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Song of Solomon 8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Song of Solomon 8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 If only I could treat you like my brother,[a]
one who nursed at my mother’s breasts,
I would find you in public and kiss you,
and no one would scorn me.
2 I would lead you, I would take you,
to the house of my mother(A) who taught me.[b]
I would give you spiced wine to drink
from my pomegranate juice.
3 His left hand is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.(B)
4 Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you:
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.(C)
5 Y Who is this(D) coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on the one she loves?
W I awakened you under the apricot tree.(E)
There your mother conceived you;
there she conceived and gave you birth.
6 Set me as a seal on your heart,
as a seal on your arm.(F)
For love is as strong as death;(G)
ardent love is as unrelenting as Sheol.
Love’s flames are fiery flames(H)—
the fiercest of all.[c]
7 Mighty waters cannot extinguish love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If a man were to give all his wealth[d] for love,(I)
it would be utterly scorned.
8 B Our sister is young;
she has no breasts.(J)
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build a silver parapet on it.
If she is a door,
we will enclose it with cedar planks.[e](K)
10 W I am[f] a wall
and my breasts like towers.
So in his eyes I have become
like one who finds peace.[g]
11 Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon.(L)
He leased the vineyard to tenants.(M)
Each was to bring for his fruit
1,000 pieces of silver.(N)
12 I have my own vineyard.[h](O)
The 1,000 are for you, Solomon,
but 200 for those who guard its fruits.
14 W Hurry to me, my love,
and be like a gazelle
or a young stag
on the mountains of spices.(R)
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:1 Lit Would that you were like a brother to me
- Song of Solomon 8:2 LXX adds and into the chamber of the one who bore me
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Or the blaze of the Lord
- Song of Solomon 8:7 Lit all the wealth of his house
- Song of Solomon 8:9 Vv. 8-9 may record what the girl’s brothers used to say.
- Song of Solomon 8:10 Or was
- Song of Solomon 8:10 In Hb, the word for peace sounds similar to Solomon and Shulammite.
- Song of Solomon 8:12 Lit My vineyard, which is mine, is before me; Sg 1:6
- Song of Solomon 8:13 In Hb, the word for You is feminine.
雅歌 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
雅歌 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
8 如果你是我的同胞兄弟就好了。
這樣，在外頭遇見你，
我也可以親吻你，
沒有人會取笑我。
2 我可以把你帶進我母親的家——她教養了我。
我要給你喝石榴汁釀的醇酒。
3 你的左手扶著我的頭，
右手緊抱著我。
4 耶路撒冷的少女啊，
我懇求你們，
不要叫醒或驚動愛情，
等它自發吧。
耶路撒冷的少女：
5 那從曠野上來、靠在良人身旁的是誰呢？
女子：
我在蘋果樹下喚醒你，
你母親在那裡懷你養你，
為你受生產之苦。
6 請把我印在你的心上，
刻在你的手臂上，
因為愛情如死亡一般堅固，
嫉妒像陰間一樣殘酷，
它燃起的火焰是燒滅一切的烈火。
7 愛情，大水不能熄滅，
江河不能淹沒。
若有人想傾其家財買愛情，
必遭唾棄。
女子的兄長：
8 我們有一個小妹，
她的胸脯還沒有發育。
若有人來提親，
我們該怎麼辦？
9 她若是牆，
我們要在上面建造銀塔；
她若是門，
我們要用香柏木板圍護她。
女子：
10 我是一面牆，
雙乳像城樓，
我在他眼中像找到平安的人。
11 所羅門在巴力·哈們有一個葡萄園，
他把葡萄園租給農夫，
租金是每人一千塊銀子。
12 我的葡萄園，我自己作主。
所羅門啊，你的一千塊銀子自己留著，
二百塊銀子給管果園的人。
男子：
13 你這住在園中的人啊，
同伴們都在聆聽你的聲音，
求你讓我也聽見吧！
女子：
14 我的良人啊，
願你像香草山上的羚羊和小鹿，
快快來到我身邊！
Song of Songs 8
Legacy Standard Bible
Song of Songs 8
Legacy Standard Bible
The Power and Preciousness of Love
8 “Oh that you were like a brother to me
Who nursed at my mother’s breasts.
If I found you outside, I would kiss you;
No one would despise me, either.
2 I would lead you and (A)bring you
Into the house of my mother, who used to teach me;
I would give you spiced wine to drink from the sweet wine of my pomegranates.
3 Let (B)his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”
4 “[a](C)I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,
[b]Why should you arouse or awaken my love
Until [c]she pleases?”
5 “[d](D)Who is this coming up from the wilderness
Leaning on her beloved?”
“[e]Beneath the [f](E)apple tree I awakened you;
There your mother was in labor with you;
There she was in labor and gave you birth.
6 Put me like a [g]seal over your heart,
Like a (F)seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
[h](G)Jealousy is as severe as Sheol;
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
[i]The very flame of [j]Yah.
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor will rivers overflow it;
(H)If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love,
It would be utterly despised.”
8 “[k]We have a little sister,
And she (I)has no breasts;
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
We will build on her a battlement of silver;
But if she is a door,
We will barricade her with (J)planks of cedar.”
10 “[l]I was a wall, and (K)my breasts were like towers;
Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.
11 Solomon had a (L)vineyard at Baal-hamon;
He (M)gave the vineyard to (N)caretakers.
Each one was to bring [m]one (O)thousand shekels of silver for its (P)fruit.
12 My very own vineyard is before me;
The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit.”
13 “[n]O you who sit in the gardens,
My (Q)companions are giving heed to your voice—
(R)Let me hear it!”
14 “[o][p]Hurry, my beloved,
And be (S)like a gazelle or a young [q]stag
On the (T)mountains of spices.”
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 8:4 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Songs 8:4 Or Do not arouse
- Song of Songs 8:4 Or it
- Song of Songs 8:5 CHORUS
- Song of Songs 8:5 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 8:5 Or apricot
- Song of Songs 8:6 Or signet
- Song of Songs 8:6 Or Its ardor is as inflexible
- Song of Songs 8:6 Or A vehement flame
- Song of Songs 8:6 The shortened form of Yahweh, found in poetry and praise (e.g. Hallelujah), and in names (e.g. Zechariah)
- Song of Songs 8:8 CHORUS
- Song of Songs 8:10 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 8:11 Approx. 25 lb. or 11.3 kg, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
- Song of Songs 8:13 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Songs 8:14 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 8:14 Lit Flee
- Song of Songs 8:14 Lit of the stags
Song of Songs 8
New International Version
Song of Songs 8
New International Version
8 If only you were to me like a brother,
who was nursed at my mother’s breasts!
Then, if I found you outside,
I would kiss you,
and no one would despise me.
2 I would lead you
and bring you to my mother’s house(A)—
she who has taught me.
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
the nectar of my pomegranates.
3 His left arm is under my head
and his right arm embraces me.(B)
4 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.(C)
Friends
5 Who is this coming up from the wilderness(D)
leaning on her beloved?
She
Under the apple tree I roused you;
there your mother conceived(E) you,
there she who was in labor gave you birth.
6 Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm;
for love(F) is as strong as death,
its jealousy[a](G) unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame.[b]
7 Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give
all the wealth of one’s house for love,
it[c] would be utterly scorned.(H)
Friends
8 We have a little sister,
and her breasts are not yet grown.
What shall we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build towers of silver on her.
If she is a door,
we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
She
10 I am a wall,
and my breasts are like towers.
Thus I have become in his eyes
like one bringing contentment.
11 Solomon had a vineyard(I) in Baal Hamon;
he let out his vineyard to tenants.
Each was to bring for its fruit
a thousand shekels[d](J) of silver.
12 But my own vineyard(K) is mine to give;
the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
and two hundred[e] are for those who tend its fruit.
He
13 You who dwell in the gardens
with friends in attendance,
let me hear your voice!
She
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 8:6 Or ardor
- Song of Songs 8:6 Or fire, / like the very flame of the Lord
- Song of Songs 8:7 Or he
- Song of Songs 8:11 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms; also in verse 12
- Song of Songs 8:12 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
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