Song of Solomon 2
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
1[Ego flos campi, et lilium convallium.
2As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
2Sponsus Sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter filias.
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.
3Sponsa Sicut malus inter ligna silvarum, sic dilectus meus inter filios. Sub umbra illius quem desideraveram sedi, et fructus ejus dulcis gutturi meo.
4He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.
4Introduxit me in cellam vinariam; ordinavit in me caritatem.
5Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.
5Fulcite me floribus, stipate me malis, quia amore langueo.
6His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.
6Læva ejus sub capite meo, et dextera illius amplexabitur me.
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.
7Sponsus Adjuro vos, filiæ Jerusalem, per capreas cervosque camporum, ne suscitetis, neque evigilare faciatis dilectam, quoadusque ipsa velit.
8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
8Sponsa Vox dilecti mei; ecce iste venit, saliens in montibus, transiliens colles.
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.
9Similis est dilectus meus capreæ, hinnuloque cervorum. En ipse stat post parietem nostrum, respiciens per fenestras, prospiciens per cancellos.
10My beloved spoke, and said to me, “Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.
10En dilectus meus loquitur mihi. Sponsus Surge, propera, amica mea, columba mea, formosa mea, et veni:
11For behold, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone.
11jam enim hiems transiit; imber abiit, et recessit.
12The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
12Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra; tempus putationis advenit: vox turturis audita est in terra nostra;
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.”
13ficus protulit grossos suos; vineæ florentes dederunt odorem suum. Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni:
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.
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.
15Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.
15Sponsa Capite nobis vulpes parvulas quæ demoliuntur vineas: nam vinea nostra floruit.
16My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
16Dilectus meus mihi, et ego illi, qui pascitur inter lilia,
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.
17donec aspiret dies, et inclinentur umbræ. Revertere; similis esto, dilecte mi, capreæ, hinnuloque cervorum super montes Bether.]
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