Song of Songs 1
Christian Standard Bible
1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.(A)
Woman
2 Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your caresses[a] are more delightful than wine.(B)
3 The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating;(C)
your name is perfume poured out.(D)
No wonder young women[b] adore you.
4 Take me with you(E)—let’s hurry.
Oh, that the king would bring[c] me to his chambers.
Young Women
We will rejoice and be glad in you;
we will celebrate your caresses more than wine.
Woman
It is only right that they adore you.
5 Daughters of Jerusalem,(F)
I am dark like the tents of Kedar,(G)
yet lovely(H) like the curtains of Solomon.
6 Do not stare at me because I am dark,
for the sun has gazed on me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;(I)
they made me take care of the vineyards.(J)
I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
7 Tell me, you whom I love:(K)
Where do you pasture your sheep?(L)
Where do you let them rest at noon?(M)
Why should I be like one who veils herself[d]
beside the flocks of your companions?(N)
Man
8 [e]If you do not know,
most beautiful of women,(O)
follow[f] the tracks of the flock,
and pasture your young goats
near the shepherds’ tents.
9 I compare you, my darling,(P)
to a[g] mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.(Q)
10 Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry,(R)
your neck with its necklace.
11 We will make gold jewelry for you,
accented with silver.
Woman
12 While the king is on his couch,[h]
my perfume[i] releases its fragrance.(S)
13 The one I love is a sachet of myrrh to me,(T)
spending the night between my breasts.
14 The one I love is a cluster of henna blossoms to me,(U)
in the vineyards of En-gedi.(V)
Man
15 How beautiful you are, my darling.
How very beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.(W)
Woman
Cantares 1
Reina Valera Contemporánea
La esposa y las doncellas de Jerusalén
1 Cantar de los cantares, de Salomón.(A)
2 ¡Ah, si me dieras uno de tus besos!
¡Son tus caricias más deliciosas que el vino,
3 y delicioso es también el aroma de tus perfumes!
Tu nombre es cual perfume derramado;
¡por eso te aman las doncellas!
4 ¡Llévame contigo, démonos prisa!
¡Llévame, rey mío, a tu alcoba!
¡Alegrémonos! ¡Regocijémonos por ti!
¡Evoquemos tus caricias y no el vino!
¡Razones hay para amarte!
5 Escuchen, doncellas de Jerusalén:
yo soy una morena hermosa.
Morena soy, como las tiendas de Cedar;
morena soy, como las cortinas de Salomón.
6 No se fijen en mi piel morena;
es que el sol posó en mí su mirada.
Mis hermanos se enojaron contra mí
y me pusieron a cuidar las viñas;
y yo, que soy mi propia viña, no me cuidé.
7 Dime, amor de mi vida,
¿dónde das de comer a tus rebaños?,
¿dónde reposas al mediodía?
¿Por qué tengo que andarte buscando
junto a los rebaños de tus amigos?
8 Si no lo sabes tú, bella mujer,
ve tras las huellas del rebaño
y lleva tus cabritas a los pastos,
cerca de las cabañas de los pastores.
La esposa y el esposo
9 Comparable es tu andar, amiga mía,
al suave trote de las yeguas del faraón.
10 ¡Qué bellas son tus mejillas,
enmarcadas entre los pendientes!
¡Qué bello es tu cuello entre los collares!
11 ¡Vamos a hacerte pendientes de oro
con incrustaciones de plata!
12 Mientras el rey disfruta del banquete,
mi nardo esparce su fragancia.
13 Mi amado es para mí
como el saquito de mirra entre mis pechos.
14 Mi amado es para mí
como un racimo de flores de alheña
en las viñas de Engadí.
15 ¡Hermosa eres tú, amiga mía!
¡Hermosa eres tú, y tus ojos son dos palomas!
16 ¡Hermoso eres tú, amado mío,
y además encantador!
La verde hierba es nuestro lecho,
17 los cedros son las vigas de la casa,
y los cipreses nos cubren como un techo.
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
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