1vai·yik·kach she·mu·'el et-pach ha·she·men vai·yi·tzok al-ro·shov vai·yi·sha·ke·hu; vai·yo·mer ha·lo·v ki-me·sha·cha·cha ha·shem al-na·cha·la·tov le·na·gid. 2be·lech·te·cha hai·yo·vm me·'im·ma·di, u·ma·tza·ta she·nei a·na·shim im-ke·vu·rat ra·chel big·vul bin·ya·min be·tzel·tzach; ve·'a·me·ru e·lei·cha nim·tze·'u ha·'a·to·no·vt a·sher ha·lach·ta le·vak·kesh, ve·hin·neh na·tash a·vi·cha et-div·rei ha·'a·to·no·vt, ve·da·'ag la·chem le·mor, mah e·'e·seh liv·ni. 3ve·cha·laf·ta mi·sham va·ha·le·'ah u·va·ta ad-e·lo·vn ta·vo·vr, u·me·tza·'u·cha sham she·lo·shah a·na·shim, o·lim el-ha·'e·lo·him beit-el; e·chad no·se she·lo·shah ge·da·yim ve·'e·chad no·se she·lo·shet kik·ke·ro·vt le·chem, ve·'e·chad no·se ne·vel-ya·yin. 4ve·sha·'a·lu le·cha le·sha·lo·vm; ve·na·te·nu le·cha she·tei-le·chem, ve·la·kach·ta mi·ya·dam. 5a·char ken ta·vo·v giv·'at ha·'e·lo·him, a·sher-sham ne·tzi·vei fe·lish·tim; vi·hi che·vo·'a·cha sham ha·'ir u·fa·ga'·ta che·vel ne·vi·'im yo·re·dim me·hab·ba·mah, ve·lif·nei·hem ne·vel ve·tof ve·cha·lil ve·chin·no·vr, ve·hem·mah mit·nab·be·'im. 6ve·tza·le·chah a·lei·cha ru·ach ha·shem, ve·hit·nab·bi·ta im·mam; ve·neh·pach·ta le·'ish a·cher. 7ve·ha·yah ki te·vo·'ei·nah ch ta·vo·nah k ha·'o·to·vt ha·'el·leh lach; a·seh le·cha a·sher tim·tza ya·de·cha, ki ha·'e·lo·him im·mach. 8ve·ya·rad·ta le·fa·nai hag·gil·gal ve·hin·neh a·no·chi yo·red e·lei·cha, le·ha·'a·lo·vt o·lo·vt, liz·bo·ach ziv·chei she·la·mim; shiv·'at ya·mim to·v·chel ad-bo·v·'i e·lei·cha, ve·ho·v·da'·ti le·cha, et a·sher ta·'a·seh.

9ve·ha·yah ke·haf·no·tov shich·mov la·le·chet me·'im she·mu·'el, vai·ya·ha·fach-lov e·lo·him lev a·cher; vai·ya·vo·'u kol-ha·'o·to·vt ha·'el·leh bai·yo·vm ha·hu. s 10vai·ya·vo·'u sham hag·giv·'a·tah, ve·hin·neh che·vel-ne·vi·'im lik·ra·tov; vat·titz·lach a·lav ru·ach e·lo·him, vai·yit·nab·be be·to·v·cham. 11vay·hi kol-yo·vd·'ov me·'it·te·mo·vl shil·sho·vm, vai·yir·'u ve·hin·neh im-ne·vi·'im nib·ba; vai·yo·mer ha·'am ish el-re·'e·hu mah-zeh ha·yah le·ven-kish, ha·gam sha·'ul ban·ne·vi·'im. 12vai·ya·'an ish mi·sham vai·yo·mer u·mi a·vi·hem; al-ken ha·ye·tah le·ma·shal, ha·gam sha·'ul ban·ne·vi·'im. 13vay·chal me·hit·nab·bo·vt, vai·ya·vo hab·ba·mah.

14vai·yo·mer do·vd sha·'ul e·lav ve·'el-na·'a·rov an ha·lach·tem; vai·yo·mer le·vak·kesh et-ha·'a·to·no·vt, van·nir·'eh chi-a·yin, van·na·vo·v el-she·mu·'el. 15vai·yo·mer do·vd sha·'ul; hag·gi·dah-na li, mah-a·mar la·chem she·mu·'el. 16vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-do·v·dov, hag·ged hig·gid la·nu, ki nim·tze·'u ha·'a·to·no·vt; ve·'et-de·var ham·me·lu·chah lo-hig·gid lov, a·sher a·mar she·mu·'el. f

17vai·yatz·'ek she·mu·'el et-ha·'am, el-ha·shem ham·mitz·pah. 18vai·yo·mer el-be·nei yis·ra·'el f koh-a·mar ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el, a·no·chi he·'e·lei·ti et-yis·ra·'el mim·mitz·ra·yim; va·'a·tzil et·chem mi·yad mitz·ra·yim, u·mi·yad kol-ham·mam·la·cho·vt, hal·lo·cha·tzim et·chem. 19ve·'at·tem hai·yo·vm me·'as·tem et-e·lo·hei·chem a·sher-hu mo·v·shi·a' la·chem mik·kol-ra·'o·v·tei·chem ve·tza·ro·tei·chem vat·to·me·ru lov, ki-me·lech ta·sim a·lei·nu; ve·'at·tah hit·ya·tze·vu lif·nei ha·shem, le·shiv·tei·chem u·le·'al·fei·chem.

20vai·yak·rev she·mu·'el, et kol-shiv·tei yis·ra·'el; vai·yil·la·ched she·vet bin·ya·min. 21vai·yak·rev et-she·vet bin·ya·min le·mish·pe·cho·tov ch le·mish·pe·cho·tav, k vat·til·la·ched mish·pa·chat ham·mat·ri; vai·yil·la·ched sha·'ul ben-kish, vay·vak·shu·hu ve·lo nim·tza. 22vai·yish·'a·lu-o·vd ba·shem, ha·va o·vd ha·lom ish; s vai·yo·mer ha·shem, hin·neh-hu nech·ba el-hak·ke·lim. 23vai·ya·ru·tzu vai·yik·ka·chu·hu mi·sham, vai·yit·ya·tzev be·to·vch ha·'am; vai·yig·bah mik·kol-ha·'am, mi·shich·mov va·ma·'e·lah. 24vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-kol-ha·'am har·re·'i·tem a·sher ba·char-bov ha·shem, ki ein ka·mo·hu be·chol-ha·'am; vai·ya·ri·'u chol-ha·'am vai·yo·me·ru ye·chi ham·me·lech. f

25vay·dab·ber she·mu·'el el-ha·'am et mish·pat ham·me·lu·chah, vai·yich·tov bas·se·fer, vai·yan·nach lif·nei ha·shem; vay·shal·lach she·mu·'el et-kol-ha·'am ish le·vei·tov. 26ve·gam-sha·'ul, ha·lach le·vei·tov giv·'a·tah; vai·ye·le·chu im·mov, ha·cha·yil a·sher-na·ga e·lo·him be·lib·bam. 27u·ve·nei ve·li·ya·'al a·me·ru mah-yo·shi·'e·nu zeh, vai·yiv·zu·hu ve·lo-he·vi·'u lov min·chah; vay·hi ke·ma·cha·rish. f