Song Of Songs 8
NIV — New International Version Bible (NIV)
NRT — Nádej pre kazdého (NPK)
Verse 1
If only you were to me like a brother,
who was nursed at my mother’s breasts!
Then, if I found you outside,
I would kiss you,
and no one would despise me.
who was nursed at my mother’s breasts!
Then, if I found you outside,
I would kiss you,
and no one would despise me.
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Verse 2
I would lead you
and bring you to my mother’s house—
she who has taught me.
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
the nectar of my pomegranates.
and bring you to my mother’s house—
she who has taught me.
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
the nectar of my pomegranates.
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Verse 3
His left arm is under my head
and his right arm embraces me.
and his right arm embraces me.
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Verse 4
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.
Friends
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Verse 5
Who is this coming up from the wilderness
leaning on her beloved?
leaning on her beloved?
She
Under the apple tree I roused you;
there your mother conceived you,
there she who was in labor gave you birth.
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Verse 6
Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm;
for love is as strong as death,
its jealousy[a] unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame.[b]
like a seal on your arm;
for love is as strong as death,
its jealousy[a] unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame.[b]
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Verse 7
Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give
all the wealth of one’s house for love,
it[c] would be utterly scorned.
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give
all the wealth of one’s house for love,
it[c] would be utterly scorned.
Friends
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Verse 8
We have a little sister,
and her breasts are not yet grown.
What shall we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
and her breasts are not yet grown.
What shall we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
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Verse 9
If she is a wall,
we will build towers of silver on her.
If she is a door,
we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
we will build towers of silver on her.
If she is a door,
we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
She
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Verse 10
I am a wall,
and my breasts are like towers.
Thus I have become in his eyes
like one bringing contentment.
and my breasts are like towers.
Thus I have become in his eyes
like one bringing contentment.
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Verse 11
Solomon had a vineyard in Baal Hamon;
he let out his vineyard to tenants.
Each was to bring for its fruit
a thousand shekels[d] of silver.
he let out his vineyard to tenants.
Each was to bring for its fruit
a thousand shekels[d] of silver.
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Verse 12
But my own vineyard is mine to give;
the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
and two hundred[e] are for those who tend its fruit.
the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
and two hundred[e] are for those who tend its fruit.
He
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Verse 13
You who dwell in the gardens
with friends in attendance,
let me hear your voice!
with friends in attendance,
let me hear your voice!
She
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Verse 14
Come away, my beloved,
and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag
on the spice-laden mountains.
and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag
on the spice-laden mountains.
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