And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
They said to him, Why does my lord say these things? Far be it from your servants to do such a 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 replied, “Why does my master talk to us like this? Your servants would never do such a thing.
And they responded: "Why does our lord speak in this way, as though your servants had committed such a shameful act?