Sus siervos le dijeron: «He aquí que hemos oído que los reyes de la casa de Israel son reyes clementes; pongamos, pues, cilicio en nuestros lomos, y sogas en nuestras cabezas, y salgamos al rey de Israel, a ver si le place conservar tu vida.»
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel {are} merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָיו֮ עֲבָדָיו֒ הִנֵּֽה־נָ֣א שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ כִּ֗י מַלְכֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־מַלְכֵ֥י חֶ֖סֶד הֵ֑ם נָשִׂ֣ימָה נָּא֩ שַׂקִּ֨ים בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּ וַחֲבָלִ֣ים בְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּ וְנֵצֵא֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אוּלַ֖י יְחַיֶּ֥ה אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
vayoʾmrv ʾelayv ʿabadayv hineh-naʾ shamaʿnv kiy malkey beyt yishraʾel kiy-malkey ḥesed hem nashiymah naʾ shaqiym bmatneynv vaḥabaliym broʾshenv vneṣeʾ ʾel-melek yishraʾel ʾvlay yḥayeh ʾet-napsheka
