Book of Jubilees
Chapter XLIII
And he did as Joseph had told him, and filled all their sacks for them with food and put their money in their sacks, and put the cup in Benjamin's sack.
And early in the morning they departed, and it came to pass that, when they had gone from thence, Joseph said unto the steward of his house : " Pursue them, run and seize them, saying, ' For good ye have requited me with evil ; you have stolen from me the silver cup out of which my lord drinks.' And bring back to me their youngest brother, and fetch (him) quickly before I go forth to my seat of judgment."
And they said unto him : " God forbid that thy servants should do this thing, and steal from the house of thy lord any utensil, and the money also which we found in our sacks the first time, we thy servants brought back from the land of Canaan.
How then should we steal any utensil ? Behold here are we and our sacks; search, and wherever thou findest the cup in the sack of any man amongst us, let him be slain, and we and our asses will serve thy lord."
And he said unto them : < Not so, the man with whom I find, him only shall I take as a servant, and ye will return in peace unto your house."
And as he was search- ing in their vessels, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest, it was found in Benjamin's sack.
And they rent their garments, and laded their asses, and returned to the city and came to the house of Joseph, and they all bowed themselves on their faces to the ground before him.
And Joseph said unto them : " Ye have done evil." And they 1 Gen. x'iv. (" Know yc not that such a man as I can indeed divine ? "). The change in our text may be deliberate. and do not be grieved for your possessions, for the Lord sent me before you to set things in order that many people might live.
And tell my father that I am still alive, and ye, behold, ye see that the Lord hath made me as a father to Pharaoh, and ruler over his house and over all the land of Egypt.
And tell my father of all my glory, and all the riches and glory that the Lord hath given me."
And by. the command of the mouth of Pharaoh he gave them chariots and provisions for the way, and he gave them all many-coloured raiment and silver.
And to their father he sent raiment and silver and ten asses which carried corn, and he sent them away.
And they went up and told their father that Joseph was alive, and was measuring out corn to all the nations of the earth, and thathe was ruler over all the land of Egypt.
And their father did not believe it, for he was beside himself in his mind ; but when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent, the life of his spirit revived, and he said : " It is enough for me if Joseph live th ; I will go down and see him before I die. Jacob celebrates the Feast of First-fruits and journeys to Egypt. List of his Descendants.