Song of Songs 2 #catechesis/bible/song-of-songs
[!abstract] Christ caresses his spouse: he invites her to him.
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GR ἐγὼ ἄνθος τοῦ πεδίου κρίνον τῶν κοιλάδων
LA Ego flos campi, et lilium convallium.
EN I am the flower of the field, and the lily of the valleys.
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[!note]- I am the flower of the field…
Christ professes himself the flower of mankind, yea, the Lord of all creatures: and (verse 2) declares the excellence of his spouse, the true Church above all other societies, which are to be considered as thorns. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR ὡς κρίνον ἐν μέσῳ ἀκανθῶν οὕτως ἡ πλησίον μου ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν θυγατέρων
LA Sponsus. Sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter filias.
EN As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
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GR ὡς μῆλον ἐν τοῖς ξύλοις τοῦ δρυμοῦ οὕτως ἀδελφιδός μου ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν υἱῶν ἐν τῇ σκιᾷ αὐτοῦ ἐπεθύμησα καὶ ἐκάθισα καὶ καρπὸς αὐτοῦ γλυκὺς ἐν λάρυγγί μου
LA Sponsa. Sicut malus inter ligna silvarum, sic dilectus meus inter filios. Sub umbra illius quem desideraveram sedi, et fructus ejus dulcis gutturi meo.
EN As the apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow, whom I desired: and his fruit was sweet to my palate.
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GR εἰσαγάγετέ με εἰς οἶκον τοῦ οἴνου τάξατε ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ἀγάπην
LA Introduxit me in cellam vinariam; ordinavit in me caritatem.
EN He brought me into the cellar of wine, he set in order charity in me.
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GR στηρίσατέ με ἐν ἀμόραις στοιβάσατέ με ἐν μήλοις ὅτι τετρωμένη ἀγάπης ἐγώ
LA Fulcite me floribus, stipate me malis, quia amore langueo.
EN Stay me up with flowers, compass me about with apples: because I languish with love.
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GR εὐώνυμος αὐτοῦ ὑπὸ τὴν κεφαλήν μου καὶ ἡ δεξιὰ αὐτοῦ περιλήμψεταί με
LA Læva ejus sub capite meo, et dextera illius amplexabitur me.
EN His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.
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GR ὥρκισα ὑμᾶς θυγατέρες Ιερουσαλημ ἐν ταῖς δυνάμεσιν καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἰσχύσεσιν τοῦ ἀγροῦ ἐὰν ἐγείρητε καὶ ἐξεγείρητε τὴν ἀγάπην ἕως οὗ θελήσῃ
LA Sponsus. Adjuro vos, filiæ Jerusalem, per capreas cervosque camporum, ne suscitetis, neque evigilare faciatis dilectam, quoadusque ipsa velit.
EN I adjure you, O you daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and the harts of the field, that you stir not up, nor make the beloved to awake, till she please.
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GR φωνὴ ἀδελφιδοῦ μου ἰδοὺ οὗτος ἥκει πηδῶν ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη διαλλόμενος ἐπὶ τοὺς βουνούς
LA Sponsa. Vox dilecti mei; ecce iste venit, saliens in montibus, transiliens colles.
EN The voice of my beloved, behold he comes leaping upon the mountains, skipping over the hills.
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[!note]- The voice of my beloved:
that is, the preaching of the gospel surmounting difficulties figuratively here expressed by mountains and little hills. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀδελφιδός μου τῇ δορκάδι ἢ νεβρῷ ἐλάφων ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη Βαιθηλ ἰδοὺ οὗτος ἕστηκεν ὀπίσω τοῦ τοίχου ἡμῶν παρακύπτων διὰ τῶν θυρίδων ἐκκύπτων διὰ τῶν δικτύων
LA Similis est dilectus meus capreæ, hinnuloque cervorum. En ipse stat post parietem nostrum, respiciens per fenestras, prospiciens per cancellos.
EN My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart. Behold he stands behind our wall, looking through the windows, looking through the lattices.
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GR ἀποκρίνεται ἀδελφιδός μου καὶ λέγει μοι ἀνάστα ἐλθέ ἡ πλησίον μου καλή μου περιστερά μου
LA En dilectus meus loquitur mihi. Sponsus. Surge, propera, amica mea, columba mea, formosa mea, et veni:
EN Behold my beloved speaks to me: Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one, and come.
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GR ὅτι ἰδοὺ ὁ χειμὼν παρῆλθεν ὁ ὑετὸς ἀπῆλθεν ἐπορεύθη ἑαυτῷ
LA jam enim hiems transiit; imber abiit, et recessit.
EN For winter is now past, the rain is over and gone.
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GR τὰ ἄνθη ὤφθη ἐν τῇ γῇ καιρὸς τῆς τομῆς ἔφθακεν φωνὴ τοῦ τρυγόνος ἠκούσθη ἐν τῇ γῇ ἡμῶν
LA Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra; tempus putationis advenit: vox turturis audita est in terra nostra;
EN The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning has come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land:
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GR ἡ συκῆ ἐξήνεγκεν ὀλύνθους αὐτῆς αἱ ἄμπελοι κυπρίζουσιν ἔδωκαν ὀσμήν ἀνάστα ἐλθέ ἡ πλησίον μου καλή μου περιστερά μου
LA ficus protulit grossos suos; vineæ florentes dederunt odorem suum. Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni:
EN The fig tree has put forth her green figs: the vines in flower yield their sweet smell. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come:
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GR καὶ ἐλθὲ σύ περιστερά μου ἐν σκέπῃ τῆς πέτρας ἐχόμενα τοῦ προτειχίσματος δεῖξόν μοι τὴν ὄψιν σου καὶ ἀκούτισόν με τὴν φωνήν σου ὅτι ἡ φωνή σου ἡδεῖα καὶ ἡ ὄψις σου ὡραία
LA columba mea, in foraminibus petræ, in caverna maceriæ, ostende mihi faciem tuam, sonet vox tua in auribus meis: vox enim tua dulcis, et facies tua decora.
EN My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall, show me your face, let your voice sound in my ears: for your voice is sweet, and your face comely.
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GR πιάσατε ἡμῖν ἀλώπεκας μικροὺς ἀφανίζοντας ἀμπελῶνας καὶ αἱ ἄμπελοι ἡμῶν κυπρίζουσιν
LA Sponsa. Capite nobis vulpes parvulas quæ demoliuntur vineas: nam vinea nostra floruit.
EN Catch us the little foxes that destroy the vines: for our vineyard has flourished.
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[!note]- Catch us the little foxes…
Christ commands his pastors to catch false teachers, by holding forth their fallacy and erroneous doctrine, which like foxes would bite and destroy the vines. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR ἀδελφιδός μου ἐμοί κἀγὼ αὐτῷ ὁ ποιμαίνων ἐν τοῖς κρίνοις
LA Dilectus meus mihi, et ego illi, qui pascitur inter lilia,
EN My beloved to me, and I to him who feeds among the lilies,
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GR ἕως οὗ διαπνεύσῃ ἡ ἡμέρα καὶ κινηθῶσιν αἱ σκιαί ἀπόστρεψον ὁμοιώθητι σύ ἀδελφιδέ μου τῷ δόρκωνι ἢ νεβρῷ ἐλάφων ἐπὶ ὄρη κοιλωμάτων
LA donec aspiret dies, et inclinentur umbræ. Revertere; similis esto, dilecte mi, capreæ, hinnuloque cervorum super montes Bether.
EN till the day break, and the shadows retire. Return: be like, my beloved, to a roe, or to a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
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