Song Of Solomon 1
NASB — New American Standard Bible (NASB)
NLT — New Living Translation Bible (NLT)
Verse 1
The [a]Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.
This is Solomon’s song of songs, more wonderful than any other.
Young Woman[a]
Verse 2
Kiss me and kiss me again,
for your love is sweeter than wine.
for your love is sweeter 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.
How pleasing is your fragrance;
your name is like the spreading fragrance of scented oils.
No wonder all the young women love you!
your name is like the spreading fragrance of scented oils.
No wonder all 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 with you; come, let’s run!
The king has brought me into his bedroom.
The king has brought me into his bedroom.
Young Women of Jerusalem
How happy we are for you, O king.
We praise your love even more than wine.
Young Woman
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.
I am dark but beautiful,
O women of Jerusalem—
dark as the tents of Kedar,
dark as the curtains of Solomon’s tents.
O women of Jerusalem—
dark as the tents of Kedar,
dark as the curtains of Solomon’s tents.
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.
Don’t stare at me because I am dark—
the sun has darkened my skin.
My brothers were angry with me;
they forced me to care for their vineyards,
so I couldn’t care for myself—my own vineyard.
the sun has darkened my skin.
My brothers were angry with me;
they forced me to care for their vineyards,
so I couldn’t care for myself—my own vineyard.
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, my love, where are you leading your flock today?
Where will you rest your sheep at noon?
For why should I wander like a prostitute[b]
among your friends and their flocks?
Where will you rest your sheep at noon?
For why should I wander like a prostitute[b]
among your friends and their flocks?
Young Man
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 don’t know, O most beautiful woman,
follow the trail of my flock,
and graze your young goats by the shepherds’ tents.
follow the trail of my flock,
and graze your young goats by the shepherds’ tents.
Verse 9
You are as exciting, my darling,
as a mare among Pharaoh’s stallions.
as a mare among Pharaoh’s stallions.
Verse 10
“Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with strings of beads.”
Your neck with strings of beads.”
How lovely are your cheeks;
your earrings set them afire!
How lovely is your neck,
enhanced by a string of jewels.
your earrings set them afire!
How lovely is your neck,
enhanced by a string of jewels.
Verse 11
We will make for you earrings of gold
and beads of silver.
and beads of silver.
Young Woman
Verse 12
The king is lying on his couch,
enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume.
enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume.
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 lover is like a sachet of myrrh
lying between my breasts.
lying 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.”
He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms
from the vineyards of En-gedi.
from the vineyards of En-gedi.
Young Man
Verse 15
How beautiful you are, my darling,
how beautiful!
Your eyes are like doves.
how beautiful!
Your eyes are like doves.
Young Woman
Verse 16
You are so handsome, my love,
pleasing beyond words!
The soft grass is our bed;
pleasing beyond words!
The soft grass is our bed;
Verse 17
“The beams of our houses are cedars,
Our rafters, [u]cypresses.
Our rafters, [u]cypresses.
fragrant cedar branches are the beams of our house,
and pleasant smelling firs are the rafters.
and pleasant smelling firs are the rafters.