Genesis 38
1 And it fortuned at that tyme that Iudas went from his brethren and gatt him to a man called Hira of Odollam
那時，猶大離開他弟兄下去，到一個亞杜蘭人名叫希拉的家裏去。
2 and there he sawe the doughter of a man called Sua a Canaanyte. And he toke her ad went in vnto her.
猶大在那裏看見一個迦南人名叫書亞的女兒，就娶她為妻，與她同房，
3 And she conceaued and bare a sonne and called his name Er.
她就懷孕生了兒子，猶大給他起名叫珥。
4 And she conceaued agayne and bare a sonne and called him Onan.
她又懷孕生了兒子，母親給他起名叫俄南。
5 And she conceaued the thyrde tyme and bare a sonne whom she called Scla: and he was at Chesyb when she bare hem.
她復又生了兒子，給他起名叫示拉。她生示拉的時候，猶大正在基悉。
6 And Iudas gaue Er his eldest sonne a wife whose name was Thamar.
猶大為長子珥娶妻，名叫她瑪。
7 But this Er Iudas eldest sonne was wicked in the syghte of the LORde wherfore the LORde slewe him.
猶大的長子珥在耶和華眼中看為惡，耶和華就叫他死了。
8 Than sayde Iudas vnto Onan: goo in to thi brothers wyfe and Marie her and styrre vp seed vnto thy brother.
猶大對俄南說：「你當與你哥哥的妻子同房，向她盡你為弟的本分，為你哥哥生子立後。」
9 And when Onan perceaued that the seed shulde not be his: therfore when he went in to his brothers wife he spylled it on the grounde because he wold not geue seed vnto his brother.
俄南知道生子不歸自己，所以同房的時候便遺在地，免得給他哥哥留後。
10 And the thinge which he dyd displeased the LORde wherfore he slew him also.
俄南所做的在耶和華眼中看為惡，耶和華也就叫他死了。
11 Than sayde Iudas to Thamar his doughter in lawe: remayne a wydow at thi fathers house tyll Sela my sonne be growne: for he feared lest he shulde haue dyed also as his brethren did. Thus went Thamar and dwelt in hir fathers house.
猶大心裏說：「恐怕示拉也死，像他兩個哥哥一樣」，就對他兒婦她瑪說：「你去，在你父親家裏守寡，等我兒子示拉長大。」她瑪就回去，住在她父親家裏。
12 And in processe of tyme the doughter of Sua Iudas wife dyed. Than Iudas when he had left mornynge went vnto his shepe sherers to Thimnath with his frende Hira of Odollam.
過了許久，猶大的妻子書亞的女兒死了。猶大得了安慰，就和他朋友亞杜蘭人希拉上亭拿去，到他剪羊毛的人那裏。
13 And one told Thamar saynge: beholde thy father in lawe goth vp to Thimnath to shere his shepe.
有人告訴她瑪說：「你的公公上亭拿剪羊毛去了。」
14 And she put hyr wydows garmetes of from her and couered her with a clooke and disgyssed herself: And sat her downe at the entrynge of Enaim which is by the hye wayes syde to Thimnath for because she sawe that Sela was growne and she was not geue vnto him to wife.
她瑪見示拉已經長大，還沒有娶她為妻，就脫了她作寡婦的衣裳，用帕子蒙着臉，又遮住身體，坐在亭拿路上的伊拿印城門口。
15 When Iuda sawe her he thought it had bene an hoore because she had couered hyr face.
猶大看見她，以為是妓女，因為她蒙着臉。
16 And turned to her vnto the waye and sayde come I praye the let me lye with the for he knewe not that it was his doughter in lawe. And she sayde what wylt thou gyue me for to lye with me?
猶大就轉到她那裏去，說：「來吧！讓我與你同寢。」他原不知道是他的兒婦。她瑪說：「你要與我同寢，把甚麼給我呢？」
17 Tha sayde he I will sende the a kydd fro the flocke. She answered Than geue me a pledge till thou sende it.
猶大說：「我從羊群裏取一隻山羊羔，打發人送來給你。」她瑪說：「在未送以先，你願意給我一個當頭嗎？」
18 Than sayde he what pledge shall I geue the? And she sayde: they sygnett thy necke lace and thy staffe that is in thy hande. And he gaue it her and lay by her and she was with child by him.
他說：「我給你甚麼當頭呢？」她瑪說：「你的印、你的帶子，和你手裏的杖。」猶大就給了她，與她同寢，她就從猶大懷了孕。
19 And she gatt her vp and went and put her mantell from her ad put on hir widowes rayment agayne.
她瑪起來走了，除去帕子，仍舊穿上作寡婦的衣裳。
20 And Iudas sent the kydd by his neybure of Odollam for to fetch out his pledge agayne from the wifes hande. But he fownde her not.
猶大託他朋友亞杜蘭人送一隻山羊羔去，要從那女人手裏取回當頭來，卻找不着她，
21 Than asked he the men of the same place saynge: where is the whoore that satt at Enaim in the waye? And they sayde: there was no whoore here.
就問那地方的人說：「伊拿印路旁的妓女在哪裏？」他們說：「這裏並沒有妓女。」
22 And he came to Iuda agayne saynge: I can not fynde her and also the men of the place sayde: that there was no whoore there.
他回去見猶大說：「我沒有找着她，並且那地方的人說：『這裏沒有妓女。』」
23 And Iuda sayde: let her take it to her lest we be shamed: for I sente the kydd and thou coudest not fynde her.
猶大說：「我把這山羊羔送去了，你竟找不着她。任憑她拿去吧，免得我們被羞辱。」
24 And it came to passe that after. iij. monethes one tolde Iuda saynge: Thamar thy doughter in lawe hath played the whoore and with playnge the whoore is become great with childe. And Iuda sayde: brynge her forth ad let her be brente.
約過了三個月，有人告訴猶大說：「你的兒婦她瑪作了妓女，且因行淫有了身孕。」猶大說：「拉出她來，把她燒了！」
25 And when they brought her forth she sent to her father in lawe saynge: by the ma vnto whome these thinges pertayne am I with childe. And sayd also: loke whose are this seall necklace and staffe.
她瑪被拉出來的時候便打發人去見她公公，對他說：「這些東西是誰的，我就是從誰懷的孕。請你認一認，這印和帶子並杖都是誰的？」
26 And Iuda knewe them saynge: she is more rightwes tha I because I gaue her not to Sela my sone. But he laye with her nomore.
猶大承認說：「她比我更有義，因為我沒有將她給我的兒子示拉。」從此猶大不再與她同寢了。
27 When tyme was come that she shulde be delyuered beholde there was. ij. twynnes in hyr wobe.
她瑪將要生產，不料她腹裏是一對雙生。
28 And as she traveled the one put out his hande and the mydwife toke and bownde a reed threde aboute it saynge: this wyll come out fyrst.
到生產的時候，一個孩子伸出一隻手來；收生婆拿紅線拴在他手上，說：「這是頭生的。」
29 But he plucked his hande backe agayne and his brother came out. And she sayde: wherfore hast thou rent a rent vppon the? and called him Pharez.
隨後這孩子把手收回去，他哥哥生出來了；收生婆說：「你為甚麼搶着來呢？」因此給他起名叫法勒斯。
30 And afterward came out his brother that had the reade threde about his hade which was called Zarah.
後來，他兄弟那手上有紅線的也生出來，就給他起名叫謝拉。
