Jacob Send Im Pikin Dem
Famine drive ten brothers go Egypt, where dem bow for one man wey dem no recognize. Joseph, wey talk say e fear our Papa, accuse dem say dem be spy, lock Simeon for prison, and hear dem confess dia guilt about am for im front. E turn face commot to cry.
42 1When Jacob see say grain dey for Egypt, Jacob talk to im pikin dem say, "Why una dey look una face like dis?" 2E talk say, "Look, I don hear say grain dey for Egypt. Go down go buy some for us from dia, so we go live and no die." 3So ten of Joseph im brothers go down go buy grain from Egypt. 4But Jacob no gree send Joseph im brother Benjamin go with dem, becos e dey fear say bad thing fit happen to am. 5Israel im pikin dem come to buy grain among di odas wey come, becos hunger dey for di land of Canaan. 6Joseph na di ruler for di land, e dey sell grain to all im people. Joseph im brothers come and bow for am, dia face for ground. 7Joseph see and know im brothers, but e do like stranger and talk with hard mouth: "Weting be una place?" "From Canaan," dem talk, "to buy food."
8Joseph know im brothers, but dem no know am. 9Den Joseph remember di dreams wey e bin dream about dem and e talk to dem say, "Una be spies! Una don come to see di weak parts of di land."
10But dem talk to am say, "No, my oga, your servants come to buy food. 11We all na pikin of one man; we be honest men. Your servants never be spies at all."
12But e talk to dem say, "No, una don come to find di weak parts of di land."
13Dem talk say, "Your servants na twelve brothers, pikin of one man for di land of Canaan. Di last-born dey with our papa today, and one don go."
14Joseph talk to dem say, "Na so as I tok give una: una be spies. 15By dis una go test: as Pharaoh dey live, una no go comot from here unless una last-born brother come. 16Send one of una make e go bring una brother while di rest of una stay for prison, so dem fit test una words, whether truth dey inside una. If e no be so, as Pharaoh dey live, for sure una be spies." 17And e put dem all together for custody for three days. 18For di third day Joseph talk to dem say, "Do dis and live, becos I dey fear our Papa. a a v18 Joseph name di God wey e dey fear — our Papa — dey testify to im true allegiance even while e disguise imsef before im brothers. Di Papa wey im hidden hand don guide every step of Joseph im story na di same Papa wey im brothers dey worship. 19If una be honest, make one of una brothers stay here for custody, while di rest go, dey carry grain for una households' hunger. 20Bring una last-born brother come give me, so una words go confirm and una no go die." And dem do so.
21Den dem talk to demsef say, "True-true we dey guilty over our brother, becos we see di distress of im soul when e beg us and we no gree listen. Na why dis distress don come on us." 22Reuben answer dem say, "I no tell una say make una no sin against di boy? Una no gree listen. Now dem dey demand im blood." 23Dem no know say Joseph understand dem, becos interpreter dey between dem. 24E turn comot from dem and cry, den e come back and talk with dem. E take Simeon from dem and tie am before dia eyes.
25Joseph order make dem fill dia bags with grain, return each man im silver inside im sack, and give provisions for di journey. So dem do am for dem. 26Den dem load dia grain on dia donkeys and comot from dia. 27For di lodging place, one of dem open im sack to feed im donkey and e see im silver dia for di mouth of di sack. 28E talk to im brothers say, "Dem don return my silver—look, e dey inside my sack!" Dia heart sink; dem dey shake, dem talk to demsef say, "Weting our Papa don do us?" b b v28 Na di brothers' first wake-up to di Papa im hand wey dey work — even inside dia fear, dem recognize say dis pass ordinary coincidence. Di Papa dey patiently dey bring dem come home through Joseph im hidden mercy. 29Dem come meet Jacob dia papa for di land of Canaan and tell am everything wey don happen to dem: 30"Di man, oga of di land, talk to us with hard mouth and treat us like spies of di land. 31But we talk to am say, 'We be honest men; we never be spies. 32We be twelve brothers, pikin of our papa. One don go; di last-born dey now with our papa for di land of Canaan.' 33Di man, oga of di land, tell us say, 'Na dis way I go take know say una be honest: leave one brother with me, take grain against una households' hunger, and go.' 34Bring me una last-born brother, and I go know say una no be spies but honest men. I go give una brother back, and una fit trade for di land."
35As dem empty dia sacks, each one find im bundle of silver inside im sack. When dem see dia bundles of silver, dem and dia papa fear. 36Dia papa Jacob talk to dem say, "Una don leave me without pikin: Joseph don go, Simeon don go, and now una wan take Benjamin. Everything dey against me!"
37Reuben talk to im papa say, "You fit kill my two sons if I no bring am back to you. Put am for my hand, and I go bring am back to you."
38E talk say, "My pikin no go go down with una, becos im brother don die, and na only am remain. If bad thing meet am for di journey wey una dey take go, una go carry my gray head go down to di grave with sorrow."
