Cantares 3
La Biblia de las Américas
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LA ESPOSA:
3 En mi lecho, por las noches, he buscado
al que ama mi alma(A);
lo busqué, mas no lo hallé(B).
2 «Me levantaré ahora, y andaré por la ciudad;
por las calles y por las plazas(C)
buscaré[a] al que ama mi alma».
Lo busqué, mas no lo hallé.
3 Me hallaron los guardas que rondan la ciudad(D),
y les dije: «¿Habéis visto al que ama mi alma?».
4 Apenas los había pasado
cuando hallé al que ama mi alma(E);
lo agarré y no quise soltarlo(F),
hasta que lo introduje en la casa de mi madre(G)
y en la alcoba de la que me concibió.
EL ESPOSO:
5 Yo os conjuro, oh hijas de Jerusalén,
por las gacelas o por las ciervas del campo,
que no levantéis ni despertéis a mi amor,
hasta que quiera(H).
EL CORO:
6 ¿Qué es eso[b] que sube del desierto(I)
como columnas de humo(J),
con perfume de mirra e incienso,
con todos los polvos aromáticos(K) del mercader(L)?
7 He aquí, es la litera de Salomón;
sesenta valientes la rodean,
de los valientes de Israel.
8 Todos ellos manejan la espada,
son diestros en la guerra(M),
cada uno tiene la espada a su lado(N),
contra los peligros de la noche[c](O).
9 El rey Salomón se ha hecho un palanquín
de madera del Líbano.
10 Hizo sus columnas de plata,
su respaldo[d] de oro
y su asiento de púrpura,
su interior tapizado con amor
por las hijas de Jerusalén(P).
11 Salid, hijas de Sión(Q),
y contemplad al rey Salomón con la corona[e]
con la cual su madre lo coronó
el día de sus bodas,
el día de la alegría de su corazón(R).
Footnotes
- Cantares 3:2 O, Levánteme...ande...busque
- Cantares 3:6 Lit., ¿Quién es esta
- Cantares 3:8 Lit., el terror en las noches
- Cantares 3:10 O, soporte
- Cantares 3:11 O, guirnalda
Song of Solomon 3
King James Version
3 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
6 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
8 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.
10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
Song of Solomon 3
New King James Version
A Troubled Night
The Shulamite
3 By (A)night on my bed I sought the one I love;
I sought him, but I did not find him.
2 “I will rise now,” I said,
“And go about the city;
In the streets and in the squares
I will seek the one I love.”
I sought him, but I did not find him.
3 (B)The watchmen who go about the city found me;
I said,
“Have you seen the one I love?”
4 Scarcely had I passed by them,
When I found the one I love.
I held him and would not let him go,
Until I had brought him to the (C)house of my mother,
And into the [a]chamber of her who conceived me.
5 (D)I [b]charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.
The Coming of Solomon
The Shulamite
6 (E)Who is this coming out of the wilderness
Like pillars of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all the merchant’s fragrant powders?
7 Behold, it is Solomon’s couch,
With sixty valiant men around it,
Of the valiant of Israel.
8 They all hold swords,
Being expert in war.
Every man has his sword on his thigh
Because of fear in the night.
9 Of the wood of Lebanon
Solomon the King
Made himself a [c]palanquin:
10 He made its pillars of silver,
Its support of gold,
Its seat of purple,
Its interior paved with love
By the daughters of Jerusalem.
11 Go forth, O daughters of Zion,
And see King Solomon with the crown
With which his mother crowned him
On the day of his wedding,
The day of the gladness of his heart.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 3:4 room
- Song of Solomon 3:5 adjure
- Song of Solomon 3:9 A portable enclosed chair
Song of Solomon 3
New Living Translation
Young Woman
3 One night as I lay in bed, I yearned for my lover.
I yearned for him, but he did not come.
2 So I said to myself, “I will get up and roam the city,
searching in all its streets and squares.
I will search for the one I love.”
So I searched everywhere but did not find him.
3 The watchmen stopped me as they made their rounds,
and I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”
4 Then scarcely had I left them
when I found my love!
I caught and held him tightly,
then I brought him to my mother’s house,
into my mother’s bed, where I had been conceived.
5 Promise me, O women of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles and wild deer,
not to awaken love until the time is right.[a]
Young Women of Jerusalem
6 Who is this sweeping in from the wilderness
like a cloud of smoke?
Who is it, fragrant with myrrh and frankincense
and every kind of spice?
7 Look, it is Solomon’s carriage,
surrounded by sixty heroic men,
the best of Israel’s soldiers.
8 They are all skilled swordsmen,
experienced warriors.
Each wears a sword on his thigh,
ready to defend the king against an attack in the night.
9 King Solomon’s carriage is built
of wood imported from Lebanon.
10 Its posts are silver,
its canopy gold;
its cushions are purple.
It was decorated with love
by the young women of Jerusalem.
Young Woman
11 Come out to see King Solomon,
young women of Jerusalem.[b]
He wears the crown his mother gave him on his wedding day,
his most joyous day.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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