Genesis 44
44:1And Joseph gave charge to the one over his house, saying, Fill the bags of the men with foods, as much as they are able to lift away. And put in each the silver at the mouth of the bag.
44:2And my silver drinking cup put into the bag of the younger, and the value of his grain. And it happened according to the word of Joseph, as he said.
44:3In the morning light shone through, and the men were sent, they and their donkeys.
44:4And their going forth from the city, not at a far distance, and Joseph said to the one over his house, In rising up, pursue after the men, and you shall overtake them! And you shall say to them, For what reason did you recompense bad for good? Why did you steal my silver drinking cup?
44:5Is this not in which my master drinks? And he foretells an omen by it? You completed the wicked things which you have done.
44:6And having found them, he said to them according to these words.
44:7And they said to him, Why speaks the master in these words? May it not be for your servants to do according to this word;
44:8since the silver which we found in our bags we returned to you from the land of Canaan. How then would we steal from out of the house of your master silver or gold?
44:9By whom ever the drinking cup should be found of your servants, let him die. And we also will be servants to your master!
44:10And he said, And now as you say, so it will be. By whom ever the drinking cup should be found, will be my servant, and you all shall be pure.
44:11And they hastened, and each lowered his bag upon the ground, and each opened his bag.
44:12And he searched beginning from the older until he came to the younger. And he found the drinking cup in the bag of Benjamin.
44:13And they tore their cloaks, and each placed his bag upon his donkey, and returned to the city.
44:14And Judah entered and his brothers to Joseph, while he was there. And they fell before him upon the ground.
44:15And Joseph said to them, What is this you did? Did you not know that a man such as I shall foretell an omen?
44:16And Judah said, How shall we contradict the master, or what shall we speak, or how shall we be justified? For God found the injustice of your servants. Behold, we are servants to our master, both we and by whom was found with the drinking cup.
44:17And Joseph said, Let it not be to me to do this thing. The man by whom was found with the drinking cup, he will be my servant. But you all ascend with safety to your father.
44:18And approaching to him, Judah said, I beseech O lord, let your servant speak before you, and be not enraged with your servant, for you are after Pharaoh!
44:19O lord you asked your servants, saying, Have you a father or brother?
44:20And we said to the master, There is to us a father, an older man, and a younger child in his old age, and his brother died, and he alone was left behind of his mother, and his father loved him.
44:21And you said to your servants, Lead him to me! and I will care for him.
44:22And we said to the master, The child is not able to leave his father; and if he should leave his father, he will die.
44:23And you said to your servants, If Your younger brother does not go down with you, you shall not proceed to see my face.
44:24And it happened when we ascended to your servant our father, we reported to him the words of our master.
44:25And our father said, Proceed again, and buy for us a small amount of foods!
44:26And we said, We will not be able to go down; but if then our younger brother goes down with us, we will go down; for not will we be able to see the face of the man, if our younger brother is not being with us.
44:27And our father your servant said to us, You know that my wife bore to me two;
44:28and the one went forth from me, and you said that, He was devoured by wild beasts. And I did not see him as far as now.
44:29If then you should take also this one from my face, and comes to pass to him an infirmity in the way, then know that you will lead me in old age with distress into Hades.
44:30Now then, if I should enter to your servant and our father, and the child should not be with us, then know his life depends on this one's life.
44:31And it will be in his seeing the child not being with us, he will come to an end, and your servants will lead to old age your servant and our father with distress into Hades.
44:32For your servant has looked out for the child for my father, saying, If I do not lead him to you, I will be sinning against my father all the days.
44:33Now then, I will remain to you as a servant instead of the child, as a domestic servant of my master. But let the child ascend with his brothers.
44:34For how shall I ascend to the father of the child not being with us, that I should not see the bad things which will find my father?