And at once every man took down his sack to the
ground, and every man opened his sack. And he searched, and began
at the eldest and left at the youngest. And the cup was found in
Ben Iamin's sack. Then they rent their clothes, and laded every
man his ass and went again unto the city. And Iuda and his
brethren came to Ioseph's house, for he was yet there, and they
fell before him on the ground. And Ioseph said unto them: what
deed is this which ye have done? wist ye not that such a man as I
can prophesy? Then said Iuda: what shall we say unto my lord, what
shall we speak or what excuse can we make? God hath found out the
wickedness of thy servants. Behold, both we and he with whom the
cup is found, are thy servants. And he answered: God forbid that I
should do so, the man with whom the cup is found, he shall be my
servant: but go ye in peace unto your father. Then Iuda went unto
him and said: oh my lord, let thy servant speak a word in my
lord's audience, {ear} and be not wroth with thy servant: for thou
art even as Pharao. My lord asked his servant saying: have ye a
father or a brother? And we answered my lord, we have a father
that is old, and a young lad which he begat in his age: and the
brother of the said lad is dead, and he is all that is left of
that mother.
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