1ben-sha·nah sha·'ul be·ma·le·chov; u·she·tei sha·nim, ma·lach al-yis·ra·'el.

2vai·yiv·char-lov sha·'ul she·lo·shet a·la·fim mi·yis·ra·'el vai·yih·yu im-sha·'ul al·pa·yim be·mich·mas u·ve·har beit-el, ve·'e·lef hai·u im-yo·v·na·tan, be·giv·'at bin·ya·min; ve·ye·ter ha·'am, shil·lach ish le·'o·ha·lav. 3vai·yach yo·v·na·tan et ne·tziv pe·lish·tim a·sher be·ge·va, vai·yish·me·'u pe·lish·tim; ve·sha·'ul ta·ka ba·sho·v·far be·chol-ha·'a·retz le·mor, yish·me·'u ha·'iv·rim. 4ve·chol-yis·ra·'el sha·me·'u le·mor hik·kah sha·'ul et-ne·tziv pe·lish·tim, ve·gam-niv·'ash yis·ra·'el bap·pe·lish·tim; vai·yi·tza·'a·ku ha·'am a·cha·rei sha·'ul hag·gil·gal.

5u·fe·lish·tim ne·'es·fu le·hil·la·chem im-yis·ra·'el she·lo·shim e·lef re·chev ve·she·shet a·la·fim pa·ra·shim, ve·'am ka·cho·vl a·sher al-se·fat-hai·yam la·rov; vai·ya·'a·lu vai·ya·cha·nu ve·mich·mas, kid·mat beit a·ven. 6ve·'ish yis·ra·'el ra·'u ki tzar-lov, ki nig·gas ha·'am; vai·yit·chab·be·'u ha·'am bam·me·'a·ro·vt u·va·cha·va·chim u·vas·se·la·'im, u·va·tze·ri·chim u·vab·bo·ro·vt. 7ve·'iv·rim a·ve·ru et-hai·yar·den, e·retz gad ve·gil·'ad; ve·sha·'ul o·v·den·nu vag·gil·gal, ve·chol-ha·'am cha·re·du a·cha·rav.

8vai·yi·chel ch vai·yo·v·chel k shiv·'at ya·mim lam·mo·v·'ed a·sher she·mu·'el, ve·lo-va she·mu·'el hag·gil·gal; vai·ya·fetz ha·'am me·'a·lav. 9vai·yo·mer sha·'ul, hag·gi·shu e·lai, ha·'o·lah ve·ha·she·la·mim; vai·ya·'al ha·'o·lah.

10vay·hi ke·chal·lo·tov le·ha·'a·lo·vt ha·'o·lah, ve·hin·neh she·mu·'el ba; vai·ye·tze sha·'ul lik·ra·tov le·va·ra·chov. 11vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el meh a·si·ta; vai·yo·mer sha·'ul ki-ra·'i·ti chi-na·fatz ha·'am me·'a·lai ve·'at·tah lo-va·ta le·mo·v·'ed hai·ya·mim, u·fe·lish·tim ne·'e·sa·fim mich·mas. 12va·'o·mar at·tah ye·re·du fe·lish·tim e·lai hag·gil·gal, u·fe·nei ha·shem lo chil·li·ti; va·'et·'ap·pak, va·'a·'a·leh ha·'o·lah. s 13vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-sha·'ul nis·ka·le·ta; lo sha·mar·ta et-mitz·vat ha·shem e·lo·hei·cha a·sher tziv·vach, ki at·tah he·chin ha·shem et-mam·lach·te·cha el-yis·ra·'el ad-o·v·lam. 14ve·'at·tah mam·lach·te·cha lo-ta·kum; bik·kesh ha·shem lov ish kil·va·vov vay·tzav·ve·hu ha·shem le·na·gid al-am·mov, ki lo sha·mar·ta, et a·sher-tziv·ve·cha ha·shem. f

15vai·ya·kam she·mu·'el vai·ya·'al min-hag·gil·gal giv·'at bin·ya·min; vai·yif·kod sha·'ul et-ha·'am han·nim·tze·'im im·mov, ke·shesh me·'o·vt ish.

16ve·sha·'ul ve·yo·v·na·tan be·nov ve·ha·'am han·nim·tza im·mam, yo·she·vim be·ge·va bin·ya·min; u·fe·lish·tim cha·nu ve·mich·mas. 17vai·ye·tze ham·mash·chit mim·ma·cha·neh fe·lish·tim she·lo·shah ra·shim; ha·rosh e·chad yif·neh el-de·rech a·fe·rah el-e·retz shu·'al. 18ve·ha·rosh e·chad yif·neh, de·rech beit cho·ro·vn; ve·ha·rosh e·chad yif·neh de·rech hag·ge·vul, han·nish·kaf al-gei ha·tze·vo·'im ham·mid·ba·rah. s

19ve·cha·rash lo yim·ma·tze, be·chol e·retz yis·ra·'el; ki- a·mar ch a·me·ru k fe·lish·tim, pen ya·'a·su ha·'iv·rim, che·rev ov cha·nit. 20vai·ye·re·du chol-yis·ra·'el hap·pe·lish·tim; lil·to·vsh ish et-ma·cha·rash·tov ve·'et-e·tov ve·'et-kar·dum·mov, ve·'et ma·cha·re·sha·tov. 21ve·ha·ye·tah hap·pe·tzi·rah fim lam·ma·cha·re·shot ve·la·'e·tim, ve·lish·losh kil·le·sho·vn u·le·hak·kar·dum·mim; u·le·ha·tziv had·da·re·van. 22ve·ha·yah be·yo·vm mil·che·met, ve·lo nim·tza che·rev va·cha·nit be·yad kol-ha·'am, a·sher et-sha·'ul ve·'et-yo·v·na·tan; vat·tim·ma·tze le·sha·'ul, u·le·yo·v·na·tan be·nov. 23vai·ye·tze ma·tzav pe·lish·tim, el-ma·'a·var mich·mas. s