Genesis 38

وَحَدَثَ فِي ذلِكَ الزَّمَانِ أَنَّ يَهُوذَا نَزَلَ مِنْ عِنْدِ إِخْوَتِهِ، وَمَالَ إِلَى رَجُل عَدُلاَّمِيٍّ اسْمُهُ حِيرَةُ.

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

وَنَظَرَ يَهُوذَا هُنَاكَ ابْنَةَ رَجُل كَنْعَانِيٍّ اسْمُهُ شُوعٌ، فَأَخَذَهَا وَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا،

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

فَحَبِلَتْ وَوَلَدَتِ ابْنًا وَدَعَا اسْمَهُ «عِيرًا».

And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

ثُمَّ حَبِلَتْ أَيْضًا وَوَلَدَتِ ابْنًا وَدَعَتِ اسْمَهُ «أُونَانَ».

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

ثُمَّ عَادَتْ فَوَلَدَتْ أَيْضًا ابْنًا وَدَعَتِ اسْمَهُ «شِيلَةَ». وَكَانَ فِي كَزِيبَ حِينَ وَلَدَتْهُ.

And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

وَأَخَذَ يَهُوذَا زَوْجَةً لِعِيرٍ بِكْرِهِ اسْمُهَا ثَامَارُ.

And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

وَكَانَ عِيرٌ بِكْرُ يَهُوذَا شِرِّيرًا فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، فَأَمَاتَهُ الرَّبُّ.

And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لأُونَانَ: «ادْخُلْ عَلَى امْرَأَةِ أَخِيكَ وَتَزَوَّجْ بِهَا، وَأَقِمْ نَسْلاً لأَخِيكَ».

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

فَعَلِمَ أُونَانُ أَنَّ النَّسْلَ لاَ يَكُونُ لَهُ، فَكَانَ إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَى امْرَأَةِ أَخِيهِ أَنَّهُ أَفْسَدَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، لِكَيْ لاَ يُعْطِيَ نَسْلاً لأَخِيهِ.

And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.

فَقَبُحَ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ مَا فَعَلَهُ، فَأَمَاتَهُ أَيْضًا.

And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لِثَامَارَ كَنَّتِهِ: «اقْعُدِي أَرْمَلَةً فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيكِ حَتَّى يَكْبُرَ شِيلَةُ ابْنِي». لأَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لَعَلَّهُ يَمُوتُ هُوَ أَيْضًا كَأَخَوَيْهِ». فَمَضَتْ ثَامَارُ وَقَعَدَتْ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيهَا.

Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

وَلَمَّا طَالَ الزَّمَانُ مَاتَتِ ابْنَةُ شُوعٍ امْرَأَةُ يَهُوذَا. ثُمَّ تَعَزَّى يَهُوذَا فَصَعِدَ إِلَى جُزَّازِ غَنَمِهِ إِلَى تِمْنَةَ، هُوَ وَحِيرَةُ صَاحِبُهُ الْعَدُلاَّمِيُّ.

And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

فَأُخْبِرَتْ ثَامَارُ وَقِيلَ لَهَا: «هُوَذَا حَمُوكِ صَاعِدٌ إِلَى تِمْنَةَ لِيَجُزَّ غَنَمَهُ».

And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

فَخَلَعَتْ عَنْهَا ثِيَابَ تَرَمُّلِهَا، وَتَغَطَّتْ بِبُرْقُعٍ وَتَلَفَّفَتْ، وَجَلَسَتْ فِي مَدْخَلِ عَيْنَايِمَ الَّتِي عَلَى طَرِيقِ تِمْنَةَ، لأَنَّهَا رَأَتْ أَنَّ شِيلَةَ قَدْ كَبُرَ وَهِيَ لَمْ تُعْطَ لَهُ زَوْجَةً.

And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

فَنَظَرَهَا يَهُوذَا وَحَسِبَهَا زَانِيَةً، لأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ قَدْ غَطَّتْ وَجْهَهَا.

When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

فَمَالَ إِلَيْهَا عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ وَقَالَ: «هَاتِي أَدْخُلْ عَلَيْكِ». لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّهَا كَنَّتُهُ. فَقَالَتْ: «مَاذَا تُعْطِينِي لِكَيْ تَدْخُلَ عَلَيَّ؟»

And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, 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, that thou mayest come in unto me?

فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أُرْسِلُ جَدْيَ مِعْزَى مِنَ الْغَنَمِ». فَقَالَتْ: «هَلْ تُعْطِينِي رَهْنًا حَتَّى تُرْسِلَهُ؟».

And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?

فَقَالَ: «مَا الرَّهْنُ الَّذِي أُعْطِيكِ؟» فَقَالَتْ: «خَاتِمُكَ وَعِصَابَتُكَ وَعَصَاكَ الَّتِي فِي يَدِكَ». فَأَعْطَاهَا وَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا، فَحَبِلَتْ مِنْهُ.

And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

ثُمَّ قَامَتْ وَمَضَتْ وَخَلَعَتْ عَنْهَا بُرْقُعَهَا وَلَبِسَتْ ثِيَابَ تَرَمُّلِهَا.

And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

فَأَرْسَلَ يَهُوذَا جَدْيَ الْمِعْزَى بِيَدِ صَاحِبِهِ الْعَدُلاَّمِيِّ لِيَأْخُذَ الرَّهْنَ مِنْ يَدِ الْمَرْأَةِ، فَلَمْ يَجِدْهَا.

And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.

فَسَأَلَ أَهْلَ مَكَانِهَا قَائِلاً: «أَيْنَ الزَّانِيَةُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ فِي عَيْنَايِمَ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ؟» فَقَالُوا: «لَمْ تَكُنْ ههُنَا زَانِيَةٌ».

Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.

فَرَجَعَ إِلَى يَهُوذَا وَقَالَ: «لَمْ أَجِدْهَا. وَأَهْلُ الْمَكَانِ أَيْضًا قَالُوا: لَمْ تَكُنْ ههُنَا زَانِيَةٌ».

And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.

فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا: «لِتَأْخُذْ لِنَفْسِهَا، لِئَلاَّ نَصِيرَ إِهَانَةً. إِنِّي قَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ هذَا الْجَدْيَ وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تَجِدْهَا».

And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

وَلَمَّا كَانَ نَحْوُ ثَلاَثَةِ أَشْهُرٍ، أُخْبِرَ يَهُوذَا وَقِيلَ لَهُ: «قَدْ زَنَتْ ثَامَارُ كَنَّتُكَ، وَهَا هِيَ حُبْلَى أَيْضًا مِنَ الزِّنَا». فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا: «أَخْرِجُوهَا فَتُحْرَقَ».

And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

أَمَّا هِيَ فَلَمَّا أُخْرِجَتْ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى حَمِيهَا قَائِلَةً: «مِنَ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي هذِهِ لَهُ أَنَا حُبْلَى!» وَقَالَتْ: «حَقِّقْ لِمَنِ الْخَاتِمُ وَالْعِصَابَةُ وَالْعَصَا هذِهِ».

When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

فَتَحَقَّقَهَا يَهُوذَا وَقَالَ: «هِيَ أَبَرُّ مِنِّي، لأَنِّي لَمْ أُعْطِهَا لِشِيلَةَ ابْنِي». فَلَمْ يَعُدْ يَعْرِفُهَا أَيْضًا.

And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

وَفِي وَقْتِ وِلاَدَتِهَا إِذَا فِي بَطْنِهَا تَوْأَمَانِ.

And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

وَكَانَ فِي وِلاَدَتِهَا أَنَّ أَحَدَهُمَا أَخْرَجَ يَدًا فَأَخَذَتِ الْقَابِلَةُ وَرَبَطَتْ عَلَى يَدِهِ قِرْمِزًا، قَائِلَةً: «هذَا خَرَجَ أَوَّلاً».

And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

وَلكِنْ حِينَ رَدَّ يَدَهُ، إِذَا أَخُوهُ قَدْ خَرَجَ. فَقَالَتْ: «لِمَاذَا اقْتَحَمْتَ؟ عَلَيْكَ اقْتِحَامٌ!». فَدُعِيَ اسْمُهُ «فَارِصَ».

And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

وَبَعْدَ ذلِكَ خَرَجَ أَخُوهُ الَّذِي عَلَى يَدِهِ الْقِرْمِزُ. فَدُعِيَ اسْمُهُ «زَارَحَ».

And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.