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].
Et il arriva, dans ce temps-là, que Juda descendit d’auprès de ses frères, et se retira vers un homme adullamite, nommé Hira.
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,
Et Juda y vit la fille d’un homme cananéen, et son nom était Shua; et il la prit, et vint vers elle.
3 and she became pregnant and later gave birth to a son, whom he named Er.
Et elle conçut, et enfanta un fils, et on appela son nom Er.
4 Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son whom she named Onan.
Et elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et elle appela son nom Onan.
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.
Et elle enfanta encore un fils, et elle appela son nom Shéla. Et [Juda] était à Kezib quand elle l’enfanta.
6 When Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up], Judah got a wife for him, a woman named Tamar.
Et Juda prit pour Er, son premier-né, une femme qui se nommait Tamar.
7 But Er did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
Et Er, premier-né de Juda, était méchant aux yeux de l’Éternel, et l’Éternel le fit mourir.
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.”
Et Juda dit à Onan: Va vers la femme de ton frère, et remplis envers elle le devoir de beau-frère, et suscite de la semence à ton frère.
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.
Et Onan savait que la semence ne serait pas à lui; et il arriva que lorsqu’il entra vers la femme de son frère, il perdit sur la terre, pour ne pas donner de semence à son frère.
10 Yahweh considered that what he did was wicked, so he caused him to die also.
Et ce qu’il faisait fut mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, et il le fit mourir aussi.
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.
Et Juda dit à Tamar, sa belle-fille: Demeure veuve dans la maison de ton père, jusqu’à ce que Shéla, mon fils, soit devenu grand; car il dit: De peur qu’il ne meure, lui aussi, comme ses frères. Et Tamar s’en alla, et demeura dans la maison de son père.
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.
Et les jours se multiplièrent, et la fille de Shua, femme de Juda, mourut; et Juda se consola, et monta à Thimna, lui et Hira, l’Adullamite, son ami, vers les tondeurs de son troupeau.
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.”
Et on l’annonça à Tamar, en disant: Voici, ton beau-père monte à Thimna pour tondre son troupeau.
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.
Et elle ôta de dessus elle les vêtements de son veuvage, et se couvrit d’un voile, et s’enveloppa, et s’assit à l’entrée d’Énaïm, qui était sur le chemin de Thimna; car elle voyait que Shéla était devenu grand, et qu’elle ne lui était pas donnée pour femme.
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)].
Et Juda la vit, et la tint pour une prostituée, car elle avait couvert son visage.
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?”
Et il se détourna vers elle, dans le chemin, et dit: Permets, je te prie, que je vienne vers toi. Car il ne savait pas que c’était sa belle-fille. Et elle dit: Que me donneras-tu, afin que tu viennes vers moi?
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?”
Et il dit: J’enverrai un chevreau du troupeau. Et elle dit: [Me] donneras-tu un gage, jusqu’à ce que tu l’envoies?
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.
Et il dit: Quel gage te donnerai-je? Et elle dit: Ton cachet, et ton cordon, et ton bâton qui est en ta main. Et il [les] lui donna; et il vint vers elle, et elle conçut de lui.
19 After she left, she took off the veil and put her widow’s clothes on again.
Et elle se leva et s’en alla, et ôta son voile de dessus elle, et revêtit les vêtements de son veuvage.
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.
Et Juda envoya le chevreau par la main de son ami, l’Adullamite, pour recevoir le gage de la main de la femme; mais il ne la trouva pas.
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!”
Et il interrogea les hommes du lieu, disant: Où est cette prostituée qui était à Énaïm, sur le chemin? Et ils dirent: Il n’y a pas eu ici de prostituée.
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.’”
Et il retourna vers Juda, et dit: Je ne l’ai pas trouvée, et aussi les gens du lieu m’ont dit: Il n’y a pas eu ici de prostituée.
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.”
Et Juda dit: Qu’elle prenne le [gage] pour elle, de peur que nous ne soyons en mépris. Voici, j’ai envoyé ce chevreau, et toi tu ne l’as pas trouvée.
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!”
Et il arriva, environ trois mois après, qu’on informa Juda, en disant: Tamar, ta belle-fille, s’est prostituée, et voici, elle est même enceinte par la prostitution. Et Juda dit: Faites-la sortir, et qu’elle soit brûlée.
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?”
Comme on la faisait sortir, elle envoya vers son beau-père, disant: C’est de l’homme à qui appartiennent ces choses que je suis enceinte. Et elle dit: Reconnais, je te prie, à qui est ce cachet, et ce cordon, et ce bâton.
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.
Et Juda [les] reconnut, et dit: Elle est plus juste que moi; parce que je ne l’ai pas donnée à Shéla, mon fils. Et il ne la connut plus.
27 When it was time for her to give birth, [she was surprised that] there were twin boys in her womb.
Et il arriva, au temps où elle enfanta, que voici, des jumeaux étaient dans son ventre;
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.”
et il arriva, comme elle enfantait, que [l’un d’eux] tendit la main; et la sage-femme la prit, et lia sur sa main un fil écarlate, en disant: Celui-ci sort le premier.
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].’
Et il arriva, comme il retira sa main, que voici, son frère sortit; et elle dit: Quelle brèche tu as faite! La brèche est sur toi. Et on appela son nom Pérets.
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].’
Et ensuite sortit son frère, sur la main duquel était le fil écarlate; et on appela son nom Zérakh.
