2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Song of Solomon 5:2:1 ⧉אֲנִ֥יaniI Song of Solomon 5:2:2 ⧉יְשֵׁנָ֖הyeshenasleeping Song of Solomon 5:2:3 ⧉וְלִבִּ֣יvelibiand my heart Song of Solomon 5:2:4 ⧉עֵ֑רerawake Song of Solomon 5:2:5 ⧉ק֣וֹלkola sound or a voice Song of Solomon 5:2:6 ⧉דּוֹדִ֣יdodimy beloved Song of Solomon 5:2:7 ⧉דוֹפֵ֗קdofekknocking Song of Solomon 5:2:8 ⧉פִּתְחִי־לִ֞יpitkhiliopen for me Song of Solomon 5:2:9 ⧉אֲחֹתִ֤יakhotimy sister Song of Solomon 5:2:10 ⧉רַעְיָתִי֙raeyatimy love or my companion Song of Solomon 5:2:11 ⧉יוֹנָתִ֣יyonatimy dove Song of Solomon 5:2:12 ⧉תַמָּתִ֔יtamatimy perfect one Song of Solomon 5:2:13 ⧉שֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙sheroshithat my head Song of Solomon 5:2:14 ⧉נִמְלָא־טָ֔לnimlatalis filled with dew Song of Solomon 5:2:15 ⧉קְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖יkeutsotaimy locks Song of Solomon 5:2:16 ⧉רְסִ֥יסֵיresiseidrops Song of Solomon 5:2:17 ⧉לָֽיְלָה׃lailaof night |
2. Formal Translation I am sleeping, but my heart is awake. It is the voice of my beloved knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my companion, my dove, my perfect one, for my head is filled with dew and my locks with the drops of the night.” |
2. Dynamic Translation I am asleep, but my heart remains alert. My beloved’s voice is knocking: “Let me in, my sister, my companion, my dove, my flawless one.” My head is drenched in dew and my hair in the dampness of the night. |