Cantares 5
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
El amado
5 He entrado ya en mi jardín,
hermana y novia mía,
y en él recojo mirra y bálsamo;
allí me sacio del panal y de su miel;
allí bebo mi vino y mi leche.
Los amigos
¡Comed y bebed, amigos,
y embriagaos de amor!
Cuarto Canto
La amada
2 Yo dormía, pero mi corazón velaba.
¡Y oí una voz!
¡Mi amado estaba a la puerta!
«Hermana, amada mía;
preciosa paloma mía,
¡déjame entrar!
Mi cabeza está empapada de rocío;
la humedad de la noche corre por mi pelo».
3 Ya me he quitado la ropa;
¡cómo volver a vestirme!
Ya me he lavado los pies;
¡cómo ensuciarlos de nuevo!
4 Mi amado pasó la mano
por la abertura del cerrojo;
¡se estremecieron mis entrañas al sentirlo!
5 Me levanté para abrir a mi amado;
¡gotas de mirra corrían por mis manos!
¡Se deslizaban entre mis dedos
y caían sobre la aldaba!
6 Le abrí a mi amado,
pero ya no estaba allí.
Se había marchado,
y tras su voz se fue mi alma.
Lo busqué, y no lo hallé.
Lo llamé, y no me respondió.
7 Me encontraron los centinelas
mientras rondaban la ciudad;
los que vigilan las murallas
me hirieron, me golpearon;
¡me despojaron de mi manto!
8 Yo os ruego, mujeres de Jerusalén,
que, si encontráis a mi amado,
¡le digáis que estoy enferma de amor!
El coro
9 Dinos, bella entre las bellas,
¿en qué aventaja tu amado a otros hombres?
¿En qué aventaja tu amado a otros hombres,
que nos haces tales ruegos?
La amada
10 Mi amado es apuesto y trigueño,
y entre diez mil hombres se le distingue.
11 Su cabeza es oro puro;
su cabellera es ondulada
y negra como un cuervo.
12 Sus ojos parecen palomas
posadas junto a los arroyos,
bañadas en leche,
engarzadas como joyas.
13 Sus mejillas son como lechos de bálsamo,
como cultivos de aromáticas hierbas.
Sus labios son azucenas
por las que fluye mirra.
14 Sus brazos son barras de oro
engarzadas sobre topacios.
Su cuerpo es pulido marfil
incrustado de zafiros.
15 Sus piernas son pilares de mármol
que descansan sobre bases de oro puro.
Su porte es como el del Líbano,
esbelto como sus cedros.
16 Su paladar es la dulzura misma;
¡todo él es un encanto!
¡Tal es mi amado, tal es mi amigo,
mujeres de Jerusalén!
Song of Solomon 5
New King James Version
The Bride Praises the Bridegroom
The Beloved
5 I (A)have come to my garden, my (B)sister, my spouse;
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;
(C)I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my milk.
(To His Friends)
Eat, O (D)friends!
Drink, yes, drink deeply,
O beloved ones!
The Shulamite’s Troubled Evening
The Shulamite
2 I sleep, but my heart is awake;
It is the voice of my beloved!
(E)He knocks, saying,
“Open for me, my sister, [a]my love,
My dove, my perfect one;
For my head is covered with dew,
My [b]locks with the drops of the night.”
3 I have taken off my robe;
How can I put it on again?
I have washed my feet;
How can I [c]defile them?
4 My beloved put his hand
By the [d]latch of the door,
And my heart yearned for him.
5 I arose to open for my beloved,
And my hands dripped with myrrh,
My fingers with liquid myrrh,
On the handles of the lock.
6 I opened for my beloved,
But my beloved had turned away and was gone.
My [e]heart leaped up when he spoke.
(F)I sought him, but I could not find him;
I called him, but he gave me no answer.
7 (G)The watchmen who went about the city found me.
They struck me, they wounded me;
The keepers of the walls
Took my veil away from me.
8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
That you tell him I am lovesick!
The Daughters of Jerusalem
9 What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
(H)O fairest among women?
What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
That you so [f]charge us?
The Shulamite
10 My beloved is white and ruddy,
[g]Chief among ten thousand.
11 His head is like the finest gold;
His locks are wavy,
And black as a raven.
12 (I)His eyes are like doves
By the rivers of waters,
Washed with milk,
And [h]fitly set.
13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices,
Banks of scented herbs.
His lips are lilies,
Dripping liquid myrrh.
14 His hands are rods of gold
Set with beryl.
His body is carved ivory
Inlaid with sapphires.
15 His legs are pillars of marble
Set on bases of fine gold.
His countenance is like Lebanon,
Excellent as the cedars.
16 His mouth is most sweet,
Yes, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved,
And this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem!
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 5:2 my companion, friend
- Song of Solomon 5:2 curls or hair
- Song of Solomon 5:3 dirty
- Song of Solomon 5:4 opening
- Song of Solomon 5:6 Lit. soul
- Song of Solomon 5:9 adjure
- Song of Solomon 5:10 Distinguished
- Song of Solomon 5:12 sitting in a setting
Song of Solomon 5
English Standard Version
He
5 I (A)came to my garden, my (B)sister, my bride,
I gathered my (C)myrrh with my spice,
I ate my (D)honeycomb with my honey,
I (E)drank my wine with my milk.
Others
Eat, (F)friends, drink,
and be drunk with love!
The Bride Searches for Her Beloved
She
2 I slept, but my heart was awake.
A sound! My beloved is (G)knocking.
“Open to me, my (H)sister, my (I)love,
my (J)dove, my (K)perfect one,
for my head is wet with dew,
my (L)locks with the drops of the night.”
3 (M)I had put off my garment;
how could I put it on?
I had (N)bathed my feet;
how could I soil them?
4 My beloved put his hand to the latch,
and my heart was thrilled within me.
5 I arose to open to my beloved,
and my hands dripped with myrrh,
my fingers with (O)liquid myrrh,
on the handles of the bolt.
6 I opened to my beloved,
but my beloved had turned and gone.
My soul failed me when he (P)spoke.
(Q)I sought him, but found him not;
(R)I called him, but he gave no answer.
7 (S)The watchmen found me
as they went about in the city;
they beat me, they bruised me,
they took away my veil,
those watchmen of the walls.
8 I (T)adjure you, O (U)daughters of Jerusalem,
if you find my beloved,
that you tell him
(V)I am sick with love.
Others
9 What is your beloved more than another beloved,
O (W)most beautiful among women?
What is your beloved more than another beloved,
that you thus (X)adjure us?
The Bride Praises Her Beloved
She
10 My beloved is radiant and (Y)ruddy,
(Z)distinguished among ten thousand.
11 His head is the finest gold;
(AA)his locks are wavy,
black as a raven.
12 His (AB)eyes are like doves
beside streams of water,
bathed in milk,
sitting beside a full pool.[a]
13 His (AC)cheeks are like (AD)beds of spices,
mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.
His lips are (AE)lilies,
dripping (AF)liquid myrrh.
14 His arms are rods of gold,
set with (AG)jewels.
His body is polished ivory,[b]
bedecked with (AH)sapphires.[c]
15 His legs are alabaster columns,
set on bases of gold.
His appearance is like (AI)Lebanon,
choice as the cedars.
16 His (AJ)mouth[d] is most sweet,
and he is altogether desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O (AK)daughters of Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 5:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Song of Solomon 5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
- Song of Solomon 5:14 Hebrew lapis lazuli
- Song of Solomon 5:16 Hebrew palate
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