1 ¶ 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;

And he commandeth him who over his house, saying, `Fill the bags of the men food, as they are able to bear, and put the money of each in the mouth of his bag;

2 a nd 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.

and my cup, the silver cup, thou dost put in the mouth of the bag of the young one, and his corn-money;' and he doth according to the word of Joseph which he hath spoken.

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

The morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their asses --

4 A nd 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?

they have gone out of the city -- they have not gone far off -- and Joseph hath said to him who over his house, `Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good?

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

Is not this that with which my lord drinketh? and he observeth diligently with it; ye have done evil that which ye have done.'

6 W hen he overtook them, he spoke unto them these same words.

And he overtaketh them, and speaketh unto them these words,

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

and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;

8 B ehold, 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?

lo, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags we brought back unto thee from the land of Canaan, and how do we steal from the house of thy lord silver or gold?

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

with whomsoever of thy servants it is found, he hath died, and we also are to my lord for servants.'

10 A nd 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.

And he saith, `Now, also, according to your words, so it; he with whom it is found becometh my servant, and ye are acquitted;'

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

and they hasten and take down each his bag to the earth, and each openeth his bag;

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

and he searcheth -- at the eldest he hath begun, and at the youngest he hath completed -- and the cup is found in the bag of Benjamin;

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

and they rend their garments, and each ladeth his ass, and they turn back to the city.

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

And Judah -- his brethren also -- cometh in unto the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they fall before him to the earth;

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

and Joseph saith to them, `What this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?'

16 T hen 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.

And Judah saith, `What do we say to my lord? what do we speak? and what -- do we justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; lo, we servants to my lord, both we, and he in whose hand the cup hath been found;'

17 A nd 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.

and he saith, `Far be it from me to do this; the man in whose hand the cup hath been found, he becometh my servant; and ye, go ye up in peace unto your father.'

18 ¶ 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.

And Judah cometh nigh unto him, and saith, `O, my lord, let thy servant speak, I pray thee, a word in the ears of my lord, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant -- for thou art as Pharaoh.

19 M y lord asked his slaves, saying, Have ye a father or a brother?

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

20 A nd 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.

and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him.

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

`And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him;

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

and we say unto my lord, The youth is not able to leave his father, when he hath left his father, then he hath died;

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

and thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see my face.

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

`And it cometh to pass, that we have come up unto thy servant my father, that we declare to him the words of my lord;

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

and our father saith, Turn back, buy for us a little food,

26 A nd 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.

and we say, We are not able to go down; if our young brother is with us, then we have gone down; for we are not able to see the man's face, and our young brother not with us.

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

`And thy servant my father saith unto us, Ye -- ye have known that two did my wife bare to me,

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

and the one goeth out from me, and I say, Surely he is torn -- torn! and I have not seen him since;

29 a nd 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.

when ye have taken also this from my presence, and mischief hath met him, then ye have brought down my grey hairs with evil to sheol.

30 N ow 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,

`And now, at my coming in unto thy servant my father, and the youth not with us (and his soul is bound up in his soul),

31 i t 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.

then it hath come to pass when he seeth that the youth is not, that he hath died, and thy servants have brought down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to sheol;

32 F or 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.

for thy servant obtained the youth by surety from my father, saying, If I bring him not in unto thee -- then I have sinned against my father all the days.

33 N ow 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.

`And now, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the youth a servant to my lord, and the youth goeth up with his brethren,

34 F or 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.

for how do I go up unto my father, and the youth not with me? lest I look on the evil which doth find my father.'