1. Then he 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 the mouth of his sack.
2. Put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, along with his grain money.” And he did according to what Joseph had spoken.
3. As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
4. When they were gone out of the city, but not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Get up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?
5. Is this not the one from which my lord drinks and uses as he practices divination? You have done evil in doing this.’ ”
6. So he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words.
7. They said to him, “Why does my lord say these words? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing.
8. Look, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money that we found in the top of our sacks. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house?
9. Whichever of your servants is found with it shall die, and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves.”
10. He said, “Now let it also be according to your words. He with whom it is found shall be my slave, and you will be blameless.”
11. Then every man hurriedly took down his sack to the ground, and every man opened his sack.
12. He searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
13. Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey and returned to the city.
14. When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there; and they fell to the ground before him.
15. Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly practice divination?”