Song of Solomon 2
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1I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys.1I am a meadow flower from Sharon, a lily from the valleys.
2Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.2Like a lily among the thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.
3Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
4He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.4He brought me into the banquet hall, and he looked at me lovingly.
5Sustain me with cakes of raisins, Refresh me with apples, For I am lovesick.5Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration
6His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.6His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me.
7I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.7I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and by the young does of the open fields: Do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases!
8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.8Listen! My lover is approaching! Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills!
9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he stands behind our wall; He is looking through the windows, Gazing through the lattice.9My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the window, peering through the lattice.
10My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away.10My lover spoke to me, saying: "Arise, my darling; My beautiful one, come away with me!
11For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.11Look! The winter has passed, the winter rains are over and gone.
12The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come, And the voice of the turtledove Is heard in our land.12The pomegranates have appeared in the land, the time for pruning and singing has come; the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
13The fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes Give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away!13The fig tree has budded, the vines have blossomed and give off their fragrance. Arise, come away my darling; my beautiful one, come away with me!"
14“O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the cliff, Let me see your face, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your face is lovely.”14O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountain crags, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
15Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes.15Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes, that ruin the vineyards--for our vineyard is in bloom.
16My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the lilies.16My lover is mine and I am his; he grazes among the lilies.
17Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of Bether.17Until the dawn arrives and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved--be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountain gorges.
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