Song of Solomon 1

Song of Solomon 1:1

AMP: The Song of Songs [the best of songs], which is Solomon’s. [1 Kin 4:32]

ASV: The Song of songs, which is Solomon`s.

BSB: This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.

DARBY: The song of songs, which is Solomon's.

DRA: Let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth: for thy breasts are better than wine,

KJV: The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

Song of Solomon 1:2

AMP: ¶“May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!” [Solomon arrives, she turns to him, saying,]“For your love is better than wine.

ASV: Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.

BSB: Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!For your love is more delightful than wine.

DARBY: Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.

DRA: Smelling sweet of the best ointments. Thy name is as oil poured out: therefore young maidens have loved thee.

KJV: Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

Song of Solomon 1:3

AMP: “The aroma of your oils is fragrant and pleasing;Your name is perfume poured out;Therefore the maidens love you.

ASV: Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is [as] oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.

BSB: The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing;your name is like perfume poured out.No wonder the maidens adore you.

DARBY: Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee.

DRA: Draw me: we will run after thee to the odour of thy ointments. The king hath brought me into his storerooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, remembering thy breasts more than wine: the righteous love thee.

KJV: Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

Song of Solomon 1:4

AMP: “Draw me away with you and let us run together!Let the king bring me into his chambers.”“We will rejoice and be glad in you;We will remember and extol your love more [sweet and fragrant] than wine.Rightly do they love you.”

ASV: Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee.

BSB: Take me away with you— let us hurry!May the king bring me to his chambers.We will rejoice and delight in you;we will praise your love more than wine.It is only right that they adore you.

DARBY: Draw me, we will run after thee! The king hath brought me into his chambers We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember thy love more than wine. They love thee uprightly.

DRA: I am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Cedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

KJV: Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

Song of Solomon 1:5

AMP: ¶“I am deeply tanned but lovely,O daughters of Jerusalem,[I am dark] like the tents of [the Bedouins of] Kedar,Like the [beautiful] curtains of Solomon.

ASV: I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

BSB: I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem,like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

DARBY: I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

DRA: Do not consider me that I am brown, because the sun hath altered my colour: the sons of my mother have fought against me, they have made me the keeper in the vineyards: my vineyard I have not kept.

KJV: I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

Song of Solomon 1:6

AMP: “Do not gaze at me because I am deeply tanned,[I have worked in] the sun; it has left its mark on me.My mother’s sons were angry with me;They made me keeper of the vineyards,But my own vineyard (my complexion) I have not kept.”

ASV: Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, Because the sun hath scorched me. My mother`s sons were incensed against me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; [But] mine own vineyard have I not kept.

BSB: Do not stare because I am dark,for the sun has gazed upon me.My mother’s sons were angry with me;they made me a keeper of the vineyards,but my own vineyard I have neglected.

DARBY: Look not upon me, because I am black; Because the sun hath looked upon me. My mother's children were angry with me: They made me keeper of the vineyards; Mine own vineyard have I not kept.

DRA: Shew me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest in the midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of thy companions.

KJV: Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

Song of Solomon 1:7

AMP: “Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,Where do you pasture your flock,Where do you make it lie down at noon?For why should I be like one who is veiledBeside the flocks of your companions?” [Ps 23:1, 2]

ASV: Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest [thy flock], Where thou makest [it] to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?

BSB: Tell me, O one I love,where do you pasture your sheep?Where do you rest them at midday?Why should I be like a veiled womanbeside the flocks of your companions?

DARBY: Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest [thy flock], Where thou makest it to rest at noon; For why should I be as one veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?

DRA: If thou know not thyself, O fairest among women, go forth, and follow after the steps of the flocks, and feed thy kids beside the tents of the shepherds.

KJV: Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

Song of Solomon 1:8

AMP: ¶“If you do not know [where your lover is],O you fairest among women,Run along, follow the tracks of the flock,And pasture your young goatsBy the tents of the shepherds.

ASV: If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds` tents.

BSB: If you do not know, O fairest of women,follow the tracks of the flock,and graze your young goatsnear the tents of the shepherds.

DARBY: If thou know not, thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' booths.

DRA: To my company of horsemen, in Pharao's chariots, have I likened thee, O my love.

KJV: If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

Song of Solomon 1:9

AMP: ¶“To me, my love, you are likeMy [favorite] mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.

ASV: I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh`s chariots.

BSB: I compare you, my darling,to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

DARBY: I compare thee, my love, To a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.

DRA: Thy cheeks are beautiful as the turtledove's, thy neck as jewels.

KJV: I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.

Song of Solomon 1:10

AMP: “Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,Your neck with strings of jewels.”

ASV: Thy cheeks are comely with plaits [of hair], Thy neck with strings of jewels.

BSB: Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments,your neck with strings of jewels.

DARBY: Thy cheeks are comely with bead-rows, Thy neck with ornamental chains.

DRA: We will make thee chains of gold, inlaid with silver.

KJV: Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.

Song of Solomon 1:11

AMP: ¶“We will make for you chains and ornaments of gold,[Studded] with beads of silver.”

ASV: We will make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver.

BSB: We will make you ornaments of gold,studded with beads of silver.

DARBY: We will make thee bead-rows of gold With studs of silver.

DRA: While the king was at his repose, my spikenard sent forth the odour thereof.

KJV: We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

Song of Solomon 1:12

AMP: ¶“While the king was at his table,My perfume (Solomon) sent forth [his] fragrance [surrounding me].

ASV: While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.

BSB: While the king was at his table,my perfume spread its fragrance.

DARBY: While the king is at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth its fragrance.

DRA: A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, he shall abide between my breasts.

KJV: While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

Song of Solomon 1:13

AMP: “My beloved is to me like a pouch of myrrhWhich lies all night between my breasts.

ASV: My beloved is unto me [as] a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.

BSB: My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrhresting between my breasts.

DARBY: A bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; He shall pass the night between my breasts.

DRA: A cluster of cypress my love is to me, in the vineyards of Engaddi.

KJV: A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

Song of Solomon 1:14

AMP: “My beloved is to me a cluster of henna flowersIn the [fragrant] vineyards of Engedi.”

ASV: My beloved is unto me [as] a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of En-gedi.

BSB: My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossomsin the vineyards of En-gedi.

DARBY: My beloved is unto me a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of Engedi.

DRA: Behold thou art fair, O my love, behold thou art fair, thy eyes are as those of doves.

KJV: My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.

Song of Solomon 1:15

AMP: ¶“Behold, how beautiful you are, my darling,Behold, how beautiful you are!Your eyes are dove’s eyes.”

ASV: Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are [as] doves.

BSB: How beautiful you are, my darling!Oh, how very beautiful!Your eyes are like doves.

DARBY: Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold, thou art fair: thine eyes are doves.

DRA: Behold thou art fair, my beloved, and comely. Our bed is flourishing.

KJV: Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.

Song of Solomon 1:16

AMP: ¶“Behold, how fair and handsome you are, my beloved;And so delightful!Our arbor is green and luxuriant.

ASV: Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green.

BSB: How handsome you are, my beloved!Oh, how delightful!The soft grass is our bed.

DARBY: Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; Also our bed is green.

DRA: The beams of our houses are of cedar, our rafters of cypress trees.

KJV: Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

Song of Solomon 1:17

AMP: “The beams of our houses are cedars,Our rafters and panels are cypresses.

ASV: The beams of our house are cedars, [And] our rafters are firs.

BSB: The beams of our house are cedars;our rafters are fragrant firs.

DARBY: The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters are cypresses.

KJV: The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.