Song of Songs, Chapter 2
Introduction
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Survival: Only the end of Song of Songs survives in Codex Sinaiticus (the folio that also begins Wisdom of Solomon). Chapters not on a surviving folio are not in the library.
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1ο νυμφιοϲ προϲ εαυτον εγω ανθοϲ του πεδιου κρινον των κοιλαδων 2και προϲ την νυμφην ωϲ κρινον εν μεϲω ακανθων ουτωϲ η πληϲιον μου · ανα μεϲον των θυγατερων 3η νυμφη · προϲ τον νυμφιον ωϲ μηλον εν τοιϲ ξυλοιϲ του δρυμου ουτωϲ αδελφιδοϲ μου · ανα μεϲον των ϋϊων εν τη ϲκια αυτου · επεθυμηϲα και εκαθιϲα και καρποϲ αυτου · γλυκυϲ εν λαρυγγι μ(ου) 4ταιϲ νεανιϲιν η νυμφη φηϲιν ειϲαγαγετε με · ειϲ οικον του οινου ταξατε επ εμε αγαπην 5ϲτηριϲατε με · εν μυροιϲ ϲτοιβαϲατε με · εν μηλοιϲ οτι τετρωμενη αγαπηϲ εγω
1I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. 5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
6προϲ τον νυμφιον · η νυμφη ευωνυμοϲ αυτου · ϋπο την κεφαλην μ(ου) · και η δεξια αυτου . περιλημψεται με · 7ταιϲ νεανιϲιν η νυμφη ωρκιϲα ϋμαϲ · θυγατερεϲ ϊηλμ εν ταιϲ δυναμεϲιν · και εν ταιϲ ϊϲχυϲεϲιν του αγρου εαν εγειρηται και εξεγιρηται την αγαπην · εωϲ αν θεληϲη 8ακηκοεν του νυμφιου · η νυμφη φωνη αδελφιδου μου · ιδου ουτοϲ ηκει · πηδων επι τα ορη · διαλλομενοϲ επι τουϲ βουνουϲ · 9ομοιοϲ εϲτιν αδελφιδοϲ μου · τη δορκαδι η νεβρω ελαφων · επι ορη βαιθηλʼ η νυμφη προϲ ταϲ νεανιδαϲ ϲημαινουϲα αυταιϲ · τον νυμφιον ϊδου ουτοϲ · οπιϲω του τοιχου ημων παρακυπτων · δια των θυριδων · εκκυπτων δια των δικτυων · 10αποκρινεται αδελφιδοϲ μου και λεγει αναϲτα ελθε πληϲιον μου · καλη μου περιϲτερα μου
6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. 8The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. 9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. 10My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
11οτι ο χειμων παρηλθεν ο ϋετοϲ απηλθεν · επορευθη εαυτω 12τα ανθη · ωφθη εν τη γη καιροϲ τηϲ τομηϲ εφθαϲεν φωνη του τρυγονοϲ · ηκουϲθη εν τη γη ημων 13η ϲυκη · εξηνεγκεν ολυνθουϲ αυτηϲ αι αμπελοι κυπριζουϲιν · εδωκαν οϲμην αναϲτα ελθε η πληϲιον μου · καλη μου περιϲτερα μου · 14και ελθε ϲυ περιϲτερα μου · εν ϲκεπη τηϲ πετραϲ εχομενα του προτιχιϲματοϲ · διξον μοι την οψιν ϲου · και ακουτιϲον με την φωνην ϲου · οτι η φωνη ϲου ηδεια · και η οψιϲ ϲου ωραια · 15τοιϲ νεανιαιϲ ο νυμφιοϲ · ταδε πιαϲατε ημιν · αλωπεκαϲ μικρουϲ αφανιζονταϲ αμπελωναϲ · αι αμπελοι ημων · κυπριζουϲιν
11For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; 12The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; 13The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. 14O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 15Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
16η νυμφη ταδε αδελφιδοϲ μου εμοι · καγω αυτω ο ποιμαινων εν τοιϲ κρινοιϲ 17εωϲ ου διαπνευϲη η ημερα · και κεινηθωϲιν αι ϲκιαι αποϲτρεψον ομοιωθητι ϲυ αδελφιδε μου τω δορκωνι · η νεβρω ολαφων · επι ορη κοιλωματων
16My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. 17Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
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Source & Cross-References
- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + King James Version (1611) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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