Genesis 38

1 It happened at that time that Judah moved away from his brothers and stayed with an Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

Ved den Tid forlod Juda sine Brødre og sluttede sig til en Mand fra Adullam ved Navn Hira.

2 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he married her and slept with her.

Der saa Juda en Datter af Kana'anæeren Sjua, og han tog hende til Ægte og gik ind til hende.

3 She conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Er.

Hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Er;

4 She conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.

siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Onan;

5 Then she gave birth to another son, and named him Shelah. And he was at Kezib when she gave birth to him.

og hun fødte endnu en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Sjela; da hun fødte ham, var hun i, Kezib.

6 And Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Juda tog Er, sin førstefødte, en Hustru, der hed Tamar.

7 Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so God killed him.

Men Er, Judas førstefødte, vakte HERRENS Mishag, derfor lod HERREN ham dø.

8 Then Judah said to Onan, "Sleep with your brother's wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother."

Da sagde Juda til Onan: »Gaa ind til din Svigerinde og indgaa Svogerægteskab med hende for at skaffe din Broder Afkom!«

9 But Onan knew that the offspring wouldn't be his. So it happened when he slept with his brother's wife that he released his semen on the ground, so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.

Men Onan, som vidste, at Afkommet ikke vilde blive hans, lod, hver Gang han gik ind til sin Svigerinde, sin Sæd spildes paa Jorden for ikke at skaffe sin Broder Afkom.

10 And what he did was evil in the sight of God, so he killed him also.

Denne hans Adfærd vakte HERRENS Mishag, derfor lod han ogsaa ham dø.

11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, "Remain a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah is grown up." For he thought, "I do not want him to die too, like his brothers." So Tamar went and lived in her father's house.

Da sagde Juda til sin Sønnekone Tamar: »Bliv som Enke i din Faders Hus, til min Søn Sjela bliver voksen!« Thi han var bange for, at han ogsaa skulde dø ligesom sine Brødre. Saa gik Tamar hen og blev i sin Faders Hus.

12 After some time, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. And Judah finished mourning, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

Lang Tid efter døde Judas Hustru, Sjuas Datter; og da Juda var hørt op at sørge over hende, rejste han med sin Ven, Hira fra Adullam, op til dem, der klippede hans Faar i Timna.

13 And Tamar was told, saying, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."

Og da Tamar fik at vide, at hendes Svigerfader var paa Vej op til Faareklipningen i Timna,

14 She took off her widow's clothes and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife.

aflagde hun sine Enkeklæder, hyllede sig i et Slør, saa det skjulte hende, og satte sig ved Indgangen til Enajim ved Vejen til Timna; thi hun saa, at hun ikke blev givet Sjela til Ægte, skønt han nu var voksen.

15 When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

Da nu Juda saa hende, troede han, det var en Skøge; hun havde jo tilhyllet sit Ansigt;

16 He went over to her by the road and said, "Please come, let me sleep with you," for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me for sleeping with you?"

og han bøjede af fra Vejen og kom hen til hende og sagde: »Lad mig gaa ind til dig!« Thi han vidste ikke, at det var hans Sønnekone. Men hun sagde: »Hvad giver du mig derfor!«

17 He said, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." She said, "Will you give me something as a guarantee until you send it?"

Han svarede: »Jeg vil sende dig et Gedekid fra Hjorden!« Da sagde hun: »Ja, men du skal give mig et Pant, indtil du sender det!«

18 He said, "What kind of guarantee should I give you?" She replied, "Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand." So he gave them to her, and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.

Han spurgte: »Hvad skal jeg give dig i Pant?« Hun svarede: »Din Seglring, din Snor og din Stav, som du har i Haanden!« Saa gav han hende de tre Ting og gik ind til hende, og hun blev frugtsommelig ved ham.

19 And she got up and left, and took off her veil, and put on her widow's clothing.

Derpaa gik hun bort, tog Sløret af og iførte sig sine Enkeklæder.

20 Judah sent the young goat by his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the guarantee back from the woman's hand, but he did not find her.

Imidlertid sendte Juda sin Ven fra Adullam med Gedekiddet for at faa Pantet tilbage fra Kvinden; men han fandt hende ikke.

21 Then he asked the men of the place, saying, "Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim by the road?" They said, "There has been no prostitute here."

Han spurgte da Folkene paa Stedet: »Hvor er den Skøge, som sad paa Vejen ved Enajim?« Og de svarede: »Her har ikke været nogen Skøge!«

22 He returned to Judah, and said, "I haven't found her; and also the men of the place said, 'There has been no prostitute here.'"

Saa vendte han tilbage til Juda og sagde: »Jeg fandt hende ikke, og Folkene paa Stedet siger, at der har ikke været nogen Skøge.«

23 Judah said, "Let her keep the things, lest we be publicly shamed. Look, I sent this young goat, but you did not find her."

Da sagde Juda: »Saa lad hende beholde det, hellere end at vi skal blive til Spot; jeg har nu sendt det Kid, men du fandt hende ikke.«

24 Now it happened about three months later that Judah was told, saying, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has turned to prostitution, and now, look, she is pregnant by prostitution." Judah said, "Bring her out, and let her be burned."

En tre Maaneders Tid efter meldte man Juda: »Din Sønnekone Tamar har øvet Utugt og er blevet frugtsommelig!« Da sagde Juda: »Før hende ud, for at hun kan blive brændt!«

25 When she was brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, saying, "By the man who owns these I am pregnant." She also said, "Please discern whose these are—the signet, and the cord, and the staff."

Men da hun førtes ud, sendte hun Bud til sin Svigerfader og lod sige: »Jeg er blevet frugtsommelig ved den Mand, som ejer disse Ting.« Og hun lod sige: »Se dog efter, hvem der ejer denne Ring, denne Snor og denne Stav!«

26 Then Judah recognized them, and said, "She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah." He did not sleep with her again.

Da Juda havde set efter, sagde han: »Retten er paa hendes Side og ikke paa min, fordi jeg ikke gav hende til min Søn Sjela!« Men siden havde han ikke Omgang med hende.

27 It happened when it was time for her to give birth, that look, there were twins in her womb.

Da Tiden kom, at hun skulde føde, se, da var der Tvillinger i hendes Liv.

28 As she was in labor, one put out a hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his hand, saying, "This one came out first."

Under Fødselen stak der en Haand frem, og Jordemoderen tog og bandt en rød Snor om den, idet hun sagde: »Det var ham, der først kom frem.«

29 It happened, as he drew back his hand, that look, his brother came out, and she said, "How did you break through?" So he was named Perez.

Men han trak Haanden tilbage, og Broderen kom frem; saa sagde hun: »Hvorfor bryder du frem? For din Skyld er der sket et Brud.« Derfor gav man ham Navnet Perez.

30 Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet thread on his hand, so he was named Zerah.

Derefter kom Broderen med den røde snor om Haanden frem, og ham kaldte man Zera.