1 J udah went away from his brothers at that time. He visited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah.

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

2 T here Judah saw a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her as his wife and lived with her.

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

3 A nd she was going to have a child and gave birth to a son. He gave him the name Er.

Ela concebeu e teve um filho, e o pai chamou-lhe Er.

4 T hen she was going to have another child and she gave birth to a son. She gave him the name Onan.

Tornou ela a conceber e teve um filho, a quem ela chamou Onã.

5 T hen she gave birth to another son at Chezib. And she gave him the name Shelah.

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

6 J udah chose a wife for his first-born son Er. Her name was Tamar.

Depois Judá tomou para Er, o seu primogênito, uma mulher, por nome Tamar.

7 B ut Er, Judah’s first-born, was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. So the Lord took his life.

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

8 T hen Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife. Do your duty as her brother-in-law. Have children for your brother.”

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

9 B ut Onan knew that the children would not be his. So when he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground to keep his brother from having children.

Onã, 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.

10 W hat he did was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. So the Lord took his life also.

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

11 T hen Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Stay in your father’s house as a woman whose husband has died, until my son Shelah is grown.” For he thought, “I am afraid that he also may die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

Então 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.

12 N ow after a long time, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. And after the time of sorrow, Judah and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went to the men who cut the wool from his sheep at Timnah.

Com 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.

13 I t was told to Tamar, “Your father-in-law is going to Timnah to cut the wool from his sheep.”

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

14 S o she took off the clothes of a woman whose husband has died and put on other clothes and covered her face with cloth. Then she sat in the gate of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown, and she had not been given to him for a wife.

Então 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.

15 W hen Judah saw her, he thought she was a woman who sold the use of her body. For she had covered her face.

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

16 H e went to her at the side of the road, and said, “Here now, let me come in to you.” He did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, “What will you give me to come in to me?”

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?

17 H e answered, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She asked, “Will you give something as a promise until you send it?”

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

18 H e said, “What should I give you as a promise?” And she said, “The ring you use to mark your name, and its string, and the stick that is in your hand.” So he gave them to her and went in to her. And she was going to have a baby by him.

Então 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.

19 T hen she got up and left. She took off the cloth that covered her, and put on the clothes worn by a woman whose husband has died.

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

20 J udah sent his friend the Adullamite to bring the young goat to the woman and take from her the things he had given as a promise. But he did not find her.

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

21 H e asked the men of the place, “Where is the woman who was selling the use of her body beside the road at Enaim?” They said, “There has been no woman selling the use of her body here.”

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

22 S o he returned to Judah, and said, “I did not find her. The men of the place said, ‘There has been no woman selling the use of her body here.’”

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

23 T hen Judah said, “Let her keep the things, or else we will be laughed at. I sent the young goat, and you did not find her.”

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

24 A bout three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has sold the use of her body. She is going to have a baby by doing this sinful thing.” Judah said, “Bring her out and let her be burned!”

Passados 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.

25 W hen she was brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, “I am going to have a baby by the man who owns these things.” She said, “Look and see, who owns this ring for marking a name, and this string and stick?”

Quando 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.

26 J udah saw that they belonged to him. He said, “She is more right than I, because I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not lie with her again.

Reconheceu-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.

27 W hen the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were two babies.

Sucedeu que, ao tempo de ela dar ã luz, havia gêmeos em seu ventre;

28 W hile she was giving birth, one put out a hand. The nurse took his hand and tied a red string around it, saying, “This one came out first.”

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.

29 B ut when he pulled away his hand, his brother was born. Then she said, “What an opening you have made for yourself!” So he was given the name of Perez.

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

30 A fter that, his brother came out with the red string around his hand. He was given the name Zerah.

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