Song of Solomon 1
1 This is [King] Solomon’s most beautiful song.
| שיר השירים אשר לשלמה |
2 Kiss me [on my lips], because your love [for me] is more delightful than wine.
| ישקני מנשיקות פיהו כי טובים דדיך מיין |
3 The fragrance of the cologne on your [skin] is [very] sweet/pleasing [CHI]. And your reputation is [very] good and spreads, [like] [SIM] the fragrance of the special oil spread on your skin. That is why the [other] young women are attracted to you.
| לריח שמניך טובים שמן תורק שמך על כן עלמות אהבוך |
4 Take me quickly; take me to your home. [It is as though] you are my king; take me into your room. We are very happy [DOU] about you; we say that your love [for each other] is better than wine. It is not surprising that the other young women adore you.
| משכני אחריך נרוצה הביאני המלך חדריו נגילה ונשמחה בך--נזכירה דדיך מיין מישרים אהבוך |
5 You women of Jerusalem, I am dark but beautiful; my dark skin is like [SIM] the tents in Kedar, [or] like the beautiful curtains in Solomon’s palace.
| שחורה אני ונאוה בנות ירושלם כאהלי קדר כיריעות שלמה |
6 [But] do not stare at me because of the sun having caused my skin to become dark; my brothers were angry with me, [so] they forced me to work [out in the sunshine] in the vineyards, so I was not able to take good care of my body/skin [CHI, MET].
| אל תראוני שאני שחרחרת ששזפתני השמש בני אמי נחרו בי שמני נטרה את הכרמים--כרמי שלי לא נטרתי |
7 You whom I [SYN] love, where will you take your flock of sheep today? Where will you allow them to rest at noontime? I want to know because it is not right [RHQ] for me to wander around like a prostitute looking for you among the flocks that belong to your friends.
| הגידה לי שאהבה נפשי איכה תרעה איכה תרביץ בצהרים שלמה אהיה כעטיה על עדרי חבריך |
8 You who are the most beautiful of all the women, if you [search for me and] do not know [where I will take my sheep], follow the tracks/footprints of the sheep. [Then] allow your young goats to (graze/eat grass) near the shepherds’ tents.
| אם לא תדעי לך היפה בנשים צאי לך בעקבי הצאן ורעי את גדיתיך על משכנות הרעים |
9 You [are beautiful], my darling, like the young female horse that pulls the chariot of the king of Egypt.
| לססתי ברכבי פרעה דמיתיך רעיתי |
10 Your cheeks are decorated with jewelry, and there are strings of beads/pearls around your neck.
| נאוו לחייך בתרים צוארך בחרוזים |
11 We will make for you [some] gold earrings that are decorated/inlaid with silver.
| תורי זהב נעשה לך עם נקדות הכסף |
12 While the king was on his couch, the smell of my perfume spread [around the room].
| עד שהמלך במסבו נרדי נתן ריחו |
13 The man who loves me is [as delightful as [MET]] a (sachet/small cloth bag) of myrrh between my breasts.
| צרור המר דודי לי בין שדי ילין |
14 He is like [MET] a bunch of flowers from the vineyards at En-Gedi.
| אשכל הכפר דודי לי בכרמי עין גדי |
15 You whom I love, you are beautiful; you are very beautiful! Your eyes are [as delightful/charming as] doves.
| הנך יפה רעיתי הנך יפה עיניך יונים |
16 You who love me, you are very delightful/handsome, you are wonderful! This green grass will be [like] a couch [where we lie down].
| הנך יפה דודי אף נעים אף ערשנו רעננה |
17 [Branches of] cedar [trees] will shade us; [it is as though branches of] juniper/pine [trees] will be like [MET] a roof [over our heads].
| קרות בתינו ארזים רחיטנו (רהיטנו) ברותים |
