1vai·ye·lech da·vid mi·sham, vai·yim·ma·let el-me·'a·rat a·dul·lam; vai·yish·me·'u e·chav ve·chol-beit a·viv, vai·ye·re·du e·lav sham·mah. 2vai·yit·kab·be·tzu e·lav kol-ish ma·tzo·vk ve·chol-ish a·sher-lov no·she ve·chol-ish mar-ne·fesh, vay·hi a·lei·hem le·sar; vai·yih·yu im·mov, ke·'ar·ba me·'o·vt ish.

3vai·ye·lech da·vid mi·sham mitz·peh mo·v·'av; vai·yo·mer el-me·lech mo·v·'av ye·tze-na a·vi ve·'im·mi it·te·chem, ad a·sher e·da, mah-ya·'a·seh-li e·lo·him. 4vai·yan·chem et-pe·nei me·lech mo·v·'av; vai·ye·she·vu im·mov, kol-ye·mei he·yo·vt-da·vid bam·me·tzu·dah. s 5vai·yo·mer gad han·na·vi el-da·vid lo te·shev bam·me·tzu·dah, lech u·va·ta-le·cha e·retz ye·hu·dah; vai·ye·lech da·vid, vai·ya·vo ya·'ar cha·ret. s

6vai·yish·ma sha·'ul, ki no·v·da da·vid, va·'a·na·shim a·sher it·tov; ve·sha·'ul yo·v·shev bag·giv·'ah ta·chat-ha·'e·shel ba·ra·mah va·cha·ni·tov ve·ya·dov, ve·chol-a·va·dav ni·tza·vim a·lav. 7vai·yo·mer sha·'ul la·'a·va·dav han·ni·tza·vim a·lav, shim·'u-na be·nei ye·mi·ni; gam-le·chul·le·chem yit·ten ben-yi·shai sa·do·vt u·che·ra·mim, le·chul·le·chem ya·sim, sa·rei a·la·fim ve·sa·rei me·'o·vt. 8ki ke·shar·tem kul·le·chem a·lai ve·'ein-go·leh et-a·ze·ni bich·rat-be·ni im-ben-yi·shai, ve·'ein-cho·leh mik·kem a·lai ve·go·leh et-a·ze·ni; ki he·kim be·ni et-av·di a·lai le·'o·rev kai·yo·vm haz·zeh. s 9vai·ya·'an do·'eg ha·'a·do·mi ve·hu ni·tzav al-av·dei-sha·'ul vai·yo·mar; ra·'i·ti et-ben-yi·shai, ba no·veh, el-a·chi·me·lech ben-a·chi·tuv. 10vai·yish·'al-lov ba·shem, ve·tzei·dah na·tan lov; ve·'et che·rev ga·le·yat hap·pe·lish·ti na·tan lov.

11vai·yish·lach ham·me·lech lik·ro et-a·chi·me·lech ben-a·chi·tuv hak·ko·hen ve·'et kol-beit a·viv hak·ko·ha·nim a·sher be·nov; vai·ya·vo·'u chul·lam el-ham·me·lech. s 12vai·yo·mer sha·'ul, she·ma-na ben-a·chi·tuv; vai·yo·mer hin·ni a·do·ni. 13vai·yo·mer e·lov ch e·lav k sha·'ul, lam·mah ke·shar·tem a·lai, at·tah u·ven-yi·shai; be·tit·te·cha lov le·chem ve·che·rev ve·sha·'o·vl lov be·lo·him, la·kum e·lai le·'o·rev kai·yo·vm haz·zeh. s

14vai·ya·'an a·chi·me·lech et-ham·me·lech vai·yo·mar; u·mi ve·chol-a·va·dei·cha ke·da·vid ne·'e·man, va·cha·tan ham·me·lech ve·sar el-mish·ma'·te·cha ve·nich·bad be·vei·te·cha. 15hai·yo·vm ha·chil·lo·ti le·sha·'o·vl- ch lish·'al-lov k ve·lo·him cha·li·lah li; al-ya·sem ham·me·lech be·'av·dov da·var be·chol-beit a·vi, ki lo-ya·da av·de·cha be·chol-zot, da·var ka·ton ov ga·do·vl. 16vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech, mo·vt ta·mut a·chi·me·lech; at·tah ve·chol-beit a·vi·cha. 17vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech la·ra·tzim han·ni·tza·vim a·lav sob·bu ve·ha·mi·tu ko·ha·nei ha·shem ki gam-ya·dam im-da·vid, ve·chi ya·de·'u ki-vo·re·ach hu, ve·lo ga·lu et- a·ze·nov ch a·ze·ni; k ve·lo-a·vu av·dei ham·me·lech lish·lo·ach et-ya·dam, lif·go·a' be·cho·ha·nei ha·shem. s 18vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech le·do·v·yeg ch le·do·v·'eg, k sov at·tah, u·fe·ga bak·ko·ha·nim; vai·yis·sov do·v·yeg ch do·v·'eg k ha·'a·do·mi vai·yif·ga-hu bak·ko·ha·nim, vai·ya·met bai·yo·vm ha·hu she·mo·nim va·cha·mi·shah ish, no·se e·fo·vd bad. 19ve·'et nov ir-hak·ko·ha·nim hik·kah le·fi-che·rev, me·'ish ve·'ad-i·shah, me·'o·v·lel ve·'ad-yo·v·nek; ve·sho·vr va·cha·mo·vr va·seh le·fi-cha·rev.

20vai·yim·ma·let ben-e·chad la·'a·chi·me·lech ben-a·chi·tuv, u·she·mov ev·ya·tar; vai·yiv·rach a·cha·rei da·vid. 21vai·yag·ged ev·ya·tar le·da·vid; ki ha·rag sha·'ul, et ko·ha·nei ha·shem. 22vai·yo·mer da·vid le·'ev·ya·tar ya·da'·ti bai·yo·vm ha·hu ki-sham do·v·yeg ch do·v·'eg k ha·'a·do·mi, ki-hag·ged yag·gid le·sha·'ul; a·no·chi sab·bo·ti, be·chol-ne·fesh beit a·vi·cha. 23she·vah it·ti al-ti·ra, ki a·sher-ye·vak·kesh et-naf·shi ye·vak·kesh et-naf·she·cha; ki-mish·me·ret at·tah im·ma·di.