1vay·hi ke·chal·lo·tov le·dab·ber el-sha·'ul, ve·ne·fesh ye·ho·v·na·tan, nik·she·rah be·ne·fesh da·vid; vai·ye·'e·ha·vov ch vai·ye·'e·ha·ve·hu k ye·ho·v·na·tan ke·naf·shov. 2vai·yik·ka·che·hu sha·'ul bai·yo·vm ha·hu; ve·lo ne·ta·nov, la·shuv beit a·viv. 3vai·yich·rot ye·ho·v·na·tan ve·da·vid be·rit; be·'a·ha·va·tov o·tov ke·naf·shov. 4vai·yit·pa·shet ye·ho·v·na·tan et-ham·me·'il a·sher a·lav, vai·yit·te·ne·hu le·da·vid; u·mad·dav ve·'ad-char·bov ve·'ad-kash·tov ve·'ad-cha·go·rov.

5vai·ye·tze da·vid be·chol a·sher yish·la·chen·nu sha·'ul yas·kil, vay·si·me·hu sha·'ul, al an·shei ham·mil·cha·mah; vai·yi·tav be·'ei·nei chol-ha·'am, ve·gam be·'ei·nei av·dei sha·'ul. f

6vay·hi be·vo·v·'am be·shuv da·vid me·hak·ko·vt et-hap·pe·lish·ti, vat·te·tze·nah han·na·shim mik·kol-a·rei yis·ra·'el la·sho·vr ch la·shir k ve·ham·me·cho·lo·vt, lik·rat sha·'ul ham·me·lech; be·tup·pim be·sim·chah u·ve·sha·li·shim.

7vat·ta·'a·nei·nah han·na·shim ham·sa·cha·ko·vt vat·to·mar·na; hik·kah sha·'ul ba·'el·fov ch ba·'a·la·fav, k ve·da·vid be·riv·vo·tav.

8vai·yi·char le·sha·'ul me·'od vai·ye·ra be·'ei·nav had·da·var haz·zeh, vai·yo·mer na·te·nu le·da·vid re·va·vo·vt, ve·li na·te·nu ha·'a·la·fim; ve·'o·vd lov ach ham·me·lu·chah. 9vay·hi sha·'ul a·von ch o·v·yen k et-da·vid; me·hai·yo·vm ha·hu va·ha·le·'ah. s

10vay·hi mim·ma·cho·rat vat·titz·lach ru·ach e·lo·him ra·'ah el-sha·'ul vai·yit·nab·be ve·to·vch-hab·ba·yit, ve·da·vid me·nag·gen be·ya·dov ke·yo·vm be·yo·vm; ve·ha·cha·nit be·yad-sha·'ul. 11vai·ya·tel sha·'ul et-ha·cha·nit, vai·yo·mer ak·keh ve·da·vid u·vak·kir; vai·yis·sov da·vid mip·pa·nav pa·'a·ma·yim.

12vai·yi·ra sha·'ul mil·lif·nei da·vid; ki-ha·yah ha·shem im·mov, u·me·'im sha·'ul sar. 13vay·si·re·hu sha·'ul me·'im·mov, vay·si·me·hu lov sar-a·lef; vai·ye·tze vai·ya·vo lif·nei ha·'am. f 14vay·hi da·vid le·chol-da·re·chav mas·kil; va·shem im·mov. 15vai·yar· sha·'ul, a·sher-hu mas·kil me·'od; vai·ya·gar mip·pa·nav. 16ve·chol-yis·ra·'el vi·hu·dah, o·hev et-da·vid; ki-hu yo·v·tze va·va lif·nei·hem. f

17vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-da·vid hin·neh vit·ti hag·ge·do·v·lah me·rav o·tah et·ten-le·cha le·'i·shah, ach he·yeh-li le·ven-cha·yil, ve·hil·la·chem mil·cha·mo·vt ha·shem; ve·sha·'ul a·mar al-te·hi ya·di bov, u·te·hi-vov yad-pe·lish·tim. s 18vai·yo·mer da·vid el-sha·'ul mi a·no·chi u·mi chai·yai, mish·pa·chat a·vi be·yis·ra·'el; ki-eh·yeh cha·tan lam·me·lech. 19vay·hi be·'et tet et-me·rav bat-sha·'ul le·da·vid; ve·hi nit·te·nah le·'ad·ri·'el ham·me·cho·la·ti le·'i·shah.

20vat·te·'e·hav mi·chal bat-sha·'ul et-da·vid; vai·yag·gi·du le·sha·'ul, vai·yi·shar had·da·var be·'ei·nav. 21vai·yo·mer sha·'ul et·te·nen·nah lov u·te·hi-lov le·mo·v·kesh, u·te·hi-vov yad-pe·lish·tim; vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-da·vid, bish·ta·yim tit·chat·ten bi hai·yo·vm. 22vay·tzav sha·'ul et-a·va·dav dab·be·ru el-da·vid bal·lat le·mor, hin·neh cha·fetz be·cha ham·me·lech, ve·chol-a·va·dav a·he·vu·cha; ve·'at·tah hit·chat·ten bam·me·lech. 23vay·dab·be·ru av·dei sha·'ul be·'a·ze·nei da·vid, et-had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh; vai·yo·mer da·vid han·kal·lah ve·'ei·nei·chem hit·chat·ten bam·me·lech, ve·'a·no·chi ish-rash ve·nik·leh. 24vai·yag·gi·du av·dei sha·'ul lov le·mor; kad·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh dib·ber da·vid. f 25vai·yo·mer sha·'ul koh-to·me·ru le·da·vid ein-che·fetz lam·me·lech be·mo·har, ki be·me·'ah a·re·lo·vt pe·lish·tim, le·hin·na·kem be·'o·ye·vei ham·me·lech; ve·sha·'ul cha·shav, le·hap·pil et-da·vid be·yad-pe·lish·tim. 26vai·yag·gi·du a·va·dav le·da·vid et-had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh, vai·yi·shar had·da·var be·'ei·nei da·vid, le·hit·chat·ten bam·me·lech; ve·lo ma·le·'u hai·ya·mim. 27vai·ya·kam da·vid vai·ye·lech hu va·'a·na·shav vai·yach bap·pe·lish·tim ma·ta·yim ish vai·ya·ve da·vid et-a·re·lo·tei·hem, vay·mal·'um lam·me·lech, le·hit·chat·ten bam·me·lech; vai·yit·ten-lov sha·'ul et-mi·chal bit·tov le·'i·shah. s 28vai·yar· sha·'ul vai·ye·da, ki ha·shem im-da·vid; u·mi·chal bat-sha·'ul a·he·vat·hu. 29vai·yo·sef sha·'ul le·ro mip·pe·nei da·vid o·vd; vay·hi sha·'ul o·yev et-da·vid kol-hai·ya·mim. s

30vai·ye·tze·'u sa·rei fe·lish·tim; vay·hi mid·dei tze·tam sa·chal da·vid mik·kol av·dei sha·'ul, vai·yi·kar she·mov me·'od. s