Verse List for SNG 5:2

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B I ◄ ← Sng 5:2 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=The bride (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) I’m asleep, but my heart is awake. ⇔ A sound—my dearest is knocking. ⇔ “Open to me, my girlfriend, my darling, my dove, my perfect one, ⇔ because my head is full of dew— ⇔ my hair is wet with the night dampness.”

OET-LV I was_sleeping and_heart _of_my was_awake the _sound _of my _lover _of_my is_knocking open to_me my _sister _of_my friend _of_my dove _of_my my _perfect _of_one that_head _of_my is_filled dew locks _of_my[fn] dewdrops _of night.

ULT I, am asleep, but my heart, is awake. ⇔ A sound—my beloved is knocking: ⇔ “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one, ⇔ because my head, is full of dew, ⇔ my hair, is full of the drops of the night.”

UST I was asleep, and I had a dream. ⇔  In it I heard the man I love knocking at the door. ⇔ He said, “You who are as dear to me as a sister, my dear one, you who are like a dove, my flawless one. ⇔  Open the door for me ⇔ because my hair is wet from the dew, ⇔  from the mist that has fallen during the night.”

BSB & MSB I sleep, but my heart is awake. ⇔  A sound! My beloved is knocking: ⇔ “Open to me, my sister, my darling, ⇔  my dove, my flawless one. ⇔ My head is drenched with dew, ⇔  my hair with the dampness of the night.”

OEB No OEB SNG book available

WEBBE & WMBB I was asleep, but my heart was awake. ⇔  It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: ⇔  “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; ⇔  for my head is filled with dew, ⇔  and my hair with the dampness of the night.”

NET I was asleep, but my mind was dreaming. ⇔ Listen! My lover is knocking at the door! ⇔ “Open for me, my sister, my darling, ⇔ my dove, my flawless one! ⇔ My head is drenched with dew, ⇔ my hair with the dampness of the night.”

LSV I am sleeping, but my heart wakes: The sound of my beloved knocking! “Open to me, my sister, my friend,
My dove, my perfect one,
For my head is filled [with] dew,
My locks [with] drops of the night.”

FBV Though I was asleep, my mind[fn] was racing. I heard my love knocking, and calling out, “Please open the door, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect love. My head is soaked with dew, my hair is wet from the night mist.”

T4T ⇔  I was partially asleep, but my mind was still awake. ⇔  Then I heard the one who loves me knocking at the door. ⇔ He said, “My darling, you who are dearer to me than my sister, my dear friend, my perfect one, my dove [MET], ⇔  open the door for me! ⇔ My hair is wet from the dew, ⇔  from the mist that has fallen during the night.”

LEB
• I was asleep but[fn] my heart was awake.
  • A sound! My beloved knocking![fn]
• “Open to me, my sister, my beloved,
  • my dove, my perfect one!
• For my head is full of dew,
  • my hair drenched from the moist night air .”[fn]

BBE I am sleeping, but my heart is awake; it is the sound of my loved one at the door, saying, Be open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my very beautiful one; my head is wet with dew, and my hair with the drops of the night.

Moff I slept, but my heart lay waking; ⇔  O dreamed--ah! there is my darling knocking! ⇔ “Open to me, my own,” he calls ⇔  “my dear, my dove, my paragon! ⇔ My head is drenched with dew ⇔  my hair with drops of the night.”

JPS I sleep, but my heart waketh; Hark! my beloved knocketh: 'Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.'

ASV ⇔  I was asleep, but my heart waked: ⇔ It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, ⇔ Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; ⇔ For my head is filled with dew, ⇔ My locks with the drops of the night.

DRA I sleep, and my heart watcheth; the voice of my beloved knocking: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is full of dew, and my locks of the drops of the nights.

YLT I am sleeping, but my heart waketh: The sound of my beloved knocking! 'Open to me, my sister, my friend, My dove, my perfect one, For my head is filled [with] dew, My locks [with] drops of the night.'

Drby I slept, but my heart was awake. The voice of my beloved! he knocketh: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, mine undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.

RV I was asleep, but my heart waked: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.

SLT I slept and my heart waked: the voice of my beloved knocks at the door; Open to me, my sister, my friend, my dove, my perfect one: my head was filled with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.

Wbstr I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying , Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

KJB-1769 ¶ I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
(¶ I sleep, but my heart waketh/wakes: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.)

KJB-1611 ¶ I sleepe, but my heart waketh: it is the voyce of my beloued that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my loue, my doue, my vndefiled: for my head is filled with dewe, and my lockes with the drops of the night.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps I am a sleepe, but my heart is waking: I heare the voyce of my beloued when he knocketh, saying, Open to me O my sister, my loue, my doue, my dearling: for my head is full of deawe, and the lockes of my heere are full of the nyght doppes.
(I am a sleep, but my heart is waking: I hear the voice of my beloved when he knocketh, saying, Open to me Oh my sister, my love, my dove, my darling: for my head is full of dew, and the locks of my hear are full of the night doppes.)

Gnva I sleepe, but mine heart waketh, it is the voyce of my welbeloued that knocketh, saying, Open vnto mee, my sister, my loue, my doue, my vndefiled: for mine head is full of dewe, and my lockes with the droppes of the night.
(I sleep, but mine heart waketh/wakes, it is the voice of my well-beloved that knocketh, saying, Open unto me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for mine head is full of dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.)

Cvdl As I was a slepe, & my hert wakynge, I herde the voyce of my beloued, wha he knocked. Open to me (sayde he) o my sister, my loue, my doue, my derlinge: for my heade is full of dew, and ye lockes of my hayre are full of the night droppes.
(As I was a sleep, and my heart waking, I herd/heard the voice of my beloved, what he knocked. Open to me (said he) o my sister, my love, my dove, my darling: for my head is full of dew, and ye/you_all locks of my hair are full of the night drops.)

Wycl Y slepe, and myn herte wakith. The vois of my derlyng knockynge; my sister, my frendesse, my culuer, my spousesse vnwemmed, opene thou to me; for myn heed is ful of dew, and myn heeris ben ful of dropis of niytis.
(I sleep, and mine heart waketh/wakes. The voice of my darling knocking; my sister, my friends, my culver/pigeon, my spouse unwemmed, open thou/you to me; for mine heed is full of dew, and mine hairs been full of dropis of nights.)

Luth Ich schlafe, aber mein Herz wacht. Da ist die Stimme meines Freundes, der anklopfet: Tu mir auf, liebe Freundin, meine Schwester, meine Taube, meine Fromme; denn mein Haupt ist voll Taues, und meine Locken voll Nachttropfen.
(I am_sleeping, but my heart wakes. So is the voice(n) my friend, the/of_the knocks: Do/Act to_me on/in/to, love(v) girlfriend, my sister, my deaf_(one), my pious/devout_(one); because/than my head is full/whole Taues, and my lure(n) full/whole night_drops.)

ClVg Sponsa Ego dormio, et cor meum vigilat. Vox dilecti mei pulsantis: Sponsus Aperi mihi, soror mea, amica mea, columba mea, immaculata mea, quia caput meum plenum est rore, et cincinni mei guttis noctium.[fn]
(The_bride I sleepo, and heart mine watch. The_voice beloved my/mine pulsantis: The_spouse Aperi to_me, sister my, girlfriend my, dove my, immaculate/unblemished my, because the_head mine full it_is dew, and cincinni my/mine guttis nightum.)

UHB אֲנִ֥י יְשֵׁנָ֖ה וְ⁠לִבִּ֣⁠י עֵ֑ר ק֣וֹל ׀ דּוֹדִ֣⁠י דוֹפֵ֗ק פִּתְחִי־לִ֞⁠י אֲחֹתִ֤⁠י רַעְיָתִ⁠י֙ יוֹנָתִ֣⁠י תַמָּתִ֔⁠י שֶׁ⁠רֹּאשִׁ⁠י֙ נִמְלָא־טָ֔ל קְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖⁠י רְסִ֥יסֵי לָֽיְלָה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐγὼ καθεύδω, καὶ ἡ καρδία μου ἀγρυπνεῖ. φωνὴ ἀδελφιδοῦ μου κρούει ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν, ἀνοιξόν μοι ἡ πλησίον μου, ἄδελφή μου, περιστερά μου, τελεία μου· ὅτι ἡ κεφαλή μου ἐπλήσθη δρόσου, καὶ οἱ βόστρυχοί μου ψεκάδων νυκτός.

BrTr I sleep, but my heart is awake: the voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, saying, Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.