1 A nd 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;

And 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.

2 a nd 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.

And 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.

3 T he morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their asses --

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

4 t hey 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?

When 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?

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

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

6 A nd he overtaketh them, and speaketh unto them these words,

And the steward overtook them, and he said to them these same words.

7 a nd 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;

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

8 l o, 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?

Note 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Then quickly every man lowered his sack to the ground and every man opened his sack.

12 a nd 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

Joseph 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 ?

16 A nd 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;'

And 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.

17 a nd 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.'

But 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.

18 A nd 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.

Then 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.

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

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

20 a nd 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.

And 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

24 ` 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;

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

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

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

26 a nd 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.

But 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.

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

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

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

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

29 w hen 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.

And 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).

30 ` 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),

Now 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,

31 t hen 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;

When 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.

32 f or 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.

For 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.

33 ` 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,

Now 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.

34 f or 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.'

For 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.