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
New King James Version
The Bridegroom Praises the Bride
The Beloved
4 Behold, (A)you are fair, my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove’s eyes behind your veil.
Your hair is like a (B)flock of goats,
Going down from Mount Gilead.
2 (C)Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep
Which have come up from the washing,
Every one of which bears twins,
And none is [a]barren among them.
3 Your lips are like a strand of scarlet,
And your mouth is lovely.
(D)Your temples behind your veil
Are like a piece of pomegranate.
4 (E)Your neck is like the tower of David,
Built (F)for an armory,
On which hang a thousand [b]bucklers,
All shields of mighty men.
5 (G)Your two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle,
Which feed among the lilies.
6 (H)Until the day breaks
And the shadows flee away,
I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh
And to the hill of frankincense.
7 (I)You are all fair, my love,
And there is no spot in you.
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse,
With me from Lebanon.
Look from the top of Amana,
From the top of Senir (J)and Hermon,
From the lions’ dens,
From the mountains of the leopards.
9 You have ravished my heart,
My sister, my spouse;
You have ravished my heart
With one look of your eyes,
With one link of your necklace.
10 How fair is your love,
My sister, my spouse!
(K)How much better than wine is your love,
And the [c]scent of your perfumes
Than all spices!
11 Your lips, O my spouse,
Drip as the honeycomb;
(L)Honey and milk are under your tongue;
And the fragrance of your garments
Is (M)like the fragrance of Lebanon.
12 A garden [d]enclosed
Is my sister, my spouse,
A spring shut up,
A fountain sealed.
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates
With pleasant fruits,
Fragrant henna with spikenard,
14 Spikenard and saffron,
Calamus and cinnamon,
With all trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes,
With all the chief spices—
15 A fountain of gardens,
A well of (N)living waters,
And streams from Lebanon.
The Shulamite
16 Awake, O north wind,
And come, O south!
Blow upon my garden,
That its spices may flow out.
(O)Let my beloved come to his garden
And eat its pleasant (P)fruits.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 4:2 bereaved
- Song of Solomon 4:4 Small shields
- Song of Solomon 4:10 fragrance
- Song of Solomon 4:12 locked or barred
Song of Solomon 4
King James Version
4 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
6 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
7 Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
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