[1] At night on my bed, I looked for the one I love. I looked for him, but I could not find him. [2] I will get up now. I will go around the city, in the streets and squares. I will look for the one I love. I looked for him, but I could not find him. [3] The watchmen found me as they patrolled the city. I asked, "Have you seen the one I love?" [4] As soon as I had left them I found the one I love. I held him. I would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother's house. I brought him into the room where I was born. [5] Women of Jerusalem, promise me by the gazelles and the deer. Promise not to wake love. Don't excite my feelings of love until I'm ready. [6] Who is this coming out of the desert like a cloud of smoke? Who is this that smells like myrrh, incense and other spices? [7] Look, it's Solomon's couch with 60 soldiers around it. They are the finest soldiers of Israel. [8] These soldiers all carry swords. They have been trained in war. Every man wears his sword at his side. He is ready for the dangers of the night. [9] King Solomon had a couch made for himself. It is made of wood from Lebanon. [10] He made its posts of silver and its braces of gold. The seat was covered with purple cloth. The women of Jerusalem wove it with love. [11] Women of Jerusalem, go out and see King Solomon. He is wearing the crown his mother put on his head. It was his wedding day, when his heart was happy!
