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 Naquele tempo, Judá, apartando-se dos seus irmãos, foi para a casa de um homem de Odolão, chamado Hira.
2 Judá viu ali a filha de um cananeu, de nome Sué, e desposou-a, unindo-se a ela.
3 Ela concebeu e deu à luz um filho, ao qual chamou Her.
4 Concebeu novamente e deu ao mundo um filho, e deu-lhe o nome de Onã.
5 E teve ainda um filho, que chamou Sela. Judá estava em Achzib na ocasião desse nascimento.
6 Judá escolheu para Her, seu primogênito, uma mulher chamada Tamar.
7 Her, porém, o primogênito de Judá, era mau aos olhos do Senhor, e o Senhor o feriu de morte.
8 Então Judá disse a Onã: "Vai, toma a mulher de teu irmão, cumpre teu dever de levirato e suscita uma posteridade a teu irmão."
9 Mas Onã, que sabia que essa posteridade não seria dele, maculava-se por terra cada vez que se unia à mulher do seu irmão, para não dar a ele posteridade.
10 Seu comportamento desagradou ao Senhor, que o feriu de morte também.
11 E Judá disse a Tamar, sua nora: "Conserva-te viúva em casa de teu pai até que meu filho Sela se torne adulto." "Não é bom, pensava ele consigo, que também ele morra como seus irmãos." E Tamar voltou a habitar na casa paterna.
12 Muito tempo depois, morreu a filha de Sué, mulher de Judá. Passado o luto, subiu Judá a Tamna para a tosquia de suas ovelhas, com seu amigo Hira, o odolamita.
13 E foi noticiado a Tamar: "Eis que o teu sogro sobe a Tamna para a tosquia de suas ovelhas."
14 Depôs ela então os seus vestidos de viúva, cobriu-se de um véu, e, assim disfarçada, assentou-se à entrada de Enaim, que se encontra no caminho de Tamna, pois via que Sela tinha crescido e não lha tinham dado por mulher.
15 Judá, vendo-a, julgou tratar-se de uma prostituta, porque tinha o rosto coberto.
16 E, chegando-se a ela no caminho, disse: "Queres juntar-te comigo?" {Ignorava ele que se tratava de sua nora.} Ela respondeu: "O que me darás para juntar-me contigo?"
17 "Mandar-te-ei um cabrito do meu rebanho." "Está bem; mas dá-me então um penhor, até que o tenhas enviado."
18 "Que penhor queres que eu te dê?" "Teu anel, teu cordão e o bastão que tens na mão." Ele os entregou; em seguida, aproximou-se dela e ela concebeu.
19 E levantando-se, partiu; tirou o seu véu e retomou seus vestidos de viúva.
20 E Judá mandou-lhe o cabrito por seu amigo, o odolamita, para retirar o penhor das mãos daquela mulher, mas ele, não a encontrando,
21 perguntou aos habitantes do lugar: "Onde está aquela prostituta que estava em Enaim, à beira do caminho?" Responderam-lhe: "Não há prostituta nesse lugar!"
22 Ele voltou para junto de Judá: "Não a encontrei, disse ele, e os moradores daquele lugar disseram-me que não havia nenhuma prostituta ali."
23 "Guarde ela o meu penhor, respondeu Judá, não nos tornemos ridículos! Eu mandei o cabrito; tu, porém, não a encontraste".
24 Mais ou menos três meses depois, vieram dizer a Judá: "Tamar, tua nora, conduziu-se mal: vê-se que está grávida." Judá respondeu: "Tirai-a para fora, que ela seja queimada!"
25 E, enquanto era conduzida, ela mandou dizer ao seu sogro: "Concebi do homem a quem pertence isto: examine bem, ajuntou ela, de quem são este anel, este cordão e este bastão."
26 Judá, reconhecendo-os, exclamou: "Ela é mais justa do que eu; pois que não a dei ao meu filho Sela." E não a conheceu mais.
27 E, na ocasião de dar à luz, eis que ela trazia dois gêmeos no seu ventre.
28 No parto, saindo uma mão, a parteira tomou-a e atou nela um fio vermelho, dizendo: "Este é o que saiu primeiro!"
29 Mas, como ele retirasse a mão, saiu o seu irmão. "Que brecha fizeste! exclamou a parteira: Que a brecha esteja sobre ti!"
30 E chamou-se-lhe Farés. Em seguida, veio o seu irmão, com o fio vermelho atado na mão. Deu-se-lhe o nome de Zara.