1vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-sha·'ul, o·ti sha·lach ha·shem lim·sha·cho·cha le·me·lech, al-am·mov al-yis·ra·'el; ve·'at·tah she·ma, le·ko·vl div·rei ha·shem. s 2koh a·mar ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt, pa·kad·ti et a·sher-a·sah a·ma·lek le·yis·ra·'el; a·sher-sam lov bad·de·rech, ba·'a·lo·tov mim·mitz·ra·yim. 3at·tah lech ve·hik·ki·tah et-a·ma·lek ve·ha·cha·ram·tem et-kol-a·sher-lov, ve·lo tach·mol a·lav; ve·he·mat·tah me·'ish ad-i·shah me·'o·lel ve·'ad-yo·v·nek, mi·sho·vr ve·'ad-seh, mig·ga·mal ve·'ad-cha·mo·vr. s

4vay·sham·ma sha·'ul et-ha·'am, vai·yif·ke·dem bat·te·la·'im, ma·ta·yim e·lef rag·li; va·'a·se·ret a·la·fim et-ish ye·hu·dah. 5vai·ya·vo sha·'ul ad-ir a·ma·lek; vai·ya·rev ban·na·chal. 6vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-hak·kei·ni le·chu su·ru re·du mit·to·vch a·ma·le·ki pen-o·sif·cha im·mov, ve·'at·tah a·si·tah che·sed im-kol-be·nei yis·ra·'el, ba·'a·lo·v·tam mim·mitz·ra·yim; vai·ya·sar kei·ni mit·to·vch a·ma·lek. 7vai·yach sha·'ul et-a·ma·lek; me·cha·vi·lah bo·v·'a·cha shur, a·sher al-pe·nei mitz·ra·yim. 8vai·yit·pos et-a·gag me·lech-a·ma·lek chai; ve·'et-kol-ha·'am he·che·rim le·fi-cha·rev. 9vai·yach·mol sha·'ul ve·ha·'am al-a·gag ve·'al-mei·tav ha·tzon ve·hab·ba·kar ve·ham·mish·nim ve·'al-hak·ka·rim ve·'al-kol-hat·to·vv, ve·lo a·vu ha·cha·ri·mam; ve·chol-ham·me·la·chah ne·miv·zah ve·na·mes o·tah he·che·ri·mu. f

10vay·hi de·var-ha·shem, el-she·mu·'el le·mor. 11ni·cham·ti ki-him·lach·ti et-sha·'ul le·me·lech, ki-shav me·'a·cha·rai, ve·'et-de·va·rai lo he·kim; vai·yi·char lish·mu·'el, vai·yiz·'ak el-ha·shem kol-hal·la·ye·lah. 12vai·yash·kem she·mu·'el lik·rat sha·'ul bab·bo·ker; vai·yug·gad lish·mu·'el le·mor ba-sha·'ul hak·kar·me·lah ve·hin·neh ma·tziv lov yad, vai·yis·sov vai·ya·'a·vor, vai·ye·red hag·gil·gal. 13vai·ya·vo she·mu·'el el-sha·'ul; vai·yo·mer lov sha·'ul ba·ruch at·tah la·shem, ha·ki·mo·ti et-de·var ha·shem. 14vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el, u·meh ko·vl-ha·tzon haz·zeh be·'a·ze·nai; ve·ko·vl hab·ba·kar, a·sher a·no·chi sho·me·a'. 15vai·yo·mer sha·'ul me·'a·ma·le·ki he·vi·'um a·sher cha·mal ha·'am al-mei·tav ha·tzon ve·hab·ba·kar, le·ma·'an ze·vo·ach la·shem e·lo·hei·cha; ve·'et-hai·yo·v·ter he·che·ram·nu. s 16vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-sha·'ul, he·ref ve·'ag·gi·dah le·cha, et a·sher dib·ber ha·shem e·lai hal·la·ye·lah; vai·yo·me·ru ch vai·yo·mer k lov dab·ber. s

17vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el, ha·lo·v im-ka·ton at·tah be·'ei·nei·cha, rosh shiv·tei yis·ra·'el at·tah; vai·yim·sha·cha·cha ha·shem le·me·lech al-yis·ra·'el. 18vai·yish·la·cha·cha ha·shem be·da·rech; vai·yo·mer lech ve·ha·cha·ram·tah et-ha·chat·ta·'im et-a·ma·lek, ve·nil·cham·ta vov, ad kal·lo·v·tam o·tam. 19ve·lam·mah lo-sha·ma'·ta be·ko·vl ha·shem; vat·ta·'at el-ha·sha·lal, vat·ta·'as ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem. s

20vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-she·mu·'el a·sher sha·ma'·ti be·ko·vl ha·shem, va·'e·lech bad·de·rech a·sher-she·la·cha·ni ha·shem; va·'a·vi et-a·gag me·lech a·ma·lek, ve·'et-a·ma·lek he·che·ram·ti. 21vai·yik·kach ha·'am me·ha·sha·lal tzon u·va·kar re·shit ha·che·rem; liz·bo·ach la·shem e·lo·hei·cha bag·gil·gal.

22vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el ha·che·fetz la·shem be·'o·lo·vt u·ze·va·chim, kish·mo·a' be·ko·vl ha·shem; hin·neh she·mo·a' miz·ze·vach to·vv, le·hak·shiv me·che·lev ei·lim.

23ki chat·tat-ke·sem me·ri, ve·'a·ven u·te·ra·fim haf·tzar; ya·'an ma·'as·ta et-de·var ha·shem, vai·yim·'a·se·cha mim·me·lech. s

24vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-she·mu·'el cha·ta·ti, ki-a·var·ti et-pi-ha·shem ve·'et-de·va·rei·cha; ki ya·re·ti et-ha·'am, va·'esh·ma be·ko·v·lam. 25ve·'at·tah sa na et-chat·ta·ti; ve·shuv im·mi, ve·'esh·ta·cha·veh la·shem. 26vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-sha·'ul, lo a·shuv im·mach; ki ma·'as·tah et-de·var ha·shem, vai·yim·'a·se·cha ha·shem, mih·yo·vt me·lech al-yis·ra·'el. s 27vai·yis·sov she·mu·'el la·le·chet; vai·ya·cha·zek bich·naf-me·'i·lov vai·yik·ka·ra. 28vai·yo·mer e·lav she·mu·'el, ka·ra ha·shem et-mam·le·chut yis·ra·'el me·'a·lei·cha hai·yo·vm; u·ne·ta·nah le·re·'a·cha hat·to·vv mim·mek·ka. 29ve·gam ne·tzach yis·ra·'el, lo ye·shak·ker ve·lo yin·na·chem; ki lo a·dam hu le·hin·na·chem. 30vai·yo·mer cha·ta·ti, at·tah kab·be·de·ni na ne·ged zik·nei-am·mi ve·ne·ged yis·ra·'el; ve·shuv im·mi, ve·hish·ta·cha·vei·ti la·shem e·lo·hei·cha. 31vai·ya·shav she·mu·'el a·cha·rei sha·'ul; vai·yish·ta·chu sha·'ul la·shem. s

32vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el hag·gi·shu e·lai et-a·gag me·lech a·ma·lek, vai·ye·lech e·lav, a·gag ma·'a·dan·not; vai·yo·mer a·gag, a·chen sar mar-ham·ma·vet. s 33vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el, ka·'a·sher shik·ke·lah na·shim char·be·cha, ken-tish·kal min·na·shim im·me·cha; vay·shas·sef she·mu·'el et-a·gag lif·nei ha·shem bag·gil·gal. s

34vai·ye·lech she·mu·'el ha·ra·ma·tah; ve·sha·'ul a·lah el-bei·tov giv·'at sha·'ul. 35ve·lo-ya·saf she·mu·'el lir·'o·vt et-sha·'ul ad-yo·vm mo·v·tov, ki-hit·'ab·bel she·mu·'el el-sha·'ul; va·shem ni·cham, ki-him·lich et-sha·'ul al-yis·ra·'el. f