Genesis 38 (MSY2020)

1Ezɨ dughiar kamɨn Juda uan aveghbuaba ategha ghua Adulamɨn nguibamɨn gumazim, an ziam Hira, a ko iti.About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.

2Egha Kenanɨn nguazimɨn gumazim, an ziam Sua, an an guivimɨn gani. Egha an amizir kamɨn ikia egha aning iti.There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.

3Ezɨ amizim navim asegha otarir mam batezɨ, Juda ziam, “Er,” a gatɨ.So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.

4Egha gɨn amizim navim asegha uam otarir mam bategha uabɨ ziam, “Onan,” a gatɨ.Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.

5Ezɨ amizim ua navim asegha uam otarir mam bategha ziam, “Sela,” a gatɨ. Dughiar kam Juda Kesipɨn nguibamɨn itima an amuim Sela bate.Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.

6Ezɨ boriba aghua ghua bar ekevezɨma, Juda uan otarir ivariam Er bagha amizir mam ini. Ezɨ amizir kamɨn ziam Tamar.Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

7Ezɨ Erɨn araziba Ikiavɨra Itir Godɨn damazimɨn bar derazir puvatɨ, kamaghɨn God a mɨsoghezɨ an areme.But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.

8Ezɨ Juda kamagh Onan mɨgei, “Nɨ uan avebamɨn amuim ko daku. Nɨn avebam ovegha boriba puvatɨ. En arazim kamakɨn, nɨ uan avebamɨn amuim inighɨva an ikɨ, egh a bagh boriba iniam.”Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”

9Ezɨ Onan pura borir igharaziba batɨtɨ, me an avebamɨn ziamɨn ikɨ bizibar amuan an aghua. Egha amizir kam koma akua, uan dɨpam pura nguazim ginge. A kamaghɨn nɨghnɨsi, a kamaghɨn damu uan avebam bagh boritam inighan kogham.But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.

10Ezɨ Onan amir arazir kam, a Ikiavɨra Itir Godɨn damazimɨn bar ikufi. Kamaghɨn, God uaghan a mɨsoghezɨ an areme.What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.

11Ezɨ gɨn Juda uan ivozir amizim Tamar mɨgɨa ghaze, “Nɨn pam areme. Kamaghɨn, nɨ uamategh uan afeziamɨn dɨpenimɨn mangɨ, egh magh ikɨtɨ nan otarim Sela an ekeveka.” Juda kamagh nɨghnɨgha atiatigha mɨgɨrɨgɨar kam gami, Sela uan avebamningɨn mɨn ovegham. Ezɨ Tamar ua uan afeziamɨn dɨpenimɨn ghugha iti.Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.

12Ezɨ dughiar ruarim ghua gɨvazɨma, Judan amuim a Suan guivim, a uaghan ovenge. Juda uan amuimɨn buabem agɨvagha, gumazir an sipsipbar arɨziba ghoribar ganasa Timnan nguibamɨn ghu. Ezɨ an namakam, Adulamɨn nguibamɨn gumazim Hira, a ko ghu.After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.

13Ezɨ gumazir mam kamagh Tamar mɨgei, “Nɨn ivozir afeziam sipsipbar arɨziba aghorasa Timnan nguibamɨn ghu.”When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”

14Ezɨ Tamar kamaghɨn fo, Sela ekevegha gɨfa, ezɨ aning uaningɨn ikiamin mɨgɨrɨgɨaba me dar kɨrɨzir puvatɨ. Kamaghɨn a korotiar uan pam guba ikia aruzim sue. Egha inir avɨzir mam inigha uan guam avaragha, ghua Enaimɨn nguibamɨn zuir tuavir akamɨn aperaghav iti, nguibar kam Timnan nguibamɨn zuir tuavimɨn iti.she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.

15Ezɨ amizir kam inir avɨzim uan guam dukuagha aperaghav itima, Juda iza an gara kamaghɨn nɨghnɨsi, kar ti gumaziba isa me koma akuir amizim.When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

16Egha a tuavir mɨriamɨn an boroghɨn ghua a mɨgɨa ghaze, “Aria, kɨ nɨ ko dakuasa.” Dughiar kam, Juda kamaghɨn fozir puvatɨ, kar an ivozir amizim. Ezɨ amizim ghaze, “Bizir tizim nɨ na danɨngam?”Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.

17Ezɨ Juda ghaze, “Nan memeba iti. Kɨ memen igiatam nɨ bagh anemadaghtɨ a izam.” Ezɨ amizim ghaze, “A dera, nɨ faragh na ko dɨkɨrɨzir akam bagh, ababanimɨn mɨn bizitam na danɨngigh, egh gɨn meme na danightɨ kɨ nɨn bizim isɨ uam nɨ danɨngam.”“I will send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah answered. But she replied, “Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it.”

18Ezɨ Juda kamaghɨn mɨgei, “Kɨ bizir tizim, akar dɨkɨrɨzimɨn ababanim damu, nɨ danɨngam?” Ezɨ amizim ghaze, “Bizir kamning na danɨngigh, ringɨn nɨn ziamɨn ababanim itim, ko an benir nɨ uan fɨrim gikezir kam sara. Egh uan darorir fidizir nɨ suirazɨ kam saram na danɨngigh.” Ezɨ Juda bizir kaba bar da isa amizim ganigha, a koma akui. Egha navim a ganɨngi.“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.

19Egha aning akuigha gɨvagha Tamar dɨkavigha ghu. Egha uan guam avarazir inir kam adegha, ua buaber korotiam arugha ua uan pam gubai.Then Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again.

20Egha gɨn Juda memen igiar mam isa Hira ganigha anemadagha ghaze, a mangɨ meme a danɨngigh, a da biziba ua da iniam. Ezɨ a ghua amizir kam buria egha an apizir puvatɨ.Now when Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.

21Kamaghɨn a danganir kamɨn itir gumazibar azangsɨsi, “Enaimɨn tuavimɨn apiaghirir amizir gumaziba isa me koma akuim, a managh iti?” Ezɨ me ghaze, “Amizir gumaziba koma akuitam kagh itir puvatɨ.”He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.

22Ezɨ Hira uamategha Juda bagha ghugha ghaze, “Kɨ an apizir puvatɨ. Ezɨ nguibamɨn gumaziba ghaze, Amizir gumaziba isa akuitam munagh itir puvatɨ.”So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”

23Ezɨ Juda kamaghɨn mɨgei, “Markɨ, aneteghtɨ a bizir kabar suiragh. Nɨ uam amizir kam burian markɨ, kamaghɨn, gumazamiziba gan ingarvakegham. Guizbangɨra, kɨ uan akar dɨkɨrɨzimɨn gɨn ghua a bagha memen igiar kam amada, ezɨ nɨ an apizir puvatɨ.”“Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you could not find her.”

24Ezɨ iakɨnir 3pla ghua gɨvazɨma me iza kamaghɨn Juda mɨgei, “Nɨn ivozir amizim Tamar gumaziba isa me koma akuir arazim gamigha, datɨrɨghɨn navim asangi.” Ezɨ Juda kamaghɨn mɨgɨa ghaze, “Ia a inigh mangɨ avimɨn a tuaghtɨ a isiva aremegh!”About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”

25Egha me a inigha zuir dughiam, Tamar bizir Juda a ganɨngiziba isa da amaga, egh akar kam sarama a bagha anemada, “Bizir kabar afeziam, a na koma akuizɨ, kɨ navim asangi. Nɨ kagh bizir kaba deragh adar ganigh. Benim ko, ziar an ababanim itir ring ko, darorir fidizim. Kar tinan biziba?”As she was being brought out, Tamar sent a message to her father-in-law: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.” And she added, “Please examine them. Whose seal and cord and staff are these?”

26Ezɨ Juda ganigha fogha kamaghɨn mɨgei, “Guizbangɨra, amizir kam nan otarim Selan ikiam. Ezɨ puvatɨ, kɨ aning uaningɨn ikiamin bizim akɨrizir puvatɨ. Kamaghɨn, kɨrara, kɨ arazir kuram gami, ezɨ amizir kam puvatɨ.” Egha Juda uam a koma akuir puvatɨ.Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.

27Ezɨ Tamar borim batamin dughiam me kamagh an gari, borir fufuzimning an navimɨn iti.When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

28Ezɨ Tamar otamin dughiam, borir mamɨn agharim faragha oto. Ezɨ amizir Tamarɨn akuraghtɨ an otamin kam, a borimɨn agharimɨn suiragha benir aghevir mam an agharim ike. Egha ghaze, “Borir kam faragha ize.”And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.

29Ezɨ borim ua uan agharim gekuigha aven ghu, ezɨ an dozim faragha oto. Ezɨ amizir kam ghaze, “Manmaghɨn ami? Nɨ avebam gitagha faragha ize?” Ezɨ me ziam, “Peres,” a gatɨ.But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.

30Ezɨ gɨn an avebar benir aghevim itim oto. Ezɨ me ziam, “Sera,” a gatɨ.Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.

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