Genesis 50 Pidgin: Joseph bury Jacob with big honour, forgive him brothers, and ask dem to carry him bone when dem leave Egypt.
📖 Genesis 50:1–26 in Pidgin English
1. Joseph fall for him papa body, cry and kiss am.
2. He tell di doctors wey work for am make dem embalm him papa.
3. Dem take 40 days embalm Jacob. Egyptians cry for am for 70 days.
4. When mourning finish, Joseph go tell Pharaoh people, “If I find favour for your eyes,
5. Tell Pharaoh say, ‘My papa swear me say, “When I die, bury me for di grave wey I dig for Canaan.” Make I go bury am, then I go come back.’”
6. Pharaoh say, “Go bury your papa as he make you swear.”
7. So Joseph go with Pharaoh top officials, elders, and important people for Egypt.
8. Him family, brothers, and papa house people follow too. Only small children, sheep and cows remain for Goshen.
9. Dem go with chariots and horsemen—na heavy escort.
10. When dem reach threshing floor of Atad near Jordan, dem cry loud and mourn am for seven days.
11. Di Canaanites wey see dem say, “This na serious mourning for Egyptians,” so dem name di place Abel Mizraim.
12. Jacob sons do everything as him command dem.
13. Dem carry am go Canaan, bury am inside di cave for Machpelah field wey Abraham buy from Ephron di Hittite.
14. After burial, Joseph and all wey follow am return Egypt.
15. Joseph brothers begin fear say, “Now papa don die, Joseph fit pay us back for wetin we do to am.”
16. So dem send message to Joseph say, “Before papa die, he say,
17. ‘Tell Joseph make he forgive una wickedness and sin.’ We dey beg, forgive us servants of your papa God.” Joseph cry as dem talk.
18. Then dem come bow down and say, “We be your slaves.”
19. But Joseph say, “No fear. I no be God.
20. Una plan evil against me, but God turn am to good to save many lives.
21. I go take care of una and una children.” He encourage dem and talk kindly to dem.
22. Joseph live for Egypt with him papa house. He live 110 years.
23. He see Ephraim children to third generation. Manasseh son, Makir children, sit on Joseph lap.
24. Joseph tell him brothers, “I go soon die. But God go surely visit una and carry una from Egypt go land wey He promise Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
25. He make dem swear say, “When God visit una, carry my bones from here.”
26. Joseph die at 110 years old. Dem embalm am and put am for coffin for Egypt.
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