1ki lo mu·'af la·'a·sher mu·tzak lah ka·'et ha·ri·sho·vn he·kal ar·tzah ze·vu·lun ve·'ar·tzah naf·ta·li, ve·ha·'a·cha·ro·vn hich·bid; de·rech hai·yam e·ver hai·yar·den, ge·lil hag·go·v·yim.

2ha·'am ha·ho·le·chim ba·cho·shech, ra·'u o·vr ga·do·vl; yo·she·vei be·'e·retz tzal·ma·vet, o·vr na·gah a·lei·hem.

3hir·bi·ta hag·go·vy, lo ch lov k hig·dal·ta has·sim·chah; sa·me·chu le·fa·nei·cha ke·sim·chat bak·ka·tzir, ka·'a·sher ya·gi·lu be·chal·le·kam sha·lal.

4ki et-ol sub·bo·lov ve·'et mat·teh shich·mov, she·vet han·no·ges bov; ha·chit·to·ta ke·yo·vm mid·yan.

5ki chol-se·'o·vn so·'en be·ra·'ash, ve·sim·lah me·go·v·la·lah ve·da·mim; ve·ha·ye·tah lis·re·fah ma·'a·cho·let esh.

6ki-ye·led yul·lad-la·nu ben nit·tan-la·nu, vat·te·hi ham·mis·rah al-shich·mov; vai·yik·ra she·mov pe·le yo·v·'etz el gib·bo·vr, a·vi·'ad sar-sha·lo·vm.

7le·mar·beh ch le·mar·beh k ham·mis·rah u·le·sha·lo·vm ein-ketz al-kis·se da·vid ve·'al-mam·lach·tov, le·ha·chin o·tah u·le·sa·'a·dah, be·mish·pat u·vitz·da·kah; me·'at·tah ve·'ad-o·v·lam, kin·'at ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt ta·'a·seh-zot. s

8da·var sha·lach a·do·nai be·ya·'a·kov; ve·na·fal be·yis·ra·'el.

9ve·ya·de·'u ha·'am kul·lov, ef·ra·yim ve·yo·v·shev sho·me·ro·vn; be·ga·'a·vah u·ve·go·del le·vav le·mor.

10le·ve·nim na·fa·lu ve·ga·zit niv·neh; shik·mim gud·da·'u, va·'a·ra·zim na·cha·lif.

11vay·sag·gev ha·shem et-tza·rei re·tzin a·lav; ve·'et-o·ye·vav ye·sach·sech.

12a·ram mik·ke·dem u·fe·lish·tim me·'a·cho·vr, vai·yo·che·lu et-yis·ra·'el be·chol-peh; be·chol-zot lo-shav ap·pov, ve·'o·vd ya·dov ne·tu·yah.

13ve·ha·'am lo-shav ad-ham·mak·ke·hu; ve·'et-ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt lo da·ra·shu. s

14vai·yach·ret ha·shem mi·yis·ra·'el rosh ve·za·nav kip·pah ve·'ag·mo·vn yo·vm e·chad.

15za·ken u·ne·su-fa·nim hu ha·rosh; ve·na·vi mo·v·reh-she·ker hu haz·za·nav.

16vai·yih·yu me·'a·she·rei ha·'am-haz·zeh mat·'im; u·me·'u·sha·rav me·vul·la·'im.

17al-ken al-ba·chu·rav lo-yis·mach a·do·nai ve·'et-ye·to·mav ve·'et-al·me·no·tav lo ye·ra·chem, ki chul·lov cha·nef u·me·ra, ve·chol-peh do·ver ne·va·lah; be·chol-zot lo-shav ap·pov, ve·'o·vd ya·dov ne·tu·yah.

18ki-va·'a·rah cha·'esh rish·'ah, sha·mir va·sha·yit to·chel; vat·ti·tzat be·siv·chei hai·ya·'ar, vai·yit·'ab·be·chu ge·'ut a·shan.

19be·'ev·rat ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt ne'·tam a·retz; vay·hi ha·'am ke·ma·'a·cho·let esh, ish el-a·chiv lo yach·mo·lu.

20vai·yig·zor al-ya·min ve·ra·'ev, vai·yo·chal al-se·mo·vl ve·lo sa·ve·'u; ish be·sar-ze·ro·'ov yo·che·lu.

21me·na·sheh et-ef·ra·yim ve·'ef·ra·yim et-me·na·sheh, yach·dav hem·mah al-ye·hu·dah; be·chol-zot lo-shav ap·pov, ve·'o·vd ya·dov ne·tu·yah. s