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.
Il arriva qu'en ce temps-là Juda descendit d'avec ses frères, et se retira vers un homme d'Adullam, 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.
Et Juda y vit la fille d'un Cananéen, nommé Shua; et il la prit, et vint vers elle.
3 And she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Er.
Et elle conçut et enfanta un fils; et il le nomma Er.
4 And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.
Et elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Onan.
5 And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.
Elle enfanta encore un fils, et elle le nomma Shéla. Et Juda était à Kezib, quand elle l'enfanta.
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
Et Juda prit une femme pour Er, son premier-né; elle s'appelait Tamar.
7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.
Mais Er, premier-né de Juda, fut méchant aux yeux de l'Éternel, et l'Éternel 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 Onan: Viens vers la femme de ton frère; prends-la, comme beau-frère, et suscite 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.
Mais Onan savait que cette postérité ne serait pas à lui, et quand il venait vers la femme de son frère, il se souillait afin de ne point 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.
Et ce qu'il faisait déplut à l'Éternel; et il le fit mourir aussi.
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 Tamar, sa belle-fille: Demeure veuve dans la maison de ton père, jusqu'à ce que Shéla, mon fils, soit devenu grand. Car il disait: Prenons garde qu'il ne meure, lui aussi, comme ses frères. Et Tamar s'en alla, et demeura 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.
Et les jours s'écoulèrent, et la fille de Shua, femme de Juda, mourut. Lorsque Juda se fut consolé, il monta vers les tondeurs de ses brebis, à Thimna, avec Hira son ami, l'Adullamite.
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
Et on le fit savoir à Tamar, en disant: Voici, ton beau-père monte à Thimna, 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.
Alors elle quitta ses habits de veuve, et se couvrit d'un voile, et s'en enveloppa, et s'assit à l'entrée d'Énaïm, qui est sur le chemin de Thimna; car elle voyait que Shéla était devenu grand, et qu'elle ne lui avait point été donnée pour femme.
15 And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.
Et Juda la vit et la prit pour une prostituée; car elle avait couvert 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?
Et il se détourna vers elle sur le chemin, et il dit: Allons, je te prie, que je vienne vers toi; car il ne savait pas que ce fût sa belle-fille. Et elle répondit: Que me donneras-tu, pour venir vers moi?
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?
Et il dit: J'enverrai un chevreau du troupeau. Et elle répondit: Me donneras-tu un gage jusqu'à ce que tu l'envoies?
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.
Et il dit: Quel est le gage que je te donnerai? Et elle répondit: Ton cachet, ton cordon, et ton bâton, que tu as à la main. Et il les lui donna, et il vint vers elle; et elle conçut de lui.
19 And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Ensuite elle se leva et s'en alla. Et elle quitta son voile, et se revêtit de ses habits de veuve.
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.
Et Juda envoya le chevreau par son ami l'Adullamite, pour retirer le gage des mains de cette femme; mais 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.
Et il interrogea les hommes du lieu où elle était, en disant: Où est cette courtisane qui était à Énaïm, sur le chemin? Et ils répondirent: Il n'y a point eu ici de courtisane.
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.
Et il retourna vers Juda, et dit: Je ne l'ai point trouvée, et même les gens du lieu ont dit: Il n'y a point eu ici de courtisane.
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 le gage! Il ne faut pas nous faire mépriser. Voici, j'ai envoyé ce chevreau; et tu ne l'as point trouvée.
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, il arriva qu'environ trois mois après on fit rapport à Juda, en disant: Tamar, ta belle-fille, s'est prostituée, et même la voilà enceinte par suite de sa prostitution. Et Juda dit: Faites-la sortir, 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 la faisait sortir, elle envoya dire à son beau-père: Je suis enceinte de l'homme à qui ces choses appartiennent. Et elle dit: Reconnais, je te prie, à qui sont ce cachet, 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.
Alors Juda les reconnut, et dit: Elle est plus juste que moi, parce que je ne l'ai point donnée à Shéla mon fils. Et il ne la connut plus.
27 And it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were in her womb.
Et à l'époque où elle devait accoucher, il se trouva qu'il y avait 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.
Et pendant qu'elle enfantait, l'un d'eux donna la main, et la sage-femme la prit et y lia un fil écarlate, en disant: Celui-ci est sorti 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.
Mais comme il retira sa main, voici, son frère sortit. Et elle dit: Quelle brèche tu as faite! La brèche soit sur toi! Et on le nomma Pharets (brèche).
30 And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.
Ensuite son frère sortit, qui avait à sa main le fil écarlate, et on le nomma Zarach.
