1vay·hi ke·ha·chin mal·chut re·chav·'am u·che·chez·ka·tov, a·zav et-to·v·rat ha·shem; ve·chol-yis·ra·'el im·mov. f 2vay·hi ba·sha·nah ha·cha·mi·shit lam·me·lech re·chav·'am, a·lah shi·shak me·lech-mitz·ra·yim al-ye·ru·sha·lim; ki ma·'a·lu ba·shem. 3be·'e·lef u·ma·ta·yim re·chev, u·ve·shi·shim e·lef pa·ra·shim; ve·'ein mis·par la·'am a·sher-ba·'u im·mov mim·mitz·ra·yim, lu·vim suk·ki·yim ve·chu·shim. 4vai·yil·kod et-a·rei ham·me·tzu·ro·vt a·sher li·hu·dah; vai·ya·vo ad-ye·ru·sha·lim. s 5u·she·ma'·yah han·na·vi ba el-re·chav·'am, ve·sa·rei ye·hu·dah, a·sher-ne·'es·fu el-ye·ru·sha·lim mip·pe·nei shi·shak; vai·yo·mer la·hem koh-a·mar ha·shem at·tem a·zav·tem o·ti, ve·'af-a·ni a·zav·ti et·chem be·yad-shi·shak. 6vai·yik·ka·ne·'u sa·rei-yis·ra·'el ve·ham·me·lech; vai·yo·me·ru tzad·dik ha·shem.

7u·vir·'o·vt ha·shem ki nich·na·'u, ha·yah de·var-ha·shem el-she·ma'·yah le·mor nich·ne·'u lo ash·chi·tem; ve·na·tat·ti la·hem kim·'at lif·lei·tah, ve·lo-tit·tach cha·ma·ti bi·ru·sha·lim be·yad-shi·shak. 8ki yih·yu-lov la·'a·va·dim; ve·ye·de·'u a·vo·v·da·ti, va·'a·vo·v·dat mam·le·cho·vt ha·'a·ra·tzo·vt. s

9vai·ya·'al shi·shak me·lech-mitz·ra·yim al-ye·ru·sha·lim vai·yik·kach et-o·tze·ro·vt beit-ha·shem ve·'et-o·tze·ro·vt beit ham·me·lech, et-hak·kol la·kach; vai·yik·kach et-ma·gin·nei haz·za·hav, a·sher a·sah she·lo·moh. 10vai·ya·'as ham·me·lech re·chav·'am tach·tei·hem, ma·gin·nei ne·cho·shet; ve·hif·kid al-yad sa·rei ha·ra·tzim, ha·sho·me·rim, pe·tach beit ham·me·lech. 11vay·hi mid·dei-vo·v ham·me·lech beit ha·shem; ba·'u ha·ra·tzim u·ne·sa·'um, ve·he·shi·vum el-ta ha·ra·tzim. 12u·ve·hik·ka·ne·'ov shav mim·men·nu af-ha·shem, ve·lo le·hash·chit le·cha·lah; ve·gam bi·hu·dah, ha·yah de·va·rim to·v·vim. s

13vai·yit·chaz·zek ham·me·lech re·chav·'am bi·ru·sha·lim vai·yim·loch; ki ven-ar·ba·'im ve·'a·chat sha·nah re·chav·'am be·ma·le·chov u·sha·va es·reh sha·nah ma·lach bi·ru·sha·lim ha·'ir a·sher-ba·char ha·shem la·sum et-she·mov sham mik·kol shiv·tei yis·ra·'el, ve·shem im·mov, na·'a·mah ha·'am·mo·nit. 14vai·ya·'as ha·ra; ki lo he·chin lib·bov, lid·ro·vsh et-ha·shem. s

15ve·div·rei re·chav·'am ha·ri·sho·nim ve·ha·'a·cha·ro·v·nim, ha·lo-hem ke·tu·vim be·div·rei she·ma'·yah han·na·vi ve·'id·dov ha·cho·zeh le·hit·ya·ches; u·mil·cha·mo·vt re·chav·'am ve·ya·ra·ve·'am kol-hai·ya·mim. 16vai·yish·kav re·chav·'am im-a·vo·tav, vai·yik·ka·ver be·'ir da·vid; vai·yim·loch a·vi·yah ve·nov tach·tav. f