1ba·'et ha·hi, cha·lah a·vi·yah ven-ya·ra·ve·'am. 2vai·yo·mer ya·ra·ve·'am le·'ish·tov ku·mi na ve·hish·tan·nit, ve·lo ye·de·'u, ki- at·ti ch at·te k e·shet ya·ra·ve·'am; ve·ha·lach·te shi·loh hin·neh-sham a·chi·yah han·na·vi, hu-dib·ber a·lai le·me·lech al-ha·'am haz·zeh. 3ve·la·ka·chat·te be·ya·dech a·sa·rah le·chem ve·nik·ku·dim u·vak·buk de·vash u·vat e·lav; hu yag·gid lach, mah-yih·yeh lan·na·'ar.

4vat·ta·'as ken e·shet ya·ra·ve·'am, vat·ta·kam vat·te·lech shi·loh, vat·ta·vo beit a·chi·yah; va·'a·chi·ya·hu lo-ya·chol lir·'o·vt, ki ka·mu ei·nav mis·sei·vov. s 5va·shem a·mar el-a·chi·ya·hu hin·neh e·shet ya·ra·ve·'am ba·'ah lid·rosh da·var me·'im·me·cha el-be·nah ki-cho·leh hu, ka·zoh ve·cha·zeh te·dab·ber e·lei·ha; vi·hi che·vo·'ah, ve·hi mit·nak·ke·rah.

6vay·hi chish·mo·a' a·chi·ya·hu et-ko·vl rag·lei·ha ba·'ah vap·pe·tach, vai·yo·mer bo·'i e·shet ya·ra·ve·'am; lam·mah zeh at·te mit·nak·ke·rah, ve·'a·no·chi, sha·lu·ach e·la·yich ka·shah. 7le·chi im·ri le·ya·ra·ve·'am koh-a·mar ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el, ya·'an a·sher ha·ri·mo·ti·cha mit·to·vch ha·'am; va·'et·ten·cha na·gid, al am·mi yis·ra·'el. 8va·'ek·ra et-ham·mam·la·chah mib·beit da·vid, va·'et·te·ne·ha lach; ve·lo-ha·yi·ta ke·'av·di da·vid a·sher sha·mar mitz·vo·tai va·'a·sher-ha·lach a·cha·rai be·chol-le·va·vov, la·'a·so·vt rak hai·ya·shar be·'ei·nai. 9vat·ta·ra la·'a·so·vt, mik·kol a·sher-hai·u le·fa·nei·cha; vat·te·lech vat·ta·'a·seh-le·cha e·lo·him a·che·rim u·mas·se·cho·vt le·hach·'i·se·ni, ve·'o·ti hish·lach·ta a·cha·rei gav·ve·cha. s 10la·chen hin·ni me·vi ra·'ah el-beit ya·ra·ve·'am, ve·hich·rat·ti le·ya·ra·ve·'am mash·tin be·kir, a·tzur ve·'a·zuv be·yis·ra·'el; u·vi·'ar·ti a·cha·rei veit-ya·ra·ve·'am, ka·'a·sher ye·va·'er hag·ga·lal ad-tum·mov. 11ham·met le·ya·ra·ve·'am ba·'ir yo·che·lu hak·ke·la·vim, ve·ham·met bas·sa·deh, yo·che·lu o·vf ha·sha·ma·yim; ki ha·shem dib·ber. 12ve·'at·te ku·mi le·chi le·vei·tech; be·vo·'ah rag·la·yich ha·'i·rah u·met hai·ya·led. 13ve·sa·fe·du-lov chol-yis·ra·'el ve·ka·ve·ru o·tov, ki-zeh le·vad·dov, ya·vo le·ya·ra·ve·'am el-ka·ver; ya·'an nim·tza-vov da·var to·vv el-ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el be·veit ya·ra·ve·'am. 14ve·he·kim ha·shem lov me·lech al-yis·ra·'el, a·sher yach·rit et-beit ya·ra·ve·'am zeh hai·yo·vm; u·meh gam-at·tah.

15ve·hik·kah ha·shem et-yis·ra·'el ka·'a·sher ya·nud hak·ka·neh bam·ma·yim ve·na·tash et-yis·ra·'el me·'al ha·'a·da·mah hat·to·v·vah haz·zot a·sher na·tan la·'a·vo·v·tei·hem, ve·ze·ram me·'e·ver lan·na·har; ya·'an a·sher a·su et-a·she·rei·hem, mach·'i·sim et-ha·shem. 16ve·yit·ten et-yis·ra·'el; big·lal chat·to·vt ya·ra·ve·'am a·sher cha·ta, va·'a·sher he·che·ti et-yis·ra·'el.

17vat·ta·kam e·shet ya·ra·ve·'am, vat·te·lech vat·ta·vo tir·tza·tah; hi ba·'ah ve·saf-hab·ba·yit ve·han·na·'ar met. 18vai·yik·be·ru o·tov vai·yis·pe·du-lov kol-yis·ra·'el; kid·var ha·shem a·sher dib·ber, be·yad-av·dov a·chi·ya·hu han·na·vi.

19ve·ye·ter div·rei ya·ra·ve·'am, a·sher nil·cham va·'a·sher ma·lach; hin·nam ke·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei yis·ra·'el. 20ve·hai·ya·mim a·sher ma·lach ya·ra·ve·'am, es·rim u·she·ta·yim sha·nah; vai·yish·kav im-a·vo·tav, vai·yim·loch na·dav be·nov tach·tav. f

21u·re·chav·'am ben-she·lo·moh, ma·lach bi·hu·dah; ben-ar·ba·'im ve·'a·chat sha·nah re·chav·'am be·ma·le·chov u·sha·va es·reh sha·nah ma·lach bi·ru·sha·lim ha·'ir a·sher-ba·char ha·shem la·sum et-she·mov sham mik·kol shiv·tei yis·ra·'el, ve·shem im·mov, na·'a·mah ha·'am·mo·nit. 22vai·ya·'as ye·hu·dah ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem; vay·kan·'u o·tov mik·kol a·sher a·su a·vo·tam, be·chat·to·tam a·sher cha·ta·'u. 23vai·yiv·nu gam-hem·mah la·hem ba·mo·vt u·ma·tze·vo·vt va·'a·she·rim; al kol-giv·'ah ge·vo·hah, ve·ta·chat kol-etz ra·'a·nan. 24ve·gam-ka·desh ha·yah va·'a·retz; a·su ke·chol hat·to·v·'a·vot hag·go·v·yim, a·sher ho·v·rish ha·shem, mip·pe·nei be·nei yis·ra·'el. f

25vay·hi ba·sha·nah ha·cha·mi·shit lam·me·lech re·chav·'am; a·lah shu·shak ch shi·shak k me·lech-mitz·ra·yim al-ye·ru·sha·lim. 26vai·yik·kach et-o·tze·ro·vt beit-ha·shem ve·'et-o·vtz·ro·vt beit ham·me·lech, ve·'et-hak·kol la·kach; vai·yik·kach et-kol-ma·gin·nei haz·za·hav, a·sher a·sah she·lo·moh. 27vai·ya·'as ham·me·lech re·chav·'am tach·tam, ma·gin·nei ne·cho·shet; ve·hif·kid al-yad sa·rei ha·ra·tzim, ha·sho·me·rim, pe·tach beit ham·me·lech. 28vay·hi mid·dei-vo ham·me·lech beit ha·shem; yis·sa·'um ha·ra·tzim, ve·he·shi·vum el-ta ha·ra·tzim.

29ve·ye·ter div·rei re·chav·'am ve·chol-a·sher a·sah; ha·lo-hem·mah che·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei ye·hu·dah. 30u·mil·cha·mah ha·ye·tah vein-re·chav·'am u·vein ya·ra·ve·'am kol-hai·ya·mim. 31vai·yish·kav re·chav·'am im-a·vo·tav vai·yik·ka·ver im-a·vo·tav be·'ir da·vid, ve·shem im·mov, na·'a·mah ha·'am·mo·nit; vai·yim·loch a·vi·yam be·nov tach·tav. f