Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
As
a lily among
the thorns,
I
am
a rose
of
Sharon,
a
lily of
the valley.
So
`
is '
my friend
among the daughters!
Like
a
lily
among
the
thorns
is my darling
among the maidens.
As
a
citron
among trees of the forest ,
So
`
is '
my beloved among the sons,
In his shade I
delighted
, and sat
down,
And
his fruit `
is '
sweet to my palate
.
Like
an
apricot
tree
among the
trees of the forest is my beloved among the young
men.
I
delight
to
sit
in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste
.
He hath
brought me in
unto
a
house of wine, And his banner over me `
is '
love ,
He has
brought me to
the
house of wine, and his banner over me is love .
Sustain me with grape-cakes,
Support
me with citrons
, for I `
am '
sick
with love.
Sustain me with raisins;
refresh
me with apples
, for I am faint
with love.
His left hand `
is '
under my head, And his right doth
embrace
me.
His left hand is under my head, and his right arm
embraces
me.
I
have
adjured
you,
daughters of Jerusalem, By
the
roes
or
by the hinds
of the field ,
Stir
not up
nor
wake
the
love till
she
please!
O
daughters of Jerusalem, I
adjure
you
by the gazelles
and
does
of the field :
Do
not arouse
or
awaken
love until
the
time
is
right.
The
voice
of
my beloved! lo,
this
--
he is
coming
, Leaping on
the mountains, skipping
on
the hills.
Listen!
My beloved approaches.
Look
! Here
he comes
, leaping across
the mountains, bounding
over
the hills.
My beloved `
is '
like to
a roe,
Or to
a young one
of
the
harts
. Lo
, this
--
he is
standing
behind our wall, Looking
from
the windows, Blooming
from
the lattice.
My beloved is like a gazelle
or a young stag
. Look
, he stands
behind our wall, gazing
through
the windows, peering
through
the lattice.
My beloved hath
answered
and
said
to me, `Rise
up,
my
friend
, my fair
one,
and
come away,
My beloved calls
to me, “Arise
, my darling.
Come away with
me
, my
beautiful
one.
For lo,
the winter hath
passed
by,
The rain hath
passed
away
--
it
hath
gone.
For now
the winter is
past;
the rain is
over
and
gone.
The flowers have appeared in the earth,
The time
of the
singing hath
come, And the voice
of the
turtle
was
heard in our land ,
The flowers have appeared in the countryside;
the season
of singing has
come, and the cooing
of turtledoves
is
heard in our land .
The fig -
tree hath
ripened
her
green
figs ,
And
the sweet-smelling
vines have
given
forth
fragrance ,
Rise
, come, my friend
, my fair
one ,
yea,
come
away
.
The fig tree ripens
its
figs ;
the blossoming
vines spread
their
fragrance .
Arise
, come away
, my darling;
come
away
with
me
, my beautiful
one. ”
My dove ,
in clefts of the rock, In a
secret
place
of the ascent
, Cause
me to
see thine
appearance
, Cause
me to
hear thy
voice ,
For thy
voice `
is '
sweet, and thy
appearance
comely
.
O
my dove in the
clefts of the rock, in the
crevices
of the cliff
, let
me see your
face
, let
me hear your
voice ;
for your
voice is sweet, and your
countenance
is
lovely
.
Seize
ye
for us foxes ,
Little foxes --
destroyers
of
vineyards ,
Even
our sweet-smelling
vineyards.
Catch
for us the
foxes —
the
little foxes that
ruin
the
vineyards —
for
our vineyards are
in
bloom
.
My beloved `
is '
mine ,
and I `
am '
his ,
Who
is
delighting
among the lilies ,
My beloved is mine and I am his ;
he
pastures
his
flock
among the lilies .
Till
the day doth
break
forth,
And the
shadows have
fled
away
, Turn, be
like,
my beloved, To
a roe,
or to
a young one
of
the
harts,
On the mountains of separation!
Before
the day breaks
and shadows flee
, turn, my beloved, and
be
like
a gazelle
or a young stag
on the mountains of Bether.
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