Song of Solomon 2:15–3:11
The 2little foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our bvineyards are in blossom.”
16 “1aMy beloved is mine, and I am his;
He bpastures his flock among the lilies.
17 “aUntil 1the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved, and be like a bgazelle
Or a young stag con the mountains of 2Bether.”
1 “1On my bed night after night I sought him
aWhom my soul loves;
I bsought him but did not find him.
2 ‘1I must arise now and 1go about the city;
In the astreets and in the squares
2I must seek him whom my soul loves.’
I sought him but did not find him.
3 “aThe watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me,
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’
When I found him whom my soul loves;
I bheld on to him and would not let him go
Until I had cbrought him to my mother’s house,
And into the room of her who conceived me.”
5 “1I aadjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the bgazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you will not arouse or awaken my love
Until 2she pleases.”
6 “1, 2aWhat is this coming up from the wilderness
Like bcolumns of smoke,
Perfumed with cmyrrh and dfrankincense,
With all scented powders of the merchant?
7 “Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon;
Sixty mighty men around it,
Of the mighty men of Israel.
8 “All of them are wielders of the sword,
aExpert in war;
Each man has his bsword at his side,
Guarding against the 1cterrors of the night.
9 “King Solomon has made for himself a sedan chair
From the timber of Lebanon.
10 “He made its posts of silver,
Its 1back of gold
And its seat of purple fabric,
With its interior lovingly fitted out
By the adaughters of Jerusalem.
11 “Go forth, O adaughters of Zion,
And gaze on King Solomon with the 1crown
With which his mother has crowned him
On the bday of his wedding,
And on the day of his gladness of heart.”