1 A nd it came about at that time, that Judah departed from his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

Por essa época, Judá deixou seus irmãos e passou a viver na casa de um homem de Adulão, chamado Hira.

2 J udah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her and went in to her.

Ali Judá encontrou a filha de um cananeu chamado Suá, e casou-se com ela. Ele a possuiu,

3 S o she conceived and bore a son and he named him Er.

ela engravidou e deu à luz um filho, ao qual ele deu o nome de Er.

4 T hen she conceived again and bore a son and named him Onan.

Tornou a engravidar, teve um filho e deu-lhe o nome de Onã.

5 S he bore still another son and named him Shelah; and it was at Chezib that she bore him.

Quando estava em Quezibe, ela teve ainda outro filho e chamou-o Selá.

6 N ow Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Judá escolheu uma mulher chamada Tamar para Er, seu filho mais velho.

7 B ut Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord took his life.

Mas o Senhor reprovou a conduta perversa de Er, filho mais velho de Judá, e por isso o matou.

8 T hen Judah said to Onan, “ Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”

Então Judá disse a Onã: “Case-se com a mulher do seu irmão, cumpra as suas obrigações de cunhado para com ela e dê uma descendência a seu irmão”.

9 O nan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give offspring to his brother.

Mas Onã sabia que a descendência não seria sua; assim, toda vez que possuía a mulher do seu irmão, derramava o sêmen no chão para evitar que seu irmão tivesse descendência.

10 B ut what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He took his life also.

O Senhor reprovou o que ele fazia, e por isso o matou também.

11 T hen Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “ Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up”; for he thought, “ I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

Disse então Judá à sua nora Tamar: “More como viúva na casa de seu pai até que o meu filho Selá cresça”, porque temia que ele viesse a morrer, como os seus irmãos. Assim Tamar foi morar na casa do pai.

12 N ow after a considerable time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and when the time of mourning was ended, Judah went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

Tempos depois morreu a mulher de Judá, filha de Suá. Passado o luto, Judá foi ver os tosquiadores do seu rebanho em Timna com o seu amigo Hira, o adulamita.

13 I t was told to Tamar, “ Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

Quando foi dito a Tamar: “Seu sogro está a caminho de Timna para tosquiar suas ovelhas”,

14 S o she removed her widow’s garments and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gateway of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife.

ela trocou suas roupas de viúva, cobriu-se com um véu para se disfarçar e foi sentar-se à entrada de Enaim, que fica no caminho de Timna. Ela fez isso porque viu que, embora Selá já fosse crescido, ela não lhe tinha sido dada em casamento.

15 W hen Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, for she had covered her face.

Quando a viu, Judá pensou que fosse uma prostituta, porque ela havia encoberto o rosto.

16 S o he turned aside to her by the road, and said, “ Here now, let me come in to you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”

Não sabendo que era a sua nora, dirigiu-se a ela, à beira da estrada, e disse: “Venha cá, quero deitar-me com você”. Ela lhe perguntou: “O que você me dará para deitar-se comigo?”

17 H e said, therefore, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, moreover, “Will you give a pledge until you send it ?”

Disse ele: “Eu lhe mandarei um cabritinho do meu rebanho”. E ela perguntou: “Você me deixará alguma coisa como garantia até que o mande?”

18 H e said, “What pledge shall I give you?” And she said, “ Your seal and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him.

Disse Judá: “Que garantia devo dar-lhe?” Respondeu ela: “O seu selo com o cordão, e o cajado que você tem na mão”. Ele os entregou e a possuiu, e Tamar engravidou dele.

19 T hen she arose and departed, and removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments.

Ela se foi, tirou o véu e tornou a vestir as roupas de viúva.

20 W hen Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, he did not find her.

Judá mandou o cabritinho por meio de seu amigo adulamita, a fim de reaver da mulher sua garantia, mas ele não a encontrou,

21 H e asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the temple prostitute who was by the road at Enaim?” But they said, “There has been no temple prostitute here.”

e perguntou aos homens do lugar: “Onde está a prostituta cultual que costuma ficar à beira do caminho de Enaim?” Eles responderam: “Aqui não há nenhuma prostituta cultual”.

22 S o he returned to Judah, and said, “I did not find her; and furthermore, the men of the place said, ‘There has been no temple prostitute here.’”

Assim ele voltou a Judá e disse: “Não a encontrei. Além disso, os homens do lugar disseram que lá não há nenhuma prostituta cultual”.

23 T hen Judah said, “Let her keep them, otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I sent this young goat, but you did not find her.”

Disse Judá: “Fique ela com o que lhe dei. Não quero que nos tornemos objeto de zombaria. Afinal de contas, mandei a ela este cabritinho, mas você não a encontrou”.

24 N ow it was about three months later that Judah was informed, “ Your daughter-in-law Tamar has played the harlot, and behold, she is also with child by harlotry.” Then Judah said, “Bring her out and let her be burned!”

Cerca de três meses mais tarde, disseram a Judá: “Sua nora Tamar prostituiu-se, e na sua prostituição ficou grávida”. Disse Judá: “Tragam-na para fora e queimem-na viva!”

25 I t was while she was being brought out that she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “I am with child by the man to whom these things belong.” And she said, “ Please examine and see, whose signet ring and cords and staff are these?”

Quando ela estava sendo levada para fora, mandou o seguinte recado ao sogro: “Estou grávida do homem que é dono destas coisas”. E acrescentou: “Veja se o senhor reconhece a quem pertencem este selo, este cordão e este cajado”.

26 J udah recognized them, and said, “ She is more righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.

Judá os reconheceu e disse: “Ela é mais justa do que eu, pois eu devia tê-la entregue a meu filho Selá”. E não voltou a ter relações com ela.

27 I t came about at the time she was giving birth, that behold, there were twins in her womb.

Quando lhe chegou a época de dar à luz, havia gêmeos em seu ventre.

28 M oreover, it took place while she was giving birth, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”

Enquanto ela dava à luz, um deles pôs a mão para fora; então a parteira pegou um fio vermelho e amarrou o pulso do menino, dizendo: “Este saiu primeiro”.

29 B ut it came about as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out. Then she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” So he was named Perez.

Mas quando ele recolheu a mão, seu irmão saiu e ela disse: “Então você conseguiu uma brecha para sair!” E deu-lhe o nome de Perez.

30 A fterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand; and he was named Zerah.

Depois saiu seu irmão que estava com o fio vermelho no pulso, e foi-lhe dado o nome de Zerá.