Song of Solomon 6

1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

Where is your loved one gone, O most fair among women? Where is your loved one turned away, that we may go looking for him with you?

2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

My loved one is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to take food in the gardens, and to get lilies.

3 I [am] my beloved’s, and my beloved [is] mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

I am for my loved one, and my loved one is for me; he takes food among the lilies.

4 Thou [art] beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as [an army] with banners.

You are beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, as fair as Jerusalem; you are to be feared like an army with flags.

5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair [is] as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

Let your eyes be turned away from me; see, they have overcome me; your hair is as a flock of goats which take their rest on the side of Gilead.

6 Thy teeth [are] as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and [there is] not one barren among them.

Your teeth are like a flock of sheep which come up from the washing; every one has two lambs, and there is not one without young.

7 As a piece of a pomegranate [are] thy temples within thy locks.

Like pomegranate fruit are the sides of your head under your veil.

8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

There are sixty queens, and eighty servant-wives, and young girls without number.

9 My dove, my undefiled is [but] one; she [is] the [only] one of her mother, she [is] the choice [one] of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; [yea], the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

My dove, my very beautiful one, is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the dearest one of her who gave her birth. The daughters saw her, and gave her a blessing; yes, the queens and the servant-wives, and they gave her praises.

10 Who [is] she [that] looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, [and] terrible as [an army] with banners?

Who is she, looking down as the morning light, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, who is to be feared like an army with flags?

11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, [and] to see whether the vine flourished, [and] the pomegranates budded.

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the green plants of the valley, and to see if the vine was in bud, and the pomegranate-trees were in flower.

12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me [like] the chariots of Amminadib.

Before I was conscious of it, ...

13 Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.

Come back, come back, O Shulammite; come back, come back, so that our eyes may see you. What will you see in the Shulammite? A sword-dance.