Genesis 38
1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and he pitched his tent with a certain Adullamite whose name was Chirah.
Og det hændte sig til den Tid, at Juda drog ned fra sine Brødre og tog ind til en Mand, en Adullamiter, og hans Navn var 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.
Og der saa Juda en kananitisk Mands Datter, og hans Navn var Sua; og han tog hende og gik ind til hende.
3 And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name 'Er.
Og hun undfik og fødte en Søn, og hun kaldte hans Navn Er.
4 And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she called his name Onan.
Og hun undfik atter og fødte en Søn, og han kaldte hans Navn Onan.
5 And she again bore another son; and she called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
Og hun blev endnu ved og fødte en Søn, og hun kaldte hans Navn Sela, og han var i Kesib, der hun fødte ham.
6 And Judah took a wife for 'Er his first-born, whose name was Tamar.
Og Juda tog en Hustru for sin førstefødte, Er, og hendes Navn var Thamar.
7 And 'Er, Judah's first-born, was displeasing in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
Men Er, Judas førstefødte, var ond for Herrens Øjne, og Herren slog ham ihjel.
8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and take her, as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Da sagde Juda til Onan: Gak ind til din Broders Hustru, og tag hende til Ægte i din Broders Sted, og opvæk din Broder Sæd!
9 Onan thus knew that the seed should not be his, and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, so as not to give seed unto his brother.
Og Onan forstod, at Sæden ikke skulde høre ham til; og det skete, naar han gik ind til sin Broders Hustru, da fordærvede han den paa Jorden, for ikke at give sin Broder Sæd.
10 And the thing which he did was displeasing in the eyes of the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
Og det var ondt for Herrens Øjne, hvad han gjorde, og han slog ogsaa ham ihjel.
11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown; for he thought, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brothers have done. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
Da sagde Juda til Thamar, sin Sønnekvinde: Sid som Enke i din Faders Hus, indtil Sela, min Søn, bliver stor; thi han sagde: at ikke ogsaa han skal dø som hans Brødre; saa gik Thamar og blev i sin Faders Hus.
12 And many days had elapsed when the daughter of Shua, Judah's wife, died; and after Judah was comforted, he went up unto his sheep-shearers, he and his friend Chirah the Adullamite, to Timnah.
Der mange Dage vare forløbne, da døde Suas Datter, Judas Hustru, og efter at Juda var trøstet, gik han op til Thimnat til dem, som klippede hans Hjord, han og Hira, hans Ven, den Adullamiter.
13 And it was told unto Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
Da blev det Thamar tilkendegivet og sagt: Se, din Svigerfader gaar op til Thimnat at klippe sin Hjord.
14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered herself with a vail, and concealed her face, and seated herself at the cross-road, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him for wife.
Da lagde hun sine Enkeklæder af sig og skjulte sig med et Slør og bedækkede sig og satte sig ved Indgangen til Enaim, som er paa Vejen til Thimnat; thi hun saa, at Sela var bleven stor, og hun blev ikke given ham til Hustru.
15 And Judah saw her and thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her face.
Der Juda saa hende, tænkte han, at det var en Skøge, fordi hun havde skjult sit Ansigt.
16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, 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 til hende paa Vejen og sagde: Velan, kære, lad mig komme til dig; thi han vidste ikke, at det var hans Søns Hustru; og hun sagde: Hvad vil du give mig, at du maa komme til mig?
17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, If thou wilt give me a pledge, till thou send it.
Og han sagde: Jeg vil sende et Gedekid af Hjorden; og hun sagde: Dersom du vil give mig Pant, indtil du sender mig det.
18 And he said, What is the pledge which I shall give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy scarf, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them unto her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
Og han sagde: Hvad for et Pant er det, jeg skal give dig? og hun sagde: Dit Signet og din Snor og din Kæp, som du har i din Haand; saa gav han hende det og gik til hende, og hun undfik af ham.
19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Saa stod hun op og gik og lagde sit Slør af sig og førte sig i sine Enkeklæder.
20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to take the pledge out of the woman's hand; but he found her not.
Og Juda sendte det Gedekid ved sin Ven, den Adullamiter, at han skulde tage Pantet af Kvindens Haand, og han fandt hende ikke.
21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was at the cross-road on the highway? And they said, There hath been no harlot in this neighborhood.
Da spurgte han Mændene ad der paa Stedet og sagde: Hvor er Skøgen, hun ved Enaim, paa Vejen? og de sagde: Paa dette Sted har ingen Skøge været.
22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place have said, There hath been no harlot in this place.
Og han kom igen til Juda og sagde: Jeg fandt hende ikke, og tilmed sagde Folkene paa samme Sted: her har ingen Skøge været.
23 And Judah said, Let her keep it, lest we be put to shame; behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
Da sagde Juda: Lad hende beholde det, paa det vi ikke skulle beskæmmes; se, jeg har sendt dette Kid, og du fandt hende ikke.
24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told to Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by prostitution. And Judah said, Lead her forth, and let her be burnt.
Og det skete henved tre Maaneder derefter, da blev det Juda tilkendegivet, saa der sagdes: Thamar, din Søns Hustru, har bedrevet Hor, og se, hun har ogsaa undfanget i Horeri; og Juda sagde: Fører hende ud, og hun skal brændes.
25 When she was led forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Acknowledge, I pray thee, to whom belong these, the signet, the scarf, and staff.
Hun blev ført ud, og hun sendte til sin Svigerfader, sigende: Ved den Mand har jeg undfanget, hvem dette hører til; og hun sagde: Kære, kend, hvem dette Signet og denne Snor og denne Kæp tilhører.
26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her not again any more.
Og Juda kendte det og sagde: Hun er retfærdigere end jeg; thi dette er, fordi jeg ikke gav hende til min Søn Sela; og han kendte hende ikke ydermere.
27 And it came to pass at the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
Og det skete den Tid, hun skulde føde, se, da vare Tvillinger i hendes Liv.
28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
Og det skete, der hun fødte, stak den ene en Haand frem, da tog Jordemoderen den og bandt en rød Traad om hans Haand, sigende: Denne kom først frem.
29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold his brother came out; and she said, How hast thou broken forth! this breach is upon thee: therefore his name was called Perez.
Og det skete, der han tog sin Haand tilbage, se, da kom hans Broder frem, og hun sagde: Hvi bryder du frem? for din Skyld er der sket et Brud. Og man kaldte hans Navn Peres.
30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerach.
Og siden kom hans Broder frem, som havde den røde Traad om sin Haand, og man kaldte hans Navn Sera.
