1vai·yish·ma ben-sha·'ul ki met av·ner be·chev·ro·vn, vai·yir·pu ya·dav; ve·chol-yis·ra·'el niv·ha·lu. 2u·she·nei a·na·shim sa·rei-ge·du·dim hai·u ven-sha·'ul shem ha·'e·chad ba·'a·nah ve·shem ha·she·ni re·chav be·nei rim·mo·vn hab·be·'e·ro·ti mib·be·nei vin·ya·min; ki gam-be·'e·ro·vt, te·cha·shev al-bin·ya·min. 3vai·yiv·re·chu hab·be·'e·ro·tim git·ta·ye·mah; vai·yih·yu-sham ga·rim, ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. s

4ve·li·ho·v·na·tan ben-sha·'ul, ben ne·cheh rag·la·yim; ben-cha·mesh sha·nim ha·yah be·vo she·mu·'at sha·'ul vi·ho·v·na·tan mi·yiz·re·'el vat·tis·sa·'e·hu o·man·tov vat·ta·nos, vay·hi be·cha·fe·zah la·nus vai·yip·pol vai·yip·pa·se·ach u·she·mov me·fi·vo·shet.

5vai·ye·le·chu be·nei-rim·mo·vn hab·be·'e·ro·ti re·chav u·va·'a·nah, vai·ya·vo·'u ke·chom hai·yo·vm, el-beit ish bo·shet; ve·hu sho·chev, et mish·kav ha·tza·ho·ra·yim. 6ve·hen·nah ba·'u ad-to·vch hab·ba·yit lo·ke·chei chit·tim, vai·yak·ku·hu el-ha·cho·mesh; ve·re·chav u·va·'a·nah a·chiv nim·la·tu. 7vai·ya·vo·'u hab·ba·yit ve·hu-sho·chev al-mit·ta·tov ba·cha·dar mish·ka·vov, vai·yak·ku·hu vay·mi·tu·hu, vai·ya·si·ru et-ro·shov; vai·yik·chu et-ro·shov, vai·ye·le·chu de·rech ha·'a·ra·vah kol-hal·la·ye·lah. 8vai·ya·vi·'u et-rosh ish-bo·shet el-da·vid chev·ro·vn vai·yo·me·ru el-ham·me·lech, hin·neh-rosh ish-bo·shet ben-sha·'ul o·yiv·cha, a·sher bik·kesh et-naf·she·cha; vai·yit·ten ha·shem la·do·ni ham·me·lech ne·ka·mo·vt hai·yo·vm haz·zeh, mi·sha·'ul u·miz·zar·'ov. s

9vai·ya·'an da·vid et-re·chav ve·'et-ba·'a·nah a·chiv be·nei rim·mo·vn hab·be·'e·ro·ti vai·yo·mer la·hem; chai-ha·shem a·sher-pa·dah et-naf·shi mik·kol-tza·rah. 10ki ham·mag·gid li le·mor hin·neh-met sha·'ul ve·hu-ha·yah chim·vas·ser be·'ei·nav, va·'o·cha·zah vov, va·'eh·re·ge·hu be·tzik·lag; a·sher le·tit·ti-lov be·so·rah. 11af ki-a·na·shim re·sha·'im ha·re·gu et-ish-tzad·dik be·vei·tov al-mish·ka·vov; ve·'at·tah ha·lo·v a·vak·kesh et-da·mov mi·yed·chem, u·vi·'ar·ti et·chem min-ha·'a·retz. 12vay·tzav da·vid et-han·ne·'a·rim vai·ya·har·gum vay·ka·tze·tzu et-ye·dei·hem ve·'et-rag·lei·hem, vai·yit·lu al-hab·be·re·chah be·chev·ro·vn; ve·'et rosh ish-bo·shet la·ka·chu, vai·yik·be·ru ve·ke·ver-av·ner be·chev·ro·vn. f