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Song of Solomon 2

Song of Solomon 2

  • 1
    Young Woman

    I am the spring crocus blooming on the Sharon Plain,a
    the lily of the valley.
    Young Man
  • 1
    I am a rosea of Sharon,
    a lily of the valleys.
  • 2
    Like a lily among thistles
    is my darling among young women.
    Young Woman
  • 2
    He

    As a lily among brambles,
    so is my love among the young women.
  • 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.
  • 3
    She

    As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
    so is my beloved among the young men.
    With great delight I sat in his shadow,
    and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
  • 4
    He escorts me to the banquet hall;
    it’s obvious how much he loves me.
  • 4
    He brought me to the banqueting house,b
    and his banner over me was love.
  • 5
    Strengthen me with raisin cakes,
    refresh me with apples,
    for I am weak with love.
  • 5
    Sustain me with raisins;
    refresh me with apples,
    for I am sick with love.
  • 6
    His left arm is under my head,
    and his right arm embraces me.
  • 6
    His left hand is under my head,
    and his right hand embraces me!
  • 7
    Promise me, O women of Jerusalem,
    by the gazelles and wild deer,
    not to awaken love until the time is right.b
  • 7
    I adjure you,c O daughters of Jerusalem,
    by the gazelles or the does of the field,
    that you not stir up or awaken love
    until it pleases.
  • 8
    Ah, I hear my lover coming!
    He is leaping over the mountains,
    bounding over the hills.
  • 8
    The Bride Adores Her Beloved

    The voice of my beloved!
    Behold, he comes,
    leaping over the mountains,
    bounding over the hills.
  • 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.
  • 9
    My beloved is like a gazelle
    or a young stag.
    Behold, there he stands
    behind our wall,
    gazing through the windows,
    looking through the lattice.
  • 10
    My lover said to me,
    “Rise up, my darling!
    Come away with me, my fair one!
  • 10
    My beloved speaks and says to me:
    “Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
    and come away,
  • 11
    Look, the winter is past,
    and the rains are over and gone.
  • 11
    for behold, the winter is past;
    the rain is over and gone.
  • 12
    The flowers are springing up,
    the season of singing birdsc has come,
    and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.
  • 12
    The flowers appear on the earth,
    the time of singingd has come,
    and the voice of the turtledove
    is heard in our land.
  • 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
  • 13
    The fig tree ripens its figs,
    and the vines are in blossom;
    they give forth fragrance.
    Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
    and come away.
  • 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
  • 14
    O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
    in the crannies of the cliff,
    let me see your face,
    let me hear your voice,
    for your voice is sweet,
    and your face is lovely.
  • 15
    Catch all the foxes,
    those little foxes,
    before they ruin the vineyard of love,
    for the grapevines are blossoming!
    Young Woman
  • 15
    Catch the foxese for us,
    the little foxes
    that spoil the vineyards,
    for our vineyards are in blossom.”
  • 16
    My lover is mine, and I am his.
    He browses among the lilies.
  • 16
    My beloved is mine, and I am his;
    he grazesf among the lilies.
  • 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
  • 17
    Until the day breathes
    and the shadows flee,
    turn, my beloved, be like a gazelle
    or a young stag on cleft mountains.g
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