Cantar de los Cantares 3
1 Por la noche en mi cama, Busqué a quien mi alma ama. Lo busqué, pero no lo encontré.
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 Me levantaré ahora y recorreré la ciudad; en las calles y en las plazas buscaré al que ama mi alma. Lo busqué, pero no lo encontré.
[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 Los vigilantes que recorren la ciudad me encontraron; “¿Has visto al que ama mi alma?”
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 Apenas había pasado de ellos, cuando encontré al que ama mi alma. Lo abracé y no lo dejé ir, hasta que lo llevé a la casa de mi madre, en la habitación de la que me concibió.
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 Os conjuro, hijas de Jerusalén, por las corzas, o por las ciervas del campo, para que no despiertes ni despiertes el amor, hasta que lo desee.
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 ¿Quién es ese que sube del desierto como columnas de humo? perfumado con mirra e incienso, con todas las especias del comerciante?
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 ¡Mira, es el carruaje de Salomón! Sesenta hombres poderosos están a su alrededor, de los hombres poderosos de Israel.
It is [Solomon], [sitting in] his portable chair surrounded by 60 bodyguards chosen from the strongest/greatest warriors in Israel.
8 Todos ellos manejan la espada y son expertos en la guerra. Todo hombre tiene su espada en el muslo, por el miedo en la noche.
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 El rey Salomón se hizo un carruaje del bosque del Líbano.
King Solomon [commanded his servants] to make that portable chair for him; [it was made] with wood from Lebanon.
10 Hizo sus pilares de plata, su fondo de oro, su asiento de púrpura, el centro de la misma está pavimentado con amor, de las hijas de Jerusalén.
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 Salid, hijas de Sión, y ved al rey Salomón, con la corona con la que su madre le ha coronado, en el día de sus bodas, en el día de la alegría de su corazón.
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.
