श्रेष्ठगीत 1
1 यो सोलोमनको श्रेष्ठगीत हो । प्रेमिका आफैसित बोल्दै:
This is [King] Solomon’s most beautiful song.
2 उहाँले मलाई आफ्नो मुखको चुम्बनले चुम्बन गरून् । प्रेमिका प्रेमीसित बोल्दै: किनकि तपाईंको प्रेम दाखमद्यभन्दा उत्तम छ ।
Kiss me [on my lips], because your love [for me] is more delightful than wine.
3 तपाईंको अभिषेकको तेलमा आनन्दप्रद बास्ना छ । तपाईंको नाउँ बगिरहने अत्तरझैँ छ । त्यसैले युवतीहरूले तपाईंलाई प्रेम गर्छन् ।
The fragrance of the cologne on your [skin] is [very] sweet/pleasing [CHI]. And your reputation is [very] good and spreads, [like] [SIM] the fragrance of the special oil spread on your skin. That is why the [other] young women are attracted to you.
4 मलाई तपाईंसितै लैजानुहोस्, र हामी दौडने छौँ । प्रेमिका आफैसित बोल्दै: राजाले मलाई उहाँका कोठाहरूमा ल्याउनुभएको छ । प्रेमिका प्रमीसित बोल्दै: हामी खुसी छौँ । हामी तपाईंको विषयमा आनन्द मनाउँछौँ । तपाईंको प्रेमको उत्सव मनाऔँ । यो दाखमद्यभन्दा उत्तम छ । अरू स्त्रीहरूले तपाईंलाई सम्मान गर्ने स्वाभाविक नै हो । प्रेमिका अरू स्त्रीहरूसित बोल्दैः
Take me quickly; take me to your home. [It is as though] you are my king; take me into your room. We are very happy [DOU] about you; we say that your love [for each other] is better than wine. It is not surprising that the other young women adore you.
5 हे यरूशलेमका छोरीहरू हो, म काली छु, तर मायालु छु । म केदारका पालहरूजस्तै काली र सोलोमनका पर्दाहरूजस्तै मायालु छु ।
You women of Jerusalem, I am dark but beautiful; my dark skin is like [SIM] the tents in Kedar, [or] like the beautiful curtains in Solomon’s palace.
6 म काली भएकीले र घामले मलाई डढाएकोले मलाई एकटक लगाएर नहेर । मेरी आमाका छोराहरू मसित रिसाउँथे । तिनीहरूले मलाई दाखबारीको रक्षक बनाए, तर मैले मेरो आफ्नै दाखबारीको रक्षा गरेकी छैनँ । प्रेमिका प्रेमीसित बोल्दैः
[But] do not stare at me because of the sun having caused my skin to become dark; my brothers were angry with me, [so] they forced me to work [out in the sunshine] in the vineyards, so I was not able to take good care of my body/skin [CHI, MET].
7 हे मेरा प्रेमी, मेरो प्राणले तपाईंलाई प्रेम गर्छ । मलाई बताउनुहोस् । तपाईंले आफ्नो भेडा-बाख्राको बगाल कहाँ चराउनुहुन्छ? दिउँसो तपाईंले आफ्नो बगाल कहाँ विश्राम गराउनुहुन्छ? तपाईंका मित्रहरूका बगालहरूको छेउमा म किन भौँतारिहिँड्ने व्यक्तिझैँ हुने? प्रेमी प्रेमिकासित बोल्दैः
You whom I [SYN] love, where will you take your flock of sheep today? Where will you allow them to rest at noontime? I want to know because it is not right [RHQ] for me to wander around like a prostitute looking for you among the flocks that belong to your friends.
8 हे स्त्रीहरूमध्ये असाध्यै सुन्दरी, तिमीलाई थाहा छैन भने मेरो बगालका पाइलाहरू पछ्याऊ, र गोठालाहरूको पालनेर तिम्रा ससाना बाख्राहरू चराऊ ।
You who are the most beautiful of all the women, if you [search for me and] do not know [where I will take my sheep], follow the tracks/footprints of the sheep. [Then] allow your young goats to (graze/eat grass) near the shepherds’ tents.
9 हे मेरी प्रिय, म तिमीलाई फारोको रथको राम्रो घोडासित तुलना गर्दछु ।
You [are beautiful], my darling, like the young female horse that pulls the chariot of the king of Egypt.
10 शृङ्गारले तिम्रा गाला सुन्दर भएका छन्; गर्गहनाले तिम्रो गला सजिएको छ ।
Your cheeks are decorated with jewelry, and there are strings of beads/pearls around your neck.
11 हामी तिम्रो लागि चाँदीको जलप लगाइएका सुनका गहनाहरू बनाउने छौँ । प्रेमिका आफैसित बोल्दैः
We will make for you [some] gold earrings that are decorated/inlaid with silver.
12 राजा आफ्नो बिस्तारमा पल्टनुहुँदा मेरो अत्तरले आफ्नो बास्ना फिँजायो ।
While the king was on his couch, the smell of my perfume spread [around the room].
13 मलाई मेरा प्रेमी मूर्रको थैलीजस्तै लाग्छ जसले मेरा वक्षस्थलका बिचमा रात बिताउनुहुन्छ ।
The man who loves me is [as delightful as [MET]] a (sachet/small cloth bag) of myrrh between my breasts.
14 मलाई मेरा प्रेमी एन-गदीका दाखबारीहरूमा फुलेको मेहदीको झुप्पाजस्तै लाग्छ । प्रेमी प्रेमिकासित बोल्दैः
He is like [MET] a bunch of flowers from the vineyards at En-Gedi.
15 हे मेरी प्रिय, सुन । तिमी सुन्दरी छ्यौ । सुन, तिमी सुन्दरी छ्यौ । तिम्रा आँखा ढुकुरजस्ता छन् । प्रेमिका प्रेमीसित बोल्दैः
You whom I love, you are beautiful; you are very beautiful! Your eyes are [as delightful/charming as] doves.
16 हे मेरा प्रेमी, सुन्नुहोस् । तपाईं सुन्दर हुनुहुन्छ । हो, तपाईं कति सुन्दर हुनुहुन्छ! हराभरा बिरुवाहरू हाम्रो ओछ्यान हुन् ।
You who love me, you are very delightful/handsome, you are wonderful! This green grass will be [like] a couch [where we lie down].
17 हाम्रो घरका दलिनहरू देवदारूका छन् । छाना सल्लाका छन् ।
[Branches of] cedar [trees] will shade us; [it is as though branches of] juniper/pine [trees] will be like [MET] a roof [over our heads].
