Soromoni' 5
1 Zahufa a'nimoka nagra hozani'afi ufre'na mnanentake'za merene, haganentake zanena eritru nehu'na, tumemofo anoma'ane tima'anena nenena musena hu'noe. Ami rine waini tinena ne'noe. Jerusalemi mofa'nemo'za hu'za, Ovesinte avesintema neha'a veatremota'a ne'zana neneta tina ne'o. Ante fenkamu atreta tanavesi'zana tima neaza hi'o.
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 Navura mase'noanagi antahintahimo'a eri'zana eri vava hu'ne. Agasasa arige'na antahugeno avesima nenantea ne'mo'a kafante eme vagre vagre nehuno anage hu'ne, kafana anaginanto marerisa zaganimoka, maho namanimoka kafuhe kafahe omanegenka hentofa zaga mani'nane. Ata komo'a nanuntera runtegeno atake nehigeno, nazokamo'a tinke huno pasupanegie.
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 Hianagi nagra hago kukena hutrena mase'noanki, inankna hu'na otigahue? hu'noe. Ko naga sese hutena mase'noanki, ete otina vanugeno nagamo'a pehana hugahie.
[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 Avesima nenantea ne'mo'a azana antegamateno kafana eri anagi'za hige'na kogeno, tumonimo'a fakro fakro hu'ne.
The one who loves me put his hand through the opening [in the wall], and I was thrilled [that he was there].
5 Anama hige'na otina kafama nenagugeno'a, nazantegatira mnanentake'za meremo'a pakepake hu'ne. Mnanentake'za meremo'a nazankoregatira pakepake nehige'na, kafama agu'atima ahentrokoma hu'noa zota avazu hu'noe.
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 Avesima nenantea nera kafana anaginte'noanagi, rukrahe huno ko atreno vu'ne. Atreno'ma vigeno'a nagu'amo'a kna huno evuramino musena osige'na, hake'noanagi kena eri fore osu'noe. Ke'zana ati'noanagi, ke'niarera voera osu'ne.
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 Kuma'ma kegava nehaza vahe'mo'za, kuma kegava hu'za vano nehazaregati eme nage'za erifore nehu'za, nahe'za nakare kuni'a eri'naze. Ana vahetamina kuma kegina kegava nehaza vahetamine.
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 Jerusalemi mofaneramimota, avesimanenantea ne'ma kesuta, avesima nentana mofamo'a kagrikura kri erino mani'ne huta asamigahune huta huvempa hunanteho.
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 Kagi kagonamo arava oheno hentofa mofamoka, ina kazigati avesima nentana ne'mo'a mago'a venenea zamagatere'ne? Ina kazigati aronekamo'a mago'a venenea agatere'negenka e'inahu kea hunka huvempa hiho hunka nehane?
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 Navesima nentoa ne'mo'a, hanavenentake nekino, avufamo'a tevenefa tagivazu hu'neankino, 10 tausenia vahepina agra zamagatere'ne.
The man who loves me is handsome and healthy, (outstanding among/better than) (10,000/an uncountable number of) [other men].
11 Asenimo'a marerisa goligna nehigeno, azokamo'a egaraki egaraki huno kotkoti namagna huno haninke hu'ne.
His head is [beautiful, like] [MET] purest gold; his hair is wavy and as black as [SIM] a raven/crow.
12 Hanki tare avurgamokea tinkenafi nemania maho namamofo avurgagna nehuke, marerisa konarari zama ami rimpi sese higeno rumarave hiankna hu'na'e.
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 Ameragemo'a balsami zafamo'ma amosrema ahentegeno'ma mnama neviankna hu'ne. Hagi agi morenamo'a liliema nehaza trazamofo amosrefinti'ma meremo'ma viankna mna vu'ne.
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 Azampasamo'a goli vimagokna higeno, berilie nehaza havenu konarari hunteankna hu'ne. Avufgamo'a elefanti aveteti'ma hiaza huno kanifuge higeno, safie nehaza havenu'ma konararima hunteankna hu'ne.
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 Tare agararemokea efeke havereti vimago zafa tro hunteteno, rusima hunte'zana goliretike tro huteno anampinka resi hunteankna hu'na'e. Avu'ava'amo'a Lebanoni agonaramimpima knare'nare sida zafaramima meankna hu'ne.
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 Agi'mo'a tusi haga nehie. Agra vahe'mo'za kesane huga ne' mani'ne. Jerusalemi mofa'nemota avesimanentoa ne'mo'a, e'inahu ne' mani'ne.
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].
