| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. | 1The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. |
| 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— For your love is better than wine. | 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine; |
| 3Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you. | 3your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore virgins love you. |
| 4Draw me away! We will run after you. The Shulamite The king has brought me into his chambers. The Daughters of Jerusalem We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will remember your love more than wine. The Shulamite Rightly do they love you. | 4Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers. Others We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you. |
| 5I am dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon. | 5I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. |
| 6Do not look upon me, because I am dark, Because the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; They made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard I have not kept. | 6Do not gaze at me because I am dark, because the sun has looked upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept! |
| 7Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself By the flocks of your companions? | 7Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon; for why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of your companions? |
| 8If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats Beside the shepherds’ tents. | 8If you do not know, O most beautiful among women, follow in the tracks of the flock, and pasture your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents. |
| 9I have compared you, my love, To my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots. | 9I compare you, my love, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots. |
| 10Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with chains of gold. | 10Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. |
| 11We will make you ornaments of gold With studs of silver. | 11We will make for you ornaments of gold, studded with silver. |
| 12While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance. | 12While the king was on his couch, my nard gave forth its fragrance. |
| 13A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, That lies all night between my breasts. | 13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh that lies between my breasts. |
| 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms In the vineyards of En Gedi. | 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Engedi. |
| 15Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes. | 15Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves. |
| 16Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Also our bed is green. | 16Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful. Our couch is green; |
| 17The beams of our houses are cedar, And our rafters of fir. | 17the beams of our house are cedar; our rafters are pine. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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