Genèse 38
1 Il arriva qu'en ce temps-là Juda descendit d'auprès de ses frères, et se retira vers un homme Hadullamite, qui avait nom 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 Cananéen, nommé Suah, 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 le nomma Her.
And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name, Er.
4 Et elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Onan.
And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
5 Elle enfanta encore un fils, et elle le nomma Séla. Et [Juda] était en Késib quand elle accoucha de celui-ci.
And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.
6 Et Juda maria Her, son premier-né, avec une fille qui avait nom Tamar.
And Judas took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
7 Mais Her le premier-né de Juda était méchant devant l'Eternel, et l'Eternel le fit mourir.
And Er, the firstborn of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.
8 Alors Juda dit à Onan: Viens vers la femme de ton frère, et prends-la pour femme, [comme étant son beau-frère], et suscite des enfants à 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 pas à lui, se corrompait contre terre toutes les fois qu'il venait vers la femme de son frère, afin qu'il ne donnât pas des enfants 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 déplut à l'Eternel, c'est pourquoi il le fit aussi mourir.
And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he killed him also.
11 Et Juda dit à Tamar sa belle-fille: Demeure veuve en la maison de ton père, jusqu'à ce que Séla mon fils soit grand; car il dit: Il faut prendre garde qu'il ne meure comme ses frères. Ainsi Tamar s'en alla, et 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 Et après plusieurs jours la fille de Suah, femme de Juda, mourut; et Juda, s'étant consolé, monta vers les tondeurs de ses brebis à Timnath, avec Hira Hadullamite, son intime ami.
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 fit savoir à Tamar, et on lui dit: Voici, ton beau-père monte à Timnath, 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 Et elle ôta de dessus soi les habits de son veuvage, et se couvrit d'un voile, et s'en enveloppa, et s'assit en un carrefour qui [était] sur le chemin tirant vers Timnath; parce qu'elle voyait que Séla était devenu grand, et qu'elle ne lui avait point été 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 quand Juda la vit, il s'imagina que c'était 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 au chemin, et lui dit: Permets, je te prie, que je vienne vers toi; car il ne savait pas que ce [fût] sa belle-fille. Et elle répondit: 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 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 Et il dit: Je t'enverrai un chevreau d'entre les chèvres du troupeau. Et elle répondit: Me donneras-tu des gages, jusqu'à ce que tu l'envoies?
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 dit: Quel gage est-ce que je te donnerai? Et elle répondit: Ton cachet, ton mouchoir, et ton bâton que tu as 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 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 elle se leva et s'en alla, et ayant quitté son voile elle reprit les habits 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 un chevreau d'entre les chèvres par l'Hadullamite son intime ami; afin qu'il reprît le gage de la main de la femme; mais il ne la trouva point.
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 où elle avait été, en disant: Où [est] cette prostituée qui [était] dans le carrefour sur le chemin? Et ils répondirent: Il n'y a point eu ici de prostituée.
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 à Juda, et lui dit: Je ne l'ai point trouvée; et même les gens du lieu m'ont dit: Il n'y a point 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 garde le [gage], de peur que nous ne soyons en mépris. Voici, j'ai envoyé ce chevreau, mais tu ne l'as point trouvée.
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 arriva qu'environ trois mois [après] on fit un rapport à Juda, en disant: Tamar ta belle-fille a commis un adultère, et voici elle est même enceinte. 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 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 Et comme on la faisait sortir, elle envoya dire à son beau-père: Je suis enceinte de l'homme à qui ces choses appartiennent. Elle dit aussi: Reconnais, je te prie, à qui [est] ce cachet, ce mouchoir, 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 Alors Juda les reconnut, et il dit: Elle est plus juste que moi; parce que je ne l'ai point donnée à Séla, 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 comme elle fut sur le point d'accoucher, voici, deux jumeaux étaient dans son ventre;
And it came to pass when she was in labor, that she also had twins in her womb.
28 Et dans le temps qu'elle enfantait, [l'un d'eux] donna la main, et la sage-femme la prit, et lia sur sa main un fil d'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 Mais comme il eut retiré sa main, voici, son frère sortit; et elle dit: Quelle ouverture t'es-tu faite! L'ouverture soit sur toi; et on le nomma Pharez.
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 Ensuite son frère sortit, ayant sur sa main le fil d'écarlate, et on le nomma Zara.
And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.
