1 N esse tempo Judá desceu de entre seus irmãos e entrou na casa dum adulamita, que se chamava Hira,

At that time Judah withdrew from his brothers and went to a certain Adullamite named Hirah.

2 e viu Judá ali a filha de um cananeu, que se chamava Suá; tomou-a por mulher, e esteve com ela.

There Judah saw and met a daughter of Shuah, a Canaanite; he took her as wife and lived with her.

3 E la concebeu e teve um filho, e o pai chamou-lhe Er.

And she became pregnant and bore a son, and he called him Er.

4 T ornou ela a conceber e teve um filho, a quem ela chamou Onã.

And she conceived again and bore a son and named him Onan.

5 T eve ainda mais um filho, e chamou-lhe Selá. Estava Judá em Quezibe, quando ela o teve.

Again she conceived and bore a son and named him Shelah. at Chezib when she bore him.

6 D epois Judá tomou para Er, o seu primogênito, uma mulher, por nome Tamar.

Now Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

7 O ra, Er, o primogênito de Judá, era mau aos olhos do Senhor, pelo que o Senhor o matou.

And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord slew him.

8 E ntão disse Judá a Onã: Toma a mulher de teu irmão, e cumprindo-lhe o dever de cunhado, suscita descendência a teu irmão.

Then Judah told Onan, Marry your brother’s widow; live with her and raise offspring for your brother.

9 O nã, porém, sabia que tal descendência não havia de ser para ele; de modo que, toda vez que se unia ã mulher de seu irmão, derramava o sêmen no chão para não dar descendência a seu irmão.

But Onan knew that the family would not be his, so when he cohabited with his brother’s widow, he prevented conception, lest he should raise up a child for his brother.

10 E o que ele fazia era mau aos olhos do Senhor, pelo que o matou também a ele.

And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He slew him also.

11 E ntão disse Judá a Tamar sua nora: Conserva-te viúva em casa de teu pai, até que Selá, meu filho, venha a ser homem; porquanto disse ele: Para que porventura não morra também este, como seus irmãos. Assim se foi Tamar e morou em casa de seu pai.

Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at your father’s house till Shelah my son is grown; for he thought, Lest perhaps he would die also, as his brothers did. So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

12 C om o correr do tempo, morreu a filha de Suá, mulher de Judá. Depois de consolado, Judá subiu a Timnate para ir ter com os tosquiadores das suas ovelhas, ele e Hira seu amigo, o adulamita.

But later Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shuah, died; and when Judah was comforted, he went up to his sheepshearers at Timnath with his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

13 E deram aviso a Tamar, dizendo: Eis que o teu sogro sobe a Timnate para tosquiar as suas ovelhas.

Then it was told Tamar, Listen, your father-in-law is going up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

14 E ntão ela se despiu dos vestidos da sua viuvez e se cobriu com o véu, e assim envolvida, assentou-se ã porta de Enaim que está no caminho de Timnate; porque via que Selá já era homem, e ela lhe não fora dada por mulher.

So she put off her widow’s garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapped herself up, and sat in the entrance of Enaim, which is by the road to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown and she was not given to him as his wife.

15 A o vê-la, Judá julgou que era uma prostituta, porque ela havia coberto o rosto.

When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot or devoted prostitute, for she had covered her face.

16 E dirigiu-se para ela no caminho, e disse: Vem, deixa-me estar contigo; porquanto não sabia que era sua nora. Perguntou-lhe ela: Que me darás, para estares comigo?

He turned to her by the road and said, Come, let me have intercourse with you; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me that you may have intercourse with me?

17 R espondeu ele: Eu te enviarei um cabrito do rebanho. Perguntou ela ainda: Dar-me-ás um penhor até que o envies?

He answered, I will send you a kid from the flock. And she said, Will you give me a pledge (deposit) until you send it?

18 E ntão ele respondeu: Que penhor é o que te darei? Disse ela: O teu selo com a corda, e o cajado que está em tua mão. Ele, pois, lhos deu, e esteve com ela, e ela concebeu dele.

And he said, What pledge shall I give you? She said, Your signet, your cord, and your staff that is in your hand. And he gave them to her and came in to her, and she became pregnant by him.

19 E ela se levantou e se foi; tirou de si o véu e vestiu os vestidos da sua viuvez.

And she arose and went away and laid aside her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood.

20 D epois Judá enviou o cabrito por mão do seu amigo o adulamita, para receber o penhor da mão da mulher; porém ele não a encontrou.

And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand; but he was unable to find her.

21 P elo que perguntou aos homens daquele lugar: Onde está a prostituta que estava em Enaim junto ao caminho? E disseram: Aqui não esteve prostituta alguma.

He asked the men of that place, Where is the harlot or cult prostitute who was openly by the roadside? They said, There was no harlot or temple prostitute here.

22 V oltou, pois, a Judá e disse: Não a achei; e também os homens daquele lugar disseram: Aqui não esteve prostituta alguma.

So he returned to Judah and said, I cannot find her; and also the local men said, There was no harlot or temple prostitute around here.

23 E ntão disse Judá: Deixa-a ficar com o penhor, para que não caiamos em desprezo; eis que enviei este cabrito, mas tu não a achaste.

And Judah said, Let her keep for herself, lest we be made ashamed. I sent this kid, but you have not found her.

24 P assados quase três meses, disseram a Judá: Tamar, tua nora, se prostituiu e eis que está grávida da sua prostituição. Então disse Judá: Tirai-a para fora, e seja ela queimada.

But about three months later Judah was told, Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot, and also she is with child by her lewdness. And Judah said, Bring her forth and let her be burned!

25 Q uando ela estava sendo tirada para fora, mandou dizer a seu sogro: Do homem a quem pertencem estas coisas eu concebi. Disse mais: Reconhece, peço-te, de quem são estes, o selo com o cordão, e o cajado.

When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man to whom these articles belong. Then she added, Make out clearly, I pray you, to whom these belong, the signet, cord, and staff.

26 R econheceu-os, pois, Judá, e disse: Ela é mais justa do que eu, porquanto não a dei a meu filho Selá. E nunca mais a conheceu.

And Judah acknowledged them and said, She has been more righteous and just than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he did not cohabit with her again.

27 S ucedeu que, ao tempo de ela dar ã luz, havia gêmeos em seu ventre;

Now when the time came for her to be delivered, behold, there were twins in her womb.

28 e dando ela ã luz, um pôs fora a mão, e a parteira tomou um fio encarnado e o atou em sua mão, dizendo: Este saiu primeiro.

And when she was in labor, one baby put out his hand; and the midwife took his hand and bound upon it a scarlet thread, saying, This baby was born first.

29 M as recolheu ele a mão, e eis que seu irmão saiu; pelo que ela disse: Como tens tu rompido! Portanto foi chamado Pérez.

But he drew back his hand, and behold, his brother was born first. And she said, What a breaking forth you have made for yourself! Therefore his name was called Perez.

30 D epois saiu o seu irmão, em cuja mão estava o fio encamado; e foi chamado Zerá.

And afterward his brother who had the scarlet thread on his hand was born and was named Zerah.