SNG 1:4 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX εἵλκυσάν σε· ὀπίσω σου εἰς ὀσμὴν μύρων σου δραμοῦμεν· εἰσήνεγκέ με ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς τὸ ταμεῖον αὐτοῦ· ἀγαλλιασώμεθα καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν σοί· ἀγαπήσομεν μαστούς σου ὑπὲρ οἶνον· εὐθύτης ἠγάπησέ σε.
(heilkusan se; opisō sou eis osmaʸn murōn sou dramoumen; eisaʸnegke me ho basileus eis to tameion autou; agalliasōmetha kai eufranthōmen en soi; agapaʸsomen mastous sou huper oinon; euthutaʸs aʸgapaʸse se. )

BrTr They have drawn thee: we will run after thee, for the smell of thine ointments: the king has brought me into his closet: let us rejoice and be glad in thee; we will love thy breasts more than wine: righteousness loves thee.

ULT Draw me after you; let us run.
⇔ The king has brought me to his bedroom.
⇔ 
¶ Let us be glad and rejoice in you.
⇔ Let us profess your love more than wine;
⇔ rightly do they love you.
⇔ 

UST Take me quickly;
⇔ take me to your home.
⇔ He is like a king to me;
⇔ I desire him to bring me into his bedroom.
⇔ We are very happy about you;
⇔ we say that how you love is better than wine.
⇔ It is not surprising that the other young women adore you.

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.

OEB ⇔ Draw me after you, O let us hasten,
⇔ O king, bring me into your chamber.
⇔ In you we’ll find joy and be glad,
⇔ more than wine shall we praise your caresses.
⇔ Yes, they are right who love you!

WEBBE Take me away with you.
⇔ Let’s hurry.
⇔ The king has brought me into his rooms.
⇔ We will be glad and rejoice in you.
⇔ We will praise your love more than wine!
⇔ They are right to love you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Draw me after you; let us hurry!
⇔ May the king bring me into his bedroom chambers!
⇔ We will rejoice and delight in you;
⇔ we will praise your love more than wine.
⇔ The Beloved to Her Lover:
⇔ How rightly the young women adore you!

LSV Draw me: we run after you,
The king has brought me into his inner chambers,
We delight and rejoice in you,
We mention your loves more than wine,
Uprightly they have loved you!

FBV Take me by the hand—let's run! (The king[fn] has brought me to his bedroom.) Let's be happy together and find pleasure in your love.[fn] Your love is far better than wine! Women are right to adore you so![fn]

1:4 In love poetry of the time “king” was also a term of endearment.

1:4 The verb moves to the first person plural, which could mean the change of speaker (some versions believe this line is spoke by the “friends” of the woman). However, it is taken here to be an inclusive form, indicating the woman and the man together.

1:4 Referring back to the young women of verse 3.

T4T Take me quickly;
⇔ take me to your home.
⇔ It is as though you are my king;
⇔ take me into your room.
⇔ We are very happy [DOU] about you;
⇔ we say that your love for each other is better than wine.
⇔ It is not surprising that the other young women adore you.

LEB • May the king bring me into his chambers![fn] • Let us be joyful and let us rejoice in you; • let us extol your love more than wine. • Rightly do they love you!
¶

1:? Or “The king has brought me into his chambers”

BBE Take me to you, and we will go after you: the king has taken me into his house. We will be glad and full of joy in you, we will give more thought to your love than to wine: rightly are they your lovers.

Moff No Moff SNG book available

JPS 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 find thy love more fragrant than wine! sincerely do they love thee.

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.

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

YLT Draw me: after thee we run, The king hath brought me into his inner chambers, We do joy and rejoice in thee, We mention thy loves more than wine, Uprightly they have loved thee!

Drby 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.

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(Draw me, we will run after thee/you: the king hath/has brought me into his chamber/rooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee/you, we will remember thy/your love more than wine: the upright love thee/you. )

1.4 the upright…: or, they love thee uprightly

KJB-1611 [fn]Draw me, we will runne after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and reioyce in thee, we wil remember thy loue more then wine: [fn]the vpright loue thee.
(Draw me, we will run after thee/you: the king hath/has brought me into his chamber/rooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee/you, we will remember thy/your love more then wine: the upright love thee/you.)

1:4 Ioh. 6.44.

1:4 Or, they loue thee vprightly.

Bshps Drawe thou me vnto thee we wyll runne after thee. The kyng hath brought me into his priuie chaumbers: We wylbe glad and reioyce in thee, we thinke more of thy loue then of wine: they that be righteous loue thee.
(Drawe thou/you me unto thee/you we will run after thee/you. The king hath/has brought me into his privy chamber/rooms: We wylbe glad and rejoice in thee/you, we thinke more of thy/your love then of wine: they that be righteous love thee/you.)

Gnva I am blacke, O daughters of Ierusalem, but comely, as the tentes of Kedar, and as the curtaines of Salomon.
(I am blacke, O daughters of Yerusalem, but comely, as the tents of Kedar, and as the curtains of Salomon. )

Cvdl yee that same moueth me also to renne after the. The kynge hath brought me into his preuy chambre. We wil be glad & reioyce in the, we thynke more of thy brestes then of wyne: well is them that loue the.
(yee that same moueth me also to renne after them. The king hath/has brought me into his preuy chamber/room. We will be glad and rejoice in them, we think more of thy/your brestes then of wyne: well is them that love them.)

Wycl Ye douytris of Jerusalem, Y am blak, but fair, as the tabernaclis of Cedar, as the skynnes of Salomon.
(Ye/You_all daughters of Yerusalem, I am blak, but fair, as the tabernacles/tents of Cedar, as the skynnes of Salomon.)

Luth Zeuch mich dir nach, so laufen wir. Der König führet mich in seine Kammer. Wir freuen uns und sind fröhlich über dir; wir gedenken an deine Liebe mehr denn an den Wein. Die Frommen lieben dich.
(Zeuch me you/to_you after, so laufen wir. The king führet me in his Kammer. We freuen us/to_us/ourselves and are fröhlich above dir; we/us gedenken at your love more because at the Wein. The Frommen lieben dich.)

ClVg Sponsa Nigra sum, sed formosa, filiæ Jerusalem, sicut tabernacula Cedar, sicut pelles Salomonis.[fn]
(Sponsa Nigra I_am, but formosa, daughters Yerusalem, like tabernacula Cedar, like pelles Salomonis. )

1.4 Nigra sum. Postquam Ecclesia in cellaria est perducta, per cognitionem scilicet et per spem futurorum bonorum, postquam eum recto corde diligere, et in ejus gratia gaudere didicit, restat ostendere, quod pro amore illius et pro acquisitione bonorum, quæ gustavit, certamen subeat, et quid afflictionis toleret. Nigra. Quasi dicat: promittitis vos mecum ituras, et potest vos tribulatio deterrere quam patior: sed ne afflictio, nec infamia vos deterreant, quia hæc virtutum formositatem conferent, et post amorem restat patientia ad experimentum amoris. Nigra. Rursus adolescentulis sponsa respondet, et agitur de manifesta tentatione. Nigra. Vilis quidem in oculis persequentium appareo, sed ante Deum veritatis confessione gloriosa refulgeo. Sicut tabernacula Cedar. Hic sicut ponitur non pro veritate, sed pro æstimatione insipientium, qui eam putant vitiorum, vel dæmonum mansionem; sicut pelles Salomonis hic ponitur pro veritate. Cedar Ismælis filius fuit, cujus manus contra omnes, et manus omnium contra eum, nullum inter homines habens locum, sed in tabernaculis pro nequitia, et ira semper habitans. Sic et justi pro meritis suis creduntur expelli et affligi, et quasi hostes omnium judicantur: unde dicitur, Eritis odio omnibus hominibus propter nomen meum Matth. 10.. Sicut pedes. Ecclesia in se carnalia mortificans desideria, et decorata virtutibus, vero pacifico dignum fit habitaculum. Ideo caro Dominici hominis vocatur pellis, quia sicut tentorium super aliquem tenditur ne a sole uratur, ita caro Christi in cruce extensa fuit nobis obumbratio vitiorum.

1.4 Nigra sum. Postquam Ecclesia in cellaria it_is perducta, through cognitionem scilicet and through spem futurorum bonorum, postquam him recto corde diligere, and in his gratia gaudere didicit, restat ostendere, that for amore illius and for acquisitione bonorum, which gustavit, certamen subeat, and quid afflictionis toleret. Nigra. Quasi let_him_say: promittitis you with_me ituras, and potest you tribulatio deterrere how patior: but not afflictio, but_not infamia you deterreant, because these_things virtutum formositatem conferent, and after amorem restat patientia to experimentum amoris. Nigra. Rursus adolescentulis sponsa respondet, and agitur about manifesta tentatione. Nigra. Vilis indeed in oculis persequentium appareo, but before God veritatis confessione gloriosa refulgeo. Sicut tabernacula Cedar. Hic sicut putsur not/no for veritate, but for æstimatione insipientium, who her putant vitiorum, or dæmonum mansionem; sicut pelles Salomonis this putsur for veritate. Cedar Ismælis son fuit, cuyus hands on_the_contrary omnes, and hands omnium on_the_contrary him, nullum between homines habens locum, but in tabernaculis for nequitia, and ira always habitans. So and justi for meritis to_his_own creduntur expelli and affligi, and as_if hostes omnium yudicantur: whence it_is_said, Eritis odio to_all hominibus propter nomen meum Matth. 10.. Sicut pedes. Ecclesia in se carnalia mortificans desideria, and decorata virtutibus, vero pacifico dignum fit habitaculum. Ideo caro Dominici of_man is_called pellis, because like tentorium over aliquem tenditur not from sole uratur, ita caro of_Christ in cruce extensa fuit us obumbratio vitiorum.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

מָשְׁכֵ֖⁠נִי

draw,me

Alternate translation: “Lead me”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

נָּר֑וּצָה

run

The word us refers to the young woman and the man that she is addressing, so use the inclusive form of that word if your language marks that distinction. Alternate translation: “let you and me run”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נָּר֑וּצָה

run

Here the woman uses run as a poetic way of expressing her desire that she and the man she loves should quickly go away together. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “let us hurry”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַ⁠מֶּ֜לֶךְ

the=king

Here the woman is speaking affectionately of the man she loves as if he were The king. She is not speaking of an actual king but using the word as a term of endearment. She is still speaking of the same man that she was speaking of in 1:2-3. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “He whom I love is like a king to me and” or “He who is like a king to me”

Note 4 topic: translate-tense

הֱבִיאַ֨⁠נִי הַ⁠מֶּ֜לֶךְ

bring,me the=king

The original language word which the ULT translates as The king has brought me could be describing: (1) a request or wish that the woman has. Alternate translation: “May the king bring me” (2) an action that has already happened. Alternate translation: “The king brought me”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / go

הֱבִיאַ֨⁠נִי

bring,me

Your language may say “taken” rather than brought in a context such as this. Use whichever is more natural. Alternate translation: “has taken me”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

נָגִ֤ילָה וְ⁠נִשְׂמְחָה֙ בָּ֔⁠ךְ נַזְכִּ֤ירָה דֹדֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ מִ⁠יַּ֔יִן

rejoice and,rejoice on/over=you(fs) extol love,your more_than,wine

The us in these two lines could be: (1 )a group of young women speaking about the man. Alternate translation: “We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will profess your love more than wine” (2) the woman continuing to speak to the man she loves and using us to refer to herself. Alternate translation: “May I be glad and rejoice in you. May I profess your love more than wine”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

נָּר֑וּצָה&נָגִ֤ילָה & נַזְכִּ֤ירָה

(Some words not found in UHB: draw,me after,you run bring,me the=king chambers,his rejoice and,rejoice on/over=you(fs) extol love,your more_than,wine rightly love,you )

The word us is inclusive all three times that it occurs in this verse. Use the inclusive form of this word if your language marks that distinction.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

נָגִ֤ילָה וְ⁠נִשְׂמְחָה֙

rejoice and,rejoice

The terms be glad and rejoice mean similar things. The author is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “Let us greatly rejoice” or “Let us rejoice greatly”

נַזְכִּ֤ירָה

extol

Alternate translation: “Let us proclaim”

מִ⁠יַּ֔יִן

more_than,wine

The phrase more than wine could mean: (1) that the women would profess that the man’s love was more delightful than wine. Alternate translation: “as being more delightful than wine” (2) that the women would profess the delightfulness of the man’s love more often than they would profess the delightfulness of wine. Alternate translation: “more often than we profess wine”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

דֹדֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ מִ⁠יַּ֔יִן

love,your more_than,wine

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of love, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the way you love is better than wine” or “the way you love me is better than wine”

מֵישָׁרִ֖ים אֲהֵבֽוּ⁠ךָ

rightly love,you

Here the speaker could be: (1) the woman speaking to the man about the young women who admire him. Alternate translation: “rightly do the young women love you” (2) the young women speaking of other women who admire the man. Alternate translation: “rightly do the other young women love you”. You may wish to indicate who the presumed speaker is here by placing a heading above this section, as modeled by the UST.

מֵישָׁרִ֖ים אֲהֵבֽוּ⁠ךָ

rightly love,you

Alternate translation: “it is right that other young women adore you” or “no wonder other young women adore you”

Parallel SNG 1:4