Song of Songs 3

The Bride’s Troubled Dream

1“1On my bedH4904 nightH3915 after night I soughtH1245 him 2WhomH7945 my soulH5315 lovesH157; I 3soughtH1245 him but did not findH4672 him.2‘4I must ariseH6965 nowH4994 and 5goH5437 aboutH5437 the cityH5892; In the 6streetsH7784 and in the squaresH7339 7I must seekH1245 him whomH7945 my soulH5315 lovesH157.’ I soughtH1245 him but did not findH4672 him.38The watchmenH8104 who makeH5437 the roundsH5437 in the cityH5892 foundH4672 me, And I said, ‘Have you seenH7200 him whomH7945 my soulH5315 lovesH157?’49ScarcelyH4592 had I 10leftH5674 them WhenH5704H7945 I foundH4672 him whomH7945 my soulH5315 lovesH157; I 11heldH270 on to him and would not letH7503 him goH7503 UntilH5704 I had 12broughtH935 him to my mother’sH517 houseH1004, And into the roomH2315 of her who conceivedH2029 me.”

5“13I 14adjureH7650 you, O daughtersH1323 of JerusalemH3389, By the 15gazellesH6643 orH176 by the hindsH355 of the fieldH7704, That you will not arouseH5782 or awakenH5782 my loveH160 UntilH5704 16she pleasesH2654.”

Solomon’s Wedding Day

6“171819WhatH4310 is thisH2088 comingH5927 up from the wildernessH4057 Like 20columnsH8490 of smokeH6227, PerfumedH6999 with 21myrrhH4753 and 22frankincenseH3828, With allH3605 scentedH81 powdersH81 of the merchantH7402?7BeholdH2009, it is the traveling couchH4296 of SolomonH8010; SixtyH8346 mightyH1368 menH1368 aroundH5439 it, Of the mightyH1368 menH1368 of IsraelH3478.8AllH3605 of them are wieldersH270 of the swordH2719, 23ExpertH3925 in warH4421; EachH376 manH376 has his 24swordH2719 at his sideH3409, Guarding againstH4480 the 2526terrorsH6343 of the nightH3915.9KingH4428 SolomonH8010 has madeH6213 for himself a sedanH668 chairH668 From the timberH6086 of LebanonH3844.10He madeH6213 its postsH5982 of silverH3701, Its 27backH7507 of goldH2091 And its seatH4817 of purpleH713 fabricH713, With its interiorH8432 lovinglyH160 fittedH7528 out By the 28daughtersH1323 of JerusalemH3389.11GoH3318 forthH3318, O 29daughtersH1323 of ZionH6726, And gazeH7200 on KingH4428 SolomonH8010 with the 30crownH5850 With whichH7945 his motherH517 has crownedH5849 him On the 31dayH3117 of his weddingH2861, And on the dayH3117 of his gladnessH8057 of heartH3820.”