Genesis 38
1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down away from his brethren, —and turned aside unto a certain Adullamite, whose, name, was Hirah.
Ved den Tid forlod Juda sine Brødre og sluttede sig til en Mand fra Adullam ved Navn Hira.
2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose, name, was Shua, —and he took her, and went in unto her;
Der saa Juda en Datter af Kana'anæeren Sjua, og han tog hende til Ægte og gik ind til hende.
3 and she conceived and bare a son, —and he called his name Er.
Hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Er;
4 And she conceived again and bare a son, —and she called his name Onan.
siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Onan;
5 And she, yet again, bare a son, and called his name Shelah, —and she, was at Chezib, when she bare him.
og hun fødte endnu en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Sjela; da hun fødte ham, var hun i, Kezib.
6 And Judah took a wife, for Er his firstborn, —and, her name, was Tamar.
Juda tog Er, sin førstefødte, en Hustru, der hed Tamar.
7 And it came to pass that Er, Judah’s firstborn was displeasing in the eyes of Yahweh, —so Yahweh put him to death,
Men Er, Judas førstefødte, vakte HERRENS Mishag, derfor lod HERREN ham dø.
8 Then said Judah to Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and fulfil the duty of a brother-in-law unto her, —and raise up seed, to thy brother.
Da sagde Juda til Onan: »Gaa ind til din Svigerinde og indgaa Svogerægteskab med hende for at skaffe din Broder Afkom!«
9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his, —and so although he did go in unto his brother’s wife, yet made he waste upon the ground, so as not to give seed to 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 it was displeasing, in the eyes of Yahweh what he had done, —so he put, him also, to death,
Denne hans Adfærd vakte HERRENS Mishag, derfor lod han ogsaa ham dø.
11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law—Remain a widow in the house of thy father until Shelah my son grow up. For he said, Lest, he also, die, like his brethren. So Tamar went her way, and remained in the house of her father.
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 And when the days were multiplied, then died Shua’s daughter, Judah’s wife, —and Judah consoled himself and went up unto his sheep shearers, he and Hirah his friend the Adullamite, towards Timnah.
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 it was told Tamar saying, —Lo! thy father-in-law is going up towards Timnah, to the shearing of his sheep.
Og da Tamar fik at vide, at hendes Svigerfader var paa Vej op til Faareklipningen i Timna,
14 So she put off from her the garments of her widowhood and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself up, and sat down in the entrance of, Enaim, which is by the way towards Timnah, —for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she, had not been given him to 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 And Judah, seeing her, reckoned her to be an unchaste woman, —for she had covered her face.
Da nu Juda saa hende, troede han, det var en Skøge; hun havde jo tilhyllet sit Ansigt;
16 So he turned aside unto her. by the way, and said Grant it! 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, if thou shouldst come in unto me?
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 And he said, I, will send a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give a pledge until thou 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 And he said—What is the pledge that I shall give thee? And She said—Thy signet-ring, and thy guard, and thy staff that is in thy hand. So he gave them to her and came in unto her and she conceived 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 Then she arose and went her way, and put off her veil from her, —and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Derpaa gik hun bort, tog Sløret af og iførte sig sine Enkeklæder.
20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge at the hand of the woman, —but he found her not.
Imidlertid sendte Juda sin Ven fra Adullam med Gedekiddet for at faa Pantet tilbage fra Kvinden; men han fandt hende ikke.
21 So he asked the men of her place saying. Where is the devotee, she that was in Enaim, by the way? And they said, —There hath been here no devotee.
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 Then returned he unto Judah, and said—I found her not, —moreover also, the men of the place said, There hath been here no devotee.
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 And Judah said: Thou must take it to her, lest we become a contempt, —lo! I sent this kid, and, thou, hast not found 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 And it came to pass that about three months after, it was told Judah, saying—Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath been guilty of unchastity, moreover also lo! she hath conceived by unchastity. Then said Judah, Bring her forth and let her be burnt.
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 about to be brought forth, then, she herself, sent unto her father-in-law saying, By the man to whom these belong, have I, conceived! And she said—Examine, I pray thee, to whom belong the signet-ring, and the guard, and the staff—these!
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 So Judah examined them and said—More righteous than I! forasmuch, as I had not given her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
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 And, it came to pass at the time of her travail, that lo! twins, were in her womb.
Da Tiden kom, at hun skulde føde, se, da var der Tvillinger i hendes Liv.
28 And it came to pass when she was in travail, that one put forth a hand, —so the midwife took and bound upon his hand a crimson thread, saying—This came 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 And so it was that, no sooner had he withdrawn his hand, than lo! his brother had come. And she said, Wherefore hast thou made for thyself a breach? So his name was called 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 And afterwards, came his brother, on whose hand was the crimson thread, —so his name was called, Zerah.
Derefter kom Broderen med den røde snor om Haanden frem, og ham kaldte man Zera.
