创世记——第四十章

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创世记第四十章： 40:1 这事以后，埃及王的酒政和膳长得罪了他们的主埃及王， 40:2 法老就恼怒酒政和膳长这二臣， 40:3 把他们下在护卫长府内的监里，就是约瑟被囚的地方。 40:4 护卫长把他们交给约瑟，约瑟便伺候他们；他们有些日子在监里。 40:5 被囚在监之埃及王的酒政和膳长，二人同夜各做一梦，各梦都有讲解。 40:6 到了早晨，约瑟进到他们那里，见他们有愁闷的样子。 40:7 他便问法老的二臣，就是与他同囚在他主人府里的，说：“你们今日为什么面带愁容呢？” 40:8 他们对他说：“我们各人做了一梦，没有人能解。”约瑟说：“解梦不是出于　神吗？请你们将梦告诉我。” 40:9 酒政便将他的梦告诉约瑟说：“我梦见在我面前有一棵葡萄树， 40:10 树上有三根枝子，好像发了芽、开了花，上头的葡萄都成熟了。 40:11 法老的杯在我手中，我就拿葡萄挤在法老的杯里，将杯递在他手中。” 40:12 约瑟对他说：“你所做的梦是这样解：三根枝子就是三天， 40:13 三天之内，法老必提你出监，叫你官复原职，你仍要递杯在法老的手中，和先前作他的酒政一样。 40:14 但你得好处的时候，求你记念我，施恩与我，在法老面前提说我，救我出这监牢。 40:15 我实在是从希伯来人之地被拐来的，我在这里也没有做过什么，叫他们把我下在监里。” 40:16 膳长见梦解得好，就对约瑟说：“我在梦中见我头上顶着三筐白饼， 40:17 极上的筐子里有为法老烤的各样食物，有飞鸟来吃我头上筐子里的食物。” 40:18 约瑟说：“你的梦是这样解：三个筐子就是三天。 40:19 三天之内，法老必斩断你的头，把你挂在木头上，必有飞鸟来吃你身上的肉。” 40:20 到了第三天，是法老的生日，他为众臣仆设摆筵席，把酒政和膳长提出监来， 40:21 使酒政官复原职，他仍旧递杯在法老手中。 40:22 但把膳长挂起来，正如约瑟向他们所解的话。 40:23 酒政却不记念约瑟，竟忘了他。

约拿

4．约瑟替酒政和膳长解梦（四Ｏ）

　　四Ｏ1～19 酒政和膳长是埃及王最信任的两位大臣。膳长负责为法老调制食物，酒政则将送到法老面前的饮食先行尝试，看有没有被污染或落毒。这两个曾深受法老信任的人涉嫌犯了严重的错误，被关在监牢里。埃及王的酒政（尝酒侍臣）和膳长在监里跟约瑟相熟（1～4节）。酒政和膳长同夜各作一梦，约瑟替他们解梦（5～8节）。酒政梦见葡萄树，意思是三天之内，法老必提他出监，叫他官复原职（9～15节）。膳长却梦见三筐白饼，意思是三天之内，法老必斩断他的头，把他挂在木头上（16～19节）。结果，酒政获得释放，而膳长则被处死。

　　注意，约瑟并非无所事事，静待转机。他一直在自己身处的环境中服事别人，在荣耀神。当两位大臣要请人解梦时，约瑟并没有利用这个机会来显示自己的能力，而是把众人的注意力集中到神的能力上，为神作有力的见证。当机会来到，我们就要拿出勇气，像约瑟那样为神作见证。

　　四Ｏ20～23 酒政出狱后，没有遵守诺言替约瑟说情（23节）。耶和华却没有忘记他。约瑟仍充满信心为未到的机会作好准备。酒政的遗忘，使约瑟多受了两年的牢狱之灾。但这绝不影响约瑟在神旨意中的沉稳，他在其中静静的蒙保守，直等到埃及需要他作拯救者的时候来到。酒政此时倘若没忘记约瑟，而设法为他求情，使之释放出狱，后来恐就没有为法老解梦的机会(参四一14)。人的记念或不记念，都是出于神；只有神能控制并安排发生于我们身上的事情。

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Genesis 40 Joseph Interprets a Dream 1Then it came about after these things, (A)the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2Pharaoh was (B)furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. 3So he put them in confinement in the house of the (C)captain of the bodyguard, in the jail, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned. 4The captain of the bodyguard put Joseph in charge of them, and he took care of them; and they were in confinement for some time. 5Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation. 6When Joseph came to them in the morning and observed them, behold, they were dejected. 7He asked Pharaoh's officials who were with him in confinement in his master's house, "(D)Why are your faces so sad today?" 8Then they said to him, "(E)We have had a dream and there is no one to interpret it " Then Joseph said to them, "(F)Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell it to me, please." 9So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream, behold, there was a vine in front of me; 10and on the vine were three branches. And as it was budding, its blossoms came out, and its clusters produced ripe grapes. 11"Now Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh's hand." 12Then Joseph said to him, "This is the (G)interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; 13within three more days Pharaoh will [a]lift up your head and restore you to your office; and you will put Pharaoh's cup into his hand according to your former custom when you were his cupbearer. 14"Only keep me in mind when it goes well with you, and please (H)do me a kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house. 15"For (I)I was in fact kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the dungeon." 16When the chief baker saw that he had interpreted favorably, he said to Joseph, "I also saw in my dream, and behold, there were three baskets of white bread on my head; 17and in the top basket there were some of all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head." 18Then Joseph answered and said, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days; 19within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and will hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh off you." 20Thus it came about on the third day, which was (J)Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; (K)and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. 21He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and (L)he put the cup into Pharaoh's hand; 22but (M)he hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but (N)forgot him.