Genesis 38

1 At that time, Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

Pada waktu itu Yehuda meninggalkan saudara-saudaranya dan menumpang pada seorang Adulam, yang namanya Hira.

2 There, Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite man named Shua. He took her, and went in to her.

Di situ Yehuda melihat anak perempuan seorang Kanaan; nama orang itu ialah Syua. Lalu Yehuda kawin dengan perempuan itu dan menghampirinya.

3 She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.

Perempuan itu mengandung, lalu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki dan menamai anak itu Er.

4 She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.

Sesudah itu perempuan itu mengandung lagi, lalu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki dan menamai anak itu Onan.

5 She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.

Kemudian perempuan itu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki sekali lagi, dan menamai anak itu Syela. Yehuda sedang berada di Kezib, ketika anak itu dilahirkan.

6 Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Sesudah itu Yehuda mengambil bagi Er, anak sulungnya, seorang isteri, yang bernama Tamar.

7 Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD killed him.

Tetapi Er, anak sulung Yehuda itu, adalah jahat di mata TUHAN, maka TUHAN membunuh dia.

8 Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”

Lalu berkatalah Yehuda kepada Onan: "Hampirilah isteri kakakmu itu, kawinlah dengan dia sebagai ganti kakakmu dan bangkitkanlah keturunan bagi kakakmu."

9 Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother.

Tetapi Onan tahu, bahwa bukan ia yang empunya keturunannya nanti, sebab itu setiap kali ia menghampiri isteri kakaknya itu, ia membiarkan maninya terbuang, supaya ia jangan memberi keturunan kepada kakaknya.

10 The thing which he did was evil in the LORD’s sight, and he killed him also.

Tetapi yang dilakukannya itu adalah jahat di mata TUHAN, maka TUHAN membunuh dia juga.

11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up;” for he said, “Lest he also die, like his brothers.” Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

Lalu berkatalah Yehuda kepada Tamar, menantunya itu: "Tinggallah sebagai janda di rumah ayahmu, sampai anakku Syela itu besar," sebab pikirnya: "Jangan-jangan ia mati seperti kedua kakaknya itu." Maka pergilah Tamar dan tinggal di rumah ayahnya.

12 After many days, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.

Setelah beberapa lama matilah anak Syua, isteri Yehuda. Habis berkabung pergilah Yehuda ke Timna, kepada orang-orang yang menggunting bulu domba-dombanya, bersama dengan Hira, sahabatnya, orang Adulam itu.

13 Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

Ketika dikabarkan kepada Tamar: "Bapa mertuamu sedang di jalan ke Timna untuk menggunting bulu domba-dombanya,"

14 She took off the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she wasn’t given to him as a wife.

maka ditanggalkannyalah pakaian kejandaannya, ia bertelekung dan berselubung, lalu pergi duduk di pintu masuk ke Enaim yang di jalan ke Timna, karena dilihatnya, bahwa Syela telah menjadi besar, dan dia tidak diberikan juga kepada Syela itu untuk menjadi isterinya.

15 When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.

Ketika Yehuda melihat dia, disangkanyalah dia seorang perempuan sundal, karena ia menutupi mukanya.

16 He turned to her by the way, and said, “Please come, let me come in to you,” for he didn’t know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”

Lalu berpalinglah Yehuda mendapatkan perempuan yang di pinggir jalan itu serta berkata: "Marilah, aku mau menghampiri engkau," sebab ia tidak tahu, bahwa perempuan itu menantunya. Tanya perempuan itu: "Apakah yang akan kauberikan kepadaku, jika engkau menghampiri aku?"

17 He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?”

Jawabnya: "Aku akan mengirimkan kepadamu seekor anak kambing dari kambing dombaku." Kata perempuan itu: "Asal engkau memberikan tanggungannya, sampai engkau mengirimkannya kepadaku."

18 He said, “What pledge will I give you?” She said, “Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.

Tanyanya: "Apakah tanggungan yang harus kuberikan kepadamu?" Jawab perempuan itu: "Cap meteraimu serta kalungmu dan tongkat yang ada di tanganmu itu." Lalu diberikannyalah semuanya itu kepadanya, maka ia menghampirinya. Perempuan itu mengandung dari padanya.

19 She arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Bangunlah perempuan itu, lalu pergi, ditanggalkannya telekungnya dan dikenakannya pula pakaian kejandaannya.

20 Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, but he didn’t find her.

Adapun Yehuda, ia mengirimkan anak kambing itu dengan perantaraan sahabatnya, orang Adulam itu, untuk mengambil kembali tanggungannya dari tangan perempuan itu, tetapi perempuan itu tidak dijumpainya lagi.

21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?” They said, “There has been no prostitute here.”

Ia bertanya-tanya di tempat tinggal perempuan itu: "Di manakah perempuan jalang, yang duduk tadinya di pinggir jalan di Enaim itu?" Jawab mereka: "Tidak ada di sini perempuan jalang."

22 He returned to Judah, and said, “I haven’t found her; and also the men of the place said, ‘There has been no prostitute here.’”

Kembalilah ia kepada Yehuda dan berkata: "Tidak ada kujumpai dia; dan juga orang-orang di tempat itu berkata: Tidak ada perempuan jalang di sini."

23 Judah said, “Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven’t found her.”

Lalu berkatalah Yehuda: "Biarlah barang-barang itu dipegangnya, supaya kita jangan menjadi buah olok-olok orang; sungguhlah anak kambing itu telah kukirimkan, tetapi engkau tidak menjumpai perempuan itu."

24 About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute. Moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution.” Judah said, “Bring her out, and let her be burnt.”

Sesudah kira-kira tiga bulan dikabarkanlah kepada Yehuda: "Tamar, menantumu, bersundal, bahkan telah mengandung dari persundalannya itu." Lalu kata Yehuda: "Bawalah perempuan itu, supaya dibakar."

25 When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “I am with child by the man who owns these.” She also said, “Please discern whose these are—the signet, and the cords, and the staff.”

Waktu dibawa, perempuan itu menyuruh orang kepada mertuanya mengatakan: "Dari laki-laki yang empunya barang-barang inilah aku mengandung." Juga dikatakannya: "Periksalah, siapa yang empunya cap meterai serta kalung dan tongkat ini?"

26 Judah acknowledged them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t give her to Shelah, my son.” He knew her again no more.

Yehuda memeriksa barang-barang itu, lalu berkata: "Bukan aku, tetapi perempuan itulah yang benar, karena memang aku tidak memberikan dia kepada Syela, anakku." Dan ia tidak bersetubuh lagi dengan perempuan itu.

27 In the time of her travail, behold, twins were in her womb.

Pada waktu perempuan itu hendak bersalin, nyatalah ada anak kembar dalam kandungannya.

28 When she travailed, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This came out first.”

Dan ketika ia bersalin, seorang dari anak itu mengeluarkan tangannya, lalu dipegang oleh bidan, diikatnya dengan benang kirmizi serta berkata: "Inilah yang lebih dahulu keluar."

29 As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “Why have you made a breach for yourself?” Therefore his name was called Perez.

Ketika anak itu menarik tangannya kembali, keluarlah saudaranya laki-laki, dan bidan itu berkata: "Alangkah kuatnya engkau menembus ke luar," maka anak itu dinamai Peres.

30 Afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.

Sesudah itu keluarlah saudaranya laki-laki yang tangannya telah berikat benang kirmizi itu, lalu kepadanya diberi nama Zerah.