Genesis 25

25 ¹Abraham marry anoda wife, wey im name na Keturah. ²She born Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. ³Jokshan born Sheba and Dedan. Dedan im pikin-dem na di Asshurite people, di Letushite people, and di Leummite people. ⁴Midian im pikin-dem: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah—all of dem na Keturah pikin. ⁵Abraham give everything wey im get to Isaac. ⁶Abraham give gift to di pikin-dem of im concubine-dem, den e send dem comot from im pikin Isaac while e still dey alive, e send dem go di east side, go di east country.

⁷Abraham live 175 years altogether. ⁸Abraham breathe im last breath, e die for fine old age, as old man wey don full with years, and e join im people-dem. ⁹Im pikin-dem Isaac and Ishmael bury am for inside di cave of Machpelah, for di field of Ephron wey be Zohar di Hittite man im pikin, near Mamre. ¹⁰Di field wey Abraham bin buy from di Hittite people. Na dia dem bury Abraham, together with Sarah im wife. ¹¹Afta Abraham die, our Papa bless im pikin Isaac. And Isaac settle down near Beer-lahai-roi.

Ishmael Im Pikin-Dem

¹²Dis na di family record of Ishmael, Abraham im pikin, wey Hagar di Egypt woman, wey be Sarah im servant, born for Abraham. ¹³Dis na di names of Ishmael im pikin-dem, by name, for di way dem born dem: Nebaioth, wey be Ishmael im firstborn, den Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ¹⁴Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ¹⁵Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. ¹⁶Dis na Ishmael im pikin-dem, dis na dia names by dia village and dia camp-dem—twelve prince according to dia tribe-dem. ¹⁷Ishmael live 137 years, den e breathe im last breath, e die, and e join im people-dem. ¹⁸Dem settle from Havilah reach Shur, wey dey east of Egypt as you dey go Assyria; Ishmael live for fight-fight with all im brodas.

Di Line of Isaac

¹⁹Dis na di family line of Isaac, Abraham im pikin: Abraham born Isaac. ²⁰Isaac bin don reach forty years wen e marry Rebekah, wey be di daughter of Bethuel di Aramean man from Paddan-aram, and na sister to Laban di Aramean man. ^a a v20 Paddan-aram na di high flat land of Aram wey dey for Mesopotamia, di home country of Rebekah im family. ²¹Isaac pray to our Papa for im wife, bicos she no fit born; our Papa answer am, and im wife Rebekah come get belle. ²²But di pikin-dem dey struggle with each oda inside her, and she talk say, "If na so e be, why dis one dey happen to me?" So she go ask our Papa.

²³And our Papa tell her: "Two nation dey inside your belle; two people wey go comot from inside you go divide: one go strong pass di oda, and di older one go serve di younger one."

²⁴Wen di time reach for her to born, twin dey inside her belle! ²⁵Di first one comot red, im whole body be like cloth wey full with hair; so dem call im name Esau. ²⁶Den im broda comot, and im hand hold Esau im heel, so dem name am Jacob. Isaac bin don reach sixty years wen she born dem. ^b b v26 Di name Jacob mean "e hold di heel" — and so "e push oda person comot" or "e dey deceive," as im story go show.

²⁷Di boys grow up. Esau turn hunter wey sabi im work well, man of di field; but Jacob be quiet man, wey dey stay for tent.

Jacob and Esau

²⁸Isaac love Esau, bicos e like di taste of bush meat, but Rebekah love Jacob. ²⁹Jacob dey cook stew wen Esau come in from di field, and hunger don kill am. ³⁰Esau tell Jacob, "Make I swallow dis red stew—hunger don kill me!" Na why dem name am Edom. ^c c v30 Edom mean "red" — dem name am so bicos of di red stew wey Esau take exchange im birthright.

³¹Jacob talk say, "Sell your birthright give me now." ^d d v31 Birthright dey give di firstborn double share of di inheritance and di headship of di family.

³²Esau talk say, "See, I don near to die; wetin birthright go do for me?"

³³Jacob talk say, "Swear give me first." So e swear give am and sell im birthright to Jacob.

³⁴Jacob give Esau bread and lentil stew; e chop, e drink, e stand up, and e comot—na so Esau look down for im birthright.