Western Cree Bible
(Syllabics version)
About Western Cree
In reality, there is no such language as “Western Cree.” However, the western varieties of Cree, currently known as Plains Cree, Alberta Cree, Swampy Cree, and Woods Cree, have at times been lumped together under the term “Western Cree.”
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A Bible was published in “Western Cree” in 1862 by the British and Foreign Bible Society. It had been translated by William Mason (a missionary ministering in Norway House) and particularly by his wife Sophia Thomas Mason (from Red River, whose mother was Cree), with substantial contributions by indigenous co-workers John Sinclair and the Reverend Henry Bird Steinhauer. This was the second Bible printed in a North American indigenous language. It was printed entirely in syllabics. This Bible was later revised by Archdeacon MacKay and Richard Faries. This Bible has remained in use in Cree communities up to the present day. It has been out of print for several years, and there are frequent requests for copies. The text has now been digitized, and corrections are being done to the typos that crept into the text.
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Kanāci Kihci Masinahikan

This Bible text is a corrected edition of the 1908 Western Cree Bible; it is in the public domain.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐢᐱ ᑳ ᓂᐦᑖᐃᐧᑭᐟ ᒋᓴᐢ ᐊᓂᑕ ᐯᐟᓬᐃᔭᒥᕽ ᒍᑎᐊᐃᕽ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑕᑲᐧᕽ, ᒣᑳᐧᐨ ᐁ ᑭᐦᒋ ᐅᑭᒫᐃᐧᐟ ᐦᐁᕒᐊᐟ, ᒋᐢᐟ, ᐃᔨᓂᓯᐃᐧᔨᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭ ᐯ ᑕᑯᓯᓇᐧᐠ ᐋᐧᐸᓄᑖᕽ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒉᕒᐅᓴᓬᐊᒥᕽ ᐃᓯ. ᐁ ᐃᑌᐧᒋᐠ, ᑖᓂᐋᐧ ᑳ ᑭ ᓂᐦᑖᐃᐧᑭᐟ ᐅᐟ ᐅᑭᒫᒥᐋᐧᐊᐧ ᒍᐊᐧᐠ? ᒋᑫᒫ ᓂ ᑭ ᐋᐧᐸᒥᒫᓈᐣ ᐅᐟ ᐊᒐᑯᒪ ᐋᐧᐸᓄᑖᕽ, ᐁᑯᓯ ᐁ ᐯ ᐃᑐᐦᑌᔮᕽ ᑭᑕ ᐅᒋᐦᒋᐦᑲᐧᓇᐱᐢᑕᐋᐧᔮᕽ.
ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᐁᕒᐊᐟ ᑭᐦᒋ ᐅᑭᒫᐤ ᑳ ᐯᐦᑕᕽ ᐅᒪ, ᑭ ᒥᑯᐢᑳᑌᔨᑕᒼ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᐦᑭᔭᐤ ᒉᕒᐅᓴᓬᐊᒥᕽ ᐊᓯᒋ. ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᑲᐦᑭᔭᐤ ᒫᒪᐃᐧ ᑳ ᒫᐊᐧᒋᐦᐋᐟ ᑭᐦᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐃᐧᔨᓂᐊᐧ, ᒥᓇ ᐅ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᔨᓂᒥᔨᐊᐧ ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐊᐧ, ᑭ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᒣᐤ ᑖᓂᑕ ᑫ ᓂᐦᑖᐃᐧᑭᐸᐣ ᙭. ᐅᒥᓯ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐊᐧᐠ, ᐯᐟᓬᐃᔭᒥᕽ ᒍᑎᐊᐃᕽ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑕᑲᐧᕽ; ᒋᑫᒫ ᐁᑯᓯ ᐃᑕᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐤ ᐅᑭᐢᑭᐁᐧᐦᐃᑫᐤ;
ᑭᔭ ᒫᑲ ᐯᐟᓬᐃᔭᒼ ᒍᑕ ᐊᐢᑭᕽ ᑳ ᐊᔮᔭᐣ ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᓄᑕᐤ ᑭᐟ ᐃᐢᐱᑌᔨᑖᑯᓯᐣ ᐃᑕ ᐁ ᐊᔮᒋᐠ ᒍᑕ ᐅᑭᒫᐊᐧᐠ; ᒋᑫᒫ ᑭᔭ ᐁᑯᑕ ᑭᑕ ᐯ ᐅᐦᒋᐤ ᐊᓇ ᑭᐦᒋ ᐅᑭᒫᐤ, ᑫ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᔨᒫᐟ ᓂᐟ ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᒪ ᐃᐢᕒᐁᐃᓬᐊ.
ᐁᑯᓯ ᐦᐁᕒᐊᐟ, ᐃᐢᐱ ᑭᒧᐨ ᑳ ᓇᑐᒫᐟ ᐃᔨᓂᓯᐃᐧᔨᓂᐊᐧ, ᒥᑐᓂ ᑭ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᒣᐤ ᐃᔨᑯᕽ ᒣᐧᐦᒋ ᑳ ᓄᑯᓯᔨᐟ ᐊᒐᐦᑯᓴ. ᐁᑯᓯ ᑭ ᐃᓯᑎᓴᐁᐧᐤ ᐯᐟᓬᐃᔭᒥᕽ; ᐁ ᑭ ᐃᑖᐟ, ᐃᑐᐦᑌᐠ, ᒥᑐᓂ ᓂᑕᐃᐧ ᓇᓈᑐᓈᕽ ᐅᐢᑲᐋᐧᓯᐢ; ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᒥᐢᑲᐋᐧᔦᑯ, ᒥᓇ ᐯ ᐃᐧᐦᑕᒪᐃᐧᑫᐠ ᑭᑕ ᐃᑐᐦᑌᔮᐣ ᓂᐢᑕ ᑭᑕ ᐯ ᐅᒋᐦᒋᐦᑲᐧᓇᐱᐢᑕᐊᐧᐠ. ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᑳ ᐯᑕᐋᐧᒋᐠ ᑭᐦᒋ ᐅᑭᒫᐊᐧ ᑭ ᐊᑎ ᓯᐯᐧᑌᐊᐧᐠ: ᐁᑯᓯ ᒋᐢᐟ, ᐊᒐᐦᑯᓴ, ᑳ ᑭ ᐋᐧᐸᒫᒋᐠ ᐋᐧᐸᓄᑖᕽ, ᑭ ᐊᑎ ᓂᑳᓄᑖᑲᐧᐠ ᐱᔨᐢ ᐁ ᑭ ᐊᑎ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐸᔨᐟ ᒥᓇ ᐁ ᑭ ᑭᐱᒋᔨᐟ ᐊᓂᑕ ᑎᐱᐢᑯᐨ ᑳ ᐊᔮᔨᐟ ᐅᐢᑲᐋᐧᓯᓴ. ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᑳ ᐋᐧᐸᒫᒋᐠ ᐊᒐᐦᑯᓴ, ᑭ ᑭᐦᒋ ᒪᒪᐦᑖᑯᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᐦᒋ ᒥᔭᐋᐧᑕᒧᐃᐧᓂᕽ.
ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᑳ ᐱᐦᑐᑫᒋᐠ ᐋᐧᐢᑳᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, ᑭ ᐋᐧᐸᒣᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐢᑲᐋᐧᓯᓴ ᐊᓯᒋ ᒣᕒᐃᐊᐧ ᐅᑳᐃᐧᔨᐊᐧ, ᐁᑯᓯ ᐁ ᑭ ᐸᐦᑭᓯᐦᑭᐠ, ᐁ ᑭ ᐅᒋᐦᒋᐦᑲᐧᓇᐱᐢᑕᐋᐧᒋᐠ: ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᑳ ᐹᐢᑭᓇᑭᐠ ᐅ ᐁᐧᔪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐋᐧᐊᐧ, ᑭ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᒪᐁᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑭᐃᐧᓇ; ᐅᓵᐃᐧᓱᓂᔮᐊᐧ, ᒥᓇ ᐃᐧᑭᒫᓯᑲᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᐱᑭᐤ ᐃᐧᔨᑭᒫᑯᓯᔨᐟ. ᒫᑲ ᐁ ᐃᐧᐦᑕᒫᑯᒋᐠ ᑭᓭᒪᓂᑐᐊᐧ ᐸᐋᐧᒥᐃᐧᓂᕽ, ᐁᑳ ᑭᑕ ᑭᐁᐧᑐᑕᐋᐧᒋᐠ ᐦᐁᕒᐊᑕ, ᑭ ᐊᑎ ᓯᐯᐧᑌᐊᐧᐠ ᑎᐱᔭᐁᐧ ᐅᐟ ᐊᐢᑭᐋᐧᕽ ᐃᓯ ᑯᑕᐠ ᒣᐢᑲᓈᕽ.
ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᑳ ᓯᐯᐧᑌᒋᐠ, ᒋᐢᐟ, ᐅᑭᓯᑯᒪ ᑳ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᑫᐟ ᑭ ᓄᑯᐦᐃᓱᐢᑖᐁᐧᔨᐊᐧ ᒍᓯᑊᐊ ᐸᐋᐧᒥᐃᐧᓂᕽ, ᐁ ᐃᑖᐟ, ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑳ, ᒥᓇ ᐅᑎᐣ ᐅᐢᑲᐋᐧᓯᐢ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑳᐃᐧᔭ, ᐁᑯᓯ ᐃᒋᑊᑎᕽ ᐃᑖᒧ, ᐁᑯᑌ ᒫᑲ ᐊᔮ ᐃᔨᑯᕽ ᒥᓇ ᑭᑕ ᐃᐧᐦᑕᒫᑖᐣ; ᒋᑫᒫ ᐦᐁᕒᐊᐟ ᑭᑕ ᓇᓇᑐᓇᐁᐧᐤ ᐅᐢᑲᐋᐧᓯᓴ ᑭᑕ ᓂᓯᐊᐧᓈᒋᐦᐋᐟ. ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᑳ ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑳᐟ, ᑭ ᐅᑎᓀᐤ ᐅᐢᑲᐋᐧᓯᓴ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑳᐃᐧᔨᐊᐧ ᐁ ᒣᑳᐧ ᑎᐱᐢᑳᔨᐠ, ᐃᒋᑊᑎᕽ ᐁ ᑭ ᐃᓯ ᓯᐯᐧᑌᐟ: ᐁᑯᑌ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᐊᔮᐤ ᐱᔨᐢ ᐁ ᑭ ᓂᐱᔨᐟ ᐦᐁᕒᐊᑕ: ᑭᑕ ᑎᐱᐸᔨᔨᐠ ᑳ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐧᐠ ᑳ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᑫᐟ ᐅᑭᐢᑭᐁᐧᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧ ᐅᐦᒋ, ᐁ ᐃᑌᐧᐟ, ᐃᒋᑊᑎᕽ ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂ ᓇᑐᒫᐤ ᓂᑯᓯᐢ.
ᐁᑯᓯ ᐦᐁᕒᐊᐟ, ᐃᐢᐱ ᑳ ᐋᐧᐹᑕᕽ ᐁ ᐸᐹᐱᓄᑖᑯᐟ ᐃᔨᓂᓯᐃᐧᔨᓂᐊᐧ, ᐊᔨᐋᐧᐠ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᑭ ᑭᓯᐋᐧᓯᐤ, ᐁᑯᓯ ᐃᓯᑎᓴᐦᐅᐁᐧᐤ ᐁ ᑭ ᓂᐸᐦᐋᐟ ᒫᑲ ᑲᐦᑭᔭᐤ ᓈᐯ ᐊᐋᐧᓯᓴ ᐯᐟᓬᐃᔭᒥᕽ ᑳ ᐊᔮᔨᐟ, ᒥᓇ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐋᐧᐢᑳ ᐁᑯᑕ ᑳ ᐊᔮᔨᐟ, ᐁ ᓂᓱ ᐱᐳᓀᐧᔨᐟ ᒥᓇ ᓄᑕᐤ ᐃᐢᐱ ᐃᓴ ᐱᑯ ᐅᐦᒋ, ᐊᓂᒪ ᒥᑐᓂ ᑳ ᑭ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᒫᐟ ᐃᔨᓂᓯᐃᐧᔨᓂᐊᐧ. ᐁᑯᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᑳ ᑎᐱᐸᔨᐠ ᐊᓂᒪ ᑳ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐧᐟ ᒉᕒᐃᒪᔭ ᐅᑭᐢᑭᐁᐧᐦᐃᑫᐤ ᐁ ᐃᑌᐧᐟ,
ᐊᓂᑕ ᕒᐁᒪ ᑭ ᒪᑌᐧ ᐯᐦᑖᑯᓯᓈᓂᐃᐧᐤ, ᑭᓯᓈᑕᑌᐧᒧᐃᐧᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᒫᑐᐃᐧᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᑭᐦᒋ ᑲᑳᐧᑕᑲᑌᐧᒧᐃᐧᐣ, ᕒᐁᒋᓬ ᐁ ᒪᐃᐧᑳᑖᐟ ᐅᐟ ᐊᐋᐧᓯᒥᓴ, ᒥᓇ ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᑭ ᐃᐧ ᒥᔪᑌᐦᐁᐦᐃᑯᓯᐤ, ᒋᑫᒫ ᐁᑳ ᐁ ᐃᐦᑖᔨᐟ.
ᒫᑲ ᐃᐢᐱ ᐦᐁᕒᐊᐟ ᑳ ᓂᐱᐟ, ᒋᐢᐟ, ᐅᑭᓯᑯᒥᔨᐊᐧ ᑳ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᑫᐟ ᑭ ᓄᑯᐦᐃᓱᐢᑖᐠ ᐸᐋᐧᒥᐃᐧᓂᕽ ᒍᓯᑊ ᐊᓂᑕ ᐃᒋᑊᑎᕽ, ᐁ ᐃᑌᐧᔨᐟ, ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑳ, ᒥᓇ ᐅᑎᐣ ᐅᐢᑲᐋᐧᓯᐢ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑳᐃᐧᔭ, ᐃᑐᐦᑌ ᒫᑲ ᐊᓂᑕ ᐅᐟ ᐊᐢᑭᕽ ᐃᐢᕒᐁᐃᓬ; ᒋᑫᒫ ᓵᓴᐩ ᓂᐱᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓂᑭ ᑳ ᑭ ᓇᓈᑐᓇᐦᑭᐠ ᐅ ᐱᒫᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᔨᐤ ᐅᐢᑲᐋᐧᓯᓴ. ᐁᑯᓯ ᑭ ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑳᐤ, ᐁ ᐅᑎᓈᐟ ᐅᐢᑲᐋᐧᓯᓴ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑳᐃᐧᔨᐊᐧ, ᐁ ᑭ ᐯ ᐃᑐᐦᑌᐟ ᐅᐟ ᐊᐢᑭᕽ ᐃᐢᕒᐁᐃᓬ. ᒫᑲ ᐃᐢᐱ ᑳ ᐯᐦᑕᕽ ᐋᕒᑭᓬᐁᐊᐢ ᐁ ᑎᐯᔨᑕᕽ ᐊᓂᑕ ᒍᑎᐊ, ᐁ ᑖᐸᐱᐢᑕᒪᐋᐧᐟ ᐅᑖᐃᐧᔭ ᐦᐁᕒᐊᑕ, ᑭ ᐊᐢᑖᓯᐤ ᑭᑕ ᐃᑐᐦᑌᐟ ᐁᑯᑌ; ᐁ ᑭ ᐃᐧᐦᑕᒫᑯᐟ ᑭᓭᒪᓂᑐᐊᐧ ᒫᑲ ᐸᐋᐧᒥᐃᐧᓂᕽ, ᑭ ᐊᑎ ᐸᐢᑫᑌᐤ ᐊᓂᑌ ᑳᓬᐊᓬᐃᕽ ᐃᓯ. ᐁᑯᓯ ᑭ ᐯ ᑕᑯᓯᐣ, ᑭ ᐊᔮᐤ ᒫᑲ ᐊᓂᑕ ᐅᑌᓈᕽ ᓈᓴᕒᐁᐟ ᐁ ᐃᓯᔨᐦᑳᑌᐠ; ᑭᑕ ᐃᓯ ᑎᐱᐸᔨᐠ ᑳ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐧᒋᐠ ᐅᑭᐢᑭᐁᐧᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐠ, ᓈᓴᕒᐃᐣ ᐃᓴ ᑭᑕ ᐃᓯᔨᐦᑳᓱ.

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