1vay·hi bai·ya·mim ha·hem, vai·yik·be·tzu fe·lish·tim et-ma·cha·nei·hem la·tza·va, le·hil·la·chem be·yis·ra·'el; vai·yo·mer a·chish el-da·vid, ya·do·a' te·da ki it·ti te·tze vam·ma·cha·neh, at·tah va·'a·na·shei·cha. 2vai·yo·mer da·vid el-a·chish, la·chen at·tah te·da, et a·sher-ya·'a·seh av·de·cha; vai·yo·mer a·chish el-da·vid, la·chen sho·mer le·ro·shi a·si·me·cha kol-hai·ya·mim. f

3u·she·mu·'el met, vai·yis·pe·du-lov kol-yis·ra·'el, vai·yik·be·ru·hu va·ra·mah u·ve·'i·rov; ve·sha·'ul he·sir ha·'o·vo·vt ve·'et-hai·yid·de·'o·nim me·ha·'a·retz. 4vai·yik·ka·ve·tzu fe·lish·tim, vai·ya·vo·'u vai·ya·cha·nu ve·shu·nem; vai·yik·botz sha·'ul et-kol-yis·ra·'el, vai·ya·cha·nu bag·gil·bo·a'. 5vai·yar· sha·'ul et-ma·cha·neh fe·lish·tim; vai·yi·ra vai·ye·che·rad lib·bov me·'od. 6vai·yish·'al sha·'ul ba·shem, ve·lo a·na·hu ha·shem; gam ba·cha·lo·mo·vt gam ba·'u·rim gam ban·ne·vi·'im.

7vai·yo·mer sha·'ul la·'a·va·dav bak·ke·shu-li e·shet ba·'a·lat-o·vv, ve·'e·le·chah e·lei·ha ve·'ed·re·shah-bah; vai·yo·me·ru a·va·dav e·lav, hin·neh e·shet ba·'a·lat-o·vv be·'ein do·vr.

8vai·yit·chap·pes sha·'ul vai·yil·bash be·ga·dim a·che·rim, vai·ye·lech hu u·she·nei a·na·shim im·mov, vai·ya·vo·'u el-ha·'i·shah la·ye·lah; vai·yo·mer ka·so·v·mi- ch ka·so·mi-na k li ba·'o·vv, ve·ha·'a·li li, et a·sher-o·mar e·la·yich. 9vat·to·mer ha·'i·shah e·lav hin·neh at·tah ya·da'·ta et a·sher-a·sah sha·'ul, a·sher hich·rit et-ha·'o·vo·vt ve·'et-hai·yid·de·'o·ni min-ha·'a·retz; ve·la·mah at·tah mit·nak·kesh be·naf·shi la·ha·mi·te·ni. 10vai·yi·sha·va lah sha·'ul, ba·shem le·mor; chai-ha·shem im-yik·ke·rech a·von bad·da·var haz·zeh. 11vat·to·mer ha·'i·shah, et-mi a·'a·leh-lach; vai·yo·mer et-she·mu·'el ha·'a·li-li. 12vat·te·re ha·'i·shah et-she·mu·'el, vat·tiz·'ak be·ko·vl ga·do·vl; vat·to·mer ha·'i·shah el-sha·'ul le·mor lam·mah rim·mi·ta·ni ve·'at·tah sha·'ul. 13vai·yo·mer lah ham·me·lech al-ti·re·'i ki mah ra·'it; vat·to·mer ha·'i·shah el-sha·'ul, e·lo·him ra·'i·ti o·lim min-ha·'a·retz. 14vai·yo·mer lah mah-ta·'o·rov, vat·to·mer ish za·ken o·leh, ve·hu o·teh me·'il; vai·ye·da sha·'ul ki-she·mu·'el hu, vai·yik·kod ap·pa·yim ar·tzah vai·yish·ta·chu. s

15vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-sha·'ul, lam·mah hir·gaz·ta·ni le·ha·'a·lo·vt o·ti; vai·yo·mer ul tzar-li me·'od u·fe·lish·tim nil·cha·mim bi ve·lo·him sar me·'a·lai ve·lo-a·na·ni o·vd gam be·yad-han·ne·vi·'im gam-ba·cha·lo·mo·vt, va·'ek·ra·'eh le·cha, le·ho·v·di·'e·ni mah e·'e·seh. s 16vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el, ve·lam·mah tish·'a·le·ni; va·shem sar me·'a·lei·cha vay·hi a·re·cha. 17vai·ya·'as ha·shem lov, ka·'a·sher dib·ber be·ya·di; vai·yik·ra ha·shem et-ham·mam·la·chah mi·ya·de·cha, vai·yit·te·nah le·re·'a·cha le·da·vid. 18ka·'a·sher lo-sha·ma'·ta be·ko·vl ha·shem, ve·lo-a·si·ta cha·ro·vn-ap·pov ba·'a·ma·lek; al-ken had·da·var haz·zeh, a·sah-le·cha ha·shem hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. 19ve·yit·ten ha·shem gam et-yis·ra·'el im·me·cha be·yad-pe·lish·tim, u·ma·char at·tah u·va·nei·cha im·mi; gam et-ma·cha·neh yis·ra·'el, yit·ten ha·shem be·yad-pe·lish·tim.

20vay·ma·her sha·'ul vai·yip·pol me·lo-ko·v·ma·tov ar·tzah, vai·yi·ra me·'od mid·div·rei she·mu·'el; gam-ko·ach lo-ha·yah vov, ki lo a·chal le·chem, kol-hai·yo·vm ve·chol-hal·la·ye·lah. 21vat·ta·vo·v ha·'i·shah el-sha·'ul, vat·te·re ki-niv·hal me·'od; vat·to·mer e·lav hin·neh sha·me·'ah shif·cha·te·cha be·ko·v·le·cha, va·'a·sim naf·shi be·chap·pi, va·'esh·ma et-de·va·rei·cha, a·sher dib·bar·ta e·lai. 22ve·'at·tah she·ma-na gam-at·tah be·ko·vl shif·cha·te·cha, ve·'a·si·mah le·fa·nei·cha pat-le·chem ve·'e·cho·vl; vi·hi ve·cha ko·ach, ki te·lech bad·da·rech. 23vay·ma·'en vai·yo·mer lo o·chal, vai·yif·re·tzu-vov a·va·dav ve·gam-ha·'i·shah, vai·yish·ma le·ko·lam; vai·ya·kam me·ha·'a·retz, vai·ye·shev el-ham·mit·tah. 24ve·la·'i·shah e·gel-mar·bek bab·ba·yit, vat·te·ma·her vat·tiz·ba·che·hu; vat·tik·kach-ke·mach vat·ta·lash, vat·to·fe·hu ma·tzo·vt. 25vat·tag·gesh lif·nei-sha·'ul ve·lif·nei a·va·dav vai·yo·che·lu; vai·ya·ku·mu vai·ye·le·chu bal·lay·lah ha·hu. f