| 1 Otprilike u to vrijeme Juda ode od svoje braće te okrenu nekom Adulamcu komu ime bijaše Hira. | 1 It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. |
| 2 Tu Juda zapazi kćer jednog Kanaanca – zvao se Šua – i njome se oženi. Priđe njoj | 2 There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; he married her and went in to her, |
| 3 te ona zače i rodi sina, komu dade ime Er. | 3 and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er. |
| 4 Opet ona zače, rodi sina i dade mu ime Onan. | 4 Again she conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan. |
| 5 Još jednog sina rodi te mu nadjene ime Šela. Nalazila se u Kezibu kad je njega rodila. | 5 Yet again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. She was in Chezib when she bore him. |
| 6 Juda oženi svoga prvorođenca Era djevojkom kojoj bijaše ime Tamara. | 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar. |
| 7 Ali Judin prvorođenac Er uvrijedi Jahvu i Jahve ga pogubi. | 7 But Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him. |
| 8 Tada reče Juda Onanu: »Priđi k udovici svoga brata, izvrši prema njoj djeversku dužnost i tako očuvaj lozu svome bratu!« | 8 Then Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother." |
| 9 Ali Onan, znajući da se sjeme neće računati kao njegovo, ispuštaše ga na zemlju kad god bi prišao bratovoj udovici, tako da ne dade potomstva svome bratu. | 9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother's wife he spilled the semen on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother. |
| 10 To što je činio uvrijedilo je Jahvu, pa i njega pogubi. | 10 And what he did was displeasing in the sight of the LORD, and he slew him also. |
| 11 Onda Juda reče svojoj nevjesti Tamari: »Ostani kao udovica u domu svoga oca dok poodraste moj sin Šela.« Bojao se, naime, da bi i on mogao umrijeti kao i njegova braća. I tako Tamara ode da živi u očevu domu. | 11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, "Remain a widow in your father's house, till Shelah my son grows up"--for he feared that he would die, like his brothers. So Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. |
| 12 Dugo vremena poslije toga umre Šuina kći, Judina žena. Kad je prošlo vrijeme žalosti, Juda ode, zajedno sa svojim prijateljem Adulamcem Hirom, u Timnu da striže svoje ovce. | 12 In course of time the wife of Judah, Shua's daughter, died; and when Judah was comforted, he went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. |
| 13 Obavijeste Tamaru: »Eno ti je svekar«, rekoše joj, »na putu u Timnu da striže ovce.« | 13 And when Tamar was told, "Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep," |
| 14 Ona svuče udovičko ruho, navuče koprenu i zamota se pa sjede na ulazu u Enajim, što je na putu k Timni. Vidjela je, naime, da je Šela odrastao, ali nju još ne udaše za nj. | 14 she put off her widow's garments, and put on a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage. |
| 15 Kad je Juda opazi, pomisli da je bludnica, jer je bila pokrila lice. | 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot, for she had covered her face. |
| 16 Svrati se on k njoj i reče: »Daj da ti priđem!« Nije znao da mu je nevjesta. A ona odgovori: »Što ćeš mi dati da uđeš k meni?« | 16 He went over to her at the road side, and said, "Come, let me come in to you," for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me, that you may come in to me?" |
| 17 »Spremit ću ti jedno kozle od svoga stada«, odgovori. »Treba da ostaviš jamčevinu dok ga ne pošalješ.« | 17 He answered, "I will send you a kid from the flock." And she said, "Will you give me a pledge, till you send it?" |
| 18 A on zapita: »Kakvu jamčevinu da ti ostavim?« Ona odgovori: »Svoj pečatnjak o vrpci i štap što ti je u ruci.« Dade joj jedno i drugo, a onda priđe k njoj i ona po njem zače. | 18 He said, "What pledge shall I give you?" She replied, "Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand." So he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him. |
| 19 Potom ona ustade i ode; skide sa sebe koprenu i opet se odjenu u svoje udovičko ruho. | 19 Then she arose and went away, and taking off her veil she put on the garments of her widowhood. |
| 20 Uto Juda pošalje kozle po svom prijatelju Adulamcu da iskupi jamčevinu iz ruku žene, ali je nije mogao naći. | 20 When Judah sent the kid by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, he could not find her. |
| 21 Upita ljude u mjestu: »Gdje je bludnica što se nalazila uz put u Enajim?« Oni mu odgovore: »Ovdje nije nikad bilo bludnice.« | 21 And he asked the men of the place, "Where is the harlot who was at Enaim by the wayside?" And they said, "No harlot has been here." |
| 22 Tako se on vrati k Judi pa reče: »Nisam je mogao naći. Osim toga, ljudi mi u mjestu rekoše da ondje nije nikad bilo bludnice.« | 22 So he returned to Judah, and said, "I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, 'No harlot has been here.'" |
| 23 Onda reče Juda: »Da ne ostanemo za ruglo, neka ih drži! Slao sam joj, eto, ovo kozle, ali je ti nisi našao.« | 23 And Judah replied, "Let her keep the things as her own, lest we be laughed at; you see, I sent this kid, and you could not find her." |
| 24 Otprilike poslije tri mjeseca donesoše vijest Judi: »Tvoja nevjesta Tamara odala se bludništvu; čak je u bludničenju i začela.« »Izvedite je«, naredi Juda, »pa neka se spali!« | 24 About three months later Judah was told, "Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; and moreover she is with child by harlotry." And Judah said, "Bring her out, and let her be burned." |
| 25 Dok su je izvodili, ona poruči svekru: »Začela sam po čovjeku čije je ovo.« Još doda: »Vidi čiji je ovaj pečatnjak o vrpci i ovaj štap!« | 25 As she was being brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, "By the man to whom these belong, I am with child." And she said, "Mark, I pray you, whose these are, the signet and the cord and the staff." |
| 26 Juda ih prepozna pa reče: »Ona je pravednija nego ja, koji joj nisam dao svoga sina Šelu.« Ali više s njom nije imao posla. | 26 Then Judah acknowledged them and said, "She is more righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son Shelah." And he did not lie with her again. |
| 27 Kad joj je došlo vrijeme da rodi, pokaže se da nosi blizance. | 27 When the time of her delivery came, there were twins in her womb. |
| 28 Dok je rađala, jedan od njih pruži ruku van. Nato babica priveže za njegovu ruku crven konac govoreći: »Ovaj je izišao prvi.« | 28 And when she was in labor, one put out a hand; and the midwife took and bound on his hand a scarlet thread, saying, "This came out first." |
| 29 Ali baš tada on uvuče ruku te iziđe njegov brat. A ona reče: »Kakav li proder napravi!« Stoga mu nadjenu ime Peres. | 29 But as he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out; and she said, "What a breach you have made for yourself!" Therefore his name was called Perez. |
| 30 Poslije iziđe njegov brat koji je oko ruke imao crveni konac. Njemu dadoše ime Zerah. | 30 Afterward his brother came out with the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zerah. |
