Genesis 45 in Pidgin: Joseph finally reveal himself to him brothers, forgive dem, and ask dem to bring Papa Jacob come Egypt.
📖 Genesis 45:1–28 in Pidgin English
1. Joseph no fit hold himself again in front of everybody. He shout, “Make everybody comot from here!” Na only him and him brothers remain.
2. As he talk, he begin cry loud. Di Egyptians and even Pharaoh house hear as he dey cry.
3. He say, “Na me be Joseph! My papa still dey alive?” But him brothers shock sotey dem no fit talk.
4. He tell dem, “Make una come closer.” As dem move near, he say, “Na me, Joseph, una brother wey una sell go Egypt.
5. No vex with una self say una do am, because God use am take save life.
6. Na two years now wey hunger don dey for land, and five more years still remain.
7. But God send me ahead to save una life and keep una family for this world.
8. So no be una really send me here, na God do am. He make me Pharaoh adviser and governor for all Egypt.”
9. “Quickly, go meet my papa. Tell am say, ‘Your pikin Joseph dey alive and na him be governor for Egypt. Make you come fast!’
10. You go live for Goshen, with your children, grandchildren, animals and all your property.
11. I go take care of una because five more years of famine still dey. I no want make hunger kill una.”
12. “Una see with una eye, even Benjamin see say na me dey talk.
13. Tell papa about how I dey for Egypt and all wey una don see. Make una bring am come quick.”
14. Then Joseph hug Benjamin, cry on him neck, and Benjamin cry too.
15. He hug and kiss all him brothers and cry with dem. After that dem begin talk with am.
16. News reach Pharaoh house say, “Joseph brothers don come!” Pharaoh and him workers happy well well.
17. Pharaoh tell Joseph, “Tell your brothers say, ‘Load una animals and go back to Canaan.
18. Carry una papa and una family come. I go give una di best land for Egypt and plenty food.’”
19. “Give dem chariots to carry their wives and children.
20. No worry about una property because Egypt best things go be una own.”
21. So Joseph give dem chariots and food for di journey.
22. He give each person new cloth, but Benjamin get five times cloth and 300 silver coins.
23. He send ten donkeys with best of Egypt goods and ten she-donkeys carry food and provisions for papa.
24. As he send dem go, he tell dem, “Make una no fight for road.”
25. Di brothers reach Canaan and tell papa Jacob say, “Joseph still dey alive! And he be governor for all Egypt!” Jacob heart jump and he no believe.
26. But when dem tell am wetin Joseph talk and show am di wagons wey Joseph send, Jacob heart come calm.
27. Israel (Jacob) say, “So Joseph, my pikin, still dey alive? I go go see am before I die.”
28. Then Jacob get up with joy and say, “It don do me. My pikin Joseph still dey alive. I go go see am before I die.”
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