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 alla se fixer plus bas que ses frères, et se tourna vers un homme d'Adullam nommé Hirah.
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 là Juda vit la fille d'un Cananéen nommé Suah, et il l'épousa, et habita avec elle.
3 and she became pregnant and later gave birth to a son, whom he named Er.
Et elle devint enceinte et enfanta un fils, qu'il appela du nom de Ger.
4 Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son whom she named Onan.
Et elle devint encore enceinte et enfanta un fils qu'elle appela du nom d'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 derechef elle enfanta un fils qu'elle appela du nom de Sélah; or Juda était à Chesib, 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 choisit une femme à Ger, son premier-né, et Thamar était son nom.
7 But Er did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
Et Ger, 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.”
Alors Juda dit à Onan: Approche-toi de la femme de ton frère, et remplis à son égard le devoir du beau-frère, et suscite une postérité 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 savait que cette postérité ne serait pas pour lui; et lorsqu'il s'approchait de la femme de son frère, il polluait le sol, afin de ne pas donner de postérité à son frère.
10 Yahweh considered that what he did was wicked, so he caused him to die also.
Et le procédé d'Onan déplut à l'Éternel qui 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.
Alors Juda dit à Thamar, sa bru: Demeure veuve dans la maison de ton père, jusqu'à ce que Sélah, mon fils, soit adulte. Car il pensait empêcher que celui-ci ne mourût comme ses frères. Thamar s'en alla donc, et elle 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 il se passa longtemps, et la fille de Suah, femme de Juda, mourut; et lorsque Juda fut consolé, il monta à Thimna vers les tondeurs de ses brebis, lui et Hirah d'Adullam, son 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 avis en fut donné à Thamar en ces termes: Voilà que ton beau-père monte à Thimna pour la tonte de 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.
Alors elle ôta ses habits de veuve, et se couvrit du voile, et ainsi enveloppée elle s'assit à la porte d'Enaïm qui est sur la route de Thimna. Car elle voyait que Sélah était adulte et qu'on ne la mariait point avec lui.
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 prit pour une prostituée, parce qu'elle avait caché 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 tirant de côté il l'accosta sur le chemin et lui dit: Allons! livre-toi, je veux m'approcher de toi. Car il ignorait que ce fût sa bru.
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 elle dit: Que me donneras-tu pour ton approche? Et il dit: Je t'enverrai un chevreau de mon troupeau. Et elle dit: A condition que tu me donnes un gage en attendant ton envoi.
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 me faut-il te donner? Et elle dit: Ton sceau et ton cordon et le bâton que tu as à la main. Alors il lui remit ces objets, et il s'approcha d'elle, et elle devint enceinte de lui.
19 After she left, she took off the veil and put her widow’s clothes on again.
Alors elle se leva et s'en alla, et ôta son voile et reprit son costume de veuve.
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 son ami d'Adullam, afin de retirer le gage des mains 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 gens du lieu où elle était, disant: Où est cette courtisane qui était à Enaïm sur la route? Et ils répondirent: Il n'y a pas eu ici de courtisane.
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 auprès de Juda et dit: Je ne l'ai point trouvée et même les gens du lieu m'ont dit: Il n'y a pas eu ici de courtisane.
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.”
Alors Juda dit: Qu'elle garde! craignons de nous faire honnir. Ah bah! j'ai envoyé ce chevreau; et 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 que Juda reçut cet avis: Thamar, ta bru, s'est prostituée, et même la voilà enceinte ensuite de sa prostitution. Alors Juda dit: Amenez-la dehors 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 l'amenait, elle dépêcha auprès de son beau-père en lui faisant dire: C'est de l'homme auquel sont ces objets que je suis enceinte; et ajoutant: Reconnais donc à qui est ce sceau, 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.
Alors Juda les reconnut, et dit: Elle est plus innocente que moi, parce que je ne l'ai pas donnée à mon fils Sélah. Et dès lors 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 à l'époque où elle devait accoucher, voici, elle portait deux jumeaux dans son sein.
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 pendant l'enfantement l'un des deux présenta la main, et la sage-femme la prit et y attacha un fil de pourpre en disant: Celui-ci a paru 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 celui-ci ayant retiré sa main, son frère parut, et elle dit: Comme tu t'es ouvert la brèche! Et on l'appela du nom de Pérets (ouverture de brèche).
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 parut son frère qui avait à la main le fil de pourpre, et on l'appela du nom de Zérah (point du jour).
