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Las jóvenes de Jerusalén

¿Adónde se ha ido tu amante,
    oh mujer de singular belleza?
Dinos por cuál camino se fue
    para ayudarte a encontrarlo.

La joven

Mi amante ha bajado a su jardín,
    a sus lechos de especias,
para pasear por los jardines
    y juntar los lirios.
Yo soy de mi amante, y mi amante es mío.
    Él apacienta entre los lirios.

El joven

Eres hermosa, amada mía,
    como la bella ciudad de Tirsa.
Sí, eres tan hermosa como Jerusalén,
    tan majestuosa como un ejército con sus estandartes desplegados al viento.
Aparta de mí tus ojos,
    porque me dominan.
Tu cabello cae en ondas,
    como un rebaño de cabras que serpentea por las laderas de Galaad.
Tus dientes son blancos como ovejas
    recién bañadas.
Tu sonrisa es perfecta;
    cada diente hace juego con su par.[a]
Tus mejillas son como granadas de color rosado
    detrás de tu velo.

Aun entre sesenta reinas
    y ochenta concubinas
    e incontables doncellas,
yo todavía elegiría a mi paloma, a mi mujer perfecta,
    la favorita de su madre,
    muy amada por quien la dio a luz.
Las jóvenes la ven y la alaban;
    hasta las reinas y las concubinas del palacio le entonan alabanzas:
10 «¿Quién es esa, que se levanta como la aurora,
    tan hermosa como la luna,
tan resplandeciente como el sol,
    tan majestuosa como un ejército con sus estandartes desplegados al viento?».

La joven

11 Bajé a la arboleda de nogales
    y salí al valle para ver los nuevos brotes primaverales,
para ver si habían brotado las vides
    o si las granadas ya estaban florecidas.
12 Antes de darme cuenta,
    mis fuertes deseos me habían llevado a la carroza de un hombre noble.[b]

Las jóvenes de Jerusalén

13 [c] Vuelve, vuelve a nosotras, oh doncella de Sulam.
    Regresa, regresa, para que te veamos otra vez.

El joven

¿Por qué miran así a esta jovencita de Sulam
    mientras se mueve con tanta gracia entre dos filas de bailarines?[d]

Footnotes

  1. 6:6 En hebreo No falta ninguno; cada uno tiene su par.
  2. 6:12 O a las carrozas reales de mi pueblo, o a las carrozas de Aminadab. El significado del hebreo es incierto.
  3. 6:13a El versículo 6:13 corresponde al 7:1 en el texto hebreo.
  4. 6:13b O Sulam, / como harían ante el movimiento de dos ejércitos? o Sulam, / como harían ante el baile de Mahanaim? El significado del hebreo es incierto.

Friends

Where has your beloved(A) gone,
    most beautiful of women?(B)
Which way did your beloved turn,
    that we may look for him with you?

She

My beloved has gone(C) down to his garden,(D)
    to the beds of spices,(E)
to browse in the gardens
    and to gather lilies.
I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine;(F)
    he browses among the lilies.(G)

He

You are as beautiful as Tirzah,(H) my darling,
    as lovely as Jerusalem,(I)
    as majestic as troops with banners.(J)
Turn your eyes from me;
    they overwhelm me.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
    descending from Gilead.(K)
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
    coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin,
    not one of them is missing.(L)
Your temples behind your veil(M)
    are like the halves of a pomegranate.(N)
Sixty queens(O) there may be,
    and eighty concubines,(P)
    and virgins beyond number;
but my dove,(Q) my perfect one,(R) is unique,
    the only daughter of her mother,
    the favorite of the one who bore her.(S)
The young women saw her and called her blessed;
    the queens and concubines praised her.

Friends

10 Who is this that appears like the dawn,
    fair as the moon, bright as the sun,
    majestic as the stars in procession?

He

11 I went down to the grove of nut trees
    to look at the new growth in the valley,
to see if the vines had budded
    or the pomegranates were in bloom.(T)
12 Before I realized it,
    my desire set me among the royal chariots of my people.[a]

Friends

13 Come back, come back, O Shulammite;
    come back, come back, that we may gaze on you!

He

Why would you gaze on the Shulammite
    as on the dance(U) of Mahanaim?[b]

Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 6:12 Or among the chariots of Amminadab; or among the chariots of the people of the prince
  2. Song of Songs 6:13 In Hebrew texts this verse (6:13) is numbered 7:1.

I Am My Beloved’s

The Daughters of Jerusalem

Where has your beloved gone,
(A)O fairest among women?
Where has your beloved turned aside,
That we may seek him with you?

The Shulamite

My beloved has gone to his (B)garden,
To the beds of spices,
To feed his flock in the gardens,
And to gather lilies.
(C)I am my beloved’s,
And my beloved is mine.
He feeds his flock among the lilies.

Praise of the Shulamite’s Beauty

The Beloved

O my love, you are as beautiful as Tirzah,
Lovely as Jerusalem,
Awesome as an army with banners!
Turn your eyes away from me,
For they have [a]overcome me.
Your hair is (D)like a flock of goats
Going down from Gilead.
(E)Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
Which have come up from the washing;
Every one bears twins,
And none is [b]barren among them.
(F)Like a piece of pomegranate
Are your temples behind your veil.

There are sixty queens
And eighty concubines,
And (G)virgins without number.
My dove, my (H)perfect one,
Is the only one,
The only one of her mother,
The favorite of the one who bore her.
The daughters saw her
And called her blessed,
The queens and the concubines,
And they praised her.

10 Who is she who looks forth as the morning,
Fair as the moon,
Clear as the sun,
(I)Awesome as an army with banners?

The Shulamite

11 I went down to the garden of nuts
To see the verdure of the valley,
(J)To see whether the vine had budded
And the pomegranates had bloomed.
12 Before I was even aware,
My soul had made me
As the chariots of [c]my noble people.

The Beloved and His Friends

13 Return, return, O Shulamite;
Return, return, that we may look upon you!

The Shulamite

What would you see in the Shulamite—
As it were, the dance of [d]the two camps?

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:5 overwhelmed
  2. Song of Solomon 6:6 bereaved
  3. Song of Solomon 6:12 Heb. Ammi Nadib
  4. Song of Solomon 6:13 Heb. Mahanaim

Others

Where has your beloved gone,
    O (A)most beautiful among women?
Where has your beloved turned,
    that we may seek him with you?

Together in the Garden of Love

She

My beloved has gone down to his (B)garden
    to (C)the beds of spices,
to (D)graze[a] in the gardens
    and to gather (E)lilies.
(F)I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine;
    he grazes among the lilies.

Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other

He

You are beautiful as (G)Tirzah, (H)my love,
    (I)lovely as (J)Jerusalem,
    (K)awesome as an army with banners.
Turn away your eyes from me,
    for they overwhelm me—
(L)Your hair is like a flock of goats
    leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
(M)Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
    that have come up from the washing;
all of them bear twins;
    not one among them has lost its young.
(N)Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
    behind your veil.
There are (O)sixty (P)queens and eighty (Q)concubines,
    and (R)virgins without number.
My (S)dove, my (T)perfect one, is the only one,
    the only one of her mother,
    pure to (U)her who bore her.
(V)The young women saw her and called her blessed;
    (W)the queens and (X)concubines also, and they praised her.

10 (Y)“Who is this who looks down like the dawn,
    beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun,
    (Z)awesome as an army with banners?”

She

11 I went down to the nut orchard
    to look at (AA)the blossoms of the valley,
(AB)to see whether the vines had budded,
    whether the pomegranates were in bloom.
12 (AC)Before I was aware, my desire set me
    among (AD)the chariots of my kinsman, a prince.[b]

Others

13 [c] Return, return, O (AE)Shulammite,
    return, return, that we may look upon you.

He

Why should you look upon (AF)the Shulammite,
    as upon (AG)a dance before (AH)two armies?[d]

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:2 Or to pasture his flock; also verse 3
  2. Song of Solomon 6:12 Or chariots of Ammi-Nadib
  3. Song of Solomon 6:13 Ch 7:1 in Hebrew
  4. Song of Solomon 6:13 Or dance of Mahanaim