Cantar de los Cantares 3
1 Por la noche, en mi cama, lo estaba buscando, que es el amor de mi alma: lo estaba buscando, pero no lo vi.
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 Ahora me levantaré e iré por el pueblo, en las calles y en los caminos amplios iré tras él, que es el amor de mi alma: fui tras él, pero no lo vi.
[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 van por el pueblo vinieron a mi lado; A ellos les dije: ¿Lo has visto quién es el deseo de mi corazón?
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 Estaba muy lejos de ellos, cuando me encontré cara a cara con el que es el amor de mi alma. Lo tomé de las manos y no lo dejé ir hasta que lo llevé a la casa de mi madre y a la habitación de la que me dio a luz.
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 Prométanme, oh hijas de Jerusalén, por las gacelas del campo y ciervas del bosque, que no muevan ni levanten a mi amor hasta que quiera.
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 este que sale del desierto como columnas de humo, perfumado con mirra e incienso, con todos los polvos aromáticos 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 lecho de Salomón; Se trata de sesenta hombres de guerra lo escoltan, del ejército valiente 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 armados con espadas, entrenados en la guerra; cada hombre tiene su espada a su lado, por 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 lecho de la madera 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 base de oro, su asiento de púrpura, bordado con amor por las mujeres 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 Salgan, hijas de Jerusalén, y vean al rey Salomón, con la corona que su madre le puso en la cabeza el día en que se casó, y 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.
