Song of Solomon 2:1-13 ▼

1 |I am the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys.|

2 |Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the maidens.|

3 |Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 |He has brought me to [his] banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.

5 |Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am lovesick.

6 |Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me.|

7 |I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you do not arouse or awaken [my] love Until she pleases.|

8 |Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping on the hills!

9 |My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall, He is looking through the windows, He is peering through the lattice.

10 |My beloved responded and said to me, 'Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along.

11 For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over [and] gone.

12 The flowers have [already] appeared in the land; The time has arrived for pruning [the vines], And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

13 The fig tree has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth [their] fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!'|