Genesis 44:1–14

¹And he commandeth him who is over his house, saying, ‘Fill the bags of the men with food, as they are able to bear, and put the money of each in the mouth of his bag; ²and 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. ³The morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their asses— ⁴they have gone out of the city—they have not gone far off—and Joseph hath said to him who is 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? ⁵Is not this that with which my lord drinketh? and he observeth diligently with it; ye have done evil in that which ye have done.’ ⁶And he overtaketh them, and speaketh unto them these words, ⁷and 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; ⁸lo, 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? ⁹with whomsoever of thy servants it is found, he hath died, and we also are to my lord for servants.’ ¹⁰And he saith, ‘Now, also, according to your words, so it is; he with whom it is found becometh my servant, and ye are acquitted;’ ¹¹and they hasten and take down each his bag to the earth, and each openeth his bag; ¹²and 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; ¹³and they rend their garments, and each ladeth his ass, and they turn back to the city. ¹⁴And Judah—his brethren also—cometh in unto the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they fall before him to the earth;