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 ᒥᒐᑐᐳᓂᔨᒡ ᐃᔅᐱ ᓴᕋ ᐸᐃᑯ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ, ᒋ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ ᓴᕋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲᐃᓇᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ᙮ ᑭᕆᐊᑦ ᐊᕐᐸ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ, ᐊᓐ ᐊᓄᒡ ᐃᑉᕈᓐ ᐊ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᒡ᙮ ᒋ ᓇᐧᑲᑕᔨᒧᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᑲ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᔨᒋ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᓇᑭᑕᐧᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᐱᒥᓯᓂᔨᒋ ᐎᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐊᑐᑕᑦ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ ᐃᔎᑕᒥᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᓂᒋᔅᑲᑐᐎᒋ ᐊᑦ ᐃᔪᐛ᙮ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᒪᒃ, “ᓂ ᐎᒋᓐ ᐅᑕ ᒋᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᐛᒡ ᒧᔭᒻ ᒪᓐᑕᐤ ᑭᔭ ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᑎᐸᔨᑕᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᔾ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐᒋ ᓇᐃᐧᑯᐅᒃ ᓂᐅ᙮ ᐸᒋ ᐊᑕᒥᒄ ᐱᔅᒐ ᒐᒋ ᐊᔭᔭᓐ ᒋᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᐛᐤ᙮”
ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒋ ᐃᑎᑯᐤ ᐊᑦ ᐃᔪᐛ, “ᓂᑐᑐᐅᓇᓐ ᒪ ᐅᒋᒪᐤ, ᒋᔅᑕᔨᒥᑯᐅᓐ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊ ᓱᐧᑲᑎᓯᑦ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᔅᑲᐧᒃ ᐅᑕ ᐊ ᐃᑕᔭᒡ᙮ ᐎᔭᐸᑕ ᒋᐱᐃᒋᐛᑉ ᐊ ᒥᔽᒡ ᒐᒋ ᓇᐃᐧᑯᐅᑦ ᒋᐅ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒋᑭ ᑯᔅᑎᐃᒄ ᒋᐱᐃᒋᐛᐱᔪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᓇᐃᐧᑯᐅᒥᑎ ᒋᐅ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᐸᓯᑯᑦ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᑭᔭ ᐊ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᒪᑦ ᒋ ᓄᐛᑲᐳᔅᑐᐛᐤ᙮ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᓂᔭᐃᑎᒧᐛᒂ ᒐᒋ ᓇᐃᐧᑯᐅᒃ ᓂᐅ ᐅᑕ ᒋᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᐛᒡ, ᐊᑯ ᒐᓯᒋᒪᒄ ᐃᑉᕋᓐ, ᓱᐊᕐ ᐅᑯᓴ, ᒐᒋ ᐊᑕᒥᑦ ᒪᒃᐱᓚ ᐛᑎᑯᔪᐤ ᐎᔾ ᑕᐱᔨᐛᐅᓯᑦ, ᐊ ᐅᓂᔎᔨᒡ ᐅᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓂᒡ ᐊ ᑎᑯᓂᔨᒡ᙮ ᓄᑎᒻ ᐊᑐᑕᒡ ᓂᑭ ᒋᓯᐧᑲᓱᓐ ᐅᓂᒂᔅᑲᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᔾ ᐅᑕ ᒋᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᐛᒡ᙮”
ᐃᑉᕋᓐ ᐎᒡ ᐃᔪᐛ ᒋ ᐎᑎᐱᒪᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᓂᑐᑐᐛᐤ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐊ ᐸᑕᑯᑦ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᑦ ᐃᔪᐛ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᔨᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ ᐃᔎᑕᒥᒡ᙮ “ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋᒪᐤ, ᓂᑐᑐᐎ, ᐊᓂᒪ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓐ ᑭᔭ ᐊ ᑎᒂᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐛᑎᒄ ᒋ ᒥᔨᑎᓐ᙮ ᐊ ᐛᐱᒥᔅᒡ ᓂᑦ ᐃᔨᒥᒡ ᒋ ᒥᔨᑎᓐ, ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒐᒋ ᓇᐃᐧᑯᐅᑦ ᒋᐅ᙮”
ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒥᓐ ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᐊ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᒪᑦ ᒋ ᓄᐛᑲᐳᔅᑐᐛᐤ ᐊᑦ ᐃᔪᐛ᙮ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐃᑉᕋᓇ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᐊ ᐸᑕᑯᑦ, “ᒋᑭ ᑯᒂᒋᒥᑎᓐ ᒪ ᒐᒋ ᓂᑐᑐᐎᓐ, ᓄᑎᒻ ᓂᑭ ᐃᔭᓐ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓐ᙮ ᐅᑎᓇ ᓱᓇᔭᐤ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐᒋ ᓇᐃᐧᑯᐅᒃ ᓂᐅ ᑲ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ᙮”
ᐃᑉᕋᓐ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ, “ᓂᑐᑐᐎ, ᒥᒄ ᓇᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐛᐱᓯᐅᓱᓇᔭᐱᔎ ᐃᔅᐱᑕᔨᑕᑯᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᔾ, ᒥᒄ ᐊᑐᒡ ᔅᒋ ᐎᔭᔨᒪᔨᑎᒥᑯᓇᓄᐤ ᐊ ᐃᑐᑕᒡ᙮ ᒪᒋ ᑭᔭ ᓇᐃᐧᑯᐤ ᒋᐅ᙮”
ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒋ ᓂᔅᑯᒪᐤ ᐃᑉᕋᓇ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᑎᐸᐸᑲᒧᐛᐤ ᐛᐱᓯᐅᓱᓇᔭᐱᔎ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ ᑲ ᐸᑎᑯᔨᒋ ᐊᑦ ᐃᔪᐛ ᐊᑐᑕᐃᒡ᙮ ᓇᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐛᐱᓯᐅᓱᓇᔭᐱᔎ᙮ ᒋ ᑎᐸᐸᑲᐃᑭᓄᐤ ᐛᐱᓯᐅᓱᓇᔭᐱᔎ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊᑕᐛᐤ ᐃᔨᓯᒡ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᑎᐸᐸᑲᐊᒡ ᐛᐱᓯᐅᓱᓇᔭᐱᔎ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᑕᐛᓄᔨᒋ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᐃᑉᕋᓐ ᒪᒃᐱᓚ ᐅᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒪᒻᕋ ᐛᐱᓄᑕᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᑎᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᐛᑎᑯᔪᐤ, ᒋᒡ ᒥᔅᑎᒂ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓂᒡ ᑲ ᑕᔨᒋ ᒋ ᐱᔅᑎᓂᒧᐛᑭᓄᐤ᙮ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒐᒋ ᑎᐱᔨᐛᐅᓯᑦ ᐊ ᐛᐱᒥᑯᑦ ᐊᑦ ᐃᔪᐛ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᔨᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ ᐃᔎᑕᒥᒡ᙮
ᑲᒋ ᐃᔭᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᔪᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ, ᐛᑎᑯᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋ ᓇᐃᐧᑯᐛᐤ ᐎᐛ ᓴᕋᔨᒋ᙮ ᑲᐃᓇᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᑎᒂᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐃᑕᐅᓐ, ᐛᐱᓄᑕᒡ ᒪᒻᕋ ᐅᑕᓇᒡ, ᐊᓄᒡ ᐃᑉᕈᓐ ᐊ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒋ ᒥᔨᑯᐤ ᐊᑦ ᐃᔪᐛ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓂᔪᐤ ᒧᔭᒻ ᓂᒂᔅᑲᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᔪᐤ ᑭᔭ ᐛᑎᑯᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᑎᑯᓂᔨᒡ᙮

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