17[THE] BEAMS OF HOUSES OUR [ARE] CEDAR<S> RAFTERS OUR [ARE] CYPRESS<ES> The Bridegroom 17The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.
1I [AM] [THE] CROCUS OF <THE> SHARON <THE> LILY OF THE VALLEYS The Bride’s Admiration<p class=|ihdg| 1I am a rose of Sharon,*NoteCloseSharon Plain is a region in the coastal plain of Israel a lily of the valley.
2LIKE A LILY BETWEEN THE THORNS [IS] SO FRIEND MY BETWEEN THE DAUGHTERS The Bridegroom 2Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
3LIKE AN APPLE TREE AMONG [THE] TREES OF THE FOREST [IS] SO LOVER MY BETWEEN THE SONS IN SHADE HIS I DESIRED AND I SAT AND FRUIT HIS [WAS] SWEET TO PALATE MY The Bride 3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
4HE HAS BROUGHT ME INTO [THE] HOUSE OF <THE> WINE AND STANDARD HIS OVER ME [IS] LOVE 4He has brought me to the house of wine,*NoteCloseThat is, the banquet hall and his banner over me is love.
5SUSTAIN ME WITH <THE> RAISIN-CAKES REFRESH ME WITH <THE> APPLES FOR [AM] WEAK OF LOVE I 5Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
6LEFT [HAND] HIS [IS] UNDER <TO> HEAD MY AND RIGHT [HAND] HIS IT EMBRACES ME 6His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
7I ADJURE <OBJ.> YOU O DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM BY GAZELLES OR BY [THE] DOES OF THE FIELD IF YOU WILL AWAKEN AND IF YOU WILL AROUSE <OBJ.> <THE> LOVE UNTIL THAT IT WILL PLEASE 7O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
8[THE] SOUND OF LOVER MY THERE! THIS [IS] COMING [IS] LEAPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS [IS] BOUNDING OVER THE HILLS 8Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
9[IS] LIKE LOVER MY <TO> A GAZELLE OR <TO> [THE] FAWN OF THE DEER<S> THERE! THIS [IS] STANDING BEHIND WALL OUR [IS] GAZING FROM THE WINDOWS [IS] PEERING FROM THE LATTICES 9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
10HE ANSWERED LOVER MY AND HE SAID TO ME ARISE <FOR> YOURSELF O FRIEND MY BEAUTIFUL [ONE] MY AND COME <FOR> YOURSELF 10My beloved calls to me, “Arise my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
11FOR THERE! THE WINTER IT HAS PASSED THE RAIN IT HAS PASSED AWAY IT HAS GONE <FOR> ITSELF 11For now the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.
12THE BLOSSOMS THEY HAVE APPEARED IN THE LAND [THE] TIME OF <THE> PRUNING IT HAS ARRIVED AND [THE] SOUND OF THE TURTLE-DOVE IT HAS BEEN HEARD IN LAND OUR 12The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing*NoteCloseOr pruning has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land.
13THE FIG TREE IT HAS RIPENED EARLY FIGS ITS AND THE VINES BLOSSOM THEY HAVE GIVEN FORTH ODOR ARISE <FOR> YOURSELF O FRIEND MY BEAUTIFUL [ONE] MY AND COME <FOR> YOURSELF 13The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
14O DOVE MY IN [THE] CLEFTS OF THE ROCK IN [THE] HIDING PLACE OF THE STEEP PLACE LET SEE ME <OBJ.> FORM YOUR CAUSE TO HEAR ME <OBJ.> VOICE YOUR FOR VOICE YOUR [IS] SWEET AND FORM YOUR [IS] LOVELY The Bridegroom 14O my 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 countenance is lovely.
15SEIZE FOR <THE> US FOXES FOXES SMALL [WHICH] RUIN VINEYARDS AND VINEYARDS OUR [ARE] BLOSSOM The Friends 15Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom.
16LOVER MY [BELONGS] TO ME AND I [BELONG] TO HIM WHO [IS] GRAZING AMONG THE LILIES The Bride 16My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
17UNTIL THAT <IT> WILL BREATHE THE DAY AND THEY WILL FLEE THE SHADOWS TURN BE LIKE <FOR> YOURSELF O LOVER MY <TO> A GAZELLE OR <TO> [THE] FAWN OF THE DEER<S> ON [THE] MOUNTAINS OF RAVINE[S] 17Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.*NoteCloseOr the rugged mountains