12 A garden locked is my (A)sister, my bride,
    a spring locked, (B)a fountain (C)sealed.
13 Your shoots are (D)an orchard of pomegranates
    with all (E)choicest fruits,
    (F)henna with (G)nard,
14 nard and saffron, (H)calamus and (I)cinnamon,
    with all trees of (J)frankincense,
(K)myrrh and (L)aloes,
    with all (M)choice spices—
15 a garden fountain, a well of (N)living water,
    and flowing streams from (O)Lebanon.

16 Awake, O north wind,
    and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my (P)garden,
    let its spices flow.

Together in the Garden of Love

She

(Q)Let my beloved come to his (R)garden,
    and eat its (S)choicest fruits.

He

I (T)came to my garden, my (U)sister, my bride,
    I gathered my (V)myrrh with my spice,
    I ate my (W)honeycomb with my honey,
    I (X)drank my wine with my milk.

Others

Eat, (Y)friends, drink,
    and be drunk with love!

12 My sister, my[a] bride, is a locked garden
    a locked rock garden, a sealed up spring.
13 Your shoots are an orchard[b] of pomegranates,
    with choice fruit, henna with nard,
14 nard and saffron,
    calamus and cinnamon,
with all the trees of frankincense,
    along with myrrh and aloes, and all the finest spices.[c]
15 You are a garden spring,
    a well of fresh water,
        streams flowing from Lebanon.

The Loved One

16 Awake, north wind, and come, south wind.
    Make my garden breathe out,
        let its fragrance[d] flow.
Let my beloved come into his garden,
    and let him eat its choicest fruits.

The Lover

I’ve come into my garden, my sister, my[e] bride;
I’ve gathered my myrrh with my spices.
I’ve eaten my honeycomb with my honey.
I’ve drunk my wine with my milk.

Eat, friends!
    Drink and become drunk with love.

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 4:12 The Heb. lacks my
  2. Song of Solomon 4:13 Or a park
  3. Song of Solomon 4:14 All the spices listed in verses 13 and 14 were used for perfume.
  4. Song of Solomon 4:16 Or its spices
  5. Song of Solomon 5:1 The Heb. lacks my