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¡Ah, si tú fueras como mi hermano,
Amamantado a los pechos de mi madre!
Si te encontrara afuera, te besaría,
Y no me despreciarían.
-»Te llevaría y te introduciría
En la casa de mi madre(A), que me enseñaba;
Te daría a beber vino sazonado del zumo de mis granadas.
-»Que esté su izquierda bajo mi cabeza
Y su derecha me abrace(B)».

EL ESPOSO:

¶«Quiero que juren, oh hijas de Jerusalén;
Que no despertarán ni levantarán a mi amor,
Hasta que quiera(C)».

EL CORO:

¶«¿Quién es esta que sube del desierto(D),
Recostada sobre su amado?».

EL ESPOSO:

«Debajo del manzano(E) te desperté;
Allí tu madre tuvo dolores de parto por ti,
Allí tuvo dolores de parto, y te dio a luz».

LA ESPOSA:

«Ponme como un sello sobre tu corazón,
Como un sello(F) sobre tu brazo,
Porque fuerte como la muerte es el amor,
Inexorables como el Seol[a], los celos(G);
Sus destellos, son destellos de fuego,
La llama misma del Señor.
-»Las muchas aguas no podrán extinguir el amor,
Ni los ríos lo apagarán.
Si el hombre diera todos los bienes de su casa por amor,
Solo lograría desprecio(H)».

EL CORO:

¶«Tenemos una hermana pequeña,
Y todavía no tiene pechos(I);
¿Qué haremos por nuestra hermana
El día en que sea pedida?
-»Si ella es una muralla,
Edificaremos sobre ella un baluarte de plata;
Pero si es una puerta,
La reforzaremos con tablas de cedro(J)».

LA ESPOSA:

10 ¶«Yo soy una muralla, y mis pechos(K) como torres,
Entonces fui a sus ojos como quien halla la paz.
11 -»Salomón tenía una viña(L) en Baal Hamón,
Confió la viña(M) a los guardas(N);
Cada uno debía traer por su fruto mil(O) siclos (11.4 kilos) de plata(P).
12 -»Mi viña, que es mía, está a mi disposición;
Los mil siclos son para ti, Salomón,
Y doscientos, para los que guardan su fruto».

EL ESPOSO:

13 ¶«Oh tú, que moras en los huertos,
Mis compañeros(Q) están atentos a tu voz;
Déjame que la oiga(R)».

LA ESPOSA:

14 ¶«Apresúrate, amado mío,
Y sé como una gacela o un cervatillo(S)
Sobre los montes de los aromas(T)».

Footnotes

  1. 8:6 I.e. región de los muertos.

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.
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.
His left arm is under my head
    and his right arm embraces me.(B)
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
    Do not arouse or awaken love
    until it so desires.(C)

Friends

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.
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]
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

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?
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

14 Come away, my beloved,
    and be like a gazelle(L)
or like a young stag(M)
    on the spice-laden mountains.(N)

Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 8:6 Or ardor
  2. Song of Songs 8:6 Or fire, / like the very flame of the Lord
  3. Song of Songs 8:7 Or he
  4. Song of Songs 8:11 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms; also in verse 12
  5. Song of Songs 8:12 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms

Lovers Reunited at Their Country Home

Oh, that you were like my brother,
Who nursed at my mother’s breasts!
If I should find you outside,
I would kiss you;
I would not be despised.
I would lead you and bring you
Into the (A)house of my mother,
She who used to instruct me.
I would cause you to drink of (B)spiced wine,
Of the juice of my pomegranate.

(To the Daughters of Jerusalem)

(C)His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
(D)I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.

Love Renewed in Lebanon

A Relative

(E)Who is this coming up from the wilderness,
Leaning upon her beloved?

I awakened you under the apple tree.
There your mother brought you forth;
There she who bore you brought you forth.

The Shulamite to Her Beloved

(F)Set me as a seal upon your heart,
As a seal upon your arm;
For love is as strong as death,
(G)Jealousy as [a]cruel as [b]the grave;
Its flames are flames of fire,
[c]A most vehement flame.

Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor can the floods drown it.
(H)If a man would give for love
All the wealth of his house,
It would be utterly despised.

The Shulamite’s Brothers

(I)We have a little sister,
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she is spoken for?
If she is a wall,
We will build upon her
A battlement of silver;
And if she is a door,
We will enclose her
With boards of cedar.

The Shulamite

10 I am a wall,
And my breasts like towers;
Then I became in his eyes
As one who found peace.
11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon;
(J)He leased the vineyard to keepers;
Everyone was to bring for its fruit
A thousand silver coins.

(To Solomon)

12 My own vineyard is before me.
You, O Solomon, may have a thousand,
And those who tend its fruit two hundred.

The Beloved

13 You who dwell in the gardens,
The companions listen for your voice—
(K)Let me hear it!

The Shulamite

14 (L)Make[d] haste, my beloved,
And (M)be like a gazelle
Or a young stag
On the mountains of spices.

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 8:6 severe, lit. hard
  2. Song of Solomon 8:6 Or Sheol
  3. Song of Solomon 8:6 Lit. A flame of Yah, poetic form of YHWH, the Lord
  4. Song of Solomon 8:14 Hurry, lit. Flee