Testament of Benjamin

Chapter 2

  1. 1 And when I went into Egypt, to Joseph, and my brother recognized me, he said unto me:
  2. 2 What did they tell my father when they sold me ? And I said unto him, They dabbled thy coat with blood and sent it, and said: Know whether this be thy son's coat.
  3. 3 And Joseph said unto me: Even so, brother, the Canaanite merchants stole me by force,
  4. 4 And it came to pass that as they went on their way they concealed my garment, as though a wild beast had met
  5. 5 me and slain me. And so his associates sold me to the Ishmaelites.
  6. 6 And they did not lie in saying this. For he wished to conceal from me the deeds of my brethren. And he called to him his brethren and said:
  7. 7 Do not tell my father what ye have done unto me, but tell him
  8. 8 as I have told Benjamin. And let the thoughts among you be such, and let not these things come to the heart of my father.