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">1</div><div class="s"><span class="heading">t&#257;pw&#275; miyw&#275;yihtamowin</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.1.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">miyw&#275;yihtamowin ay&#257;w</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.1.1"><span class="content">ayisiyiniw &#275;k&#257;ya k&#257;&#8209;pimitisahw&#257;t k&#257;&#8209;kak&#275;p&#257;tisiyit ayisiyiniwa;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.1.1"><span class="content">ahp&#333; &#275;k&#257;ya k&#257;&#8209;kiskinaw&#257;pam&#257;t omac&#257;tisa</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.1.1"><span class="content">ahp&#333; &#275;k&#257;ya k&#257;&#8209;w&#299;tapim&#257;t anihi k&#257;&#8209;p&#299;w&#275;yim&#257;yit kis&#275;-manitowa.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.1.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.1.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">m&#257;ka miyw&#275;yihtam nawac kita-pimitisahahk owiyasiw&#275;wina kis&#275;-manitow,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.1.2"><span class="content">m&#299;na m&#257;miton&#275;yihtam &#275;wakoni</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.1.2"><span class="content">&#275;&#8209;tipisk&#257;k m&#299;na &#275;&#8209;k&#299;sik&#257;k.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.1.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.1.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">t&#257;pisk&#333;c mistikwak k&#257;&#8209;ohpikicik sison&#275; s&#299;p&#299;sisihk</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.1.3"><span class="content">m&#299;na tahto askiy k&#257;&#8209;m&#299;nisiwicik,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.1.3"><span class="content">m&#299;na n&#299;piya &#275;k&#257;ya w&#299;hk&#257;c k&#257;&#8209;p&#257;st&#275;ki.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.1.3"><span class="content">miyopayihikow kahkiyaw k&#299;kway &#275;&#8209;t&#333;tahk.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.1.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.1.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">m&#257;ka &#275;&#8209;mac&#257;tisicik namw&#257;c &#275;kosi ispayihikwak;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.1.4"><span class="content">m&#257;ka t&#257;pisk&#333;c pahkw&#275;sikanaskosiya k&#257;&#8209;w&#275;p&#257;stahki isin&#257;kohcik&#275;wak.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.1.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.1.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">&#275;kosi maci-ayisiyiniwak namw&#257;c ta&#8209;n&#299;pawiwak k&#299;si-wiyasiw&#257;tihtw&#257;wi,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.1.5"><span class="content">&#275;kwa nam&#333;ya ta&#8209;akim&#257;wak kis&#275;-manitow otayisiyin&#299;ma.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.1.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.1.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">okwayask&#257;tisak kiskinohtahikwak</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.1.6"><span class="content">m&#299;na kanaw&#275;yimikwak k&#257;&#8209;tip&#275;yihcik&#275;yit,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.1.6"><span class="content">m&#257;ka mac&#257;tisak itoht&#275;wak misiwan&#257;tisiwinihk.</span></span></div>
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miywēyihtamowin ayāw
ayisiyiniw ēkāya kā‑pimitisahwāt kā‑kakēpātisiyit ayisiyiniwa;
ahpō ēkāya kā‑kiskinawāpamāt omacātisa
ahpō ēkāya kā‑wītapimāt anihi kā‑pīwēyimāyit kisē-manitowa.
māka miywēyihtam nawac kita-pimitisahahk owiyasiwēwina kisē-manitow,
mīna māmitonēyihtam ēwakoni
ē‑tipiskāk mīna ē‑kīsikāk.
tāpiskōc mistikwak kā‑ohpikicik sisonē sīpīsisihk
mīna tahto askiy kā‑mīnisiwicik,
mīna nīpiya ēkāya wīhkāc kā‑pāstēki.
miyopayihikow kahkiyaw kīkway ē‑tōtahk.

māka ē‑macātisicik namwāc ēkosi ispayihikwak;
māka tāpiskōc pahkwēsikanaskosiya kā‑wēpāstahki isinākohcikēwak.
ēkosi maci-ayisiyiniwak namwāc ta‑nīpawiwak kīsi-wiyasiwātihtwāwi,
ēkwa namōya ta‑akimāwak kisē-manitow otayisiyinīma.
okwayaskātisak kiskinohtahikwak
mīna kanawēyimikwak kā‑tipēyihcikēyit,
māka macātisak itohtēwak misiwanātisiwinihk.

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