Hohelied 4
1 O du bist schön, meine Freundin, ja schön bist du! Deine Augen sind Taubenaugen hinter deinem Schleier hervor; dein Haar gleicht einer Ziegenherde, die vom Gileadberge herabwallt.
My darling, you are beautiful, you are very beautiful! Underneath your veil, your eyes are [as gentle as] [MET] doves. Your [long black] hair [moves from side to side] like [SIM] a flock of [black] goats moving down the slopes of Gilead Mountain.
2 Deine Zähne sind gleich einer Herde von Schafen, die frischgeschoren der Schwemme entsteigen, allesamt zwillingsträchtig und keins von ihnen kinderlos.
Your teeth are [very white] like [SIM] a flock of sheep [whose wool] has [just] been (shorn/cut off) and that have come up from being washed [in a stream]. You have all of your teeth; none of them is missing.
3 Deine Lippen gleichen einer Purpurschnur, und dein Mund ist voll Anmut; wie der Spalt eines Granatapfels schimmern die Schläfen dir hinter dem Schleier hervor.
Your lips are like [SIM] a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Beneath your veil, your [round, rosy/red] cheeks are like [SIM] the halves of a pomegranate.
4 Wie Davids Turm ragt dein Hals, zur Fernsicht gebaut: tausend Schilde hangen an ihm, lauter Wehren von Helden.
Your [long] neck is [beautiful] like [SIM] the tower of [King] David that was built using layers/rows of stone. [The ornaments on your necklaces are like] 1,000 [HYP] shields that are hanging [on the walls of a tower]; each one belongs to a warrior.
5 Deine Brüste sind gleich einem Zwillingspaar junger Gazellen, die unter den Lilien weiden.
Your breasts are [as beautiful] [SIM] as two (fawns/young gazelles) that eat [grass] among lilies.
6 Bis der Abendwind haucht und die Schatten entfliehn, will zum Myrrhenberge ich gehn und zum Weihrauchhügel.
Until dawn [tomorrow morning] and the nighttime shadows/darkness disappear, I will [lie close to your breasts] that are [like] [MET] hills that are covered with incense [DOU].
7 Wunderschön bist du, meine Freundin; nichts, nichts fehlt deinen Reizen!
My darling, you are completely beautiful; your body is perfectly [formed]!
8 Komm mit mir vom Libanon, Braut, mit mir vom Libanon, o komm! Steig herab vom Gipfel des Amana, vom Gipfel des Senir und Hermon, von den Lagerstätten der Löwen, von den Bergen der Panther.
My bride, [it is as though you are in] [MET] Lebanon [far away, where I cannot reach you]; come back to me. [It is as though you are inaccessible] [MET] on the top of Hermon Mountain or the nearby peaks. Come from where the lions have their dens and where the leopards live on the mountains.
9 Du hast mich bezaubert, meine bräutliche Schwester, du hast mich bezaubert mit einem deiner Blicke, mit einem der Kettchen an deinem Halsschmuck!
My bride [DOU], you who are dearer to me than my sister, you have captured my affection [IDM] by only once quickly looking at me, and by one [strand of] jewels in your necklace.
10 Wie schön ist deine Liebe, meine bräutliche Schwester, viel süßer ist deine Liebe als Wein, und deiner Salben Duft geht über alle Wohlgerüche!
My bride, your love for me is delightful! It more delightful than wine! And the fragrance of your perfume is more pleasing than any spice!
11 Von Honigseim triefen deine Lippen, meine Braut; Honig und Milch birgst du unter deiner Zunge, und deiner Gewänder Duft ist wie der Duft des Libanons!
Being kissed by you is [as enjoyable as eating] [MTY] honey; your kisses are as sweet as milk [mixed with] honey. The aroma of your clothes is like [SIM] the aroma of [cedar trees in] Lebanon.
12 Ein wohlverschloßner Garten ist meine bräutliche Schwester, ein verschloßner Born, ein versiegelter Quell.
My bride, [you who are dearer to me than] [MET] my sister, you are [like] [MET] a garden that is locked [in order that other men cannot enter it]; [you are like] [MET] a spring or a fountain that is covered [in order that others may not drink from it].
13 Alles, was an dir sproßt, ist ein Lusthain von Granaten mit den köstlichsten Früchten, Zyperblumen samt Narden,
You are [like] [MET] an orchard of pomegranate trees full of delicious fruit, and plenty of [plants that produce] henna and nard [spices],
14 Narde und Safran, Würzrohr und Zimt samt allerlei Weihrauchstauden, Myrrhe und Aloe nebst allen edelsten Balsamgewächsen.
and saffron and calamus and cinnamon and many other kinds of incense, and myrrh and aloes and many [other] fine spices.
15 Eine Quelle im Garten bist du, ein Born voll sprudelnden Wassers, und Bäche, die vom Libanon rieseln.
[You are like] [MET] a fountain in a garden, [like] [MET] a spring of clear water that flows [down] from [the mountains of] Lebanon.
16 Erwache, du Nordwind, und komm, du Südwind! Durchhauche meinen Garten, daß seine Düfte zerfließen! Mein Geliebter komme in seinen Garten und genieße seine köstlichen Früchte! –
[I want] the north wind and the south wind to come, and blow on my garden, [in order that] the fragrance [of the spices will] spread through the air. [Similarly], I want the one who loves me to come and enjoy [cuddling up to me] [like] [MET, EUP] someone comes into a garden and enjoys eating the fruit [that grows there].
