Cantares 5
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
EL ESPOSO:
5 «He entrado en mi huerto(A), hermana mía, esposa mía(B);
He recogido mi mirra(C) con mi bálsamo.
He comido mi panal y mi miel;
He bebido mi vino y mi leche(D).
Coman(E), amigos(F);
Beban y embriáguense, oh amados».
El tormento de la separación
LA ESPOSA:
2 ¶«Yo dormía, pero mi corazón velaba,
¡Una voz! ¡Mi amado toca a la puerta!
“Ábreme, hermana mía(G), amada mía,
Paloma mía, perfecta mía(H),
Pues mi cabeza está empapada de rocío,
Mis cabellos(I) empapados de la humedad de la noche”.
3 -»Me he quitado la ropa,
¿Cómo he de vestirme de nuevo(J)?
Me he lavado los pies(K),
¿Cómo he de ensuciarlos de nuevo?
4 -»Mi amado metió su mano por la abertura de la puerta,
Y se estremecieron por él mis entrañas(L).
5 -»Yo me levanté para abrir a mi amado;
Y mis manos destilaron mirra(M),
Y mis dedos mirra líquida,
Sobre las manecillas de la cerradura.
6 -»Abrí yo a mi amado,
Pero mi amado se había retirado, se había ido(N).
Tras su hablar salió mi alma(O).
Lo busqué, y no lo hallé(P);
Lo llamé, y no me respondió(Q).
7 -»Me hallaron los guardas que rondan la ciudad(R),
Me golpearon y me hirieron;
Me quitaron de encima mi chal los guardas de las murallas.
8 -»Yo les ruego, oh hijas de Jerusalén(S),
Si encuentran a mi amado,
¿Qué le han de decir?:
Que estoy enferma de amor(T)».
EL CORO:
9 ¶«¿Qué clase de amado es tu amado,
Oh la más hermosa de las mujeres(U)?
¿Qué clase de amado es tu amado,
Que así nos ruegas?».
LA ESPOSA:
10 ¶«Mi amado es apuesto y sonrosado(V),
Distinguido(W) entre diez mil.
11 -»Su cabeza es como oro, oro puro,
Sus cabellos(X), como racimos de dátiles,
Negros como el cuervo.
12 -»Sus ojos son como palomas(Y)
Junto a corrientes de agua,
Bañados en leche,
Colocados en su engaste(Z).
13 -»Sus mejillas, como eras de bálsamo,
Como riberas de hierbas(AA) aromáticas;
Sus labios son lirios(AB)
Que destilan mirra líquida(AC).
14 -»Sus manos son barras de oro
Engastadas de berilo(AD);
Su vientre es marfil tallado
Recubierto de zafiros(AE).
15 -»Sus piernas son columnas de alabastro
Asentadas sobre basas de oro puro;
Su aspecto es como el Líbano(AF),
Gallardo como los cedros(AG).
16 -»Su paladar(AH) es dulcísimo,
Y todo él, deseable(AI).
Este es mi amado y este es mi amigo,
Hijas de Jerusalén».
Song of Songs 5
Legacy Standard Bible
The Bride Searches for Her Beloved
5 “[a]I have (A)come into my garden, (B)my sister, my bride;
I have picked my (C)myrrh along with my balsam.
I have eaten my honeycomb with my (D)honey;
I have (E)drunk my wine with my milk.
Eat, (F)friends;
Drink and [b]imbibe deeply, O lovers.”
2 “[c]I was asleep, but my heart was awake.
A voice! My beloved was knocking:
‘Open to me, (G)my sister, my darling,
(H)My dove, my perfect one!
For my head is full of dew,
My (I)locks with the [d]damp of the night.’
3 I have (J)taken off my long-sleeved garment,
How can I put it on again?
I have (K)washed my feet,
How can I dirty them again?
4 My beloved sent forth his hand through the opening,
And my [e](L)feelings moaned for him.
5 I arose to open to my beloved;
And my hands (M)dripped with myrrh,
And my fingers with [f]liquid myrrh,
On the handles of the lock.
6 I opened to my beloved,
But my beloved had (N)turned away and passed by!
My soul went out to him as he (O)spoke.
I (P)searched for him, but I did not find him;
I (Q)called him, but he did not answer me.
7 The (R)watchmen who go about in the city found me,
They struck me and wounded me;
The guardsmen of the walls took away my shawl from me.
8 I (S)call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
What will you tell him?
Tell him that (T)I am sick with love.”
9 “[g]What is your beloved that he is more than any other beloved,
O (U)most beautiful among women?
What is your beloved that he is more than any other beloved,
That thus you call us to solemnly swear?”
The Bride Extols Her Beloved
10 “[h]My beloved is dazzling and (V)ruddy,
(W)Lifted up as a banner among ten thousand.
11 His head is like gold, fine gold;
His (X)locks are like clusters of dates
And black as a raven.
12 His (Y)eyes are like doves
Beside streams of water,
Washed in milk,
And sitting in their (Z)setting.
13 His cheeks are like a (AA)bed of spices,
Towers of sweet-scented herbs;
His lips are (AB)lilies
(AC)Dripping with liquid myrrh.
14 His hands are rods of gold
Set with (AD)beryl;
His abdomen is a plate of ivory
Inlaid with [i](AE)sapphires.
15 His legs are pillars of marble
Set on bases of fine gold;
His appearance is like (AF)Lebanon
Choice as the (AG)cedars.
16 His [j](AH)mouth is full of sweetness.
And he is wholly (AI)desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.”
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 5:1 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Songs 5:1 Or become drunk
- Song of Songs 5:2 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 5:2 Lit drops
- Song of Songs 5:4 Lit bowels
- Song of Songs 5:5 Lit passing
- Song of Songs 5:9 CHORUS
- Song of Songs 5:10 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 5:14 Lit lapis lazuli
- Song of Songs 5:16 Lit palate
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