1“All night long on my bed
I searched for the one my heart loves.
I looked for him but didn’t find him.
2I will get up and go around in the city.
I’ll look through all of its streets.
I’ll search for the one my heart loves.
So I looked for him but didn’t find him.
3Those on guard duty found me
as they were walking around in the city.
‘Have you seen the one my heart loves?’ I asked.
4As soon as I had passed by them
I found the one my heart loves.
I threw my arms around him and didn’t let him go
until I had brought him to my mother’s house.
I took him to my mother’s room.
5Women of Jerusalem, make me a promise.
Let the antelopes and the does serve as witnesses.
Don’t stir up love.
Don’t wake it up until it’s ready.
6“Who is this man coming up from the desert
like a column of smoke?
He smells like myrrh and incense
made from all the spices of the trader.
7Look! There’s Solomon’s movable throne.
Sixty soldiers accompany it.
They have been chosen from the best warriors in Israel.
8All of them are wearing swords.
They have fought many battles.
Each one has his sword at his side.
Each is prepared for the terrors of the night.
9King Solomon made the movable throne for himself.
He made it out of wood from Lebanon.
10He formed its posts out of silver.
He made its base out of gold.
Its seat was covered with purple cloth.
It was decorated inside with love.
Women of Jerusalem, 11come out.
“Look, you women of Zion.
Look at King Solomon wearing his crown.
His mother placed it on him.
She did it on his wedding day.
His heart was full of joy.”
1我夜晚躺在床上，
思念著我心愛的人；
我尋找他，卻找不到。
2我要起來尋遍城裡的大街小巷，
我要尋找我心愛的人。
我尋找他，卻尋不到。
3遇上了城中巡邏的守衛，
我就問他們：「你們看到我心愛的人了嗎？」
4我剛離開他們，便找到了我心愛的人。
我拉著他，不讓他走；
我把他帶回娘家，
到懷我者的臥室。
5耶路撒冷的少女啊！
我指著羚羊和田野的母鹿吩咐你們，
不要叫醒或驚動愛情，
等它自發吧。
耶路撒冷的少女：
6那從曠野上來，形狀像煙柱，
散發著商人販賣的沒藥、乳香等各樣芬芳之氣的是什麼呢？
7看啊，是所羅門的轎子，
周圍是六十名勇士，
都是以色列的精兵。
8他們個個驍勇善戰，手持利劍，
腰配戰刀，防備夜間的偷襲。
9所羅門王用黎巴嫩木為自己製造了一頂轎子。
10銀轎柱、金靠背、紫錦坐墊，
轎子裡面的裝飾都是耶路撒冷少女們用愛情編織的。
11錫安的少女啊，
出去看看所羅門王的風采吧！
他頭上的王冠是他母親在他成婚那天，
在他心中歡快之日為他戴上的。
