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

ᐱᓯᒧᑕᒡ ᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐊᑐᒐᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᑭᔭ ᑎᔅᑐᐎᒡ ᑲᑎᔅ ᑭᔭ ᓱᕐ ᒂ ᐎᒋᑦ, ᑭᕋᕐ ᐛᐃᐱᔅᒋᔅ ᒋ ᑕᐤ, ᒪᒂᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᑕᑦ, ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐃᔪᐛ ᐊᐅᓯᒥᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐎᐛ ᓴᕋᔨᒋ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐊᐱᒪᓚᒃ, ᑭᕋᕐ ᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐤ, ᒋ ᓂᑐᒪᐤ ᓴᕋᔨᒋ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐅᑎᓇᑦ ᒐ ᐎᐅᑦ᙮
ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᑕᐱᔅᑲᔨᒡ, ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒋ ᓄᑯᓯᔅᑐᐛᐤ ᐊᐱᒪᓕᑲ ᐅᐳᐛᒧᐅᓂᔨᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᓂᑐᑕ ! ᒋᑭ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᓐ, ᐛᔅ ᐊᓐ ᐃᔎᐤ ᑲ ᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᓴᔅ ᐊ ᓂᐳᐅᑦ᙮”
ᒥᒄ ᐊᐱᒪᓕᒃ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐎᐸᒪᐤ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, “ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ, ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᐅᒋ ᒥᒋᑐᑕᓐ᙮ ᑕᐱᔅᑯᓐ ᐊ ᒋᑭ ᓂᐸᐃᓇᓐ ᓂᔾ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᑕᐸᔨᒋᒐᔭᓐ ? ᓇᒪ ᓇ ᓂ ᐅᒋ ᐃᑎᒄ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ, ‘ᓂᓯᒻ ᐊᓐ,’ ᑭᔭ ᓇᒪ ᓇ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᐅᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ ᓴᕋ, ‘ᓂᔅᑕᔅ ᐊᓐ᙮’ ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᐅᒋ ᐎ ᒥᒋᑐᑕᓐ, ᑯᐃᔅᒄ ᒐᒂᓐ ᓂᑦ ᐃᑐᑕᓐ ᓂᒋ ᐃᑕᔨᑕᓐ᙮”
ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒂ ᓂᔎᐅᓯᐊᑦ, “ᓂ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᓐ ᑯᐃᔅᒄ ᒐᒂᓐ ᓂᑦ ᐃᑐᑕᓐ ᐊᒋ ᐃᑕᔨᑎᒥᓐ, ᓇᒪ ᒋ ᐅᒋ ᒥᔨᑎᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐎᐸᒥᑦ ᓴᕋ, ᐊᑯ ᑭᔭ ᓂᔾ ᔅᒋ ᓂᑲᓂᑎᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐅᓂᑐᑐᐎᓐ᙮ ᑲᐤ ᒐ ᒥᔨᑦ ᐅ ᓇᐸᐤ ᐎᐛ, ᐛᔅ ᐎᔾ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᐛᐃᒐᓱᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒋᑭ ᐃᔨᒥᑥᒄ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᓐ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᐊᑲ ᒋᐛᑎᓴᐅᑕ ᓴᕋ, ᑕᐱᔅᑯᓐ ᒋᔾ ᑭᔭ ᒋᑦ ᐃᔨᒥᒡ ᒋᑭ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᓇᐛᐤ᙮”
ᐎᐱᒡ ᒥᓐ ᒋᔭᒋᓴᐸᔭᔨᒡ ᐊᐱᒪᓕᒃ ᒋ ᐎᓴᒪᐤ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐅᑦ ᐊᑐᔅᒐᔭᑭᓇ, ᒋ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᐤ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐛᐸᑕᐧᒃ ᐅᐳᐛᒧᐅᓂᒡ᙮ ᒋᒋᐛ ᒋ ᑯᔅᑕᒋᔪᐛ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐊᐱᒪᓕᒃ ᒂ ᐎᓴᒪᑦ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᒐᒂᓐ ᐅ ᑲ ᑐᑐᐎᔭᒡ ? ᑭᔭ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐅᓂᑐᑕᑕᓐ ? ᓇᒪ ᒋ ᐅᓂᑐᑕᑎᓐ, ᐊᑯ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐛᒋ ᐸᑐᐎᓐ ᑭᔭ ᓂᑦ ᐃᔨᒥᒡ ᐊ ᒥᓴᒡ ᒥᒋᑐᑎᒧᐅᓐ ? ᔅᒋ ᑐᑐᐅᓐ ᐅ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᑦ ᑯᑎᒃ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ᙮ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐛᒋ ᐎᔭᔨᑎᒥᓐ ᐅ ᒐᒋ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓐ ?”
ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᓂᒋ ᐃᑕᔨᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐊᑲ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐅᑕ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᒪᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ᙮ ᓂᑭ ᐎ ᓂᐸᐃᑯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒐ ᐅᑎᓇᒡ ᓂᐎᒋᒪᑭᓇ ᓂᒋ ᐃᑕᔨᒪᐅᒡ᙮” ᑭᔭ ᑕᑈᓄᐤ, ᓂᐧᑲᓂᔅ ᐊᓐ᙮ ᓂ ᐸᐃᒂᐊᓇᓐ ᓄᑕᐎᓇᓐ ᒥᒄ ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᐸᐃᒂᐊᓇᓐ ᓂᑲᐎᓇᓐ, ᓇᓇᒐ ᒂ ᐎᒋᒥᒃ᙮ ᐃᔅᐱ ᑲ ᐃᓯᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒐᒋ ᓂᑭᑎᒧᒡ ᓄᑕᐎᔭ ᐎᒋᔪᐤ, ᓂᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᓴᕋ, “ᒪᐅ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᓄᑯᑕᔨᓐ ᐊ ᓴᒋᐃᔨᓐ, ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑕᔭᐧᒄ, ‘ᓂᔅᑕᔅ ᐊᓐ’ ᒐ ᐃᑕᒋᒥᔨᓐ᙮”
ᐊᐱᒪᓕᒃ ᑲᐤ ᒋ ᒥᔭᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ ᐎᐎᔪᐛ᙮ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒥᔨᐛᐅᓇ, ᒋᒡ ᒪᔭᑕᓂᓴ, ᒥᒋᑎᒂ, ᓇᐸᐤ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓇ ᑭᔭ ᐃᔎᐤ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓇ᙮ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ, “ᒪᐅ ᓄᑎᒻ ᓂᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᔾ, ᒐ ᐎᒋᔨᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒥᒄ ᐛᐎᒋᐃᔨᓐ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᓴᕋᔨᒋ, “ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᒐᓯᐱᔪᐤ ᓇᒪᔭᐤ ᐛᐱᓯᐅᓱᓇᔭᐱᔎ ᒋᐧᑲᓂᔅ, ᐊᐅᑯᐤ ᒐᒋ ᐛᐸᑎᔭᑭᓄᐅᒡ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒋᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᐛᐅᒡ ᐊ ᒥᔽᑎᓯᔨᓐ, ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒋᑭ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑎᒻ ᐊ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋ ᒥᒋᑐᑕᒥᓐ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᓇᑐᑕᒧᐛᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᑭᔭ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒋ ᒥᓏᒋᐊᐤ ᐊᐱᒪᓕᑲ, ᒋᒡ ᐎᒋᒪᑭᓂᔪᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔎᐤ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓂᔪᐛ, ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒐᒋ ᒥᓐ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒥᔨᒋ᙮ ᐛᔅ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋ ᓂᑲᐊᒺᐤ ᒐᒋ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒥᔨᒋ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᐃᔎᐛ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᐱᒪᓕᑲ ᐅᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐅᒋᐛᐱᒡ, ᐛᔅ ᐊᐱᒪᓕᒃ ᑲᒋ ᐅᑎᓇᑦ ᓴᕋᔨᒋ, ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ ᐎᐎᔪᐛ᙮

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