The Song of Songs is romantic poetry at its best. It portrays two passionate lovers who revel in the emotional and physical pleasures of human intimacy. The book was misunderstood in the past as being only an allegory of the relationship between God and the church, but is now accepted as celebrating the profound love between a man and a woman, providing a refreshingly realistic and wholesome tr…
1Yo vine a mi huerto, oh hermana, esposa mía; He recogido mi mirra y mis aromas; He comido mi panal y mi miel, Mi vino y mi leche he bebido. Comed, amigos; bebed en abundancia, oh amados.
2Yo dormía, pero mi corazón velaba. Es la voz de mi amado que llama: Ábreme, hermana mía, amiga mía, paloma mía, perfecta mía, Porque mi cabeza está llena de rocío, Mis cabellos de las gotas de la noche.
3Me he desnudado de mi ropa; ¿cómo me he de vestir? He lavado mis pies; ¿cómo los he de ensuciar?
4Mi amado metió su mano por la ventanilla, Y mi corazón se conmovió dentro de mí.
5Yo me levanté para abrir a mi amado, Y mis manos gotearon mirra, Y mis dedos mirra, que corría Sobre la manecilla del cerrojo.
6Abrí yo a mi amado; Pero mi amado se había ido, había ya pasado; Y tras su hablar salió mi alma. Lo busqué, y no lo hallé; Lo llamé, y no me respondió.
7Me hallaron los guardas que rondan la ciudad; Me golpearon, me hirieron; Me quitaron mi manto de encima los guardas de los muros.
8Yo os conjuro, oh doncellas de Jerusalén, si halláis a mi amado, Que le hagáis saber que estoy enferma de amor.
9¿Qué es tu amado más que otro amado, Oh la más hermosa de todas las mujeres? ¿Qué es tu amado más que otro amado, Que así nos conjuras?
10Mi amado es blanco y rubio, Señalado entre diez mil.
11Su cabeza como oro finísimo; Sus cabellos crespos, negros como el cuervo.
12Sus ojos, como palomas junto a los arroyos de las aguas, Que se lavan con leche, y a la perfección colocados.
13Sus mejillas, como una era de especias aromáticas, como fragantes flores; Sus labios, como lirios que destilan mirra fragante.
14Sus manos, como anillos de oro engastados de jacintos; Su cuerpo, como claro marfil cubierto de zafiros.
15Sus piernas, como columnas de mármol fundadas sobre basas de oro fino; Su aspecto como el Líbano, escogido como los cedros.
16Su paladar, dulcísimo, y todo él codiciable. Tal es mi amado, tal es mi amigo, Oh doncellas de Jerusalén.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
I
Versículo 1
I. 5:1 I have entered my garden . . . myrrh with my spices . . . honeycomb with my honey . . . wine …
5:1 I have entered my garden . . . myrrh with my spices . . . honeycomb with my honey . . . wine with my milk: In penetrating the garden, the man finds that there is no limit to what he can enjoy. They are ecstatic over finally unlocking the vast enjoyment of intercourse. • drink deeply of your love! The young women of Jerusalem encourage the couple to enjoy their sexual union to the fullest; there can be no guilt or shame in the deepest pleasure between husband and wife.
II
Versículo 2
II. 5:2–6:3 One verse earlier, the couple are fully enjoying their intimate union. Now the woman feel…
5:2–6:3 One verse earlier, the couple are fully enjoying their intimate union. Now the woman feels the torment of separation. In the dramatic interpretation, the woman has been separated from the man twice before and has searched for him (1:4-7; 3:1-4). This last time, the separation takes place in her dreams—it is only a nightmare. Her dream seems to extend to 6:3, given the natural flow of questions and answers between the woman and the young women of Jerusalem. • If the Song is an anthology, these poems explore love rather than giving accounts of actual events. This poem reminds us that an intimate relationship is not always easy or perfectly satisfying.
5:2 I slept, but my heart was awake: This is an apt definition of a dream; she was physically asleep, but emotionally and psychologically awake. • my lover knocking . . . “Open to me”: Opening doors is a metaphor for sexual activity in the ancient Near East (see also 8:9). By describing the man as knocking at the door and requesting entry, the poem suggests that the man is requesting sexual union. He awaits permission; he does not presume.
III
Versículo 4
III. 5:4-6 My lover tried to unlatch the door, and my heart thrilled: The man persists in his attempts…
5:4-6 My lover tried to unlatch the door, and my heart thrilled: The man persists in his attempts to arouse the woman, and she eventually responds positively to his overtures. However, by the time she responds, he has given up or become otherwise occupied. This is a powerful poetic picture of the struggles of two lovers to be sexually intimate with each other.
IV
Versículo 7
IV. 5:7 The night watchmen . . . beat and bruised me: The watchmen who were protectors in 3:3 now bec…
5:7 The night watchmen . . . beat and bruised me: The watchmen who were protectors in 3:3 now become demonized characters in her dream (5:2). What they do describes how she feels—pummeled and wounded. • stripped off my veil: She feels that she has lost her dignity.
V
Versículo 8
V. 5:8-9 The woman enlists the young women of Jerusalem to help her find her lover. They ask her to …
5:8-9 The woman enlists the young women of Jerusalem to help her find her lover. They ask her to describe him, and this leads into the second descriptive poem (wasf) of the Song (see study note on 4:1–5:1).
5:8 I am weak with love: The woman’s trauma is an image for her lovesickness (cp. 2:5).
VI
Versículo 10
VI. 5:10-16 This extended portrayal of the lover in the Song emphasizes his worth to the woman.
5:10-16 This extended portrayal of the lover in the Song emphasizes his worth to the woman.
5:10 dark and dazzling: He is radiantly healthy and deeply tanned. This description is not meant as an allusion to race; it likely reflects radiant health and exposure to the sun.
VII
Versículo 11
VII. 5:11-15 The woman describes the man as a statue made of gold, ivory, lapis lazuli, and marble pil…
5:11-15 The woman describes the man as a statue made of gold, ivory, lapis lazuli, and marble pillars, suggesting that he is god-like in appearance, since statues of deities were composed of such precious metals in antiquity (Exod 32:1-4; 1 Kgs 12:28; Dan 2:32-33; 3:1).
VIII
Versículo 13
VIII. 5:13 His cheeks are like gardens of spices because they were covered by the full beard that was w…
5:13 His cheeks are like gardens of spices because they were covered by the full beard that was worn by all men of that culture. This beard would have been perfumed.
IX
Versículo 14
IX. 5:14 The man’s body is portrayed as beautiful and precious. • Beryl is an olive-green gem. • Lapi…
5:14 The man’s body is portrayed as beautiful and precious. • Beryl is an olive-green gem. • Lapis lazuli is a blue gem.
X
Versículo 15
X. 5:15 Lebanon was to the north of Israel and contained legendary cedar trees that were large, stat…
5:15 Lebanon was to the north of Israel and contained legendary cedar trees that were large, stately, and pleasantly fragrant.
XI
Versículo 16
XI. 5:16 The woman ends her description with an indication of her desire to kiss him.
5:16 The woman ends her description with an indication of her desire to kiss him.
Antiguo Testamento
Song of Songs — Capítulo 5
The Song of Songs is romantic poetry at its best. It portrays two passionate lovers who revel in the emotional and physical pleasures of human intimacy. The book was misunderstood in the past as being only an allegory of the relationship between God and the church, but is now accepted as celebrating the profound love between a man and a woman, providing a refreshingly realistic and wholesome tr…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Yo vine a mi huerto, oh hermana, esposa mía; He recogido mi mirra y mis aromas; He comido mi panal y mi miel, Mi vino y mi leche he bebido. Comed, amigos; bebed en abundancia, oh amados.
2Yo dormía, pero mi corazón velaba. Es la voz de mi amado que llama: Ábreme, hermana mía, amiga mía, paloma mía, perfecta mía, Porque mi cabeza está llena de rocío, Mis cabellos de las gotas de la noche.
3Me he desnudado de mi ropa; ¿cómo me he de vestir? He lavado mis pies; ¿cómo los he de ensuciar?
4Mi amado metió su mano por la ventanilla, Y mi corazón se conmovió dentro de mí.
5Yo me levanté para abrir a mi amado, Y mis manos gotearon mirra, Y mis dedos mirra, que corría Sobre la manecilla del cerrojo.
6Abrí yo a mi amado; Pero mi amado se había ido, había ya pasado; Y tras su hablar salió mi alma. Lo busqué, y no lo hallé; Lo llamé, y no me respondió.
7Me hallaron los guardas que rondan la ciudad; Me golpearon, me hirieron; Me quitaron mi manto de encima los guardas de los muros.
8Yo os conjuro, oh doncellas de Jerusalén, si halláis a mi amado, Que le hagáis saber que estoy enferma de amor.
9¿Qué es tu amado más que otro amado, Oh la más hermosa de todas las mujeres? ¿Qué es tu amado más que otro amado, Que así nos conjuras?
10Mi amado es blanco y rubio, Señalado entre diez mil.
11Su cabeza como oro finísimo; Sus cabellos crespos, negros como el cuervo.
12Sus ojos, como palomas junto a los arroyos de las aguas, Que se lavan con leche, y a la perfección colocados.
13Sus mejillas, como una era de especias aromáticas, como fragantes flores; Sus labios, como lirios que destilan mirra fragante.
14Sus manos, como anillos de oro engastados de jacintos; Su cuerpo, como claro marfil cubierto de zafiros.
15Sus piernas, como columnas de mármol fundadas sobre basas de oro fino; Su aspecto como el Líbano, escogido como los cedros.
16Su paladar, dulcísimo, y todo él codiciable. Tal es mi amado, tal es mi amigo, Oh doncellas de Jerusalén.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
Versículo 1
I. 5:1 I have entered my garden . . . myrrh with my spices . . . honeycomb with my honey . . . wine …
Versículo 2
II. 5:2–6:3 One verse earlier, the couple are fully enjoying their intimate union. Now the woman feel…
Versículo 4
III. 5:4-6 My lover tried to unlatch the door, and my heart thrilled: The man persists in his attempts…
Versículo 7
IV. 5:7 The night watchmen . . . beat and bruised me: The watchmen who were protectors in 3:3 now bec…
Versículo 8
V. 5:8-9 The woman enlists the young women of Jerusalem to help her find her lover. They ask her to …
Versículo 10
VI. 5:10-16 This extended portrayal of the lover in the Song emphasizes his worth to the woman.
Versículo 11
VII. 5:11-15 The woman describes the man as a statue made of gold, ivory, lapis lazuli, and marble pil…
Versículo 13
VIII. 5:13 His cheeks are like gardens of spices because they were covered by the full beard that was w…
Versículo 14
IX. 5:14 The man’s body is portrayed as beautiful and precious. • Beryl is an olive-green gem. • Lapi…
Versículo 15
X. 5:15 Lebanon was to the north of Israel and contained legendary cedar trees that were large, stat…
Versículo 16
XI. 5:16 The woman ends her description with an indication of her desire to kiss him.