1 At that time, Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 There, Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite man named Shua. He took her, and went in to her. 3 She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er. 4 She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan. 5 She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him. 6 Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. 7 Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight. So Yahweh killed him. 8 Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her, and raise up offspring for your brother." 9 Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother. 10 The thing which he did was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and he killed him also. 11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, "Remain a widow in your father’s house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up;" for he said, "Lest he also die, like his brothers." Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

12 After many days, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite. 13 Tamar was told, "Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep." 14 She took off the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she wasn’t given to him as a wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face. 16 He turned to her by the way, and said, "Please come, let me come in to you," for he didn’t know that she was his daughter-in-law.

She said, "What will you give me, that you may come in to me?"

17 He said, "I will send you a young goat from the flock."

She said, "Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?"

18 He said, "What pledge will I give you?"

She said, "Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand."

He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him. 19 She arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 20 Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, but he didn’t find her. 21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, "Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?"

They said, "There has been no prostitute here."

22 He returned to Judah, and said, "I haven’t found her; and also the men of the place said, ‘There has been no prostitute here.’" 23 Judah said, "Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven’t found her."

24 About three months later, Judah was told, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute. Moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution."

Judah said, "Bring her out, and let her be burned." 25 When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, "I am with child by the man who owns these." She also said, "Please discern whose these are—the signet, and the cords, and the staff."

26 Judah acknowledged them, and said, "She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t give her to Shelah, my son."

He knew her again no more. 27 In the time of her travail, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 When she travailed, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, "This came out first." 29 As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, "Why have you made a breach for yourself?" Therefore his name was called Perez. 30 Afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called 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。