Genesis

26 Now serious hunger dey for the land, and this one na another serious hunger, apart from the one wey first happen for the time of Abraham. So Isaac go meet A·bim′e·lech wey be king of Phi·lisʹti·a people, for Ge′rar. 2 Then Jehovah appear to-am and talk say: “Make you no go down to Egypt. Stay for the land wey I go show you. 3 Make you live as stranger for this land, and I go continue to dey with you and bless you, because na you and your pikin* I go give all this lands, and I go do wetin I don swear say I go do for your papa Abraham: 4 ‘I go make your children* plenty like the stars for the heavens, and I go give your pikin* all this lands, and because of your pikin,* all the nations for the earth go get blessing for theirself,’ 5 I go do this things because Abraham listen to my voice and continue to obey the things wey I want, the things wey I command, the things wey I don direct, and my laws.” 6 So Isaac continue to live for Ge′rar.

7 When the men for the place continue to ask about im wife, e de talk say: “Na my sister.” E de fear to talk say, “Na my wife,” because e talk say, “The men for the place fit kill me because of Re·bek′ah,” because e fine. 8 After some time, A·bim′e·lech wey be king of Phi·lisʹti·a people de look outside from window, and e see Isaac de show love to* Re·bek′ah im wife. 9 Quick-quick, A·bim′e·lech call Isaac and talk say: “This woman na your wife! Why you come talk say, ‘Na my sister’?” So Isaac tell-am say: “I talk like that because I de fear say them fit kill me because of-am.” 10 But A·bim′e·lech still talk say: “Wetin be this thing wey you do us? One of the people for don sleep with your wife just like that, and you for don make us sin!” 11 Then A·bim′e·lech command all the people say: “Them go surely kill anybody wey touch this man and im wife!”

12 And Isaac start to plant seed for that land, and for that year, e harvest times 100 of wetin e plant, because Jehovah de bless-am. 13 So the man get money and things continue to go well for-am until e come get money well-well. 14 So e come get plenty sheep, plenty cows, and plenty servants, and Phi·lisʹti·a people start to get bad belle for-am.

15 So Phi·lisʹti·a people pack sand and use-am cover all the wells wey the servants of im papa don dig when Abraham still dey alive. 16 Then A·bim′e·lech tell Isaac say: “Comot from our area, because you don strong pass us by far.” 17 So Isaac move comot from there and go make im tent for the lowland* of Ge′rar and start to live for there. 18 And Isaac dig the wells again, wey them don dig for the time of im papa Abraham, but wey Phi·lisʹti·a people don cover after Abraham die. E call them the same names wey im papa don call them before.

19 When the servants of Isaac be de dig wells for the lowland,* them see one well wey clean water dey inside. 20 And the shepherds for Ge′rar start to quarrel with the shepherds of Isaac, and de talk say: “Na we get the well!” So e call the well E′sek,* because them quarrel with-am. 21 And them start to dig another well, and them start to quarrel about-am too. So e call-am Sit′nah.* 22 After, e comot from there and dig another well, and them no quarrel about-am, so e call-am Re·ho′both* and talk say: “Na because now Jehovah don give us enough space, and e don make us get plenty children for the land.”

23 Then from there e go up to Be′er-she′ba. 24 That night, Jehovah appear to-am and talk say: “I be the God of your papa Abraham. Make you no fear, because I dey with you, and I go bless you and make your children* plenty because of Abraham my servant.” 25 So e build one altar there and call the name of Jehovah. And Isaac make im tent for there, and im servants dig one well there.

26 After, A·bim′e·lech come meet-am from Ge′rar with A·huz′zath wey im work na to advice A·bim′e·lech, and Phi′col the person wey de control im army. 27 Then, Isaac tell them say: “Wetin make una come see me, as e be say una hate me and drive me comot from una area?” 28 With that one, them talk say: “We don see-am clear say Jehovah dey with you since. So we talk say, ‘Abeg, make we swear to each other, and make agreement with you 29 say you no go do us any bad thing, just as we no do you any bad thing, and as e be say na only good thing we don do to you, as we no fight you when you de comot. We see say Jehovah don bless you.’” 30 Then e prepare better food for them, and them chop and drink. 31 Them get up for early morning, and swear to each other. After that one, Isaac tell them make them travel well, and them no get problem with-am when them comot.

32 That day, the servants of Isaac come tell-am about the well wey them don dig. Them tell-am say: “We don see water!” 33 So e call-am Shi′bah. Na because of this one the name of the city be Be′er-she′ba till today.

34 When E′sau dey 40 years, e marry Ju′dith the daughter of Be·e′ri wey be Hitʹtite person, and e still marry Bas′e·math the daughter of E′lon wey be Hitʹtite person. 35 Them cause serious pain for Isaac and Re·bek′ah.