Genesis 38
1 And it came to pass at that time that Judas went down from his brethren, and came as far as to a certain man of Odollam, whose name was Iras.
そのころユダは兄弟たちを離れて下り、アドラムびとで、名をヒラという者の所へ行った。
2 And Judas saw there the daughter of a Chananitish man, whose name was Sava; and he took her, and went in to her.
ユダはその所で、名をシュアというカナンびとの娘を見て、これをめとり、その所にはいった。
3 And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name, Er.
彼女はみごもって男の子を産んだので、ユダは名をエルと名づけた。
4 And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
彼女は再びみごもって男の子を産み、名をオナンと名づけた。
5 And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.
また重ねて、男の子を産み、名をシラと名づけた。彼女はこの男の子を産んだとき、クジブにおった。
6 And Judas took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
ユダは長子エルのために、名をタマルという妻を迎えた。
7 And Er, the firstborn of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.
しかしユダの長子エルは主の前に悪い者であったので、主は彼を殺された。
8 And Judas said to Aunan, Go in to your brother's wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to your brother.
そこでユダはオナンに言った、「兄の妻の所にはいって、彼女をめとり、兄に子供を得させなさい」。
9 And Aunan, knowing that the seed should not be his—it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] upon the ground, so that he should not give seed to his brother's wife.
しかしオナンはその子が自分のものとならないのを知っていたので、兄の妻の所にはいった時、兄に子を得させないために地に洩らした。
10 And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he killed him also.
彼のした事は主の前に悪かったので、主は彼をも殺された。
11 And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit you a widow in the house of your father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; for he said, lest he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in the house of her father.
そこでユダはその子の妻タマルに言った、「わたしの子シラが成人するまで、寡婦のままで、あなたの父の家にいなさい」。彼は、シラもまた兄弟たちのように死ぬかもしれないと、思ったからである。それでタマルは行って父の家におった。
12 And the days were fulfilled, and Sava the wife of Judas died; and Judas, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and Iras his Shepherd the Odollamite, to Thamna.
日がたってシュアの娘ユダの妻は死んだ。その後、ユダは喪を終ってその友アドラムびとヒラと共にテムナに上り、自分の羊の毛を切る者のところへ行った。
13 And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.
時に、ひとりの人がタマルに告げて、「あなたのしゅうとが羊の毛を切るためにテムナに上って来る」と言ったので、
14 And having taken off the garments of her widowhood from her, she put on a veil, and ornamented her face, and sat by the gates of Aenan, which is in the way to Thamna, for she saw that Selom was grown; but he gave her not to him for a wife.
彼女は寡婦の衣服を脱ぎすて、被衣で身をおおい隠して、テムナへ行く道のかたわらにあるエナイムの入口にすわっていた。彼女はシラが成人したのに、自分がその妻にされないのを知ったからである。
15 And when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.
ユダは彼女を見たとき、彼女が顔をおおっていたため、遊女だと思い、
16 And he went out of his way to her, and said to her, Let me come in to you; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What will you give me if you should come in to me?
道のかたわらで彼女に向かって言った、「さあ、あなたの所にはいらせておくれ」。彼はこの女がわが子の妻であることを知らなかったからである。彼女は言った、「わたしの所にはいるため、何をくださいますか」。
17 And he said, I will send you a kid of the goats from my flock; and she said, [Well], if you will give me an earnest, until you send it.
ユダは言った、「群れのうちのやぎの子をあなたにあげよう」。彼女は言った、「それをくださるまで、しるしをわたしにくださいますか」。
18 And he said, What is the earnest that I shall give you? and she said, Your ring, and your bracelet, and the staff in your hand; and he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
ユダは言った、「どんなしるしをあげようか」。彼女は言った、「あなたの印と紐と、あなたの手にあるつえとを」。彼はこれらを与えて彼女の所にはいった。彼女はユダによってみごもった。
19 And she arose and departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
彼女は起きて去り、被衣を脱いで寡婦の衣服を着た。
20 And Judas sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd the Odollamite, to receive the pledge from the woman; and he found her not.
やがてユダはその女からしるしを取りもどそうと、その友アドラムびとに託してやぎの子を送ったけれども、その女を見いだせなかった。
21 And he asked the men of the place, Where is the harlot who was in Aenan by the wayside? and they said, There was no harlot here.
そこで彼はその所の人々に尋ねて言った、「エナイムで道のかたわらにいた遊女はどこにいますか」。彼らは言った、「ここには遊女はいません」。
22 And he returned to Judas, and said, I have not found her; and the men of the place say, There is no harlot here.
彼はユダのもとに帰って言った、「わたしは彼女を見いだせませんでした。またその所の人々は、『ここには遊女はいない』と言いました」。
23 And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent this kid, but you have not found her.
そこでユダは言った、「女に持たせておこう。わたしたちは恥をかくといけないから。とにかく、わたしはこのやぎの子を送ったが、あなたは彼女を見いだせなかったのだ」。
24 And it came to pass after three months, that it was told Judas, saying, Thamar your daughter-in-law has grievously played the harlot, and behold she is with child by whoredom; and Judas said, Bring her out, and let her be burnt.
ところが三月ほどたって、ひとりの人がユダに言った、「あなたの嫁タマルは姦淫しました。そのうえ、彼女は姦淫によってみごもりました」。ユダは言った、「彼女を引き出して焼いてしまえ」。
25 And as they were bringing her, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man whose these things are; and she said, See whose is this ring and bracelet and staff.
彼女は引き出された時、そのしゅうとに人をつかわして言った、「わたしはこれをもっている人によって、みごもりました」。彼女はまた言った、「どうか、この印と、紐と、つえとはだれのものか、見定めてください」。
26 And Judas knew [them], and said, Thamar is cleared rather than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Selom my son: and he knew her not again.
ユダはこれを見定めて言った、「彼女はわたしよりも正しい。わたしが彼女をわが子シラに与えなかったためである」。彼は再び彼女を知らなかった。
27 And it came to pass when she was in labour, that she also had twins in her womb.
さて彼女の出産の時がきたが、胎内には、ふたごがあった。
28 And it came to pass as she was bringing forth, one thrust forth his hand, and the midwife having taken hold of it, bound upon his hand a scarlet [thread], saying, This one shall come out first.
出産の時に、ひとりの子が手を出したので、産婆は、「これがさきに出た」と言い、緋の糸を取って、その手に結んだ。
29 And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of you? and she called his name, Phares.
そして、その子が手をひっこめると、その弟が出たので、「どうしてあなたは自分で破って出るのか」と言った。これによって名はペレヅと呼ばれた。
30 And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.
その後、手に緋の糸のある兄が出たので、名はゼラと呼ばれた。
