Genesis 38
1 And it came to pass at that time that Judas went down from his brethren, and came as far as to a certain man of Odollam, whose name was Iras.
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 Judas saw there the daughter of a Chananitish man, whose name was Sava; 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 called his name, Er.
Et elle conçut et enfanta un fils; et il le nomma Er.
4 And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
Et elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Onan.
5 And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.
Elle enfanta encore un fils, et elle le nomma Shéla. Et Juda était à Kezib, quand elle l'enfanta.
6 And Judas took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
Et Juda prit une femme pour Er, son premier-né; elle s'appelait Tamar.
7 And Er, the firstborn of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.
Mais Er, premier-né de Juda, fut méchant aux yeux de l'Éternel, et l'Éternel le fit mourir.
8 And Judas said to Aunan, Go in to your brother's wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to your 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 And Aunan, knowing that the seed should not be his—it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] upon the ground, so that he should not give seed to his brother's wife.
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 his doing this appeared evil before God; and he killed him also.
Et ce qu'il faisait déplut à l'Éternel; et il le fit mourir aussi.
11 And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit you a widow in the house of your father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; for he said, lest he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in the house of her father.
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 the days were fulfilled, and Sava the wife of Judas died; and Judas, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and Iras his Shepherd the Odollamite, to Thamna.
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 Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Thamna, 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 having taken off the garments of her widowhood from her, she put on a veil, and ornamented her face, and sat by the gates of Aenan, which is in the way to Thamna, for she saw that Selom was grown; but he gave her not to him for a 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 when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.
Et Juda la vit et la prit pour une prostituée; car elle avait couvert son visage.
16 And he went out of his way to her, and said to her, Let me come in to you; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What will you give me if you should 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 you a kid of the goats from my flock; and she said, [Well], if you will give me an earnest, until you 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 is the earnest that I shall give you? and she said, Your ring, and your bracelet, and the staff in your hand; and he gave them to 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 departed, and took her veil from off 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 Judas sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd the Odollamite, to receive the pledge from the woman; and 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 the place, Where is the harlot who was in Aenan by the wayside? and they said, There was no harlot 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 Judas, and said, I have not found her; and the men of the place say, There is no harlot 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 And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent this kid, but you have 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 after three months, that it was told Judas, saying, Thamar your daughter-in-law has grievously played the harlot, and behold she is with child by whoredom; and Judas said, Bring her out, and let her be burnt.
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 And as they were bringing her, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man whose these things are; and she said, See whose is this ring and bracelet and 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 Judas knew [them], and said, Thamar is cleared rather than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Selom my son: and he knew her not again.
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 when she was in labor, that she also had twins 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 as she was bringing forth, one thrust forth his hand, and the midwife having taken hold of it, bound upon his hand a scarlet [thread], saying, This one shall come 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 when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of you? and she called his name, Phares.
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 after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.
Ensuite son frère sortit, qui avait à sa main le fil écarlate, et on le nomma Zarach.
