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The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.
The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters
The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.
The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.
“May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your love is better than wine.
For your love is better than wine.
your anointing oils are fragrant;
your name is oil poured out;
therefore virgins love you.
your name is oil poured out;
therefore virgins love you.
“Your oils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your name is like purified oil;
Therefore the maidens love you.
Your name is like purified oil;
Therefore the maidens love you.
Draw me after you; let us run.
The king has brought me into his chambers.Others
We will exult and rejoice in you;
we will extol your love more than wine;
rightly do they love you.
The king has brought me into his chambers.Others
We will exult and rejoice in you;
we will extol your love more than wine;
rightly do they love you.
“Draw me after you and let us run together!
The king has brought me into his chambers.”
“We will rejoice in you and be glad;
We will extol your love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”
The king has brought me into his chambers.”
“We will rejoice in you and be glad;
We will extol your love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”
She
I am very dark, but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
like the tents of Kedar,
like the curtains of Solomon.
I am very dark, but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
like the tents of Kedar,
like the curtains of Solomon.
“I am black but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
Do not gaze at me because I am dark,
because the sun has looked upon me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
they made me keeper of the vineyards,
but my own vineyard I have not kept!
because the sun has looked upon me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
they made me keeper of the vineyards,
but my own vineyard I have not kept!
“Do not stare at me because I am swarthy,
For the sun has burned me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me caretaker of the vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
For the sun has burned me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me caretaker of the vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
Tell me, you whom my soul loves,
where you pasture your flock,
where you make it lie down at noon;
for why should I be like one who veils herself
beside the flocks of your companions?
where you pasture your flock,
where you make it lie down at noon;
for why should I be like one who veils herself
beside the flocks of your companions?
“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,
Where do you pasture your flock,
Where do you make it lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who veils herself
Beside the flocks of your companions?”
Where do you pasture your flock,
Where do you make it lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who veils herself
Beside the flocks of your companions?”
Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other
He
If you do not know,
O most beautiful among women,
follow in the tracks of the flock,
and pasture your young goats
beside the shepherds’ tents.
He
If you do not know,
O most beautiful among women,
follow in the tracks of the flock,
and pasture your young goats
beside the shepherds’ tents.
Solomon, the Lover, Speaks
“If you yourself do not know,
Most beautiful among women,
Go forth on the trail of the flock
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.
I compare you, my love,
to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
“To me, my darling, you are like
My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
your neck with strings of jewels.
your neck with strings of jewels.
“Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with strings of beads.”
Your neck with strings of beads.”
“We will make for you ornaments of gold
With beads of silver.”
With beads of silver.”
She
While the king was on his couch,
my nard gave forth its fragrance.
While the king was on his couch,
my nard gave forth its fragrance.
“While the king was at his table,
My perfume gave forth its fragrance.
My perfume gave forth its fragrance.
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh
that lies between my breasts.
that lies between my breasts.
“My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.
Which lies all night between my breasts.
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
in the vineyards of Engedi.
in the vineyards of Engedi.
“My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
In the vineyards of Engedi.”
In the vineyards of Engedi.”
He
Behold, you are beautiful, my love;
behold, you are beautiful;
your eyes are doves.
Behold, you are beautiful, my love;
behold, you are beautiful;
your eyes are doves.
“How beautiful you are, my darling,
How beautiful you are!
Your eyes are like doves.”
How beautiful you are!
Your eyes are like doves.”
She
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful.
Our couch is green;
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful.
Our couch is green;
“How handsome you are, my beloved,
And so pleasant!
Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
And so pleasant!
Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!