1vai·ya·kam a·cha·rei a·vi·me·lech le·ho·v·shi·a' et-yis·ra·'el to·v·la ben-pu·'ah ben-do·v·dov ish yis·sa·sh·char; ve·hu-yo·shev be·sha·mir be·har ef·ra·yim. 2vai·yish·pot et-yis·ra·'el, es·rim ve·sha·losh sha·nah; vai·ya·mat vai·yik·ka·ver be·sha·mir. f

3vai·ya·kam a·cha·rav, ya·'ir hag·gil·'a·di; vai·yish·pot et-yis·ra·'el, es·rim u·she·ta·yim sha·nah. 4vay·hi-lov she·lo·shim ba·nim ro·che·vim al-she·lo·shim a·ya·rim, u·she·lo·shim a·ya·rim la·hem; la·hem yik·re·'u chav·vot ya·'ir ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh, a·sher be·'e·retz hag·gil·'ad. 5vai·ya·mat ya·'ir, vai·yik·ka·ver be·ka·mo·vn. f

6vai·yo·si·fu be·nei yis·ra·'el la·'a·so·vt ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem vai·ya·'av·du et-hab·be·'a·lim ve·'et-ha·'ash·ta·ro·vt ve·'et-e·lo·hei a·ram ve·'et-e·lo·hei tzi·do·vn ve·'et e·lo·hei mo·v·'av ve·'et e·lo·hei ve·nei-am·mo·vn, ve·'et e·lo·hei fe·lish·tim; vai·ya·'az·vu et-ha·shem ve·lo a·va·du·hu. 7vai·yi·char-af ha·shem be·yis·ra·'el; vai·yim·ke·rem be·yad-pe·lish·tim, u·ve·yad be·nei am·mo·vn. 8vai·yir·'a·tzu vay·ro·tze·tzu et-be·nei yis·ra·'el, ba·sha·nah ha·hi; she·mo·neh es·reh sha·nah et-kol-be·nei yis·ra·'el a·sher be·'e·ver hai·yar·den, be·'e·retz ha·'e·mo·ri a·sher bag·gil·'ad. 9vai·ya·'av·ru ve·nei-am·mo·vn et-hai·yar·den, le·hil·la·chem gam-bi·hu·dah u·ve·vin·ya·min u·ve·veit ef·ra·yim; vat·te·tzer le·yis·ra·'el me·'od.

10vai·yiz·'a·ku be·nei yis·ra·'el, el-ha·shem le·mor; cha·ta·nu lach, ve·chi a·zav·nu et-e·lo·hei·nu, van·na·'a·vod et-hab·be·'a·lim. f 11vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-be·nei yis·ra·'el; ha·lo mim·mitz·ra·yim u·min-ha·'e·mo·ri, u·min-be·nei am·mo·vn u·min-pe·lish·tim. 12ve·tzi·do·v·nim va·'a·ma·lek u·ma·'o·vn, la·cha·tzu et·chem; vat·titz·'a·ku e·lai, va·'o·v·shi·'ah et·chem mi·ya·dam. 13ve·'at·tem a·zav·tem o·v·ti, vat·ta·'av·du e·lo·him a·che·rim; la·chen lo-o·v·sif le·ho·v·shi·a' et·chem. 14le·chu ve·za·'a·ku el-ha·'e·lo·him, a·sher be·char·tem bam; hem·mah yo·v·shi·'u la·chem be·'et tza·rat·chem. 15vai·yo·me·ru ve·nei-yis·ra·'el el-ha·shem cha·ta·nu, a·seh-at·tah la·nu, ke·chol-hat·to·vv be·'ei·nei·cha; ach ha·tzi·le·nu na hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. 16vai·ya·si·ru et-e·lo·hei han·ne·char mik·kir·bam, vai·ya·'av·du et-ha·shem; vat·tik·tzar naf·shov ba·'a·mal yis·ra·'el. f

17vai·yi·tza·'a·ku be·nei am·mo·vn, vai·ya·cha·nu bag·gil·'ad; vai·ye·'a·se·fu be·nei yis·ra·'el, vai·ya·cha·nu bam·mitz·pah. 18vai·yo·me·ru ha·'am sa·rei gil·'ad ish el-re·'e·hu, mi ha·'ish, a·sher ya·chel, le·hil·la·chem biv·nei am·mo·vn; yih·yeh le·rosh, le·chol yo·she·vei gil·'ad. f