Genesis 44
1. 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. And 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 * .
3. As soon as the morning was light * , the men were sent away * , they and their asses.
4. And 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?
5. Is not this it in which my lord drinketh * , and whereby indeed * he divineth * ? ye have done evil * in so doing * .
6. And he overtook * them, and he spake * unto them these same words.
7. And they said * unto him, Wherefore saith * my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do * according to this thing:
8. Behold, 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?
9. With whomsoever of thy servants it be found * , both let him die * , and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
10. And 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.
11. Then they speedily * took down * every man his sack to the ground, and opened * every man his sack.
12. And he searched * , and began * at the eldest, and left * at the youngest: and the cup was found * in Benjamin's sack.
13. Then they rent * their clothes, and laded * every man his ass, and returned * to the city.
14. And Judah and his brethren came * to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell * before him on the ground.
15. And Joseph said * unto them, What deed is this that ye have done * ? wot ye * not that such a man as I can certainly * divine * ?
16. And 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 * .
17. And 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.
18. Then 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.
19. My lord asked * his servants,saying * , Have ye a father, or a brother?
20. And 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.
21. And thou saidst * unto thy servants,Bring him down * unto me, that I may set * mine eyes upon him.
22. And we said * unto my lord, The lad cannot * leave * his father: for if he should leave * his father,his father would die * .
23. And thou saidst * unto thy servants,Except your youngest brother come down * with you, ye shall see * my face no more * .
24. And it came to pass when we came up * unto thy servant my father, we told * him the words of my lord.
25. And our father said * , Go again * , and buy * us a little food.
26. And we said * , We cannot * go down * : if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down * : for we may * not see * the man's face,except our youngest brother be with us.
27. And thy servant my father said * unto us, Ye know * that my wife bare * me two sons:
28. And the one went out * from me, and I said * , Surely * he is torn in pieces * ; and I saw him * not since:
29. And if ye take * this also from me, and mischief befall him * , ye shall bring down * my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
30. Now therefore when I come * to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up * in the lad's life;
31. It shall come to pass, when he seeth * that the lad is not with us, that he will die * : and thy servants shall bring down * the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
32. For thy servant became surety * for the lad unto my father, saying * , If I bring * him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame * to my father for ever.
33. Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide * instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up * with his brethren.
34. For how shall I go up * to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see * the evil that shall come on * my father.
