Genesis 38

1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

Ved den Tid forlod Juda sine Brødre og sluttede sig til en Mand fra Adullam ved Navn Hira.

2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

Der så Juda en Datter af Kana'anæeren Sjua, og han tog hende til Ægte og gik ind til hende.

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

Hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Er;

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

siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Onan;

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

og hun fødte endnu en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Sjela; da hun fødte ham, var hun i, Kezib.

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

Juda tog Er, sin førstefødte, en Hustru, der hed Tamar.

7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

Men Er, Judas førstefødte, vakte HERRENs Mishag, derfor lod HERREN ham dø.

8 And Judah said unto Onan: 'Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.'

Da sagde Juda til Onan: "Gå ind til din Svigerinde og indgå Svogerægteskab med hende for at skaffe din Broder Afkom!"

9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his; and it came to pass when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.

Men Onan, som vidste, at Afkommet ikke vilde blive hans, lod, hver Gang han gik ind til sin Svigerinde, sin Sæd spildes på Jorden for ikke at skaffe sin Broder Afkom.

10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him also.

Denne hans Adfærd vakte HERRENs Mishag, derfor lod han også ham dø.

11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law: 'Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up'; for he said: 'Lest he also die, like his brethren.' And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

Da sagde Juda til sin Sønnekone Tamar: "Bliv som Enke i din Faders Hus, til min Søn Sjela bliver voksen!" Thi han var bange for, at han også skulde dø ligesom sine Brødre. Så gik Tamar hen og blev i sin Faders Hus.

12 And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

Lang Tid efter døde Judas Hustru, Sjuas Datter; og da Juda var hørt op at sørge over hende, rejste han med sin Ven, Hira fra Adullam, up til dem, der klippede hans Får i Timna.

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

Og da Tamar fik at vide, at hendes Svigerfader var på Vej op til Fåreklipningen i Timna,

14 And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entrance of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.

aflagde hun sine Enkeklæder, hyllede sig i et Slør, så det skjulte hende, og satte sig ved indgangen til Enajim ved Vejen til Timna; thi hun så, at hun ikke blev givet Sjela til Ægte, skønt han nu var voksen.

15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.

Da nu Juda så hende, troede han, det var en Skøge; hun havde jo tilhyllet sit Ansigt;

16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said: 'Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee'; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said: 'What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'

og han bøjede af fra Vejen og kom hen til hende og sagde: "Lad mig gå ind til dig!" Thi han vidste ikke, at det var hans Sønnekone. Men hun sagde: "Hvad giver du mig derfor!"

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, till thou send it?'

Han svarede: "Jeg vil sende dig et Gedekid fra Hjorden!" Da sagde hun: "Ja, men du skal give mig et Pant, indtil du sender det!"

18 And he said: 'What pledge shall I give thee?' And she said: 'Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand.' And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

Han spurgte: "Hvad skal jeg give dig i Pant?" Hun svarede: "Din Seglring, din Snor og din Stav, som du har i Hånden!" Så gav han hende de tre Ting og gik ind til hende, og hun blev frugtsommelig ved ham.

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

Derpå gik hun bort, tog Sløret af og iførte sig sine Enkeklæder.

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.

Imidlertid sendte Juda sin Ven fra Adullam med Gedekiddet for at få Pantet tilbage fra Kvinden; men han fandt hende ikke.

21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying: 'Where is the harlot, that was at Enaim by the wayside?' And they said: 'There hath been no harlot here.'

Han spurgte da Folkene på Stedet: "Hvor er den Skøge, som sad på Vejen ved Enajim?" Og de svarede: "Her har ikke været nogen Skøge!"

22 And he returned to Judah, and said: 'I have not found her; and also the men of the place said: There hath been no harlot here.'

Så vendte han tilbage til Juda og sagde: "Jeg fandt hende ikke, og Folkene på Stedet siger, at der har ikke været nogen Skøge."

23 And Judah said: 'Let her take it, lest we be put to shame; behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.'

Da sagde Juda: "Så lad hende beholde det, hellere end at vi skal blive til Spot; jeg har nu sendt det Kid, men du fandt hende ikke."

24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying: 'Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by harlotry.' And Judah said: 'Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.'

En tre Måneders Tid efter meldte man Juda: "Din Sønnekone Tamar har øvet Utugt og er blevet frugtsommelig!" Da sagde Juda: "Før hende ud, for at hun kan blive brændt!"

25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying: 'By the man, whose these are, am I with child'; and she said: 'Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.'

Men da hun førtes ud, sendte hun Bud til sin Svigerfader og lod sige: "Jeg er blevet frugtsommelig ved den Mand, som ejer disse Ting." Og hun lod sige: "Se dog efter, hvem der ejer denne Ring, denne Snor og denne Stav!"

26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said: 'She is more righteous than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son.' And he knew her again no more.

Da Juda havde set efter, sagde han: "Retten er på hendes Side og ikke på min, fordi jeg ikke gav hende til min Søn Sjela!" Men siden havde han ikke Omgang med hende.

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

Da Tiden kom, at hun skulde føde, se, da var der Tvillinger i hendes Liv.

28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying: 'This came out first.'

Under Fødselen stak der en Hånd frem, og Jordemoderen tog og bandt en rød Snor om den, idet hun sagde: "Det var ham, der først kom frem."

29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold his brother came out; and she said: 'Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself?' Therefore his name was called Perez.

Men han trak Hånden tilbage. og Broderen kom frem; så sagde hun: "Hvorfor bryder du frem? For din Skyld er der sket et Brud. Derfor gav man ham Navnet Perez.

30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zerah.

Derefter kom Broderen med den røde snor om Hånden frem, og ham kaldte man Zera.