Genesis 42 in Pidgin: Joseph brothers come Egypt to buy food during famine, no know say na Joseph be di governor wey test dem.
📖 Genesis 42:1–38 in Pidgin English
1. When Jacob hear say food dey Egypt, he tell him sons, “Why una just dey look?”
2. He say, “I hear say grain dey Egypt. Make una go buy so we no go die of hunger.”
3. So ten of Joseph brothers go Egypt to buy food.
4. But Jacob no allow Benjamin, Joseph junior brother, follow dem—he fear say harm fit meet am.
5. Other people from Canaan also dey go Egypt because hunger don full ground.
6. Joseph na di governor of Egypt, and na him dey sell food. When him brothers reach, dem bow down face ground.
7. Joseph see dem, know dem, but he act like stranger and speak harshly. “Where una come from?” he ask. Dem answer, “From Canaan to buy food.”
8. Joseph know dem but dem no know am.
9. He remember di dreams wey he dream before about dem and say, “Una be spies! Una come to check weak places of di land.”
10. Dem say, “No, oga! We come buy food.”
11. “We all be one man pikin. We honest, we no be spies.”
12. Joseph say, “Na lie! Una come spy di land.”
13. Dem say, “We be twelve brothers from one man for Canaan. Di small one dey with papa, and one don die.”
14. Joseph say again, “I talk say una be spies.”
15. “I go test una: As sure as Pharaoh dey alive, una no go comot here unless your younger brother come.”
16. “Send one of una to go bring am; di rest go stay here as prisoner. Then I go know if una dey talk true.”
17. He throw all of dem inside prison for three days.
18. On di third day, Joseph say, “Do this and live, because I fear God.”
19. “If una dey honest, make one of una remain here, while others carry food go give una family.”
20. “But bring una youngest brother come. That way I go know una dey talk true, and una no go die.” Dem agree.
21. Dem say among demself, “We dey suffer now because of wetin we do to our brother. He beg us but we no hear. That’s why this punishment don reach us.”
22. Reuben say, “I tell una make we no sin against di boy, but una no gree. Now God dey ask us for him blood.”
23. Dem no know say Joseph understand all their talk, because he use interpreter talk to dem.
24. Joseph run go cry. Later he come back, and he choose Simeon, tie him before their eyes.
25. Joseph command say make dem fill their sacks with food, return dem money into their bag, and give dem food for their journey.
26. Dem load their food for donkey and travel go.
27. One of dem open him bag for lodging place to give donkey food and see say him money dey inside.
28. He shout to him brothers, “My money don return! E dey inside my bag!” Dem heart shake, dem fear and say, “Wet’n be this wey God do us?”
29. When dem reach Canaan, dem tell Jacob wetin happen.
30. “Di man wey rule di land talk rough to us and say we be spies.
31. We tell am say we be honest, not spies.
32. We be twelve brothers from one papa. One no dey again, and one dey with our papa.
33. Di man say, ‘I go test una: Leave one brother here, carry food go for your people.
34. Then bring your youngest brother so I go know una dey talk true and I go release your brother.’”
35. As dem dey empty di sacks, each of dem see say their money dey inside.
36. Their papa Jacob cry out say, “Una don make me lose my children! Joseph no dey, Simeon no dey, now una wan carry Benjamin? Everything dey against me!”
37. Reuben say, “Kill my two sons if I no bring Benjamin back. I go go, bring am come back.”
38. But Jacob say, “My son no go go with una. Him brother don die, and if anything happen to am, I go die with sorrow.”
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