6:1 "Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned, That we may seek him with you?" |
6:2 "My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of balsam, To pasture {his flock} in the gardens And gather lilies. |
6:3 "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine, He who pastures {his flock} among the lilies." |
6:4 "You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, As lovely as Jerusalem, As awesome as an army with banners. |
6:5 "Turn your eyes away from me, For they have confused me; Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Gilead. |
6:6 "Your teeth are like a flock of ewes Which have come up from {their} washing, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young. |
6:7 "Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil. |
6:8 "There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And maidens without number; |
6:9 {But} my dove, my perfect one, is unique: She is her mother's only {daughter;} She is the pure {child} of the one who bore her. The maidens saw her and called her blessed, The queens and the concubines {also,} and they praised her, {saying,} |
6:10 `Who is this that grows like the dawn, As beautiful as the full moon, As pure as the sun, As awesome as an army with banners?' |
6:11 "I went down to the orchard of nut trees To see the blossoms of the valley, To see whether the vine had budded {Or} the pomegranates had bloomed. |
6:12 "Before I was aware, my soul set me {Over} the chariots of my noble people." |
6:13 "Come back, come back, O Shulammite; Come back, come back, that we may gaze at you! "Why should you gaze at the Shulammite, As at the dance of the two companies?" |