Catholic Public Domain Version
"And they responded: “Why does our lord speak in this way, as though your servants had committed such a shameful act? "
— Genesis 44:7, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:”
“And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing. ”
“They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!”
“They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!”
“And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?”
“And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:”
“And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:”
And now they had departed from the city and had set out a short distance. Then Joseph, sending for the steward of his house, said: “Rise up and pursue the men. And when you have overtaken them, say: ‘Why have you returned evil for good?
The cup that you have stolen, it is that from which my lord drinks, and in which he is accustomed to discern signs. You have done a very sinful thing.’ ”
He did as he had been ordered. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them according to the order.
And they responded: “Why does our lord speak in this way, as though your servants had committed such a shameful act?
The money, which we found at the top of our sacks, we carried back to you from the land of Canaan. So in what way does it follow that we would steal, from the house of your lord, gold or silver?
Whichever of your servants will be found to have what you seek, may he die, and we shall be the servants of my lord.”
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.”