Cantares 5
Dios Habla Hoy
Él
5 Ya he entrado en mi jardín,
hermanita, novia mía.
Ya he tomado mi mirra y mis perfumes,
ya he probado la miel de mi panal,
ya he bebido mi vino y mi leche.
Coro
Queridos amigos,
coman y beban,
¡beban todo lo que quieran!
Cuarto canto
Ella
2 Yo dormía, pero no mi corazón.
Y oí que mi amado llamaba a la puerta:
«¡Ábreme, amor mío;
hermanita,
palomita virginal!
¡Mi cabeza está empapada de rocío!
¡El rocío nocturno me corre por el cabello!»
3 «Ya me he quitado la ropa;
¡tendría que volver a vestirme!
Ya me he lavado los pies;
¡se me volverían a llenar de polvo!»
4 Mi amado metió la mano
por el agujero de la puerta.
¡Eso me conmovió profundamente!
5-6 Entonces me levanté
para abrirle a mi amado.
De mis manos y mis dedos
cayeron gotitas de mirra
sobre el pasador de la puerta.
¡Al oírlo hablar
sentí que me moría!
Abrí la puerta a mi amado,
pero él ya no estaba allí.
Lo busqué y no lo encontré,
lo llamé y no me respondió.
7 Me encontraron los guardias
que hacen la ronda de la ciudad;
me golpearon, me hirieron;
¡los que cuidan la entrada de la ciudad
me arrancaron el velo con violencia!
8 Mujeres de Jerusalén,
si encuentran a mi amado,
prométanme decirle
que me estoy muriendo de amor.
Coro
9 ¿Qué de especial tiene tu amado,
hermosa entre las hermosas?
¿Qué de especial tiene tu amado
que nos pides hacerte tal promesa?
Ella
10 Mi amado es trigueño claro,
inconfundible entre miles de hombres.
11 Su cabeza es oro puro;
su cabello es ondulado
y negro como un cuervo;
12 sus ojos son dos palomas bañadas en leche,
posadas junto a un estanque;
13 sus mejillas son amplios jardines
de fragantes flores.
Sus labios son rosas
por las que ruedan gotitas de mirra;
14 sus manos son abrazaderas de oro cubiertas de topacios;
su cuerpo es pulido marfil
con incrustaciones de zafiros;
15 sus piernas son columnas de mármol
afirmadas sobre bases de oro puro;
su aspecto es distinguido
como los cedros del Líbano;
16 su paladar es dulcísimo.
¡Todo él es un encanto!
Así es mi amado,
así es el amor mío,
mujeres de Jerusalén.
Song of Songs 5
New International Version
He
5 I have come into my garden,(A) my sister, my bride;(B)
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice.
I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey;
I have drunk my wine and my milk.(C)
Friends
Eat, friends, and drink;
drink your fill of love.
She
2 I slept but my heart was awake.
Listen! My beloved is knocking:
“Open to me, my sister, my darling,
my dove,(D) my flawless(E) one.(F)
My head is drenched with dew,
my hair with the dampness of the night.”
3 I have taken off my robe—
must I put it on again?
I have washed my feet—
must I soil them again?
4 My beloved thrust his hand through the latch-opening;
my heart began to pound for him.
5 I arose to open for my beloved,
and my hands dripped with myrrh,(G)
my fingers with flowing myrrh,
on the handles of the bolt.
6 I opened for my beloved,(H)
but my beloved had left; he was gone.(I)
My heart sank at his departure.[a]
I looked(J) for him but did not find him.
I called him but he did not answer.
7 The watchmen found me
as they made their rounds in the city.(K)
They beat me, they bruised me;
they took away my cloak,
those watchmen of the walls!
8 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(L)—
if you find my beloved,(M)
what will you tell him?
Tell him I am faint with love.(N)
Friends
9 How is your beloved better than others,
most beautiful of women?(O)
How is your beloved better than others,
that you so charge us?
She
10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy,
outstanding among ten thousand.(P)
11 His head is purest gold;
his hair is wavy
and black as a raven.
12 His eyes are like doves(Q)
by the water streams,
washed in milk,(R)
mounted like jewels.
13 His cheeks(S) are like beds of spice(T)
yielding perfume.
His lips are like lilies(U)
dripping with myrrh.(V)
14 His arms are rods of gold
set with topaz.
His body is like polished ivory
decorated with lapis lazuli.(W)
15 His legs are pillars of marble
set on bases of pure gold.
His appearance is like Lebanon,(X)
choice as its cedars.
16 His mouth(Y) is sweetness itself;
he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved,(Z) this is my friend,
daughters of Jerusalem.(AA)
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 5:6 Or heart had gone out to him when he spoke
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
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