1vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-she·mu·'el ad-ma·tai at·tah mit·'ab·bel el-sha·'ul, va·'a·ni me·'as·tiv, mim·me·loch al-yis·ra·'el; mal·le kar·ne·cha she·men ve·lech esh·la·cha·cha el-yi·shai beit-hal·lach·mi, ki-ra·'i·ti be·va·nav li me·lech. 2vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el eich e·lech, ve·sha·ma sha·'ul va·ha·ra·ga·ni; s vai·yo·mer ha·shem eg·lat ba·kar tik·kach be·ya·de·cha, ve·'a·mar·ta, liz·bo·ach la·shem ba·ti. 3ve·ka·ra·ta le·yi·shai baz·za·vach; ve·'a·no·chi o·v·di·'a·cha et a·sher-ta·'a·seh, u·ma·shach·ta li, et a·sher-o·mar e·lei·cha. 4vai·ya·'as she·mu·'el et a·sher dib·ber ha·shem, vai·ya·vo beit la·chem; vai·ye·cher·du zik·nei ha·'ir lik·ra·tov, vai·yo·mer sha·lom bo·v·'e·cha. 5vai·yo·mer sha·lo·vm liz·bo·ach la·shem ba·ti, hit·kad·de·shu, u·va·tem it·ti baz·za·vach; vay·kad·desh et-yi·shai ve·'et-ba·nav, vai·yik·ra la·hem laz·za·vach.

6vay·hi be·vo·v·'am, vai·yar· et-e·li·'av; vai·yo·mer ach ne·ged ha·shem me·shi·chov. 7vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-she·mu·'el al-tab·bet el-mar·'e·hu ve·'el-ge·voh·ah ko·v·ma·tov ki me·'as·ti·hu; ki lo a·sher yir·'eh ha·'a·dam, ki ha·'a·dam yir·'eh la·'ei·na·yim, va·shem yir·'eh lal·le·vav. 8vai·yik·ra yi·shai el-a·vi·na·dav, vai·ya·'a·vi·re·hu lif·nei she·mu·'el; vai·yo·mer gam-ba·zeh lo-va·char ha·shem. 9vai·ya·'a·ver yi·shai sham·mah; vai·yo·mer gam-ba·zeh lo-va·char ha·shem. 10vai·ya·'a·ver yi·shai shiv·'at ba·nav lif·nei she·mu·'el; vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-yi·shai, lo-va·char ha·shem ba·'el·leh. 11vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-yi·shai ha·tam·mu han·ne·'a·rim vai·yo·mer o·vd sha·'ar hak·ka·tan, ve·hin·neh ro·'eh ba·tzon; vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-yi·shai shil·chah ve·ka·chen·nu, ki lo-na·sov ad-bo·'ov foh.

12vai·yish·lach vay·vi·'e·hu ve·hu ad·mo·v·ni, im-ye·feh ei·na·yim ve·to·vv ro·'i; f vai·yo·mer ha·shem kum me·sha·che·hu ki-zeh hu. 13vai·yik·kach she·mu·'el et-ke·ren ha·she·men vai·yim·shach o·tov be·ke·rev e·chav vat·titz·lach ru·ach-ha·shem el-da·vid, me·hai·yo·vm ha·hu va·ma·'e·lah; vai·ya·kam she·mu·'el, vai·ye·lech ha·ra·ma·tah. s

14ve·ru·ach ha·shem sa·rah me·'im sha·'ul; u·vi·'a·tat·tu ru·ach-ra·'ah me·'et ha·shem. 15vai·yo·me·ru av·dei-sha·'ul e·lav; hin·neh-na ru·ach-e·lo·him ra·'ah me·va·'it·te·cha. 16yo·mar-na a·do·ne·nu a·va·dei·cha le·fa·nei·cha, ye·vak·shu ish yo·de·a' me·nag·gen bak·kin·no·vr; ve·ha·yah bih·yo·vt a·lei·cha ru·ach-e·lo·him ra·'ah, ve·nig·gen be·ya·dov ve·to·vv lach. f 17vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-a·va·dav; re·'u-na li ish mei·tiv le·nag·gen, va·ha·vi·'o·v·tem e·lai. 18vai·ya·'an e·chad me·han·ne·'a·rim vai·yo·mer hin·neh ra·'i·ti ben le·yi·shai beit hal·lach·mi yo·de·a' nag·gen ve·gib·bo·vr cha·yil ve·'ish mil·cha·mah u·ne·vo·vn da·var ve·'ish to·'ar; va·shem im·mov. 19vai·yish·lach sha·'ul mal·'a·chim el-yi·shai; vai·yo·mer shil·chah e·lai et-da·vid bin·cha a·sher ba·tzon. 20vai·yik·kach yi·shai cha·mo·vr le·chem ve·nod ya·yin, u·ge·di iz·zim e·chad; vai·yish·lach be·yad-da·vid be·nov el-sha·'ul. 21vai·ya·vo da·vid el-sha·'ul, vai·ya·'a·mod le·fa·nav; vai·ye·'e·ha·ve·hu me·'od, vay·hi-lov no·se che·lim. 22vai·yish·lach sha·'ul, el-yi·shai le·mor; ya·'a·mad-na da·vid le·fa·nai, ki-ma·tza chen be·'ei·nai. 23ve·ha·yah bih·yo·vt ru·ach-e·lo·him el-sha·'ul, ve·la·kach da·vid et-hak·kin·no·vr ve·nig·gen be·ya·dov; ve·ra·vach le·sha·'ul ve·to·vv lov, ve·sa·rah me·'a·lav ru·ach ha·ra·'ah. f