Genesis 38

NEW JERUSALEM	GREEK BIBLE
1 It happened at about that time that Judah left his brothers, to go down and settle with a certainAdul amite called Hirah.	1 Και κατ' εκεινον τον καιρον κατεβη ο Ιουδας απο των αδελφων αυτου και ετραπη προς ανθρωπον τινα Οδολλαμιτην ονομαζομενον Ειρα.
2 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite cal ed Shua. He made her his wife and slept with her.	2 Και ειδεν εκει ο Ιουδας την θυγατερα τινος Χαναναιου, ονομαζομενου Σουα? και ελαβεν αυτην και εισηλθε προς αυτην.
3 She conceived and gave birth to a son whom she named Er.	3 Η δε συνελαβε, και εγεννησεν υιον? και εκαλεσε το ονομα αυτου Ηρ.
4 She conceived again and gave birth to a son whom she named Onan.	4 Συνελαβε δε παλιν και εγεννησεν υιον? και εκαλεσε το ονομα αυτου Αυναν.
5 Yet again she gave birth to a son whom she named Shelah. She was at Chezib when she gave birthto him.	5 Εγεννησε δε παλιν και αλλον υιον? και εκαλεσε το ονομα αυτου Σηλα? ητο δε ο Ιουδας εν Χασβι, οτε εγεννησε τουτον.
6 Judah took a wife for his first-born Er, and her name was Tamar.	6 Και ελαβεν ο Ιουδας γυναικα εις τον Ηρ τον πρωτοτοκον αυτου, ονομαζομενην Θαμαρ.
7 But Er, Judah's first-born, offended Yahweh, and Yahweh kil ed him.	7 Ο Ηρ δε ο πρωτοτοκος του Ιουδα εσταθη κακος εμπροσθεν του Κυριου? και εθανατωσεν αυτον ο Κυριος.
8 Then Judah said to Onan, 'Take your brother's wife, and do your duty as her brother-in-law, tomaintain your brother's line.'	8 Ειπε δε ο Ιουδας προς τον Αυναν? εισελθε προς την γυναικα του αδελφου σου, και νυμφευθητι αυτην, και αναστησον σπερμα εις τον αδελφον σου.
9 But Onan, knowing that the line would not count as his, spilt his seed on the ground every time heslept with his brother's wife, to avoid providing offspring for his brother.	9 Αλλ' ο Αυναν ηξευρεν, οτι το σπερμα δεν ηθελεν εισθαι ιδικον του? δια τουτο, οτε εισηρχετο προς την γυναικα του αδελφου αυτου, εξεχυνεν επι την γην, δια να μη δωση σπερμα εις τον αδελφον αυτου.
10 What he did was offensive to Yahweh, who killed him too.	10 Και τουτο το οποιον επραττεν εφανη κακον εμπροσθεν του Κυριου? οθεν εθανατωσε και τουτον.
11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, 'Go home as a widow to your father, until my sonShelah grows up,' for he was thinking, 'He must not die like his brothers.' So Tamar went home to her father.	11 Και ειπεν ο Ιουδας προς την Θαμαρ την νυμφην αυτου, Καθου χηρα εν τω οικω του πατρος σου, εωσου Σηλα ο υιος μου γεινη μεγαλος? διοτι ελεγε, Μηπως αποθανη και ουτος, καθως οι αδελφοι αυτου. Υπηγε λοιπον η Θαμαρ και κατωκησεν εν τω οικω του πατρος αυτης.
12 A long time passed, and then Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died. After Judah had beencomforted he went up to Timnah for the shearing of his sheep, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.	12 Και μετα πολλας ημερας απεθανεν η θυγατηρ του Σουα, η γυνη του Ιουδα? και αφου παρηγορηθη ο Ιουδας, ανεβη προς τους κουρευτας των προβατων αυτου εις Θαμνα, αυτος και ο φιλος αυτου Ειρα ο Οδολλαμιτης.
13 When Tamar was told, 'Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah for the shearing of his sheep,'	13 Και ανηγγειλαν προς την Θαμαρ, λεγοντες, Ιδου, ο πενθερος σου αναβαινει εις Θαμνα δια να κουρευση τα προβατα αυτου.
14 she changed out of her widow's clothes, wrapped a veil around her to disguise herself, and sat downat the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that, although Shelah was grown up, shehad not been given to him as his wife.	14 Η δε απεκδυθεισα τα ενδυματα της χηρειας αυτης, εσκεπασθη με καλυμμα και περιετυλιχθη και εκαθισε κατα την διοδον την εν τη οδω της Θαμνα? διοτι ειδεν οτι εγεινε μεγαλος ο Σηλα, και αυτη δεν εδοθη εις αυτον δια γυναικα.
15 Judah, seeing her, took her for a prostitute, since her face was veiled.	15 Και οτε ειδεν αυτην ο Ιουδας, ενομισεν αυτην πορνην? διοτι ειχε κεκαλυμμενον το προσωπον αυτης.
16 Going up to her on the road, he said, 'Here, let me sleep with you.' He did not know that she was hisdaughter-in-law. 'What wil you give me for sleeping with you?' she asked.	16 Και κατα την οδον ετραπη προς αυτην, και ειπεν, Αφες με, παρακαλω, να εισελθω προς σε? διοτι δεν εγνωρισεν οτι ητο η νυμφη αυτου. Η δε ειπε, Τι θελεις μοι δωσει, δια να εισελθης προς εμε;
17 'I wil send you a kid from the flock,' he said. 'Agreed, if you give me a pledge until you send it,' shereplied.	17 Ο δε ειπεν, Εγω θελω σοι στειλει εριφιον αιγων εκ του ποιμνιου. Και εκεινη ειπε, Μοι διδεις ενεχυρον, εωσου να στειλης αυτο;
18 'What pledge shal I give you?' he asked. 'Your seal and cord and the staff you are holding,' shereplied. He gave them to her and slept with her, and she conceived by him.	18 Ο δε ειπε, Τι ενεχυρον να σοι δωσω; Και εκεινη ειπε, την σφραγιδα σου και το περιδερραιον σου και την ραβδον σου την εν τη χειρι σου. Και εδωκεν αυτα εις αυτην και εισηλθε προς αυτην, και συνελαβεν εξ αυτου.
19 Then she got up and left him and, taking off her veil, resumed her widow's weeds.	19 Μετα ταυτα σηκωθεισα, ανεχωρησε και απεκδυθεισα το καλυμμα αυτης, ενεδυθη τα ενδυματα της χηρειας αυτης.
20 Judah sent the kid by his friend the Adul amite, to recover the pledge from the woman. But he did notfind her.	20 Ο δε Ιουδας εστειλε το εριφιον των αιγων δια χειρος του φιλου αυτου του Οδολλαμιτου, δια να παραλαβη το ενεχυρον εκ της χειρος της γυναικος? πλην δεν ευρηκεν αυτην?
21 He enquired from the men of the place, 'Where is the prostitute who was by the roadside at Enaim?''There has been no prostitute there,' they answered.	21 και ηρωτησε τους ανθρωπους του τοπου αυτης, λεγων, Που ειναι η πορνη, ητις ητο κατα την διοδον επι της οδου; οι δε ειπον, Δεν εσταθη εδω πορνη.
22 So returning to Judah he said, 'I did not find her. What is more, the men of the place told me therehad been no prostitute there.'	22 Και επεστρεψε προς τον Ιουδαν και ειπε, Δεν ευρηκα αυτην? μαλιστα οι ανθρωποι του τοπου ειπον, Δεν εσταθη εδω πορνη.
23 'Let her keep the things,' Judah said, 'or we shal become a laughing-stock. At least I sent her thiskid, even though you did not find her.'	23 Και ειπεν ο Ιουδας, Ας εχη αυτα, δια να μη γεινωμεν ονειδος? ιδου, εγω εστειλα το εριφιον τουτο, συ ομως δεν ευρηκας αυτην.
24 About three months later, Judah was told, 'Your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; furthermore,she is pregnant, as a result of her misconduct.' 'Bring her out,' Judah ordered, 'and let her be burnt alive!'	24 Και μετα τρεις μηνας περιπου, ανηγγειλαν προς τον Ιουδαν, λεγοντες, Θαμαρ η νυμφη σου επορνευθη, και μαλιστα, ιδου, ειναι εγκυος εκ πορνειας. Και ειπεν ο Ιουδας, Φερετε αυτην εξω και ας κατακαυθη.
25 But as she was being led off, she sent word to her father-in-law, 'It was the owner of these whomade me pregnant. Please verify', she said, 'whose seal and cord and staff these are.'	25 Και οτε εφερετο εξω, απεστειλε προς τον πενθερον αυτης, λεγουσα, Εκ του ανθρωπου, του οποιου ειναι ταυτα, ειμαι εγγυος? και ειπεν ετι, Γνωρισον, παρακαλω, τινος ειναι η σφραγις και το περιδερραιον, και η ραβδος αυτη.
26 Judah recognised them and said, 'She was right and I was wrong, since I did not give her to my sonShelah.' He had no further intercourse with her.	26 Και ο Ιουδας εγνωρισεν αυτα? και ειπεν, Αυτη ειναι δικαιοτερα εμου, διοτι δεν εδωκα αυτην εις τον Σηλα τον υιον μου. Και ετι πλεον δεν εγνωρισεν αυτην.
27 When the time for her confinement came, there were twins in her womb!	27 Και καθ' ον καιρον εμελλε να γεννηση, ιδου, διδυμα εν τη κοιλια αυτης.
28 During the delivery, one of them put out a hand, and the midwife caught it and tied a scarlet thread toit, indicating that this was the first to arrive.	28 Και ενω εγεννα, το εν επροβαλεν εξω την χειρα? και η μαια λαβουσα, εδεσεν επι την χειρα αυτου νημα κοκκινον, λεγουσα, Ουτος εξηλθε πρωτος.
29 Whereupon, he drew back his hand, and out came his brother. Then she said, 'What a breach youhave opened for yourself!' So he was named Perez.	29 Και καθως εσυρεν οπισω την χειρα αυτου, ιδου, εξηλθεν ο αδελφος αυτου? και αυτη ειπε, Ποιον χαλασμον εκαμες; επι σε ας ηναι ο χαλασμος? δια τουτο εκαλεσθη το ονομα αυτου Φαρες.
30 Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread on his hand, so he was named Zerah.	30 Και επειτα εξηλθεν ο αδελφος αυτου, οστις ειχε το κοκκινον νημα επι την χειρα αυτου? και εκαλεσθη το ονομα αυτου Ζαρα.