| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys. | 1I am a meadow flower from Sharon, a lily from the valleys. |
| 2Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters. | 2Like a lily among the thorns, so is my darling among the maidens. |
| 3Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste. | 3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. |
| 4He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love. | 4He brought me into the banquet hall, and he looked at me lovingly. |
| 5Sustain me with cakes of raisins, Refresh me with apples, For I am lovesick. | 5Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration |
| 6His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me. | 6His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me. |
| 7I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases. | 7I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and by the young does of the open fields: Do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases! |
| 8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills. | 8Listen! My lover is approaching! Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills! |
| 9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he stands behind our wall; He is looking through the windows, Gazing through the lattice. | 9My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the window, peering through the lattice. |
| 10My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away. | 10My lover spoke to me, saying: "Arise, my darling; My beautiful one, come away with me! |
| 11For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone. | 11Look! The winter has passed, the winter rains are over and gone. |
| 12The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come, And the voice of the turtledove Is heard in our land. | 12The pomegranates have appeared in the land, the time for pruning and singing has come; the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. |
| 13The fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes Give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away! | 13The fig tree has budded, the vines have blossomed and give off their fragrance. Arise, come away my darling; my beautiful one, come away with me!" |
| 14“O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the cliff, Let me see your face, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your face is lovely.” | 14O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountain crags, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. |
| 15Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes. | 15Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes, that ruin the vineyards--for our vineyard is in bloom. |
| 16My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the lilies. | 16My lover is mine and I am his; he grazes among the lilies. |
| 17Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of Bether. | 17Until the dawn arrives and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved--be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountain gorges. |
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