1vay·hi me·'a·cha·rei chen, vai·ya·'as lov av·sha·lo·vm, mer·ka·vah ve·su·sim; va·cha·mi·shim ish ra·tzim le·fa·nav. 2ve·hish·kim av·sha·lo·vm, ve·'a·mad al-yad de·rech ha·sha·'ar; vay·hi kol-ha·'ish a·sher-yih·yeh-lov-riv la·vo·v el-ham·me·lech lam·mish·pat vai·yik·ra av·sha·lo·vm e·lav vai·yo·mer ei-miz·zeh ir at·tah, vai·yo·mer me·'a·chad shiv·tei-yis·ra·'el av·de·cha. 3vai·yo·mer e·lav av·sha·lo·vm, re·'eh de·va·re·cha to·v·vim u·ne·cho·chim; ve·sho·me·a' ein-le·cha me·'et ham·me·lech. 4vai·yo·mer av·sha·lo·vm, mi-ye·si·me·ni sho·fet ba·'a·retz; ve·'a·lai ya·vo·v kol-ish a·sher-yih·yeh-lov-riv u·mish·pat ve·hitz·dak·tiv. 5ve·ha·yah bik·rav-ish, le·hish·ta·cha·vot lov; ve·sha·lach et-ya·dov ve·he·che·zik lov ve·na·shak lov. 6vai·ya·'as av·sha·lo·vm kad·da·var haz·zeh le·chol-yis·ra·'el, a·sher-ya·vo·'u lam·mish·pat el-ham·me·lech; vay·gan·nev av·sha·lo·vm, et-lev an·shei yis·ra·'el. f

7vay·hi mik·ketz ar·ba·'im sha·nah; vai·yo·mer av·sha·lo·vm el-ham·me·lech, e·la·chah na va·'a·shal·lem et-nid·ri a·sher-na·dar·ti la·shem be·chev·ro·vn. 8ki-ne·der na·dar av·de·cha, be·shiv·ti vig·shur ba·'a·ram le·mor; im- ye·shiv ch ya·sho·vv k ye·shi·ve·ni ha·shem ye·ru·sha·lim, ve·'a·vad·ti et-ha·shem. 9vai·yo·mer-lov ham·me·lech lech be·sha·lo·vm; vai·ya·kam vai·ye·lech chev·ro·v·nah. f 10vai·yish·lach av·sha·lo·vm me·rag·ge·lim, be·chol-shiv·tei yis·ra·'el le·mor; ke·sha·me·'a·chem et-ko·vl ha·sho·far, va·'a·mar·tem ma·lach av·sha·lo·vm be·chev·ro·vn. 11ve·'et-av·sha·lo·vm ha·le·chu ma·ta·yim ish mi·ru·sha·lim, ke·ru·'im ve·ho·le·chim le·tum·mam; ve·lo ya·de·'u kol-da·var. 12vai·yish·lach av·sha·lo·vm et-a·chi·to·fel hag·gi·lo·ni yo·v·'etz da·vid me·'i·rov mig·gi·loh, be·za·ve·chov et-haz·ze·va·chim; vay·hi hak·ke·sher am·mitz, ve·ha·'am ho·v·lech va·rav et-av·sha·lo·vm.

13vai·ya·vo ham·mag·gid, el-da·vid le·mor; ha·yah lev-ish yis·ra·'el a·cha·rei av·sha·lo·vm. 14vai·yo·mer da·vid le·chol-a·va·dav a·sher-it·tov vi·ru·sha·lim ku·mu ve·niv·ra·chah, ki lo-tih·yeh-la·nu fe·lei·tah mip·pe·nei av·sha·lo·vm; ma·ha·ru la·le·chet pen-ye·ma·her ve·his·si·ga·nu ve·hid·di·ach a·lei·nu et-ha·ra·'ah, ve·hik·kah ha·'ir le·fi-cha·rev. 15vai·yo·me·ru av·dei-ham·me·lech el-ham·me·lech; ke·chol a·sher-yiv·char a·do·ni ham·me·lech hin·neh a·va·dei·cha. 16vai·ye·tze ham·me·lech ve·chol-bei·tov be·rag·lav; vai·ya·'a·zov ham·me·lech et e·ser na·shim pi·lag·shim lish·mor hab·ba·yit. 17vai·ye·tze ham·me·lech ve·chol-ha·'am be·rag·lav; vai·ya·'am·du beit ham·mer·chak. 18ve·chol-a·va·dav o·ve·rim al-ya·dov, ve·chol-hak·ke·re·ti ve·chol-hap·pe·le·ti; ve·chol-hag·git·tim shesh-me·'o·vt ish a·sher-ba·'u ve·rag·lov mig·gat, o·ve·rim al-pe·nei ham·me·lech.

19vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech el-it·tai hag·git·ti, lam·mah te·lech gam-at·tah it·ta·nu; shuv ve·shev im-ham·me·lech ki-na·che·ri at·tah, ve·gam-go·leh at·tah lim·ko·v·me·cha. 20te·mo·vl bo·v·'e·cha ve·hai·yo·vm a·no·v·'a·cha ch a·ni·'a·cha k im·ma·nu la·le·chet, va·'a·ni ho·v·lech, al a·sher-a·ni ho·v·lech; shuv ve·ha·shev et-a·chei·cha im·mach che·sed ve·'e·met. 21vai·ya·'an it·tai et-ham·me·lech vai·yo·mar; chai-ha·shem ve·chei a·do·ni ham·me·lech, ki im-bim·ko·vm a·sher yih·yeh-sham a·do·ni ham·me·lech im-le·ma·vet im-le·chai·yim, ki-sham yih·yeh av·de·cha. 22vai·yo·mer da·vid el-it·tai lech va·'a·vor; vai·ya·'a·vor it·tai hag·git·ti ve·chol-a·na·shav, ve·chol-hat·taf a·sher it·tov. 23ve·chol-ha·'a·retz bo·v·chim ko·vl ga·do·vl, ve·chol-ha·'am o·ve·rim; ve·ham·me·lech o·ver be·na·chal kid·ro·vn, ve·chol-ha·'am o·ve·rim, al-pe·nei-de·rech et-ham·mid·bar.

24ve·hin·neh gam-tza·do·vk ve·chol-hal·vi·yim it·tov no·se·'im et-a·ro·vn be·rit ha·'e·lo·him, vai·ya·tzi·ku et-a·ro·vn ha·'e·lo·him, vai·ya·'al ev·ya·tar; ad-tom kol-ha·'am la·'a·vo·vr min-ha·'ir. 25vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech le·tza·do·vk, ha·shev et-a·ro·vn ha·'e·lo·him ha·'ir; im-em·tza chen be·'ei·nei ha·shem, ve·he·shi·va·ni ve·hir·'a·ni o·tov ve·'et-na·ve·hu. 26ve·'im koh yo·mar, lo cha·fatz·ti bach; hin·ni ya·'a·seh-li ka·'a·sher to·vv be·'ei·nav. s 27vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech el-tza·do·vk hak·ko·hen, ha·ro·v·'eh at·tah, shu·vah ha·'ir be·sha·lo·vm; va·'a·chi·ma·'atz bin·cha vi·ho·v·na·tan ben-ev·ya·tar she·nei ve·nei·chem it·te·chem. 28re·'u a·no·chi mit·mah·meh·ah, be·'av·ro·vt ch be·'ar·vo·vt k ham·mid·bar; ad bo·v da·var me·'im·ma·chem le·hag·gid li. 29vai·ya·shev tza·do·vk ve·'ev·ya·tar et-a·ro·vn ha·'e·lo·him ye·ru·sha·lim; vai·ye·she·vu sham.

30ve·da·vid o·leh ve·ma·'a·leh haz·zei·tim o·leh u·vo·v·cheh ve·rosh lov cha·f?, ve·hu ho·lech ya·chef; ve·chol-ha·'am a·sher-it·tov cha·fu ish ro·shov, ve·'a·lu a·loh u·va·choh. 31ve·da·vid hig·gid le·mor, a·chi·to·fel bak·ko·she·rim im-av·sha·lo·vm; vai·yo·mer da·vid, sak·kel-na et-a·tzat a·chi·to·fel ha·shem.

32vay·hi da·vid ba ad-ha·rosh, a·sher-yish·ta·cha·veh sham le·lo·him; ve·hin·neh lik·ra·tov chu·shai ha·'ar·ki, ka·ru·a' kut·ta·ne·tov, va·'a·da·mah al-ro·shov. 33vai·yo·mer lov da·vid; im a·var·ta it·ti, ve·ha·yi·ta a·lai le·mas·sa. 34ve·'im-ha·'ir ta·shuv ve·'a·mar·ta le·'av·sha·lo·vm av·de·cha a·ni ham·me·lech eh·yeh, e·ved a·vi·cha va·'a·ni me·'az, ve·'at·tah va·'a·ni av·de·cha; ve·he·far·tah li, et a·tzat a·chi·to·fel. 35va·ha·lo·v im·me·cha sham, tza·do·vk ve·'ev·ya·tar hak·ko·ha·nim; ve·ha·yah kol-had·da·var a·sher tish·ma mib·beit ham·me·lech, tag·gid le·tza·do·vk u·le·'ev·ya·tar hak·ko·ha·nim. 36hin·neh-sham im·mam she·nei ve·nei·hem, a·chi·ma·'atz le·tza·do·vk, vi·ho·v·na·tan le·'ev·ya·tar; u·she·lach·tem be·ya·dam e·lai, kol-da·var a·sher tish·ma·'u. 37vai·ya·vo chu·shai re·'eh da·vid ha·'ir; ve·'av·sha·lom, ya·vo ye·ru·sha·lim.