11/9 (日)
以賽亞書 37：8-13
現代中文譯本（2019）
8 亞述的大將知道皇帝已經離開拉吉，去攻打附近的立拿城，就上那裡向他請示。
9 亞述人當中傳說古實王特哈加領了埃及軍隊來攻打他們。亞述皇帝一聽見這話，就差使者給猶大王希西家送信，
10 說：「你所信靠的神告訴你，你不至於被我打敗；但是，你別受騙了。
11 你一定知道凡是亞述皇帝要毀滅的國家，結局是怎樣？你想你能倖免嗎？
12 我的祖宗曾攻下歌散、哈蘭、利色，殲滅了住在提拉撒的伊甸人；他們的神明救得了他們嗎？
13 現在，哈馬、亞珥拔、西法瓦音、希拿，和以瓦諸王在哪裡呢？」
ESV
8 The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had left Lachish.
9 Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, “He has set out to fight against you.” And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
10 “Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
11 Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to destruction. And shall you be delivered?
12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my fathers destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar?
13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of Ivvah?’”
《聖經串珠注釋》
8-9 當時西拿基立已攻克拉吉，接續北上攻打另一個城邑位拿。這里提及的古實王特哈加屬第25王朝，是一位出色的君王，於主前六九O至六六四年在位，當時仍未作王，這里只是以後來的名稱稱他。此時，亞述王風聞特哈加派兵北上要與他爭戰，於是先發制人，逼令猶大早日歸降，免得猶大與埃及聯手對付他。有學者認為本段指亞述王的第二次入侵，時為主前六八九年左右，參王下19:8-13注。
12 本節的城市皆屬米所波大米地。
13 本節的城則在敘利亞。
