Hohelied 4
1 Ja, du bist schön, meine Freundin, ja du bist schön: deine Augen sind Taubenaugen zwischen deinem Schleier hervor. Dein Haar gleicht der Ziegenherde, die am Berge Gilead herab sich lagert.
My darling, you are beautiful, you are very beautiful! Underneath your veil, your eyes are [as gentle as] [MET] doves. Your [long black] hair [moves from side to side] like [SIM] a flock of [black] goats moving down the slopes of Gilead Mountain.
2 Deine Zähne sind wie eine Herde frisch geschorener Schafe, die aus der Schwemme gestiegen, die allzumal Zwillinge tragen, und deren keines unfruchtbar.
Your teeth are [very white] like [SIM] a flock of sheep [whose wool] has [just] been (shorn/cut off) and that have come up from being washed [in a stream]. You have all of your teeth; none of them is missing.
3 Wie ein Scharlachfaden sind deine Lippen, und lieblich dein Mund. Wie eine Granatapfelscheibe leuchtet deine Schläfe hinter deinem Schleier hervor.
Your lips are like [SIM] a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Beneath your veil, your [round, rosy/red] cheeks are like [SIM] the halves of a pomegranate.
4 Wie Davids Turm ist dein Hals, erbaut für Trophäenschmuck. Tausend Schilde hängen daran, alle Tartschen der Helden.
Your [long] neck is [beautiful] like [SIM] the tower of [King] David that was built using layers/rows of stone. [The ornaments on your necklaces are like] 1,000 [HYP] shields that are hanging [on the walls of a tower]; each one belongs to a warrior.
5 Deine Brüste gleichen zwei Rehkälbchen, Gazellenzwillingen, die in den Lilien weiden.
Your breasts are [as beautiful] [SIM] as two (fawns/young gazelles) that eat [grass] among lilies.
6 Bis der Tag sich verkühlt, und die Schatten fliehn, will ich zum Balsamberge gehn und zum Weihrauchhügel.
Until dawn [tomorrow morning] and the nighttime shadows/darkness disappear, I will [lie close to your breasts] that are [like] [MET] hills that are covered with incense [DOU].
7 Alles ist schön an dir, meine Freundin, und kein Fehl ist an dir!
My darling, you are completely beautiful; your body is perfectly [formed]!
8 Mit mir, vom Libanon, o Braut, komm mit mir vom Libanon! Wandre herab von Amanas Gipfel, vom Gipfel des Senir und Hermon, von den Löwenwohnungen, von den Pantherbergen.
My bride, [it is as though you are in] [MET] Lebanon [far away, where I cannot reach you]; come back to me. [It is as though you are inaccessible] [MET] on the top of Hermon Mountain or the nearby peaks. Come from where the lions have their dens and where the leopards live on the mountains.
9 Du hast mich des Verstandes beraubt, meine Schwester Braut, du hast mich des Verstandes beraubt durch einen deiner Blicke, durch eine Kette von deinem Halsgeschmeide.
My bride [DOU], you who are dearer to me than my sister, you have captured my affection [IDM] by only once quickly looking at me, and by one [strand of] jewels in your necklace.
10 Wie süß ist deine Liebe, meine Schwester Braut! Wie viel köstlicher ist deine Liebe als Wein, und deiner Salben Duft als alle Wohlgerüche!
My bride, your love for me is delightful! It more delightful than wine! And the fragrance of your perfume is more pleasing than any spice!
11 Honigseim träufeln deine Lippen, Braut, Honig und Milch birgt deine Zunge, und der Duft deiner Kleider gleicht dem Dufte des Libanon.
Being kissed by you is [as enjoyable as eating] [MTY] honey; your kisses are as sweet as milk [mixed with] honey. The aroma of your clothes is like [SIM] the aroma of [cedar trees in] Lebanon.
12 Ein verschlossener Garten ist meine Schwester Braut, ein verschlossener Born, ein versiegelter Quell.
My bride, [you who are dearer to me than] [MET] my sister, you are [like] [MET] a garden that is locked [in order that other men cannot enter it]; [you are like] [MET] a spring or a fountain that is covered [in order that others may not drink from it].
13 Deine Schößlinge sind ein Granatenhain mit köstlichen Früchten, Cyprusblumen samt Narden,
You are [like] [MET] an orchard of pomegranate trees full of delicious fruit, and plenty of [plants that produce] henna and nard [spices],
14 Narde und Krokus, Kalmus und Zimt samt allerlei Weihrauchsträuchern, Balsam und Aloe samt allerlei besten Spezereien.
and saffron and calamus and cinnamon and many other kinds of incense, and myrrh and aloes and many [other] fine spices.
15 Eine Gartenquelle bist du, ein Brunnen lebendigen Wassers und vom Libanon rinnende Bäche.
[You are like] [MET] a fountain in a garden, [like] [MET] a spring of clear water that flows [down] from [the mountains of] Lebanon.
16 Erwache, Nord, und komm, o Süd, durchwehe meinen Garten, daß sein Balsamduft ströme! Es komme mein Geliebter in seinen Garten und genieße seine köstlichen Früchte.
[I want] the north wind and the south wind to come, and blow on my garden, [in order that] the fragrance [of the spices will] spread through the air. [Similarly], I want the one who loves me to come and enjoy [cuddling up to me] [like] [MET, EUP] someone comes into a garden and enjoys eating the fruit [that grows there].
