Genèse 38
1 En ce temps-là, il advint que Juda se sépara de ses frères, et s'en alla chez un Odollamite, dont le nom était Hiras.
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 Juda vit là une fille de Chananéen dont le nom était Sué; il la prit, et il s'approcha d'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 Celle-ci ayant conçu, enfanta un fils qu'elle nomma Her.
And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name, Er.
4 Puis, ayant conçu de nouveau, elle enfanta un fils qu'elle nomma Onan,
And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
5 Elle enfanta encore un fils qu'elle appela Séla; or, elle habitait Chasbi lorsqu'elle les enfanta.
And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.
6 Juda prit pour Her, son premier-né, une femme dont le nom était Thamar.
And Judas took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
7 Her, premier-né de Juda, fut méchant devant le Seigneur, et Dieu le fit périr.
And Er, the firstborn of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.
8 Juda dit alors à Onan: Approche-toi de la femme de ton frère, épouse-la, et relève la race de ton frère.
And Judas said to Aunan, Go in to your brother's wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to your brother.
9 Mais Onan, sachant que les enfants ne seraient point pour lui, lorsqu'il s'approchait de la femme de son frère, répandait la semence à terre, afin de ne point donner de race 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 il parut méchant devant Dieu pour avoir fait cela, et Dieu fit mourir celui-là aussi.
And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he killed him also.
11 Juda dit alors à Thamar, sa bru: Reste veuve dans la maison de ton père jusqu'à ce que mon fils Séla soit grand. Mais il se disait en lui-même: Prenons garde que celui-là aussi ne meure comme ses frères. Et Thamar, étant partie, demeura en la maison de son père.
And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit you a widow in the house of your 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 Les jours s'écoulèrent, et Sué, femme de Juda, mourut; après que Juda se fut consolé, il s'en alla avec Hiras, son pâtre Odollamite, en Thamma, vers ceux qui tondaient ses brebis.
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 des gens vinrent à Thamar, sa bru, disant: Voici que ton beau-père monte en Thamma pour tondre ses brebis.
And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.
14 Alors, elle quitta ses vêtements de veuve, et mit son large voile; elle se fit belle, et elle s'assit devant la porte d'Enan qui est sur le chemin de Thamna, car elle voyait que Séla ayant grandi et que Juda ne la lui faisait point prendre 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 Juda l'ayant vue, la prit pour une prostituée, car elle avait voilé sa figure, et il ne la reconnut pas.
And when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.
16 Il quitta le chemin pour aller à elle, et il lui dit: Laisse-moi m'approcher de toi; car il ne savait pas que c'était sa bru; elle lui dit: Que me donneras-tu si tu t'approches de moi?
And he went out of his way to her, and said to her, Let me come in to you; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What will you give me if you should come in to me?
17 Je t'enverrai, répondit-il, un chevreau de mon troupeau de chèvres. Elle repartit: Tu me donneras des gages jusqu'à ce que tu me l'aies envoyé.
And he said, I will send you a kid of the goats from my flock; and she said, [Well], if you will give me an earnest, until you send it.
18 Et il reprit: Quel gage te donnerai-je? Ton anneau, dit-elle, ton petit collier, et la baguette que tu as à la main. Il les lui donna donc; il s'approcha d'elle, et elle conçut de lui.
And he said, What is the earnest that I shall give you? and she said, Your ring, and your bracelet, and the staff in your hand; and he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
19 Puis, s'étant levée, elle partit, ôta et replia son large voile, et elle remit ses vêtements de veuve.
And she arose and departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 De son côté, Juda donna le chevreau à son pâtre d'Odollam, pour qu'il retirât ses gages des mains de la femme; mais celui-ci ne put la trouver.
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 Il interrogea les hommes du lieu: Où est la prostituée qui s'est assise à Enan sur le chemin? Ils lui dirent qu'il n'y avait pas de prostituée dans le pays.
And he asked the men of the place, Where is the harlot who was in Aenan by the wayside? and they said, There was no harlot here.
22 Et il retourna près de Juda. Je n'ai trouvé personne, dit-il, et les hommes du lieu affirment qu'il n'y a point chez eux 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 retienne les gages, mais que l'on se garde de nous faire des reproches: car j'ai envoyé le chevreau, et tu n'as point trouvé la personne.
And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent this kid, but you have not found her.
24 Or, il advint, trois mois après, que des gens allèrent trouver Juda, disant: Thamar, ta bru, s'est prostituée, et elle a conçu de sa prostitution; et Juda dit: Qu'on l'amène et qu'elle soit brûlée.
And it came to pass after three months, that it was told Judas, saying, Thamar your 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 l'emmenait, elle envoya à son beau-père, disant: C'est de l'homme à qui ces choses appartiennent que j'ai conçu; et elle ajouta: Reconnais à qui sont l'anneau, le petit collier et la baguette.
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 il dit: Thamar est plus juste que moi, car je ne l'ai point donnée à Séla mon fils. Mais il ne la connut plus de nouveau.
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 Or, il advint, lorsqu'elle allait enfanter, que deux jumeaux étaient dans ses entrailles.
And it came to pass when she was in labor, that she also had twins in her womb.
28 Et pendant qu'elle enfantait, l'un présenta d'abord une main à laquelle la sage-femme attacha de l'écarlate, disant: Celui-ci sortira 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 Dès qu'il eut retiré sa main, soudain son frère sortit, et la sage-femme dit: Pourquoi est-ce toi qui as rompu la clôture? et elle lui donna le nom de Pharès.
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 you? and she called his name, Phares.
30 Après cela l'autre frère sortit, ayant encore au bras l'écarlate, et elle le nomma Zara.
And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.
