Genesis 38 (SHR)

1Mwago mango, Yûda arhenga oku bâbo, aj’ishiga mulume muguma w’e Adulami, izîno lyâge ye Hira.About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.

2Eyo munda, Yûda àbugâna mwâli wa mukanani muguma, mpu ye Shuwa, àsheba olya munyere.There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.

3Nyamukazi arhôla izîmi, àburha murhabana, amuyîrika izîno lya Eri.So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.

4Ashub’irhôla izîmi, àburha murhabana, amuyîrika izîno lya Onani.Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.

5Ashubiriza àburha murhabana amuyîrika izîno lya Shela; ho àli aha Kezibu erhi àburha.Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.

6Yûda aj’ishebera enfula yâge Eri: Omukazi ye wali Tamara.Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

7Ci kwône Eri, yo nfula ya Yûda, agayisa Nyamubâho, lêro amuyîrha.But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.

8Yûda abwîra Onani, erhi: «J’omu mwa mukà mukulu wâwe, omujirire nk’oku irhegeko ly’obulamu linadesire, oburhire mukulu wâwe».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.”

9Ci kwône Onani ali amanyire oku iburha lirhabe lyâge, na ntyo erhi abâga ali nyumpa bo na mukà mukulu wâge, anakaz’ibulagira oku idaho lyo arhag’ihà mwene wâbo iburha.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.

10Ikola liri ntyo lyagayisa Nyamubâho, amulambika naye.What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.

11Lêro Yûda anacibwîra omwâli-kazi Tamara, erhi: «Oj’ibêra aha mwinyu nka mukana, kuhika mugala wâni Shela akule». Bulya akazâg’iderha emurhima, erhi: «Kurhakwânîni oyu naye afè aka bakulu bâge». Tamara ashubira aha mw’îshe.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.

12Ensiku zàgera zirhali nyi, mwâli wa Shuwa, yerigi mukà Yûda, àfà. Erhi Yûda arhenga omu mishîbo, asôkera e Timuna mpu aj’imôma ebibuzi byâge, agenda bo n’omwîra wâge Hira w’e Adulami.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.

13Banacibwîra Tamara, mpu: «Lolà oku shazâla oyo wamasôkera e Timuna, aj’imôma ebibuzi byâge».When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”

14Ahogola emyambalo yâge y’obukana, ayambala ecitambara, yêshi acîhundikira bwinjà, aj’itamala aha muhango gw’Enayimi, oku njira ye Timuna. Ali amazânwa n’okubona Shela akola mukulu barhanamuhîri ye mpu amuyanke.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.

15Yûda erhi amubona, amanya mpu mukazi wa cirala, bulya ali acîhundikîre n’obusù n’obusù.When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

16Amujaho kulya burhambi bw’enjira, amubwîra, erhi: «Oleke nkuyanke». Arhâli amanyire oku mwâlikazi oyo. Nyamukazi anacidôsa, erhi: «Bici wampà lyo nyemera wanyanka?»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.

17Naye ashuza, erhi: «Nakuhà omwânahene w’omu busô bwâni». Nyamukazi, erhi: «Nyêmîre, ci kwône orhang’impa ecikinja oku walinda omuntumira».“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.”

18Naye adôsa, erhi: «Bici nakuhà cikinja»? Nyamukazi, erhi: «Ompè akashè kâwe, omugozi gwâwe n’ako karhî ofumbasire». Amuhà byo, amuja yo, lyanabà izîmi lyâge.“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.

19Nyamukazi kuyimuka, arhôla enjira yâge ahogola ecitambara câge, ashub’iyambala enyambalo yâge y’obukana.Then Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again.

20Yûda anacirhuma omwânahene, amufumbika olya mwîra wâge w’e Adulami, mpu agend’imurhôlera ebirugu byâge àhânaga cikinja, emwa olya mukazi. Ci kwône arhamushangaga.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.

21Adôsa abantu bayûbaka halya, erhi: «Ngahi akola abà olya mukazi wali oku njira e Enayimi?» Bàmushuza, mpu: «Ntà mango eyo munda ekola ebîre omukazi w’ecishungu».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.

22Agaluka emunda Yûda ali, amubwîra, erhi; «Ntamushimanyire, ciru n’abantu b’eyo munda bamambwîra oku aho harhasâg’ibà mukazi muherulwa. Mpu ntà mango eyo ekola ebìre omukazi w’ecishungu».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.’”

23Yûda ederha, erhi: «Abiyôrhanage, kurhakwânîni bajè barhushekera. Ci kwône nioyo nalintumire oyo omwânahene, woyo orhacishimanyire oyu nakurhumagakwo».“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.”

24Erhi hagera nka myêzi isharhu, bàbwîra Yûda, mpu: «Mwâlikazi wâwe Tamara ahemusire. Ciru anarhôla izîmi ly’omu bulala». Yûda ederha, erhi: «Mumulêrhe embuga bamuyôce».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!”

25Erhi bakola bamudwîrhe embuga, arhumiza emw’ishazâla, erhi: «Omulume nn’ebi birugu ye wanjiraga eri izîmi». Erhi: «Olole bwinjà ka ndi aka kashe, ogu mugozi n’aka karhî».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?”

26Yûda abilolêreza, aderha erhi: «Ali mushinganyanya kundusha, kulya kubà ntacimuhâga mugala wâni Shela». Arhanaciderhaga mpu amushâsa.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.

27Erhi ensiku zâge z’okuburha zihika, babona oku mahasha gamuli omu nda.When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

28Omu kuburha, muguma muli balya bâna alambûla okuboko; omugikulu akugwârha akuyambisa ehigozi hidukula, anaderha, erhi: «Oyu ye yishire wa burhanzi».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.

29Ci olya mwâna ashub’igalula okuboko, n’owâbo abà ye yisha wa burhanzi. Olya mugikulu aderha, erhi: «Oku wamacihâga enjira wâni! Geraga!» Banacimuyîrika izîno lya Peresi.But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.

30Owundi naye anacihuluka, ye wal’iyambîrhe ehigozi hidukula ekuboko; banacimuyîrika izîno lya Zerah.Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.

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