아가 6

1여자 중 극히 어여쁜 자야 너의 사랑하는 자가 어디로 갔는가 너의 사랑하는 자가 어디로 돌이켰는가 우리가 너와 함께 찾으리라 2나의 사랑하는 자가 자기 동산으로 내려가 향기로운 꽃밭에 이르러서 동산 가운데서 양떼를 먹이며 백합화를 꺾는구나 3나는 나의 사랑하는 자에게 속하였고 나의 사랑하는 자는 내게 속하였다 그가 백합화 가운데서 그 양떼를 먹이는구나 4내 사랑아 너의 어여쁨이 디르사 같고 너의 고움이 예루살렘 같고 엄위함이 기치를 벌인 군대 같구나 5네 눈이 나를 놀래니 돌이켜 나를 보지 말라 네 머리털은 길르앗 산 기슭에 누운 염소떼 같고 6네 이는 목욕장에서 나온 암양떼 곧 새끼 없는 것은 하나도 없이 각각 쌍태를 낳은 양 같고 7너울 속의 너의 뺨은 석류 한 쪽 같구나 8왕후가 육십이요 비빈이 팔십이요 시녀가 무수하되 9나의 비둘기, 나의 완전한 자는 하나뿐이로구나 그는 그 어미의 외딸이요 그 낳은 자의 귀중히 여기는 자로구나 여자들이 그를 보고 복된 자라 하고 왕후와 비빈들도 그를 칭찬하는구나 10아침빛 같이 뚜렷하고 달 같이 아름답고 해 같이 맑고 기치를 벌인 군대 같이 엄위한 여자가 누구인가 11골짜기의 푸른 초목을 보려고 포도나무가 순이 났는가 석류나무가 꽃이 피었는가 알려고 내가 호도 동산으로 내려갔을 때에 12부지 중에 내 마음이 나로 내 귀한 백성의 수레 가운데 이르게 하였구나 13너희가 어찌하여 마하나임의 춤추는 것을 보는 것처럼 술람미 여자를 보려느냐

1Where has your beloved gone, you fairest among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you? Beloved 2My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. 3I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies, 4You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners. 5Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats, that lie along the side of Gilead. 6Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, which have come up from the washing; of which every one has twins; no one is bereaved among them. 7Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil. 8There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, and virgins without number. 9My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother’s only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. 10Who is she who looks out as the morning, beautiful as the moon, clear as the sun, and awesome as an army with banners? 11I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower. 12Without realizing it, my desire set me with my royal people’s chariots. Friends 13Return, return, Shulammite! Return, return, that we may gaze at you. Lover Why do you desire to gaze at the Shulammite, as at the dance of Mahanaim?

1Waar is uw Liefste heengegaan, o gij schoonste onder de vrouwen? Waarheen heeft uw Liefste het aangezicht gewend, opdat wij Hem met u zoeken? 2Mijn Liefste is afgegaan in Zijn hof, tot de specerijbedden, om te weiden in de hoven, en om de lelien te verzamelen. 3Ik ben mijns Liefsten, en mijn Liefste is mijn, Die onder de lelien weidt. 4Gij zijt schoon, Mijn vriendin, gelijk Thirza, liefelijk als Jeruzalem, schrikkelijk als slagorden met banieren. 5Wend uw ogen van Mij af, want zij doen Mij geweld aan; uw haar is als een kudde geiten, die het gras van Gilead afscheren. 6Uw tanden zijn als een kudde schapen, die uit de wasstede opkomen, die al te zamen tweelingen voortbrengen, en onder dezelve is geen jongeloos. 7Uw wangen zijn als een stuk van een granaatappel tussen uw vlechten. 8Er zijn zestig koninginnen en tachtig bijwijven, en maagden zonder getal. 9Een enige is Mijn duive, Mijn volmaakte, de enige harer moeder, zij is de zuivere dergenen, die haar gebaard heeft; als de dochters haar zien, zo zullen zij haar welgelukzalig roemen, de koninginnen en de bijwijven; en zij zullen haar prijzen. 10Wie is zij, die er uitziet als de dageraad, schoon, gelijk de maan, zuiver als de zon, schrikkelijk als slagorden met banieren? 11Ik ben tot den notenhof afgegaan om de groene vruchten der vallei te zien; om te zien, of de wijnstok bloeide, de granaatbomen uitbotten. 12Eer ik het wist, zette mij mijn ziel op de wagens van mijn vrijwillig volk. 13Keer weder, keer weder, o Sulammith! Keer weder, keer weder, dat wij u mogen aanzien. Wat ziet gijlieden de Sulammith aan? Zij is als een rei van twee heiren.