Christ interposeth his commendation of the Jews, who at last shall return to him with great fervour of faith and devotion: and so jointly praiseth his Church consisting of both peoples. 9. The Church, as it were taking the word out of Christ's mouth whiles he praised her, she returneth all the praise to him: 11. praying him to come and still remain with her: 13. acknowledging him to be the only Saviour of both old and new testament.Christ interposeth his commendation of the Iewes, who at last shal returne to him with great feruoure of faith and deuotion: and so iointly praiseth his Church consisting of both peoples. 9. The Church, as it were taking the word out of Christs mouth whiles he praised her, she returneth al the praise to him: 11. praying him to come and stil remaine with her: 13. acknowleging him to be the only Sauiour of both old and new testament.✦
What shalt thou see in the Sulamitess but the companies of camps? How beautiful are thy paces in shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are as jewels, that are made by the hand of the artificer.WHAT a shalt thou see in the Sulamitesse but the companies of campes? How beautiful are thy pases in shoes, ô princes daughter! b the ioyntes of thy thighes are as iewels, that are made by the hand of the artificer.<Sponsa>Quid videbis in Sulamite, nisi choros castrorum ? <Chorus>Quam pulchri sunt gressus tui in calceamentis, filia principis ! Juncturæ femorum tuorum sicut monilia quæ fabricata sunt manu artificis.
2Thy navel as a round bowl, never indigens: desiring, coveting; lacking, in want of cups. Thy belly as a heap of wheat, compassed about with lilies.Thy nauel as à round bowle, neuer wanting cuppes. Thy bellie as an heape of wheate, compassed about with lilies.Umbilicus tuus crater tornatilis, numquam indigens poculis. Venter tuus sicut acervus tritici vallatus liliis.
3Thy two breasts, as two fawns the twins of a roe.Thy two brests, as two fawnes the twinnes of a roe.Duo ubera tua sicut duo hinnuli, gemelli capreæ.
4Thy neck as a tower of ivory. Thine eyes as the fishpools in Hesebon, which are in the gate of the daughter of the multitude. Thy nose as the tower of Libanus; that looketh against Damascus.Thy necke as a towre of yuorie. Thine eies as the fishpooles in Hesebon, which are in the gate of the daughter of the multitude. Thy nose as the towre of Libanus; that looketh against Damascus.Collum tuum sicut turris eburnea ; oculi tui sicut piscinæ in Hesebon quæ sunt in porta filiæ multitudinis. Nasus tuus sicut turris Libani, quæ respicit contra Damascum.
5Thy head as Carmelus: and the hairs of thy head as a king's purple tied to canalibus: a built water channel or pipe pipes.Thy head as Carmelus: and the heares of thy head as a kings purple tyed to cundite pipes.Caput tuum ut Carmelus ; et comæ capitis tui sicut purpura regis vincta canalibus.
6How beautiful art thou, and how comely my dearest, in delights!How beautiful art thou, and how comely my dearest, in delightes!<Sponsus>Quam pulchra es, et quam decora, carissima, in deliciis !
7Thy stature is like to a palm tree, & thy breasts to clusters of grapes.Thy stature is like to a palmetree, & thy breastes to clusters of grapes.Statura tua assimilata est palmæ, et ubera tua botris.
8I said: I will go up into the palm tree, and will take hold of the fruits thereof: and thy breasts shall be as the clusters of a vineyard: and the odour of thy mouth as it were of apples.I sayd: I wil goe vp into the palmetree, and wil take hold of the fruites therof: and thy breasts shal be as the clusters of a vineyard: and the odour of thy mouth as it were of apples.Dixi : Ascendam in palmam, et apprehendam fructus ejus ; et erunt ubera tua sicut botri vineæ, et odor oris tui sicut malorum.
9Thy throat as the best wine, worthy for my beloved to drink, & for his lips and his teeth to ruminandum: to ponder or muse; to chew over, chew the cud.Thy throate as the best wine, c worthie for my beloued to drinke, & for his lippes and his teeth to ruminate.Guttur tuum sicut vinum optimum, dignum dilecto meo ad potandum, labiisque et dentibus illius ad ruminandum.
10I to my beloved, and his turning is toward me.I to my beloued, and his turning is toward me.<Sponsa>Ego dilecto meo, et ad me conversio ejus.
11Come my beloved, let us go forth into the field, let us abide in the villages.d Come my beloued, let vs goe forth in to the filde, let vs abide in the villages.Veni, dilecte mi, egrediamur in agrum, commoremur in villis.
12Let us rise early to the vineyards, let us see if the vineyard flourish, if the flowers be ready to bring forth fruits, if the pomegranates flourish: there will I give thee my breasts.Let vs rise early to the vineyards, let vs see if the vineyard florishe, if the flowers be readie to bring forth fruites, if the pomegranates florish: there wil I giue thee my breasts.Mane surgamus ad vineas : videamus si floruit vinea, si flores fructus parturiunt, si floruerunt mala punica ; ibi dabo tibi ubera mea.
13The Mandragoras have given a smell. In our gates all fruits: the new and the old, my beloved, I have kept for thee.The Mandragoraes haue geuen a smel. In our gates al fruites: e the new and the old, my beloued, I haue kept for thee.Mandragoræ dederunt odorem in portis nostris omnia poma : nova et vetera, dilecte mi, servavi tibi.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.