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 Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a man of Adullam whose name was Hirah.
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 Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; 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 he called his name Er.
4 Et elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et elle appela son nom Onan.
And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.
5 Et elle enfanta encore un fils, et elle appela son nom Shéla. Et [Juda] était à Kezib quand elle l’enfanta.
And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.
6 Et Juda prit pour Er, son premier-né, une femme qui se nommait Tamar.
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
7 Et Er, premier-né de Juda, était méchant aux yeux de l’Éternel, et l’Éternel le fit mourir.
And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew 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.
Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty, 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.
But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother.
10 Et ce qu’il faisait fut mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, et il le fit mourir aussi.
And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, 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 Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, until Shelah my son is grown; for he said, Lest he die also, as his brethren. And Tamar went and remained in her father's house.
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 as the days were multiplied, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. And Judah was comforted, and he went up to his sheep-shearers, to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13 Et on l’annonça à Tamar, en disant: Voici, ton beau-père monte à Thimna pour tondre son troupeau.
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah 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 she put the garments of her widowhood off from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entry of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as wife.
15 Et Juda la vit, et la tint pour une prostituée, car elle avait couvert son visage.
And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.
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 turned aside to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me go in to thee; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest 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 the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give [me] a pledge, 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 pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave [it] 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 went away; and she laid by her veil from 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 Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but 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 her place, saying, Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim, by the way-side? And they said, There was no prostitute 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 Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, No prostitute has been 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.
Then Judah said, Let her take [it] for herself, lest we be put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid, and 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 about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has committed fornication, and behold, she is also with child by fornication. And Judah said, Bring her forth, that she may be burned.
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.
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man to whom these [belong] am I with child; and she said, Acknowledge, I pray thee, whose are this signet, and this lace, and this 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 Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She is more righteous than I, because I have not given her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
27 Et il arriva, au temps où elle enfanta, que voici, des jumeaux étaient dans son ventre;
And it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were 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 when she brought forth, that one stretched out [his] hand, and the midwife took it and bound round his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came 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 it came to pass as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out; and she said, How hast thou broken forth! on thee be the breach! And they called his name Pherez.
30 Et ensuite sortit son frère, sur la main duquel était le fil écarlate; et on appela son nom Zérakh.
And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.
