1vai·yag·gi·du le·da·vid le·mor; hin·neh fe·lish·tim nil·cha·mim bik·'i·lah, ve·hem·mah sho·sim et-hag·go·ra·no·vt. 2vai·yish·'al da·vid ba·shem le·mor, ha·'e·lech ve·hik·kei·ti, bap·pe·lish·tim ha·'el·leh; s vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-da·vid lech ve·hik·ki·ta vap·pe·lish·tim, ve·ho·v·sha'·ta et-ke·'i·lah. 3vai·yo·me·ru an·shei da·vid e·lav, hin·neh a·nach·nu foh bi·hu·dah ye·re·'im; ve·'af ki-ne·lech ke·'i·lah, el-ma·'ar·cho·vt pe·lish·tim. s 4vai·yo·v·sef o·vd da·vid lish·'ol ba·shem, s vai·ya·'a·ne·hu ha·shem; vai·yo·mer kum red ke·'i·lah, ki-a·ni no·ten et-pe·lish·tim be·ya·de·cha. 5vai·ye·lech da·vid va·'in·shov ch va·'a·na·shav k ke·'i·lah vai·yil·la·chem bap·pe·lish·tim vai·yin·hag et-mik·nei·hem, vai·yach ba·hem mak·kah ge·do·v·lah; vai·yo·sha da·vid, et yo·she·vei ke·'i·lah. s

6vay·hi biv·ro·ach ev·ya·tar ben-a·chi·me·lech el-da·vid ke·'i·lah; e·fo·vd ya·rad be·ya·dov.

7vai·yug·gad le·sha·'ul, ki-va da·vid ke·'i·lah; vai·yo·mer sha·'ul nik·kar o·tov e·lo·him be·ya·di, ki nis·gar la·vo·v, be·'ir de·la·ta·yim u·ve·ri·ach. 8vay·sham·ma sha·'ul et-kol-ha·'am lam·mil·cha·mah; la·re·det ke·'i·lah, la·tzur el-da·vid ve·'el-a·na·shav. 9vai·ye·da da·vid, ki a·lav, sha·'ul ma·cha·rish ha·ra·'ah; vai·yo·mer el-ev·ya·tar hak·ko·hen, hag·gi·shah ha·'e·fo·vd. s 10vai·yo·mer da·vid ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el, sha·mo·a' sha·ma av·de·cha, ki-me·vak·kesh sha·'ul la·vo·v el-ke·'i·lah; le·sha·chet la·'ir ba·'a·vu·ri. 11ha·yas·gi·ru·ni va·'a·lei ke·'i·lah ve·ya·dov ha·ye·red sha·'ul ka·'a·sher sha·ma av·de·cha, ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el, hag·ged-na le·'av·de·cha; s vai·yo·mer ha·shem ye·red. 12vai·yo·mer da·vid, ha·yas·gi·ru ba·'a·lei ke·'i·lah o·ti ve·'et-a·na·shai be·yad-sha·'ul; vai·yo·mer ha·shem yas·gi·ru. s 13vai·ya·kam da·vid va·'a·na·shav ke·shesh-me·'o·vt ish vai·ye·tze·'u mik·ke·'i·lah, vai·yit·hal·le·chu ba·'a·sher yit·hal·la·chu; u·le·sha·'ul hug·gad ki-nim·lat da·vid mik·ke·'i·lah, vai·yech·dal la·tzet. 14vai·ye·shev da·vid bam·mid·bar bam·me·tza·do·vt, vai·ye·shev ba·har be·mid·bar-zif; vay·vak·she·hu sha·'ul kol-hai·ya·mim, ve·lo-ne·ta·nov e·lo·him be·ya·dov.

15vai·yar· da·vid, ki-ya·tza sha·'ul le·vak·kesh et-naf·shov; ve·da·vid be·mid·bar-zif ba·cho·re·shah. s 16vai·ya·kam ye·ho·v·na·tan ben-sha·'ul, vai·ye·lech el-da·vid cho·re·shah; vay·chaz·zek et-ya·dov be·lo·him. 17vai·yo·mer e·lav al-ti·ra ki lo tim·tza·'a·cha yad sha·'ul a·vi, ve·'at·tah tim·loch al-yis·ra·'el, ve·'a·no·chi eh·yeh-le·cha le·mish·neh; ve·gam-sha·'ul a·vi yo·de·a' ken. 18vai·yich·re·tu she·nei·hem be·rit lif·nei ha·shem; vai·ye·shev da·vid ba·cho·re·shah, vi·ho·v·na·tan ha·lach le·vei·tov. s

19vai·ya·'a·lu zi·fim el-sha·'ul, hag·giv·'a·tah le·mor; ha·lo·v da·vid mis·tat·ter im·ma·nu vam·me·tza·do·vt ba·cho·re·shah, be·giv·'at ha·cha·chi·lah, a·sher mi·min hay·shi·mo·vn. 20ve·'at·tah le·chol-av·vat naf·she·cha ham·me·lech la·re·det red; ve·la·nu has·gi·rov be·yad ham·me·lech. 21vai·yo·mer sha·'ul, be·ru·chim at·tem la·shem; ki cha·mal·tem a·lai. 22le·chu-na ha·chi·nu o·vd u·de·'u u·re·'u et-me·ko·v·mov a·sher tih·yeh rag·lov, mi ra·'a·hu sham; ki a·mar e·lai, a·ro·vm ya'·rim hu. 23u·re·'u u·de·'u mik·kol ham·ma·cha·vo·'im a·sher yit·chab·be sham, ve·shav·tem e·lai el-na·cho·vn, ve·ha·lach·ti it·te·chem; ve·ha·yah im-yesh·nov va·'a·retz, ve·chip·pas·ti o·tov, be·chol al·fei ye·hu·dah.

24vai·ya·ku·mu vai·ye·le·chu zi·fah lif·nei sha·'ul; ve·da·vid va·'a·na·shav be·mid·bar ma·'o·vn ba·'a·ra·vah, el ye·min hay·shi·mo·vn. 25vai·ye·lech sha·'ul va·'a·na·shav le·vak·kesh vai·yag·gi·du le·da·vid, vai·ye·red has·se·la, vai·ye·shev be·mid·bar ma·'o·vn; vai·yish·ma sha·'ul, vai·yir·dof a·cha·rei-da·vid mid·bar ma·'o·vn. 26vai·ye·lech sha·'ul mi·tzad ha·har miz·zeh, ve·da·vid va·'a·na·shav mi·tzad ha·har miz·zeh; vay·hi da·vid nech·paz la·le·chet mip·pe·nei sha·'ul, ve·sha·'ul va·'a·na·shav o·te·rim el-da·vid ve·'el-a·na·shav le·ta·fe·sam. 27u·mal·'ach ba, el-sha·'ul le·mor; ma·ha·rah ve·le·chah, ki-fa·she·tu fe·lish·tim al-ha·'a·retz. 28vai·ya·shav sha·'ul mir·dof a·cha·rei da·vid, vai·ye·lech lik·rat pe·lish·tim; al-ken ka·re·'u lam·ma·ko·vm ha·hu, se·la ham·mach·le·ko·vt. 29vai·ya·'al da·vid mi·sham; vai·ye·shev bim·tza·do·vt ein-ge·di.