OET interlinear SNG 5:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

בָּ֣אתִי לְ⁠גַנִּ⁠י֮ אֲחֹתִ֣⁠י כַלָּה֒ אָרִ֤יתִי מוֹרִ⁠י֙ עִם־בְּשָׂמִ֔⁠י אָכַ֤לְתִּי יַעְרִ⁠י֙ עִם־דִּבְשִׁ֔⁠י שָׁתִ֥יתִי יֵינִ֖⁠י עִם־חֲלָבִ֑⁠י

come to,garden_of,my sister_of,my bride gathered myrrh_of,my with spice_of,my eaten honeycomb_of,my with honey_of,my drunk wine_of,my with milk_of,my

Here the man continues to draw an extended comparison between the woman’s body and the garden that he began in [4:12](../04/12.md). He accepts the woman’s invitation (that she gave in the previous verse) to enjoy her body. The lines I have plucked my myrrh with my spice and I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey and I have drunk my wine with my milk are all metaphors for the man enjoying the woman’s body. If you used the alternate translation in verses [4:12-16](../04/12.md), you should do so here also. Alternate translation: [You who are as dear to me as a sister, my bride, I am ready to go with you and enjoy the delights of your body; it will be as though I am gathering myrrh with my other spices, eating my honey and honeycomb, and drinking my wine and my milk]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בָּ֣אתִי לְ⁠גַנִּ⁠י֮ אֲחֹתִ֣⁠י כַלָּה֒ אָרִ֤יתִי מוֹרִ⁠י֙ עִם־בְּשָׂמִ֔⁠י אָכַ֤לְתִּי יַעְרִ⁠י֙ עִם־דִּבְשִׁ֔⁠י שָׁתִ֥יתִי יֵינִ֖⁠י עִם־חֲלָבִ֑⁠י

come to,garden_of,my sister_of,my bride gathered myrrh_of,my with spice_of,my eaten honeycomb_of,my with honey_of,my drunk wine_of,my with milk_of,my

Though the man is speaking as if he has already done these things, he is actually getting ready to do them. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [I am getting ready to come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I will pluck my myrrh with my spice. I will eat my honeycomb with my honey; I will drink my wine with my milk]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go

בָּ֣אתִי

come

Your language may say “gone” rather than come in a context such as this. Use whichever is more natural. Alternate translation: [I have gone]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

בָּ֣אתִי לְ⁠גַנִּ⁠י֮ אֲחֹתִ֣⁠י כַלָּה֒

come to,garden_of,my sister_of,my bride

If it would be more natural in your language, you could change the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: [My sister, my bride, I have come to my garden]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲחֹתִ֣⁠י

sister_of,my

See how you translated the phrase my sister in [4:9](../04/09.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

אִכְל֣וּ רֵעִ֔ים שְׁת֥וּ וְ⁠שִׁכְר֖וּ דּוֹדִֽים

eat friends drink and,drunk love

Since the author does not say who is speaking to the couple here, you should not indicate who is speaking in the text of your translation. However, if you are using section headers to indicate who is speaking, the speakers could be: (1) the “daughters of Jerusalem” who spoke earlier in the book. They are speaking to the couple at the couple’s wedding. You can use a phrase such as “The young women of Jerusalem speak to the couple” or “The young women of Jerusalem speak to the couple at their wedding” (2) a group of people who are the couple’s friends and wedding guests. You can use a phrase such as “The couple’s friends speak” or “The couple’s wedding guests speak”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אִכְל֣וּ רֵעִ֔ים שְׁת֥וּ וְ⁠שִׁכְר֖וּ דּוֹדִֽים

eat friends drink and,drunk love

Here the speaker is speaking of “eating and drinking” as metaphors to represent the couple enjoying their sexual union. The phrase be drunk is an encouragement to fully enjoy the delights of their sexual union. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express the meaning plainly, or you could use a phrase such as “drink deeply” or “drink abundantly” instead of “be drunk.” Alternate translation: [Enjoy your marital intimacy and make love until you are fully satisfied as if you are eating food until full and drinking wine freely] or [Eat, friends; Drink, and be drunk with love] or [Eat, friends; Drink, and drink abundantly of love]