Plains Cree is one of the Algonquian languages of Canada, in the same family as Ojibwe and Mi’kmaq. It is spoken primarily in Alberta and Saskatchewan, but also some in Manitoba and Montana. Depending on the community, age of the speaker, and other factors, Plains Cree is written using either a Roman script or a syllabic script. This is a new translation into Plains Cree as it is currently spoken. The draft was translated by Rev. Dr. Stanley Cuthand, and has been reviewed by a group of Cree speakers based in Saskatoon. The portions which are complete at this time are the four Gospels, Acts, the books of Ruth and James, and a collection of Psalms. If you are interested in obtaining a printed copy of these books, please contact the Canadian Bible Society at http://www.biblescanada.com. Some of the published books are printed with syllabic script and Roman script on facing pages, and also come with an audio CD. Plains Cree Ruth © 2004 Canadian Bible Society Plains Cree Psalms (collection) © 2013 Canadian Bible Society Plains Cree James © 2014 Canadian Bible Society Plains Cree Gospels and Acts © 2018 Canadian Bible Society The text of the Bible in Plains Cree that appears in this electronic format or website is for personal use only. Up to five hundred (500) verses of the Bible text in any form (written, visual, electronic or audio) may be quoted without permission. The quoted verses may not be more than 50% of a complete book of the Bible, or more than 25% of the total text of the work in which they are quoted. Prior written permission must be obtained for any other use of the text. Copyright acknowledgement must in all cases appear on the title or copyright page. For more information on copyright conditions or to apply, visit http://www.biblesociety.ca/copyright.

Plains Cree Ruth © 2004 Canadian Bible Society Plains Cree Psalms (collection) © 2013 Canadian Bible Society Plains Cree James © 2014 Canadian Bible Society Plains Cree Gospels and Acts © 2018 Canadian Bible Society

Contemporary Plains Cree

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         <div class="label">14</div><div class="s"><span class="heading">k&#257;&#8209;mohcowit itw&#275;w</span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">onikamon David</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.14.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">aniki m&#333;hcowak &#333;misi it&#275;yihtamwak, &#8220;nam&#333;ya ihtakow kis&#275;-manitow!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.14.1"><span class="content">mitoni mac&#257;tisiwak,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.14.1"><span class="content">m&#299;na k&#299;&#8209;t&#333;tamwak kak&#275;p&#257;ci-k&#299;kwaya;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.14.1"><span class="content">nam&#333;ya awiyak ihtakow kwayask kita-t&#333;tahk k&#299;kway.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.14.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.14.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">k&#257;&#8209;tip&#275;yihcik&#275;t kit&#257;pam&#275;w kahkiyaw ayisiyiniwa kihci-k&#299;sikohk ohci</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.14.2"><span class="content">mahti awiya kita-iyin&#299;siyit,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.14.2"><span class="content">m&#299;na aw&#299;niwa k&#257;&#8209;n&#333;ht&#275;-kisk&#275;yimikot.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.14.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.14.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">m&#257;ka kahkiyaw k&#299;&#8209;m&#257;yi-t&#333;tamwak,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.14.3"><span class="content">m&#299;na p&#275;yakwan iyikohk &#275;&#8209;mac&#257;tisicik.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.14.3"><span class="content">namw&#257;c p&#275;yak kwayask t&#333;tam,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.14.3"><span class="content">namw&#257;c p&#275;yak.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.14.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.14.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">&#8220;nam&#333;ya c&#299; &#275;&#8209;kisk&#275;yihtahkik?&#8221; itw&#275;w &#275;sa k&#257;&#8209;tip&#275;yihcik&#275;t.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.14.4"><span class="content">&#8220;kahkiyaw c&#299; &#333;ki omac&#257;tisak nam&#333;ya k&#299;kway &#275;&#8209;kisk&#275;yihtahkik?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.14.4"><span class="content">&#275;&#8209;kimotamaw&#257;cik nitayisiyin&#299;ma &#275;kota &#275;&#8209;ohci-pim&#257;cihocik,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.14.4"><span class="content">nam&#333;ya w&#299;hk&#257;c nitayamih&#275;st&#257;kwak.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.14.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.14.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">m&#257;ka &#275;kwa mistahi kita-s&#275;kisiwak,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.14.5"><span class="content">ayisk kis&#275;-manitow w&#299;c&#275;w&#275;w anihi k&#257;&#8209;nanahiht&#257;kot.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.14.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.14.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">waw&#257;n&#275;yihtamih&#275;wak anihi k&#257;&#8209;kitim&#257;kisiyit n&#257;nitaw w&#257;&#8209;is&#299;hcik&#275;yici,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.14.6"><span class="content">m&#257;ka k&#257;&#8209;tip&#275;yihcik&#275;yit kanaw&#275;yimikwak.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.14.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.14.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">iyikohk k&#257;&#8209;nitaw&#275;yihtam&#257;n</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.14.7"><span class="content">Israel&#299;wiyiniwak kita-pasp&#299;hikocik anihi k&#257;&#8209;ay&#257;yit Zionihk!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.14.7"><span class="content">ka&#8209;miyw&#275;yihtahkik Israel&#299;wiyiniwak</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.14.7"><span class="content">isp&#299;hk k&#257;&#8209;tip&#275;yihcik&#275;yit w&#299;cihikotw&#257;wi</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.14.7"><span class="content">k&#299;htw&#257;m kita-w&#275;y&#333;tisicik!</span></span></div>
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aniki mōhcowak ōmisi itēyihtamwak, “namōya ihtakow kisē-manitow!”
mitoni macātisiwak,
mīna kī‑tōtamwak kakēpāci-kīkwaya;
namōya awiyak ihtakow kwayask kita-tōtahk kīkway.

kā‑tipēyihcikēt kitāpamēw kahkiyaw ayisiyiniwa kihci-kīsikohk ohci
mahti awiya kita-iyinīsiyit,
mīna awīniwa kā‑nōhtē-kiskēyimikot.
māka kahkiyaw kī‑māyi-tōtamwak,
mīna pēyakwan iyikohk ē‑macātisicik.
namwāc pēyak kwayask tōtam,
namwāc pēyak.

“namōya cī ē‑kiskēyihtahkik?” itwēw ēsa kā‑tipēyihcikēt.
“kahkiyaw cī ōki omacātisak namōya kīkway ē‑kiskēyihtahkik?
ē‑kimotamawācik nitayisiyinīma ēkota ē‑ohci-pimācihocik,
namōya wīhkāc nitayamihēstākwak.”

māka ēkwa mistahi kita-sēkisiwak,
ayisk kisē-manitow wīcēwēw anihi kā‑nanahihtākot.
wawānēyihtamihēwak anihi kā‑kitimākisiyit nānitaw wā‑isīhcikēyici,
māka kā‑tipēyihcikēyit kanawēyimikwak.

iyikohk kā‑nitawēyihtamān
Israelīwiyiniwak kita-paspīhikocik anihi kā‑ayāyit Zionihk!
ka‑miywēyihtahkik Israelīwiyiniwak
ispīhk kā‑tipēyihcikēyit wīcihikotwāwi
kīhtwām kita-wēyōtisicik!

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