1vay·hi-ish mib·bin-ya·min ch mib·bin·ya·min k u·she·mov kish ben-a·vi·'el ben-tze·ro·vr ben-be·cho·v·rat ben-a·fi·ach ben-ish ye·mi·ni; gib·bo·vr cha·yil. 2ve·lov-ha·yah ven u·she·mov sha·'ul ba·chur va·to·vv, ve·'ein ish mib·be·nei yis·ra·'el to·vv mim·men·nu; mi·shich·mov va·ma'·lah, ga·voh·ah mik·kol-ha·'am.

3vat·to·vad·nah ha·'a·to·no·vt, le·kish a·vi sha·'ul; vai·yo·mer kish el-sha·'ul be·nov kach-na it·te·cha et-a·chad me·han·ne·'a·rim, ve·kum lech, bak·kesh et-ha·'a·to·not. 4vai·ya·'a·vor be·har-ef·ra·yim vai·ya·'a·vor be·'e·retz-sha·li·shah ve·lo ma·tza·'u; vai·ya·'av·ru ve·'e·retz-sha·'a·lim va·'a·yin, vai·ya·'a·vor be·'e·retz-ye·mi·ni ve·lo ma·tza·'u.

5hem·mah ba·'u be·'e·retz tzuf, ve·sha·'ul a·mar le·na·'a·rov a·sher-im·mov le·chah ve·na·shu·vah; pen-yech·dal a·vi min-ha·'a·to·no·vt ve·da·'ag la·nu. 6vai·yo·mer lov hin·neh-na ish-e·lo·him ba·'ir haz·zot, ve·ha·'ish nich·bad, kol a·sher-ye·dab·ber bo·v ya·vo·v; at·tah ne·la·chah sham, u·lai yag·gid la·nu, et-dar·ke·nu a·sher-ha·lach·nu a·lei·ha. 7vai·yo·mer sha·'ul le·na·'a·rov ve·hin·neh ne·lech u·mah-na·vi la·'ish ki hal·le·chem a·zal mik·ke·lei·nu, u·te·shu·rah ein-le·ha·vi le·'ish ha·'e·lo·him; mah it·ta·nu. 8vai·yo·sef han·na·'ar la·'a·no·vt et-sha·'ul, vai·yo·mer hin·neh nim·tza ve·ya·di, re·va she·kel ka·sef; ve·na·tat·ti le·'ish ha·'e·lo·him, ve·hig·gid la·nu et-dar·ke·nu. 9le·fa·nim be·yis·ra·'el koh-a·mar ha·'ish be·lech·tov lid·ro·vsh e·lo·him, le·chu ve·ne·le·chah ad-ha·ro·'eh; ki lan·na·vi hai·yo·vm, yik·ka·re le·fa·nim ha·ro·'eh. 10vai·yo·mer sha·'ul le·na·'a·rov to·vv de·va·re·cha le·chah ne·le·chah; vai·ye·le·chu el-ha·'ir, a·sher-sham ish ha·'e·lo·him.

11hem·mah o·lim be·ma·'a·leh ha·'ir, ve·hem·mah ma·tze·'u ne·'a·ro·vt, yo·tze·'o·vt lish·'ov ma·yim; vai·yo·me·ru la·hen, ha·yesh ba·zeh ha·ro·'eh. 12vat·ta·'a·nei·nah o·v·tam vat·to·mar·nah yesh hin·neh le·fa·nei·cha; ma·her at·tah ki hai·yo·vm ba la·'ir, ki ze·vach hai·yo·vm la·'am bab·ba·mah. 13ke·vo·'a·chem ha·'ir ken tim·tze·'un o·tov be·te·rem ya·'a·leh hab·ba·ma·tah le·'e·chol ki lo-yo·chal ha·'am ad-bo·'ov, ki-hu ye·va·rech haz·ze·vach, a·cha·rei-chen yo·che·lu hak·ke·ru·'im; ve·'at·tah a·lu, ki-o·tov che·hai·yo·vm tim·tze·'un o·tov. 14vai·ya·'a·lu ha·'ir; hem·mah ba·'im be·to·vch ha·'ir, ve·hin·neh she·mu·'el yo·tze lik·ra·tam, la·'a·lo·vt hab·ba·mah. s

15va·shem, ga·lah et-o·zen she·mu·'el; yo·vm e·chad, lif·nei vo·v-sha·'ul le·mor. 16ka·'et ma·char esh·lach e·lei·cha ish me·'e·retz bin·ya·min u·me·shach·tov le·na·gid al-am·mi yis·ra·'el, ve·ho·v·shi·a' et-am·mi mi·yad pe·lish·tim; ki ra·'i·ti et-am·mi, ki ba·'ah tza·'a·ka·tov e·lai. 17u·she·mu·'el ra·'ah et-sha·'ul; va·shem a·na·hu, hin·neh ha·'ish a·sher a·mar·ti e·lei·cha, zeh ya'·tzor be·'am·mi. 18vai·yig·gash sha·'ul et-she·mu·'el be·to·vch ha·sha·'ar; vai·yo·mer hag·gi·dah-na li, ei-zeh beit ha·ro·'eh. 19vai·ya·'an she·mu·'el et-sha·'ul vai·yo·mer a·no·chi ha·ro·'eh, a·leh le·fa·nai hab·ba·mah, va·'a·chal·tem im·mi hai·yo·vm; ve·shil·lach·ti·cha vab·bo·ker, ve·chol a·sher bil·va·ve·cha ag·gid lach. 20ve·la·'a·to·no·vt ha·'o·ve·do·vt le·cha hai·yo·vm she·lo·shet hai·ya·mim, al-ta·sem et-lib·be·cha la·hem ki nim·tza·'u; u·le·mi kol-chem·dat yis·ra·'el, ha·lo·v le·cha, u·le·chol beit a·vi·cha. s 21vai·ya·'an sha·'ul vai·yo·mer ha·lo·v ven-ye·mi·ni a·no·chi mik·ka·tan·nei shiv·tei yis·ra·'el, u·mish·pach·ti ha·tze·'i·rah, mik·kol-mish·pe·cho·vt shiv·tei vin·ya·min; ve·lam·mah dib·bar·ta e·lai, kad·da·var haz·zeh. s

22vai·yik·kach she·mu·'el et-sha·'ul ve·'et-na·'a·rov, vay·vi·'em lish·ka·tah; vai·yit·ten la·hem ma·ko·vm be·rosh hak·ke·ru·'im, ve·hem·mah kish·lo·shim ish. 23vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el lat·tab·bach, te·nah et-ham·ma·nah, a·sher na·tat·ti lach; a·sher a·mar·ti e·lei·cha, sim o·tah im·mach. 24vai·ya·rem hat·tab·bach et-ha·sho·vk ve·he·'a·lei·ha vai·ya·sem lif·nei sha·'ul vai·yo·mer hin·neh han·nish·'ar sim-le·fa·nei·cha e·chol, ki lam·mo·v·'ed sha·mur-le·cha le·mor ha·'am ka·ra·ti; vai·yo·chal sha·'ul im-she·mu·'el bai·yo·vm ha·hu.

25vai·ye·re·du me·hab·ba·mah ha·'ir; vay·dab·ber im-sha·'ul al-hag·gag. 26vai·yash·ki·mu vay·hi ka·'a·lo·vt ha·sha·char vai·yik·ra she·mu·'el el-sha·'ul hag·gag ch hag·ga·gah k le·mor, ku·mah va·'a·shal·le·chek·ka; vai·ya·kam sha·'ul vai·ye·tze·'u she·nei·hem hu u·she·mu·'el ha·chu·tzah. 27hem·mah yo·vr·dim bik·tzeh ha·'ir, u·she·mu·'el a·mar el-sha·'ul e·mor lan·na·'ar ve·ya·'a·vor le·fa·nei·nu vai·ya·'a·vor; ve·'at·tah a·mod kai·yo·vm, ve·'ash·mi·'a·cha et-de·var e·lo·him. f