Song of Solomon 1
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1THE SONG of songs, which is Solomon's.
1KE Mele o na mele, na Solomona no ia,
2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth — for thy love is better than wine.
2E honi mai ia'u i na honi o kona waha; No ka mea, ua oi aku kou aloha i ka waina.
3Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; thy name is as ointment poured forth; therefore do the maidens love thee.
3No ke ala o kou mea poni maikai, Ua like kou inoa me ka aila ala i nininiia; No ia mea, ua aloha mai na kaikamahine ia oe.
4Draw me, we will run after thee; the king hath brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will find thy love more fragrant than wine! sincerely do they love thee.
4E ume mai ia'u, e hahai makou mamuli ou. Ua hookomo mai ke alii ia'u iloko o kona keena; E hauoli makou, a e olioli hoi ia oe; E hoomanao makou i kou aloha mamua o ka waina; Ua aloha aku ka poe pono ia oe.
5'I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
5Ua eleele au, ua maikai no nae, E na kaikamahine o Ierusalema; E like me na halelewa o Kedara, E like hoi me na paku lole o Solomona.
6Look not upon me, that I am swarthy, that the sun hath tanned me; my mother's sons were incensed against me, they made me keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.'
6Mai nana mai oukou ia'u, no ka mea, ua eleele au, No ka nana ana mai o ka la ia'u. Ua huhu mai ia'u na keiki a ko'u makuwahine, Ua hoolilo mai lakou ia'u i mea kiai i na malawaina; Aka hoi, o ka'u malawaina, aole au i malama.
7Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon; for why should I be as one that veileth herself beside the flocks of thy companions?
7E hai mai ia'u, e ka mea a ko'u uhane i aloha'i, Aila ihea oe i hanai mai. Mahea la oe i hoomaha ai i ke awakea? No ke aha la wau i lilo ai, Me ho wahine la i uhiia, Ma na poe hipa a kou mau hoanoho?
8If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock and feed thy kids, beside the shepherds' tents.
8Ina, aole oe i ike, E ka mea maikai mawaena o na wahine, E hele oe ma na kapuwai o ka poe hipa, E hanai i kau poe kao keiki, Ma kahi kokoke i na halelewa o ka poe kahuhipa.
9I have compared thee, O my love, to a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.
9Ua hoohalike au ia oe, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, Me he lio wahine la iloko o na kaa o Parao.
10Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads.
10Ua hoonaniia kou papalina i na kaula momi, A o kou a-i i na lei maikai.
11We will make thee circlets of gold with studs of silver.
11E hana makou nou i na kaula gula, A me na kaula hoi i paukuia i ke kala.
12While the king sat at his table, my spikenard sent forth its fragrance.
12I ka noho pu ana o ke alii me kona poe, Ua moani aku la ko'u mea ala.
13My beloved is unto me as a bag of myrrh, that lieth betwixt my breasts.
13O ka'u mea i aloha'i, he pua mura no ia na'u, E moe iho la ia mawaena o ko'u poli.
14My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna in the vineyards of En-gedi.
14O ka'u mea i aloha'i, he lala kupero ia na'u, No ka malawaina mai o Enegedi.
15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves.
15Aia hoi, he nani kou, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, He nani kou, he mau maka manu nunu kou.
16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; also our couch is leafy.
16Aia hoi, he nani kou, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, he maikai hoi; Ua omaomao no hoi ko kaua wahi moe.
17The beams of our houses are cedars, and our panels are cypresses.
17Na kaola o ko kaua hale, he laau kedera ia, A me ko kaua mau oa, he laau fira.
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.