雅歌 3
1 わたしは夜、床の上で、わが魂の愛する者をたずねた。わたしは彼をたずねたが、見つからなかった。わたしは彼を呼んだが、答がなかった。
All through the night [while I lay] on my bed, I longed for the one whom I love. I desired for him [to come], but he did not come.
2 「わたしは今起きて、町をまわり歩き、街路や広場で、わが魂の愛する者をたずねよう」と、彼をたずねたが、見つからなかった。
[So I said to myself], “I will get up now and walk around the city, through the streets and plazas, to search for the one whom I love.” [So] I [got up and] searched for him, but I could not find him.
3 町をまわり歩く夜回りたちに出会ったので、「あなたがたは、わが魂の愛する者を見ましたか」と尋ねた。
The city watchmen saw me while they were patrolling/walking around the city. [I asked them], “Have you seen the one whom I love?”
4 わたしが彼らと別れて行くとすぐ、わが魂の愛する者に出会った。わたしは彼を引き留めて行かせず、ついにわが母の家につれて行き、わたしを産んだ者のへやにはいった。
As soon as I walked past them, I found the one whom I love. I clung to him and would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room where my mother had conceived me (OR, where I was born).
5 エルサレムの娘たちよ、わたしは、かもしかと野の雌じかをさして、あなたがたに誓い、お願いする、愛のおのずから起るときまでは、ことさらに呼び起すことも、さますこともしないように。
You women of Jerusalem, solemnly promise me, while the does and gazelles [are listening], that you will not disturb us while we are making love until we are ready to quit.
6 没薬、乳香など、商人のもろもろの香料をもって、かおりを放ち、煙の柱のように、荒野から上って来るものは何か。
Who is it that is coming from the desert, who is [stirring up dust] like a column of smoke from burning myrrh and incense [made from] spices [imported by] merchants?
7 見よ、あれはソロモンの乗物で、六十人の勇士がそのまわりにいる。イスラエルの勇士で、
It is [Solomon], [sitting in] his portable chair surrounded by 60 bodyguards chosen from the strongest/greatest warriors in Israel.
8 皆、つるぎをとり、戦いをよくし、おのおの腰に剣を帯びて、夜の危険に備えている。
They all have swords and they [all] (are trained to/know well how to) use them. Each one has his sword [strapped to] his side and [is prepared to defend Solomon from] dangers that might occur even during the night.
9 ソロモン王はレバノンの木をもって、自分のために輿をつくった。
King Solomon [commanded his servants] to make that portable chair for him; [it was made] with wood from Lebanon.
10 その柱は銀、そのうしろは金、その座は紫の布でつくった。その内部にはエルサレムの娘たちが、愛情をこめてつくった物を張りつけた。
The [canopy that covered it] was (held up/supported) by posts made of silver, and the back of the chair was [embroidered] with gold. The seat/cushion was covered with purple cloth lovingly made/woven by the women of Jerusalem.
11 シオンの娘たちよ、出てきてソロモン王を見よ。彼は婚姻の日、心の喜びの日に、その母の彼にかぶらせた冠をいただいている。
You women of Jerusalem, come and look at King Solomon wearing the headdress that his mother put on his head on the day when he was married, the day when he [SYN] was very happy.
