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Genesis - ch 44 v 1 - 20
- 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.
- And 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.
- And when the morning arose, they were sent away with their asses.
- And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way; Joseph sendingfor 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?
- The 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.
- He did as he had commanded him. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them the same words.
- And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?
- The 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?\
- With whomsoever of thy servants shall be found that which thou seekest, let him die, and we will be the bondmen of my lord.
- And 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.
- Them they speedily took down their sacks to the ground, and every man opened his sack.
- Which when he had searched, beginning at the eldest and ending at the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin's sack.
- Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again, returned into the town.
- And Juda at the head of his brethren went in to Joseph, (for he was not yet gone out of the place, ) and they altogether fell down before him on the ground.
- And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science of divining.
- And Juda said to him: What shall we answer my lord? or what shall we say, or be able justly to allege? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are all bondmen to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was found.
- Joseph answered: God forbid that should do so: he that stole the cup, he shall be my bondman: and go you away free to your father.
- Then Juda coming hearer, said boldly: I beseech thee, my lord, let thy servant speak a word in thy ears,and be not angry with thy servant: for after Pharao thou art,
- My lord. Thou didst ask thy servants the first time: Have you a father or a brother?
- And we answered thee, my lord: We have a father an old man, and a young boy, that was born in his old age; whose brother by the mother is dead: and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him tenderly.
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