Longing for Her Beloved 1 Brenton I would that thou, O my kinsman, wert he that sucked the breasts of my mother; when I found thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, they should not despise me. BSB BSB: O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
2 Brenton I would take thee, I would bring thee into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me; I would make thee to drink of spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranates. BSB BSB: I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
3 Brenton His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. BSB BSB: His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
4 Brenton I have charged you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the virtues of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please. BSB BSB: O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
The Friends 5 Brenton Who is this that comes up all white, leaning on her kinsman? I raised thee up under an apple-tree; there thy mother brought thee forth; there she that bore thee brought thee forth. BSB BSB: Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.
The Bride 7 Brenton Much water will not be able to quench love, and rivers shall not drown it; if a man would give all his substance for love, men would utterly despise it. BSB BSB: Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.
The Friends 8 Brenton Our sister is little, and has no breasts; what shall we do for our sister, in the day wherein she shall be spoken for? BSB BSB: We have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?
9 Brenton If she is a wall, let us build upon her silver bulwarks; and if she is a door, let us carve for her cedar panels. BSB BSB: If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
The Bride 10 Brenton I am a wall, and my breasts are as towers; I was in their eyes as one that found peace. BSB BSB: I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace.
11 Brenton Solomon had a vineyard in Beelamon; he let his vineyard to keepers; every one was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver. BSB BSB: Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.
12 Brenton My vineyard, even mine, is before me; Solomon shall have a thousand, and they that keep its fruit two hundred. BSB BSB: But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.
The Bridegroom 13 Brenton Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: make me hear it . BSB BSB: You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!
The Bride 14 Brenton Away, my kinsman, and be like a doe or a fawn on the mountains of spices. BSB BSB: Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
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