1vay·hi a·char had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh, ke·rem ha·yah le·na·vo·vt hai·yiz·re·'e·li a·sher be·yiz·re·'el; e·tzel hei·chal ach·'av, me·lech sho·me·ro·vn. 2vay·dab·ber ach·'av el-na·vo·vt le·mor te·nah-li et-kar·me·cha vi·hi-li le·gan-ya·rak ki hu ka·ro·vv e·tzel bei·ti, ve·'et·te·nah le·cha tach·tav, ke·rem to·vv mim·men·nu; im to·vv be·'ei·nei·cha, et·te·nah-le·cha che·sef me·chir zeh. 3vai·yo·mer na·vo·vt el-ach·'av; cha·li·lah li me·ha·shem, mit·tit·ti et-na·cha·lat a·vo·tai lach. 4vai·ya·vo ach·'av el-bei·tov sar ve·za·'ef al-had·da·var a·sher-dib·ber e·lav na·vo·vt hai·yiz·re·'e·li, vai·yo·mer lo-et·ten le·cha et-na·cha·lat a·vo·v·tai; vai·yish·kav al-mit·ta·tov, vai·yas·sev et-pa·nav ve·lo-a·chal la·chem.

5vat·ta·vo e·lav i·ze·vel ish·tov; vat·te·dab·ber e·lav mah-zeh ru·cha·cha sa·rah, ve·'ei·ne·cha o·chel la·chem. 6vay·dab·ber e·lei·ha ki-a·dab·ber el-na·vo·vt hai·yiz·re·'e·li va·'o·mar lov te·nah-li et-kar·me·cha be·che·sef, ov im-cha·fetz at·tah, et·te·nah-le·cha che·rem tach·tav; vai·yo·mer lo-et·ten le·cha et-kar·mi. 7vat·to·mer e·lav i·ze·vel ish·tov, at·tah at·tah ta·'a·seh me·lu·chah al-yis·ra·'el; kum e·chol-le·chem ve·yi·tav lib·be·cha, a·ni et·ten le·cha, et-ke·rem na·vo·vt hai·yiz·re·'e·li.

8vat·tich·tov se·fa·rim be·shem ach·'av, vat·tach·tom be·cho·ta·mov; vat·tish·lach has·fa·rim ch se·fa·rim k el-haz·ke·nim ve·'el-ha·cho·rim a·sher be·'i·rov, hai·yo·she·vim et-na·vo·vt. 9vat·tich·tov bas·se·fa·rim le·mor; kir·'u-tzo·vm, ve·ho·v·shi·vu et-na·vo·vt be·rosh ha·'am. 10ve·ho·v·shi·vu she·na·yim a·na·shim be·nei-ve·li·ya·'al neg·dov vi·'i·du·hu le·mor, be·rach·ta e·lo·him va·me·lech; ve·ho·v·tzi·'u·hu ve·sik·lu·hu ve·ya·mot.

11vai·ya·'a·su an·shei i·rov haz·ze·ke·nim ve·ha·cho·rim a·sher hai·yo·she·vim be·'i·rov, ka·'a·sher sha·le·chah a·lei·hem i·za·vel; ka·'a·sher ka·tuv bas·se·fa·rim, a·sher sha·le·chah a·lei·hem. 12ka·re·'u tzo·vm; ve·ho·shi·vu et-na·vo·vt be·rosh ha·'am. 13vai·ya·vo·'u she·nei ha·'a·na·shim be·nei-ve·li·ya·'al vai·ye·she·vu neg·dov vay·'i·du·hu an·shei hab·be·li·ya·'al et-na·vo·vt ne·ged ha·'am le·mor, be·rach na·vo·vt e·lo·him va·me·lech; vai·yo·tzi·'u·hu mi·chutz la·'ir, vai·yis·ke·lu·hu va·'a·va·nim vai·ya·mot. 14vai·yish·le·chu el-i·ze·vel le·mor; suk·kal na·vo·vt vai·ya·mot.

15vay·hi kish·mo·a' i·ze·vel, ki-suk·kal na·vo·vt vai·ya·mot; vat·to·mer i·ze·vel el-ach·'av kum resh et-ke·rem na·vo·vt hai·yiz·re·'e·li a·sher me·'en la·tet-le·cha ve·che·sef, ki ein na·vo·vt chai ki-met. 16vay·hi kish·mo·a' ach·'av ki met na·vo·vt; vai·ya·kam ach·'av la·re·det el-ke·rem na·vo·vt hai·yiz·re·'e·li le·rish·tov. s

17vay·hi de·var-ha·shem, el-e·li·ya·hu hat·tish·bi le·mor. 18kum red lik·rat ach·'av me·lech-yis·ra·'el a·sher be·sho·me·ro·vn; hin·neh be·che·rem na·vo·vt, a·sher-ya·rad sham le·rish·tov. 19ve·dib·bar·ta e·lav le·mor koh a·mar ha·shem, ha·ra·tzach·ta ve·gam-ya·ra·she·ta; ve·dib·bar·ta e·lav le·mor koh a·mar ha·shem, bim·ko·vm a·sher la·ke·ku hak·ke·la·vim et-dam na·vo·vt, ya·lok·ku hak·ke·la·vim et-da·me·cha gam-at·tah.

20vai·yo·mer ach·'av el-e·li·ya·hu, ham·tza·ta·ni o·ye·vi; vai·yo·mer ma·tza·ti, ya·'an hit·mak·ker·cha, la·'a·so·vt ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem. 21hin·ni me·vi ch me·vi k e·lei·cha ra·'ah, u·vi·'ar·ti a·cha·rei·cha; ve·hich·rat·ti le·'ach·'av mash·tin be·kir, ve·'a·tzur ve·'a·zuv be·yis·ra·'el. 22ve·na·tat·ti et-bei·te·cha ke·veit ya·ra·ve·'am ben-ne·vat, u·che·veit ba'·sha ven-a·chi·yah; el-hak·ka·'as a·sher hich·'as·ta, vat·ta·cha·ti et-yis·ra·'el. 23ve·gam-le·'i·ze·vel, dib·ber ha·shem le·mor; hak·ke·la·vim yo·che·lu et-i·ze·vel be·chel yiz·re·'el. 24ham·met le·'ach·'av ba·'ir, yo·che·lu hak·ke·la·vim; ve·ham·met bas·sa·deh, yo·che·lu o·vf ha·sha·ma·yim.

25rak lo-ha·yah che·'ach·'av, a·sher hit·mak·ker, la·'a·so·vt ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem; a·sher-he·sat·tah o·tov i·ze·vel ish·tov. 26vai·yat·'ev me·'od, la·le·chet a·cha·rei hag·gil·lu·lim; ke·chol a·sher a·su ha·'e·mo·ri, a·sher ho·v·rish ha·shem, mip·pe·nei be·nei yis·ra·'el. s

27vay·hi chish·mo·a' ach·'av et-had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh vai·yik·ra be·ga·dav, vai·ya·sem-sak al-be·sa·rov vai·ya·tzo·vm; vai·yish·kav bas·sak, vay·hal·lech at. s 28vay·hi de·var-ha·shem, el-e·li·ya·hu hat·tish·bi le·mor. 29ha·ra·'i·ta, ki-nich·na ach·'av mil·le·fa·nai; ya·'an ki-nich·na mip·pa·nai lo- a·vi ch a·vi k ha·ra·'ah be·ya·mav, bi·mei ve·nov, a·vi ha·ra·'ah al-bei·tov.