1vat·te·hi tza·'a·kat ha·'am u·ne·shei·hem ge·do·v·lah; el-a·chei·hem haiy·hu·dim. 2ve·yesh a·sher o·me·rim, ba·nei·nu u·ve·no·tei·nu a·nach·nu rab·bim; ve·nik·chah da·gan ve·no·che·lah ve·nich·yeh. 3ve·yesh a·sher o·me·rim, se·do·tei·nu u·che·ra·mei·nu u·vat·tei·nu a·nach·nu o·re·vim; ve·nik·chah da·gan ba·ra·'av. 4ve·yesh a·sher o·me·rim, la·vi·nu che·sef le·mid·dat ham·me·lech; se·do·tei·nu u·che·ra·mei·nu. 5ve·'at·tah kiv·sar a·chei·nu be·sa·re·nu, kiv·nei·hem ba·nei·nu; ve·hin·neh a·nach·nu cho·ve·shim et-ba·nei·nu ve·'et-be·no·tei·nu la·'a·va·dim ve·yesh mib·be·no·tei·nu nich·ba·sho·vt ve·'ein le·'el ya·de·nu, u·se·do·tei·nu u·che·ra·mei·nu la·'a·che·rim.

6vai·yi·char li me·'od; ka·'a·sher sha·ma'·ti et-za·'a·ka·tam, ve·'et had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh. 7vai·yim·ma·lech lib·bi a·lai va·'a·ri·vah et-ha·cho·rim ve·'et-has·se·ga·nim, va·'o·me·rah la·hem, ma·sha ish-be·'a·chiv at·tem no·shi·ym; va·'et·ten a·lei·hem ke·hil·lah ge·do·v·lah. 8va·'o·me·rah la·hem a·nach·nu ka·ni·nu et-a·chei·nu haiy·hu·dim han·nim·ka·rim lag·go·v·yim ke·dei va·nu, ve·gam-at·tem tim·ke·ru et-a·chei·chem ve·nim·ke·ru-la·nu; vai·ya·cha·ri·shu, ve·lo ma·tze·'u da·var. s 9vai·yo·mer ch va·'o·v·mar k lo-to·vv had·da·var a·sher-at·tem o·sim; ha·lo·v be·yir·'at e·lo·hei·nu te·le·chu, me·cher·pat hag·go·v·yim o·vy·vei·nu. 10ve·gam-a·ni a·chai u·ne·'a·rai, no·shim ba·hem ke·sef ve·da·gan; na·'az·vah-na et-ham·ma·sha haz·zeh. 11ha·shi·vu na la·hem ke·hai·yo·vm se·do·tei·hem kar·mei·hem zei·tei·hem u·vat·tei·hem; u·me·'at hak·ke·sef ve·had·da·gan hat·ti·ro·vsh ve·hai·yitz·har, a·sher at·tem no·shim ba·hem. 12vai·yo·me·ru na·shiv u·me·hem lo ne·vak·kesh, ken na·'a·seh, ka·'a·sher at·tah o·v·mer; va·'ek·ra et-hak·ko·ha·nim, va·'ash·bi·'em, la·'a·so·vt kad·da·var haz·zeh. 13gam-cha·tze·ni na·'ar·ti va·'o·me·rah ka·chah ye·na·'er ha·'e·lo·him et-kol-ha·'ish a·sher lo-ya·kim et-had·da·var haz·zeh mib·bei·tov u·mi·gi·'ov, ve·cha·chah yih·yeh na·'ur va·rek; vai·yo·me·ru chol-hak·ka·hal a·men vay·hal·lu et-ha·shem, vai·ya·'as ha·'am kad·da·var haz·zeh.

14gam mi·yo·vm a·sher-tziv·vah o·ti lih·yo·vt pe·cham be·'e·retz ye·hu·dah mi·she·nat es·rim ve·'ad she·nat she·lo·shim u·she·ta·yim le·'ar·tach·shas·te ham·me·lech, sha·nim she·teim es·reh; a·ni ve·'a·chai, le·chem hap·pe·chah lo a·chal·ti. 15ve·hap·pa·cho·vt ha·ri·sho·nim a·sher-le·fa·nai hich·bi·du al-ha·'am vai·yik·chu me·hem be·le·chem va·ya·yin a·char ke·sef-she·ka·lim ar·ba·'im, gam na·'a·rei·hem sha·le·tu al-ha·'am; va·'a·ni lo-a·si·ti chen, mip·pe·nei yir·'at e·lo·him. 16ve·gam bim·le·chet ha·cho·v·mah haz·zot he·che·zak·ti, ve·sa·deh lo ka·ni·nu; ve·chol-ne·'a·rai, ke·vu·tzim sham al-ham·me·la·chah. 17ve·haiy·hu·dim ve·has·se·ga·nim me·'ah va·cha·mi·shim ish ve·hab·ba·'im e·lei·nu min-hag·go·v·yim a·sher-se·vi·vo·tei·nu al-shul·cha·ni. 18va·'a·sher ha·yah na·'a·seh le·yo·vm e·chad sho·vr e·chad tzon shesh-be·ru·ro·vt ve·tzip·po·rim na·'a·su-li, u·vein a·se·ret ya·mim be·chol-ya·yin le·har·beh; ve·'im-zeh le·chem hap·pe·chah lo vik·kash·ti, ki-cha·ve·dah ha·'a·vo·dah al-ha·'am haz·zeh. 19za·che·rah-li e·lo·hai le·to·v·vah; kol a·sher-a·si·ti al-ha·'am haz·zeh. f