Catholic Public Domain Version
"But they, tearing their garments and burdening their donkeys again, returned to the town. "
— Genesis 44:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.”
“Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. ”
“Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city.”
“They all tore their clothes! Then each man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.”
“Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again, returned into the town.”
“Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.”
“Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.”
And he said to them: “Let it be according to your verdict. With whomever it will be found, let him be my servant, but you will be unharmed.”
And so, they quickly placed their sacks down to the ground, and each one was opened.
And when he had searched, beginning with the oldest, all the way to the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.
But they, tearing their garments and burdening their donkeys again, returned to the town.
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.
And he said to them: “Why would you choose to act in this way? Could you be ignorant that there is no one like me in the knowledge of discerning signs?”
And Judah said to him, “What could we answer to my lord? And what would we be able to say, or to justly claim? God has discovered the iniquity of your servants. See, we have all become servants to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was found.”