10. “I agree,” he said. “We’ll do what you’ve said. The man who has the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you can go free.”
11. Each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.
12. Then the man made a thorough search. He began with the oldest and ended with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
13. When they saw this, they tore their clothes in grief. Then each one loaded his donkey and went back into the city.
14. Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house while Joseph was still there. Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground.
15. Joseph asked them, “What have you done? Don’t you know that a man like me can find things out because he knows the future?”
16. “Sir, what can we say to you?” Judah asked. “How else can we explain it? How can we prove we’re innocent? God has uncovered our guilt. Now all of us are your slaves, including the one who had the cup.”
17. But Joseph said, “I would never think of doing that! Only the man who had the cup will be my slave. The rest of you can go back to your father in peace.”