1at·tah tit·go·de·di vat-ge·dud, ma·tzo·vr sam a·lei·nu; ba·she·vet yak·ku al-hal·le·chi, et sho·fet yis·ra·'el. s

2ve·'at·tah beit-le·chem ef·ra·tah tza·'ir lih·yo·vt be·'al·fei ye·hu·dah, mim·me·cha li ye·tze, lih·yo·vt mo·v·shel be·yis·ra·'el; u·mo·v·tza·'o·tav mik·ke·dem mi·mei o·v·lam.

3la·chen yit·te·nem, ad-et yo·v·le·dah ya·la·dah; ve·ye·ter e·chav, ye·shu·vun al-be·nei yis·ra·'el.

4ve·'a·mad ve·ra·'ah be·'oz ha·shem, big·'o·vn shem ha·shem e·lo·hav; ve·ya·sha·vu ki-at·tah yig·dal ad-af·sei-a·retz.

5ve·ha·yah zeh sha·lo·vm; a·shur ki-ya·vo·v ve·'ar·tze·nu ve·chi yid·roch be·'ar·me·no·tei·nu, va·ha·ke·mo·nu a·lav shiv·'ah ro·'im, u·she·mo·nah ne·si·chei a·dam.

6ve·ra·'u et-e·retz a·shur ba·che·rev, ve·'et-e·retz nim·rod bif·ta·chei·ha; ve·hi·tzil me·'a·shur, ki-ya·vo·v ve·'ar·tze·nu, ve·chi yid·roch big·vu·le·nu. s

7ve·ha·yah she·'e·rit ya·'a·kov be·ke·rev am·mim rab·bim, ke·tal me·'et ha·shem, kir·vi·vim a·lei-e·sev; a·sher lo-ye·kav·veh le·'ish, ve·lo ye·ya·chel liv·nei a·dam.

8ve·ha·yah she·'e·rit ya·'a·kov bag·go·v·yim be·ke·rev am·mim rab·bim, ke·'ar·yeh be·va·ha·mo·vt ya·'ar, kich·fir be·'ed·rei-tzon; a·sher im a·var ve·ra·mas ve·ta·raf ve·'ein ma·tzil.

9ta·rom ya·de·cha al-tza·rei·cha; ve·chol-o·ye·vei·cha yik·ka·re·tu. f

10ve·ha·yah vai·yo·vm-ha·hu ne·'um-ha·shem, ve·hich·rat·ti su·sei·cha mik·kir·be·cha; ve·ha·'a·vad·ti mar·ke·vo·tei·cha.

11ve·hich·rat·ti a·rei ar·tze·cha; ve·ha·ras·ti kol-miv·tza·rei·cha.

12ve·hich·rat·ti che·sha·fim mi·ya·de·cha; u·me·'o·vn·nim lo yih·yu-lach.

13ve·hich·rat·ti fe·si·lei·cha u·ma·tze·vo·v·tei·cha mik·kir·be·cha; ve·lo-tish·ta·cha·veh o·vd le·ma·'a·seh ya·dei·cha.

14ve·na·tash·ti a·shei·rei·cha mik·kir·be·cha; ve·hish·mad·ti a·rei·cha.

15ve·'a·si·ti be·'af u·ve·che·mah na·kam et-hag·go·v·yim; a·sher lo sha·me·'u. s