Genesis 38
1 At that time, Judah left his older and younger brothers and went down from the hilly area and stayed with a man whose name was Hiram, who lived in Adullam [town].
那时，犹大离开他弟兄下去，到一个亚杜兰人名叫希拉的家里去。
2 There he (met/became acquainted with) a woman who was the daughter of a man from Canaan named Shua. He married her. He had sex [EUP] with her,
犹大在那里看见一个迦南人名叫书亚的女儿，就娶她为妻，与她同房，
3 and she became pregnant and later gave birth to a son, whom he named Er.
她就怀孕生了儿子，犹大给他起名叫珥。
4 Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son whom she named Onan.
她又怀孕生了儿子，母亲给他起名叫俄南。
5 Many years later, when Judah and his family went to live in Kezib [town], Judah’s wife gave birth to another son, whom she named Shelah.
她复又生了儿子，给他起名叫示拉。她生示拉的时候，犹大正在基悉。
6 When Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up], Judah got a wife for him, a woman named Tamar.
犹大为长子珥娶妻，名叫她玛。
7 But Er did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
犹大的长子珥在耶和华眼中看为恶，耶和华就叫他死了。
8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Your older brother died without having any sons. So marry his widow and have sex [EUP] with her. That is what our customs require that you should do.”
犹大对俄南说：“你当与你哥哥的妻子同房，向她尽你为弟的本分，为你哥哥生子立后。”
9 But Onan knew if he did that, any children who would be born would not be considered to be his. So every time he had sex [EUP] with his brother’s widow, he spilled his semen on the ground, so that she would not get pregnant and produce children for his older brother.
俄南知道生子不归自己，所以同房的时候便遗在地，免得给他哥哥留后。
10 Yahweh considered that what he did was wicked, so he caused him to die also.
俄南所做的在耶和华眼中看为恶，耶和华也就叫他死了。
11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Return to your father’s house, but do not marry anyone else. When my youngest son Shelah grows up, [he can marry you].” But Judah [really did not want Shelah to marry her, because] he was afraid that then Shelah would die too, just as his older brothers had died. So Tamar [obeyed Judah and] went back to live in her father’s house again.
犹大心里说：“恐怕示拉也死，像他两个哥哥一样”，就对他儿妇她玛说：“你去，在你父亲家里守寡，等我儿子示拉长大。”她玛就回去，住在她父亲家里。
12 Several years later, Judah’s wife, who was the daughter of Shua, died. When the time of mourning for her was finished, Judah decided to go up to Timnah, to the place where his (men were shearing his sheep/sheep were being sheared) His friend Hiram, from Adullam, went with him.
过了许久，犹大的妻子书亚的女儿死了。犹大得了安慰，就和他朋友亚杜兰人希拉上亭拿去，到他剪羊毛的人那里。
13 Someone said to Tamar, “Your father-in-law is going to [the fields near the city of] Timnah to help the men who are shearing his sheep.”
有人告诉她玛说：“你的公公上亭拿剪羊毛去了。”
14 [She realized that now Shelah was grown up, but Judah had not given her to him to be his wife. So] she took off her widow’s clothes, and covered her head with a veil, so that people would not (recognize her/know who she was). Then she sat down at the entrance to Enaim [town], which is on the road to Timnah.
她玛见示拉已经长大，还没有娶她为妻，就脱了她作寡妇的衣裳，用帕子蒙着脸，又遮住身体，坐在亭拿路上的伊拿印城门口。
15 When Judah came along and saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, because she had covered her head [like prostitutes often did] (OR, [and sat where prostitutes often sat)].
犹大看见她，以为是妓女，因为她蒙着脸。
16 Judah did not realize that she was his daughter-in-law. So he said to her, “Hey, let me have sex [EUP] with you!” She replied, “What will you give me for allowing you to have sex [EUP] with me?”
犹大就转到她那里去，说：“来吧！让我与你同寝。”他原不知道是他的儿妇。她玛说：“你要与我同寝，把什么给我呢？”
17 He replied, “I will send you a young goat from my flock of goats.” She asked, “Will you give me something now for me to keep until you send the goat?”
犹大说：“我从羊群里取一只山羊羔，打发人送来给你。”她玛说：“在未送以先，你愿意给我一个当头吗？”
18 He replied, “What do you want me to give to you?” She replied, “Give me the ring that has your name on it that is tied by a cord around your neck, and give me the walking stick that you are holding in your hand.” So he gave them to her. Then he had sex [EUP] with her, and she became pregnant.
他说：“我给你什么当头呢？”她玛说：“你的印、你的带子，和你手里的杖。”犹大就给了她，与她同寝，她就从犹大怀了孕。
19 After she left, she took off the veil and put her widow’s clothes on again.
她玛起来走了，除去帕子，仍旧穿上作寡妇的衣裳。
20 Judah gave a young goat to his friend from Adullam, for him to take back to the woman, as he had promised. But his friend could not find the woman.
犹大托他朋友亚杜兰人送一只山羊羔去，要从那女人手里取回当头来，却找不着她，
21 So he asked the men who lived there, “Where is the prostitute who was sitting by the road at Enaim?” They replied, “There has never been a prostitute here!”
就问那地方的人说：“伊拿印路旁的妓女在哪里？”他们说：“这里并没有妓女。”
22 So he went back to Judah and said, “I did not find her. [Furthermore], the men who live in that town said, ‘There has never been a prostitute here.’”
他回去见犹大说：“我没有找着她，并且那地方的人说：‘这里没有妓女。’”
23 Judah said, “She can keep the things that I gave to her. If we continued to search for her, people would ridicule us. I tried to send this young goat to her, but you could not find her to give it to her.”
犹大说：“我把这山羊羔送去了，你竟找不着她。任凭她拿去吧，免得我们被羞辱。”
24 About three months later, someone told Judah, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has become a prostitute and now she is pregnant!” Judah said, “Drag her outside of the city and kill her by burning her!”
约过了三个月，有人告诉犹大说：“你的儿妇她玛作了妓女，且因行淫有了身孕。”犹大说：“拉出她来，把她烧了！”
25 But as they were taking her outside of the city, she gave the ring and walking stick to someone, and told him to take them to Judah, and say to him, “The man who owns these things is the one who caused me to become pregnant.” She also said to tell him, “Look at this ring, and the cord that is attached to it, and this walking stick. Whose are they?”
她玛被拉出来的时候便打发人去见她公公，对他说：“这些东西是谁的，我就是从谁怀的孕。请你认一认，这印和带子并杖都是谁的？”
26 When the man did that, Judah recognized the ring and the stick. He said, “She is more righteous than I am. I did not tell my son Shelah to marry her, as I promised that I would.” And Judah did not have sex [EUP] with her again.
犹大承认说：“她比我更有义，因为我没有将她给我的儿子示拉。”从此犹大不再与她同寝了。
27 When it was time for her to give birth, [she was surprised that] there were twin boys in her womb.
她玛将要生产，不料她腹里是一对双生。
28 As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand. So the midwife fastened a scarlet thread around his wrist, saying, “This one came out first.”
到生产的时候，一个孩子伸出一只手来；收生婆拿红线拴在他手上，说：“这是头生的。”
29 But he pulled his hand back inside the womb, and his brother came out first. So she said, “So this is how you break your way out first!” So she named him Perez, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘breaking out].’
随后这孩子把手收回去，他哥哥生出来了；收生婆说：“你为什么抢着来呢？”因此给他起名叫法勒斯。
30 Then his younger brother, the one who had the scarlet thread around his wrist, came out. And he was named Zerah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘redness of dawn].’
后来，他兄弟那手上有红线的也生出来，就给他起名叫谢拉。
