Song of Solomon 1
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1 Solomon's Finest Song. W1Solomon's Song of Songs.
2Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine. 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth-- for your love is more delightful than wine.
3The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating; your name is perfume poured out. No wonder young women adore you. 3Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you!
4Take me with you--let us hurry. Oh, that the king would bring me to his chambers. Y We will rejoice and be glad for you; we will praise your love more than wine. W It is only right that they adore you. 4Take me away with you--let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. Friends We rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. She How right they are to adore you!
5Daughters of Jerusalem, I am dark like the tents of Kedar, yet lovely like the curtains of Solomon. 5Dark am I, yet lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon.
6Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has gazed on me. My mother's sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards. I have not kept my own vineyard. 6Do not stare at me because I am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. My mother's sons were angry with me and made me take care of the vineyards; my own vineyard I had to neglect.
7Tell me, you, the one I love: Where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you let them rest at noon? Why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of your companions? M7Tell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock and where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends?
8If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and pasture your young goats near the shepherds' tents. 8If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats by the tents of the shepherds.
9I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots. 9I liken you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh's chariot horses.
10Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry, your neck with its necklace. 10Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.
11We will make gold jewelry for you, accented with silver. W11We will make you earrings of gold, studded with silver.
12While the king is on his couch, my perfume releases its fragrance. 12While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
13My love is a sachet of myrrh to me, spending the night between my breasts. 13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
14My love is a cluster of henna blossoms to me, in the vineyards of En-gedi. M14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.
15How beautiful you are, my darling. How very beautiful! Your eyes are doves. W15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves.
16How handsome you are, my love. How delightful! Our bed is lush with foliage; 16How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant.
17the beams of our house are cedars, and our rafters are cypresses. 17The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are firs.
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