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).
1 Είθε να ήσο ως αδελφός μου, θηλάσας τους μαστούς της μητρός μου. Ευρίσκουσά σε έξω ήθελον σε φιλήσει, και δεν ήθελον με καταφρονήσει.
1 Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me.
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.
2 I would lead you, bringing you into the house of my mother, who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate.
3 Η αριστερά αυτού ήθελεν είσθαι υπό την κεφαλήν μου, και η δεξιά αυτού ήθελε με εναγκαλισθή.
3 His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
4 Σας ορκίζω, θυγατέρες Ιερουσαλήμ, να μη εξεγείρητε μηδέ να εξυπνήσητε την αγάπην μου, εωσού θελήση.
4 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
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.
5 Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Beloved Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.
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.
6 Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yah.
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.
7 Many waters can’t quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.
8 Ημείς έχομεν αδελφήν μικράν, και μαστούς δεν έχει· τι θέλομεν κάμει εις την αδελφήν ημών την ημέραν καθ' ην γείνη λόγος περί αυτής;
8 We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she is to be spoken for?
9 Εάν ήναι τείχος, θέλομεν οικοδομήσει επ' αυτήν παλάτιον αργυρούν· και εάν ήναι θύρα, θέλομεν περιασφαλίσει αυτήν με σανίδας κεδρίνας.
9 If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. If she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
10 Εγώ είμαι τείχος, και οι μαστοί μου ως πύργοι· τότε ήμην εις τους οφθαλμούς αυτού ως ευρίσκουσα ειρήνην.
10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, then I was in his eyes like one who found peace.
11 Ο Σολομών είχεν αμπελώνα εν Βάαλ-χαμών· έδωκε τον αμπελώνα εις φύλακας· έκαστος έπρεπε να φέρη διά τον καρπόν αυτού χίλια αργύρια.
11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
12 Ο αμπελών εμού είναι έμπροσθέν μου· τα χίλια ας ήναι διά σε, Σολομών, και διακόσια διά τους φυλάττοντας τον καρπόν αυτού.
12 My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon, two hundred for those who tend its fruit.
13 Ω συ η καθημένη εν τοις κήποις, οι σύντροφοι προσέχουσιν εις την φωνήν σου· κάμε με να ακούσω αυτήν.
13 You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice!
14 Φεύγε, αγαπητέ μου, και γίνου όμοιος με δορκάδα ή με σκύμνον ελάφου επί τα όρη των αρωμάτων.
14 Come away, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices!
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)