Genesis 38
1 And it was at the time that and he went down Judah from with brothers his and he turned aside to a man an Adullamite and name his [was] Hirah.
那時猶大離開自己的兄弟，下到一個名叫希辣的阿杜藍人那裏住下了。
2 And he saw there Judah a daughter of a man a Canaanite and name his [was] Shua and he took her and he went into her.
猶大在那裏看見了一個名叫叔亞的客納罕人的女兒，就娶了她，親近了她。
3 And she conceived and she bore a son and he called name his Er.
她遂懷孕，生了一個兒子，給他起名叫厄爾。
4 And she conceived again and she bore a son and she called name his Onan.
她又懷孕，生了一個兒子，給他起名叫敖難。
5 And she repeated again and she bore a son and she called name his Shelah and he was in Kezib when bore she him.
以後她又生了一個兒子，給他起名叫舍拉；生他的時候，猶大正在革齊布。
6 And he took Judah a wife for Er firstborn his and name her [was] Tamar.
猶大給自己的長子厄爾娶了妻子，名叫塔瑪爾。
7 And he was Er [the] firstborn of Judah evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh and he put to death him Yahweh.
猶大的長子厄爾行了上主所厭惡的事，上主就叫他死了。
8 And he said Judah to Onan go into [the] wife of brother your and act as a husband's brother for her and raise up offspring for brother your.
於是猶大對敖難說：「你去與你哥哥的妻子親近，與她盡你為弟弟的義務，給你哥哥立後。」
9 And he knew Onan that not to him it will belong the offspring and it was if he went into [the] wife of brother his and he spoiled [the] ground towards to not to give offspring to brother his.
敖難明知後裔不歸自己，所以當他與哥哥的妻子結合時，便將精液遺洩於地，免得給自己的哥哥立後。
10 And it was evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh [that] which he had done and he put to death also him.
他作這事，為上主所厭惡，上主就叫他死了。
11 And he said Judah to Tamar daughter-in-law his dwell a widow [the] house of father your until he will grow up Shelah son my for he said lest he should die also he like brothers his and she went Tamar and she dwelt [the] house of father her.
猶大於是對兒子塔瑪爾說：「你回到你父親家中去守寡，直到我兒子舍拉長大成人。」因為他心裏想：「恐怕他也如同他哥哥一樣死去。」塔瑪爾就回去，住在自己父親的家裏。
12 And they increased the days and she died [the] daughter of Shua [the] wife of Judah and he was comforted Judah and he went up to [the] shearers of sheep his he and Hirah friend his the Adullamite Timnah towards.
過了幾年，猶大的妻子叔亞的女兒死了。喪期過後，猶大便同自己的朋友阿杜藍人希辣，上提默納黑去剪羊毛。
13 And it was told to Tamar saying there! father-in-law your [is] going up Timnah towards to shear sheep his.
有人告訴塔瑪爾說：「你公公現正上提默納黑去剪羊毛。」
14 And she removed [the] clothes of widowhood her from on her and she covered with the veil and she wrapped herself up and she sat at [the] entrance of Enaim which [is] on [the] road of Timnah towards for she had seen that he had grown up Shelah and she not she had been given to him to a wife.
塔瑪爾遂脫去守寡的衣服，蒙上首帕，遮掩自己，坐在通往提默納黑大道去厄納殷的路口上；－－原來她見舍拉已經長大，還沒有娶她為妻。－－
15 And he saw her Judah and he considered her to a prostitute for she had covered face her.
猶大一看見她，以為她是個妓女，因為她遮蓋了自己的臉。
16 And he turned aside to her to the road and he said give! please let me go into you for not he knew that [was] daughter-in-law his she and she said what? will you give to me that you will come into me.
猶大便由路上轉到她面前，向她說：「來! 讓我與你親近! 」他並不知她就是自己的兒媳。她答說：「你給我什麼，好與我親近﹖」
17 And he said I I will send a kid of goats from the flock and she said if you will give a pledge until sending [it] you.
猶大答說：「由羊群中取一隻小公山羊送給你。」塔瑪爾說：「你未送來以前，你應給個抵押。」
18 And he said what? [is] the pledge which I will give to you and she said seal your and cord your and staff your which [is] in hand your and he gave [them] to her and he went into her and she conceived to him.
猶大問說：「我該給你什麼作抵押﹖」她答說：「你的印章，你的繫印帶和你的棍杖。」猶大便交給了她，與她親近了；她於是由他懷了孕。
19 And she arose and she went and she removed veil her from on her and she put on [the] clothes of widowhood her.
事後，她起來回家，除掉首帕，再穿上她守寡的衣服。
20 And he sent Judah [the] kid of the goats by [the] hand of friend his the Adullamite to take the pledge from [the] hand of the woman and not he found her.
猶大託自己的朋友阿杜藍人送了一隻小公山羊去，好由那女人手中取回抵押；他卻找不到她，
21 And he asked [the] men of place her saying where? [is] the cult prostitute she [was] at Enaim at the road and they said not she was in this [place] a cult prostitute.
便問當地人說：「那在厄納殷路旁的廟妓在那裏﹖」人答說：「這裏從來沒有廟妓。」
22 And he returned to Judah and he said not I found her and also [the] men of the place they said not she was in this [place] a cult prostitute.
他回來對猶大說：「我找不著她，並且當地的人都說：這裏從來沒有廟妓。」
23 And he said Judah let her take [them] for herself lest we should become contempt there! I sent the kid this and you not you found her.
猶大遂說：「讓她留著罷! 免得我們被人嗤笑。我將小公山羊送了去，可是你沒有找著她。」
24 And it was - when from three months and it was told to Judah saying she has acted as a prostitute Tamar daughter-in-law your and also here! [she is] pregnant to prostitution and he said Judah bring out her so she may be burned.
大約過了三個月，有人告訴猶大說：「你的兒媳塔瑪爾與人通姦，而且因通姦有了身孕。猶大說：「把她拉出來燒死! 」
25 She [was being] brought out and she she sent to father-in-law her saying to a man whom these [belong] to him I [am] pregnant and she said investigate please [belong] to whom? the seal and the cord and the staff these.
當她被拉出來時，她派人到她公公那裏說：「這些東西是誰的，我就是由誰懷了孕。」並且說：「請你仔細看看這些東西：印章、印帶和棍杖是誰的﹖」
26 And he recognized [them] Judah and he said she is righteous more than me for since not I gave her to Shelah son my and not he repeated again to know her.
猶大仔細一看，就說：「她比我更有理，因為我尚沒有將她嫁給我的兒子舍拉。」他從此以後，再沒有認識她。
27 And it was at [the] time gave birth she and there! twins [were] in womb her.
到了她要生產的時候，腹中竟是一對雙胎。
28 And it was when gave birth she and he put out a hand and she took the midwife and she tied on hand his a scarlet thread saying this one he came out first.
她正生產時，一個胎兒伸出一手來，收生婆就拿了一根朱紅線繫在他手上說：「這個是先出生的。」
29 And it was - when [he was] withdrawing hand his and there! he came out brother his and she said how! you have made a breach on yourself a breach and someone called name his Perez.
但是他一收回手去，他的兄弟就出生了；收生婆說：「你為自己開了個怎樣的裂口! 」遂給他起名叫培勒茲。
30 And after he came out brother his whom [was] on hand his the scarlet thread and someone called name his Zerah.
以後，那手上繫有朱紅線的兄弟也出生了，遂給他起名叫則辣黑。
