Zanafilla 38
1 Por në atë kohë ndodhi që Juda la vëllezërit e tij dhe shkoi të rrijë me një burrë nga Adullami, që quhej Hirah.
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 Kur Juda pa vajzën e një burri Kananean të quajtur Shua e mori për grua dhe u bashkua me të.
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 Dhe ajo u ngjiz dhe lindi një bir, që ajo e quajti Er.
and she became pregnant and later gave birth to a son, whom he named Er.
4 Pastaj ajo u ngjiz dhe lindi një bir, që ai e quajti Onan.
Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son whom she named Onan.
5 Ajo u ngjiz përsëri dhe lindi një bir, të cilit i vuri emrin Shelah. Juda ishte në Kecib kur ajo lindi.
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 Pastaj Juda i dha Erit të parëlindurit të tij, një grua të quajtur Tamara.
When Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up], Judah got a wife for him, a woman named Tamar.
7 Por Eri, i parëlinduri i Judës, ishte i keq në sytë e Zotit dhe Zoti e bëri të vdesë.
But Er did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
8 Atëherë Juda i tha Onanit: “Shko te gruaja e vëllait tënd, martohu me të dhe krijoi trashëgimtarë vëllait tënd”.
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 Por Onani, duke ditur se këta pasardhës nuk kishin për të qënë të vetët, kur bashkohej me gruan e të vëllait, e hidhte farën e tij përtokë për të mos i dhënë pasardhës vëllait të tij.
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 Kjo nuk i pëlqeu Zotit, që e bëri të vdesë edhe atë.
Yahweh considered that what he did was wicked, so he caused him to die also.
11 Atëherë Juda i tha Tamarës, nuses së birit të tij: “Rri si e ve në shtëpinë e atit tënd, deri sa biri im Shelah të rritet”. Sepse mendonte: “Kam frikë se edhe ai ka për të vdekur si vëllezërit e tij”. Kështu Tamara u nis dhe banoi në shtëpinë e të atit.
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 Mbas një kohe të gjatë vdiq gruaja e Judës, që ishte e bija e Shuas; kur mbaroi zinë, Juda u ngjit tek ata që qethnin delet e tij në Timnah bashkë me mikun e tij Hirah, i quajtur Adullamiti.
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 Këtë e mori vesh Tamara dhe asaj i thanë: “Ja, vjehrri yt po ngjitet në Timnah për të qethur delet e tij”.
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 Atëherë ajo hoqi rrobat e saj të vejërisë, u mbulua me një velo dhe u mbështoll e tëra; pastaj u ul te porta e Enaimit, që ndodhet në rrugën drejt Timnahut; në fakt ajo kishte parë që Shelahu ishte rritur më në fund, por ajo nuk i ishte dhënë për grua.
[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 Sa e pa Juda mendoi që ajo ishte prostitutë, sepse e kishte fytyrën të mbuluar.
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 Prandaj ai iu afrua asaj në rrugë dhe i tha: “Lërmë të hyj te ti”. Në të vërtetë nuk e dinte se ajo ishte nusja e djalit të tij. Ajo iu përgjegj: “Çfarë do të më japësh për të hyrë tek unë?”
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 Atëherë ai i tha: “Do të të dërgoj një kec nga kopeja ime”. Ajo e pyeti: “A më jep një peng deri sa të ma dërgosh?”.
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 Ai i tha: “Çfarë pengu duhet të të jap?”. Ajo u përgjegj: “Vulën tënde, kordonin tënd dhe bastunin që ke në dorë”. Ai ia dha, hyri te ajo dhe ajo u ngjiz me të.
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 Pastaj ajo u ngrit dhe iku; hoqi velin dhe veshi përsëri rrobat e saj të vejërisë.
After she left, she took off the veil and put her widow’s clothes on again.
20 Por Juda i dërgoi kecin me anë të mikut të tij, Adulamitit, për të rimarë pengun nga duart e asaj gruaje; po ai nuk e gjeti atë.
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 Atëherë pyeti njerëzit vendas duke thënë: “Ku është ajo prostitutë që rrinte në Enaim, në rrugë?”. Ata u përgjigjën: “Nuk ka pasur asnjë prostitutë këtu”.
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 Kështu ai u kthye te Juda dhe i tha: “Nuk e gjeta; veç kësaj vendasit më thanë: “Nuk ka pasur asnjë prostitutë këtu””.
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 Atëherë Juda tha: “Le ta mbajë, pra, pengun që i dhashë, sepse nuk duam të mbulohemi me turp. Ja, unë i dërgova këtë kec dhe ti nuk e gjete”.
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 Tre muaj më vonë erdhën dhe i thanë Judës: “Tamara, nusja e birit tënd, është bërë prostitutë; dhe, nga ky shkak, ajo ka mbetur gjithashtu me barrë”. Atëherë Juda u tha: “Nxirreni jashtë dhe digjeni!”.
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 Ndërsa po e nxirrnin jashtë, ajo i çoi fjalë të vjehrrit: “Njeriu të cilit i përkasin këto sende, më la me barrë”. Pastaj tha: “Shiko në se mund të dallosh të kujt janë këto sende: vula, kordoni dhe bastuni”.
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 Juda i njohu dhe i tha: “Ajo është më e drejtë se unë, se unë nuk ia dhashë Shelahut, birit tim”. Dhe ai nuk pati më marrëdhënie me të.
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 Kur edhi koha e lindjes, ajo kishte në bark dy binjakë.
When it was time for her to give birth, [she was surprised that] there were twin boys in her womb.
28 Ndërsa po lindte, njeri prej tyre nxori jashtë një dorë dhe mamia e kapi dhe i lidhi një fije të kuqe flakë, duke thënë: “Ky doli i pari”.
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 Por ai e tërhoqi dorën e tij, dhe ja që doli jashtë vëllai i tij. Atëherë mamia tha: “Si ia çave rrugën vetes?”. Për këtë arësye u quajt Perets.
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 Pastaj doli vëllai i tij, që kishte rreth dorës fijen ngjyrë të kuqe flakë; dhe u quajt Zerah.
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].’
