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.
Pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe ʻalu ʻa Siuta mei hono ngaahi tokoua, pea afe ia ki ha taha ʻi he kakai ʻAtulama, ko ʻIla hono hingoa.
2 And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.
Pea mamata ai ʻa Siuta ki he ʻofefine ʻoe Kēnani ʻe tokotaha, ko Suaa hono hingoa: pea ne maʻu ia, pea ʻalu kiate ia ʻo na mohe.
3 And she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Er.
Pea feitama ia, mo fāʻeleʻi ʻae tama pea ne ui hono hingoa ho ʻEa.
4 And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.
Pea toe feitama ia, pea fāʻeleʻi ʻae tama; pea ne ui hono hingoa ko ʻOnani
5 And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.
Pea toe feitama foki ia; pea fāʻeleʻi ʻae tama; pea ne ui hono hingoa ko Sila pea naʻe ʻi Kesipi ia ʻi heʻene fanauʻi ia.
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
Pea fili ʻe Siuta ʻae uaifi kia ʻEa, ko hono ʻuluaki, pea ko Tema hono hingoa.
7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.
Pea naʻe anga kovi ʻa ʻEa, ko e ʻuluaki foha ʻo Siuta, ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova; pea naʻe tāmateʻi ia ʻe Sihova.
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.
Pea pehē ʻe Siuta kia ʻOnani, “ʻAlu ko e ki he uaifi ʻo ho taʻokete, pea ke mali mo ia, mo ke fakatupu ai ʻae hako ki ho taʻokete.”
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.
Pea naʻe ʻilo ʻe ʻOnani ʻe ʻikai ʻiate ia ʻae hako; pea ʻi heʻene ʻalu ki he uaifi ʻo hono taʻokete, naʻa ne huaʻi ia ki he kelekele, telia naʻa foaki ʻe ia ʻae hako ki hono taʻokete.
10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.
Pea naʻe kovi kia Sihova ʻae meʻa naʻa ne fai: ko ia, naʻa ne tāmateʻi mo ia foki.
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.
Pea fekau ʻe Siuta kia Tema ko hono ʻofefine ʻi he fono [ʻo pehē], “Ke ke nofo ʻatā pe koe, ʻi he fale ʻo hoʻo tamai, ke ʻoua ke tupu hoku foha ko Sila;” he naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “Telia naʻa mate foki ia, ʻo hangē ko hono ongo taʻokete.” Pea ʻalu ʻa Tema ʻo nofo ʻi he fale ʻo ʻene tamai.
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.
Pea fuoloa ai, pea pekia ʻae taʻahine ʻa Suaa ko e uaifi ʻo Siuta: pea kuo fiemālie ʻa Siuta, pea ʻalu ia ki heʻene kau tangata kosi sipi ki Timinate, ʻaia mo hono kāinga ko ʻIla, ko e ʻAtulama.
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
Pea naʻe fakahā kia Tema, ʻo pehē, Vakai, ʻoku ʻalu ʻa hoʻo tamai ʻi he fono, ki Timinate ke kosi ʻene fanga sipi.
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.
Pea ne tuku ʻe ia hono ngaahi kofu putu, pea pūlou ʻaki ʻe ia ʻae pūlou, ʻo ne tākai ʻaki ʻae kofu, pea nofo ia ʻi he potu ʻataʻatā naʻe ʻi he veʻe hala ki Timinate; he naʻe vakai ia, kuo tupu ʻa Sila, ka ʻoku teʻeki ai ʻatu ia kiate ia, ke na mali.
15 And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.
Pea kuo mamata ʻa Siuta, kiate ia, naʻa ne mahalo ko e fefine angahala ia, he koeʻuhi kuo pūlou hono mata.
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?
Pea afe ia kiate ia ʻi he hala, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko eni, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke u ʻalu atu kiate koe;” (he naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo ko hono ʻofefine ia ʻi he fono). Pea pehēange ʻe ia, “Ko e hā te ke tuku mai kiate au, koeʻuhi ke ke haʻu kiate au?”
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?
Pea pehē ia, “Te u fekau ke ʻomi ha ʻuhiki mei he fanga manu,” pea pehē ʻe ia, “Pea te ke tuku mai ha fakamoʻoni, kaeʻoua ke ke ʻomi ia?”
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.
Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko e hā te u tuku kiate koe?” Pea talaange ʻe ia, “Ko ho mama, mo ho lelu, pea mo ho tokotoko ʻoku ʻi ho nima.” Pea ne ʻatu ia kiate ia, pea ʻalu atu ia kiate ia, pea feitama ia kiate ia.
19 And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Pea tuʻu hake ia ʻo ʻalu mei ai, pea ne tuku ʻene pūlou meiate ia, ʻo toe ai hono ngaahi kofu putu.
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.
Pea fekau ʻe Siuta ke ʻave ʻae ʻuhikiʻi kosi ʻi he nima ʻa hono kāinga ko e ʻAtulama, koeʻuhi ke ne maʻu ʻae fakamoʻoni mei he nima ʻoe fefine; ka naʻe ʻikai te ne faʻa ʻilo ia.
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.
Pea fehuʻi ia ki he kau tangata ʻoe potu ko ia, ʻo pehē, “Ko e fē ʻae fefine angahala naʻe ʻi he potu hala ni?” Pea nau pehē, naʻe ʻikai ha fefine angahala ʻi he potu ni.
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.
Pea toe ʻalu ia kia Siuta, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai te u ʻilo ia; pea ʻoku pehē foki ʻe he kau tangata ʻoe potu, naʻe ʻikai ha fefine angahala ʻi he potu ko ia.”
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.
Pea pehē ʻe Siuta, “Tuku ke ne maʻu, ia maʻana, telia naʻa tau mā ai; vakai, naʻaku fekau ke ʻave ʻae ʻuhiki manu ni, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo ia.”
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.
Pea hili ʻae māhina ʻe tolu nai, naʻe fakahā kia Siuta, ʻo pehē, “Kuo fai angahala ʻe Tema, ko ho ʻofefine ʻi he fono; pea vakai, ʻoku feitama foki ia ʻi he feʻauaki.” Pea pehē ʻe Siuta; “Taki mai ia, ke tutu ia.”
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.
Pea kuo nau taki mai ia, pea fekau ia ki heʻene tamai ʻi he fono, ʻo pehē, “Kuo u feitama ki he tangata ʻoku ʻaʻana ʻae meʻa ni: pea ne pehē, Ke ke vakai, pe ʻoku ʻa hai ʻae maama ni mo e lelu, mo e tokotoko ni?”
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.
Pea fakamoʻoni ʻe Siuta, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku tonuhia lahi ia ʻia au: koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te u foaki ia ki hoku foha ko Sila.” Pea naʻe ʻikai te ne taʻeʻiloʻi ia.
27 And it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were in her womb.
Pea naʻe hoko, ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene langā, pea vakai, naʻe ai ʻae māhanga ʻi hono manāva.
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.
Pea ʻi heʻene langā naʻe tuku kituʻa ʻe he tokotaha hono nima, pea nonoʻo ki ai ʻe he māʻuli ʻae filo kulokula, ʻo ne pehē, naʻe fuofua haʻu eni.
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.
Pea ʻi heʻene toe toʻo atu hono nima, pea vakai, naʻe haʻu hono tokoua; pea pehē ʻe he māʻuli, “Naʻe fēfeeʻi hao ʻoho mai koe ke ʻiate koe ʻae motuhi ni, ko ia naʻa ne ui hono hingoa ko Felesi.”
30 And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.
Pea toki haʻu hono tokoua, ʻaia naʻe ʻi hono nima ʻae filo kulokula, pea ne ui hono hingoa ko Selaa.
