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Genesis 38
Magandang Balita Biblia
Genesis 38
Magandang Balita Biblia
Si Juda at si Tamar
38 Nang panahong iyon, humiwalay si Juda sa kanyang mga kapatid at nakipanirahan kay Hira na isang Adullamita. 2 Napangasawa niya roon ang anak ni Sua, isang Cananeo. 3 Nagkaanak sila ng tatlong lalaki: Er ang ipinangalan sa panganay, 4 ang pangalawa'y Onan, 5 at Sela naman ang pangatlo. Si Juda ay nasa Kizib nang ipanganak si Sela.
6 Pinapag-asawa ni Juda ang kanyang panganay na si Er at ang napangasawa nito'y si Tamar. 7 Napakasama ng ugali ni Er, kaya't nagalit sa kanya si Yahweh at siya'y pinatay. 8 Kaya't sinabi ni Juda kay Onan, “Tungkulin mong sipingan ang biyuda ng iyong kapatid upang magkaroon siya ng mga anak sa pamamagitan mo.” 9 Alam ni Onan na hindi ituturing na kanya ang magiging anak niya sa kanyang hipag. Kaya itinatapon niya sa labas ang kanyang binhi upang huwag magkaanak ang kanyang kapatid sa pamamagitan niya. 10 Ito'y kasuklam-suklam kay Yahweh kaya't pinatay rin siya. 11 Sinabi ni Juda sa manugang niyang si Tamar, “Umuwi ka na muna sa inyo at hintayin mong lumaki ang bunso kong si Sela.” Sinabi niya ito dahil sa takot na baka mangyari kay Sela ang sinapit ng kanyang mga kapatid. Kaya't umuwi muna si Tamar sa kanyang ama.
12 Pagkalipas ng panahon ay namatay ang asawa ni Juda. Matapos ang pagluluksa, nagpunta si Juda sa Timnat para tingnan ang paggugupit sa balahibo ng kanyang mga tupa. Kasama niya ang kaibigan niyang si Hira na taga-Adullam. 13 Samantala, may nagsabi kay Tamar na pupunta sa Timnat ang kanyang biyenan upang gupitan ng balahibo ang mga tupa nito. 14 Pagkarinig nito, hinubad niya ang kanyang damit-panluksa. Nagtalukbong siya at naupo sa pagpasok ng Enaim, bayang nadadaanan patungo sa Timnat. Ginawa niya ito sapagkat alam niyang binata na si Sela, ngunit hindi pa sila ipinakakasal ng kanyang biyenan.
15 Nakita ni Juda si Tamar; inakala niyang ito'y isang babaing nagbebenta ng aliw sapagkat may takip ang mukha. 16 Lumapit siya at inalok ang babae na makipagtalik sa kanya. Hindi niya alam na ito ang kanyang manugang.
“Anong ibabayad mo sa akin?” tanong ng babae.
17 Sumagot si Juda, “Padadalhan kita ng isang batang kambing.”
“Payag ako,” sabi ng babae, “kung bibigyan mo ako ng isang sangla hangga't hindi ko tinatanggap ang ipadadala mo.”
18 “Anong sangla ang gusto mo?” tanong ni Juda.
Sumagot siya, “Ang iyong singsing na pantatak kasama ang kadena at ang tungkod mo.” Ibinigay niya ang hiningi ng babae at sila'y nagsiping. Nagdalang-tao si Tamar. 19 Pagkatapos, umuwi siya at inalis ang kanyang talukbong at isinuot muli ang kanyang damit-panluksa.
20 Pag-uwi ni Juda, isinugo niya ang kaibigan niyang taga-Adullam upang dalhin sa babae ang ipinangako niyang kambing, at bawiin naman ang iniwang sangla. 21 Nagtanung-tanong siya sa mga lalaking tagaroon, at ang sagot ng mga ito'y walang gayong babae roon.
22 Nagbalik kay Juda ang kanyang kaibigan at sinabi ang nangyari sa kanyang lakad. 23 Kaya't sinabi ni Juda, “Hayaan mo na sa kanya ang iniwan kong sangla, baka tayo'y pagtawanan pa ng mga tao. Dinala mo na sa kanya ang kambing, ngunit wala siya roon!”
24 Makaraan ang tatlong buwan, may nagsabi kay Juda, “Ang manugang mong si Tamar ay naglaro ng apoy at ngayo'y nagdadalang-tao.”
“Ilabas ninyo siya at sunugin!” ang utos ni Juda.
25 Habang siya'y kinakaladkad na palabas, ipinasabi niya sa kanyang biyenan, “Ang may-ari ng mga ito ang ama ng aking dinadala. Tingnan mo kung kanino ang singsing, kadena at tungkod na ito.”
26 Nakilala ni Juda ang iniwan niyang sangla, kaya't sinabi niya, “Wala siyang kasalanan, ako ang nagkulang; dapat sana'y ipinakasal ko siya kay Sela.” At hindi na niya ito muling sinipingan.
27 Dumating ang panahon ng panganganak ni Tamar at natuklasang kambal ang kanyang isisilang. 28 Sa oras ng kanyang panganganak, lumabas ang kamay ng isa at ito'y tinalian ng hilot ng pulang sinulid upang makilala ang unang inianak. 29 Ngunit iniurong ng sanggol ang kanyang kamay at naunang lumabas ang kanyang kakambal. Sinabi ng hilot, “Ano't nakipagsiksikan kang palabas?” Dahil dito, Fares[a] ang ipinangalan sa bata. 30 Ang sanggol na may taling pulang sinulid ang huling iniluwal. At ito'y pinangalanang Zara.[b]
Footnotes
- Genesis 38:29 FARES: Sa wikang Hebreo, ang kahulugan ng salitang ito ay “nakipagsiksikang palabas”.
- Genesis 38:30 ZARA: Sa wikang Hebreo, ang mga salitang “Zara” at “pulang liwanag sa bukang-liwayway” ay magkasintunog.
Genesis 38
New King James Version
Genesis 38
New King James Version
Judah and Tamar
38 It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, and (A)visited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah (B)saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was (C)Shua, and he married her and went in to her. 3 So she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name (D)Er. 4 She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name (E)Onan. 5 And she conceived yet again and bore a son, and called his name (F)Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.
6 Then Judah (G)took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was (H)Tamar. 7 But (I)Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, (J)and the Lord killed him. 8 And Judah said to Onan, “Go in to (K)your brother’s wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother.” 9 But Onan knew that the heir would not be (L)his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did [a]displeased the Lord; therefore He killed (M)him also.
11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, (N)“Remain a widow in your father’s house till my son Shelah is grown.” For he said, “Lest he also die like his brothers.” And Tamar went and dwelt (O)in her father’s house.
12 Now in the process of time the daughter of Shua, Judah’s wife, died; and Judah (P)was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, “Look, your father-in-law is going up (Q)to Timnah to shear his sheep.” 14 So she took off her widow’s garments, covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself, and (R)sat in an open place which was on the way to Timnah; for she saw (S)that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as a wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, because she had covered her face. 16 Then he turned to her by the way, and said, “Please let me come in to you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.
So she said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”
17 And he said, (T)“I will send a young goat from the flock.”
So she said, (U)“Will you give me a pledge till you send it?”
18 Then he said, “What pledge shall I give you?”
So she said, (V)“Your signet and cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” Then he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him. 19 So she arose and went away, and (W)laid aside her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 And Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand, but he did not find her. 21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, “Where is the harlot who was [b]openly by the roadside?”
And they said, “There was no harlot in this place.”
22 So he returned to Judah and said, “I cannot find her. Also, the men of the place said there was no harlot in this place.”
23 Then Judah said, “Let her take them for herself, lest we be shamed; for I sent this young goat and you have not found her.”
24 And it came to pass, about three months after, that Judah was told, saying, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has (X)played the harlot; furthermore she is [c]with child by harlotry.”
So Judah said, “Bring her out (Y)and let her be burned!”
25 When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man to whom these belong, I am with child.” And she said, (Z)“Please determine whose these are—the signet and cord, and staff.”
26 So Judah (AA)acknowledged them and said, (AB)“She has been more righteous than I, because (AC)I did not give her to Shelah my son.” And he (AD)never knew her again.
27 Now it came to pass, at the time for giving birth, that behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And so it was, when she was giving birth, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took a scarlet thread and bound it on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.” 29 Then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that his brother came out unexpectedly; and she said, “How did you break through? This breach be upon you!” Therefore his name was called (AE)Perez.[d] 30 Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand. And his name was called (AF)Zerah.
Footnotes
- Genesis 38:10 Lit. was evil in the eyes of
- Genesis 38:21 in full view
- Genesis 38:24 pregnant
- Genesis 38:29 Lit. Breach or Breakthrough
Genesis 38
New International Version
Genesis 38
New International Version
Judah and Tamar
38 At that time, Judah(A) left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam(B) named Hirah.(C) 2 There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua.(D) He married her and made love to her; 3 she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er.(E) 4 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan.(F) 5 She gave birth to still another son and named him Shelah.(G) It was at Kezib that she gave birth to him.
6 Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.(H) 7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight;(I) so the Lord put him to death.(J)
8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.”(K) 9 But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from providing offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.(L)
11 Judah then said to his daughter-in-law(M) Tamar,(N) “Live as a widow in your father’s household(O) until my son Shelah(P) grows up.”(Q) For he thought, “He may die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s household.
12 After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua,(R) died. When Judah had recovered from his grief, he went up to Timnah,(S) to the men who were shearing his sheep,(T) and his friend Hirah the Adullamite(U) went with him.
13 When Tamar(V) was told, “Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,”(W) 14 she took off her widow’s clothes,(X) covered herself with a veil(Y) to disguise herself, and then sat down(Z) at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah.(AA) For she saw that, though Shelah(AB) had now grown up, she had not been given to him as his wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute,(AC) for she had covered her face. 16 Not realizing(AD) that she was his daughter-in-law,(AE) he went over to her by the roadside and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.”(AF)
“And what will you give me to sleep with you?”(AG) she asked.
17 “I’ll send you a young goat(AH) from my flock,” he said.
“Will you give me something as a pledge(AI) until you send it?” she asked.
18 He said, “What pledge should I give you?”
“Your seal(AJ) and its cord, and the staff(AK) in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.(AL) 19 After she left, she took off her veil and put on her widow’s clothes(AM) again.
20 Meanwhile Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite(AN) in order to get his pledge(AO) back from the woman, but he did not find her. 21 He asked the men who lived there, “Where is the shrine prostitute(AP) who was beside the road at Enaim?”
“There hasn’t been any shrine prostitute here,” they said.
22 So he went back to Judah and said, “I didn’t find her. Besides, the men who lived there said, ‘There hasn’t been any shrine prostitute here.’”
23 Then Judah said, “Let her keep what she has,(AQ) or we will become a laughingstock.(AR) After all, I did send her this young goat, but you didn’t find her.”
24 About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.”
Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!”(AS)
25 As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law. “I am pregnant by the man who owns these,” she said. And she added, “See if you recognize whose seal and cord and staff these are.”(AT)
26 Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I,(AU) since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.(AV)” And he did not sleep with her again.
27 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.(AW) 28 As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife(AX) took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist(AY) and said, “This one came out first.” 29 But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out,(AZ) and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez.[a](BA) 30 Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist,(BB) came out. And he was named Zerah.[b](BC)
Footnotes
- Genesis 38:29 Perez means breaking out.
- Genesis 38:30 Zerah can mean scarlet or brightness.
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