1
O
that thou wert as my
brother, that
sucked the
breasts of my
mother! when I should
find thee
without, I would
kiss thee; yea, I should not be
despised.
'$]a'c.m,a yiMia yed.v qenw{y yil x'a.K '$.n,TIy yim ? yil .Wz.Wb'y -a{l ~;G '$.q'V,a #.Wx;b
2
I would
lead thee, and
bring thee into my
mother's house, who would
instruct me: I would cause thee to
drink of
spiced wine of the
juice of my
pomegranate.
yined.M;l.T yiMia tyeB -l,a '$]ayib]a '$]g'h.n,a ? yin{Mir syis][em x;q,r'h !Iy;Yim '$.q.v;a
3
His left
hand should be under my
head, and his right
hand should
embrace me.
yineq.B;x.T w{nyimyiw yiva{r t;x;T w{la{m.f
4
I
charge you, O
daughters of
Jerusalem, that ye stir not
up, nor
awake my
love, until he
please.
.Wryi['T -h;m ~i'l'v.Wr.y tw{n.B ~,k.t,a yiT.[;B.vih ? #'P.x,T,v d;[ h'b]h;a'h -t,a .Wr.r{[.T -h;m.W
5
Who is this that cometh
up from the
wilderness, leaning upon her
beloved? I
raised thee up under the apple
tree: there thy
mother brought thee
forth: there she brought thee
forth that
bare thee.
H'dw{D -l;[ t,q,P;r.tim r'B.diM;h -nim h'l{[ ta{z yim ? '$,Mia '$.t;l.Bix h'M'v '$yiT.r;rw{[ ;x.WP;T;h t;x;T ? '$.t;d'l.y h'l.Bix h'M'v
6
Set me as a
seal upon thine
heart, as a
seal upon thine
arm: for
love is
strong as
death; jealousy is
cruel as the
grave: the
coals thereof are
coals of
fire, which hath a most vehement
flame.
'$,[w{r.z -l;[ ~'tw{x;K '$,Bil -l;[ ~'tw{x;k yinemyif ? h'a.niq lw{a.vik h'v'q h'b]h;a t,w'M;k h'Z;[ -yiK ? h'y.t,b,h.l;v vea yeP.vir 'hy,p'v.r
7
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the
floods drown it: if a
man would
give all the
substance of his
house for
love, it would
utterly be
contemned.
h'b]h;a'h -t,a tw{B;k.l .Wl.k.Wy a{l ~yiB;r ~Iy;m ? -l'K -t,a vyia !eTIy -mia 'h.Wp.j.vIy a{l tw{r'h.n.W ? w{l .Wz.Wb'y zw{B h'b]h;a'B w{tyeB !w{h
8
We have a
little sister, and she hath no
breasts: what shall we
do for our
sister in the
day when she shall be spoken
for?
h,f][;N -h;m H'l !yea ~Iy;d'v.w h'N;j.q .Wn'l tw{x'a ? H'B -r;BUd.Y,v ~w{Y;B .Wnet{x]a;l
9
If she be a
wall, we will
build upon her a
palace of
silver: and if she be a
door, we will
inclose her with
boards of
cedar.
@,s'K t;ryij 'hy,l'[ h,n.bin ayih h'mw{x -mia ? z,r'a ;x.Wl 'hy,l'[ r.Wc'n ayih t,l,D -mia.w
10
I am a
wall, and my
breasts like
towers: then was I in his
eyes as one that
found favour.
yityIy'h z'a tw{l'D.giM;K y;d'v.w h'mw{x yin]a ? ~w{l'v tea.cw{m.K wy'nye[.b
11
Solomon had a
vineyard at
Baalhamon; he let
out the
vineyard unto
keepers; every
one for the
fruit thereof was to
bring a
thousand pieces of
silver.
~,r,K;h -t,a !;t'n !w{m'h l;[;b.B h{m{l.vil h'y'h ~,r,K ? @,s'K @,l,a w{y.rip.B aib'y vyia ~yir.j{N;l
12
My
vineyard, which is mine, is
before me: thou, O
Solomon, must have a
thousand, and those that
keep the
fruit thereof two
hundred.
~Iy;ta'm.W h{m{l.v '$.l @,l,a'h y'n'p.l yiL,v yim.r;K ? w{y.riP -t,a ~yir.j{n.l
13
Thou that
dwellest in the
gardens, the
companions hearken to thy
voice: cause me to
hear it.
.$elw{q.l ~yibyiv.q;m ~yireb]x ~yiN;G;B t,b,vw{Y;h ? yinyi[yim.v;h
14
Make
haste, my
beloved, and be thou
like to a
roe or to a
young hart upon the
mountains of
spices.
r,p{[.l w{a yib.cil '$.l -hem.d.W yidw{D x;r.B ? ~yim'f.b yer'h l;[ ~yil'Y;a'h