1Omkring den tid rejste Juda hjemmefra og flyttede til Adullam, hvor han boede hos en mand ved navn Hira.2Der mødte han en kana’anæisk pige—en datter af Shua—og giftede sig med hende.3Snart blev hun gravid og fødte en søn, som hun kaldte Er.4Senere blev hun igen gravid og fødte en søn, som hun kaldte Onan.5Derefter fødte hun endnu en søn, som hun kaldte Shela. På det tidspunkt boede de i Kezib.6Da Er var blevet voksen, fandt Juda en kone til ham. Hun hed Tamar.7Men Er var en ond mand, og derfor lod Herren ham dø.8Da sagde Juda til Ers bror Onan: „Gift dig med Tamar, og opfyld din forpligtelse til din afdøde bror, så han kan få en arving.”9Men Onan vidste, at hans første barn med Tamar ikke ville blive regnet for hans eget. Så hver gang han gik i seng med hende, sørgede han for at spilde sin sæd på jorden. På den måde nægtede han at skaffe sin afdøde bror en arving.10Det blev Herren vred over, og derfor lod han også Onan dø.11Da sagde Juda til sin svigerdatter Tamar: „Rejs hjem til dine forældre og lev som enke, indtil min søn Shela bliver gammel nok til at gifte sig med dig.” Juda var nemlig bange for, at hans yngste søn også skulle dø ligesom de to andre, hvis han blev gift med hende. Så rejste Tamar hjem til sine forældre.12Nogen tid efter døde Judas kone. Da sørgetiden var overstået, tog Juda og hans ven, adullamitten Hira, af sted til Timna for at overvåge fåreklipningen.13Da Tamar hørte, at hendes svigerfar var på vej til fåreklipningen i Timna,14lagde hun sit enketøj til side, hyllede sig i et slør, så det skjulte hendes ansigt og satte sig ved vejen, der førte ind til landsbyen Enajim på vej til Timna. Hun var nemlig godt klar over, at hun aldrig ville blive gift med Shela, som i mellemtiden var blevet voksen.15Da Juda kom forbi og fik øje på hende, troede han, at hun var prostitueret, fordi hendes slør dækkede hele ansigtet.16Han gik hen til hende og spurgte, om han måtte ligge med hende, uden at vide, at hun var hans svigerdatter. „Hvor meget vil du give mig for det?” spurgte hun.17„Jeg kan sende dig et gedekid,” svarede han. „Hvad giver du mig i pant, så jeg kan være sikker på, at du sender det?” spurgte hun.18„Hvad vil du have?” spurgte han tilbage. „Giv mig dit segl og snoren, som det hænger i, og så den vandrestav, du har i hånden,” svarede hun. Så gav han hende tingene, og hun lå med ham og blev gravid.19Bagefter gik hun hjem, tog sløret af og skiftede til sit enketøj.20Juda bad nu sin ven, adullamitten Hira, om at bringe gedekiddet til hende og samtidig hente de ting tilbage, som han havde givet i pant, men Hira kunne ikke finde hende.21Til sidst spurgte han nogle mænd i byen: „Hvor bor den prostituerede, som sad ved vejen uden for byen?” „Der har aldrig været en prostitueret på det sted,” svarede de.22Så vendte Hira tilbage til Juda og fortalte, at han ikke kunne finde pigen, og at mændene havde sagt, der ikke var nogen prostitueret der.23„Så lad hende beholde sit pant,” sagde Juda. „Vi gjorde i hvert fald, hvad vi kunne. Hvis vi går tilbage igen, bliver vi da helt til grin.”24Omkring tre måneder senere fik Juda at vide, at hans svigerdatter Tamar var blevet gravid som følge af prostitution. „Tag hende uden for byen og brænd hende!” sagde Juda.25Men da de førte hende ud til bålet, sendte hun følgende besked til sin svigerfar: „Det er ejeren af dette segl, denne snor og denne vandrestav, der har gjort mig gravid. Se godt efter! Genkender du pantet?”26Juda måtte indrømme, at tingene tilhørte ham. Da tilstod han: „Hun har retten på sin side, for jeg opfyldte ikke mit løfte og gav hende ikke til min søn Shela.” Men han lå aldrig med hende igen.27Da tidspunktet kom, hvor hun skulle føde, viste det sig, at det var tvillinger.28Under presseveerne kom der en hånd frem, og jordemoderen bandt en rød snor om hånden for at markere, hvem der var kommet først.29Men barnet trak hånden tilbage, og det var den anden, som blev født først. „Som han dog bryder igennem,” udbrød jordemoderen, og derfor gav man ham navnet Peretz.*30Bagefter blev drengen med den røde snor om håndleddet født. Han kom til at hedde Zerach.
King James Version
1And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.2And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.3And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.5And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.7And Er, Judah' firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother' wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.9And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother' wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.10And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father' house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did . And Tamar went and dwelt in her father' house.12And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah' wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.13And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.14And she put her widow' garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?17And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it ?18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.19And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.20And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman' hand: but he found her not.21Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place .22And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place .23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.24And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.26And Judah acknowledged them , and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.27And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.28And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
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