12. Take twice as much money with you this time. Take the money that was given back to you after you paid last time. Maybe the governor made a mistake.
13. Take Benjamin, and go back to the man.
14. I pray that God All-Powerful will help you when you stand before the governor. I pray that he will let Benjamin, and also Simeon, come back safely. If not, I will again be sad from losing my children.”
15. So the brothers took the gifts to give to the governor. And the brothers took twice as much money with them as they took the first time. This time Benjamin went with the brothers to Egypt.
16. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his servant, “Bring these men into my house. Kill an animal and cook it. They will eat with me at noon today.”
17. The servant did as he was told. He brought the men into Joseph’s house.
18. The brothers were afraid when they were taken to Joseph’s house and said, “We have been brought here because of the money that was put back in our sacks the last time. They will use this as proof against us and steal our donkeys and make us slaves.”
19. So the brothers went to the servant in charge of Joseph’s house.
20. They said, “Sir, I promise this is the truth. The last time we came, we came to buy food.