Höga Visan 5
1 Jag kom, min syster, kära brud, uti min örtegård; jag hafver mitt myrrham, samt med mina örter, uppskurit; jag hafver ätit mina hannogskako, samt med minom hannog; jag hafver druckit mitt vin med mine mjölk; äter, mine käre, och dricker, mine vänner, och varder druckne.
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 Jag sofver, och mitt hjerta vakar; der är mins väns röst, som klappar; låt mig upp, min kära, min syster, min dufva, min fromma; ty mitt hufvud är fullt med dagg, och mine lockar fulle med nattenes droppar.
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 Jag hafver afklädt min kjortel; huru skulle jag åter kläda honom uppå igen? Jag hafver tvagit mina fötter; huru skulle jag besmitta dem igen?
[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 Men min vän stack sina hand in genom ett hål, och mitt lif darrade dervid.
The one who loves me put his hand through the opening [in the wall], and I was thrilled [that he was there].
5 Då stod jag upp, att jag skulle låta minom vän upp; mina händer drupo af myrrham, och myrrham lopp öfver mina finger på stängelen åt låset.
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 Och då jag minom vän upplåtit hade, var han borto, och sin väg gången. Då gick min själ ut efter hans ord; jag sökte honom, men jag fann honom intet; jag ropade, men han svarade mig intet.
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 Väktarena, som omkringgå i stadenom, funno mig, de slogo mig till sårs; väktarena på murenom togo mig bort mitt hufvudkläde.
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 Jag besvär eder, Jerusalems döttrar; finnen I min vän, så säger honom, att jag för älskog krank ligger.
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 Hvad är din vän för andra vänner, o du aldradägeligasta ibland qvinnor? Hvad är din vän för andra vänner, att du så hafver besvorit oss?
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 Min vän är hvit och röd, utkorad ibland mång tusend.
The man who loves me is handsome and healthy, (outstanding among/better than) (10,000/an uncountable number of) [other men].
11 Hans hufvud är det bästa guld; hans hår är krusadt, svart såsom en korp.
His head is [beautiful, like] [MET] purest gold; his hair is wavy and as black as [SIM] a raven/crow.
12 Hans ögon äro såsom dufvoögon vid vattubäcker, tvagne med mjölk, och stå full.
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 Hans kinder äro såsom apothekares växande örtesängar; hans läppar äro såsom roser, de der drypa af flytande myrrham.
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 Hans händer äro såsom guldringar, fulle med turkoser; hans lif är såsom rent elphenben, besatt med saphirer.
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 Hans ben äro såsom marmors pelare, grundade uppå gyldene fötter; hans skapnad är såsom Libanon, utkorad såsom cedreträ.
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 Hans hals är söt och ganska lustig: En sådana är min vän; min vän är sådana, I Jerusalems döttrar.
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].
