Song of Solomon 5
1 My bride, [you who are dearer to me than] my sister, I have come [to cuddle up to you] [MET, EUP]; [it will be as though] I will be gathering myrrh with my other spices, and eating my honey and my honeycomb, and drinking my wine and my milk. You two who love each other, enjoy your lovemaking; enjoy all that you want to.
Je suis entré dans mon jardin, ma sœur fiancée, j'ai cueilli ma myrrhe avec mon baume; j'ai mangé mon rayon avec mon miel, j'ai bu mon vin avec mon lait!... Mangez, amis, buvez, enivrez-vous, mes bien-aimés. L'ÉPOUSE.
2 I was partially asleep, but my mind was [still] awake. Then I heard the one who loves me knocking [at the door]. [He said], “My darling, [you who are dearer to me than] my sister, my dear friend, my perfect one, my dove [MET], open the door for me! My hair is wet from the dew, from the mist [that has fallen during] the night.”
Je dors mais mon cœur veille... C'est la voix de mon bien-aimé! Il frappe: " Ouvre-moi, ma sœur, mon amie, ma colombe, mon immaculée; car ma tête est couverte de rosée, les boucles de mes cheveux sont trempées des gouttes de la nuit. " —
3 [But] I had already taken off my robe; I did not [RHQ] want to put it on again [to open the door]. I had [already] washed my feet; I did not [RHQ] want them to become dirty again.
J'ai ôté ma tunique, comment la remettre? J'ai lavé mes pieds, comment les salirais-je?
4 The one who loves me put his hand through the opening [in the wall], and I was thrilled [that he was there].
Mon bien-aimé a passé la main par le trou de la serrure, et mes entrailles se sont émues sur lui.
5 I got up to open [the door] for the one who loves me, [but first I put a lot of] myrrh on my hands. The myrrh was dripping from my fingers while I unlatched the bolt.
Je me suis levée pour ouvrir à mon bien-aimé, et de mes mains a dégoutté la myrrhe, de mes doigts la myrrhe exquise, sur la poignée du verrou.
6 I opened [the door] for the man who loves me, but he had left. He had turned away and was gone! I was very disappointed [IDM]; I searched for him, but I could not find him. I called him, but he did not answer.
J'ouvre à mon bien-aimé; mais mon bien-aimé avait disparu, il avait fui. J'étais hors de moi quand il me parlait. Je l'ai cherché, et ne l'ai pas trouvé; je l'ai appelé, il ne m'a pas répondu.
7 The city watchmen saw me while they were walking around the city. They beat me and wounded me [because they thought I must be a prostitute]; those men who were guarding the city walls took my robe.
Les gardes m'ont rencontrée, ceux qui font la ronde dans la ville; ils m'ont frappée, ils m'ont meurtrie; Ils m'ont enlevé mon manteau, ceux qui gardent la muraille.
8 You young women of Jerusalem, I plead with you, if you see the man who loves me, tell him [DOU] that I am very disappointed that we did not make love.
Je vous en conjure, filles de Jérusalem, si vous trouvez mon bien-aimé, que lui direz-vous?... Que je suis malade d'amour! LE CHŒUR.
9 You who are the (fairest/most beautiful) among women, why [do you think that] the one who loves you is better than other men? In what way is the man who loves you better than other men with the result that you ask us to tell him that?
Qu'a donc ton bien-aimé de plus qu'un autre bien-aimé, ô la plus belle des femmes? Qu'a donc ton bien-aimé de plus qu'un autre bien-aimé, pour que tu nous conjures de la sorte? L'EPOUSE.
10 The man who loves me is handsome and healthy, (outstanding among/better than) (10,000/an uncountable number of) [other men].
Mon bien-aimé est frais et vermeil; il se distingue entre dix mille.
11 His head is [beautiful, like] [MET] purest gold; his hair is wavy and as black as [SIM] a raven/crow.
Sa tête est de l'or pur, ses boucles de cheveux, flexibles comme des palmes, sont noires comme le corbeau.
12 His eyes [are as gentle] as [SIM] doves along the streams; [the white parts of] his eyes are as white as [MET] milk, [with what resembles] jewels inlaid in them.
Ses yeux sont comme des colombes au bord des ruisseaux, se baignant dans le lait, posées sur les rives.
13 His cheeks are like [SIM] a garden full of spice trees that produce [sweet-smelling] perfume. His lips are [like] [SIM] lilies that have myrrh/perfume dripping from them.
Ses joues sont comme des parterres de baumiers, des carrés de plantes odorantes; ses lèvres sont des lis, d'où découle la myrrhe la plus pure.
14 His arms are like [MET] gold bars/rods that are decorated with precious stones/jewels. His body is like [SIM] [a column/pillar of] ivory that is decorated with (sapphires/valuable [blue] stones).
Ses mains sont des cylindres d'or, émaillés de pierres de Tharsis; son sein est un chef-d'œuvre d'ivoire, couvert de saphirs.
15 His legs are [like] [MET] pillars of marble that are set in bases made of pure gold. He is [majestic, like the mountains of] [SIM] Lebanon, as delightful/beautiful as [SIM] cedar [trees].
Ses jambes sont des colonnes d'albâtre, posées sur des bases d'or pur. Son aspect est celui du Liban, élégant comme le cèdre.
16 His kisses [MTY] are extremely sweet; he is very handsome. You young women of Jerusalem, all that tells you why the one who loves me and who is my friend [is better than other men].
Son palais n'est que douceur, et toute sa personne n'est que charme. Tel est mon bien-aimé, tel est mon ami, filles de Jérusalem.
