1vai·ya·vo·'u haz·zi·fim el-sha·'ul, hag·giv·'a·tah le·mor; ha·lo·v da·vid mis·tat·ter be·giv·'at ha·cha·chi·lah, al pe·nei hay·shi·mon. 2vai·ya·kam sha·'ul vai·ye·red el-mid·bar-zif, ve·'it·tov she·lo·shet-a·la·fim ish be·chu·rei yis·ra·'el; le·vak·kesh et-da·vid be·mid·bar-zif. 3vai·yi·chan sha·'ul be·giv·'at ha·cha·chi·lah a·sher al-pe·nei hay·shi·mon al-had·da·rech; ve·da·vid yo·shev bam·mid·bar, vai·yar· ki va sha·'ul a·cha·rav ham·mid·ba·rah. 4vai·yish·lach da·vid me·rag·ge·lim; vai·ye·da ki-va sha·'ul el-na·cho·vn. 5vai·ya·kam da·vid vai·ya·vo el-ham·ma·ko·vm a·sher cha·nah-sham sha·'ul vai·yar· da·vid et-ham·ma·ko·vm a·sher sha·chav-sham sha·'ul, ve·'av·ner ben-ner sar-tze·va·'ov; ve·sha·'ul sho·chev bam·ma'·gal, ve·ha·'am cho·nim se·vi·vo·tov ch se·vi·vo·tav. k

6vai·ya·'an da·vid vai·yo·mer el-a·chi·me·lech ha·chit·ti ve·'el-a·vi·shai ben-tze·ru·yah a·chi yo·v·'av le·mor, mi-ye·red it·ti el-sha·'ul el-ham·ma·cha·neh; vai·yo·mer a·vi·shai, a·ni e·red im·mach. 7vai·ya·vo da·vid va·'a·vi·shai el-ha·'am lay·lah ve·hin·neh sha·'ul sho·chev ya·shen bam·ma'·gal, va·cha·ni·tov me·'u·chah-va·'a·retz me·ra·'a·sho·tov ch me·ra·'a·sho·tav; k ve·'av·ner ve·ha·'am, sho·che·vim se·vi·vo·tov ch se·vi·vo·tav. k s 8vai·yo·mer a·vi·shai el-da·vid, sig·gar e·lo·him hai·yo·vm et-o·v·yiv·cha be·ya·de·cha; ve·'at·tah ak·ken·nu na ba·cha·nit u·va·'a·retz pa·'am a·chat, ve·lo esh·neh lov. 9vai·yo·mer da·vid el-a·vi·shai al-tash·chi·te·hu; ki mi sha·lach ya·dov bim·shi·ach ha·shem ve·nik·kah. f 10vai·yo·mer da·vid chai-ha·shem, ki im-ha·shem yig·ga·fen·nu; ov-yo·v·mov ya·vo·v va·met, ov vam·mil·cha·mah ye·red ve·nis·pah. 11cha·li·lah li me·ha·shem, mi·she·lo·ach ya·di bim·shi·ach ha·shem; ve·'at·tah kach-na et-ha·cha·nit a·sher me·ra·'a·sho·tov ch me·ra·'a·sho·tav k ve·'et-tzap·pa·chat ham·ma·yim ve·ne·la·chah la·nu. 12vai·yik·kach da·vid et-ha·cha·nit ve·'et-tzap·pa·chat ham·ma·yim me·ra·'a·sho·tei sha·'ul, vai·ye·le·chu la·hem; ve·'ein ro·'eh ve·'ein yo·v·de·a' ve·'ein me·kitz ki chul·lam ye·she·nim, ki tar·de·mat ha·shem, na·fe·lah a·lei·hem.

13vai·ya·'a·vor da·vid ha·'e·ver, vai·ya·'a·mod al-rosh-ha·har me·ra·chok; rav ham·ma·ko·vm bei·nei·hem. 14vai·yik·ra da·vid el-ha·'am ve·'el-av·ner ben-ner le·mor, ha·lo·v ta·'a·neh av·ner; vai·ya·'an av·ner vai·yo·mer, mi at·tah ka·ra·ta el-ham·me·lech. f 15vai·yo·mer da·vid el-av·ner ha·lo·v-ish at·tah u·mi cha·mo·v·cha be·yis·ra·'el, ve·lam·mah lo sha·mar·ta, el-a·do·nei·cha ham·me·lech; ki-va a·chad ha·'am, le·hash·chit et-ham·me·lech a·do·nei·cha. 16lo-to·vv had·da·var haz·zeh a·sher a·si·ta chai-ha·shem ki ve·nei-ma·vet at·tem, a·sher lo-she·mar·tem al-a·do·nei·chem al-me·shi·ach ha·shem; ve·'at·tah re·'eh ei-cha·nit ham·me·lech ve·'et-tzap·pa·chat ham·ma·yim a·sher me·ra·'a·sho·tov ch me·ra·'a·sho·tav. k

17vai·yak·ker sha·'ul et-ko·vl da·vid, vai·yo·mer ha·ko·vl·cha zeh be·ni da·vid; vai·yo·mer da·vid, ko·v·li a·do·ni ham·me·lech. 18vai·yo·mer lam·mah zeh a·do·ni ro·def a·cha·rei av·dov; ki meh a·si·ti, u·mah-be·ya·di ra·'ah. 19ve·'at·tah yish·ma-na a·do·ni ham·me·lech, et div·rei av·dov; im-ha·shem he·si·te·cha vi ya·rach min·chah, ve·'im be·nei ha·'a·dam a·ru·rim hem lif·nei ha·shem, ki-ge·re·shu·ni hai·yo·vm me·his·tap·pe·ach be·na·cha·lat ha·shem le·mor, lech a·vod e·lo·him a·che·rim. 20ve·'at·tah al-yip·pol da·mi ar·tzah, min·ne·ged pe·nei ha·shem; ki-ya·tza me·lech yis·ra·'el le·vak·kesh et-par·'osh e·chad, ka·'a·sher yir·dof hak·ko·re be·ha·rim.

21vai·yo·mer sha·'ul cha·ta·ti shuv be·ni-da·vid ki lo-a·ra le·cha o·vd, ta·chat a·sher ya·ke·rah naf·shi be·'ei·nei·cha hai·yo·vm haz·zeh; hin·neh his·kal·ti va·'esh·geh har·beh me·'od. 22vai·ya·'an da·vid vai·yo·mer, hin·neh ha·cha·nit ch cha·nit k ham·me·lech; ve·ya·'a·vor e·chad me·han·ne·'a·rim ve·yik·ka·che·ha. 23va·shem ya·shiv la·'ish, et-tzid·ka·tov ve·'et-e·mu·na·tov; a·sher ne·ta·ne·cha ha·shem hai·yo·vm be·yad, ve·lo a·vi·ti, lish·lo·ach ya·di bim·shi·ach ha·shem. 24ve·hin·neh ka·'a·sher ga·de·lah naf·she·cha hai·yo·vm haz·zeh be·'ei·nai; ken tig·dal naf·shi be·'ei·nei ha·shem, ve·ya·tzi·le·ni mik·kol-tza·rah. f 25vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-da·vid ba·ruch at·tah be·ni da·vid, gam a·soh ta·'a·seh, ve·gam ya·chol tu·chol; vai·ye·lech da·vid le·dar·kov, ve·sha·'ul shav lim·ko·v·mov. f