
The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe)
- Anegookookahmegog dush kepazhegwahneneh ewh oo-denwawenewah, kiya
kepazhegwahneneh ewh oodekedooweenwah.
- Kebahgahmeahyah dush magwah ewede wahbahnoong peoonje bahwod ooge
mekahnahwah ewh mahshkooda emah Shinar tahzhe ahkeeng; me dush emah
kahdahnahkewod.
- Oowh dush keedewug, Umba sah, oozhetoodahnin enewh mesquah-seneen,
kiya wahweenga zhahbwahbekinzindahnin. Mesquah-seneen dush ooge oodahsenemewon,
kiya ewh oozhahzhejeshkewug ooge ahyoonahwah.
- Keekedoowug dush, Umba sah, oozhetahmahdezoodah ewh oodanah kiya ewh
kadabahquahquahmoog ewede ishpeming; oozhe tahmahdezoodah dush nah ewh
kaezhenekahzooyung, kaoonje dush nah zahswashkahsewung emah anegookookahmegog
ewh ahkeh.
- Kebenonzhe dush owh Tabaningaid kebewahbundung ewh oodanah kiya ewh ishpeming
anahquahmoog, wazhetoowod egewh oonejahnesewon egewh enenewug.
- Owh dush Tabaningaid keekedooh, Enah, pazhe-goowug sah egewh ahneshenahbaig, kiya
kahkenah pazhegwahneneh ewh oodenwawinewah; me sah dush oowh azhe mahdahkahmegezewod;
kah sah dush kagoo oodah oondahmeegoosenahwah, cheezhechegawod ewh ayenaindahmoowod.
- Umba sah, ezhahdah, me dush ewede chegwakesedahmahwungwah ewh oode nwawinewah,
chenesidootahdesewod dush.
- Me sah dush emah kahoonje sahswaod owh Tabaningaid anegookookahmegog ewh ahkeh:
ooge poonetoonahwah dush oozhetoowahpun ewh oodanah.
- Me sah dush ewh Babel wainje ezhenekahdaig; me mah emah kahdahzhe gawkesedahmahwod
owh Tabaningaid oodenwawinewah emah anegookookahmegog ewh ahkeh: me dush emah kahoonje
zahswaod owh Tabaningaid emah minzeh anegookookahmegog ewh ahkeh.
Nakawēmowin (Western Ojibwa) - Roman script
KaaTipenciketc Pepahkaan Kii'ishikiishwe'aatc Kahkina Pemaatisinitc
- Maawac tahsh iko nihtam kahkina kaakiih pimaatisiwaatc o'omaa ahkiink peshikwan kii-ishikiishwewak, peshikwan kaye ihkitowinan okii aapacihtoonaawaan.
- Miitahsh ehpapaami ayaawaatc waapanonk inahke eishaawaatc, okii otihtaanaawaa ahkiini ehpashkwaanik Shaainar(Shinar) ekii ishinihkaatenik. Mii 'imaa kaaishi kapehshiwaatc.
- Miitahsh kaaihkitowaatc ehkakanoonitiwaatc, “Ampeyohk, taka oshi'aataanik kahkahkeyaapihkahsiniik, caakiswaataanik kaye cimashkawisiwaatc.” Miitahsh i'i kahkahkeyaapihkahsinii' kaa-aapaci'aawaatc, pikiwan kaye okii aapaci'aawaan keonci kihciwaapihkihshininitc i'i ahsinii'.
- Kii-ihkitowak kaye, “Ampeyohk, taka oshihtamaasotaa kihci ootena, ompahkitootaa kaye kekoon ci-ishpahkitek, wakicaya'ii ciotihtaahkitek weti kihci kiishikonk. Miitahsh keonci kihkenimikooyank, kaawiin tahsh kaye misiwe kika ishi misihteshkaahsiimin o'omaa ahkiink.”
- KaaTipenciketc tahsh kiihpinaashii ewii waapantank i'i kihci ootenaani, i'i kaye ishpaapihkinikan kaakii oshihtoonitc pemaatisinitc.
- KaaTipenciketc tahsh kii-ihkito, “Inashke mihci peshikwewaanakisiwak pemaatisiwaatc, kahkina kaye peshikwan ishikiishwewak. Miitahsh o'o kaamaacii ishihcikewaatc, kaawiin kaye kekoonini oka pwaanawihtoohsiinaawaa ci-ishihcikewaatc aaniin eshi antawentamowaatc.
- Ampe, taka naashaya'ii ishaataa, wawaanentamohtaawaataa otishikiishwewiniwaa, cinihsitohtaatihsikwaa kakanoonitiwaatc.”
- Miitahsh kaaTipenciketc kaakii misihtenaatc pemaatisinitc misiwe o'omaa ahkiink ci-ishaanitc. Okiih poonihtooni hsa i'i kihci ootenaani kaakii oshihtoonihpan.
- I'i tahsh kihci ootenaani Pepal(Babel)* kii-ishinihkaateni, aaniihsh mii 'imaa kaaTipenciketc kaakii ishi wawaanentamohtootc maamaw kaakii ishikiishwenaaniwaninik misiwe o'omaa ahkiink. Miitahsh kaye i'imaa kaaTipenciketc kaakii onci misihtenaatc pemaatisinitc misiwe o'omaa ahkiink ci-ishaanitc.
*Pepal (Babel): I’iwe ihkitowin Pepal kaa’icikaatek “Wawanentamihtaakwan,” mii ‘i eshinihsitootamowaatc Hiiparoowak kaaishikiishwewaatc.
Source: Ojibwe Kihcimasina'ikan. Cenisihs. The Bible in Nakawēmowin - Ojibwe: Saulteaux (Western). Ojibwe Shorter Old Testament and New Testament. © 2008 Canadian Bible Society
Nakawēmowin (Western Ojibwa) - Syllabic script
ᑳᑎᐯᒋᑫᒡ ᐯᐸᑳᓐ ᑮᐃᔑᑮᔗᐋᒡ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐯᒫᑎᓯᓂᒡ
- ᒫᐗᒡ ᑕᔥ ᐃᑯ ᓂᑕᒻ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑳᑮ ᐱᒫᑎᓯᐙᒡ ᐅᐅᒫ ᐊᑮᕽ ᐯᔑᑾᓐ ᑮᐃᔑᑮᔗᐗᒃ, ᐯᔑᑾᓐ ᑲᔦ ᐃᑭᑐᐎᓇᓐ ᐅᑮ ᐋᐸᒋᑑᓈᐙᓐ᙮
- ᒦᑕᔥ ᐁᐸᐹᒥ ᐊᔮᐙᒡ ᐙᐸᓄᕽ ᐃᓇᑫ ᐁᐃᔖᐙᒡ, ᐅᑮ ᐅᑎᑖᓈᐙ ᐊᑮᓂ ᐁᐸᔥᒀᓂᒃ ᔖᐃᓇᕒ Shinar ᐁᑮ ᐃᔑᓂᑳᑌᓂᒃ᙮ ᒦ ᐃᒫ ᑳᐃᔑ ᑲᐯᔑᐙᒡ᙮
- ᒦᑕᔥ ᑳᐃᑭᑐᐙᒡ ᐁᑲᑲᓅᓂᑎᐙᒡ, ᐊᐯᔪᒃ, ᑕᑲ ᐅᔑᐋᑖᓂᒃ ᑲᑲᑫᔮᐱᑲᓯᓃᒃ, ᒑᑭᔂᑖᓂᒃ ᑲᔦ ᒋᒪᔥᑲᐎᓯᐙᒡ᙮ ᒦᑕᔥ ᐃᐃ ᑲᑲᑫᔮᐱᑲᓯᓃᐞ ᑳᐋᐸᒋᐋᐙᒡ, ᐱᑭᐗᓐ ᑲᔦ ᐅᑮ ᐋᐸᒋᐋᐙᓐ ᑫᐅᒋ ᑭᒋᐙᐱᑭᔑᓂᓂᒡ ᐃᐃ ᐊᓯᓃᐞ᙮
- ᑮᐃᑭᑐᐗᒃ ᑲᔦ, ᐊᐯᔪᒃ, ᑕᑲ ᐅᔑᑕᒫᓱᑖ ᑭᒋ ᐆᑌᓇ, ᐅᐸᑭᑑᑖ ᑲᔦ ᑫᑰᓐ ᒌᔥᐸᑭᑌᒃ, ᐗᑭᒐᔭᐄ ᒋᐅᑎᑖᑭᑌᒃ ᐌᑎ ᑭᒋ ᑮᔑᑯᕽ᙮ ᒦᑕᔥ ᑫᐅᒋ ᑭᑫᓂᒥᑰᔭᕽ, ᑳᐐᓐ ᑕᔥ ᑲᔦ ᒥᓯᐌ ᑭᑲ ᐃᔑ ᒥᓯᑌᔥᑳᓰᒥᓐ ᐅᐅᒫ ᐊᑮᕽ᙮
- ᑳᑎᐯᒋᑫᒡ ᑕᔥ ᑮᐱᓈᔒ ᐁᐐ ᐙᐸᑕᕽ ᐃᐃ ᑭᒋ ᐆᑌᓈᓂ, ᐃᐃ ᑲᔦ ᐃᔥᐹᐱᑭᓂᑲᓐ ᑳᑮ ᐅᔑᑑᓂᒡ ᐯᒫᑎᓯᓂᒡ᙮
- ᑳᑎᐯᒋᑫᒡ ᑕᔥ ᑮᐃᑭᑐ, ᐃᓇᔥᑫ ᒥᒋ ᐯᔑᑴᐙᓇᑭᓯᐗᒃ ᐯᒫᑎᓯᐙᒡ, ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᔦ ᐯᔑᑾᓐ ᐃᔑᑮᔗᐗᒃ᙮ ᒦᑕᔥ ᐅᐅ ᑳᒫᒌ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐙᒡ, ᑳᐐᓐ ᑲᔦ ᑫᑰᓂᓂ ᐅᑲ ᑆᓇᐎᑑᓰᓈᐙ ᒌᔑᒋᑫᐙᒡ ᐋᓃᓐ ᐁᔑ ᐊᑕᐌᑕᒧᐙᒡ᙮
- ᐊᐯ, ᑕᑲ ᓈᔕᔭᐄ ᐃᔖᑖ, ᐗᐙᓀᑕᒧᑖᐙᑖ ᐅᑎᔑᑮᔗᐎᓂᐙ, ᒋᓂᓯᑐᑖᑎᓯᒀ ᑲᑲᓅᓂᑎᐙᒡ᙮
- ᒦᑕᔥ ᑳᑎᐯᒋᑫᒡ ᑳᑮ ᒥᓯᑌᓈᒡ ᐯᒫᑎᓯᓂᒡ ᒥᓯᐌ ᐅᐅᒫ ᐊᑮᕽ ᒌᔖᓂᒡ᙮ ᐅᑮ ᐴᓂᑑᓂ ᓴ ᐃᐃ ᑭᒋ ᐆᑌᓈᓂ ᑳᑮ ᐅᔑᑑᓂᐸᓐ᙮
- ᐃᐃ ᑕᔥ ᑭᒋ ᐆᑌᓈᓂ ᐯᐸᓬ Babel ᑮᐃᔑᓂᑳᑌᓂ, ᐋᓃᔥ ᒦ ᐃᒫ ᑳᑎᐯᒋᑫᒡ ᑳᑮ ᐃᔑ ᐗᐙᓀᑕᒧᑑᒡ ᒫᒪᐤ ᑳᑮ ᐃᔑᑮᔗᓈᓂᐗᓂᓂᒃ ᒥᓯᐌ ᐅᐅᒫ ᐊᑮᕽ᙮ ᒦᑕᔥ ᑲᔦ ᐃᐃᒫ ᑳᑎᐯᒋᑫᒡ ᑳᑮ ᐅᒋ ᒥᓯᑌᓈᒡ ᐯᒫᑎᓯᓂᒡ ᒥᓯᐌ ᐅᐅᒫ ᐊᑮᕽ ᒌᔖᓂᒡ᙮
Source: ᐅᒋᐺ ᑭᒋᒪᓯᓇᐃᑲᓐ . ᒉᓂᓯᔅ. Ojibwe Kihcimasina'ikan. Saulteaux (Western) – Nakawēmowin. Ojibwe Shorter Old Testament and New Testament. © 2008 Canadian Bible Society
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
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