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].
Il arriva qu'en ce temps-là Juda descendit d'auprès de ses frères, et se retira vers un homme Hadullamite, qui avait nom 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 Cananéen, nommé Suah, 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 le nomma Her.
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 le nomma 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.
Elle enfanta encore un fils, et elle le nomma Séla. Et [Juda] était en Késib quand elle accoucha de celui-ci.
6 When Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up], Judah got a wife for him, a woman named Tamar.
Et Juda maria Her, son premier-né, avec une fille qui avait nom Tamar.
7 But Er did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
Mais Her le premier-né de Juda était méchant devant l'Eternel, et l'Eternel 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.”
Alors Juda dit à Onan: Viens vers la femme de ton frère, et prends-la pour femme, [comme étant son beau-frère], et suscite des enfants 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.
Mais Onan sachant que les enfants ne seraient pas à lui, se corrompait contre terre toutes les fois qu'il venait vers la femme de son frère, afin qu'il ne donnât pas des enfants à son frère.
10 Yahweh considered that what he did was wicked, so he caused him to die also.
Et ce qu'il faisait déplut à l'Eternel, c'est pourquoi il le fit aussi mourir.
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 en la maison de ton père, jusqu'à ce que Séla mon fils soit grand; car il dit: Il faut prendre garde qu'il ne meure comme ses frères. Ainsi Tamar s'en alla, et demeura en 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 après plusieurs jours la fille de Suah, femme de Juda, mourut; et Juda, s'étant consolé, monta vers les tondeurs de ses brebis à Timnath, avec Hira Hadullamite, son intime ami.
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 fit savoir à Tamar, et on lui dit: Voici, ton beau-père monte à Timnath, pour tondre ses brebis.
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 soi les habits de son veuvage, et se couvrit d'un voile, et s'en enveloppa, et s'assit en un carrefour qui [était] sur le chemin tirant vers Timnath; parce qu'elle voyait que Séla était devenu grand, et qu'elle ne lui avait point été 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 quand Juda la vit, il s'imagina que c'était 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 au chemin, et lui dit: Permets, je te prie, que je vienne vers toi; car il ne savait pas que ce [fût] sa belle-fille. Et elle répondit: 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: Je t'enverrai un chevreau d'entre les chèvres du troupeau. Et elle répondit: Me donneras-tu des gages, 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 est-ce que je te donnerai? Et elle répondit: Ton cachet, ton mouchoir, et ton bâton que tu as 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.
Puis elle se leva et s'en alla, et ayant quitté son voile elle reprit les habits 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 un chevreau d'entre les chèvres par l'Hadullamite son intime ami; afin qu'il reprît le gage de la main de la femme; mais il ne la trouva point.
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 où elle avait été, en disant: Où [est] cette prostituée qui [était] dans le carrefour sur le chemin? Et ils répondirent: Il n'y a point 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 à Juda, et lui dit: Je ne l'ai point trouvée; et même les gens du lieu m'ont dit: Il n'y a point 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 garde le [gage], de peur que nous ne soyons en mépris. Voici, j'ai envoyé ce chevreau, mais tu ne l'as point 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!”
Or il arriva qu'environ trois mois [après] on fit un rapport à Juda, en disant: Tamar ta belle-fille a commis un adultère, et voici elle est même enceinte. 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?”
Et comme on la faisait sortir, elle envoya dire à son beau-père: Je suis enceinte de l'homme à qui ces choses appartiennent. Elle dit aussi: Reconnais, je te prie, à qui [est] ce cachet, ce mouchoir, 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.
Alors Juda les reconnut, et il dit: Elle est plus juste que moi; parce que je ne l'ai point donnée à Séla, 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 comme elle fut sur le point d'accoucher, voici, deux 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 dans le temps qu'elle enfantait, [l'un d'eux] donna la main, et la sage-femme la prit, et lia sur sa main un fil d'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].’
Mais comme il eut retiré sa main, voici, son frère sortit; et elle dit: Quelle ouverture t'es-tu faite! L'ouverture soit sur toi; et on le nomma Pharez.
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].’
Ensuite son frère sortit, ayant sur sa main le fil d'écarlate, et on le nomma Zara.
