And they ate and they drank, and were drunk with
him.
Chapter .xliiij.
And he commanded the ruler of his house saying: fill the men's
sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's
money in his bag mouth, and put my silver cup in the sack's mouth
of the youngest and his corn money also. And he did as Ioseph had
said. And in the morning as soon as it was light, the men were let
go with their asses. And when they were out of the city and not
yet far away, Ioseph said unto the ruler of his house: up and
follow after the men and overtake them, and say unto them:
wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? is that not the cup of
which my lord drinketh, and doth he not prophesy therein? ye have
evil done that ye have done. And he overtook them and said the
same words unto them. And they answered him: wherefore saith my
lord such words? God forbid that thy servants should do so.
Behold, the money which we found in our sack's mouths, we brought
again unto thee, out of the land of Canaa: how then should we
steal out of my lord's house, either silver or gold? with
whosoever of thy servants it be found let him die, and let us also
be my lord's bondmen. And he said: Now therefore according unto
your words, he with whom it is found, shall be my servant: but ye,
shall be harmless.
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