Genesis 38
1 उन्हीं दिनों में ऐसा हुआ, कि यहूदा अपने भाईयों के पास से चला गया, और हीरा नाम एक अदुल्लामवासी पुरूष के पास डेरा किया।
2 वहां यहूदा ने शूआ नाम एक कनानी पुरूष की बेटी को देखा; और उसको ब्याह कर उसके पास गया।
3 वह गर्भवती हुई, और उसके एक पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ; और यहूदा ने उसका नाम एर रखा।
4 और वह फिर गर्भवती हुई, और उसके एक पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ; और उसका नाम ओनान रखा गया।
5 फिर उसके एक पुत्र और उत्पन्न हुआ, और उसका नाम शेला रखा गया: और जिस समय इसका जन्म हुआ उस समय यहूदा कजीब में रहता था।
6 और यहूदा ने तामार नाम एक स्त्री से अपने जेठे एर का विवाह कर दिया।
7 परन्तु यहूदा का वह जेठा एर यहोवा के लेखे में दुष्ट था, इसलिये यहोवा ने उसको मार डाला।
8 तब यहूदा ने ओनान से कहा, अपनी भौजाई के पास जा, और उसके साथ देवर का धर्म पूरा करके अपने भाई के लिये सन्तान उत्पन्न कर।
9 ओनान तो जानता था कि सन्तान तो मेरी न ठहरेगी: सो ऐसा हुआ, कि जब वह अपनी भौजाई के पास गया, तब उसने भूमि पर वीर्य गिराकर नाश किया, जिस से ऐसा न हो कि उसके भाई के नाम से वंश चले।
10 यह काम जो उसने किया उसे यहोवा अप्रसन्न हुआ: और उसने उसको भी मार डाला।
11 तब यहूदा ने इस डर के मारे, कि कहीं ऐसा न हो कि अपने भाइयों की नाईं शेला भी मरे, अपनी बहू तामार से कहा, जब तक मेरा पुत्र शेला सियाना न हो तब तक अपने पिता के घर में विधवा की बैठी रह, सो तामार अपने पिता के घर में जा कर रहने लगी।
12 बहुत समय के बीतने पर यहूदा की पत्नी जो शूआ की बेटी थी सो मर गई; फिर यहूदा शोक से छूटकर अपने मित्र हीरा अदुल्लामवासी समेत अपनी भेड़-बकरियों का ऊन कतराने के लिये तिम्नाथ को गया।
13 और तामार को यह समाचार मिला, कि तेरा ससुर अपनी भेड़-बकरियों का ऊन कतराने के लिये तिम्नाथ को जा रहा है।
14 तब उसने यह सोच कर, कि शेला सियाना तो हो गया पर मैं उसकी स्त्री नहीं होने पाई; अपना विधवापन का पहिरावा उतारा, और घूंघट डाल कर अपने को ढांप लिया, और एनैम नगर के फाटक के पास, जो तिम्नाथ के मार्ग में है, जा बैठी:
15 जब यहूदा ने उसको देखा, उसने उसको वेश्या समझा; क्योंकि वह अपना मुंह ढ़ापे हुए थी।
16 और वह मार्ग से उसकी ओर फिरा और उससे कहने लगा, मुझे अपने पास आने दे, (क्योंकि उसे यह मालूम न था कि वह उसकी बहू है)। और वह कहने लगी, कि यदि मैं तुझे अपने पास आने दूं, तो तू मुझे क्या देगा?
17 उसने कहा, मैं अपनी बकरियों में से बकरी का एक बच्चा तेरे पास भेज दूंगा। तब उसने कहा, भला उस के भेजने तक क्या तू हमारे पास कुछ रेहन रख जाएगा?
18 उस ने पूछा, मैं तेरे पास क्या रेहन रख जाऊं? उस ने कहा, अपनी मुहर, और बाजूबन्द, और अपने हाथ की छड़ी। तब उसने उसको वे वसतुएं दे दीं, और उसके पास गया, और वह उससे गर्भवती हुई।
19 तब वह उठ कर चली गई, और अपना घूंघट उतार के अपना विधवापन का पहिरावा फिर पहिन लिया।
20 तब यहूदा ने बकरी का बच्चा अपने मित्र उस अदुल्लामवासी के हाथ भेज दिया, कि वह रेहन रखी हुई वस्तुएं उस स्त्री के हाथ से छुड़ा ले आए; पर वह स्त्री उसको न मिली।
21 तब उसने वहां के लोगों से पूछा, कि वह देवदासी जो एनैम में मार्ग की एक और बैठी थी, कहां है? उन्होंने कहा, यहां तो कोई देवदासी न थी।
22 सो उसने यहूदा के पास लौट के कहा, मुझे वह नहीं मिली; और उस स्थान के लोगों ने कहा, कि यहां तो कोई देवदासी न थी।
23 तब यहूदा ने कहा, अच्छा, वह बन्धक उस के पास रहने दे, नहीं तो हम लोग तुच्छ गिने जाएंगे: देख, मैं ने बकरी का यह बच्चा भेज दिया, पर वह तुझे नहीं मिली।
24 और तीन महीने के पीछे यहूदा को यह समाचार मिला, कि तेरी बहू तामार ने व्यभिचार किया है; वरन वह व्यभिचार से गर्भवती भी हो गई है। तब यहूदा ने कहा, उसको बाहर ले आओ, कि वह जलाई जाए।
25 जब उसे बाहर निकाल रहे थे, तब उसने, अपने ससुर के पास यह कहला भेजा, कि जिस पुरूष की ये वस्तुएं हैं, उसी से मैं गर्भवती हूं; फिर उसने यह भी कहलाया, कि पहिचान तो सही, कि यह मुहर, और बाजूबन्द, और छड़ी किस की है।
26 यहूदा ने उन्हें पहिचान कर कहा, वह तो मुझ से कम दोषी है; क्योंकि मैं ने उसे अपने पुत्र शेला को न ब्याह दिया। और उसने उससे फिर कभी प्रसंग न किया।
27 जब उसके जनने का समय आया, तब यह जान पड़ा कि उसके गर्भ में जुड़वे बच्चे हैं।
28 और जब वह जनने लगी तब एक बालक ने अपना हाथ बढ़ाया: और धाय ने लाल सूत ले कर उसके हाथ में यह कहते हुथे बान्ध दिया, कि पहिले यही उत्पन्न हुआ।
29 जब उसने हाथ समेट लिया, तब उसका भाई उत्पन्न हो गया: तब उस धाय ने कहा, तू क्यों बरबस निकल आया है? इसलिये उसका नाम पेरेस रखा गया।
30 पीछे उसका भाई जिसके हाथ में लाल सूत बन्धा था उत्पन्न हुआ, और उसका नाम जेरह रखा गया॥
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.
1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions.
2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,
5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
21 And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.