| New Living Translation | King James Bible |
| 1I am the spring crocus blooming on the Sharon Plain, the lily of the valley. Young Man | 1I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. |
| 2Like a lily among thistles is my darling among young women. Young Woman | 2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. |
| 3Like the finest apple tree in the orchard is my lover among other young men. I sit in his delightful shade and taste his delicious fruit. | 3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. |
| 4He escorts me to the banquet hall; it’s obvious how much he loves me. | 4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. |
| 5Strengthen me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am weak with love. | 5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. |
| 6His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. | 6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. |
| 7Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild deer, not to awaken love until the time is right. | 7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. |
| 8Ah, I hear my lover coming! He is leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. | 8The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. |
| 9My lover is like a swift gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he is behind the wall, looking through the window, peering into the room. | 9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. |
| 10My lover said to me, “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one! | 10My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. |
| 11Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. | 11For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; |
| 12The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. | 12The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; |
| 13The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!” Young Man | 13The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. |
| 14My dove is hiding behind the rocks, behind an outcrop on the cliff. Let me see your face; let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and your face is lovely. Young Women of Jerusalem | 14O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. |
| 15Catch all the foxes, those little foxes, before they ruin the vineyard of love, for the grapevines are blossoming! Young Woman | 15Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. |
| 16My lover is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies. | 16My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. |
| 17Before the dawn breezes blow and the night shadows flee, return to me, my love, like a gazelle or a young stag on the rugged mountains. | 17Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. |
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