1vay·hi ba·cho·desh ha·she·vi·'i ba yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah ven-e·li·sha·ma miz·ze·ra ham·me·lu·chah ve·rab·bei ham·me·lech va·'a·sa·rah a·na·shim it·tov el-ge·dal·ya·hu ven-a·chi·kam ham·mitz·pa·tah; vai·yo·che·lu sham le·chem yach·dav bam·mitz·pah. 2vai·ya·kam yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah va·'a·se·ret ha·'a·na·shim a·sher-hai·u it·tov vai·yak·ku et-ge·dal·ya·hu ven-a·chi·kam ben-sha·fan ba·che·rev vai·ya·met o·tov; a·sher-hif·kid me·lech-ba·vel ba·'a·retz. 3ve·'et kol-haiy·hu·dim a·sher-hai·u it·tov et-ge·dal·ya·hu bam·mitz·pah, ve·'et-hak·kas·dim a·sher nim·tze·'u-sham; et an·shei ham·mil·cha·mah, hik·kah yish·ma·'el.

4vay·hi bai·yo·vm ha·she·ni le·ha·mit et-ge·dal·ya·hu; ve·'ish lo ya·da. 5vai·ya·vo·'u a·na·shim mi·she·chem mi·shi·lov u·mi·sho·me·ro·vn she·mo·nim ish, me·gul·le·chei za·kan u·ke·ru·'ei ve·ga·dim u·mit·go·de·dim; u·min·chah u·le·vo·v·nah be·ya·dam, le·ha·vi beit ha·shem. 6vai·ye·tze yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah lik·ra·tam min-ham·mitz·pah, ho·lech ha·loch u·vo·cheh; vay·hi kif·gosh o·tam, vai·yo·mer a·lei·hem, bo·'u el-ge·dal·ya·hu ven-a·chi·kam. s 7vay·hi ke·vo·v·'am el-to·vch ha·'ir; vai·yish·cha·tem yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah el-to·vch hab·bo·vr, hu ve·ha·'a·na·shim a·sher-it·tov. 8va·'a·sa·rah a·na·shim nim·tze·'u-vam vai·yo·me·ru el-yish·ma·'el al-te·mi·te·nu, ki-yesh-la·nu mat·mo·nim bas·sa·deh, chit·tim u·se·'o·rim ve·she·men u·de·vash; vai·yech·dal ve·lo he·mi·tam be·to·vch a·chei·hem.

9ve·hab·bo·vr a·sher hish·lich sham yish·ma·'el et kol-pig·rei ha·'a·na·shim a·sher hik·kah be·yad-ge·dal·ya·hu, hu a·sher a·sah ham·me·lech a·sa, mip·pe·nei ba'·sha me·lech-yis·ra·'el; o·tov mil·le yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·ya·hu cha·la·lim. 10vai·yish·be yish·ma·'el et-kol-she·'e·rit ha·'am a·sher bam·mitz·pah et-be·no·vt ham·me·lech ve·'et-kol-ha·'am han·nish·'a·rim bam·mitz·pah, a·sher hif·kid ne·vu·zar·'a·dan rav-tab·ba·chim, et-ge·dal·ya·hu ben-a·chi·kam; vai·yish·bem yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah, vai·ye·lech la·'a·vor el-be·nei am·mo·vn. s

11vai·yish·ma yo·v·cha·nan ben-ka·re·ach, ve·chol-sa·rei ha·cha·ya·lim a·sher it·tov; et kol-ha·ra·'ah a·sher a·sah, yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah. 12vai·yik·chu et-kol-ha·'a·na·shim, vai·ye·le·chu, le·hil·la·chem im-yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah; vai·yim·tze·'u o·tov, el-ma·yim rab·bim a·sher be·giv·'o·vn. 13vay·hi kir·'o·vt kol-ha·'am a·sher et-yish·ma·'el, et-yo·v·cha·nan ben-ka·re·ach, ve·'et kol-sa·rei ha·cha·ya·lim a·sher it·tov; vai·yis·ma·chu. 14vai·ya·sob·bu kol-ha·'am, a·sher-sha·vah yish·ma·'el min-ham·mitz·pah; vai·ya·shu·vu vai·ye·le·chu, el-yo·v·cha·nan ben-ka·re·ach. 15ve·yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah nim·lat bish·mo·nah a·na·shim, mip·pe·nei yo·v·cha·nan; vai·ye·lech el-be·nei am·mo·vn. s 16vai·yik·kach yo·v·cha·nan ben-ka·re·ach ve·chol-sa·rei ha·cha·ya·lim a·sher-it·tov et kol-she·'e·rit ha·'am a·sher he·shiv me·'et yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah min-ham·mitz·pah, a·char hik·kah, et-ge·dal·yah ben-a·chi·kam; ge·va·rim an·shei ham·mil·cha·mah ve·na·shim ve·taf ve·sa·ri·sim, a·sher he·shiv mig·giv·'o·vn. 17vai·ye·le·chu vai·ye·she·vu be·ge·rut che·mo·v·hem ch kim·ham, k a·sher-e·tzel beit la·chem; la·le·chet la·vo·v mitz·ra·yim. 18mip·pe·nei hak·kas·dim, ki ya·re·'u mip·pe·nei·hem; ki-hik·kah yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah et-ge·dal·ya·hu ben-a·chi·kam, a·sher-hif·kid me·lech-ba·vel ba·'a·retz. s