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1. I am a crocus on the plain, a lily in the valleys.
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1. I H589 am the rose H2261 of Sharon H8289 , and the lily H7799 of the valleys H6010 .
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2. My darling, among other women, you are like a lily among thorns!
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2. As the lily H7799 among H996 thorns H2336 , so H3651 is my love H7474 among H996 the daughters H1323 .
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3. My lover, among other men, you are an apple tree among the wild trees in the forest! I enjoy sitting in my lover's shadow; his fruit is so sweet to my taste.
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3. As the apple tree H8598 among the trees H6086 of the wood H3293 , so H3651 is my beloved H1730 among H996 the sons H1121 . I sat down H3427 under his shadow H6738 with great delight H2530 , and his fruit H6529 was sweet H4966 to my taste H2441 .
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4. My lover took me to the wine house; his intent toward me was love.
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4. He brought H935 me to H413 the banqueting H3196 house H1004 , and his banner H1714 over H5921 me was love H160 .
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5. Strengthen me with raisins; refresh me with apples, because I am weak with love.
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5. Stay H5564 me with flagons H809 , comfort H7502 me with apples H8598 : for H3588 I H589 am sick H2470 of love H160 .
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6. My lover's left arm is under my head, and his right arm holds me.
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6. His left hand H8040 is under H8478 my head H7218 , and his right hand H3225 doth embrace H2263 me.
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7. Women of Jerusalem, promise me, by the gazelles and wild deer, don't awaken love, don't arouse love, until I am ready.
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7. I charge H7650 you , O ye daughters H1323 of Jerusalem H3389 , by the roes H6643 , and H176 by the hinds H355 of the field H7704 , that ye stir not up H518 H5782 , nor H518 awake H5782 H853 my love H160 , till he please H7945 H2654 .
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8. I hear my lover's voice. Here it comes, jumping over the mountains, skipping over the hills.
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8. The voice H6963 of my beloved H1730 ! behold H2009 , he H2088 cometh H935 leaping H1801 upon H5921 the mountains H2022 , skipping H7092 upon H5921 the hills H1389 .
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9. My lover is like a gazelle or a young deer. Look at him standing behind our wall, staring out the window, looking through the lattice.
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9. My beloved H1730 is like H1819 a roe H6643 or H176 a young H6082 hart H354 : behold H2009 , he H2088 standeth H5975 behind H310 our wall H3796 , he looketh forth H7688 at H4480 the windows H2474 , showing himself H6692 through H4480 the lattice H2762 .
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10. My lover speaks to me, "Get up, my darling, my beautiful one, Let's go away!
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10. My beloved H1730 spoke H6030 , and said H559 unto me , Rise up H6965 , my love H7474 , my fair one H3303 , and come away H1980 .
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11. Look, winter is past, the rains have come and gone.
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11. For H3588 , lo H2009 , the winter H5638 is past H5674 , the rain H1653 is over H2498 and gone H1980 ;
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12. The flowers are blooming in the fields. It's time to sing! Listen, the doves have returned.
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12. The flowers H5339 appear H7200 on the earth H776 ; the time H6256 of the singing H2158 of birds is come H5060 , and the voice H6963 of the turtle H8449 is heard H8085 in our land H776 ;
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13. Young figs are growing on the fig trees. Smell the vines in bloom. Get up, my darling, my beautiful one, Let's go away!"
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13. The fig tree H8384 putteth forth H2590 her green figs H6291 , and the vines H1612 with the tender grape H5563 give H5414 a good smell H7381 . Arise H6965 , my love H7474 , my fair one H3303 , and come away H1980 .
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14. My dove, hiding in the caves high on the cliff, hidden here on the mountain, let me see you, let me hear your voice. Your voice is so pleasant, and you are so beautiful!
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14. O my dove H3123 , that art in the clefts H2288 of the rock H5553 , in the secret H5643 places of the stairs H4095 , let me see H7200 H853 thy countenance H4758 , let me hear H8085 H853 thy voice H6963 ; for H3588 sweet H6156 is thy voice H6963 , and thy countenance H4758 is comely H5000 .
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15. Catch the foxes for us� the little foxes that spoil the vineyard. Our vineyard is now in bloom.
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15. Take H270 us the foxes H7776 , the little H6996 foxes H7776 , that spoil H2254 the vines H3754 : for our vines H3754 have tender grapes H5563 .
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16. My lover is mine, and I am his! My lover feeds among the lilies,
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16. My beloved H1730 is mine , and I H589 am his : he feedeth H7462 among the lilies H7799 .
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17. while the day breathes its last breath and the shadows run away. Turn, my lover, be like a gazelle or a young deer on the cleft mountains!
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17. Until H5704 the day H7945 H3117 break H6315 , and the shadows H6752 flee away H5127 , turn H5437 , my beloved H1730 , and be thou like H1819 a roe H6643 or H176 a young H6082 hart H354 upon H5921 the mountains H2022 of Bether H1336 .
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