The Song of Solomon 3:1-11
3 “Upon my bed during the nights,I sought the one I love.*+
I sought him, but I did not find him.+
2 I will arise and roam the city;In the streets and in the public squares,Let me seek the one I love.*
I sought him, but I did not find him.
3 The watchmen making their rounds in the city found me.+
‘Have you seen the one I love?’*
4 Scarcely had I passed by themWhen I found the one I love.*
I held on to him, I would not let him goUntil I brought him into my mother’s house,+Into the interior room of her who conceived me.
5 I put you under oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles and the does of the field:
Do not try to awaken or arouse love in me until it feels inclined.”+
6 “What is this coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke,Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,With all the fragrant powders of a merchant?”+
7 “Look! It is the couch belonging to Solʹo·mon.
Sixty mighty men surround it,Of the mighty men of Israel,+
8 All of them armed with a sword,All trained in warfare,Each with his sword at his sideTo guard against the terrors of the night.”
9 “It is the royal litter* of King Solʹo·monThat he made for himself from the trees of Lebʹa·non.+
10 Its pillars he made of silver,Its supports of gold.
Its seat is of purple wool;Its interior was lovingly decoratedBy the daughters of Jerusalem.”
11 “Go out, O daughters of Zion,Gaze at King Solʹo·monWearing the wedding crown* his mother+ made for himOn the day of his marriage,On the day of his heart’s rejoicing.”
Footnotes
^ Or “my soul loves.”
^ Or “my soul loves.”
^ Or “my soul loves.”
^ Or “my soul loves.”
^ A covered couch used to carry a person of importance.
^ Or “the wreath; the garland.”