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.

II arriva, en ce temps là, que Juda s’éloigna de ses frères et s’achemina vers un habitant d’Adoullam, nommé Hira.

2 And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.

Là, Juda vit la fille d’un Cananéen, appelé Choua; il l’épousa et s’approcha d’elle.

3 And she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Er.

Elle conçut et enfanta un fils, à qui il donna le nom d’Ér.

4 And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

Elle conçut encore et eut un fils et elle lui donna le nom d’Onàn.

5 And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.

De nouveau elle enfanta un fils et elle le nomma Chéla. II était à Kezib lorsqu’elle l’enfanta.

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

Juda choisit une épouse à Ér, son premier né; elle se nommait Thamar.

7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.

Ér, le premier né de Juda, ayant déplu au Seigneur, le Seigneur le fit mourir.

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.

Alors Juda dit à Onàn: "Épouse la femme de ton frère en vertu du lévirat, afin de constituer une postérité à ton frère."

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.

Onân comprit que cette postérité ne serait pas la sienne; et alors, chaque fois qu’il approchait de la femme de son frère, il corrompait sa voie, afin de ne pas donner de postérité à son frère.

10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.

Sa conduite déplut au Seigneur, qui le fit mourir de même.

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.

Et Juda dit à Thamar, sa belle fille: "Demeure veuve dans la maison de ton père, jusqu’à ce que mon fils Chéla soit plus grand," car il craignait qu’il ne meure, lui aussi, comme ses frères. Et Thamar s’en alla demeurer dans la maison de son père.

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.

Longtemps après mourut la fille de Choua, femme de Juda. Quand Juda se fut consolé, il alla surveiller la tonte de ses brebis, avec Hira son ami l’Adoullamite, à Timna.

13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.

On informa Thamar en ces termes: "Ton beau père monte en ce moment à Timna pour tondre ses brebis."

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.

Elle quitta ses vêtements de veuve, prit un voile et s’en couvrit; et elle s’assit au carrefour des Deux Sources, qui est sur le chemin de Timna. Car elle voyait que Chéla avait grandi et qu’elle ne lui avait pas été donnée pour épouse.

15 And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.

Juda, l’ayant aperçue, la prit pour une prostituée; car elle avait voilé son visage.

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?

II se dirigea de son côté et lui dit: "Laisse moi te posséder." Car il ignorait que ce fût sa belle fille. Elle répondit: "Que me donneras-tu pour me posséder?"

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?

II répliqua: "Je t’enverrai un chevreau de mon troupeau." Et elle dit: "Bien, si tu me donnes un gage en attendant cet envoi."

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.

II reprit: "Quel gage te donnerai-je?" Elle répondit: "Ton sceau, ton cordon et le bâton que tu as à la main." II les lui donna, il approcha d’elle et elle conçut de son fait.

19 And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Elle se leva et partit; elle quitta son voile et reprit les vêtements de son veuvage.

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.

Juda envoya le chevreau par l’entremise de son ami l’Adoullamite, pour retirer le gage des mains de cette femme; il ne la trouva point.

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.

II questionna les gens de l’endroit, disant: "Où est la prostituée qui se tient aux Deux Sources, sur le chemin?" Ils répondirent: "II n’y a point de prostituée ici."

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.

II retourna auprès de Juda et dit: "Je ne l’ai pas trouvée; et même les habitants de l’endroit ont dit qu’il n’y avait point là de prostituée."

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.

Et Juda dit: "Qu’elle garde ce qu’elle a et que nous n’ayons pas à rougir; car enfin, j’ai envoyé ce chevreau et tu n’as pu la trouver."

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.

Or, environ trois mois après, on informa Juda, en disant: "Thamar, ta bru, s’est prostituée et elle porte dans son sein le fruit de la débauche." Juda répondit: "Emmenez la et qu’elle soit brûlée!"

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.

Comme on l’emmenait, elle envoya dire à son beau père: "Je suis enceinte du fait de l’homme à qui ces choses appartiennent." Et elle dit: "Examine, je te prie, à qui appartiennent ce sceau, ces cordons et ce bâton."

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.

Juda les reconnut et dit: "Elle est plus juste que moi, car il est vrai que je ne l’ai point donnée à Chéla mon fils." Cependant il cessa, dès lors, de la connaître.

27 And it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were in her womb.

Or il se trouva, lors de son enfantement, qu’elle portait des jumeaux dans son sein.

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.

Au moment de sa délivrance, l’un d’eux avança la main; la sage femme la saisit et y attacha un fil d’écarlate, pour indiquer que celui ci était né le premier.

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.

Comme il retirait sa main, voici que son frère vint au monde. Elle dit: "Avec quelle violence tu te fais jour!" Et on lui donna le nom de Péreç.

30 And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.

Ensuite naquit son frère, dont la main portait le fil d’écarlate. On lui donna le nom de Zérah.