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

ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒥᓐ ᒋ ᓄᑯᓯᔅᑐᐛᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒪᒻᕋ ᒥᒋᒪ ᒥᔅᑯᐛᐤ ᒥᔅᑎᒂ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋᐱᔎᒡ ᒋ ᐊᐳᐤ ᐅᐱᒍᐎᔭᓂᒋᐛᐱᒡ ᒪᒂᒡ ᐊ ᒋᓯᑕᔨᒡ᙮ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒋ ᐅᐸᐳᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᐛᐱᒪᐤ ᓂᔅᑐ ᐊᓐᒋᓇ ᒥᒋᒪ ᑲ ᓂᐳᔨᒋ᙮ ᐃᔅᐱ ᐎᔭᐱᒪᑦ, ᒋ ᓂᑭᑎᒻ ᐅᐱᒍᐎᔭᓂᒋᐛᑉ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᒋᒋᓇᑦ ᒐᒋ ᓂᒋᔅᑯᐛᑦ᙮ ᒂ ᓂᐱᔅᑯᐱᔅᑐᐛᑦ ᐊ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᒪᑦ᙮
ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐸᐃᒄ, “ᓂᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓯᒻ, ᐊᑕᔨᒧᐅᓇ ᐊ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᑕᑯᓯᔭᓐ, ᐊᑲ ᓴᐳᑐᐛᔅᑯᐤ ᒋᑦ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓐ᙮ ᓂᑭ ᓂᑐᐛᔨᑕᓐ ᓂᐱᔾ ᒐ ᐸᑥᑯᐅᔭᒄ ᒐᒋ ᒋᔅᑕᐸᐅᑕᔭᒄ ᒋᓯᑐᐛᐛ, ᐊᐱᒄ ᑭᔭ ᐊ ᐊᔅᑕᔭᔅᑯᐃᑎᓱᒄ ᐊ ᐊᒋᑲᔅᑕᓯᒧᔭᒄ ᐅᑕ ᒥᔅᑎᑯᒡ᙮ ᓂᑭ ᐸᑕᓐ ᒥᒋᒻ ᒐ ᒥᒋᔭᒄ ᒐᒋ ᓴᐱᓯᔅᑲᑯᔭᒄ, ᐊᑯ ᐸᑐᔅ ᒐ ᒪᒋᔭᒄ᙮ ᓂ ᒥᔽᔨᑕᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᑎᑯ ᐊᓄᒡ ᐱᔭᑐᑕᔭᒄ ᐅᑕ ᓂᒋᒡ᙮” ᒂ ᓂᔎᐅᓯᐃᑯᑦ ᐊ ᐃᑎᑯᑦ, “ᐊᑯᓐ ᒧᔭᒻ, ᑐᑕ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᓐ᙮”
ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒋ ᑭᒐᐃᐱᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑕᑦ ᐅᐱᒍᐎᔭᓂᒋᐛᐱᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᓴᕋᔨᒋ, “ᒋᐱᔾ, ᐅᑎᓂᒡ ᐱᔅᒐ ᐊ ᒥᔪᓯᒡ ᔪᔎᐛᓂᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᐱᒥᓄᐛᔨᓐ ᐸᒂᓯᑭᓐ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒂ ᐃᔅᐸᑕᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒥᒋᑎᒂ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ, ᒋ ᐅᑎᓇᐤ ᐸᐃᒄ ᐊ ᐎᔪᐎᔨᒋ ᒥᒋᑎᐧᑯᓴ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᒥᔭᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓇ ᒐᒋ ᓂᐸᐃᔨᒋ ᑭᔭ ᐱᒥᓄᐛᔨᒋ᙮ ᒋ ᐸᑐᑐᐛᐤ ᒋᒋᓇᐳᔭ, ᑲ ᒥᔅᑯᐛᔨᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔭᓯᔪᐤ, ᒂ ᒥᔭᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐊ ᓂᔅᑎᔨᒋ ᐊᓐᒋᓇ᙮ ᒪᒂᒡ ᑲ ᒥᒋᓱᔨᒋ, ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒥᒋᒪ ᓯᐸᔭᒋᔅᑎᑯᒡ ᒋ ᐅᒋᑲᐳᔅᑐᐛᐤ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᑲ ᑯᒂᒋᒥᑯᑦ, “ᑕᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑕᑦ ᒋᐅ ᓴᕋ ?”
ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒋ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᐤ, “ᐊᓐᑕ ᐱᒍᐎᔭᓂᒋᐛᐱᒡ ᑕᐤ᙮”
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ, “ᒋ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᓯᒺᔭᒐ, ᑲᐤ ᐅᑕ ᓂᑭ ᑎᑯᓯᓐ ᑭᔭ ᓴᕋ ᒋᑭ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ᙮”
ᓴᕋ ᐅᑕᒡ ᒋ ᐅᒋᑲᐳᔅᑐᐛᐤ, ᒋᐱᔎᒡ ᐅᒡ ᐅᐱᒍᐎᔭᓂᒋᐛᐳᐛᒡ ᐛᒋ ᓂᑐᑐᐛᑦ᙮ ᑕᐱᔅᑯᓐ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᑭᔭ ᓴᕋ ᓴᔅ ᒋ ᒋᓴᐃᔪᐎᒡ᙮ ᓴᕋ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒧᐤ ᐊ ᒋᓴᐃᔎᐅᑦ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᓴᕋ ᒂ ᐸᐱᑦ ᐊ ᐃᑕᔨᑕᐧᒃ, “ᑕᐱᔅᑯᓐ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᑭᔭ ᓂᔾ ᓂ ᒋᓴᐃᔪᐅᓇᓐ᙮ ᓴᔅ ᐎᒪᐱᔪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᑎᒪᓐ ᒥᔽᔨᑎᒧᐅᓐ ᐊ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒥᓇᓄᐅᒡ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᐊᑕᑦ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ, “ᒐᒂᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐛᒋ ᐸᐱᑦ ᓴᕋ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐅᒡ ? ᒐᒂᓂᔪᐤ ᐛᒋ ᐊᓏᑕᐧᒃ ᒐ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒥᑦ ᐊ ᒋᓴᐃᔎᐅᑦ ? ᓇᒪ ᑎᑯᓂᔪᐤ ᒐᒂᓂᔪᐤ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᐧᒃ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ᙮ ᒧᔭᒻ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔭᓐ, ᒋ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᐱᓯᒺᔭᒐ ᑲᐤ ᐅᑕ ᓂᑭ ᑎᑯᓯᓐ ᑭᔭ ᓴᕋ ᒋᑭ ᐅᑯᓱᐤ᙮”
ᓴᕋ ᒋ ᑯᔅᑕᒍᐤ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐎ ᑭᑭᒋᔭᑦ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, “ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᐅᒋ ᐸᐱᓐ᙮”
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ ᒂ ᐃᑎᑯᑦ, “ᓂᐦᐃ, ᔅᒋ ᐸᐱᓐ᙮”

ᑲᒋ ᒋᓯᒥᒋᓱᒡ, ᒂ ᔅᑐᑕᒡ ᐊ ᓂᔅᑎᒡ ᐊᓐᒋᓐᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐃᑐᑕᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐅᒋ ᐛᐸᑕᒡ ᓱᑕᒻ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ᙮ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒋ ᐊᑎ ᐎᒐᐛᐤ ᒐᒋ ᐛᒋᔭᒪᑦ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒂ ᐃᑎᓱᑦ, “ᓇᒪ ᓂᑭ ᒋ ᑲᑐᐛᐤ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒐᒂᓂᔪᐤ ᐛ ᑐᑕᒧᒡ᙮ ᐛᔅ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᔅᑯᑕᐸᓇ ᒋᑭ ᒥᒐᑐᔅᑲᓇᓯᔨᐛ ᑭᔭ ᒋᑭ ᓱᐧᑲᑎᓯᔨᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᐅᒡ ᓂᑭ ᐅᒋ ᒥᔪᑐᑐᐛᐅᒡ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊ ᑕᑐᔅᑲᓇᓯᒡ ᐅᑕ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ᙮ ᐛᔅ ᐎᔾ ᓂᒋ ᐛᔭᐱᒪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐛᓯᒪ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᐊᓂᔅᒐ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᔨᒋ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᔅᑯᑕᐸᓇ ᒐᒋ ᓇᐊᔨᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᓂᑦ ᐃᑎᓱᐛᐅᓇ ᑭᔭ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑐᑎᒧᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᑭᔭ ᑎᐸᔅᑯᓂᒐᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᑭᔭ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒐ ᒥᔨᒃ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐊᓱᑎᒧᐅᒃ᙮”

ᐊᑯ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᐊᑕᑦ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ, “ᓂᒋ ᐸᑎᒺᓐ ᐊ ᑕᑈᓯᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐊ ᐊᑲ ᒥᔪᑐᑕᑯᒡ ᓱᑕᒻ ᑭᔭ ᑯᒧᕋ ᐃᔪᐛ᙮ ᒪᔭᑎᓂᔪᐤ ᐊ ᑐᑕᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ᙮ ᓂᑭ ᐃᑐᑕᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐛᐸᑎᒧᒡ ᒐᒂᓂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᑐᑕᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒐᔅᒐᔨᑎᒧᒡ ᑎᔭᑈᓄᐎᒂ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᓂᓱ ᐊᓐᒋᓐᒡ ᒋ ᓂᑭᑕᐅᒡ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐃᑐᑕᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓱᑕᒻ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ, ᒥᒄ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋ ᑕᐤ ᐊ ᐎᒋᑲᐳᔅᑐᐛᑦ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ᙮ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒥᒋᒪ ᒋ ᓇᑕᐤ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐛ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᒋᑭ ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᐊᐅᒡ ᐊ ᒪᒧᐤ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑯᐃᔅᒄ ᑲ ᑐᑕᒡ ᒋᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐊ ᒪᔭᑎᓂᔨᒡ ᑲ ᑐᑕᒡ ? ᒥᒄ ᒪ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᑕᑎᓯᑥᐛ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᑕᓇᒡ, ᒋᑭ ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᑕᓐ ᐊ ? ᒋᑭ ᐱᒪᒋᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ? ᓂ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᓐ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᐃᑥᐤ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐊᓯᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᒥᒐᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ᙮ ᒋᔾ ᐅ ᐅᑎᐸᔅᑯᓂᒐᐤ ᐅᑕ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒋᑦ ᐃᑐᑕᓐ ᒐᒂᓐ ᐊ ᒥᔽᒡ᙮”
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᒥᔅᑯᒂᐛ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓱᑕᒻ ᐅᑕᓇᒡ, ᓇᒪ ᓂᑭ ᒋ ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᑕᓐ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ ᐎᔨᐛᐤ ᐅᒋ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒥᓐ ᐊ ᐃᔨᒥᑦ, “ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ, ᓂᑭ ᒥᔅᑲᓐ ᓱᒋᑕᐅᓐ ᑭᔭ ᒥᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐃᔨᒥᑕᓐ, ᐛᔅ ᐅ ᓂᔾ ᒥᒄ ᓇᐸᐤ, ᓇᒪ ᑭᔭ ᓂ ᑎᐸᒐᔨᑕᑯᓯᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐃᔨᒥᑕᓐ, ᒂᔄᓐ ᒥᒄ ᓇᐎᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᐊᑎᓯᐛᐛᒂ, ᒋᑭ ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᑕᓐ ᐊ ᓄᑎᒻ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ ᐅᓴᒻ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ?”
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᒥᔅᑯᒂᐛ ᓇᐎᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ, ᓇᒪ ᓂᑭ ᒋ ᓇᓱᐅᓇᒋᑕᓐ᙮”
ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒥᓐ ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᐊ ᐃᔨᒪᐊᑦ, “ᒂᔄᓐ ᒪ ᓇᐎᔪᐤ ᒥᒄ ᒥᔅᑯᐛᑭᓄᑥᐛ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ?” ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᐊᑎ ᒥᒄ ᓇᐎᔪᐤ ᑕᑥᐛ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ, ᓇᒪ ᓂᑭ ᒋ ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᑕᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᐊᑕᑦ, “ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ, ᒋ ᐱᑯᓴᔨᒥᑎᓐ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋᔄᐱᔅᑐᐎᓐ, ᒥᒄ ᓇᐃᒥᔾ ᒐᒋ ᒥᓐ ᑯᒂᒋᒥᑕᓐ, ᒐᒂᓐ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓐ ᒥᒄ ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᑕᑎᓯᑥᐛ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᑕᓇᒡ ?”
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᓂᑭ ᐱᒪᒋᐊᐅᒡ ᒥᓯᐛ ᑯᑎᑭᒡ, ᒋᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ ᐃᔪᒡ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᐊᑕᑦ, “ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ, ᐛᐸᔨᑎᒧᐎ ᐊᓐ ᐊᓱᒋᑕᔭᓐ ᒐᒋ ᒥᓐ ᑯᒂᒋᒥᑕᓐ, ᒥᒄ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓐ ᒥᒄ ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᒥᔅᑯᑥᐛ ?”
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐊᑎ ᒥᒄ ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᑕᑥᐛ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ, ᓇᒪ ᓂᑭ ᒋ ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᑕᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ᙮”
ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒥᓐ ᑲ ᑯᒂᒋᒪᑦ, “ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ, ᒋ ᐱᑯᓴᔨᒥᑎᓐ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋᔄᐱᔅᑐᐎᓐ, ᐊᐅᑯᐤ ᒪᔅᑕᔾ ᒐ ᐃᔨᒥᔭᓐ, ᒐᒂᓐ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓐ ᒥᒄ ᐸᐃᑯᔪᐤ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᒥᔅᑯᑥᐛ ?”
ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐊᑎ ᒥᒄ ᐸᐃᑯᔪᐤ ᑕᑥᐛ ᑲ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᑕᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ, ᓇᒪ ᓂᑭ ᒋ ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᑕᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ᙮”
ᐃᔅᐱ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᑲᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐃᔨᒪᐊᑦ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ, ᒋ ᔅᑐᑕᐤ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒻ ᒂ ᒋᐛᑦ᙮

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