1 eo tempore descendens Iudas a fratribus suis
divertit ad virum odollamitem nomine Hiram
2 viditque ibi filiam hominis chananei vocabulo Suae
et uxore accepta ingressus est ad eam
3 quae concepit et peperit filium
vocavitque nomen eius Her
4 rursum concepto fetu natum filium nominavit
Onam
5 tertium quoque peperit quem appellavit Sela
quo nato parere ultra cessavit
6 dedit autem Iudas uxorem primogenito suo Her nomine Thamar
7 fuitque Her primogenitus Iudae nequam
in conspectu Domini et ab eo occisus est
8 dixit ergo Iudas ad Onam filium suum
ingredere ad uxorem fratris tui et sociare illi
ut suscites semen fratri tuo
9 ille sciens non sibi nasci filios
introiens ad uxorem fratris sui semen fundebat in terram
ne liberi fratris nomine nascerentur
10 et idcirco percussit eum Dominus quod rem detestabilem faceret
11 quam ob rem dixit Iudas Thamar nurui suae
esto vidua in domo patris tui donec crescat Sela filius meus
timebat enim ne et ipse moreretur sicut fratres eius
quae abiit et habitavit in domo patris sui
12 evolutis autem multis diebus mortua est filia Suae uxor Iudae
qui post luctum consolatione suscepta
ascendebat ad tonsores ovium suarum
ipse et Hiras opilio gregis Odollamita in Thamnas
13 nuntiatumque est Thamar
quod socer illius ascenderet in Thamnas ad tondendas oves
14 quae depositis viduitatis vestibus adsumpsit theristrum
et mutato habitu sedit in bivio itineris quod ducit Thamnam
eo quod crevisset Sela et non eum accepisset maritum
15 quam cum vidisset Iudas suspicatus est esse meretricem
operuerat enim vultum suum ne cognosceretur
16 ingrediensque ad eam ait dimitte me ut coeam tecum
nesciebat enim quod nurus sua esset
qua respondente quid mihi dabis ut fruaris concubitu meo
17 dixit mittam tibi hedum de gregibus
rursum illa dicente patiar quod vis
si dederis mihi arrabonem donec mittas quod polliceris
18 ait Iudas quid vis tibi pro arrabone dari
respondit anulum tuum et armillam et baculum quem manu tenes
ad unum igitur coitum concepit mulier
19 et surgens abiit
depositoque habitu quem adsumpserat
induta est viduitatis vestibus
20 misit autem Iudas hedum per pastorem suum Odollamitem
ut reciperet pignus quod dederat mulieri
qui cum non invenisset eam
21 interrogavit homines loci illius
ubi est mulier quae sedebat in bivio
respondentibus cunctis non fuit in loco isto meretrix
22 reversus est ad Iudam et dixit ei non inveni eam
sed et homines loci illius dixerunt mihi
numquam ibi sedisse scortum
23 ait Iudas habeat sibi
certe mendacii nos arguere non poterit
ego misi hedum quem promiseram et tu non invenisti eam
24 ecce autem post tres menses nuntiaverunt Iudae dicentes
fornicata est Thamar nurus tua
et videtur uterus illius intumescere
dixit Iudas producite eam ut conburatur
25 quae cum educeretur ad poenam
misit ad socerum suum dicens
de viro cuius haec sunt concepi
cognosce cuius sit anulus et armilla et baculus
26 qui agnitis muneribus ait
iustior me est quia non tradidi eam Sela filio meo
attamen ultra non cognovit illam
27 instante autem partu apparuerunt gemini in utero
atque in ipsa effusione infantum unus protulit manum
in qua obsetrix ligavit coccinum dicens
28 iste egreditur prior
29 illo vero retrahente manum egressus est alter
dixitque mulier quare divisa est propter te maceria
et ob hanc causam vocavit nomen eius Phares
30 postea egressus est frater in cuius manu erat coccinum
quem appellavit Zara
1 And 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. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 9 And Onan knew that the seed should 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 that he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did . And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
12 ¶ And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. 14 And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face. 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, 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? 17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it ? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place . 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place . 23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
24 ¶ And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. 25 When 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 bracelets, and staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them , and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
27 ¶ And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.