1 Είθε να ήσο ως αδελφός μου, θηλάσας τους μαστούς της μητρός μου. Ευρίσκουσά σε έξω ήθελον σε φιλήσει, και δεν ήθελον με καταφρονήσει. 2 Ήθελον σε σύρει και σε εισάξει εις τον οίκον της μητρός μου, διά να με διδάξης· ήθελον σε ποτίσει οίνον αρωματικόν και χυμόν του ροϊδίου μου. 3 Η αριστερά αυτού ήθελεν είσθαι υπό την κεφαλήν μου, και η δεξιά αυτού ήθελε με εναγκαλισθή. 4 Σας ορκίζω, θυγατέρες Ιερουσαλήμ, να μη εξεγείρητε μηδέ να εξυπνήσητε την αγάπην μου, εωσού θελήση. 5 Τις αύτη η αναβαίνουσα από της ερήμου, επιστηριζομένη επί τον αγαπητόν αυτής; Εγώ σε εξύπνησα υπό την μηλέαν· εκεί σε εκοιλοπόνησεν η μήτηρ σου· εκεί σε εγέννησεν η τεκούσά σε. 6 Θέσον με, ως σφραγίδα, επί την καρδίαν σου, ως σφραγίδα επί τον βραχίονά σου· διότι η αγάπη είναι ισχυρά ως ο θάνατος· η ζηλοτυπία σκληρά ως ο άδης· αι φλόγες αυτής φλόγες πυρός, ανάφλεξις ορμητικωτάτη. 7 Ύδατα πολλά δεν δύνανται να σβέσωσι την αγάπην, ουδέ ποταμοί δύνανται να πνίξωσιν αυτήν· εάν τις δώση πάντα τα υπάρχοντα του οίκου αυτού διά την αγάπην, παντελώς θέλουσι καταφρονήσει αυτά. 8 Ημείς έχομεν αδελφήν μικράν, και μαστούς δεν έχει· τι θέλομεν κάμει εις την αδελφήν ημών την ημέραν καθ' ην γείνη λόγος περί αυτής; 9 Εάν ήναι τείχος, θέλομεν οικοδομήσει επ' αυτήν παλάτιον αργυρούν· και εάν ήναι θύρα, θέλομεν περιασφαλίσει αυτήν με σανίδας κεδρίνας. 10 Εγώ είμαι τείχος, και οι μαστοί μου ως πύργοι· τότε ήμην εις τους οφθαλμούς αυτού ως ευρίσκουσα ειρήνην. 11 Ο Σολομών είχεν αμπελώνα εν Βάαλ-χαμών· έδωκε τον αμπελώνα εις φύλακας· έκαστος έπρεπε να φέρη διά τον καρπόν αυτού χίλια αργύρια. 12 Ο αμπελών εμού είναι έμπροσθέν μου· τα χίλια ας ήναι διά σε, Σολομών, και διακόσια διά τους φυλάττοντας τον καρπόν αυτού. 13 Ω συ η καθημένη εν τοις κήποις, οι σύντροφοι προσέχουσιν εις την φωνήν σου· κάμε με να ακούσω αυτήν. 14 Φεύγε, αγαπητέ μου, και γίνου όμοιος με δορκάδα ή με σκύμνον ελάφου επί τα όρη των αρωμάτων.
Song of Songs · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Song of Songs 8 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
Cross references (14)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 45:10–11; Zechariah 9:9; Galatians 4:26; Luke 2:38; Haggai 2:7
- 2 Song of Songs 3:4; Song of Songs 4:10–5:1; Song of Songs 7:12; Galatians 4:26; John 5:46–47
- 3 Song of Songs 2:6; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Deuteronomy 33:27; Isaiah 62:4–5
- 4 Song of Songs 2:7; Song of Songs 3:5
- 5 Song of Songs 3:6; Isaiah 40:3; Psalm 63:8; Song of Songs 2:3; Song of Songs 3:4
- 6 Revelation 12:11; Isaiah 49:16; Philippians 1:20–23; Song of Songs 5:8; Proverbs 6:34
- 7 Proverbs 6:35; Proverbs 6:31; Isaiah 43:2; Romans 13:8–10; Matthew 7:24–25
- 8 1 Peter 2:12; Ezekiel 16:55–56; Acts 22:21; Psalm 2:8; Romans 3:1–2
- 9 Zechariah 6:12–15; Ephesians 2:20–22; 1 Corinthians 3:10–12; 1 Kings 6:15; Revelation 21:12–19
- 10 Isaiah 60:10; Ezekiel 16:7; Luke 1:30; Song of Songs 7:7–8; Ephesians 1:6
- 11 Ecclesiastes 2:4; Isaiah 7:23; Matthew 21:33–43; Mark 12:1; Genesis 20:16
- 12 Song of Songs 1:6; Acts 20:28; 1 Thessalonians 2:19; Proverbs 4:23; 1 Corinthians 6:20
- 13 Song of Songs 4:16; Song of Songs 1:7; Song of Songs 6:2; Judges 14:11; John 14:21–23
- 14 Song of Songs 2:17; Revelation 22:20; Revelation 22:17; Song of Songs 2:9; Philippians 1:23
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Of this it is said, "Love is strong as death." For as when death cometh, it cannot be resisted; by whatever arts, whatever medicines, you meet it; the violence of death can none avoid who is born mortal; so against the violence of love can the world do nothing.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
… ye know how great a thing jealousy is: and therefore He said, to whom these things are clearly known, "For full of jealousy is the rage of a husband;" "he will not spare in the day of vengeance:" and "jealousy is cruel as the grave." And we too know of many that have chosen to give up their lives rather …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Many waters quench not love, neither do rivers drown it; He was dead whom they sought, yet was not the hope of the Resurrection quenched.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
Hear the Song of songs: "Love is strong as death." A great saying that, brethren, "Love is strong as death." The strength of charity could not be expressed in grander terms than these, "Love is strong as death." For who resisteth death, my brethren?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)