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

ᐊᑎᓯᑦ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᐛᓯᔅ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᑲ ᐅᓯᐊᑦ, ᒋᓇᐱᒄ ᒥᒄ ᒋ ᐅᒋ ᑭᔅᒋᑕᐤ ᐊ ᐎᔭᓯᒪᑦ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ, ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᑯᑎᒂ ᐊᐛᓯᓴ, ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᒋ ᓇᑕᐤ ᐃᔎᐛ ᐊᑯ ᐊᑕᑦ, “ᑕᑈ ᐊ ᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᒥᒋᔭᒄ ᒥᓂᓴ ᒥᔅᑎᑯᒡ ᐅᒡ ᐅᑕ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓂᒡ ?”
ᐊᑯ ᐃᔎᐤ ᐊᑕᑦ, “ᓇᒪ, ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ ᐅᔭ, ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᓂᒋ ᐃᑎᑯᓇᓐ ᒐᒋ ᒥᒍᐅᒋᒡ ᒥᓂᓴ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒥᔅᑎᑯᒡ ᐅᒡ ᐅᑕ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓂᒡ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋ ᒥᒋᔭᒡ ᒥᓂᓴ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒥᔅᑎᑯᒡ ᑕᑕᐅᒡ ᐊ ᒋᒥᓱᑦ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓂᒡ, ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒥᒋᔭᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒥᓂᓴ ᑭᔭ ᒪᒃ ᓇᔅᒡ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᑕᒋᓂᒪᒡ᙮ ᐃᑐᑎᒪᒐ ᒪᒃ ᐅ, ᓂᑭ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᓇᓐ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᒋᓇᐱᒄ ᐊᑕᑦ ᐃᔎᐛ, “ᓇᒪ, ᓇᒪ ᑕᑈᓄᐤ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᓇᐛᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ ᐅᔭ ᐅᓴᒻ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑎᒻ ᒥᒍᐛᒂ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒥᓂᓴ ᒋᑭ ᑭᒐᑕᐛᔨᑕᑯᓯᓇᐛᐤ, ᒋᑭ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᓇᐛᐤ ᐊ ᒥᔽᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒪᔭᑎᓯᐅᓐ, ᒧᔭᒻ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ᙮”
ᒋ ᐛᐸᑎᒻ ᐃᔎᐤ ᐊᔅᐱᔅ ᒥᔽᓯᔨᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐊ ᒥᔽᔨᒡ ᒐᒋ ᒥᒋᓇᓄᐎᒡ; ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑎᒻ ᒥᒋᑦ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒥᓂᓴ ᒋᐸ ᑭᒐᑕᐛᔨᑕᑯᓱᐤ ᑭᔭ ᓇᔅᒡ ᒋ ᓇᓂᑐᐛᔨᑎᒻ ᐃᔎᐤ ᒐᒋ ᑭᒐᑕᐛᔨᑕᑯᔅᑦ, ᐊᑯ ᐛᑎᓇᐧᒃ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒥᓂᓴ, ᒂ ᒥᒋᑦ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᒥᔭᑦ ᐱᔅᒐ ᐅᓇᐸᒪ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᓇᐸᐤ ᒪᒋᑦ᙮ ᑲᒋ ᒥᒋᒡ, ᒂ ᑭᒐᑕᐛᔨᑕᑯᓯᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᒡ ᐊ ᒧᓴᔅᑭᑕᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐛᑎᓇᒡ ᐊ ᒪᒥᓴᔨᒋ ᓂᐱᔭ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒥᔅᑎᑯᒡ ᐅᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᒪᒧᒂᑕᒡ ᒐᒋ ᐊᑯᓇᐎᓱᒡ᙮

ᐛᑕᑯᓯᔨᒡ ᐸᑐᐛᐅᒡ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᐸᒧᑕᔨᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓂᒡ, ᒂ ᒋᒋᐸᔨᑐᒡ ᑭᔭᓱᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒥᓇᔎᒡ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᐛᐱᒥᑯᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᑎᔭᑈᑕᑦ ᓇᐸᐛ ᐊᑕᑦ, “ᐊᑕᒻ, ᑕᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑕᔨᓐ ?”
ᐊᑯ ᓇᐸᐤ ᐊᑕᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ, “ᒋ ᐸᑕᑎᓐ ᒪᒂᒡ ᐸᒧᑕᔨᓐ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓂᒡ; ᒂ ᑯᔅᑕᒋᔭᓐ ᐛᔅ ᐊ ᒧᓴᔅᑭᑕᔭᓐ, ᒂ ᒋᒋᐸᑕᔭᓐ ᒐᒋ ᑲᓱᔭᓐ᙮”
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒂ ᑯᒂᒋᒪᑦ ᓇᐸᐛ ᐊᑕᑦ, “ᐊᐛᓐ ᑲ ᐃᑎᔅᒃ ᐊ ᒧᓴᔅᑭᑕᔨᓐ ? ᓇᒪ ᒋ ᐅᒋ ᒥᒋᓇᐛᐤ ᐊ ᒥᓂᓴ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒥᔅᑎᑯᒡ ᐅᒡ ᑲ ᐃᑎᑎᑯᒡ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋ ᒥᒋᔭᒄ ?”
ᐊᑯ ᓇᐸᐤ ᐊᑕᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ, “ᐊᓐ ᐃᔎᐤ ᑲ ᐅᓯᐃᑦ ᑭᔭ ᑲ ᒥᔨᓐ ᒐᒋ ᑕᑦ ᐅᑕ ᐊ ᑕᐅᒡ, ᐊᐅᑯᓐ ᑭᔭ ᒪᔨᑦ ᒐᒋ ᒥᒍᐅᒡ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐊᑕᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐃᔎᐛ, “ᒐᒂᓐ ᐅ ᐛᒋ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓐ ?” ᐃᔎᐤ ᐃᑕᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ, “ᒋᓇᐱᒄ ᐊᓐ ᓂᒋ ᐎᔭᓯᒥᒄ ᐊᑯ ᑭᑈ ᒪᒍᐅᒡ᙮”
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒋᓇᐱᒂ, “ᐅᓴᒻ ᐅ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓐ,
ᒪᐅ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᐊᓏᔨᒥᑯᔨᓐ ᒋᔾ ᐊ ᐸᐃᑯᓯᔨᓐ, ᐊ ᑕᑎᓯᑦ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᐛᓯᔅ ᒋᔾ ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᒋ ᓇᔅᒡ ᐃᔭᐱᑕᔨᒥᑯᐅᓐ;
ᐊᓄᒡ ᑲᓯᑲᒡ ᒋᑭ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔪᐤ ᒋᔅᑭᑕᒡ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒡ ᓱᔅᑯᐱᔪᓐ, ᑭᔭ ᐊ ᐎᓇᒂᒡ ᐊᔅᒋᔾ ᒋᑭ ᒥᒋᓐ ᒐ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᔨᓐ᙮
ᓂᑭ ᑐᑕᓐ ᒋᔾ ᑭᔭ ᐃᔎᐤ ᒐᒋ ᐛᐧᑲᑎᑐᔭᒄ, ᑭᔭ ᒋᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒥᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ ᒋᑭ ᐛᐧᑲᑎᑐᐅᒡ᙮
ᒥᔅᑲᔎᐛ ᒋᑭ ᐅᑕᒥᔅᑎᒂᓇᐅᑯᒡ᙮ ᑭᔭ ᒋᔾ ᒥᔅᑯᐅᑥᐛ ᒋᑭ ᒪᒂᑎᒺᓐ ᐅᑐᑎᓄᐛᐛ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒂ ᐃᔨᒪᐊᑦ ᐃᔎᐛ ᐊᑕᑦ,
“ᒪᐅ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᐊᓏᔨᒥᑯᔨᓐ ᐅᓴᒻ ᐅ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓐ, ᑕᑥᐤ ᐊ ᐊᓱᐛᐱᒪᐅᓱᐎᓂ, ᒋᑭ ᐊᐧᑯᓯᓐ ᑭᔭ ᐛᐃᔪᐅᒋ ᒋᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒻ ᐊᑎᑐᐤ ᒋᑭ ᐊᐧᑯᓯᓐ᙮
ᒥᒄ ᒋᒋᐛ ᒋᑭ ᓂᑐᐛᔨᑕᓐ ᒐᒋ ᑕᐅᑦ ᐊ ᑕᑦ ᒋᓇᐸᒻ, ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋᒪᐅ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒂ ᐃᔨᒪᐊᑦ ᓇᐸᐛ ᐊᑕᑦ, “ᐅᓴᒻ ᒋᔾ ᑲ ᓂᑐᑐᐅᑦ ᒋᐅ ᐊ ᐃᑎᔅᒃ ᑭᔭ ᑲ ᒥᒋᔨᓐ ᒥᓂᓴ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒥᔅᑎᑯᒡ ᐅᒡ ᑲ ᐃᑎᑕᓐ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒥᒋᔨᓐ, ᒋᔾ ᑭᔭ ᒋᑭ ᐊᓏᔨᒥᑯᐅᓐ᙮
ᐅᓴᒻ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋ ᓂᑐᑐᐎᔨᓐ, ᐊᓯᑯᒻ ᒋᓯᑲᐛ ᒐ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᔨᓐ, ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᒋ ᒥᔅᑲᓐ ᒥᒋᒻ ᒧᔅᑎᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐅᔅᑭᒡ ᑲᒋ ᐃᑎᔨᓐ᙮
ᒥᒋᒥᔅᑯᓱᐛ ᒥᒄ ᒋᑭ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᓇ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒧᔅᑎᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᒪᒃ ᐊ ᒥᔽᒡ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓐ ᑭᔭ ᒋᑭ ᐱᐸᒧᑕᓐ ᓄᒋᒥᒡ ᐊ ᓇᓂᑐᐛᐸᑎᒥᓐ ᒥᒋᒻ᙮
ᒋᒋᐛ ᒋᑭ ᐅᔅᑯᔨᓐ ᐊᑐᔅᒐᔨᓐ ᒐ ᐅᒋ ᑲᔅᑎᓂᒥᓐ ᒥᒋᒻ ᒐ ᒥᒋᔨᓐ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔨᒐ ᒐ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᔨᓐ ᑭᔭ ᒥᓄᐛᒡ ᒧᔅᑎᔅᑭᒥᓇᑯᓯᔨᓇ᙮
ᒐ ᒋᔅᒋᔨᓐ ᐊᓯᔅᒍᒡ ᑲ ᐅᒋ ᐅᓯᐃᑯᔨᓐ, ᒋᔾ ᐅ ᐊᓯᔅᒍᐤ ᒥᒄ, ᑭᔭ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᓇ, ᐊᓯᔅᒍᐤ ᒥᓐ ᑲᐤ ᒐ ᐃᓯᓇᑯᓯᔨᓐ᙮”
ᓂᔅᑎᒻ ᓇᐸᐤ ᐊᑕᒻ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᐤ᙮ ᐃᑉ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᐤ ᐎᐛ ᐊᑕᒻ; ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐅᓐ ᐃᑥᒥᑭᓐ ᐃᑉ, ᐛᔅ ᐎᔾ ᒋᑭ ᐅᑲᐎᒪᐤ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᒐ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᔨᒋ᙮
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒂ ᐅᑎᓇᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᔅᐅᔭᓇ ᒐᒋ ᐅᓯᑕᑦ ᐊᐱᒋᑕᐅᓇ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᒥᔭᑦ ᐊᑕᒪ ᑭᔭ ᐎᐎᐛ ᒐᒋ ᐳᔅᑭᒥᔨᒋ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, “ᐅᓴᒻ ᑲ ᒥᒋᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒥᓂᓴ ᑲ ᐃᑎᒃ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᒥᒋᑦ᙮ ᐃᔪᐤ ᓴᔅ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑎᒻ ᐊ ᒥᔽᔨᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒪᔭᑎᓯᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᒧᔭᒻ ᒋᔭᓄᐤ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᒋ ᑕᑈᑐᐛᓄᐤ ᒐᒋ ᐅᒋ ᐅᑎᓇᐧᒃ ᒥᓂᓴ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐅ-ᒥᔅᑎᑯᒡ ᐅᒡ ᒐ ᒥᒋᑦ ᑭᔭ ᑲᒋᒡ ᒐᒋ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ᙮” ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒂ ᐃᑲᑎᓴᐛᑦ ᓇᐸᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐃᔎᐛ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐃᑎᓐ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓂᒡ ᐅᒡ᙮ ᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐛᐤ ᒐᒋ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᔨᒋ ᐅᒥᒋᒥᔪᐤ᙮ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒋ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᐤ ᐊᓯᔅᒍᐛ ᑲ ᐅᓯᐊᑦ ᓇᐸᐛ, ᒧᔅᑎᔅᑭᒥᔪᐤ ᒋᑭ ᒧᓇᐊᒻ ᒐᒋ ᐅᒋ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐅᑦ᙮ ᑲᒋ ᐃᒐᑎᓴᐛᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᓇᐸᐛ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᑎᔭᑦ, ᐊᓐᒋᓇ ᒋ ᐱᔅᑎᓇᐤ ᒐᒋ ᒋᐱᑲᐳᐎᔨᒋ ᐛᐱᓄᑕᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐛᒋ ᐱᒐᓄᐎᒡ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓂᒡ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒋ ᐅᑎᑕᑦ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐅᐤ ᒥᔅᑎᒂ᙮ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᓂᑐᐱᔪᐅ-ᒧᐧᑯᒪᓂᔪᐤ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊ ᐃᔅᑯᑕᐎᒡ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ ᒋ ᑎᑎᒻ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐅᒋ ᐅᑎᑕᑦ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐅᐤ ᒥᔅᑎᒂ᙮

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