| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's. | 1The Most Beautiful Song by Solomon. |
| 2"May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine. | 2Let him kiss me over and over again! Your love is better than wine. |
| 3"Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you. | 3The fragrance of your perfumed oil is wonderful. Your name is perfume poured out. Therefore the young women love you. |
| 4"Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has brought me into his chambers." "We will rejoice in you and be glad; We will extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you." | 4Take me with you! Let's run away! Let the king bring me into his private chambers. The daughters of Jerusalem will rejoice and be happy for you. We will value your love more than wine. They love you appropriately. |
| 5"I am black but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon. | 5The daughters of Jerusalem, I'm dark and lovely like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. |
| 6"Do not stare at me because I am swarthy, For the sun has burned me. My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard. | 6Don't stare at me because I'm dark; the sun has tanned me. My mother's sons were angry with me. They made me the caretaker of the vineyards, but I didn't take care of my own vineyard. |
| 7"Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, Where do you pasture your flock, Where do you make it lie down at noon? For why should I be like one who veils herself Beside the flocks of your companions?" | 7Tell me, you whom I love, where do you graze your flock? Where do you make your flock lie down at noon? Why should I be considered a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions? |
| 8"If you yourself do not know, Most beautiful among women, Go forth on the trail of the flock And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds. | 8If you don't know, most beautiful of women, go out after the flock and graze your young goats beside the shepherd's tents. |
| 9"To me, my darling, you are like My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh. | 9My darling, I compare you to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots. |
| 10"Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads." | 10Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. |
| 11"We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver." | 11We will make ornaments of gold for you, accented with silver. |
| 12"While the king was at his table, My perfume gave forth its fragrance. | 12While the king was sitting at his table, my perfume sent forth its fragrance. |
| 13"My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts. | 13My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh that lies between my breasts all night. |
| 14"My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms In the vineyards of Engedi." | 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi. |
| 15"How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves." | 15Look at you! You are beautiful, my darling. Look at you! You are so beautiful. Your eyes are doves. |
| 16"How handsome you are, my beloved, And so pleasant! Indeed, our couch is luxuriant! | 16Look at you! You are handsome, my beloved, truly lovely. How lush is our couch. |
| 17"The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses. | 17The beams of our house are cedar, our rafters are pine. |
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