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Song of Songs 8
New International Version
Song of Songs 8
New International Version
8 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.
2 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.
3 His left arm is under my head
and his right arm embraces me.(B)
4 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.(C)
Friends
5 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.
6 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]
7 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
8 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?
9 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
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 8:6 Or ardor
- Song of Songs 8:6 Or fire, / like the very flame of the Lord
- Song of Songs 8:7 Or he
- Song of Songs 8:11 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms; also in verse 12
- Song of Songs 8:12 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
雅歌 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
雅歌 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
8 如果你是我的同胞兄弟就好了。
這樣，在外頭遇見你，
我也可以親吻你，
沒有人會取笑我。
2 我可以把你帶進我母親的家——她教養了我。
我要給你喝石榴汁釀的醇酒。
3 你的左手扶著我的頭，
右手緊抱著我。
4 耶路撒冷的少女啊，
我懇求你們，
不要叫醒或驚動愛情，
等它自發吧。
耶路撒冷的少女：
5 那從曠野上來、靠在良人身旁的是誰呢？
女子：
我在蘋果樹下喚醒你，
你母親在那裡懷你養你，
為你受生產之苦。
6 請把我印在你的心上，
刻在你的手臂上，
因為愛情如死亡一般堅固，
嫉妒像陰間一樣殘酷，
它燃起的火焰是燒滅一切的烈火。
7 愛情，大水不能熄滅，
江河不能淹沒。
若有人想傾其家財買愛情，
必遭唾棄。
女子的兄長：
8 我們有一個小妹，
她的胸脯還沒有發育。
若有人來提親，
我們該怎麼辦？
9 她若是牆，
我們要在上面建造銀塔；
她若是門，
我們要用香柏木板圍護她。
女子：
10 我是一面牆，
雙乳像城樓，
我在他眼中像找到平安的人。
11 所羅門在巴力·哈們有一個葡萄園，
他把葡萄園租給農夫，
租金是每人一千塊銀子。
12 我的葡萄園，我自己作主。
所羅門啊，你的一千塊銀子自己留著，
二百塊銀子給管果園的人。
男子：
13 你這住在園中的人啊，
同伴們都在聆聽你的聲音，
求你讓我也聽見吧！
女子：
14 我的良人啊，
願你像香草山上的羚羊和小鹿，
快快來到我身邊！
Song of Solomon 8
English Standard Version
Song of Solomon 8
English Standard Version
Longing for Her Beloved
8 Oh that you were like a brother to me
who nursed at my mother's breasts!
If I found you outside, I would kiss you,
and none would despise me.
2 I would lead you and (A)bring you
into the house of my mother—
she who used to teach me.
I would give you (B)spiced wine to drink,
the juice of my pomegranate.
3 (C)His left hand is under my head,
and his right hand embraces me!
4 I (D)adjure you, O (E)daughters of Jerusalem,
(F)that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.
5 (G)Who is that coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on her beloved?
Under the apple tree I awakened you.
There your mother was in labor with you;
there she who bore you was in labor.
6 Set me as a seal upon your heart,
as (H)a seal upon your arm,
for (I)love is strong as death,
(J)jealousy[a] is fierce as the grave.[b]
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
the very (K)flame of the Lord.
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can floods drown it.
If a man offered for love
all the wealth of his (L)house,
he[c] would be utterly despised.
Final Advice
Others
8 We have a little sister,
and she (M)has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
on the day when she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build on her a battlement of silver,
but if she is a door,
we will enclose her with (N)boards of cedar.
She
10 (O)I was a wall,
and my (P)breasts were like towers;
then I was in his eyes
as one who finds[d] peace.
11 Solomon had (Q)a vineyard at Baal-hamon;
he (R)let out the vineyard to (S)keepers;
each one was to bring for its fruit (T)a thousand pieces of silver.
12 My vineyard, my very own, is before me;
you, O Solomon, may have the thousand,
and (U)the keepers of the fruit two hundred.
He
13 (V)O you who dwell in the gardens,
with (W)companions listening for your voice;
(X)let me hear it.
She
14 (Y)Make haste, my beloved,
and be (Z)like a gazelle
or a young stag
on (AA)the mountains of spices.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Or ardor
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Hebrew as Sheol
- Song of Solomon 8:7 Or it
- Song of Solomon 8:10 Or brings out
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