Genesis 44

1 And he commanded [the one] who [was] over household his saying fill [the] sacks of the men food just as they are able! to carry and put [the] silver of each man in [the] mouth of sack his.

Joseph 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 opening.

2 And cup my [the] cup of silver you will put in [the] mouth of [the] sack of the young [brother] and [the] silver of grain his and he did according to [the] word of Joseph which he had spoken.

Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's opening of the youngest, and also his money for the grain.” The steward did as Joseph had said.

3 The morning it was light and the men they were sent off they and donkeys their.

The morning dawned, and the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

4 They they came out the city not they had gone far and Joseph he said to [the one] who [was] over household his arise pursue after the men and you will overtake them and you will say to them why? have you repaid evil for good.

When they were out of the city but were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Get up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, 'Why have you returned evil for good?

5 ¿ Not [is] this [that] which he drinks master my in it and he indeed he practices divination by it you have done evil [that] which you have done.

Is this not the cup from which my master drinks, and the cup that he uses for divination? You have done evil, this thing that you have done.'”

6 And he overtook them and he spoke to them the words these.

The steward overtook them and spoke these words to them.

7 And they said to him why? does he speak master my according to the words these far be it to servants your from doing according to the manner this.

They said to him, “Why does my master speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they would do such a thing.

8 Here! silver which we found in [the] mouth of sacks our we brought back to you from [the] land of Canaan and how? will we steal from [the] house of master your silver or gold.

Look, the money that we found in our sacks' openings, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan. How then could we steal out of your master's house silver or gold?

9 [anyone] whom It is found with him of servants your and he will die and also we we will be[long] to lord my to slaves.

With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my master's slaves.”

10 And he said also now according to words your [will be] so it [anyone] whom it is found with him he will be of me slave and you you will be innocent.

The steward said, “Now also let it be according to your words. He with whom the cup is found will be my slave, and you others will be innocent.”

11 And they hurried and they brought down each man sack his [the] ground towards and they opened each man sack his.

Then each man hurried and brought his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

12 And he searched with the old [brother] he began and with the young [brother] he finished and it was found the cup in [the] sack of Benjamin.

The steward searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

13 And they tore clothes their and he loaded each man on donkey his and they went back the city towards.

Then they tore their clothes. Each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city.

14 And he came Judah and brothers his [the] house of towards Joseph and he still he [was] there and they fell before him [the] ground towards.

Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house. He was still there, and they bowed before him to the ground.

15 And he said to them Joseph what? [is] the deed this which you have done ¿ not do you know that indeed he practices divination a man who [is] like me.

Joseph said to them, “What is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me practices divination?”

16 And he said Judah what? will we say to lord my what? will we speak and what? will we justify ourselves God he has found [the] guilt of servants your here we [are] slaves of lord my both we as well as [the one] who it was found the cup in hand his.

Judah said, “What can we say to my master? What can we speak? Or how can we justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Look, we are my master's slaves, both we and he also in whose hand the cup was found.”

17 And he said far be it to me from doing this the man whom it was found the cup in hand his he he will be of me slave and you go up to peace to father your.

Joseph said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup was found, that person will be my slave, but as for you others, go up in peace to your father.”

18 And he drew near to him Judah and he said pardon me O lord my may he speak please servant your a word in [the] ears of lord my and may not it burn anger your on servant your for as you as Pharaoh.

Then Judah came near to him and said, “My master, please let your servant speak a word in my master's ears, and do let your anger burn against your servant, for you are just like Pharaoh.

19 Lord my he asked servants his saying ¿ [does] there [belong] to you a father or a brother.

My master asked his servants, saying, 'Do you have a father or a brother?'

20 And we said to lord my there [belongs] to us a father old and a child of old age young and brother his he died and he was left he to only him to mother his and father his he loves him.

We said to my master, 'We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one. But his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.'

21 And you said to servants your bring down him to me so let me set eye my on him.

Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me that I may see him.'

22 And we said to lord my not he will be able the young man to leave father his and he will leave father his and he will die.

After that, we said to my master, 'The boy cannot leave his father. For if he should leave his father his father would die.'

23 And you said to servants your if not he will come down brother your young with you not you will repeat! to see face my.

Then you said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.'

24 And it was that we went up to servant your father my and we told to him [the] words of lord my.

Then it came about when we went up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my master.

25 And he said father our go back buy for us a little of food.

Our father said, 'Go again, buy us some food.'

26 And we said not we are able to go down if there [is] brother our young with us and we will go down for not we will be able to see [the] face of the man and brother our young not he [is] with us.

Then we said, 'We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then will we go down, for we will not be able to see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.'

27 And he said servant your father my to us you you know that two [sons] she bore to me wife my.

Your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons.

28 And he went out the one from with me and I said surely certainly he has been torn to pieces and not I have seen him until now.

One of them went out from me and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces, and I have not seen him since.”

29 And you will take also this [one] from with presence my and it will happen to him harm and you will cause to go down gray hair my in calamity Sheol towards. (Sheol h7585)

Now if you also take this one from me, and harm comes to him, you will bring down my gray hair with sorrow to Sheol.' (Sheol h7585)

30 And therefore when come I to servant your father my and the lad not [is] he with us and life his [is] bound up with life his.

Now, therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the boy's life,

31 And it will be when sees he that there not [is] the young man and he will die and they will bring down servants your [the] gray hair of servant your father our in sorrow Sheol towards. (Sheol h7585)

it will come about, when he sees the boy is not with us, he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

32 For servant your he stood surety for the young man from with father my saying if not I will bring him to you and I will be culpable to father my all the days.

For your servant became a guarantee for the boy to my father and said, 'If I do not bring him to you, then I will bear the guilt to my father forever.'

33 And therefore let him remain please servant your in place of the young man a slave of lord my and the lad let him go up with brothers his.

Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy as slave to my master, and let the boy go up with his brothers.

34 For how? will I go up to father my and the lad not [is] he with me lest I should look on the calamity which it will find father my.

For how can I go up to my father if the boy is not with me? I am afraid to see the evil that would come on my father.”