Cantares 1
Traducción en lenguaje actual
1 Éste es el poema más hermoso de Salomón.
Primer canto
La novia
2 ¡Ay, amado mío,
cómo deseo que me beses!
Prefiero tus caricias,
más que el vino;
3 prefiero disfrutar
del aroma de tus perfumes.
Y eso eres tú:
¡perfume agradable!
¡Ahora me doy cuenta
por qué te aman las mujeres!
4 ¡Vamos, date prisa
y llévame contigo!
¡Llévame ya a tus habitaciones,
rey de mi vida!
Por ti haremos fiesta,
por ti estaremos alegres;
nos olvidaremos del vino
y disfrutaré de tus caricias.
¡Ahora me doy cuenta
por qué las mujeres te aman tanto!
5 ¡Mujeres de Jerusalén!
Yo soy morena, sí,
como las tiendas de Quedar.
Y soy también hermosa,
como las cortinas de Salomón.
6 No se fijen en mi piel morena,
pues el sol la requemó.
Mis hermanos se enojaron contra mí,
y me obligaron a cuidar sus viñas,
¡y así mi propia viña descuidé!
7 Cuéntame, amor de mi vida,
¿a dónde llevas tus rebaños?
A la hora de la siesta,
¿dónde los haces descansar?
No tengo por qué andar
como una vagabunda;
¡no tengo por qué buscarte
entre los rebaños de tus amigos!
Los pastores
8 Si acaso no lo sabes,
mujer bella entre las bellas,
sigue las huellas del rebaño
y lleva a pastar tus cabritos
junto a las carpas de los pastores.
El novio
9 Amada mía,
tu andar tiene la gracia
del trote de las yeguas
que tiran del carro del rey.
10 ¡Preciosas se ven tus mejillas
en medio de tus trenzas!
¡Bellísimo luce tu cuello
entre tan bellos collares!
11 ¡Voy a regalarte
joyas de oro,
incrustadas de plata!
La novia
12 Mientras el rey se recuesta,
mi perfume esparce su fragancia.
13 Mi amado es para mí
como el saquito perfumado
que llevo entre mis pechos.
14 Mi amado es para mí
como un ramito de flores
de las viñas de En-gadi.
El novio
15 ¡Tú eres bella, amada mía;
eres muy bella!
¡Tus ojos son dos luceros!
La novia
16 ¡Tú eres hermoso, amado mío!
¡Eres un hombre encantador!
Los novios
La verde hierba será
nuestro lecho de bodas,
17 y a la sombra de los cedros
pondremos nuestro nido de amor.
Song of Solomon 1
English Standard Version
1 The Song of (A)Songs, which is Solomon's.
The Bride Confesses Her Love
She[a]
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your (B)love is better than wine;
3 your (C)anointing oils are fragrant;
your (D)name is oil poured out;
therefore virgins love you.
4 (E)Draw me after you; (F)let us run.
(G)The king has brought me into his chambers.
Others
We will (H)exult and rejoice in you;
we will extol (I)your love more than wine;
rightly do they love you.
She
5 I am very dark, but (J)lovely,
O (K)daughters of Jerusalem,
like (L)the tents of (M)Kedar,
like the curtains of Solomon.
6 Do not gaze at me because I am dark,
because the sun has looked upon me.
My (N)mother's sons were angry with me;
they made me (O)keeper of (P)the vineyards,
but (Q)my own vineyard I have not kept!
7 Tell me, you (R)whom my soul loves,
where you (S)pasture your flock,
where you make it (T)lie down at noon;
for why should I be like one who veils herself
beside the flocks of your (U)companions?
Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other
He
8 If you do not know,
O (V)most beautiful among women,
follow in the tracks of the flock,
and pasture your young goats
beside the shepherds' tents.
9 I compare you, (W)my love,
to (X)a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.
10 (Y)Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
your neck with strings of jewels.
Others
11 We will make for you[b] ornaments of gold,
studded with silver.
She
12 While (Z)the king was on his couch,
my (AA)nard gave forth its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of (AB)myrrh
that lies between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of (AC)henna blossoms
in the vineyards of (AD)Engedi.
He
15 (AE)Behold, (AF)you are beautiful, (AG)my love;
behold, you are beautiful;
your (AH)eyes are doves.
She
16 Behold, you are beautiful, (AI)my beloved, truly (AJ)delightful.
Our couch is green;
17 the beams of our house are (AK)cedar;
our rafters are (AL)pine.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 1:2 The translators have added speaker identifications based on the gender and number of the Hebrew words
- Song of Solomon 1:11 The Hebrew for you is feminine singular
Song of Songs 1
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.(A)
Woman
2 Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your caresses[a] are more delightful than wine.(B)
3 The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating;(C)
your name is perfume poured out.(D)
No wonder young women[b] adore you.
4 Take me with you(E) – let’s hurry.
Oh, that the king would bring[c] me to his chambers.
Young Women
We will rejoice and be glad in you;
we will celebrate your caresses more than wine.
Woman
It is only right that they adore you.
5 Daughters of Jerusalem,(F)
I am dark like the tents of Kedar,(G)
yet lovely(H) like the curtains of Solomon.
6 Do not stare at me because I am dark,
for the sun has gazed on me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;(I)
they made me take care of the vineyards.(J)
I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
7 Tell me, you whom I love:(K)
Where do you pasture your sheep?(L)
Where do you let them rest at noon?(M)
Why should I be like one who veils herself[d]
beside the flocks of your companions?(N)
Man[e]
8 If you do not know,
most beautiful of women,(O)
follow[f] the tracks of the flock,
and pasture your young goats
near the shepherds’ tents.
9 I compare you, my darling,(P)
to a[g] mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.(Q)
10 Your cheeks are beautiful with jewellery,(R)
your neck with its necklace.
11 We will make gold jewellery for you,
accented with silver.
Woman
12 While the king is on his couch,[h]
my perfume[i] releases its fragrance.(S)
13 The one I love is a sachet of myrrh to me,(T)
spending the night between my breasts.
14 The one I love is a cluster of henna blossoms to me,(U)
in the vineyards of En-gedi.(V)
Man
15 How beautiful you are, my darling.
How very beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.(W)
Woman
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