| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's. | 1Solomon's Song of Songs. |
| 2"May he 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. |
| 3"Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you. | 3Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you! |
| 4"Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has brought me into his chambers." "We will rejoice in you and be glad; We will extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love 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! |
| 5"I am black but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, 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. |
| 6"Do not stare at me because I am swarthy, For the sun has burned me. My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of 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. |
| 7"Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, Where do you pasture your flock, Where do 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, 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? |
| 8"If you yourself do not know, Most beautiful among women, Go forth on the trail of the flock And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds. | 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. |
| 9"To me, my darling, you are like My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh. | 9I liken you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh's chariot horses. |
| 10"Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads." | 10Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels. |
| 11"We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver." | 11We will make you earrings of gold, studded with silver. |
| 12"While the king was at his table, My perfume gave forth its fragrance. | 12While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance. |
| 13"My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts. | 13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts. |
| 14"My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms In the vineyards of Engedi." | 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi. |
| 15"How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves." | 15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves. |
| 16"How handsome you are, my beloved, And so pleasant! Indeed, our couch is luxuriant! | 16How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant. |
| 17"The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses. | 17The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are firs. |
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