Genesis 43 in Pidgin: Hunger still dey Canaan, Jacob release Benjamin go Egypt, and Joseph host him brothers for big feast.
📖 Genesis 43:1–34 in Pidgin English
1. Hunger still dey serious for land.
2. When dem don chop all di food wey dem bring from Egypt, Jacob say, “Make una go again buy small food.”
3. But Judah reply, “Di man warn us well say, ‘Una no go see my face if una no bring una younger brother.’”
4. “So if you allow Benjamin follow us, we go go buy food.
5. But if you no gree, we no go go. Di man talk am clear.”
6. Israel ask, “Why una tell am say una get another brother?”
7. Dem reply, “Di man dey ask question like who be una papa, any other brother? So we no fit lie. We no sabi say he go say make we bring am.”
8. Judah tell him papa, “Send di boy make we go, so all of us go live and no die of hunger—me, you, and our children.
9. I go stand as surety for am. If I no bring am back, make you blame me forever.
10. If no be delay, we for don go and come back twice.”
11. Then Israel say, “If na so, take best gifts from our land—balm, honey, gum, spices, nuts.
12. Carry double money, because maybe na mistake make dem return di money last time.
13. Carry Benjamin go.
14. May God Almighty give una favour with di man, so he go release your other brother and Benjamin. As for me, if I lose my children, I lose dem.”
15. Di men take gift, double money, and Benjamin. Dem go Egypt and stand before Joseph.
16. When Joseph see Benjamin with dem, he tell di steward, “Carry these men go my house. Kill animal, prepare food. We go chop together by noon.”
17. Di steward do as Joseph say.
18. Joseph brothers fear say, “Na because of that money wey return last time dem wan trap us come collect us as slaves.”
19. Dem tell Joseph steward for house gate,
20. “Oga, we come buy food before,
21. And when we reach where we lodge, we see our money for bag mouth. We bring am back.
22. We bring more money come buy food again. We no know who put di money for bag.”
23. Di steward say, “No worry. Your God and your papa God don give una that treasure. I receive your money already.” Then he bring Simeon out to meet dem.
24. Di steward take dem enter house, give dem water to wash leg and give their animals food.
25. Dem arrange di gift wey dem bring, because dem hear say dem go chop with Joseph for afternoon.
26. When Joseph come house, dem give am di gift and bow down to ground.
27. He ask how dem dey and ask, “How your papa, di old man wey una talk about? He still dey alive?”
28. Dem answer, “Yes, our papa dey alive and well,” and dem bow again.
29. Joseph look Benjamin, him blood brother, and ask, “Na this one be di younger brother una talk about?” Then he say, “God go bless you, my pikin.”
30. Joseph rush comot, because he don break down with emotion. He enter room and cry.
31. He wash face, come out, control himself and say, “Serve di food.”
32. Dem serve Joseph for him own table, dem serve di brothers separate, and Egyptians too separate, because Egyptians no dey chop with Hebrews.
33. Dem sit down by age from first born to last born. Dem shock say di seat arrange just right.
34. Joseph give dem food from him own table. Benjamin own portion five times pass others. Dem chop and enjoy with Joseph.
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