1:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ שִׁ֥יר הַשִּׁירִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִשְׁלֹמֹֽה ׃
ᾆσμα ᾀσμάτων ὅ ἐστιν τῷ Σαλωμων
Osculetur me osculo oris sui ; quia meliora sunt ubera tua vino ,
ይስዕመኒ ፡ በስዕመተ ፡ አፉሁ ። አዳም ፡ አጥባትኪ ፡ እምወይን ። ወመዐዛ ፡ ዕፍረትኪ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ አፈው ።
The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
1:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ יִשָּׁקֵ֙נִי֙ מִנְּשִׁיק֣וֹת פִּ֔יהוּ כִּֽי ־טוֹבִ֥ים דֹּדֶ֖יךָ מִיָּֽיִן ׃
φιλησάτω με ἀπὸ φιλημάτων στόματος αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἀγαθοὶ μαστοί σου ὑπὲρ οἶνον
fragrantia unguentis optimis . Oleum effusum nomen tuum ; ideo adolescentulae dilexerunt te .
ዕፍረት ፡ ዘተሰውጠ ፡ ስምከ ። ወበእንተዝ ፡ ደናግል ፡ አፍቀራከ ። ወሰሐባከ ፡ ድኅሬከ ።
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.
1:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְרֵ֙יחַ֙ שְׁמָנֶ֣יךָ טוֹבִ֔ים שֶׁ֖מֶן תּוּרַ֣ק שְׁמֶ֑ךָ עַל ־כֵּ֖ן עֲלָמ֥וֹת אֲהֵבֽוּךָ ׃
καὶ ὀσμὴ μύρων σου ὑπὲρ πάντα τὰ ἀρώματα μύρον ἐκκενωθὲν ὄνομά σου διὰ τοῦτο νεάνιδες ἠγάπησάν σε
Trahe me , post te curremus in odorem unguentorum tuorum . Introduxit me rex in cellaria sua ; exsultabimus et laetabimur in te , memores uberum tuorum super vinum . Recti diligunt te .
በመዐዛ ፡ ዕፍረትከ ፡ ንረውጽ ። አብአኒ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጽርሑ ። ንትፈሣሕ ፡ ወንትሐሠይ ፡ ብኪ ። ናፍቅር ፡ አጥባተኪ ፡ እምወይን ። ወርቱዕ ፡ አፍቅሮትኪ ።
Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured out, therefore the virgins love you.
1:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ מׇשְׁכֵ֖נִי אַחֲרֶ֣יךָ נָּר֑וּצָה הֱבִיאַ֨נִי הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ חֲדָרָ֗יו נָגִ֤ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ בָּ֔ךְ נַזְכִּ֤ירָה דֹדֶ֙יךָ֙ מִיַּ֔יִן מֵישָׁרִ֖ים אֲהֵבֽוּךָ ׃ {פ}
εἵλκυσάν σε ὀπίσω σου εἰς ὀσμὴν μύρων σου δραμοῦμεν εἰσήνεγκέν με ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς τὸ ταμίειον αὐτοῦ ἀγαλλιασώμεθα καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν σοί ἀγαπήσομεν μαστούς σου ὑπὲρ οἶνον εὐθύτης ἠγάπησέν σε
Nigra sum , sed formosa , filiae Jerusalem , sicut tabernacula Cedar , sicut pelles Salomonis .
ጸላም ፡ አነ ፡ ወሠናይት ፡ እምአዋልደ ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም ። ከመ ፡ ምጽላላተ ፡ ቄዳር ፡ ወኀይመታተ ፡ ሰሎሞን ።
Take me away with you. Let’s hurry. The king has brought me into his rooms. Friends We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! Beloved They are right to love you.
1:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה אֲנִי֙ וְֽנָאוָ֔ה בְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם כְּאׇהֳלֵ֣י קֵדָ֔ר כִּירִיע֖וֹת שְׁלֹמֹֽה ׃
μέλαινά εἰμι καὶ καλή θυγατέρες Ιερουσαλημ ὡς σκηνώματα Κηδαρ ὡς δέρρεις Σαλωμων
Nolite me considerare quod fusca sim , quia decoloravit me sol . Filii matris meae pugnaverunt contra me ; posuerunt me custodem in vineis : vineam meam non custodivi .
ኢትርአያኒ ፡ እስመ ፡ አነ ፡ ጸላም ። እስመ ፡ ኢርእየኒ ፡ ፀሓይ ።
I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar’s tents, like Solomon’s curtains.
1:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־תִּרְא֙וּנִי֙ שֶׁאֲנִ֣י שְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶת שֶׁשְּׁזָפַ֖תְנִי הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ בְּנֵ֧י אִמִּ֣י נִֽחֲרוּ ־בִ֗י שָׂמֻ֙נִי֙ נֹטֵרָ֣ה אֶת ־הַכְּרָמִ֔ים כַּרְמִ֥י שֶׁלִּ֖י לֹ֥א נָטָֽרְתִּי ׃
μὴ βλέψητέ με ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι μεμελανωμένη ὅτι παρέβλεψέν με ὁ ἥλιος υἱοὶ μητρός μου ἐμαχέσαντο ἐν ἐμοί ἔθεντό με φυλάκισσαν ἐν ἀμπελῶσιν ἀμπελῶνα ἐμὸν οὐκ ἐφύλαξα
Indica mihi , quem diligit anima mea , ubi pascas , ubi cubes in meridie , ne vagari incipiam post greges sodalium tuorum .
ደቂቀ ፡ እምየ ፡ ተባአሱ ፡ በእንቲኣየ ። አንበሩኒ ፡ ዐቃቢተ ፡ ዐጸደ ፡ ወይን ። ዐጸደ ፡ ወይን ፡ ዘዚኣየ ፡ ኢዐቀብኩ ።
Don’t stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. My mother’s sons were angry with me. They made me keeper of the vineyards. I haven’t kept my own vineyard.
1:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַגִּ֣ידָה לִּ֗י שֶׁ֤אָֽהֲבָה֙ נַפְשִׁ֔י אֵיכָ֣ה תִרְעֶ֔ה אֵיכָ֖ה תַּרְבִּ֣יץ בַּֽצׇּהֳרָ֑יִם שַׁלָּמָ֤ה אֶֽהְיֶה֙ כְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔ה עַ֖ל עֶדְרֵ֥י חֲבֵרֶֽיךָ ׃
ἀπάγγειλόν μοι ὃν ἠγάπησεν ἡ ψυχή μου ποῦ ποιμαίνεις ποῦ κοιτάζεις ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ μήποτε γένωμαι ὡς περιβαλλομένη ἐπ’ ἀγέλαις ἑταίρων σου
Si ignoras te , o pulcherrima inter mulieres , egredere , et abi post vestigia gregum , et pasce haedos tuos juxta tabernacula pastorum .
ንግረኒ ፡ ዘአፍቀረት ፡ ነፍስየ ። አይቴ ፡ ትሬዒ ፡ ወአይቴ ፡ ትሰክብ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ቀትር ። ከመ ፡ ኢይኩን ፡ እንዘ ፡ ኣንጌጊ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መራዕየ ፡ ካልኣኒከ ።
Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; for why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?
1:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־לֹ֤א תֵֽדְעִי֙ לָ֔ךְ הַיָּפָ֖ה בַּנָּשִׁ֑ים צְֽאִי ־לָ֞ךְ בְּעִקְבֵ֣י הַצֹּ֗אן וּרְעִי֙ אֶת ־גְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְ עַ֖ל מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹת הָרֹעִֽים ׃ {פ}
ἐὰν μὴ γνῷς σεαυτήν ἡ καλὴ ἐν γυναιξίν ἔξελθε σὺ ἐν πτέρναις τῶν ποιμνίων καὶ ποίμαινε τὰς ἐρίφους σου ἐπὶ σκηνώμασιν τῶν ποιμένων
Equitatui meo in curribus Pharaonis assimilavi te , amica mea .
እመ ፡ ኢያእመርኪ ፡ ርእሰኪ ፡ ሠናይት ፡ እምአንስት ። ፃኢ ፡ አንቲ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሰኰናሆሙ ፡ ለመርዔት ። ወረዐዪ ፡ መሓስዐ ፡ አጣሊኪ ። ውስተ ፡ አዕጻዳቲሆሙ ፡ ለኖሎት ።
If you don’t know, most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.
1:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְסֻֽסָתִי֙ בְּרִכְבֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה דִּמִּיתִ֖יךְ רַעְיָתִֽי ׃
τῇ ἵππῳ μου ἐν ἅρμασιν Φαραω ὡμοίωσά σε ἡ πλησίον μου
Pulchrae sunt genae tuae sicut turturis ; collum tuum sicut monilia .
ለፈረስየ ፡ ወለሠረገላተ ፡ ፈርዖን ። አስተማሰልኩኪ ፡ እንተ ፡ ኀቤየ ።
I have compared you, my love, to a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.
1:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ נָאו֤וּ לְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙ בַּתֹּרִ֔ים צַוָּארֵ֖ךְ בַּחֲרוּזִֽים ׃
τί ὡραιώθησαν σιαγόνες σου ὡς τρυγόνες τράχηλός σου ὡς ὁρμίσκοι
Murenulas aureas faciemus tibi , vermiculatas argento .
ጥቀ ፡ አዳም ፡ መላትሕኪ ፡ ከመ ፡ ማዕነቅ ። ወክሣድኪ ፡ ከመ ፡ አርማስቆስ ።
Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.
1:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ תּוֹרֵ֤י זָהָב֙ נַֽעֲשֶׂה ־לָּ֔ךְ עִ֖ם נְקֻדּ֥וֹת הַכָּֽסֶף ׃
ὁμοιώματα χρυσίου ποιήσομέν σοι μετὰ στιγμάτων τοῦ ἀργυρίου
Dum esset rex in accubitu suo , nardus mea dedit odorem suum .
አምሳለ ፡ ወርቅ ፡ ይግበሩ ፡ ለኪ ፡ ኰሰኰሰ ፡ ዘብሩር ። እስከ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ያሰምክ ፡ ቦቱ ።
We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver.
1:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַד ־שֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בִּמְסִבּ֔וֹ נִרְדִּ֖י נָתַ֥ן רֵיחֽוֹ ׃
ἕως οὗ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐν ἀνακλίσει αὐτοῦ νάρδος μου ἔδωκεν ὀσμὴν αὐτοῦ
Fasciculus myrrhae dilectus meus mihi ; inter ubera mea commorabitur .
ናርዶስ ፡ ወሀበ ፡ መዐዛሁ ።
While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
1:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ צְר֨וֹר הַמֹּ֤ר ׀דּוֹדִי֙ לִ֔י בֵּ֥ין שָׁדַ֖י יָלִֽין ׃
ἀπόδεσμος τῆς στακτῆς ἀδελφιδός μου ἐμοί ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν μαστῶν μου αὐλισθήσεται
Botrus cypri dilectus meus mihi in vineis Engaddi .
ዕቊረ ፡ ማየ ፡ ልብን ፡ ዘወልድ ፡ እኍየ ፡ ሊተ ። ማእከለ ፡ አጥባትየ ፡ የዐርፍ ።
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.
1:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל הַכֹּ֤פֶר ׀דּוֹדִי֙ לִ֔י בְּכַרְמֵ֖י עֵ֥ין גֶּֽדִי ׃ {ס}
βότρυς τῆς κύπρου ἀδελφιδός μου ἐμοὶ ἐν ἀμπελῶσιν Εγγαδδι
Ecce tu pulchra es , amica mea ! ecce tu pulchra es ! Oculi tui columbarum .
አስካል ፡ ዘጸገየ ፡ ዘወልድ ፡ እኍየ ፡ ሊተ ። ውስተ ፡ ዐጸደ ፡ ወይን ፡ ዘበጋዲ ።
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.
1:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ הִנָּ֤ךְ יָפָה֙ רַעְיָתִ֔י הִנָּ֥ךְ יָפָ֖ה עֵינַ֥יִךְ יוֹנִֽים ׃
ἰδοὺ εἶ καλή ἡ πλησίον μου ἰδοὺ εἶ καλή ὀφθαλμοί σου περιστεραί
Ecce tu pulcher es , dilecte mi , et decorus ! Lectulus noster floridus .
ነያ ፡ ሠናይት ፡ እንተ ፡ ኀቤየ ፡ ነያ ፡ ሠናይት ። አዕይንትኪ ፡ ዘርግብ ።
Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves.
1:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ הִנְּךָ֨ יָפֶ֤ה דוֹדִי֙ אַ֣ף נָעִ֔ים אַף ־עַרְשֵׂ֖נוּ רַעֲנָנָֽה ׃
ἰδοὺ εἶ καλός ὁ ἀδελφιδός μου καί γε ὡραῖος πρὸς κλίνη ἡμῶν σύσκιος
Tigna domorum nostrarum cedrina , laquearia nostra cypressina .
ናሁ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ አንተ ፡ ወልድ ፡ እኁየ ። አዳም ፡ በውስተ ፡ ምስካቢነ ፡ ዘበሕቊ ።
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.
1:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ קֹר֤וֹת בָּתֵּ֙ינוּ֙ אֲרָזִ֔ים (רחיטנו ) [רַהִיטֵ֖נוּ ] בְּרוֹתִֽים ׃
δοκοὶ οἴκων ἡμῶν κέδροι φατνώματα ἡμῶν κυπάρισσοι
— ወመዋጽሕት ፡ ቤትነ ፡ ዘአርዝ ። ወመሥዕርቲነ ፡ ዘሕቊ ።
The beams of our house are cedars. Our rafters are firs.