Song of Solomon 2:2-6 in English

² As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banqueting-house, And his banner over me was love.

⁵ Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

² As a lily among thorns, so is my companion among the daughters.

³ As the apple among the trees of the wood, so is my kinsman among the sons. I desired his shadow, and sat down, and his fruit was sweet in my throat.

⁴ Bring me into the wine house; set love before me.

⁵ Strengthen me with perfumes, stay me with apples: for I am wounded with love.

⁶ His left hand shall be under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

² As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

⁵ Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

² As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

⁵ Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

² As a lily among thorns, so is my companion among the daughters.

³ As the apple among the trees of the wood, so is my kinsman among the sons. I desired his shadow, and sat down, and his fruit was sweet in my throat.

⁴ Bring me into the wine house; set love before me.

⁵ Strengthen me with perfumes, stay me with apples: for I am wounded with love.

⁶ His left hand shall be under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

² As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

⁵ Stay ye me with raisins, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

² Among the other young women, the one whom I love is like MET a lily growing among thorns!

³ And among the other men, you, the man who loves me, are like MET an apple/fruit tree that grows in the forest. You are like a tree whose shadow protects me from the sun, and your being close to me EUP is like MET eating sweet fruit.

⁴ You led me to the ◄banquet room/room where we could make love►, and it is evident that you love me very much.

⁵ Refresh me and strengthen me with your lovemaking like I am refreshed by eating MET, EUP raisins and other fruit, because I very much desire that you love me even more.

⁶ Put your left arm under my head and with your right arm hold me close.

² As a lily amongst thorns, so is my companion amongst the daughters.

³ As the apple amongst the trees of the wood, so is my kinsman amongst the sons. I desired his shadow, and sat down, and his fruit was sweet in my throat.

⁴ Bring me into the wine house; set love before me.

⁵ Strengthen me with perfumes, stay me with apples: for I am wounded with love.

⁶ His left hand shall be under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

² As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

⁵ Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

² As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

⁵ Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

² As a lily amongst thorns, so is my love amongst the daughters.

³ As the apple tree amongst the trees of the wood, so is my beloved amongst the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

⁵ Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

² As the lily-flower among the thorns of the waste, so is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my loved one among the sons. I took my rest under his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He took me to the house of wine, and his flag over me was love.

⁵ Make me strong with wine-cakes, let me be comforted with apples; I am overcome with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, and his right hand is round about me.

² As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.

⁴ He hath brought me to the house of wine, And his banner over me is love.

⁵ Sustain ye me with raisin-cakes, Refresh me with apples; For I am sick of love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

² As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow, whom I desired: and his fruit was sweet to my palate.

⁴ He brought me into the cellar of wine, he set in order charity in me.

⁵ Stay me up with flowers, compass me about with apples: because I languish with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

² Just as a lily stands out among the brambles, so you, my darling, stand out among other women.

³ My love is like an apple tree among the forest trees, compared to other young men. I love to sit down in his shade and his fruit tastes sweet to me.

⁴ He took me to drink of his wine, wanting to show his love for me.

⁵ Feed me raisins to give me energy, give me apples to revive me, for love has made me weak!

⁶ He supports my head with his left hand, and holds me close with his right.

² Like a lilie amog the thornes, so is my loue among the daughters.

³ Like the apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my welbeloued among the sonnes of men: vnder his shadow had I delite, and sate downe: and his fruite was sweete vnto my mouth.

⁴ Hee brought mee into the wine cellar, and loue was his banner ouer me.

⁵ Stay me with flagons, and comfort me with apples: for I am sicke of loue.

⁶ His left hande is vnder mine head, and his right hand doeth imbrace me.

² As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

³ As an apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. Under its shadow I delighted to sit, and its fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He hath brought me to the banqueting-house, and his banner over me is love.

⁵ 'Stay ye me with dainties, refresh me with apples; for I am love-sick.'

⁶ Let his left hand be under my head, and his right hand embrace me.

² As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.

⁵ Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: For I am sick of love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

² Like the lily among the thorns, so is my beloved among the young maidens.—

³ Like the apple-tree among the trees of the forest, so is my friend among the young men: under his shadow do I ardently wish to sit, and his fruit is sweet to my palate.

⁴ He brought me to the banqueting-house, and his banner over me was love.

⁵ Strengthen me with flagons of wine, refresh me with apples; for sick of love am I.

⁶ Oh that his left hand might be under my head, and that his right might embrace me.

² As a lily among thorns, So is my companion among the daughters.

³ As the apple among the trees of the wood, So is my kinsman among the sons. I desired his shadow, and sat down, And his fruit was sweet in my throat.

⁴ Bring me into the wine house; Set love before me.

⁵ Strengthen me with perfumes, Stay me with apples: for I am wounded with love.

⁶ His left hand shall be under my head, And his right hand shall embrace me.

² Lov. As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

³ M. As the apple-tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the sons. In his shadow I love to sit down, And his fruit is sweet to my taste.

⁴ He hath brought me to his banqueting-house, And his banner over me is love. Strengthen me with raisins,

⁵ Refresh me with apples! For I am sick with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraceth me!

² As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the young women.

³ As an apricot tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I sit down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me was love.

⁵ Revive me with raisin cakes and refresh me with apricots, for I am weak with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

² As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

⁵ Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

² As a lily amongst thorns, so is my love amongst the daughters.

³ As the apple tree amongst the trees of the wood, so is my beloved amongst the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

⁵ Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

² As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

⁵ Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

² As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

³ As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

⁵ Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

² As a lily amongst thorns, so is my love amongst the daughters.

³ As the apple tree amongst the trees of the wood, so is my beloved amongst the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

⁴ He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

⁵ Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

² As a lily among thorns, so is my friendess among daughters.

³ As an apple tree among the trees of woods, so is my darling among sons. I sat under the shadow of him, whom I desired; and his fruit was sweet to my throat.

⁴ The king led me into the wine cellar; he ordained charity in me.

⁵ Beset ye me with flowers, en-compass ye me with apples; for I am sick for love.

⁶ His left hand is under mine head; and his right hand shall embrace me.

² As a lily among thorns, so is my friendess among daughters. (Like a lily among the thorns, is my friendess among the daughters.)

³ As an apple tree among the trees of woods, so (is) my darling among (the) sons. I sat under the shadow of him, whom I desired; and his fruit was sweet to my throat. (Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, is my darling among the sons of men. I sat under his shadow, yea, he whom I desired; and his fruit was sweet to my taste.)

⁴ The king led me into the wine cellar; he ordained charity in me (or he ordained his love upon me).

⁵ Beset ye me with flowers, compass ye me with apples; for I am sick for love. (Put ye flowers about me, yea, surround ye me with apple blossoms; for I am weak, or I faint, because of love.)

⁶ His left hand is under mine head; and his right hand shall embrace me.

² So is my friend among the daughters!

³ As a citron among trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit is sweet to my palate.

⁴ He hath brought me in unto a house of wine, And his banner over me is love,

⁵ Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I am sick with love.

⁶ His left hand is under my head, And his right doth embrace me.