And whentheyweregone out of the city, and not yet far off, Josephsaidunto his steward, Up, followafter the men; and whenthoudostovertakethem, say untothem, Whereforehave ye rewardedevil for good?
Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’mouths, we broughtagainuntothee out of the land of Canaan: how thenshould we steal out of thy lord’shousesilver or gold?
And Judahsaid, Whatshall we say unto my lord? whatshall we speak? or how shall we clearourselves? God hathfound out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’sservants, both we, and he alsowithwhom the cup is found.
And he said, God forbidthat I should do so: but the man in whosehand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peaceuntoyourfather.
ThenJudahcamenearunto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I praythee, speak a word in my lord’sears, and let not thineangerburnagainst thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
And we saidunto 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 fatherloveth him.
And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngestbrother be with us, thenwill we go down: for we may not see the man’sface, except our youngestbrother be with us.
It shallcome to pass, when he seeththat the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servantsshallbringdown the grayhairs of thy servant our fatherwithsorrow to the grave.