1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. Lover

2 A s a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. Beloved

3 A s the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 H e brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

5 S trengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am faint with love.

6 H is left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

7 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

8 T he voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.

9 M y beloved is like a roe or a young deer. Behold, he stands behind our wall! He looks in at the windows. He glances through the lattice.

10 M y beloved spoke, and said to me, “Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.

11 F or, behold, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone.

12 T he flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

13 T he fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom. They give out their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.” Lover

14 M y dove in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding places of the mountainside, Let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

15 C atch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom. Beloved

16 M y beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.

17 U ntil the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be like a roe or a young deer on the mountains of Bether.