Genesis 38
1 It happened at that time that Judah moved away from his brothers and stayed with an Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
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 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he married her and slept with her.
Og der saa Juda en kananitisk Mands Datter, og hans Navn var Sua; og han tog hende og gik ind til hende.
3 She conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Er.
Og hun undfik og fødte en Søn, og hun kaldte hans Navn Er.
4 She conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.
Og hun undfik atter og fødte en Søn, og han kaldte hans Navn Onan.
5 Then she gave birth to another son, and named him Shelah. And he was at Kezib when she gave birth to 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 got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
Og Juda tog en Hustru for sin førstefødte, Er, og hendes Navn var Thamar.
7 Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so God killed him.
Men Er, Judas førstefødte, var ond for Herrens Øjne, og Herren slog ham ihjel.
8 Then Judah said to Onan, "Sleep with your brother's wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your 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 But Onan knew that the offspring wouldn't be his. So it happened when he slept with his brother's wife that he released his semen on the ground, so that he would not produce offspring for 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 what he did was evil in the sight of God, so he killed him also.
Og det var ondt for Herrens Øjne, hvad han gjorde, og han slog ogsaa ham ihjel.
11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, "Remain a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah is grown up." For he thought, "I do not want him to die too, like his brothers." So Tamar went and lived 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 After some time, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. And Judah finished mourning, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
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 Tamar was told, saying, "Look, your father-in-law is going 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 She took off her widow's clothes and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him as a 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 When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
Der Juda saa hende, tænkte han, at det var en Skøge, fordi hun havde skjult sit Ansigt.
16 He went over to her by the road and said, "Please come, let me sleep with you," for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me for sleeping with you?"
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 He said, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." She said, "Will you give me something as a guarantee until you 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 He said, "What kind of guarantee should I give you?" She replied, "Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand." So he gave them to her, and slept with her, and she became pregnant 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 got up and left, and took off her veil, and put on her widow's clothing.
Saa stod hun op og gik og lagde sit Slør af sig og førte sig i sine Enkeklæder.
20 Judah sent the young goat by his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the guarantee back from the woman's hand, but he did not find her.
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 the place, saying, "Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim by the road?" They said, "There has been no prostitute here."
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 He returned to Judah, and said, "I haven't found her; and also the men of the place said, 'There has been no prostitute here.'"
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 Judah said, "Let her keep the things, lest we be publicly shamed. Look, I sent this young goat, but you did not find 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 Now it happened about three months later that Judah was told, saying, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has turned to prostitution, and now, look, she is pregnant by prostitution." Judah said, "Bring her out, and let her be burned."
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 brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, saying, "By the man who owns these I am pregnant." She also said, "Please discern whose these are—the signet, and the cord, and the 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 Then Judah recognized them, and said, "She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah." He did not sleep with her again.
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 It happened when it was time for her to give birth, that look, there were twins in her womb.
Og det skete den Tid, hun skulde føde, se, da vare Tvillinger i hendes Liv.
28 As she was in labor, one put out a hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his hand, saying, "This one 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 It happened, as he drew back his hand, that look, his brother came out, and she said, "How did you break through?" So he was named 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 Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet thread on his hand, so he was named Zerah.
Og siden kom hans Broder frem, som havde den røde Traad om sin Haand, og man kaldte hans Navn Sera.
