Sng아 Song of Solomon솔로몬의 노래, chapter장 Song of Solomon솔로몬의 노래, chapter장 1

The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters

The (a)1:1 Or Best of the SongsSong of Songs, which is Solomon’s.

(b)1:2 The speaker identifications are not from the Hebrew text nor the Septuagint, but reflect an ancient tradition which appears in some manuscripts.The Bride

¶“May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!

For your love is (c)1:2 Lit more pleasantsweeter than wine.Eph 5:32; Sng 4:10

“Your oils have a pleasing fragrance,

Your name is like (d)1:3 Lit oil poured from one vessel to anotherpurified oil;

Therefore the (e)1:3 Or virginsyoung women love you.Psa 45:7

“Draw me after you and let’s run together!

The king has brought me into his chambers.”

The Chorus

“We will rejoice in you and be joyful;

We will praise your love more than wine.

Rightly do they love you.”Psa 45:8

The Bride

¶“I am black and beautiful,

You daughters of Jerusalem,

Like the tents of Kedar,

Like the curtains of Solomon.Psa 45:13; Psa 120:5

“Do not stare at me because I am (f)1:6 Or swarthy, blackishdark,

For the sun has tanned me.

My mother’s sons were angry with me;

They made me caretaker of the vineyards,

But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.Rev 7:16

“Tell me, you whom my soul loves,

Where do you pasture your flock,

Where do you have it lie down at noon?

For why should I be like one who (g)1:7 Some ancient versions wandersveils herself

Beside the flocks of your companions?”Sng 3:1; Jhn 1:41; Sng 5:9

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

¶“If you yourself do not know,

Most beautiful among women,

Go out on the trail of the flock,

And pasture your young goats

By the tents of the shepherds.

¶“(h)1:9 Lit I have compared you toTo me, my darling, you are like

My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.1Ki 10:28; Sng 2:2; Jhn 15:14

“Your cheeks are delightful with jewelry,

Your neck with strings of beads.”Ezk 16:11

The Chorus

¶“We will make for you jewelry of gold

With beads of silver.”

The Bride

¶“While the king was at his table,

My (i)1:12 Lit nardperfume gave forth its fragrance.

“My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh

Which lies all night between my breasts.

“My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms

In the vineyards of Engedi.”Jhn 15:1; 1Sa 23:29

The Groom

¶“(j)1:15 Lit BeholdHow beautiful you are, my darling,

(k)1:15 Lit BeholdHow beautiful you are!

Your eyes are like doves.”Sng 4:1

The Bride

¶“(l)1:16 Lit BeholdHow handsome you are, my beloved,

And so delightful!

Indeed, our bed is luxuriant!

“The beams of our house are cedars,

Our rafters, junipers.