15 How beautiful you are, my darling!

Oh, how beautiful!

Your eyes are doves.

16 How handsome you are, my beloved!

Oh, how charming!

And our bed is verdant.

17 The beams of our house are cedars;

our rafters are firs.

1 I am a rose of Sharon,

a lily of the valleys.

2 Like a lily among thorns

is my darling among the young women.

3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest

is my beloved among the young men.

I delight to sit in his shade,

and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

4 Let him lead me to the banquet hall,

and let his banner over me be love.

15 Behold, you are beautiful, my love;

behold, you are beautiful;

your eyes are doves.

16 Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful.

Our couch is green;

17 the beams of our house are cedar;

our rafters are pine.

1 I am a rose of Sharon,

a lily of the valleys.

2 As a lily among brambles,

so is my love among the young women.

3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,

so is my beloved among the young men.

With great delight I sat in his shadow,

and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 He brought me to the banqueting house,

and his banner over me was love.

15 How beautiful you are, my darling,

how beautiful!

Your eyes are like doves.

16 You are so handsome, my love,

pleasing beyond words!

The soft grass is our bed;

17 fragrant cedar branches are the beams of our house,

and pleasant smelling firs are the rafters.

1 I am the spring crocus blooming on the Sharon Plain,

the lily of the valley.

2 Like a lily among thistles

is my darling among young women.

3 Like the finest apple tree in the orchard

is my lover among other young men.

I sit in his delightful shade

and taste his delicious fruit.

4 He escorts me to the banquet hall;

it’s obvious how much he loves me.

15 Behold, you are fair, my love!

Behold, you are fair!

You have dove’s eyes.

16 Behold, you are handsome, my beloved!

Yes, pleasant!

Also our bed is green.

17 The beams of our houses are cedar,

And our rafters of fir.

1 I am the rose of Sharon,

And the lily of the valleys.

2 Like a lily among thorns,

So is my love among the daughters.

3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods,

So is my beloved among the sons.

I sat down in his shade 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.

15 My darling, you are beautiful!

Oh, you are beautiful,

and your eyes are like doves.

16 You are so handsome, my lover,

and so pleasant!

Our bed is the grass.

17 Cedar trees form our roof;

our ceiling is made of juniper wood.

1 I am a rose in the Plain of Sharon,

a lily in the valleys.

2 Among the young women, my darling

is like a lily among thorns!

3 Among the young men, my lover

is like an apple tree in the woods!

I enjoy sitting in his shadow;

his fruit is sweet to my taste.

4 He brought me to the banquet room,

and his banner over me is love.

15 Behold, thou art fair, my love;

Behold thou art fair;

Thine eyes are as doves.

16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant:

Also our couch is green.

17 The beams of our house are cedars,

And our rafters are firs.

1 I am a rose of Sharon,

A lily of the valleys.

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.

15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold, thou art fair: thine eyes are doves. 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; Also our bed is green. 17 The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters are cypresses.

1 I am a narcissus of Sharon, A lily of the valleys. 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.

15 Look at you! You are beautiful, my true love! 

Look at you! You are so beautiful! 

Your eyes are like doves! 

16 Look at you! You are handsome, my beloved, so pleasing to me! 

The leaf-scattered ground will be our couch. 

17 The cedars will be the walls of our house. 

The cypress trees will be our rafters. 

1 I am a rose of Sharon, 

a lily ⸤growing⸥ in the valleys. 

2 Like a lily among thorns, 

so is my true love among the young women. 

3 Like an apple tree among the trees in the forest, 

so is my beloved among the young men. 

I want to sit in his shadow. 

His fruit tastes sweet to me. 

4 He leads me into a banquet room 

and looks at me with love. 

15 How beautiful you are, my darling.

How very beautiful!

Your eyes are doves.

16 How handsome you are, my love.

How delightful!

Our bed is lush with foliage;

17 the beams of our house are cedars,

and our rafters are cypresses.

1 I am a rose of Sharon,

a lily of the valleys.

2 Like a lily among thorns,

so is my darling among the young women.

3 Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest,

so is my love among the young men.

I delight to sit in his shade,

and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

4 He brought me to the banquet hall,

and he looked on me with love.

15 Ah, you are beautiful, my love;

ah, you are beautiful;

your eyes are doves.

16 Ah, you are beautiful, my beloved,

truly lovely.

Our couch is green;

17 the beams of our house are cedar,

our rafters are pine.

1 I am a rose of Sharon,

a lily of the valleys.

2 As a lily among brambles,

so is my love among maidens.

3 As an apple tree among the trees of the wood,

so is my beloved among young men.

With great delight I sat in his shadow,

and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 He brought me to the banqueting house,

and his intention toward me was love.

15 Look! You are beautiful, my beloved.

Look! You are beautiful;

your eyes are doves.

16 Look! You are beautiful, my beloved,

truly pleasant.

Truly our couch is verdant;

17 the beams of our house are cedar;

our rafter is cypress.

1 I am a rose of Sharon,

a lily of the valleys.

2 Like a lily among the thorns,

so is my love among the maidens.

3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,

so is my beloved among the young men.

In his shade I sat down with delight,

and his fruit was sweet to my palate.

4 He brought me to the house of the wine,

and his intention was love toward me.

15 “You are so beautiful, my love!

So beautiful!

Your eyes are like doves.”

The woman says,

16 “You are so handsome, my love!

So charming!

The green field is our bed.

17 Cedar trees above us are the beams of our house.

Fir trees overhead are its rafters.

1 “I am like a rose on the coast of Sharon.

I’m like a lily in the valleys.”

The king says,

2 “My love, among the young women

you are like a lily among thorns.”

The woman says,

3 “My love, among the young men

you are like an apple tree among the trees of the forest.

I’m happy to sit in your shade.

Your fruit tastes so sweet to me.

4 You have taken me to the dinner hall.

Your banner of love is lifted high above me.

15 “How beautiful you are, my darling,

How beautiful you are!

Your eyes are like doves.”

16 “How handsome you are, my beloved,

And so pleasant!

Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!

17 “The beams of our houses are cedars,

Our rafters, cypresses.

1 “I am the rose of Sharon,

The lily of the valleys.”

2 “Like a lily among the thorns,

So is my darling among the maidens.”

3 “Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,

So is my beloved among the young men.

In his shade I took great delight and sat down,

And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 “He has brought me to his banquet hall,

And his banner over me is love.