Song of Songs 1 שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים

¹שִׁ֥יר הַשִּׁירִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

shir hashirim asher lishlomo

1THE song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

²יִשָּׁקֵ֨נִי֙ מִנְּשִׁיק֣וֹת פִּ֔יהוּ כִּֽי־טוֹבִ֥ים דֹּדֶ֖יךָ מִיָּֽיִן׃

yishakeni minneshikot pihu ki-tovim dodekha miyyayin

2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— For thy love is better than wine.

³לְרֵ֨יחַ֙ שְׁמָנֶ֣יךָ טוֹבִ֔ים שֶׁ֖מֶן תּוּרַ֣ק שְׁמֶ֑ךָ עַל־כֵּ֖ן עֲלָמ֥וֹת אֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃

lereach shemanekha tovim shemen turak shemekha al-ken alamot ahevukha

3Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as ointment poured forth; Therefore do the maidens love thee.

⁴מָשְׁכֵ֖נִי אַחֲרֶ֣יךָ נָּר֑וּצָה הֱבִיאַ֨נִי הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ חֲדָרָ֗יו נָגִ֤ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ בָּ֔ךְ נַזְכִּ֤ירָה דֹדֶ֨יךָ֙ מִיַּ֔יִן מֵישָׁרִ֖ים אֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃

mashkheni acharekha narutza hevi'ani hammelekh chadarav nagila venismecha bakh nazkira dodekha miyyayin mesharim ahevukha

4Draw me, we will run after thee; The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will find thy love more fragrant than wine! Sincerely do they love thee.

⁵שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה אֲנִי֙ וְֽנָאוָ֔ה בְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כְּאָהֳלֵ֣י קֵדָ֔ר כִּירִיע֖וֹת שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

shechora ani venava benot yerushalam ke'ahole kedar kiri'ot shelomo

5’I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

⁶אַל־תִּרְא֨וּנִי֙ שֶׁאֲנִ֣י שְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶת שֶׁשֱּׁזָפַ֖תְנִי הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ בְּנֵ֧י אִמִּ֣י נִֽחֲרוּ־בִ֗י שָׂמֻ֨נִי֙ נֹטֵרָ֣ה אֶת־הַכְּרָמִ֔ים כַּרְמִ֥י שֶׁלִּ֖י לֹ֥א נָטָֽרְתִּי׃

al-tiruni she'ani shecharchoret sheshezafatni hashamesh bene immi nicharu-vi samuni notera et-hakkeramim karmi shelli lo natarti

6Look not upon me, that I am swarthy, That the sun hath tanned me; My mother’s sons were incensed against me, They made me keeper of the vineyards; But mine own vineyard have I not kept.’

⁷הַגִּ֣ידָה לִּ֗י שֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙ נַפְשִׁ֔י אֵיכָ֣ה תִרְעֶ֔ה אֵיכָ֖ה תַּרְבִּ֣יץ בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם שַׁלָּמָ֤ה אֶֽהְיֶה֙ כְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔ה עַ֖ל עֶדְרֵ֥י חֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃

haggida li she'ahava nafshi ekha tir'e ekha tarbitz batzahorayim shallama ehye ke'otya al edre chaverekha

7Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon; For why should I be as one that veileth herself Beside the flocks of thy companions?

⁸אִם־לֹ֤א תֵדְעִי֙ לָ֔ךְ הַיָּפָ֖ה בַּנָּשִׁ֑ים צְֽאִי־לָ֞ךְ בְּעִקְבֵ֣י הַצֹּ֗אן וּרְעִי֙ אֶת־גְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְ עַ֖ל מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹת הָרֹעִֽים׃

im-lo ted'i lakh hayyafa bannashim tze'i-lakh be'ikve hatzon ure'i et-gediyyotayikh al mishkenot haro'im

8If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock And feed thy kids, beside the shepherds’tents.

⁹לְסֻסָתִי֙ בְּרִכְבֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה דִּמִּיתִ֖יךְ רַעְיָתִֽי׃

lesusati berikhve far'o dimmitikh ra'yati

9I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.

¹⁰נָאו֤וּ לְחָיַ֨יִךְ֙ בַּתֹּרִ֔ים צַוָּארֵ֖ךְ בַּחֲרוּזִֽים׃

navu lechayayikh battorim tzavvarekh bacharuzim

10Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, Thy neck with beads.

¹¹תּוֹרֵ֤י זָהָב֙ נַעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֔ךְ עִ֖ם נְקֻדּ֥וֹת הַכָּֽסֶף׃

tore zahav na'ase-lakh im nekuddot hakkasef

11We will make thee circlets of gold With studs of silver.

¹²עַד־שֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בִּמְסִבּ֔וֹ נִרְדִּ֖י נָתַ֥ן רֵיחֽוֹ׃

ad-shehammelekh bimsibbo nirdi natan recho

12While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.

¹³צְר֨וֹר הַמֹּ֤ר ׀ דּוֹדִי֙ לִ֔י בֵּ֥ין שָׁדַ֖י יָלִֽין׃

tzeror hammor dodi li ben shaday yalin

13My beloved is unto me as a bag of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.

¹⁴אֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל הַכֹּ֤פֶר ׀ דּוֹדִי֙ לִ֔י בְּכַרְמֵ֖י עֵ֥ין גֶּֽדִי׃

eshkol hakkofer dodi li bekharme en gedi

14My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna In the vineyards of En-gedi.

¹⁵הִנָּ֤ךְ יָפָה֙ רַעְיָתִ֔י הִנָּ֥ךְ יָפָ֖ה עֵינַ֥יִךְ יוֹנִֽים׃

hinnakh yafa ra'yati hinnakh yafa enayikh yonim

15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves. .

¹⁶הִנְּךָ֨ יָפֶ֤ה דוֹדִי֙ אַ֣ף נָעִ֔ים אַף־עַרְשֵׂ֖נוּ רַעֲנָנָֽה׃

hinnekha yafe dodi af na'im af-arsenu ra'anana

16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; Also our couch is leafy.

¹⁷קֹר֤וֹת בָּתֵּ֨ינוּ֙ אֲרָזִ֔ים רחיטנו [רַהִיטֵ֖נוּ] בְּרוֹתִֽים׃

korot battenu arazim rahitenu berotim

17The beams of our houses are cedars, And our panels are cypresses.