[The Pentateuch]

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 sacks mouths / we brought again unto the / out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal ⟨p. lxvi⟩out of my lords house / ether silver or gold? with whosoever of thy servants it be found let him dye / and let us also be my lords 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.

And he ouertoke them and sayde the same wordes vnto them. And they answered him: wherfore sayth my lorde soch wordes? God forbydd that thy servāuntes shulde doo so. Beholde / the money which we founde in oure sackes mouthes / we brought agayne vnto the / out of the lande of Canaā: how then shulde we steale ⟨p. lxvi⟩out of my lordes house / ether syluer or golde? with whosoeuer of thy seruauntes it be founde let him dye / and let vs also be my lordes bondmen. And he sayde: Now therfore acordynge vnto youre woordes / he with whom it is found / shalbe my seruaunte: but ye / shalbe harmelesse.

And at once every man toke down his sack to the ground / and every man opened his sack. And he searched / and began at the eldest & left at the youngest. And the cup was found in Ben Jamin's sack. Then they rent their clothes / and laded every man his ass and went again unto the city. And Judah and his brethren came to Josephs house / for he was yet there / and they fell before him on the ground. And Joseph said unto them: what deed is this which ye have done? wist ye not that such a man as I can prophesy?

And attonce euery man toke downe his sacke to the grounde / ād every man opened his sacke. And he serched / and began at the eldest & left at the yongest. And the cuppe was founde in Ben Jamins sacke. Then they rent their clothes / and laded euery man his asse and went agayne vnto the cytie. And Juda and his brethrē came to Josephs house / for he was yet there / ād they fell before him on the grounde. And Joseph sayde vnto thē: what dede is this which ye haue done? wist ye not that soch a man as I can prophesie?