| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1"Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned, That we may seek him with you?" | 1Where has your love gone, most beautiful of women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you. |
| 2"My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of balsam, To pasture his flock in the gardens And gather lilies. | 2My love has gone down to his garden, to beds of spice, to feed in the gardens and gather lilies. |
| 3"I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine, He who pastures his flock among the lilies." | 3I am my love's and my love is mine; he feeds among the lilies. |
| 4"You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, As lovely as Jerusalem, As awesome as an army with banners. | 4You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, lovely as Jerusalem, awe-inspiring as an army with banners. |
| 5"Turn your eyes away from me, For they have confused me; Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Gilead. | 5Turn your eyes away from me, for they captivate me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead. |
| 6"Your teeth are like a flock of ewes Which have come up from their washing, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young. | 6Your teeth are like a flock of ewes coming up from washing, each one having a twin, and not one missing. |
| 7"Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil. | 7Behind your veil, your brow is like a slice of pomegranate. |
| 8"There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And maidens without number; | 8There are sixty queens and eighty concubines and young women without number. |
| 9But my dove, my perfect one, is unique: She is her mother's only daughter; She is the pure child of the one who bore her. The maidens saw her and called her blessed, The queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying, | 9But my dove, my virtuous one, is unique; she is the favorite of her mother, perfect to the one who gave her birth. Women see her and declare her fortunate; queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises: |
| 10'Who is this that grows like the dawn, As beautiful as the full moon, As pure as the sun, As awesome as an army with banners?' | 10Who is this who shines like the dawn, as beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awe-inspiring as an army with banners? |
| 11"I went down to the orchard of nut trees To see the blossoms of the valley, To see whether the vine had budded Or the pomegranates had bloomed. | 11I came down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding and the pomegranates blooming. |
| 12"Before I was aware, my soul set me Over the chariots of my noble people." | 12I didn't know what was happening to me. I felt like I was in a chariot with a nobleman. |
| 13"Come back, come back, O Shulammite; Come back, come back, that we may gaze at you!" "Why should you gaze at the Shulammite, As at the dance of the two companies? | 13Come back, come back, Shulammite! Come back, come back, that we may look at you! Man How you gaze at the Shulammite, as you look at the dance of the two camps! |
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