Oluyimba 1
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya
1 (A)Oluyimba lwa Sulemaani olusinga ennyimba zonna.
Omwagalwa
2 (B)Leka annywegere n’emimwa gye
kubanga okwagala kwo kusinga envinnyo,
3 (C)n’amafuta go gawunya akaloosa akalungi;
erinnya lyo liri ng’amafuta agattululwa,
era abawala kyebava bakwagala.
4 (D)Baako ne gy’ontwala, yanguwa!
Kabaka ansembezezza kumpi nnyo antutte mu bisenge bye.
Abemikwano
Tunaasanyuka ne tukujagulizaamu;
era tunaatendereza okwagala kwo okusinga envinnyo.
Omwagalwa
Nga batuufu okukwegomba!
5 (E)Ndi muddugavu, ndi mulungi,
Mmwe abawala ba Yerusaalemi
muli ng’eweema ez’e Kedali,[a]
era ng’entimbe za Sulemaani.
6 (F)Temuntunuulira kubanga ndi muddugavu,
olw’okuba omusana gunjokezza.
Batabani ba mmange baansunguwalira;
ne bandagira okukuuma ennimiro ez’emizabbibu.
Ennimiro yange ngigayaaliridde.
7 (G)Ntegeeza ggwe gwe njagala, gy’oliisiza ekisibo kyo,
ne gy’owumuliza endiga zo mu ssaawa ez’omu ttuntu.
Lwaki mbeera ng’omukazi eyeebisse amaaso
nga nninaanye ebisibo eby’abanywanyi bo?
Abemikwano
8 (H)Bw’oba nga tomanyi, ggwe omukyala asinga bonna obulungi,
goberera ekkubo endiga lye zikutte,
ogende oliisize embuzi zo ento,
okumpi n’eweema z’abasumba.
Owoomukwano
9 (I)Omwagalwa wange,
nkugeraageranya n’embalaasi esika amagaali ga Falaawo.
10 (J)Amatama go galabika bulungi ng’oyambadde ebikomo eby’oku matu,
n’ensingo yo nerabika bulungi ng’erimu eby’omu bulago eby’omuwendo.
11 Tunaakukolera eby’oku matu ebya zaabu,
nga birina amapeesa aga ffeeza.
Omwagalwa
12 (K)Kabaka bwe yali ng’atudde ku mmeeza ye,
akawoowo kange ne kamuwunyira bulungi.
13 Muganzi wange ali ng’ensawo eya kaloosa aka mooli[b] gye ndi,
ng’awummulidde mu kifuba kyange.
14 (L)Muganzi wange ali ng’ekiganda eky’ebimuli ebya kofera[c]
ebivudde mu nnimiro ez’emizabbibu ez’e Engedi.[d]
Owoomukwano
15 (M)Laba, oli mubalagavu, omwagalwa wange
oli mubalagavu olabika bulungi.
Amaaso go mayiba.
Omwagalwa
16 Olabika bulungi muganzi wange,
era onsanyusa.
Ekitanda kyaffe kya muddo muto.
Owoomukwano
17 (N)Emikiikiro gy’ennyumba yaffe mivule,
n’enzooba zaffe nkanaga.
Footnotes
- 1:5 Abantu b’e Kedali baali Bawalabu abaabeeranga mu bukiikaddyo obw’obuvanjuba wa Edomu. Baabeeranga mu weema ze baakolanga mu maliba g’embuzi enzirugavu.
- 1:13 Mooli kaloosa kalungi nnyo akakolebwa okuva mu balusamu nga kasangibwa mu Esiyopya, ne mu Buyindi, ne mu nsi za Buwalabu. Mooli yakozesebwanga ng’obuwoowo mu biseera ebyo
- 1:14 Kofera kimuli ky’akaloosa kalungi, era kikolebwamu obuwoowo.
- 1:14 Engedi nsulo y’amazzi esangibwa ku luuyi olw’obugwanjuba bw’Ennyanja ey’Omunnyo, era we luli wamerawo ebimera ebyakaloosa bingi.
Song of Solomon 1
New King James Version
Solomon’s Love for a Shulamite Girl
1 The (A)song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
The Banquet
The [a]Shulamite
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
(B)For [b]your love is better than wine.
3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments,
Your name is ointment poured forth;
Therefore the virgins love you.
4 (C)Draw me away!
The Daughters of Jerusalem
The Shulamite
The king (E)has brought me into his chambers.
The Daughters of Jerusalem
We will be glad and rejoice in [d]you.
We will remember your love more than wine.
The Shulamite
Rightly do they love you.
5 I am dark, but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
6 Do not look upon me, because I am dark,
Because the sun has [e]tanned me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me the keeper of the vineyards,
But my own (F)vineyard I have not kept.
(To Her Beloved)
7 Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who [f]veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?
The Beloved
8 If you do not know, (G)O fairest among women,
[g]Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.
9 I have compared you, (H)my love,
(I)To my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 (J)Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with chains of gold.
The Daughters of Jerusalem
11 We will make [h]you ornaments of gold
With studs of silver.
The Shulamite
12 While the king is at his table,
My [i]spikenard sends forth its fragrance.
13 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me,
That lies all night between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms
In the vineyards of En Gedi.
The Beloved
The Shulamite
16 Behold, you are (L)handsome, my beloved!
Yes, pleasant!
Also our [k]bed is green.
17 The beams of our houses are cedar,
And our rafters of fir.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 1:2 A young woman from the town of Shulam or Shunem, Song 6:13. The speaker and audience are identified according to the number, gender, and person of the Hebrew words. Occasionally the identity is not certain.
- Song of Solomon 1:2 Masc. sing.: the Beloved
- Song of Solomon 1:4 Masc. sing.: the Beloved
- Song of Solomon 1:4 Fem. sing.: the Shulamite
- Song of Solomon 1:6 Lit. looked upon me
- Song of Solomon 1:7 LXX, Syr., Vg. wanders
- Song of Solomon 1:8 Lit. Go out
- Song of Solomon 1:11 Fem. sing.: the Shulamite
- Song of Solomon 1:12 perfume
- Song of Solomon 1:15 my companion, friend
- Song of Solomon 1:16 couch
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
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