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 man of Adullam 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 the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.

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

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

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

⁴And she again conceived and bore 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 again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.

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

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

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

⁷And Er, Judah's firstborn, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 is going 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 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.

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

¹⁵And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because 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 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?

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, until 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 lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave [it] her, and went in to 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 she laid by 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.

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.

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, No prostitute has been here.

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

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.

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 has committed fornication, and behold, she is also with child by fornication. And Judah said, Bring her forth, that she may be burned.

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 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.

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, because I have not given her 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 at the time of her delivery, 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 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.

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, How hast thou broken forth! on thee be the breach! And they called his name Pherez.

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

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