1 A nd 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.

فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، تَرَكَ يَهُوذا إخْوَتَهُ وَنَزَلَ وَاسْتَقَرَّ عِندَ رَجُلٍ عَدُّلامِيٍّ اسْمُهُ حِيرَةُ.

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

وَرَأى هُناكَ ابْنَةَ رَجُلٍ كَنْعانِيٍّ اسْمُهُ شُوعُ. فَتَزَوَّجَها وَعاشَرَها،

3 A nd she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

فَحَبِلَتْ وَأنجَبَتْ وَلَداً سَمَّتْهُ عِيرَ.

4 A nd she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

ثُمَّ حَبِلَتْ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَأنجَبَتْ وَلَداً سَمَّتْهُ أُونانَ.

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

ثُمَّ أنجَبَتْ وَلَداً آخَرَ وَسَمَّتْهُ شِيلَةَ. وَكانَ يَهُوذا ساكِناً فِي كَزِيبَ عِندَما أنجَبَتْ لَهُ شِيلَةَ.

6 A nd Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

وَوَجَدَ يَهُوذا زَوجَةً لِبِكْرِهِ عِيرَ اسْمُها ثامارُ.

7 A nd Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.

لَكِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَكُنْ راضِياً عَنْ بِكْرِ يَهُوذا عِيرَ، فَأماتَهُ اللهُ.

8 A nd Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

فَقالَ يَهُوذا لِأُونانَ: «تَزَوَّجِ امْرأةَ أخِيكَ المُتَوَفَّى، فَتَصْنَعَ بِذَلِكَ وَاجِبَ أخِي الزَّوْجِ مَعَها، وَتُنجِبُ أولاداً يَحمِلُونَ اسْمَ أخِيكَ.»

9 A nd 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.

وَإذْ عَرَفَ أُونانُ أنَّ الطِّفلَ لَنْ يُنسَبَ إلَيهِ، كانَ إذا عاشَرَ امْرأةَ أخِيهِ يَقذِفُ عَلَى الأرْضِ لِئَلّا يُعطِي أخاهُ نَسلاً.

10 A nd the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.

فَاسْتَاءَ اللهُ مِمّا فَعَلَهُ أُونانُ، فَأماتَهُ أيضاً.

11 T hen 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.

فَقالَ يَهُوذا لِكِنَّتِهِ ثامارَ: «ارجِعِي إلَى بَيتِ أبِيكِ وَلا تَتَزَوَّجِي إلَى أنْ يَكبُرَ شِيلَةُ.» فَقَدْ خافَ يَهُوذا أنْ يَموتَ شِيلَةُ أيضاً كَأخَوَيهِ. فَذَهَبَتْ ثامارُ وَعاشَتْ فِي بَيتِ أبِيها.

12 A nd 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.

وَبَعدَ وَقْتٍ طَوِيلٍ، ماتَتِ ابْنَةُ شُوعَ، زَوْجَةُ يَهُوذا. وَبَعْدَ انتِهاءِ الحِدادِ، ذَهَبَ يَهُوذا مَعَ صَدِيقِهِ حِيرَةَ العَدُلّامِيِّ إلَى تِمْنَةَ، إلَى الرِّجالِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَجُزُّونَ صُوفَ غَنَمِه.

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

فَقالَ أحَدُهُمْ لِثامارَ: «ها هُوَ حَمُوكِ فِي طَريقِهِ إلَى تِمْنَةَ لِيَجُزَّ صُوفَ غَنَمِهِ.»

14 A nd 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.

فَخَلَعَتْ ثِيابَ تَرَمُّلِها، وَغَطَّتْ وَجْهَها بِحِجابٍ، وَلَفَّتْ نَفْسَها. ثُمَّ جَلَسَتْ عِندَ مَدْخَلِ عَينايِمَ الَّتِي كانَتْ عَلَى طَرِيقِ تِمْنَةَ، فَقَدْ رَأتْ أنَّ شِيلَةَ قَدْ كَبِرَ، وَأنَّها لَمْ تُزَوَّجْ مِنْهُ.

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

فَلَمّا رَآها يَهُوذا ظَنَّ أنَّها امْرأةٌ ساقِطَةٌ، لِأنَّها كانَتْ تُغَطِّي وَجهَها.

16 A nd 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?

فَذَهَبَ إلَيها إلَى جانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ. وَقالَ لَها: «أُرِيدُ أنْ أُعاشِرَكِ.» إذْ لَمْ يَعرِفْ أنَّها كانَتْ زَوجَةَ ابْنِهِ. فَقالَتْ لَهُ ثامارُ: «وَماذا سَتُعطِينِي مُقابِلَ ذَلِكْ؟»

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

فَقالَ: «سَأُرْسِلُ إلَيكِ جَدْياً مِنْ قَطِيعِي.» فَقالَتْ: «لا أرْضَى إلّا إذا أبْقَيتَ عِندِي رَهناً إلَى أنْ تُرْسِلَهُ.»

18 A nd 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.

فَقالَ: «وَما هُوَ الرَّهْنُ الَّذِي تُرِيدِينَنِي أنْ أُبْقِيَهُ عِندَكِ إلَى أنْ آتِيَ؟» فَقالَتْ: «أعطِنِي خاتِمَكَ وَخَيطَهُ، وَعَصاكَ الَّتِي فِي يَدِكَ.» فَأعطاها لَها. ثُمَّ عاشَرَها فَحَبِلَتْ مِنْهُ.

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

ثُمَّ قامَتْ وَذَهَبَتْ إلَى بَيتِها. وَنَزَعَتْ حِجابَها، وَلَبِسَتْ ثِيابَ تَرَمُّلِها.

20 A nd 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.

وَفِيما بَعْدُ، أرْسَلَ يَهُوذا صَدِيقَهُ حِيرَةَ مَعَ الجَدْيِ لِيَسْتَرِدَّ الرَّهْنَ مِنَ المَرأةِ. لَكِنَّ حِيرَةَ لَمْ يَجِدْها.

21 T hen 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.

وَسَألَ حِيرَةُ أهلَ تِلْكَ المِنطَقَةِ: «أينَ عاهِرَةُ الهَيكَلِ الَّتِي كانَتْ عِنْدَ عَينايِمَ عَلَى جانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ؟» فَقالُوا: «لَمْ تَكُنْ هُنا أيَّةُ عاهِرَةِ هَيكَلٍ.»

22 A nd 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.

فَعادَ حِيرَةُ إلَى يَهُوذا، وَقالَ: «لَمْ أجِدْها. وَقالَ لِي أهلُ المَكانِ: ‹لَمْ تَكُنْ هُنا أيَّةُ عاهِرَةِ هَيكَلٍ.›»

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

فَقالَ يَهُوذا: «فَلتَحتَفِظْ بِالرَّهْنِ، وَإلّا صِرْنا أُضْحُوكَةً. ها قَدْ أرْسَلْتُ الجَدْيَ بِالفِعلِ، لَكِنَّكَ لَمْ تَجِدْها.» ثامارُ تحبل

24 A nd 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.

وَبَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أشْهُرٍ، قالَ أحَدُهُمْ لِيَهُوذا: «لَقَدْ زَنَتْ كِنَّتُكَ ثامارُ.» فَقالَ يَهُوذا: «أخرِجُوها، وَلْتُحْرَقْ حَتَّى المَوْتِ.»

25 W hen 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.

وَأثْناءَ إخراجِها، أرْسَلَتْ رِسالَةً إلَى حَمِيها يَهُوذا تَقُولُ: «لَقَدْ حَبِلْتُ مِنَ صاحِبِ هَذِهِ الأشْياءِ.» وَقالَتِ: «انظُرْ إلَيها! فَلِمَنْ هَذا الخاتِمُ وَالخَيطُ وَالعَصا؟»

26 A nd 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.

فَمَيَّزَ يَهُوذا أشْياءَهُ. وَقالَ: «إنَّها أفْضَلُ مِنِّي، لِأنِّي لَمْ أُزَوِّجْها مِنَ ابْنِي شِيلَةَ.» وَلَمْ يُعاشِرْها يَهُوذا مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.

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

وَلَمّا حانَ وَقْتُ وِلادَتِها، كانَ فِي بَطنِها تَوْأمانِ.

28 A nd 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.

وَعِندَما وَلَدَتْ، أخرَجَ أحَدُهُما يَدَهُ، فَأخَذَتِ القابِلَةُ خَيطاً قُرْمُزِيّاً وَرَبَطَتْهُ عَلَى يَدِهِ. وَقالَتْ: «خَرَجَ هَذا أوَّلاً.»

29 A nd 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.

وَلَكِنْ حالَما سَحَبَ يَدَهُ، خَرَجَ أخُوهُ. فَقالَتِ القابِلَةُ: «يا لَهَذا الاختِراقُ الَّذِي اختَرَقْتَهُ لِنَفْسِكَ!» فَسُمِّيَ فارَصَ.

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

ثُمَّ خَرَجَ أخُوهُ بَعْدَهُ. وَكانَ الخَيطُ القُرْمُزِيُّ عَلَى يَدِهِ. فَسُمِّيَ زارَحُ.