1vai·yo·mer e·li·sha, shim·'u de·var-ha·shem; koh a·mar ha·shem ka·'et ma·char se·'ah-so·let be·she·kel ve·sa·ta·yim se·'o·rim be·she·kel be·sha·'ar sho·me·ro·vn. 2vai·ya·'an ha·sha·lish a·sher-lam·me·lech nish·'an al-ya·dov et-ish ha·'e·lo·him vai·yo·mar hin·neh ha·shem o·seh a·rub·bo·vt ba·sha·ma·yim, ha·yih·yeh had·da·var haz·zeh; vai·yo·mer hin·ne·chah ro·'eh be·'ei·nei·cha, u·mi·sham lo to·chel. s

3ve·'ar·ba·'ah a·na·shim hai·u me·tzo·ra·'im pe·tach ha·sha·'ar; vai·yo·me·ru ish el-re·'e·hu, mah a·nach·nu yo·she·vim poh ad-ma·te·nu. 4im-a·mar·nu na·vo·v ha·'ir ve·ha·ra·'av ba·'ir va·mat·nu sham, ve·'im-ya·shav·nu foh va·ma·te·nu; ve·'at·tah le·chu ve·nip·pe·lah el-ma·cha·neh a·ram, im-ye·chai·yu·nu nich·yeh, ve·'im-ye·mi·tu·nu va·ma·te·nu. 5vai·ya·ku·mu van·ne·shef, la·vo·v el-ma·cha·neh a·ram; vai·ya·vo·'u ad-ke·tzeh ma·cha·neh a·ram, ve·hin·neh ein-sham ish. 6va·do·nai hish·mi·a' et-ma·cha·neh a·ram ko·vl re·chev ko·vl sus, ko·vl cha·yil ga·do·vl; vai·yo·me·ru ish el-a·chiv hin·neh sa·char-a·lei·nu me·lech yis·ra·'el et-mal·chei ha·chit·tim ve·'et-mal·chei mitz·ra·yim la·vo·v a·lei·nu. 7vai·ya·ku·mu vai·ya·nu·su van·ne·shef vai·ya·'az·vu et-a·ho·lei·hem ve·'et-su·sei·hem ve·'et-cha·mo·rei·hem, ham·ma·cha·neh ka·'a·sher-hi; vai·ya·nu·su el-naf·sham. 8vai·ya·vo·'u ham·tzo·ra·'im ha·'el·leh ad-ke·tzeh ham·ma·cha·neh vai·ya·vo·'u el-o·hel e·chad vai·yo·che·lu vai·yish·tu, vai·yis·'u mi·sham ke·sef ve·za·hav u·ve·ga·dim, vai·ye·le·chu vai·yat·mi·nu; vai·ya·shu·vu vai·ya·vo·'u el-o·hel a·cher, vai·yis·'u mi·sham, vai·ye·le·chu vai·yat·mi·nu.

9vai·yo·me·ru ish el-re·'e·hu lo-chen a·nach·nu o·sim hai·yo·vm haz·zeh yo·vm-be·so·rah hu, va·'a·nach·nu mach·shim ve·chik·ki·nu ad-o·vr hab·bo·ker u·me·tza·'a·nu a·vo·vn; ve·'at·tah le·chu ve·na·vo·'ah, ve·nag·gi·dah beit ham·me·lech. 10vai·ya·vo·'u vai·yik·re·'u el-sho·'er ha·'ir vai·yag·gi·du la·hem le·mor, ba·nu el-ma·cha·neh a·ram, ve·hin·neh ein-sham ish ve·ko·vl a·dam; ki im-has·sus a·sur ve·ha·cha·mo·vr a·sur, ve·'o·ha·lim ka·'a·sher-hem·mah. 11vai·yik·ra ha·sho·'a·rim; vai·yag·gi·du beit ham·me·lech pe·ni·mah. 12vai·ya·kam ham·me·lech lay·lah vai·yo·mer el-a·va·dav, ag·gi·dah-na la·chem, et a·sher-a·su la·nu a·ram; ya·de·'u ki-re·'e·vim a·nach·nu vai·ye·tze·'u min-ham·ma·cha·neh le·he·cha·veh ve·has·sa·deh ch vas·sa·deh k le·mor, ki-ye·tze·'u min-ha·'ir ve·nit·pe·sem chai·yim, ve·'el-ha·'ir na·vo. 13vai·ya·'an e·chad me·'a·va·dav vai·yo·mer ve·yik·chu-na cha·mi·shah min-has·su·sim han·nish·'a·rim a·sher nish·'a·ru-vah hin·nam ke·chol- he·ha·mo·vn ch ha·mo·vn k yis·ra·'el a·sher nish·'a·ru-vah, hin·nam ke·chol-ha·mo·vn yis·ra·'el a·sher-tam·mu; ve·nish·le·chah ve·nir·'eh. 14vai·yik·chu she·nei re·chev su·sim; vai·yish·lach ham·me·lech a·cha·rei ma·cha·neh-a·ram le·mor le·chu u·re·'u.

15vai·ye·le·chu a·cha·rei·hem ad-hai·yar·den ve·hin·neh chol-had·de·rech me·le·'ah ve·ga·dim ve·che·lim, a·sher-hish·li·chu a·ram be·he·cha·fe·zam ch be·cha·fe·zam; k vai·ya·shu·vu ham·mal·'a·chim, vai·yag·gi·du lam·me·lech.

16vai·ye·tze ha·'am, vai·ya·voz·zu et ma·cha·neh a·ram; vay·hi se·'ah-so·let be·she·kel ve·sa·ta·yim se·'o·rim be·she·kel kid·var ha·shem. 17ve·ham·me·lech hif·kid et-ha·sha·lish a·sher-nish·'an al-ya·dov al-ha·sha·'ar, vai·yir·me·su·hu ha·'am ba·sha·'ar vai·ya·mot; ka·'a·sher dib·ber ish ha·'e·lo·him, a·sher dib·ber, be·re·det ham·me·lech e·lav. 18vay·hi ke·dab·ber ish ha·'e·lo·him, el-ham·me·lech le·mor; sa·ta·yim se·'o·rim be·she·kel u·se·'ah-so·let be·she·kel, yih·yeh ka·'et ma·char, be·sha·'ar sho·me·ro·vn. 19vai·ya·'an ha·sha·lish et-ish ha·'e·lo·him vai·yo·mar ve·hin·neh ha·shem o·seh a·rub·bo·vt ba·sha·ma·yim, ha·yih·yeh kad·da·var haz·zeh; vai·yo·mer hin·ne·cha ro·'eh be·'ei·nei·cha, u·mi·sham lo to·chel. 20vay·hi-lov ken; vai·yir·me·su o·tov ha·'am ba·sha·'ar vai·ya·mot. s