Song of Solomon 1
1 The song of songs, which [is] Solomon's.
The Song of Songs, which is by Solomon.
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love [is] better than wine.
[[M.]] O that he would kiss me with one of the kisses of his mouth! For thy love is better than wine.
3 Because of the savor of thy good ointments thy name [is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
Because of the savor of thy precious perfumes, (Thy name is like fragrant oil poured forth, ) Therefore do the virgins love thee.
4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
Draw me after thee; let us run! The king hath led me to his chambers! We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will praise thy love more than wine. Justly do they love thee!
5 I [am] black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look not upon me, because I [am] black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; [but] my own vineyard have I not kept.
Gaze not upon me because I am black, Because the sun hath looked upon me! My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; My vineyard, my own, have I not kept.
7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest [thy flock] to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou leadest it to rest at noon; For why should I be like a veiled one by the flocks of thy companions?
8 If thou knowest not, O thou fairest among women, go forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds tents.
[[Lad.]] If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Trace thou thy way by the tracks of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents!
9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
[[Lov.]] To the horses in the chariots of Pharaoh Do I compare thee, my love!
10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows [of jewels], thy neck with chains [of gold].
Comely are thy cheeks with rows of jewels, Thy neck with strings of pearls.
11 We will make for thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
Golden chains will we make for thee, With studs of silver.
12 While the king [sitteth] at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth its smell.
[[M.]] While the king reclineth at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth its fragrance.
13 A bundle of myrrh [is] my well beloved to me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
A bunch of myrrh is my beloved to me; He shall abide between my breasts.
14 My beloved [is] to me [as] a cluster of camphor in the vineyards of En-gedi.
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna-flowers From the gardens of Engedi.
15 Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes.
[[Lov.]] Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair! Thine eyes are doves.
16 Behold, thou [art] fair, my beloved, yes, pleasant: also our bed [is] green.
[[M.]] Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, lovely; And green is our bed.
17 The beams of our house [are] cedar, [and] our rafters of fir.
The cedars are the beams of our house, And its roof the cypresses.
