Song of Solomon 1
1 The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.
3 Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.
4 Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee.
5 I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, Because the sun hath scorched me. My mother’s sons were incensed against me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; But mine own vineyard have I not kept.
7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou makest it to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?
8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.
9 I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair, Thy neck with strings of jewels.
11 We will make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver.
12 While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.
13 My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.
14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of En-gedi.
15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves.
16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green.
17 The beams of our house are cedars, And our rafters are firs.
Song of Solomon 1
Title/Superscription
1 Solomon’st Most Excellentt Love Song.ts
The Desire for Love
2 Oh, how I wish youtwould kiss me passionately!t
For your lovemakingst is more delightfultthan wine.t
3 The fragrancet of your colognest is delightful;s
your names is like the finestt perfume.s
No wonder the young womens adoret you!
4 Draw mes after you; let us hurry!t
May the kingtbringt me into hiss bedroom chambers!t
We willt rejoice and delight in you;t
we will praiset your love more than wine.
The Beloved to Her Lover:
How rightlytthe young woment adore you!
The Country Maiden and the Daughters of Jerusalem
5 I am dark but lovely, O maidenst of Jerusalem,
darks like the tents of Qedar,s
lovelyt like the tent curtainss of Salmah.s
6 Do not stare at me becauset I am dark,
fort the sun has burned my skin.t
My brotherst were angrys with me;
they made me the keeper of the vineyards.
Alas, my own vineyards I could not keep!s
The Shepherd and the Shepherdess
7 Tell me, O you whom my heartt loves,
where do you pasture your sheep?
Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat?
Tell me lestt I wander aroundt
beside the flocks of your companions!
8 If you do not know, O most beautiful of women,
simply follow the tracks of my flock,
and pasture your little lambs
beside the tents of the shepherds.
The Beautiful Mare and the Fragrant Myrrh
9 O my beloved, you are liket at mares
among Pharaoh’s stallions.t
10 Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments;
your neck is lovelyt with strings of jewels.
11 Wet will make for you gold ornaments
studded with silver.t
12 While the king was at his banqueting table,ts
my nards gave forth its fragrance.t
13 My beloved is like a fragrant pouch of myrrhs
spending the nightt between my breasts.
14 My beloved is like a cluster of henna blossomss
in the vineyards of En-Gedi.s
Mutual Praise and Admiration
15 Oh,s how beautiful you are, my beloved!s
Oh, how beautiful you are!
Your eyess are like doves!t
16 Oh, how handsome you are, my lover!s
Oh,t how delightfult you are!
The lush foliaget is our canopied bed;t
17 the cedars are the beams of our bedroom chamber;
the pines are the rafters of our bedroom.