Song of Solomon 3
1 All through the night [while I lay] on my bed, I longed for the one whom I love. I desired for him [to come], but he did not come.
Sur mon lit, durant les nuits, j’ai cherché celui qu’aime mon âme; je l’ai cherché, mais je ne l’ai pas trouvé.
2 [So I said to myself], “I will get up now and walk around the city, through the streets and plazas, to search for the one whom I love.” [So] I [got up and] searched for him, but I could not find him.
– Je me lèverai maintenant, et je ferai le tour de la ville dans les rues et dans les places; je chercherai celui qu’aime mon âme. – Je l’ai cherché, mais je ne l’ai pas trouvé.
3 The city watchmen saw me while they were patrolling/walking around the city. [I asked them], “Have you seen the one whom I love?”
Les gardes qui font la ronde par la ville m’ont trouvée. Avez-vous vu celui que mon âme aime?
4 As soon as I walked past them, I found the one whom I love. I clung to him and would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room where my mother had conceived me (OR, where I was born).
À peine avais-je passé plus loin, que j’ai trouvé celui qu’aime mon âme; je l’ai saisi, et je ne l’ai pas lâché que je ne l’aie amené dans la maison de ma mère, et dans la chambre de celle qui m’a conçue.
5 You women of Jerusalem, solemnly promise me, while the does and gazelles [are listening], that you will not disturb us while we are making love until we are ready to quit.
Je vous adjure, filles de Jérusalem, par les gazelles ou par les biches des champs, n’éveillez pas, ne réveillez pas [mon] amour, jusqu’à ce qu’elle le veuille.
6 Who is it that is coming from the desert, who is [stirring up dust] like a column of smoke from burning myrrh and incense [made from] spices [imported by] merchants?
Qui est celle-ci qui monte du désert, comme des colonnes de fumée, parfumée de myrrhe et d’encens, [et] de toutes sortes de poudres des marchands?
7 It is [Solomon], [sitting in] his portable chair surrounded by 60 bodyguards chosen from the strongest/greatest warriors in Israel.
– Voici son lit, celui de Salomon; 60 hommes forts l’entourent, d’entre les hommes forts d’Israël;
8 They all have swords and they [all] (are trained to/know well how to) use them. Each one has his sword [strapped to] his side and [is prepared to defend Solomon from] dangers that might occur even during the night.
tous tiennent l’épée [et] sont exercés à la guerre, ayant chacun son épée sur sa cuisse à cause des frayeurs de la nuit.
9 King Solomon [commanded his servants] to make that portable chair for him; [it was made] with wood from Lebanon.
Le roi Salomon s’est fait un palanquin de bois du Liban.
10 The [canopy that covered it] was (held up/supported) by posts made of silver, and the back of the chair was [embroidered] with gold. The seat/cushion was covered with purple cloth lovingly made/woven by the women of Jerusalem.
Il a fait ses colonnes d’argent, son dossier d’or, son siège de pourpre, son intérieur pavé d’amour par les filles de Jérusalem.
11 You women of Jerusalem, come and look at King Solomon wearing the headdress that his mother put on his head on the day when he was married, the day when he [SYN] was very happy.
Sortez, filles de Sion, et voyez le roi Salomon, avec la couronne dont sa mère l’a couronné au jour de ses fiançailles, et au jour de la joie de son cœur.
