Genesis 28 for Pidgin: Jacob run from Esau, sleep for bush, see heaven ladder dream, and God give am big blessing promise.
📖 Genesis 28:1–22 in Pidgin English
1. Isaac call Jacob come, bless am and warn am say, "No go marry woman from Canaan people."
2. "Go Paddan-Aram, go your mama family house. Find wife from your uncle Laban daughters."
3. "May God Almighty bless you, make you born plenty children, and become big nation."
4. "God go give you the same blessing wey Him give Abraham, make you and your pikin get this land."
5. So Isaac send Jacob go meet Laban, the son of Bethuel wey na Rebekah brother. Rebekah na Jacob and Esau mama.
6. Esau see say Isaac bless Jacob and send am go find wife wey no be from Canaan.
7. And Jacob obey him papa and mama, go Paddan-Aram.
8. When Esau realize say him papa no like Canaan women,
9. He go marry Ishmael daughter, Mahalath, wey be Abraham son, as extra wife.
10. Jacob begin him journey from Beersheba go Haran.
11. When night reach, he stop for one place to sleep. He carry stone use as pillow and lie down.
12. For dream, Jacob see ladder wey reach heaven, with angels dey go up and down.
13. Then God stand for top of the ladder and say, "I be the Lord, God of Abraham and Isaac. The land wey you dey sleep on, I go give you and your children."
14. "Your pikin go plenty like sand for ground. Dem go spread go north, south, east, and west. All the world go bless themselves through you."
15. "I dey with you, I go protect you everywhere. I no go leave you until I finish wetin I promise."
16. Jacob wake up say, "So God dey here and I no know!"
17. He fear say, "This place na holy ground. This na house of God and gate to heaven."
18. Early morning, Jacob carry the stone wey him use sleep, stand am like pillar, pour oil on top am.
19. He name the place Bethel (before, e name na Luz).
20. Then Jacob make vow say, "If God go protect me for this journey, give me food and cloth,
21. And bring me back to my papa house in peace, then the Lord go be my God."
22. "This stone wey I stand as pillar go be God house, and I go give God one-tenth of everything He give me."
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