Song of Solomon 5
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New American Standard Bible 1995Holman Christian Standard Bible
1"I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Eat, friends; Drink and imbibe deeply, O lovers."1M I have come to my garden--my sister, my bride. I gather my myrrh with my spices. I eat my honeycomb with my honey. I drink my wine with my milk. N Eat, friends! Drink, be intoxicated with love! W
2"I was asleep but my heart was awake. A voice! My beloved was knocking: 'Open to me, my sister, my darling, My dove, my perfect one! For my head is drenched with dew, My locks with the damp of the night.'2I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My love is knocking! M Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. For my head is drenched with dew, my hair with droplets of the night. W
3"I have taken off my dress, How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet, How can I dirty them again?3I have taken off my clothing. How can I put it back on? I have washed my feet. How can I get them dirty?
4"My beloved extended his hand through the opening, And my feelings were aroused for him.4My love thrust his hand through the opening, and my feelings were stirred for him.
5"I arose to open to my beloved; And my hands dripped with myrrh, And my fingers with liquid myrrh, On the handles of the bolt.5I rose to open for my love. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.
6"I opened to my beloved, But my beloved had turned away and had gone! My heart went out to him as he spoke. I searched for him but I did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me.6I opened to my love, but my love had turned and gone away. I was crushed that he had left. I sought him, but did not find him. I called him, but he did not answer.
7"The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me, They struck me and wounded me; The guardsmen of the walls took away my shawl from me.7The guards who go about the city found me. They beat and wounded me; they took my cloak from me-- the guardians of the walls.
8"I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, As to what you will tell him: For I am lovesick."8Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you: if you find my love, tell him that I am lovesick. Y
9"What kind of beloved is your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved is your beloved, That thus you adjure us?"9What makes the one you love better than another, most beautiful of women? What makes him better than another, that you would give us this charge? W
10"My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, Outstanding among ten thousand.10My love is fit and strong, notable among ten thousand.
11"His head is like gold, pure gold; His locks are like clusters of dates And black as a raven.11His head is purest gold. His hair is wavy and black as a raven.
12"His eyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk, And reposed in their setting.12His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, washed in milk and set like jewels.
13"His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Banks of sweet-scented herbs; His lips are lilies Dripping with liquid myrrh.13His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
14"His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl; His abdomen is carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires.14His arms are rods of gold set with topaz. His body is an ivory panel covered with sapphires.
15"His legs are pillars of alabaster Set on pedestals of pure gold; His appearance is like Lebanon Choice as the cedars.15His legs are alabaster pillars set on pedestals of pure gold. His presence is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.
16"His mouth is full of sweetness. And he is wholly desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem."16His mouth is sweetness. He is absolutely desirable. This is my love, and this is my friend, young women of Jerusalem.
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