Bible (World English)/Song of Solomon

== Chapter 1 ==
1:1The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.
; 
; Beloved 
1:2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; 
: for your love is better than wine. 
1:3Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. 
: Your name is oil poured forth, '''
: therefore the virgins love you. 
1:4Take me away with you. 
: Let us hurry. '''
: The king has brought me into his chambers. 
; 
; Friends 
; We will be glad and rejoice in you. '''
: We will praise your love more than wine! 
; 
; Beloved 
; They are right to love you. 
1:5I am dark, but lovely, 
: you daughters of Jerusalem, '''
: like Kedar’s tents, '''
: like Solomon’s curtains. 
1:6Don’t stare at me because I am dark, 
: because the sun has scorched me. 
; My mother's sons were angry with me. '''
: They made me keeper of the vineyards. '''
: I haven’t kept my own vineyard. 
1:7Tell me, you whom my soul loves, 
: where you graze your flock, '''
: where you rest them at noon; '''
: For why should I be as one who is veiled '''
: beside the flocks of your companions? 
; 
; Lover 
1:8If you don’t know, most beautiful among women, 
: follow the tracks of the sheep. '''
: Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents. 
; 
1:9I have compared you, my love, 
: to a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots. 
1:10Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, 
: your neck with strings of jewels. 
1:11We will make you earrings of gold, 
: with studs of silver. 
; 
; Beloved 
1:12While the king sat at his table, 
: my perfume spread its fragrance. 
1:13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, 
: that lies between my breasts. 
1:14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms 
: from the vineyards of En Gedi. 
; 
; Lover 
1:15Behold, you are beautiful, my love. 
: Behold, you are beautiful. '''
: Your eyes are doves. 
; 
; Beloved 
1:16Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; 
: and our couch is verdant. 
; 
; Lover 
1:17The beams of our house are cedars. 
: Our rafters are firs. 
; 
== Chapter 2 ==
2:1I am a rose of Sharon, '''
: a lily of the valleys. 
; 
; Lover 
2:2As a lily among thorns, 
: so is my love among the daughters. 
; 
; Beloved 
2:3As 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, '''
: his fruit was sweet to my taste. 
2:4He brought me to the banquet hall. 
: His banner over me is love. 
2:5Strengthen me with raisins, 
: refresh me with apples; '''
: For I am faint with love. 
2:6His left hand is under my head. 
: His right hand embraces me. 
; 
2:7I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, 
: by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, '''
: that you not stir up, nor awaken love, '''
: until it so desires. 
; 
2:8The voice of my beloved! 
: Behold, he comes, '''
: leaping on the mountains, '''
: skipping on the hills. 
2:9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart. 
: Behold, he stands behind our wall! 
; He looks in at the windows. '''
: He glances through the lattice. 
; 
2:10My beloved spoke, and said to me, 
: “Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away. 
2:11For, behold, the winter is past. 
: The rain is over and gone. 
2:12The flowers appear on the earth. 
: The time of the singing has come, '''
: and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. 
2:13The fig tree ripens her green figs. 
: The vines are in blossom. '''
: They give forth their fragrance. 
; Arise, my love, my beautiful one, '''
: and come away.” 
; 
; Lover 
2:14My dove in the clefts of the rock, 
: In the hiding places of the mountainside, '''
: Let me see your face. '''
: Let me hear your voice; '''
: for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. 
; 
2:15Catch for us the foxes, 
: the little foxes that spoil the vineyards; '''
: for our vineyards are in blossom. 
; 
; Beloved 
2:16My beloved is mine, and I am his. 
: He browses among the lilies. 
2:17Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, 
: turn, my beloved, '''
: and be like a roe or a young hart on the mountains of Bether. 
; 
==Chapter 3==
3:1'''
: I sought him whom my soul loves. '''
: I sought him, but I didn’t find him. 
3:2I will get up now, and go about the city; 
: in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves. '''
: I sought him, but I didn’t find him. 
3:3The watchmen who go about the city found me; 
: “Have you seen him whom my soul loves?” 
3:4I had scarcely passed from them, 
: when I found him whom my soul loves. 
; I held him, and would not let him go, '''
: until I had brought him into my mother’s house, '''
: into the chamber of her who conceived me. 
; 
3:5I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, 
: by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, '''
: that you not stir up, nor awaken love, '''
: until it so desires. 
; 
3:6Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, 
: perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, '''
: with all spices of the merchant? 
3:7Behold, it is Solomon's carriage! 
: Sixty mighty men are around it, '''
: of the mighty men of Israel. 
3:8They all handle the sword, and are expert in war. 
: Every man has his sword on his thigh, '''
: because of fear in the night. 
3:9King Solomon made himself a carriage 
: of the wood of Lebanon. 
3:10He made its pillars of silver, 
: its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, '''
: its midst being paved with love, '''
: from the daughters of Jerusalem. 
3:11Go forth, you daughters of Zion, and see king Solomon, 
: with the crown with which his mother has crowned him, '''
: in the day of his weddings, '''
: in the day of the gladness of his heart. 
; 
; Lover 
; 
==Chapter 4==
4:1'''
: Behold, you are beautiful. 
; Your eyes are doves behind your veil. '''
: Your hair is as a flock of goats, '''
: that descend from Mount Gilead. 
4:2Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, 
: which have come up from the washing, '''
: where every one of them has twins. '''
: None is bereaved among them. 
4:3Your lips are like scarlet thread. 
: Your mouth is lovely. '''
: Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil. 
4:4Your neck is like David's tower built for an armory, 
: whereon a thousand shields hang, '''
: all the shields of the mighty men. 
4:5Your two breasts are like two fawns 
: that are twins of a roe, '''
: which feed among the lilies. 
; 
4:6Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, 
: I will go to the mountain of myrrh, '''
: to the hill of frankincense. 
; 
4:7You are all beautiful, my love. 
: There is no spot in you. 
4:8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, 
: with me from Lebanon. '''
: Look from the top of Amana, '''
: from the top of Senir and Hermon, '''
: from the lions’ dens, '''
: from the mountains of the leopards. 
4:9You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride. 
: You have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, '''
: with one chain of your neck. 
4:10How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! 
: How much better is your love than wine! '''
: The fragrance of your perfumes than all manner of spices! 
4:11Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. 
: Honey and milk are under your tongue. '''
: The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon. 
4:12A locked up garden is my sister, my bride; 
: a locked up spring, '''
: a sealed fountain. 
4:13Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits: 
: henna with spikenard plants, '''
: 4:14spikenard and saffron, '''
: calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree; '''
: myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices, '''
: 4:15a fountain of gardens, '''
: a well of living waters, '''
: flowing streams from Lebanon. 
; 
; Beloved 
4:16Awake, north wind; and come, you south! 
: Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. 
; Let my beloved come into his garden, '''
: and taste his precious fruits. 
; 
; 
== Chapter 5 ==
5:1I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride. '''
: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; '''
: I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; '''
: I have drunk my wine with my milk. 
; 
; Friends 
; Eat, friends! '''
: Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved. 
; 
; Beloved 
5:2I was asleep, but my heart was awake. 
: It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: '''
: “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; '''
: for my head is filled with dew, '''
: and my hair with the dampness of the night.” 
5:3I have taken off my robe. Indeed, must I put it on? 
: I have washed my feet. Indeed, must I soil them? 
5:4My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. 
: My heart pounded for him. 
5:5I rose up to open for my beloved. 
: My hands dripped with myrrh, '''
: my fingers with liquid myrrh, '''
: on the handles of the lock. 
5:6I opened to my beloved; 
: but my beloved left; and had gone away. 
; My heart went out when he spoke. '''
: I looked for him, but I didn’t find him. '''
: I called him, but he didn’t answer. 
5:7The watchmen who go about the city found me. 
: They beat me. '''
: They bruised me. '''
: The keepers of the walls took my cloak away from me. 
5:8I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, 
: If you find my beloved, '''
: that you tell him that I am faint with love. 
; 
; Friends 
5:9How is your beloved better than another beloved, 
: you fairest among women? 
; How is your beloved better than another beloved, 
; that you do so adjure us? 
; 
; Beloved 
5:10My beloved is white and ruddy. 
: The best among ten thousand. 
5:11His head is like the purest gold. 
: His hair is bushy, black as a raven. 
5:12His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, 
: washed with milk, mounted like jewels. 
5:13His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. 
: His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh. 
5:14His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. 
: His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires. 
5:15His legs are like pillars of marble set on sockets of fine gold. 
: His appearance is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 
5:16His mouth is sweetness; 
: yes, he is altogether lovely. 
; This is my beloved, and this is my friend, '''
: daughters of Jerusalem. 
; 
; 
== Chapter 6 ==
6:1Where has your beloved gone, you fairest among women? '''
: Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you? 
; 
; Beloved 
6:2My beloved has gone down to his garden, 
: to the beds of spices, '''
: to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. 
6:3I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine. 
: He browses among the lilies, 
; 
6:4You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, 
: lovely as Jerusalem, '''
: awesome as an army with banners. 
6:5Turn away your eyes from me, 
: for they have overcome me. 
; Your hair is like a flock of goats, '''
: that lie along the side of Gilead. 
6:6Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, 
: which have come up from the washing; '''
: of which every one has twins; '''
: none is bereaved among them. 
6:7Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil. 
6:8There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, 
: and virgins without number. 
6:9My dove, my perfect one, is unique. 
: She is her mother’s only daughter. '''
: She is the favorite one of her who bore her. 
; The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; '''
: the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. 
; 
6:10Who is she who looks forth as the morning, 
: beautiful as the moon, '''
: clear as the sun, '''
: and awesome as an army with banners? 
; 
6:11I went down into the nut tree grove, 
: to see the green plants of the valley, '''
: to see whether the vine budded, '''
: and the pomegranates were in flower. 
6:12Without realizing it, 
: my desire set me with my royal people’s chariots. 
; 
; Friends 
6:13Return, return, Shulammite! 
: Return, return, that we may gaze at you. 
; 
; Lover 
; Why do you desire to gaze at the Shulammite, '''
: as at the dance of Mahanaim? 
; 
==Chapter 7==
7:1'''
: Your rounded thighs are like jewels, '''
: the work of the hands of a skillful workman. 
7:2Your body is like a round goblet, 
: no mixed wine is wanting. 
; Your waist is like a heap of wheat, '''
: set about with lilies. 
7:3Your two breasts are like two fawns, 
: that are twins of a roe. 
7:4Your neck is like an ivory tower. 
: Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim. '''
: Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus. '''
: 7:5Your head on you is like Carmel. '''
: The hair of your head like purple. '''
: The king is held captive in its tresses. 
7:6How beautiful and how pleasant you are, 
: love, for delights! 
7:7This, your stature, is like a palm tree, 
: your breasts like its fruit. 
7:8I said, “I will climb up into the palm tree. 
: I will take hold of its fruit.” 
; Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, '''
: the smell of your breath like apples, 
; 
; Beloved 
7:9Your mouth like the best wine, 
: that goes down smoothly for my beloved, '''
: gliding through the lips of those who are asleep. 
; 
7:10I am my beloved's. 
: His desire is toward me. 
7:11Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field. 
: Let us lodge in the villages. 
7:12Let's go early up to the vineyards. 
: Let’s see whether the vine has budded, '''
: its blossom is open, '''
: and the pomegranates are in flower. '''
: There I will give you my love. 
7:13The mandrakes give forth fragrance. 
: At our doors are all kinds of precious fruits, new and old, '''
: which I have stored up for you, my beloved. 
; 
==Chapter 8==
8:1
: who sucked the breasts of my mother!
; If I found you outside, I would kiss you;
: yes, and no one would despise me.
8:2I would lead you, bringing you into my mother's house, 
: who would instruct me.
; I would have you drink spiced wine,
: of the juice of my pomegranate.
8:3His left hand would be under my head. 
: His right hand would embrace me.
;
8:4I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, 
: that you not stir up, nor awaken love,
: until it so desires.
;
; Friends
8:5Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, 
: leaning on her beloved?
;
; Under the apple tree I aroused you.
: There your mother conceived you.
: There she was in labor and bore you.
;
8:6Set me as a seal on your heart, 
: as a seal on your arm;
: for love is strong as death.
: Jealousy is as cruel as [#N1 Sheol].
: Its flashes are flashes of fire,
: a very flame of [#N2 Yahweh.]
8:7Many waters can’t quench love, 
: neither can floods drown it.
; If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love,
: he would be utterly scorned.
;
; Friends
8:8We have a little sister. 
: She has no breasts.
; What shall we do for our sister
: in the day when she is to be spoken for?
;
8:9If she is a wall, 
: we will build on her a turret of silver.
; if she is a door,
: we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
;
; Beloved
8:10I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, 
: then I was in his eyes like one who found peace.
8:11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. 
: He leased out the vineyard to keepers.
: Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
8:12My own vineyard is before me. 
: The thousand are for you, Solomon;
: two hundred for those who tend its fruit.
;
; Lover
8:13You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, 
: let me hear your voice!
;
; Beloved
8:14Come away, my beloved! 
: Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices!
;
Category:World English Bible
Category:Bible books
Category:Old Testament
Category:Old Testament books