Song of Solomon 3 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he hearkened not to me. On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not. All night long on my bed I looked for the one my heart loves; I looked for him but did not find him.
2 I will rise now, and go about in the city, in the market-places, and in the streets, and I will seek him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not. I will rise now and go about the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but found him not. I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but did not find him.
3 The watchmen who go their rounds in the city found me. I said , Have ye seen him whom my soul loves? The watchmen found me as they went about in the city. “Have you seen him whom my soul loves?” The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. “Have you seen the one my heart loves?”
4 It was as a little while after I parted from them, that I found him whom my soul loves: I held him, and did not let him go, until I brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me. Scarcely had I passed them when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her who conceived me. Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my heart loves. I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.
5 I have charged you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the powers and by the virtues of the field, that ye rouse not nor awake my love, until he please. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the does of the field, that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases. Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
6 Who is this that comes up from the wilderness as pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the perfumer? What is that coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of a merchant? Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the merchant?
7 Behold Solomon's bed; sixty mighty men of the mighty ones of Israel are round about it. Behold, it is the litter of Solomon! Around it are sixty mighty men, some of the mighty men of Israel, Look! It is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty warriors, the noblest of Israel,
8 They all hold a sword, being expert in war: every man has his sword upon his thigh because of fear by night. all of them wearing swords and expert in war, each with his sword at his thigh, against terror by night. all of them wearing the sword, all experienced in battle, each with his sword at his side, prepared for the terrors of the night.
9 King Solomon made himself a litter of woods of Lebanon. King Solomon made himself a carriage from the wood of Lebanon. King Solomon made for himself the carriage; he made it of wood from Lebanon.
10 He made the pillars of it silver, the bottom of it gold, the covering of it scarlet, in the midst of it a pavement of love, for the daughters of Jerusalem. He made its posts of silver, its back of gold, its seat of purple; its interior was inlaid with love by the daughters of Jerusalem. Its posts he made of silver, its base of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple, its interior inlaid with love. Daughters of Jerusalem,
11 Go forth, ye daughters of Sion, and behold king Solomon, with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him, in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart. Go out, O daughters of Zion, and look upon King Solomon, with the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, on the day of the gladness of his heart. come out, and look, you daughters of Zion. Look on King Solomon wearing a crown, the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, the day his heart rejoiced.
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