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

ᒋᔾ ᑎᔪᐱᓚᔅ ᒋ ᒥᓯᓇᐊᒪᑎᓐ᙮ ᓂᔅᑎᒻ ᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓐ ᑲ ᒥᓯᓇᐊᒪᒐᔭᓐ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐎᑎᒪᓐ ᒥᓯᐛ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᑎᑦ ᒋᓴᔅ ᑭᔭ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᑦ ᐅᔅᑭᒡ ᑲ ᒋᒋᐱᔨᑕᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᑐᔅᒐᐅᓐ ᐱᐃᒻ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐅᑎᓇᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᒋᒋᒋᓯᑯᒡ ᐃᔅ᙮ ᐊᔅᒄ ᒪᒃ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋ ᓂᑭᑕᐧᒃ ᐅᔭ ᐊᔅᒋᔪᐤ ᒋᓴᔅ ᑲ ᐸᔭᒋᓯᔨᒋ ᐊᒐᒂ ᐅᒋ ᒋ ᐛᑎᓱᒪᐤ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓇ ᐊ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᑕᓐ ᒐ ᐃᑎᔨᒋ᙮ ᐃᔅᐱ ᑲᒋ ᐃᓯ ᓂᓇᐧᑲᑕᔨᒧᑦ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒋᐱᔭᑎᑯᒡ ᑲ ᓂᐱᑦ ᒥᒐᑦ ᒋ ᓄᑯᓯᔅᑐᐛᐤ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓇ ᓇᐎᔪᐛ ᒋᓯᑲᐤ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ, ᐊ ᐎ ᒐᔅᑎᓇᑕᔨᑎᒥᐊᑦ ᑕᑈ ᒥᓐ ᑲᐤ ᐊ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᑦ, ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᐊᔨᒧᑎᒧᐛᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᐅᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐅᓂᔪᐤ᙮
ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᒪᒧᐎᒡ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓇ, “ᐊᑲᐎᔾ ᓂᑭᑎᒥᒄ ᒋᕈᓯᓕᒻ᙮ ᐊᓱᐛᐸᑎᒺᐧᒄ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᒥᔨᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᓄᑕᐎᔾ ᒐᔅᑎᓇᔅ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ ᒐ ᒥᔨᑕᒄ, ᐊᐅᒄ ᐅ ᓴᔅ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐊᔨᒧᑎᒪᑎᑯᒡ᙮ ᐛᔅ ᒠᓐ ᒋ ᓯᑲᐃᑕᒐᐤ ᓂᐱᔪᐤ ᐊ ᐊᐱᒋᑕᑦ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᓴᔅ ᐎᐱᒡ ᒋᑭ ᓯᑲᐃᑕᑯᓇᐛᐤ ᑲ ᐸᔭᒋᓯᑦ ᐊᒐᐧᒄ᙮”


ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒥᓐ ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᐊ ᒪᒧᐎᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓇᒡ ᒋ ᑯᒂᒋᒪᐅᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ ᐊ ᐃᑕᒡ, “ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐤ, ᓴᔅ ᐊ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔪᐤ ᒐ ᒥᔨᑥᐤ ᒍᐤ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐎᔨᐛᐤ ᒥᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐱᒥᐱᔨᑥᓱᒡ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᐛᒡ ?”
ᒋᓴᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᓇᒪ ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᒋᐸ ᐅᒋ ᓇᓂᑐ ᑭᒐᔅᒐᔨᑕᓇᐛᐤ ᑕᓐ ᒐ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓂᔅᑕᒥᒡ᙮ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᐊ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᑦ ᓄᑕᐎᔾ ᓴᔅ ᒋ ᐎᔭᔨᑎᒻ ᑕᓐ ᒐ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᐅᔭ᙮ ᒋᑭ ᓴᑭᔅᒋᓇᔅᑲᑯᓇᐛᐤ ᓱᐧᑲᑎᓯᐅᓐ, ᐃᔅᐱ ᑲ ᐸᔭᒋᓯᑦ ᐊᒐᐧᒄ ᒋ ᐅᑎᑎᑕᒂ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒐ ᐱᐸᒪᒋᒥᔭᒄ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᕈᓯᓕᒥᒡ, ᒥᓯᐛ ᒍᑎᔭ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ, ᓴᒪᕆᔭᐃᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊ ᐃᔅᐱᑎᔅᑭᒥᑲᒡ ᐊᔅᒋᔾ᙮”
ᐃᔅᐱ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐅᔭ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓇ ᒪᒂᒡ ᐊ ᑭᓄᐛᐱᒥᑯᑦ ᐃᔅᐱᒥᒡ ᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐅᐱᐱᔪᐤ᙮ ᑭᔅᑯᐅᓂᔎ ᒂ ᐊᑯᐛᐊᑯᑦ ᐊᑯ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐛᐱᒥᑯᐤ᙮
ᒪᒂᒡ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐃᔅᐱᒥᒡ ᐊ ᐃᑕᐱᒡ ᐊ ᐎ ᑭᓄᐛᐱᒪᒡ ᐊ ᐊᑎ ᐅᐱᔨᒋ, ᓯᔅᒋᑯᒡ ᒋ ᐅᒋ ᐎᒋᑲᐳᔅᑕᑯᐅᒡ ᓂᓱ ᓇᐸᐛ ᐊ ᐛᐸᔅᐱᓱᔨᒋ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᑎᑯᒡ, “ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᓇᐸᑐᒄ ᑲᓕᓕᒡ ᑲ ᐅᒋᔭᒄ, ᒐᒂᓐ ᐛᒋ ᓂᐳᐅᔭᒄ ᐅᑕ, ᐃᔅᐱᒥᒡ ᐊ ᐃᑕᐱᔭᒄ ? ᐅ ᒋᓴᔅ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐸᒋ ᐅᑎᓇᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᒋᒋᒋᓯᑯᒡ ᐃᔅ, ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐛᐱᒪᒄ ᐊ ᐃᑐᑕᑦ ᒋᒋᒋᓯᑯᒡ ᐊᐅᑯᓐ ᒧᔭᒻ ᒐ ᐃᓯᓇᑯᓯᑦ ᒥᓐ ᑎᑯᓯᒐ᙮”

ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓇᒡ ᒂ ᔅᑐᑕᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᒡ ᐊᓕᐱᔅ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᔨᒡ ᑲᐤ ᒂ ᒋᐛᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᕈᓯᓕᒥᒡ᙮ ᓴᓯᑲᓐ ᐳᔅᑯᑎᐸᐃᑭᓇ ᐊᐱᒥᑕᓄᐅᒡ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᓯᓇᑯᓂᔨᒐ ᐅᔭ ᐃᑕᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᐅᒋ ᔅᑐᑕᒡ᙮ ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᑕᑯᓯᓂᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᕈᓯᓕᒥᒡ ᒋ ᐱᒐᐅᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᒥᒋᐛᐱᔪᐤ ᒐ ᑕᒡ᙮ ᒋ ᑎᑯᓂᔪᐤ ᐊ ᐱᔅᒋᒐᔭᔨᒡ ᐃᔅᐱᒥᑎᑯᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᒥᒋᐛᐱᔪᐤ᙮ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᑯᔅᐸᑐᐛᒡ᙮ ᐊᐅᑯᓐᒡ ᐅᒡ ᑲ ᑕᒡ, ᐱᑕᕐ, ᒠᓐ, ᒋᒥᔅ, ᐊᓐᑎᕈ, ᐱᓕᑉ, ᑥᒥᔅ, ᐸᕐᑥᓚᒥᔪ, ᒪᑎᔪᐤ, ᒋᒥᔅ ᐊᓪᐱᔭᔅ ᐅᑯᓯᓴ, ᓴᐃᒥᓐ ᑲ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐛᑎᓯᑦ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᐅᑦ, ᑭᔭ ᒍᑎᔅ, ᒋᒥᔅ ᐅᑯᓯᓴ᙮ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᓇᐊᔨᑎᒧᒡ ᒧᔅ ᒐᒋ ᐸᐃᑯᒪᒧᐎᒡ ᐊ ᒪᒧᐤ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲᒋ ᑕᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐃᔎᐅᒡ, ᑭᔭ ᒪᕆ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐅᑲᐎᔭ, ᑭᔭ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐎᐧᑲᓂᓴ ᑲ ᓇᐸᐎᔨᒋ᙮

ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐊ ᒪᒧᐎᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᑕᑈᑕᒡ, ᐱᑕᕐ ᒋ ᐱᓯᑯᐤ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᔨᒪᐊᑦ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᒪᒧᐎᔨᒋ᙮ ᓴᓯᑲᓐ ᐸᐃᑯ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᒥᓐ ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᒋ ᑕᑎᓯᒐᓂᒋ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᓂᐧᑲᓂᓯᑐᒄ, ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᓂᑲᓐ ᐎᑕᒂᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓂᒡ ᔭᐃᑕᔾ ᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᔨᑕᑯᓐ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒐᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ᙮ ᐊᐅᒄ ᐅᔭ ᑲ ᐸᔭᒋᓯᑦ ᐊᒐᐧᒄ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᒥᔭᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑎᐱᑕ ᒐᒋ ᓂᑲᓐ ᐎᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᑕᓐ ᒐ ᐃᑎᔨᒂᓂ ᒍᑎᓴ᙮ ᐊᐅᒄ ᐅ ᒍᑎᔅ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑕᐊᑦ ᐊᓯᒪᑭᓂᓴ ᒋᓴᓴ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᒐᒋ ᒪᑯᓇᔨᒋ᙮ ᔅᒋ ᐎᒋ ᐊᑐᔅᒐᒥᑯᓄᐤ ᒍᑎᔅ, ᐛᔅ ᒋᓴᓴ ᒋ ᐅᑎᓂᑯᐤ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐃᑕᐱᑎᓯᑦ᙮”
(ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᒥᒋᑐᑕᐧᒃ ᒍᑎᔅ ᒋ ᒋᓯᐧᑯᐛᑭᓄᐤ ᓱᓇᔭᔪᐤ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐅᑎᓇᐧᒃ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᔪᐤ᙮ ᐊᑯᑕ ᐅᑕ ᑲ ᓂᐱᑦ, ᒋ ᐳᑯᒐᓯᓄᐤ ᐊ ᐸᒋᓯᓂᑦ ᓇᔅᒡ ᐊᒋ ᑯᐃᑯᑎᓂᔨᒋ ᐅᑎᓯᔭ᙮ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᕈᓯᓕᒥᒡ ᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᑭᓄᐅᔪᐤ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᑦ ᒍᑎᔅ ᐊᑯ ᒥᐧᑯᐊᔅᒋᔾ ᒂ ᐊᑎ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᐎᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑭᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᒥᔅᑯᐛᑭᓄᐅᑦ᙮ ᐎᔨᐛᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᐃᔨᒥᒡ ᐊᑲᓕᑕᒪ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᒧᒡ ᐅᔭ ᒥᐧᑯᐊᔅᒋᔪᐤ᙮)
“ᐛᔅ ᐃᑎᔅᑕᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑎᐱᑦ ᐅᓂᑭᒧᐅᓂᒡ,
ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋ ᑕᓄᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲᒋ ᑕᑦ, ᐊᑲᐎᔾ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋ ᐎᒍᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ᙮
ᐊᔪᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐃᑎᔅᑕᐤ,
ᑯᑎᑲ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᒋᑭ ᒥᔅᑯᑎᔅᑲᑯᐤ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᑲᒋ ᐃᑕᐱᑎᓯᑦ᙮”

ᒂ ᐊᑎ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ ᒥᓐ ᐱᑕᕐ, “ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒋᐸ ᐎᔭᔨᒪᓄᐤ ᐸᐃᒄ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒐ ᐎᒋᐃᑕᐧᒄ ᐊ ᐛᐎᑎᒧᐛᐧᑯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐛ ᒋᓴᓴ ᒥᓐ ᐊᒋ ᐅᓂᔅᑲᔨᒋ᙮ ᐅ ᒪᒃ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒐ ᒥᔅᑯᑎᔅᑯᐛᑦ ᒍᑎᓴ ᐅᑕ ᐅ ᐊ ᐸᐃᑯᑕᐅᐱᑐᔭᐧᒄ ᒋᑭ ᐅᑎᓇᓄᐤ ᑭᔭ ᓴᔅ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊᒋ ᐅᒋ ᐎᒐᐅᑕᐧᒄ ᐅᔅᑭᒡ ᑲ ᒋᒋ ᐱᐸᐎᒐᐛᐧᒄ ᒋᓴᔅ᙮ ᑭᔭ ᐊᒋ ᐎᒐᐅᑕᐧᒄ ᐃᔅᐱ ᑲ ᓯᑲᐃᑕᑯᑦ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᒠᓇ, ᐱᐃᒻ ᒪᒃ ᒋᓴᔅ ᑲ ᐅᓂᔅᑲᓇᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᓂᐳᐅᓂᒡ ᐅᒡ᙮” ᐊᔪᐅᒄ ᐅᔭ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ ᐱᑕᕐ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᓂᓱ ᓇᐸᐛ ᑲ ᐎᐊᒡ᙮ ᐊᓐ ᐸᐃᒄ ᓇᐸᐤ ᒍᓯᑉ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᐤ᙮ ᓇᓂᑯᑎᓂᔾ ᒐᔅᑕᔅ ᒪᒃ ᐸᕐᓴᐸᔅ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᔨᒐ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐ ᑯᑎᒃ ᓇᐸᐤ ᒪᑎᔭᔅ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᐤ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᑲ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᒡ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᒡ, “ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐤ, ᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᐤ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᐛᓐ ᑕᓐ ᒋᒋᐛ ᐊ ᐃᑕᔨᑕᑯᓯᑦ᙮ ᐸᒋ ᐛᐸᑎᔨᓇᓐ ᑕᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐛᑎᓂᑦ ᐅᒡ ᓇᐸᐅᒡ ᐊ ᓂᓯᒡ, ᒐᒋ ᐅᑎᓇᐧᒃ ᐅᔭ ᐊᑐᔅᒐᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐃᑕᐱᑎᓯᑦ, ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᒍᑎᔅ ᑲ ᓂᑭᑕᐧᒃ ᐃᔅᐱ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑕᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᑲ ᐃᓯᓇᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑕᑯᐱᓇ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐎᔭᔨᒪᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊ ᓂᓯᔨᒋ ᓇᐸᐛ ᑕᓐ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᐅᒄ ᒐ ᐅᑎᓇᒡ, ᐊ ᐅᑎᓂᒺᒡ ᐅᑦ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᐅᓂᔪᐤ᙮ ᐊᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐊᐛᓐ ᑲ ᑕᐅᓂᑭᓄᐎᒡ ᐅᑦ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᐅᓐ ᐊᐅᒄ ᒪᑎᔭᔅ᙮ ᐊᐅᒄ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐅᑎᓇᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐃᑕᐱᑎᓯᑦ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒥᓐ ᑲ ᓂᓱᓴᐳᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓇᒡ᙮

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