1 Mosebok 38
1 Det begaf sig på samma tiden, att Juda for neder ifrå sina bröder, och gaf sig till en man i Adullam, som het Hira.
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 Och Juda såg der en Cananeisk mans dotter, han het Sua; och tog henne.
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 Och då han belåg henne, vardt hon hafvande, och födde en son, den kallade hon Er.
and she became pregnant and later gave birth to a son, whom he named Er.
4 Och hon vardt åter hafvande, och födde en son, den kallade hon Onan.
Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son whom she named Onan.
5 Åter födde hon en son, honom kallade hon Sela. Och han var i Chesib, när hon den födde.
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 Och Juda gaf sinom första sone Er ena hustru, som het Thamar.
When Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up], Judah got a wife for him, a woman named Tamar.
7 Men Er Juda förstfödde son var arg för Herranom; derföre dödade Herren honom.
But Er did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
8 Då sade Juda till sin son Onan: Lägg dig när dins broders hustru, och tag henne till ägta, att du uppväcker dinom broder säd.
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 Men då Onan visste, att säden icke skulle vara hans egen, då han låg när sins broders hustru, lät han det falla uppå jordena, och förderfvade det, att han icke skulle gifva sinom broder säd.
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 Då misshagade Herranom det onda han gjorde, och dödade honom och.
Yahweh considered that what he did was wicked, so he caused him to die also.
11 Då sade Juda till sina sonahustru Thamar: Blif en enka i dins faders huse, så länge Sela min son varder stor; förty han tänkte, att han tilläfventyrs måtte ock så dö såsom hans broder. Så gick Thamar bort, och blef i sins faders huse.
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 Då nu månge dagar förledne voro, dödde Sua dotter, Judas hustru. Och sedan Juda utsörjt hade, gick han upp till att klippa sin får i Thimnath, med sin herda Hira af Adullam.
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 Då vardt Thamar sagdt: Si, din svär går upp till Thimnath till att klippa sin får.
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 Då lade hon af sin enkokläder, som hon drog, dokade sig, och förhöljde sig, och satte sig ut för porten på vägen emot Thimnath; förty hon såg, att Sela var stor vorden, och hon var icke gifven honom till hustru.
[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 Då nu Juda såg henne, mente han det hade varit en sköka; förty hon hade förhöljt sitt ansigte.
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 Och han vek af vägenom till henne, och sade: Käre, låt mig ligga när dig; ty han visste icke, att det var hans sonahustru. Hon svarade: Hvad vill du gifva mig, att du ligger när mig?
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 Han sade: Jag vill sända dig en bock ifrå hjordenom. Hon svarade: Gif mig en pant, så länge du sänder mig honom.
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 Han sade: Hvad vill du jag skall gifva dig för en pant? Hon svarade: Din ring, och din hufvudbonad, och din staf, som du hafver i händerna. Det gaf han henne, och låg när henne, och hon vardt hafvande af honom.
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 Och hon stod upp, och gick dädan, och lade doken af, och tog sin enkokläder uppå igen.
After she left, she took off the veil and put her widow’s clothes on again.
20 Men Juda sände bocken med sin herde af Adullam, att han skulle taga igen panten ifrå qvinnone; och han fann henne intet.
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 Då frågade han folket, som bodde vid det rummet, och sade: Hvarest är den skökan, som satt ute på vägenom? De svarade: Ingen sköka hafver der varit.
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 Och då han kom åter till Juda, och sade: Jag hafver intet funnit henne; dertill säger folket, som der bor, att der hafver ingen sköka varit.
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 Juda sade: Hafve sig det, att vi icke tilläfventyrs skulle komma på skam; ty jag hafver sändt bocken, men du hafver icke funnit henne.
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 månader derefter vardt det Juda sagdt: Din sonahustru Thamar hafver bolat; och si, i boleri är hon vorden hafvande: Juda sade: Hafver henne här fram, att hon skall brännas.
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 Och då hon hades fram, sände hon till sin svär och sade: Af denna mannen är jag hafvande, som detta tillhörer. Och sade: Känner du ock, hvem denne ringen och hufvudbonaden och stafven tillhörer?
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 kände det, och sade: Hon är rättfärdigare än jag; ty jag hafver icke gifvit henne min son Sela. Dock belåg han henne intet mer.
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 Och då hon skulle föda, funnos tvillingar i hennes lifve.
When it was time for her to give birth, [she was surprised that] there were twin boys in her womb.
28 Och som hon nu födde, gaf sig en hand ut; då tog Jordgumman och band der en rödan tråd om, och sade: Denne skall först utkomma.
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 Men då han drog sina hand åter in, kom hans broder ut, och hon sade: Hvi är hinnan för dina skull sönderremnad? Och man kallade honom Perez.
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 Derefter kom hans broder ut, som hade den röda tråden om sina hand; och man kallade honom Serah.
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].’
