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

ᓴᕋᐃ, ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᐎᐛ, ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒧᐤ, ᒥᒄ ᒋ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᒪᐤ ᑯᐸᓇᔎᐛ ᐃᒋᑉᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᑲ ᐅᒋᔨᒋ᙮ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕐ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔪᐛ, ᐊᑯ ᓴᕋᐃ ᐊᑕᑦ ᐊᑉᕋᒪ, “ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᒥᔨᒄ ᒐᒋ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒧᐅᒡ, ᒐ ᐎᐸᒥᑦ ᓂᑯᐸᓇᔎᒻ, ᒂᔄᓐ ᓂ ᐸᒋ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒥᓐ ᐎᔾ ᐅᒡ᙮”
ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᒋ ᑕᑈᑎᑐᐛᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ ᓴᕋᐃᔨᒋ᙮ ᐊᐅᑯᐤ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ ᐸᐃᑯᔪᐛᐳᓇ ᑲᒋ ᐎᒋᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲᐃᓇᓐ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ, ᓴᕋᐃ ᒋ ᒥᔭᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᒪ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐅᑯᐸᓇᔎᒪ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕋ᙮ ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᒋ ᐎᐸᒪᐤ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕋ ᑭᔭ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕐ ᒂ ᐊᓱᐛᐱᒪᐅᓱᑦ᙮
ᐃᔅᐱ ᑲ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᐧᒃ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕐ ᐊ ᐊᓱᐛᐱᒪᐅᓱᑦ, ᒋᔅᑕᔨᒥᓱᐤ ᑭᔭ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᒪᐤ ᓴᕋᐃᔨᒋ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᓴᕋᐃ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐊᑉᕋᒪ, “ᒋᔾ ᐅ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓐ ᐸᐛᔨᒥᑦ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕐ, ᓂᔾ ᐊᓐ ᔅᒋ ᒥᔨᑎᓐ ᐃᔎᔅ ᒧᔭᒻ ᒋᐅ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓄᒡ ᒐᔅᒐᔨᑕᐧᒃ ᐊ ᐊᓱᐛᐱᒪᐅᓱᑦ, ᒋᔅᑕᔨᒥᓱᐤ ᑭᔭ ᓂᔾ ᐊᑲ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᒥᑦ᙮ ᑭᒪ ᐊᓏᔨᒥᔅᒃ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓐ᙮”
ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᓂᑐᑕ, ᒋᔾ ᒋ ᑎᐸᔨᒪᐤ ᐊᓐ ᑯᐸᓇᔎᐤ, ᑐᑐᐤ ᐛᑐᑐᐅᑦ᙮” ᐊᑯ ᓴᕋᐃ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᒥᔪᑐᑐᐛᐤ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕋ, ᒂ ᒋᑎᓯᒧᑦ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕐ᙮
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓐᒋᓂᒪ ᒋ ᒥᔅᑯᐛᐤ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕋ ᒥᒋᒪ ᒧᓇᐃᐸᓂᒡ ᐅᐱᒪ ᒪᔅᑭᓇᒡ ᓱᕐ ᐊᑎᒧᐎᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐊᑕᑦ, “ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕐ, ᓴᕋᐃ ᐅᑯᐸᓇᔎᒪ, ᑕᓐᑕ ᑲ ᐅᑐᑕᔨᓐ ᑭᔭ ᑕᓐᑕ ᐛ ᐃᑐᑕᔨᓐ ?”
ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕐ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᓂᒋ ᒋᑎᓯᒪᐤ ᓄᐅᒋᒪᔎᒻ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓐᒋᓂᒥᔪᐛ ᐊᑎᑯᑦ, “ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒻ ᑲᐤ ᒋᐅᒋᒪᔎᒻ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᑕᑈᑐᐅᑦ᙮ ᒥᒐᑦ ᒋᑭ ᒥᔨᑎᓐ ᐊᓂᔅᑯᑕᐸᓐᒡ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᐊᒋᒪᑭᓄᐅᒡ ᒐ ᐃᔅᐱᒐᑎᒡ᙮”
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓐᒋᓂᒥᔪᐛ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᒂ ᐃᑎᑯᑦ,
“ᓂᑐᑐᐎ, ᒋᑭ ᐅᑯᓯᓐ᙮
ᐃᔅᒪᐃᓪ ᒐ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑎᑦ, ᐅᓴᒻ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋ ᐸᑎᒻ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᓂᓇᐧᑲᑕᔨᑎᒥᓐ᙮
ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᒋᑭ ᒪᓯᐧᑯᐛᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᒋᑭ ᒪᓯᐧᑲᑯᐤ,
ᑭᔭ ᐊ ᐛᐧᑲᑕᑦ ᐎᐧᑲᓂᓴ ᒋᑭ ᐃᓯ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᔪᐤ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕐ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, “ᒋᔾ ᐅ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐎᔭᐸᑕᐧᒃ ᑕᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑕᐅᒡ᙮” ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, “ᐛᔅ ᓂᒋ ᐛᐱᒪᐤ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᑲᓄᐛᔨᒥᑦ ᑭᔭ ᐊᔅᒄ ᓂ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᓐ᙮” ᐊᐅᑯᓐ ᑲ ᐅᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᒡ ᒧᓇᐃᐸᓐ ᐱᕐ-ᓚᐊᐃ-ᕈᐃ, “ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᑲ ᐛᐱᒥᑦ”; ᐊᔅᒄ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑎᒂᓐ ᑕᑕᐅᒡ ᑲᑎᔅ ᑭᔭ ᐸᕋᑦ ᐅᑕᓇᐛ᙮

ᑲᐤ ᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᐤ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕐ ᐅᒋᒪᔎᒪ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐦᐊᐃᑲᕐ ᒋ ᓄᑯᐃᒪᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᒪ ᐅᑯᓯᔪᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐃᔅᒪᐃᓪ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᐅᑯᓴ᙮ ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐊᓱᑕᒡ ᒋ ᐃᑕᑐᐱᓇᓱᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᒻ ᑲ ᐃᔪᔨᒋ ᐃᔅᒪᐃᓚ᙮

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