雅歌 5
1 わが妹、わが花嫁よ、わたしはわが園にはいって、わが没薬と香料とを集め、わが蜜蜂の巣と、蜜とを食べ、わがぶどう酒と乳とを飲む。友らよ、食らえ、飲め、愛する人々よ、大いに飲め。
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 わたしは眠っていたが、心はさめていた。聞きなさい、わが愛する者が戸をたたいている。「わが妹、わが愛する者、わがはと、わが全き者よ、あけてください。わたしの頭は露でぬれ、わたしの髪の毛は夜露でぬれている」と言う。
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 わたしはすでに着物を脱いだ、どうしてまた着られようか。すでに足を洗った、どうしてまた、よごせようか。
[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 わが愛する者が掛けがねに手をかけたので、わが心は内におどった。
The one who loves me put his hand through the opening [in the wall], and I was thrilled [that he was there].
5 わたしが起きて、わが愛する者のためにあけようとしたとき、わたしの手から没薬がしたたり、わたしの指から没薬の液が流れて、貫の木の取手の上に落ちた。
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 わたしはわが愛する者のために開いたが、わが愛する者はすでに帰り去った。彼が帰り去ったとき、わが心は力を失った。わたしは尋ねたけれども見つからず、呼んだけれども答がなかった。
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 町をまわり歩く夜回りらはわたしを見ると、撃って傷つけ、城壁を守る者らは、わたしの上着をはぎ取った。
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 エルサレムの娘たちよ、わたしはあなたがたに誓って、お願いする。もしわが愛する者を見たなら、わたしが愛のために病みわずらっていると、彼に告げてください。
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 女のうちの最も美しい者よ、あなたの愛する者は、ほかの人の愛する者に、なんのまさるところがあるか。あなたの愛する者は、ほかの人の愛する者に、なんのまさるところがあって、そのように、わたしたちに誓い、願うのか。
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 わが愛する者は白く輝き、かつ赤く、万人にぬきんで、
The man who loves me is handsome and healthy, (outstanding among/better than) (10,000/an uncountable number of) [other men].
11 その頭は純金のように、その髪の毛はうねっていて、からすのように黒い。
His head is [beautiful, like] [MET] purest gold; his hair is wavy and as black as [SIM] a raven/crow.
12 その目は泉のほとりのはとのように、乳で洗われて、良く落ち着いている。
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 そのほおは、かんばしい花の床のように、かおりを放ち、そのくちびるは、ゆりの花のようで、没薬の液をしたたらす。
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 その手は宝石をはめた金の円筒のごとく、そのからだはサファイヤをもっておおった象牙の細工のごとく、
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 その足のすねは金の台の上にすえた大理石の柱のごとく、その姿はレバノンのごとく、香柏のようで、美しい。
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 その言葉は、はなはだ美しく、彼はことごとく麗しい。エルサレムの娘たちよ、これがわが愛する者、これがわが友なのです。
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].
