1 Mose 38
1 In jener Zeit verließ Juda seine Brüder und schloß sich einem Mann von Adullam, namens Chira, an.
At that time, Judah left his older and younger brothers and went down from the hilly area and stayed with a man whose name was Hiram, who lived in Adullam [town].
2 Dort sah nun Juda die Tochter eines Kanaaniters namens Sua; er freite und heiratete sie.
There he (met/became acquainted with) a woman who was the daughter of a man from Canaan named Shua. He married her. He had sex [EUP] with her,
3 Und sie empfing und gebar einen Sohn; er nannte ihn Ger.
and she became pregnant and later gave birth to a son, whom he named Er.
4 Wieder ward sie guter Hoffnung und gebar einen Sohn; sie nannte ihn Onan.
Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son whom she named Onan.
5 Dann gebar sie noch einen Sohn; sie nannte ihn Sela; zu Kezib war es gewesen, wo sie ihn gebar.
Many years later, when Judah and his family went to live in Kezib [town], Judah’s wife gave birth to another son, whom she named Shelah.
6 Dann freite Juda für seinen Erstgeborenen Ger ein Weib namens Tamar.
When Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up], Judah got a wife for him, a woman named Tamar.
7 Ger aber, Judas Erstgeborener, machte sich dem Herrn mißfällig, und so ließ ihn der Herr sterben.
But Er did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
8 Da sprach Juda zu Onan: "Komm zu dem Weibe deines Bruders! Leiste ihr die Schwagerpflicht und erwecke deinem Bruder Nachkommen!"
Then Judah said to Onan, “Your older brother died without having any sons. So marry his widow and have sex [EUP] with her. That is what our customs require that you should do.”
9 Onan aber wußte, daß ihm die Nachkommenschaft nicht gehören würde; als er nun zu seines Bruders Weibe kam, vereitelte er die Zeugung, um nicht seinem Bruder Nachkommen zu schenken.
But Onan knew if he did that, any children who would be born would not be considered to be his. So every time he had sex [EUP] with his brother’s widow, he spilled his semen on the ground, so that she would not get pregnant and produce children for his older brother.
10 Dem Herrn aber mißfiel, was er getan, und er ließ auch ihn sterben.
Yahweh considered that what he did was wicked, so he caused him to die also.
11 Da sprach Juda zu seiner Schwiegertochter Tamar: "Bleib als Witwe in deines Vaters Haus, bis mein Sohn Sela erwachsen ist!" Denn er dachte, auch dieser könnte wie seine Brüder sterben. Tamar ging nun und blieb in ihres Vaters Haus.
Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Return to your father’s house, but do not marry anyone else. When my youngest son Shelah grows up, [he can marry you].” But Judah [really did not want Shelah to marry her, because] he was afraid that then Shelah would die too, just as his older brothers had died. So Tamar [obeyed Judah and] went back to live in her father’s house again.
12 Längere Zeit verstrich; da starb Suas Tochter, Judas Weib. Als Juda ausgetrauert hatte, ging er hinauf zu seiner Schafschur mit seinem Freunde, dem Adullamiter Chira, nach Timna.
Several years later, Judah’s wife, who was the daughter of Shua, died. When the time of mourning for her was finished, Judah decided to go up to Timnah, to the place where his (men were shearing his sheep/sheep were being sheared) His friend Hiram, from Adullam, went with him.
13 Da ward Tamar gemeldet: "Dein Schwiegervater kommt nach Timna zur Schafschur."
Someone said to Tamar, “Your father-in-law is going to [the fields near the city of] Timnah to help the men who are shearing his sheep.”
14 Da legte sie ihre Witwenkleider ab, bedeckte sich mit dem Schleier, vermummte sich und setzte sich an den Zugang nach Enaim, am Wege nach Timna. Sie hatte nämlich bemerkt, daß Sela erwachsen war, und dennoch war sie ihm nicht zum Weibe gegeben worden.
[She realized that now Shelah was grown up, but Judah had not given her to him to be his wife. So] she took off her widow’s clothes, and covered her head with a veil, so that people would not (recognize her/know who she was). Then she sat down at the entrance to Enaim [town], which is on the road to Timnah.
15 Juda aber sah sie und hielt sie für eine Dirne; denn sie hatte ihr Gesicht verhüllt.
When Judah came along and saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, because she had covered her head [like prostitutes often did] (OR, [and sat where prostitutes often sat)].
16 Und er bog zu ihr an den Weg ab und sprach: "Laß mich, bitte, zu dir kommen!" Denn er merkte nicht, daß es seine Schwiegertochter war. Sie sprach: "Was gibst du mir dafür, wenn du zu mir kommen darfst?"
Judah did not realize that she was his daughter-in-law. So he said to her, “Hey, let me have sex [EUP] with you!” She replied, “What will you give me for allowing you to have sex [EUP] with me?”
17 Er sprach: "Ich sende dir ein Ziegenböckchen von der Herde." Sie sprach: "Wenn du mir ein Pfand gibst, bis du's schickst."
He replied, “I will send you a young goat from my flock of goats.” She asked, “Will you give me something now for me to keep until you send the goat?”
18 Er sprach: "Was für ein Pfand soll ich dir geben?" Sie sprach: "Dein Siegel, deine Schnur und den Stab in deiner Hand!" Er gab es ihr; dann kam er zu ihr, und sie empfing von ihm.
He replied, “What do you want me to give to you?” She replied, “Give me the ring that has your name on it that is tied by a cord around your neck, and give me the walking stick that you are holding in your hand.” So he gave them to her. Then he had sex [EUP] with her, and she became pregnant.
19 Dann erhob sie sich, legte ihren Schleier ab und zog ihre Witwenkleider wieder an.
After she left, she took off the veil and put her widow’s clothes on again.
20 Juda sandte nun das Ziegenböckchen durch seinen Freund, den Adullamiter, um dafür das Pfand von dem Weibe zurückzuerhalten. Aber er fand sie nicht mehr.
Judah gave a young goat to his friend from Adullam, for him to take back to the woman, as he had promised. But his friend could not find the woman.
21 Da fragte er die Leute ihres Ortes: "Wo ist die Weihdirne, die hier bei Enaim am Wege gewesen ist?" Sie sprachen: "Hier ist doch keine Dirne gewesen."
So he asked the men who lived there, “Where is the prostitute who was sitting by the road at Enaim?” They replied, “There has never been a prostitute here!”
22 Da kehrte er zu Juda zurück und sprach: "Ich fand sie nicht, und auch die Leute im Orte sagten: "Hier war keine Dirne."
So he went back to Judah and said, “I did not find her. [Furthermore], the men who live in that town said, ‘There has never been a prostitute here.’”
23 Da sprach Juda: "So mag sie's behalten! Daß wir nur nicht zum Gespött werden! Ich aber habe dies Böckchen geschickt, und du hast sie nur nicht gefunden."
Judah said, “She can keep the things that I gave to her. If we continued to search for her, people would ridicule us. I tried to send this young goat to her, but you could not find her to give it to her.”
24 Nach ungefähr drei Monaten ward Juda berichtet: "Deine Schwiegertochter Tamar hat nicht nur gebuhlt, sondern ist durch die Buhlerei auch in Hoffnung gekommen." Da sprach Juda: "Führt sie hinaus! Sie werde verbrannt!"
About three months later, someone told Judah, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has become a prostitute and now she is pregnant!” Judah said, “Drag her outside of the city and kill her by burning her!”
25 Schon wurde sie hinausgeführt, da schickte sie zu ihrem Schwiegervater und ließ sagen: "Von jenem Mann, dem dies gehört, bin ich guter Hoffnung." Sie ließ ihm auch sagen: "Sieh doch genau zu! Wem gehört dies, das Siegel, die Schnüre und der Stab?"
But as they were taking her outside of the city, she gave the ring and walking stick to someone, and told him to take them to Judah, and say to him, “The man who owns these things is the one who caused me to become pregnant.” She also said to tell him, “Look at this ring, and the cord that is attached to it, and this walking stick. Whose are they?”
26 Und Juda betrachtete sie und sprach: "Sie hat recht gegen mich. Warum habe ich sie nicht meinem Sohne Sela gegeben?" Er aber hatte fortan keinen Umgang mehr mit ihr.
When the man did that, Judah recognized the ring and the stick. He said, “She is more righteous than I am. I did not tell my son Shelah to marry her, as I promised that I would.” And Judah did not have sex [EUP] with her again.
27 Zur Zeit ihres Gebärens aber waren Zwillinge in ihrem Leibe.
When it was time for her to give birth, [she was surprised that] there were twin boys in her womb.
28 Als sie gebar, streckte der eine eine Hand vor. Da nahm die Hebamme einen roten Faden und band ihn um seine Hand, wobei sie sprach: "Dieser ist zuerst herausgetreten."
As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand. So the midwife fastened a scarlet thread around his wrist, saying, “This one came out first.”
29 Als er aber seine Hand zurückzog, kam sein Bruder zum Vorschein. Da sprach sie: "Wie du dir einen Vorläufer bestellt hast!" Und man nannte ihn Peres.
But he pulled his hand back inside the womb, and his brother came out first. So she said, “So this is how you break your way out first!” So she named him Perez, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘breaking out].’
30 Hernach kam sein Bruder zum Vorschein, an dessen Hand der rote Faden war. Und man nannte ihn Zerach.
Then his younger brother, the one who had the scarlet thread around his wrist, came out. And he was named Zerah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘redness of dawn].’
