¿Adónde se ha ido tu amadoa,oh la más hermosa de las mujeresb?¿Adónde se ha dirigido tu amado,para que lo busquemos contigo?Cant. 5:6Cant. 1:8
LA ESPOSA:
2 Mi amado ha descendido a su huertoa,a las eras de bálsamo,a apacentar surebañob en los huertosy recoger liriosc.Cant. 4:16; 5:1Cant. 1:7Cant. 2:1; 5:133 Yo soy de mi amado y mi amado es mío,él apacienta entre los liriosa.Cant. 2:16; 4:5; 7:10
EL ESPOSO:
4 Eres hermosaa como Tirsab, amada1 mía,encantadorac como Jerusalénd,imponente como ejército con estandartes2e.Lit., compañeraLit., como abanderadosCant. 1:151 Rey. 14:17Cant. 1:5Sal. 48:2; 50:2Cant. 6:105 Aparta de mí tus ojos,porque ellos me han confundido;tu cabellera es como rebaño de cabrasque descienden de Galaada.Cant. 4:16 Tus dientes son como rebaño de ovejasque suben del lavadero,todas tienen mellizas,y ninguna de ellas ha perdido su cría1a.O, ha abortadoCant. 4:27 Tus mejillas1 son como mitades de granadadetrás de tu veloa.Lit., sienesCant. 4:38 Sesenta son las reinas y ochenta las concubinasa,y las doncellas1b, sin número;O, vírgenes1 Rey. 11:3Cant. 1:39 pero sin igual1 es mi paloma, mi perfectaa,es la hija única de su madre,la preferida de la que la dio a luz.Las doncellas2 la vieron y la llamaron bienaventuradab,también las reinas y las concubinasc, y la alabaron, diciendo:Lit., unaLit., hijasCant. 2:14; 5:2Gén. 30:131 Rey. 11:3
10 «¿Quién esesta que se asoma como el alba,hermosa como la lunaa llena,refulgente como el solb,imponente como escuadrones abanderadosc?».Job 31:26Mat. 17:2; Apoc. 1:16Cant. 6:411 Descendí al huerto de los nogalespara ver el verdor1 del valle,para ver si la vid había retoñado,si los granadosa habían florecido.Lit., los retoñosCant. 4:13; 7:1212 Sin que me diera cuenta, mi alma me colocósobre los carros de mi noble pueblo1.O, los carros de Aminadab
EL CORO:
13 1Regresa, regresa, oh Sulamita;regresa, regresa, para que te contemplemos.EL ESPOSO:PPor qué habéis de contemplara a la Sulamita,como en la danzab de los dos coros2?En el texto heb., cap. 7:1O, las dos compañías; heb., MahanayimGén. 32:2; 2 Sam. 17:24Jue. 21:21
“1aWhere has your belovedgone,O bmost beautiful among women?Where has your belovedturned,That we may seek him with you?”CHORUSSong 5:6Song 1:8
2 “1My beloved has gonedown to his agarden,To the bbeds of balsam,To cpasturehisflock in the gardensAnd gatherdlilies.BRIDESong 4:16; 5:1Song 5:13Song 1:7Song 2:1; 5:133 “aI am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,He who bpastureshisflock among the lilies.”Song 2:16; 7:10Song 2:16; 4:5
4 “1aYou are as beautiful as bTirzah, my darling,As clovely as dJerusalem,As eawesome as 2an army with banners.BRIDEGROOMLit bannered onesSong 1:151 Kin 14:17Song 1:5Ps 48:2; 50:2Song 6:105 “Turn your eyesaway from me,For they have confused me;aYour hair is like a flock of goatsThat have descended from Gilead.Song 4:16 “aYour teeth are like a flock of ewesWhich have come up from theirwashing,All of whichbeartwins,And not one among them has 1lost her young.Or miscarriedSong 4:27 “aYour temples are like a slice of a pomegranateBehind your veil.Song 4:38 “There are sixtyaqueens and eightyconcubines,And 1bmaidenswithoutnumber;Or virgins1 Kin 11:3Song 1:39 Butamy dove, my perfectone, is 1unique:She is her mother’s2onlydaughter;She is the purechild of the one who bore her.The 3bmaidenssaw her and called her blessed,The cqueens and the concubinesalso, and they praised her, saying,Lit oneLit daughtersSong 2:14; 5:2Gen 30:131 Kin 11:3
10 ‘Who is this that 1growslike the dawn,As beautiful as the fullamoon,As purebas the sun,As cawesome as 2an army with banners?’Lit looks downLit bannered onesJob 31:26Matt 17:2; Rev 1:16Song 6:411 “I wentdown to the orchard of nuttreesTo see the blossoms of the valley,To see whether athe vine had buddedOr the bpomegranates had bloomed.Song 7:12Song 4:1312 “Before I was aware, my soulset meOver the chariots of 1my noblepeople.”Another reading is Ammi-nadib
13 “12Comeback, comeback, O Shulammite;Comeback, comeback, that we may gaze at you!”“3Why should you gaze at the Shulammite,As at the adance of 4bthe two companies?CHORUSCh 7:1 in HebBRIDEGROOMOr MahanaimJudg 21:21Gen 32:2; 2 Sam 17:24
“aWhere has your beloved gone,O bmost beautiful among women?Where is your beloved hiding himself,That we may seek him with you?”Song 5:6Song 1:8
(The Shulammite Bride)
2 “My beloved has gone down to his agarden,To the bbeds of balsam,To cfeed hisflock in the gardensAnd gather dlilies.Song 4:16; 5:1Song 5:13Song 1:7Song 2:1; 5:133 “aI am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,He who bfeeds hisflock among the lilies.”Song 2:16; 7:10Song 2:16; 4:5
(The Bridegroom)
4 “aYou are as beautiful as 1bTirzah, my darling,As clovely as dJerusalem,As emajestic as an army with banners!A city in northern Israel known for its gardens and natural beauty.Song 1:151 Kin 14:17Song 1:5Ps 48:2; 50:2Song 6:105 “Turn your flashing eyes away from me,For they have confused and overcome me;aYour hair is like the shimmering black fleece of a flock of Arabian goatsThat have descended from Mount Gilead.Song 4:16 “aYour bteeth are like a flock of ewesWhich have come up from their washing,All of which bear twins,And not one among them has lost her young.Song 4:27 “aYour temples are like a slice of the pomegranateBehind your veil.Song 4:38 “There are sixty aqueens and eighty 1concubines,And bmaidens without number;See note Gen 22:24.1 Kin 11:3Song 1:39 But amy dove, my perfect one, stands alone above them all;She is her mother’s only daughter;She is the pure child of the one who bore her.The bmaidens saw her and called her blessed and happy,The cqueens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,Col 2:8, 9Song 2:14; 5:2Gen 30:131 Kin 11:3
10 ‘Who is this that looks down like the dawn,Fair and beautiful as the full amoon,Clear and pure bas the sun,As cmajestic as an army with banners?’Job 31:26Matt 17:2; Rev 1:16Song 6:411 “I went down to the orchard of nut treesTo see the flowers of the valley,To see whether the agrapevine had buddedAnd the bpomegranates were in flower.Song 7:12Song 4:1312 “Before I was aware of what was happening, my desire had brought meInto the area of the princes of my people the king’s retinue.”
(The Chorus)
13 “Return, return, O Shulammite;Return, return, that we may gaze at you.”(The Bridegroom)“Why should you gaze at the Shulammite,As at the adance of the btwo armies?Judg 21:21Gen 32:2; 2 Sam 17:24