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

ᐊᑯ ᐊᑕᒻ ᒋ ᐎᐸᒪᐤ ᐎᐛ ᐃᐸᔨᒋ᙮ ᒂ ᐊᓱᐛᐱᒪᐅᓱᑦ ᐃᑉ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ; ᑲᐃᓐ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᐤ (ᓂ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᒪᐤ, ᐊ ᐃᑥᒥᑲᒡ) ᐛᔅ ᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ, “ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᐊ ᐎᒋᐃᑦ, ᓂᒋ ᑐᑕᓐ ᒐᒋ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᒥᒃ ᐅᑯᓯᒪᐤ᙮” ᓇᓇᒐ ᐃᑉ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ, ᐊᐳᓪ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᐅᒡ᙮
ᑲᒋ ᒋᓯᓂᑕᐅᒋᒡ ᐊᐳᓪ ᑭᔭ ᑲᐃᓐ, ᐊᐳᓪ ᒋ ᒪᔭᑕᓂᓯᐅ-ᐃᔪᐤ, ᑲᐃᓐ ᐎᔾ ᒋ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᐤ ᒥᒋᒥᔪᐤ᙮ ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᑲᐃᓐ ᒋ ᐅᑎᓂᒻ ᒥᒋᒥᔪᐤ ᑲ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᑦ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᒥᔭᐤ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐱᔅᑎᓂᒐᐅᓂᔪᐤ; ᐊᐳᓪ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᒋ ᐸᓱᐛᐤ ᐱᔅᒐ ᐊᔭᐱᓯᓯᔨᒋ ᓂᔅᑎᒻ ᑲ ᑕᔨᒋ ᐅᒪᔭᑕᓂᓯᒪ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᓂᐸᐊᑦ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᒥᔭᐤ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ ᐊ ᐎᔪᔨᒋ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐱᔅᑎᓂᒐᐅᓂᔪᐤ᙮ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋ ᒥᔽᔨᑕᒥᑯᐤ ᐊᐳᓚ ᑭᔭ ᐅᐱᔅᑎᓂᒐᐅᓂᔪᐤ, ᒥᒄ ᒋ ᐊᑐᐛᔨᒪᐤ ᑲᐃᓇ ᑭᔭ ᐅᐱᔅᑎᓂᒐᐅᓂᔪᐤ᙮ ᒋᒋᐛ ᒋ ᒋᔄᐳᐤ ᑲᐃᓐ ᐅᔭ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᐎᔭᐱᒪᑦ ᑲᐃᓇ ᐊᑯ ᐊᑕᑦ, “ᒐᒂᓐ ᐛᒋ ᒋᔄᐱᔨᓐ ? ᒐᒂᓐ ᐛᒋ ᐃᓯᓇᒂᒡ ᒋᑕᔅᑎᒥᐧᒄ ? ᓇᒪ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᓐ ᐊ, ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓇ ᐊ ᒥᔽᒡ ᒋᑭ ᐸᐱᒂᔨᓐ ? ᒥᒄ ᓇᑭᑐᐛᔨᑕ ᐛᔅ ᐊᑲ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓇ ᐊ ᒥᔽᒡ, ᒧᔭᒻ ᒥᒋᒥᓂᑐᐅᒡ ᐃᓯᓇᒂᓐ ᒥᒋᑥᐅᓐ ᓇᔅᒡ ᐊ ᐸᓱᓇᑯᓯᑦ, ᓇᓂᑐᐛᔨᑎᒻ ᒐᒋ ᑎᐸᔨᒥᔅᒃ᙮ ᓇᔅᒡ ᒋᐸ ᐎ ᓱᒋᓯᓐ ᒐᒋ ᓴᑯᑕᔨᓐ ᐅ ᑯᒂᒋᐃᐛᐅᓐ᙮”
ᑲᐃᓐ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐊᐳᓚ, “ᐊᔅᑎᒻ ᐃᑐᑕᑕᐤ ᓄᒋᒥᒡ᙮” ᑲᒋ ᑕᒡ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓄᒋᒥᒡ, ᓯᔅᒋᑯᒡ ᐛᑕᒪᐛᑦ ᑲᐃᓐ ᐅᓯᒪ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᓂᐸᐊᑦ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᐊᑕᑦ ᑲᐃᓇ, “ᑕᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑕᑦ ᐊᐳᓪ ?”
ᑲᐃᓐ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᐤ᙮ ᓂᔾ ᐊ ᓂᐸ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᒪᐤ ᓂᓯᒻ ?”
ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᐊᑕᑦ, “ᓂ ᐛᐸᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᓂᐸᐃᑦ ᒋᓯᒻ᙮ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊ ᑕᑈᑎᑯᐅᒡ ᐅᒥᐧᒄ ᐊ ᐃᑎᑯᒡ ᒐᒋ ᐊᓏᔨᒥᒋ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᑲ ᓂᐸᐃᑯᑦ᙮ ᐛᔅ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑎᒧᑦ ᒋᓯᒻ ᐅᒥᐧᒄ ᒐᒋ ᐱᒥᑯᔨᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒧᔅᑎᔅᑭᒥᒡ, ᐊᐅᑯᐤ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᐊᓏᔨᒥᑕᓐ᙮ ᐎ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᔨᓇ ᒋᒥᒋᒻ, ᓇᒪ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒋᑭ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᓐ; ᒋᑭ ᐱᐸᒧᑕᓐ ᑭᔭ ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᒋ ᑎᒂᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐎᒋᔨᓐ ᐅᑕ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᑲᐃᓐ ᐊᑕᑦ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ, “ᐅᒪ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᐊᓏᔨᒥᔨᓐ ᒋᒋᐛ ᐊᔨᒥᓐ᙮ ᐊᓄᒡ ᑲ ᐃᑲᑎᓴᐎᔨᓐ ᐅᑕ ᑲ ᑕᔭᓐ; ᓇᒪ ᓂᑭ ᒋ ᑕᓐ ᐅᑕ ᐊ ᑕᔨᓐ᙮ ᓂᑭ ᐱᐸᒧᑕᓐ ᑭᔭ ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᒋ ᑎᒂᓐ ᒐ ᐎᒋᔭᓐ ᐅᑕ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ; ᑭᔭ ᓂᒋᔅᑯᐅᑲ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒐᔅᑎᓇᔅ ᓂᑭ ᓂᐸᐃᒄ᙮”
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᓇᒪ, ᓂᐸᐃᔅᒐ ᐊᐛᓐ, ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᑕᑥᐤ ᐊᔨᒥᓂᔨᒡ ᓂᑭ ᐊᓏᔨᒪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐊᓏᔨᒥᑕᓐ᙮” ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒂ ᒥᓯᓇᐛᑦ ᑲᐃᓇ, ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐊᐛᓐ ᓂᐸᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᔅᑯᐛᒐ᙮

ᐊᑯ ᑲᐃᓐ ᒂ ᓂᑭᑕᑦ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ, ᐛᐱᓄᑕᒡ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᐃᑕᒐ ᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᐤ ᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᔨᒡ, ᓴᔅ ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᐤ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ᙮ ᓇᓇᒐ ᑲᐃᓐ ᒋ ᐎᐸᒪᐤ ᐎᐛ; ᒋ ᐊᓱᐛᐱᒪᐅᓱᔪᐛ ᑭᔭ ᓇᐸᓴ ᒂ ᑕᔨᒋ᙮ ᐃᓄᒃ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᐤ ᑲᐃᓐ᙮ ᒂ ᐃᑐᑕᐧᒃ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ ᑲᐃᓐ, ᐃᓄᒃ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑎᒻ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐅᑯᓴ ᐊ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔨᒋ᙮ ᑲᒋ ᒋᓯᓂᑕᐅᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᒃ, ᒋ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ ᐃᕋᑦ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐃᕋᑦ ᒋ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ ᒥᐧᑯᒐᐃᓪ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ᙮ ᒥᐧᑯᒐᐃᓪ ᒋ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ ᒥᑐᓴᐃᓪ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ᙮ ᑭᔭ ᒥᑐᓴᐃᓪ ᒋ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ ᓚᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ᙮
ᓚᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐎᒋᒪᐤ ᓂᓱ ᐃᔎᐛ, ᐊᑕ ᑭᔭ ᓯᓚ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ᙮ ᐊᑕ ᒋ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ ᒐᐸᓪ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ᙮ ᒐᐸᓪ ᐎᔾ ᒋ ᐅᑕᐎᒪᐤ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐃᔪᐛ ᐱᒍᐎᔭᓂᒋᐛᐱᒡ ᑲ ᐎᒋᔨᒋ ᑭᔭ ᒥᒋᑎᒂ ᒋ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᒪᐤ᙮ ᐊᑕ ᑯᑎᑲ ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ ᒍᐸᓪ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ᙮ ᒍᐸᓪ ᐎᔾ ᒋ ᐅᑕᐎᒪᐤ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐃᔪᐛ ᑲ ᒪᑐᐛᔨᒋ ᒋᔍᐛᐱᒋᑭᓂᔪᐤ ᑭᔭ ᐳᑕᒋᑭᓂᔪᐤ᙮ ᓯᓚ ᒋ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ ᑐᐸᓪ-ᑲᐃᓐ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ, ᒋ ᐅᓯᑕᐤ ᒥᓯᐛ ᑕᑐᐎᒡ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᐃᓴᑯᔪᐤ ᐊ ᐊᐱᒋᑕᑦ᙮ ᑭᔭ ᓇᐊᒪ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ ᐅᒥᓴ ᑐᐸᓪ-ᑲᐃᓐ᙮
ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᓚᒪᒃ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐊ ᓂᓯᔨᒋ ᐎᐛ,
“ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᐊᑕ ᑭᔭ ᓯᓚ, ᒥᔪ ᓂᑐᑎᒧᒄ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒐ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔭᓐ᙮
ᐊᐛᓐ ᐅᑕᒪᐅᒐ, ᑎᐛᒡ ᓂᑭ ᓂᐸᐊᐤ᙮
ᐊᐛᓐ ᓂᐸᐊᒐ ᑲᐃᓇ, ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᐊᐛᓐᒋ ᒋᑭ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐅᒡ᙮
ᒥᒄ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊᑯᐎᒐ, ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᐊᐛᓐᒋ ᒋᑭ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐅᒡ᙮”
ᐊᑕᒻ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᐎᐸᒪᐤ ᐎᐛ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᐊᓱᐛᐱᒪᐅᓱᔪᐛ, ᒋ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ ᑭᔭ ᓴᑦ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᐤ (ᒥᔨᐛᐅᓐ ᐊ ᐃᑥᒥᑲᒡ) ᐛᔅ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ, “ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᓂᒋ ᒥᔨᒄ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐊᐛᓴ, ᒐᒋ ᒥᔅᑯᑎᔅᑯᐛᑦ ᐊᐳᓚ, ᑲᐃᓐ ᑲ ᓂᐸᐊᑦ᙮” ᑲᒋ ᒋᓯᓂᑕᐅᒋᑦ ᓴᑦ, ᒋ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ ᐃᓄᔅ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᐤ᙮
ᐊᑯᑕ ᐃᔪᒡ ᓂᔅᑎᒻ ᑲ ᐅᒋ ᒋᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᐊ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᒡ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ, “ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ”, ᑭᔭ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᔅᑐᐛᒡ᙮

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