Genesis 29 in Pidgin: Jacob see Rachel for well, love her, work 14 years for Laban to marry her and her sister Leah by mistake.
📖 Genesis 29:1–35 in Pidgin English
1. Jacob continue him journey go east.
2. He reach one well for field where some shepherds gather with their sheep.
3. Big stone dey cover the well mouth, and dem no dey open am until all shepherds gather.
4. Jacob ask dem, "Where una from?" Dem say, "We be people from Haran."
5. He ask, "Una sabi Laban, Nahor pikin?" Dem say, "Yes, we sabi am."
6. He ask, "E dey okay?" Dem say, "Yes, and look, na him daughter Rachel dey come with her papa sheep."
7. Jacob say, "The sun still high. Why una no give the sheep water make una feed them?"
8. Dem say, "We dey wait make everybody come before we open the well."
9. As dem dey talk, Rachel come with her papa sheep because na she dey take care of them.
10. When Jacob see Rachel, him uncle daughter, he waka go, roll the stone comot from the well, and give her sheep water.
11. Jacob kiss Rachel, begin cry.
12. He tell her say he be Rebekah pikin. Rachel run go tell her papa.
13. Laban rush come meet Jacob, hug and kiss am, carry am go house. Jacob tell am everything wey happen.
14. Laban say, "You be my own blood." Jacob stay with am for one month.
15. Laban say, "Even if you be my relative, e no good make you work for me for free. Wetin you want as payment?"
16. Laban get two daughters — Leah the elder and Rachel the younger.
17. Leah eyes no sharp, but Rachel fine and shape well.
18. Jacob love Rachel, so he say, "I go work seven years make you give me Rachel to marry."
19. Laban say, "Better I give you than another man." So Jacob work seven years for Rachel.
20. But the seven years be like few days to Jacob because of the love wey he get for her.
21. After seven years, Jacob tell Laban, "Time don reach. Give me my wife make I marry am."
22. Laban do big party, invite plenty people.
23. But for night, he carry Leah go give Jacob. Jacob sleep with her.
24. Laban also give Leah one maid, Zilpah, to be her servant.
25. Early morning, Jacob discover say na Leah. He vex go meet Laban: "Why you do me like this? I work for Rachel, no be Leah!"
26. Laban say, "For our land, we no dey give younger one before the elder."
27. "Complete one week with Leah, then I go give you Rachel too, but you go still work another seven years."
28. Jacob gree. After one week, Laban give Rachel to Jacob as wife.
29. Laban give Rachel one maid, Bilhah, to serve her.
30. Jacob love Rachel pass Leah. He work another seven years.
31. When God see say Leah no get Jacob love, He bless her with children while Rachel no born.
32. Leah born her first son and name am Reuben, say "God don see my pain, now my husband go love me."
33. She born again, name the boy Simeon, say "God hear say I no dey loved."
34. She born third son, call am Levi, say "Now my husband go hold me well."
35. She born again, name am Judah, say "Now I go praise God." After that, she stop to born for a while.
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