På den tiden hendte det at Juda gikk bort fra sine brødre og slo seg ned hos en adullamitt ved navn Hirah.

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 kanaanitt som het Shúa, og han tok henne til kone og gikk inn til henne.

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

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

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

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

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

En tredje gang ble hun gravid, fødte en sønn og kalte ham Shela. Juda var i Chezib da hun fødte ham.

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

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

And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

Men Er, Judas førstefødte, gjorde det som var ond i Herrens øyne, så Herren tok hans liv.

And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

Da sa Juda til Onan: "Gå inn til din brors kone, gift deg med henne og oppreis en etterkommer for din bror."

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

Men Onan visste at etterkommeren ikke ville bli hans, så når han gikk inn til sin brors kone, lot han sin sæd falle til jorden for ikke å oppreise en etterkommer til sin bror.

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.

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

And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

Da sa Juda til svigerdatteren sin Tamar: "Bli boende som enke i din fars hus til min sønn Shela er blitt voksen." Han tenkte: "Han må ikke dø som brødrene hans." Og Tamar dro og ble værende i sin fars hus.

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.

Etter en tid døde Shúa, Judas kone. Når sorgen hadde lagt seg, dro Juda opp til sine saueklippere i Timna, sammen med sin venn Hirah fra Adullam.

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.

Da Tamar fikk høre at hennes svigerfar var på vei til Timna for å klippe sauene sine,

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

tok hun av seg enkeplaggene, tok på seg et slør og innhyllet seg, og satte seg ved inngangen til Enaim, langs veien til Timna. For hun så at Shela var blitt voksen, men hun var ikke blitt gitt til ham som kone.

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.

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

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

Han gikk bort til henne ved veien og sa: "Kom, la meg få gå inn til deg," for han visste ikke at det var svigerdatteren. Hun svarte: "Hva vil du gi meg for å gå inn til meg?"

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?

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

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

Han spurte: "Hva slags pant skal jeg gi deg?" Hun svarte: "Din seglring, dine armringer og staven du har i hånden." Han ga henne det og gikk inn til henne, og hun ble gravid med ham.

And he said, What pled 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.

Deretter reiste hun seg og gikk bort, og tok av seg sløret og kledde seg i enkeplaggene igjen.

And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Juda sendte kjeet med sin venn fra Adullam for å hente pantet fra kvinnens hånd, men han fant henne ikke.

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

Da spurte han mennene på stedet: "Hvor er hun som drev hor ved veien?" Men de svarte: "Det har ikke vært noen prostituert her."

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.

Så vendte han tilbake til Juda og sa: "Jeg fant henne ikke. Og mennene her sa at det ikke har vært noen prostituert på stedet."

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.

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 shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

Omkring tre måneder senere kom det noen til Juda og sa: "Tamar, din svigerdatter, har drevet hor og er gravid med hor." Da sa Juda: "Før 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 also, 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 beskjed til sin svigerfar: "Jeg er gravid med den mannen som eier disse tingene." Hun sa videre: "Undersøk hvem som eier denne seglringen, armringene og staven."

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.

Juda kjente dem igjen og sa: "Hun har handlet mer rettferdig enn jeg, for jeg ga henne ikke til min sønn Shela." Og han lå aldri mer hos henne.

And Judah acknowledd 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.

På tiden da hun skulle føde, 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.

Under fødselen rakte den ene ut hånden sin, og jordmoren tok en rød tråd og bandt den rundt hånden hans og sa: "Denne kom ut først."

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.

Men da han trakk hånden tilbake, kom broren ut, og jordmoren sa: "Hvordan har du revet deg ut? Måtte bruddet falle på deg!" 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, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

Deretter kom broren ut, som hadde den røde tråden rundt hånden, og han ble kalt Sera.

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