“ I slept, but my heart was awake. Listen! The one who loves me is knocking. He says,‘ My sister, I love you. Open up so I can come in. You are my dove. You are perfect in every way. My head is soaked with dew. The night air has made my hair wet.’

我身睡卧，我心却醒。这是我良人的声音；他敲门说：“我的妹子，我的佳偶，我的鸽子，我的完全人，求你给我开门；因我的头满了露水，我的头发被夜露滴湿。”

我身躺卧，我心却醒。这是我良人的声音；他敲门：“我的妹子，我的佳偶，我的鸽子，我完美的人儿，请你为我开门；因我的头沾满露水，我的发被夜露滴湿。”

我身躺卧，我心却醒。这是我良人的声音；他敲门：“我的妹子，我的佳偶，我的鸽子，我完美的人儿，请你为我开门；因我的头沾满露水，我的发被夜露滴湿。”

我虽然躺在床上，心却清醒。我听见我的良人在叩门，说：“开门吧！我的妹妹，我的爱人，我完美无瑕的小鸽子啊，我的头上沾满了露水，头发被夜间的露珠弄湿了。”

我身虽然睡卧，我心却醒。这是我的良人的声音，他敲着门说：“我的妹妹，我的佳偶，我的鸽子，我的完全人哪！求你给我开门；因为我的头满了露水，头发给夜露滴湿。”

我身睡臥，我心卻醒。這是我良人的聲音；他敲門說：我的妹子，我的佳偶，我的鴿子，我的完全人，求你給我開門；因我的頭滿了露水，我的頭髮被夜露滴濕。

我身躺臥，我心卻醒。這是我良人的聲音；他敲門：「我的妹子，我的佳偶，我的鴿子，我完美的人兒，請你為我開門；因我的頭沾滿露水，我的髮被夜露滴濕。」

我身躺臥，我心卻醒。這是我良人的聲音；他敲門：「我的妹子，我的佳偶，我的鴿子，我完美的人兒，請你為我開門；因我的頭沾滿露水，我的髮被夜露滴濕。」

我雖然躺在床上，心卻清醒。我聽見我的良人在叩門，說：「開門吧！我的妹妹，我的愛人，我完美無瑕的小鴿子啊，我的頭上沾滿了露水，頭髮被夜間的露珠弄濕了。」

我身雖然睡臥，我心卻醒。這是我的良人的聲音，他敲著門說：“我的妹妹，我的佳偶，我的鴿子，我的完全人哪！求你給我開門；因為我的頭滿了露水，頭髮給夜露滴濕。”

我躺着睡，我的心卻醒着。呢，我愛人的聲音呢！他敲着門說：『我的妹妹、我的愛侶啊，給我開門吧！我的鴿子，我的十全美人哪！我的頭都滿了露水了，我的頭髮都滿了夜間的露水珠了。』

書拉密女曰我身寢而心寤、聞我所愛者之聲、叩門曰、我姊妹、我嘉偶、我鴿、我完人歟、為我啟門、我首蒙露、我髮為夜露所霑、

新婦曰、我身寢而心寤、夢中聽夫子之聲、叩門呼曰、我之愛妃、美麗若鴿、德無不備、夜深露下、我髮沾濡、爾其啟門、容我入室。

我身寢而心寤、我聞我良人之聲、叩門呼曰、我之妹、我之佳耦、美麗如鴿、才德全備、求爾為我啟門、因我首霑濡以露、髮以夜露而滴濕、

I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My beloved is knocking:“ Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

I slept, but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking.“ Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one, for my head is wet with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.”

I slept, but my heart was awake, when I heard my lover knocking and calling:“ Open to me, my treasure, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

I was sleeping, but my heart was awake. A sound! My love was knocking! Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. For my head is drenched with dew, my hair with droplets of the night.

“ I was asleep but my heart was awake. A voice! My beloved was knocking:‘ Open to me, my sister, my darling, My dove, my perfect one! For my head is drenched with dew, My locks with the dew drops of the night.’

THE SHULAMITE: I sleep, but my heart is awake; It is the voice of my beloved! He knocks, saying,“ Open for me, my sister, my love, My dove, my perfect one; For my head is covered with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.”

I was asleep, but my heart waked: It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.

I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My love is knocking! Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. For my head is drenched with dew, my hair with droplets of the night.

I sleep, but my heart waketh:[ it is] the voice of my beloved that knocketh,[ saying], Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew,[ and] my locks with the drops of the night.

I was asleep, but my mind was dreaming. Listen! My lover is knocking at the door!“ Open for me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one! My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

I was asleep, but my heart was awake. It is the voice of my beloved who knocks:“ Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night.”

“ You are like a dove in an opening in the rocks. You are like a dove in a hiding place on a mountainside. Show me your face. Let me hear your voice. Your voice is so sweet. Your face is so lovely.

But you are my perfect dove. There isn’t anyone like you. You are your mother’s favorite daughter. The young women see you and call you blessed. The queens and concubines praise you.”

Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in. I will eat with that person, and they will eat with me.

While he was speaking to me, I was sound asleep. I lay with my face on the ground. Then he touched me. He raised me to my feet.

“ All night long on my bed I searched for the one my heart loves. I looked for him but didn’t find him.

Blessed are those who live without blame. They live in keeping with the law of the Lord.

I let my enemies beat me on my bare back. I let them pull the hair out of my beard. I didn’t turn my face away when they made fun of me and spit on me.

My son, give me your heart. May you be happy living the way you see me live.

This happened so that what Isaiah the prophet had said would come true. He had said,“ He suffered the things we should have suffered. He took on himself the sicknesses that should have been ours.”( Isaiah 53:4)

Many people were shocked when they saw him. He was so scarred that he no longer looked like a person. His body was so twisted that he did not look like a human being anymore.

“ Listen! I hear my love! Look! Here he comes! He’s leaping across the mountains. He’s coming over the hills.

Then the angel who was talking with me returned. He woke me up. It was as if I had been asleep.

No amount of water can put it out. Rivers can’t sweep it away. Suppose someone offers all their wealth to buy love. That won’t even come close to being enough.”

May your lips be like the finest wine.”“ May my wine go straight to you, my love. May it flow gently over our lips as we sleep.

My bride, you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes. My sister, you have stolen my heart with one jewel in your necklace.

He said to me,‘ Rise up, my love. Come with me, my beautiful one.

Open wide, you gates. Open up, you ancient doors. Then the King of glory will come in.Who is the King of glory? The Lord, who is strong and mighty. The Lord, who is mighty in battle.Open wide, you gates. Open wide, you ancient doors. Then the King of glory will come in.Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord who rules over all. He is the King of glory.

I am the Lord your God. I brought you up out of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.

So Jacob worked for seven years so he could marry Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because he loved her so much.

His head is like the purest gold. His hair is wavy and as black as a raven.

And what was my life like? The heat burned me in the daytime. And it was so cold at night that I froze. I couldn’t sleep.That’s what it was like for the 20 years I was living with you. I worked for 14 years to marry your two daughters. I worked for six years to get my share of your flocks. You changed my pay ten times.

People looked down on him. They didn’t accept him. He knew all about pain and suffering. He was like someone people turn their faces away from. We looked down on him. We didn’t have any respect for him.He suffered the things we should have suffered. He took on himself the pain that should have been ours. But we thought God was punishing him. We thought God was wounding him and making him suffer.But the servant was pierced because we had sinned. He was crushed because we had done what was evil. He was punished to make us whole again. His wounds have healed us.

Every part of you is so beautiful, my love. There is no flaw in you.

They had not committed sexual sins with women. They had kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among human beings as a first offering to God and the Lamb.

Peter and his companions had been very sleepy. But then they became completely awake. They saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with him.

I was hungry. And you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty. And you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger. And you invited me in.I needed clothes. And you gave them to me. I was sick. And you took care of me. I was in prison. And you came to visit me.’“ Then the people who have done what is right will answer him.‘ Lord,’ they will ask,‘ when did we see you hungry and feed you? When did we see you thirsty and give you something to drink?When did we see you as a stranger and invite you in? When did we see you needing clothes and give them to you?When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’“ The King will reply,‘ What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you did for one of the least important of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’“ Then he will say to those on his left,‘ You are cursed! Go away from me into the fire that burns forever. It has been prepared for the devil and his angels.I was hungry. But you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty. But you gave me nothing to drink.I was a stranger. But you did not invite me in. I needed clothes. But you did not give me any. I was sick and in prison. But you did not take care of me.’“ They also will answer,‘ Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty and not help you? When did we see you as a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison and not help you?’“ He will reply,‘ What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you didn’t do for one of the least important of these, you didn’t do for me.’

The wise ones took oil in jars along with their lamps.The groom did not come for a long time. So the bridesmaids all grew tired and fell asleep.

I have been crucified with Christ. I don’t live any longer, but Christ lives in me. Now I live my life in my body by faith in the Son of God. He loved me and gave himself for me.

That is why it is said,“ Wake up, sleeper. Rise from the dead. Then Christ will shine on you.”

Christ’s love controls us. We are sure that one person died for everyone. And so everyone died.Christ died for everyone. He died so that those who live should not live for themselves anymore. They should live for Christ. He died for them and was raised again.

When he has brought out all his own sheep, he goes on ahead of them. His sheep follow him because they know his voice.

On one of those days, Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray. He spent the night praying to God.

Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping.“ Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter.“ Watch and pray. Then you won’t fall into sin when you are tempted. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

‘ But you have a few people in Sardis who are pure. They aren’t covered with evil like dirty clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, because they are worthy.

Because he was very sad and troubled, he prayed even harder. His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

It was very early in the morning and still dark. Jesus got up and left the house. He went to a place where he could be alone. There he prayed.