1Enga anie ka ho tahaka ny anadahiko, izay ninono an'ineny, ianao! Dia ho nahita anao teny ala-trano aho ka ho nanoroka anao. Eny tsy ho azon'olona notevatevaina aho.
1Who doth make thee as a brother to me, Sucking the breasts of my mother? I find thee without, I kiss thee, Yea, they do not despise me,
2Dia ho entiko ka hampidiriko ho ao an-tranon'ineny ianao, ary hampianarinao aho; Hampisotroiko divay noharoharoan-java-manitra mbamin'ny ranon'ampongaben-danitro ianao.
2I lead thee, I bring thee in unto my mother`s house, She doth teach me, I cause thee to drink of the perfumed wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate,
3Aoka hanondana ahy ny tànany ankavia, ary aoka hanohona ahy ny tànany ankavanana.
3His left hand [is] under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
4Mampianiana anareo aho, ry zanakavavin'i Jerosalema: Aza manaitra na mamoha ny fitiavana, raha tsy efa sitrapony.
4I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, How ye stir up, And how ye wake the love till she please!
5[Ny nandehanany ho any amin'ny tany nihavian'ny ampakarina] Iza moa iry vehivavy miakatra avy any an-efitra, mitehina amin'ny malalany? Teo ambanin'iny hazo poma no namohazako anao; Teo no niterahan-dreninao anao, eny, teo no nahararian'ilay niteraka anao.
5Who [is] this coming from the wilderness, Hasting herself for her beloved? Under the citron-tree I have waked thee, There did thy mother pledge thee, There she gave a pledge [that] bare thee.
6Ataovy toy ny fanombohan-kase ao am-ponao aho sy toy ny fanombohan-kase eo an-tsandrinao; Fa mahery toy ny fahafatesana ny fitiavana, masiaka tahaka ny fiainan-tsi-hita ny fahasaro-piaro; Ny lelafony dia lelafo midedadeda, eny, lelafon'i Jehovah.[Heb. Sheola]
6Set me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love, Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings [are] burnings of fire, a flame of Jah!
7Na dia ny ony maro aza tsy mahavono ny afon'ny fitiavana, ary ny renirano tsy mahapaoka azy; Na dia misy olona manome ny fananany rehetra ao an-tranony aza hamidy fitiavana, dia hatao tsinontsinona izy.
7Many waters are not able to quench the love, And floods do not wash it away. If one give all the wealth of his house for love, Treading down — they tread upon it.
8Manana zandrivavy tsy mbola misy nono izahay; Ahoana no hataonay amin'ny zandrivavinay, raha mby amin'izay andro hangatahan'olona azy ho vady?[Na: isika][Na: hataontsika][Na: zandrivavintsika]
8We have a little sister, and breasts she hath not, What do we do for our sister, In the day that it is told of her?
9Raha manda izy, dia hanangananay tilikambo volafotsy eo an-tampony; Fa raha varavarana kosa izy, dia hotampenanay hazo fisaka sedera.[Na: hananganantsika][Na: hotampenantsika]
9If she is a wall, we build by her a palace of silver. And if she is a door, We fashion by her board-work of cedar.
10Mànda aho, dia toy ny tilikambo ny nonoko. Raha eo imasony dia toy ny efa mahita soa aho.
10I [am] a wall, and my breasts as towers, Then I have been in his eyes as one finding peace.
11Solomona nanan-tanim-boaloboka tao Bala-hamona; Nahofany tamin'olona mpiandry voly ny tanim-boaloboka, ka samy tsy maintsy mitondra sekely volafotsy arivo ho solon'ny vokatra.
11Solomon hath a vineyard in Baal-Hamon, He hath given the vineyard to keepers, Each bringeth for its fruit a thousand silverlings;
12Ny tanim-boaloboko, eny, ilay an'ny tenako, dia eto anatrehako, Ny arivo kosa dia anao, ry Solomona, ary ny roan-jato ho an'izay mpiandry voly.
12My vineyard — my own — is before me, The thousand [is] for thee, O Solomon. And the two hundred for those keeping its fruit. O dweller in gardens!
13Ry mitoetra eny an-tsaha! Te-hihaino ny feonao ireo namako; Mba ampandreneso izany koa aho.Mandosira, ry malalako, ary aoka ianao mba ho toy ny gazela na ny diera tanora eny an-tendrombohitry ny zava-manitra.[Anaram-biby haingan-tongotra]
13The companions are attending to thy voice, Cause me to hear. Flee, my beloved, and be like to a roe,
14Mandosira, ry malalako, ary aoka ianao mba ho toy ny gazela na ny diera tanora eny an-tendrombohitry ny zava-manitra.[Anaram-biby haingan-tongotra]
14Or to a young one of the harts on mountains of spices!