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.
| در همان روزها بود که یهودا خانهٔ پدر خود را ترک نموده، به عدولام رفت و نزد شخصی به نام حیره ساکن شد. |
2 And Judas saw there the daughter of a Chananitish man, whose name was Sava; and he took her, and went in to her.
| در آنجا او دختر مردی کنعانی به نام شوعا را به زنی گرفت |
3 And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name, Er.
| و از او صاحب پسری شد که او را عیر نامید. |
4 And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
| شوعا بار دیگر حامله شد و پسری زایید و او را اونان نام نهاد. |
5 And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.
| وقتی آنها در کزیب بودند، زن یهودا پسر سوم خود را به دنیا آورد و او را شیله نامید. |
6 And Judas took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
| وقتی عیر، پسر ارشد یهودا، بزرگ شد پدرش دختری را به نام تامار برای او به زنی گرفت. |
7 And Er, the firstborn of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.
| اما چون عیر شخص شروری بود، خداوند او را کُشت. |
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.
| آنگاه یهودا به اونان برادر عیر گفت: «مطابق رسم ما، تو باید با زن برادرت تامار ازدواج کنی تا نسل برادرت از بین نرود.» |
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.
| اونان با تامار ازدواج کرد، اما چون نمی‌خواست فرزندش از آنِ کس دیگری باشد، هر وقت با او نزدیکی می‌کرد، جلوگیری نموده، نمی‌گذاشت تامار بچه‌ای داشته باشد که از آنِ برادر مرده‌اش شود. |
10 And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he killed him also.
| این کار اونان در نظر خداوند ناپسند آمد و خدا او را نیز کشت. |
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.
| یهودا به عروس خود تامار گفت: «به خانهٔ پدرت برو و بیوه بمان تا وقتی که پسر کوچکم شیله بزرگ شود. آن وقت می‌توانی با او ازدواج کنی.» (ولی یهودا قلباً راضی به این کار نبود، چون می‌ترسید شیله نیز مثل دو برادر دیگرش بمیرد.) پس تامار به خانۀ پدرش رفت. |
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.
| پس از مدتی، زن یهودا مُرد. وقتی که روزهای سوگواری سپری شد، یهودا با دوستش حیرهٔ عدولامی برای نظارت بر پشم‌چینی گوسفندان به تمنه رفت. |
13 And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.
| به تامار خبر دادند که پدر شوهرش برای چیدنِ پشمِ گوسفندان به طرف تمنه حرکت کرده است. |
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.
| تامار لباس بیوگی خود را از تن درآورد و برای این که شناخته نشود چادری بر سر انداخته، دم دروازهٔ عینایم سر راه تمنه نشست، زیرا او دید که هر چند شیله بزرگ شده ولی او را به عقد وی در نیاورده‌اند. |
15 And when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.
| یهودا او را دید، ولی چون او روی خود را پوشانیده بود، او را نشناخت و پنداشت زن بدکاره‌ای است. |
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?
| پس به کنار جاده به طرف او رفته، به او پیشنهاد کرد که با وی همبستر شود، غافل از این که عروس خودش می‌باشد. تامار به او گفت: «چقدر می‌خواهی به من بدهی؟» |
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.
| یهودا گفت: «بزغاله‌ای از گله‌ام برایت خواهم فرستاد.» زن گفت: «برای این که مطمئن شوم که بزغاله را می‌فرستی باید چیزی نزد من گرو بگذاری.» |
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.
| یهودا گفت: «چه چیزی را گرو بگذارم؟» زن جواب داد: «مُهر و بند آن و عصایت را.» پس یهودا آنها را به او داد و با وی همبستر شد و در نتیجه تامار آبستن گردید. |
19 And she arose and departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
| پس از این واقعه، تامار به خانه بازگشت و روبند خود را برداشت و دوباره لباس بیوِگی خود را پوشید. |
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.
| یهودا بزغاله را به دوستش حیرهٔ عدولامی سپرد تا آن را برای آن زن ببرد و اشیاء گرویی را پس بگیرد، اما حیره آن زن را نیافت. |
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.
| پس، از مردم آنجا پرسید: «آن روسپی بتکده که دمِ دروازه، سر راه نشسته بود کجاست؟» به او جواب دادند: «ما هرگز چنین زنی در اینجا ندیده‌ایم.» |
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.
| حیره نزد یهودا بازگشت و به او گفت: «او را نیافتم و مردمان آنجا هم می‌گویند چنین زنی را در آنجا ندیده‌اند.» |
23 And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent this kid, but you have not found her.
| یهودا گفت: «بگذار آن اشیاء مال او باشد، مبادا رسوا شویم. به هر حال من بزغاله را برای او فرستادم، ولی تو نتوانستی او را پیدا کنی.» |
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.
| حدود سه ماه بعد از این واقعه، به یهودا خبر دادند که عروسش تامار زنا کرده و حامله است. یهودا گفت: «او را بیرون آورید و بسوزانید.» |
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.
| در حالی که تامار را بیرون می‌آوردند تا او را بکشند این پیغام را برای پدر شوهرش فرستاد: «مردی که صاحب این مُهر و بند آن و عصا می‌باشد، پدر بچهٔ من است، آیا او را می‌شناسی؟» |
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.
| یهودا مُهر و عصا را شناخت و گفت: «او تقصیری ندارد، زیرا من به قول خود وفا نکردم و او را برای پسرم شیله نگرفتم.» یهودا دیگر با او همبستر نشد. |
27 And it came to pass when she was in labor, that she also had twins in her womb.
| چون وقت وضع حمل تامار رسید، دوقلو زایید. |
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.
| در موقع زایمان، یکی از پسرها دستش را بیرون آورد و قابله نخ قرمزی به مچ دست او بست و گفت: «این اول بیرون آمد.» |
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.
| اما او دست خود را عقب کشید و پسر دیگر، اول به دنیا آمد. قابله گفت: «چگونه بیرون آمدی؟» پس او را فارص نامیدند. |
30 And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.
| اندکی بعد، پسری که نخ قرمز به دستش بسته شده بود متولد شد و او را زارح نامیدند. |
