1
"Oh * that you were like a
brother to me Who
nursed at my
mother's breasts. If I
found you
outdoors, I would
kiss you;
No one would
despise me,
either.
'$]a'c.m,a yiMia yed.v qenw{y yil x'a.K '$.n,TIy yim ? yil .Wz.Wb'y -a{l ~;G '$.q'V,a #.Wx;b
2
"I would
lead you and
bring you Into the
house of my
mother, who used to
instruct me; I would
give you
spiced wine to
drink from the
juice of my
pomegranates.
yined.M;l.T yiMia tyeB -l,a '$]ayib]a '$]g'h.n,a ? yin{Mir syis][em x;q,r'h !Iy;Yim '$.q.v;a
3
"Let his
left hand be
under my
head And his
right hand embrace me."
yineq.B;x.T w{nyimyiw yiva{r t;x;T w{la{m.f
4
"I want you to
swear, O
daughters of
Jerusalem, Do not
arouse or
awaken my
love Until she
pleases."
.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 coming up from the
wilderness Leaning on her
beloved?" "
Beneath the
apple tree I
awakened you;
There your
mother was in
labor with you,
There she was in
labor and
gave you
birth.
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
"Put me like a
seal over your
heart, Like a
seal on your
arm. For
love is as
strong as
death,
Jealousy is as
severe as
Sheol; Its
flashes are
flashes of
fire, The very
flame of the
LORD.
'$,[w{r.z -l;[ ~'tw{x;K '$,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,
Nor will
rivers overflow it;
If a
man were to
give all the
riches of his
house for
love, It would be
utterly despised."
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
has no breasts;
What shall we
do for our
sister On the
day when she is
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 is a
wall, We will
build on her a
battlement of
silver; But
if she is a
door, We will
barricade her with
planks 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 was a
wall, and my
breasts were like
towers;
Then I
became in his
eyes as one who
finds peace.
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
Baal-hamon; He
entrusted the
vineyard to
caretakers.
Each one was to
bring a
thousand shekels of
silver for its
fruit.
~,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
very own
vineyard is at my
disposal; The
thousand shekels are for you,
Solomon, And two
hundred are for those who
take care of its
fruit."
~Iy;ta'm.W h{m{l.v '$.l @,l,a'h y'n'p.l yiL,v yim.r;K ? w{y.riP -t,a ~yir.j{n.l
13
"O you who
sit in the
gardens, My
companions are
listening for your
voice - Let me
hear it!"
.$elw{q.l ~yibyiv.q;m ~yireb]x ~yiN;G;B t,b,vw{Y;h ? yinyi[yim.v;h
14
"Hurry, my
beloved, And be
like a
gazelle or a
young stag On 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