1vay·hi hai·yo·vm vai·yo·mer yo·v·na·tan ben-sha·'ul el-han·na·'ar no·se che·lav, le·chah ve·na'·be·rah el-ma·tzav pe·lish·tim, a·sher me·'e·ver hal·laz; u·le·'a·viv lo hig·gid. 2ve·sha·'ul yo·v·shev bik·tzeh hag·giv·'ah, ta·chat ha·rim·mo·vn a·sher be·mig·ro·vn; ve·ha·'am a·sher im·mov, ke·shesh me·'o·vt ish. 3va·'a·chi·yah ven-a·chi·tuv a·chi i·cha·vo·vd ben-pi·ne·chas ben-e·li ko·hen ha·shem be·shi·lov no·se e·fo·vd; ve·ha·'am lo ya·da, ki ha·lach yo·v·na·tan. 4u·vein ham·ma'·be·ro·vt a·sher bik·kesh yo·v·na·tan la·'a·vor al-ma·tzav pe·lish·tim, shen-has·se·la me·ha·'e·ver miz·zeh, ve·shen-has·se·la me·ha·'e·ver miz·zeh; ve·shem ha·'e·chad bo·v·tzetz, ve·shem ha·'e·chad sen·neh. 5ha·shen ha·'e·chad ma·tzuk mi·tza·fo·vn mul mich·mas; ve·ha·'e·chad min·ne·gev mul ga·va. s

6vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·na·tan el-han·na·'ar no·se che·lav le·chah ve·na'·be·rah el-ma·tzav ha·'a·re·lim ha·'el·leh, u·lai ya·'a·seh ha·shem la·nu; ki ein la·shem ma'·tzo·vr, le·ho·v·shi·a' be·rav ov vim·'at. 7vai·yo·mer lov no·se che·lav, a·seh kol-a·sher bil·va·ve·cha; ne·teh lach, hin·ni im·me·cha kil·va·ve·cha. s 8vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·na·tan, hin·neh a·nach·nu o·ve·rim el-ha·'a·na·shim; ve·nig·li·nu a·lei·hem. 9im-koh yo·me·ru e·lei·nu, dom·mu ad-hag·gi·'e·nu a·lei·chem; ve·'a·mad·nu tach·tei·nu, ve·lo na·'a·leh a·lei·hem. 10ve·'im-koh yo·me·ru a·lu a·lei·nu ve·'a·li·nu, ki-ne·ta·nam ha·shem be·ya·de·nu; ve·zeh-la·nu ha·'o·vt. 11vai·yig·ga·lu she·nei·hem, el-ma·tzav pe·lish·tim; vai·yo·me·ru fe·lish·tim, hin·neh iv·rim yo·tze·'im, min-ha·cho·rim a·sher hit·chab·be·'u-sham. 12vai·ya·'a·nu an·shei ham·ma·tza·vah et-yo·v·na·tan ve·'et-no·se che·lav vai·yo·me·ru a·lu e·lei·nu, ve·no·v·di·'ah et·chem da·var; f vai·yo·mer yo·v·na·tan el-no·se che·lav a·leh a·cha·rai, ki-ne·ta·nam ha·shem be·yad yis·ra·'el. 13vai·ya·'al yo·v·na·tan al-ya·dav ve·'al-rag·lav, ve·no·se che·lav a·cha·rav; vai·yip·pe·lu lif·nei yo·v·na·tan, ve·no·se che·lav me·mo·v·tet a·cha·rav. 14vat·te·hi ham·mak·kah ha·ri·sho·nah a·sher hik·kah yo·v·na·tan ve·no·se che·lav ke·'es·rim ish; ke·va·cha·tzi ma·'a·nah tze·med sa·deh.

15vat·te·hi cha·ra·dah vam·ma·cha·neh vas·sa·deh u·ve·chol-ha·'am, ham·ma·tzav ve·ham·mash·chit, cha·re·du gam-hem·mah; vat·tir·gaz ha·'a·retz, vat·te·hi le·cher·dat e·lo·him.

16vai·yir·'u ha·tzo·fim le·sha·'ul, be·giv·'at bin·ya·min; ve·hin·neh he·ha·mo·vn na·mo·vg vai·ye·lech va·ha·lom. f 17vai·yo·mer sha·'ul la·'am a·sher it·tov, pik·du-na u·re·'u, mi ha·lach me·'im·ma·nu; vai·yif·ke·du, ve·hin·neh ein yo·v·na·tan ve·no·se che·lav. 18vai·yo·mer sha·'ul la·'a·chi·yah, hag·gi·shah a·ro·vn ha·'e·lo·him; ki-ha·yah a·ro·vn ha·'e·lo·him bai·yo·vm ha·hu u·ve·nei yis·ra·'el. 19vay·hi ad dib·ber sha·'ul el-hak·ko·hen, ve·he·ha·mo·vn a·sher be·ma·cha·neh fe·lish·tim, vai·ye·lech ha·lo·vch va·rav; f vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-hak·ko·hen e·sof ya·de·cha. 20vai·yiz·za·'ek sha·'ul ve·chol-ha·'am a·sher it·tov, vai·ya·vo·'u ad-ham·mil·cha·mah; ve·hin·neh ha·ye·tah che·rev ish be·re·'e·hu, me·hu·mah ge·do·v·lah me·'od. 21ve·ha·'iv·rim hai·u lap·pe·lish·tim ke·'et·mo·vl shil·sho·vm, a·sher a·lu im·mam bam·ma·cha·neh sa·viv; ve·gam-hem·mah lih·yo·vt im-yis·ra·'el, a·sher im-sha·'ul ve·yo·v·na·tan. 22ve·chol ish yis·ra·'el ham·mit·chab·be·'im be·har-ef·ra·yim sha·me·'u, ki-na·su pe·lish·tim; vai·yad·be·ku gam-hem·mah a·cha·rei·hem bam·mil·cha·mah. 23vai·yo·v·sha ha·shem bai·yo·vm ha·hu et-yis·ra·'el; ve·ham·mil·cha·mah, a·ve·rah et-beit a·ven.

24ve·'ish-yis·ra·'el nig·gas bai·yo·vm ha·hu; vai·yo·'el sha·'ul et-ha·'am le·mor a·rur ha·'ish a·sher-yo·chal le·chem ad-ha·'e·rev ve·nik·kam·ti me·'o·ye·vai, ve·lo ta·'am kol-ha·'am la·chem. s 25ve·chol-ha·'a·retz ba·'u vai·ya·'ar; vay·hi de·vash al-pe·nei has·sa·deh. 26vai·ya·vo ha·'am el-hai·ya·'ar, ve·hin·neh he·lech de·vash; ve·'ein-mas·sig ya·dov el-piv, ki-ya·re ha·'am et-ha·she·vu·'ah. 27ve·yo·v·na·tan lo-sha·ma be·hash·bi·a' a·viv et-ha·'am vai·yish·lach et-ke·tzeh ham·mat·teh a·sher be·ya·dov, vai·yit·bol o·v·tah be·ya'·rat had·de·vash; vai·ya·shev ya·dov el-piv, vat·ta·ro·nah ch vat·ta·'o·re·nah k ei·nav. 28vai·ya·'an ish me·ha·'am vai·yo·mer hash·be·a' hish·bi·a' a·vi·cha et-ha·'am le·mor, a·rur ha·'ish a·sher-yo·chal le·chem hai·yo·vm; vai·ya·'af ha·'am. 29vai·yo·mer yo·v·na·tan, a·char a·vi et-ha·'a·retz; re·'u-na ki-o·ru ei·nai, ki ta·'am·ti, me·'at de·vash haz·zeh. 30af ki lu a·chol a·chal hai·yo·vm ha·'am, mi·she·lal o·ye·vav a·sher ma·tza; ki at·tah lo-ra·ve·tah mak·kah bap·pe·lish·tim.

31vai·yak·ku bai·yo·vm ha·hu bap·pe·lish·tim, mim·mich·mas ai·ya·lo·nah; vai·ya·'af ha·'am me·'od. 32vai·ya·'as ch vai·ya·'at k ha·'am el- sha·lal ch ha·sha·lal, k vai·yik·chu tzon u·va·kar u·ve·nei va·kar vai·yish·cha·tu-a·re·tzah; vai·yo·chal ha·'am al-had·dam. 33vai·yag·gi·du le·sha·'ul le·mor, hin·neh ha·'am cho·ti·ym la·shem le·'e·chol al-had·dam; vai·yo·mer be·gad·tem, gol·lu-e·lai hai·yo·vm e·ven ge·do·v·lah. 34vai·yo·mer sha·'ul pu·tzu va·'am va·'a·mar·tem la·hem hag·gi·shu e·lai ish sho·v·rov ve·'ish se·ye·hu u·she·chat·tem ba·zeh va·'a·chal·tem, ve·lo-te·chet·'u la·shem le·'e·chol el-had·dam; vai·yag·gi·shu chol-ha·'am ish sho·v·rov ve·ya·dov hal·lay·lah vai·yish·cha·tu-sham. 35vai·yi·ven sha·'ul miz·be·ach la·shem; o·tov he·chel, liv·no·vt miz·be·ach la·shem. f

36vai·yo·mer sha·'ul ne·re·dah a·cha·rei fe·lish·tim lay·lah ve·na·vo·zah va·hem ad-o·vr hab·bo·ker ve·lo-nash·'er ba·hem ish, vai·yo·me·ru, kol-hat·to·vv be·'ei·nei·cha a·seh; s vai·yo·mer hak·ko·hen, nik·re·vah ha·lom el-ha·'e·lo·him.

37vai·yish·'al sha·'ul be·lo·him, ha·'e·red a·cha·rei fe·lish·tim, ha·tit·te·nem be·yad yis·ra·'el; ve·lo a·na·hu bai·yo·vm ha·hu. 38vai·yo·mer sha·'ul, go·shu ha·lom, kol pin·no·vt ha·'am; u·de·'u u·re·'u, bam·mah ha·ye·tah ha·chat·tat haz·zot hai·yo·vm. 39ki chai-ha·shem ham·mo·v·shi·a' et-yis·ra·'el, ki im-yesh·nov be·yo·v·na·tan be·ni ki mo·vt ya·mut; ve·'ein o·ne·hu mik·kol-ha·'am. 40vai·yo·mer el-kol-yis·ra·'el at·tem tih·yu le·'e·ver e·chad, va·'a·ni ve·yo·v·na·tan be·ni, nih·yeh le·'e·ver e·chad; vai·yo·me·ru ha·'am el-sha·'ul, hat·to·vv be·'ei·nei·cha a·seh. s 41vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el ha·vah ta·mim; vai·yil·la·ched yo·v·na·tan ve·sha·'ul ve·ha·'am ya·tza·'u. 42vai·yo·mer sha·'ul, hap·pi·lu bei·ni u·vein yo·v·na·tan be·ni; vai·yil·la·ched yo·v·na·tan.

43vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-yo·v·na·tan, hag·gi·dah li meh a·si·tah; vai·yag·ged-lov yo·v·na·tan vai·yo·mer ta·'om ta·'am·ti bik·tzeh ham·mat·teh a·sher-be·ya·di me·'at de·vash hin·ni a·mut. 44vai·yo·mer sha·'ul, koh-ya·'a·seh e·lo·him ve·choh yo·v·sif; ki-mo·vt ta·mut yo·v·na·tan. 45vai·yo·mer ha·'am el-sha·'ul ha·yo·v·na·tan ya·mut a·sher a·sah hay·shu·'ah hag·ge·do·v·lah haz·zot be·yis·ra·'el cha·li·lah chai-ha·shem im-yip·pol mis·sa·'a·rat ro·shov ar·tzah, ki-im-e·lo·him a·sah hai·yo·vm haz·zeh; vai·yif·du ha·'am et-yo·v·na·tan ve·lo-met. s 46vai·ya·'al sha·'ul, me·'a·cha·rei pe·lish·tim; u·fe·lish·tim ha·le·chu lim·ko·v·mam.

47ve·sha·'ul la·chad ham·me·lu·chah al-yis·ra·'el; vai·yil·la·chem sa·viv be·chol-o·ye·vav be·mo·v·'av u·viv·nei-am·mo·vn u·ve·'e·do·vm u·ve·mal·chei tzo·v·vah u·vap·pe·lish·tim, u·ve·chol a·sher-yif·neh yar·shi·a'. 48vai·ya·'as cha·yil, vai·yach et-a·ma·lek; vai·ya·tzel et-yis·ra·'el mi·yad sho·se·hu. s

49vai·yih·yu be·nei sha·'ul, yo·v·na·tan ve·yish·vi u·mal·ki-shu·a'; ve·shem she·tei ve·no·tav, shem hab·be·chi·rah me·rav, ve·shem hak·ke·tan·nah mi·chal. 50ve·shem e·shet sha·'ul, a·chi·no·'am bat-a·chi·ma·'atz; ve·shem sar-tze·va·'ov a·vi·ner, ben-ner do·vd sha·'ul. 51ve·kish a·vi-sha·'ul ve·ner a·vi-av·ner ben-a·vi·'el. s

52vat·te·hi ham·mil·cha·mah cha·za·kah al-pe·lish·tim, kol ye·mei sha·'ul; ve·ra·'ah sha·'ul kol-ish gib·bo·vr ve·chol-ben-cha·yil, vai·ya·'as·fe·hu e·lav. s