4. And when they had gone out of the city, not having gone far, Yosĕph said to the one over his house, “Rise up, follow the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?
5. ‘Is this not the one from which my master drinks, and with which he indeed divines? You have done evil in what you have done.’ ”
6. So he overtook them and spoke these words to them.
7. And they said to him, “Why does my master say these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do according to this word.
8. “See, we brought back to you from the land of Kena‛an the silver which we found in the mouth of our sacks. How then should we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
9. “With whomever of your servants it is found – he shall die and we shall become my master’s slaves as well.”
10. And he said, “Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found becomes my slave, and you are innocent.”
11. And they hurried, each man let down his sack to the ground, and each opened his sack.
12. And he searched, with the oldest first and with the youngest last, and the cup was found in Binyamin’s sack.
13. And they tore their garments, and each man loaded his donkey and went back to the city.
14. And Yehuḏah and his brothers came to Yosĕph’s house, and he was still there. And they fell before him on the ground.
15. And Yosĕph said to them, “What deed is this you have done? Did you not know that a man like me indeed divines?”
16. And Yehuḏah said, “What do we say to my master? What do we speak? Or how do we clear ourselves? Elohim has found out the crookedness of your servants. See, we are my master’s slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found.”
17. But he said, “Far be it from me to do this. The man in whose hand the cup was found, he becomes my slave. And you, go up in peace to your father.”