¹ And he commanded him that was over his house, saying, Fill the men’s^◦ bags with food, as^◦ much they can bear, and put a man’s^◦ silver in his bag’s mouth.

² And set my goblet, the silver goblet, in the bag’s mouth of the youngest^◦, and the silver of his rations. And he did according·​·to the word of Joseph that he had spoken.

³ The morning gave·​·light, and the men^◦ were sent·​·away, they^◦ and their donkeys.

⁴ They^◦ were gone·​·out of the city, not yet far·​·away, and Joseph said to him who was over his house, Arise, pursue after the men^◦; and when thou dost overtake them, say to^▵ them, Why do you repay evil in·​·return·​·for good?

⁵ Is not this it in which my lord drinks, and in which foretelling he^◦ foretells? You have done·​·evil in what you have done.

⁶ And he overtook them, and he spoke to^▵ them these words.

⁷ And they said to^▵ him, Why does my lord speak according·​·to these words? Far·​·be·​·it from thy servants to do according·​·to this word.

⁸ Behold, the silver which we found in our bag’s mouth we returned to^▵ thee out ·of the land of Canaan; and how^◦ should we steal out ·of thy lord’s house silver or gold?

⁹ And with^◦ whomever^▵ of thy servants it be·​·found, let him die, and we^◦ also will be to my lord for servants.

¹⁰ And he said, Even now according·​·to your words so shall it^◦ be; he with^◦ whom it is found shall be to me a servant, and you^◦ shall be innocent.

¹¹ And they hastened, and they made each·​·man^◦ his bag come·​·down to the earth, and opened each·​·man^◦ his bag.

¹² And he searched; he began at the eldest^◦, and completed at the youngest^◦; and the goblet was found in the bag of Benjamin.

¹³ And they rent their raiment, and loaded up each man^◦ his donkey, and they returned to^▫ the city.

¹⁴ And Judah and his brothers came·​·into Joseph’s house, and he^◦ was yet there; and they fell before him to^▫ the earth.

¹⁵ And Joseph said to them, What is this deed that you have done? Knew you not that a man^◦ who is such·​·as I, foretelling foretells?

¹⁶ And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? And how shall we be justified? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are servants to my lord, both^◦ we^◦, and^◦ he in whose hand the goblet was found.

¹⁷ And he said, Far·​·be·​·it from me to do this; the man^◦ in whose hand the goblet was found, he^◦ shall be a servant to me; and you^◦, go· ye ·up in peace to^▵ your father.

¹⁸ And Judah approached him, and said, By·​·me^*, my lord, I pray^◦, let thy servant speak a word in the ears of my lord, and let not thine anger be·​·fierce against^◦ thy servant; for as Pharaoh, so^▫ art thou.

¹⁹ My lord asked his servants, saying, Have^◦ you^◦ a father, or a brother?

²⁰ And we said to^▵ my lord, We have^◦ a father, an old man, and a child of his old·​·age, the youngest^◦; and his brother is dead, and he^◦ alone remains of^◦ his mother, and his father loves him.

²¹ And thou saidst to^▵ thy servants, Make him come·​·down to^▵ me, and I will set my eye upon him.

²² And we said to^▵ my lord, The lad is· not ·able to leave^◦ his father; and should he leave^◦ his father, then he will die.

²³ And thou saidst to^▵ thy servants, If your youngest^◦ brother come· not ·down with you, you shall not add to see my faces.

²⁴ And it was, when^◦ we came·​·up to^▵ thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

²⁵ And our father said, Return ye, purchase a·​·little food for us.

²⁶ And we said, We are· not ·able to go·​·down; if our youngest^◦ brother is·​·there with^◦ us, then will we go·​·down; for we^◦ are· not ·able to see the face of the man^◦, and our youngest^◦ brother be not^◦ with^◦ us.

²⁷ And thy servant my father said to^▵ us, You^◦ know that my wife gave·​·birth·​·to two sons for me.

²⁸ And the one went·​·out from^◦ me, and I said, Surely, being·​·torn he is·​·torn apart; and I have not seen him until now^◦.

²⁹ And you will take this also from^▵ my faces, and harm may befall him, and you will make my gray·​·hairs go·​·down in evil to^▫ the underworld.

³⁰ And now, as I come to^▵ thy servant my father, and the lad be not^◦ with^◦ us, and his soul is tied into his soul,

³¹ and it shall be when^◦ he sees that the lad is not^◦, that he will·​·die; and thy servants will cause the gray·​·hairs of thy servant our father go·​·down in sorrow to the underworld.

³² For thy servant was·​·surety for the lad from being with my father, saying, If I bring him not back to^▵ thee I shall sin to my father all the days.

³³ And now, I pray^◦, let thy servant abide^▫ instead of the lad a servant to my lord, and let the lad go·​·up with his brothers.

³⁴ For how^◦ shall I go·​·up to^▵ my father and the lad be not^◦ with^◦ me? Perhaps^◦ I shall see the evil that shall be found upon my father.

¹ He commanded the steward of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in his sack's mouth.

² Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, with his grain money." He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

³ As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

⁴ When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, "Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, 'Why have you rewarded evil for good?

⁵ Isn't this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.'"

⁶ He overtook them, and he spoke these words to them.

⁷ They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!

⁸ Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan. How then should we steal silver or gold out of your lord's house?

⁹ With whoever of your servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondservants."

¹⁰ He said, "Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found will be my bondservant; and you will be blameless."

¹¹ Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

¹² He searched, beginning with the eldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

¹³ Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city.

¹⁴ Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.

¹⁵ Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Don't you know that such a man as I can indeed divine?"

¹⁶ Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found."

¹⁷ He said, "Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my bondservant; but as for you, go up in peace to your father."

¹⁸ Then Judah came near to him, and said, "Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and don't let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even as Pharaoh.

¹⁹ My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Have you a father, or a brother?'

²⁰ We said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.'

²¹ You said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.'

²² We said to my lord, 'The boy can't leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'

²³ You said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.'

²⁴ It happened when we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

²⁵ Our father said, 'Go again, buy us a little food.'

²⁶ We said, 'We can't go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man's face, unless our youngest brother is with us.'

²⁷ Your servant, my father, said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons:

²⁸ and the one went out from me, and I said, "Surely he is torn in pieces;" and I haven't seen him since.

²⁹ If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.'

³⁰ Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; since his life is bound up in the boy's life;

³¹ it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol.

³² For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I don't bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.'

³³ Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, a bondservant to my lord; and let the boy go up with his brothers.

³⁴ For how will I go up to my father, if the boy isn't with me?--lest I see the evil that will come on my father."