Song of Solomon

1I am the flower of the field, and the lily of the valleys.

2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

3As the apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow, whom I desired: and his fruit was sweet to my palate.

4He brought me into the cellar of wine, he set in order charity in me.

5Stay me up with flowers, compass me about with apples: because I languish with love.

6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

7I adjure you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and the harts of the, fields, that you stir not up, nor make the beloved to awake, till she please.

8The voice of my beloved, behold he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping over the hills.

9My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart. Behold he standeth behind our wall, looking through the windows, looking through the lattices.

10Behold my beloved speaketh to me: Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one, and come.

11For winter is now past, the rain is over and gone.

12The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land:

13The fig tree hath put forth her green figs: the vines in flower yield their sweet smell. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come:

14My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall, shew me thy face, let thy voice sound in my ears: for thy voice is sweet, and thy face comely.

15Catch us the little foxes that destroy the vines: for our vineyard hath flourished.

16My beloved to me, and I to him who feedeth among the lilies,

17Till the day break, and the shadows retire. Return: be like, my beloved, to a roe, or to a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

1là bông huệ thắm hồng trong thung lũng.

2có khác gì cánh huệ giữa bụi gai.

3và hoa trái của chàng ngọt lịm trong miệng tôi.

4đã thắng tôi nhờ sức mạnh tình yêu.

5cho tôi táo để tôi được bồi dưỡng, bởi vì tôi đã ốm tương tư.

6đưa tay phải ghì chặt lấy tôi.

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8nhảy nhót trên đồi, tung tăng trên núi.

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10người đẹp của anh, hãy ra đây nào !

11mùa mưa đã dứt, đã xa lắm rồi.

12Tiếng chim gáy văng vẳng trên khắp đồng quê ta.

13người đẹp của anh, hãy ra đây nào !

14vì tiếng em ngọt ngào và mặt em duyên dáng.”

15lũ chồn con phá phách vườn nho, ngay giữa mùa hoa nở.

16Giữa những khóm huệ thơm, chàng cho chiên gặm cỏ.

17hãy làm linh dương, làm nai nhỏ trên dãy núi Be-the !