A13203:450
[The Pentateuch]
printed by Hans Luft i.e. Johan Hoochstraten, 1530
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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?
Then said Judah: 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 / •oth we and he with whom the cup is found / are thy servants. And he answered: God forbid y• I should do so / the man with whom the cup is found / he shall be my servant: but goo ye in peace unto your father.
Then sayde Juda: what shall we saye vnto my lorde / what shall we speake or what excuse can we make? God hath founde out ye wekednesse of thy seruauntes. Beholde / •oth we and he with whom the cuppe is founde / are thy seruauntes. And he answered: God forbyd y• I shulde do so / the man with whom the cuppe is founde / he shalbe my seruaunte: but goo ye in peace vn to youre father.