2:1 " I call myself the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys." |
2:2 " Like a lily among the thorns, So lives my darling among the maidens." |
2:3 " Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So lives my beloved among the young men In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit tasted sweet. |
2:4 "He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me consists of love. |
2:5 "Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I feel lovesick. |
2:6 "Let him place his left hand under my head And his right hand embrace me." |
2:7 " 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." |
2:8 " Listen! My beloved! Behold, he comes, Climbing on the mountains,Leaping on the hills! |
2:9 "My beloved resembles a gazelle or a young stag Behold, he stands behind our wall, He looks through the windows, He peers through the lattice. |
2:10 "My beloved responded and said to me,' Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along. |
2:11 'For behold, the winter has passed, The rain has gone. |
2:12 'The flowers have already appeared in the land; The time has arrived for pruning the vines, And the voice of the turtledove we hear in our land. |
2:13 'The 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!'" |
2:14 "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 sounds sweet, And your form looks lovely." |
2:15 " Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that ruin the vineyards, While our vineyards blossom." |
2:16 " My beloved belongs to me, and I belong to him; He pastures his flock among the lilies. |
2:17 " Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and run like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether." |