¹त्यस समय यहूदा आफ्नो दाज्यू-भाइहरूलाई छोडी हीरा नाउँको मानिससित बस्न गए। हीरा अद्‌दुलाम शहरको थियो।

¹And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a man of Adullam whose name was Hirah.

²यहूदाले त्यहीं कनानी केटीलाई भेट्यो अनि उसलाई विवाह गर्यो। त्यस केटीको बाबुको नाउँ शूआ थियो।

²And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.

³त्यस कनानी केटीले एउटा छोरो जन्माई। उनले उसको नाउँ एर राखी।

³And she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Er.

⁴पछि फेरि अर्को छोरो पाई र उसको नाउँ ओनन राखी।

⁴And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

⁵पछि फेरि उनले अर्को छोरो जन्माई अनि उसको नाउँ उनले शेलह राखीन्। उसको तेस्रो छोरो जन्मँदा यहूदा कजीबामा थियो।

⁵And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.

⁶यहूदाले आफ्नो छोरो एरको विवाह गराउँनको निम्ति एउटी केटीलाई रोज्यो। त्यस केटीको नाउँ तामार थियो।

⁶And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

⁷तर एरले अत्यन्तै नराम्रो काम गर्यो। परमप्रभु ऊसंग प्रसन्न हुनुभएन। यसकारण परमप्रभुले उसलाई मार्नु भयो।

⁷And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.

⁸त्यसपछि यहूदाले एरको भाइ ओनानलाई भने, “जा अनि मरेको दाइको पत्नीसित सुत। तँ उसको लोग्ने जस्तै बनिनु। यदि नानीहरू जन्मे ती तेरो दाइ एरका नानीहरू हुन्छन्।”

⁸Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty, and raise up seed to thy brother.

⁹ओनानलाई थाहा थियो तामार र ऊबाट जो नानीहरू हुन्छन् ती सबै उसका हुँदैनन्। ओनानले तामारसित सहवास गर्यो। तर उनले आफ्नो गर्भधारण हुन दिएन।

⁹But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother.

¹⁰यस विषयमा परमप्रभु क्रोधित हुनु भयो। यसकारण परमप्रभुले ओनानलाई पनि मार्नु भयो।

¹⁰And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.

¹¹त्यसपछि आफ्नी बुहारी तामारलाई यहूदाले भन्यो, “तँ आफ्नो बाबुको घर फर्केर जा, त्यही बस अनि तबसम्म विवाह नगर्नु जबसम्म मेरो छोरा शेलह ठूलो हुँदैन।” यहूदालाई डर थियो कतै शेलह पनि उसको दाज्यूहरू झैं मारिन्छ। तामार आफ्नो बाबुको घरमा फर्केर गइन्।

¹¹And Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, until Shelah my son is grown; for he said, Lest he die also, as his brethren. And Tamar went and remained in her father's house.

¹²पछि शूआकी छोरी यहूदाकी पत्नी मरी। यहूदाको शोक समय बितेपछि, त्यो अद्‌दुलामबाट आफ्नो साथी हीरासित तिम्ना गए। भेडाबाट काटिएको ऊन लिन यहुदा तिम्ना गए।

¹²And as the days were multiplied, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. And Judah was comforted, and he went up to his sheep-shearers, to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

¹³उसको ससुरा यहूदा भेडाको ऊन लिन तिम्ना गएको कुरा तामारले चाल पाई।

¹³And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.

¹⁴तामारले संधै विधवाले लगाउने लुगा लाउने गर्द थिइ। यसर्थ उनले भिन्दै केही लुगा लगाई अनि आफ्नो अनुहार पर्दाले छोपी। त्यसपछि तिम्ना शहरको नजिक एनैम जाने बाटोको मुन्तिर बसी। तामारले थाहा पाई यहूदाको छोरो शेलह अब ठूलो भइसकेको छ। तर यहूदाले ऊसित विवाह गर्ने कुनै योजना बनाउने छैन।

¹⁴And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entry of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as wife.

¹⁵यहूदा त्यही बाटो हिंडेर गए। उनले तामारलाई देख्यो तर त्यो वेश्या हो भनेर सोच्यो। उनले आफ्नो अनुहार वेश्याहरूले जस्तै पर्दाले ढाकेकी थिई।

¹⁵And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.

¹⁶यसर्थ यहूदा तिनी भएको ठाउँमा गए अनि भन्यो, “तँसित शारीरिक सम्बन्ध गर्नदे।” यहूदाले थाहा पाएन ऊ आफ्नी बुहारी तामार थिई। उनले भनी, “तिमीले मलाई के दिन्छौ?”

¹⁶And he turned aside to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me go in to thee; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in to me?

¹⁷यहूदाले उत्तर दियो, “म मेरो भेडाको हुलबाट एउटा भेडा पठाइ दिनेछु।” उनले उत्तर दिई, “यसमा म राजी छु। तर तिमीले मलाई भेडा नपठाउञ्जेलसम्म राख्नलाई केही दिनु पर्छ।”

¹⁷And he said, I will send [thee] a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give [me] a pledge, until thou send it?

¹⁸यहूदाले सोध्यो, “मैले भेडा नपठाउञ्जेलसम्म के बन्धक राख्न चाहन्छौ?” तामारले उत्तर दिई, “तिमीले आफ्नो चिट्ठी पठाउँदा प्रयोग गर्ने मोहर र डोरी देऊ। अनि तिमीले टेक्ने लट्ठी पनी देऊ।” यहूदाले यी सब चीजहरू उसलाई दिएर तामारसित सहवास गरे। तामार गर्भवती भइन्।

¹⁸And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave [it] her, and went in to her; and she conceived by him.

¹⁹तामार घर गई अनि उनले आफ्नो मुखबाट पर्दा हटाएर फेरि त्यही आफूलाई विधवा देखाउने लुगा पहिरीन्।

¹⁹And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

²⁰त्यसपछि यहूदाले वेश्यासित प्रतिज्ञा गरे अनुसार हीरालाई एउटा सानो बाख्रा दिएर एनैम पठाए। यहूदाले उसलाई आफ्नो मोहर र लट्ठी फर्काएर ल्याउनुँ भन्यो। तर हीराले तामारलाई भेट्न सकेन।

²⁰And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not.

²¹हीराले एनैम शहरका केही मानिसहरूलाई सोध्यो, “बाटोको छेऊमा बस्ने वेश्या कहाँ छे?” मानिसहरूले जवाफ दिए, “यहाँ कोही वेश्या थिइन।”

²¹And he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim, by the way-side? And they said, There was no prostitute here.

²²यसर्थ यहूदाको साथी तिनीकहाँ गए र भने, “मैले आइमाईलाई भेट्न सकिन। जब मैले त्यस ठाउँका मानिसहरूलाई सोधें, तिनीहरूले मलाई बताए त्यस ठाउँमा कोही वेश्या थिइन।”

²²And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, No prostitute has been here.

²³यसकारण यहूदाले भने, “त्यसलाई ती चीजहरू राख्न देऊ। म चाँहदिन मानिसहरू ममाथि हाँसुन्। मैले त्यसलाई बाख्रा दिन खोजें तर उसलाई भेटिएन, त्यही नै पर्याप्त छ।”

²³Then Judah said, Let her take [it] for herself, lest we be put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

²⁴प्रायः तीन महीनापछि कसैले यहूदालाई भने, “तिम्रो बुहारीले वेश्याले जस्तै काम गरी। अनि अहिले उ वेश्यावृतिले गर्दा गर्भवती छे।” तब यूहदाले भन्यो, “उसलाई बाहिर निकाल, उसलाई मार अनि उसको शरीर जलाई दे।”

²⁴And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has committed fornication, and behold, she is also with child by fornication. And Judah said, Bring her forth, that she may be burned.

²⁵यहूदाका मानिसहरू तामारलाई मार्न गए। तर तामारले आफ्नो ससुरालाई समाचार पठाई। तामारले भनी, “जुन मानिसले मलाई गर्भवती बनायो त्यसैका यी चीजहरू हुन्। तब उनले मोहर, डोरी अनि टेक्ने लट्ठी देखाई। यी चीजहरू हेर यी सब कसका हुन्? यी कसका विशेष मोहर, डोरी र टेक्‌ने लट्ठी हो?”

²⁵When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man to whom these [belong] am I with child; and she said, Acknowledge, I pray thee, whose are this signet, and this lace, and this staff.

²⁶यहूदाले ती चीजहरू चिन्यो अनि भने, “उनले ठीक भनी। म नै भूलमा थिएँ। मैले आफ्नो प्रतिज्ञा अनुसार उसको विवाह आफ्नो छोरा शेलहसित गर्न दिइनँ।” अनि यहूदा फेरि तिनीसित सुतेनन्।

²⁶And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She is more righteous than I, because I have not given her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

²⁷तामारको सुत्केरी हुने समय आइपुग्यो अनि उनले थाहा पाई जुम्लयाह नानीहरू हुनेछन्।

²⁷And it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were in her womb.

²⁸जुन समयमा उनले नानी जन्माँउदै थिई एउटा नानीको एउटा हात बाहिर निस्कियो। सुँडेनीले त्यो नानीको हातमा रातो धागो बाँधेर भनी, “यो नानी पहिले जन्मन्छ।”

²⁸And it came to pass when she brought forth, that one stretched out [his] hand, and the midwife took it and bound round his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

²⁹तर त्यस नानीले आफ्नो हात फेरि भित्र पसायो। त्यसपछि दोस्रो नानी पहिले जन्मयो। त्यस बखत सुँडेनीले भनी, “तँ नै पहिले बाहिर आउन समर्थ भइस्।” त्यसकारण उनले त्यस नानीको नाउँ पेरेस राखी।

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! on thee be the breach! And they called his name Pherez.

³⁰त्यसपछि अर्को नानी जन्मियो। त्यस नानीको हातमा रातो धागो थियो। उनले त्यस नानीको नाउँ जेरह राखि।

³⁰And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.