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.
Or avvenne che, in quel tempo, Giuda discese di presso ai suoi fratelli, e andò a stare da un uomo di Adullam, che avea nome 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.
E Giuda vide quivi la figliuola di un Cananeo, chiamato Shua; e se la prese, e convisse con lei.
3 And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name, Er.
Ed ella concepì e partorì un figliuolo, al quale egli pose nome Er.
4 And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
Poi ella concepì di nuovo, e partorì un figliuolo, al quale pose nome Onan.
5 And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.
E partorì ancora un figliuolo, al quale pose nome Scela. Or Giuda era a Kezib, quand’ella lo partorì.
6 And Judas took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
E Giuda prese per Er, suo primogenito, una moglie che avea nome Tamar.
7 And Er, the firstborn of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.
Ma Er, primogenito di Giuda, era perverso agli occhi dell’Eterno, e l’Eterno lo fece morire.
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.
Allora Giuda disse a Onan: “Va’ dalla moglie del tuo fratello, prenditela come cognato, e suscita una progenie al tuo fratello”.
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.
E Onan, sapendo che quella progenie non sarebbe sua, quando s’accostava alla moglie del suo fratello, faceva in modo d’impedire il concepimento, per non dar progenie al fratello.
10 And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he killed him also.
Ciò ch’egli faceva dispiacque all’Eterno, il quale fece morire anche lui.
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.
Allora Giuda disse a Tamar sua nuora: “Rimani vedova in casa di tuo padre, finché Scela, mio figliuolo, sia cresciuto”. Perché diceva: “Badiamo che anch’egli non muoia come i suoi fratelli”. E Tamar se ne andò, e dimorò in casa di suo padre.
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.
Passaron molti giorni, e morì la figliuola di Shua, moglie di Giuda; e dopo che Giuda si fu consolato, salì da quelli che tosavan le sue pecore a Timna; egli col suo amico Hira, l’Adullamita.
13 And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.
Di questo fu informata Tamar, e le fu detto: “Ecco, il tuo suocero sale a Timna a tosare le sue pecore”.
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.
Allora ella si tolse le vesti da vedova, si coprì d’un velo, se ne avvolse tutta, e si pose a sedere alla porta di Enaim, ch’è sulla via di Timna; poiché vedeva che Scela era cresciuto, e nondimeno, lei non gli era stata data per moglie.
15 And when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.
Come Giuda la vide, la prese per una meretrice, perch’essa aveva il viso coperto.
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?
E accostatosi a lei sulla via, le disse: “Lasciami venire da te!” Poiché non sapeva ch’ella fosse sua nuora. Ed ella rispose: “Che mi darai per venire da me?”
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.
Ed egli le disse: “Ti manderò un capretto del mio gregge”. Ed ella: “Mi darai tu un pegno finché tu me l’abbia mandato?”
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.
Ed egli: “Che pegno ti darò?” E l’altra rispose: “Il tuo sigillo, il tuo cordone e il bastone che hai in mano”. Egli glieli dette, andò da lei, ed ella rimase incinta di lui.
19 And she arose and departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Poi ella si levò, e se ne andò; si tolse il velo, e si rimise le vesti da vedova.
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.
E Giuda mandò il capretto per mezzo del suo amico, l’Adullamita, affin di ritirare il pegno di man di quella donna; ma egli non la trovò.
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.
Interrogò la gente del luogo, dicendo: “Dov’è quella meretrice che stava a Enaim, sulla via?” E quelli risposero: “Qui non c’è stata alcuna meretrice”.
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.
Ed egli se ne tornò a Giuda, e gli disse: “Non l’ho trovata; e, per di più, la gente del luogo m’ha detto: Qui non c’è stata alcuna meretrice”.
23 And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent this kid, but you have not found her.
E Giuda disse: “Si tenga pure il pegno, che non abbiamo a incorrere nel disprezzo. Ecco, io ho mandato questo capretto, e tu non l’hai trovata”.
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 circa tre mesi dopo, vennero a dire a Giuda: “Tamar, tua nuora, si è prostituita; e, per di più, eccola incinta in seguito alla sua prostituzione”. E Giuda disse: “Menatela fuori, e sia arsa!”
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.
Come la menavano fuori, ella mandò a dire al suocero: “Sono incinta dell’uomo al quale appartengono queste cose”. E disse: “Riconosci, ti prego, di chi siano questo sigillo, questi cordoni e questo bastone”.
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.
Giuda li riconobbe, e disse: “Ella è più giusta di me, giacché io non l’ho data a Scela, mio figliuolo”. Ed egli non ebbe più relazioni con lei.
27 And it came to pass when she was in labor, that she also had twins in her womb.
Or quando venne il tempo in cui doveva partorire, ecco ch’essa aveva in seno due gemelli.
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.
E mentre partoriva, l’un d’essi mise fuori una mano; e la levatrice la prese, e vi legò un filo di scarlatto, dicendo: “Questo qui esce il primo”.
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.
Ma egli ritirò la mano, ed ecco uscir fuori il suo fratello. Allora la levatrice disse: “Perché ti sei fatta questa breccia?” Per questo motivo gli fu messo nome Perets.
30 And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.
Poi uscì il suo fratello, che aveva alla mano il filo di scarlatto; e fu chiamato Zerach.
