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The Christmas Story in Anishinaabemowin
The following was contributed to our site by Andrew Perschbacher, Baptist missionary to the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Mount Pleasant, MI.
It was taken from an 1884 translation of the New Testament into the Ojibwe language (Anishinaabemowin). No word-for-word translation for this text is available, but
the King James version of the appropriate biblical chapters can be found online at the Electronic Text Center:
Matthew 1,
Luke 2, and
Matthew 2.
Maatiyo 1:18 O'o sa giizhiwebat giiniigit aw Jiisas Krist. Apii sa iniw ogiin
Meri'an gaawaawindamaawintiban aw Josep iw jiwiitigemaat, jibwa
dash wiitigendiwaat, giikikendaagozi dash aw Merii, iw pinisikaa
gii'otabinojiimit gii'ondonzhet imaa nakake iniw Paanizinijin Ojijaagwan.
19 Aw dash Josep iniw gaanaabemijin aw Meri niibwaakanigoban, kaawiin
dash ogiinenimasiin iw jiwiimizhishawiagaji'aat, giinendam idash iw gimoj
wiiwebinaagobanen.
20 Megwaa dash ono ayiin tazhinaanaagatawendang inaa, iniw Kishemanito
otanishinaabeman ogiibinaazikaagon, iw megwaa baawaanaat, o'o dash
giigot, Josep, kiin wegwisimik aw Debid, gego wiin shaagwenimoken
wii'otapinat aw Merii kiwiitigemaagan; Kichi'ojijaagwan sa wiin iniw
wenjiozhiginit iniw anaamina eyaanijin.
21 Oganiigi'an dash iniw ogwisan, JIISAS dash kiga'izhinikaanaa: mimaa aw
ge'ikonaamaawaat iniw otaanishinaabeman obataziwini.
22 Kakina sa o'o gii'oniji'izhiwebat, jitibishkoseg iw gaa'ikitopan aw
Kishemanito, iw giinotagot iniw otaanwaajigewininiman, o'o giikitot,
23 Ina, oshkinigiikwe taotaabinojiimi, oganiigi'aan dash iniw ogwisan,
Emmanuel oga'izhiwinaawaan, iw dash wiin anikanotaming, Kishemanito
kiwiijayawigonaan.
24 Apii dash gaakoshkozit aw Josep, giizhijige iw gaa'igot iniw
Kishemanito otaanishinaabeman, ogii'otaapinaan dash iniw
waawiitigemapanen Meri'an.
25 Kaa dash ogii'onjikikenimaasiin jibwaa niigi'aanit iniw
onitamozhaawan ogwisan. Jiisas dash ogiizhiwinan.
Lok 2:1 Giipagami'ayaamagat apii iniw giizhigon, iw
gii'onjimaajishkaanig iw otinaakonigewin aw Kaisar Augustus, kakina
dash imaa miziwe gaatanakijig jimiigiwewaat iniw zhoonyaan.
2 (Miidash o'o miinitiwin nitam giiozhijigaadeg megwaa giiogimaawiwit
aw Sirenios imaa Siriiya.)
3 Kakina dash giimiigiwewaat enashipaat imaa tetibinaawe ototenawiwang.
4 Josap dash gaye wiin giionjimaajaa imaa Galiliing, imaa iw odenaang
Nazaret, giizhaat iwidi Joodiiya, ototenaawi aw Debid, Bethlehem
ezhinikaadeg, (gaye wiin maa ogiiogitiziminan iniw Debidan,)
5 Giiwiijiwaat iniw Meriian wiiwan, iw gii'aawimigiwewaat iniw
zhoonyaan, iw megwaa gii'otaabinoojiimit.
6 Giipagami'ayaamagat dash megwaa imaa ayaat, iniw giizhigon
ogii'otisigonan iw jiniigi'aawazot.
7 Ogiiniigi'aan dash iniw nitam gaaogwiisijin, giiwiweginaat dash imaa
waabishkiginong, giipagidinaat dash imaa endashiwiisininit iniw
awaakaanan, kaa maa ningoji giinatesiinoon iw abinaasowin imaa
ashangewigamigong.
8 Gii'ayaawag dash imaa tanakiwining igiw maanishtaanishiwininiwag,
ayaawaat imaa kitigaaning, ganaawenimaawaat, gaye ganaawaabamaawaat
omaanishtaanishimiwaan tibigatinik.
9 Inaa dash iniw otaanishinaabeman aw Tebeninget ogiipagamishkaagowaan,
iw dash obishigendaagoziwin aw Tebeninget giisaagaateni imaa giiwitayii
ayaawaat; gaye dash giikichisegiziwaat.
10 Iniw dash ishpiming tazhianishinaaben ogiigowaan, Kego wiin
segizikegon. Inaa, kibitibaajimotoninim wenishishingin inaajimowinan,
iw kichionaanigoziwin igiw kakina bemaatizijig oganoondaanaawaa.
11 Kiinawaa wenjiniigit o'o nongom giizhigak imaa ototenaawing aw
Debid, gebimaaji'iwet, aw Krist, aw Tebeninget.
12 Miisa dash o'o geokikinaawaajijiganiyeg; kigamikaawaawaa aw
abinoojii wiiweginiigaazot imaa waabishkiginong, abit imaa endashiwiisiniwaat
igiw awaakaanag.
13 Sesikaa dash aw ishpiming tazhi anishinaabe ogiiwiijayaawigon iniw
kichimaamaawinoonijin ishpiming gaaonjibaanijin, nagamotaawaanit iniw
Kishemaniton, gaye giikitonit,
14 Maano takichitaawendaagozi sa aw Kishemanito eshpe ndagozit, gaye
omaa akiing pizaaniiwewin, gaye iw shaawenjigewin taminaawag igiw
anishinaabeg.
15 Giipagami'ayaamagat idash, apii igiw ishpiming tazhi anishinaabeg
gamaajaawaat inakaken ishpiming, igiw maanishtaanishiwininiwag
giigaganoonitiwag, Haw, ambe sa izhaataa iwidi Betleheming
jiwaabindamang o'o pegamishkaamagak, aw Tebeninget gaakikendamoninang.
16 Miidash giianiwewibishkaawaat, giimiikaawaat iniw Merii'an, gaye
Josapan, gaye iniw abinooji'an shingishininit imaa edashi wiisiniwaat
igiw awaakaanag.
17 Apii dash gaawaabindamowaat, giikikendamozhi'iwewag iniw ikitowinan
gaainintwaa, giitazhimint aw abinoojii.
18 Kakina dash igiw gaanoondangig giimaamaakaadendamog, iw gaaikitowaat
igiw maanishtaanishiwininiwag.
19 Meriii dash wiin ogiiganaawendaanan kakina ono ayiin, giiatot dash
imaa odeing.
20 Igiw dash maanishtaanishiwininiwag giikiiwewag maamoyawamaawaat iniw
Kishemaniton, onji kakina iniw ayiin gaa'izhinoondamowaat gaye
gaa'izhiwaabindamowaat, iw gaa'inintwaa.
Maatiyo 2:1 Azhi sa dash gaaniigit aw Jiisas imaa Bethleheming, iw
Joodeaing endagog, megwaa bimaatizit aw Herod gaakichiogimaawit, inaa,
giibi'izhaawag dash niibwaakaawininiwag imaa Jerusaleming, waabanong
giibi'onjibaawaat;
2 O'o dash giikitowag, Anindi ayaat aw gaaniigit waaotagimaamijig igiw
Joowag? Ningiiwaabamaanaan sa iniw otaanangoman iwidi waabanong,
nimbi'onji'izhaamin dash iw jikijitwaawiyangid.
3 Apii dash aw Herod kichi'ogimaa gaanoondang ono, giimigoshkadendam,
gaye dash gwa kakina imaa Jeroosaleming eaajig.
4 Apii dash gaamaawanji'aat kakina iniw kichisaagiwiijigewininiwan,
gaye iniw otozhibiigewininimiwaan igiw anishinaabeg, ogiigagwejimaan dash
iniw, tibi getazhiniigigwen aw Krist.
5 O'o dash giinaawaan, Imaa sa Bethleheming iw Judeaing endagog; o'o
iginin giizhibiige aw anwajigewinini:
6 Kiin sa Bethlehem, eaayin imaa Jooda tazhiaking, kaawiin apichi
noondash kitaapitendaagozisii, epitendaagoziwaat igiw imaa Jooda tazhi
ogimaag; kiin sa imaa ayaayin tabi'onjibaa aw kichiogimaa
geogimaakandamaawaat iniw nindanishinaabeman Israelan.
7 Apii dash aw Herod gimoj gaanandomaat iniw nibwaakaawininiwan,
ogiiwaawinge-gagwejimaan, namaj apii nayaagozigobanen aw anong.
8 Ogiizhinaazhaawaan dash ono iwidi Bethleheming, o'o dash ogiinaan,
Maajaayak sa, awinaawinge-nandone'ok aw abinojii; apii dash giimikaweg,
piwiindamaawishikeg miinawa, gaye niin dash jibiizhaayaan iw
jibikichitwaayag.
9 Apii dash gaanoondaawaawaat iniw kichiogimaan, giimaajaawag; inaa
dash iniw anangon, gaawaabamaawaajin iwidi waabanong, giianinigaaniwan,
naanaanzh dash igo gii'awiagojing imaa tibishko ayaat aw abinojii.
10 Apii dash wayaabamaawaat iniw aanangon, apichi
giikichi'onaanigoziwag.
11 Apii dash gaapiindigewaat imaa wiigiwaaming, ogiiwaabamaawaan iniw
abinojii'an, gaye iniw ogiini Meri'an, giikaawisewag idash, gaye
giikichitwaawiaawaat: apii dash gaagiitinaamowaat iniw otaayiimiwaan,
ogiiminaawaan osaawaashonia, gaye okwezigan, gaye minomaagojigan.
12 Imaa dash apaawenining giionji'igowaat iniw Kishemaniton, iw neyab
jiinaazikaawaasiinit iniw Herodan, ningoji dash inakeaa
giiani-izhikiwewag iwidi endanakiwaat gii'izhaawaat.
13 Azhi dash giimaajaawaat ogo, inaa, imaa apaawenining
ogii'onjiganonigon aw Josep iniw Kishemanito otanishinaabeman, o'o
giigwat, Onishkaan, gaye otaapin aw abinojii, gaye iniw ogiin, iwidi
dash Egypting izhinizhimon, miidash iwidi ji'ayaayin piniish igo baanimaa
miinawa pidajimotonaan; aw ma Herod oganandaawenimaan iniw abinojii'an
wiinisaat.
14 Apii dash gaa'onishkaat, ogiiotaapinaan iniw abinojii'an gaye iniw
ogiini, megwa tibigatinik; giizhimaajaa dash iwidi Egypting.
15 Miidash iwidi gii'ayaat, gaapij bimaatizinit iniw Herodan, iw
jitibishkoseg gaaikitopan aw Tebeninget, giinotaagot iniw
anwaajigewininiwan, o'o giikitot, Imaa sa Egypting ningii'onjinandomaa
aw ningwis.
16 Apii dash gaawaabandang aw Herod giiwaayezhimigat iniw
nibwaakaawininiwan, giikichinishkaadizi, ogiimaajinaazhaawaan dash iniw
gaanisaanijin kakina iniw abinojii'an imaa Bethleming eaanijin, gaye
imaa giiwitaayii, naazhopiponagizijig gaye dash gwa igiw egashiijig
wendaatizijig sa gwa iw apii giiwaawingegagwejimaat iniw
nibwaakaawininiwan.
17 Miisa dash giitibishkoseg iw gaaikitopan aw Jeremii anwaajigewinini,
o'o giikitot,
18 Iwidi sa Raamaing giinoondawa aw medwegotagendang, gaye medwemaawit,
gaye medwe kichi naaninaawewemot, Rachel maawimaat iniw onijaanisan,
kaa dash paapaamitansii ano wiiminoteeint, kaa maa ayaasiiwan.
19 Azhi dash gaanibot aw Herod, bina, imaa apawewining,
ogii'onjiganoonigoon aw Josep iniw otanishinaabeman aw Tebeninget, imaa
Egypting, megwa ayaat,
20 O'o giigot, Onishkaan, gaye otaapin aw abinojii, gaye iniw ogiin,
izhaan dash iwidi ota'akiming aw Israel: azhi sa giinibowag igiw
waanisaapaneg iniw abinojii'an.
21 Gii'onishkaa dash, gaye ogii'otaapinaan iniw abinojii'an, gaye iniw
ogiini, giibi'izhaa dash imaa ota'akiming aw Israel.
22 Apii dash nwaandang ogiimaawinit iniw Arkilaasan imaa Joodiyaing,
giinaabishkaawaanit iniw osini Herodan, giigotaji wii'izhaat iwidi:
anaawi giiwiindamigat iniw Kishemanitoon onji imaa apaawewining,
giizhibake imaa inakakea Galileing.
23 Giibitanaki dash imaa odenang Nazaret ezhinikaadeg; miidash
giitibishkoseg iw gaaikitopan igiw anwaajigewininiwag, Nazarewinini sa
ta'izhinikaazo.

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