Genesis · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Genesis 38 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Και κατ' εκείνον τον καιρόν κατέβη ο Ιούδας από των αδελφών αυτού και ετράπη προς άνθρωπον τινά Οδολλαμίτην ονομαζόμενον Ειρά.
1 At that time, Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
2 Και είδεν εκεί ο Ιούδας την θυγατέρα τινός Χαναναίου, ονομαζομένου Σουά· και έλαβεν αυτήν και εισήλθε προς αυτήν.
2 There, Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite man named Shua. He took her, and went in to her.
3 Η δε συνέλαβε, και εγέννησεν υιόν· και εκάλεσε το όνομα αυτού Ηρ.
3 She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.
4 Συνέλαβε δε πάλιν και εγέννησεν υιόν· και εκάλεσε το όνομα αυτού Αυνάν.
4 She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.
5 Εγέννησε δε πάλιν και άλλον υιόν· και εκάλεσε το όνομα αυτού Σηλά· ήτο δε ο Ιούδας εν Χασβί, ότε εγέννησε τούτον.
5 She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.
6 Και έλαβεν ο Ιούδας γυναίκα εις τον Ηρ τον πρωτότοκον αυτού, ονομαζομένην Θάμαρ.
6 Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
7 Ο Ηρ δε ο πρωτότοκος του Ιούδα εστάθη κακός έμπροσθεν του Κυρίου· και εθανάτωσεν αυτόν ο Κύριος.
7 Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight. So Yahweh killed him.
8 Είπε δε ο Ιούδας προς τον Αυνάν· είσελθε προς την γυναίκα του αδελφού σου, και νυμφεύθητι αυτήν, και ανάστησον σπέρμα εις τον αδελφόν σου.
8 Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
9 Αλλ' ο Αυνάν ήξευρεν, ότι το σπέρμα δεν ήθελεν είσθαι ιδικόν του· διά τούτο, ότε εισήρχετο προς την γυναίκα του αδελφού αυτού, εξέχυνεν επί την γην, διά να μη δώση σπέρμα εις τον αδελφόν αυτού.
9 Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother.
10 Και τούτο το οποίον έπραττεν εφάνη κακόν έμπροσθεν του Κυρίου· όθεν εθανάτωσε και τούτον.
10 The thing which he did was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and he killed him also.
11 Και είπεν ο Ιούδας προς την Θάμαρ την νύμφην αυτού, Κάθου χήρα εν τω οίκω του πατρός σου, εωσού Σηλά ο υιός μου γείνη μεγάλος· διότι έλεγε, Μήπως αποθάνη και ούτος, καθώς οι αδελφοί αυτού. Υπήγε λοιπόν η Θάμαρ και κατώκησεν εν τω οίκω του πατρός αυτής.
11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up;” for he said, “Lest he also die, like his brothers.” Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.
12 Και μετά πολλάς ημέρας απέθανεν η θυγάτηρ του Σουά, η γυνή του Ιούδα· και αφού παρηγορήθη ο Ιούδας, ανέβη προς τους κουρευτάς των προβάτων αυτού εις Θαμνά, αυτός και ο φίλος αυτού Ειρά ο Οδολλαμίτης.
12 After many days, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.
13 Και ανήγγειλαν προς την Θάμαρ, λέγοντες, Ιδού, ο πενθερός σου αναβαίνει εις Θαμνά διά να κουρεύση τα πρόβατα αυτού.
13 Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
14 Η δε απεκδυθείσα τα ενδύματα της χηρείας αυτής, εσκεπάσθη με κάλυμμα και περιετυλίχθη και εκάθισε κατά την δίοδον την εν τη οδώ της Θαμνά· διότι είδεν ότι έγεινε μεγάλος ο Σηλά, και αυτή δεν εδόθη εις αυτόν διά γυναίκα.
14 She took off the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she wasn’t given to him as a wife.
15 Και ότε είδεν αυτήν ο Ιούδας, ενόμισεν αυτήν πόρνην· διότι είχε κεκαλυμμένον το πρόσωπον αυτής.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
16 Και κατά την οδόν ετράπη προς αυτήν, και είπεν, Άφες με, παρακαλώ, να εισέλθω προς σέ· διότι δεν εγνώρισεν ότι ήτο η νύμφη αυτού. Η δε είπε, Τι θέλεις μοι δώσει, διά να εισέλθης προς εμέ;
16 He turned to her by the way, and said, “Please come, let me come in to you,” for he didn’t know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”
17 Ο δε είπεν, Εγώ θέλω σοι στείλει ερίφιον αιγών εκ του ποιμνίου. Και εκείνη είπε, Μοι δίδεις ενέχυρον, εωσού να στείλης αυτό;
17 He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?”
18 Ο δε είπε, Τι ενέχυρον να σοι δώσω; Και εκείνη είπε, την σφραγίδά σου και το περιδέρραιόν σου και την ράβδον σου την εν τη χειρί σου. Και έδωκεν αυτά εις αυτήν και εισήλθε προς αυτήν, και συνέλαβεν εξ αυτού.
18 He said, “What pledge will I give you?” She said, “Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.
19 Μετά ταύτα σηκωθείσα, ανεχώρησε και απεκδυθείσα το κάλυμμα αυτής, ενεδύθη τα ενδύματα της χηρείας αυτής.
19 She arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 Ο δε Ιούδας έστειλε το ερίφιον των αιγών διά χειρός του φίλου αυτού του Οδολλαμίτου, διά να παραλάβη το ενέχυρον εκ της χειρός της γυναικός· πλην δεν εύρηκεν αυτήν·
20 Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, but he didn’t find her.
21 και ηρώτησε τους ανθρώπους του τόπου αυτής, λέγων, Που είναι η πόρνη, ήτις ήτο κατά την δίοδον επί της οδού; οι δε είπον, Δεν εστάθη εδώ πόρνη.
21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?” They said, “There has been no prostitute here.”
22 Και επέστρεψε προς τον Ιούδαν και είπε, Δεν εύρηκα αυτήν· μάλιστα οι άνθρωποι του τόπου είπον, Δεν εστάθη εδώ πόρνη.
22 He returned to Judah, and said, “I haven’t found her; and also the men of the place said, ‘There has been no prostitute here.’”
23 Και είπεν ο Ιούδας, Ας έχη αυτά, διά να μη γείνωμεν όνειδος· ιδού, εγώ έστειλα το ερίφιον τούτο, συ όμως δεν εύρηκας αυτήν.
23 Judah said, “Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven’t found her.”
24 Και μετά τρεις μήνας περίπου, ανήγγειλαν προς τον Ιούδαν, λέγοντες, Θάμαρ η νύμφη σου επορνεύθη, και μάλιστα, ιδού, είναι έγκυος εκ πορνείας. Και είπεν ο Ιούδας, Φέρετε αυτήν έξω και ας κατακαυθή.
24 About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute. Moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution.” Judah said, “Bring her out, and let her be burned.”
25 Και ότε εφέρετο έξω, απέστειλε προς τον πενθερόν αυτής, λέγουσα, Εκ του ανθρώπου, του οποίου είναι ταύτα, είμαι έγγυος· και είπεν έτι, Γνώρισον, παρακαλώ, τίνος είναι η σφραγίς και το περιδέρραιον, και η ράβδος αύτη.
25 When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “I am with child by the man who owns these.” She also said, “Please discern whose these are—the signet, and the cords, and the staff.”
26 Και ο Ιούδας εγνώρισεν αυτά· και είπεν, Αύτη είναι δικαιοτέρα εμού, διότι δεν έδωκα αυτήν εις τον Σηλά τον υιόν μου. Και έτι πλέον δεν εγνώρισεν αυτήν.
26 Judah acknowledged them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t give her to Shelah, my son.” He knew her again no more.
27 Και καθ' ον καιρόν έμελλε να γεννήση, ιδού, δίδυμα εν τη κοιλία αυτής.
27 In the time of her travail, behold, twins were in her womb.
28 Και ενώ εγέννα, το εν επρόβαλεν έξω την χείρα· και η μαία λαβούσα, έδεσεν επί την χείρα αυτού νήμα κόκκινον, λέγουσα, Ούτος εξήλθε πρώτος.
28 When she travailed, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This came out first.”
29 Και καθώς έσυρεν οπίσω την χείρα αυτού, ιδού, εξήλθεν ο αδελφός αυτού· και αυτή είπε, Ποίον χαλασμόν έκαμες; επί σε ας ήναι ο χαλασμός· διά τούτο εκαλέσθη το όνομα αυτού Φαρές.
29 As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “Why have you made a breach for yourself?” Therefore his name was called Perez.
30 Και έπειτα εξήλθεν ο αδελφός αυτού, όστις είχε το κόκκινον νήμα επί την χείρα αυτού· και εκαλέσθη το όνομα αυτού Ζαρά.
30 Afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Bath-shua
The Canaanite daughter of Shua whom Judah married and who bore Er, Onan and Shelah (unnamed in Genesis 38, where she dies after a long time; named Bath-shua in 1 Chronicles 2:3).
Cited in the guide: Genesis 38:12; 1 Chronicles 2:3
Er
Judah's firstborn, who was wicked in the LORD's sight and died young; first husband of Tamar.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 38:3-7
Hirah
Judah's friend, an Adullamite near whom Judah settled, who went with Judah to the sheepshearing at Timnah and later took the young goat to Enaim but could not find the woman.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 38:1; Genesis 38:12; Genesis 38:20
Judah
The lion of the tribes, from whom kings and the Messiah would come.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 29:35; 38; 49:8–12
Onan
Judah's second son, who died for refusing to raise up offspring for his late brother.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 38:4-10
Perez
Born of Judah and Tamar, he became the head of the leading clan of Judah.
Cited in the guide: Gen. 38; Ruth 4:18; 1 Chron. 2:4-5; Matt. 1:3
Shelah
Judah's third son, withheld from Tamar until she took matters into her own hands.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 38:5, 11; Numbers 26:20
Shua
A Canaanite man whose daughter Judah married; she bore Er, Onan and Shelah.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 38:2; Genesis 38:12
Tamar
Judah's daughter-in-law who, denied justice, became the mother of Perez.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 38; Matthew 1:3
Zerah
The twin brother of Perez, born to Judah and Tamar, whose hand first reached out at birth.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 38:29-30; 1 Chronicles 2:4
Cross references (25)
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- 1 2 Kings 4:8; 1 Samuel 22:1; Proverbs 13:20; Micah 1:15; Genesis 19:2–3
- 2 1 Chronicles 2:3; Genesis 24:3; 2 Corinthians 6:14; Judges 16:1; Genesis 3:6
- 3 Numbers 26:19; Genesis 46:12
- 4 Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:19
- 5 Numbers 26:20; Genesis 46:12; Genesis 38:26; Genesis 38:11; 1 Chronicles 4:21
- 6 Genesis 21:21; Genesis 24:3; Matthew 1:3
- 7 1 Chronicles 2:3; Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:19; Genesis 13:13; Genesis 19:13
- 8 Deuteronomy 25:5–10; Matthew 22:23–27; Ruth 4:5–11; Ruth 1:11; Leviticus 18:16
- 9 James 4:5; Deuteronomy 25:6; James 3:16; Titus 3:3; Job 5:2
- 10 Numbers 11:1; Genesis 46:12; Proverbs 14:32; 1 Chronicles 21:7; Numbers 26:19
- 11 Leviticus 22:13; Ruth 1:11–13
- 12 Joshua 15:10; 2 Samuel 13:39; Judges 14:1; Genesis 24:67; Genesis 31:19
- 14 Genesis 38:26; Genesis 38:11–13; Proverbs 7:12; Jeremiah 3:2; Genesis 24:65
- 16 1 Timothy 6:10; Matthew 26:15; 2 Samuel 13:11; Ezekiel 16:33; Deuteronomy 23:18
- 17 Genesis 38:20; Ezekiel 16:33; Luke 16:8; Proverbs 20:16; Genesis 38:24–25
- 18 Genesis 38:25–26; Luke 15:22; Jeremiah 22:24; Hosea 4:11
- 19 Genesis 38:14; 2 Samuel 14:2; 2 Samuel 14:5
- 20 Genesis 20:9; 2 Samuel 13:3; Luke 23:12; Leviticus 19:17; Judges 14:20
- 23 Ephesians 5:12; 2 Samuel 12:9; Proverbs 6:33; Romans 6:21; 2 Corinthians 4:2
- 24 Leviticus 21:9; Judges 19:2; Ezekiel 23:44; Hosea 2:5; Ezekiel 23:19
- 25 Genesis 37:32; Genesis 38:18; Psalm 50:21; Jeremiah 2:26; Revelation 20:12
- 26 1 Samuel 24:17; 1 Peter 4:2–3; John 8:9; Titus 2:11–12; 2 Samuel 24:17
- 27 Genesis 25:24
- 29 Genesis 46:12; Matthew 1:3; 1 Chronicles 2:4; Numbers 26:20; Nehemiah 11:6
- 30 1 Chronicles 9:6; 1 Chronicles 2:4; Matthew 1:3
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This fact is indeed set forth by many other [occurrences], but typically by [the history of] Thamar, Judah's daughter-in-law. For when she had conceived twins, one of them put forth his hand first; and as the midwife supposed that he was the first-born, she bound a scarlet token on his hand.