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].
En aquel tiempo, Judá bajó de entre sus hermanos y visitó a un adulamita que se llamaba 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,
Allí, Judá vio a la hija de un cananeo llamado Súa. La tomó y se acercó a ella.
3 and she became pregnant and later gave birth to a son, whom he named Er.
Ella concibió y dio a luz un hijo, al que llamó Er.
4 Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son whom she named Onan.
Concibió de nuevo y dio a luz un hijo, al que llamó Onán.
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.
Concibió de nuevo y dio a luz un hijo, al que llamó Sala. Estaba en Chezib cuando lo dio a luz.
6 When Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up], Judah got a wife for him, a woman named Tamar.
Judá tomó una esposa para Er, su primogénito, y su nombre fue Tamar.
7 But Er did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
Er, el primogénito de Judá, era malvado a los ojos de Yahvé. Así que Yahvé lo mató.
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.”
Judá le dijo a Onán: “Acércate a la mujer de tu hermano y cumple con ella el deber de un marido hermano, y cría descendencia para tu hermano.”
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.
Onán sabía que la descendencia no sería suya; y cuando entró a la mujer de su hermano, derramó su semen en el suelo, para no dar descendencia a su hermano.
10 Yahweh considered that what he did was wicked, so he caused him to die also.
Lo que hizo fue malo a los ojos de Yahvé, y también lo mató.
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.
Entonces Judá le dijo a Tamar, su nuera: “Quédate viuda en la casa de tu padre hasta que crezca Sala, mi hijo”, pues dijo: “No sea que él también muera como sus hermanos”. Tamar se fue a vivir a la casa de su padre.
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.
Después de muchos días, murió la hija de Súa, esposa de Judá. Judá se consoló y subió con sus esquiladores de ovejas a Timná, él y su amigo Hira, el adulamita.
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.”
Le dijeron a Tamar: “Mira, tu suegro sube a Timnát a esquilar sus ovejas”.
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.
Ella se quitó las prendas de su viudez, se cubrió con su velo y se envolvió, y se sentó en la puerta de Enaim, que está en el camino de Timnát, porque vio que Selá era mayor, y que ella no le había sido dada como esposa.
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)].
Cuando Judá la vio, pensó que era una prostituta, pues se había cubierto el rostro.
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?”
Se dirigió a ella por el camino y le dijo: “Por favor, ven, déjame entrar contigo”, pues no sabía que era su nuera. Ella dijo: “¿Qué me darás, para que puedas entrar en mí?”
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?”
Dijo: “Te enviaré un cabrito del rebaño”. Ella dijo: “¿Me darás una prenda, hasta que la envíes?”
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.
Él dijo: “¿Qué prenda te daré?” Ella dijo: “Tu sello y tu cordón, y tu bastón que está en tu mano”. Se los dio, y entró en ella, y ella concibió por él.
19 After she left, she took off the veil and put her widow’s clothes on again.
Ella se levantó y se fue, y se quitó el velo de encima y se puso las ropas de su viudez.
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.
Judá envió al cabrito de la mano de su amigo, el adulamita, a recibir la prenda de la mano de la mujer, pero no la encontró.
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!”
Entonces preguntó a los hombres de su lugar, diciendo: “¿Dónde está la prostituta que estaba en Enaim, junto al camino?” Dijeron: “Aquí no ha habido ninguna prostituta”.
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.’”
Volvió a Judá y le dijo: “No la he encontrado; y también los hombres del lugar dijeron: “Aquí no ha habido ninguna prostituta””.
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.”
Judá dijo: “Que se quede con ella, no sea que nos avergoncemos. He aquí que he enviado esta cabrita, y no la has encontrado”.
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!”
Unos tres meses después, se le dijo a Judá: “Tamar, tu nuera, se ha prostituido. Además, he aquí que está embarazada por prostitución”. Judá dijo: “Sácala y que la quemen”.
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?”
Cuando la sacaron, envió a decir a su suegro: “Estoy embarazada del hombre que tiene esto”. También le dijo: “Por favor, discierne de quién son estos: el sello, los cordones y el bastón”.
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.
Judá los reconoció y dijo: “Ella es más justa que yo, porque no se la di a Sala, mi hijo”. No volvió a conocerla.
27 When it was time for her to give birth, [she was surprised that] there were twin boys in her womb.
En el tiempo de su parto, he aquí que había gemelos en su seno.
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.”
Cuando dio a luz, uno de ellos sacó una mano, y la partera tomó y ató un hilo de grana en su mano, diciendo: “Este salió primero.”
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].’
Al retirar la mano, he aquí que su hermano salió, y ella le dijo: “¿Por qué te has hecho una brecha?” Por eso se llamó Fares.
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].’
Después salió su hermano, que tenía el hilo escarlata en la mano, y se llamó Zerah.
