Song
of Solomon 1 from scroll 6Q6 Canticles (Song of Solomon)
1 The
Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
Beloved
2 Let him kiss me with
the kisses of his mouth;
for
your
love is better than wine.
3 Your oils have a pleasing
fragrance.
The fragrance of oils is pleasant.
Your
name is oil poured out,
therefore the virgins love you.
4 Take me away with
you.
Let us hurry.
The king has brought me into his rooms.
Friends
We
will be glad and rejoice rejoice and be glad in you.
We
will praise your
love more than wine!
Beloved
They are right to love you. How right are your
loved ones.
5 I
am dark, but lovely,
you daughters of Jerusalem,
like
Kedar’s tents,
like
Solomon’s curtains.
6 Don’t stare at me
because I am dark,
because
the sun has scorched me.
My
mother’s sons were angry with me.
They
made me keeper of the vineyards.
I
haven’t kept my own vineyard.
7 Tell me, you whom
my soul loves,
where
you graze your flock,
where
you rest them at noon;
For
why should I be as one who is veiled
beside
the flocks of your companions?
Dead Sea Scrolls Bible Translations