Song of Solomon 7
New American Standard Bible
Admiration by the Groom
7 “[a]How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
[b](A)Prince’s daughter!
The curves of your hips are like jewels,
The work of the hands of an artist.
2 Your navel is like a round goblet
That never lacks mixed wine;
Your belly is like a heap of wheat,
[c]Surrounded with lilies.
3 Your (B)two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle.
4 Your (C)neck is like a tower of ivory,
Your eyes like the pools in (D)Heshbon
By the gate of Bath-rabbim;
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon,
Which looks toward Damascus.
5 Your head [d]crowns you like (E)Carmel,
And the flowing hair of your head is like purple threads;
The king is captivated by your tresses.
6 How (F)beautiful and how delightful you are,
[e]My love, with all your delights!
7 [f]Your stature is like a palm tree,
And your breasts are like its clusters.
8 I said, ‘I will climb the palm tree,
I will grasp its fruit stalks.’
Oh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,
And the fragrance of your [g]breath like (G)apples,
9 And your [h](H)mouth like the best wine!”
The Bride
“It (I)goes down smoothly for my beloved,
Flowing gently through the lips of those who are asleep.
The Union of Love
10 “(J)I am my beloved’s,
And his (K)desire is for me.
11 Come, my beloved, let’s go out to the [i]country,
Let’s spend the night in the villages.
12 Let’s rise early and go to the vineyards;
Let’s (L)see whether the vine has grown
And its buds have opened,
And whether the pomegranates have bloomed.
There I will give you my love.
13 The (M)mandrakes have given forth fragrance;
And over our doors are all (N)delicious fruits,
New as well as old,
Which I have saved for you, my beloved.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 7:1 Ch 7:2 in Heb
- Song of Solomon 7:1 Or Nobleman’s
- Song of Solomon 7:2 Lit Fenced around
- Song of Solomon 7:5 Lit is upon
- Song of Solomon 7:6 Or With love among your charms
- Song of Solomon 7:7 Lit This stature of yours
- Song of Solomon 7:8 Lit nose
- Song of Solomon 7:9 Lit palate
- Song of Solomon 7:11 Lit field
Song of Solomon 7
GOD’S WORD Translation
[ THE CHORUS OF YOUNG WOMEN ]
7 [a]How beautiful are your feet in their sandals, noble daughter!
The curves of your thighs are like ornaments,
like the work of an artist’s hands.
2 Your navel is a round bowl.
May it always be filled with spiced wine.
Your waist is a bundle of wheat enclosed in lilies.
3 Your breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle.
4 Your neck is like an ivory tower.
Your eyes are like pools in Heshbon, pools by the gate of Bath Rabbim.
Your nose is like a Lebanese tower facing Damascus.
5 You hold your head as high as Mount Carmel.
Your dangling curls are royal beauty.
Your flowing locks could hold a king captive.
Solomon Longs for the Young Woman’s Affection
[ GROOM ]
6 How beautiful and charming you are, my love, with your elegance.
7 Young woman,
your figure is like a palm tree,
and your breasts are like its clusters.
8 I thought, “I will climb the palm tree
and take hold of its fruit.”
May your breasts be like clusters on the vine.
May the fragrance of your breath be like apples.
9 May your mouth taste like the best wine …
[ BRIDE ]
… that goes down smoothly to my beloved
and glides over the lips of those about to sleep.[b]
10 I am my beloved’s, and he longs for me.
11 Come, my beloved.
Let’s go into the field.
Let’s spend the night among the henna flowers.[c]
12 Let’s go to the vineyards early.
Let’s see if the vines have budded,
if the grape blossoms have opened,
if the pomegranates are in bloom.
There I will give you my love.
13 The mandrakes [d] give off a fragrance,
and at our door are all kinds of precious fruits.
I have saved new and old things
for you alone, my beloved.
Footnotes
- 7:1 Song of Songs 7:1–13 in English Bibles is Song of Songs 7:2–14 in the Hebrew Bible.
- 7:9 Or “flowing gently over lips and teeth.”
- 7:11 Or “in the villages.”
- 7:13 Mandrakes were thought to stimulate sexual desire.
Cantares 7
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
EL ESPOSO:
7 [a]¡Cuán hermosos son tus pies en sandalias,
Oh hija de príncipe(C)!
Las curvas de tus caderas son como joyas,
Obra de manos de artífice.
2 Tu ombligo, como una taza redonda
Que nunca le falta vino mezclado;
Tu vientre como montón de trigo
Cercado de lirios.
3 Tus dos pechos, como dos crías,
Mellizas de una gacela(D).
4 Tu cuello, como torre(E) de marfil,
Tus ojos, como los estanques en Hesbón(F)
Junto a la puerta de Bat Rabim;
Tu nariz, como la torre del Líbano
Que mira hacia Damasco.
5 Tu cabeza se eleva como el monte Carmelo(G),
Y la cabellera suelta de tu cabeza es como hilos de púrpura;
El rey se ha cautivado de tus trenzas.
6 ¡Qué hermosa y qué encantadora eres,
Amor mío(H), con todos tus encantos!
7 Tu estatura es semejante a la palmera,
Y tus pechos, a sus racimos.
8 Yo dije: “Subiré a la palmera,
Tomaré sus frutos”.
¡Sean tus pechos como racimos de la vid,
El perfume de tu aliento como manzanas(I),
9 Y tu paladar(J) como el mejor vino!».
LA ESPOSA:
«Entra suavemente el vino(K) en mi amado,
Como fluye por los labios de los que se duermen.
10 »Yo soy de mi amado(L),
Y para mí es todo su deseo(M).
11 Ven, amado mío, salgamos al campo,
Pasemos la noche en las aldeas.
12 Levantémonos temprano y vayamos a las viñas;
Veamos si la vid ha brotado(N),
Si se han abierto sus flores,
Y si han florecido los granados.
Allí te entregaré mi amor.
13 Las mandrágoras(O) han exhalado su fragancia,
Y a nuestras puertas hay toda clase de frutas escogidas(P),
Tanto nuevas como añejas,
Que he guardado para ti, amado mío.
Footnotes
- Cantares 7:1 En el texto heb. cap. 7:2.
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