| New Living Translation | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1I am the spring crocus blooming on the Sharon Plain, the lily of the valley. Young Man | 1I am a wildflower of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. |
| 2Like a lily among thistles is my darling among young women. Young Woman | 2Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the young women. |
| 3Like the finest apple tree in the orchard is my lover among other young men. I sit in his delightful shade and taste his delicious fruit. | 3Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest, so is my love among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. |
| 4He escorts me to the banquet hall; it’s obvious how much he loves me. | 4He brought me to the banquet hall, and he looked on me with love. |
| 5Strengthen me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am weak with love. | 5Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apricots, for I am lovesick. |
| 6His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. | 6May his left hand be under my head, and his right arm embrace me. |
| 7Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild deer, not to awaken love until the time is right. | 7Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and the wild does of the field, do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time. |
| 8Ah, I hear my lover coming! He is leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. | 8Listen! My love is approaching. Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. |
| 9My lover is like a swift gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he is behind the wall, looking through the window, peering into the room. | 9My love is like a gazelle or a young stag. See, he is standing behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice. |
| 10My lover said to me, “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one! | 10My love calls to me: Man Arise, my darling. Come away, my beautiful one. |
| 11Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. | 11For now the winter is past; the rain has ended and gone away. |
| 12The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. | 12The blossoms appear in the countryside. The time of singing has come, and the turtledove's cooing is heard in our land. |
| 13The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!” Young Man | 13The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines give off their fragrance. Arise, my darling. Come away, my beautiful one. |
| 14My dove is hiding behind the rocks, behind an outcrop on the cliff. Let me see your face; let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and your face is lovely. Young Women of Jerusalem | 14My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. |
| 15Catch all the foxes, those little foxes, before they ruin the vineyard of love, for the grapevines are blossoming! Young Woman | 15Catch the foxes for us--the little foxes that ruin the vineyards--for our vineyards are in bloom. |
| 16My lover is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies. | 16My love is mine and I am his; he feeds among the lilies. |
| 17Before the dawn breezes blow and the night shadows flee, return to me, my love, like a gazelle or a young stag on the rugged mountains. | 17Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn around, my love, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the divided mountains. |
| 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. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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