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">3</div><div class="s">Naomi miskamaw&#275;w n&#257;p&#275;wa Rutha kita-w&#299;kim&#257;yit</div><div class="p"> 1k&#299;&#8209;ati-ay-ihkin isp&#299;hk Naomi &#275;&#8209;it&#257;t Rutha, &#8220;nistim, kika-miskam&#257;tin mahti awiyak kita-w&#299;kimisk, &#275;kosi kita-ow&#299;kiyan. 2kiskisi awa n&#257;p&#275;w Boaz, ot&#333;skin&#299;kiskw&#275;ma k&#257;&#8209;w&#299;tatosk&#275;mimat, &#275;&#8209;w&#257;hk&#333;m&#257;yahk ana. anohc ot&#257;kosiki kita-pawahw&#275;w iskw&#275;sisihk&#257;na. 3kis&#299;p&#275;kast&#275;hkan m&#299;na miy&#257;koh&#333;hkan; &#275;kwa m&#275;skoc&#299;hkan, postiskam&#333;hkan &#275;&#8209;miyw&#257;siki kitayiwinisa. &#275;kwa itoht&#275;hkan ita k&#257;&#8209;pawahik&#275;t, m&#257;ka &#275;k&#257;ya kita-kisk&#275;yimisk &#275;kota &#275;&#8209;ay&#257;wat, iyikohk k&#299;&#8209;m&#299;cisoci m&#299;na k&#299;&#8209;minihkw&#275;ci. 4n&#257;katohk&#275;hkan t&#257;nita &#275;&#8209;pimisihk, &#275;kwa nip&#257;ci, nitawi-otinam&#333;hkan otakohp ositihk, &#275;kota kika-pimisinin; kika-w&#299;htam&#257;k t&#257;nisi kita-t&#333;taman.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 5&#8220;nika-t&#333;t&#275;n &#333;ma k&#257;&#8209;isiyan,&#8221; Ruth isi-naskom&#275;w.</div><div class="p"> 6&#275;kosi Ruth k&#299;&#8209;itoht&#275;w ita k&#257;&#8209;pawahik&#275;wiht, &#275;kwa k&#299;&#8209;t&#333;tam osikosa k&#257;&#8209;k&#299;-itikot. 7Boaz k&#299;&#8209;m&#299;cisow m&#299;na k&#299;&#8209;minihkw&#275;w, &#275;kosi mitoni k&#299;&#8209;takahkimahcihow. &#275;kwa k&#299;&#8209;nitawi-pimisin sison&#275; ita &#275;&#8209;cahkapiyit kistik&#257;na; &#275;kota k&#299;&#8209;nip&#257;w. &#275;kosi k&#299;m&#333;c Ruth k&#299;&#8209;nitawi-otinam otakohpiyiw ositiyihk &#275;kwa nahisin. 8&#275;&#8209;m&#275;kw&#257;-tipisk&#257;yik p&#275;kopayiw, &#275;kwa &#275;&#8209;kw&#275;skisihk, koskw&#275;yihtam iskw&#275;wa ositihk &#275;&#8209;pimisiniyit. 9&#275;kosi it&#275;w, &#8220;aw&#299;na &#333;ma kiya?&#8221;</div><div class="p">&#8220;niya &#333;ma Ruth, kitatosk&#275;y&#257;kaniskw&#275;m. mahti kitakohp akwanahisin, wiya &#275;&#8209;w&#257;hk&#333;miyan.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 10&#333;misi it&#275;w &#275;sa, &#8220;k&#257;&#8209;tip&#275;yihcik&#275;t kika-w&#299;-saw&#275;yimik, nit&#257;nis; nawac anohc kin&#333;koht&#257;n &#275;&#8209;n&#299;k&#257;n&#275;yimacik kiw&#257;hk&#333;m&#257;kanak isp&#299;hci nistam, &#275;k&#257;ya &#275;&#8209;miskam&#257;soyan oskin&#299;kiwak, &#275;&#8209;kitim&#257;kisicik ahp&#333; &#275;&#8209;w&#275;y&#333;tisicik. 11k&#275;hcin&#257;ho, Ruth, kika-t&#333;tam&#257;tin k&#257;&#8209;isi-kakw&#275;cimiyan, ayisk kahkiyaw &#333;t&#275;nawiyiniwak kikisk&#275;yimikwak &#275;&#8209;takahki-iskw&#275;wiyan. 12kit&#257;pw&#257;n &#275;&#8209;w&#257;hk&#333;miyan kisiw&#257;k, m&#257;ka kotak nawac kisiw&#257;k kiw&#257;hk&#333;mik. 13&#275;kosi &#333;ta kis&#257;ta anohc k&#257;&#8209;tipisk&#257;k, &#275;kwa w&#257;pahki k&#299;spin kin&#333;ht&#275;-otinik, &#275;kosi kita-miyw&#257;sin! kwayask kita-t&#333;tam. m&#257;ka &#275;k&#257;ya w&#299;&#8209;otiniski, &#275;kosi nika-kihc-&#299;tw&#257;n opim&#257;tisiwinihk k&#257;&#8209;tip&#275;yihcik&#275;t, niya kika-otinitin. &#275;kwa pimisini m&#299;na kis&#257;ta isko iyikohk w&#257;pahki.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 14&#275;kosi &#275;kota k&#299;&#8209;kawisimow ositiyihk, m&#257;ka k&#299;&#8209;wanisk&#257;w k&#275;y&#257;pic &#275;&#8209;cipisk&#257;siniyik &#275;k&#257;ya kita-w&#257;pamiht, wiya Boaz &#275;k&#257;ya &#275;&#8209;k&#299;-nitaw&#275;yihtahk kita-kisk&#275;yihtamoht &#275;kota &#275;&#8209;k&#299;-p&#275;-itoht&#275;yit. 15&#333;misi k&#299;&#8209;it&#275;w &#275;sa, &#8220;k&#275;cikosa kiskot&#257;kay &#275;kwa tasw&#275;kast&#257;.&#8221; k&#299;&#8209;t&#333;tam &#275;kosi &#275;kota k&#299;&#8209;s&#299;kinam&#257;k niy&#257;nanomitanaw kosikwan iskw&#275;sisihk&#257;na m&#299;na k&#299;&#8209;w&#299;cihik kita-nay&#333;m&#257;t. &#275;kwa ot&#333;t&#275;n&#257;hk k&#299;&#8209;isi-k&#299;w&#275;w. 16Ruth &#275;&#8209;takoht&#275;t w&#299;kiw&#257;hk, osikosa k&#299;&#8209;kakw&#275;cimik, &#8220;t&#257;nisi wiy &#257;ta wiya k&#257;&#8209;ispayihikoyan, nit&#257;nis?&#8221;</div><div class="p">Ruth k&#299;&#8209;&#257;cimostaw&#275;w kahkiyaw k&#299;kway Boaza k&#257;&#8209;k&#299;-t&#333;tam&#257;kot. 17ati-it&#275;w &#275;sa, &#8220;Boaz namw&#257;c nit&#333;hci-nitaw&#275;yimik kita-p&#275;&#8209;k&#299;w&#275;wak &#275;k&#257;ya kita-p&#275;cik&#275;wak, &#275;kosi nik&#299;-miyik &#333;hi iskw&#275;sisihk&#257;na.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 18&#275;kosi Naomi it&#275;w, &#8220;p&#275;ho nit&#257;nis, mahti t&#257;nisi k&#275;&#8209;ispayik. Boaz namw&#257;c kita-ayiw&#275;piw isko iyikohk k&#299;siht&#257;ci &#333;ma anohc.&#8221;</div>
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kī‑ati-ay-ihkin ispīhk Naomi ē‑itāt Rutha, “nistim, kika-miskamātin mahti awiyak kita-wīkimisk, ēkosi kita-owīkiyan. kiskisi awa nāpēw Boaz, otōskinīkiskwēma kā‑wītatoskēmimat, ē‑wāhkōmāyahk ana. anohc otākosiki kita-pawahwēw iskwēsisihkāna. kisīpēkastēhkan mīna miyākohōhkan; ēkwa mēskocīhkan, postiskamōhkan ē‑miywāsiki kitayiwinisa. ēkwa itohtēhkan ita kā‑pawahikēt, māka ēkāya kita-kiskēyimisk ēkota ē‑ayāwat, iyikohk kī‑mīcisoci mīna kī‑minihkwēci. nākatohkēhkan tānita ē‑pimisihk, ēkwa nipāci, nitawi-otinamōhkan otakohp ositihk, ēkota kika-pimisinin; kika-wīhtamāk tānisi kita-tōtaman.”
“nika-tōtēn ōma kā‑isiyan,” Ruth isi-naskomēw.
ēkosi Ruth kī‑itohtēw ita kā‑pawahikēwiht, ēkwa kī‑tōtam osikosa kā‑kī-itikot. Boaz kī‑mīcisow mīna kī‑minihkwēw, ēkosi mitoni kī‑takahkimahcihow. ēkwa kī‑nitawi-pimisin sisonē ita ē‑cahkapiyit kistikāna; ēkota kī‑nipāw. ēkosi kīmōc Ruth kī‑nitawi-otinam otakohpiyiw ositiyihk ēkwa nahisin. ē‑mēkwā-tipiskāyik pēkopayiw, ēkwa ē‑kwēskisihk, koskwēyihtam iskwēwa ositihk ē‑pimisiniyit. ēkosi itēw, “awīna ōma kiya?”
“niya ōma Ruth, kitatoskēyākaniskwēm. mahti kitakohp akwanahisin, wiya ē‑wāhkōmiyan.”
ōmisi itēw ēsa, “kā‑tipēyihcikēt kika-wī-sawēyimik, nitānis; nawac anohc kinōkohtān ē‑nīkānēyimacik kiwāhkōmākanak ispīhci nistam, ēkāya ē‑miskamāsoyan oskinīkiwak, ē‑kitimākisicik ahpō ē‑wēyōtisicik. kēhcināho, Ruth, kika-tōtamātin kā‑isi-kakwēcimiyan, ayisk kahkiyaw ōtēnawiyiniwak kikiskēyimikwak ē‑takahki-iskwēwiyan. kitāpwān ē‑wāhkōmiyan kisiwāk, māka kotak nawac kisiwāk kiwāhkōmik. ēkosi ōta kisāta anohc kā‑tipiskāk, ēkwa wāpahki kīspin kinōhtē-otinik, ēkosi kita-miywāsin! kwayask kita-tōtam. māka ēkāya wī‑otiniski, ēkosi nika-kihc-ītwān opimātisiwinihk kā‑tipēyihcikēt, niya kika-otinitin. ēkwa pimisini mīna kisāta isko iyikohk wāpahki.”
ēkosi ēkota kī‑kawisimow ositiyihk, māka kī‑waniskāw kēyāpic ē‑cipiskāsiniyik ēkāya kita-wāpamiht, wiya Boaz ēkāya ē‑kī-nitawēyihtahk kita-kiskēyihtamoht ēkota ē‑kī-pē-itohtēyit. ōmisi kī‑itēw ēsa, “kēcikosa kiskotākay ēkwa taswēkastā.” kī‑tōtam ēkosi ēkota kī‑sīkinamāk niyānanomitanaw kosikwan iskwēsisihkāna mīna kī‑wīcihik kita-nayōmāt. ēkwa otōtēnāhk kī‑isi-kīwēw. Ruth ē‑takohtēt wīkiwāhk, osikosa kī‑kakwēcimik, “tānisi wiy āta wiya kā‑ispayihikoyan, nitānis?”
Ruth kī‑ācimostawēw kahkiyaw kīkway Boaza kā‑kī-tōtamākot. ati-itēw ēsa, “Boaz namwāc nitōhci-nitawēyimik kita-pē‑kīwēwak ēkāya kita-pēcikēwak, ēkosi nikī-miyik ōhi iskwēsisihkāna.”
ēkosi Naomi itēw, “pēho nitānis, mahti tānisi kē‑ispayik. Boaz namwāc kita-ayiwēpiw isko iyikohk kīsihtāci ōma anohc.”

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