1vay·hi be·vo da·vid va·'a·na·shav tzik·lag bai·yo·vm ha·she·li·shi; va·'a·ma·le·ki fa·she·tu el-ne·gev ve·'el-tzik·lag, vai·yak·ku et-tzik·lag, vai·yis·re·fu o·tah ba·'esh. 2vai·yish·bu et-han·na·shim a·sher-bah mik·ka·ton ve·'ad-ga·do·vl, lo he·mi·tu ish; vai·yin·ha·gu, vai·ye·le·chu le·dar·kam. 3vai·ya·vo da·vid va·'a·na·shav el-ha·'ir, ve·hin·neh se·ru·fah ba·'esh; u·ne·shei·hem u·ve·nei·hem u·ve·no·tei·hem nish·bu. 4vai·yis·sa da·vid ve·ha·'am a·sher-it·tov et-ko·v·lam vai·yiv·ku; ad a·sher ein-ba·hem ko·ach liv·ko·vt. 5u·she·tei ne·shei-da·vid nish·bu; a·chi·no·'am hai·yiz·re·'e·lit, va·'a·vi·ga·yil e·shet na·val hak·kar·me·li. 6vat·te·tzer le·da·vid me·'od ki-a·me·ru ha·'am le·sa·ke·lov, ki-ma·rah ne·fesh kol-ha·'am, ish al- be·nov ch ba·nav k ve·'al-be·no·tav; vai·yit·chaz·zek da·vid, ba·shem e·lo·hav. s

7vai·yo·mer da·vid el-ev·ya·tar hak·ko·hen ben-a·chi·me·lech, hag·gi·shah-na li ha·'e·fod; vai·yag·gesh ev·ya·tar et-ha·'e·fod el-da·vid. 8vai·yish·'al da·vid ba·shem le·mor, er·dof a·cha·rei hag·ge·dud-haz·zeh ha·'as·si·gen·nu; vai·yo·mer lov re·dof, ki-has·seg tas·sig ve·ha·tzel ta·tzil. 9vai·ye·lech da·vid hu ve·shesh-me·'o·vt ish a·sher it·tov, vai·ya·vo·'u ad-na·chal hab·be·so·vr; ve·han·no·v·ta·rim a·ma·du. 10vai·yir·dof da·vid, hu ve·'ar·ba-me·'o·vt ish; vai·ya·'am·du ma·ta·yim ish, a·sher pig·ge·ru, me·'a·vor et-na·chal hab·be·so·vr.

11vai·yim·tze·'u ish-mitz·ri bas·sa·deh, vai·yik·chu o·tov el-da·vid; vai·yit·te·nu-lov le·chem vai·yo·chal, vai·yash·ku·hu ma·yim. 12vai·yit·te·nu-lov fe·lach de·ve·lah u·she·nei tzim·mu·kim vai·yo·chal, vat·ta·shav ru·chov e·lav; ki lo-a·chal le·chem ve·lo-sha·tah ma·yim, she·lo·shah ya·mim u·she·lo·shah lei·lo·vt. s 13vai·yo·mer lov da·vid le·mi-at·tah, ve·'ei miz·zeh at·tah; vai·yo·mer na·'ar mitz·ri a·no·chi e·ved le·'ish a·ma·le·ki, vai·ya·'az·ve·ni a·do·ni ki cha·li·ti hai·yo·vm she·lo·shah. 14a·nach·nu pa·shat·nu ne·gev hak·ke·re·ti ve·'al-a·sher li·hu·dah ve·'al-ne·gev ka·lev; ve·'et-tzik·lag sa·raf·nu va·'esh. 15vai·yo·mer e·lav da·vid, ha·to·v·ri·de·ni el-hag·ge·dud haz·zeh; vai·yo·mer hi·sha·ve·'ah li ve·lo·him im-te·mi·te·ni ve·'im-tas·gi·re·ni be·yad-a·do·ni, ve·'o·v·rid·cha el-hag·ge·dud haz·zeh.

16vai·yo·ri·de·hu, ve·hin·neh ne·tu·shim al-pe·nei chol-ha·'a·retz; o·che·lim ve·sho·tim ve·cho·ge·gim, be·chol ha·sha·lal hag·ga·do·vl, a·sher la·ke·chu me·'e·retz pe·lish·tim u·me·'e·retz ye·hu·dah. 17vai·yak·kem da·vid me·han·ne·shef ve·'ad-ha·'e·rev le·ma·cho·ra·tam; ve·lo-nim·lat me·hem ish, ki im-ar·ba me·'o·vt ish-na·'ar a·sher-ra·che·vu al-hag·ge·mal·lim vai·ya·nu·su. 18vai·ya·tzel da·vid, et kol-a·sher la·ke·chu a·ma·lek; ve·'et-she·tei na·shav hi·tzil da·vid. 19ve·lo ne'·dar-la·hem min-hak·ka·ton ve·'ad-hag·ga·do·vl ve·'ad-ba·nim u·va·no·vt u·mi·sha·lal, ve·'ad kol-a·sher la·ke·chu la·hem; hak·kol he·shiv da·vid. 20vai·yik·kach da·vid, et-kol-ha·tzon ve·hab·ba·kar; na·ha·gu lif·nei ham·mik·neh ha·hu, vai·yo·me·ru, zeh she·lal da·vid.

21vai·ya·vo da·vid el-ma·ta·yim ha·'a·na·shim a·sher-pig·ge·ru mil·le·chet a·cha·rei da·vid vai·yo·shi·vum be·na·chal hab·be·so·vr, vai·ye·tze·'u lik·rat da·vid, ve·lik·rat ha·'am a·sher-it·tov; vai·yig·gash da·vid et-ha·'am, vai·yish·'al la·hem le·sha·lo·vm. s 22vai·ya·'an kol-ish-ra u·ve·li·ya·'al me·ha·'a·na·shim a·sher ha·le·chu im-da·vid vai·yo·me·ru ya·'an a·sher lo-ha·le·chu im·mi, lo-nit·ten la·hem, me·ha·sha·lal a·sher hi·tzal·nu; ki-im-ish et-ish·tov ve·'et-ba·nav, ve·yin·ha·gu ve·ye·le·chu. s 23vai·yo·mer da·vid, lo-ta·'a·su chen e·chai; et a·sher-na·tan ha·shem la·nu vai·yish·mor o·ta·nu, vai·yit·ten et-hag·ge·dud hab·ba a·lei·nu be·ya·de·nu. 24u·mi yish·ma la·chem, lad·da·var haz·zeh; ki ke·che·lek hai·yo·red bam·mil·cha·mah u·che·che·lek hai·yo·shev al-hak·ke·lim yach·dav ya·cha·lo·ku. s 25vay·hi me·hai·yo·vm ha·hu va·ma·'e·lah; vay·si·me·ha le·chok u·le·mish·pat le·yis·ra·'el, ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. f

26vai·ya·vo da·vid el-tzik·lag, vay·shal·lach me·ha·sha·lal le·zik·nei ye·hu·dah le·re·'e·hu le·mor; hin·neh la·chem be·ra·chah, mi·she·lal o·ye·vei ha·shem. 27la·'a·sher be·veit-el ve·la·'a·sher be·ra·mo·vt-ne·gev ve·la·'a·sher be·yat·tir. 28ve·la·'a·sher ba·'a·ro·'er ve·la·'a·sher be·sif·mo·vt ve·la·'a·sher be·'esh·te·mo·a'. s 29ve·la·'a·sher be·ra·chol ve·la·'a·sher be·'a·rei haiy·rach·me·'e·li, ve·la·'a·sher be·'a·rei hak·kei·ni. 30ve·la·'a·sher be·cha·re·mah ve·la·'a·sher be·vo·vr-a·shan ve·la·'a·sher ba·'a·tach. 31ve·la·'a·sher be·chev·ro·vn; u·le·chol-ham·me·ko·mo·vt a·sher-hit·hal·lech-sham da·vid hu va·'a·na·shav. f