¹A stalo sa v tom čase, že Júda odišiel dolu od svojich bratov a uchýlil sa k nejakému mužovi adulamitskému, ktorému bolo meno Chíra.

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.

²Tam videl Júda dcéru kananejského muža, ktorému bolo meno Šuva, a vzal si ju a vošiel k nej.

²And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he took her, and went in unto her.

³A žena počala a porodila syna, a nazval jeho meno Ér.

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

⁴A zase počala a porodila syna a nazvala jeho meno Onan.

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

⁵A ešte porodila syna a nazvala jeho meno Šela. A vtedy bol v Chezibe, keď ho porodila.

⁵And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

⁶Potom vzal Júda Érovi, svojmu prvorodenému, ženu, ktorej bolo meno Támar.

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

⁷Ale Ér, prvorodený Júdov, bol zlý v očiach Hospodinových, a preto ho zabil Hospodin.

⁷And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah slew him.

⁸A Júda povedal Onanovi: Vojdi k žene svojho brata a vezmi si ju za ženu podľa švagrovského práva a vzbuď svojmu bratovi semeno.

⁸And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

⁹Ale Onan vedel, že to nebude jeho semeno, a tak bývalo, keď vošiel k žene svojho brata, že zahubil semä vypustiac ho na zem, aby nedal semena svojmu bratovi.

⁹And Onan knew that the seed would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.

¹⁰Ale to bolo zlé v očiach Hospodinových, čo urobil, a zabil i jeho.

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

¹¹Vtedy povedal Júda Támari, svojej neveste: Zostaň vdovou v dome svojho otca, dokiaľ nedorastie Šela, môj syn. Lebo povedal: Aby nezomrel aj on ako jeho bratia. A Támar odišla a bývala v dome svojho otca.

¹¹Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

¹²A potom po dlhom čase zomrela dcéra Šuvova, žena Júdova. A keď sa potešil Júda, odišiel hore za strihačmi svojho stáda, on i Chíra, jeho adulamitský priateľ, do Timny.

¹²And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

¹³A Támari bolo oznámené, že vraj, hľa, tvoj svokor ide hore do Timny strihať svoje stádo.

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

¹⁴Vtedy složila rúcho svojho vdovstva so seba a pokryla sa závojom a zahaliac sa sedela pri bráne Enaim, ktorá je na ceste do Timny. Lebo videla, že Šela dorástol, a že mu nebola daná za ženu.

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

¹⁵A keď uvidel Júda, myslel, že je to smilnica, pretože zakryla svoju tvár.

¹⁵When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.

¹⁶Vtedy sa uchýlil k nej na cestu a povedal jej: Nože dovoľ, aby som vošiel k tebe! Lebo nevedel, že je to jeho nevesta. A riekla: Čo mi dáš, keď vojdeš ku mne?

¹⁶And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, 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?

¹⁷A povedal: Ja ti pošlem kozľa zo stáda. A riekla: Dobre, ak dáš záloh, dokiaľ nepošleš.

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

¹⁸A on povedal: Aký to má byť záloh, ktorý ti dám? A riekla: Svoj pečatný prsteň, svoj náhrdelník a svoju palicu, ktorú máš vo svojej ruke. A dal jej a vošiel k nej, a počala mu.

¹⁸And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

¹⁹Potom vstala a odišla a složila svoj závoj so seba a obliekla si rúcho svojho vdovstva.

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

²⁰A Júda poslal kozľa po svojom adulamitskom priateľovi, aby vzal záloh z ruky ženy, ale jej nenašiel.

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.

²¹Vtedy sa pýtalo mužov, ktorí boli z jej mesta, a povedal: Kde je tá zasvätená, ktorá sedela v Enaime pri ceste? A riekli: Nebolo tu zasvätenej.

²¹Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There hath been no prostitute here.

²²Vtedy sa navrátil k Júdovi a povedal: Nenašiel som jej. I mužovia toho miesta tiež vraveli: Nebolo tu zasvätenej.

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

²³A Júda povedal: Nech si to vezme. Aby sme neboli na potupu. Hľa, poslal som toto kozľa, ale ty si jej nenašiel.

²³And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

²⁴A stalo sa tak asi o tri mesiace, že bolo oznámené Júdovi, že vraj Támar, tvoja nevesta, dopustila sa smilstva, a hľa, aj je tehotná od svojho smilstva. A Júda povedal: Vyveďte ju, aby bola upálená.

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 moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

²⁵A keď ju už viedli, poslala k svojmu svokrovi a odkázala mu: Od muža, ktorému patria tieto veci, som tehotná. A ešte dodala: Poznaj, prosím, čie sú to veci: pečatný prsteň, náhrdelník a palica!

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 the cords, and the staff.

²⁶A Júda poznal veci a povedal: Je spravedlivejšia ako ja, lebo to preto, že som jej nedal Šelovi, svojmu synovi. A viac jej nepoznal.

²⁶And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

²⁷A stalo sa v tom čase, keď mala porodiť, že hľa, ukázalo sa, že sú dvojčatá v jej živote.

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

²⁸A stalo sa v tom, keď rodila, že jedno vystrčilo ruku, a baba vzala a priviazala na jeho ruku červenú niť a riekla: Tento vyšiel prvý.

²⁸And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

²⁹A stalo sa, keď vtiahol zpät svoju ruku, že hľa, vyšiel jeho brat. A riekla: Prečo si pretrhol? Na teba pripadne pretrhnutie. A tak nazvali jeho meno Fáres.

²⁹And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? Therefore his name was called Perez.

³⁰A potom vyšiel jeho brat, ktorý mal na ruke červenú niť. A nazvali jeho meno Zárach.

³⁰And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah.