Hebrew OT: WLC Transliterated 1vay·hi ka·'a·sher shav sha·'ul, me·'a·cha·rei pe·lish·tim; vai·yag·gi·du lov le·mor, hin·neh da·vid, be·mid·bar ein ge·di. s 2vai·yik·kach sha·'ul she·lo·shet a·la·fim ish ba·chur mik·kol-yis·ra·'el; vai·ye·lech le·vak·kesh et-da·vid va·'a·na·shav, al-pe·nei tzu·rei haiy·'e·lim. 3vai·ya·vo el-gid·ro·vt ha·tzon al-had·de·rech ve·sham me·'a·rah, vai·ya·vo sha·'ul le·ha·sech et-rag·lav; ve·da·vid va·'a·na·shav, be·yar·ke·tei ham·me·'a·rah yo·she·vim. 4vai·yo·me·ru an·shei da·vid e·lav hin·neh hai·yo·vm a·sher-a·mar ha·shem e·lei·cha hin·neh a·no·chi no·ten et- o·ye·vei·cha ch o·yiv·cha k be·ya·de·cha, ve·'a·si·ta lov, ka·'a·sher yi·tav be·'ei·nei·cha; vai·ya·kam da·vid vai·yich·rot et-ke·naf-ham·me·'il a·sher-le·sha·'ul bal·lat. 5vay·hi a·cha·rei-chen, vai·yach lev-da·vid o·tov; al a·sher ka·rat, et-ka·naf a·sher le·sha·'ul. s 6vai·yo·mer la·'a·na·shav cha·li·lah li me·ha·shem im-e·'e·seh et-had·da·var haz·zeh la·do·ni lim·shi·ach ha·shem, lish·lo·ach ya·di bov; ki-me·shi·ach ha·shem hu. 7vay·shas·sa da·vid et-a·na·shav bad·de·va·rim, ve·lo ne·ta·nam la·kum el-sha·'ul; ve·sha·'ul kam me·ham·me·'a·rah vai·ye·lech bad·da·rech. s 8vai·ya·kam da·vid a·cha·rei-chen vai·ye·tze min-ham·me·'a·rah ch me·ham·me·'a·rah, k vai·yik·ra a·cha·rei-sha·'ul le·mor a·do·ni ham·me·lech; vai·yab·bet sha·'ul a·cha·rav, vai·yik·kod da·vid ap·pa·yim ar·tzah vai·yish·ta·chu. s 9vai·yo·mer da·vid le·sha·'ul, lam·mah tish·ma et-div·rei a·dam le·mor; hin·neh da·vid, me·vak·kesh ra·'a·te·cha. 10hin·neh hai·yo·vm haz·zeh ra·'u ei·nei·cha et a·sher-ne·ta·ne·cha ha·shem hai·yo·vm be·ya·di bam·me·'a·rah, ve·'a·mar la·ha·ra·ga·cha vat·ta·chas a·lei·cha; va·'o·mar lo-esh·lach ya·di ba·do·ni, ki-me·shi·ach ha·shem hu. 11ve·'a·vi re·'eh, gam re·'eh et-ke·naf me·'i·le·cha be·ya·di; ki be·cha·re·ti et-ke·naf me·'i·le·cha ve·lo ha·rag·ti·cha da u·re·'eh ki ein be·ya·di ra·'ah va·fe·sha ve·lo-cha·ta·ti lach, ve·'at·tah tzo·deh et-naf·shi le·kach·tah. 12yish·pot ha·shem bei·ni u·vei·ne·cha, u·ne·ka·ma·ni ha·shem mim·mek·ka; ve·ya·di lo tih·yeh-bach. 13ka·'a·sher yo·mar me·shal hak·kad·mo·ni, me·re·sha·'im ye·tze re·sha; ve·ya·di lo tih·yeh-bach. 14a·cha·rei mi ya·tza me·lech yis·ra·'el, a·cha·rei mi at·tah ro·def; a·cha·rei ke·lev met, a·cha·rei par·'osh e·chad. 15ve·ha·yah ha·shem le·dai·yan, ve·sha·fat bei·ni u·vei·ne·cha; ve·ye·re ve·ya·rev et-ri·vi, ve·yish·pe·te·ni mi·ya·de·cha. f 16vay·hi ke·chal·lo·vt da·vid le·dab·ber et-had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh el-sha·'ul, vai·yo·mer sha·'ul, ha·ko·le·cha zeh be·ni da·vid; vai·yis·sa sha·'ul ko·lov vai·ye·ve·ke. 17vai·yo·mer el-da·vid, tzad·dik at·tah mim·men·ni; ki at·tah ge·mal·ta·ni hat·to·v·vah, va·'a·ni ge·mal·ti·cha ha·ra·'ah. 18ve·'at·te ch ve·'at·tah k hig·gad·ta hai·yo·vm, et a·sher-a·si·tah it·ti to·v·vah; et a·sher sig·ge·ra·ni ha·shem be·ya·de·cha ve·lo ha·rag·ta·ni. 19ve·chi-yim·tza ish et-o·ye·vov, ve·shil·le·chov be·de·rech to·v·vah; va·shem ye·shal·lem·cha to·v·vah, ta·chat hai·yo·vm haz·zeh, a·sher a·si·tah li. 20ve·'at·tah hin·neh ya·da'·ti, ki ma·loch tim·lo·vch; ve·ka·mah be·ya·de·cha, mam·le·chet yis·ra·'el. 21ve·'at·tah hi·sha·ve·'ah li ba·shem, im-tach·rit et-zar·'i a·cha·rai; ve·'im-tash·mid et-she·mi mib·beit a·vi. 22vai·yi·sha·va da·vid le·sha·'ul; vai·ye·lech sha·'ul el-bei·tov, ve·da·vid va·'a·na·shav, a·lu al-ham·me·tzu·dah. f |