2 I went wandering through the city,through its streets and alleys.I looked for the one I love.I looked, but couldn't find him.
3 The sentries patrolling the city saw me.I asked them, “Have you found my lover?”
4 As soon as I left them, I found him.I held him and wouldn't let him gountil I took him to my mother's house,to the room where I was born.
5 Promise me, women of Jerusalem;swear by the swift deer and the gazellesthat you will not interrupt our love.
6 What is this coming from the desert like a column of smoke,fragrant with incense and myrrh,the incense sold by the traders?
7 Solomon is coming, carried on his throne;sixty soldiers form the bodyguard,the finest soldiers in Israel.
8 All of them are skillful with the sword;they are battle-hardened veterans.Each of them is armed with a sword,on guard against a night attack.