Genesis 21 for Pidgin: God bless Abraham and Sarah with Isaac, Ishmael go waka, and Abraham make peace with Abimelech.
📖 Genesis 21:1–34 in Pidgin English
1. God remember Sarah like e talk before. God do wetin e promise.
2. Sarah carry belle, and she born pikin for Abraham for im old age.
3. Abraham call the pikin wey Sarah born Isaac.
4. Abraham circumcise Isaac when e reach eight days as God command.
5. Abraham and Sarah old well well when Isaac born.
6. Sarah talk, “God make me laugh; everybody wey hear go laugh with me.”
7. Sarah talk say, “Who for talk say I go born pikin for old age? Isaac na gift from God.”
8. Pikin grow up, and Abraham make big party for am.
9. But Sarah see Ishmael dey laugh for corner, so she tell Abraham say, “Make dem send that boy and him mama comot.”
10. Sarah no want Ishmael inherit with Isaac.
11. Abraham feel bad because Ishmael na him pikin.
12. But God tell Abraham say, “No wahala. Sarah born pikin na the one wey go carry your family name.”
13. God promise say e go make Ishmael big nation too because Abraham hear am.
14. Next day, Abraham give water and food put for Ishmael and im mama Hagar, and send dem go.
15. Hagar and Ishmael waka for desert.
16. Water finish, Hagar put Ishmael down under bush say, “Make pikin no die.”
17. God hear Ishmael cry.
18. God open Hagar eye; she see water well.
19. God bless Ishmael, and he grow up for desert, become great hunter.
20. God promise say Ishmael go get many children, become big nation.
21. Isaac grow up well well.
22. Abraham make peace treaty with Abimelech king for Gerar.
23. Abraham complain say Abimelech take water well belong am.
24. Abimelech say no be true, say his people no touch the well.
25. Abraham and Abimelech make agreement for seven ewe lambs.
26. Abimelech say, “This lambs na witness say you get the water well.”
27. Abraham name that place Beer-Sheba because of the promise.
28. After that, Abraham stay for Gerar.
29. One day, Abimelech and Phicol come meet Abraham.
30. Dem make peace treaty because dem fear God.
31. Abraham pray for Abimelech.
32. Both sides promise say dem no go fight again.
33. Abraham give sheep and oxen to seal the treaty.
34. Peace dey between Abraham and Abimelech.
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