4 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:

Do not arouse or awaken love

until it so desires.

4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

4 Promise me, O women of Jerusalem,

not to awaken love until the time is right.

4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

Do not stir up nor awaken love

Until it pleases.

4 Women of Jerusalem,

promise not to awaken

or excite my feelings of love

until it is ready.

4 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

That ye stir not up, nor awake my love,

Until he please.

4 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, …Why should ye stir up, why awake my love, till he please?

4 Young women of Jerusalem, swear to me 

that you will not awaken love 

or arouse love before its proper time! 

4 Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you:

do not stir up or awaken love

until the appropriate time.

4 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

do not stir up or awaken love

until it is ready!

4 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem,

do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!

4 Women of Jerusalem, take an oath and make me a promise.

Don’t stir up love.

Don’t wake it up until it’s ready.”

The other women say,

4 “I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,

Do not arouse or awaken my love

Until she pleases.”