1vai·ya·vo·'u an·shei kir·yat ye·'a·rim vai·ya·'a·lu et-a·ro·vn ha·shem, vai·ya·vi·'u o·tov, el-beit a·vi·na·dav bag·giv·'ah; ve·'et-el·'a·zar be·nov kid·de·shu, lish·mor et-a·ro·vn ha·shem. f 2vay·hi mi·yo·vm she·vet ha·'a·ro·vn be·kir·yat ye·'a·rim, vai·yir·bu hai·ya·mim, vai·yih·yu es·rim sha·nah; vai·yin·na·hu kol-beit yis·ra·'el a·cha·rei ha·shem. s

3vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-kol-beit yis·ra·'el le·mor im-be·chol-le·vav·chem at·tem sha·vim el-ha·shem, ha·si·ru et-e·lo·hei han·ne·char mit·to·vch·chem ve·ha·'ash·ta·ro·vt; ve·ha·chi·nu le·vav·chem el-ha·shem ve·'iv·du·hu le·vad·dov, ve·ya·tzel et·chem mi·yad pe·lish·tim. 4vai·ya·si·ru be·nei yis·ra·'el, et-hab·be·'a·lim ve·'et-ha·'ash·ta·rot; vai·ya·'av·du et-ha·shem le·vad·dov. f

5vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el, kiv·tzu et-kol-yis·ra·'el ham·mitz·pa·tah; ve·'et·pal·lel ba·'ad·chem el-ha·shem. 6vai·yik·ka·ve·tzu ham·mitz·pa·tah vai·yish·'a·vu-ma·yim vai·yish·pe·chu lif·nei ha·shem vai·ya·tzu·mu bai·yo·vm ha·hu, vai·yo·me·ru sham, cha·ta·nu la·shem; vai·yish·pot she·mu·'el et-be·nei yis·ra·'el bam·mitz·pah.

7vai·yish·me·'u fe·lish·tim ki-hit·kab·be·tzu ve·nei-yis·ra·'el ham·mitz·pa·tah, vai·ya·'a·lu sar·nei-fe·lish·tim el-yis·ra·'el; vai·yish·me·'u be·nei yis·ra·'el, vai·yir·'u mip·pe·nei fe·lish·tim. 8vai·yo·me·ru ve·nei-yis·ra·'el el-she·mu·'el, al-ta·cha·resh mim·men·nu, miz·ze·'ok el-ha·shem e·lo·hei·nu; ve·yo·shi·'e·nu mi·yad pe·lish·tim. 9vai·yik·kach she·mu·'el te·leh cha·lav e·chad, vai·ya·'a·leh ch vai·ya·'a·le·hu k o·v·lah ka·lil la·shem; vai·yiz·'ak she·mu·'el el-ha·shem be·'ad yis·ra·'el, vai·ya·'a·ne·hu ha·shem. 10vay·hi she·mu·'el ma·'a·leh ha·'o·v·lah, u·fe·lish·tim nig·ge·shu, lam·mil·cha·mah be·yis·ra·'el; vai·yar·'em ha·shem be·ko·vl-ga·do·vl bai·yo·vm ha·hu al-pe·lish·tim vay·hum·mem, vai·yin·na·ge·fu lif·nei yis·ra·'el. 11vai·ye·tze·'u an·shei yis·ra·'el min-ham·mitz·pah, vai·yir·de·fu et-pe·lish·tim; vai·yak·kum ad-mit·ta·chat le·veit kar.

12vai·yik·kach she·mu·'el e·ven a·chat vai·ya·sem bein-ham·mitz·pah u·vein ha·shen, vai·yik·ra et-she·mah e·ven ha·'a·zer; vai·yo·mar ad-hen·nah a·za·ra·nu ha·shem. 13vai·yik·ka·ne·'u hap·pe·lish·tim, ve·lo-ya·se·fu o·vd, la·vo·v big·vul yis·ra·'el; vat·te·hi yad-ha·shem bap·pe·lish·tim, kol ye·mei she·mu·'el. 14vat·ta·sho·ve·nah he·'a·rim a·sher la·ke·chu-fe·lish·tim me·'et yis·ra·'el le·yis·ra·'el me·'ek·ro·vn ve·'ad-gat, ve·'et-ge·vu·lan, hi·tzil yis·ra·'el mi·yad pe·lish·tim; vay·hi sha·lo·vm, bein yis·ra·'el u·vein ha·'e·mo·ri.

15vai·yish·pot she·mu·'el et-yis·ra·'el, kol ye·mei chai·yav. 16ve·ha·lach mid·dei sha·nah be·sha·nah, ve·sa·vav beit-el, ve·hag·gil·gal ve·ham·mitz·pah; ve·sha·fat et-yis·ra·'el, et kol-ham·me·ko·v·mo·vt ha·'el·leh. 17u·te·shu·va·tov ha·ra·ma·tah ki-sham bei·tov, ve·sham sha·fat et-yis·ra·'el; vai·yi·ven-sham miz·be·ach la·shem. f