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.”
About This Translation
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.

ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᒥᓇ ᐁ ᐱᐦᑐᑫᐟ ᑫᐸᕒᓀᐊᒥᕽ, ᒣᐧᐢᑕᐢ ᐃᔨᑯᕽ ᐁ ᑲᑭᓯᑳᐠ, ᑭ ᐯᐦᑖᑲᐧᐣ ᐋᐧᐢᑳᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ ᐁ ᐊᔮᐟ. ᒥᐦᒉᐟ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᒫᐊᐧᒋᐃᑐᐊᐧᐠ, ᐁᑯᓯ ᐱᔨᐢ ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᑕᐋᐧᐤ, ᓇᒪ, ᓇᒪᐋᐧᐨ ᐊᐳᒋᑲ ᐃᐢᑳᐧᑌᒥᕽ, ᐁᑯᓯ ᑭ ᐋᐧᐃᐧᑕᒪᐁᐧᐤ ᐃᑌᐧᐃᐧᐣ. ᑭ ᐯ ᐃᑐᐦᑌᐊᐧᐠ ᒫᑲ ᐁ ᐯᓯᐋᐧᒋᐠ ᓈᐯᐊᐧ ᐁ ᓂᐳᐋᐧᐢᐱᓀᔨᐟ ᓀᐅ ᐁ ᐱᒥᐃᐧᔨᑯᐟ. ᐁᑳ ᒫᑲ ᑭᓯᐋᐧᐠ ᐁ ᑭ ᐯ ᓈᑖᒋᐠ ᐁ ᐃᓯ ᐅᓵᒣᔭᑎᐃᐧᐦᐟ, ᑭ ᑕᐃᐧᓇᒪᐧᐠ ᐊᐸᑳᐧᐣ ᐃᑕ ᐁ ᐊᔮᔨᐟ: ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᑳ ᐱᑯᓇᑭᐠ ᑭ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᒪᐧᐠ ᓂᐯᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑕ ᐅᓂᐳᐋᐢᐱᓀᐊᐧ ᐁ ᐱᒥᓯᓂᔨᐟ. ᒋᓴᐢ ᒫᑲ ᐁ ᐋᐧᐸᐦᑕᒫᐧᐟ ᐅ ᑖᐯᐧᑕᒧᐃᐧᓂᔨᐤ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐤ ᐅᓂᐳᐋᐢᐱᓀᐊᐧ, ᓂᑯᓭ, ᑭ ᐳᓀᔨᑕᒫᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑭ ᒪᒋᐃᑎᐃᐧᓇ. ᒫᑲ ᐋᑎᐦᐟ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᔨᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑯᑕ ᑭ ᐊᐱᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑯᓯ ᐁ ᐊᔨᑌᔨᑕᑭᐟ ᐅᑌᐃᐋᐧᕽ, ᑖᓀᑭ ᐊᐊᐧ ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐤ ᑳ ᐸᐹᐢᑖᒧᐟ? ᐊᐁᐧᓇ ᑫ ᑭ ᐳᓀᔨᑕᒫᑫᐟ ᒪᒋᐃᑎᐃᐧᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑭᓭᒪᓂᑐ? ᓭᒫᐠ ᒫᑲ ᐃᐢᐱ ᒋᓴᐢ ᑫᐢᑫᔨᑕᕽ ᐅᐟ ᐊᐦᒑᐦᑯᕽ ᐅᒪ ᐁ ᐊᔨᑌᔨᑕᒥᔨᐠ, ᐅᒥᓯ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐤ, ᑖᓀᑭ ᐅᒪ ᑳ ᐊᔨᑌᔨᑕᒣᐠ ᑭ ᑌᐃᐋᐧᕽ? ᑖᓈᓂᒪ ᐃᐧᔦᑕᕽ ᑭᑕ ᐃᑎᐦᐟ ᑳ ᐊᑯᓯᐟ ᓂᐳᐋᐧᐢᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ, ᑭ ᒪᒋᐃᑎᐃᐧᓇ ᑭ ᐳᓀᔨᑕᒫᑲᐃᐧᐣ; ᐊᐦᐳ ᑭᑕ ᐃᑎᐦᐟ ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑳ ᐅᑎᓇ ᑭ ᓂᐯᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᒧᐦᑌ? ᒫᑲ ᑭᑕ ᑭᐢᑫᔨᑕᒣᐠ ᐃᔨᓂᐃᐧᑯᓯᓵᐣ ᐁ ᐊᔮᐟ ᑲᐢᑭᐦᐁᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕ ᐊᐢᑭᕽ ᑭᑕ ᐳᓀᔨᑕᒫᑫᐟ ᒪᒋᐃᑎᐃᐧᓇ (ᐅᒥᓯ ᐃᑌᐤ ᑳ ᐋᑯᓯᔨᐟ ᓂᐳᐋᐧᐢᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ,) ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑳ, ᑭᐟ ᐃᑎᐣ, ᐅᑎᓇ ᑭ ᓂᐯᐃᐧᐣ ᑭ ᐋᐧᐢᑳᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ ᐃᓯ ᑭᐁᐧ. ᓭᒫᐠ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑳᐤ, ᑭ ᐅᑎᓇᒼ ᐅ ᓂᐯᐃᐧᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᑭ ᐊᑎ ᓯᐯᐧᑌᐤ ᑲᐦᑭᔭᐤ ᐁ ᑲᓇᐋᐧᐸᒥᑯᐟ; ᐁᐊᐧᑯ ᒫᑲ ᐅᐦᒋ ᑲᐦᑭᔭᐤ ᑭ ᒫᒪᐢᑳᑕᒪᐧᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᐁ ᑭ ᑭᐢᑕᑭᒫᒋᐠ ᑭᓭᒪᓂᑐᐊᐧ ᐅᒥᓯ ᐁ ᐃᑌᐧᒋᐠ, ᓇᒪᐃᐧᑳᐨ ᐅᒥᓯ ᓄᐦ ᐃᓯ ᐋᐧᐸᑌᓈᐣ.
ᒥᓇ ᒫᑲ ᓯᓱᓀ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ ᑭ ᐊᑎ ᐃᑐᐦᑌᐤ; ᑲᐦᑭᔭᐤ ᒫᑲ ᐁ ᒫᒪᐁᐧᔭᑎᔨᐟ ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐊᐧ ᑭ ᐯ ᐅᑎᐦᑎᐠ, ᐁᑯᓯ ᑭ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒫᐁᐧᐤ. ᐁ ᐊᑎ ᐸᐱᒧᑌᐟ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᐋᐧᐸᒣᐤ ᓬᐃᐹᔭ ᐅᑯᓯᓴ ᐋᓬᐱᐊᐢ ᐁ ᐊᐱᔨᐟ ᐃᑕ ᐁ ᐅᑎᓂᒥᐦᐟ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧ ᓱᓂᔮᐊᐧ, ᐅᒥᓯ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐤ, ᐱᒥᑎᓴᐦᐅᐣ. ᑭ ᐸᓯᑯᔨᐊᐧ ᒫᑲ ᐁ ᑭ ᐱᒥᑎᓴᐦᐅᑯᐟ. ᑭ ᐊᔨᑭᐣ ᒫᑲ ᐁᑳᐧ ᒋᓴᐢ ᐁ ᐊᐱᐟ ᐁ ᒥᒋᓱᐟ ᐅ ᐋᐧᐢᑳᐦᐃᑲᓂᔨᕽ, ᒥᐦᒉᐟ ᐸᑊᓬᐃᑲᓇ ᒥᓇ ᐅᒪᒑᑎᓯᐊᐧ ᑭ ᐃᐧᑕᐱᒥᐠ ᒋᓴᐢ ᐊᓯᒋ ᐅ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓇ; ᒋᑫᒫ ᑭ ᒥᐦᒉᑎᔨᐊᐧ ᐁᑯᓯ ᑭ ᐱᒥᑎᓴᐦᐅᐠ. ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᔨᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐸᕒᐊᓯᔭᐠ, ᐃᐧᔮᐸᒫᒋᐠ ᐁ ᐃᐧᒋ ᒥᒋᓱᒫᔨᐟ ᐸᑊᓬᐃᑲᓇ ᒥᓇ ᐅᒪᒑᑎᓯᐊᐧ, ᐅᒥᓯ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐊᐧᐠ ᐅ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓂᔨᐊᐧ, ᑖᓀᑭ ᑳ ᐃᐧᒋ ᒥᒋᓱᒫᐟ ᒥᓇ ᑳ ᐃᐧᒋ ᒥᓂᑫᐧᒫᐟ ᐸᑊᓬᐃᑲᓇ ᒥᓇ ᐅᒪᒑᑎᓯᐊᐧ? ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᒋᓴᐢ ᐱᔦᐦᑕᕽ, ᑭ ᐃᑌᐤ, ᐊᓂᑭ ᑳ ᒥᔪ ᐊᔮᒋᐠ ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᓇᑕᐁᐧᔨᒣᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐃᐧᔨᓂᐊᐧ, ᐱᑯ ᐊᓂᑭ ᑳ ᐋᑯᓯᒋᐠ: ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᓂ ᐯ ᐃᑐᐦᑖᐣ ᑭᑕ ᓇᑐᒪᑭᐠ ᐅᑲᐧᔭᐢᑭᑖᑎᓯᐊᐧᐠ, ᒫᑲ ᐅᒪᒑᑎᓯᐊᐧᐠ.
ᒑᐣ ᒫᑲ ᐅ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓇ ᒥᓇ ᐹᕒᐊᓯᔭᐠ ᑭ ᐃᔨᐊᐧᓂᓯᐃᓱᐊᐧᐠ; ᐁᑯᓯ ᑭ ᐯ ᓇᑕᐃᐧ ᐃᑌᐊᐧᐠ, ᑖᓀᑭ ᒑᐣ ᐅ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓇ ᒥᓇ ᐹᕒᐊᓯᔭᐠ ᐅ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓂᐋᐧᐊᐧ ᑳ ᐃᔨᐊᐧᓂᓯᐃᓱᔨᐟ, ᒫᑲ ᑭᔭ ᑭ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᐃᔨᐊᐧᓂᓯᐃᓱᐊᐧᐠ? ᒋᓴᐢ ᒫᑲ ᐅᒥᓯ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐤ, ᑭᑕ ᐃᔨᐊᐧᓂᓯᐃᓱᐊᐧᐠ ᒋ ᐁᐧᑯᓯᓯᑳᐃᐧᓂᐃᐧᒋᐠ ᐃᐧᑭᐦᑐᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᕽ ᒣᑳᐧᐨ ᐁ ᐃᐧᒋ ᐊᔮᒥᑯᒋᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᑭᐦᑐᐊᐧ? ᐃᔨᑯᕽ ᐃᐧᔭ ᐁ ᐃᐧᒋ ᐊᔮᒥᑯᒋᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᑭᐦᑐᐊᐧ ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᑭᑕ ᐃᔨᐊᐧᓂᓯᐃᓱᐊᐧᐠ. ᒫᑲ ᑭᓯᑳᐊᐧ ᑭᑕ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐸᔨᐊᐧ ᐃᑕ ᑫ ᒪᐢᑲᒥᐦᒋᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᑭᐦᑐᐊᐧ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒫᑲ ᑫ ᐃᔨᐊᐧᓂᓯᐃᓱᒋᐠ ᐁᐊᐧᑯ ᑭᓯᑳᐠ. ᒥᓇ ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒥᓴᐃᑳᑫᐤ ᐅᐢᑳᔨ ᑲᔮᓯ ᒥᐢᑯᑖᑳᕽ; ᑳᑲᔦ ᐃᐧᔭ ᐊᓂᒪ ᐅᐢᑳᔨ ᑳ ᒥᓴᐃᑳᑳᓂᐊᐧᕽ ᐅᑌᑭᐸᔨᐤ, ᐅᐢᑳᔨ ᑲᔮᓵᔨ ᐅᐦᒋ, ᐁᑯᓯ ᐊᐊᐧᓯᒣ ᔮᔨᑭᐸᔨᐤ. ᒥᓇ ᓇᒪ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐊᓯᐊᐧᑖᐤ ᐅᐢᑭ ᓱᒥᓈᐳ ᑲᔮᓯ ᐃᐧᑳᐧᕽ: ᑳᑲᔦ ᐃᐧᔭ ᐊᓂᒪ ᐅᐢᑭ ᓱᒥᓈᐳ ᐳᐢᑯᐢᑲᒧᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᓂᐦᐃ ᐃᐧᑲᐧᔭ, ᐁᑯᓯ ᓱᒥᓈᐳ ᓯᑭᐸᔨᐤ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐧᑲᐧᔭ ᓂᓯᐊᐧᓈᑕᓇᐧ; ᒫᑲ ᐅᐢᑭ ᓱᒥᓈᐳ ᑭᑕ ᐊᓯᐊᐧᑖᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᐢᑭ ᐃᐧᑳᐧᕽ.
ᑭ ᐊᔨᑭᐣ ᒫᑲ ᐁ ᑭ ᐊᑎ ᐱᒧᐦᑌᐟ ᐁ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᑭᓯᑳᐠ ᒣᑲᐧ ᐸᑫᐧᓯᑲᓂ ᑭᐢᑎᑳᓂᕽ; ᐁᑯᓯ ᐅ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓇ ᐁ ᐊᑎ ᐱᒧᐦᑌᔨᐟ ᑭ ᒫᒋ ᒫᒪᓂᐱᑌᔨᐊ ᐸᑫᐧᓯᑲᓂᑳᓇ. ᐹᕒᐊᓯᔭᐠ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐊᐧᐠ, ᒋᐢᐟ, ᑖᓀᑭ ᑳ ᐃᑐᑕᐦᑭᐠ ᐁ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᑭᓯᑳᔨᐠ ᐊᓂᒪ ᐁ ᐃᑕᐢᑌᐠ ᐅᔭᓱᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑳ ᑭᑕ ᑐᑕᒥᕽ? ᐅᒥᓯ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐤ, ᓇᒪᐃᐧᑳᐨ ᒋ ᑯᐦ ᐊᔭᒥᑖᓈᐋᐧᐤ ᑌᐱᐟ ᑳ ᑭ ᑐᑕᕽ, ᐁ ᑭᐧᑕᒫᐟ ᒥᓇ ᐁ ᓄᑌᑲᑌᐟ, ᐃᐧᔭ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᐦᐃ ᑳ ᑭ ᐃᐧᒉᑯᐟ? ᑳ ᑭ ᐃᓯ ᐱᐦᑐᑫᐟ ᐅ ᐋᐧᐢᑳᐦᐃᑲᓂᔨᕽ ᑭᓭᒪᓂᑐᐊᐧ ᒣᑳᐧᐨ ᐊᐹᔭᑕᕒ ᐁ ᑭᐦᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐃᐧᔨᓂᐃᐧᐟ, ᐁ ᑭ ᒧᐋᐧᐟ ᒫᑲ ᐊᓂᐦᐃ ᑭᐢᑭᓇᐋᐧᒋᒋᑲᓂ ᐸᑫᐧᓯᑲᓇ, ᑳ ᐃᑕᐢᑌᐠ ᐅᔭᓱᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑳ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᑕ ᒧᐋᐧᐟ ᐱᑯ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐃᐧᔨᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᐁ ᑭ ᒥᔮᐟ ᐊᓂᐦᐃ ᑳ ᐃᐧᒉᐃᐧᑯᐟ? ᑭ ᐃᑌᐤ ᒫᑲ, ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᑭᓯᑳᐤ ᑭ ᐅᓯᑕᒪᐋᐧᐤ ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐤ, ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᒫᑲ ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐤ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᑭᓯᑳᐤ ᐅᐦᒋ: ᐁᑯᓯ ᐃᔨᓂᐃᐧᑯᓯᓵᐣ ᑎᐯᔨᑕᒼ ᒥᓇ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᑭᓯᑳᐤ.

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