| New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1I am the spring crocus blooming on the Sharon Plain, the lily of the valley. Young Man | 1"I am the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys." |
| 2Like a lily among thistles is my darling among young women. Young Woman | 2"Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the maidens." |
| 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. | 3"Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet to my taste. |
| 4He escorts me to the banquet hall; it’s obvious how much he loves me. | 4"He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is love. |
| 5Strengthen me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am weak with love. | 5"Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am lovesick. |
| 6His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. | 6"Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me." |
| 7Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild deer, not to awaken love until the time is right. | 7"I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases." |
| 8Ah, I hear my lover coming! He is leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. | 8"Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping on 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. | 9"My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall, He is looking through the windows, He is peering through the lattice. |
| 10My lover said to me, “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one! | 10"My beloved responded and said to me, 'Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along. |
| 11Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. | 11For behold, 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 have already appeared in the land; The time has arrived for pruning the vines, And the voice of the turtledove has been 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 has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!'" |
| 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 | 14"O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret place of the steep pathway, Let me see your form, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your form is lovely." |
| 15Catch all the foxes, those little foxes, before they ruin the vineyard of love, for the grapevines are blossoming! Young Woman | 15"Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom." |
| 16My lover is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies. | 16"My beloved is mine, and I am his; He pastures his flock 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. | 17"Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether." |
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