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

ᐊᐅᑯᐤ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᑎᐸᒋᒪᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᐊᑕᒻ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᔅᑯᑕᐸᓇ, ᓇᐸᐤ ᒧᔭᒻ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓇᑯᔅᑦ ᐅᔅᑭᒡ ᑲ ᐅᓯᐊᑭᓄᐅᑦ᙮ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒋ ᐅᓯᐊᐤ ᓇᐸᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐃᔎᐛ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᒥᔭᐤ ᐅᓱᐛᔨᒋᒐᐅᓐ, ᑭᔭ ᐃᔪᐤ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᐤ ᐅᔅᑭᒡ ᑲ ᐅᓯᐊᑦ᙮
ᐊᑕᒻ ᐸᐃᑯ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᒋ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐅᑯᓴ ᓴᑦ, ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊᓯᓇᑯᓯᔨᒋ ᐅᑕᐎᔭ ᓴᑦ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓇᑯᓱᐤ᙮ ᐊᑕᒻ ᒥᓐ ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐱᐳᓇ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐅᑯᓴ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑕᓂᓴ, ᑭᔭ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᒋ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ᙮
ᓴᑦ ᐸᐃᑯ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᒋ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐅᑯᓴ ᐃᓄᔅ᙮ ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᐳᓇ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐅᑯᓴ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑕᓂᓴ, ᑭᔭ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᓱᓴᑉ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᒋ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ᙮
ᐃᓄᔅ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᒋ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐅᑯᓴ ᑭᓇᓐ, ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᓴᑉ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᐳᓇ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐅᑯᓴ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑕᓂᓴ, ᑭᔭ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᒋ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ᙮
ᑭᓇᓐ ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᒋ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐅᑯᓴ ᒪᐊᓚᓕᓪ, ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓇᐎᔪᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᐳᓇ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐅᑯᓴ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑕᓂᓴ, ᑭᔭ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐸᐃᑯᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᒋ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ᙮
ᒪᐊᓚᓕᓪ ᐊᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᒋ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐅᑯᓴ ᒐᕋᑦ, ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᐳᓇ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐅᑯᓴ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑕᓂᓴ, ᑭᔭ ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᒋ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ᙮
ᒐᕋᑦ ᐸᐃᑯ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐊᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᓱ ᒋ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐅᑯᓴ ᐃᓄᒃ, ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᐳᓇ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐅᑯᓴ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑕᓂᓴ, ᑭᔭ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐊᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᓱ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᒋ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ᙮
ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᒋ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐅᑯᓴ ᒪᑐᓴᓚ, ᑲᒋ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐅᑯᓴ ᐃᓄᒃ, ᓂᔅᑐ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᐳᓇ ᒋ ᐎᒐᐛᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ, ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐅᑯᓴ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑕᓂᓴ, ᐊᑯ ᓂᔅᑐ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐊᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᐳᓇ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ, ᓇᓂᑎᒻ ᐊ ᒥᔪᐎᒐᐛᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᐃᓄᒃ, ᐊᑯ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᓄᑯᓱᐤ, ᐛᔅ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᐊᒋ ᐅᑎᓂᑯᑦ᙮
ᒪᑐᓴᓚ ᐸᐃᑯ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᒋ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐅᑯᓴ ᓚᒪᒃ, ᓂᔄᐅᑕᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᓱ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᐳᓇ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐅᑯᓴ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑕᓂᓴ, ᑭᔭ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐊᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᒋ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ᙮
ᓚᒪᒃ ᐸᐃᑯ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᓱ ᒋ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐅᑯᓴ ᓄᐛᔨᒋ, ᓄᐛ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᐤ ᐅᑯᓴ ᓚᒪᒃ, (ᐊᔽᓯᐅᓐ ᐊ ᐃᑥᒥᑲᒡ) ᐛᔅ ᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ, “ᐎᔾ ᒋᑭ ᒥᔨᑯᓄᐤ ᒐᒋ ᐊᔽᓯᐛᐧᒄ ᐊ ᐅᔅᑯᐎᔭᐧᒄ ᐊ ᐎ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᑕᔭᐧᒄ ᒋᒥᒋᒥᓄᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒧᔅᑎᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᑲ ᐊᓏᔨᑕᐧᒃ᙮” ᓚᒪᒃ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᐳᓇ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ, ᒋ ᑕᔪᐛ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐅᑯᓴ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑕᓂᓴ, ᑭᔭ ᓂᔄᐅᑕᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᑲ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓯᑦ ᒋ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ᙮
ᓄᐛ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ ᒋ ᐃᑕᑐᐳᓇᓱᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᓂᔅᑎᔨᐛ ᐅᑯᓴ, ᓴᒻ, ᐊᒻ, ᑭᔭ ᒐᐸᑦ᙮

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