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 那时， 犹大离开他的众兄弟下去， 到一个亚杜兰人的家里居住， 那人名叫希拉。
2 犹大在那里看见迦南人书亚的女儿， 就娶了她， 与她亲近。
3 她就怀了孕， 生了一个儿子， 犹大给他起名叫珥。
4 她又怀孕， 生了一个儿子， 给他起名叫俄南。
5 她再怀孕， 又生了一个儿子， 就给他起名叫示拉。她生示拉的时候， 犹大正在基悉。
6 犹大为自己的长子珥娶妻， 名叫他玛。
7 犹大的长子珥， 在耶和华眼中是个恶人， 所以耶和华取去他的性命。
8 于是犹大对俄南说： "你去与你哥哥的妻子亲近， 向她尽你作弟弟的本分， 替你的哥哥立后。"
9 俄南知道生下来的孩子不会归自己， 所以每次与哥哥的妻子亲近的时候， 都遗精在地上， 免得替自己的哥哥立后。
10 俄南所作的， 在耶和华眼中是件恶事， 所以耶和华也取去他的性命。
11 于是， 犹大对他的媳妇他玛说： "你回到你父亲家里去守寡， 等我的儿子示拉长大。"因为他心里想： "恐怕示拉也像他两个哥哥一样死去。"他玛就回去， 住在她父亲的家里。
12 过了很多日子， 犹大的妻子， 书亚的女儿死了。守丧的时间过了以后， 犹大就和他的朋友亚杜兰人希拉上亭拿去， 到替他羊群剪毛的人那里。
13 有人告诉他玛说： "你的公公现在上亭拿去剪羊毛。"
14 他玛见示拉已经长大了， 还没有娶她为妻， 就脱去守寡的衣服， 用帕子蒙脸， 遮蔽自己， 坐在亭拿路上， 伊拿印的城门口。
15 犹大看见她， 以为她是个妓女， 因为她蒙着脸。
16 犹大就过到她那边去， 说： "来吧， 让我与你亲近。"原来他不知道她就是自己的媳妇。他玛说： "你与我亲近要给我什么呢？"
17 犹大说： "我从羊群中拿一只小山羊送给你。"他玛说： "在你没有送来以前， 你可以留些东西作为保证吗？"
18 犹大问： "你要我给你什么作保证呢？"他玛回答： "你的印戒， 连同印的带子， 以及你手里的杖。"犹大就给了她， 与她亲近， 她就从犹大怀了孕。
19 他玛起来走了， 脱去帕子， 再穿上守寡的衣服。
20 犹大托自己的朋友亚杜兰人， 把一只小山羊送去， 要从那女人手中取回保证物， 却找不着她。
21 希拉问那地方的人说： "伊拿印路旁的妓女在哪里呢？"他们回答： "这里是没有妓女的。"
22 那人回去见犹大， 说： "我找不着她， 并且那地的人都说： ‘这里是没有妓女的。’"
23 犹大说： "那些东西任她拿去吧， 免得我们被人嗤笑。我已经把这小山羊送了去， 可是你找不着她。"
24 大约过了三个月， 有人告诉犹大说： "你的媳妇他玛作了妓女， 并且因此怀了孕。"犹大说： "把她拉出来， 烧死她。"
25 他玛被拉出来的时候， 派人去见她的公公说： "这些东西是谁的， 我就是从谁怀了孕。"她又说： "请你认一认， 这印戒、印的带子和手杖是谁的？"
26 犹大认出那些东西， 就说： "她比我更有理， 因为我没有把她给我的儿子示拉为妻。"从此犹大就不再与她亲近了。
27 到了他玛将要生产的时候， 腹中竟是一对双胎。
28 她正在生产的时候， 一个孩子伸出一只手来。接生婆拿了一根朱红线， 系在他的手上， 说： "这一个是先出生的。"
29 他把手收回去的时候， 他的哥哥就出来了。接生婆说： "你为什么抢着出来呢？"因此， 给他起名叫法勒斯。
30 接着， 手上系着一根朱红线的弟弟也出来了。因此， 给他起名叫谢拉。