¹Præcepit autem Joseph dispensatori domus suæ,Then Joseph instructed the steward of his house,dicens:saying:Imple saccos eorum frumento,“Fill their sacks with grain,quantum possunt capere:as much as they are able to hold.et pone pecuniam singulorum in summitate sacci.And place each one’s money at the top of the sack.

¹Præcepit autem Joseph dispensatori domus suæ,Then Joseph instructed the steward of his house,dicens:saying:Imple saccos eorum frumento,“Fill their sacks with grain,quantum possunt capere:as much as they are able to hold.et pone pecuniam singulorum in summitate sacci.And place each one’s money at the top of the sack.

²Scyphum autem meum argenteum,But place my silver bowl,et pretium quod dedit tritici,and the price that he gave for the wheat,pone in ore sacci junioris.in the mouth of the sack of the youngest.”Factumque est ita.And so it was done.

²Scyphum autem meum argenteum,But place my silver bowl,et pretium quod dedit tritici,and the price that he gave for the wheat,pone in ore sacci junioris.in the mouth of the sack of the youngest.”Factumque est ita.And so it was done.

³Et orto mane,And when morning arose,dimissi sunt cum asinis suis.they were sent away with their donkeys.

³Et orto mane,And when morning arose,dimissi sunt cum asinis suis.they were sent away with their donkeys.

⁴Jamque urbem exierant,And now they had departed from the city and had set out a short distance.et processerant paululum:Then Joseph,tunc Joseph accersito dispensatore domus,sending for the steward of his house,Surge,said:inquit,“Rise up and pursue the men.et persequere viros:And when you have overtaken them,et apprehensis dicito:say:Quare reddidistis malum pro bono?‘Why have you returned evil for good?

⁴Jamque urbem exierant,And now they had departed from the city and had set out a short distance.et processerant paululum:Then Joseph,tunc Joseph accersito dispensatore domus,sending for the steward of his house,Surge,said:inquit,“Rise up and pursue the men.et persequere viros:And when you have overtaken them,et apprehensis dicito:say:Quare reddidistis malum pro bono?‘Why have you returned evil for good?

⁵scyphus, quem furati estis,The cup that you have stolen,ipse est in quo bibit dominus meus, et in quo augurari solet:it is that from which my lord drinks, and in which he is accustomed to discern signs.pessimam rem fecistis.You have done a very sinful thing.’”

⁵scyphus, quem furati estis,The cup that you have stolen,ipse est in quo bibit dominus meus, et in quo augurari solet:it is that from which my lord drinks, and in which he is accustomed to discern signs.pessimam rem fecistis.You have done a very sinful thing.’”

⁶Fecit ille ut jusserat:He did as he had been ordered.et apprehensis per ordinem locutus est.And having overtaken them, he spoke to them according to the order.

⁶Fecit ille ut jusserat:He did as he had been ordered.et apprehensis per ordinem locutus est.And having overtaken them, he spoke to them according to the order.

⁷Qui responderunt:And they responded:Quare sic loquitur dominus noster,“Why does our lord speak in this way,ut servi tui tantum flagitii commiserint?as though your servants had committed such a shameful act?

⁷Qui responderunt:And they responded:Quare sic loquitur dominus noster,“Why does our lord speak in this way,ut servi tui tantum flagitii commiserint?as though your servants had committed such a shameful act?

⁸pecuniam,The money,quam invenimus in summitate saccorum,which we found at the top of our sacks,reportavimus ad te de terra Chanaan:we carried back to you from the land of Canaan.et quomodo consequens est ut furati simus de domo domini tui aurum vel argentum?So in what way does it follow that we would steal, from the house of your lord, gold or silver?

⁸pecuniam,The money,quam invenimus in summitate saccorum,which we found at the top of our sacks,reportavimus ad te de terra Chanaan:we carried back to you from the land of Canaan.et quomodo consequens est ut furati simus de domo domini tui aurum vel argentum?So in what way does it follow that we would steal, from the house of your lord, gold or silver?

⁹apud quemcumque fuerit inventum servorum tuorum quod quæris,Whichever of your servants will be found to have what you seek,moriatur,may he die,et nos erimus servi domini nostri.and we shall be the servants of my lord.”

⁹apud quemcumque fuerit inventum servorum tuorum quod quæris,Whichever of your servants will be found to have what you seek,moriatur,may he die,et nos erimus servi domini nostri.and we shall be the servants of my lord.”

¹⁰Qui dixit eis:And he said to them:Fiat juxta vestram sententiam:“Let it be according to your verdict.apud quemcumque fuerit inventum,With whomever it will be found,ipse sit servus meus,let him be my servant,vos autem eritis innoxii.but you will be unharmed.”

¹⁰Qui dixit eis:And he said to them:Fiat juxta vestram sententiam:“Let it be according to your verdict.apud quemcumque fuerit inventum,With whomever it will be found,ipse sit servus meus,let him be my servant,vos autem eritis innoxii.but you will be unharmed.”

¹¹Itaque festinato deponentes in terram saccos,And so, they quickly placed their sacks down to the ground,aperuerunt singuli.and each one was opened.

¹¹Itaque festinato deponentes in terram saccos,And so, they quickly placed their sacks down to the ground,aperuerunt singuli.and each one was opened.

¹²Quos scrutatus,And when he had searched,incipiens a majore usque ad minimum,beginning with the oldest, all the way to the youngest,invenit scyphum in sacco Benjamin.he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.

¹²Quos scrutatus,And when he had searched,incipiens a majore usque ad minimum,beginning with the oldest, all the way to the youngest,invenit scyphum in sacco Benjamin.he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.

¹³At illi,But they,scissis vestibus,tearing their garmentsoneratisque rursum asinis,and burdening their donkeys again,reversi sunt in oppidum.returned to the town.

¹³At illi,But they,scissis vestibus,tearing their garmentsoneratisque rursum asinis,and burdening their donkeys again,reversi sunt in oppidum.returned to the town.

¹⁴Primusque Judas cum fratribus ingressus est ad Joseph (necdum enim de loco abierat) omnesque ante eum pariter in terram corruerunt.And Judah, first among his brothers, entered to Joseph (for he had not yet departed from the place) and together they all fell down before him to the ground.

¹⁴Primusque Judas cum fratribus ingressus est ad Joseph (necdum enim de loco abierat) omnesque ante eum pariter in terram corruerunt.And Judah, first among his brothers, entered to Joseph (for he had not yet departed from the place) and together they all fell down before him to the ground.

¹⁵Quibus ille ait:And he said to them:Cur sic agere voluistis?“Why would you choose to act in this way?an ignoratis quod non sit similis mei in augurandi scientia?Could you be ignorant that there is no one like me in the knowledge of discerning signs?”

¹⁵Quibus ille ait:And he said to them:Cur sic agere voluistis?“Why would you choose to act in this way?an ignoratis quod non sit similis mei in augurandi scientia?Could you be ignorant that there is no one like me in the knowledge of discerning signs?”

¹⁶Cui Judas:And Judah said to him,Quid respondebimus, inquit,“What could we answer to my lord?domino meo? vel quid loquemur,And what would we be able to say,aut juste poterimus obtendere? Deus invenit iniquitatem servorum tuorum:or to justly claim? God has discovered the iniquity of your servants.en omnes servi sumus domini mei,See, we have all become servants to my lord,et nos,both we,et apud quem inventus est scyphus.and he with whom the cup was found.”

¹⁶Cui Judas:And Judah said to him,Quid respondebimus, inquit,“What could we answer to my lord?domino meo? vel quid loquemur,And what would we be able to say,aut juste poterimus obtendere? Deus invenit iniquitatem servorum tuorum:or to justly claim? God has discovered the iniquity of your servants.en omnes servi sumus domini mei,See, we have all become servants to my lord,et nos,both we,et apud quem inventus est scyphus.and he with whom the cup was found.”

¹⁷Respondit Joseph:Joseph responded:Absit a me ut sic agam:“Far be it from me that I should act in this way.qui furatus est scyphum,He who stole the cup,ipse sit servus meus:he will be my servant.vos autem abite liberi ad patrem vestrum.But you may go away free to your father.”

¹⁷Respondit Joseph:Joseph responded:Absit a me ut sic agam:“Far be it from me that I should act in this way.qui furatus est scyphum,He who stole the cup,ipse sit servus meus:he will be my servant.vos autem abite liberi ad patrem vestrum.But you may go away free to your father.”

¹⁸Accedens autem propius Judas,Then Judah, approaching closer,confidenter ait: Oro,said confidently:domine mi,“I beg you,loquatur servus tuus verbum in auribus tuis,my lord, let your servant speak a word in your ears,et ne irascaris famulo tuo:and do not be angry with your servant.tu es enim post PharaonemFor you are next to Pharaoh.

¹⁸Accedens autem propius Judas,Then Judah, approaching closer,confidenter ait: Oro,said confidently:domine mi,“I beg you,loquatur servus tuus verbum in auribus tuis,my lord, let your servant speak a word in your ears,et ne irascaris famulo tuo:and do not be angry with your servant.tu es enim post PharaonemFor you are next to Pharaoh.

¹⁹dominus meus.My lord,Interrogasti prius servos tuos:you questioned your servants before:Habetis patrem aut fratrem?‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

¹⁹dominus meus.My lord,Interrogasti prius servos tuos:you questioned your servants before:Habetis patrem aut fratrem?‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

²⁰et nos respondimus tibi domino meo:And we answered you, my lord:Est nobis pater senex,‘There is our father, an old man,et puer parvulus,and a young boy,qui in senectute illius natus est:who was born in his old age.cujus uterinus frater mortuus est:His brother of the same womb has died,et ipsum solum habet mater sua,and he alone is left to his mother and father,pater vero tenere diligit eum.who truly love him tenderly.’

²⁰et nos respondimus tibi domino meo:And we answered you, my lord:Est nobis pater senex,‘There is our father, an old man,et puer parvulus,and a young boy,qui in senectute illius natus est:who was born in his old age.cujus uterinus frater mortuus est:His brother of the same womb has died,et ipsum solum habet mater sua,and he alone is left to his mother and father,pater vero tenere diligit eum.who truly love him tenderly.’

²¹Dixistique servis tuis:And you said to your servants,Adducite eum ad me,‘Bring him to me,et ponam oculos meos super illum.and I will set my eyes on him.’

²¹Dixistique servis tuis:And you said to your servants,Adducite eum ad me,‘Bring him to me,et ponam oculos meos super illum.and I will set my eyes on him.’

²²Suggessimus domino meo:We suggested to my lord:Non potest puer relinquere patrem suum:‘The boy is not able to leave his father.si enim illum dimiserit,For if he sends him away,morietur.he will die.’

²²Suggessimus domino meo:We suggested to my lord:Non potest puer relinquere patrem suum:‘The boy is not able to leave his father.si enim illum dimiserit,For if he sends him away,morietur.he will die.’

²³Et dixisti servis tuis:And you said to your servants:Nisi venerit frater vester minimus vobiscum,‘Unless your youngest brother arrives with you,non videbitis amplius faciem meam.you will not see my face any more.’

²³Et dixisti servis tuis:And you said to your servants:Nisi venerit frater vester minimus vobiscum,‘Unless your youngest brother arrives with you,non videbitis amplius faciem meam.you will not see my face any more.’

²⁴Cum ergo ascendissemus ad famulum tuum patrem nostrum,Therefore, when we had gone up to your servant our father,narravimus ei omnia quæ locutus est dominus meus.we explained to him all that my lord had spoken.

²⁴Cum ergo ascendissemus ad famulum tuum patrem nostrum,Therefore, when we had gone up to your servant our father,narravimus ei omnia quæ locutus est dominus meus.we explained to him all that my lord had spoken.

²⁵Et dixit pater noster:And our father said:Revertimini,‘Returnet emite nobis parum tritici.and buy us a little wheat.’

²⁵Et dixit pater noster:And our father said:Revertimini,‘Returnet emite nobis parum tritici.and buy us a little wheat.’

²⁶Cui diximus: Ire non possumus:And we said to him: ‘We cannot go.si frater noster minimus descenderit nobiscum,If our youngest brother descends with us,proficiscemur simul:we will set out together.alioquin illo absente,Otherwise, in his absence,non audemus videre faciem viri.we do not dare to see the face of the man.’

²⁶Cui diximus: Ire non possumus:And we said to him: ‘We cannot go.si frater noster minimus descenderit nobiscum,If our youngest brother descends with us,proficiscemur simul:we will set out together.alioquin illo absente,Otherwise, in his absence,non audemus videre faciem viri.we do not dare to see the face of the man.’

²⁷Ad quæ ille respondit:To which he responded:Vos scitis quod duos genuerit mihi uxor mea.‘You know that my wife conceived twice by me.

²⁷Ad quæ ille respondit:To which he responded:Vos scitis quod duos genuerit mihi uxor mea.‘You know that my wife conceived twice by me.

²⁸Egressus est unus,One went out,et dixistis:and you said,Bestia devoravit eum:“A beast devoured him.”et hucusque non comparet.And since then, he has not appeared.

²⁸Egressus est unus,One went out,et dixistis:and you said,Bestia devoravit eum:“A beast devoured him.”et hucusque non comparet.And since then, he has not appeared.

²⁹Si tuleritis et istum,If you take this one also,et aliquid ei in via contigerit,and anything happens to him on the way,deducetis canos meos cum mœrore ad inferos.you will lead my grey hairs down with grief to the grave.’

²⁹Si tuleritis et istum,If you take this one also,et aliquid ei in via contigerit,and anything happens to him on the way,deducetis canos meos cum mœrore ad inferos.you will lead my grey hairs down with grief to the grave.’

³⁰Igitur si intravero ad servum tuum patrem nostrum,Therefore, if I would have gone to your servant, our father,et puer defuerit (cum anima illius ex hujus anima pendeat),with the boy not present, (though his life depends upon the life of him)

³⁰Igitur si intravero ad servum tuum patrem nostrum,Therefore, if I would have gone to your servant, our father,et puer defuerit (cum anima illius ex hujus anima pendeat),with the boy not present, (though his life depends upon the life of him)

³¹videritque eum non esse nobiscum,and if he were to see that he is not with us,morietur,he would die,et deducent famuli tui canos ejus cum dolore ad inferos.and your servants will lead his grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave.

³¹videritque eum non esse nobiscum,and if he were to see that he is not with us,morietur,he would die,et deducent famuli tui canos ejus cum dolore ad inferos.and your servants will lead his grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave.

³²Ego proprie servus tuus sim qui in meam hunc recepi fidem,Let me be your very own servant, for I accepted this one into my trust,et spopondi dicens:and I promised, saying:Nisi reduxero eum,‘Unless I lead him back,peccati reus ero in patrem meum omni tempore.I will be guilty of a sin against my father for all time.’

³²Ego proprie servus tuus sim qui in meam hunc recepi fidem,Let me be your very own servant, for I accepted this one into my trust,et spopondi dicens:and I promised, saying:Nisi reduxero eum,‘Unless I lead him back,peccati reus ero in patrem meum omni tempore.I will be guilty of a sin against my father for all time.’

³³Manebo itaque servus tuus pro puero in ministerio domini mei, et puer ascendat cum fratribus suis.And so I, your servant, will remain in place of the boy, in ministry to my lord, and then let the boy go up with his brothers.

³³Manebo itaque servus tuus pro puero in ministerio domini mei, et puer ascendat cum fratribus suis.And so I, your servant, will remain in place of the boy, in ministry to my lord, and then let the boy go up with his brothers.

³⁴Non enim possum redire ad patrem meum, absente puero:For I cannot return to my father without the boy,ne calamitatis, quæ oppressura est patrem meum, testis assistam.lest I appear as a witness to the calamity that will oppress my father.”

³⁴Non enim possum redire ad patrem meum, absente puero:For I cannot return to my father without the boy,ne calamitatis, quæ oppressura est patrem meum, testis assistam.lest I appear as a witness to the calamity that will oppress my father.”