1vai·yiv·rach da·vid, min·no·vi·vt ch min·na·yo·vt k ba·ra·mah; vai·ya·vo vai·yo·mer lif·nei ye·ho·v·na·tan meh a·si·ti meh-a·vo·ni u·meh-chat·ta·ti lif·nei a·vi·cha, ki me·vak·kesh et-naf·shi. 2vai·yo·mer lov cha·li·lah lo ta·mut hin·neh lov-a·sah ch lo-ya·'a·seh k a·vi da·var ga·do·vl ov da·var ka·ton, ve·lo yig·leh et-a·ze·ni; u·mad·du·a' yas·tir a·vi mim·men·ni et-had·da·var haz·zeh ein zot. 3vai·yi·sha·va o·vd da·vid vai·yo·mer ya·do·a' ya·da a·vi·cha ki-ma·tza·ti chen be·'ei·nei·cha, vai·yo·mer al-ye·da-zot ye·ho·v·na·tan pen-ye·'a·tzev; ve·'u·lam chai-ha·shem ve·chei naf·she·cha, ki che·fe·sa, bei·ni u·vein ham·ma·vet. 4vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·na·tan el-da·vid; mah-to·mar naf·she·cha ve·'e·'e·seh-lach. f 5vai·yo·mer da·vid el-ye·ho·v·na·tan hin·neh-cho·desh ma·char, ve·'a·no·chi ya·shov-e·shev im-ham·me·lech le·'e·cho·vl; ve·shil·lach·ta·ni ve·nis·tar·ti vas·sa·deh, ad ha·'e·rev ha·she·li·shit. 6im-pa·kod yif·ke·de·ni a·vi·cha; ve·'a·mar·ta nish·'ol nish·'al mim·men·ni da·vid la·rutz beit-le·chem i·rov, ki ze·vach hai·ya·mim sham le·chol-ham·mish·pa·chah. 7im-koh yo·mar to·vv sha·lo·vm le·'av·de·cha; ve·'im-cha·roh ye·che·reh lov, da ki-cha·le·tah ha·ra·'ah me·'im·mov. 8ve·'a·si·ta che·sed al-av·de·cha, ki biv·rit ha·shem, he·ve·ta et-av·de·cha im·mach; ve·'im-yesh-bi a·von ha·mi·te·ni at·tah, ve·'ad-a·vi·cha lam·mah-zeh te·vi·'e·ni. f 9vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·na·tan cha·li·lah lach; ki im-ya·do·a' e·da ki-cha·le·tah ha·ra·'ah me·'im a·vi la·vo·v a·lei·cha, ve·lo o·tah ag·gid lach. s 10vai·yo·mer da·vid el-ye·ho·v·na·tan, mi yag·gid li; ov mah-ya·'an·cha a·vi·cha ka·shah. s

11vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·na·tan el-da·vid, le·chah ve·ne·tze has·sa·deh; vai·ye·tze·'u she·nei·hem has·sa·deh. s

12vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·na·tan el-da·vid ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el ki-ech·kor et-a·vi ka·'et ma·char ha·she·li·shit, ve·hin·neh-to·vv el-da·vid; ve·lo-az esh·lach e·lei·cha, ve·ga·li·ti et-a·ze·ne·cha. 13koh-ya·'a·seh ha·shem li·ho·v·na·tan ve·choh yo·sif ki-yei·tiv el-a·vi et-ha·ra·'ah a·lei·cha, ve·ga·li·ti et-a·ze·ne·cha, ve·shil·lach·ti·cha ve·ha·lach·ta le·sha·lo·vm; vi·hi ha·shem im·mach, ka·'a·sher ha·yah im-a·vi. 14ve·lo im-o·v·den·ni chai; ve·lo-ta·'a·seh im·ma·di che·sed ha·shem ve·lo a·mut. 15ve·lo-tach·rit et-chas·de·cha me·'im bei·ti ad-o·v·lam; ve·lo be·hach·rit ha·shem et-o·ye·vei da·vid, ish me·'al pe·nei ha·'a·da·mah. 16vai·yich·rot ye·ho·v·na·tan im-beit da·vid; u·vik·kesh ha·shem, mi·yad o·ye·vei da·vid. 17vai·yo·v·sef ye·ho·v·na·tan le·hash·bi·a' et-da·vid, be·'a·ha·va·tov o·tov; ki-a·ha·vat naf·shov a·he·vov. s

18vai·yo·mer-lov ye·ho·v·na·tan ma·char cho·desh; ve·nif·kad·ta ki yip·pa·ked mo·v·sha·ve·cha. 19ve·shil·lash·ta te·red me·'od, u·va·ta el-ham·ma·ko·vm, a·sher-nis·tar·ta sham be·yo·vm ham·ma·'a·seh; ve·ya·shav·ta, e·tzel ha·'e·ven ha·'a·zel. 20va·'a·ni she·lo·shet ha·chi·tzim tzid·dah o·v·reh; le·shal·lach-li le·mat·ta·rah. 21ve·hin·neh esh·lach et-han·na·'ar, lech me·tza et-ha·chi·tzim; im-a·mor o·mar lan·na·'ar hin·neh ha·chi·tzim mim·me·cha va·hen·nah ka·chen·nu va·vo·'ah ki-sha·lo·vm le·cha ve·'ein da·var chai-ha·shem. 22ve·'im-koh o·mar la·'e·lem, hin·neh ha·chi·tzim mim·me·cha va·ha·le·'ah; lech ki shil·la·cha·cha ha·shem. 23ve·had·da·var, a·sher dib·bar·nu a·ni va·'at·tah; hin·neh ha·shem bei·ni u·vei·ne·cha ad-o·v·lam. s

24vai·yis·sa·ter da·vid bas·sa·deh; vay·hi ha·cho·desh, vai·ye·shev ham·me·lech al- ch el-hal·le·chem k le·'e·cho·vl. 25vai·ye·shev ham·me·lech al-mo·v·sha·vov ke·fa·'am be·fa·'am el-mo·v·shav hak·kir, vai·ya·kam ye·ho·v·na·tan, vai·ye·shev av·ner mi·tzad sha·'ul; vai·yip·pa·ked me·ko·vm da·vid. 26ve·lo-dib·ber sha·'ul me·'u·mah bai·yo·vm ha·hu; ki a·mar mik·reh hu, bil·ti ta·ho·vr hu ki-lo ta·ho·vr. s 27vay·hi mim·ma·cho·rat ha·cho·desh ha·she·ni, vai·yip·pa·ked me·ko·vm da·vid; s vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-ye·ho·v·na·tan be·nov, mad·du·a' lo-va ven-yi·shai gam-te·mo·vl gam-hai·yo·vm el-hal·la·chem. 28vai·ya·'an ye·ho·v·na·tan et-sha·'ul; nish·'ol nish·'al da·vid me·'im·ma·di ad-beit la·chem. 29vai·yo·mer shal·le·che·ni na ki ze·vach mish·pa·chah la·nu ba·'ir ve·hu tziv·vah-li a·chi, ve·'at·tah im-ma·tza·ti chen be·'ei·nei·cha, im·ma·le·tah na ve·'er·'eh et-e·chai; al-ken lo-va, el-shul·chan ham·me·lech. s

30vai·yi·char-af sha·'ul bi·ho·v·na·tan, vai·yo·mer lov, ben-na·'a·vat ham·mar·dut; ha·lo·v ya·da'·ti ki-vo·cher at·tah le·ven-yi·shai, le·va·she·te·cha, u·le·vo·shet er·vat im·me·cha. 31ki chol-hai·ya·mim a·sher ben-yi·shai chai al-ha·'a·da·mah, lo tik·ko·vn at·tah u·mal·chu·te·cha; ve·'at·tah she·lach ve·kach o·tov e·lai, ki ven-ma·vet hu. s 32vai·ya·'an ye·ho·v·na·tan, et-sha·'ul a·viv; vai·yo·mer e·lav lam·mah yu·mat meh a·sah. 33vai·ya·tel sha·'ul et-ha·cha·nit a·lav le·hak·ko·tov; vai·ye·da ye·ho·v·na·tan, ki-cha·lah hi me·'im a·viv le·ha·mit et-da·vid. s 34vai·ya·kam ye·ho·v·na·tan me·'im ha·shul·chan ba·cho·ri-af; ve·lo-a·chal be·yo·vm-ha·cho·desh ha·she·ni le·chem, ki ne'·tzav el-da·vid, ki hich·li·mov a·viv. s

35vay·hi vab·bo·ker, vai·ye·tze ye·ho·v·na·tan has·sa·deh le·mo·v·'ed da·vid; ve·na·'ar ka·ton im·mov. 36vai·yo·mer le·na·'a·rov, rutz me·tza na et-ha·chi·tzim, a·sher a·no·chi mo·v·reh; han·na·'ar ratz, ve·hu-ya·rah ha·che·tzi le·ha·'a·vi·rov. 37vai·ya·vo han·na·'ar ad-me·ko·vm ha·che·tzi, a·sher ya·rah ye·ho·v·na·tan; vai·yik·ra ye·ho·v·na·tan a·cha·rei han·na·'ar vai·yo·mer, ha·lo·v ha·che·tzi mim·me·cha va·ha·le·'ah. 38vai·yik·ra ye·ho·v·na·tan a·cha·rei han·na·'ar, me·he·rah chu·shah al-ta·'a·mod; vay·lak·ket na·'ar ye·ho·v·na·tan et- ha·che·tzi ch ha·chi·tzim, k vai·ya·vo el-a·do·nav. 39ve·han·na·'ar lo-ya·da me·'u·mah; ach ye·ho·v·na·tan ve·da·vid, ya·de·'u et-had·da·var. 40vai·yit·ten ye·ho·v·na·tan et-ke·lav, el-han·na·'ar a·sher-lov; vai·yo·mer lov, lech ha·vei ha·'ir. 41han·na·'ar ba ve·da·vid kam me·'e·tzel han·ne·gev, vai·yip·pol le·'ap·pav ar·tzah vai·yish·ta·chu sha·losh pe·'a·mim; vai·yi·she·ku ish et-re·'e·hu vai·yiv·ku ish et-re·'e·hu, ad-da·vid hig·dil. 42vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·na·tan le·da·vid lech le·sha·lo·vm; a·sher nish·ba'·nu she·nei·nu a·nach·nu be·shem ha·shem le·mor, ha·shem yih·yeh bei·ni u·vei·ne·cha u·vein zar·'i u·vein zar·'a·cha ad-o·v·lam. f