Буття 38
1 Сталося того ча́су, і відійшов Юда від братів своїх, і розташувався аж до одного адулламітянина, а ймення йому Хіра.
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 І побачив там Юда дочку одного ханаанеянина, а ім'я йому Шуа, і взяв її, і з нею зійшовся.
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 І завагітніла вона, і породила сина, а він назвав ім'я йому: Ер.
and she became pregnant and later gave birth to a son, whom he named Er.
4 І завагітніла вона ще, і породила сина, і назвала ім'я йому: Она́н.
Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son whom she named Onan.
5 І ще знову, і породила сина, і назвала ім'я йому: Шела. А батько був у Кезиві, як вона породила його.
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 І взяв Юда жінку для Ера, свого перворідного, а ім'я їй: Тамара.
When Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up], Judah got a wife for him, a woman named Tamar.
7 І був Ер, Юдин перворідний, злий в очах Господа, — і Господь його вбив.
But Er did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
8 І сказав Юда до Онана: „Увійди до жінки брата свого, і одружися з нею, — і встанови насіння для брата свого“.
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 А Онан знав, що не його буде насіння те. І сталося, коли він сходився з жінкою брата свого, то марнував насіння на землю, аби не дати його своєму братові.
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 І було зле в очах Господа те, що він чинив, і вбив Він також його.
Yahweh considered that what he did was wicked, so he caused him to die also.
11 І сказав Юда до Тамари, невістки своєї: „Сиди вдовою в домі батька свого, аж поки не виросте Шела, син мій“. Бо він був подумав: „Аби не вмер також він, як брати його“. І пішла Тамара, та й осілася в домі батька свого.
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 І минуло багато днів, і вмерла Шуїна дочка, Юдина жінка. А коли Юда був утішений, то пішов до Тімни, до стрижіїв отари своєї, він і Хіра, товариш його адулламітянин.
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 А Тамарі розповіли, кажучи: „Ось тесть твій іде до Тімни стригти отару свою“.
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 І зняла вона з себе одежу вді́вства свого, і покрилася покрива́лом, і закрилася. І сіла вона при брамі Енаїм, що по дорозі до Тімни. Бо знала вона, що виріс Шела, а вона не віддана йому за жінку.
[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 І побачив її Юда, і прийняв її за блудни́цю, бо закрила вона обличчя своє.
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 І він збочив до неї на дорогу й сказав: „А ну но я ввійду до тебе!“Бо він не знав, що вона невістка його. А вона відказала: „Що́ даси мені, коли при́йдеш до мене?“
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 А він відказав: „Я пошлю козлятко з отари“. І сказала вона: „Якщо даси заста́ву, аж поки пришлеш“.
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 А він відказав: „Яка та застава, що дам я тобі?“Та сказала: „Печатка твоя, і шнурок твій, і палиця твоя, що в руці твоїй“. І він дав їй, і зійшовся з нею, а вона завагітніла від нього.
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 І встала вона та й пішла, і зняла покрива́ло своє з себе, і зодягнула одежу вдівства свого.
After she left, she took off the veil and put her widow’s clothes on again.
20 А Юда послав козлятко через при́ятеля свого адулламітянина, щоб узяти заставу з руки тієї жінки. Та він не знайшов її.
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 І запитав він людей її місця, говорячи: „Де та блудни́ця, що була в Енаїм при дорозі?“Вони відказали: „Не була тут блудни́ця“.
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 І вернувся він до Юди й сказав: „Не знайшов я її, а також люди місця того говорили: Не була тут блудни́ця“.
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 І сказав Юда: „Нехай візьме собі ту заставу, щоб ми не стали на ганьбу. Ось я послав був те козлятко, та її не знайшов ти“.
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 І сталося так десь по трьох місяцях, і розповіджено Юді, говорячи: „Упала в блуд Тамара, твоя невістка, і ось завагітніла вона через блуд“. А Юда сказав: „Виведіть її, — і нехай буде спа́лена“.
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 Коли її вивели, то послала вона до тестя свого, говорячи: „Я завагітніла від чоловіка, що це належить йому“. І сказала: „Пізнай но, чия то печатка, і шнури, і ця палиця?“
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 І пізнав Юда й сказав: „Вона стала справедливіша від мене, бо я не дав її Шелі, синові своєму“. І вже більше не знав він її.
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 І сталося в часі, як родила вона, — а ось близнята в утробі її.
When it was time for her to give birth, [she was surprised that] there were twin boys in her womb.
28 І сталося, як родила вона, показалася рука одного; і взяла баба-сповитуха, і пов'язала на руку йому нитку червону, говорячи: „Цей вийшов найперше“.
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 І сталося, що він втягнув свою руку, а ось вийшов його брат. І сказала вона: „На́що ти роздер для себе перепо́ну?“І назвала ім'я йому Перец.
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 А потім вийшов брат його, що на руці його була нитка червона. І вона назвала ім'я йому: Зе́рах.
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].’
