Song of Solomon 1
1 The Song of Songs, that [is] Solomon's.
The Song of Songs, that [is] of Solomon.
2 Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better [are] thy loves than wine.
Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better [are] your loves than wine.
3 For fragrance [are] thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out — thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee!
For fragrance [are] your good perfumes. Perfume emptied out—your name, Therefore have virgins loved you!
4 Draw me: after thee we run, The king hath brought me into his inner chambers, We do joy and rejoice in thee, We mention thy loves more than wine, Uprightly they have loved thee!
Draw me: we run after you, The king has brought me into his inner chambers, We delight and rejoice in you, We mention your loves more than wine, Uprightly they have loved you!
5 Dark [am] I, and comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon.
I [am] dark and lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, as tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon.
6 Fear me not, because I [am] very dark, Because the sun hath scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard — my own — I have not kept.
Do not fear me, because I [am] very dark, Because the sun has scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard—my own—I have not kept.
7 Declare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?
Declare to me, you whom my soul has loved, Where you delight, Where you lie down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of your companions?
8 If thou knowest not, O fair among women, Get thee forth by the traces of the flock, And feed thy kids by the shepherds' dwellings!
If you do not know, O beautiful among women, Go forth by the traces of the flock, And feed your kids by the shepherds’ dwellings!
9 To my joyous one in chariots of Pharaoh, I have compared thee, my friend,
To my joyous one in chariots of Pharaoh, I have compared you, my friend,
10 Comely have been thy cheeks with garlands, Thy neck with chains.
Your cheeks have been lovely with garlands, your neck with chains.
11 Garlands of gold we do make for thee, With studs of silver!
We make garlands of gold for you, with studs of silver!
12 While the king [is] in his circle, My spikenard hath given its fragrance.
While the king [is] in his circle, My spikenard has given its fragrance.
13 A bundle of myrrh [is] my beloved to me, Between my breasts it lodgeth.
A bundle of myrrh [is] my beloved to me, Between my breasts it lodges.
14 A cluster of cypress [is] my beloved to me, In the vineyards of En-Gedi!
A cluster of cypress [is] my beloved to me, In the vineyards of En-Gedi!
15 Lo, thou [art] fair, my friend, Lo, thou [art] fair, thine eyes [are] doves!
Behold, you [are] beautiful, my friend, Behold, you [are] beautiful, your eyes [are] doves!
16 Lo, thou [art] fair, my love, yea, pleasant, Yea, our couch [is] green,
Behold, you [are] beautiful, my love, indeed, pleasant, Indeed, our bed [is] green,
17 The beams of our houses [are] cedars, Our rafters [are] firs, I [am] a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys!
The beams of our houses [are] cedars, Our rafters [are] firs, I [am] a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys!
