Cantares 4
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Alabanzas del esposo
EL ESPOSO:
4 «¡Cuán hermosa eres, amada mía.
Cuán hermosa eres!
Tus ojos son como palomas(A) detrás de tu velo(B);
Tu cabellera, como rebaño de cabras
Que descienden del monte Galaad(C).
2 -»Tus dientes son como rebaño de ovejas trasquiladas
Que suben del lavadero,
Todas tienen mellizas,
Y ninguna de ellas ha perdido su cría(D).
3 -»Tus labios son como hilo de escarlata(E),
Y tu boca, encantadora.
Tus mejillas, como mitades de granada
Detrás de tu velo(F).
4 -»Tu cuello, como la torre(G) de David
Edificada con hileras de piedras(H);
Miles de escudos cuelgan de ella,
Todos escudos de los valientes(I).
5 -»Tus dos pechos, como dos crías,
Mellizas de una gacela(J)
Que pacen entre los lirios(K).
6 -»Antes de que sople la brisa del día
Y huyan las sombras(L),
Me iré al monte de la mirra
Y al collado del incienso(M).
7 ¶»Toda tú eres hermosa, amada mía,
Y no hay defecto en ti(N).
8 -»Ven conmigo desde el Líbano, esposa mía(O),
Ven conmigo desde el Líbano(P).
Baja desde la cumbre del Amaná(Q),
Desde la cumbre del Senir y del Hermón(R),
Desde las guaridas de los leones,
Desde los montes de los leopardos.
9 -»Has cautivado mi corazón, hermana mía, esposa mía(S);
Has cautivado mi corazón con una sola mirada de tus ojos,
Con una sola hebra de tu collar(T).
10 -»¡Cuán hermosos(U) son tus amores, hermana mía, esposa mía!
¡Cuánto mejores son tus amores que el vino(V),
Y la fragancia de tus ungüentos(W)
Que todos los bálsamos!
11 -»Miel virgen(X) destilan tus labios, esposa mía,
Miel(Y) y leche hay debajo de tu lengua,
Y la fragancia de tus vestidos es como la fragancia del Líbano(Z).
12 -»Huerto cerrado eres, hermana mía, esposa mía,
Huerto cerrado, fuente(AA) sellada(AB).
13 -»Tus renuevos son paraíso(AC) de granados(AD),
Con frutas escogidas(AE), alheña(AF) y nardos,
14 Nardo(AG) y azafrán, cálamo aromático y canela(AH),
Con todos los árboles de incienso,
Mirra(AI) y áloes(AJ), con todos los mejores bálsamos.
15 -»Tú eres fuente de huertos,
Pozo de aguas vivas(AK),
Y corrientes que fluyen del Líbano».
LA ESPOSA:
Song of Solomon 4
The Message
The Man
4 1-5 You’re so beautiful, my darling,
so beautiful, and your dove eyes are veiled
By your hair as it flows and shimmers,
like a flock of goats in the distance
streaming down a hillside in the sunshine.
Your smile is generous and full—
expressive and strong and clean.
Your lips are jewel red,
your mouth elegant and inviting,
your veiled cheeks soft and radiant.
The smooth, lithe lines of your neck
command notice—all heads turn in awe and admiration!
Your breasts are like fawns,
twins of a gazelle, grazing among the first spring flowers.
6-7 The sweet, fragrant curves of your body,
the soft, spiced contours of your flesh
Invite me, and I come. I stay
until dawn breathes its light and night slips away.
You’re beautiful from head to toe, my dear love,
beautiful beyond compare, absolutely flawless.
8-15 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride.
Leave Lebanon behind, and come.
Leave your high mountain hideaway.
Abandon your wilderness seclusion,
Where you keep company with lions
and panthers guard your safety.
You’ve captured my heart, dear friend.
You looked at me, and I fell in love.
One look my way and I was hopelessly in love!
How beautiful your love, dear, dear friend—
far more pleasing than a fine, rare wine,
your fragrance more exotic than select spices.
The kisses of your lips are honey, my love,
every syllable you speak a delicacy to savor.
Your clothes smell like the wild outdoors,
the fresh scent of high mountains.
Dear lover and friend, you’re a secret garden,
a private and pure fountain.
Body and soul, you are paradise,
a whole orchard of succulent fruits—
Ripe apricots and peaches,
oranges and pears;
Nut trees and cinnamon,
and all scented woods;
Mint and lavender,
and all herbs aromatic;
A garden fountain, sparkling and splashing,
fed by spring waters from the Lebanon mountains.
The Woman
16 Wake up, North Wind,
get moving, South Wind!
Breathe on my garden,
fill the air with spice fragrance.
Oh, let my lover enter his garden!
Yes, let him eat the fine, ripe fruits.
Song of Songs 4
New International Version
He
4 How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil(A) are doves.(B)
Your hair is like a flock of goats
descending from the hills of Gilead.(C)
2 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn,
coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin;
not one of them is alone.(D)
3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;
your mouth(E) is lovely.(F)
Your temples behind your veil
are like the halves of a pomegranate.(G)
4 Your neck is like the tower(H) of David,
built with courses of stone[a];
on it hang a thousand shields,(I)
all of them shields of warriors.
5 Your breasts(J) are like two fawns,
like twin fawns of a gazelle(K)
that browse among the lilies.(L)
6 Until the day breaks
and the shadows flee,(M)
I will go to the mountain of myrrh(N)
and to the hill of incense.
7 You are altogether beautiful,(O) my darling;
there is no flaw(P) in you.
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,(Q)
come with me from Lebanon.
Descend from the crest of Amana,
from the top of Senir,(R) the summit of Hermon,(S)
from the lions’ dens
and the mountain haunts of leopards.
9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;(T)
you have stolen my heart
with one glance of your eyes,
with one jewel of your necklace.(U)
10 How delightful(V) is your love(W), my sister, my bride!
How much more pleasing is your love than wine,(X)
and the fragrance of your perfume(Y)
more than any spice!
11 Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
milk and honey are under your tongue.(Z)
The fragrance of your garments
is like the fragrance of Lebanon.(AA)
12 You are a garden(AB) locked up, my sister, my bride;(AC)
you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.(AD)
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates(AE)
with choice fruits,
with henna(AF) and nard,
14 nard and saffron,
calamus and cinnamon,(AG)
with every kind of incense tree,
with myrrh(AH) and aloes(AI)
and all the finest spices.(AJ)
15 You are[b] a garden(AK) fountain,(AL)
a well of flowing water
streaming down from Lebanon.
She
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 4:4 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- Song of Songs 4:15 Or I am (spoken by She)
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