Song of Solomon 5

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse, I haue gathered my Myrrhe with my spice, I haue eaten my honie combe with my hony, I haue drunke my wine with my milke: eate, O friends, drinke, yea drinke abundantly, O beloued!

GenevaI am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I gathered my myrrhe with my spice: I ate mine hony combe with mine hony, I dranke my wine with my milke: eate, O friends, drinke, and make you merie, O welbeloued.

בָּ֣אתִי לְ/גַנִּ/י֮ אֲחֹתִ֣/י כַלָּה֒ אָרִ֤יתִי מוֹרִ/י֙ עִם בְּשָׂמִ֔/י אָכַ֤לְתִּי יַעְרִ/י֙ עִם דִּבְשִׁ֔/י שָׁתִ֥יתִי יֵינִ֖/י עִם חֲלָבִ֑/י אִכְל֣וּ רֵעִ֔ים שְׁת֥וּ וְ/שִׁכְר֖וּ דּוֹדִֽים

¶ I sleepe, but my heart waketh: it is the voyce of my beloued that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my loue, my doue, my vndefiled: for my head is filled with dewe, and my lockes with the drops of the night.

GenevaI sleepe, but mine heart waketh, it is the voyce of my welbeloued that knocketh, saying, Open vnto mee, my sister, my loue, my doue, my vndefiled: for mine head is full of dewe, and my lockes with the droppes of the night.

אֲנִ֥י יְשֵׁנָ֖ה וְ/לִבִּ֣/י עֵ֑ר ק֣וֹל דּוֹדִ֣/י דוֹפֵ֗ק פִּתְחִי לִ֞/י אֲחֹתִ֤/י רַעְיָתִ/י֙ יוֹנָתִ֣/י תַמָּתִ֔/י שֶׁ/רֹּאשִׁ/י֙ נִמְלָא טָ֔ל קְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖/י רְסִ֥יסֵי לָֽיְלָה

I haue put off my coate, how shall I put it on? I haue washed my feete, how shall I defile them?

GenevaI haue put off my coate, howe shall I put it on? I haue washed my feete, howe shall I defile them?

פָּשַׁ֨טְתִּי֙ אֶת כֻּתָּנְתִּ֔/י אֵיכָ֖כָה אֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑/נָּה רָחַ֥צְתִּי אֶת רַגְלַ֖/י אֵיכָ֥כָה אֲטַנְּפֵֽ/ם

My beloued put in his hand by the hole of the dore, and my bowels were moued for him.

GenevaMy welbeloued put in his hand by the hole of the doore, and mine heart was affectioned toward him.

דּוֹדִ֗/י שָׁלַ֤ח יָד/וֹ֙ מִן הַ/חֹ֔ר וּ/מֵעַ֖/י הָמ֥וּ עָלָֽי/ו

I rose vp to open to my beloued, and my hands dropped with myrrhe, and my fingers with sweete smelling myrrhe, vpon the handles of the locke.

GenevaI rose vp to open to my welbeloued, and mine hands did drop downe myrrhe, and my fingers pure myrrhe vpon the handels of the barre.

קַ֥מְתִּֽי אֲנִ֖י לִ/פְתֹּ֣חַ לְ/דוֹדִ֑/י וְ/יָדַ֣/י נָֽטְפוּ מ֗וֹר וְ/אֶצְבְּעֹתַ/י֙ מ֣וֹר עֹבֵ֔ר עַ֖ל כַּפּ֥וֹת הַ/מַּנְעֽוּל

I opened to my beloued, but my beloued had with drawen himselfe, and was gone: my soule failed when hee spake: I sought him, but I could not find him: I called him, but he gaue me no answere.

GenevaI opened to my welbeloued: but my welbeloued was gone, and past: mine heart was gone when hee did speake: I sought him, but I coulde not finde him: I called him, but hee answered mee not.

פָּתַ֤חְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ לְ/דוֹדִ֔/י וְ/דוֹדִ֖/י חָמַ֣ק עָבָ֑ר נַפְשִׁ/י֙ יָֽצְאָ֣ה בְ/דַבְּר֔/וֹ בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֨י/הוּ֙ וְ/לֹ֣א מְצָאתִ֔י/הוּ קְרָאתִ֖י/ו וְ/לֹ֥א עָנָֽ/נִי

The watchmen that went about the citie, found me, they smote me, they wounded me, the keepers of the walles tooke away my vaile from me.

GenevaThe watchmen that went about the citie, founde me: they smote me and wounded me: the watchmen of the walles tooke away my vaile from me.

מְצָאֻ֧/נִי הַ/שֹּׁמְרִ֛ים הַ/סֹּבְבִ֥ים בָּ/עִ֖יר הִכּ֣וּ/נִי פְצָע֑וּ/נִי נָשְׂא֤וּ אֶת רְדִידִ/י֙ מֵֽ/עָלַ֔/י שֹׁמְרֵ֖י הַ/חֹמֽוֹת

I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, if ye find my beloued, that yee tell him, that I am sicke of loue.

GenevaI charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, if you finde my welbeloued, that you tell him that I am sicke of loue.

הִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם בְּנ֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם אִֽם תִּמְצְאוּ֙ אֶת דּוֹדִ֔/י מַה תַּגִּ֣ידוּ ל֔/וֹ שֶׁ/חוֹלַ֥ת אַהֲבָ֖ה אָֽנִי

¶ What is thy beloued more then another beloued, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloued more then another beloued, that thou doest so charge vs?

GenevaO the fairest among women, what is thy welbeloued more then other welbeloued? what is thy welbeloued more then another louer, that thou doest so charge vs?

מַה דּוֹדֵ֣/ךְ מִ/דּ֔וֹד הַ/יָּפָ֖ה בַּ/נָּשִׁ֑ים מַה דּוֹדֵ֣/ךְ מִ/דּ֔וֹד שֶׁ/כָּ֖כָה הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽ/נוּ

My beloued is white and ruddy, the chiefest among tenne thousand.

GenevaMy welbeloued is white and ruddie, the chiefest of ten thousand.

דּוֹדִ֥/י צַח֙ וְ/אָד֔וֹם דָּג֖וּל מֵ/רְבָבָֽה

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and blacke as a Rauen.

GenevaHis head is as fine golde, his lockes curled, and blacke as a rauen.

רֹאשׁ֖/וֹ כֶּ֣תֶם פָּ֑ז קְוּצּוֹתָי/ו֙ תַּלְתַּלִּ֔ים שְׁחֹר֖וֹת כָּ/עוֹרֵֽב

His eyes are as the eyes of doues by the riuers of water, washed with milk, and fitly set.

GenevaHis eyes are like doues vpon the riuers of waters, which are washt with milke, and remaine by the full vessels.

עֵינָ֕י/ו כְּ/יוֹנִ֖ים עַל אֲפִ֣יקֵי מָ֑יִם רֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ בֶּֽ/חָלָ֔ב יֹשְׁב֖וֹת עַל מִלֵּֽאת

His cheekes are as a bed of spices, as sweete flowers: his lippes like lillies, dropping sweete smelling myrrhe.

GenevaHis cheekes are as a bedde of spices, and as sweete flowres, and his lippes like lilies dropping downe pure myrrhe.

לְחָיָ/ו֙ כַּ/עֲרוּגַ֣ת הַ/בֹּ֔שֶׂם מִגְדְּל֖וֹת מֶרְקָחִ֑ים שִׂפְתוֹתָי/ו֙ שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔ים נֹטְפ֖וֹת מ֥וֹר עֹבֵֽר

His hands are as gold rings set with the Berill: His belly is as bright iuorie, ouerlayd with Saphires.

GenevaHis hands as rings of gold set with the chrysolite, his belly like white yuorie couered with saphirs.

יָדָי/ו֙ גְּלִילֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב מְמֻלָּאִ֖ים בַּ/תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ מֵעָי/ו֙ עֶ֣שֶׁת שֵׁ֔ן מְעֻלֶּ֖פֶת סַפִּירִֽים

His legges are as pillars of marble, set vpon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the Cedars.

GenevaHis legges are as pillars of marble, set vpon sockets of fine golde: his countenance as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

שׁוֹקָי/ו֙ עַמּ֣וּדֵי שֵׁ֔שׁ מְיֻסָּדִ֖ים עַל אַדְנֵי פָ֑ז מַרְאֵ֨/הוּ֙ כַּ/לְּבָנ֔וֹן בָּח֖וּר כָּ/אֲרָזִֽים

His mouth is most sweete, yea he is altogether louely. This is my beloued, and this is my friend, O daughters of Ierusalem.

GenevaHis mouth is as sweete thinges, and hee is wholy delectable: this is my welbeloued, and this is my louer, O daughters of Ierusalem.

חִכּ/וֹ֙ מַֽמְתַקִּ֔ים וְ/כֻלּ֖/וֹ מַחֲּמַדִּ֑ים זֶ֤ה דוֹדִ/י֙ וְ/זֶ֣ה רֵעִ֔/י בְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם