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 venu dans mon jardin, ma sœur, mon épouse; j'ai cueilli ma myrrhe, avec mes plantes aromatiques; j'ai mangé mes rayons de miel et mon miel; j'ai bu mon vin et mon lait. Mes amis, mangez, buvez; faites bonne chère, mes bien-aimés.
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.”
J'étais endormie, mais mon cœur veillait; et voici la voix de mon bien-aimé qui heurtait: Ouvre-moi, ma sœur, ma bien-aimée, ma colombe, ma parfaite! Car ma tête est pleine de rosée, et mes cheveux 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 dépouillé ma robe, comment la revêtirais-je? J'ai lavé mes pieds, comment les souillerais-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 avancé sa main par le trou de la porte, et mes entrailles se sont émues pour 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 la myrrhe a distillé de mes mains, et la myrrhe la plus pure de mes doigts, 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'ouvris à mon bien-aimé; mais mon bien-aimé s'était retiré, il avait passé; mon âme se pâma de l'avoir entendu parler; je le cherchai, mais je ne le trouvai point; je l'appelai, mais il ne me répondit pas.
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.
Le guet qui faisait la ronde par la ville me trouva; ils me frappèrent, ils me blessèrent; les gardes des murailles m'ôtèrent mon voile.
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, si vous trouvez mon bien-aimé, que lui direz-vous? Que je languis 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 ton bien-aimé plus qu'un autre, ô la plus belle d'entre les femmes? Qu'est ton bien-aimé plus qu'un autre, que tu nous adjures ainsi?
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 blanc et vermeil; il porte l'étendard 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 cheveux flottants sont 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 aux bords des ruisseaux, lavés dans du lait, et enchâssés dans des chatons.
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 un parterre de plantes aromatiques, et comme des fleurs parfumées; ses lèvres sont des lis, elles distillent 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 anneaux d'or, garnis de chrysolithes; son corps est de l'ivoire poli, 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 de marbre, posées sur des bases d'or pur; son aspect est comme le Liban, il est beau comme les cèdres.
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, tout ce qui est en lui est aimable. Tel est mon bien-aimé, tel est mon ami, filles de Jérusalem.
