1vai·yiv·va·'atz da·vid im-sa·rei ha·'a·la·fim ve·ham·me·'o·vt le·chol-na·gid. 2vai·yo·mer da·vid le·chol ke·hal yis·ra·'el im-a·lei·chem to·vv u·min-ha·shem e·lo·hei·nu nif·re·tzah nish·le·chah al-a·chei·nu han·nish·'a·rim be·chol ar·tzo·vt yis·ra·'el, ve·'im·ma·hem hak·ko·ha·nim ve·hal·vi·yim be·'a·rei mig·re·shei·hem; ve·yik·ka·ve·tzu e·lei·nu. 3ve·na·seb·bah et-a·ro·vn e·lo·hei·nu e·lei·nu; ki-lo de·rash·nu·hu bi·mei sha·'ul. 4vai·yo·me·ru chol-hak·ka·hal la·'a·so·vt ken; ki-ya·shar had·da·var be·'ei·nei chol-ha·'am.

5vai·yak·hel da·vid et-kol-yis·ra·'el, min-shi·cho·vr mitz·ra·yim ve·'ad-le·vo·v cha·mat; le·ha·vi et-a·ro·vn ha·'e·lo·him, mik·kir·yat ye·'a·rim. 6vai·ya·'al da·vid ve·chol-yis·ra·'el ba·'a·la·tah, el-kir·yat ye·'a·rim a·sher li·hu·dah; le·ha·'a·lo·vt mi·sham et a·ro·vn ha·'e·lo·him ha·shem yo·v·shev hak·ke·ru·vim a·sher-nik·ra shem. 7vai·yar·ki·vu et-a·ro·vn ha·'e·lo·him al-a·ga·lah cha·da·shah, mib·beit a·vi·na·dav; ve·'uz·za ve·'ach·yov, no·ha·gim ba·'a·ga·lah. 8ve·da·vid ve·chol-yis·ra·'el me·sa·cha·kim lif·nei ha·'e·lo·him be·chol-oz; u·ve·shi·rim u·ve·chin·no·ro·vt u·vin·va·lim u·ve·tup·pim, u·vim·tzil·ta·yim u·va·cha·tzo·tze·ro·vt.

9vai·ya·vo·'u ad-go·ren ki·don; vai·yish·lach uz·za et-ya·dov le·'e·choz et-ha·'a·ro·vn, ki sha·me·tu hab·ba·kar. 10vai·yi·char-af ha·shem be·'uz·za, vai·yak·ke·hu al a·sher-sha·lach ya·dov al-ha·'a·ro·vn; vai·ya·mat sham lif·nei e·lo·him. 11vai·yi·char le·da·vid, ki-fa·ratz ha·shem pe·retz be·'uz·za; vai·yik·ra lam·ma·ko·vm ha·hu pe·retz uz·za, ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. 12vai·yi·ra da·vid et-ha·'e·lo·him, bai·yo·vm ha·hu le·mor; heich a·vi e·lai, et a·ro·vn ha·'e·lo·him. 13ve·lo-he·sir da·vid et-ha·'a·ro·vn e·lav el-ir da·vid; vai·yat·te·hu el-beit o·ved-e·dom hag·git·ti. 14vai·ye·shev a·ro·vn ha·'e·lo·him im-beit o·ved e·dom be·vei·tov she·lo·shah cho·da·shim; vay·va·rech ha·shem et-beit o·ved-e·dom ve·'et-kol-a·sher-lov. f