Genesis 44 - UPDV Updated Bible Version

^44:1 And 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 silver in his sack's mouth.
^44:2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his grain silver. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
^44:3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
^44:4 [And] when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Get up, follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you⁺ rewarded evil for good?
^44:5 Isn't this that in which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed uses it for magic? You⁺ have done evil in so doing.
^44:6 And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these words.
^44:7 And they said to him, Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your slaves that they should do such a thing.
^44:8 Look, the silver, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of your lord's house silver or gold?
^44:9 With whomever of your slaves it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's slaves.
^44:10 And he said, Now also let it be according to your⁺ words: he with whom it is found will be my slave; and you⁺ will be innocent.
^44:11 Then they hurried, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
^44:12 And he searched, [and] began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
^44:13 Then they rent their clothes, and loaded every man his donkey, and returned to the city.
^44:14 And Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
^44:15 And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you⁺ have done? Don't you⁺ know that a man such as I can indeed use magic [to find out]?
^44:16 And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your slaves: look, we are my lord's slaves, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.
^44:17 And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave but as for you⁺, you⁺ get up in peace to your⁺ father.
^44:18 Then Judah came near to him, and said, Oh, my lord, let your slave, I pray you, speak a word in my lord's ears, and don't let your anger burn against your slave; for you are even as Pharaoh.
^44:19 My lord asked his slaves, saying, Have you⁺ a father, or a brother?
^44:20 And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.
^44:21 And you said to your slaves, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.
^44:22 And we said to my lord, The lad can't leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
^44:23 And you said to your slaves, Except your⁺ youngest brother come down with you⁺, you⁺ will see my face no more.
^44:24 And it came to pass when we came up to your slave my father, we told him the words of my lord.
^44:25 And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.
^44:26 And we said, We can't go down: if our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother is with us.
^44:27 And your slave my father said to us, You⁺ know that my wife bore me two sons:
^44:28 and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I haven't seen him since:
^44:29 and if you⁺ take this one also from me, and harm befalls him, you⁺ will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.
^44:30 Now therefore when I come to your slave my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his soul is bound to his soul;
^44:31 it will come to pass, when he sees that the lad is not there, that he will die: and your slaves will bring down the gray hairs of your slave our father with sorrow to Sheol.
^44:32 For your slave became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I don't bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.
^44:33 Now therefore, let your slave, I pray you, remain instead of the lad a slave to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers.
^44:34 For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad is not with me? Or else, I will see the evil that will come upon my father.

Genesis, Chapter 44