Chapter 2
1 I am a rose of Sharon , a lily of the valleys . Lover
2 As a lily amongst thorns , so is my love amongst the daughters . Beloved
3 As the apple tree amongst the trees of the wood , so is my beloved amongst the sons . I sat down under his shadow with great delight , his fruit was sweet to my taste .
4 He brought me to the banquet hall . His banner over me is love.
5 Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples ; for I am faint with love.
6 His left hand is under my head . His right hand embraces me .
7 I adjure you , daughters of Jerusalem , by the roes , or by the hinds of the field , that you not stir up , nor awaken love , until it so desires .
8 The voice of my beloved ! Behold , he comes, leaping on the mountains , skipping on the hills .
9 My beloved is like a roe or a young deer. Behold , he stands behind our wall ! He looks in at the windows . He glances through the lattice .
10 My beloved spoke , and said to me , " Rise up , my love , my beautiful one , and come away .
11 For behold , the winter is past . The rain is over and gone .
12 The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come , and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree ripens her green figs . The vines are in blossom . They give out their fragrance . Arise , my love , my beautiful one , and come away ." Lover
14 My dove in the clefts of the rock , in the hiding places of the mountainside, let me see your face . Let me hear your voice ; for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely .
15 Catch for us the foxes , the little foxes that plunder the vineyards ; for our vineyards are in blossom . Beloved
16 My beloved is mine, and I am his . He browses amongst the lilies .
17 Until the day is cool , and the shadows flee away , turn , my beloved , and be like a roe or a young deer on the mountains of Bether .