< श्रेष्ठगीत 5 >
1 प्रेमी प्रेमिकासित बोल्दैः हे मेरी बहिनी, मेरी दुलही, म मेरो बगैँचामा आएको छु । आफ्नो सुगन्धित मसालासँगै मैले मेरो मूर्र जम्मा गरेको छु । मैले आफ्नो महसँगै महको चाका खाएको छु । मैले आफ्नो दूधसँगै मेरो दाखमद्य पिएको छु । मित्रहरू प्रेमी र प्रेमिकासित बोल्दैः हे मित्रहरू हो, खाओ । पिओ र प्रेमले मात । प्रेमिका आफैसित बोल्दैः
Let my kinsman come down into his garden, and eat the fruit of his choice berries. I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; I have eaten my bread with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; yea, brethren, drink abundantly.
2 म सुतेँ, तर मेरो हृदय जागै थियो । मेरा प्रेमीले ढकढक्याइरहेको आवाज आउँदै छ, “हे मेरी बहिनी, मेरी प्रिय, मेरी शुद्ध ढुकुर्नी, ढोका खोल, किनकि मेरो शिर शीतले र मेरो कपाल रातको चिसोले भिजेको छ ।”
I sleep, but my heart is awake: the voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, [saying], Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
3 “मैले मेरो लुगा फुकालेको छु । के मैले यसलाई फेरि लगाउने? मैले मेरो खुट्टा धोएको छु । के मैले यसलाई फेरि फोहोर बनाउने?”
I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet, how shall I defile them?
4 मेरा प्रेमीले छेस्किनी खोल्न हात हाल्नुभयो, र मेरो हृदय उहाँको लागि उत्तेजित भयो ।
My kinsman put forth his hand by the hole [of the door], and my belly moved for him.
5 मेरा प्रेमीको लागि ढोका खोल्न म उठेँ । मेरा हातहरूबाट मूर्र चुहुँदै थियो, र मेरा औँलाहरूबाट ढोकाको ताल्चामा गिलो मूर्र चुहुँदै थियो ।
I rose up to open to my kinsman; my hands dropped myrrh, my fingers choice myrrh, on the handles of the lock.
6 मैले मेरा प्रेमीको लागि ढोका खोलेँ, तर मेरा प्रेमी फर्केर गइसक्नुभएको रहेछ । उहाँ बोल्नुहुँदा मेरो हृदय शोकित भयो । मैले उहाँको खोजी गरेँ, तर मैले उहाँलाई भेट्टाइनँ । मैले उहाँलाई डाकेँ, तर उहाँले मलाई जवाफ दिनुभएन ।
I opened to my kinsman; my kinsman was gone: my soul failed at his speech: I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he answered me not.
7 पहरेदारहरू सहरमा घुम्दा तिनीहरूले मलाई भेट्टाए । तिनीहरूले मलाई प्रहार गरी चोटै-चोट पारे । पर्खालमाथि भएका पहरेदारहरूले मेरो खास्टो पनि खोसेर लगे । प्रेमिका सहरका स्त्रीहरूसित बोल्दैः
The watchman that go their rounds in the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
8 हे यरूशलेमका छोरीहरू हो, म तिमीहरूसित वाचा बाँध्छु, कि तिमीहरूले मेरा प्रेमीलाई भेट्टायौ भने तिमीहरूले उहाँलाई के भन्ने छौ? म प्रेमले बिरामी परेकी छु भनी बताइदिनू । सहरका स्त्रीहरू प्रेमिकासित बोल्दैः
I have charged you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the powers and the virtues of the field: if ye should find my kinsman, what are ye to say to him? That I am wounded with love.
9 हे स्त्रीहरूमध्ये असाध्यै सुन्दरी, अर्को प्रिय पुरुषभन्दा तपाईंका प्रेमी कसरी उत्तम छन्? अर्को प्रिय पुरुषभन्दा तपाईंको प्रेमी किन उत्तम छन्, ताकि तिमी हामीलाई यस्तो शपथ खान लगाउँछ्यौ? प्रेमिका सहरका स्त्रीहरूसित बोल्दैः
What is thy kinsman [more] than [another] kinsman, O thou beautiful among women? what is thy kinsman [more] than [another] kinsman, that thou hast so charged us?
10 मेरा प्रेमी उज्ज्वल र स्वस्थ, दस हजारका बिचमा श्रेष्ठ हुनुहुन्छ ।
My kinsman is white and ruddy, chosen out from myriads.
11 उहाँको शिर निखुर सुनको छ । उहाँको कपाल घुम्रिएको र कागजस्तै कालो छ ।
His head is [as] very fine gold, his locks are flowing, black as a raven.
12 उहाँका आँखा पानीको खोलाको छेउमा बस्ने ढुकुरहरूजस्ता छन्, दूधले नुहाएको, गर्गहना जडिएका जस्ता छन् ।
His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.
13 उहाँका गालाहरू सुगन्धित मसालाहरूको ड्याङजस्ता छन्, जसले बास्ना फिँजाउँछन् ।
His cheeks are as bowls of spices pouring forth perfumes: his lips are lilies, dropping choice myrrh.
14 उहाँका ओठ मूर्रको रस चुहाउने लिली फुलहरूजस्ता छन् ।
His hands are as turned gold set with beryl: his belly is an ivory tablet on a sapphire stone.
15 उहाँका पाखुरा गर्गहना जडिएका गोलो सुनजस्ता छन् । उहाँको पेट नीरले ढाकिएको हस्ती-हाडजस्तो छ ।
His legs are marble pillars set on golden sockets: his form is as Libanus, choice as the cedars.
16 उहाँका गोडाहरू निखुर सुनका अड्याइएका सिङ्गमरमरका खम्बाहरूजस्ता छन् । उहाँको आकार लेबनानजस्तै, उत्तम देवदारुजस्तै छ । उहाँको मुख ज्यादै मिठो छ । उहाँ पूर्ण रूपमा मायालु हुनुहुन्छ । हे यरूशलेमका छोरीहरू हो, उहाँ नै मेरा प्रेमी हुनुहुन्छ, र मेरा मित्र हुनुहुन्छ ।
His throat is most sweet, and altogether desirable. This is my kinsman, and this is my companion, O daughters of Jerusalem.