Genesis 44
1 And he commaunded the rueler of his house saynge: fyll the mens sackes with food as moch as they can carie
He commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
2 and put euery mans money in his bagge mouth and put my syluer cuppe in the sackes mouth of the yongest and his corne money also. And he dyd as Ioseph had sayde.
Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, with his grain money.” He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
3 And in ye mornynge as soone as it was lighte the me were let goo with their asses.
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
4 And when they were out of the cytie and not yet ferre awaye Ioseph sayde vnto the ruelar of his house: vp and folowe after the men and ouertake them and saye vnto them: wherefore haue ye rewarded euell for good?
When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?
5 is that not the cuppe of which my lorde drynketh ad doth he not prophesie therin? ye haue euell done that ye haue done.
Isn’t this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.’”
6 And he ouertoke them and sayde the same wordes vnto them.
He overtook them, and he spoke these words to them.
7 And they answered him: wherfore sayth my lorde soch wordes? God forbydd that thy servauntes shulde doo so.
They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!
8 Beholde the money which we founde in oure sackes mouthes we brought agayne vnto the out of the lande of Canaa: how then shulde we steale out of my lordes house ether syluer or golde?
Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan. How then should we steal silver or gold out of your lord’s house?
9 with whosoeuer of thy seruauntes it be founde let him dye and let vs also be my lordes bondmen.
With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”
10 And he sayde: Now therfore acordynge vnto youre woordes he with whom it is found shalbe my seruaunte: but ye shalbe harmelesse.
He said, “Now also let it be according to your words. He with whom it is found will be my slave; and you will be blameless.”
11 And attonce euery man toke downe his sacke to the grounde ad every man opened his sacke.
Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.
12 And he serched and began at the eldest and left at the yongest. And the cuppe was founde in Ben Iamins sacke.
He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
13 Then they rent their clothes and laded euery man his asse and went agayne vnto the cytie.
Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city.
14 And Iuda and his brethre came to Iosephs house for he was yet there ad they fell before him on the grounde.
Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.
15 And Ioseph sayde vnto the: what dede is this which ye haue done? wist ye not that soch a man as I can prophesie?
Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Don’t you know that such a man as I can indeed do divination?”
16 Then sayde Iuda: what shall we saye vnto my lorde what shall we speake or what excuse can we make? God hath founde out ye wekednesse of thy seruauntes. Beholde both we and he with whom the cuppe is founde are thy seruauntes.
Judah said, “What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? How will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord’s slaves, both we and he also in whose hand the cup is found.”
17 And he answered: God forbyd ye I shulde do so the man with whom the cuppe is founde he shalbe my seruaunte: but goo ye in peace vn to youre father.
He said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
18 Then Iuda went vnto him and sayde: oh my lorde let thy servaunte speake a worde in my lordes audyence and be not wrooth with thi servaunte: for thou art euen as Pharao.
Then Judah came near to him, and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and don’t let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even as Pharaoh.
19 My lorde axed his seruaunte sainge: haue ye a father or a brother?
My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’
20 And we answered my lord we haue a father that is old and a yonge lad which he begat in his age: ad the brother of the sayde lad is dead and he is all that is left of that mother. And his father loueth him.
We said to 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 loves him.’
21 Then sayde my lorde vnto his seruauntes brynge him vnto me that I maye sett myne eyes apon him.
You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
22 And we answered my lorde that the lad coude not goo from his father for if he shulde leaue his father he were but a deed man.
We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’
23 Than saydest thou vnto thy servauntes: excepte youre yongest brother come with you loke that ye se my face no moare.
You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’
24 And when we came vnto thy servaunt oure father we shewed him what my lorde had sayde.
When we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25 And when oure father sayde vnto vs goo agayne and bye vs a litle fode:
Our father said, ‘Go again and buy us a little food.’
26 we sayd yt we coude not goo. Neverthelesse if oure youngeste brother go with vs then will we goo for we maye not see the mannes face excepte oure yongest brother be with vs.
We said, ‘We can’t go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man’s face, unless our youngest brother is with us.’
27 Then sayde thy servaunt oure father vnto vs. Ye knowe that my wyfe bare me. ij. sonnes.
Your servant, my father, said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.
28 And the one went out from me and it is sayde of a suertie that he is torne in peaces of wyld beastes and I sawe him not sence.
One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t seen him since.
29 Yf ye shall take this also awaye fro me and some mysfortune happen apon him then shall ye brynge my gray heed with sorow vnto the grave. (Sheol h7585)
If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’ (Sheol h7585)
30 Now therfore whe I come to thy servaunt my father yf the lad be not with me: seinge that his lyfe hageth by the laddes lyfe
Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; since his life is bound up in the boy’s life;
31 then as soone as he seeth that the lad is not come he will dye. So shall we thy servautes brynge the gray hedde of thy servaunt oure father with sorow vnto the grave. (Sheol h7585)
it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
32 For I thy servaunt became suertie for the lad vnto my father and sayde: yf I bringe him not vnto the agayne. I will bere the blame all my life loge.
For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I don’t bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.’
33 Now therfore let me thy servaunt byde here for ye lad and be my lordes bondman: and let the lad goo home with his brethern.
Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, my lord’s slave; and let the boy go up with his brothers.
34 For how can I goo vnto my father and the lad not wyth me: lest I shulde see the wretchednes that shall come on my father.
For how will I go up to my father, if the boy isn’t with me?—lest I see the evil that will come on my father.”
