And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

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and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain.” And he did as Joseph told him.

As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away with their donkeys. They had gone only a short distance from the city. Now Joseph said to his (A)steward, “Up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 44:4 Septuagint (compare Vulgate) adds Why have you stolen my silver cup?

把我的銀杯,放在最小的袋口,連同他買糧食的銀子放進去。”管家就照著約瑟吩咐的話去作。 早晨天一亮,那些人和他們的驢子都被打發走了。 他們出了城,走了不遠,約瑟就對管家說:“起來,追趕那些人;追上了,就對他們說:‘你為甚麼以惡報善呢?

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