8 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you—

if you find my beloved,

what will you tell him?

Tell him I am faint with love.

8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

if you find my beloved,

that you tell him

I am sick with love.

8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

If ye find my beloved, that ye tell him,

That I am sick of love.

8 Make this promise, O women of Jerusalem—

If you find my lover,

tell him I am weak with love.

8 Promise me, women of Jerusalem,

if you find my lover,

tell him I am weak with love.

8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

If ye find my beloved,

That ye tell him, that I am sick from love.

8 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, …What will ye tell him? —That I am sick of love.

8 Young women of Jerusalem, swear to me 

that if you find my beloved 

you will tell him I am hopelessly lovesick. 

8 Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you:

if you find my love,

tell him that I am lovesick.

8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

if you find my beloved,

tell him this:

I am faint with love.

8 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem,

if you find my beloved, what will you tell him?

Tell him that I am lovesick!

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

If you find the one who loves me,

tell him our love has made me weak.”

The other women say,

8 “I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

If you find my beloved,

As to what you will tell him:

For I am lovesick.”