| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 1The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. | 1This is Solomon’s song of songs, more wonderful than any other. Young Woman |
| 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— For your love is better than wine. | 2Kiss me and kiss me again, for your love is sweeter than wine. |
| 3Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you. | 3How pleasing is your fragrance; your name is like the spreading fragrance of scented oils. No wonder all the young women love you! |
| 4Draw me away! We will run after you. The Shulamite The king has brought me into his chambers. The Daughters of Jerusalem We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will remember your love more than wine. The Shulamite Rightly do they love you. | 4Take me with you; come, let’s run! The king has brought me into his bedroom. Young Women of Jerusalem How happy we are for you, O king. We praise your love even more than wine. Young Woman How right they are to adore you. |
| 5I am dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon. | 5I am dark but beautiful, O women of Jerusalem— dark as the tents of Kedar, dark as the curtains of Solomon’s tents. |
| 6Do not look upon me, because I am dark, Because the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; They made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard I have not kept. | 6Don’t stare at me because I am dark— the sun has darkened my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they forced me to care for their vineyards, so I couldn’t care for myself—my own vineyard. |
| 7Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself By the flocks of your companions? | 7Tell me, my love, where are you leading your flock today? Where will you rest your sheep at noon? For why should I wander like a prostitute among your friends and their flocks? Young Man |
| 8If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats Beside the shepherds’ tents. | 8If you don’t know, O most beautiful woman, follow the trail of my flock, and graze your young goats by the shepherds’ tents. |
| 9I have compared you, my love, To my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots. | 9You are as exciting, my darling, as a mare among Pharaoh’s stallions. |
| 10Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with chains of gold. | 10How lovely are your cheeks; your earrings set them afire! How lovely is your neck, enhanced by a string of jewels. |
| 11We will make you ornaments of gold With studs of silver. | 11We will make for you earrings of gold and beads of silver. Young Woman |
| 12While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance. | 12The king is lying on his couch, enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume. |
| 13A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, That lies all night between my breasts. | 13My lover is like a sachet of myrrh lying between my breasts. |
| 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms In the vineyards of En Gedi. | 14He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms from the vineyards of En-gedi. Young Man |
| 15Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes. | 15How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves. Young Woman |
| 16Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Also our bed is green. | 16You are so handsome, my love, pleasing beyond words! The soft grass is our bed; |
| 17The beams of our houses are cedar, And our rafters of fir. | 17fragrant cedar branches are the beams of our house, and pleasant smelling firs are the rafters. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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