Song of Solomon 6

1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither hath thy beloved turned him, That we may seek him with thee?

Where has your beloved gone, most beautiful among women? In what direction has your beloved gone, so that we may seek him with you?

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

My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to graze in the garden and to gather lilies.

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

I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine; he grazes among the lilies with pleasure.

4 Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners.

You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my love, as lovely as Jerusalem, as awe-inspiring as an army with its banners.

5 Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead.

Turn your eyes away from me, for they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of goats going down from the slopes of Gilead.

6 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which are come up from the washing; Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them.

Your teeth are like a flock of ewes coming up from the washing place. Each one has a twin, and none among them is bereaved.

7 Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.

Your cheeks are like pomegranate halves behind your veil.

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

There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, and young women 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 called her blessed; [Yea], the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

My dove, my undefiled, is the only one; she is the only daughter of her mother; she is the favorite one of the woman who bore her. The young women saw her and called her blessed; the queens and the concubines saw her also, and they praised her:

10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, Fair as the moon, Clear as the sun, Terrible as an army with banners?

“Who is this who appears like the dawn, as beautiful as the moon, as bright as the sun, as awe-inspiring as an army with its banners?”

11 I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, [And] the pomegranates were in flower.

I went down into the grove of nut trees to see the young growth in the valley, to see whether the vines had budded, and whether the pomegranates were in bloom.

12 Before I was aware, my soul set me [Among] the chariots of my princely people.

I was so happy that I felt I was riding in the chariot of a prince.

13 Return, return, O Shulammite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. Why will ye look upon the Shulammite, As upon the dance of Mahanaim?

Turn back, turn back, you perfect woman; turn back, turn back so that we may gaze on you. The woman speaking to the friends Why do you gaze on the perfect woman, as if on the dance between two armies?