1 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) BaBawaa (in come) Dawad (David) WaAyanashayaw (and happened his men) Tzaqalag (Ziklag) BaYawam (in day), HaShalayashay (the third) WaImalaqay (and amalekites) Pashataw (made raid) Al-Nagab (to south), WaAl (and to) Tzaqalag (Ziklag), WaYaNakahaw (and struck him) Ath (the entirety of) Tzaqalag (Ziklag), WaYaSharapaw (and burned) Athah (the entirety of her) BaAsh (with fire),
2 WaYaShabahaw (And taken captive) Ath-HaNaAyashahayam (the entirety of the women - emphatic) Ashar (therein), Bah (within him her) MaQatan (from both small) WaId-Gadawal (and as far as very great/important/mighty). Laa (NOT) HaMawayathaw (they [causing] kill), Ayash (man) WaYaNahagaw (and carried off), WaYaYalakaw (and went) LaDarakam (their way).
3 WaYaBawaa (And came) Dawad (David) WaAyanashayaw (and his men) Al-HaIyar (to the city), WaHanah (and behold), Sharawapah (burned) BaAsh (with fire); WaNaAyashahayam (and their wives - emphatic), WaBanayam (and their sons), WaBanathathayam (and their daughters), NaShabahaw (taken captive).
4 WaYaNashaa (And lifted up) Dawad (David) WaHaIm (and the people) Ashar-Athaw (who/that entirety him) Ath-Qawalam (the entirety of their voice) WaYaBakahaw (and wept), IdaAsharaAyan (as far as who/that NO ONE) Bam (within him them) Kach (strength / mighty / power) LaBakahawath (to weep - plural).
5 WaShanathayam (And two) NaAyashahay (wife - emphatic) Dawad (David's) NaShabahaw (wives taken captive), Achay-Naim (Ahinoam) HaYazaraialayath (the jezreelitess), Abay-Gayal (Abigail) Ayashahath (woman) Nabal (Nabal) HaKaramalay (the carmelite).
6 WaThaYatzar (And distressed) LaDawad (David) Maad (exceedingly / very); Kay-Amaraw (surely spoke) HaIm (the people) LaSaqalaw (stoning him), Kay-Marahah (surely 𐤌𐤓𐤄) Napash (soul) Kal (every) HaIm (the people grieved), Ayash (man) Il-Banaw (over his sons) WaIl-Banathathayaw (and over his daughters): WaYaThaChazaq (and [reflexive] strengthened himself) Dawad (David) Yahawah () Alahayam (God).
7 WaYaAmar (And said) Ab-Yathar (Abiathar) Dawad (David) Al (to) HaKahan (the priest), Ban (son) Achay-Malak (Ahimelech), “HaNagayashah ([causing] please bring here - emphatic) Naa (Now) Lay (for me) HaApawad (the ephod). Ab-Yathar (Abiathar).” WaYaNagash (and brought) Ath-HaApawad (the entirety of the ephod) Al (to) Dawad (David).
8 WaYaShaal (And ask) Dawad (David) Yahawah (), LaAmar (inquired saying), “ARadap (I pursue) AcharayaHaGadawad (after/following this troop), HaZah (this / that / these) HaANashagaw (I overtake him)?” WaYaAmar (and he answered), “Law (for him) Radap (pursue); Kay-HaNashag (surely [causing] surely) ThaNashayag (you overtake), WaHaNatzal (and [causing] without fail) ThaNatzayal (you recover).”
9 WaYaYalak (And went), Dawad (David) Hawaa (which/who/that is) WaShash (and six) Maahawath (hundred - plural) Ayash (man), AsharaAthaw (who/that entirety him) WaYaBawaaw (and came) Id-Nachal (as far as stream / river) HaBashawar (the Besor), WaHaNaYawatharayam (and who left behind - plural) Imadaw (stayed).
10 WaYaRadap (And pursued), Dawad (David) Hawaa (which/who/that is) WaArabai (and four) Maahawath (hundred - plural) Ayash (man); WaYaImadaw (and stayed behind), Maahathayam (hundred - plural) Ayash (man) AsharaPagaraw (who/that faint) MaIbar (from over) Ath-Nachal (the entirety of stream / river) HaBashawar (the Besor).
11 WaYaMatzaaw (And found) Ayash (man) Matzaray (Egyptian) BaShadah (Egyptian in field), WaYaLaqachaw (and brought) Athaw (the entirety of him) Al (to) Dawad (David), WaYaNathanaw (and gave) Law (for him) Lacham (bread), WaYaAkal (and he ate); WaYaShaqahaw (and drink him) Mayam (waters).
12 WaYaNathanaw (And gave) Law (for him) Palach (piece) Dabalah (fig cake figs), WaShanayam (and two) Tzamawaqayam (clusters of raisins). WaYaAkal (and he eaten), WaThaShawab (and came again) Rawachaw (his spirit); Alayaw (to him) KayaLaa (surely NOT) YaAkal (he eaten) Lacham (bread), WaLaa (And not) YaShathah (drunk) Mayam (waters), Shalawashah (three) Yawamayam (days) WaShalawashah (and three) Layalawath (nights).
13 “WaYaAmar (And asked belong he said), Law (for him) Dawad (David)??” LaMay (Who) Athah (you) WaAy (And where) MaZah (from this / that / these) Athah (you) WaYaAmar (and said) “Nair (young man) Matzaray (egyptian), Anakay (I) Ibad (servant) LaAyash (Amalekite); Imalaqay (𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤉) WaYaIzabay (and left me), Adawanay (my master) KayaChalahayathay (surely afflict) HaYawam (the days) Shalawashah (three).
14 Anachanaw (We) Pashatanaw (we made raid) Nagab (south) HaKarathay (the cherethites), WaIl-Ashar (and over who/that) LaYahawadah (belongs to Judah), WaIl-Nagab (and over south) Kalab (Caleb); WaAth (and the entirety of) Tzaqalag (Ziklag) Sharapanaw (we burned) BaAsh (with fire).”
15 WaYaAmar (And said), Alayaw (to him) Dawad (David) “HaThaYawaraday (you bring me down) Al-HaGadawad (to this troop)?” HaZah (this / that / these) WaYaAmar (and he said), “HaShabaih ([causing] swear - emphatic) Lay (for me) BaAlahayam (by God) Am-ThaMawayathay (although rhetorical you neither kill me), WaAm-ThaSagaray (and only / if only you deliver me) BaYad (into hands) Adawanay (my master), WaAYawaradak (And I bring you down) Al-HaGadawad (to this troop) HaZah (this / that / these).”
16 WaYaYaradaw (And he brought him down), WaHanah (and behold), Natashayam (spread around - plural) Il-Panayam (over face/presence/surface) Kal (every) HaAratz (over the ground), Akalayam (eating - plural), WaShathahayam (and drinking - plural), WaChagagayam (and dancing - plural), BaKal (in every) HaShalal (the spoil) HaGadawal (the great) AsharaLaqachaw (who/that they taken) MaAratz (from land) Palashathay (Philistines), WaMaAratz (and from land) Yahawadah (Judah).
17 WaYaNakaham (And struck them) Dawad (David) MaHaNashap (from the twilight) WaId-HaIrab (and as far as the evening) LaMacharatham (their next day). WaLaa (And not) YaNaMalat (escaped), MaAyash (their man) KayaAm-Arabai (surely although - rhetorical four) Maahawath (hundred - plural) Ayash (man), Nair (young) Ashar-Rakabaw (who/that rode) Il-HaGamalayam (over the camels) WaYaNawasaw (and fled).
18 WaYaNatzal (And recovered) Dawad (David) AthaKal (the entirety of every) AsharaLaqachaw (who/that taken) Imalaq (Amalekites); WaAth-Shanathayam (and the entirety of two) NaAyashahayaw (his wives - emphatic) YaHaNatzayal ([causing] rescued) Dawad (David).
19 WaLaa (And not) YaNaIdar (nothing lacking), Lam (for them) Man-HaQatan (from the small) WaId-HaGadawal (and as far as the great), WaId-Banayam (and as far as neither sons) WaBanathawath (and daughters), WaMaShalal (and from neither spoil), WaIdaKal (and as far as every) AsharaLaqachaw (who/that taken). Lam (for them) HaKal (the every) YaHaShawayab (turn / return) Dawad (David) Laqachaw (brought back all).
20 WaYaLaqach (And took) Dawad (David) Ath-Kal (the entirety of every) HaTzaan (the flocks) WaHaBaqar (and the herds), Nahagaw (they drove) LaPanayam (before) HaMaqanah (the 𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤄) HaHawaa (those other livestock), WaYaAmaraw (and said), “Zah (this / that / these) Shalal (spoil) Dawad (David's).”
21 WaYaBawaa (And came) Dawad (David) Al-Maahathayam (to hundred - plural) HaAyanashayam (the men), Ashar-Pagaraw (who/that faint) MaYalakath (from follow) Acharay (after/following) Dawad (David), WaYaYashayabam (and made to stay them) BaNachal (at brook) HaBashawar (the Besor); WaYaYatzaaw (and went forth) LaQaraath (to meet) Dawad (David), WaLaQaraath (and to meet) HaIm (the people). Ashar-Athaw (who/that entirety him) WaYaNagash (and near) Dawad (David) Ath-HaIm (the entirety of the people), WaYaShaal (and he greeted) Lam (for them) LaShalawam (peace / safety).
22 WaYaInah (And answer / respond) Kal (every) Ayash (man) Rai (evil / dysfunction) WaBalayail (and 𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤋) MaHaAyanashayam (base from the fellows), AsharaHalakaw (who/that went) Im (with) Dawad (David), WaYaAmaraw (and answered) WaYaAmaraw (and said), “YainaAsharaLaa (𐤉𐤏𐤍 who/that NOT) Halakaw (move) Imay (with me) Laa (NOT) NaNathan (Because didn't go, we give) Lam (for them) MaHaShalal (anything of the spoil) AsharaHaNatzalanaw (who/that we [causing] recovered), Kay-Am-Ayash (surely although - rhetorical man) Ath-Ayashahathaw (the entirety of his wife) WaAth-Banayaw (and the entirety of his children), WaYaNahagaw (and he lead away), WaYaYalakaw (and depart).”
23 WaYaAmar (And said), Dawad (David) “Laa (NOT) ThaIshahaw (you do), Kan (for sure) Achay (my brothers), AthaAshar-YaNathan (entirety who/that given), Yahawah () Lanaw (for us) WaYaShamar (and preserved), Athanaw (the entirety of us) WaYaNathan (and delivered) Ath-HaGadawad (the entirety of the troop) HaBawaa (that came) Ilayanaw (went up us) BaYadanaw (in our hand).
24 WaMay (And who) YaShamai (listen) Lakam (for you) LaDabar (to matter)? HaZah (this / that / these) KayaKaChalaq (surely as 𐤇𐤋𐤒) HaYarad (share who goes down) BaMalachamah (in battle), WaKaChalaq (and as 𐤇𐤋𐤒) HaYashab (share who tarries) Il (baggage): HaKalayam (the every / bags of) Yachadaw (share alike) YaChalaqaw (𐤇𐤋𐤒).”
25 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) MaHaYawam (from that day) HaHawaa (which/who/that is) WaMailah (and forward), WaYaShawamah (and he made her) LaChaq (statute) WaLaMashapat (and ordinance) Yashar-Al (Israel) IdaHaYawam (as far as this day) HaZah (this / that / these).
26 WaYaBawaa (And came) Dawad (David) Al (to) Tzaqalag (Ziklag), WaYaShalach (and he sent) MaHaShalal (of the spoil) LaZaqanay (to elders) Yahawadah (Judah), LaRaiw (to his friends), LaAmar (saying), “Hanah (Behold), Lakam (for you) Barakah (present) MaShalal (of spoil) Ayabay (enemy) Yahawah ().”
27 He sent it to those who were in Bayath-Al (Bethel), and to those who were in Ramawath (Ramoth) of the ramawath (south), and to those who were BaYathayar (in Jattir),
28 And to those who were BaIrawair (in Aroer), and to those who were BaShapamawath (in Siphmoth), and to those who were BaAshathamai (in Eshtemoa),
29 Rachal (Racal), WaLaAshar (and who/that) BaRakal (in Racal) WaLaAsharaBaIyaray (and who/that in cities) HaYarachamaalay (the Jerahmeelites), WaLaAsharaBaIyaray (and who/that in cities) HaQayanay (the Kenites),
30 And to those who were BaCharamah (in Hormah), and to those who were in Kawar-Ishan (Borashan), and to those who were BaIthak (in Athach),
31 WaLaAshar (And who/that) BaChabarawan (in Hebron), WaLaKal (and every) HaMaqawamawath (the places) Ashar-YaHathaHalak (who/that [reflexive] men) Sham (used stay) Dawad (David). Hawaa (which/who/that is) WaAyanashayaw (and his man)