1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in to her.3 And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er.4 And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she called his name Onan.5 And she yet again conceived, and bore a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.7 And Er, Judah' firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.8 And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother' wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to your brother.9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother' wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: why he slew him also.11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at your father' house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brothers did. And Tamar went and dwelled in her father' house.12 And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah' wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold your father in law goes up to Timnath to shear his sheep.14 And she put her widow' garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, 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 to him to wife.15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.16 And he turned to her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray you, 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, that you may come in to me?17 And he said, I will send you a kid from the flock. And she said, Will you give me a pledge, till you send it?18 And he said, What pledge shall I give you? And she said, Your signet, and your bracelets, and your staff that is in your hand. And he gave it her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman' hand: but he found her not.21 Then 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.22 And 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.23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and you have not found her.24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar your daughter in law has played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by prostitution. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.25 When 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 you, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She has been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound on his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How have you broken forth? this breach be on you: therefore his name was called Pharez.30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread on his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

1 Nesse tempo Judá desceu de entre seus irmãos e entrou na casa dum adulamita, que se chamava Hira,2 e viu Judá ali a filha de um cananeu, que se chamava Suá; tomou-a por mulher, e esteve com ela.3 Ela concebeu e teve um filho, e o pai chamou-lhe Er.4 Tornou ela a conceber e teve um filho, a quem ela chamou Onã.5 Teve ainda mais um filho, e chamou-lhe Selá. Estava Judá em Quezibe, quando ela o teve.6 Depois Judá tomou para Er, o seu primogênito, uma mulher, por nome Tamar.7 Ora, Er, o primogênito de Judá, era mau aos olhos do Senhor, pelo que o Senhor o matou.8 Então disse Judá a Onã: Toma a mulher de teu irmão, e cumprindo-lhe o dever de cunhado, suscita descendência a teu irmão.9 Onã, porém, sabia que tal descendência não havia de ser para ele; de modo que, toda vez que se unia à mulher de seu irmão, derramava o sêmen no chão para não dar descendência a seu irmão.10 E o que ele fazia era mau aos olhos do Senhor, pelo que o matou também a ele.11 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 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 E deram aviso a Tamar, dizendo: Eis que o teu sogro sobe a Timnate para tosquiar as suas ovelhas.14 Então ela se despiu dos vestidos da sua viuvez e se cobriu com o véu, e assim envolvida, assentou-se à 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 Ao vê-la, Judá julgou que era uma prostituta, porque ela havia coberto o rosto.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?17 Respondeu ele: Eu te enviarei um cabrito do rebanho. Perguntou ela ainda: Dar-me-ás um penhor até que o envies?18 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 E ela se levantou e se foi; tirou de si o véu e vestiu os vestidos da sua viuvez.20 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 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 Voltou, pois, a Judá e disse: Não a achei; e também os homens daquele lugar disseram: Aqui não esteve prostituta alguma.23 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 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 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 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 Sucedeu que, ao tempo de ela dar à luz, havia gêmeos em seu ventre;28 e dando ela à luz, um pôs fora a mão, e a parteira tomou um fio encarnado e o atou em sua mão, dizendo: Este saiu primeiro.29 Mas recolheu ele a mão, e eis que seu irmão saiu; pelo que ela disse: Como tens tu rompido! Portanto foi chamado Pérez.30 Depois saiu o seu irmão, em cuja mão estava o fio encamado; e foi chamado Zerá.