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.
Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured out, therefore 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!
Take me away with you. Let’s hurry. The king has brought me into his rooms. Friends We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! Beloved They are right to 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 dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar’s tents, like Solomon’s curtains.
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.
Don’t stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. My mother’s sons were angry with me. They made me keeper of the vineyards. I haven’t kept my own vineyard.
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, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; for why should I be as one who is veiled beside 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 don’t know, most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.
9 [[Lov.]] To the horses in the chariots of Pharaoh Do I compare thee, my love!
I have compared you, my love, to a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Comely are thy cheeks with rows of jewels, Thy neck with strings of pearls.
Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.
11 Golden chains will we make for thee, With studs of silver.
We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver.
12 [[M.]] While the king reclineth at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth its fragrance.
While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
13 A bunch of myrrh is my beloved to me; He shall abide between my breasts.
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna-flowers From the gardens of Engedi.
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.
15 [[Lov.]] Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair! Thine eyes are doves.
Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves.
16 [[M.]] Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, lovely; And green is our bed.
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.
17 The cedars are the beams of our house, And its roof the cypresses.
The beams of our house are cedars. Our rafters are firs.
