Genesis

38 Emu hɔ baabi no, Yuda firii ne nuanom nkyɛn kɔsii ne ntomadan wɔ baabi a ɛbɛn ɔbarima bi a ɔfiri Adulam a ne din de Hira. 2 Ɛhɔ na Yuda huu Kaananni+ baa bi a ne papa din de Sua, enti ɔwaree no, na ɔne no daeɛ. 3 Ɔbaa no nyinsɛneeɛ, na akyire yi, ɔwoo ɔbabarima, na ɔtoo ne din Er.+ 4 Ɔnyinsɛnee bio woo ɔbabarima, na ɔtoo ne din Onan. 5 Ɔsan woo ɔbabarima, na ɔtoo ne din Sela. Ɔwoeɛ no, na ɔwɔ* Aksib.+

6 Akyire yi, Yuda ware maa ne ba panin Er; ná wɔfrɛ ɔbaa no Tamar.+ 7 Nanso Yuda ba panin Er anyɛ deɛ ɛsɔ Yehowa ani, enti Yehowa kum no. 8 Ɛno nti Yuda ka kyerɛɛ Onan sɛ: “Ware wo nua yere, na wo ma wo nua no.”+ 9 Nanso na Onan nim sɛ mma a ɔbɛwo wɔn no renyɛ ne dea.+ Enti sɛ ɔne ne nua yere no da a, na wama ne ho nsuo asene agu fam asɛe, na wamma ne nua no annya mma.+ 10 Deɛ ɔyɛeɛ no, na ɛyɛ bɔne wɔ Yehowa ani so, enti ɔkum ɔno nso.+ 11 Yuda ka kyerɛɛ n’asebaa Tamar sɛ: “Kɔtena wo papa fie na yɛ kunafoɔ kɔsi sɛ me ba Sela bɛnyini.” Nanso Yuda kaa wɔ ne tirim sɛ: “Anhwɛ a na ɔno nso awu te sɛ ne nuanom.”+ Ɛnna Tamar kɔtenaa ne papa fie.

12 Berɛ bi akyi no, Yuda yere a ɔyɛ Sua+ babaa no wuiɛ, na Yuda yɛɛ n’ayie. Akyire yi, ɔne n’adamfo Hira a ɔfiri Adulam+ no kɔɔ wɔn a wɔtwitwa ne nnwan ho nwi no hɔ wɔ Timna.+ 13 Obi bɛka kyerɛɛ Tamar sɛ: “Hwɛ, w’asebarima rekɔ Timna akɔtwitwa ne nnwan ho nwi.” 14 Ɛnna ɔyii ataadeɛ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɔyɛ okunafoɔ no guu hɔ, na ɔde ntoma kataa ne kɔn mu de nkataanimu kataa n’anim, na ɔkɔtenaa Enaim kurotia wɔ Timna kwan so, ɛfiri sɛ na wahu sɛ Sela anyini nanso wɔmfaa no mmaa no awareɛ.+

15 Berɛ a Yuda ani bɔɔ ne so no, ɔsusuu sɛ ɔyɛ tuutuuni, ɛfiri sɛ na wakata n’anim. 16 Enti ɔmane kɔɔ ne nkyɛn kaa sɛ: “Mesrɛ wo, ma me ne wo nna.” Ná ɔnnim sɛ ɛyɛ n’asebaa.+ Ɛnna ɔbaa no kaa sɛ: “Ɛdeɛn na wode bɛma me ansa na wo ne me ada?” 17 Ɛnna Yuda kaa sɛ: “Mɛsoma ma wɔde apɔnkye ba abrɛ wo.” Na ɔbaa no bisaa no sɛ: “Ɛdeɛn na wode bɛdi agyinamu ansa na wode aba?” 18 Na ɔkaa sɛ: “Ɛdeɛn na memfa nni agyinamu?” Ɔbuaa sɛ: “W’ahyɛnsodeɛ kawa+ ne w’ahoma ne wo poma.” Ɛnna ɔde maa no, na ɔne no da maa no nyinsɛnee. 19 Afei ɔsɔre kɔyii ne nkataanimu no guu hɔ, na ɔhyɛɛ ne kuna ataadeɛ no.

20 Afei Yuda somaa n’adamfo a ɔfiri Adulam+ no sɛ ɔmfa apɔnkye ba no nkɔ na ɔnkɔgye deɛ ɔde dii agyinamu no mfiri ɔbaa no hɔ mmra, nanso wanhu no. 21 Ɔbisabisaa nnipa a wɔwɔ kurom hɔ no sɛ: “Tuutuuni* baa a ɔtaa tena Enaim kwankyɛn no wɔ he?” Ɛnna wɔkaa sɛ: “Tuutuuni biara mmaa ha da.” 22 Afei ɔsanee n’akyi kɔbɔɔ Yuda amanneɛ sɛ: “Manhu ɔbaa no, na kurom hɔfoɔ nso se, ‘Tuutuuni biara mmaa ha da.’” 23 Ɛnna Yuda kaa sɛ: “Ma ɔmfa na yɛn anim angu ase. Me deɛ, mede apɔnkye no somaeɛ, hu na woanhu no.”

24 Afei bɛyɛ abosome mmiɛnsa akyi no, obi ka kyerɛɛ Yuda sɛ: “W’asebaa Tamar adane tuutuuni, na ɛnam so ama wanyinsɛn.” Ɛnna Yuda kaa sɛ: “Momfa no mmra na wɔnhye no.”+ 25 Berɛ a wɔde no reba no, ɔsoma kɔɔ n’asebarima hɔ kɔkaa sɛ: “Ɔbarima a nneɛma yi yɛ ne dea no, ɔno na ɔne me anyinsɛn.” Ɔtoaa so sɛ: “Mesrɛ wo, hwɛ sɛ ahyɛnsodeɛ kawa ne ahoma ne poma yi yɛ hwan dea.”+ 26 Ɛnna Yuda hwɛeɛ, na ɔkaa sɛ: “Ɔbaa yi yɛ ɔteneneeni sene me, ɛfiri sɛ mamfa no amma me ba Sela.”+ Na ɔne no anna bio.

27 Afei n’awoɔ duruu so no, na nta na ɛwɔ ne yam. 28 Ɔrewo no, mmɔfra no baako yii ne nsa pueeɛ, na deɛ ɔgye awoɔ no de ahoma kɔkɔɔ kyekyeree ne nsa, na ɔkaa sɛ: “Wei na ɔdii kan baeɛ.” 29 Nanso berɛ a ɔtwee ne nsa kɔɔ mu no, ɛhɔ ara na ne nua no firii adie; enti deɛ ɔregye awoɔ no kaa sɛ: “Hwɛ sɛ woapae apue!” Enti wɔtoo ne din Peres.*+ 30 Afei ne nua a wɔde ahoma kɔkɔɔ kyekyeree ne nsa no dii akyire baeɛ, na wɔtoo ne din Sera.+