Song Of Songs 2

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Verse 1

I am a rose^[b] of Sharon,
a lily of the valleys.

He

“^[a]I am the ^[b]rose of Sharon,
The lily of the valleys.”

Verse 2

Like a lily among thorns
is my darling among the young women.

She

“^[c]Like a lily among the thorns,
So is my darling among the ^[d]maidens.”

Verse 3

Like an apple^[c] tree among the trees of the forest
is my beloved among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

“^[e]Like an ^[f]apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the ^[g]young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet to my ^[h]taste.

Verse 4

Let him lead me to the banquet hall,
and let his banner over me be love.

“He has brought me to his ^[i]banquet hall,
And his banner over me is love.

Verse 5

Strengthen me with raisins,
refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love.

“Sustain me with raisin cakes,
Refresh me with ^[j]apples,
Because I am lovesick.

Verse 6

His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.

“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”

Verse 7

Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.

“^[k]I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until ^[l]she pleases.”

Verse 8

Listen! My beloved!
Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
bounding over the hills.

“^[m]Listen! My beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Climbing on the mountains,
Leaping on the hills!

Verse 9

My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Look! There he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
peering through the lattice.

“My beloved is like a gazelle or a young ^[n]stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering through the lattice.

Verse 10

My beloved spoke and said to me,
“Arise, my darling,
my beautiful one, come with me.

“My beloved responded and said to me,
‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.

Verse 11

See! The winter is past;
the rains are over and gone.

‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.

Verse 12

Flowers appear on the earth;
the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
is heard in our land.

‘The flowers have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for ^[o]pruning the vines,
And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

Verse 13

The fig tree forms its early fruit;
the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
my beautiful one, come with me.”

He

‘The fig tree has ripened its figs,
And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!’”

Verse 14

My dove in the clefts of the rock,
    in the hiding places on the mountainside,
show me your face,
    let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
    and your face is lovely.

“^[p]O my dove, in the clefts of the ^[q]rock,
In the secret place of the steep ^[r]pathway,
Let me see your ^[s]form,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your ^[t]form is lovely.”

Verse 15

Catch for us the foxes,
the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,
our vineyards that are in bloom.

She

“^[u]Catch the foxes for us,
The ^[v]little foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our vineyards are in blossom.”

Verse 16

My beloved is mine and I am his;
he browses among the lilies.

“^[w]My beloved is mine, and I am his;
He pastures his flock among the lilies.

Verse 17

Until the day breaks
    and the shadows flee,
turn, my beloved,
    and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag
    on the rugged hills.^[d]

“Until ^[x]the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle
Or a young stag on the mountains of ^[y]Bether.”