1:1 The Song of Songs, which belongs to Solomon. |
1:2 " May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For I consider your love better than wine. |
1:3 "Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name I regard as purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you. |
1:4 "Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has brought me into his chambers " " We will rejoice in you and feel glad; We will extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you." |
1:5 " I look black but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon. |
1:6 "Do not stare at me because I look swarthy, For the sun has burned me. My mother's sons felt angry with me; They made me caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard. |
1:7 "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 behave like one who veils herself Beside the flocks of your companions?" |
1:8 " 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. |
1:9 "To me, my darling, I compare you to My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh. |
1:10 "Your cheeks look lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads." |
1:11 " We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver." |
1:12 " While the king sat at his table, My perfume gave forth its fragrance. |
1:13 "I consider my beloved as a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts. |
1:14 "My beloved resembles a cluster of henna blossoms In the vineyards of Engedi." |
1:15 " How beautiful you look, my darling, How beautiful you look! Your eyes resemble doves." |
1:16 " How handsome you look, my beloved, And so pleasant! Indeed, our couch seems luxuriant! |
1:17 "The beams of our houses consist of cedars, Our rafters, cypresses. |