And Joseph commanded the steward of his house, saying: Fill their sacks with corn, as much as they can hold: and put the money of every one in the top of his sack.

²And in the mouth of the younger’s sack put my silver cup, and the price which he gave for the wheat. And it was so done.

³And when the morning arose, they were sent away with their asses.

⁴And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way: Joseph sending for the steward of his house, said: Arise, and pursue after the men: and when thou hast overtaken them, say to them: Why have you returned evil for good?

⁵The cup which you have stolen, is that in which my lord drinketh, and in which he is wont to divine: you have done a very evil thing.

⁶He did as he had commanded him. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them the same words.

⁷And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?

⁸The money, that we found in the top of our sacks, we brought back to thee from the land of Chanaan: how then should it be that we should steal out of thy lord’s house, gold or silver?

⁹With whomsoever of thy servants shall be found that which thou seekest, let him die, and we will be the bondmen of my lord.

¹⁰And he said to them: Let it be according to your sentence: with whomsoever it shall be found, let him be my servant, and you shall be blameless.

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

¹²Which when he had searched, beginning at the eldest, and ending at the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.

¹³Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again, returned into the town.

¹⁴And Juda at the head of his brethren went in to Joseph (for he was not yet gone out of the place) and they all together fell down before him on the ground.

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