| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 1I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys. | 1I am the spring crocus blooming on the Sharon Plain, the lily of the valley. Young Man |
| 2Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters. | 2Like a lily among thistles is my darling among young women. Young Woman |
| 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 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. |
| 4He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love. | 4He escorts me to the banquet hall; it’s obvious how much he loves me. |
| 5Sustain me with cakes of raisins, Refresh me with apples, For I am lovesick. | 5Strengthen me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am weak with love. |
| 6His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me. | 6His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces 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. | 7Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild deer, not to awaken love until the time is right. |
| 8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills. | 8Ah, I hear my lover coming! He is 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 swift gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he is behind the wall, looking through the window, peering into the room. |
| 10My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away. | 10My lover said to me, “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one! |
| 11For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone. | 11Look, the winter is past, and the 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 flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. |
| 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 trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!” Young Man |
| 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.” | 14My 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. Young Women of Jerusalem |
| 15Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes. | 15Catch all the foxes, those little foxes, before they ruin the vineyard of love, for the grapevines are blossoming! Young Woman |
| 16My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the lilies. | 16My lover is mine, and I am his. He browses 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. | 17Before 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. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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