Riveduta 1927 (Italian) RIV
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1 Or avvenne che, in quel tempo, Giuda discese di presso ai suoi fratelli, e andò a stare da un uomo di Adullam, che avea nome Hira.
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At that time, Judah left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam named Hirah.
2 E Giuda vide quivi la figliuola di un Cananeo, chiamato Shua; e se la prese, e convisse con lei.
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There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her and made love to her;
3 Ed ella concepì e partorì un figliuolo, al quale egli pose nome Er.
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she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er.
4 Poi ella concepì di nuovo, e partorì un figliuolo, al quale pose nome Onan.
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She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan.
5 E partorì ancora un figliuolo, al quale pose nome Scela. Or Giuda era a Kezib, quand’ella lo partorì.
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She gave birth to still another son and named him Shelah. It was at Kezib that she gave birth to him.
6 E Giuda prese per Er, suo primogenito, una moglie che avea nome Tamar.
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Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
7 Ma Er, primogenito di Giuda, era perverso agli occhi dell’Eterno, e l’Eterno lo fece morire.
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But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight; so the LORD put him to death.
8 Allora Giuda disse a Onan: "Va’ dalla moglie del tuo fratello, prenditela come cognato, e suscita una progenie al tuo fratello".
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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.”
9 E Onan, sapendo che quella progenie non sarebbe sua, quando s’accostava alla moglie del suo fratello, faceva in modo d’impedire il concepimento, per non dar progenie al fratello.
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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 Ciò ch’egli faceva dispiacque all’Eterno, il quale fece morire anche lui.
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What he did was wicked in the LORD’s sight; so the LORD put him to death also.
11 Allora Giuda disse a Tamar sua nuora: "Rimani vedova in casa di tuo padre, finché Scela, mio figliuolo, sia cresciuto". Perché diceva: "Badiamo che anch’egli non muoia come i suoi fratelli". E Tamar se ne andò, e dimorò in casa di suo padre.
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Judah then said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s household until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s household.
12 Passaron molti giorni, e morì la figliuola di Shua, moglie di Giuda; e dopo che Giuda si fu consolato, salì da quelli che tosavan le sue pecore a Timna; egli col suo amico Hira, l’Adullamita.
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After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had recovered from his grief, he went up to Timnah, to the men who were shearing his sheep, and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went with him.
13 Di questo fu informata Tamar, e le fu detto: "Ecco, il tuo suocero sale a Timna a tosare le sue pecore".
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When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
14 Allora ella si tolse le vesti da vedova, si coprì d’un velo, se ne avvolse tutta, e si pose a sedere alla porta di Enaim, ch’è sulla via di Timna; poiché vedeva che Scela era cresciuto, e nondimeno, lei non gli era stata data per moglie.
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she took off her widow’s clothes, covered herself with a veil to disguise herself, and then sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had now grown up, she had not been given to him as his wife.
15 Come Giuda la vide, la prese per una meretrice, perch’essa aveva il viso coperto.
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When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
16 E accostatosi a lei sulla via, le disse: "Lasciami venire da te!" Poiché non sapeva ch’ella fosse sua nuora. Ed ella rispose: "Che mi darai per venire da me?"
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Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her by the roadside and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “And what will you give me to sleep with you?” she asked.
17 Ed egli le disse: "Ti manderò un capretto del mio gregge". Ed ella: "Mi darai tu un pegno finché tu me l’abbia mandato?"
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“I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” he said. “Will you give me something as a pledge until you send it?” she asked.
18 Ed egli: "Che pegno ti darò?" E l’altra rispose: "Il tuo sigillo, il tuo cordone e il bastone che hai in mano". Egli glieli dette, andò da lei, ed ella rimase incinta di lui.
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He said, “What pledge should I give you?” “Your seal and its cord, and the staff in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
19 Poi ella si levò, e se ne andò; si tolse il velo, e si rimise le vesti da vedova.
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After she left, she took off her veil and put on her widow’s clothes again.
20 E Giuda mandò il capretto per mezzo del suo amico, l’Adullamita, affin di ritirare il pegno di man di quella donna; ma egli non la trovò.
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Meanwhile Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order to get his pledge back from the woman, but he did not find her.
21 Interrogò la gente del luogo, dicendo: "Dov’è quella meretrice che stava a Enaim, sulla via?" E quelli risposero: "Qui non c’è stata alcuna meretrice".
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He asked the men who lived there, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “There hasn’t been any shrine prostitute here,” they said.
22 Ed egli se ne tornò a Giuda, e gli disse: "Non l’ho trovata; e, per di più, la gente del luogo m’ha detto: Qui non c’è stata alcuna meretrice".
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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 E Giuda disse: "Si tenga pure il pegno, che non abbiamo a incorrere nel disprezzo. Ecco, io ho mandato questo capretto, e tu non l’hai trovata".
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Then Judah said, “Let her keep what she has, or we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you didn’t find her.”
24 Or circa tre mesi dopo, vennero a dire a Giuda: "Tamar, tua nuora, si è prostituita; e, per di più, eccola incinta in seguito alla sua prostituzione". E Giuda disse: "Menatela fuori, e sia arsa!"
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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!”
25 Come la menavano fuori, ella mandò a dire al suocero: "Sono incinta dell’uomo al quale appartengono queste cose". E disse: "Riconosci, ti prego, di chi siano questo sigillo, questi cordoni e questo bastone".
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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.”
26 Giuda li riconobbe, e disse: "Ella è più giusta di me, giacché io non l’ho data a Scela, mio figliuolo". Ed egli non ebbe più relazioni con lei.
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Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not sleep with her again.
27 Or quando venne il tempo in cui doveva partorire, ecco ch’essa aveva in seno due gemelli.
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When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.
28 E mentre partoriva, l’un d’essi mise fuori una mano; e la levatrice la prese, e vi legò un filo di scarlatto, dicendo: "Questo qui esce il primo".
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As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist and said, “This one came out first.”
29 Ma egli ritirò la mano, ed ecco uscir fuori il suo fratello. Allora la levatrice disse: "Perché ti sei fatta questa breccia?" Per questo motivo gli fu messo nome Perets.
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But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out, and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez.
30 Poi uscì il suo fratello, che aveva alla mano il filo di scarlatto; e fu chiamato Zerach.
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Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist, came out. And he was named Zerah.
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