Song Of Solomon 2
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NLT — New Living Translation Bible (NLT)
Verse 1
“I am the rose [of the plain] of Sharon,
The lily of the valleys [that grows in deep places].”
The lily of the valleys [that grows in deep places].”
(The Bridegroom)
Young Man
Verse 2
“Like the lily among the thorns,
So are you, my darling, among the maidens.”
(The Shulammite Bride)
Like a lily among thistles
is my darling among young women.
is my darling among young women.
Young Woman
Verse 3
“Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men!
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.
Like the finest apple tree in the orchard
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.
Verse 4
“He has brought me to his banqueting place,
And his banner over me is love [waving overhead to protect and comfort me].
He escorts me to the banquet hall;
it’s obvious how much he loves me.
it’s obvious how much he loves me.
Verse 5
“Sustain me with raisin cakes,
Refresh me with apples,
Because I am sick with love.
Strengthen me with raisin cakes,
refresh me with apples,
for I am weak with love.
refresh me with apples,
for I am weak with love.
Verse 6
“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”
(The Bridegroom)
His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.
and his right arm embraces me.
Verse 7
“I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field [which run free],
That you do not rouse nor awaken my love
Until she pleases.”
(The Shulammite Bride)
Promise me, O women of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles and wild deer,
not to awaken love until the time is right.[b]
by the gazelles and wild deer,
not to awaken love until the time is right.[b]
Verse 8
“Listen! My beloved!
Behold, he comes,
Climbing on the mountains,
Leaping and running on the hills!
Ah, I hear my lover coming!
He is leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
He is leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
Verse 9
“My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is gazing through the lattice.
My lover is like a swift gazelle
or a young stag.
Look, there he is behind the wall,
looking through the window,
peering into the room.
or a young stag.
Look, there he is behind the wall,
looking through the window,
peering into the room.
Verse 10
“My beloved speaks and says to me,
‘Arise, my love, my fair one,
And come away.
My lover said to me,
“Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!
“Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!
Verse 11
‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
Look, the winter is past,
and the rains are over and gone.
and the rains are over and gone.
Verse 12
‘The flowers appear on the earth once again;
The time for singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
The flowers are springing up,
the season of singing birds[c] has come,
and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.
the season of singing birds[c] has come,
and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.
Verse 13
‘The fig tree has budded and ripens her figs,
And the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance.
Arise, my love, my fair one,
And come away [to climb the rocky steps of the hillside].’”
(The Bridegroom)
The fig trees are forming young fruit,
and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming.
Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!”
and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming.
Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!”
Young Man
Verse 14
“O my dove, [here] in the clefts in the rock,
In the sheltered and secret place of the steep pathway,
Let me see your face,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your face is lovely.”
(The Chorus)
My dove is hiding behind the rocks,
behind an outcrop on the cliff.
Let me see your face;
let me hear your voice.
For your voice is pleasant,
and your face is lovely.
behind an outcrop on the cliff.
Let me see your face;
let me hear your voice.
For your voice is pleasant,
and your face is lovely.
Young Women of Jerusalem
Verse 15
“Catch the foxes for us,
The little foxes that spoil and ruin the vineyards [of love],
While our vineyards are in blossom.”
(The Shulammite Bride)
Catch all the foxes,
those little foxes,
before they ruin the vineyard of love,
for the grapevines are blossoming!
those little foxes,
before they ruin the vineyard of love,
for the grapevines are blossoming!
Young Woman
Verse 16
“My beloved is mine and I am his;
He pastures his flock among the lilies.
My lover is mine, and I am his.
He browses among the lilies.
He browses among the lilies.
Verse 17
“Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,
Return quickly, my beloved, and be like a gazelle
Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether [which separate us].”
Before the dawn breezes blow
and the night shadows flee,
return to me, my love, like a gazelle
or a young stag on the rugged mountains.[d]
and the night shadows flee,
return to me, my love, like a gazelle
or a young stag on the rugged mountains.[d]