1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a man of Adullam whose name was Hirah.2 And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; 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 again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.5 And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.8 Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty, and raise up seed to thy brother.9 But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled {it} on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother.10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.11 And Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, until Shelah my son is grown; for he said, Lest he die also, as his brethren. And Tamar went and remained in her father's house.12 And as the days were multiplied, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. And Judah was comforted, and he went up to his sheep-shearers, to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.14 And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entry of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as wife.15 And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.16 And he turned aside to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me go in to thee; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in to me?17 And he said, I will send {thee} a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give {me} a pledge, until thou send it?18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave {it} her, and went in to her; and she conceived by him.19 And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not.21 And he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim, by the way-side? And they said, There was no prostitute here.22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, No prostitute has been here.23 Then Judah said, Let her take {it} for herself, lest we be put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has committed fornication, and behold, she is also with child by fornication. And Judah said, Bring her forth, that she may be burned.25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man to whom these {belong} am I with child; and she said, Acknowledge, I pray thee, whose are this signet, and this lace, and this staff.26 And Judah acknowledged {them}, and said, She is more righteous than I, because I have not given her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.27 And it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were in her womb.28 And it came to pass when she brought forth, that one stretched out {his} hand, and the midwife took it and bound round 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 hast thou broken forth! on thee be the breach! And they called his name Pherez.30 And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.

1 In die tyd het Juda afgetrek, van sy broers af weg, en uitgedraai na 'n man van Adullam met die naam van Hira.2 En Juda het daar die dogter van 'n Kana„nitiese man gesien met die naam van Sua; en hy het met haar getrou en by haar ingegaan.3 En sy het bevrug geword en 'n seun gebaar, en sy het hom Er genoem.4 Daarna het sy weer bevrug geword en 'n seun gebaar en hom Onan genoem.5 En sy het nog weer 'n seun gebaar en hom Sela genoem; en hy was in Kesib toe sy hom gebaar het.6 En Juda het vir Er, sy eersgeborene, 'n vrou geneem, en haar naam was Tamar.7 Maar Er, die eersgeborene van Juda, het die HERE mishaag. Daarom het die HERE hom laat sterwe.8 Toe sê Juda vir Onan: Gaan in by die vrou van jou broer en sluit die swaershuwelik met haar en verwek vir jou broer 'n nageslag.9 Maar Onan het geweet dat die nageslag nie syne sou wees nie; daarom het hy, elke keer as hy by die vrou van sy broer ingaan, dit op die grond verderwe om vir sy broer geen nageslag te gee nie.10 En dit was verkeerd in die oë van die HERE wat hy gedoen het; daarom het Hy hom ook laat sterwe.11 Toe sê Juda vir Tamar, sy skoondogter: Bly 'n weduwee in die huis van jou vader totdat my seun Sela groot is. Want hy het gedink: Anders sterwe hy ook soos sy broers! So het Tamar dan gaan woon in die huis van haar vader.12 En n verloop van geruime tyd het die dogter van Sua, die vrou van Juda, gesterwe. En toe Juda klaar getreur het, het hy opgegaan na die skeerders van sy kleinvee, na Timna toe, hy en sy vriend Hira, die Adullamiet.13 En hulle het Tamar te kenne gegee en gesê: Kyk, jou skoonvader gaan op na Timna om sy kleinvee te skeer.14 Toe trek sy die klere van haar weduweeskap uit en bedek haar met 'n sluier en draai haar toe; en sy het gaan sit by die ingang van Enaim wat op die pad na Timna lê. Want sy het gesien dat Sela groot geword het, maar sy was aan hom nie as vrou gegee nie.15 Toe Juda haar sien, het hy haar vir 'n hoer gehou, omdat sy haar gesig toegebind het;16 en hy het na haar uitgedraai by die pad en gesê: Kom tog, laat my by jou ingaan; want hy het nie geweet dat dit sy skoondogter was nie. En sy vra: Wat sal jy my gee as jy by my ingaan?17 En hy antwoord: Ek sal jou 'n boklam van die kleinvee af stuur. Toe sê sy: As jy 'n pand gee totdat jy dit stuur.18 En hy sê: Wat is die pand wat ek jou moet gee? Toe antwoord sy: Jou seëlring met die bandjie en jou staf wat in jou hand is. Hy gee dit toe aan haar en gaan by haar in, en sy het by hom swanger geword.19 En sy het opgestaan en weggegaan en haar sluier afgehaal en die klere van haar weduweeskap aangetrek.20 En Juda het die boklam gestuur deur middel van sy vriend, die Adullamiet, om die pand uit die hand van die vrou te gaan haal. Maar hy het haar nie gevind nie.21 Toe vra hy die mense van haar woonplek: Waar is daardie hoer wat in Enaim by die pad was? En hulle antwoord: Hier was geen hoer nie.22 Daarop gaan hy na Juda terug met die berig: Ek het haar nie gevind nie. En die mense van die plek het ook gesê: Hier was geen hoer nie.23 Toe sê Juda: Laat sy dit hou, dat ons nie 'n bespotting word nie. Kyk, ek het hierdie boklam gestuur, maar jy het haar nie gevind nie.24 N omtrent drie maande het hulle Juda laat weet en gesê: Tamar, jou skoondogter, het gehoereer, en sy is ook swanger deur hoerery! En Juda sê: Bring haar uit, dat sy verbrand kan word.25 Terwyl sy uitgebring word, laat sy haar skoonvader dit weet: By die man aan wie hierdie dinge behoort, is ek swanger. En sy het gesê: Kyk tog mooi aan wie hierdie seëlring en bandjies en staf behoort.26 En Juda het dit herken en gesê: Sy het reg teenoor my, want ek het haar mos nie aan my seun Sela gegee nie. En hy het haar verder nie meer beken nie.27 En toe sy sou baar, was daar 'n tweeling in haar skoot.28 En terwyl sy baar, het een die hand uitgesteek; en die vroedvrou het dit gegryp en 'n rooi draad om sy hand gebind en gesê: Hierdie een is eerste gebore.29 Maar toe hy sy hand teruggetrek het, word sy broer gebore! En sy sê: Hoe kragtig het jy deurgebreek! En hulle het hom Peres genoem.30 En daarna is sy broer gebore aan wie se hand die rooi draad was. En hulle het hom Serag genoem.