Génesis 38
1 En aquel tiempo, Judá bajó de entre sus hermanos y visitó a un adulamita que se llamaba Hira.
It came about at that time that Judah left his brothers and stayed with a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
2 Allí, Judá vio a la hija de un cananeo llamado Súa. La tomó y se acercó a ella.
He met there a daughter of a Canaanite man whose name was Shua. He married her and slept with her.
3 Ella concibió y dio a luz un hijo, al que llamó Er.
She became pregnant and had a son. He was named Er.
4 Concibió de nuevo y dio a luz un hijo, al que llamó Onán.
She became pregnant again and had a son. She called his name Onan.
5 Concibió de nuevo y dio a luz un hijo, al que llamó Sala. Estaba en Chezib cuando lo dio a luz.
She again had a son and called his name Shelah. It was at Kezib where she gave birth to him.
6 Judá tomó una esposa para Er, su primogénito, y su nombre fue Tamar.
Judah found a wife for Er, his firstborn. Her name was Tamar.
7 Er, el primogénito de Judá, era malvado a los ojos de Yahvé. Así que Yahvé lo mató.
Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him.
8 Judá le dijo a Onán: “Acércate a la mujer de tu hermano y cumple con ella el deber de un marido hermano, y cría descendencia para tu hermano.”
Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother's wife. Do the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up a child for your brother.”
9 Onán sabía que la descendencia no sería suya; y cuando entró a la mujer de su hermano, derramó su semen en el suelo, para no dar descendencia a su hermano.
Onan knew that the child would not be his. Whenever he slept with his brother's wife, he spilled the semen on the ground so he would not have a child for his brother.
10 Lo que hizo fue malo a los ojos de Yahvé, y también lo mató.
What he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him also.
11 Entonces Judá le dijo a Tamar, su nuera: “Quédate viuda en la casa de tu padre hasta que crezca Sala, mi hijo”, pues dijo: “No sea que él también muera como sus hermanos”. Tamar se fue a vivir a la casa de su padre.
Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father's house until Shelah, my son, grows up.” For he feared, “He might also die, just like his brothers.” Tamar left and lived in her father's house.
12 Después de muchos días, murió la hija de Súa, esposa de Judá. Judá se consoló y subió con sus esquiladores de ovejas a Timná, él y su amigo Hira, el adulamita.
After a long time, Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13 Le dijeron a Tamar: “Mira, tu suegro sube a Timnát a esquilar sus ovejas”.
Tamar was told, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
14 Ella se quitó las prendas de su viudez, se cubrió con su velo y se envolvió, y se sentó en la puerta de Enaim, que está en el camino de Timnát, porque vio que Selá era mayor, y que ella no le había sido dada como esposa.
She took off the clothing of her widowhood and covered herself with her veil and wrapped herself. She sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah had grown up but she had not been given to him as a wife.
15 Cuando Judá la vio, pensó que era una prostituta, pues se había cubierto el rostro.
When Judah saw her he thought that she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
16 Se dirigió a ella por el camino y le dijo: “Por favor, ven, déjame entrar contigo”, pues no sabía que era su nuera. Ella dijo: “¿Qué me darás, para que puedas entrar en mí?”
He went to her by the road and said, “Come, please let me sleep with you”—for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law—and she said, “What will you give me so you can sleep with me?”
17 Dijo: “Te enviaré un cabrito del rebaño”. Ella dijo: “¿Me darás una prenda, hasta que la envíes?”
He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge until you send it?”
18 Él dijo: “¿Qué prenda te daré?” Ella dijo: “Tu sello y tu cordón, y tu bastón que está en tu mano”. Se los dio, y entró en ella, y ella concibió por él.
He said, “What pledge can I give you?” She replied, “Your seal and cord, and the staff that is in your hand.” He gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
19 Ella se levantó y se fue, y se quitó el velo de encima y se puso las ropas de su viudez.
She got up and went away. She took off her veil and put on the clothing of her widowhood.
20 Judá envió al cabrito de la mano de su amigo, el adulamita, a recibir la prenda de la mano de la mujer, pero no la encontró.
Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order that he might receive the pledge back from the woman's hand, but he did not find her.
21 Entonces preguntó a los hombres de su lugar, diciendo: “¿Dónde está la prostituta que estaba en Enaim, junto al camino?” Dijeron: “Aquí no ha habido ninguna prostituta”.
Then the Adullamite asked the men of the place, “Where is the cultic prostitute who was at Enaim by the road?” They said, “There has not been a cultic prostitute here.”
22 Volvió a Judá y le dijo: “No la he encontrado; y también los hombres del lugar dijeron: “Aquí no ha habido ninguna prostituta””.
He returned to Judah and said, “I did not find her. Also, the men of the place said, 'There has not been a cultic prostitute here.'”
23 Judá dijo: “Que se quede con ella, no sea que nos avergoncemos. He aquí que he enviado esta cabrita, y no la has encontrado”.
Judah said, “Let her keep the things, that we not be put to shame. Indeed, I sent this young goat, but you did not find her.”
24 Unos tres meses después, se le dijo a Judá: “Tamar, tu nuera, se ha prostituido. Además, he aquí que está embarazada por prostitución”. Judá dijo: “Sácala y que la quemen”.
It came about after about three months that it was told to Judah, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has committed prostitution, and indeed, she is pregnant by it.” Judah said, “Bring her here and let her be burned.”
25 Cuando la sacaron, envió a decir a su suegro: “Estoy embarazada del hombre que tiene esto”. También le dijo: “Por favor, discierne de quién son estos: el sello, los cordones y el bastón”.
When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law a message, “By the man who owns these I am pregnant.” She said, “Determine please whose these are, the seal and cords and staff.”
26 Judá los reconoció y dijo: “Ella es más justa que yo, porque no se la di a Sala, mi hijo”. No volvió a conocerla.
Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I am, since I did not give her as a wife to Shelah, my son.” He did not sleep with her again.
27 En el tiempo de su parto, he aquí que había gemelos en su seno.
It came about at the time for her to give birth that, behold, twins were in her womb.
28 Cuando dio a luz, uno de ellos sacó una mano, y la partera tomó y ató un hilo de grana en su mano, diciendo: “Este salió primero.”
It came about as she was giving birth one put out a hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his hand and said, “This one came out first.”
29 Al retirar la mano, he aquí que su hermano salió, y ella le dijo: “¿Por qué te has hecho una brecha?” Por eso se llamó Fares.
But then he drew back his hand, and, behold, his brother came out first. The midwife said, “How you have broken out!” So he was named Perez.
30 Después salió su hermano, que tenía el hilo escarlata en la mano, y se llamó Zerah.
Then his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread upon his hand, and he was named Zerah.
