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1On my bed in the night,
I sought him, but I did not find him.
2Now I will arise, and I will go about in the city,
I will seek him whom my heart loves.
3The sentinels who go about in the city found me.
4Scarcely had I passed by them[#Literally “As little that I passed”]
I held him and I would not let him go
5I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem,[#Literally “O daughters of Jerusalem”]
do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!
6What is this coming up from the desert
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense
7Look! It is Solomon’s portable couch![#Literally “couch” or “portable sedan chair”]
8All of them wield swords;[#Literally “holders of sword”]
each with his sword at his thigh
9King Solomon made for himself a sedan chair[#Literally “The king, Solomon”]
10He made its column of silver, its back of gold, its seat of purple;[#Or “its support,” “its base,” “its headrest,” “its litter,” “its cover”]
11Come out and look, O maidens of Zion, at King Solomon,[#Literally “O daughters of Zion”; #Literally “the king, Solomon”]
on the day of his wedding,