Genesis 38
1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name [was] Hirah.
Ihinda-inĩ rĩu-rĩ, Juda agĩtiga ariũ a ithe agĩikũrũka agĩthiĩ gũikara na mũndũ wa Adulamu wetagwo Hira.
2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name [was] Shuah; and he took her, and went in to her.
Juda arĩ kũu agĩcemania na mwarĩ wa Mũkaanani wetagwo Shua. Akĩmũhikia na agĩkoma nake;
3 And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er.
nake akĩgĩa nda na agĩciara kahĩĩ, gagĩtuuo Eri.
4 And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she called his name Onan.
Akĩgĩa nda ĩngĩ, agĩciara kahĩĩ kangĩ gagĩtuuo Onani.
5 And she yet again conceived, and bore a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
O na ningĩ agĩciara kahĩĩ kangĩ, agĩgatua Shela. Aagaciarĩire kũu Chezibu.
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name [was] Tamar.
Maagimara Juda akĩgũrĩra Eri ũrĩa warĩ irigithathi rĩake, mũtumia wetagwo Tamaru.
7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
No Eri, irigithathi rĩa Juda, aarĩ mwaganu maitho-inĩ ma Jehova; nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova akĩmũũraga.
8 And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Nake Juda akĩĩra Onani atĩrĩ, “Koma na mũtumia wa mũrũ wa nyũkwa, ũmũhingĩrie ũrĩa wagĩrĩirwo nĩkũmwĩka ũrĩ mũrũ wa nyina na mũthuuri wake, nĩguo ũciarĩre mũrũ wa nyũkwa rũciaro.”
9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his: and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he frustrated the purpose, lest he should give seed to his brother.
Nake Onani nĩamenyaga atĩ rũciaro rũu rũtigatuĩka rwake; nĩ ũndũ ũcio o akoma na mũtumia wa mũrũ wa nyina, agaita mbeũ ya ũciari thĩ, nĩguo ndagaciarĩre mũrũ wa nyina rũciaro.
10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
Ũndũ ũcio eekire warĩ mũũru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova; nĩ ũndũ ũcio o nake akĩũragwo nĩ Jehova.
11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son shall be grown; (for he said, Lest perhaps he die also as his brethren [did]: ) and Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
Juda akĩĩra Tamaru mũtumia wa mũriũ atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ũtũũre ũrĩ wa ndigwa gwa thoguo mũciĩ nginya mũrũ wakwa Shela agimare.” Tondũ eeciiririe atĩrĩ, “O nake Shela ahota gũkua ta ariũ a nyina.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Tamaru agĩthiĩ gũtũũra mũciĩ gwa ithe.
12 And in process of time, the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died: and Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep-shearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
Thuutha wa ihinda iraaya, mũtumia wa Juda, mwarĩ wa Shua, agĩkua. Na kahinda ka macakaya gaathira na Juda athirwo nĩ kĩeha, akĩambata agĩthiĩ Timina kũrĩ andũ arĩa meenjaga ngʼondu ciake guoya, na agĩthiĩ hamwe na mũrata wake, Hira wa Adulamu.
13 And it was told to Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath, to shear his sheep.
Na rĩrĩa Tamaru eerirwo atĩrĩ, “Ithe wa mũthuuriguo erekeire Timina kwenja ngʼondu ciake guoya,”
14 And she put off from her, her widow's garments, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which [is] by the way to Timnath: for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him for a wife.
akĩruta nguo ciake cia mũtumia wa ndigwa, akĩĩhumbĩra na taama nginya ũthiũ nĩguo ndakae kũmenyeka, agĩikara thĩ itoonyero-inĩ rĩa Enaimu, rĩrĩa rĩarĩ njĩra-inĩ ya gũthiĩ Timina. Nĩgũkorwo nĩonire atĩ, o na gũtuĩka Shela aarĩ mũndũ mũgima, Juda ndaheanĩte Tamaru kũrĩ we atuĩke mũtumia wake.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her [to be] a harlot; because she had covered her face.
Rĩrĩa Juda aamuonire-rĩ, agĩĩciiria atĩ Tamaru aarĩ mũmaraya tondũ nĩehumbĩrĩte ũthiũ.
16 And he turned to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me have access to thee; (for he knew not that she [was] his daughter-in-law: ) and she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayst have access to me?
Na tondũ ndooĩ atĩ aarĩ mũtumia wa mũriũ, agĩthiĩ harĩ we mũkĩra-inĩ wa njĩra, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka, ĩtĩkĩra ngome nawe.” Mũtumia ũcio akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Na nĩ kĩĩ ũkũũhe nĩguo ngome nawe?”
17 And he said, I will send [thee] a kid from the flock: and she said, Wilt thou give [me] a pledge, till thou sendest [it]?
Juda akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩngũgũtũmĩra koori kuuma rũũru-inĩ rwakwa.” Mũtumia ũcio akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩũkũndigĩra kĩndũ gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra kĩĩranĩro gĩaku nginya rĩrĩa ũgaakaneana?”
18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? and she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that [is] in thy hand: and he gave [them to] her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.
Juda akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũkwenda ngũtigĩre kĩĩ gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra?” Mũtumia ũcio akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndigĩra gĩcũhĩ kĩa rũũri rwaku na rũrigi rwakĩo, o na rũthanju rũu rũrĩ guoko-inĩ gwaku.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Juda agĩtigĩra mũtumia ũcio indo icio na agĩkoma nake; na Tamaru akĩgĩa nda yake.
19 And she arose and went her way and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Mũtumia ũcio aarĩkia gwĩthiĩra, akĩaũra taama wake, akĩĩhumba nguo ciake cia mũtumia wa ndigwa rĩngĩ.
20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive [his] pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.
Rĩrĩa Juda atũmire mũratawe ũcio wa kũu Adulamu na koori nĩgeetha acookerio indo icio cia kũrũgamĩrĩra kuuma kũrĩ mũtumia ũcio-rĩ, ndaamuonire.
21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, where [is] the harlot that [was] openly by the way-side? and they said, There was no harlot in this [place].
Nake akĩũria andũ arĩa maatũũraga kũu atĩrĩ, “Arĩ ha mũmaraya ũrĩa ũraarĩ haha mũkĩra-inĩ wa njĩra ya gũthiĩ Enaimu?” Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Haha hatirĩ hakorwo na mũmaraya.”
22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, [that] there was no harlot in this [place].
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩcooka kũrĩ Juda, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndinamuona. Hamwe na ũguo-rĩ, andũ arĩa matũũraga hau moigire atĩrĩ, ‘Haha hatirĩ hakorwo na mũmaraya.’”
23 And Judah said, Let her take [it] to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
Nake Juda akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩakĩrekwo aikare na kĩrĩa arĩ nakĩo, kana tũtuĩke a gũthekererwo. Ningĩ-rĩ, nĩngũmũtũmĩire koori gaka, no ndũnamuona.”
24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told to Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and also, behold she [is] with child by lewdness: and Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
Thuutha wa mĩeri ĩtatũ, Juda akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Tamaru mũtumia wa mũrũguo nĩehĩtie, akahũũra ũmaraya, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio arĩ na nda.” Juda akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mumiei mũmũrehe, acinwo akue!”
25 When she [was] brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man whose these [are], am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
Na rĩrĩa oimagio-rĩ, agĩtũma ndũmĩrĩri kũrĩ ithe wa mũthuuriwe, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndĩ na nda ya mũndũ ũrĩa mwene indo ici.” Agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ta rora kana no ũmenye nũũ mwene gĩcũhĩ gĩkĩ kĩ na mũhũũri, na rũrigi rũrũ, o na rũthanju rũrũ.”
26 And Judah acknowledged [them], and said She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son: and he knew her again no more.
Juda agĩcimenya, na akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũtumia ũyũ nĩ mũthingu kũngĩra; ekĩte ũguo nĩgũkorwo ndiamũheanire kũrĩ mũrũ wakwa Shela.” Juda ndaacookire gũkoma nake rĩngĩ.
27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that behold, twins [were] in her womb.
Rĩrĩa ihinda rĩake rĩakinyire rĩa gũciara-rĩ, kwarĩ na tũhĩĩ twĩrĩ twa mahatha nda yake.
28 And it came to pass when she travailed, that [the one] put out [his] hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
Na rĩrĩa aaciaraga-rĩ, kamwe gatuo gagĩcomora guoko; nake mũmũciarithia akĩoya uthi mũtune, akĩwoherera guoko-inĩ gwako, na akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũyũ nĩwe woima mbere.”
29 And it came to pass as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out; and she said, How hast thou broken forth? [this] breach [be] upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
No rĩrĩa aacookirie guoko na thĩinĩ, mũrũ wa nyina akiuma, nake mũciarithania akiuga atĩrĩ, “Githĩ nĩguo weturĩra njĩra!” Nake agĩtuuo Perezu.
30 And afterwards came out his brother that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zarah.
Nake mũrũ wa nyina ũrĩa warĩ na uthi mũtune guoko-inĩ gwake akiuma, nake agĩtuuo Zera.
