1va·'o·mar shim·'u-na ra·shei ya·'a·kov, u·ke·tzi·nei beit yis·ra·'el; ha·lo·v la·chem, la·da·'at et-ham·mish·pat.

2so·ne·'ei to·vv ve·'o·ha·vei ra·'ah ch ra; k go·ze·lei o·v·ram me·'a·lei·hem, u·she·'e·ram me·'al atz·mo·v·tam.

3va·'a·sher a·che·lu she·'er am·mi ve·'o·v·ram me·'a·lei·hem hif·shi·tu, ve·'et-atz·mo·tei·hem pi·tze·chu; u·fa·re·su ka·'a·sher bas·sir, u·che·va·sar be·to·vch kal·la·chat.

4az yiz·'a·ku el-ha·shem, ve·lo ya·'a·neh o·v·tam; ve·yas·ter pa·nav me·hem ba·'et ha·hi, ka·'a·sher he·re·'u ma·'al·lei·hem. f

5koh a·mar ha·shem, al-han·ne·vi·'im ham·mat·'im et-am·mi; han·no·she·chim be·shin·nei·hem ve·ka·re·'u sha·lo·vm, va·'a·sher lo-yit·ten al-pi·hem, ve·kid·de·shu a·lav mil·cha·mah.

6la·chen lay·lah la·chem me·cha·zo·vn, ve·cha·she·chah la·chem mik·ke·som; u·va·'ah ha·she·mesh al-han·ne·vi·'im, ve·ka·dar a·lei·hem hai·yo·vm.

7u·vo·shu ha·cho·zim ve·cha·fe·ru hak·ko·se·mim, ve·'a·tu al-sa·fam kul·lam; ki ein ma·'a·neh e·lo·him.

8ve·'u·lam a·no·chi ma·le·ti cho·ach et-ru·ach ha·shem, u·mish·pat u·ge·vu·rah; le·hag·gid le·ya·'a·kov pish·'ov, u·le·yis·ra·'el chat·ta·tov. s

9shim·'u-na zot ra·shei beit ya·'a·kov, u·ke·tzi·nei beit yis·ra·'el; ha·ma·ta·'a·vim mish·pat, ve·'et kol-hay·sha·rah ye·'ak·ke·shu.

10bo·neh tzi·yo·vn be·da·mim; vi·ru·sha·lim be·'av·lah.

11ra·shei·ha be·sho·chad yish·po·tu ve·cho·ha·nei·ha bim·chir yo·v·ru, u·ne·vi·'ei·ha be·che·sef yik·so·mu; ve·'al-ha·shem yi·sha·'e·nu le·mor, ha·lo·v ha·shem be·kir·be·nu, lo-ta·vo·v a·lei·nu ra·'ah.

12la·chen big·lal·chem, tzi·yo·vn sa·deh te·cha·resh; vi·ru·sha·lim i·yin tih·yeh, ve·har hab·ba·yit le·va·mo·vt ya·'ar. f