The Latin Vulgate VUL
New Century Version NCV
1 ego flos campi et lilium convallium
1
I am a rose in the Plain of Sharon, a lily in the valleys.
2 sicut lilium inter spinas sic amica mea inter filias
2
Among the young women, my darling is like a lily among thorns!
3 sicut malum inter ligna silvarum sic dilectus meus inter filios sub umbra illius quam desideraveram sedi et fructus eius dulcis gutturi meo
3
Among the young men, my lover is like an apple tree in the woods! I enjoy sitting in his shadow; his fruit is sweet to my taste.
4 introduxit me in cellam vinariam ordinavit in me caritatem
4
He brought me to the banquet room, and his banner over me is love.
5 fulcite me floribus stipate me malis quia amore langueo
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Strengthen me with raisins, and refresh me with apples, because I am weak with love.
6 leva eius sub capite meo et dextera illius amplexabitur me
6
My lover's left hand is under my head, and his right arm holds me tight.
7 adiuro vos filiae Hierusalem per capreas cervosque camporum ne suscitetis neque evigilare faciatis dilectam quoadusque ipsa velit
7
Women of Jerusalem, promise me by the gazelles and the deer not to awaken or excite my feelings of love until it is ready.
8 vox dilecti mei ecce iste venit saliens in montibus transiliens colles
8
I hear my lover's voice. Here he comes jumping across the mountains, skipping over the hills.
9 similis est dilectus meus capreae hinuloque cervorum en ipse stat post parietem nostrum despiciens per fenestras prospiciens per cancellos
9
My lover is like a gazelle or a young deer. Look, he stands behind our wall peeking through the windows, looking through the blinds.
10 et dilectus meus loquitur mihi surge propera amica mea formonsa mea et veni
10
My lover spoke and said to me, "Get up, my darling; let's go away, my beautiful one.
11 iam enim hiemps transiit imber abiit et recessit
11
Look, the winter is past; the rains are over and gone.
12 flores apparuerunt in terra tempus putationis advenit vox turturis audita est in terra nostra
12
Blossoms appear through all the land. The time has come to sing; the cooing of doves is heard in our land.
13 ficus protulit grossos suos vineae florent dederunt odorem surge amica mea speciosa mea et veni
13
There are young figs on the fig trees, and the blossoms on the vines smell sweet. Get up, my darling; let's go away, my beautiful one."
14 columba mea in foraminibus petrae in caverna maceriae ostende mihi faciem tuam sonet vox tua in auribus meis vox enim tua dulcis et facies tua decora
14
My beloved is like a dove hiding in the cracks of the rock, in the secret places of the cliff. Show me your face, and let me hear your voice. Your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
15 capite nobis vulpes vulpes parvulas quae demoliuntur vineas nam vinea nostra floruit
15
Catch the foxes for us -- the little foxes that ruin the vineyards while they are in blossom.
16 dilectus meus mihi et ego illi qui pascitur inter lilia
16
My lover is mine, and I am his. He feeds among the lilies
17 donec adspiret dies et inclinentur umbrae revertere similis esto dilecte mi capreae aut hinulo cervorum super montes Bether
17
until the day dawns and the shadows disappear. Turn, my lover. Be like a gazelle or a young deer on the mountain valleys.
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Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.