1 A nd he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.

¶ And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill these men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth;

2 A nd put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, with his grain money. And did according to what Joseph had said.

and put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, with the money of his wheat. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

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

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

4 W hen they had left the city and were not yet far away, Joseph said to his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you rewarded evil for good?

And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Rise up, follow after those men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

5 I s it not my master’s drinking cup with which he divines ? You have done wrong in doing this.

Is this not the one in which my lord drinks and in which indeed he divines? Ye have done evil in so doing.

6 A nd the steward overtook them, and he said to them these same words.

When he overtook them, he spoke unto them these same words.

7 T hey said to him, Why does my lord say these things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

And they said unto him, Why saith my lord these words? In no wise should thy slaves do according to this thing.

8 N ote that the money which we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Is it likely then that we would steal from your master’s house silver or gold?

Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan; how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold?

9 W ith whomever of your servants is found, not only let that one die, but the rest of us will be my lord’s slaves.

With whoever of thy slaves it is found, both let him die and we also will be my lord’s bond slaves.

10 A nd the steward said, Now let it be as you say: he with whom is found shall be my slave, but you shall be blameless.

And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom it is found shall be my slave, and ye shall be blameless.

11 T hen quickly every man lowered his sack to the ground and every man opened his sack.

Then they made haste, and each one took his sack down to the ground, and each one opened his sack.

12 A nd searched, beginning with the eldest and stopping with the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

And he searched and began at the eldest and finished at the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

13 T hen they rent their clothes; and after each man had loaded his donkey again, they returned to the city.

Then they rent their clothes, and each one laded his ass, and they returned to the city.

14 J udah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house, for he was still there; and they fell prostrate before him.

And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house, for he was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground.

15 J oseph said to them, What is this thing that you have done? Do you not realize that such a man as I can certainly detect and know by divination ?

And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? Know ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

16 A nd Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? What shall we reply? Or how shall we clear ourselves, since God has found out and exposed the iniquity of your servants? Behold, we are my lord’s slaves, the rest of us as well as he with whom the cup is found.

Then Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? What shall we speak or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of thy slaves; behold, we are my lord’s slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup is found.

17 B ut said, God forbid that I should do that; but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, arise and go in peace to your father.

And he said, in no wise should I do so; but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my slave; and as for you, go up in peace unto your father.

18 T hen Judah came close to and said, O my lord, let your servant, I pray you, speak a word to you in private, and let not your anger blaze against your servant, for you are as Pharaoh.

¶ Then Judah came near unto him and said, Oh my lord, let thy slave, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy slave; for thou art even as Pharaoh.

19 M y lord asked his servants, saying, Have you a father or a brother?

My lord asked his slaves, saying, Have ye a father or a brother?

20 A nd we said to my lord, We have a father—an old man—and a young child of his old age; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s, and his father loves him.

And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a young man of his old age, yet a lad; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.

21 A nd you said to your servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.

And thou didst say unto thy slaves, Bring him down unto me that I may set my eyes upon him.

22 A nd we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should do so, his father would die.

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

23 A nd you told your servants, Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you shall not see my face again.

And thou didst say unto thy slaves, Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

24 A nd when we went back to your servant my father, we told him what my lord had said.

And it came to pass when we came up unto thy slave my father, we told him the words of my lord.

25 A nd our father said, Go again and buy us a little food.

And our father said, Go again and buy us a little food.

26 B ut we said, We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down; for we may not see the man’s face except our youngest brother is with us.

And we said, We cannot go down; if our youngest brother is with us, then will we go down; for we may not see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.

27 A nd your servant my father said to us, You know that my wife bore me two sons:

Then thy slave my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bore me two sons;

28 A nd the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn to pieces, and I have never seen him since.

and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces, and I have not seen him since;

29 A nd if you take this son also from me, and harm or accident should befall him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow and evil to Sheol (the place of the dead).

and if ye take this one also from me and some disaster should befall him, ye shall bring my gray hairs with sorrow down to Sheol.

30 N ow therefore, when I come to your servant my father and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the lad’s life and his soul knit with the lad’s soul,

Now therefore when I come to thy slave my father, and the lad is not with us, seeing that his soul is bound up in the lad’s soul,

31 W hen he sees that the lad is not with us, he will die; and your servants will be responsible for his death and will bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.

it shall come to pass when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy slaves shall bring the gray hairs of thy slave our father down with sorrow to Sheol.

32 F or your servant became security for the lad to my father, saying, If I do not bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.

For thy slave became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the sin before my father for ever.

33 N ow therefore, I pray you, let your servant remain instead of the youth a slave to my lord, and let the young man go home with his brothers.

Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy slave remain instead of the lad as a bond slave to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brethren.

34 F or how can I go up to my father if the lad is not with me?—lest I witness the woe and the evil that will come upon my father.

For how shall I go up to my father and the lad not be with me? I cannot go lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.