¹And 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.

 ²And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

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

 ⁴And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

 ⁵Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

 ⁶And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

 ⁷And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

 ⁸Behold, 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?

 ⁹With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.

 ¹⁰And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.

 ¹¹Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

 ¹²And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

 ¹³Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

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

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

 ¹⁶And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

 ¹⁷And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

 ¹⁸Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh 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.

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

 ²⁰And we said unto 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 loveth him.

 ²¹And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.