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Song of Solomon 4 — 4 originals side by side

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4:1
הִנָּ֨ךְ יָפָ֤ה רַעְיָתִי֙ הִנָּ֣ךְ יָפָ֔ה עֵינַ֣יִךְ יוֹנִ֔ים מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְ שַׂעְרֵךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הָֽעִזִּ֔ים שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ מֵהַ֥ר גִּלְעָֽד׃
ἰδοὺ εἶ καλή ἡ πλησίον μου ἰδοὺ εἶ καλή ὀφθαλμοί σου περιστεραὶ ἐκτὸς τῆς σιωπήσεώς σου τρίχωμά σου ὡς ἀγέλαι τῶν αἰγῶν αἳ ἀπεκαλύφθησαν ἀπὸ τοῦ Γαλααδ
Quam pulchra es, amica mea ! quam pulchra es ! Oculi tui columbarum, absque eo quod intrinsecus latet. Capilli tui sicut greges caprarum quae ascenderunt de monte Galaad.
ነያ፡ ሠናይት፡ እንተ፡ ኀቤየ፡ ነያ፡ ሠናይት። አዕይንትኪ፡ ዘርግብ። ሥዕርትኪ፡ ከመ፡ መርዔተ፡ አጣሊ። እለ፡ ተከሥታ፡ እምአድባረ፡ ገለዓድ።
Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, that descend from Mount Gilead.
4:2
שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הַקְּצוּב֔וֹת שֶׁעָל֖וּ מִן־הָרַחְצָ֑ה שֶׁכֻּלָּם֙ מַתְאִימ֔וֹת וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה אֵ֥ין בָּהֶֽם׃
ὀδόντες σου ὡς ἀγέλαι τῶν κεκαρμένων αἳ ἀνέβησαν ἀπὸ τοῦ λουτροῦ αἱ πᾶσαι διδυμεύουσαι καὶ ἀτεκνοῦσα οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐταῖς
Dentes tui sicut greges tonsarum quae ascenderunt de lavacro ; omnes gemellis foetibus, et sterilis non est inter eas.
ስነንኪ፡ ከመ፡ መራዕይ፡ እለ፡ ተቀርፃ። ወእለ፡ ወፅኣ፡ እምኅፃብ። ኵሎን፡ እለ፡ ይመነትዋ። ሰብዓ፡ ወሰብዐቱ፡ እለ፡ ይወልዳ። ወአልቦ፡ እምኔሆን፡ መካን።
Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, which have come up from the washing, where every one of them has twins. None is bereaved among them.
4:3
כְּח֤וּט הַשָּׁנִי֙ שִׂפְתוֹתַ֔יִךְ וּמִדְבָּרֵ֖ךְ נָאוֶ֑ה כְּפֶ֤לַח הָֽרִמּוֹן֙ רַקָּתֵ֔ךְ מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃
ὡς σπαρτίον τὸ κόκκινον χείλη σου καὶ ἡ λαλιά σου ὡραία ὡς λέπυρον τῆς ῥόας μῆλόν σου ἐκτὸς τῆς σιωπήσεώς σου
Sicut vitta coccinea labia tua, et eloquium tuum dulce. Sicut fragmen mali punici, ita genae tuae, absque eo quod intrinsecus latet.
ከመ፡ ፍሕሶ፡ ቀይሕ፡ ከናፍርኪ። ንባብኪ፡ አዳም። ከመ፡ ቅርፍተ፡ ሮማን፡ መላትሕኪ፡ እንበለ፡ አርምሞትኪ።
Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.
4:4
כְּמִגְדַּ֤ל דָּוִיד֙ צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ בָּנ֖וּי לְתַלְפִּיּ֑וֹת אֶ֤לֶף הַמָּגֵן֙ תָּל֣וּי עָלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל שִׁלְטֵ֥י הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃
ὡς πύργος Δαυιδ τράχηλός σου ὁ ᾠκοδομημένος εἰς θαλπιωθ χίλιοι θυρεοὶ κρέμανται ἐπ’ αὐτόν πᾶσαι βολίδες τῶν δυνατῶν
Sicut turris David collum tuum, quae aedificata est cum propugnaculis ; mille clypei pendent ex ea, omnis armatura fortium.
ወከመ፡ ማኅፈደ፡ ዳዊት፡ ክሣድኪ። እለ፡ ተሐንጻ፡ ዲበ፡ ተልፍዮስ። ዐሠርቱ፡ ምእት፡ ንዋየ፡ ሐቅል፡ ስቁል፡ ውስቴቱ። ኀበ፡ ኢይሬእዮ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወኢይበጽሖ፡ ፀሓይ። ወኵሉ፡ መዋፅፍተ፡ ቤቱ፡ ኀያላን። እለ፡ የአቅብዎ፡ ሠለስቱ፡ ዕደው።
Your neck is like David’s tower built for an armory, on which a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men.
4:5
שְׁנֵ֥י שָׁדַ֛יִךְ כִּשְׁנֵ֥י עֳפָרִ֖ים תְּאוֹמֵ֣י צְבִיָּ֑ה הָרוֹעִ֖ים בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃
δύο μαστοί σου ὡς δύο νεβροὶ δίδυμοι δορκάδος οἱ νεμόμενοι ἐν κρίνοις
Duo ubera tua sicut duo hinnuli, capreae gemelli, qui pascuntur in liliis.
ክልኤ፡ አጥባትኪ፡ ከመ፡ ክልኤ፡ ዕጕለ፡ መንታ፡ ዘወይጠል። ዘይትረዐይ፡ ውስተ፡ ጽጌያት። እስከ፡ ሶበ፡ ያስተነፍስ፡ ዕለት፡ ወይትሐወስ፡ ጽላሎት።
Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed among the lilies.
4:6
עַ֤ד שֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וְנָ֖סוּ הַצְּלָלִ֑ים אֵ֤לֶךְ לִי֙ אֶל־הַ֣ר הַמּ֔וֹר וְאֶל־גִּבְעַ֖ת הַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃
ἕως οὗ διαπνεύσῃ ἡ ἡμέρα καὶ κινηθῶσιν αἱ σκιαί πορεύσομαι ἐμαυτῷ πρὸς τὸ ὄρος τῆς σμύρνης καὶ πρὸς τὸν βουνὸν τοῦ Λιβάνου
Donec aspiret dies, et inclinentur umbrae, vadam ad montem myrrhae, et ad collem thuris.
አሐውር፡ ለልየ፡ ኀበ፡ ደብረ፡ ከርቤ፡ ወውስተ፡ አውግረ፡ ስኂን። ወይትቀባዕ፡ እመዓዛሁ፡ አውልዐ፡ ገዳም። ወይበልዓሁ፡ አዕዋፈ፡ ቈላት፡ ወኢይመውታ። እስመ፡ ይሔድሳ፡ ውርዙቶን።
Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, to the hill of frankincense.
4:7
כֻּלָּ֤ךְ יָפָה֙ רַעְיָתִ֔י וּמ֖וּם אֵ֥ין בָּֽךְ׃ {ס}
ὅλη καλὴ εἶ ἡ πλησίον μου καὶ μῶμος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν σοί
Tota pulchra es, amica mea, et macula non est in te.
ኵለንታኪ፡ ሠናይት፡ እንተ፡ ኀቤየ። አልብኪ፡ ነውር፡ ወኢምንትኒ፡ ላዕሌኪ።
You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you.
4:8
אִתִּ֤י מִלְּבָנוֹן֙ כַּלָּ֔ה אִתִּ֖י מִלְּבָנ֣וֹן תָּב֑וֹאִי תָּשׁ֣וּרִי׀ מֵרֹ֣אשׁ אֲמָנָ֗ה מֵרֹ֤אשׁ שְׂנִיר֙ וְחֶרְמ֔וֹן מִמְּעֹנ֣וֹת אֲרָי֔וֹת מֵֽהַרְרֵ֖י נְמֵרִֽים׃
δεῦρο ἀπὸ Λιβάνου νύμφη δεῦρο ἀπὸ Λιβάνου ἐλεύσῃ καὶ διελεύσῃ ἀπὸ ἀρχῆς πίστεως ἀπὸ κεφαλῆς Σανιρ καὶ Ερμων ἀπὸ μανδρῶν λεόντων ἀπὸ ὀρέων παρδάλεων
Veni de Libano, sponsa mea : veni de Libano, veni, coronaberis : de capite Amana, de vertice Sanir et Hermon, de cubilibus leonum, de montibus pardorum.
ንዒ፡ እምሊባኖስ፡ መርዓት፡ ንዒ፡ እምሊባኖስ። ንዒ፡ ወትወፅኢ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ሃይማኖት። ወታስተርእዪ፡ ውስተ፡ አድባረ፡ ጽባሕ።
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
4:9
לִבַּבְתִּ֖נִי אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּ֑ה לִבַּבְתִּ֙נִי֙ (באחד) [בְּאַחַ֣ת] מֵעֵינַ֔יִךְ בְּאַחַ֥ד עֲנָ֖ק מִצַּוְּרֹנָֽיִךְ׃
ἐκαρδίωσας ἡμᾶς ἀδελφή μου νύμφη ἐκαρδίωσας ἡμᾶς ἑνὶ ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν σου ἐν μιᾷ ἐνθέματι τραχήλων σου
Vulnerasti cor meum, soror mea, sponsa ; vulnerasti cor meum in uno oculorum tuorum, et in uno crine colli tui.
እምርእሰ፡ ሳኔር፡ ወኤርሞን። እንዘ፡ ትሰቀዪ፡ ጠለ። እምግበበ፡ አናብስት፡ ወእምአድባረ፡ አናምርት።
You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride. You have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, with one chain of your neck.
4:10
מַה־יָּפ֥וּ דֹדַ֖יִךְ אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּ֑ה מַה־טֹּ֤בוּ דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙ מִיַּ֔יִן וְרֵ֥יחַ שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְ מִכׇּל־בְּשָׂמִֽים׃
τί ἐκαλλιώθησαν μαστοί σου ἀδελφή μου νύμφη τί ἐκαλλιώθησαν μαστοί σου ἀπὸ οἴνου καὶ ὀσμὴ ἱματίων σου ὑπὲρ πάντα τὰ ἀρώματα
Quam pulchrae sunt mammae tuae, soror mea sponsa ! pulchriora sunt ubera tua vino, et odor unguentorum tuorum super omnia aromata.
አራኅራኅክኒ፡ እኅትየ፡ መርዓት። አራኅራኅክኒ፡ ምዕረ፡ በአዕይንትኪ። በአሐቲ፡ ንብረተ፡ ክሣድኪ።
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, the fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!
4:11
נֹ֛פֶת תִּטֹּ֥פְנָה שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְ כַּלָּ֑ה דְּבַ֤שׁ וְחָלָב֙ תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְ וְרֵ֥יחַ שַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְ כְּרֵ֥יחַ לְבָנֽוֹן׃
κηρίον ἀποστάζουσιν χείλη σου νύμφη μέλι καὶ γάλα ὑπὸ τὴν γλῶσσάν σου καὶ ὀσμὴ ἱματίων σου ὡς ὀσμὴ Λιβάνου
Favus distillans labia tua, sponsa ; mel et lac sub lingua tua : et odor vestimentorum tuorum sicut odor thuris.
ሚ፡ አዳም፡ አጥባትኪ፡ እኅትየ፡ መርዓት። ሚ፡ አዳም፡ አጥባትኪ፡ እምወይን። ወመዐዛ፡ ዕፍረትኪ፡ እምኵሉ፡ አፈው።
Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
4:12
גַּ֥ן׀נָע֖וּל אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּ֑ה גַּ֥ל נָע֖וּל מַעְיָ֥ן חָתֽוּם׃
κῆπος κεκλεισμένος ἀδελφή μου νύμφη κῆπος κεκλεισμένος πηγὴ ἐσφραγισμένη
Hortus conclusus soror mea, sponsa, hortus conclusus, fons signatus.
ጸቃውዕ፡ ይውሕዝ፡ እምከናፍርኪ። ሐሊብ፡ ወመዓር፡ እምታሕተ፡ ልሳንኪ። ወጼና፡ አልባስኪ፡ ከመ፡ ጼና፡ ስኂን።
My sister, my bride, is a locked up garden; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.
4:13
שְׁלָחַ֙יִךְ֙ פַּרְדֵּ֣ס רִמּוֹנִ֔ים עִ֖ם פְּרִ֣י מְגָדִ֑ים כְּפָרִ֖ים עִם־נְרָדִֽים׃
ἀποστολαί σου παράδεισος ῥοῶν μετὰ καρποῦ ἀκροδρύων κύπροι μετὰ νάρδων
Emissiones tuae paradisus malorum punicorum, cum pomorum fructibus, cypri cum nardo.
ገነት፡ ዕጹት፡ እኅትየ፡ መርዓት። ገነት፡ ዕጹት፡ ዐዘቅት፡ ኅትምት።
Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits, henna with spikenard plants,
4:14
נֵ֣רְדְּ׀ וְכַרְכֹּ֗ם קָנֶה֙ וְקִנָּמ֔וֹן עִ֖ם כׇּל־עֲצֵ֣י לְבוֹנָ֑ה מֹ֚ר וַאֲהָל֔וֹת עִ֖ם כׇּל־רָאשֵׁ֥י בְשָׂמִֽים׃
νάρδος καὶ κρόκος κάλαμος καὶ κιννάμωμον μετὰ πάντων ξύλων τοῦ Λιβάνου σμύρνα αλωθ μετὰ πάντων πρώτων μύρων
Nardus et crocus, fistula et cinnamomum, cum universis lignis Libani ; myrrha et aloë, cum omnibus primis unguentis.
ፍናወ፡ ዚኣኪ፡ ኀበ፡ ኢይሬእዮ፡ ኬንያ፡ ወኢይከርዮ፡ ሰራቂ። ገነት፡ ምስለ፡ ፍሬ፡ አቅማሕ። ሰንድሮስ፡ ዘምስለ፡ ጵርስቅላ። ቆዕ፡ ምስለ፡ ናርዶስ።
spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree; myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices,
4:15
מַעְיַ֣ן גַּנִּ֔ים בְּאֵ֖ר מַ֣יִם חַיִּ֑ים וְנֹזְלִ֖ים מִן־לְבָנֽוֹן׃
πηγὴ κήπων φρέαρ ὕδατος ζῶντος καὶ ῥοιζοῦντος ἀπὸ τοῦ Λιβάνου
Fons hortorum, puteus aquarum viventium, quae fluunt impetu de Libano.
ናርዶስ፡ ዘምስለ፡ መጽርይ። ቀጺመታት፡ ወቀናንሞስ። ምስለ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዕፀወ፡ ሊባኖስ። ከርቤ፡ ወዐልው፡ ምስለ፡ ኵሉ፡ መቅድመ፡ ዕፍረታት።
a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, flowing streams from Lebanon.
4:16
ע֤וּרִי צָפוֹן֙ וּב֣וֹאִי תֵימָ֔ן הָפִ֥יחִי גַנִּ֖י יִזְּל֣וּ בְשָׂמָ֑יו יָבֹ֤א דוֹדִי֙ לְגַנּ֔וֹ וְיֹאכַ֖ל פְּרִ֥י מְגָדָֽיו׃
ἐξεγέρθητι βορρᾶ καὶ ἔρχου νότε διάπνευσον κῆπόν μου καὶ ῥευσάτωσαν ἀρώματά μου καταβήτω ἀδελφιδός μου εἰς κῆπον αὐτοῦ καὶ φαγέτω καρπὸν ἀκροδρύων αὐτοῦ
Surge, aquilo, et veni, auster : perfla hortum meum, et fluant aromata illius.
ነቅዐ፡ ገነት፡ ዐዘቅተ፡ ማይ፡ ሕይወት፡ ዘይውሕዝ፡ እምሊባኖስ።
Awake, north wind, and come, you south! Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and taste his precious fruits.
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