Kĩambĩrĩria 38
1 Ihinda-inĩ rĩu-rĩ, Juda agĩtiga ariũ a ithe agĩikũrũka agĩthiĩ gũikara na mũndũ wa Adulamu wetagwo Hira.
And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
2 Juda arĩ kũu agĩcemania na mwarĩ wa Mũkaanani wetagwo Shua. Akĩmũhikia na agĩkoma nake;
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
3 nake akĩgĩa nda na agĩciara kahĩĩ, gagĩtuuo Eri.
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
4 Akĩgĩa nda ĩngĩ, agĩciara kahĩĩ kangĩ gagĩtuuo Onani.
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
5 O na ningĩ agĩciara kahĩĩ kangĩ, agĩgatua Shela. Aagaciarĩire kũu Chezibu.
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
6 Maagimara Juda akĩgũrĩra Eri ũrĩa warĩ irigithathi rĩake, mũtumia wetagwo Tamaru.
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
7 No Eri, irigithathi rĩa Juda, aarĩ mwaganu maitho-inĩ ma Jehova; nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova akĩmũũraga.
And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yhwh; And Yhwh slew him.
8 Nake Juda akĩĩra Onani atĩrĩ, “Koma na mũtumia wa mũrũ wa nyũkwa, ũmũhingĩrie ũrĩa wagĩrĩirwo nĩkũmwĩka ũrĩ mũrũ wa nyina na mũthuuri wake, nĩguo ũciarĩre mũrũ wa nyũkwa rũciaro.”
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
9 Nake Onani nĩamenyaga atĩ rũciaro rũu rũtigatuĩka rwake; nĩ ũndũ ũcio o akoma na mũtumia wa mũrũ wa nyina, agaita mbeũ ya ũciari thĩ, nĩguo ndagaciarĩre mũrũ wa nyina rũciaro.
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
10 Ũndũ ũcio eekire warĩ mũũru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova; nĩ ũndũ ũcio o nake akĩũragwo nĩ Jehova.
And the thing which he did displeased Yhwh: wherefore he slew him also.
11 Juda akĩĩra Tamaru mũtumia wa mũriũ atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ũtũũre ũrĩ wa ndigwa gwa thoguo mũciĩ nginya mũrũ wakwa Shela agimare.” Tondũ eeciiririe atĩrĩ, “O nake Shela ahota gũkua ta ariũ a nyina.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Tamaru agĩthiĩ gũtũũra mũciĩ gwa ithe.
Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
12 Thuutha wa ihinda iraaya, mũtumia wa Juda, mwarĩ wa Shua, agĩkua. Na kahinda ka macakaya gaathira na Juda athirwo nĩ kĩeha, akĩambata agĩthiĩ Timina kũrĩ andũ arĩa meenjaga ngʼondu ciake guoya, na agĩthiĩ hamwe na mũrata wake, Hira wa Adulamu.
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13 Na rĩrĩa Tamaru eerirwo atĩrĩ, “Ithe wa mũthuuriguo erekeire Timina kwenja ngʼondu ciake guoya,”
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
14 akĩruta nguo ciake cia mũtumia wa ndigwa, akĩĩhumbĩra na taama nginya ũthiũ nĩguo ndakae kũmenyeka, agĩikara thĩ itoonyero-inĩ rĩa Enaimu, rĩrĩa rĩarĩ njĩra-inĩ ya gũthiĩ Timina. Nĩgũkorwo nĩonire atĩ, o na gũtuĩka Shela aarĩ mũndũ mũgima, Juda ndaheanĩte Tamaru kũrĩ we atuĩke mũtumia wake.
And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
15 Rĩrĩa Juda aamuonire-rĩ, agĩĩciiria atĩ Tamaru aarĩ mũmaraya tondũ nĩehumbĩrĩte ũthiũ.
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
16 Na tondũ ndooĩ atĩ aarĩ mũtumia wa mũriũ, agĩthiĩ harĩ we mũkĩra-inĩ wa njĩra, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka, ĩtĩkĩra ngome nawe.” Mũtumia ũcio akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Na nĩ kĩĩ ũkũũhe nĩguo ngome nawe?”
And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
17 Juda akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩngũgũtũmĩra koori kuuma rũũru-inĩ rwakwa.” Mũtumia ũcio akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩũkũndigĩra kĩndũ gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra kĩĩranĩro gĩaku nginya rĩrĩa ũgaakaneana?”
And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
18 Juda akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũkwenda ngũtigĩre kĩĩ gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra?” Mũtumia ũcio akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndigĩra gĩcũhĩ kĩa rũũri rwaku na rũrigi rwakĩo, o na rũthanju rũu rũrĩ guoko-inĩ gwaku.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Juda agĩtigĩra mũtumia ũcio indo icio na agĩkoma nake; na Tamaru akĩgĩa nda yake.
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
19 Mũtumia ũcio aarĩkia gwĩthiĩra, akĩaũra taama wake, akĩĩhumba nguo ciake cia mũtumia wa ndigwa rĩngĩ.
And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 Rĩrĩa Juda atũmire mũratawe ũcio wa kũu Adulamu na koori nĩgeetha acookerio indo icio cia kũrũgamĩrĩra kuuma kũrĩ mũtumia ũcio-rĩ, ndaamuonire.
And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.
21 Nake akĩũria andũ arĩa maatũũraga kũu atĩrĩ, “Arĩ ha mũmaraya ũrĩa ũraarĩ haha mũkĩra-inĩ wa njĩra ya gũthiĩ Enaimu?” Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Haha hatirĩ hakorwo na mũmaraya.”
Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.
22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩcooka kũrĩ Juda, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndinamuona. Hamwe na ũguo-rĩ, andũ arĩa matũũraga hau moigire atĩrĩ, ‘Haha hatirĩ hakorwo na mũmaraya.’”
And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.
23 Nake Juda akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩakĩrekwo aikare na kĩrĩa arĩ nakĩo, kana tũtuĩke a gũthekererwo. Ningĩ-rĩ, nĩngũmũtũmĩire koori gaka, no ndũnamuona.”
And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
24 Thuutha wa mĩeri ĩtatũ, Juda akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Tamaru mũtumia wa mũrũguo nĩehĩtie, akahũũra ũmaraya, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio arĩ na nda.” Juda akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mumiei mũmũrehe, acinwo akue!”
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
25 Na rĩrĩa oimagio-rĩ, agĩtũma ndũmĩrĩri kũrĩ ithe wa mũthuuriwe, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndĩ na nda ya mũndũ ũrĩa mwene indo ici.” Agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ta rora kana no ũmenye nũũ mwene gĩcũhĩ gĩkĩ kĩ na mũhũũri, na rũrigi rũrũ, o na rũthanju rũrũ.”
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
26 Juda agĩcimenya, na akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũtumia ũyũ nĩ mũthingu kũngĩra; ekĩte ũguo nĩgũkorwo ndiamũheanire kũrĩ mũrũ wakwa Shela.” Juda ndaacookire gũkoma nake rĩngĩ.
And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
27 Rĩrĩa ihinda rĩake rĩakinyire rĩa gũciara-rĩ, kwarĩ na tũhĩĩ twĩrĩ twa mahatha nda yake.
And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
28 Na rĩrĩa aaciaraga-rĩ, kamwe gatuo gagĩcomora guoko; nake mũmũciarithia akĩoya uthi mũtune, akĩwoherera guoko-inĩ gwako, na akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũyũ nĩwe woima mbere.”
And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
29 No rĩrĩa aacookirie guoko na thĩinĩ, mũrũ wa nyina akiuma, nake mũciarithania akiuga atĩrĩ, “Githĩ nĩguo weturĩra njĩra!” Nake agĩtuuo Perezu.
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? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
30 Nake mũrũ wa nyina ũrĩa warĩ na uthi mũtune guoko-inĩ gwake akiuma, nake agĩtuuo Zera.
And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
