1“I wish you were like a brother to me.
I wish my mother’s breasts had nursed you.
Then if I found you outside,
I could kiss you.
No one would look down on me.
2I’d bring you to my mother’s house.
She taught me everything I know.
I’d give you spiced wine to drink.
It’s the juice of my pomegranates.
3Your left arm is under my head.
Your right arm is around me.
4Women of Jerusalem, make me a promise.
Don’t stir up love.
Don’t wake it up until it’s ready.”
The other women say
5“Who is this woman coming up from the desert?
She’s leaning on the one who loves her.”
The woman says to the king
“Under the apple tree I woke you up.
That’s where your mother became pregnant with you.
She went into labor, and you were born there.
6Hold me close to your heart where your royal seal is worn.
Keep me as close to yourself as the bracelet on your arm.
My love for you is so strong it won’t let you go.
Love is as powerful as death.
Love’s jealousy is as strong as the grave.
Love is like a blazing fire.
Love burns like a mighty flame.
7No amount of water can put it out.
Rivers can’t sweep it away.
Suppose someone offers
all their wealth to buy love.
That won’t even come close to being enough.”
The woman’s brothers say
8“We have a little sister.
Her breasts are still small.
What should we do for our sister
when she gets engaged?
9If she were a wall,
we’d build silver towers on her.
If she were a door,
we’d cover her with cedar boards.”
The woman says to the king
10“I am a wall.
My breasts are like well-built towers.
So in your eyes I’ve become
like someone who makes you happy.
11Solomon, you had a vineyard in Baal Hamon.
You rented your vineyard to others.
They had to pay 25 pounds
of silver for its fruit.
12But I can give my own vineyard to anyone I want to.
So I give my 25 pounds of silver to you, Solomon.
Give 5 pounds to those who take care of its fruit.”
The king says
13“My love, you live in the gardens.
My friends listen for your voice.
But let me hear it now.”
The woman says
14“Come away with me, my love.
Be like an antelope
or like a young deer
on mountains that are full of spices.”
1如果你是我的同胞兄弟就好了。
这样，在外头遇见你，
我也可以亲吻你，
没有人会取笑我。
2我可以把你带进我母亲的家——她教养了我。
我要给你喝石榴汁酿的醇酒。
3你的左手扶着我的头，
右手紧抱着我。
4耶路撒冷的少女啊，
我恳求你们，
不要叫醒或惊动爱情，
等它自发吧。
耶路撒冷的少女：
5那从旷野上来、靠在良人身旁的是谁呢？
女子：
我在苹果树下唤醒你，
你母亲在那里怀你养你，
为你受生产之苦。
6请把我印在你的心上，
刻在你的手臂上，
因为爱情如死亡一般坚固，
嫉妒像阴间一样残酷，
它燃起的火焰是烧灭一切的烈火。
7爱情，大水不能熄灭，
江河不能淹没。
若有人想倾其家财买爱情，
必遭唾弃。
女子的兄长：
8我们有一个小妹，
她的胸脯还没有发育。
若有人来提亲，
我们该怎么办？
9她若是墙，
我们要在上面建造银塔；
她若是门，
我们要用香柏木板围护她。
女子：
10我是一面墙，
双乳像城楼，
我在他眼中像找到平安的人。
11所罗门在巴力·哈们有一个葡萄园，
他把葡萄园租给农夫，
租金是每人一千块银子。
12我的葡萄园，我自己作主。
所罗门啊，你的一千块银子自己留着，
二百块银子给管果园的人。
男子：
13你这住在园中的人啊，
同伴们都在聆听你的声音，
求你让我也听见吧！
女子：
14我的良人啊，
愿你像香草山上的羚羊和小鹿，
快快来到我身边！
