Song Of Solomon 3
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Verse 1
“On my bed night after night [I dreamed that] I sought the one
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.
Verse 2
‘[b]I must arise now and [c]go about the city;
In the streets and in the squares
[d]I must seek him whom my soul loves.’
I sought him but did not find him.
In the streets and in the squares
[d]I must seek him whom my soul loves.’
I sought him but did not find him.
“I said ‘So I must arise now and go out into the city;
Into the streets and into the squares [places I do not know]
I must seek him whom my soul loves.’
I sought him but I did not find him.
Verse 3
“The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me,
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’
“The watchmen who go around the city found me,
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’
Verse 4
“Scarcely had I [e]left them
When I found him whom my soul loves;
I held on to him and would not let him go
Until I had brought him to my mother’s house,
And into the room of her who conceived me.”
When I found him whom my soul loves;
I held on to him and would not let him go
Until I had brought him to my mother’s house,
And into the room of her who conceived me.”
“Scarcely had I passed them
When I found him whom my soul loves.
I held on to him and would not let him go
Until I had brought him to my mother’s house,
And into the chamber of her who conceived me.”
(The Bridegroom)
Verse 5
“[f]I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you will not arouse or awaken my love
Until [g]she pleases.”
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you will not arouse or awaken my love
Until [g]she pleases.”
Solomon’s Wedding Day
“I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
That you do not rouse nor awaken my love
Until she pleases.”
Solomon’s Wedding Day
(The Shulammite Bride)
Verse 6
“[h][i]What is this coming up from the wilderness
Like columns of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all scented powders of the merchant?
Like columns of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all scented powders of the merchant?
“What is this coming up from the wilderness
Like [stately] pillars of smoke
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all the fragrant powders of the merchant?”
(The Chorus)
Verse 7
“Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon;
Sixty mighty men around it,
Of the mighty men of Israel.
Sixty mighty men around it,
Of the mighty men of Israel.
“Behold, it is the couch ([a]palanquin) of Solomon;
Sixty mighty men around it,
Of the mighty men of Israel.
Verse 8
“All of them are wielders of the sword,
Expert in war;
Each man has his sword at his side,
Guarding against the [j]terrors of the night.
Expert in war;
Each man has his sword at his side,
Guarding against the [j]terrors of the night.
“All of them handle the sword,
All expert in war;
Each man has his sword at his thigh,
Guarding against the terrors of the night.
Verse 9
“King Solomon has made for himself a sedan chair
From the timber of Lebanon.
From the timber of Lebanon.
“King Solomon has made for himself a palanquin
From the [cedar] wood of Lebanon.
Verse 10
“He made its posts of silver,
Its [k]back of gold
And its seat of purple fabric,
With its interior lovingly fitted out
By the daughters of Jerusalem.
Its [k]back of gold
And its seat of purple fabric,
With its interior lovingly fitted out
By the daughters of Jerusalem.
“He made its posts of silver,
Its back of gold,
Its seat of purple cloth,
The interior lovingly and intricately wrought
By the daughters of Jerusalem.
Verse 11
“Go forth, O daughters of Zion,
And gaze on King Solomon with the [l]crown
With which his mother has crowned him
On the day of his wedding,
And on the day of his gladness of heart.”
And gaze on King Solomon with the [l]crown
With which his mother has crowned him
On the day of his wedding,
And on the day of his gladness of heart.”
“Go forth, O daughters of Zion,
And gaze on King Solomon wearing the crown
With which his mother [Bathsheba] has crowned him
On the day of his wedding,
On the day of his gladness of heart.”