Hohelied 5
1 Ich bin in meinen Garten gekommen, meine Schwester, meine Braut, habe meine Myrrhe gepflückt samt meinem Balsam, habe meine Wabe gegessen samt meinem Honig, meinen Wein getrunken samt meiner Milch. Esset, Freunde; trinket und berauschet euch, Geliebte!
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.
2 Ich schlief, aber mein Herz wachte. Horch! Mein Geliebter! Er klopft: Tue mir auf, meine Schwester, meine Freundin, meine Taube, meine Vollkommene! Denn mein Haupt ist voll Tau, meine Locken voll Tropfen der Nacht. -
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.”
3 Ich habe mein Kleid [Eig. meinem Leibrock] ausgezogen, wie sollte ich es wieder anziehen? Ich habe meine Füße gewaschen, wie sollte ich sie wieder beschmutzen? -
[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.
4 Mein Geliebter streckte seine Hand durch die Öffnung [das Guckloch der Tür, ] und mein Inneres ward seinetwegen erregt.
The one who loves me put his hand through the opening [in the wall], and I was thrilled [that he was there].
5 Ich stand auf, um meinem Geliebten zu öffnen, und meine Hände troffen von Myrrhe und meine Finger von fließender [d. h. von selbst entquellender, köstlichster] Myrrhe an dem Griffe des Riegels.
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.
6 Ich öffnete meinem Geliebten; aber mein Geliebter hatte sich umgewandt, war weitergegangen. Ich war außer mir [Eig. Ich war entseelt, ] während er redete. Ich suchte ihn und fand ihn nicht; ich rief ihn und er antwortete mir nicht.
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.
7 Es fanden mich die Wächter, die in der Stadt umhergehen: sie schlugen mich, verwundeten mich; die Wächter der Mauern nahmen mir meinen Schleier [Eig. meinen Überwurf] weg.
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.
8 Ich beschwöre euch, Töchter Jerusalems, wenn ihr meinen Geliebten findet, was sollt ihr ihm berichten? Daß ich krank bin vor Liebe. -
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.
9 Was ist dein Geliebter vor einem anderen Geliebten, du Schönste unter den Frauen? Was ist dein Geliebter vor einem anderen Geliebten, daß du uns also beschwörst? -
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?
10 Mein Geliebter ist weiß und rot, ausgezeichnet vor Zehntausenden.
The man who loves me is handsome and healthy, (outstanding among/better than) (10,000/an uncountable number of) [other men].
11 Sein Haupt ist gediegenes, feines Gold, seine Locken sind herabwallend [Eig. hügelig, d. h. gewellt, ] schwarz wie der Rabe;
His head is [beautiful, like] [MET] purest gold; his hair is wavy and as black as [SIM] a raven/crow.
12 seine Augen wie Tauben an Wasserbächen, badend in Milch, eingefaßte Steine [Eig. sitzend in ihrer Einfassung; ]
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.
13 seine Wangen wie Beete von Würzkraut, Anhöhen von duftenden Pflanzen [Da das mit "Anhöhe" übersetzte Wort eigentlich "Turm" bedeutet, so lesen And.: Beete von Würzkraut, duftende Pflanzen tragend; ] seine Lippen Lilien, träufelnd von fließender Myrrhe;
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.
14 seine Hände [nämlich die einzelnen Finger] goldene Rollen, mit Topasen besetzt; sein Leib ein Kunstwerk von Elfenbein, bedeckt mit Saphiren;
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).
15 seine Schenkel Säulen von weißem Marmor, gegründet auf Untersätze von feinem Golde; seine Gestalt wie der Libanon, auserlesen wie die Cedern;
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].
16 sein Gaumen ist [d. h. seine Worte sind; vergl. Kap. 4,11] lauter Süßigkeit, und alles an ihm ist lieblich. Das ist mein Geliebter, und das mein Freund, ihr Töchter Jerusalems! -
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].
