Genesis 37 in Pidgin: Joseph dream big dreams, but him brothers vex and sell am to Ishmaelites wey carry am go Egypt as slave.
📖 Genesis 37:1–36 in Pidgin English
1. Jacob settle down for Canaan land wey him papa Isaac don live before.
2. This na the story of Jacob family: Joseph, wey be 17 years old, dey help him brothers take care of sheep. But Joseph dey always go tell papa bad things wey him brothers do.
3. Jacob love Joseph pass all him children because na Joseph he born when he don old. So he sew special fine cloth for Joseph.
4. When Joseph brothers see say their papa love Joseph pass dem, dem hate am and no gree talk good thing to am.
5. One day Joseph dream one dream, and when he tell him brothers, dem hate am even more.
6. He tell dem, “Make una hear my dream.”
7. “We dey bundle sheaves for farm, suddenly my own stand upright and una own gather around am dey bow to am.”
8. Him brothers say, “You wan rule us? You wan be king over us?” So dem hate am more because of the dream.
9. Joseph dream again. He tell him brothers: “I dream again—this time sun, moon, and eleven stars bow to me.”
10. He tell him papa and brothers. Jacob rebuke am say, “So me, your mama and brothers go bow to you?”
11. Him brothers jealous am, but Jacob keep di dream for mind.
12. One day, Joseph brothers go take care of sheep for Shechem.
13. Jacob tell Joseph, “Your brothers dey Shechem. Go check on dem.” Joseph say, “I dey ready.”
14. Jacob say, “Go see how dem and di animals dey do. Bring back report.” So Joseph leave Hebron and go Shechem.
15. For road, one man see am dey waka about. He ask am, “Wetin you dey find?”
16. Joseph reply, “I dey find my brothers and the sheep.”
17. Di man say, “Dem don go Dothan.” So Joseph follow road go Dothan.
18. When di brothers see am from far, dem plan to kill am before he reach.
19. Dem say, “That dreamer don come.”
20. “Make we kill am and throw am for one dry pit. Then we go say wild animal kill am. We go see how him dream go take happen.”
21. But Reuben hear dem and try save Joseph. He say, “Make we no kill am.”
22. Reuben say, “Make we no shed blood. Just throw am inside dis pit. No touch am.” He plan to come back later come rescue am.
23. When Joseph reach dem, dem tear off him fine cloth and
24. throw am inside empty pit wey no get water.
25. As dem dey chop food, dem see one group of Ishmaelite traders wey dey come from Gilead. Their camels dey carry spices, balm and myrrh go Egypt.
26. Judah say, “Wetin we go gain if we kill our brother? Make we sell am to this Ishmael people.”
27. “Make we no touch am, after all, na our brother.” The other brothers agree.
28. So when di Midianite traders pass, dem bring Joseph out from di pit and sell am for 20 silver coins. The Ishmaelites carry Joseph go Egypt.
29. When Reuben return to di pit and no see Joseph, he tear him cloth.
30. He go meet him brothers and cry, “Di boy no dey! Wetin I go tell papa now?”
31. Dem kill one goat and dip Joseph cloth inside di blood.
32. Dem carry di cloth go give their papa and say, “We find this. Check am if na your son own.”
33. Jacob look am and say, “Na Joseph own! Wild animal don kill am!”
34. Jacob tear him cloth, put sack for waist and mourn Joseph many days.
35. All him children try console am but he no gree stop to cry. He say, “I go mourn am till I die.”
36. Meanwhile, di Midianites carry Joseph go Egypt. Dem sell am to Potiphar, Pharaoh officer wey be captain of di palace guards.
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