2 I am a rose1 of Sharon,
ka lily of the valleys.
so is lmy love among the young women.
3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
so is my mbeloved among the young men.
With great delight I sat nin his shadow,
and his ofruit was sweet to my taste.
4 He pbrought me to the banqueting house,2
and his qbanner over me was love.
5 Sustain me with rraisins;
sfor I am sick with love.
6 His tleft hand is under my head,
and his right hand uembraces me!
7 I vadjure you,3 O wdaughters of Jerusalem,
by xthe gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
leaping yover the mountains,
9 My beloved is like za gazelle
10 My beloved speaks and says to me:
a“Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
11 for behold, the winter is past;
bthe rain is over and gone.
12 cThe flowers appear on the earth,
the time of singing4 has come,
and the voice of dthe turtledove
13 eThe fig tree ripens its figs,
and fthe vines are in blossom;
gArise, my love, my beautiful one,
14 O my hdove, in the iclefts of the rock,
let me jhear your voice,
and your face is klovely.
ffor our vineyards are in blossom.”
16 mMy beloved is mine, and I am his;
17 Until othe day breathes
and pthe shadows flee,
turn, my beloved, be like qa gazelle
or a young stag on cleft mountains.7