Genesis 38

1 Around this time, Judah left his brothers and set up his tents at Adullam, near to a local man named Hirah.

And it was at the time that and he went down Judah from with brothers his and he turned aside to a man an Adullamite and name his [was] Hirah.

2 There Judah happened to see the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua and married her. He slept with her,

And he saw there Judah a daughter of a man a Canaanite and name his [was] Shua and he took her and he went into her.

3 and she became pregnant and had a son he named Er.

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

4 She became pregnant again and had a son she named Onan.

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

5 Then she had another son she named Shelah who was born in Kezib.

And she repeated again and she bore a son and she called name his Shelah and he was in Kezib when bore she him.

6 Much later, Judah arranged for Er, his firstborn son, to marry a woman named Tamar.

And he took Judah a wife for Er firstborn his and name her [was] Tamar.

7 But Er did what was evil in the Lord's sight, so the Lord put him to death.

And he was Er [the] firstborn of Judah evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh and he put to death him Yahweh.

8 Judah told Onan, “Go and sleep with your brother's wife to fulfill the requirements of a brother-in-law to have children on behalf of your brother.”

And he said Judah to Onan go into [the] wife of brother your and act as a husband's brother for her and raise up offspring for brother your.

9 Onan realized that any children he had wouldn't be his own, so whenever he slept with his brother's wife he made sure she wouldn't become pregnant by withdrawing and spilling his semen on the ground. In this way he prevented any children being born on behalf of his brother.

And he knew Onan that not to him it will belong the offspring and it was if he went into [the] wife of brother his and he spoiled [the] ground towards to not to give offspring to brother his.

10 But what he did was evil in the Lord's sight, so he also put Onan to death.

And it was evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh [that] which he had done and he put to death also him.

11 Then Judah told his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Go to your father's house and live there as a widow until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “Maybe he'll die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went and stayed in her father's house.

And he said Judah to Tamar daughter-in-law his dwell a widow [the] house of father your until he will grow up Shelah son my for he said lest he should die also he like brothers his and she went Tamar and she dwelt [the] house of father her.

12 A long time later Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. After Judah had finished the time of mourning, he went to visit his sheepshearers at Timnah with his friend Hirah from Adullam.

And they increased the days and she died [the] daughter of Shua [the] wife of Judah and he was comforted Judah and he went up to [the] shearers of sheep his he and Hirah friend his the Adullamite Timnah towards.

13 Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

And it was told to Tamar saying there! father-in-law your [is] going up Timnah towards to shear sheep his.

14 So she took off her widow's clothes and covered herself with a veil, disguising herself. She sat down beside the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. She had realized that even though Shelah had now grown up, nothing had been done about her marrying him.

And she removed [the] clothes of widowhood her from on her and she covered with the veil and she wrapped herself up and she sat at [the] entrance of Enaim which [is] on [the] road of Timnah towards for she had seen that he had grown up Shelah and she not she had been given to him to a wife.

15 Judah saw her and thought she must be a prostitute because she had veiled her face.

And he saw her Judah and he considered her to a prostitute for she had covered face her.

16 He went over to her at the side of the road and said, “I want to sleep with you.” He didn't know she was his daughter-in-law. “What will you give me if I let you sleep with me?” she asked.

And he turned aside to her to the road and he said give! please let me go into you for not he knew that [was] daughter-in-law his she and she said what? will you give to me that you will come into me.

17 “I'll send you a young goat from my flock,” he replied. “What guarantee will you give me to make sure you'll send it?” she asked.

And he said I I will send a kid of goats from the flock and she said if you will give a pledge until sending [it] you.

18 “What guarantee do I have to give you?” he asked. “Your signet seal and its cord, and your walking stick that you're holding,” she replied. He handed them over to her. He slept with her and she became pregnant.

And he said what? [is] the pledge which I will give to you and she said seal your and cord your and staff your which [is] in hand your and he gave [them] to her and he went into her and she conceived to him.

19 She left, went home, took off her veil, and put on her widow's clothes.

And she arose and she went and she removed veil her from on her and she put on [the] clothes of widowhood her.

20 Judah sent his friend Hirah from Adullam with a young goat to get back his belongings he'd left as a guarantee from the woman, but he couldn't find her.

And he sent Judah [the] kid of the goats by [the] hand of friend his the Adullamite to take the pledge from [the] hand of the woman and not he found her.

21 Hirah asked the men there, “Where's the cult prostitute that sits by the entrance road to Enaim?” “There's no cult prostitute here,” they answered.

And he asked [the] men of place her saying where? [is] the cult prostitute she [was] at Enaim at the road and they said not she was in this [place] a cult prostitute.

22 Hirah went back to Judah and told him, “I couldn't find her, and the men there said, ‘There's no cult prostitute here.’”

And he returned to Judah and he said not I found her and also [the] men of the place they said not she was in this [place] a cult prostitute.

23 “Let her keep what I gave her,” Judah replied. “We'll look ridiculous to people if we go on searching. In any case I did try to send her the young goat as promised but you couldn't find her.”

And he said Judah let her take [them] for herself lest we should become contempt there! I sent the kid this and you not you found her.

24 Then about three months later Judah was told, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has had sex like a prostitute and now as a result she's pregnant!” “Bring her out and burn her to death!” Judah ordered.

And it was - when from three months and it was told to Judah saying she has acted as a prostitute Tamar daughter-in-law your and also here! [she is] pregnant to prostitution and he said Judah bring out her so she may be burned.

25 As she was brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law, saying, “I'm pregnant by the man who owns these things.” Then she added, “Please look carefully at this signet seal and its cord and walking stick. Who do they belong to?”

She [was being] brought out and she she sent to father-in-law her saying to a man whom these [belong] to him I [am] pregnant and she said investigate please [belong] to whom? the seal and the cord and the staff these.

26 Judah recognized them right away and said, “She has honored the law more than I have, because I didn't give her in marriage to my son Shelah.” He didn't sleep with Tamar again.

And he recognized [them] Judah and he said she is righteous more than me for since not I gave her to Shelah son my and not he repeated again to know her.

27 When the time came for Tamar to give birth, she was found to be carrying twins.

And it was at [the] time gave birth she and there! twins [were] in womb her.

28 One baby put out his hand, and the midwife tied a scarlet thread around on his wrist and said, “This one came out first.”

And it was when gave birth she and he put out a hand and she took the midwife and she tied on hand his a scarlet thread saying this one he came out first.

29 But then he pulled back his hand and his brother was born, she said, “How did you burst out?” So he was named Perez.

And it was - when [he was] withdrawing hand his and there! he came out brother his and she said how! you have made a breach on yourself a breach and someone called name his Perez.

30 Then his brother with the scarlet thread on his wrist was born. He was named Zerah.

And after he came out brother his whom [was] on hand his the scarlet thread and someone called name his Zerah.