1vai·ye·lech re·chav·'am she·chem; ki she·chem ba chol-yis·ra·'el le·ham·lich o·tov. 2vay·hi kish·mo·a' ya·ra·ve·'am ben-ne·vat ve·hu o·v·den·nu ve·mitz·ra·yim, a·sher ba·rach, mip·pe·nei ham·me·lech she·lo·moh; vai·ye·shev ya·ra·ve·'am be·mitz·ra·yim. 3vai·yish·le·chu vai·yik·re·'u-lov, vai·ya·vo·'u ch vai·ya·vo k ya·ra·ve·'am ve·chol-ke·hal yis·ra·'el; vay·dab·be·ru, el-re·chav·'am le·mor. 4a·vi·cha hik·shah et-ul·le·nu; ve·'at·tah at·tah ha·kel me·'a·vo·dat a·vi·cha hak·ka·shah u·me·'ul·lov hak·ka·ved a·sher-na·tan a·lei·nu ve·na·'av·dek·ka. 5vai·yo·mer a·lei·hem le·chu od she·lo·shah ya·mim ve·shu·vu e·lai; vai·ye·le·chu ha·'am.

6vai·yiv·va·'atz ham·me·lech re·chav·'am et-haz·ze·ke·nim a·sher-hai·u o·me·dim et-pe·nei she·lo·moh a·viv, bih·yo·tov chai le·mor; eich at·tem no·v·'a·tzim, le·ha·shiv et-ha·'am-haz·zeh da·var. 7vay·dab·ber ch vay·dab·be·ru k e·lav le·mor im-hai·yo·vm tih·yeh-e·ved la·'am haz·zeh va·'a·vad·tam, va·'a·ni·tam ve·dib·bar·ta a·lei·hem de·va·rim to·v·vim; ve·hai·u le·cha a·va·dim kol-hai·ya·mim. 8vai·ya·'a·zov et-a·tzat haz·ze·ke·nim a·sher ye·'a·tzu·hu; vai·yiv·va·'atz et-hay·la·dim a·sher ga·de·lu it·tov, a·sher ha·'o·me·dim le·fa·nav. 9vai·yo·mer a·lei·hem mah at·tem no·v·'a·tzim, ve·na·shiv da·var et-ha·'am haz·zeh; a·sher dib·be·ru e·lai le·mor, ha·kel min-ha·'ol, a·sher-na·tan a·vi·cha a·lei·nu. 10vay·dab·be·ru e·lav hay·la·dim a·sher ga·de·lu it·tov le·mor koh-to·mar la·'am haz·zeh a·sher dib·be·ru e·lei·cha le·mor a·vi·cha hich·bid et-ul·le·nu, ve·'at·tah ha·kel me·'a·lei·nu; koh te·dab·ber a·lei·hem, ka·tan·ni a·vah mim·ma·te·nei a·vi. 11ve·'at·tah a·vi he'·mis a·lei·chem ol ka·ved, va·'a·ni o·v·sif al-ul·le·chem; a·vi yis·sar et·chem ba·sho·v·tim, va·'a·ni a·yas·ser et·chem ba·'ak·rab·bim.

12vai·ya·vov ch vai·ya·vo·v k ya·ra·ve·'am ve·chol-ha·'am el-re·chav·'am bai·yo·vm ha·she·li·shi; ka·'a·sher dib·ber ham·me·lech le·mor, shu·vu e·lai bai·yo·vm ha·she·li·shi. 13vai·ya·'an ham·me·lech et-ha·'am ka·shah; vai·ya·'a·zov et-a·tzat haz·ze·ke·nim a·sher ye·'a·tzu·hu. 14vay·dab·ber a·lei·hem ka·'a·tzat hay·la·dim le·mor, a·vi hich·bid et-ul·le·chem, va·'a·ni o·sif al-ul·le·chem; a·vi yis·sar et·chem ba·sho·v·tim, va·'a·ni a·yas·ser et·chem ba·'ak·rab·bim. 15ve·lo-sha·ma ham·me·lech el-ha·'am; ki-ha·ye·tah sib·bah me·'im ha·shem, le·ma·'an ha·kim et-de·va·rov a·sher dib·ber ha·shem be·yad a·chi·yah ha·shi·lo·ni, el-ya·ra·ve·'am ben-ne·vat.

16vai·yar· kol-yis·ra·'el ki lo-sha·ma ham·me·lech a·lei·hem vai·ya·shi·vu ha·'am et-ham·me·lech da·var le·mor mah-la·nu che·lek be·da·vid ve·lo-na·cha·lah be·ven-yi·shai le·'o·ha·lei·cha yis·ra·'el, at·tah re·'eh vei·te·cha da·vid; vai·ye·lech yis·ra·'el le·'o·ha·lav.

17u·ve·nei yis·ra·'el, hai·yo·she·vim be·'a·rei ye·hu·dah; vai·yim·loch a·lei·hem re·chav·'am. f 18vai·yish·lach ham·me·lech re·chav·'am et-a·do·ram a·sher al-ham·mas, vai·yir·ge·mu chol-yis·ra·'el bov e·ven vai·ya·mot; ve·ham·me·lech re·chav·'am hit·'am·metz la·'a·lo·vt bam·mer·ka·vah, la·nus ye·ru·sha·lim. 19vai·yif·she·'u yis·ra·'el be·veit da·vid, ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. s

20vay·hi kish·mo·a' kol-yis·ra·'el ki-shav ya·ra·ve·'am, vai·yish·le·chu vai·yik·re·'u o·tov el-ha·'e·dah, vai·yam·li·chu o·tov al-kol-yis·ra·'el; lo ha·yah a·cha·rei veit-da·vid, zu·la·ti she·vet-ye·hu·dah le·vad·dov.

21vai·ya·vo·'u ch vai·ya·vo k re·chav·'am ye·ru·sha·lim vai·yak·hel et-kol-beit ye·hu·dah ve·'et-she·vet bin·ya·min me·'ah u·she·mo·nim e·lef ba·chur o·seh mil·cha·mah; le·hil·la·chem im-beit yis·ra·'el, le·ha·shiv et-ham·me·lu·chah, lir·chav·'am ben-she·lo·moh. f 22vay·hi de·var ha·'e·lo·him, el-she·ma'·yah ish-ha·'e·lo·him le·mor. 23e·mor el-re·chav·'am ben-she·lo·moh me·lech ye·hu·dah, ve·'el-kol-beit ye·hu·dah u·vin·ya·min; ve·ye·ter ha·'am le·mor. 24koh a·mar ha·shem lo-ta·'a·lu ve·lo-til·la·cha·mun im-a·chei·chem be·nei-yis·ra·'el u·vu ish le·vei·tov, ki me·'it·ti nih·yah had·da·var haz·zeh; vai·yish·me·'u et-de·var ha·shem, vai·ya·shu·vu la·le·chet kid·var ha·shem. s

25vai·yi·ven ya·ra·ve·'am et-she·chem be·har ef·ra·yim vai·ye·shev bah; vai·ye·tze mi·sham, vai·yi·ven et-pe·nu·'el. 26vai·yo·mer ya·ra·ve·'am be·lib·bov; at·tah ta·shuv ham·mam·la·chah le·veit da·vid. 27im-ya·'a·leh ha·'am haz·zeh la·'a·so·vt ze·va·chim be·veit-ha·shem bi·ru·sha·lim, ve·shav lev ha·'am haz·zeh el-a·do·nei·hem, el-re·chav·'am me·lech ye·hu·dah; va·ha·ra·gu·ni ve·sha·vu el-re·chav·'am me·lech-ye·hu·dah. 28vai·yiv·va·'atz ham·me·lech, vai·ya·'as she·nei eg·lei za·hav; vai·yo·mer a·le·hem rav-la·chem me·'a·lo·vt ye·ru·sha·lim, hin·neh e·lo·hei·cha yis·ra·'el, a·sher he·'e·lu·cha me·'e·retz mitz·ra·yim. 29vai·ya·sem et-ha·'e·chad be·veit-el; ve·'et-ha·'e·chad na·tan be·dan. 30vay·hi had·da·var haz·zeh le·chat·tat; vai·ye·le·chu ha·'am lif·nei ha·'e·chad ad-dan. 31vai·ya·'as et-beit ba·mo·vt; vai·ya·'as ko·ha·nim mik·tzo·vt ha·'am, a·sher lo-hai·u mib·be·nei le·vi. 32vai·ya·'as ya·ra·ve·'am chag ba·cho·desh ha·she·mi·ni ba·cha·mi·shah-a·sar yo·vm la·cho·desh ke·chag a·sher bi·hu·dah vai·ya·'al al-ham·miz·be·ach, ken a·sah be·veit-el, le·zab·be·ach la·'a·ga·lim a·sher-a·sah; ve·he·'e·mid be·veit el, et-ko·ha·nei hab·ba·mo·vt a·sher a·sah. 33vai·ya·'al al-ham·miz·be·ach a·sher-a·sah be·veit-el ba·cha·mi·shah a·sar yo·vm ba·cho·desh ha·she·mi·ni, ba·cho·desh a·sher-ba·da mil·lib·bad ch mil·lib·bov; k vai·ya·'as chag liv·nei yis·ra·'el, vai·ya·'al al-ham·miz·be·ach le·hak·tir. f