< Song of Solomon 3 >
1 In my litle bed Y souyte hym bi niytis, whom my soule loueth; Y souyte hym, and Y foond not.
我夜间躺卧在床上, 寻找我心所爱的; 我寻找他,却寻不见。
2 I shal rise, and Y schal cumpasse the citee, bi litle stretis and large stretis; Y schal seke hym, whom my soule loueth; I souyte hym, and Y foond not.
我说:我要起来,游行城中, 在街市上,在宽阔处, 寻找我心所爱的。 我寻找他,却寻不见。
3 Wakeris, that kepen the citee, founden me. Whether ye sien hym, whom my soule loueth?
城中巡逻看守的人遇见我; 我问他们:你们看见我心所爱的没有?
4 A litil whanne Y hadde passid hem, Y foond hym, whom my soule loueth; Y helde hym, and Y schal not leeue hym, til Y brynge him in to the hous of my modir, and in to the closet of my modir.
我刚离开他们就遇见我心所爱的。 我拉住他,不容他走, 领他入我母家, 到怀我者的内室。
5 Ye douytris of Jerusalem, Y charge you greetli, bi the capretis, and hertis of feeldis, that ye reise not, nether make to awake the dereworthe spousesse, til sche wole.
耶路撒冷的众女子啊, 我指着羚羊或田野的母鹿嘱咐你们: 不要惊动、不要叫醒我所亲爱的, 等他自己情愿。
6 Who is this womman, that stieth bi the deseert, as a yerde of smoke of swete smellynge spices, of mirre, and of encence, and of al poudur of an oynement makere?
那从旷野上来、形状如烟柱、 以没药和乳香并商人各样香粉薰的是谁呢?
7 Lo! sixti stronge men of the strongeste men of Israel cumpassen the bed of Salomon; and alle thei holden swerdis,
看哪,是所罗门的轿; 四围有六十个勇士, 都是以色列中的勇士;
8 and ben moost witti to batels; the swerd of ech man is on his hipe, for the drede of nyytis.
手都持刀,善于争战, 腰间佩刀,防备夜间有惊慌。
9 Kyng Salomon made to hym a seete, of the trees of Liban;
所罗门王用黎巴嫩木 为自己制造一乘华轿。
10 he made the pilers therof of siluer; he made a goldun restyng place, a stiyng of purpur; and he arayede the myddil thingis with charite, for the douytris of Jerusalem.
轿柱是用银做的, 轿底是用金做的; 坐垫是紫色的, 其中所铺的乃耶路撒冷众女子的爱情。
11 Ye douytris of Sion, go out, and se kyng Salomon in the diademe, bi which his modir crownede hym, in the dai of his spousyng, and in the dai of the gladnesse of his herte.
锡安的众女子啊, 你们出去观看所罗门王! 头戴冠冕,就是在他婚筵的日子、 心中喜乐的时候,他母亲给他戴上的。