| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk! The Poet to the Couple: Eat, friends, and drink! Drink freely, O lovers! | 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." |
| 2I was asleep, but my mind was dreaming. Listen! My lover is knocking at the door! The Lover to His Beloved: "Open for me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one! My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night." | 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.' |
| 3"I have already taken off my robe--must I put it on again? I have already washed my feet--must I soil them again?" | 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? |
| 4My lover thrust his hand through the hole, and my feelings were stirred for him. | 4"My beloved extended his hand through the opening, And my feelings were aroused for him. |
| 5I arose to open for my beloved; my hands dripped with myrrh--my fingers flowed with myrrh on the handles of the lock. | 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. |
| 6I opened for my beloved, but my lover had already turned and gone away. I fell into despair when he departed. I looked for him but did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me. | 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. |
| 7The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. They beat me, they bruised me; they took away my cloak, those watchmen on the walls! | 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. |
| 8O maidens of Jerusalem, I command you--If you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick! | 8"I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, As to what you will tell him: For I am lovesick." |
| 9Why is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful of women? Why is your beloved better than others, that you would command us in this manner? | 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?" |
| 10My beloved is dazzling and ruddy; he stands out in comparison to all other men. | 10"My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, Outstanding among ten thousand. |
| 11His head is like the most pure gold. His hair is curly--black like a raven. | 11"His head is like gold, pure gold; His locks are like clusters of dates And black as a raven. |
| 12His eyes are like doves by streams of water, washed in milk, mounted like jewels. | 12"His eyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk, And reposed in their setting. |
| 13His cheeks are like garden beds full of balsam trees yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with drops of myrrh. | 13"His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Banks of sweet-scented herbs; His lips are lilies Dripping with liquid myrrh. |
| 14His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite. His abdomen is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires. | 14"His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl; His abdomen is carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires. |
| 15His legs are like pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars. | 15"His legs are pillars of alabaster Set on pedestals of pure gold; His appearance is like Lebanon Choice as the cedars. |
| 16His mouth is very sweet; he is totally desirable. This is my beloved! This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem! | 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." |
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