Canticum Canticorum 2
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
World English Bible
1[Ego flos campi, et lilium convallium.
1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
2Sponsus Sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter filias.
2As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
3Sponsa Sicut malus inter ligna silvarum, sic dilectus meus inter filios. Sub umbra illius quem desideraveram sedi, et fructus ejus dulcis gutturi meo.
3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.
4Introduxit me in cellam vinariam; ordinavit in me caritatem.
4He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.
5Fulcite me floribus, stipate me malis, quia amore langueo.
5Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.
6Læva ejus sub capite meo, et dextera illius amplexabitur me.
6His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.
7Sponsus Adjuro vos, filiæ Jerusalem, per capreas cervosque camporum, ne suscitetis, neque evigilare faciatis dilectam, quoadusque ipsa velit.
7I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
8Sponsa Vox dilecti mei; ecce iste venit, saliens in montibus, transiliens colles.
8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
9Similis est dilectus meus capreæ, hinnuloque cervorum. En ipse stat post parietem nostrum, respiciens per fenestras, prospiciens per cancellos.
9My beloved is like a roe or a young deer. Behold, he stands behind our wall! He looks in at the windows. He glances through the lattice.
10En dilectus meus loquitur mihi. Sponsus Surge, propera, amica mea, columba mea, formosa mea, et veni:
10My beloved spoke, and said to me, “Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.
11jam enim hiems transiit; imber abiit, et recessit.
11For behold, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone.
12Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra; tempus putationis advenit: vox turturis audita est in terra nostra;
12The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
13ficus protulit grossos suos; vineæ florentes dederunt odorem suum. Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni:
13The fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom. They give out their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.”
14columba mea, in foraminibus petræ, in caverna maceriæ, ostende mihi faciem tuam, sonet vox tua in auribus meis: vox enim tua dulcis, et facies tua decora.
14My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountainside, let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.
15Sponsa Capite nobis vulpes parvulas quæ demoliuntur vineas: nam vinea nostra floruit.
15Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.
16Dilectus meus mihi, et ego illi, qui pascitur inter lilia,
16My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
17donec aspiret dies, et inclinentur umbræ. Revertere; similis esto, dilecte mi, capreæ, hinnuloque cervorum super montes Bether.]
17Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be like a roe or a young deer on the mountains of Bether.
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