1vai·yo·mer da·vid el-lib·bov, at·tah es·sa·feh yo·vm-e·chad be·yad-sha·'ul; ein-li to·vv ki him·ma·let im·ma·let el-e·retz pe·lish·tim ve·no·v·'ash mim·men·ni sha·'ul le·vak·she·ni o·vd be·chol-ge·vul yis·ra·'el, ve·nim·lat·ti mi·ya·dov. 2vai·ya·kam da·vid, vai·ya·'a·vor hu, ve·shesh-me·'o·vt ish a·sher im·mov; el-a·chish ben-ma·'o·vch me·lech gat. 3vai·ye·shev da·vid im-a·chish be·gat hu va·'a·na·shav ish u·vei·tov; da·vid u·she·tei na·shav, a·chi·no·'am hai·yiz·re·'e·lit, va·'a·vi·ga·yil e·shet-na·val hak·kar·me·lit. 4vai·yug·gad le·sha·'ul, ki-va·rach da·vid gat; ve·lo- yo·v·saf ch ya·saf k o·vd le·vak·shov. s

5vai·yo·mer da·vid el-a·chish im-na ma·tza·ti chen be·'ei·nei·cha yit·te·nu-li ma·ko·vm be·'a·chat a·rei has·sa·deh ve·'e·she·vah sham; ve·lam·mah ye·shev av·de·cha be·'ir ham·mam·la·chah im·mach. 6vai·yit·ten-lov a·chish bai·yo·vm ha·hu et-tzik·lag; la·chen ha·ye·tah tzik·lag le·mal·chei ye·hu·dah, ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. f 7vay·hi mis·par hai·ya·mim, a·sher-ya·shav da·vid bis·deh fe·lish·tim; ya·mim ve·'ar·ba·'ah cho·da·shim.

8vai·ya·'al da·vid va·'a·na·shav, vai·yif·she·tu el-hag·ge·shu·ri ve·hag·gir·zi ch ve·hag·giz·ri k ve·ha·'a·ma·le·ki; ki hen·nah yo·she·vo·vt ha·'a·retz a·sher me·'o·v·lam, bo·v·'a·cha shu·rah ve·'ad-e·retz mitz·ra·yim. 9ve·hik·kah da·vid et-ha·'a·retz, ve·lo ye·chai·yeh ish ve·'i·shah; ve·la·kach tzon u·va·kar va·cha·mo·rim u·ge·mal·lim u·ve·ga·dim, vai·ya·shav vai·ya·vo el-a·chish. 10vai·yo·mer a·chish, al-pe·shat·tem hai·yo·vm; vai·yo·mer da·vid al-ne·gev ye·hu·dah ve·'al-ne·gev hai·yar·che·me·'e·li, ve·'el-ne·gev hak·kei·ni. 11ve·'ish ve·'i·shah lo-ye·chai·yeh da·vid le·ha·vi gat le·mor, pen-yag·gi·du a·lei·nu le·mor; koh-a·sah da·vid ve·choh mish·pa·tov, kol-hai·ya·mim, a·sher ya·shav bis·deh fe·lish·tim. 12vai·ya·'a·men a·chish be·da·vid le·mor; hav·'esh hiv·'ish be·'am·mov ve·yis·ra·'el, ve·ha·yah li le·'e·ved o·v·lam. f