Genesis 38
1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a man of Adullam whose name was Hirah.
Hnin at vaengah tah Judah te a manuca rhoek taeng lamkah suntla tih Adullami hlang, a ming te Hirah taengah pah.
2 And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.
Te vaengah Judah loh Kanaan hoel nu, a ming ah Shua a hmuh hatah pahoi a loh tih a ih puei.
3 And she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Er.
Te dongah pumrhih tih capa a cun vaengah a ming te Er a sak.
4 And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.
Te phoeiah koep pumrhih tih ca a cun hatah a ming te Onan a sak.
5 And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.
Te phoeiah a rhaep bal tih capa a cun hatah a ming te Shelah a sak. Tedae Shelah a cun vaengah Kezib ah om.
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
Te phoeiah Judah loh a caming Er ham yuu a loh pah tih anih ming tahTamar ni.
7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.
Tedae Judah kah a caming Er tah BOEIPA kah mikhmuh ah boethae la a om dongah anih te BOEIPA loh a duek sak.
8 Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Te dongah Judah loh Onan la, “Na maya yuu taengah kun lamtah anih te yucanah. Te phoeiah na maya ham a tii a ngan thoh pah,” a ti nah.
9 But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother.
Tedae a tii a ngan te amah ham om hae mahpawh tila Onan loh a ming dongah, a maya yurho taengah a ih vaengah khaw diklai ah vik a san tih a maya ham tiingan khueh pah pawh.
10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.
Anih kah a saii te BOEIPA mikhmuh ah a lolh bal dongah anih khaw BOEIPA loh a duek sak.
11 And Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, until Shelah my son is grown; for he said, Lest he die also, as his brethren. And Tamar went and remained in her father's house.
Te vaengah Shelah khaw a maya rhoi bangla duek ve a ti. Te dongah Judah loh a langa Tamar la, “Ka capa Shelah a pantai hil tah na pa im ah nuhmai la khosa mai,” a ti nah. Te dongah Tamar khaw cet tih a napa im ah kho a sak.
12 And as the days were multiplied, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. And Judah was comforted, and he went up to his sheep-shearers, to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
Tedae kum a yet phoeiah tah Judah yuu Shua nute duek. Te dongah Judah khaw hal tih a tu mul aka vo neh a hui Adullami Hirah taengah Timnah la cet.
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
Te dongah, “Tu mul vok ham Timnah la na marhang cet hang ke,” a ti na tih Tamar taengla a puen pah.
14 And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entry of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as wife.
Te vaengah Shelah khaw ham coeng dae anih yuu la n'khueh moenih tila Tamar loh a hmuh dongah amah dongkah nuhmai himbai te a dul. Te phoeiah hnii a yil, muei a thuh tih Timnah long kah Enaim thohka ah ngol.
15 And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.
Tedae anih te Judah loh a hmuh vaengah a hmai a dah dongah pumyoi ni tila a poek.
16 And he turned aside to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me go in to thee; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in to me?
Anih te amah langa la a ming pawt dongah long taengla anih taengah pah tih, “Halo, nang taengah ka ip ni ne,” a ti nah hatah, “Kai taengah na kun te kai ham balae na khueh eh?,” a ti nah.
17 And he said, I will send [thee] a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give [me] a pledge, until thou send it?
Te vaengah Judah loh, “Kamah loh boiva khuikah maae ca kan pat bit ni,” a ti nah. Tedae Tamar loh, “Nan pat hlanah hnohol han khueh dae,” a ti nah.
18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave [it] her, and went in to her; and she conceived by him.
Te dongah, “Hnohol te balae nang taengah kan paek eh?,” a ti nah. Te vaengah, “Na kutbuen mai khaw, hamnak khaw, na kut kah conghol mai te khaw,” a ti nah. Te dongah anih te a paek tih a kun thil dongah Judah loh Tamar a vawn sak.
19 And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Te phoeiah thoo tih, cet tih a pum dongkah hnii te a dul phoeiah nuhmai himbai tloep a bai.
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 found her not.
Te dongah huta kut kah hnohol te tlan ham Judah loh a hui Adullami hoel kut ah maae ca te a pat van hatah rhawp hmu pawh.
21 And he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim, by the way-side? And they said, There was no prostitute here.
Te dongah te hmuen kah hlang rhoek te a dawt “Enaim long taengkah hlanghalh te melae?,” a ti nah vaengah he rhoek ah hlanghalh om pawh,” a ti nauh.
22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, No prostitute has been here.
Te dongah Judah taengla koep bal tih, “Anih te ka hmuh moenih. Te phoeiah he hmuen kah hlang rhoek long khaw, 'He rhoek ah hlanghalh a om moenih,’ a ti uh,” a ti nah.
23 Then Judah said, Let her take [it] for herself, lest we be put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
Te dongah Judah loh, “Amah neh amah te khoem uh saeh, nueihbu la n'om uh ve. Maae ca n'thak he khaw anih te na hmuh voel pawt tih he,” a ti nah.
24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has committed fornication, and behold, she is also with child by fornication. And Judah said, Bring her forth, that she may be burned.
Tedae hla thum tluk a lo vaengah Judah taengah,” Nang langa Tamar te cukhalh tih pumyoihnah neh vawn lah ko te,” a ti nah tih a puen pa uh hatah Judah loh, “Anih te khuen uh lamtah hoeh,” a ti nah.
25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man to whom these [belong] am I with child; and she said, Acknowledge, I pray thee, whose are this signet, and this lace, and this staff.
Anih te a mawt uh van hatah, “He rhoek he u hlang kah nim. Kai khaw tekah hlang hut la ka vawn dongah hekah kutnoek, hamnak neh conghol, ukah nim tila hmat lah saeh,” a ti nah tih a marhang taengla Tamar loh a pat.
26 And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She is more righteous than I, because I have not given her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
Tedae Judah loh a hmat vaengah, “Ka capa Shelah te anih ka paek pawt dongah te kai lakah anih tang coeng,” a ti. Te dongah anih ming ham koep khoep voel pawh.
27 And it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were in her womb.
Tedae ca-om tue vaengah tah a bung khuiah caphae rhoi la tarha om.
28 And it came to pass when she brought forth, that one stretched out [his] hand, and the midwife took it and bound round his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
Te dongah camoe a om vaengah kut pakhat te han thawt dongah ca-om loh a tuuk tih, a kut dongah a lingdik a cin pah tih, “Lamhma la om coeng he,” a ti.
29 And it came to pass as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out; and she said, How hast thou broken forth! on thee be the breach! And they called his name Pherez.
Tedae a kut vik a yueh tih a mana lat ha thoeng dongah, “Namah loh a puut Metlamlae nam va,” a ti nah dongah a ming te Perez a sak.
30 And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.
Te phoeiah a kut dongah a lingdik aka om a maya te ha pawk tih a ming te Zerah a sak.
