Génesis 38
1 En aquel tiempo se separó Judá de sus hermanos, y bajando llegó a un adullamita que se llamaba Hirá.
Around this time, Judah left his brothers and set up his tents at Adullam, near to a local man named Hirah.
2 Allí vio Judá a la hija de un cananeo, llamado Súa; la tomó (por mujer) y se llegó a ella;
There Judah happened to see the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua and married her. He slept with her,
3 la cual concibió y dio a luz un hijo, a quien llamó Er.
and she became pregnant and had a son he named Er.
4 Concibió otra vez, y dio a luz un hijo, al que puso por nombre Onán.
She became pregnant again and had a son she named Onan.
5 Volvió a dar a luz un hijo, a quien llamó Selá. Estaba en Quesib cuando dio a luz.
Then she had another son she named Shelah who was born in Kezib.
6 Ahora bien, tomó Judá para Er, su primogénito, una mujer que se llamaba Tamar.
Much later, Judah arranged for Er, his firstborn son, to marry a woman named Tamar.
7 Pero Er, el primogénito de Judá, era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, y Yahvé le quitó la vida.
But Er did what was evil in the Lord's sight, so the Lord put him to death.
8 Entonces dijo Judá a Onán: “Llégate a la mujer de tu hermano, y cumple con ella tu deber de cuñado, suscitando descendencia a tu hermano.”
Judah told Onan, “Go and sleep with your brother's wife to fulfill the requirements of a brother-in-law to have children on behalf of your brother.”
9 Mas Onán, sabiendo que la descendencia no había de ser suya, siempre que se llegaba a la mujer de su hermano, derramaba en tierra, para no dar prole a su hermano.
Onan realized that any children he had wouldn't be his own, so whenever he slept with his brother's wife he made sure she wouldn't become pregnant by withdrawing and spilling his semen on the ground. In this way he prevented any children being born on behalf of his brother.
10 Lo que hacía, era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, por lo cual lo mató a él también.
But what he did was evil in the Lord's sight, so he also put Onan to death.
11 Dijo entonces Judá a Tamar, su nuera: “Quédate como viuda en casa de tu padre, hasta que sea mayor mi hijo Selá”, porque se decía: “No sea que muera también él, como sus hermanos.” Se fue, pues, Tamar, y habitó en casa de su padre.
Then Judah told his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Go to your father's house and live there as a widow until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “Maybe he'll die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went and stayed in her father's house.
12 Pasados ya muchos días, murió la hija de Súa, mujer de Judá; y concluido el duelo, subió Judá con su amigo Hirá adullamita a Timná donde estaban los esquiladores de sus ovejas.
A long time later Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. After Judah had finished the time of mourning, he went to visit his sheepshearers at Timnah with his friend Hirah from Adullam.
13 Lo supo Tamar, pues le decían: “Mira, tu suegro sube a Timná, al esquileo de sus ovejas.”
Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
14 Entonces ella se quitó los vestidos de su viudez y se cubrió de un velo; y así envuelta se sentó a la entrada de Enaim, en el camino de Timná, porque veía que Selá era ya grande, y ella no le había sido dada por mujer.
So she took off her widow's clothes and covered herself with a veil, disguising herself. She sat down beside the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. She had realized that even though Shelah had now grown up, nothing had been done about her marrying him.
15 Como la viese Judá, la tuvo por ramera, por tener ella cubierto el rostro;
Judah saw her and thought she must be a prostitute because she had veiled her face.
16 y dirigiéndose hacia ella, en el borde del camino dijo: “Déjame, por favor llegarme a ti”, pues no sabía que era su nuera. Ella preguntó: “¿Qué me darás por llegarte a mi?”,
He went over to her at the side of the road and said, “I want to sleep with you.” He didn't know she was his daughter-in-law. “What will you give me if I let you sleep with me?” she asked.
17 Respondió: “Enviaré un cabrito del rebaño”, a lo cual ella dijo: “Sí, con tal que me des una prenda, hasta que lo mandes.”
“I'll send you a young goat from my flock,” he replied. “What guarantee will you give me to make sure you'll send it?” she asked.
18 “¿Qué prenda te he de dar?”, preguntó él, y ella contestó: “Tu sello, tu cordón y el bastón que llevas en la mano.” Se lo dio, y llegose a ella, la cual concibió de él.
“What guarantee do I have to give you?” he asked. “Your signet seal and its cord, and your walking stick that you're holding,” she replied. He handed them over to her. He slept with her and she became pregnant.
19 Después se levantó y se fue, se quitó el velo y se vistió los vestidos de su viudez.
She left, went home, took off her veil, and put on her widow's clothes.
20 Envió Judá el cabrito por mano de su amigo, el adullamita, para retirar de la mujer los objetos dados en prenda, pero no la halló.
Judah sent his friend Hirah from Adullam with a young goat to get back his belongings he'd left as a guarantee from the woman, but he couldn't find her.
21 Por lo cual preguntó a los hombres de aquel lugar, diciendo “¿Dónde está la prostituta de Enaim, la de junto al camino?” Respondieron: “Aquí no ha habido prostituta alguna.”
Hirah asked the men there, “Where's the cult prostitute that sits by the entrance road to Enaim?” “There's no cult prostitute here,” they answered.
22 Se volvió, pues, a Judá y dijo: “No la he encontrado; y además los hombres de aquel lugar dicen: ‘No ha habido aquí prostituta alguna.’”
Hirah went back to Judah and told him, “I couldn't find her, and the men there said, ‘There's no cult prostitute here.’”
23 Dijo entonces Judá: “Tómeselo para sí, para que nadie pueda burlarse de nosotros. He aquí, yo he enviado este cabrito, mas tú no la has encontrado.”
“Let her keep what I gave her,” Judah replied. “We'll look ridiculous to people if we go on searching. In any case I did try to send her the young goat as promised but you couldn't find her.”
24 Pasados unos tres meses fue dada a Judá esta noticia: “Tu nuera Tamar se ha prostituido, y también está encinta a consecuencia de sus fornicaciones.” Y mandó Judá: “¡Sacadla, y sea quemada!”
Then about three months later Judah was told, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has had sex like a prostitute and now as a result she's pregnant!” “Bring her out and burn her to death!” Judah ordered.
25 Fue, pues, sacada, mas envió a decir a su suegro: “Del varón a quien pertenecen estas cosas estoy yo encinta.” Y añadió: “Averigua tú, te ruego, de quien son este sello, este cordón y este bastón.”
As she was brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law, saying, “I'm pregnant by the man who owns these things.” Then she added, “Please look carefully at this signet seal and its cord and walking stick. Who do they belong to?”
26 Los reconoció Judá, y dijo: “Más justa es ella que yo, por cuanto no se la he dado a Selá, mi hijo.” Y no volvió más a conocerla.
Judah recognized them right away and said, “She has honored the law more than I have, because I didn't give her in marriage to my son Shelah.” He didn't sleep with Tamar again.
27 Venido el tiempo de su parto, sucedió que había mellizos en su seno.
When the time came for Tamar to give birth, she was found to be carrying twins.
28 Y al dar a luz, uno sacó la mano; la tomó la partera y ató a ella un hijo de escarlata, diciendo: “Este salió primero.”
One baby put out his hand, and the midwife tied a scarlet thread around on his wrist and said, “This one came out first.”
29 Pero retiró él su mano y salió su hermano. Y ella dijo: “¡Cómo te abriste brecha!” Y fue llamado Fares.
But then he pulled back his hand and his brother was born, she said, “How did you burst out?” So he was named Perez.
30 Luego salió su hermano, el que tenía en la mano el hijo de escarlata, y fue llamado Zara.
Then his brother with the scarlet thread on his wrist was born. He was named Zerah.
