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Song of Solomon 1

Ge'ez original · 17 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

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1:1
ይስዕመኒ፡ በስዕመተ፡ አፉሁ። አዳም፡ አጥባትኪ፡ እምወይን። ወመዐዛ፡ ዕፍረትኪ፡ እምኵሉ፡ አፈው።
The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
所羅門的歌,是歌中的雅歌。
1:2
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.
願他用口與我親嘴; 因你的愛情比酒更美。
1:3
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.
你的膏油馨香; 你的名如同倒出來的香膏, 所以眾童女都愛你。
1:4
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.
願你吸引我,我們就快跑跟隨你。 王帶我進了內室, 我們必因你歡喜快樂。 我們要稱讚你的愛情, 勝似稱讚美酒。 他們愛你是理所當然的。
1:5
ኢትርአያኒ፡ እስመ፡ አነ፡ ጸላም። እስመ፡ ኢርእየኒ፡ ፀሓይ።
I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar’s tents, like Solomon’s curtains.
耶路撒冷的眾女子啊, 我雖然黑,卻是秀美, 如同基達的帳棚, 好像所羅門的幔子。
1:6
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.
不要因日頭把我曬黑了就輕看我。 我同母的弟兄向我發怒, 他們使我看守葡萄園; 我自己的葡萄園卻沒有看守。
1:7
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?
我心所愛的啊,求你告訴我, 你在何處牧羊? 晌午在何處使羊歇臥? 我何必在你同伴的羊群旁邊 好像蒙着臉的人呢?
1:8
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.
你這女子中極美麗的, 你若不知道, 只管跟隨羊群的腳蹤去, 把你的山羊羔牧放在牧人帳棚的旁邊。
1:9
ለፈረስየ፡ ወለሠረገላተ፡ ፈርዖን። አስተማሰልኩኪ፡ እንተ፡ ኀቤየ።
I have compared you, my love, to a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.
我的佳偶, 我將你比法老車上套的駿馬。
1:10
ጥቀ፡ አዳም፡ መላትሕኪ፡ ከመ፡ ማዕነቅ። ወክሣድኪ፡ ከመ፡ አርማስቆስ።
Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.
你的兩腮因髮辮而秀美; 你的頸項因珠串而華麗。
1:11
አምሳለ፡ ወርቅ፡ ይግበሩ፡ ለኪ፡ ኰሰኰሰ፡ ዘብሩር። እስከ፡ ሶበ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ያሰምክ፡ ቦቱ።
We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver.
我們要為你編上金辮,鑲上銀釘。
1:12
ናርዶስ፡ ወሀበ፡ መዐዛሁ።
While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
王正坐席的時候, 我的哪噠香膏發出香味。
1:13
ዕቊረ፡ ማየ፡ ልብን፡ ዘወልድ፡ እኍየ፡ ሊተ። ማእከለ፡ አጥባትየ፡ የዐርፍ።
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.
我以我的良人為一袋沒藥, 常在我懷中。
1:14
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.
我以我的良人為一棵鳳仙花, 在隱‧基底葡萄園中。
1:15
ነያ፡ ሠናይት፡ እንተ፡ ኀቤየ፡ ነያ፡ ሠናይት። አዕይንትኪ፡ ዘርግብ።
Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves.
我的佳偶,你甚美麗!你甚美麗! 你的眼好像鴿子眼。
1:16
ናሁ፡ ሠናይ፡ አንተ፡ ወልድ፡ እኁየ። አዳም፡ በውስተ፡ ምስካቢነ፡ ዘበሕቊ።
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.
我的良人哪,你甚美麗可愛! 我們以青草為床榻,
1:17
ወመዋጽሕት፡ ቤትነ፡ ዘአርዝ። ወመሥዕርቲነ፡ ዘሕቊ።
The beams of our house are cedars. Our rafters are firs.
以香柏樹為房屋的棟樑, 以松樹為椽子。
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