Song of Solomon 5
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1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.1I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Friends Eat, friends, and drink; drink your fill of love.
2I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”2I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My beloved is knocking: "Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night."
3I have taken off my robe—must I put it back on? I have washed my feet—must I soil them again?3I have taken off my robe-- must I put it on again? I have washed my feet-- must I soil them again?
4My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.4My beloved thrust his hand through the latch-opening; my heart began to pound for him.
5I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.5I arose to open for my beloved, and my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh, on the handles of the bolt.
6I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.6I opened for my beloved, but my beloved had left; he was gone. My heart sank at his departure. I looked for him but did not find him. I called him but he did not answer.
7I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city. They beat me and bruised me; they took away my cloak, those guardians of the walls.7The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. They beat me, they bruised me; they took away my cloak, those watchmen of the walls!
8O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.8Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you-- if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him I am faint with love.
9How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?9How is your beloved better than others, most beautiful of women? How is your beloved better than others, that you so charge us?
10My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.10My beloved is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.
11His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.11His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
12His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water, bathed in milk and mounted like jewels.12His eyes are like doves by the water streams, washed in milk, mounted like jewels.
13His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.13His cheeks are like beds of spice yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with myrrh.
14His arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is an ivory panel bedecked with sapphires.14His arms are rods of gold set with topaz. His body is like polished ivory decorated with lapis lazuli.
15His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.15His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.
16His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.16His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.
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