1vai·ye·lech re·chav·'am she·che·mah; ki she·chem ba·'u chol-yis·ra·'el le·ham·lich o·tov. 2vay·hi kish·mo·a' ya·ra·ve·'am ben-ne·vat ve·hu ve·mitz·ra·yim, a·sher ba·rach, mip·pe·nei she·lo·moh ham·me·lech; vai·ya·shav ya·ra·ve·'am mim·mitz·ra·yim. 3vai·yish·le·chu vai·yik·re·'u-lov, vai·ya·vo ya·ra·ve·'am ve·chol-yis·ra·'el; vay·dab·be·ru, el-re·chav·'am le·mor. 4a·vi·cha hik·shah et-ul·le·nu; ve·'at·tah ha·kel me·'a·vo·dat a·vi·cha hak·ka·shah u·me·'ul·lov hak·ka·ved a·sher-na·tan a·lei·nu ve·na·'av·dek·ka. 5vai·yo·mer a·le·hem o·vd she·lo·shet ya·mim ve·shu·vu e·lai; vai·ye·lech ha·'am. s

6vai·yiv·va·'atz ham·me·lech re·chav·'am et-haz·ze·ke·nim a·sher-hai·u o·me·dim lif·nei she·lo·moh a·viv, bih·yo·tov chai le·mor; eich at·tem no·v·'a·tzim, le·ha·shiv la·'am-haz·zeh da·var. 7vay·dab·be·ru e·lav le·mor im-tih·yeh le·to·vv le·ha·'am haz·zeh u·re·tzi·tam, ve·dib·bar·ta a·le·hem de·va·rim to·v·vim; ve·hai·u le·cha a·va·dim kol-hai·ya·mim. 8vai·ya·'a·zov et-a·tzat haz·ze·ke·nim a·sher ye·'a·tzu·hu; vai·yiv·va·'atz et-hay·la·dim a·sher ga·de·lu it·tov, ha·'o·me·dim le·fa·nav. 9vai·yo·mer a·le·hem mah at·tem no·v·'a·tzim, ve·na·shiv da·var et-ha·'am haz·zeh; a·sher dib·be·ru e·lai le·mor, ha·kel min-ha·'ol, a·sher-na·tan a·vi·cha a·lei·nu. 10vay·dab·be·ru it·tov hay·la·dim a·sher ga·de·lu it·tov le·mor koh-to·mar la·'am a·sher-dib·be·ru e·lei·cha le·mor a·vi·cha hich·bid et-ul·le·nu, ve·'at·tah ha·kel me·'a·lei·nu; koh to·mar a·le·hem, ka·tan·ni a·vah mim·ma·te·nei a·vi. 11ve·'at·tah a·vi he'·mis a·lei·chem ol ka·ved, va·'a·ni o·sif al-ul·le·chem; a·vi yis·sar et·chem ba·sho·v·tim, va·'a·ni ba·'ak·rab·bim. s

12vai·ya·vo ya·ra·ve·'am ve·chol-ha·'am el-re·chav·'am bai·yo·vm ha·she·li·shi; ka·'a·sher dib·ber ham·me·lech le·mor, shu·vu e·lai bai·yo·vm ha·she·li·shi. 13vai·ya·'a·nem ham·me·lech ka·shah; vai·ya·'a·zov ham·me·lech re·chav·'am, et a·tzat haz·ze·ke·nim. 14vay·dab·ber a·le·hem ka·'a·tzat hay·la·dim le·mor, ach·bid et-ul·le·chem, va·'a·ni o·sif a·lav; a·vi yis·sar et·chem ba·sho·v·tim, va·'a·ni ba·'ak·rab·bim. 15ve·lo-sha·ma ham·me·lech el-ha·'am; ki-ha·ye·tah ne·sib·bah me·'im ha·'e·lo·him, le·ma·'an ha·kim ha·shem et-de·va·rov a·sher dib·ber be·yad a·chi·ya·hu ha·shi·lo·v·ni, el-ya·ra·ve·'am ben-ne·vat.

16ve·chol-yis·ra·'el ki lo-sha·ma ham·me·lech la·hem vai·ya·shi·vu ha·'am et-ham·me·lech le·mor mah-la·nu che·lek be·da·vid ve·lo-na·cha·lah be·ven-yi·shai ish le·'o·ha·lei·cha yis·ra·'el, at·tah re·'eh vei·te·cha da·vid; vai·ye·lech kol-yis·ra·'el le·'o·ha·lav. s

17u·ve·nei yis·ra·'el, hai·yo·she·vim be·'a·rei ye·hu·dah; vai·yim·loch a·lei·hem re·chav·'am. 18vai·yish·lach ham·me·lech re·chav·'am et-ha·do·ram a·sher al-ham·mas, vai·yir·ge·mu-vov ve·nei-yis·ra·'el e·ven vai·ya·mot; ve·ham·me·lech re·chav·'am hit·'am·metz la·'a·lo·vt bam·mer·ka·vah, la·nus ye·ru·sha·lim. s 19vai·yif·she·'u yis·ra·'el be·veit da·vid, ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. s