Song of Solomon

1As a lily among the thorns,

2So [is] my friend among the daughters!

3As a citron among trees of the forest, So [is] my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit [is] sweet to my palate.

4He hath brought me in unto a house of wine, And his banner over me [is] love,

5Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I [am] sick with love.

6His left hand [is] under my head, And his right doth embrace me.

7I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please!

8The voice of my beloved! lo, this — he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.

9My beloved [is] like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Lo, this — he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from the lattice.

10My beloved hath answered and said to me, 'Rise up, my friend, my fair one, and come away,

11For lo, the winter hath passed by, The rain hath passed away — it hath gone.

12The flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing hath come, And the voice of the turtle was heard in our land,

13The fig-tree hath ripened her green figs, And the sweet-smelling vines have given forth fragrance, Rise, come, my friend, my fair one, yea, come away.

14My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice [is] sweet, and thy appearance comely.

15Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes — destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.

16My beloved [is] mine, and I [am] his, Who is delighting among the lilies,

17Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, Turn, be like, my beloved, To a roe, or to a young one of the harts, On the mountains of separation!

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 !