1vai·ye·lech a·vi·me·lech ben-ye·rub·ba·'al she·che·mah, el-a·chei im·mov; vay·dab·ber a·lei·hem, ve·'el-kol-mish·pa·chat beit-a·vi im·mov le·mor. 2dab·be·ru-na be·'a·ze·nei chol-ba·'a·lei she·chem mah-to·vv la·chem ham·shol ba·chem shiv·'im ish kol be·nei ye·rub·ba·'al, im-me·shol ba·chem ish e·chad; u·ze·char·tem ki-atz·me·chem u·ve·sar·chem a·ni. 3vay·dab·be·ru a·chei-im·mov a·lav be·'a·ze·nei kol-ba·'a·lei she·chem, et kol-had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh; vai·yet lib·bam a·cha·rei a·vi·me·lech, ki a·me·ru a·chi·nu hu. 4vai·yit·te·nu-lov shiv·'im ke·sef, mib·beit ba·'al be·rit; vai·yis·kor ba·hem a·vi·me·lech a·na·shim rei·kim u·fo·cha·zim, vai·ye·le·chu a·cha·rav. 5vai·ya·vo veit-a·viv a·fe·ra·tah, vai·ya·ha·rog et-e·chav be·nei-ye·rub·ba·'al shiv·'im ish al-e·ven e·chat; vai·yiv·va·ter yo·v·tam ben-ye·rub·ba·'al hak·ka·ton ki nech·ba. s 6vai·ye·'a·se·fu kol-ba·'a·lei she·chem ve·chol-beit mil·lo·v, vai·ye·le·chu, vai·yam·li·chu et-a·vi·me·lech le·me·lech; im-e·lo·vn mu·tzav a·sher bish·chem.

7vai·yag·gi·du le·yo·v·tam vai·ye·lech vai·ya·'a·mod be·rosh har-ge·ri·zim, vai·yis·sa ko·v·lov vai·yik·ra; vai·yo·mer la·hem shim·'u e·lai ba·'a·lei she·chem, ve·yish·ma a·lei·chem e·lo·him. 8ha·lo·vch ha·le·chu ha·'e·tzim, lim·sho·ach a·lei·hem me·lech; vai·yo·me·ru laz·za·yit me·lo·v·chah ch ma·le·chah k a·lei·nu. 9vai·yo·mer la·hem haz·za·yit, he·cho·dal·ti et-dish·ni, a·sher-bi ye·chab·be·du e·lo·him va·'a·na·shim; ve·ha·lach·ti, la·nu·a' al-ha·'e·tzim. 10vai·yo·me·ru ha·'e·tzim lat·te·'e·nah; le·chi-at·te ma·le·chi a·lei·nu. 11vat·to·mer la·hem hat·te·'e·nah, he·cho·dal·ti et-ma·te·ki, ve·'et-te·nu·va·ti hat·to·v·vah; ve·ha·lach·ti, la·nu·a' al-ha·'e·tzim. 12vai·yo·me·ru ha·'e·tzim lag·ga·fen; le·chi-at·te ma·lo·v·chi ch ma·le·chi k a·lei·nu. 13vat·to·mer la·hem hag·ge·fen, he·cho·dal·ti et-ti·ro·v·shi, ham·sam·me·ach e·lo·him va·'a·na·shim; ve·ha·lach·ti, la·nu·a' al-ha·'e·tzim. 14vai·yo·me·ru chol-ha·'e·tzim el-ha·'a·tad; lech at·tah me·lach-a·lei·nu. 15vai·yo·mer ha·'a·tad el-ha·'e·tzim im be·'e·met at·tem mo·she·chim o·ti le·me·lech a·lei·chem, bo·'u cha·su ve·tzil·li; ve·'im-a·yin te·tze esh min-ha·'a·tad, ve·to·chal et-ar·zei hal·le·va·no·vn.

16ve·'at·tah im-be·'e·met u·ve·ta·mim a·si·tem, vat·tam·li·chu et-a·vi·me·lech; ve·'im-to·v·vah a·si·tem im-ye·rub·ba·'al ve·'im-bei·tov, ve·'im-kig·mul ya·dav a·si·tem lov. 17a·sher-nil·cham a·vi a·lei·chem; vai·yash·lech et-naf·shov min·ne·ged, vai·ya·tzel et·chem mi·yad mid·yan. 18ve·'at·tem kam·tem al-beit a·vi hai·yo·vm, vat·ta·har·gu et-ba·nav shiv·'im ish al-e·ven e·chat; vat·tam·li·chu et-a·vi·me·lech ben-a·ma·tov al-ba·'a·lei she·chem, ki a·chi·chem hu. 19ve·'im-be·'e·met u·ve·ta·mim a·si·tem im-ye·rub·ba·'al ve·'im-bei·tov hai·yo·vm haz·zeh; sim·chu ba·'a·vi·me·lech, ve·yis·mach gam-hu ba·chem. 20ve·'im-a·yin te·tze esh me·'a·vi·me·lech, ve·to·chal et-ba·'a·lei she·chem ve·'et-beit mil·lo·v; ve·te·tze esh mib·ba·'a·lei she·chem u·mib·beit mil·lo·v, ve·to·chal et-a·vi·me·lech. 21vai·ya·nas yo·v·tam, vai·yiv·rach vai·ye·lech be·'e·rah; vai·ye·shev sham, mip·pe·nei a·vi·me·lech a·chiv. f

22vai·ya·sar a·vi·me·lech al-yis·ra·'el sha·losh sha·nim. 23vai·yish·lach e·lo·him ru·ach ra·'ah, bein a·vi·me·lech, u·vein ba·'a·lei she·chem; vai·yiv·ge·du va·'a·lei-she·chem ba·'a·vi·me·lech. 24la·vo·v cha·mas shiv·'im be·nei-ye·rub·ba·'al; ve·da·mam la·sum al-a·vi·me·lech a·chi·hem a·sher ha·rag o·v·tam, ve·'al ba·'a·lei she·chem, a·sher-chiz·ze·ku et-ya·dav la·ha·rog et-e·chav. 25vai·ya·si·mu lov va·'a·lei she·chem me·'a·re·vim al ra·shei he·ha·rim, vai·yig·ze·lu et kol-a·sher-ya·'a·vor a·lei·hem bad·da·rech; vai·yug·gad la·'a·vi·me·lech. f

26vai·ya·vo ga·'al ben-e·ved ve·'e·chav, vai·ya·'av·ru bish·chem; vai·yiv·te·chu-vov ba·'a·lei she·chem. 27vai·ye·tze·'u has·sa·deh vai·yiv·tze·ru et-kar·mei·hem vai·yid·re·chu, vai·ya·'a·su hil·lu·lim; vai·ya·vo·'u beit e·lo·hei·hem, vai·yo·che·lu vai·yish·tu, vay·kal·lu et-a·vi·me·lech. 28vai·yo·mer ga·'al ben-e·ved mi-a·vi·me·lech u·mi-she·chem ki na·'av·den·nu, ha·lo ven-ye·rub·ba·'al u·ze·vul pe·ki·dov; iv·du et-an·shei cha·mo·vr a·vi she·chem, u·mad·du·a' na·'av·den·nu a·na·che·nu. 29u·mi yit·ten et-ha·'am haz·zeh be·ya·di, ve·'a·si·rah et-a·vi·me·lech; vai·yo·mer la·'a·vi·me·lech, rab·beh tze·va·'a·cha va·tze·'ah.

30vai·yish·ma ze·vul sar-ha·'ir, et-div·rei ga·'al ben-a·ved; vai·yi·char ap·pov. 31vai·yish·lach mal·'a·chim el-a·vi·me·lech be·ta·re·mah le·mor; hin·neh ga·'al ben-e·ved ve·'e·chav ba·'im she·che·mah, ve·hin·nam tza·rim et-ha·'ir a·lei·cha. 32ve·'at·tah kum lay·lah, at·tah ve·ha·'am a·sher-it·tach; ve·'e·rov bas·sa·deh. 33ve·ha·yah vab·bo·ker kiz·ro·ach ha·she·mesh, tash·kim u·fa·shat·ta al-ha·'ir; ve·hin·neh-hu ve·ha·'am a·sher-it·tov yo·tze·'im e·lei·cha, ve·'a·si·ta lov, ka·'a·sher tim·tza ya·de·cha. s

34vai·ya·kam a·vi·me·lech ve·chol-ha·'am a·sher-im·mov la·ye·lah; vai·ye·'er·vu al-she·chem, ar·ba·'ah ra·shim. 35vai·ye·tze ga·'al ben-e·ved, vai·ya·'a·mod pe·tach sha·'ar ha·'ir; vai·ya·kam a·vi·me·lech ve·ha·'am a·sher-it·tov min-ham·ma·rav. 36vai·yar·-ga·'al et-ha·'am vai·yo·mer el-ze·vul, hin·neh-am yo·v·red, me·ra·shei he·ha·rim; vai·yo·mer e·lav ze·vul, et tzel he·ha·rim at·tah ro·'eh ka·'a·na·shim. s 37vai·yo·sef o·vd ga·'al le·dab·ber vai·yo·mer hin·neh-am yo·vr·dim, me·'im tab·bur ha·'a·retz; ve·rosh-e·chad ba, mid·de·rech e·lo·vn me·'o·vn·nim. 38vai·yo·mer e·lav ze·vul ai·yeh e·fo·v fi·cha a·sher to·mar, mi a·vi·me·lech ki na·'av·den·nu; ha·lo zeh ha·'am a·sher ma·'as·tah bov, tze-na at·tah ve·hil·la·chem bov. s 39vai·ye·tze ga·'al, lif·nei ba·'a·lei she·chem; vai·yil·la·chem ba·'a·vi·me·lech. 40vai·yir·de·fe·hu a·vi·me·lech, vai·ya·nas mip·pa·nav; vai·yip·pe·lu cha·la·lim rab·bim ad-pe·tach ha·sha·'ar. 41vai·ye·shev a·vi·me·lech ba·ru·mah; vay·ga·resh ze·vul et-ga·'al ve·'et-e·chav mi·she·vet bish·chem.

42vay·hi mim·ma·cho·rat, vai·ye·tze ha·'am has·sa·deh; vai·yag·gi·du la·'a·vi·me·lech. 43vai·yik·kach et-ha·'am vai·ye·che·tzem lish·lo·shah ra·shim, vai·ye·'e·rov bas·sa·deh; vai·yar· ve·hin·neh ha·'am yo·tze min-ha·'ir, vai·ya·kam a·lei·hem vai·yak·kem. 44va·'a·vi·me·lech ve·ha·ra·shim a·sher im·mov, pa·she·tu vai·ya·'am·du, pe·tach sha·'ar ha·'ir; u·she·nei ha·ra·shim pa·she·tu al-kol-a·sher bas·sa·deh vai·yak·kum. 45va·'a·vi·me·lech nil·cham ba·'ir kol hai·yo·vm ha·hu, vai·yil·kod et-ha·'ir, ve·'et-ha·'am a·sher-bah ha·rag; vai·yit·totz et-ha·'ir, vai·yiz·ra·'e·ha me·lach. f

46vai·yish·me·'u, kol-ba·'a·lei mig·dal-she·chem; vai·ya·vo·'u el-tze·ri·ach, beit el be·rit. 47vai·yug·gad la·'a·vi·me·lech; ki hit·kab·be·tzu, kol-ba·'a·lei mig·dal-she·chem. 48vai·ya·'al a·vi·me·lech har-tzal·mo·vn hu ve·chol-ha·'am a·sher-it·tov vai·yik·kach a·vi·me·lech et-hak·kar·dum·mo·vt be·ya·dov vai·yich·rot so·v·chat e·tzim, vai·yis·sa·'e·ha, vai·ya·sem al-shich·mov; vai·yo·mer el-ha·'am a·sher-im·mov mah re·'i·tem a·si·ti, ma·ha·ru a·su cha·mo·v·ni. 49vai·yich·re·tu gam-kol-ha·'am ish so·v·choh vai·ye·le·chu a·cha·rei a·vi·me·lech vai·ya·si·mu al-ha·tze·ri·ach, vai·ya·tzi·tu a·lei·hem et-ha·tze·ri·ach ba·'esh; vai·ya·mu·tu gam kol-an·shei mig·dal-she·chem ke·'e·lef ish ve·'i·shah. f

50vai·ye·lech a·vi·me·lech el-te·vetz; vai·yi·chan be·te·vetz vai·yil·ke·dah. 51u·mig·dal-oz ha·yah ve·to·vch-ha·'ir vai·ya·nu·su sham·mah kol-ha·'a·na·shim ve·han·na·shim ve·chol ba·'a·lei ha·'ir, vai·yis·ge·ru ba·'a·dam; vai·ya·'a·lu al-gag ham·mig·dal. 52vai·ya·vo a·vi·me·lech ad-ham·mig·dal, vai·yil·la·chem bov; vai·yig·gash ad-pe·tach ham·mig·dal le·sa·re·fov va·'esh. 53vat·tash·lech i·shah a·chat pe·lach re·chev al-rosh a·vi·me·lech; vat·ta·ritz et-gul·ga·le·tov. 54vai·yik·ra me·he·rah el-han·na·'ar no·se che·lav vai·yo·mer lov she·lof char·be·cha u·mo·vt·te·ni, pen-yo·me·ru li i·shah ha·ra·ga·te·hu; vai·yid·ke·re·hu na·'a·rov vai·ya·mot. 55vai·yir·'u ish-yis·ra·'el ki met a·vi·me·lech; vai·ye·le·chu ish lim·ko·mov.

56vai·ya·shev e·lo·him, et ra·'at a·vi·me·lech; a·sher a·sah le·'a·viv, la·ha·rog et-shiv·'im e·chav. 57ve·'et kol-ra·'at an·shei she·chem, he·shiv e·lo·him be·ro·sham; vat·ta·vo a·lei·hem, ki·la·lat yo·v·tam ben-ye·rub·ba·'al. f