Genèse 38
1 II arriva, en ce temps là, que Juda s’éloigna de ses frères et s’achemina vers un habitant d’Adoullam, nommé Hira.
And it came to pass at that time that Judas went down from his brethren, and came as far as to a certain man of Odollam, whose name was Iras.
2 Là, Juda vit la fille d’un Cananéen, appelé Choua; il l’épousa et s’approcha d’elle.
And Judas saw there the daughter of a Chananitish man, whose name was Sava; and he took her, and went in to her.
3 Elle conçut et enfanta un fils, à qui il donna le nom d’Ér.
And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name, Er.
4 Elle conçut encore et eut un fils et elle lui donna le nom d’Onàn.
And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
5 De nouveau elle enfanta un fils et elle le nomma Chéla. II était à Kezib lorsqu’elle l’enfanta.
And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.
6 Juda choisit une épouse à Ér, son premier né; elle se nommait Thamar.
And Judas took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
7 Ér, le premier né de Juda, ayant déplu au Seigneur, le Seigneur le fit mourir.
And Er, the firstborn of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.
8 Alors Juda dit à Onàn: "Épouse la femme de ton frère en vertu du lévirat, afin de constituer une postérité à ton frère."
And Judas said to Aunan, Go in to your brother's wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to your brother.
9 Onân comprit que cette postérité ne serait pas la sienne; et alors, chaque fois qu’il approchait de la femme de son frère, il corrompait sa voie, afin de ne pas donner de postérité à son frère.
And Aunan, knowing that the seed should not be his—it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] upon the ground, so that he should not give seed to his brother's wife.
10 Sa conduite déplut au Seigneur, qui le fit mourir de même.
And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he killed him also.
11 Et Juda dit à Thamar, sa belle fille: "Demeure veuve dans la maison de ton père, jusqu’à ce que mon fils Chéla soit plus grand," car il craignait qu’il ne meure, lui aussi, comme ses frères. Et Thamar s’en alla demeurer dans la maison de son père.
And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit you a widow in the house of your father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; for he said, lest he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in the house of her father.
12 Longtemps après mourut la fille de Choua, femme de Juda. Quand Juda se fut consolé, il alla surveiller la tonte de ses brebis, avec Hira son ami l’Adoullamite, à Timna.
And the days were fulfilled, and Sava the wife of Judas died; and Judas, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and Iras his Shepherd the Odollamite, to Thamna.
13 On informa Thamar en ces termes: "Ton beau père monte en ce moment à Timna pour tondre ses brebis."
And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.
14 Elle quitta ses vêtements de veuve, prit un voile et s’en couvrit; et elle s’assit au carrefour des Deux Sources, qui est sur le chemin de Timna. Car elle voyait que Chéla avait grandi et qu’elle ne lui avait pas été donnée pour épouse.
And having taken off the garments of her widowhood from her, she put on a veil, and ornamented her face, and sat by the gates of Aenan, which is in the way to Thamna, for she saw that Selom was grown; but he gave her not to him for a wife.
15 Juda, l’ayant aperçue, la prit pour une prostituée; car elle avait voilé son visage.
And when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.
16 II se dirigea de son côté et lui dit: "Laisse moi te posséder." Car il ignorait que ce fût sa belle fille. Elle répondit: "Que me donneras-tu pour me posséder?"
And he went out of his way to her, and said to her, Let me come in to you; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What will you give me if you should come in to me?
17 II répliqua: "Je t’enverrai un chevreau de mon troupeau." Et elle dit: "Bien, si tu me donnes un gage en attendant cet envoi."
And he said, I will send you a kid of the goats from my flock; and she said, [Well], if you will give me an earnest, until you send it.
18 II reprit: "Quel gage te donnerai-je?" Elle répondit: "Ton sceau, ton cordon et le bâton que tu as à la main." II les lui donna, il approcha d’elle et elle conçut de son fait.
And he said, What is the earnest that I shall give you? and she said, Your ring, and your bracelet, and the staff in your hand; and he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
19 Elle se leva et partit; elle quitta son voile et reprit les vêtements de son veuvage.
And she arose and departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 Juda envoya le chevreau par l’entremise de son ami l’Adoullamite, pour retirer le gage des mains de cette femme; il ne la trouva point.
And Judas sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd the Odollamite, to receive the pledge from the woman; and he found her not.
21 II questionna les gens de l’endroit, disant: "Où est la prostituée qui se tient aux Deux Sources, sur le chemin?" Ils répondirent: "II n’y a point de prostituée ici."
And he asked the men of the place, Where is the harlot who was in Aenan by the wayside? and they said, There was no harlot here.
22 II retourna auprès de Juda et dit: "Je ne l’ai pas trouvée; et même les habitants de l’endroit ont dit qu’il n’y avait point là de prostituée."
And he returned to Judas, and said, I have not found her; and the men of the place say, There is no harlot here.
23 Et Juda dit: "Qu’elle garde ce qu’elle a et que nous n’ayons pas à rougir; car enfin, j’ai envoyé ce chevreau et tu n’as pu la trouver."
And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent this kid, but you have not found her.
24 Or, environ trois mois après, on informa Juda, en disant: "Thamar, ta bru, s’est prostituée et elle porte dans son sein le fruit de la débauche." Juda répondit: "Emmenez la et qu’elle soit brûlée!"
And it came to pass after three months, that it was told Judas, saying, Thamar your daughter-in-law has grievously played the harlot, and behold she is with child by whoredom; and Judas said, Bring her out, and let her be burnt.
25 Comme on l’emmenait, elle envoya dire à son beau père: "Je suis enceinte du fait de l’homme à qui ces choses appartiennent." Et elle dit: "Examine, je te prie, à qui appartiennent ce sceau, ces cordons et ce bâton."
And as they were bringing her, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man whose these things are; and she said, See whose is this ring and bracelet and staff.
26 Juda les reconnut et dit: "Elle est plus juste que moi, car il est vrai que je ne l’ai point donnée à Chéla mon fils." Cependant il cessa, dès lors, de la connaître.
And Judas knew [them], and said, Thamar is cleared rather than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Selom my son: and he knew her not again.
27 Or il se trouva, lors de son enfantement, qu’elle portait des jumeaux dans son sein.
And it came to pass when she was in labour, that she also had twins in her womb.
28 Au moment de sa délivrance, l’un d’eux avança la main; la sage femme la saisit et y attacha un fil d’écarlate, pour indiquer que celui ci était né le premier.
And it came to pass as she was bringing forth, one thrust forth his hand, and the midwife having taken hold of it, bound upon his hand a scarlet [thread], saying, This one shall come out first.
29 Comme il retirait sa main, voici que son frère vint au monde. Elle dit: "Avec quelle violence tu te fais jour!" Et on lui donna le nom de Péreç.
And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of you? and she called his name, Phares.
30 Ensuite naquit son frère, dont la main portait le fil d’écarlate. On lui donna le nom de Zérah.
And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.
