1u·le·'ach·'av shiv·'im ba·nim be·sho·me·ro·vn; vai·yich·tov ye·hu se·fa·rim vai·yish·lach sho·me·ro·vn el-sa·rei yiz·re·'el haz·ze·ke·nim, ve·'el-ha·'o·me·nim ach·'av le·mor. 2ve·'at·tah ke·vo has·se·fer haz·zeh a·lei·chem, ve·'it·te·chem be·nei a·do·nei·chem; ve·'it·te·chem ha·re·chev ve·has·su·sim, ve·'ir miv·tzar ve·han·na·shek. 3u·re·'i·tem hat·to·vv ve·hai·ya·shar mib·be·nei a·do·nei·chem, ve·sam·tem al-kis·se a·viv; ve·hil·la·cha·mu al-beit a·do·nei·chem. 4vai·yir·'u me·'od me·'od, vai·yo·me·ru, hin·neh she·nei ham·me·la·chim, lo a·me·du le·fa·nav; ve·'eich na·'a·mod a·na·che·nu. 5vai·yish·lach a·sher-al-hab·ba·yit va·'a·sher al-ha·'ir ve·haz·ze·ke·nim ve·ha·'o·me·nim el-ye·hu le·mor a·va·dei·cha a·nach·nu, ve·chol a·sher-to·mar e·lei·nu na·'a·seh; lo-nam·lich ish, hat·to·vv be·'ei·nei·cha a·seh. 6vai·yich·tov a·lei·hem se·fer she·nit le·mor im-li at·tem u·le·ko·li at·tem sho·me·'im ke·chu et-ra·shei an·shei ve·nei-a·do·nei·chem, u·vo·'u e·lai ka·'et ma·char yiz·re·'e·lah; u·ve·nei ham·me·lech shiv·'im ish, et-ge·do·lei ha·'ir me·gad·de·lim o·v·tam. 7vay·hi ke·vo has·se·fer a·lei·hem, vai·yik·chu et-be·nei ham·me·lech, vai·yish·cha·tu shiv·'im ish; vai·ya·si·mu et-ra·shei·hem bad·du·dim, vai·yish·le·chu e·lav yiz·re·'e·lah. 8vai·ya·vo ham·mal·'ach vai·yag·ged-lov le·mor, he·vi·'u ra·shei ve·nei-ham·me·lech; vai·yo·mer si·mu o·tam she·nei tzib·bu·rim pe·tach ha·sha·'ar ad-hab·bo·ker. 9vay·hi vab·bo·ker vai·ye·tze vai·ya·'a·mod, vai·yo·mer el-kol-ha·'am, tzad·di·kim at·tem; hin·neh a·ni ka·shar·ti al-a·do·ni va·'eh·re·ge·hu, u·mi hik·kah et-kol-el·leh. 10de·'u e·fo·v ki lo yip·pol mid·de·var ha·shem ar·tzah, a·sher-dib·ber ha·shem al-beit ach·'av; va·shem a·sah, et a·sher dib·ber, be·yad av·dov e·li·ya·hu. 11vai·yach ye·hu et kol-han·nish·'a·rim le·veit-ach·'av be·yiz·re·'el, ve·chol-ge·do·lav u·me·yud·da·'av ve·cho·ha·nav; ad-bil·ti hish·'ir-lov sa·rid.

12vai·ya·kam vai·ya·vo, vai·ye·lech sho·me·ro·vn; hu beit-e·ked ha·ro·'im bad·da·rech. 13ve·ye·hu ma·tza et-a·chei a·chaz·ya·hu me·lech-ye·hu·dah, vai·yo·mer mi at·tem; vai·yo·me·ru a·chei a·chaz·ya·hu a·nach·nu, van·ne·red lish·lo·vm be·nei-ham·me·lech u·ve·nei hag·ge·vi·rah. 14vai·yo·mer tif·sum chai·yim, vai·yit·pe·sum chai·yim; vai·yish·cha·tum el-bo·vr beit-e·ked ar·ba·'im u·she·na·yim ish, ve·lo-hish·'ir ish me·hem. s

15vai·ye·lech mi·sham vai·yim·tza et-ye·ho·v·na·dav ben-re·chav lik·ra·tov vay·va·re·che·hu vai·yo·mer e·lav ha·yesh et-le·va·ve·cha ya·shar ka·'a·sher le·va·vi im-le·va·ve·cha, vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·na·dav yesh va·yesh te·nah et-ya·de·cha; vai·yit·ten ya·dov, vai·ya·'a·le·hu e·lav el-ham·mer·ka·vah. 16vai·yo·mer le·chah it·ti, u·re·'eh be·kin·'a·ti la·shem; vai·yar·ki·vu o·tov be·rich·bov. 17vai·ya·vo sho·me·ro·vn, vai·yach et-kol-han·nish·'a·rim le·'ach·'av be·sho·me·ro·vn ad-hish·mi·dov; kid·var ha·shem, a·sher dib·ber el-e·li·ya·hu. f

18vai·yik·botz ye·hu et-kol-ha·'am, vai·yo·mer a·le·hem, ach·'av a·vad et-hab·ba·'al me·'at; ye·hu ya·'av·den·nu har·beh. 19ve·'at·tah chol-ne·vi·'ei hab·ba·'al kol-o·ve·dav ve·chol-ko·ha·nav kir·'u e·lai ish al-yip·pa·ked ki ze·vach ga·do·vl li lab·ba·'al, kol a·sher-yip·pa·ked lo yich·yeh; ve·ye·hu a·sah ve·'a·ke·bah, le·ma·'an ha·'a·vid et-o·ve·dei hab·ba·'al. 20vai·yo·mer ye·hu kad·de·shu a·tza·rah lab·ba·'al vai·yik·ra·'u. 21vai·yish·lach ye·hu be·chol-yis·ra·'el, vai·ya·vo·'u kol-o·ve·dei hab·ba·'al, ve·lo-nish·'ar ish a·sher lo-va; vai·ya·vo·'u beit hab·ba·'al, vai·yim·ma·le veit-hab·ba·'al peh la·feh. 22vai·yo·mer la·'a·sher al-ham·mel·ta·chah, ho·v·tze le·vush, le·chol o·ve·dei hab·ba·'al; vai·yo·tze la·hem ham·mal·bush. 23vai·ya·vo ye·hu vi·ho·v·na·dav ben-re·chav beit hab·ba·'al; vai·yo·mer le·'o·ve·dei hab·ba·'al chap·pe·su u·re·'u pen-yesh-poh im·ma·chem me·'av·dei ha·shem, ki im-o·ve·dei hab·ba·'al le·vad·dam. 24vai·ya·vo·'u la·'a·so·vt ze·va·chim ve·'o·lo·vt; ve·ye·hu sam-lov va·chutz she·mo·nim ish, vai·yo·mer ha·'ish a·sher-yim·ma·let min-ha·'a·na·shim a·sher a·ni me·vi al-ye·dei·chem, naf·shov ta·chat naf·shov.

25vay·hi ke·chal·lo·tov la·'a·so·vt ha·'o·lah vai·yo·mer ye·hu la·ra·tzim ve·la·sha·li·shim bo·'u hak·kum ish al-ye·tze, vai·yak·kum le·fi-cha·rev; vai·yash·li·chu ha·ra·tzim ve·ha·sha·li·shim, vai·ye·le·chu ad-ir beit-hab·ba·'al. 26vai·yo·tzi·'u et-ma·tze·vo·vt beit-hab·ba·'al vai·yis·re·fu·ha. 27vai·yit·te·tzu, et ma·tze·vat hab·ba·'al; vai·yit·te·tzu et-beit hab·ba·'al, vay·si·mu·hu le·ma·cha·ra·'o·vt ch le·mo·v·tza·'o·vt k ad-hai·yo·vm.

28vai·yash·med ye·hu et-hab·ba·'al mi·yis·ra·'el.

29rak cha·ta·'ei ya·ra·ve·'am ben-ne·vat a·sher he·che·ti et-yis·ra·'el, lo-sar ye·hu me·'a·cha·rei·hem; eg·lei haz·za·hav, a·sher beit-el va·'a·sher be·dan. s 30vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-ye·hu ya·'an a·sher-he·ti·vo·ta la·'a·so·vt hai·ya·shar be·'ei·nai, ke·chol a·sher bil·va·vi, a·si·ta le·veit ach·'av; be·nei re·vi·'im, ye·she·vu le·cha al-kis·se yis·ra·'el. 31ve·ye·hu lo sha·mar la·le·chet be·to·v·rat-ha·shem e·lo·hei-yis·ra·'el be·chol-le·va·vov; lo sar me·'al chat·to·vt ya·ra·ve·'am, a·sher he·che·ti et-yis·ra·'el.

32bai·ya·mim ha·hem, he·chel ha·shem, le·ka·tzo·vt be·yis·ra·'el; vai·yak·kem cha·za·'el be·chol-ge·vul yis·ra·'el. 33min-hai·yar·den miz·rach ha·she·mesh, et kol-e·retz hag·gil·'ad, hag·ga·di ve·ha·ru·v·ve·ni ve·ham·na·shi; me·'a·ro·'er a·sher al-na·chal ar·non, ve·hag·gil·'ad ve·hab·ba·shan.

34ve·ye·ter div·rei ye·hu ve·chol-a·sher a·sah ve·chol-ge·vu·ra·tov; ha·lo·v-hem ke·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei yis·ra·'el. 35vai·yish·kav ye·hu im-a·vo·tav, vai·yik·be·ru o·tov be·sho·me·ro·vn; vai·yim·loch ye·ho·v·'a·chaz be·nov tach·tav. 36ve·hai·ya·mim a·sher ma·lach ye·hu al-yis·ra·'el, es·rim u·she·mo·neh-sha·nah be·sho·me·ro·vn. f