7. And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?
8. 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?
9. With whomsoever of thy servants shall be found that which thou seekest, let him die, and we will be the bondmen of my lord.
10. 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.
11. Them they speedily took down their sacks to the ground, and every man opened his sack.
12. Which when he had searched, beginning at the eldest and ending at the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin's sack.
13. Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again, returned into the town.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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,
19. My lord. Thou didst ask thy servants the first time: Have you a father or a brother?
20. 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.
21. And thou saidst to thy servants: Bring him hither to me, and I will set my eyes on him.
22. We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die.
23. And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face no more.
24. Therefore when we were gone up to thy servant our father, we told him all that my lord had said.