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38:1
וַֽיְהִי֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא וַיֵּ֥רֶד יְהוּדָ֖ה מֵאֵ֣ת אֶחָ֑יו וַיֵּ֛ט עַד־אִ֥ישׁ עֲדֻלָּמִ֖י וּשְׁמ֥וֹ חִירָֽה׃
ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ κατέβη Ιουδας ἀπὸ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀφίκετο ἕως πρὸς ἄνθρωπόν τινα Οδολλαμίτην ᾧ ὄνομα Ιρας
Eodem tempore, descendens Judas a fratribus suis, divertit ad virum Odollamitem, nomine Hiram.
ወእምዝ ፡ ወረደ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ በእማንቱ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ እምኀበ ፡ አኀዊሁ ፡ ወኀደረ ፡ ኀበ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ አዶላማዊ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ኤ[ራ]ስ ።
At that time, Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
38:2
וַיַּרְא־שָׁ֧ם יְהוּדָ֛ה בַּת־אִ֥ישׁ כְּנַעֲנִ֖י וּשְׁמ֣וֹ שׁ֑וּעַ וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָ וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶֽיהָ׃
καὶ εἶδεν ἐκεῖ Ιουδας θυγατέρα ἀνθρώπου Χαναναίου ᾗ ὄνομα Σαυα καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτὴν καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτήν
Viditque ibi filiam hominis Chananaei, vocabulo Sue : et accepta uxore, ingressus est ad eam.
ወርእየ ፡ አሐተ ፡ ወለተ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ከናናዊ ፡ ወስማ ፡ ሤዋ ፡ ወነሥኣ ፡ ወአውሰባ ።
There, Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite man named Shua. He took her, and went in to her.
38:3
וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ עֵֽר׃
καὶ συλλαβοῦσα ἔτεκεν υἱὸν καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ηρ
Quae concepit, et peperit filium, et vocavit nomen ejus Her.
ወፀንሰት ፡ ወወለደት ፡ ወልደ ፡ ወሰመየቶ ፡ ስሞ ፡ ዔር ።
She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.
38:4
וַתַּ֥הַר ע֖וֹד וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ אוֹנָֽן׃
καὶ συλλαβοῦσα ἔτι ἔτεκεν υἱὸν καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Αυναν
Rursumque concepto foetu, natum filium vocavit Onan.
ወፀንሰት ፡ ዓዲ ፡ ወወለደት ፡ ወልደ ፡ ወሰመየቶ ፡ ስሞ ፡ አውናን ።
She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.
38:5
וַתֹּ֤סֶף עוֹד֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵׁלָ֑ה וְהָיָ֥ה בִכְזִ֖יב בְּלִדְתָּ֥הּ אֹתֽוֹ׃
καὶ προσθεῖσα ἔτι ἔτεκεν υἱὸν καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Σηλωμ αὐτὴ δὲ ἦν ἐν Χασβι ἡνίκα ἔτεκεν αὐτούς
Tertium quoque peperit : quem appellavit Sela ; quo nato, parere ultra cessavit.
ወዓዲ ፡ ደገመት ፡ ወወለደት ፡ ወልደ ፡ ወሰመይዎ ፡ ስሞ ፡ ሴሎም ፤ በውስተ ፡ ብሔር ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ኮሰቤ ፡ ሀለወት ፡ አመ ፡ ወለደቶሙ ።
She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.
38:6
וַיִּקַּ֧ח יְהוּדָ֛ה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְעֵ֣ר בְּכוֹר֑וֹ וּשְׁמָ֖הּ תָּמָֽר׃
καὶ ἔλαβεν Ιουδας γυναῖκα Ηρ τῷ πρωτοτόκῳ αὐτοῦ ᾗ ὄνομα Θαμαρ
Dedit autem Judas uxorem primogenito suo Her, nomine Thamar.
ወነሥአ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ለወልዱ ፡ ለዔር ፡ በኵሩ ፡ እንተ ፡ ስማ ፡ ትዕማር ።
Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
38:7
וַיְהִ֗י עֵ֚ר בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֔ה רַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וַיְמִתֵ֖הוּ יְהֹוָֽה׃
ἐγένετο δὲ Ηρ πρωτότοκος Ιουδα πονηρὸς ἐναντίον κυρίου καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεός
Fuit quoque Her primogenitus Judae nequam in conspectu Domini : et ab eo occisus est.
ወኮነ ፡ ዔር ፡ በኵሩ ፡ ለይሁዳ ፡ እኩየ ፡ በቅድመ ፡ እግዚብሔር ፡ ወቂተሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight. So Yahweh killed him.
38:8
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוּדָה֙ לְאוֹנָ֔ן בֹּ֛א אֶל־אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖יךָ וְיַבֵּ֣ם אֹתָ֑הּ וְהָקֵ֥ם זֶ֖רַע לְאָחִֽיךָ׃
εἶπεν δὲ Ιουδας τῷ Αυναν εἴσελθε πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου καὶ γάμβρευσαι αὐτὴν καὶ ἀνάστησον σπέρμα τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου
Dixit ergo Judas ad Onan filium suum : Ingredere uxorem fratris tui, et sociare illi, ut suscites semen fratri tuo.
ወይቤሎ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ለአውናን ፡ ባእ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ እኁከ ፡ ወተሐመዋ ፡ ወአቅም ፡ ዘርአ ፡ ለእኁከ ።
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.”
38:9
וַיֵּ֣דַע אוֹנָ֔ן כִּ֛י לֹּ֥א ל֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֣ה הַזָּ֑רַע וְהָיָ֞ה אִם־בָּ֨א אֶל־אֵ֤שֶׁת אָחִיו֙ וְשִׁחֵ֣ת אַ֔רְצָה לְבִלְתִּ֥י נְתׇן־זֶ֖רַע לְאָחִֽיו׃
γνοὺς δὲ Αυναν ὅτι οὐκ αὐτῷ ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα ἐγίνετο ὅταν εἰσήρχετο πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐξέχεεν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τοῦ μὴ δοῦναι σπέρμα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ
Ille sciens non sibi nasci filios, introiens ad uxorem fratris sui, semen fundebat in terram, ne liberi fratris nomine nascerentur.
ወሶበ ፡ አእመረ ፡ አውናን ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢኮነ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ዘርእ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ቦአ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ እኁሁ ፡ ይክዑ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምድር ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢየሀብ ፡ ዘርአ ፡ ለእኁሁ ።
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.
38:10
וַיֵּ֛רַע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה וַיָּ֖מֶת גַּם־אֹתֽוֹ׃
πονηρὸν δὲ ἐφάνη ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι ἐποίησεν τοῦτο καὶ ἐθανάτωσεν καὶ τοῦτον
Et idcirco percussit eum Dominus, quod rem detestabilem faceret.
ወእኩየ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ውእቱኒ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ ከመዝ ፡ ገብረ ፡ ወቀተሎ ፡ ሎቱኒ ።
The thing which he did was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and he killed him also.
38:11
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָה֩ לְתָמָ֨ר כַּלָּת֜וֹ שְׁבִ֧י אַלְמָנָ֣ה בֵית־אָבִ֗יךְ עַד־יִגְדַּל֙ שֵׁלָ֣ה בְנִ֔י כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר פֶּן־יָמ֥וּת גַּם־ה֖וּא כְּאֶחָ֑יו וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ תָּמָ֔ר וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיהָ׃
εἶπεν δὲ Ιουδας Θαμαρ τῇ νύμφῃ αὐτοῦ κάθου χήρα ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρός σου ἕως μέγας γένηται Σηλωμ ὁ υἱός μου εἶπεν γάρ μήποτε ἀποθάνῃ καὶ οὗτος ὥσπερ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ ἀπελθοῦσα δὲ Θαμαρ ἐκάθητο ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῆς
Quam ob rem dixit Judas Thamar nurui suae : Esto vidua in domo patris tui, donec crescat Sela filius meus : timebat enim ne et ipse moreretur, sicut fratres ejus. Quae abiit, et habitavit in domo patris sui.
ወይቤላ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ለትዕማር ፡ መርዓቶሙ ፡ ንበሪ ፡ ማዕሰብኪ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ አቡኪ ፡ እስከ ፡ ይልህቅ ፡ ሴሎም ፡ ወልድየ ፡ እስመ ፡ ይቤ ፡ ዮጊ ፡ ይመውትኒ ፡ ዝኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ አኀዊሁ ፡ ወሖረት ፡ ትዕማር ፡ ወነበረት ፡ ቤተ ፡ አቡሃ ።
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.
38:12
וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים וַתָּ֖מׇת בַּת־שׁ֣וּעַ אֵֽשֶׁת־יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיַּ֜עַל עַל־גֹּֽזְזֵ֤י צֹאנוֹ֙ ה֗וּא וְחִירָ֛ה רֵעֵ֥הוּ הָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖י תִּמְנָֽתָה׃
ἐπληθύνθησαν δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι καὶ ἀπέθανεν Σαυα ἡ γυνὴ Ιουδα καὶ παρακληθεὶς Ιουδας ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τοὺς κείροντας τὰ πρόβατα αὐτοῦ αὐτὸς καὶ Ιρας ὁ ποιμὴν αὐτοῦ ὁ Οδολλαμίτης εἰς Θαμνα
Evolutis autem multis diebus, mortua est filia Sue uxor Judae : qui, post luctum consolatione suscepta, ascendebat ad tonsores ovium suarum, ipse et Hiras opilio gregis Odollamites, in Thamnas.
ወሶበ ፡ ተፈጸመ ፡ መዋዕሊሃ ፡ ሞተት ፡ ሤዋ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ወነጊፎ ፡ ላሐ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ዐርገ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ይቀርፅ ፡ አባግዒሁ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወዔራስ ፡ ኖላዊሁ ፡ [አዶላማዊ ፡] ውስተ ፡ ቴ[ምና] ።
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.
38:13
וַיֻּגַּ֥ד לְתָמָ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֥ה חָמִ֛יךְ עֹלֶ֥ה תִמְנָ֖תָה לָגֹ֥ז צֹאנֽוֹ׃
καὶ ἀπηγγέλη Θαμαρ τῇ νύμφῃ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες ἰδοὺ ὁ πενθερός σου ἀναβαίνει εἰς Θαμνα κεῖραι τὰ πρόβατα αὐτοῦ
Nuntiatumque est Thamar quod socer illius ascenderet in Thamnas ad tondendas oves.
ወአይድዕዋ ፡ ለትዕማር ፡ መርዓቶሙ ፡ ወይቤልዋ ፡ ናሁ ፡ ሐሙኪ ፡ የዐርግ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቴ[ምና] ፡ ይቅርፅ ፡ አባግዒሁ ።
Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
38:14
וַתָּ֩סַר֩ בִּגְדֵ֨י אַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ מֵֽעָלֶ֗יהָ וַתְּכַ֤ס בַּצָּעִיף֙ וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ף וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ בְּפֶ֣תַח עֵינַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־דֶּ֣רֶךְ תִּמְנָ֑תָה כִּ֤י רָאֲתָה֙ כִּֽי־גָדַ֣ל שֵׁלָ֔ה וְהִ֕וא לֹֽא־נִתְּנָ֥ה ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
καὶ περιελομένη τὰ ἱμάτια τῆς χηρεύσεως ἀφ’ ἑαυτῆς περιεβάλετο θέριστρον καὶ ἐκαλλωπίσατο καὶ ἐκάθισεν πρὸς ταῖς πύλαις Αιναν ἥ ἐστιν ἐν παρόδῳ Θαμνα εἶδεν γὰρ ὅτι μέγας γέγονεν Σηλωμ αὐτὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν αὐτῷ γυναῖκα
Quae, depositis viduitatis vestibus, assumpsit theristrum : et mutato habitu, sedit in bivio itineris, quod ducit Thamnam : eo quod crevisset Sela, et non eum accepisset maritum.
ወኀደገት ፡ አልባሲሃ ፡ ዘመበለታ ፡ ወለብሰት ፡ ሞጣሕታ ፡ ወተንሥአት ፡ ወነበረት ፡ ውስተ ፡ አንቀጽ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍኖት ፡ ዘቴ[ምና] ፡ እስመ ፡ ርእየት ፡ ከመ ፡ ልህቀ ፡ ሴሎም ፡ ወውእቱሰ ፡ ኢፈቀደ ፡ የሀባ ፡ ኪያሃ ፡ ትኩኖ ፡ ብእሲተ ።
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.
38:15
וַיִּרְאֶ֣הָ יְהוּדָ֔ה וַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָ לְזוֹנָ֑ה כִּ֥י כִסְּתָ֖ה פָּנֶֽיהָ׃
καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὴν Ιουδας ἔδοξεν αὐτὴν πόρνην εἶναι κατεκαλύψατο γὰρ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῆς καὶ οὐκ ἐπέγνω αὐτήν
Quam cum vidisset Judas, suspicatus est esse meretricem : operuerat enim vultum suum, ne agnosceretur.
ወሶበ ፡ ርእያ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ አም[ሰላ] ፡ ዘማ ፡ እስመ ፡ ተገልበበት ፡ ገጻ ፡ ወኢያእመራ ።
When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
38:16
וַיֵּ֨ט אֵלֶ֜יהָ אֶל־הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הָֽבָה־נָּא֙ אָב֣וֹא אֵלַ֔יִךְ כִּ֚י לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י כַלָּת֖וֹ הִ֑וא וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לִ֔י כִּ֥י תָב֖וֹא אֵלָֽי׃
ἐξέκλινεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν τὴν ὁδὸν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ἔασόν με εἰσελθεῖν πρὸς σέ οὐ γὰρ ἔγνω ὅτι ἡ νύμφη αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἡ δὲ εἶπεν τί μοι δώσεις ἐὰν εἰσέλθῃς πρός με
Ingrediensque ad eam, ait : Dimitte me ut coëam tecum : nesciebat enim quod nurus sua esset. Qua respondente : Quid dabis mihi ut fruaris concubitu meo ?
ወተግሕሠ ፡ ኀቤሃ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ ፍኖት ፡ ወይቤላ ፡ አብእኒ ፡ ኀቤኪ ፡ ወትቤሎ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ትሁበኒ ፡ እመ ፡ ቦእከ ፡ ኀቤየ ።
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?”
38:17
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָנֹכִ֛י אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח גְּדִֽי־עִזִּ֖ים מִן־הַצֹּ֑אן וַתֹּ֕אמֶר אִם־תִּתֵּ֥ן עֵרָב֖וֹן עַ֥ד שׇׁלְחֶֽךָ׃
ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ἐγώ σοι ἀποστελῶ ἔριφον αἰγῶν ἐκ τῶν προβάτων ἡ δὲ εἶπεν ἐὰν δῷς ἀρραβῶνα ἕως τοῦ ἀποστεῖλαί σε
dixit : Mittam tibi haedum de gregibus. Rursumque illa dicente : Patiar quod vis, si dederis mihi arrhabonem, donec mittas quod polliceris.
ወይቤላ ፡ አነ ፡ እፌኑ ፡ ለኪ ፡ ማሕስአ ፡ ጠሊ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ አባግዒነ ፡ ወትቤሎ ፡ ሀበኒ ፡ አኅዘ ፡ እስከ ፡ ትፌኑ ፡ ሊተ ።
He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?”
38:18
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָ֣ה הָעֵֽרָבוֹן֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶתֶּן־לָךְ֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר חֹתָֽמְךָ֙ וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ וּמַטְּךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וַיִּתֶּן־לָ֛הּ וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶ֖יהָ וַתַּ֥הַר לֽוֹ׃
ὁ δὲ εἶπεν τίνα τὸν ἀρραβῶνά σοι δώσω ἡ δὲ εἶπεν τὸν δακτύλιόν σου καὶ τὸν ὁρμίσκον καὶ τὴν ῥάβδον τὴν ἐν τῇ χειρί σου καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῇ καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτήν καὶ ἐν γαστρὶ ἔλαβεν ἐξ αὐτοῦ
Ait Judas : Quid tibi vis pro arrhabone dari ? Respondit : Annulum tuum, et armillam, et baculum quem manu tenes. Ad unum igitur coitum mulier concepit,
ወይቤላ ፡ ምንተ ፡ እሁበኪ ፡ አኅዘ ፡ ወትቤሎ ፡ ሕልቀተከ ፡ ወቆብዐከ ፡ ወበትረከ ፡ እንተ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እዴከ ፡ ወወሀባ ፡ ወቦአ ፡ ኀቤሃ ፡ ወፀንሰት ።
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.
38:19
וַתָּ֣קׇם וַתֵּ֔לֶךְ וַתָּ֥סַר צְעִיפָ֖הּ מֵעָלֶ֑יהָ וַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁ בִּגְדֵ֥י אַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃
καὶ ἀναστᾶσα ἀπῆλθεν καὶ περιείλατο τὸ θέριστρον ἀφ’ ἑαυτῆς καὶ ἐνεδύσατο τὰ ἱμάτια τῆς χηρεύσεως αὐτῆς
et surgens abiit : depositoque habitu quem sumpserat, induta est viduitatis vestibus.
ወተንሥአት ፡ ወሖረት ፡ ወአንበረት ፡ ውእተ ፡ አልባሲሃ ፡ ወለብሰት ፡ አልባሰ ፡ መበለታ ።
She arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
38:20
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יְהוּדָ֜ה אֶת־גְּדִ֣י הָֽעִזִּ֗ים בְּיַד֙ רֵעֵ֣הוּ הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔י לָקַ֥חַת הָעֵרָב֖וֹן מִיַּ֣ד הָאִשָּׁ֑ה וְלֹ֖א מְצָאָֽהּ׃
ἀπέστειλεν δὲ Ιουδας τὸν ἔριφον ἐξ αἰγῶν ἐν χειρὶ τοῦ ποιμένος αὐτοῦ τοῦ Οδολλαμίτου κομίσασθαι τὸν ἀρραβῶνα παρὰ τῆς γυναικός καὶ οὐχ εὗρεν αὐτήν
Misit autem Judas haedum per pastorem suum Odollamitem, ut reciperet pignus quod dederat mulieri : qui cum non invenisset eam,
ወፈነወ ፡ ላቲ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ውእተ ፡ ማሕስአ ፡ ጠሊ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ኖላዊሁ ፡ አዶ[ላ]ማዊ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይንሣእ ፡ አኅዞ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ወኢረከባ ።
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.
38:21
וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֤י מְקֹמָהּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַיֵּ֧ה הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛ה הִ֥וא בָעֵינַ֖יִם עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ לֹא־הָיְתָ֥ה בָזֶ֖ה קְדֵשָֽׁה׃
ἐπηρώτησεν δὲ τοὺς ἄνδρας τοὺς ἐκ τοῦ τόπου ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ πόρνη ἡ γενομένη ἐν Αιναν ἐπὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ εἶπαν οὐκ ἦν ἐνταῦθα πόρνη
interrogavit homines loci illius : Ubi est mulier quae sedebat in bivio ? Respondentibus cunctis : Non fuit in loco ista meretrix.
ወተስእለ ፡ ለሰብአ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ብሔር ፡ ወይቤ ፡ አይቴ ፡ ዛቲ ፡ ዘማ ፡ እንተ ፡ ነበረት ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍኖት ፡ ወይቤልዎ ፡ አልቦቱ ፡ ዝየሰ ፡ ዘማ ።
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.”
38:22
וַיָּ֙שׇׁב֙ אֶל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֣א מְצָאתִ֑יהָ וְגַ֨ם אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמָּקוֹם֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹא־הָיְתָ֥ה בָזֶ֖ה קְדֵשָֽׁה׃
καὶ ἀπεστράφη πρὸς Ιουδαν καὶ εἶπεν οὐχ εὗρον καὶ οἱ ἄνθρωποι οἱ ἐκ τοῦ τόπου λέγουσιν μὴ εἶναι ὧδε πόρνην
Reversus est ad Judam, et dixit ei : Non inveni eam : sed et homines loci illius dixerunt mihi, numquam sedisse ibi scortum.
ወገብአ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ ኢረከብክዋ ፡ ወሰብአ ፡ ውእቱኒ ፡ ብሔር ፡ ይቤሉኒ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዝየሰ ፡ ዘማ ።
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.’”
38:23
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוּדָה֙ תִּֽקַּֽח־לָ֔הּ פֶּ֖ן נִהְיֶ֣ה לָב֑וּז הִנֵּ֤ה שָׁלַ֙חְתִּי֙ הַגְּדִ֣י הַזֶּ֔ה וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א מְצָאתָֽהּ׃
εἶπεν δὲ Ιουδας ἐχέτω αὐτά ἀλλὰ μήποτε καταγελασθῶμεν ἐγὼ μὲν ἀπέσταλκα τὸν ἔριφον τοῦτον σὺ δὲ οὐχ εὕρηκας
Ait Judas : Habeat sibi, certe mendacii arguere nos non potest, ego misi haedum quem promiseram : et tu non invenisti eam.
ወይቤ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ኅዱግዎ ፡ ላቲ ፡ አላ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይሥሐቁ ፡ ላዕሌነ ፡ ፈነውኩ ፡ አንሰ ፡ ማሕስአሂ ፡ ወሶበ ፡ ኢረከብካሃሰ ፡ ኮነ ።
Judah said, “Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven’t found her.”
38:24
וַיְהִ֣י׀ כְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁ חֳדָשִׁ֗ים וַיֻּגַּ֨ד לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה לֵאמֹר֙ זָֽנְתָה֙ תָּמָ֣ר כַּלָּתֶ֔ךָ וְגַ֛ם הִנֵּ֥ה הָרָ֖ה לִזְנוּנִ֑ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָ֔ה הוֹצִיא֖וּהָ וְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃
ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τρίμηνον ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Ιουδα λέγοντες ἐκπεπόρνευκεν Θαμαρ ἡ νύμφη σου καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχει ἐκ πορνείας εἶπεν δὲ Ιουδας ἐξαγάγετε αὐτήν καὶ κατακαυθήτω
Ecce autem post tres menses nuntiaverunt Judae, dicentes : Fornicata est Thamar nurus tua, et videtur uterus illius intumescere. Dixitque Judas : Producite eam ut comburatur.
ወእምዝ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ሠለስቱ ፡ አውራኅ ፡ ዜነውዎ ፡ ለይሁዳ ፡ ወይቤልዎ ፡ ዘመወት ፡ ትዕማር ፡ መርዓትክሙ ፡ ወናሁ ፡ ፀንሰት ፡ በዝሙት ፡ ወይቤ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ያውፅእዋ ፡ ወያውዕይዋ ።
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.”
38:25
הִ֣וא מוּצֵ֗את וְהִ֨יא שָׁלְחָ֤ה אֶל־חָמִ֙יהָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁר־אֵ֣לֶּה לּ֔וֹ אָנֹכִ֖י הָרָ֑ה וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַכֶּר־נָ֔א לְמִ֞י הַחֹתֶ֧מֶת וְהַפְּתִילִ֛ים וְהַמַּטֶּ֖ה הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
αὐτὴ δὲ ἀγομένη ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς τὸν πενθερὸν αὐτῆς λέγουσα ἐκ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τίνος ταῦτά ἐστιν ἐγὼ ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχω καὶ εἶπεν ἐπίγνωθι τίνος ὁ δακτύλιος καὶ ὁ ὁρμίσκος καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος αὕτη
Quae cum duceretur ad poenam, misit ad socerum suum, dicens : De viro, cujus haec sunt, concepi : cognosce cujus sit annulus, et armilla, et baculus.
ወእንዘ ፡ ይወስድዋ ፡ ለአከት ፡ ኀበ ፡ ሐሙሃ ፡ ወትቤሎ ፡ ዝንቱአ ፡ ዘመኑአ ፡ ወዘአይኑአ ፡ ብእሲአ ፡ ዝንቱአ ፡ ፅንስአ ፡ ወትቤሎ ፡ ርኢአ ፡ ዘንተአ ፡ ቆብዐአ ፡ ወዘንተአ ፡ በትረአ ።
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.”
38:26
וַיַּכֵּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ צָֽדְקָ֣ה מִמֶּ֔נִּי כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּ֥ן לֹא־נְתַתִּ֖יהָ לְשֵׁלָ֣ה בְנִ֑י וְלֹֽא־יָסַ֥ף ע֖וֹד לְדַעְתָּֽהּ׃
ἐπέγνω δὲ Ιουδας καὶ εἶπεν δεδικαίωται Θαμαρ ἢ ἐγώ οὗ εἵνεκεν οὐκ ἔδωκα αὐτὴν Σηλωμ τῷ υἱῷ μου καὶ οὐ προσέθετο ἔτι τοῦ γνῶναι αὐτήν
Qui, agnitis muneribus, ait : Justior me est : quia non tradidi eam Sela filio meo. Attamen ultra non cognovit eam.
ወርእየ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ወይቤ ፡ ጸድቅት ፡ ትዕማር ፡ እምኔየ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢወሀብክዋ ፡ ሴሎምሃ ፡ ወልድየ ፡ (ወኀደጋ ፡ ቀቲሎታ ፡ እንከ ፡) ወኢደገመ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ቀሪቦታ ።
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.
38:27
וַיְהִ֖י בְּעֵ֣ת לִדְתָּ֑הּ וְהִנֵּ֥ה תְאוֹמִ֖ים בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃
ἐγένετο δὲ ἡνίκα ἔτικτεν καὶ τῇδε ἦν δίδυμα ἐν τῇ γαστρὶ αὐτῆς
Instante autem partu, apparuerunt gemini in utero : atque in ipsa effusione infantium unus protulit manum, in qua obstetrix ligavit coccinum, dicens :
ወኮነ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ወለደት ፡ ወመንታ ፡ ሀለወ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ከርሣ ።
In the time of her travail, behold, twins were in her womb.
38:28
וַיְהִ֥י בְלִדְתָּ֖הּ וַיִּתֶּן־יָ֑ד וַתִּקַּ֣ח הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶת וַתִּקְשֹׁ֨ר עַל־יָד֤וֹ שָׁנִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר זֶ֖ה יָצָ֥א רִאשֹׁנָֽה׃
ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ τίκτειν αὐτὴν ὁ εἷς προεξήνεγκεν τὴν χεῖρα λαβοῦσα δὲ ἡ μαῖα ἔδησεν ἐπὶ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ κόκκινον λέγουσα οὗτος ἐξελεύσεται πρότερος
Iste egredietur prior.
ወእምዝ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ትወልድ ፡ [አውፅአ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ወነሥአት ፡] መወልድ ፡ ወአሰረት ፡ ለየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ወትቤ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ይቀድም ፡ ወፂአ ።
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.”
38:29
וַיְהִ֣י׀ כְּמֵשִׁ֣יב יָד֗וֹ וְהִנֵּה֙ יָצָ֣א אָחִ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מַה־פָּרַ֖צְתָּ עָלֶ֣יךָ פָּ֑רֶץ וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ פָּֽרֶץ׃
ὡς δὲ ἐπισυνήγαγεν τὴν χεῖρα καὶ εὐθὺς ἐξῆλθεν ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ ἡ δὲ εἶπεν τί διεκόπη διὰ σὲ φραγμός καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Φαρες
Illo vero retrahente manum, egressus est alter : dixitque mulier : Quare divisa est propter te maceria ? et ob hanc causam, vocavit nomen ejus Phares.
ወሶበ ፡ [አሰሰለ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ወፅአ ፡ እኁሁ ፡ ወትቤ ፡ ዕፁብ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወሰመየቶ ፡ ስሞ ፡ ፋሬስ ።
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.
38:30
וְאַחַר֙ יָצָ֣א אָחִ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־יָד֖וֹ הַשָּׁנִ֑י וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ זָֽרַח׃ {ס}
καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ἐξῆλθεν ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ ἐφ’ ᾧ ἦν ἐπὶ τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ κόκκινον καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ζαρα
Postea egressus est frater ejus, in cujus manu erat coccinum : quem appellavit Zara.
ወእምድኅሬሁ ፡] ወፅአ ፡ እኁሁኒ ፡ ወዝክቱሂ ፡ ዘውስተ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ለይ ፡ ሰመየት ፡ ስሞ ፡ ዛራ ።
Afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.
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