Song of Solomon 8:3-5 in English

³ His left hand should be under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.

⁴ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.

⁵ Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee: There thy mother was in travail with thee, There was she in travail that brought thee forth.

³ His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

⁴ I have charged you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the virtues of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

⁵ Who is this that comes up all white, leaning on her kinsman? I raised thee up under an apple-tree; there thy mother brought thee forth; there she that bore thee brought thee forth.

³ His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

⁴ I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

⁵ Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

³ His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

⁴ I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

⁵ Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

³ His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

⁴ I have charged you, you° daughters of Jerusalem, by the virtues of the field, that you° stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

⁵ Who is this that comes up all white, leaning on her kinsman? I raised you up under an apple tree; there your mother brought you forth; there she that bore you brought you forth.

³ His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

⁴ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awaken love, until it please.

⁵ Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened thee: there thy mother was in travail with thee, there was she in travail that brought thee forth.

³ You would put your left arm under my head and with your right arm hold me close.

⁴ I would say to you women of Jerusalem, “Solemnly promise me that you will not disturb us while we are making love until we are ready to quit.”

⁵ Who is that woman who is coming up from the desert, ◄leaning on/clinging close to► the man who loves her? I woke you up when you were under the apple tree at the place where your mother conceived you, which is the same place where she gave birth to you.

³ His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

⁴ I have charged you, you° daughters of Jerusalem, by the virtues of the field, that you° stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

⁵ Who is this that comes up all white, leaning on her kinsman? I raised you up under an apple tree; there your mother brought you forth; there she that bore you brought you forth.

³ His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.

⁴ I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

⁵ Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Beloved Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.

³ His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.

⁴ I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

⁵ Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Beloved Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.

³ His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.

⁴ I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

⁵ Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Beloved Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labour and bore you.

³ His left hand would be under my head, and his right hand about me.

⁴ I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not let love be moved till it is ready.

⁵ Who is this, who comes up from the waste places, resting on her loved one? It was I who made you awake under the apple-tree, where your mother gave you birth; there she was in pain at your birth.

³ His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.

⁴ I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ...Why should ye stir up, why awake my love, till he please?

⁵ Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? I awoke thee under the apple-tree: There thy mother brought thee forth; There she brought thee forth that bore thee.

³ His left hand under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

⁴ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you stir not up, nor awake my love till she please.

⁵ Who is this that cometh up from the desert, flowing with delights, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple tree I raised thee up: there thy mother was corrupted, there she was defloured that bore thee.

³ He supports my head with his left hand, and holds me close with his right.

⁴ Women of Jerusalem, swear to me that you won't disturb our love until the right time.

⁵ Who is this coming in from the wilderness holding her love close to her? Woman: I woke you up under the apple tree where your mother conceived you, and where she gave birth to you.

³ His left hand shalbe vnder mine head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

⁴ I charge you, O daughters of Ierusale, that you stir not vp, nor waken my loue, vntil she please.

⁵ (Who is this that commeth vp out of the wildernesse, leaning vpon her welbeloued?) I raysed thee vp vnder an apple tree: there thy mother conceiued thee: there she coceiued that bare thee.

³ His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

⁴ 'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem: Why should ye awaken, or stir up love, until it please?'

⁵ Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee; there thy mother was in travail with thee; there was she in travail and brought thee forth.

³ His left hand should be under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.

⁴ I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

⁵ Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: There thy mother brought thee forth: There she brought thee forth that bare thee.

³ Oh that his left hand might be under my head, and that his right hand might embrace me.

⁴ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, why will ye awaken, and why will ye excite my love, until it please to come of itself?—

⁵ Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her friend?—Under the apple-tree have I waked thee up; there thy mother brought thee forth; there brought thee forth she that bore thee.

³ His left hand should be under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.

⁴ I have charged you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, By the virtues of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

⁵ Who is this that comes up all white, Leaning on her kinsman? I raised thee up under an apple tree; There thy mother brought thee forth; There she that bore thee brought thee forth.

³ His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraceth me.

⁴ Lov. I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem! That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Till she please!

⁵ Lad. Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? M. Under the apple-tree I awakened thee; There thy mother brought thee forth; There she that bore thee brought thee forth!

³ His left hand is under my head and his right hand embraces me.

⁴ I want you to swear, daughters of Jerusalem, that you will not interrupt our lovemaking until it is over.

⁵ Who is this who is coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? The woman speaking to the man I awakened you under the apricot tree; there your mother conceived you; there she gave birth to you, she delivered you.

³ His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.

⁴ I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

⁵ Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Beloved Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.

³ His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.

⁴ I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

⁵ Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Beloved Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labour and bore you.

³ His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

⁴ I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not, nor awake my love, until he please.

⁵ Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple-tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bore thee.

³ His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.

⁴ I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

⁵ Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Beloved Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.

³ His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.

⁴ I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

⁵ Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Beloved Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labour and bore you.

³ His left hand shall be under mine head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

⁴ Ye daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you greatly, that ye raise not, neither make the dearworthy spousess to awake, till she will.

⁵ Who is this spousess, that goeth up from desert, and floweth in delights, and resteth on her darling? I raised thee under a pomegranate tree; there thy mother was corrupted, there thy mother was defouled.

³ His left hand shall be under mine head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

⁴ Ye daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you greatly, that ye raise not, neither make the dearworthy spousess to awake, till she will. (Ye daughters of Jerusalem, I strongly command you, that ye raise not up, nor awaken the dearworthy spousess, until she desireth it.)

⁵ Who is this spousess, that goeth up from desert, and floweth in delights, and resteth on her darling? I raised thee (up) under a pomegranate tree; there thy mother was corrupted, there thy mother was defouled. (Who is this spousess, who cometh in from the desert, and who floweth in delights, and then resteth on her darling? I raised thee up under a pomegranate tree; there thy mother gave birth to thee, yea, there thy mother was in labour.)

³ His left hand is under my head, And his right doth embrace me.

⁴ I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, How ye stir up, And how ye wake the love till she please!

⁵ Who is this coming from the wilderness, Hasting herself for her beloved? Under the citron-tree I have waked thee, There did thy mother pledge thee, There she gave a pledge that bare thee.