Genèse 38
1 Et il arriva, dans ce temps-là, que Juda descendit d’auprès de ses frères, et se retira vers un homme adullamite, nommé Hira.
And it came to pass at that time that Judas went down from his brethren, and came as far as to a certain man of Odollam, whose name was Iras.
2 Et Juda y vit la fille d’un homme cananéen, et son nom était Shua; et il la prit, et vint vers elle.
And Judas saw there the daughter of a Chananitish man, whose name was Sava; and he took her, and went in to her.
3 Et elle conçut, et enfanta un fils, et on appela son nom Er.
And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name, Er.
4 Et elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et elle appela son nom Onan.
And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
5 Et elle enfanta encore un fils, et elle appela son nom Shéla. Et [Juda] était à Kezib quand elle l’enfanta.
And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.
6 Et Juda prit pour Er, son premier-né, une femme qui se nommait Tamar.
And Judas took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Thamar.
7 Et Er, premier-né de Juda, était méchant aux yeux de l’Éternel, et l’Éternel le fit mourir.
And Er, the first-born of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.
8 Et Juda dit à Onan: Va vers la femme de ton frère, et remplis envers elle le devoir de beau-frère, et suscite de la semence à ton frère.
And Judas said to Aunan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to thy brother.
9 Et Onan savait que la semence ne serait pas à lui; et il arriva que lorsqu’il entra vers la femme de son frère, il perdit sur la terre, pour ne pas donner de semence à son frère.
And Aunan, knowing that the seed should not be his—it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] upon the ground, so that he should not give seed to his brother's wife.
10 Et ce qu’il faisait fut mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, et il le fit mourir aussi.
And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he slew him also.
11 Et Juda dit à Tamar, sa belle-fille: Demeure veuve dans la maison de ton père, jusqu’à ce que Shéla, mon fils, soit devenu grand; car il dit: De peur qu’il ne meure, lui aussi, comme ses frères. Et Tamar s’en alla, et demeura dans la maison de son père.
And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit thou a widow in the house of thy father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; for he said, lest he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in the house of her father.
12 Et les jours se multiplièrent, et la fille de Shua, femme de Juda, mourut; et Juda se consola, et monta à Thimna, lui et Hira, l’Adullamite, son ami, vers les tondeurs de son troupeau.
And the days were fulfilled, and Sava the wife of Judas died; and Judas, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and Iras his Shepherd the Odollamite, to Thamna.
13 Et on l’annonça à Tamar, en disant: Voici, ton beau-père monte à Thimna pour tondre son troupeau.
And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.
14 Et elle ôta de dessus elle les vêtements de son veuvage, et se couvrit d’un voile, et s’enveloppa, et s’assit à l’entrée d’Énaïm, qui était sur le chemin de Thimna; car elle voyait que Shéla était devenu grand, et qu’elle ne lui était pas donnée pour femme.
And having taken off the garments of her widowhood from her, she put on a veil, and ornamented her face, and sat by the gates of Aenan, which is in the way to Thamna, for she saw that Selom was grown; but he gave her not to him for a wife.
15 Et Juda la vit, et la tint pour une prostituée, car elle avait couvert son visage.
And when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.
16 Et il se détourna vers elle, dans le chemin, et dit: Permets, je te prie, que je vienne vers toi. Car il ne savait pas que c’était sa belle-fille. Et elle dit: Que me donneras-tu, afin que tu viennes vers moi?
And he went out of his way to her, and said to her, Let me come in to thee; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What wilt thou give me if thou shouldest come in to me?
17 Et il dit: J’enverrai un chevreau du troupeau. Et elle dit: [Me] donneras-tu un gage, jusqu’à ce que tu l’envoies?
And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from my flock; and she said, [Well], if thou wilt give me an earnest, until thou send it.
18 Et il dit: Quel gage te donnerai-je? Et elle dit: Ton cachet, et ton cordon, et ton bâton qui est en ta main. Et il [les] lui donna; et il vint vers elle, et elle conçut de lui.
And he said, What is the earnest that I shall give thee? and she said, Thy ring, and thy bracelet, and the staff in thy hand; and he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
19 Et elle se leva et s’en alla, et ôta son voile de dessus elle, et revêtit les vêtements de son veuvage.
And she arose and departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 Et Juda envoya le chevreau par la main de son ami, l’Adullamite, pour recevoir le gage de la main de la femme; mais il ne la trouva pas.
And Judas sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd the Odollamite, to receive the pledge from the woman; and he found her not.
21 Et il interrogea les hommes du lieu, disant: Où est cette prostituée qui était à Énaïm, sur le chemin? Et ils dirent: Il n’y a pas eu ici de prostituée.
And he asked the men of the place, Where is the harlot who was in Aenan by the way-side? and they said, There was no harlot here.
22 Et il retourna vers Juda, et dit: Je ne l’ai pas trouvée, et aussi les gens du lieu m’ont dit: Il n’y a pas eu ici de prostituée.
And he returned to Judas, and said, I have not found her; and the men of the place say, There is no harlot here.
23 Et Juda dit: Qu’elle prenne le [gage] pour elle, de peur que nous ne soyons en mépris. Voici, j’ai envoyé ce chevreau, et toi tu ne l’as pas trouvée.
And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent this kid, but thou hast not found her.
24 Et il arriva, environ trois mois après, qu’on informa Juda, en disant: Tamar, ta belle-fille, s’est prostituée, et voici, elle est même enceinte par la prostitution. Et Juda dit: Faites-la sortir, et qu’elle soit brûlée.
And it came to pass after three months, that it was told Judas, saying, Thamar thy daughter-in-law has grievously played the harlot, and behold she is with child by whoredom; and Judas said, Bring her out, and let her be burnt.
25 Comme on la faisait sortir, elle envoya vers son beau-père, disant: C’est de l’homme à qui appartiennent ces choses que je suis enceinte. Et elle dit: Reconnais, je te prie, à qui est ce cachet, et ce cordon, et ce bâton.
And as they were bringing her, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man whose these things are; and she said, See whose is this ring and bracelet and staff.
26 Et Juda [les] reconnut, et dit: Elle est plus juste que moi; parce que je ne l’ai pas donnée à Shéla, mon fils. Et il ne la connut plus.
And Judas knew [them], and said, Thamar is cleared rather than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Selom my son: and he knew her not again.
27 Et il arriva, au temps où elle enfanta, que voici, des jumeaux étaient dans son ventre;
And it came to pass when she was in labour, that she also had twins in her womb.
28 et il arriva, comme elle enfantait, que [l’un d’eux] tendit la main; et la sage-femme la prit, et lia sur sa main un fil écarlate, en disant: Celui-ci sort le premier.
And it came to pass as she was bringing forth, one thrust forth his hand, and the midwife having taken hold of it, bound upon his hand a scarlet [thread], saying, This one shall come out first.
29 Et il arriva, comme il retira sa main, que voici, son frère sortit; et elle dit: Quelle brèche tu as faite! La brèche est sur toi. Et on appela son nom Pérets.
And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of thee? and she called his name, Phares.
30 Et ensuite sortit son frère, sur la main duquel était le fil écarlate; et on appela son nom Zérakh.
And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.
