1vai·ya·'a·mod sa·tan al-yis·ra·'el; vai·ya·set et-da·vid, lim·no·vt et-yis·ra·'el. 2vai·yo·mer da·vid el-yo·v·'av ve·'el-sa·rei ha·'am, le·chu sif·ru et-yis·ra·'el, mib·be·'er she·va ve·'ad-dan; ve·ha·vi·'u e·lai, ve·'e·de·'ah et-mis·pa·ram. 3vai·yo·mer yo·v·'av yo·v·sef ha·shem al-am·mov ka·hem me·'ah fe·'a·mim, ha·lo a·do·ni ham·me·lech, kul·lam la·do·ni la·'a·va·dim; lam·mah ye·vak·kesh zot a·do·ni, lam·mah yih·yeh le·'ash·mah le·yis·ra·'el. 4u·de·var-ham·me·lech cha·zak al-yo·v·'av; vai·ye·tze yo·v·'av vai·yit·hal·lech be·chol-yis·ra·'el, vai·ya·vo ye·ru·sha·lim. 5vai·yit·ten yo·v·'av et-mis·par mif·kad-ha·'am el-da·vid; vay·hi chol-yis·ra·'el e·lef a·la·fim u·me·'ah e·lef ish sho·lef che·rev, vi·hu·dah ar·ba me·'o·vt ve·shiv·'im e·lef ish sho·lef cha·rev. 6ve·le·vi u·vin·ya·min, lo fa·kad be·to·v·cham; ki-nit·'av de·var-ham·me·lech et-yo·v·'av.

7vai·ye·ra be·'ei·nei ha·'e·lo·him, al-had·da·var haz·zeh; vai·yach et-yis·ra·'el. f 8vai·yo·mer da·vid el-ha·'e·lo·him, cha·ta·ti me·'od, a·sher a·si·ti et-had·da·var haz·zeh; ve·'at·tah ha·'a·ver-na et-a·vo·vn av·de·cha, ki nis·kal·ti me·'od. f

9vay·dab·ber ha·shem el-gad, cho·zeh da·vid le·mor. 10lech ve·dib·bar·ta el-da·vid le·mor koh a·mar ha·shem, sha·lo·vsh a·ni no·teh a·lei·cha; be·char-le·cha a·chat me·hen·nah ve·'e·'e·seh-lach. 11vai·ya·vo gad el-da·vid; vai·yo·mer lov koh-a·mar ha·shem kab·bel-lach. 12im-sha·lo·vsh sha·nim ra·'av ve·'im-she·lo·shah cho·da·shim nis·peh mip·pe·nei-tza·rei·cha ve·che·rev o·vy·ve·cha le·mas·se·get ve·'im-she·lo·shet ya·mim che·rev ha·shem ve·de·ver ba·'a·retz, u·mal·'ach ha·shem, mash·chit be·chol-ge·vul yis·ra·'el; ve·'at·tah re·'eh, mah-a·shiv et-sho·le·chi da·var. f 13vai·yo·mer da·vid el-gad tzar-li me·'od; ep·pe·lah-na ve·yad-ha·shem ki-rab·bim ra·cha·mav me·'od, u·ve·yad-a·dam al-ep·pol.

14vai·yit·ten ha·shem de·ver be·yis·ra·'el; vai·yip·pol mi·yis·ra·'el, shiv·'im e·lef ish. 15vai·yish·lach ha·'e·lo·him mal·'ach li·ru·sha·lim le·hash·chi·tah u·che·hash·chit ra·'ah ha·shem vai·yin·na·chem al-ha·ra·'ah, vai·yo·mer lam·mal·'ach ham·mash·chit rav, at·tah he·ref ya·de·cha; u·mal·'ach ha·shem o·med, im-go·ren a·re·nan hay·vu·si. s 16vai·yis·sa da·vid et-ei·nav vai·yar· et-mal·'ach ha·shem o·med bein ha·'a·retz u·vein ha·sha·ma·yim, ve·char·bov she·lu·fah be·ya·dov, ne·tu·yah al-ye·ru·sha·lim; vai·yip·pol da·vid ve·haz·ze·ke·nim me·chus·sim bas·sak·kim al-pe·nei·hem. 17vai·yo·mer da·vid el-ha·'e·lo·him ha·lo a·ni a·mar·ti lim·no·vt ba·'am va·'a·ni-hu a·sher-cha·ta·ti ve·ha·re·a' ha·re·'o·v·ti, ve·'el·leh ha·tzon meh a·su; ha·shem e·lo·hai te·hi na ya·de·cha bi u·ve·veit a·vi, u·ve·'am·me·cha lo le·mag·ge·fah. s

18u·mal·'ach ha·shem a·mar el-gad le·mor le·da·vid; ki ya·'a·leh da·vid le·ha·kim miz·be·ach la·shem, be·go·ren a·re·nan hay·vu·si. 19vai·ya·'al da·vid bid·var-gad, a·sher dib·ber be·shem ha·shem. 20vai·ya·shav a·re·nan vai·yar· et-ham·mal·'ach, ve·'ar·ba·'at ba·nav im·mov mit·chab·be·'im; ve·'a·re·nan dash chit·tim. 21vai·ya·vo da·vid ad-a·re·nan; vai·yab·bet a·re·nan vai·yar· et-da·vid, vai·ye·tze min-hag·go·ren, vai·yish·ta·chu le·da·vid ap·pa·yim a·re·tzah. 22vai·yo·mer da·vid el-a·re·nan te·nah-li me·ko·vm hag·go·ren, ve·'ev·neh-bov miz·be·ach la·shem; be·che·sef ma·le te·ne·hu li, ve·te·'a·tzar ham·mag·ge·fah me·'al ha·'am. 23vai·yo·mer a·re·nan el-da·vid kach-lach, ve·ya·'as a·do·ni ham·me·lech hat·to·vv be·'ei·nav; re·'eh na·tat·ti hab·ba·kar la·'o·lo·vt ve·ham·mo·v·rig·gim la·'e·tzim ve·ha·chit·tim lam·min·chah hak·kol na·tat·ti. 24vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech da·vid le·'a·re·nan, lo ki-ka·noh ek·neh be·che·sef ma·le; ki lo-es·sa a·sher-le·cha la·shem, ve·ha·'a·lo·vt o·v·lah chin·nam. 25vai·yit·ten da·vid le·'a·re·nan bam·ma·ko·vm; shik·lei za·hav, mish·kal shesh me·'o·vt. 26vai·yi·ven sham da·vid miz·be·ach la·shem, vai·ya·'al o·lo·vt u·she·la·mim; vai·yik·ra el-ha·shem, vai·ya·'a·ne·hu va·'esh min-ha·sha·ma·yim, al miz·bach ha·'o·lah. f 27vai·yo·mer ha·shem lam·mal·'ach, vai·ya·shev char·bov el-ne·da·nah.

28ba·'et ha·hi, bir·'o·vt da·vid ki-a·na·hu ha·shem, be·go·ren a·re·nan hay·vu·si; vai·yiz·bach sham. 29u·mish·kan ha·shem a·sher-a·sah mo·sheh vam·mid·bar u·miz·bach ha·'o·v·lah ba·'et ha·hi; bab·ba·mah be·giv·'o·vn. 30ve·lo-ya·chol da·vid la·le·chet le·fa·nav lid·rosh e·lo·him; ki niv·'at, mip·pe·nei che·rev mal·'ach ha·shem. s