Song Of Solomon 1
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Verse 1
The [a]Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.
Solomon’s Song of Songs.
She[a]
Verse 2
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth –
for your love is more delightful than wine.
for your love is more delightful than wine.
Verse 3
“Your oils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your name is like [c]purified oil;
Therefore the [d]maidens love you.
Your name is like [c]purified oil;
Therefore the [d]maidens love you.
Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes;
your name is like perfume poured out.
No wonder the young women love you!
your name is like perfume poured out.
No wonder the young women love you!
Verse 4
“Draw me after you and let us run together!
The king has brought me into his chambers.”
The king has brought me into his chambers.”
“[e]We will rejoice in you and be glad;
We will [f]extol your love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”
Take me away with you – let us hurry!
Let the king bring me into his chambers.
Let the king bring me into his chambers.
Friends
We rejoice and delight in you;[b]
we will praise your love more than wine.
She
How right they are to adore you!
Verse 5
“[g]I am black but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
Dark am I, yet lovely,
daughters of Jerusalem,
dark like the tents of Kedar,
like the tent curtains of Solomon.[c]
daughters of Jerusalem,
dark like the tents of Kedar,
like the tent curtains of Solomon.[c]
Verse 6
“Do not stare at me because I am [h]swarthy,
For the sun has burned me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me caretaker of the vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
For the sun has burned me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me caretaker of the vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
Do not stare at me because I am dark,
because I am darkened by the sun.
My mother’s sons were angry with me
and made me take care of the vineyards;
my own vineyard I had to neglect.
because I am darkened by the sun.
My mother’s sons were angry with me
and made me take care of the vineyards;
my own vineyard I had to neglect.
Verse 7
“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,
Where do you pasture your flock,
Where do you make it lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who [i]veils herself
Beside the flocks of your companions?”
Where do you pasture your flock,
Where do you make it lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who [i]veils herself
Beside the flocks of your companions?”
Solomon, the Lover, Speaks
Tell me, you whom I love,
where you graze your flock
and where you rest your sheep at midday.
Why should I be like a veiled woman
beside the flocks of your friends?
where you graze your flock
and where you rest your sheep at midday.
Why should I be like a veiled woman
beside the flocks of your friends?
Friends
Verse 8
“[j]If you yourself do not know,
Most beautiful among women,
Go forth on the trail of the flock
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.
Most beautiful among women,
Go forth on the trail of the flock
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.
If you do not know, most beautiful of women,
follow the tracks of the sheep
and graze your young goats
by the tents of the shepherds.
follow the tracks of the sheep
and graze your young goats
by the tents of the shepherds.
He
Verse 9
I liken you, my darling, to a mare
among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.
among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.
Verse 10
“Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with strings of beads.”
Your neck with strings of beads.”
Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings,
your neck with strings of jewels.
your neck with strings of jewels.
Verse 11
We will make you earrings of gold,
studded with silver.
studded with silver.
She
Verse 12
While the king was at his table,
my perfume spread its fragrance.
my perfume spread its fragrance.
Verse 13
“My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.
Which lies all night between my breasts.
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh
resting between my breasts.
resting between my breasts.
Verse 14
“My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
In the vineyards of Engedi.”
In the vineyards of Engedi.”
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
from the vineyards of En Gedi.
from the vineyards of En Gedi.
He
Verse 15
How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.
She
Verse 16
How handsome you are, my beloved!
Oh, how charming!
And our bed is verdant.
Oh, how charming!
And our bed is verdant.
He
Verse 17
“The beams of our houses are cedars,
Our rafters, [u]cypresses.
Our rafters, [u]cypresses.
The beams of our house are cedars;
our rafters are firs.
our rafters are firs.