1 Dziesmu dziesma, kas Sālamanam.
Līgava
2 “Lai viņš mani skūpsta
savas mutes skūpstiem,
jo tava mīla
par vīnu gardāka,
3 jaukāka par tavas eļļas dvesmu.
Tavs vārds
ir kā izlieta eļļa –
tādēļ jaunavas tevi mīl.
4 Velc mani sev līdzi –
mēs skriesim;
valdnieks ved mani
savos mājokļos!”
Koris
“Līksmosim,
priecāsimies ar tevi,
daudzināsim tavu mīlu
vairāk nekā vīnu –
pelnīti tevi mīl.”
Līgava
5 “Es melna un daiļa,
Jeruzālemes meitas,
kā Kēdera teltis,
kā Sālamana aizkari.
6 Nebrīnieties,
ka es melnīgsnēja,
jo saule mani apdedzinājusi.
Manas mātes dēli
apskaitušies uz mani,
viņi lika man sargāt
vīnadārzus –
savu vīnadārzu
es nenosargāju.
7 Teic man, tu,
ko mana dvēsele mīl:
kur tu gani?
Kur guldini avis diendusā?
Kādēļ man būt kā tām,
kas aizsegtas staigā
gar tavu biedru
ganāmpulkiem!”
Koris
8 “Ja tu to nezini,
visuskaistā starp sievām,
dodies pa avju pēdām
un gani savus kazlēnus
pie ganu mājokļiem.”
Līgavainis
9 “Manai ķēvei faraona ratos
es tevi pielīdzinu, draudzene mana.
10 Tavi vaigi ir skaisti rotās
un tavs kakls krellēs.”
Koris
11 “Zelta rotas mēs tev kalsim –
ar sudraba lāsumiem.”
Līgava
12 “Kamēr valdnieks sēž dzīru solā,
mana narde dod smaržu.
13 Mīļais man ir mirru pušķis,
kas dus starp manām krūtīm.
14 Mīļais man ir ciprešu ziedu ķekars
Ēn-Gedī vīnadārzos.”
Līgavainis
15 “Redzi, cik tu skaista, draudzene mana!
Redzi, cik tu skaista – tavas acis ir dūjas!”
Līgava
16 “Redzi, cik tu skaists,
mīļais mans, un tīkams,
ak, mūsu guļvieta zaļo!
17 Mūsu nama sienas ir ciedri,
mūsu griesti ir cipreses.
1 The most beautiful of songs, by Solomon.
The First Song
The Woman
2 Your lips cover me with kisses;
your love is better than wine.
3 There is a fragrance about you;
the sound of your name recalls it.
No woman could keep from loving you.
4 Take me with you, and we'll run away;
be my king and take me to your room.
We will be happy together,
drink deep, and lose ourselves in love.
No wonder all women love you!
5 Women of Jerusalem, I am dark but beautiful,
dark as the desert tents of Kedar,
but beautiful as the draperies in Solomon's palace.
6 Don't look down on me because of my color,
because the sun has tanned me.
My brothers were angry with me
and made me work in the vineyard.
I had no time to care for myself.
7 Tell me, my love,
Where will you lead your flock to graze?
Where will they rest from the noonday sun?
Why should I need to look for you
among the flocks of the other shepherds?
The Man
8 Don't you know the place, loveliest of women?
Go and follow the flock;
find pasture for your goats
near the tents of the shepherds.
9 You, my love, excite men
as a mare excites the stallions of Pharaoh's chariots.
10 Your hair is beautiful upon your cheeks
and falls along your neck like jewels.
11 But we will make for you a chain of gold
with ornaments of silver.
The Woman
12 My king was lying on his couch,
and my perfume filled the air with fragrance.
13 My lover has the scent of myrrh
as he lies upon my breasts.
14 My lover is like the wild flowers
that bloom in the vineyards at Engedi.
The Man
15 How beautiful you are, my love;
how your eyes shine with love!
The Woman
16 How handsome you are, my dearest;
how you delight me!
The green grass will be our bed;
17 the cedars will be the beams of our house,
and the cypress trees the ceiling.
