se lo dio, y llegose a ella, la cual concibió de él.
19 Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing.
Después se levantó y se fue, se quitó el velo y se vistió los vestidos de su viudez.
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.
Envió Judá el cabrito por mano de su amigo, el adullamita, para retirar de la mujer los objetos dados en prenda, pero no la halló.
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.
Por lo cual preguntó a los hombres de aquel lugar, diciendo “¿Dónde está la prostituta de Enaim, la de junto al camino?” Respondieron: “Aquí no ha habido prostituta alguna.”
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.
Se volvió, pues, a Judá y dijo: “No la he encontrado; y además los hombres de aquel lugar dicen: ‘No ha habido aquí prostituta alguna.’”
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.
Dijo entonces Judá: “Tómeselo para sí, para que nadie pueda burlarse de nosotros. He aquí, yo he enviado este cabrito, mas tú no la has encontrado.”
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.
Pasados unos tres meses fue dada a Judá esta noticia: “Tu nuera Tamar se ha prostituido, y también está encinta a consecuencia de sus fornicaciones.” Y mandó Judá: “¡Sacadla, y sea quemada!”
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?
Fue, pues, sacada, mas envió a decir a su suegro: “Del varón a quien pertenecen estas cosas estoy yo encinta.” Y añadió: “Averigua tú, te ruego, de quien son este sello, este cordón y este bastón.”
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.
Los reconoció Judá, y dijo: “Más justa es ella que yo, por cuanto no se la he dado a Selá, mi hijo.” Y no volvió más a conocerla.
27 And when the time came for her to give birth, it was clear that there were two children in her body.
Venido el tiempo de su parto, sucedió que había mellizos en su seno.
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.
Y al dar a luz, uno sacó la mano; la tomó la partera y ató a ella un hijo de escarlata, diciendo: “Este salió primero.”
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.
Pero retiró él su mano y salió su hermano. Y ella dijo: “¡Cómo te abriste brecha!” Y fue llamado Fares.
30 And then his brother came out, with the red thread round his hand, and he was named Zerah.
Luego salió su hermano, el que tenía en la mano el hijo de escarlata, y fue llamado Zara.
