Song of Solomon 1
1 The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
The song of songs, which [is] Solomon’s.
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love [is] better than wine.
3 Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee.
Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name [is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
4 Draw me, we will run after thee! — The king hath brought me into his chambers — We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember thy love more than wine. They love thee uprightly.
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
5 I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.
I [am] black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look not upon me, because I am black; Because the sun hath looked upon me. My mother's children were angry with me: They made me keeper of the vineyards; Mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Look not upon me, because I [am] black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; [but] mine own vineyard have I not kept.
7 Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest [thy flock], Where thou makest it to rest at noon; For why should I be as one veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest [thy flock] to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
8 If thou know not, thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' booths.
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.
9 I compare thee, my love, To a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Thy cheeks are comely with bead-rows, Thy neck with ornamental chains.
Thy cheeks are comely with rows [of jewels], thy neck with chains [of gold].
11 We will make thee bead-rows of gold With studs of silver.
We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
12 While the king is at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth its fragrance.
While the king [sitteth] at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
13 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; He shall pass the night between my breasts.
A bundle of myrrh [is] my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
14 My beloved is unto me a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of Engedi.
My beloved [is] unto me [as] a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.
15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold, thou art fair: thine eyes are doves.
Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves’ eyes.
16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; Also our bed is green.
Behold, thou [art] fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed [is] green.
17 The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters are cypresses.
The beams of our house [are] cedar, [and] our rafters of fir.
