These Scriptures are a new translation into the Naskapi language spoken at Kawawachikamach, Quebec. We the Naskapi people have been eager to have our own translation of the Bible. For many decades we have had to make do with Scriptures that were translated for indigenous languages that are different from our own: most notably Bishop Horden's Moose Cree New Testament and prayer book, and Rev. W. G. Walton's prayer book. The Naskapi Development Corporation has been engaged with this work since the 1990s, facilitated by Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Canadian Bible Society. The Naskapi community grateful acknowledges the help of all who participated with us in producing these Scriptures. Our prayer is that these Words of God will be cherished by our people for generations to come.

ᓇᔅᑲᐱ ᑲᒪᐅᑕᐱᒡ ᓱᓇᔭᐤ ᑎᐱᔨᐛᐅᓯᔪᐅᒡ ᐊ ᐅᓯᑕᑭᓄᐎᒡ ᐅᔭ ᓇᔅᑲᐱ ᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓂᔪᐤ The Naskapi text is copyright © Naskapi Development Corporation Naskapi Development Corporation Kawawachikamach, Québec G0G 2Z0 Canada New Testament published by the Canadian Bible Society (CBS) © 2007 Canadian Bible Society 10 Carnforth Road, Toronto Ontario M4A 2S4 Canada

ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ - ᒋᒋᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓐ God's Word in Naskapi

ᑲᒋ ᓂᔅᑐ ᐱᓯᒺᔭᔨᒡ ᑲ ᒋᔅᑐᑕᒡ ᐃᔅᕋᐃᓪ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐃᒋᑉᑎᒡ ᐅᒡ, ᐊᓂᔭ ᓂᔅᑎᒻ ᒋᓯᑯᔪᐤ ᒋ ᑎᑯᓯᓄᐅᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓴᐃᓇᐃ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᒡ᙮ ᑲᒋ ᒋᔅᑐᑕᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᕆᐱᑎᒻ ᐅᒡ, ᒂ ᐅᑎᑕᒡ ᓴᐃᓇᐃ ᐸᐧᑯᑎᔅᑭᒥᑯᔪᐤ, ᓂᑕᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒂ ᒪᓂᑲᓱᒡ᙮
ᑭᔭ ᒧᓱᔅ ᒂ ᓴᑭᒋᐛᑦ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᔪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᓂᒋᔅᑯᐛᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ᙮ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ ᒋ ᑕᑈᑎᑯᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᔪᐤ ᐅᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐃᑎᑯᑦ ᒐᒋ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐃᔅᕋᐃᓪ ᐃᔪᐛ, ᒐᑭᐸ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᔅᑯᑕᐸᓂᔪᐛ, “ ‘ᔅᒋ ᐛᐸᑕᓇᐛᐤ ᒐᒂᓐ ᓂᔾ, ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ, ᑲ ᑐᑐᐅᒂᐤ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐃᒋᑉᑦ ᐃᔪᒡ ᑭᔭ ᑲ ᑕᐧᑯᓂᑎᑯᒡ ᒧᔭᒻ ᒥᒋᓱᐤ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᑕᐧᑯᓇᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒥᓴ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᑎᑎᑭᓂᒡ ᑭᔭ ᑲ ᐸᓱᑎᑯᒡ ᐅᑕ ᐊᑕᔭᓐ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐊᓄᒡ, ᑕᑈᑐᐅᔭᒂ ᑭᔭ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᑎᒪᒂ ᓂᓂᔅᑯᒧᐅᓐ, ᒋᑭ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒥᑕᑎᓇᐛᐤ᙮ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᔅᒋᔾ ᓂ ᑎᐸᔨᑕᓐ᙮ ᓂᔾ ᐅ ᔅᒋ ᑎᐸᓇᐃᑎᓇᐛᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒋᑭ ᐊᑐᔅᑯᓇᐛᐤ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐅᒡ,’ ᐊᐅᑯᔪᐤ ᐅᔭ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᒐ ᐃᑎᑥᐤ ᐃᔪᒡ᙮”
ᒂ ᓂᑎᒋᐛᑦ ᒧᓱᔅ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᑕᑈᑕᑦ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐅᒋᒪᐛ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑎᑯᑦ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ ᒐ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᒡ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐃᔪᒡ, “ᓂᑭ ᑐᑕᒺᓇᓐ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑎᓱᒥᔨᒥᑦ᙮” ᐊᑯ ᒧᓱᔅ ᒂ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᓂᔪᐤ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ ᐃᔪᐛ᙮
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᒧᓱᓴ, “ᒋᑭ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒥᑎᓇᐛᐤ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊ ᒋᔅᐱᒋᓯᑦ ᑭᔅᑯᐅᓐ ᓂᑭ ᐃᓯᓇᑯᓯᓐ, ᐊᑯ ᐃᔅᕋᐃᓪ ᐃᔪᒡ ᓂᑭ ᐸᑕᑯᒡ ᒪᒂᒡ ᐃᔨᒥᔨᑕᓇ ᑭᔭ ᓇᓂᑎᒻ ᒋᑭ ᓱᒐᔨᒥᑯᒡ᙮” ᐊᑯ ᒧᓱᔅ ᒂ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐃᔪᐛ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᑎᑯᑦ ᒧᓱᔅ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ, “ᒪᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒥᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᐎᑎᒧᐅᑥᐤ ᒐᒋ ᐊᔭᔅᑯᐱᒡ ᒐ ᑎᑯᓯᓄᐅᒡ᙮ ᒋᑭ ᐸᔭᒋᐃᓱᐅᒡ ᐊᓄᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐛᐱᓂᒐ ᑭᔭ ᒋᑭ ᐎ ᒋᔅᑕᐸᐅᑕᐅᒡ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐱᒋᑕᐅᓄᐛᐛ᙮ ᐛᒧᒡ ᐅᔭ ᒋᑭ ᐎ ᐃᑐᑎᒧᒡ ᒐᒋ ᐊᔭᔅᑯᐱᒡ ᐅᓱᐛᐱᓂᔨᒐ᙮ ᐊᐅᑯᓐ ᒋᓱᒄ ᒐ ᓂᑎᒋᐛᔭᓐ ᓴᐃᓇᐃ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᐤ ᒐᒋ ᐛᐱᒥᒡ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐃᔅᕋᐃᓪ ᐃᔪᒡ᙮ ᒐ ᓂᔅᑐᐛᒋᑕᔨᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐛᔅᑲ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᐃᑎᑥᐤ, ᒐ ᓇᑭᑐᐛᐸᑎᒪᒃ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᓴᑭᒋᐛᔭᒃ ᑭᔭ ᒪᒃ ᒐᒋ ᐎᒪᔅᑭᒪᒄ ᐅ ᒐ ᓂᔅᑐᐛᒋᑕᔭᓐ᙮ ᒋᑭ ᓂᐸᐊᑭᓄᐤ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊᑲ ᓂᑐᑕᐧᒃ᙮ ᐃᔪᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒪᒃ ᐊᐛᓯᔅ, ᒋᑭ ᐎ ᓂᐸᐊᑭᓄᐤ ᐊ ᐊᑲ ᑕᒋᓇᑭᓄᐅᑦ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᐃᔅᐱ ᐸᑕᒂᒐ ᐳᑕᒋᑭᓐ, ᐊᑯ ᒋᐸ ᓴᑭᒋᐛᐅᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐸᐃᔅᑯᑎᓇᔪᐤ᙮”
ᑲᒋ ᓂᑎᒋᐛᑦ ᒧᓱᔅ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᔪᐤ, ᒂ ᐊᑎ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐃᔪᐛ ᒐᒋ ᒥᔪᐧᑭᒥᔨᒋ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐱᒋᑕᐅᓂᔪᐛ ᑭᔭ ᒐᒋ ᐸᔭᒋᓯᔨᒋ ᑭᔭ ᒐᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᔅᑐᐛᒡ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ᙮ ᒂ ᐊᑎ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐃᔪᐛ ᒐᒋ ᐊᔭᔅᑯᐎᒋ ᐅᓱᐛᐱᓂᔨᒐ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐎᐸᒥᑐᐎᔨᒋ ᓇᐸᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐃᔎᐛ᙮
ᑲᒋ ᓂᓱ ᒋᓯᑲᔨᒡ ᐊ ᒐᒋᓴᐸᔭᒡ ᒋ ᓂᒥᔅᒋᐅᔅᔎᔪᐤ, ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᑯᒋᓂᔪᐛ ᐊ ᐎᐱᓯᔨᒋ ᑭᔅᑯᐅᓇ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᒡ᙮ ᒂ ᐸᑕᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᐳᑕᒋᑭᓂᔪᐤ ᓇᔅᒡ ᐊ ᒋᔄᐱᔨᒡ, ᑭᔭ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐃᔅᕋᐃᓪ ᐃᔪᒡ ᒋᓴᒋᓱᐅᒡ᙮  ᒧᓱᔅ ᒂ ᓂᑲᓄᑕᐊᑦ ᐃᔪᐛ ᒐᒋ ᓂᒋᔅᑯᐛᔨᒋ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ, ᓂᑎᒍᐤ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᒡ ᒋ ᓇᓂᐳᐎᒡ᙮ ᒥᓯᐛ ᓴᐃᓇᐃ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᐤ ᒋ ᐱᐳᑕᐤ ᐅᓴᒻ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋ ᓂᑎᒋᐛᐤ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᔪᐤ ᐊᐛᔅᑲᔅᑲᑯᑦ ᐃᔅᑯᑕᔪᐤ᙮ ᒋ ᐅᐸᐱᑕᐤ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊ ᐱᐳᑥᑦ ᒋᓴᐱᔅᒐᐛᓐ, ᑭᔭ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᐤ ᒋ ᒥᔅᑎ ᓇᓇᒥᐱᔪᐤ᙮ ᒪᒃ ᐊᔭᔅᒄ ᒋ ᒋᐧᑲᐛᐱᔪᐤ ᐳᑕᒋᑭᓐ᙮ ᒧᓱᔅ ᒂ ᐃᔨᒪᐊᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᓂᔎᐅᓯᐃᑯᑦ ᐊ ᒋᐧᑲᐛᔨᒋ ᒧᔭᒻ ᓂᒥᔅᒍᐛ ᐊ ᐃᑎᑕᑯᓯᔨᒋ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒂ ᑎᑯᓯᐧᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑕᐧᑯᑕᒥᑎᓐ ᓴᐃᓇᐃ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᔪᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᒧᓱᓴ ᒐᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓂᒋᔅᑲᑯᑦ᙮ ᒧᓱᔅ ᒂ ᓴᑭᒋᐛᑦ᙮ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᒧᓱᔅ, ᒐ ᓂᑕᒥᒋᐛᔨᓐ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᐎᑎᒧᐅᑥᐤ ᐃᔪᒡ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐎᒪᔅᑲᒡ ᑲ ᓂᔅᑐᐛᒋᑕᔨᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓂᑕᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᒐᒋ ᑎᑯᓯᓂᒡ ᒐᒋ ᒋᑕᐱᒥᒡ; ᑐᑕᒐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒋᑭ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᔪᐤ᙮ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐅᒡ ᒋᑭ ᐎ ᐸᔭᒋᐃᓱᐅᒡ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒥᑥᐛ ᑭᔭ ᒪᒃ ᓂᑭ ᐊᓏᔨᒪᐅᒡ᙮”
ᒧᓱᔅ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ, “ᐃᔪᒡ ᓇᒪ ᒋ ᓴᑭᒋᐛᐅᒡ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᔪᐤ ᐅᓴᒻ ᒋᔾ ᔅᒋ ᐃᑎᓱᒪᐅᒡ ᒐᒋ ᓂᔅᑐᐛᒋᑕᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐛᔅᑲ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᔪᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒐᒋ ᐸᔭᒋᑕᒡ᙮”
ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᒧᓱᓴ, “ᓂᑕᒥᒋᐛᒪ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᐸᓱᐅᑦ ᐊᕋᓐ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐅᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐃᔪᒡ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐎᒪᔅᑲᒡ ᑲ ᓂᔅᑐᐛᒋᑕᑭᓄᐎᒡ ᒐᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒥᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒪᒃ ᓂᑭ ᐊᓏᔨᒪᐅᒡ᙮”
ᒧᓱᔅ ᒂ ᓂᑕᒥᒋᐛᑦ, ᒋ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᐤ ᐃᔪᐛ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ᙮

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