| New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
| 1"I am the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys." | 1I am a meadow flower from Sharon, a lily from the valleys. |
| 2"Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the maidens." | 2Like a lily among the thorns, so is my darling among the maidens. |
| 3"Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet to my taste. | 3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. |
| 4"He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is love. | 4He brought me into the banquet hall, and he looked at me lovingly. |
| 5"Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am lovesick. | 5Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration |
| 6"Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me." | 6His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me. |
| 7"I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases." | 7I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and by the young does of the open fields: Do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases! |
| 8"Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping on the hills! | 8Listen! My lover is approaching! Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills! |
| 9"My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall, He is looking through the windows, He is peering through the lattice. | 9My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the window, peering through the lattice. |
| 10"My beloved responded and said to me, 'Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along. | 10My lover spoke to me, saying: "Arise, my darling; My beautiful one, come away with me! |
| 11For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone. | 11Look! The winter has passed, the winter rains are over and gone. |
| 12The flowers have already appeared in the land; The time has arrived for pruning the vines, And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land. | 12The pomegranates have appeared in the land, the time for pruning and singing has come; the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. |
| 13The fig tree has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!'" | 13The fig tree has budded, the vines have blossomed and give off their fragrance. Arise, come away my darling; my beautiful one, come away with me!" |
| 14"O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret place of the steep pathway, Let me see your form, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your form is lovely." | 14O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountain crags, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. |
| 15"Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom." | 15Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes, that ruin the vineyards--for our vineyard is in bloom. |
| 16"My beloved is mine, and I am his; He pastures his flock among the lilies. | 16My lover is mine and I am his; he grazes among the lilies. |
| 17"Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether." | 17Until the dawn arrives and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved--be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountain gorges. |
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