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Shea

I am a roseb of Sharon,
a lily of the valleys.

1

Young Woman

I am the spring crocus blooming on the Sharon Plain,a
the lily of the valley.
Young Man

2

He

Like a lily among thorns
is my darling among the young women.

2

Like a lily among thistles
is my darling among young women.
Young Woman

3

She

Like an applec tree among the trees of the forest
is my beloved among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

3

Like the finest apple tree in the orchard
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.

4

Let him lead me to the banquet hall,
and let his banner over me be love.

4

He escorts me to the banquet hall;
it’s obvious how much he loves me.

5

Strengthen me with raisins,
refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love.

5

Strengthen me with raisin cakes,
refresh me with apples,
for I am weak with love.

6

His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.

6

His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.

7

Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.

7

Promise me, O women of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles and wild deer,
not to awaken love until the time is right.b

8

Listen! My beloved!
Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
bounding over the hills.

8

Ah, I hear my lover coming!
He is leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.

9

My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Look! There he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
peering through the lattice.

9

My lover is like a swift gazelle
or a young stag.
Look, there he is behind the wall,
looking through the window,
peering into the room.

10

My beloved spoke and said to me,
“Arise, my darling,
my beautiful one, come with me.

10

My lover said to me,
“Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!

11

See! The winter is past;
the rains are over and gone.

11

Look, the winter is past,
and the rains are over and gone.

12

Flowers appear on the earth;
the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
is heard in our land.

12

The flowers are springing up,
the season of singing birdsc has come,
and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.

13

The fig tree forms its early fruit;
the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
my beautiful one, come with me.”

13

The fig trees are forming young fruit,
and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming.
Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!”
Young Man

14

He

My dove in the clefts of the rock,
in the hiding places on the mountainside,
show me your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.

14

My dove is hiding behind the rocks,
behind an outcrop on the cliff.
Let me see your face;
let me hear your voice.
For your voice is pleasant,
and your face is lovely.
Young Women of Jerusalem

15

Catch for us the foxes,
the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,
our vineyards that are in bloom.

15

Catch all the foxes,
those little foxes,
before they ruin the vineyard of love,
for the grapevines are blossoming!
Young Woman

16

She

My beloved is mine and I am his;
he browses among the lilies.

16

My lover is mine, and I am his.
He browses among the lilies.

17

Until the day breaks
and the shadows flee,
turn, my beloved,
and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag
on the rugged hills.d

17

Before the dawn breezes blow
and the night shadows flee,
return to me, my love, like a gazelle
or a young stag on the rugged mountains.d

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Song of Solomon 2

Song of Solomon 2