Song of Solomon 1
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1The song of songs, which is Solomon's.1This is Solomon’s song of songs, more wonderful than any other. Young Woman
2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.2Kiss me and kiss me again, for your love is sweeter than wine.
3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.3How pleasing is your fragrance; your name is like the spreading fragrance of scented oils. No wonder all the young women love you!
4Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.4Take me with you; come, let’s run! The king has brought me into his bedroom. Young Women of Jerusalem How happy we are for you, O king. We praise your love even more than wine. Young Woman How right they are to adore you.
5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.5I am dark but beautiful, O women of Jerusalem— dark as the tents of Kedar, dark as the curtains of Solomon’s tents.
6Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.6Don’t stare at me because I am dark— the sun has darkened my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they forced me to care for their vineyards, so I couldn’t care for myself—my own vineyard.
7Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?7Tell me, my love, where are you leading your flock today? Where will you rest your sheep at noon? For why should I wander like a prostitute among your friends and their flocks? Young Man
8If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.8If you don’t know, O most beautiful woman, follow the trail of my flock, and graze your young goats by the shepherds’ tents.
9I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.9You are as exciting, my darling, as a mare among Pharaoh’s stallions.
10Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.10How lovely are your cheeks; your earrings set them afire! How lovely is your neck, enhanced by a string of jewels.
11We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.11We will make for you earrings of gold and beads of silver. Young Woman
12While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.12The king is lying on his couch, enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume.
13A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.13My lover is like a sachet of myrrh lying between my breasts.
14My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.14He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms from the vineyards of En-gedi. Young Man
15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.15How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves. Young Woman
16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.16You are so handsome, my love, pleasing beyond words! The soft grass is our bed;
17The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.17fragrant cedar branches are the beams of our house, and pleasant smelling firs are the rafters.
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