Shared Word Translation
Song of Songs 2
The Bride and the Beloved
I am a flower of Sharon,
a lily of the valleys.
Like a lily among thorns,
so is my love among the daughters.
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
so is my beloved among the sons.
In his shade I delighted to sit,
and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
He brought me to the house of wine,
and his banner over me was love.
Sustain me with raisin cakes;
refresh me with apples,
for I am sick with love.
His left hand is under my head,
and his right hand embraces me.
I adjure you,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles
or by the does of the field:
do not stir up
or awaken love
until it pleases.
The Voice of the Beloved
The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he comes,
leaping upon the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
My beloved is like a gazelle
or a young stag.
Behold, he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
looking through the lattice.
My beloved answered and said to me,
“Arise, my love,
my beautiful one,
and come away.
For behold,
the winter has passed;
the rain is over and gone.
The flowers appear on the earth,
the time of singing has come,
and the voice of the turtledove
is heard in our land.
The fig tree ripens its early figs,
and the vines in blossom give forth fragrance.
Arise, my love,
my beautiful one,
and come away.
O my dove,
in the clefts of the rock,
in the hiding places of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice,
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
Catch for us the foxes,
the little foxes
that spoil the vineyards,
for our vineyards are in blossom.”
Mutual Belonging
My beloved is mine,
and I am his.
He pastures his flock among the lilies.
Until the day breathes
and the shadows flee,
turn, my beloved,
and be like a gazelle
or a young stag
upon the rugged mountains.