1
"On my bed night after night I sought him Whom my soul loves; I sought him but did not find him.
h'b]h'a,vt0157 tea yiT.v;QiBt01245 tw{lyeL;Bt03915 yib'K.vimt04904 -l;[ ? wyita'c.mt04672 a{l.w wyiT.v;QiBt01245 yiv.p;nt05315
2
'I must arise now and go about the city; In the streets and in the squares I must seek him whom my soul loves.' I sought him but did not find him.
tw{b{x.r'b.Wt07339 ~yiq'w.V;Bt07784 ryi['bt05892 h'b.bw{s]a;w a'N h'm.Wq'a ? a{l.w wyiT.v;QiBt01245 yiv.p;nt05315 h'b]h'a,vt0157 tea h'v.q;b]at01245 ? wyita'c.mt04672
3
"The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me, And I said, 'Have you seen him whom my soul loves?'
h'b]h'a,vt0157 tea ryi['Bt05892 ~yib.b{S;ht05437 ~yir.m{V;ht08104 yin.Wa'c.mt04672 ? ~,tyia.r yiv.p;nt05315
4
"Scarcely had I left them When * I found him whom my soul loves; I held on to him and would not let him go Until I had brought him to my mother's house, And into the room of her who conceived me."
h'b]h'a,vt0157 tea yita'c'M,vt04672 d;[ ~,hem yiT.r;b'[,vt05674 j;[.miKt04592 ? wyitayeb]h,v -d;[ .WN,P.r;a a{l.w wyiT.z;x]a yiv.p;nt05315 ? yit'rw{ht02029 r,d,xt02315 -l,a.w yiMia tyeBt01004 -l,a
5
"I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you will not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases."
tw{a'b.ciBt06643 ~i;l'v.Wr.yt03389 tw{n.B ~,k.t,a yiT.[;B.viht07650 ? .Wr.rw{[.Tt05782 -mia.w .Wryi['T -mia h,d'F;h tw{l.y;a.B w{a ? #'P.x,T,vt02654 d;[ h'b]h;a'ht0160 -t,a
6
"What is this coming up from the wilderness Like columns of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all scented powders of the merchant?
!'v'[ tw{r]myit.Kt04753 r'B.diM;ht04057 -nim h'l{[ ta{z yim ? lekw{r t;q.b;at081 l{Kim h'nw{b.l.Wt03828 rw{m t,r,JUq.mt06999
7
"Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon; Sixty mighty men around it, Of the mighty men of Israel.
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8
"All of them are wielders of the sword, Expert in war; Each man has his sword at his side, Guarding against the terrors of the night.
w{B.r;xt02719 vyiat0376 h'm'x.limt04421 yed.MUl.mt03925 b,r,xt02719 yezUx]at0270 ]m'LUK ? tw{lyeL;Bt03915 d;x;Pimt06343 w{ker.y -l;[
9
"King Solomon has made for himself a sedan chair From the timber of Lebanon.
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10
"He made its posts of silver, Its back of gold And its seat of purple fabric, With its interior lovingly fitted out By the daughters of Jerusalem.
w{b'K.r,mt04817 b'h'zt02091 w{t'dyip.rt07507 @,s,kt03701 h'f'[t06213 wy'd.WM;[t05982 ? ~i'l'v.Wr.yt03389 tw{n.Bim h'b]h;at0160 @.Wc'r w{kw{T !'m'G.r;at0713
11
"Go forth, O daughters of Zion, And gaze on King Solomon with the crown With which his mother has crowned him On the day of his wedding, And on the day of his gladness of heart."
h{m{l.vt08010 .$,l,M;Bt04428 !w{Yict03318 tw{n.B h'ny,a.r.W h'ny,a.c ? w{t'NUt]xt02861 ~w{y.Bt03117 w{Mia w{L -h'r.Ji[,vt05850 h'r'j]['Bt05849 ? w{Bilt03820 t;x.mift08057 ~w{y.b.Wt03117