Og det skjedde på den tiden at Juda gikk ned fra sine brødre og slo seg sammen med en adullamitt ved navn 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.

Der så Juda datteren til en kanaaneer ved navn Shua, og han tok henne til hustru og levde med henne.

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he took her, and went in unto her.

Hun ble gravid og fødte en sønn, som han kalte Er.

And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

Hun ble igjen gravid og fødte en sønn, som hun kalte Onan.

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

Hun fødte enda en sønn og kalte ham Sela; og det var i Kesib hun fødte ham.

And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

Juda tok en hustru til Er, sin førstefødte, og hennes navn var Tamar.

And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

Er, Judas førstefødte, var ond i Herrens øyne, og Herren lot ham dø.

And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah slew him.

Da sa Juda til Onan: Gå til din brors kone og oppfyll svogerplikten ved å gi din bror avkom.

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

Onan visste at etterkommerne ikke ville være hans, så når han var sammen med sin brors kone, lot han sæden gå til spille på jorden for ikke å gi sin bror avkom.

And Onan knew that the seed would 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 he should give seed to his brother.

Det han gjorde var ondt i Herrens øyne, så han lot også ham dø.

And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.

Da sa Juda til sin svigerdatter Tamar: Bli enke i din fars hus til min sønn Sela er voksen. For han tenkte: Ellers kan han også dø som sine brødre. Så Tamar gikk og bodde i sin fars hus.

Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

Etter en tid døde Shuas datter, Judas hustru; og etter at Juda hadde sørget, gikk han opp til sine saueklippere i Timna, han og vennen Hira, adullamitten.

And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

Og det ble sagt til Tamar: Se, din svigerfar går opp til Timna for å klippe sine sauer.

And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.

Da tok hun av seg sine enkeplagg, dekket seg med slør, pakket seg inn og satte seg ved inngangen til Enaim, som er på veien til Timna; for hun så at Sela var voksen, men hun hadde ikke blitt gitt til ham som kone.

And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.

Da Juda så henne, trodde han hun var en prostituert, for hun hadde dekket ansiktet.

When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.

Han snudde til henne ved veien og sa: Kom, la meg få være med deg. For han visste ikke at hun var hans svigerdatter. Og hun sa: Hva vil du gi meg for å få være med meg?

And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, 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?

Han svarte: Jeg vil sende deg en kje fra flokken. Hun sa: Vil du gi meg et pant til du sender det?

And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?

Han sa: Hva pant skal jeg gi deg? Hun svarte: Din signetring og snoren din, og staven du har i hånden. Han ga henne det og var med henne, og hun ble med barn ved ham.

And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

Hun stod opp og gikk bort, tok av sløret og kledde på seg sine enkeplagg igjen.

And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Juda sendte kjeet ved sin venn adullamitten for å få pantet tilbake fra kvinnens hånd, men han fant henne ikke.

And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.

Han spurte stedets menn: Hvor er skjøgen som var ved Enaim ved veien? De svarte: Det har ikke vært noen skjøge her.

Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There hath been no prostitute here.

Så vendte han tilbake til Juda og sa: Jeg fant henne ikke; dessuten sa mennene der at det ikke har vært noen skjøge her.

And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no prostitute here.

Juda sa: La henne beholde det, så vi ikke blir til spott. Se, jeg sendte dette kjeet, men du fant henne ikke.

And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

Omkring tre måneder senere ble det sagt til Juda: Din svigerdatter Tamar har drevet hor, og nå er hun med barn på grunn av utukt. Juda sa: Få henne ut og la henne brenne.

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 moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

Da hun ble hentet ut, sendte hun bud til sin svigerfar og sa: Jeg er med barn ved ham som eier disse. Og hun sa: Se etter hvem sin signetring, snor og stav dette er.

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 the cords, and the staff.

Juda kjente dem igjen og sa: Hun er mer rettferdig enn jeg, siden jeg ikke ga henne til min sønn Sela. Og han hadde ikke omgang med henne mer.

And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

Da tiden for fødselen kom, viste det seg at hun hadde tvillinger i magen.

And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

Mens hun fødte, rakte den ene ut en hånd; jordmoren tok og bandt en skarlagenssnor rundt hånden og sa: Denne kom først.

And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

Men da han trakk hånden tilbake, kom broren ut. Hun sa: Hvordan har du laget et brudd? Derfor ble han kalt Peres.

And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? Therefore his name was called Perez.

Etterpå kom broren ut, som hadde skarlagenssnoren på hånden, og han ble kalt Serah.

And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah.