Asa called out to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, only you can help weak people against strong people! Help us, Lord our God! We depend on you. We fight against this large army in your name. Lord, you are our God! Don’t let anyone win against you!”
The Lord, the Holy One of Israel,\par the Protector of Israel says,\par “My Servant is humble.\par He serves rulers.\par But people hate him.\par But, kings will see him,\par and stand \{to honor him\}.\par Great leaders will bow down to him.”\par
People made fun of him, and his friends left him. He was a man that had much pain. He knew sickness very well. People did not even give him the honor of looking at him. We did not even notice him.
The Son of Man {\cf2\super [142]} came eating \{like other people\} and drinking wine, and people say, ‘Look at him! He eats too much and drinks too much wine. He is a friend of tax collectors {\cf2\super [143]} and other bad people.’ But wisdom is shown to be right by the things it does.”
The Pharisees {\cf2\super [169]} heard the people saying this. The Pharisees said, “This man uses the power of Beelzebul (the devil) to force demons {\cf2\super [170]} out of people. Beelzebul is the ruler of demons.”
The Jews answered, “We say you are a Samaritan. {\cf2\super [140]} We say a demon {\cf2\super [141]} is making you crazy! Are we not right when we say these things?”