Genesis 46 in Pidgin: Jacob carry him full family go Egypt after God encourage am, and Joseph hug am with joy after many years.
📖 Genesis 46:1–34 in Pidgin English
1. Jacob waka with all him property and reach Beersheba. There, he offer sacrifice to di God of him papa Isaac.
2. For night, God appear to am for dream and say, “Jacob! Jacob!” And he answer, “I dey here.”
3. God say, “I be God, di God of your papa. No fear to go Egypt, because I go make you become great nation there.
4. I go follow you go Egypt and I go bring you back again. Joseph go put hand for your eye when you die.”
5. So Jacob leave Beersheba. Him sons put their papa, their pikin and wives for di wagons wey Pharaoh send.
6. Dem carry all their cattle and property wey dem get for Canaan and enter Egypt—Jacob with all him family.
7. Him sons, grandsons, daughters and granddaughters—all of dem follow am go Egypt.
8. These na di names of Israelites (Jacob pikin) wey enter Egypt:
9. From Reuben side (Jacob first born): Reuben sons—Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10. Simeon sons—Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul (him mama na Canaanite woman).
11. Levi sons—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12. Judah sons—Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (But Er and Onan die for Canaan.) Perez sons—Hezron and Hamul.
13. Issachar sons—Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
14. Zebulun sons—Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15. All these na sons of Leah wey she born give Jacob for Paddan Aram, plus Dinah him daughter—total of 33 people.
16. Gad sons—Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17. Asher sons—Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah sons—Heber and Malkiel.
18. All these na pikin of Zilpah (Laban give Leah), wey she born give Jacob—16 people.
19. Rachel sons (Jacob wife)—Joseph and Benjamin.
20. Joseph children for Egypt (na Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest of On born dem): Manasseh and Ephraim.
21. Benjamin sons—Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22. All these na children of Rachel—total of 14 people.
23. Dan son—Hushim.
24. Naphtali sons—Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25. All these na children of Bilhah (Laban give Rachel)—total of 7 people.
26. Altogether, di people wey come with Jacob to Egypt—him own pikin and grandchildren—na 66 (excluding Joseph children).
27. Joseph get two pikin for Egypt. So total number of people from Jacob wey reach Egypt na 70.
28. Jacob send Judah ahead make he tell Joseph say dem don reach Goshen.
29. Joseph use him chariot come meet Jacob. As he see am, he hug am tight and cry long for him neck.
30. Israel say, “Now I fit die in peace, because I don see you with my eyes and I know say you still dey alive.”
31. Joseph tell him brothers and papa house say, “I dey go tell Pharaoh say my people don reach from Canaan.
32. Dem be shepherds, and dem bring their animals—sheep, goats, and cows.
33. When Pharaoh ask una work,
34. Tell am say una be shepherds from childhood, like una papa and grandpapa. That way, Pharaoh go allow una stay for Goshen, because Egyptians no dey like shepherds.”
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