Соломоны дуун
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 them
When I found the one I love.*
I held on to him, I would not let him go
Until 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 side
To guard against the terrors of the night.”
9 “It is the royal litter* of King Solʹo·mon
That 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 decorated
By the daughters of Jerusalem.”
11 “Go out, O daughters of Zion,
Gaze at King Solʹo·mon
Wearing the wedding crown* his mother made for him
On the day of his marriage,
On the day of his heart’s rejoicing.”