5. Is not this that with which my lord drinketh? and he observeth diligently with it; ye have done evil [in] that which ye have done.'
6. And he overtaketh them, and speaketh unto them these words,
7. and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;
8. lo, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags we brought back unto thee from the land of Canaan, and how do we steal from the house of thy lord silver or gold?
9. with whomsoever of thy servants it is found, he hath died, and we also are to my lord for servants.'
10. And he saith, `Now, also, according to your words, so it [is]; he with whom it is found becometh my servant, and ye are acquitted;'
11. and they hasten and take down each his bag to the earth, and each openeth his bag;
12. and he searcheth--at the eldest he hath begun, and at the youngest he hath completed--and the cup is found in the bag of Benjamin;
13. and they rend their garments, and each ladeth his ass, and they turn back to the city.
14. And Judah--his brethren also--cometh in unto the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they fall before him to the earth;
15. and Joseph saith to them, `What [is] this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?'
16. And Judah saith, `What do we say to my lord? what do we speak? and what--do we justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; lo, we [are] servants to my lord, both we, and he in whose hand the cup hath been found;'