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 him who was over his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry; and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.

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 mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain-money. And he did according to the word of Joseph which he had spoken.

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

In the morning, when it was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

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?

They were gone out of the city, not far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye 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 not this in which my lord drinks, and in which indeed he divines? Ye have done evil what ye have done.

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

And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these 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;

And they said to him, Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from thy 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?

Behold, the money that we found in our sacks' mouths we have brought again to thee from the land of Canaan; and how should we steal out of thy lord'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 whomsoever of thy servants it is found, let him die; and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

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 he said, Now also it according to your words: let him with whom it is found be my bondman, but ye shall be blameless.

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

And they hasted and laid down every man his sack on the ground, and opened every man 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 he searched carefully: he began at the eldest, and ended at 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 loaded every man his ass, and 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;

And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was still there; and they fell down before him to the ground.

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?'

And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done? Did ye not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?

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 speak, and how justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he in whose hand the cup has been 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.'

And he said, Far be it from me to do so! The man in whose hand the cup has been found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, go up 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 near to him, and said, Ah! my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.

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

My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye 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 an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; 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 thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye 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 youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave 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 thou saidst to thy servants, Unless your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

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

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

And our father said, Go again, 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 be with us, then will we go down; for we cannot see the man's face unless 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 thy servant my father said to us, Ye know that my wife bore me two;

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, He must certainly have been torn in pieces; and I have not seen him hitherto.

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 ye take this one also from me, and mischief should befall him, ye will bring down my grey hairs with misery to Sheol.

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),

And now, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us,—seeing that his life is bound up with his life,

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;

it will come to pass when he sees that the lad is not, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the grey hairs of thy 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 thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I shall be guilty toward my father all my days.

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,

And now, let thy servant stay, I pray thee, instead of the lad a bondman to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brethren;

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 should I go up to my father if the lad were not with me?—lest I see the evil that would come on my father.