1 And [Joseph] commanded the ruler of his house, saying, "Fill the sacks of these people with food as much as they can carry, and put the money of each one in the hole of his bag,

2 And my cup, the silver cup, thou shalt put into the opening of the sack of the youngest, together with the silver for the bread which he bought. And he did according to the word of Joseph, which he had spoken.

3 And in the morning, when it was daylight, these men were let go, they and their asses.

4 And they were not far from the city, when Joseph said to the ruler of his house, 'Go, overtake these men, and when you have caught up, say to them, 'Why have you paid evil for good?' [Why did they steal my silver cup?]

5 Is this not the same of which my lord drinks, and he divineth therein? You did it badly.

6 He caught up with them and spoke these words to them.

7 And they said unto him, Why hath our lord spoken these words? No, your servants will not do such a thing.

8 Behold, the silver which we found in the opening of our sacks, we have brought back to thee from the land of Canaan: how then shall we steal silver or gold from thy master's house?

9 Whosoever of thy servants hath found [the cup], to him shall death, and we shall be servants to our master.

10 He said, "Very well; As you have said, so let it be: whoever has [the cup] will be my servant, and you will not be guilty.

11 They hurriedly lowered each of their sacks to the ground, and opened each of their sacks.

12 And he searched, beginning with the eldest, and ending with the younger; and the cup was found in the sack of Benjamin.

13 And they tore their garments, and every man put his burden on his donkey, and returned to the city.

14 And Judah and his brethren came to the house of Joseph, which was still at home, and fell down before him to the ground.