1vai·yif·kod da·vid, et-ha·'am a·sher it·tov; vai·ya·sem a·lei·hem, sa·rei a·la·fim ve·sa·rei me·'o·vt. 2vay·shal·lach da·vid et-ha·'am ha·she·li·shit be·yad-yo·v·'av ve·ha·she·li·shit be·yad a·vi·shai ben-tze·ru·yah a·chi yo·v·'av, ve·ha·she·li·shit, be·yad it·tai hag·git·ti; s vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech el-ha·'am, ya·tzo e·tze gam-a·ni im·ma·chem. 3vai·yo·mer ha·'am lo te·tze ki im-nos na·nus lo-ya·si·mu e·lei·nu lev ve·'im-ya·mu·tu chetz·ye·nu lo-ya·si·mu e·lei·nu lev, ki-at·tah cha·mo·nu a·sa·rah a·la·fim; ve·'at·tah to·vv, ki-tih·yeh-la·nu me·'ir la'·zir ch la'·zo·vr. k s 4vai·yo·mer a·lei·hem ham·me·lech, a·sher-yi·tav be·'ei·nei·chem e·'e·seh; vai·ya·'a·mod ham·me·lech el-yad ha·sha·'ar, ve·chol-ha·'am ya·tze·'u, le·me·'o·vt ve·la·'a·la·fim. 5vay·tzav ham·me·lech et-yo·v·'av ve·'et-a·vi·shai ve·'et-it·tai le·mor, le·'at-li lan·na·'ar le·'av·sha·lo·vm; ve·chol-ha·'am sha·me·'u be·tzav·vot ham·me·lech et-kol-has·sa·rim al-de·var av·sha·lo·vm.

6vai·ye·tze ha·'am has·sa·deh lik·rat yis·ra·'el; vat·te·hi ham·mil·cha·mah be·ya·'ar ef·ra·yim. 7vai·yin·na·ge·fu sham am yis·ra·'el, lif·nei av·dei da·vid; vat·te·hi-sham ham·mag·ge·fah ge·do·v·lah bai·yo·vm ha·hu es·rim a·lef. 8vat·te·hi-sham ham·mil·cha·mah na·fo·tzeit ch na·fo·tzet k al-pe·nei chol-ha·'a·retz; vai·ye·rev hai·ya·'ar le·'e·chol ba·'am, me·'a·sher a·che·lah ha·che·rev bai·yo·vm ha·hu.

9vai·yik·ka·re av·sha·lo·vm, lif·nei av·dei da·vid; ve·'av·sha·lo·vm ro·chev al-hap·pe·red vai·ya·vo hap·pe·red ta·chat so·v·vech ha·'e·lah hag·ge·do·v·lah vai·ye·che·zak ro·shov va·'e·lah vai·yut·tan bein ha·sha·ma·yim u·vein ha·'a·retz, ve·hap·pe·red a·sher-tach·tav a·var. 10vai·yar· ish e·chad, vai·yag·ged le·yo·v·'av; vai·yo·mer hin·neh ra·'i·ti et-av·sha·lom, ta·l? ba·'e·lah. 11vai·yo·mer yo·v·'av la·'ish ham·mag·gid lov, ve·hin·neh ra·'i·ta, u·mad·du·a' lo-hik·ki·tov sham a·re·tzah; ve·'a·lai la·tet le·cha a·sa·rah che·sef, va·cha·go·rah e·chat. 12vai·yo·mer ha·'ish el-yo·v·'av, ve·lo ch ve·lu k a·no·chi sho·kel al-kap·pai e·lef ke·sef, lo-esh·lach ya·di el-ben-ham·me·lech; ki ve·'a·ze·nei·nu tziv·vah ham·me·lech o·te·cha ve·'et-a·vi·shai ve·'et-it·tai le·mor, shim·ru-mi ban·na·'ar be·'av·sha·lo·vm. 13ov-a·si·ti ve·naf·shov ch ve·naf·shi k she·ker, ve·chol-da·var lo-yik·ka·ched min-ham·me·lech; ve·'at·tah tit·ya·tzev min·ne·ged. 14vai·yo·mer yo·v·'av, lo-chen o·chi·lah le·fa·nei·cha; vai·yik·kach she·lo·shah she·va·tim be·chap·pov vai·yit·ka·'em be·lev av·sha·lo·vm, o·v·den·nu chai be·lev ha·'e·lah. 15vai·ya·sob·bu a·sa·rah ne·'a·rim, no·se·'ei ke·lei yo·v·'av; vai·yak·ku et-av·sha·lo·vm vay·mi·tu·hu.

16vai·yit·ka yo·v·'av ba·sho·far, vai·ya·shav ha·'am, mir·dof a·cha·rei yis·ra·'el; ki-cha·sach yo·v·'av et-ha·'am. 17vai·yik·chu et-av·sha·lo·vm vai·yash·li·chu o·tov vai·ya·'ar el-hap·pa·chat hag·ga·do·vl, vai·ya·tzi·vu a·lav gal-a·va·nim ga·do·vl me·'od; ve·chol-yis·ra·'el, na·su ish le·'o·he·lov ch le·'o·ha·lav. k s 18ve·'av·sha·lom la·kach vai·ya·tzev-lov ve·cha·yav ch ve·chai·yav k et-ma·tze·vet a·sher be·'e·mek-ham·me·lech, ki a·mar ein-li ven, ba·'a·vur haz·kir she·mi; vai·yik·ra lam·ma·tze·vet al-she·mov, vai·yik·ka·re lah yad av·sha·lom, ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. s

19va·'a·chi·ma·'atz ben-tza·do·vk a·mar, a·ru·tzah na, va·'a·vas·se·rah et-ham·me·lech; ki-she·fa·tov ha·shem mi·yad o·ye·vav. 20vai·yo·mer lov yo·v·'av lo ish be·so·rah at·tah hai·yo·vm haz·zeh, u·vis·sar·ta be·yo·vm a·cher; ve·hai·yo·vm haz·zeh lo te·vas·ser, ki- al- ch al-ken k ben-ham·me·lech met. 21vai·yo·mer yo·v·'av lak·ku·shi, lech hag·ged lam·me·lech a·sher ra·'i·tah; vai·yish·ta·chu chu·shi le·yo·v·'av vai·ya·rotz. 22vai·yo·sef o·vd a·chi·ma·'atz ben-tza·do·vk vai·yo·mer el-yo·v·'av, vi·hi mah, a·ru·tzah-na gam-a·ni a·cha·rei hak·ku·shi; vai·yo·mer yo·v·'av lam·mah-zeh at·tah ratz be·ni, u·le·chah ein-be·so·v·rah mo·tzet. 23vi·hi-mah a·rutz, vai·yo·mer lov rutz; vai·ya·ratz a·chi·ma·'atz de·rech hak·kik·kar, vai·ya·'a·vor et-hak·ku·shi.

24ve·da·vid yo·v·shev bein-she·nei ha·she·'a·rim; vai·ye·lech ha·tzo·feh el-gag ha·sha·'ar el-ha·cho·v·mah, vai·yis·sa et-ei·nav vai·yar·, ve·hin·neh-ish ratz le·vad·dov. 25vai·yik·ra ha·tzo·feh vai·yag·ged lam·me·lech, vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech, im-le·vad·dov be·so·v·rah be·fiv; vai·ye·lech ha·lo·vch ve·ka·rev. 26vai·yar· ha·tzo·feh ish-a·cher ratz vai·yik·ra ha·tzo·feh el-ha·sho·'er, vai·yo·mer hin·neh-ish ratz le·vad·dov; vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech gam-zeh me·vas·ser. 27vai·yo·mer ha·tzo·feh, a·ni ro·'eh et-me·ru·tzat ha·ri·sho·vn, kim·ru·tzat a·chi·ma·'atz ben-tza·do·vk; vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech ish-to·vv zeh, ve·'el-be·so·v·rah to·v·vah ya·vo·v.

28vai·yik·ra a·chi·ma·'atz vai·yo·mer el-ham·me·lech sha·lo·vm, vai·yish·ta·chu lam·me·lech le·'ap·pav a·re·tzah; s vai·yo·mer ba·ruch ha·shem e·lo·hei·cha, a·sher sig·gar et-ha·'a·na·shim, a·sher-na·se·'u et-ya·dam ba·do·ni ham·me·lech. 29vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech, sha·lo·vm lan·na·'ar le·'av·sha·lo·vm; vai·yo·mer a·chi·ma·'atz ra·'i·ti he·ha·mo·vn hag·ga·do·vl lish·lo·ach et-e·ved ham·me·lech yo·v·'av ve·'et-av·de·cha, ve·lo ya·da'·ti mah. 30vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech, sov hit·ya·tzev koh; vai·yis·sov vai·ya·'a·mod.

31ve·hin·neh hak·ku·shi ba; vai·yo·mer hak·ku·shi yit·bas·ser a·do·ni ham·me·lech, ki-she·fa·te·cha ha·shem hai·yo·vm, mi·yad kol-hak·ka·mim a·lei·cha. s 32vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech el-hak·ku·shi, ha·sha·lo·vm lan·na·'ar le·'av·sha·lo·vm; vai·yo·mer hak·ku·shi yih·yu chan·na·'ar o·ye·vei a·do·ni ham·me·lech, ve·chol a·sher-ka·mu a·lei·cha le·ra·'ah. s

33vai·yir·gaz ham·me·lech vai·ya·'al al-a·li·yat ha·sha·'ar vai·ye·ve·ke; ve·choh a·mar be·lech·tov be·ni av·sha·lo·vm be·ni ve·ni av·sha·lo·vm, mi-yit·ten mu·ti a·ni tach·tei·cha, av·sha·lo·vm be·ni ve·ni.