Hohelied 6
1 Wohin ist dein Freund gegangen, du Schönste unter den Weibern? Wohin hat sich dein Freund gewandt? Wir wollen ihn mit dir suchen!
You who are the most beautiful of all the women, where has the one who loves you gone? [If you tell us] which [RHQ] direction he went, we will go with you to search for him.
2 Mein Freund ist in seinen Garten hinabgegangen, zu den Balsambeeten, um in den Gärten zu weiden und Lilien zu pflücken!
The one who loves me has now come [to me, who am like] [MET, EUP] his garden, He has come to [enjoy my (charms/physical attractions) which are like] [MET, EUP] spices, to enjoy cuddling up to me [EUP, MET], and [kissing my lips, which are like] [MET] lilies.
3 Ich bin meines Freundes, und mein Freund ist mein, der unter den Lilien weidet.
I belong to the one who loves me, and the one who loves me belongs to me; he [enjoys kissing] my lips like [MET] [a shepherd enjoys] taking care of [his sheep].
4 Du bist schön, meine Freundin, wie Tirza, lieblich wie Jerusalem, furchtbar wie die Bannerträger!
My darling, you are beautiful, like [SIM] Tirzah [the capital city of Israel] and Jerusalem [the capital city of Judah are beautiful]; you are as exciting [MET] as a [group/battalion of] troops holding up their banners.
5 Wende deine Augen ab von mir; denn sie machen mich ungestüm! Dein Haar ist wie eine Herde Ziegen, die sich am Berge Gilead lagern.
Quit looking at me like that, because your eyes excite me very much. Your [long black] hair [moves from side to side] like [SIM] a flock of [black] goats [moving down the slopes] of Gilead [Mountain].
6 Deine Zähne sind wie eine Herde Mutterschafe, die aus der Schwemme kommen und sämtlich Zwillinge tragen, so daß kein unfruchtbares darunter ist.
Your teeth are [very white] like [SIM] a flock of sheep [whose wool] has just been shorn and that have come up from being washed [in a stream]. You have all of your teeth; none of them is missing.
7 Wie ein halber Granatapfel nimmt sich deine Wange hinter deinem Schleier aus.
Beneath your veil, your cheeks are like [SIM] the halves of a pomegranate.
8 Ihrer sechzig sind Königinnen und ihrer achtzig Nebenfrauen, dazu Jungfrauen ohne Zahl;
Even if a king had 60 queens and 80 (concubines/slave wives) and more young women than anyone can count,
9 diese Eine ist meine Taube, meine Makellose; sie ist die Einzige ihrer Mutter, die Reinste von allen, die sie geboren hat. Die Töchter sahen sie und priesen sie glücklich, die Königinnen und Nebenfrauen rühmten sie:
[none of them would be like] my dove, who is perfect, you who are your mother’s only daughter, whom your mother considers to be very precious. [Other] young women who see you say that you are fortunate, and the queens and concubines recognize that you [are very beautiful].
10 Wer ist die, welche herabschaut wie Morgenrot, schön wie der Mond, klar wie die Sonne, furchtbar wie die Bannerträger?
Who is [RHQ] this woman who is [as delightful] as [SIM] the dawn, as fair/delightful [to look at] as [the light of] the moon, as exciting as a [group/battalion of] troops holding up their banners?
11 Zum Nußgarten war ich hinabgegangen, um die grünen Plätze des Tales zu betrachten, zu sehen, ob der Weinstock ausgeschlagen, ob die Granaten Blüten getrieben hätten,
I went down to some walnut trees to look at the new plants that were growing in the valley. I wanted to see if the grapevines had budded or if the pomegranate trees were blooming.
12 wovon ich nichts gewußt hatte, darauf ward meine Seele aufmerksam, auf die Wagen meines edlen Volkes.
[But] before I realized it, my desire [to make love caused me to be as excited as] a prince riding in a chariot.
13 Kehre wieder, kehre wieder, o Sulamit, kehre wieder, kehre wieder, daß wir dich betrachten! Was wollt ihr Sulamit betrachten wie den Reigen von Mahanaim?
You who are the perfect one, come back [to us], in order that we may see you! Why do you want to look at this woman who is perfect, like [SIM] you like to watch two rows/lines of people dancing?
