New Revised Standard Version
Now the men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph’s house, and they said, “It is because of the money, replaced in our sacks the first time, that we have been brought in, so that he may have an opportunity to fall upon us, to make slaves of us and take our donkeys.”

Contemporary English Version
But on the way they got worried and started thinking, "We are being taken there because of the money that was put back in our sacks last time. He will arrest us, make us his slaves, and take our donkeys."

New American Bible
But they became apprehensive when they were led to his house. “It must be,” they thought, “on account of the money put back in our bags the first time, that we are taken inside—in order to attack us and take our donkeys and seize us as slaves.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we are brought in: that he may bring upon us a false accusation, and by violence make slaves of us and our asses.

And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we are brought in: that he may bring upon us a false accusation, and by violence make slaves of us and our asses.

the men.

Genesis 42:21,28,35 And they talked one to another: We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore is this affliction come upon us. . . .

Judges 13:22 And he said to his wife: We shall certainly die, because we have seen God.

Job 15:21 The sound of dread is always in his ears: and when there is peace, he always suspecteth treason.

Psalm 53:5 They have not called upon God: there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear. For God hath scattered the bones of them that please men: they have been confounded, because God hath despised them.

Psalm 73:16 I studied that I might know this thing, it is a labour in my sight:

Isaiah 7:2 And they told the house of David, saying: Syria hath rested upon Ephraim, and his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the woods are moved with the wind.

Matthew 14:26 And they seeing him walking upon the sea, were troubled, saying: It is an apparition. And they cried out for fear.

Matthew 14:27 And immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying: Be of good heart: it is I, fear ye not.

Mark 6:16 Which Herod hearing, said: John whom I beheaded, he is risen again from the dead.

seek occasion against us.

Deuteronomy 22:14,17 And seek occasions to put her away, laying to her charge a very ill name, and say: I took this woman to wife, and going in to her, I found her not a virgin: . . .

Judges 14:4 Now his parents knew not that the thing was done by the Lord, and that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

Job 30:14 They have rushed in upon me, as when a wall is broken, and a gate opened, and have rolled themselves down to my miseries.

Romans 7:8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.