Song of Solomon 6
1 You who are the most beautiful of all the women, where has the one who loves you gone? [If you tell us] which [RHQ] direction he went, we will go with you to search for him.
Où est-il allé, ton bien-aimé, ô la plus belle des femmes? De quel côté s’est-il dirigé, ton bien-aimé? Nous t’aiderons à le chercher.
2 The one who loves me has now come [to me, who am like] [MET, EUP] his garden, He has come to [enjoy my (charms/physical attractions) which are like] [MET, EUP] spices, to enjoy cuddling up to me [EUP, MET], and [kissing my lips, which are like] [MET] lilies.
Mon bien-aimé est descendu dans son jardin, vers les plates-bandes d’aromates, pour faire paître son troupeau dans les jardins et cueillir des roses.
3 I belong to the one who loves me, and the one who loves me belongs to me; he [enjoys kissing] my lips like [MET] [a shepherd enjoys] taking care of [his sheep].
Je suis à mon bien-aimé, et mon bien-aimé est à moi, lui qui fait paître son troupeau parmi les roses.
4 My darling, you are beautiful, like [SIM] Tirzah [the capital city of Israel] and Jerusalem [the capital city of Judah are beautiful]; you are as exciting [MET] as a [group/battalion of] troops holding up their banners.
Tu es belle, mon amie, comme Tirça, gracieuse comme Jérusalem, imposante comme une armée aux enseignes déployées.
5 Quit looking at me like that, because your eyes excite me very much. Your [long black] hair [moves from side to side] like [SIM] a flock of [black] goats [moving down the slopes] of Gilead [Mountain].
Détourne tes yeux de moi, car ils me jettent dans des transports. Tes cheveux sont comme un troupeau de chèvres dévalant du Galaad.
6 Your teeth are [very white] like [SIM] a flock of sheep [whose wool] has just been shorn and that have come up from being washed [in a stream]. You have all of your teeth; none of them is missing.
Tes dents sont comme un troupeau de brebis qui remontent du bain, formant deux rangées parfaites, sans aucun vide.
7 Beneath your veil, your cheeks are like [SIM] the halves of a pomegranate.
Ta tempe est comme une tranche de grenade à travers ton voile.
8 Even if a king had 60 queens and 80 (concubines/slave wives) and more young women than anyone can count,
Les reines sont au nombre de soixante, les concubines de quatre-vingts, et innombrables sont les jeunes filles.
9 [none of them would be like] my dove, who is perfect, you who are your mother’s only daughter, whom your mother considers to be very precious. [Other] young women who see you say that you are fortunate, and the queens and concubines recognize that you [are very beautiful].
Mais unique est ma colombe, mon amie accomplie; elle est unique pour sa mère, elle est la préférée de celle qui l’a enfantée. Les jeunes filles, en la voyant, la proclament heureuse; reines et concubines font son éloge.
10 Who is [RHQ] this woman who is [as delightful] as [SIM] the dawn, as fair/delightful [to look at] as [the light of] the moon, as exciting as a [group/battalion of] troops holding up their banners?
Qui est-elle, celle-ci qui apparaît comme l’aurore, qui est belle comme la lune, brillante comme le soleil, imposante comme une armée aux enseignes déployées?
11 I went down to some walnut trees to look at the new plants that were growing in the valley. I wanted to see if the grapevines had budded or if the pomegranate trees were blooming.
Je suis descendue dans le verger aux noyers, pour voir les jeunes pousses de la vallée, pour voir si la vigne avait bourgeonné, si les grenades étaient en fleurs.
12 [But] before I realized it, my desire [to make love caused me to be as excited as] a prince riding in a chariot.
Je ne savais pas… Le désir de mon âme m’avait poussé au beau milieu des chars de mon peuple généreux.
13 You who are the perfect one, come back [to us], in order that we may see you! Why do you want to look at this woman who is perfect, like [SIM] you like to watch two rows/lines of people dancing?
Reviens, reviens, ô la Sulamite, reviens, reviens, que nous puissions te regarder! Pourquoi voulez-vous regarder la Sulamite, comme on fait d’un ballet de deux chœurs?
