Song of Solomon 1
1 The Song of Songs, which is by Solomon.
The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
2 [[M.]] O that he would kiss me with one of the kisses of his mouth! For thy love is better than wine.
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for your love is better than wine.
3 Because of the savor of thy precious perfumes, (Thy name is like fragrant oil poured forth, ) Therefore do the virgins love thee.
Because of the smell of your good ointments your name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love you.
4 Draw me after thee; let us run! The king hath led me to his chambers! We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will praise thy love more than wine. Justly do they love thee!
Draw me, we will run after you: the king has brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in you, we will remember your love more than wine: the upright love you.
5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
I am black, but comely, O you daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6 Gaze not upon me because I am black, Because the sun hath looked upon me! My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; My vineyard, my own, have I not kept.
Look not on me, because I am black, because the sun has looked on me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but my own vineyard have I not kept.
7 Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou leadest it to rest at noon; For why should I be like a veiled one by the flocks of thy companions?
Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turns aside by the flocks of your companions?
8 [[Lad.]] If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Trace thou thy way by the tracks of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents!
If you know not, O you fairest among women, go your way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed your kids beside the shepherds’ tents.
9 [[Lov.]] To the horses in the chariots of Pharaoh Do I compare thee, my love!
I have compared you, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Comely are thy cheeks with rows of jewels, Thy neck with strings of pearls.
Your cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, your neck with chains of gold.
11 Golden chains will we make for thee, With studs of silver.
We will make you borders of gold with studs of silver.
12 [[M.]] While the king reclineth at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth its fragrance.
While the king sits at his table, my spikenard sends forth the smell thereof.
13 A bunch of myrrh is my beloved to me; He shall abide between my breasts.
A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved to me; he shall lie all night between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna-flowers From the gardens of Engedi.
My beloved is to me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
15 [[Lov.]] Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair! Thine eyes are doves.
Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair; you have doves’ eyes.
16 [[M.]] Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, lovely; And green is our bed.
Behold, you are fair, my beloved, yes, pleasant: also our bed is green.
17 The cedars are the beams of our house, And its roof the cypresses.
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
