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Song of Solomon 8
New King James Version
Song of Solomon 8
New King James Version
Lovers Reunited at Their Country Home
8 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.
2 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)
3 (C)His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
4 (D)I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.
Love Renewed in Lebanon
A Relative
5 (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
6 (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.
7 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
8 (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?
9 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
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:6 severe, lit. hard
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Or Sheol
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Lit. A flame of Yah, poetic form of YHWH, the Lord
- Song of Solomon 8:14 Hurry, lit. Flee
Cantares 8
Dios Habla Hoy
Cantares 8
Dios Habla Hoy
8 ¡Ojalá fueras tú un hermano mío,
criado a los pechos de mi madre!
Así, al encontrarte en la calle,
podría besarte y nadie se burlaría de mí;
2 podría llevarte a la casa de mi madre,
te haría entrar en ella,
y tú serías mi maestro.
Yo te daría a beber del mejor vino
y del jugo de mis granadas.
3 ¡Que ponga él su izquierda bajo mi cabeza,
y que con su derecha me abrace!
Él
4 Prométanme, mujeres de Jerusalén,
no interrumpir el sueño de mi amor.
¡Déjenla dormir hasta que quiera despertar!
Sexto canto
Coro
5 ¿Quién es ésta que viene del desierto,
recostada en el hombro de su amado?
Él
Bajo un manzano interrumpí tu sueño:
allí donde tu madre tuvo dolores;
allí donde tu madre te dio a luz.
Ella
6 Llévame grabada en tu corazón,
¡llévame grabada en tu brazo!
El amor es inquebrantable como la muerte;
la pasión, inflexible como el sepulcro.
¡El fuego ardiente del amor
es una llama divina!
7 El agua de todos los mares
no podría apagar el amor;
tampoco los ríos podrían extinguirlo.
Si alguien ofreciera todas sus riquezas
a cambio del amor,
burlas tan sólo recibiría.
Coro
8 Nuestra hermanita no tiene pechos.
¿Qué vamos a hacer con ella
cuando vengan a pedirla?
9 Si fuera una muralla,
construiríamos sobre ella almenas de plata;
si fuera una puerta,
la recubriríamos con tablas de cedro.
Ella
10 Yo soy como una muralla,
y mis pechos como torres.
Por eso, a los ojos de él,
ya he encontrado la felicidad.
11 Salomón tenía un viñedo en Baal-hamón.
Lo dejó al cuidado de unos guardianes,
que al llegar la cosecha le entregaban
mil monedas de plata cada uno.
12 Las mil monedas son para ti, Salomón,
y doscientas para los guardianes;
¡yo cuido mi propia viña!
Él
13 ¡Déjame oír tu voz,
oh reina de los jardines!
¡Nuestros amigos esperan escucharla!
Ella
14 ¡Corre, amado mío,
corre como un venado,
como el hijo de una gacela
sobre los montes llenos de aromas!
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
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