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,v tea yiT.v;QiB tw{lyeL;B yib'K.vim -l;[ ? wyita'c.m a{l.w wyiT.v;QiB yiv.p;n
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.W ~yiq'w.V;B ryi['b h'b.bw{s]a;w a'N h'm.Wq'a ? a{l.w wyiT.v;QiB yiv.p;n h'b]h'a,v tea h'v.q;b]a ? wyita'c.m
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,v tea ryi['B ~yib.b{S;h ~yir.m{V;h yin.Wa'c.m ? ~,tyia.r yiv.p;n
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,v tea yita'c'M,v d;[ ~,hem yiT.r;b'[,v j;[.miK ? wyitayeb]h,v -d;[ .WN,P.r;a a{l.w wyiT.z;x]a yiv.p;n ? yit'rw{h r,d,x -l,a.w yiMia tyeB -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.ciB ~i;l'v.Wr.y tw{n.B ~,k.t,a yiT.[;B.vih ? .Wr.rw{[.T -mia.w .Wryi['T -mia h,d'F;h tw{l.y;a.B w{a ? #'P.x,T,v d;[ h'b]h;a'h -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.K r'B.diM;h -nim h'l{[ ta{z yim ? lekw{r t;q.b;a l{Kim h'nw{b.l.W rw{m t,r,JUq.m
7
"Behold, it is the traveling
couch of
Solomon;
Sixty mighty men around it, Of the
mighty men of
Israel.
byib's ~yir{BiG ~yiViv h{m{l.viL,v w{t'Jim heNih ? lea'r.fIy yer{BiGim H'l
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;x vyia h'm'x.lim yed.MUl.m b,r,x yezUx]a ]m'LUK ? tw{lyeL;B d;x;Pim w{ker.y -l;[
9
"King Solomon has
made for himself a
sedan chair From the
timber of
Lebanon.
!w{n'b.L;h yec][em h{m{l.v .$,l,M;h w{l h'f'[ !w{y.riP;a
10
"He
made its
posts of
silver, Its
back of
gold And its
seat of
purple fabric, With its
interior lovingly fitted out By the
daughters of
Jerusalem.
w{b'K.r,m b'h'z w{t'dyip.r @,s,k h'f'[ wy'd.WM;[ ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y tw{n.Bim h'b]h;a @.Wc'r w{kw{T !'m'G.r;a
11
"Go forth, O
daughters of
Zion, And
gaze on
King Solomon with the
crown With
which his
mother has
crowned him On the
day of his
wedding, And on the
day of his
gladness of
heart."
h{m{l.v .$,l,M;B !w{Yic tw{n.B h'ny,a.r.W h'ny,a.c ? w{t'NUt]x ~w{y.B w{Mia w{L -h'r.Ji[,v h'r'j]['B ? w{Bil t;x.mif ~w{y.b.W