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

ᐅᔅᑭᒡ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᐛᓐᒋ ᐅᑕ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᒋ ᐸᐃᒂᓂᔪᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓄᐛᐤ ᐱᔅᒐ ᑲᒋ ᐅᑐᑕᒡ ᐛᐱᓄᑕᒡ ᑭᔭ ᑲ ᐎᒋᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐸᐱᓗᓂᔭ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ᙮ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᒡ, “ᐅᓯᑎᒪᓱᑕᐤ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ ! ᐊᓯᔅᒍᐤ ᐊᓯᓂᔾ ᒐ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᐧᒄ ᑭᔭ ᐱᒍᐤ ᒐᒋ ᒪᒧᐅᒥᒋ᙮” ᐊᑯ ᒋ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᐅᒡ ᐊᓯᔅᒍᐤ ᐊᓯᓂᔾ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊᓯᓂᔭ, ᑭᔭ ᐱᒍᐛ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊᓯᓂᔾ ᐱᓯᒂᐃᑭᓇ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᒡ, “ᐅᓯᑎᒪᓱᑕᐤ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ ᒋᒡ ᐊ ᐃᔅᐸᒡ ᒥᒋᐛᑉ ᐊᓐ ᒐ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᒡ ᒋᒋᒋᓯᑯᒡ, ᒋᑭ ᒥᔅᑎ ᐃᑕᔨᑕᑯᓯᓇᓄᐤ, ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᑕᑎᐸᓐ ᑎᔨᑯᐅᔭᐧᒄ ᐅᑕ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᔅᐱᑎᔅᑭᒥᑲᒡ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐸᒋ ᔭᓯᐤ ᒐᒋ ᒋᑕᐸᑕᐧᒃ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ ᑭᔭ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐸᔨᒡ ᒥᒋᐛᐱᔪᐤ, ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, “ᐅᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᒪᒧᐤ ᐎᒋᑐᔅᒐᒥᑐᐅᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐸᐃᑯᑕᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᒡ᙮ ᐊᐅᑯᐤ ᒥᒄ ᐛ ᒋᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᒐ ᑐᑕᒡ, ᐸᓱᓇᑯᓂᔪᐤ ᐎᔨᐛᐤ ᒐᒋ ᑐᑕᒡ ᓂᑐᐎᔾ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᐛᑐᑕᒡ᙮ ᐊᔅᑎᒻ ᔭᓯᑕᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᐧᑯᒡ ᑕᑎᐸᓐ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᐃᔨᒥᒡ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓇ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᓂᔅᑐᑕᑐᒡ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒂ ᐃᑎᓴᐛᑦ ᒥᓯᑕ ᐅᑕ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᔅᐱᑎᔅᑭᒥᑲᔨᒡ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐳᓂᒡ ᐊ ᐅᓯᑕᒡ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ᙮ ᐊᑯ “ᐸᐱᓪ” ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᐤ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ ᐛᔅ ᐊᑯᑕ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᑦ ᑕᑎᐸᓐ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᐃᔨᒥᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐛᐤ ᐃᔪᐛ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᔅᐱᑎᔅᑭᒥᑲᔨᒡ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᒐᒋ ᑕᔨᒋ᙮

ᐊᐅᑯᐤ ᐊᓯ ᑎᐸᒋᒪᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᓴᒻ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᔅᑯᑕᐸᓇ᙮
ᓂᓱᐳᓇ ᑲᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᐸᔨᒡ, ᐃᔅᐱ ᓴᒻ ᑲ ᐸᐃᑯ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐛᐳᓇᓯᑦ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ ᐊᕐᐸᑭᓴᑦ ᐊᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᒥᒐᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ᙮
ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᐊᕐᐸᑭᓴᑦ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ ᓯᓚ ᐊᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᒥᒐᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ ᐊᕐᐸᑭᓴᑦ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ ᓇᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᔭᓇᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ᙮
ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᓯᓚ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ ᐃᐳᕐ ᐊᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᒥᒐᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ ᓯᓚ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ ᓇᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔅᑐ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ᙮
ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓇᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᐃᐳᕐ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ ᐸᓚᒃ ᐊᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᒥᒐᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ ᐃᐳᕐ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ ᓇᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐊᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓇᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ᙮
ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᐸᓚᒃ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ ᕆᐅ ᐊᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᐎᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᒥᒐᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ ᐸᓚᒃ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ ᓂᓱ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ᙮
ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᓱ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᕆᐅ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ ᓴᕈᒃ ᐊᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᒥᒐᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ ᕆᐅ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ ᓂᓱ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ᙮
ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᓴᕈᒃ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ ᓇᐅᕐ ᐊᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᒥᒐᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ ᓴᕈᒃ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ ᓂᓱ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ᙮
ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᓇᐅᕐ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ ᑕᕋ ᐊᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᒥᒐᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ ᓇᐅᕐ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ ᐸᐃᑯ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓇᐎᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᔭᓇᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ᙮
ᑲᒋ ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᑕᕋ, ᒋ ᓂᔅᑎᔨᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ: ᐊᑉᕋᒻ, ᓇᐅᕐ ᑭᔭ ᐦᐊᕋᓐ᙮

ᐊᐅᑯᐤ ᐊᓯ ᑎᐸᒋᒪᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᑕᕋ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᔅᑯᑕᐸᓇ᙮
ᑕᕋ ᒋ ᓂᔅᑎᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ, ᐊᑉᕋᒻ, ᓇᐅᕐ ᑭᔭ ᐦᐊᕋᓐ᙮ ᐊᕋᓐ ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ ᓗᑦ ᐊᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔨᒋ, ᑕᕋ ᐊ ᓂᔅᑎᔨᒋ ᐅᑯᓴ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᕐ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲᓪᑎᔭ᙮ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ ᐦᐊᕋᓐ ᐊᔅᒄ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᔨᒋ ᐅᑕᐎᔭ᙮ ᐊᐅᑯᐤ ᐊᓯᐎᔭᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᑕᕋ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᔅᑯᑕᐸᓇ, ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᑭᔭ ᓇᐅᕐ ᐊ ᓂᓯᒡ ᒋ ᓂᐳᐎᒡ, ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᐎᐛ ᓴᕋᐃ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ᙮ ᓇᐅᕐ ᐎᐛ ᒥᓪᑲ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ, ᐦᐊᕋᓇ ᐅᑕᓂᓯᔪᐛ᙮ ᐦᐊᕋᓐ ᒋ ᐅᑕᐎᒪᐤ ᒥᓪᑲ ᑭᔭ ᐃᔅᑲ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᓴᕋᐃ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒧᐤ, ᐊᑯ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᒪᐤ ᐊᐛᓴ᙮
ᑕᕋ ᒋ ᔅᑐᑕᐊᐤ ᐅᑯᓴ ᐊᑉᕋᒪ ᑭᔭ ᐅᔅᒋᒪ ᓗᑕ, ᐦᐊᕋᓇ ᐅᑯᓯᔪᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐅᓇᐊᑭᓂᔎᒪ ᓴᕋᔨᒋ, ᐅᑯᓴ ᐊᑉᕋᒪ ᐎᐎᐛ᙮ ᒪᒧᐤ ᒂ ᓂᑭᑕᒡ ᐅᕐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲᓪᑎᔭ, ᑲᐃᓇᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᐊ ᐃᑐᑕᒡ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᐊᕋᓐ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᐅᒡ, ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑕᒡ ᐎᒋᐛᐤ᙮
ᓂᓱ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᐳᓇ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐃᔪᐤ ᑕᕋ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐦᐊᕋᓐ᙮

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