Genesis 30:1-43 talk about how Jacob use wisdom and clever tactics to increase his flocks of animals, gaining wealth while working for Laban.
1 When Rachel see say she no fit born pikin for Jacob, she come vex well well, she tell Jacob say, “Give me pikin, if not, I go die!”
2 But Jacob vex for Rachel, he ask am say, “Na me be God wey no gree make you born?”
3 Rachel come talk say, “See my housegirl Bilhah, sleep with am so she go born for me, so e go be like say na me born di pikin.”
4 She give Bilhah to Jacob as wife, and Jacob sleep with am.
5 Bilhah come carry belle, she born pikin for Jacob.
6 Rachel say, “God don judge my matter, e don hear my cry, e don give me pikin.” So she name di pikin Dan.
7 Bilhah born again, dis one na second pikin.
8 Rachel say, “I don fight my sister battle and I don win.” So she name di pikin Naphtali.
9 When Leah see say she no dey born again, she carry her own housegirl Zilpah give Jacob as wife.
10 Zilpah born pikin for Jacob.
11 Leah say, “Good tin don come my way.” So she name am Gad.
12 Zilpah born another pikin for Jacob.
13 Leah say, “I dey happy, dem go call me happy woman.” She name di pikin Asher.
14 One day, di time wey dem dey harvest wheat, Reuben go bush go pluck mandrake fruit give e mama Leah. Rachel come beg Leah say, “Give me some of di mandrake fruit wey your pikin bring.”
15 But Leah talk say, “So e no do you say you don collect my husband, now you still wan collect my pikin fruit?” Rachel come reply, “Okay, make Jacob sleep for your house tonight, but give me di fruit.”
16 When Jacob come back from farm, Leah go meet am say, “You go sleep for my house today, because I don pay for you with my pikin fruit.” So Jacob sleep with Leah dat night.
17 God hear Leah prayer, she come born di fifth pikin for Jacob.
18 She say, “God don bless me because I give my housegirl to my husband.” She name di pikin Issachar.
19 Leah still born another pikin again, di sixth one.
20 She talk say, “God don bless me well well, now my husband go love me, because I don born six pikin for am.” She name di pikin Zebulun.
21 Later, Leah born girl, she name am Dinah.
22 Then God remember Rachel, he hear her cry, come open her womb.
23 She come born pikin, she talk say, “God don remove my shame.”
24 She name di pikin Joseph, she pray say, “God go give me another pikin again.”
Jacob and Laban Business Matter
25 After Rachel don born Joseph, Jacob tell Laban say, “Make I go my own place, I don serve you, allow me go with my wives and pikin.”
26 But Laban tell am say, “I beg make you no go, because I don see say since you come, God don dey bless me.”
27 Laban come talk say, “Tell me wetin you want as payment, I go give you.”
28 Jacob tell am, “You sabi how I don serve you and how your animals don increase since I come.”
29 “Before I come, you no get plenty animals, but since I come, God don bless you because of me. But now, I need to take care of my own family.”
30 Laban ask, “Wetin you want make I give you?”
31 Jacob say, “No worry to give me anything, but if you go do dis one tin for me, I go continue to take care of your animals.”
32 “Make I pass through all di animals today, any sheep or goat wey get different color (spotted or speckled) or any black goat, na dem go be my own. Na only dat one I go take as my reward.”
33 “Tomorrow, if you come check, any animal wey no be di type wey I talk, make e no be my own.”
34 Laban come gree, he say, “Okay, make e be as you talk.”
35 But that same day, Laban carry all di male goat wey get stripe or speckle, all di female goat wey get mark, and all di black sheep, give dem to him pikin to carry go far away.
36 He put three days journey between himself and Jacob. Jacob come continue to take care of di rest of Laban animals.
How Jacob Use Sense Get Plenty Animals
37 Jacob take fresh branches from almond, poplar, and plane tree, he peel di bark so e go show white white stripe.
38 He put di branch inside di water where di animals dey drink, so dat when dem come mate near di branch, di pikin wey dem go born go get stripe or spot.
39 When di strong animals dey mate, Jacob go put di branch for dem front, so di pikin go get mark.
40 But when di weak animals dey mate, he no go put di branch, so di weak animals go be Laban own and di strong one go be Jacob own.
41 So as time dey go, Jacob animals come plenty, e get plenty servant, camel, and donkey.
42 Di method wey Jacob use make am get strong animals while Laban own be di weak ones.
43 So Jacob come get plenty wealth—e get plenty goat, sheep, servant, camel, and donkey.
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