Song Of Solomon 2
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Verse 1
Young Man
He
Verse 2
Like a lily among thistles
is my darling among young women.
is my darling among young women.
Young Woman
Like a lily among thorns
is my darling among the young women.
is my darling among the young women.
She
Verse 3
Like the finest apple tree in the orchard
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.
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.
is my beloved among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
Verse 4
He escorts me to the banquet hall;
it’s obvious how much he loves me.
it’s obvious how much he loves me.
Let him lead me to the banquet hall,
and let his banner over me be love.
and let his banner over me be love.
Verse 5
Strengthen me with raisin cakes,
refresh me with apples,
for I am weak with love.
refresh me with apples,
for I am weak with love.
Strengthen me with raisins,
refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love.
refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love.
Verse 6
His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.
and his right arm embraces me.
His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.
and his right arm embraces me.
Verse 7
Promise me, O women of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles and wild deer,
not to awaken love until the time is right.[b]
by the gazelles and wild deer,
not to awaken love until the time is right.[b]
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.
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.
Verse 8
Ah, I hear my lover coming!
He is leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
He is leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
Listen! My beloved!
Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
Verse 9
My lover is like a swift gazelle
or a young stag.
Look, there he is behind the wall,
looking through the window,
peering into the room.
or a young stag.
Look, there he is behind the wall,
looking through the window,
peering into the room.
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.
Look! There he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
peering through the lattice.
Verse 10
My lover said to me,
“Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!
“Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!
My beloved spoke and said to me,
‘Arise, my darling,
my beautiful one, come with me.
‘Arise, my darling,
my beautiful one, come with me.
Verse 11
Look, the winter is past,
and the rains are over and gone.
and the rains are over and gone.
See! The winter is past;
the rains are over and gone.
the rains are over and gone.
Verse 12
The flowers are springing up,
the season of singing birds[c] has come,
and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.
the season of singing birds[c] has come,
and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.
Flowers appear on the earth;
the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
is heard in our land.
the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
is heard in our land.
Verse 13
The fig trees are forming young fruit,
and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming.
Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!”
and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming.
Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!”
Young Man
The fig-tree forms its early fruit;
the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
my beautiful one, come with me.’
the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
my beautiful one, come with me.’
He
Verse 14
My dove is hiding behind the rocks,
behind an outcrop on the cliff.
Let me see your face;
let me hear your voice.
For your voice is pleasant,
and your face is lovely.
behind an outcrop on the cliff.
Let me see your face;
let me hear your voice.
For your voice is pleasant,
and your face is lovely.
Young Women of Jerusalem
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.
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.
Verse 15
Catch all the foxes,
those little foxes,
before they ruin the vineyard of love,
for the grapevines are blossoming!
those little foxes,
before they ruin the vineyard of love,
for the grapevines are blossoming!
Young Woman
Catch for us the foxes,
the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,
our vineyards that are in bloom.
the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,
our vineyards that are in bloom.
She
Verse 16
My lover is mine, and I am his.
He browses among the lilies.
He browses among the lilies.
My beloved is mine and I am his;
he browses among the lilies.
he browses among the lilies.
Verse 17
Before the dawn breezes blow
and the night shadows flee,
return to me, my love, like a gazelle
or a young stag on the rugged mountains.[d]
and the night shadows flee,
return to me, my love, like a gazelle
or a young stag on the rugged mountains.[d]
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]
and the shadows flee,
turn, my beloved,
and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag
on the rugged hills.[d]