Song of Solomon 1
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1The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.1This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.
2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine;2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
3your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore virgins love you.3The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
4Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers. Others We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you.4Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
5I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.5I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
6Do not gaze at me because I am dark, because the sun has looked upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept!6Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
7Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon; for why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of your companions?7Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
8If you do not know, O most beautiful among women, follow in the tracks of the flock, and pasture your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.8If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
9I compare you, my love, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.9I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
11We will make for you ornaments of gold, studded with silver.11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
12While the king was on his couch, my nard gave forth its fragrance.12While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh that lies between my breasts.13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Engedi.14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
15Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
16Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful. Our couch is green;16How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
17the beams of our house are cedar; our rafters are pine.17The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.
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