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

ᐸᑦᓕᔭᒻ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᔨᒡ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒍᑎᔭ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᑲ ᑎᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐃᔪᑦ ᒋᓴᔅ᙮ ᐊᕈᑦ ᒪᒂᒡ ᒋ ᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐤ᙮ ᒋᕈᓯᓕᒥᒡ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᑎᑯᓯᓄᐅᒡ ᑲ ᑭᒐᑕᐛᔨᑕᒡ ᓇᐸᐅᒡ ᐛᐱᓄᑕᒡ ᐊ ᐅᑐᑕᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᑲ ᓇᓂᑐᐤ ᑯᒂᒋᒐᒧᒡ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᒡ, “ᑕᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑕᑦ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᔅ ᑲ ᐃᔪᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᒍᐤ ᐃᔪᒡ ᒐ ᐅᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᒥᒡ ? ᐛᔅ ᐊᓐ ᓂᒋ ᐛᐱᒪᓇᓐ ᐅᑦ ᐅᒐᑭᑕᐧᑯᒪ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐛᐱᓄᑕᒡ᙮ ᐊᐅᒄ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒋᐸ ᓄᑯᓯᔪᐛ ᐃᔅᐱ ᐃᔪᒐ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᑎᑯᓯᓂᔭᒡ ᒐᒋ ᐸᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᔅᑐᐅᒋᒡ᙮”
ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐤ ᐊᕈᑦ ᐱᔭᑕᐧᒃ ᐅᔭ, ᓇᔅᒡ ᒋ ᒥᑯᔅᑲᑕᔨᑎᒻ ᑭᔭ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᐛᓐᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᕈᓯᓕᒥᒡ ᑲ ᑕᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔨᐛᐤ ᒋ ᒥᑯᔅᑲᑕᔨᑎᒧᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐊᕈᑦ ᒂ ᐎᓴᒪᑦ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᐱᔨᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᔨᒋ ᐎᓱᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᒐᒄ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ ᒋᐸ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐊᓐ ᙭ ?”
ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᑎᑯᑦ, “ᒋ ᐃᓇᓄᐤ ᑭᑈ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ ᐸᑦᓕᔭᒻ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᔨᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐃᑕᒐ ᒍᑎᔭ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᐊᑯᑕ ᒐ ᐃᔪᐅᑦ ᐊᓐ ᙭᙮ ᐛᔅ ᒪᐅᔭ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᒥᓯᓇᑕᐅᒥᒂ ᐊᓐ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᐛᐃᒐᓱᐤ,
ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᐸᑦᓕᔭᒻ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒍᑕ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ, ᓇᒪ ᐊᑲ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋ ᒋᐧᑲᔭᔨᑕᑯᓐ ᒋᑦ ᐅᑕᓇᒧᐛᐤ ᐊ ᑕᑎᒋ ᐅᑕᓇᐛ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒍᑕ, ᐛᔅ ᐊᑯᑕ ᒐ ᐅᒋᑦ ᐊᓐ ᒐ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᑦ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᒋᔅᒋᓄᑕᐊᑦ ᐃᔅᕋᐃᓪ ᓂᑦ ᐃᔨᒪ᙮”
ᐃᔅᐱ ᐊᕈᑦ ᑲ ᐸᑕᐧᒃ ᐅᔭ ᒋᒧᑦ ᒋ ᐎᓴᒪᐤ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑲ ᑭᒐᑕᐛᔨᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᓇᐸᐛ, ᐊᑯ ᑲ ᑯᒂᒋᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᐱ ᑲ ᐛᐱᒪᔨᒋ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐅᒐᑭᑕᒂ ᐊ ᓄᑯᓯᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋ ᐎᑎᒪᑯᐤ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᑯᒂᒋᒪᑦ ᐊᑯ ᐊᕈᑦ ᑲ ᐃᑎᓴᐛᑦ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲ ᑭᒐᑕᐛᔨᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᓇᐸᐛ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐸᑦᓕᔭᒥᒡ ᐊ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᒪᒋᒄ ᓇᔅᒡ ᓇᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᐧᒄ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᔅ, ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᒥᔅᑯᐛᒂ, ᒐ ᐸᒋ ᐎᑎᒧᔭᒄ ᒐᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒥᒃ, ᓂᔾ ᑭᔭ ᒐᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᔅᑐᐅᒃ᙮”
ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᑲᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒪᑯᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐛ ᑕᓐ ᒐ ᐃᑎᒡ ᐊᑯ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑕᒡ᙮ ᒪᒂᒡ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᐊ ᐊᑎ ᐱᒧᑕᒡ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᐛᐱᒪᐅᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐅᒐᑭᑕᒂ, ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲ ᐛᐱᒪᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐛᐱᓄᑕᒡ᙮ ᐃᔅᐱᒥᒡ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓂᑲᓄᒡ ᐊ ᑕᒡ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐊᑎ ᑕᔨᒋ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐅᒐᑭᑕᒂ, ᒐᒃ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᓂᑲᐱᔨᒋ ᐊᓐ ᑎᐱᔅᑯᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᐛᓴ᙮ ᓇᔅᒡ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᒥᔽᔨᑎᒧᒡ ᐃᔅᐱ ᐎᔭᐱᒪᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐅᒐᑭᑕᒂ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐱᒐᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᒥᒋᐛᐱᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᑕᔨᒋ ᐊᐛᓴ ᐊᓯᒡ ᐅᑲᐎᔪᐛ ᒪᕆᔨᒋ᙮ ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᐎᔭᐱᒪᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᐛᓴ ᒋ ᐅᒋᒋᐧᑯᓂᐱᔪᐅᒡ ᐊ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᔅᑐᐛᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᑯᐃᑯᓇᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒥᔨᐛᐅᓇ ᑲ ᐎ ᒥᔭᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᐛᓴ, ᐎᔄᐅᓱᓇᔭᐱᔎ ᒋ ᒥᔭᐅᒡ, ᑭᔭ ᑲᒋ ᐃᔎᓯᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᑲᐎᒋᒪᑯᓯᔨᒋ ᑭᔭ ᑲ ᓱᓇᔭᐎᒡ ᑐᒥᓂᑭᓂᔪᐤ ᑲᐎᒋᒪᑯᑉᓴᓯᔨᒡ᙮ ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᒐ ᒋᐛᒡ ᓇᒪ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᕈᓯᓕᒥᒡ ᐃᑕᒐ ᐅᒋ ᐃᓯ ᒋᐛᐅᒡ ᒐᒋ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᒡ ᐊᕈᑕ ᑕᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᐛᓴ᙮ ᐛᔅ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᒋ ᐃᔭᒂᒥᒥᑯᐅᒡ ᐅᐳᐛᒧᐅᓄᐛᒡ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᑲᐤ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᒡ ᐊᕈᑕ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᐃᔭᒡ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᒋᐛᒡ᙮

ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᔅᑐᑕᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᑭᒐᑕᐛᔨᑕᑯᓯᒡ ᓇᐸᐅᒡ, ᐊᑯ ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓐᒋᓂᒪ ᒂ ᓄᑯᓯᔅᑕᑯᑦ ᒍᓯᑉ ᐅᐳᐛᒧᐅᓂᒡ ᐊ ᐃᑎᑯᑦ, “ᐊᕈᑦ ᒋᑭ ᐃᑎᓱᐛᐤ ᒐᒋ ᓇᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐊᐛᓴ ᐊ ᐎ ᓂᐸᐊᑦ᙮ ᐅᓂ, ᒐ ᔅᑐᑕᐃᑥᐤ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᔅ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐅᑲᐎᔭ ᑭᔭ ᐃᒋᑉᑎᒡ ᒪᒃ ᐃᑎᓯᒧᒄ, ᐊᑯᑕ ᒐ ᑕᔭᒄ ᐸᑐᔅ ᐃᑎᑎᑯᒐ ᒐᒋ ᔅᑐᑕᔭᒄ᙮”
ᒂ ᐅᓂᑦ ᒍᓯᑉ, ᒂ ᔅᑐᑕᐊᑦ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᐛᓴ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐅᑲᐎᔪᐛ ᐊ ᒪᒂᑎᐱᔅᑲᔨᒡ᙮ ᐃᒋᑉᑎᒡ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑕᐊᑦ᙮ ᐊᑯᑕ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᑕᒡ ᐸᑐᔅ ᑲᒋ ᓂᐱᔨᒋ ᐊᕈᑕ᙮ ᐅ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ ᐊᐅᒄ ᑲ ᑕᑈᒥᑭᓂᔨᒡ ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐤ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᐛᐃᒐᓯᒪ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ, “ᐃᒋᑉᑎᒡ ᐅᒡ ᓂᒋ ᐅᒋ ᑕᑈᑕᐤ ᓂᑯᔅ᙮”

ᐊᔅᒄ ᒪᒃ ᒪᒂᒡ ᐊᒋ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ ᐊᕈᑦ ᐃᔅᐱ ᒐᔅᒐᔨᑕᐧᒃ ᐊ ᒋᐎᔭᓯᒥᑯᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑲ ᑭᒐᑕᐛᔨᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᓇᐸᐛ ᒋ ᒥᔅᑎ ᒋᔄᓱᐤ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᑎᓱᐛᑦ ᒐᒋ ᓂᐸᐊᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᒥᓯᐛ ᑲ ᓂᓱᐳᓇᓯᔨᒋ ᑭᔭ ᐊᐛᓯᐎᔨᒋ ᐊ ᓇᐸᓯᐎᔨᒋ ᐊᐛᓴ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐸᑦᓕᔭᒥᒡ ᑲ ᑕᔨᒋ ᑭᔭ ᐛᔅᑲ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᑕᔨᒋ, ᐊᐅᒄ ᐅᔭ ᐛᒋ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᑦ ᐛᔅ ᐊᐅᑯᓐ ᒂᔄᓐ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐎᑎᒪᑯᑦ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲ ᑭᒐᑕᐛᔨᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᓇᐸᐛ ᓂᓱ ᐱᐳᓇ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᑕᒡ ᐊᑯᑕ ᓂᔅᑎᒻ ᑲ ᐛᐱᒪᔨᒂᓂ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐅᒐᑭᑕᒂ᙮
ᐊᐅᒄ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ ᑕᑈ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᓂᑲᓐ ᐎᑎᒧᒂ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᐛᐃᒐᓱᐤ ᒐᕆᒪᔭ ᒐ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ, ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ,
ᒋ ᐸᑕᑯᓐ ᐊ ᓂᓇᐧᑲᑥᐅᑕᑭᓄᐅᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᕋᒪ ᐅᑕᓇᒡ, ᐊᐅᒄ ᕋᐃᒍᓪ ᐊᒧᔎᑕᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ, ᓇᒪ ᒪᒃ ᐅᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᔨᑎᒻ ᒐᒋ ᒥᔽᔨᒧᐃᑯᑦ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᐛᔅ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒋ ᓂᐱᔪᐛ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ᙮

ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᓇᐱᔨᒋ ᐊᕈᑕ, ᐊᔅᒄ ᒪᒂᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐃᒋᑉᑎᒡ ᒋ ᑕᐅᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐛ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓐᒋᓂᒥᔪᐛ ᒂ ᓄᑯᓯᔅᑕᑯᑦ ᒍᓯᑉ ᐅᐳᐛᒧᐅᓂᒡ᙮ ᒋ ᐃᑎᑯᐤ ᒪᒃ, “ᐅᓂᔾ, ᔅᑐᑕᐃ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᔅ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐅᑲᐎᔭ, ᑲᐤ ᒐ ᒋᐛᔭᒄ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐃᔅᕋᐃᓪ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᐛᔅ ᓴᔅ ᓇᒪ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐅᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᐎ ᓂᐸᐊᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᐛᓴ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᒍᓯᑉ ᐛᓂᑦ, ᒂ ᔅᑐᑕᐊᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐊᐛᓴ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐅᑲᐎᔪᐛ, ᑲᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐃᔅᕋᐃᓪ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᒂ ᐃᑐᑕᐊᑦ᙮
ᒥᒄ ᐃᔅᐱ ᒍᓯᑉ ᐱᔭᑕᐧᒃ ᐊᕐᑭᓚᔭᓴ ᐊᒋ ᒥᔅᑯᑎᔅᑯᐛᔨᒋ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐅᑕᐎᔪᐛ ᐊᕈᑕ ᐊ ᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐅᓇᓄᐎᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒍᑎᔭ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ, ᐊᑯ ᑲ ᑯᔅᑕᒋᑦ ᒐᒋ ᐎᒋᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒥᓐ ᑲ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᐅᐳᐛᒧᐅᓂᒡ ᑕᓐ ᒐ ᐃᑎᑦ, ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲᓕᓕ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑕᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓇᓴᕆᑦ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᔨᒡ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐎᒋᒡ᙮ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᑕᑈᒥᑭᓂᔨᒡ ᐛᔅᑭᒡ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᐧᑲ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᐛᐃᒐᓱᒡ, “ᓇᓴᕆᑎᒡ ᑲ ᐅᒋᑦ ᒋᑭ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᐤ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᔅ᙮”

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