Hawaii Pidgin Bible - New Testament
Read scripture in the language of Hawaii's people
Da Jesus Book is the complete New Testament translated into authentic Hawaiian Pidgin. Choose a book from the left sidebar to start reading, or use the search bar above to find specific verses.
"God get so plenny love an aloha fo da peopo inside da world, dat he wen send me, his one an ony Boy, so dat everybody dat trus me no get cut off from God, but get da kine life dat stay to da max foeva."
Standard English: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
"God goin do plenny good tings fo da peopo dat know inside dey need God, cuz God goin be dea King."
Standard English: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
"Da Boss Up Dea, he take care me jalike da sheep farma guy take care his sheeps. I get everyting I need."
Standard English: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
"Wen peopo get love an aloha fo odda peopo, dey stay good inside, dey wait. Dey do good tings fo da odda peopo. Dey no stay jealous. Dey no brag. Dey no ack high makamaka."
Standard English: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud."
"Our Fadda inside da sky, we like all da peopo know fo shua how you stay, an dat you stay good an spesho. We like you come da King fo everybody. We like everybody make jalike you like, ova hea inside da world, jalike da angel guys up inside da sky make jalike you like."
Standard English: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
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View All Formats →Da Jesus Book was translated by Wycliffe Bible Translators, an international organization dedicated to making the Bible accessible in every language. The Hawaii Pidgin translation project took over a decade and involved:
For decades, Hawaiian Pidgin was dismissed as "broken English" and discouraged in schools. Da Jesus Book validates Pidgin as a legitimate language worthy of carrying sacred scripture, affirming the cultural identity of hundreds of thousands of local people.