Song Of Solomon 6
NLT — New Living Translation Bible (NLT)
NIVUK — New International Version - UK Bible (NIVUK)
Verse 1
Where has your lover gone,
O woman of rare beauty?
Which way did he turn
so we can help you find him?
O woman of rare beauty?
Which way did he turn
so we can help you find him?
Young Woman
Where has your beloved gone,
most beautiful of women?
Which way did your beloved turn,
that we may look for him with you?
most beautiful of women?
Which way did your beloved turn,
that we may look for him with you?
She
Verse 2
My lover has gone down to his garden,
to his spice beds,
to browse in the gardens
and gather the lilies.
to his spice beds,
to browse in the gardens
and gather the lilies.
My beloved has gone down to his garden,
to the beds of spices,
to browse in the gardens
and to gather lilies.
to the beds of spices,
to browse in the gardens
and to gather lilies.
Verse 3
I am my lover’s, and my lover is mine.
He browses among the lilies.
He browses among the lilies.
Young Man
I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine;
he browses among the lilies.
he browses among the lilies.
He
Verse 4
You are beautiful, my darling,
like the lovely city of Tirzah.
Yes, as beautiful as Jerusalem,
as majestic as an army with billowing banners.
like the lovely city of Tirzah.
Yes, as beautiful as Jerusalem,
as majestic as an army with billowing banners.
You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling,
as lovely as Jerusalem,
as majestic as troops with banners.
as lovely as Jerusalem,
as majestic as troops with banners.
Verse 5
Turn your eyes away,
for they overpower me.
Your hair falls in waves,
like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.
for they overpower me.
Your hair falls in waves,
like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.
Turn your eyes from me;
they overwhelm me.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
descending from Gilead.
they overwhelm me.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
descending from Gilead.
Verse 6
Your teeth are as white as sheep
that are freshly washed.
Your smile is flawless,
each tooth matched with its twin.[a]
that are freshly washed.
Your smile is flawless,
each tooth matched with its twin.[a]
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin,
not one of them is missing.
coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin,
not one of them is missing.
Verse 7
Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates
behind your veil.
behind your veil.
Your temples behind your veil
are like the halves of a pomegranate.
are like the halves of a pomegranate.
Verse 8
Even among sixty queens
and eighty concubines
and countless young women,
and eighty concubines
and countless young women,
Sixty queens there may be,
and eighty concubines,
and virgins beyond number;
and eighty concubines,
and virgins beyond number;
Verse 9
I would still choose my dove, my perfect one—
the favorite of her mother,
dearly loved by the one who bore her.
The young women see her and praise her;
even queens and royal concubines sing her praises:
the favorite of her mother,
dearly loved by the one who bore her.
The young women see her and praise her;
even queens and royal concubines sing her praises:
but my dove, my perfect one, is unique,
the only daughter of her mother,
the favourite of the one who bore her.
The young women saw her and called her blessed;
the queens and concubines praised her.
the only daughter of her mother,
the favourite of the one who bore her.
The young women saw her and called her blessed;
the queens and concubines praised her.
Friends
Verse 10
“Who is this, arising like the dawn,
as fair as the moon,
as bright as the sun,
as majestic as an army with billowing banners?”
as fair as the moon,
as bright as the sun,
as majestic as an army with billowing banners?”
Young Woman
Who is this that appears like the dawn,
fair as the moon, bright as the sun,
majestic as the stars in procession?
fair as the moon, bright as the sun,
majestic as the stars in procession?
He
Verse 11
I went down to the grove of walnut trees
and out to the valley to see the new spring growth,
to see whether the grapevines had budded
or the pomegranates were in bloom.
and out to the valley to see the new spring growth,
to see whether the grapevines had budded
or the pomegranates were in bloom.
I went down to the grove of nut trees
to look at the new growth in the valley,
to see if the vines had budded
or the pomegranates were in bloom.
to look at the new growth in the valley,
to see if the vines had budded
or the pomegranates were in bloom.
Verse 12
Before I realized it,
my strong desires had taken me to the chariot of a noble man.[b]
my strong desires had taken me to the chariot of a noble man.[b]
Young Women of Jerusalem
Before I realised it,
my desire set me among the royal chariots of my people.[a]
my desire set me among the royal chariots of my people.[a]
Friends
Verse 13
Young Man
Why do you stare at this young woman of Shulam,
as she moves so gracefully between two lines of dancers?[d]
Come back, come back, O Shulammite;
come back, come back, that we may gaze on you!
come back, come back, that we may gaze on you!
He
Why would you gaze on the Shulammite
as on the dance of Mahanaim?[b]