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

ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᑭᔭ ᐎᐛ ᒋ ᓂᑭᑐᒧᒡ ᐃᒋᑉᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᔪᐤ᙮ ᒋ ᔅᑐᑕᐅᒡ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᑎᐸᔨᑕᒡ ᑭᔭ ᑲᐤ ᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᐅᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲᐃᓇᓐ ᐱᓯᒧᑕᒡ ᐃᑕᒐ᙮ ᓗᑦ, ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᐅᑐᓯᒪ ᒋ ᐎᒐᒐᐤ᙮ ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᒋ ᐛᔪᑎᓯᐤ᙮ ᒋ ᑎᐸᔨᒪᐤ ᒥᒐᑦ ᒥᒋᑎᒂ, ᒪᔭᑕᓂᓴ ᑭᔭ ᒥᔅᑐᓴ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᒥᔅᑎ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᑎᒻ ᐛᐱᓯᐅᓱᓇᔭᐱᔎ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔄᐅᓱᓇᔭᔪᐤ᙮
ᒋ ᐱᐸᒧᑕᐤ ᓇᒐᑉ ᐊ ᐅᒋ ᔅᑐᑕᑦ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐸᑕᓪ, ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᔅᑭᒡ ᑲ ᒋᒥᑕᑦ ᐅᐱᒍᐎᔭᓂᒋᐛᑉ, ᑎᔅᑐᐎᒡ ᐸᑕᓪ ᐃᑕᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᑭᔭ ᐊᐃ, ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᔅᑭᒡ ᑲ ᐅᓯᑕᑦ ᐱᔅᑎᓂᒐᐅᓇᐱᔅᑯᔪᐤ᙮ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᓂᑐᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ᙮
ᓗᑦ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑐᑕᒪ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓇ ᒋ ᐱᐸᒧᐎᒐᐛᐅᒡ ᐊᑉᕋᒪ᙮ ᒋ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᒪᐤ ᒪᔭᑕᓂᓴ ᑭᔭ ᒥᒋᑎᒂ᙮ ᒐᒃ ᑲ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᑭᔭ ᓗᑦ ᑲ ᒥᔅᑎᑭᓄᐛᔨᒪᒡ ᐊᐛᓯᓴ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔪᒡ ᐊᔅᒋᔪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᒪᒧᐤ ᐎᒋᒡ᙮ ᒂ ᒋᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᐊ ᒋᐧᑲᒥᑐᔨᒋ ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᑭᔭ ᓗᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓄᐛᐛ, ᑲᐃᓇᓐ ᑭᔭ ᐸᕆᔅ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋ ᐎᒍᐅᒡ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᐊᑕᑦ ᓗᑕ, “ᐛᐸᑕ ! ᒋ ᐎᐧᑲᓂᓯᑕᑐᓇᓄᐤ, ᐊᑲ ᒥᔭᑕᐅᒋ ᒋᑦ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓄᐅᒡ ᒐᒋ ᒪᓯᐧᑲᑐᒡ᙮ ᑎᑯᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᔾ ᒐᔅᑎᓇᔅ ᒐ ᐃᔅᐱᔭᐧᒄ ᐊ ᓂᓯᔭᐧᒄ᙮ ᒋᐸ ᒥᔽᐤ ᒐᒋ ᑎᐸᓂᔭᐧᒄ᙮ ᐛᔭᐸᑕ ᑕᓐᑕ ᒐᐸ ᒥᔽᔨᑕᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐎᒋᔨᓐ ᑭᔭ ᓂᔾ ᐃᔭᒡ ᓂᑭ ᐃᑐᑕᓐ᙮”
ᓗᑦ ᒋ ᓇᓂᑐᐛᐳᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐛᐸᑕᐧᒃ ᐊ ᐱᓴᔨᒡ ᒠᕐᑕᓐ ᐊ ᒥᔪ ᓂᐱᐎᒡ, ᒧᔭᒻ ᐃᑎᓐ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓂᔪᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐃᒋᑉᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᔪᐤ, ᓱᐊᕐ ᐃᑕᒐ᙮ ᐊᐅᑯᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ ᐊᒺᔭ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᑕᑦ ᓱᑕᒻ ᑭᔭ ᑯᒧᕋ ᐅᑕᓇᐛ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᓗᑦ ᒂ ᐎᔭᔨᑕᐧᒃ ᒐᒋ ᐎᒋᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᐱᓴᔨᒡ ᒠᕐᑕᓐ, ᐎᔾ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒪ ᐛᐱᓄᑕᒡ ᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐊᑐᒐᐅᒡ᙮ ᐊᐅᑯᐤ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᑎᐸᓄᑕᒡ ᐊ ᓂᓯᒡ ᓇᐸᐅᒡ᙮ ᑲᐃᓇᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᒋ ᐎᒍᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᒻ, ᒥᒄ ᓗᑦ ᒥᒋᒪ ᐅᑕᓇᐛ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᐱᓴᔨᒡ ᒠᕐᑕᓐ ᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐊᑐᒐᐤ, ᒥᒋᒪ ᓱᑕᒻ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ ᒋ ᐎᒍᐤ᙮ ᐃᔪᒡ ᑲ ᐎᒋᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓱᑕᒻ ᒋᒋᐛ ᒋ ᒥᒋ ᐃᔪᐎᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐊ ᒥᒋᑐᑕᒡ ᐊᑲ ᑕᑈᑐᐛᒡ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ᙮
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᒪ ᑲᒋ ᓂᑭᑎᑯᑦ ᓗᑕ, “ᑎᔅᑎᓴᐱᔾ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᐃᑕᐱᔨᓐ ᒋᐛᑎᓄᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐱᓯᒧᑕᒡ, ᐛᐱᓄᑕᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐊᑎᒪᐱᓯᒧᒡ᙮ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᓐ ᐎᔭᐸᑎᒥᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᔾ ᒋᑭ ᒥᔨᑎᓐ ᑭᔭ ᒋᓂᑕᐅᒋᐊᑭᓐᒡ, ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᓇᓂᑎᒻ ᒋᑭ ᑎᐸᔨᑕᓇᐛᐤ᙮ ᓂᑭ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᐅᒡ ᒋᓂᑕᐅᒋᐊᑭᓐᒡ ᒐᒋ ᒥᒐᑎᒡ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᐊᒋᒪᑦ ᐊᐛᓐ᙮ ᐅᔅᑕ ᒋᑭ ᒥᒐᑐᐅᒡ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐊ ᑕᑎᓂᔨᒋ ᐃᔭᑲᐛ ᐅᑕ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ᙮ ᔅᑐᑕ, ᐱᐸᒧᑕ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑕᔨᓐ ᐅ ᐊᔅᒋᔾ, ᐛᔅ ᒋᑭ ᒥᔨᑎᓐ ᐅ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᒋ ᐊᑐᒐᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᐎᒍᐤ ᒥᒋᒪ ᒪᒻᕋ ᒥᔅᑎᒂ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐃᑉᕈᓐ, ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑕᐧᒃ ᐱᔅᑎᓂᒐᐅᓇᐱᔅᑯᔪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᓂᑐᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ᙮

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