Song of Solomon 4
English Standard Version
Solomon Admires His Bride's Beauty
He
4 Behold, (A)you are beautiful, my love,
behold, you are beautiful!
(B)Your eyes are doves
(C)behind your veil.
(D)Your hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down (E)the slopes of Gilead.
2 Your (F)teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
that have come up from the washing,
all of which bear twins,
and not one among them has lost its young.
3 Your lips are like (G)a scarlet thread,
and your mouth is (H)lovely.
Your (I)cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
(J)behind your veil.
4 Your (K)neck is like the tower of David,
built in (L)rows of stone;[a]
on it (M)hang a thousand shields,
all of (N)them shields of warriors.
5 Your (O)two breasts are like two (P)fawns,
twins of a gazelle,
that (Q)graze among the lilies.
6 (R)Until the day breathes
and the shadows flee,
I will go away to the mountain of (S)myrrh
and the hill of (T)frankincense.
7 (U)You are altogether beautiful, my love;
there is no (V)flaw in you.
8 (W)Come with me from (X)Lebanon, my (Y)bride;
come with me from (Z)Lebanon.
Depart[b] from the peak of Amana,
from the peak of (AA)Senir and (AB)Hermon,
from the dens of lions,
from the mountains of leopards.
9 You have captivated my heart, my (AC)sister, my bride;
you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
with one (AD)jewel of your necklace.
10 How beautiful is your love, my (AE)sister, my bride!
How much (AF)better is your love than wine,
and (AG)the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
11 Your (AH)lips drip nectar, my bride;
(AI)honey and milk are under your tongue;
the fragrance of your garments is (AJ)like the fragrance of (AK)Lebanon.
12 A garden locked is my (AL)sister, my bride,
a spring locked, (AM)a fountain (AN)sealed.
13 Your shoots are (AO)an orchard of pomegranates
with all (AP)choicest fruits,
(AQ)henna with (AR)nard,
14 nard and saffron, (AS)calamus and (AT)cinnamon,
with all trees of (AU)frankincense,
(AV)myrrh and (AW)aloes,
with all (AX)choice spices—
15 a garden fountain, a well of (AY)living water,
and flowing streams from (AZ)Lebanon.
16 Awake, O north wind,
and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my (BA)garden,
let its spices flow.
Together in the Garden of Love
She
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 4:4 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
- Song of Solomon 4:8 Or Look
Song of Solomon 4
New King James Version
The Bridegroom Praises the Bride
The Beloved
4 Behold, (A)you are fair, my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove’s eyes behind your veil.
Your hair is like a (B)flock of goats,
Going down from Mount Gilead.
2 (C)Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep
Which have come up from the washing,
Every one of which bears twins,
And none is [a]barren among them.
3 Your lips are like a strand of scarlet,
And your mouth is lovely.
(D)Your temples behind your veil
Are like a piece of pomegranate.
4 (E)Your neck is like the tower of David,
Built (F)for an armory,
On which hang a thousand [b]bucklers,
All shields of mighty men.
5 (G)Your two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle,
Which feed among the lilies.
6 (H)Until the day breaks
And the shadows flee away,
I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh
And to the hill of frankincense.
7 (I)You are all fair, my love,
And there is no spot in you.
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse,
With me from Lebanon.
Look from the top of Amana,
From the top of Senir (J)and Hermon,
From the lions’ dens,
From the mountains of the leopards.
9 You have ravished my heart,
My sister, my spouse;
You have ravished my heart
With one look of your eyes,
With one link of your necklace.
10 How fair is your love,
My sister, my spouse!
(K)How much better than wine is your love,
And the [c]scent of your perfumes
Than all spices!
11 Your lips, O my spouse,
Drip as the honeycomb;
(L)Honey and milk are under your tongue;
And the fragrance of your garments
Is (M)like the fragrance of Lebanon.
12 A garden [d]enclosed
Is my sister, my spouse,
A spring shut up,
A fountain sealed.
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates
With pleasant fruits,
Fragrant henna with spikenard,
14 Spikenard and saffron,
Calamus and cinnamon,
With all trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes,
With all the chief spices—
15 A fountain of gardens,
A well of (N)living waters,
And streams from Lebanon.
The Shulamite
16 Awake, O north wind,
And come, O south!
Blow upon my garden,
That its spices may flow out.
(O)Let my beloved come to his garden
And eat its pleasant (P)fruits.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 4:2 bereaved
- Song of Solomon 4:4 Small shields
- Song of Solomon 4:10 fragrance
- Song of Solomon 4:12 locked or barred
Højsangen 4
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Den unge mand:
4 „Hvor er du yndig, min elskede, hvor er du smuk.
Dine øjne bag sløret er blide som duer.
Dit hår bølger ned som en flok sorte geder
på en bakkeskråning i Gilead.
2 Dine tænder er hvide som klippede, nyvaskede får;
hver har sin tvilling, ingen står alene.
3 Dine læber er som purpurbånd.
Hvor er din mund dog smuk.
Dine kinder bag sløret er røde
som to halve granatæbler,
4 din hals er rank som Davidstårnet,
smykket med tusinde helteskjolde.
5 Dine bryster er som to gazelletvillinger,
der græsser mellem liljer.
6 Når dagen bliver sval og skyggerne lange,
vil jeg gå til myrrabjerget, til højen med den krydrede duft.
7 Hvor er du smuk, min elskede,
aldeles perfekt fra top til tå.
8 Forlad dit hjem i Libanon, min brud,
stig ned fra Amanabjergets tinde.
Sig farvel til Hermons[a] højdedrag,
hvor løver huserer, og leoparder ligger på lur.
9 Du har stjålet mit hjerte, min elskede, min brud,
indfanget mig med dit fortryllende blik,
der stråler om kap med perlerne om din hals.
10 Hvor er din kærlighed fortryllende, min elskede, min brud,
langt bedre end vin.
Du dufter dejligere end alverdens aromatiske olier.
11 Dine kys er som honning, min brud,
fra din tunge flyder mælk og honning.
Duften fra dit tøj er som duften af Libanons cedertræer.
12 Min elskede, min brud, du er som en hemmelig have
med en brønd, som kun jeg har lov at drikke af.
13-14 Du er som en frugthave med de mest udsøgte frugter
og duftende krydderurter,
med et væld af buske og træer,
med myrra og alverdens aromatiske dufte.
15 Brønden i min have er som en kilde med rindende vand,
det klare og friske bjergvand fra Libanon.”
Den unge pige:
16 „Vågn op til dåd, du nordenvind!
Kom, søndenvind, og blæs gennem min have,
så dens vellugt fortryller min elskede,
så han kommer ind i sin have og smager dens udsøgte frugt.”
Footnotes
- 4,8 Hermon kaldes også „Senir”, jf. 5.Mos. 3,9.
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