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, mon épouse; j'ai récolté ma myrrhe et mes parfums; j'ai mangé mon pain avec un rayon de miel; j'ai bu mon vin et mon lait. mangez, ô mes amis; buvez, mes frères, et enivrez-vous.
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.”
Pour moi, je dors, et mon cœur veille. C'est la voix de mon frère bien-aimé; il heurte à la porte: Ouvre-moi, dit-il, ma bien-aimée, ma sœur, ma colombe, ma parfaite; ma tête est pleine de rosée, et mes cheveux humides 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 revêtirai-je? Je me suis lavé les pieds; comment puis-je maintenant les salir?
4 The one who loves me put his hand through the opening [in the wall], and I was thrilled [that he was there].
Mon frère bien-aimé a passé la main dans l'ouverture de la porte, et si près de mon bien-aimé mes entrailles ont tressailli.
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 frère bien-aimé; mes mains ont distillé la myrrhe; mes doigts ont rempli de myrrhe 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.
Et j'ai ouvert à mon frère bien-aimé, et mon frère bien-aimé n'était plus là; et mon âme était défaillante pendant qu'il parlait. Je l'ai cherché, et ne l'ai point trouvé; je l'ai appelé, et il ne m'a point entendue.
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, en faisant la ronde dans la ville; ils m'ont battue et meurtrie; les sentinelles des remparts m'ont dépouillée de mon manteau.
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.
Filles de Jérusalem, je vous adjure par les puissances et les vertus des campagnes, si vous avez trouvé mon frère bien-aimé, que lui direz-vous? Dites- lui que je suis blessée d'amour.
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'est donc ton frère bien-aimé auprès d'un autre frère, ô toi belle entre toutes les femmes? Qu'est ton frère bien-aimé auprès d'un autre frère, pour que tu nous adjure ainsi?
10 The man who loves me is handsome and healthy, (outstanding among/better than) (10,000/an uncountable number of) [other men].
Mon frère bien-aimé est blanc et rose, choisi 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 fin de Céphaz; ses cheveux sont souples, et noirs 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 ceux des colombes sur des étangs pleins d'eau, lavées dans le lait, se reposant sur les étangs.
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 vases d'aromates exhalant des parfums; ses lèvres sont des lis distillant 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 gracieuses et d'or, et pleines de béryl; sa poitrine est une tablette d'ivoire sur une pierre de saphir.
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 de marbre posées sur des bases d'or; sa beauté est celle du Liban: elle excelle 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].
Sa bouche est pleine de douceur, et fait naître les désirs; tel est mon frère bien-aimé, tel est mon ami, filles de Jérusalem.
